The Phantom Edges in Phantom Blade Zero are essentially secondary weapons that can complement your main or Primary Weapons, further personalizing your preferred playstyle with unique movesets. There are 26 of these Phantom Edges spread across five sub-groups: Artifice, Destructive, Martial, Ranged, and Summoning.
This Phantom Blade Zero guide is a shortlist of some stand-out Phantom Edges to get a hold of, just two per class, and how or where you can find them.
Bashpole
Destructive
Base Damage: 221
Base Guard Break: 237
Wan Jun, an optional boss located in the Mandate Encampment region, drops this Destructive Phantom Edge. Bashpole can be Soul Tempered with the Pigeon Feed material through Myst in Pangzhen, which will unlock the Groundbreaker skill.
Flaming Mane
Artifice
Base Damage: 248
Base Status Effect: 178
You will be rewarded the Dormant Flaming Mane after defeating Flame, the Mask-Bound Lion Dance Grandmaster boss in Pangzhen. Trigger it in order to get the Flaming Mane, and Soul Temper that through Myst in Pangzhen with the Blazing Lion Head material in order to unlock the Chaotic Flame skill.
Flying Dagger
Ranged
Base Damage: 251
Base Guard Break: 216
Finish the relatively simple ‘Quick Hand’s Request’ quest and be rewarded this Ranged Phantom Edge. Soul Temper it with Quick Hand’s Manual material at Myst in Pangzhen, in order to unlock the Quickhand Mastery skill.
Inanis’ Radiant Fan
Summoning
Health Recovery: 342
Sha-Chi Recovery: 207
Simply wrap up the quest ‘Whence The Weeping’ in the Weeping Creek Valley to be awarded this Summoning-type Phantom Edge. Myst in Pangzhen can Soul Temper it with the Violet Blossom material and unlock the skill Nirvana.
Ink Cut
Martial
Base Damage: 400
Base Guard Break: 324
Complete the ‘Hero’s Lament’ quest in the Mountain of Imprisonment to acquire this otherwise missable weapon. Soul Temper it with the Plain Sword Tassel material at Myst in Pangzhen to unlock its skill Twin Radiant Wheels.
Iron Gauntlets
Martial
Base Damage: 261
Base Guard Break: 223
Defeat the story boss known as Stone Hand Iron Fever to be awarded this weapon in the Crimson Forest region. Use the Soul Tempering Material Worldbreaker Fist with it at Myst in Pangzhen to access the Fist Wave skill.
One-Eyed Bow
Ranged
Base Damage: 214
Base Guard Break: 162
The reward of the One-Eyed Archer boss in Meigu Lake can be recovered after beating them in battle. The One-Eyed Bow can then be Soul Tempered with Myst in Pangzhen using the material Eye of Insight, in order to unlock the skill Rapid Shot.
Puppeteer’s Bell
Summoning
Summon Damage: 22
Summon Health: 1911
Dusk the Puppeteer, an optional boss in the Village of Lu region, must be defeated to acquire what appears to be its bell as a Summoning Phantom Edge. The Herald’s Lingering Threads Soul Tempering Material can be used with it through Myst in Pangzhen, in order to unlock its Abyssal Bell skill.
Tiger Cannon
Destructive
Base Damage: 310
Base Status Effect: 208
A story boss named Lei Dang will reward you with the Tiger Cannon upon defeat in the Pangzhen region. The Golden Ammunition Soul Tempering Material and this Phantom Edge can be taken to Myst in Pangzhen in order to unlock the Full Blast skill.
You Loong’s Deluge
Artifice
Base Damage: 201
Base Guard Break: 180
The optional boss titled You Loong, Leader of the Blackwater Crew will drop this Phantom Edge upon defeat in the Pangzhen region. Myst, also in Pangzhen, can unlock its Scalding Steam skill using the High-Power Pump Soul Tempering Material.
Those are 10 of the best Phantom Edges in Phantom Blade Zero, two from each of the five sub-classes, as well as their unlock locations or criteria.
