Yubi, No. 21 Swordfighter Puppet is the final boss of the Mandate Encampment, in the Training Grounds. Wear the Thunderward (−50% lightning damage and paralysis), learn to spot the electric wave along the ground that announces her double, and block every hit twice while the double is active. Her most dangerous attack is the lightning ring: when she rubs her swords together, get away. She is weak to lightning and fire and drops the Baishan Stormswords.
Boss profile
Health, Sha-Chi, recommended level and elemental weaknesses
Weaknesses
Phases: 2 · Region: Mandate Encampment
Bars relative to the boss with the most health (Mo Yuan, 186,000) and the most Sha-Chi (Huangxing, 55,860) in the game.
If you have “Secrets of the Baishan Sect” active, defeat Wu Lengshuang first and examine Bi Taotao’s body among the flowers. If you skip that step, the quest may never close: some players report that it does not progress even if you return to the area. Save manually before the fight.
Where is she and how do you get there?
| Item | Yubi |
|---|---|
| Where | Training Grounds of the Mandate Encampment (Road to the Training Grounds bell) |
| When | At the end of the Encampment, after Wu Lengshuang. You need the Llave de los campos de entrenamiento, which the Chief Disciple of the Seven-Star Formation gives you |
| Level, health and Sha-Chi | 21 · 125,100 · 25,720 |
| Weaknesses | Lightning and fire |
| Rewards | Baishan Stormswords, Broken Vessel (+15% damage on Sha-Chi combos) and, in the building at the back, the Illusory Pipa Backplate |
How to beat Yubi
Phase 1: the double
- When she sends an electric wave along the ground, she summons a double that copies her moves and sometimes acts on its own.
- Everything the double does is doubled, including the vertical-slash guard breaker: if you only block the first one, the second one lands.
- At range: a slash to back away followed by a mid-range horizontal guard breaker, a leap that ends in a quick kick, and a projectile.
- Learn her red ranged attack: countering it is one of the best ways to drain her Sha-Chi. If you counter her leap with a red slash, you push her away and break her pattern; if you counter the red hit she lands after a combo, you appear behind her with an opening to attack.
Phase 2: the barrier
- After enough damage she raises a barrier around the arena. It deals no damage, but the double stays active almost all the time: block or parry every hit twice.
- Later she leaps toward the barrier and launches herself in a spinning attack. It is rhythmic and easy to parry, but it ends with her backing away with a red attack that you must dodge.
- The close-range spinning combo (top to bottom or bottom to top) is also rhythmic and usually ends in a blue or a red.
- The windstorm shrinks the arena’s safe zone for a few seconds.
The attacks that “go through your guard”
- Lightning ring: she rubs her swords and releases an electric circle around her. If it catches you, you are paralyzed and wide open. Move away as soon as you see the gesture; the Thunderward reduces paralysis.
- Downward strike after the ring: it can be parried, but not if your guard is broken.
- Red wind arc: right after, a very wide horizontal sweep; it cannot be blocked.
- Wind mirages: her wind slashes create copies that add hits; they are normal and can be parried.
- Slow tornado: parry it up close; at range it is harder to time.
Players agree that the final phase is very fast and hits hard, and that her strikes seem to go through your guard. Most likely it is the double’s duplicated hit or a guard that is already broken: prioritize dodging and look for safe openings instead of blocking.
If you play on Hellwalker
On Hellwalker enemies attack more relentlessly, adapt to your style and bosses get new attacks. No source details exactly what changes for Yubi. You have more details in the game’s difficulties.
Strategies to beat her
Pick the one that suits the way you play. We only recommend gear you can have by the time you reach the end of the Mandate Encampment.
Fast weapon strategy (one-handed and dual)
She is a fast opponent and, with the double, every combo of yours risks taking two hits. Land two or three hits and back off. The best options here are Wild Oriole Sword and Parting Hooks. Punish after countering her reds and keep your other weapon in reserve: switching restores all your Sha-Chi.
Heavy weapon strategy (two-handed)
Use heavy hits only after a counter that leaves you behind her. Try Outlaw Warblade or Armybreaker. The Outlaw Warblade restores health on hit.
Elemental strategy (exploit her weaknesses)
She is weak to lightning and fire. Equip:
- Lightning: Thunder Spear (Chang Hong’s Edge, which also paralyzes).
- Fire: Fire Meteor (Blaze’s Edge, in Pangzhen); Flaming Mane (Edge Lei Dang repairs after you defeat Flame); Goldblaze (fire Edge Zhang gives you for the Pangzhen relics).
Recommended combo: soak her first with You Loong’s Deluge and finish with the Thunder Spear. The Wet status increases lightning damage.
Defensive strategy (parries and dodges)
Equip the Thunderward (Salón del banquete in Pangzhen, west of the Green Serpent House). Her most dangerous attack is the lightning ring followed by the red wind arc: get away when you see her rubbing her swords. With the double active, block every hit twice. If you struggle, the Counterstrike Bracers (first Long Pillar) reward parries.
Phantom Edge strategy
Bring Bashpole to break her guard and Swordsman’s Summon (from the Seven Stars Disciple) so someone distracts her while you heal. Sparks recharge when you rest at a bell.
If you get stuck
- Upgrade your two main weapons before coming back (the boss is level 21).
- Make sure you are wearing the Thunderward.
- Drop to Wayfarer: it does not affect any trophy and you can raise the difficulty again later.
Recommended gear
- Thunderward.
- Thunder Spear and You Loong’s Deluge, or a fire Edge.
- Your two main weapons upgraded as far as possible.
Rewards
- Baishan Stormswords: wind and thunder dual weapons.
- Broken Vessel: +15% damage on Sha-Chi combos.
- Illusory Pipa Backplate, in the building at the back of the arena. We explain the rest in how to get and repair the Illusory Pipa.
- Trophies: she counts toward The Four Freed (gold, the four great puppets) and closes The Last of Baishan (bronze) if you completed the steps of “Secrets of the Baishan Sect”.
The other bosses in the area are in the Mandate Encampment bosses and the route in the Mandate Encampment guide. Looking for another boss? You have the list in all Phantom Blade Zero bosses in order.
Frequently asked questions
Which accessory should I wear against Yubi?
The Thunderward, which halves lightning damage and paralysis. It is in the Salón del banquete in Pangzhen, west of the Green Serpent House.
Why do Yubi’s hits go through my guard?
It is almost always the double’s duplicated hit, or your guard is already broken. With the double active, block every hit twice or, better, dodge.
How do I reach Yubi?
With the Llave de los campos de entrenamiento, which the Chief Disciple of the Seven-Star Formation gives you. Yubi is in the Training Grounds, next to the Road to the Training Grounds bell.
What does Yubi give you when you beat her?
The Baishan Stormswords and the Broken Vessel. Behind her arena is the Illusory Pipa Backplate.
