Blaze

Blaze, Shadow Warden Captain is Phantom Blade Zero's first boss in Pangzhen, required in Chapter 6, Town of Death, with 48,560 HP and then 60,700 HP on Pathbreaker. Equip Flameward, block his chain whirlwind and dodge the leap, dodge every red flash, and jump his ring of fire. Game8 lists the Fire Meteor and the Soulrend Storeroom Key as his drops.

Blaze, Shadow Warden Captain guards the main road into central Pangzhen, and only 55.3% of Phantom Blade Zero's Steam players had even reached the town by Nov 9, 2026, by Steam's achievement for leaving the Village of Lu for Pangzhen. He is the first boss you fight there, required in Chapter 6, Town of Death, and a fight of two health bars: 48,560 HP, then 60,700 HP on Pathbreaker once he becomes Blaze, Phosphor Consciousness and sets the street on fire. Bring Flameward, block his chains and dodge his leaps.

His entrance is at 0:15 of PowerPyx's Oct 29, 2026 recording: a tall figure in a gold mask, a black hat and embroidered red robes, holding a spiked censer on a chain in front of the carved stone gate.

Quick facts

Where	A long stone street in central Pangzhen, with a carved stone gate at the far end
Chapter	6: Town of Death (Town of Death)
Nearest bell	South Gate Bridge
Weapon	A spiked golden censer on a long chain, trailing green fire
Reach	His chain hits from over 10 meters, the censer lash from 7 to 8
Bring	Flameward: half the fire damage and half the Burn buildup
Your healing	Each gourd restores 561 HP, about 40% of Soul's 1,402 HP at that point

Getting to the stone street

He waits on the Town of Death objective "Enter the central area of Pangzhen". Walk into the central area: a cutscene with Yu'er plays, then Blaze arrives and the fight starts. A retry starts from the South Gate Bridge bell, and Flameward lies near that bell, in a chest: equip it before you walk in. Its card reads "Reduces fire damage by 50% and Burn buildup rate by 50%", and Game8 says it matters most in the second phase. The town itself is on Pangzhen.

Phase 1: the Shadow Warden Captain

AllThings.how's rule for him is "Blue means parry, red means dodge", and his red-flash overhead slam can be neither parried nor blocked. PCGamesN advises keeping some distance so you can react to the chains, and to defeat the enemies around him to restore health. Distance is no shelter from the chain, though, so heal only after a string ends or while he recovers, and after you parry a full string spend the Remnant Spark on your Phantom Edge (Phantom Edges).

Sideways chain whirlwind: six chain hits, then a leap with a burning orb. Hold block through the chain hits, then dodge the leap; a successful dodge triggers a cinematic stagger, and you get a few hits in.
Chain-swing loop and fiery smash: loops to both sides, then an orb slam. Dodge the slam, which Game8 calls "lethal" for its burn.
Censer lash: about 150 HP and Burn on Pathbreaker. Parry it or sidestep.
Spinning leap and close chain whirl: about 130 HP each. Guard, parry or dodge the leap; back out of the whirl or guard it.
Red-flash overhead slam: its lead-in hits deal about 40 to 80 HP each. Dodge the slam itself.
Blue-flash strings: parry every hit, then counter.
Lunging body slam and red streak burst: sidestep the slam, dodge sideways from the burst.
Summoned adds: he calls two more enemies. Bring one low and take the instakill prompt, which kills both; or, if Blaze is already low, ignore them and push him into phase 2.

Phase 2: Blaze, Phosphor Consciousness

When his first bar empties, a cutscene shows a green glow taking him over, and he returns with the bigger bar. Game8 says he grows "more aggressive with his burn attacks", and PCGamesN that he uses poison.

Fiery breath, leap and lunge: dodge the lunge. Game8 warns that the grab after it is "lethal" and cannot be interrupted.
Ring of fire: he whirls the chains overhead and a ring follows you, then slams down after a delay. Jump over its edge, "Make sure not to touch the edge of the ring", and attack in the gap after it. PCGamesN puts it as moving out of the circle he throws into the sky.
Head smash: he bends back and smashes his head on the ground, leaving fire patches that erupt. Leave them before they go off.
Flame streak: a ground trail fired down the street. Evade to either side, not straight back.
Twin chain blades: move sideways when his arms rise; he can also jump forward and strike from above.
Green fire burst: flames rise around Soul with two status effects. Leave at once.

Lowering the difficulty weakens his hits, not his moves: on Wayfarer his moveset stays the same (Difficulty Modes).

What Blaze drops

Every guide agrees on the Fire Meteor; they disagree on the second item. Game8 lists the Soulrend Storeroom Key, Beebom the Crimson Fresh Lily, and AllThings.how names no second reward at all.