Phantom Blade Zero Boss Guide - All Bosses
Every boss in the Phantom Blade Zero game with locations, mechanics and step-by-step strategies â from the Prologue's teaching duel to the lake-country exams.
The Universal Boss Loop
Every Phantom Blade Zero boss â from the Prologue's Zuo Shang to the lake country's Searing Blade â runs on the same three-answer loop. Blue-flash attacks are parried (costs you nothing, drains their Sha-Chi). Red-flash attacks are dodged (blocking them is impossible; guarding everything else just drains you). And the Sha-Chi economy decides the middle of the fight: switch weapons to reset your own gauge before it starves, spend Sha-Chi combos only when their gauge is near breaking, and convert every Guard-Broken state into an execution â the finisher animation grants full invincibility.
The Five Habits That Beat Every Boss
The boss pages below repeat five habits because every boss grades them. One: parry blue, dodge red â never block either. Two: switch weapons to reset Sha-Chi, not for damage. Three: parries are free, guards are rented. Four: executions on every Guard-Broken window. Five: collect the region's Memory Flowers before the attempt â permanent max HP is the only preparation the game lets you keep forever.
| Boss | Region | Difficulty | Known Reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zuo Shang | Prologue | Easy | â |
| The Hunt, Hunter of the Order | Prologue | Medium | Hunter's Chain Sickle (rematch) |
| Peng Meng, the Axemaster | Weeping Creek Valley | Medium | â |
| Hua, Deadly Betrothed | Weeping Creek Valley | Hard | Scarlet Wraithblade |
| The Gold-Masked One | Weeping Creek Valley | Hard | Optional superboss |
| Aberrant Three-Faced Puppet | Weeping Creek Valley | Hard | Optional Rift boss |
| Hua Qianxiao, the Sword Fanatic | Crimson Forest | Medium | â |
| Jing Ye, the Outlaw | Crimson Forest | Easy | â |
| Bai Chilian, the Sacrificial Serpent | Crimson Forest | Hard | Resonance Talisman (story) |
| Dusk, the Puppeteer | Village of Lu | Medium | â |
| Yuzan, No. 3 Musician Puppet | Village of Lu | Easy | â |
| The Lion Dance Grandmaster | Pangzhen | Medium | â |
| Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith | Pangzhen | Medium | â |
| Chang Hong, the Thunder Lancer | Pangzhen | Medium | â |
| Wan Jun, the Coppermaul | Mandate Encampment | Hard | Bashpole |
| Red, the Mysterious Swordswoman | Mandate Encampment | Hard | â |
| The Seven-Stars Chief Disciple | Mandate Encampment | Medium | â |
| Zhu Yuan, the Searing Blade | Meigu Lake | Hard | â |
| Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden | Meigu Lake | Medium | â |
What This Roster Covers
This guide covers the nineteen bosses above in depth â every story boss across the seven documented areas plus the optional walls that gate unique rewards. The full Wulin holds more minor duels than any one page needs to enumerate; the region pages carry each area's complete fight list, and the collectibles checklist rolls the optional bosses into the 100% path.
All 19 Boss Guides
Zuo Shang
EasyPrologue
Where to Fight: Prologue â the opening duel and the area finale
The Hunt, Hunter of the Order
MediumPrologue
Where to Fight: First fight: the road after the Prologue. Rematch: Weeping Creek Valley
Peng Meng, the Axemaster
MediumWeeping Creek Valley
Where to Fight: Weeping Creek Valley â main chapter fight
Hua, Deadly Betrothed
HardWeeping Creek Valley
Where to Fight: Weeping Creek Valley â Hua's Lair
The Gold-Masked One
HardWeeping Creek Valley
Where to Fight: Weeping Creek Valley â optional arena
Aberrant Three-Faced Puppet
HardWeeping Creek Valley
Where to Fight: Weeping Creek Valley â Rift encounter
Hua Qianxiao, the Sword Fanatic
MediumCrimson Forest
Where to Fight: Crimson Forest â main chapter fight
Jing Ye, the Outlaw
EasyCrimson Forest
Where to Fight: Crimson Forest â minor boss fight
Bai Chilian, the Sacrificial Serpent
HardCrimson Forest
Where to Fight: Crimson Forest â chapter finale
Dusk, the Puppeteer
MediumVillage of Lu
Where to Fight: Village of Lu â main chapter fight
Yuzan, No. 3 Musician Puppet
EasyVillage of Lu
Where to Fight: Village of Lu â minor boss fight
The Lion Dance Grandmaster
MediumPangzhen
Where to Fight: Pangzhen â Lion Dance Hall courtyard
Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith
MediumPangzhen
Where to Fight: Pangzhen â town arc
Chang Hong, the Thunder Lancer
MediumPangzhen
Where to Fight: Pangzhen â town arc
Wan Jun, the Coppermaul
HardMandate Encampment
Where to Fight: Mandate Encampment â camp arc
Red, the Mysterious Swordswoman
HardMandate Encampment
Where to Fight: Mandate Encampment â camp arc
The Seven-Stars Chief Disciple
MediumMandate Encampment
Where to Fight: Mandate Encampment â camp arc
Zhu Yuan, the Searing Blade
HardMeigu Lake
Where to Fight: Meigu Lake â lake country arc
Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden
MediumMeigu Lake
Where to Fight: Meigu Lake â lake country arc
Boss roster and titles follow the community wiki's region-by-region boss distribution (snapshot 2026-10-29); known weapon drops are sourced from the same pages. Difficulty ratings are this site's editorial calls based on boss role and community reports, not official labels. The full game holds more minor duels than listed here â region pages carry each area's complete fight list.