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PowerPyx's guide finds two endings in Phantom Blade Zero, Normal and True, against the eight director Soulframe Liang promised before launch. The True Ending needs every purple-icon quest done, ten of them before you enter Mirage Estate, and leads to a hidden last boss after Meng Hua.
Phantom Blade Zero has two endings by PowerPyx's guide of Oct 29, 2026, Normal and True, and the True Ending needs every purple-icon quest finished, ten of them before you enter Mirage Estate. S-Game told GameSpot in 2025 that side quests would influence the ending, and Soulframe Liang told Game Rant in Dec 2025 that there were eight. No guide read on Oct 31, 2026 from an established outlet lists eight, and S-Game has not published a list, so treat the count as open. Spoilers follow.
Quick facts
| Endings found | 2, Normal and True (PowerPyx) |
| Endings promised | 8 (Liang, Dec 2025) |
| Default | Normal, if any True Ending step is missing |
| True Ending achievement | With Heart and Blood |
| First deadline | Entering Mirage Estate, and the game warns you |
| Last warning | The Last Chance bell at Mount Soulrend; you cannot leave until the ending ends |
| Steam players with it | 0.0% on Oct 31, 2026 (Steam) |
How to get the True Ending
- Before entering Mirage Estate, finish these ten quests, marked with a purple icon in the story menu: Deep in the Valley, Illusion of Inanis, Sha-Chi Powered Boat, Allure of Vanity, Illusory Pipa, Pillars of Kunlun, Whence the Weeping, The Herald's Illusion, Crimson Manor and Secrets at the Heart of the Lake (PowerPyx).
- Enter Mirage Estate through the Serpent Door at the Green Serpent House in Pangzhen.
- Finish Bloodline Awakening by clearing all five Long Pillars. The fifth is in Mirage Estate (GosuGamers).
- Finish other side quests before Mount Soulrend, since some close there.
- Beat Meng Hua. With every step done, the true final boss follows.
What the purple quests ask
GosuGamers sets out the pieces these quests need:
| Crystal Puppet Eyes | Yin from the Mountain of Imprisonment; Yang from the hidden boss in Crimson Manor |
| Four Acolyte masks | Yanru in Village of Lu, Leiting in Pangzhen, Guhe in Meigu Lake, Hansui in Crimson Manor |
| Secret realm | The mirror at the Four Guardian's Mirror bell, in Meigu Lake's frozen northwest |
| Long Pillars | Weeping Creek Valley, Crimson Forest, Meigu Lake East, Phantom Illusionist Ruins, Mirage Estate |
| Serpent parts | Red Tongue in Crimson Forest, Black Fang in Village of Lu, White Eye on a Meigu Lake island |
TheSixthAxis's reviewer reached the finale after around 40 hours and mentions a secret ending tied to challenge areas. If you miss the window, a manual save from before Mirage Estate is the way back; PowerPyx counts 20 manual slots. Keep one.
Frequently asked questions
How many endings does Phantom Blade Zero have? Two have been documented, Normal and True, by PowerPyx's guide of Oct 29, 2026. Director Soulframe Liang said eight before launch, and S-Game has not published a list.
How do you get the True Ending in Phantom Blade Zero? Complete every purple-icon quest, ten before entering Mirage Estate and Bloodline Awakening after it, then beat Meng Hua and the hidden last boss.
Can you get every ending in one run of Phantom Blade Zero? Use a manual save from before the last boss area, or New Game Plus. Only the True Ending has an achievement, With Heart and Blood.
Is there a point of no return before the ending? Yes, two: Mirage Estate and the Last Chance bell at Mount Soulrend. The game warns you at both (Missables).
Sources
- True Ending Guide, PowerPyx, Oct 29, 2026
- Trophy Guide and Roadmap, PowerPyx, read Oct 31, 2026
- How to get the True Ending, GosuGamers, read Oct 31, 2026
- Phantom Blade Zero Has More Endings Than Elden Ring, Game Rant, Dec 18, 2025
- Phantom Blade Zero review, TheSixthAxis, Oct 26, 2026
- Global achievements, Steam, read Oct 31, 2026
- Phantom Blade Zero Devs Explain Why It Isn't a Souls-Like OR Hack n Slash, GameSpot, Mar 25, 2025 (video)
Moments
Phantom Blade Zero Devs Explain Why It Isn't a Souls-Like OR Hack n Slash
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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MissablesPhantom Blade Zero's biggest point of no return is beating Bai Chilian in Chapter 4, which turns the Outpost and Thieves' Camp people into enemies. Entering Mirage Estate closes the True Ending, and leaving Quick Hand Zhang in his cage loses his shop and quests.
- CollectiblesPowerPyx counts 564 collectibles in Phantom Blade Zero, plus 30 side Tales: 161 bells, 129 Memory Flower fragments, 80 accessories and medicines, 43 tempering materials, 42 weapons and Phantom Edges, 40 Sha-Chi Amber shards, 40 Blackstone shards, 16 Treasures and 13 challenge locations.
- Side QuestsPhantom Blade Zero's side quests are called Tales; PowerPyx counts 30. Most reward a weapon or accessory, purple-icon quests decide the True Ending, and several fail when the story moves on.
- Trophies and AchievementsPhantom Blade Zero has 36 trophies on PS5, among them one Platinum, Defy Destiny, and 66 achievements on Steam. None depends on difficulty, one playthrough can earn them all, PowerPyx estimates 30 to 40 hours, and seven are missable.
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WalkthroughPhantom Blade Zero's story runs through 11 chapters, the prologue included, from Diverging Paths to A Soul's Worth, across nine regions from Weeping Creek Valley to Mount Soulrend. This walkthrough gives the order, the bosses and rewards of each chapter, and the two deadlines that lock content.