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Phantom Blade Zero

Blackwater Crew - Enemy Guide & How to Fight

Area: Pangzhen

Combat Trait: Dock gangs — crowd fighters

Counter Approach: Crowd control, then executions

Where You Meet Them

The Blackwater Crew is You Loong's dockside gang, fighting alongside their leader in Pangzhen and resurfacing at Meigu Lake with their leader gone Frenzied. They are the game's mid-game crowd: groups of dock fighters that swarm rather than duel, softening you up for their boss.

How to Fight Them

Crowds die to sequencing, not strength. Assassination chains on unaware groups, then area-pressure weapons for the survivors — and remember that executions are invincible animations, so each guard break you trigger is also a moment the gang cannot hit you. Their leader is the real fight: You Loong fights like a brawler who has watched every Warden drill, and his Frenzied form at Meigu Lake adds the pace to prove it.

Fight the crew on the docks, not the buildings. Their numbers only matter in open ground where they can surround you — a doorway turns a gang fight into a duel queue.

Drops and Value

Crew members drop standard materials in bulk — the fastest mid-game farming piles in the game if your build wants volume. The named fights (You Loong twice, Heartpiercer nearby) are where their boss-tier loot lives.

Last updated: October 29, 2026