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Beholder is one of the 29 Animal Orbs a player can obtain in the game Castle Crashers.


Location[]

Obtaining the Beholder is slightly more complex than the other Animal Orbs. The player must first play through Full Moon with Cardinal after retrieving it from the Industrial Castle.

Cardinal will find the Key Sword and give it to the player, who must then head back to the Animal Ark and hit the lock with the Key Sword. The lock will break off and allow the door to open, revealing a dark room with the Beholder in it.

Ability[]

Primary Ability

"Magic Enhancement"

In the original (Xbox 360/PS3) version of Castle Crashers, the Beholder increases the player's Magic by +2.

The +2 Magic will only affect damage outside of the use of a +3 Magic weapon to become +5. In terms of Magic bonuses like faster regeneration, greater splash attack range/hits, etc., +1-4 Magic is essentially the same as +0, and +6-8 is the same as +5, so outside of the use with a +3 Magic weapon, the Beholder is only impairing XP accumulation, and when there are plenty of pets that have uses far more effective than damage, using Beholder outside of bumping +3 Magic Weapons up is pointless. This effect is only in the Original versions of Castle Crashers.

In Castle Crashers Remastered, the Beholder will increase Magic by +4. Compared to the original version, the Beholder is in a more favorable position as even +1 Magic items can receive the benefits from its Magic boosts. Notable weapons to use with the Beholder include the Unicorn Horn and NG Golden Sword.

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Trivia[]

  • The Beholder is a reference to the "Beholder" from Dungeons & Dragons, having similar appearances and properties.
  • While holding the Key Sword, it is possible to open the door containing the Beholder using the Horn or Boomerang.
  • In the original version of Castle Crashers, the Beholder can be combined with Black Morning Star or Unicorn Horn to achieve a +8 Magic bonus, the highest amount achievable in that version of the game.
  • In Castle Crashers Remastered, the Beholder and Unicorn Horn can be combined to have a +10 Magic bonus. The highest amount achievable in the Remastered versions of Castle Crashers.
  • The Beholder, combined with the NG Golden Sword, can achieve the highest possible Elemental Infusion damage output in the entire game in the Remastered versions of Castle Crashers if using one of the 23 Playable Characters with the Armor Pierce Elemental Infusion, at max Strength, max Magic, and at Level 90.
    • The maximum damage output is 238.
  • The Beholder, Zebra, and Cardinal are the only Animal Orbs in the entire game to provide a Magic bonus.

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