Jagged Steel is in Weeping Creek Valley. It is weak to lightning, poison. Its most dangerous attack is its bleed hits if you keep blocking non-stop; punish after every wide swing. Reward: Jagged Steel (one-handed weapon with bleed).
Boss profile
Health, Sha-Chi, recommended level and elemental weaknesses
Weaknesses
Phases: 1 · Region: Weeping Creek Valley
Bars relative to the boss with the most health (Mo Yuan, 186,000) and the most Sha-Chi (Huangxing, 55,860) in the game.
Where it is and how to get there
Miniboss past the Rustblade Pavilion, in Weeping Creek Valley. The red thread barrier drops when you beat the dying brute in Broken Puppet Valley.
Strategies to beat it
Pick the one that suits your playstyle. We only recommend gear you can have by the time you reach Weeping Creek Valley.
Strategy with fast weapons (one-handed and dual)
Its hits are slow but punish hard: fast weapons let you get in and out between attacks. The best option here is the Sanguine Twin. Punish after every wide swing and keep your other weapon in reserve: switching restores all your Sha-Chi.
Strategy with heavy weapons (two-handed)
Only trade blows when its guard is broken: Sha-Chi attacks (Triangle) drain its posture very quickly. Try the Sanguine Reach or the Scarlet Wraithblade. The Outlaw Warblade restores health on hit, ideal if you struggle to stay alive.
Elemental strategy (exploit its weaknesses)
It is weak to poison, lightning. Equip:
- Poison: you won’t have gear of this element yet; if you come back later, use Flying Dagger (Phantom Edge Zhang gives you for the Crimson Forest relics).
- Lightning: you won’t have gear of this element yet; if you come back later, use Thunder Spear (Chang Hong’s Phantom Edge, which also paralyzes).
Defensive strategy (deflects and dodges)
Its most dangerous attack is its bleed hits if you keep blocking non-stop: learn the animation and always dodge them. Deflect every blue flash to drain its Sha-Chi without spending yours, and execute as soon as it is stunned. If you struggle, the Counterstrike Bracers accessory (first Long Pillar) rewards deflects.
Strategy with Phantom Edges
Bring the Dread Axe to break its guard or defenses. Remember that sparks recharge when you rest at a bell: spend them freely on the boss.
If you get stuck
- Upgrade your two main weapons before coming back (the boss is level 2).
- Upgrade your medicines with the healer at the Green Serpent House once you have him.
- Drop to Wayfarer: it doesn’t affect any trophy and you can raise the difficulty again later.
Recommended gear
- Your two main weapons upgraded as far as possible.
- A guard-breaking Phantom Edge (Dread Axe, Iron Gauntlets or Bashpole).
- Upgraded medicines and, if it is weak to an element, the gear from the elemental strategy.
Rewards
Jagged Steel (one-handed weapon with bleed).
See the rest in all Phantom Blade Zero bosses.
Frequently asked questions
What is Jagged Steel weak to?
According to this guide’s data, lightning and poison.
Where is Jagged Steel?
Miniboss past the Rustblade Pavilion, in Weeping Creek Valley. The red thread barrier drops when you beat the dying brute in Broken Puppet Valley.
