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START & COMBAT
Beginner guide↗Combat basics↗Difficulty settings↗Saving & loading↗Progression route: tools and final checks↗Story walkthrough: prologue to Pangzhen↗PS5 controls: combat, travel and menu inputs↗EQUIPMENT & TRAINING
Weapons guide↗Unlock weapon and accessory upgrades↗Three early accessories and when to use them↗Early healing: gourd, Edge-Settling Pill and Vessel Fluid↗An early bleed and shield-break loadout↗Weapon locations: 33 acquisition checks↗Soul Tempering: unlock and ten material checks↗Skills: train, reset and choose useful early nodes↗Weapon materials: a route through the early maps↗Phantom Edge materials: bags and shared chests↗Horse-Cutter and Greedy Wolf: lifesteal loop↗BOSS ENCOUNTERS
Cangang boss guide↗Hua boss guide↗Peng Meng boss guide↗Gold-Masked One: why your attacks do no damage↗Zhui Ming: chains, counters and the waterfall fight↗Hua Qianxiao: use the bridge during drinking↗Jing Ye: mounted attacks and the thorn shield↗Iron Fever: defend the flurry, punish the break↗Bai Chilian: teleport pressure and the second phase↗Zhuo Bi: charge Iron Knuckles into a guard break↗Bi Yuan: interrupt his guard, then sustain pressure↗Bi Hai: clear monks before the shield-exit blast↗Dang Hui: identify the real puppeteer↗Yu Zan: reflect white orbs, leave the suction blast↗Huo Liuxing: chain grabs and the burning phase↗Zhan Qi: read the spear rush↗Wu Xuan: defence removes the heavy shield↗Wan Yue: leave the sight-blocking stance↗Xie Qiudong: attack the free-moving patients first↗You Long: reach the water weapon behind Green Serpent House↗Chang Hong: lightning buildup and the mounted phase↗Lion Dance Grandmaster: Wet, pillars and fireballs↗Gouhun: stop when the counter blade lights↗Wan Jun: punish the hammer recovery↗Wu Lengshuang: purple attacks chip through guard↗Seven-Star Chief Disciple and the Red Wraith choice↗Yubi: lightning ring and the delayed aerial dodge↗Xiaoxue graveyard encounter: follow the green flame↗Triple Threat: early puppet and late return↗TALES & HIDDEN ROUTES
Bow acquisition↗Flesh Lily for Yu’er↗Weeping Creek route↗Missable quests: checkpoints before advancing↗True ending: two progression checks↗Illusory Pipa: the three repair parts↗Mandate Encampment key: return after west Pangzhen↗Whence the Weeping: when the quest can advance↗Crimson Manor: unlock the door with three portals↗Honor Among Thieves: the three letter answers↗Mu Xiaokui: five ribbons and the Demon Saw↗Festering Secret: captain, key and adjutant↗Apprentice Healer: three herbs↗Healer’s Mercy: four wounded bandits↗Leave No One: two return visits↗The Journey Home: the old comb↗Young Master Lan: open the road and revisit↗Puppet Wooden Heart: letter and scholar↗A Dream of a Child: the tall puppet↗Big Yellow: hunter’s bell and courtyard↗Sword, Dao, Buddha’s Heart: bronze essence↗Leading Lady: the broken fan↗A Mother’s Heart: cellar and memories↗Four masks: scarecrows and the lake mirror↗Four Jade Puppets: check all four clears↗Secrets of Baishan: lodge, prisoner and camp↗The Severing Wedge: first stone and later meetings↗Tales index: starts, hand-ins and unfinished source chains↗Four Fierce Axes: evidence and the rooftop hand-in↗New Game Plus: start location and carryover↗Undying Heroic Spirit: Wolf Leader and the marked masters↗COLLECTION & COMPLETION
First Banyan Heart: location and trial↗Inanis flowers and Firefly flowers: two different gates↗Weeping Creek: shards, keys and return routes↗Crimson Forest: cave keys, shards and three treasures↗Village of Lu: bridge, cellar and treasure checks↗Pangzhen: four treasures and layered return routes↗PS5 trophy route: protect tales before cleanup↗Quickhand: lake and estate treasure returns↗PC HELP
PC requirements↗PC startup help↗REFERENCE & ROUTE CHECKLISTS
Bastion: location, moves and upgrades↗Flaming Mane: location, moves and upgrades↗Flying Guillotine: location, moves and upgrades↗Illusory Pipa: location, moves and upgrades↗You Loong's Deluge: location, moves and upgrades↗Bashpole: location, moves and upgrades↗Dread Axe: location, moves and upgrades↗Tiger Cannon: location, moves and upgrades↗War Wagon: location, moves and upgrades↗Wolfjaw: location, moves and upgrades↗Fire Meteor: location, moves and upgrades↗Hunter's Chain Sickle: location, moves and upgrades↗Ink Cut: location, moves and upgrades↗Iron Gauntlets: location, moves and upgrades↗Thunder Spear: location, moves and upgrades↗Feather Bow: location, moves and upgrades↗Flying Dagger: location, moves and upgrades↗Goldblaze: location, moves and upgrades↗Loong Trident: location, moves and upgrades↗One-Eyed Bow: location, moves and upgrades↗Inanis' Radiant Fan: location, moves and upgrades↗Kuye Temple Prayer Beads: location, moves and upgrades↗Puppeteer's Bell: location, moves and upgrades↗Swordsman's Summon: location, moves and upgrades↗Phantom Edge reference: locations, moves and upgrade gates↗Bell locations: a region-by-region checklist↗Heartrend Pipa: sonic blades and the Illusory transformation↗Weeping Creek Valley map: 184 reference points↗REGIONAL COLLECTION CHECKLISTS
Blackstone Fragment locations: every documented region↗Sha-Chi Amber locations: collection checklist↗Memory Flower and petal locations: regional checklist↗STATS & MATERIAL REFERENCES
Stats and resources: HP, Sha-Chi, Sparks and growth↗Status effects: buildup, buffs and immunity checks↗Upgrade material reference: all weapon families and tiers↗Accessory reference: 43 base effects and build conditions↗Outfit unlocks and changing appearances↗Item and Soul Temper material lookup↗Medicine effects, uses and acquisition↗Soul Tempering materials: equipment and known routes↗MAIN WEAPON MOVE REFERENCES
Wooden Sanguine: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Sanguine: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Jagged Steel: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Tianxuan Bronze Sword: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗The Fanatic's Broken Blade: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗The Fanatic's Drunken Sword: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Wild Oriole Sword: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Tianmiao Wild Oriole Sword: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Soft Snake Sword: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Freezing Chaos: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Aureate: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Sanguine Twin: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Shadowless Edge: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗White Serpent and Crimson Viper: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Parting Hooks: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Sundering Dual Axes: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Baishan Stormswords: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Seamless Death: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗The Lady's Fan: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Fiend Saws: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Sanguine Reach: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Blazing Edge: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Scarlet Wraithblade: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Outlaw Warblade: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Armybreaker: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Juggernaut: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Whiteshadow: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Crescent Blade: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Bonesaw: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates↗Main weapon reference: moves and upgrade conditions↗Infernal Rouge: tempering, rebirth and Phantom Soul↗Meigu Lake weapon pairings: Baishan, sustain and swap gates↗MORE BOSS ENCOUNTERS
Zuo Shang prologue fight: defense and the second encounter↗The Hunt carriage fight: defending in limited space↗Three-Faced Puppet: rift attacks and return timing↗Yanru: fire mines, aerial volleys and the mask↗Mu Xiaokui: rapier phase and Iron/Jade summons↗Iron Fiend and Jade Dancer: split the guardian fight↗REGIONAL ENEMY IDENTIFIERS
Enemy identifiers by region↗ABOUT THE GAME
What is Phantom Blade Zero?
Phantom Blade Zero is S-Game’s dark wuxia action adventure. As Soul, you explore a dangerous martial world and fight through fast exchanges of blade work.
Weapon switching, defensive decisions and exploration abilities shape the journey. The official video below introduces its world and gameplay; use the guide index for focused help.