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SoulframeBest Weapons
Game8 ranks the Baishan Stormswords, Outlaw Warblade and White Serpent & Crimson Viper as Phantom Blade Zero's best weapons as of reaching Meigu Lake, followed by the Fiend Saws and Wild Oriole Sword. S-Game publishes no ranking; early on, Jagged Steel suits bleed-prone bosses.
Game8 ranks the Baishan Stormswords first among Phantom Blade Zero's weapons, as of reaching Meigu Lake, ahead of the Outlaw Warblade and the White Serpent & Crimson Viper. That is one site's opinion partway through the game, and S-Game publishes no ranking. Most weapons come from bosses, GameSpot's analysis says, many of them optional. Every weapon is on Weapons.
Game8's top five
| Weapon | Damage | Second stat | Why | Get it |
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| Baishan Stormswords | 312 | 142 status | Lightning and Paralysis, which raises Sha-Chi attack damage | Yubi; Secrets of the Baishan Sect |
| Outlaw Warblade | 240 | 106 guard break | Lifesteal, though its Sha-Chi attacks cost health | Jing Ye |
| White Serpent & Crimson Viper | 260 | 110 guard break | Area attacks, with a blade circling Soul | Bai Chilian |
| Fiend Saws | 302 | 120 guard break | Fast, with Corrosion bursts on guard-broken foes | Iron Fiend and Jade Dancer |
| Wild Oriole Sword | 295 | 104 guard break | The fastest one-handed weapon | Mu Xiaokui |
Numbers are as Game8 shows them; levels change them.
Early picks
In Weeping Creek Valley, Jagged Steel builds bleed, the Sanguine Twin weaves quick counters, and the Scarlet Wraithblade drains Sha-Chi quickly. Swapping weapons refills Sha-Chi, Game8 notes, so carry two that work together. A Reforging Talisman returns upgrade materials if you change your mind (Skills and Upgrades).
Frequently asked questions
What is the best weapon in Phantom Blade Zero? Game8 picks the Baishan Stormswords, as of reaching Meigu Lake. S-Game has not ranked its weapons.
What is the best early weapon? Jagged Steel, a story reward from Chapter 2, is good against bleed-prone bosses such as Peng Meng.
Sources
- Best Weapons and Combinations, Game8, read Oct 31, 2026
- Peng Meng, Game8, read Oct 31, 2026
- The Hunt, Game8, read Oct 31, 2026
- List of All Bosses, Game8, read Oct 31, 2026
Moments
Phantom Blade 0 - Hard Mode, Combat, And More Explained
GameSpot
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Chief Disciple of the Seven StarsThe Chief Disciple of the Seven Stars leads the Seven-Star Sword Formation, the Phantom Blade Zero boss of S-Game's Year of the Snake trailer (Jan 21, 2025) and of its 2025 S-Party demo. Seven swordsmen fight as one, then the surviving disciples hang their leader on crimson threads like a marionette for a second phase, the Chief Disciple's Fallen Hope, which the Red Wraith joins if Soul spared her earlier.
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HuangxingHuangxing (Huangxingzi, 荒行子) is a Phantom Blade Zero boss, the robed, pyramid-helmeted flail fighter of the 2023 reveal trailer, who was the final boss of the 2024 World Tour Demo as "Huangxing, the Sunken Pillar of Kunlun" and returns in the final game with a second, rampaging phase. Soulframe Liang names him as a villain who once upheld chivalry before he fell.
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CharactersThe main character of Phantom Blade Zero is Soul, once the Order's most feared blade, framed for his leader's murder and left with 66 days to live; the stage actor Yucheng gave him his likeness and motion capture. Around him are his father Mó Yuan (Donnie Yen), his blood brother Zuo Shang, Mu Xiaokui, the Flesh Sculptor and The Hunt. [Roger Craig Smith voices Soul in English](https://game8.co/articles/latest/phantom-blade-zero-casts-sonic-va-roger-craig-smith-as-protagonist-soul), replacing Jay Maksenuk, and Donnie Yen recorded Mó Yuan's lines, Game8 reports; S-Game had not published a full cast by Oct 31, 2026.
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Mó YuanMó Yuan (魔渊) is the Leader of the Bastion of Mó and the father of Soul, the protagonist of Phantom Blade Zero, played by Donnie Yen through facial and motion capture (and his voice, according to Game Informer and Soulframe Liang). He is the masked man fighting with a baby in the trailers, and Soul fights him several times.
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Zuo ShangZuo Shang (左殇) is Soul's childhood blood brother in Phantom Blade Zero, who drives a blade through Soul's heart in the final duel that opens the story. Zhang Xince, a Shanghai University film student, gave the character his face, and Soulframe Liang describes a sickly, cold, white-haired form of him.
See also
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Skills and UpgradesPhantom Blade Zero has no experience points or character levels: Soul grows through a skill tree opened at bells, weapon upgrades that unlock new forms and can be refunded for free with the Reforging Talisman, accessories, and Memory Flowers that raise his health. The currency, Remnant Dust, is finite because killed enemies stay dead.
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66 Days Mode66 Days (S-Game also writes "Sixty-Six Days") is Phantom Blade Zero's hardest mode, unlocked after you finish the game once: it plays at Hellwalker difficulty and turns Soul's 66 days to live into a counter that drops by one with each death, and at zero the run ends in permanent death with its own short ending. On a normal playthrough the 66 days are story only, with no timer.
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Difficulty ModesPhantom Blade Zero has four difficulty modes: Wayfarer (the easiest, "intuitive and cinematic"), Pathbreaker (the standard mode), Hellwalker (adaptive bosses with "pure fighting game mechanics") and 66 Days, which unlocks for a second playthrough and ends the run for good if Soul's 66 days run out. Every trophy can be earned on the first three, and S-Game calls the game neither a Soulslike nor a hack-and-slash.