The Fanatic's Broken Blade: moves, acquisition and upgrade gates

Acquisition or Soul Temper

Defeat Hua Qianxiao at the Crimson Forest bridge.

Panel and recorded level

Inputs and core loop

Standard Square route: ▢ ▢ ▢ ▢ ▢

Sha-Chi Triangle route: △ △ △

L1+Triangle drinks to recover Sha-Chi and enter Tipsy for 15s. Tipsy attacks fly at range. L2 sober: flurry+Tipsy; Tipsy: spend one Essence to enter Drunk 20s; Drunk: free finisher then sober. Drunk restricts movement and guard but auto-dodges.

Level gates and upgrade effects

Temper: repaired sword removes range falloff; 5: faster drink/more recovery; 10: Tipsy+5s; 15: timed L1 while Drunk evades, drinks and counters; 25: greatly boosted Tipsy/Drunk Attack.

Practice order

Start with a short Square chain to judge reach and recovery, then add Sha-Chi attacks and finally the special state or timed input. Swapping restores Sha-Chi but has a cooldown; executions may add a separate 15-second swap lock. Compare matching upgrade levels and change your damage plan when the target is immune.

Keep exploring

Source and version

Reviewed November 1, 2026. Values apply at the stated levels and conditions.

• https://phantombladezero.wiki.fextralife.com/The_Fanatic%27s_Broken_Blade

Equipment-specific tempering materials

Look up the matching material, known routes and irreversible tempering conditions.

Fanatic's Fragment: Fixation

Defeat Gu Wanyue during The Heart’s Trail in Pangzhen. This is one component of Fanatic’s Obsession, not the completed material.

Fanatic's Obsession

Defeat Gu Wanyue during The Heart’s Trail in Pangzhen for Fanatic’s Fragment: Fixation. The other component’s acquisition is not published.

Catalogue panel and acquisition note

The Fanatic’s Broken Blade

Damage 228 / Guard Break 96

Crimson Forest: defeat Hua Qianxiao.