Jing Ye

Jing Ye, the Outlaw, is Phantom Blade Zero's required horseback boss near the Outlaw Trap bell in the Crimson Forest, Chapter 4. Sidestep his charges, parry his jump, break his spiked shield with the Dread Axe once he dismounts, and he drops the Outlaw Warblade.

Sidestep, never backstep: AllThings.how measured about 700 HP lost backstepping Jing Ye's repeated horseback charges, against about 100 HP or nothing moving sideways, and that is the first lesson of this required Chapter 4 fight (Snake's Reflection) in the Crimson Forest. The Outlaw waits about 60 m east of the Outlaw Trap bell, where you also respawn, with 44,083 HP on both Pathbreaker and Wayfarer; once he dismounts, the Dread Axe breaks his spiked shield. He drops the Outlaw Warblade, the two-handed blade Game8 tells you to bring against The Gold-Masked One, and it has become one of the most used weapons on Steam: 61.9% of players had unleashed its Bloodthirst Frenzy by Nov 9, 2026, up from 55.0% on Nov 4.

In PowerPyx's Oct 29, 2026 recording the Outlaw is on Soul within seconds: at 0:11 he swings a blade from the saddle on a pale sand track under crimson trees.

The sandy track past the Outlaw Trap

Rest at the Outlaw Trap bell and follow the dirt path past the ground trap; he waits at the end of a sandy track where the path opens up, and NoobFeed says to walk forward into the clearing to start the fight. Pick up the Shieldbreaker Talisman on the way: PPE found it in a chest on the road before the bridge, early in the region. Yu'er's quests can close as you move into new regions, and Missables lists which ones to finish first.

Loadout and habits for the Outlaw

Sidestep his riding attacks and keep moving the same way; the charge that passes is your best moment to heal or close in.
Bring the Dread Axe from Peng Meng for the shield. Game8 and NoobFeed pair it with the Scarlet Wraithblade for stagger and Jagged Steel for bleed.
Wear the Cavalrybane accessory for more damage while he rides, and the Shieldbreaker Talisman, which Game8 says adds 50% damage to shields.
Heal only when he is 4 m or more away, best just after a charge passes, and save one of your three heals for the shield phase.
Spend Phantom Edge charges freely: they refill at bells. Swap weapons to refill Sha-Chi (Combat).
On Wayfarer his hits are roughly 30% smaller, though his health stays at 44,083 (Difficulty Modes).

Phase 1: on horseback

Opening jump and three-hit combo: he leaps from the horse, which you can parry, then swings three times from an upward cut to a finisher you must dodge. Game8 warns the string can remove a large part of your HP; NoobFeed says to parry the leap, block the early swings and dodge the final blow.
Long-range charge: he rides at you from about 10 to 20 m. Step out of his line and keep moving that way (AllThings.how). A red-flash charge is a dodge check: dodge just before impact.
Pouch missiles: when he squeezes a pouch in his left hand, he fires red homing missiles. The last of them pierce guards, so mix sidesteps and dodges with your blocks rather than holding block.
Saddle sweep: a broad arc with a red trail, about 180 to 230 HP per heavy swing on Pathbreaker. Stay out of it.
Four-hit flurry: if you stand beside the horse, he flurries for about 200 HP; parry each hit.
Long lunge: from 5 to 15 m, light hits first, then a heavy strike roughly 3.5 to 4 seconds later. Keep dashing sideways until it ends.
Knockback finisher: about 390 HP, so do not stay close below about 400 HP.

Punish only after a full string ends and he staggers. PPE adds that once the horse kneels, it is time for your strongest melee weapon.

Phase 2: the shield

He dismounts in a cloud of dust and fights with a long blade and a spiked round shield, with a blue bar under his health. The guides put the change at different points: AllThings.how at about 40% of his health lost (about 26,400 HP left), Game8 and NoobFeed at about a third.

Do not spam fast combos into the shield. They barely move the blue bar, and on Wayfarer each chain into the raised shield costs Soul about 40 HP from its spikes. PPE says he answers spam with a counterattack.
Break it with Phantom Edge strikes and heavy attacks. PPE found an axe breaks it after three accurate hits combined with attacks from the side.
Evade his grab and move away as soon as it starts: it drains Soul's HP to heal him.

Phase 3: the sword

With the shield gone he fights faster on foot. Game8 and NoobFeed describe long gap-closing leaps, each followed by a very quick slash you can parry; a clean parry staggers him for an execution. When the screen turns gray during a leap, a Sha-Chi draining strike is coming: wait for him to land, then parry. PPE also warns of sand thrown into Soul's eyes and a backward strike that fires a projectile you can parry. AllThings.how folds this into its second phase.

The Outlaw Warblade

The Outlaw Warblade is a two-handed weapon with 240 damage and 106 guard break: "A ruthless, blood-drinking warblade with high Shield-Breaking power." Game8 recommends it against Stone Hand Iron Fever and Bai Chilian later in the chapter. Among the two-handed blades on Weapons, it is the early one built for shields.

Frequently asked questions

How many phases does Jing Ye have? Phantom Blade Zero's Jing Ye fights on horseback, then on foot with a spiked shield; Game8 and NoobFeed count the sword fighting after his shield breaks as a third phase.

How do you break Jing Ye's shield? Use the Dread Axe Phantom Edge and heavy attacks rather than fast combos, ideally with the Shieldbreaker Talisman, and attack from the side. Hitting Jing Ye's raised shield with quick chains hurts Soul on its spikes.

Is it Jing Ye or Ying Ye? Game8, NoobFeed, AllThings.how and PPE call the Outlaw Jing Ye; PCGamesN's Phantom Blade Zero boss list writes Ying Ye.