Go find the Crissaegrim. The fight takes literally 3 seconds
shield is faster, i tested it, crissaegrim takes several seconds longer to kill dracula, and the shield does the same damage regardless of what level you are at. i beat the game at level 47.
ohh and i got my ass kicked by riddley on the nes metroid, went at him with 70 energy and the ice beam, thinking of picking up the wave beam just to kill him =/
i would like the game alot more if i could farm up to max health, then just get my password, so i wouldn't have to start out every game at 30 energy and no full tanks. but i guess thats what i get for playing the nes metroid on my metroid zero mission cart.
*edit* as for circle of the moon, for dracula, he isnt bad. for his first form just use the cross over and over while avoiding his attacks. and his second form is cake, when he charges at you, just keep super jumping to avoid it, when he turns into bats, when he is on your screen, use a summon spell, i prefer thunderbird, kills lots of bats, and makes dracula dead.