Fragment Locations - Blackstone, Amber & Flowers
Every documented Blackstone Fragment location by region in Phantom Blade Zero, plus the Sha-Chi Amber rule and the Memory Flower mechanics.
Published October 29, 2026 · Last updated October 29, 2026
Quick Answer: What Do Fragments Do in Phantom Blade Zero?
Three fragment families drive permanent progression. Blackstone Fragments: four shards fuse into one Blackstone, granting +10% Attack Power and Guard Break — twenty-one are documented across the game's regions. Sha-Chi Amber Fragments: same four-to-one rule, +10% maximum Sha-Chi per Amber. Memory Flowers: each whole flower (or full set of scattered petals) grants +5-7% maximum HP and carries a story fragment — introduced in the Crimson Forest. None of them respawn.
| Region | Blackstone Fragments Documented |
|---|---|
| Weeping Creek Valley | 3 (waterfall bridge · Sha-Qi Tower monks · outpost cell) |
| Crimson Forest | 4 (bridge overlook · Trail of Cages · Upper Thieves' Camp · Cliffside Lodge prison) |
| Village of Lu | 4 (Old Man Gen's hideout · red-cord tree · smuggler's tunnel · Beneath the Well) |
| Pangzhen | 6 (wine cellar · Cavalrybane walkway · marketplace balcony · Backstreet Rest · Lion Dance Hall · Green Serpent House) |
| Meigu Lake | 2 (East Dock · Sha-Chi Tower lower passage) |
| Mandate Encampment | 2 (Battlefield Ruins · watchtower Bell platforms) |
Blackstone Fragments: The Attack Power Ledger
Blackstones are the rarest currency in the game and the only one that buys two things at once: fusing four shards grants the permanent +10% Attack Power and Guard Break, and whole Blackstones are also the ability tree's entrance fee — Masterful Flow level 1 costs one, Redirect Force costs two. That double economy is why the locations above matter: every swept region is both a stat sheet and a skill unlock. Several shards hide behind region logic — the outpost cell needs unlocking, the Cliffside Lodge prison cell sits near the corpse carrying the Secret Chamber Crank, and the Beneath-the-Well passage only opens from below.
Memory Flowers and the Pre-Boss Question
Memory Flowers grant +5-7% max HP each and carry story lore, and the community's settled answer on timing is: collect the region's flowers before its boss. Players who sweep the Crimson Forest's flowers before Bai Chilian report the fight playing out with an extra phase or a unique reward — the game rewards arriving complete. Flowers are introduced in the Crimson Forest, so the habit starts there; Weeping Creek and the Prologue hold earlier pickups that count the same.