Flame of Chaos is a fire and frost build for Phantom Blade Zero: Freezing Chaos and The Lady’s Fan as main weapons, Flaming Mane and Wolfjaw as Phantom Edges, and Chaos Ring and Feather Fan Plume as key accessories. It brings together the two strongest elemental pieces of the endgame: the fire and ice seals of The Lady’s Fan and the chaos form of Freezing Chaos. The Chaos Ring gives you back 50% of the Sha-Chi you lose with the chaos flames and the Feather Fan Plume raises elemental damage by 20%. According to Game8, it is their highest-damage build.
Main weapons
| Weapon | Type | What it brings | How to get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing Chaos | One-handed | Three forms: steel, chaos and frost | Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet |
| The Lady’s Fan | Dual | Combinable fire, lightning and ice seals | Meng Hua |
Phantom Edges
| Phantom Edge | Category | Use | Cost | How to get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flaming Mane | Artifice | Burns brambles | while you hold R2 | Repaired by Lei Dang |
| Wolfjaw | Destruction | — | while you hold R2 | Wu Xuan, the Fallen General |
Accessories
The two marked with ★ are the core: wear them even if you only have 2 slots. The other four come in as you level up Boundless Capacity (up to 6 slots).
| Accessory | Effect | Why it fits | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★ Chaos Ring | Chaos flames give back 50% of the Sha-Chi lost | gives you Sha-Chi back with the chaos flames of Freezing Chaos | frozen Crimson Forest |
| ★ Feather Fan Plume | +20% elemental damage | boosts your fire, lightning or ice | Below the Fire Tower bell |
| Quick Hand Pendant | +10% damage with one-handed weapons | boosts your one-handed weapon | Gift from Quick Hand Zhang |
| Reflex Device | +15% window for perfect blocks or dodges | gives you a wider window for perfect deflects and dodges | Furnace crank |
| Wraith Mask | The Ghoststep after a perfect parry or dodge creates 3 masks | turns your perfect deflects and dodges into offense | Qiu Feng |
| Acolyte Whisk | Elemental effects return sparks | your elemental effects give you sparks back | Behind the Four Guardians’ Mirror |
Medicines
You carry 2 medicines; besides healing, they give buffs that fit the build. Upgrade them with the medicine upgrade guide.
| Medicine | Effect (base) | Why it fits | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lament Draught | +10% damage dealt for 30 s and 20% health | +10% damage for 30 s | Training Grounds |
| Phantom Brew | 50% health and intangibility for 1 s | heals you and makes you intangible for an instant | Behind the Four Guardians’ Mirror, down a zip line |
How to get all the gear
Sorted by the point in the game when you can get each piece.
| Stage | Piece | Type | How to get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley and Crimson Forest | Quick Hand Pendant | Accessory | Gift from Quick Hand Zhang |
| Valley and Crimson Forest | Reflex Device | Accessory | Furnace crank |
| Village of Lu and Pangzhen | Flaming Mane | Phantom Edge | Repaired by Lei Dang |
| Village of Lu and Pangzhen | Wolfjaw | Phantom Edge | Wu Xuan, the Fallen General |
| Village of Lu and Pangzhen | Feather Fan Plume | Key accessory | Below the Fire Tower bell |
| Encampment, Meigu, Imprisonment and Estate | Freezing Chaos | Main weapon | Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet |
| Encampment, Meigu, Imprisonment and Estate | Chaos Ring | Key accessory | frozen Crimson Forest |
| Encampment, Meigu, Imprisonment and Estate | Wraith Mask | Accessory | Qiu Feng |
| Encampment, Meigu, Imprisonment and Estate | Acolyte Whisk | Accessory | Behind the Four Guardians’ Mirror |
| Encampment, Meigu, Imprisonment and Estate | Lament Draught | Medicine | Training Grounds |
| Encampment, Meigu, Imprisonment and Estate | Phantom Brew | Medicine | Behind the Four Guardians’ Mirror, down a zip line |
| Final stretch | The Lady’s Fan | Main weapon | Meng Hua |
How to play it
- With The Lady’s Fan, alternate the fire and ice seals to set up your opponent.
- Switch to Freezing Chaos and go into its chaos form to unleash the chaos flames; the Chaos Ring gives you back half of the Sha-Chi you lose.
- Burn your opponent with the Flaming Mane and finish with the Wolfjaw: both spend sparks while you hold R2.
- With the Wraith Mask, the Ghoststep after a perfect deflect or dodge creates 3 masks that attack.
Strengths
Two elements to choose from depending on the boss and, according to Game8, the highest damage of all their builds.
Weaknesses
The Lady’s Fan arrives in the final stretch and Freezing Chaos requires beating Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet.
Bosses weak to fire, ice
According to the PBZ Guide boss stat sheet (standard difficulty).
| Boss | Region | Health | Weaknesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hua, Deadly Betrothed | Weeping Creek Valley | 21,060 | Lightning, Fire |
| Bai Chilian | Crimson Forest | 33,060 | Blood Loss, Fire, Ice, Bleed |
| Jing Ye, the Outlaw | Crimson Forest | 58,780 | Lightning, Ice |
| Stone Hand Iron Fever | Crimson Forest | 29,390 | Ice |
| Master Bi Yuan of the Tianxuan Sect | Village of Lu | 33,440 | Poison, Fire |
| Zhuo Bi, the Gatekeeper | Village of Lu | 33,440 | Lightning, Ice |
| Acolyte Yanru | Village of Lu | 37,520 | Ice, Water (Wet) |
| Master Bi Hai of Kuye Temple | Village of Lu | 37,520 | Poison, Fire |
| Mu Xiaokui | Village of Lu | 46,890 | Lightning, Ice |
| Yuzan, No. 3 Musician Puppet | Village of Lu | 41,680 | Lightning, Fire |
| Blaze, Shadow Warden Captain | Pangzhen | 54,630 | Fire |
| Cavalrybane | Pangzhen | 56,610 | Fire |
| Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith | Pangzhen (back alleys) | 45,780 | Fire, Ice, Water (Wet) |
| Wu Xuan, the Fallen General | Pangzhen (back alleys) | 61,040 | Lightning, Ice |
| Chang Hong, the Thunder Lancer | Pangzhen (back alleys) | 78,750 | Lightning, Ice |
| Xie Qiudong, the Divine Healer | Pangzhen (back alleys) | 42,000 | Fire |
| Aberrant Three-Faced Puppet | Weeping Creek Valley | 88,830 | Lightning, Fire |
| Soulclaimer | Pangzhen | 93,020 | Fire |
| Corpse-Eating Xue | Mandate Encampment | 67,150 | Ice, Water (Wet) |
| Acolyte Guhe | Meigu Lake | 73,250 | Fire |
| Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden | Meigu Lake | 48,840 | Fire, Ice, Water (Wet) |
| You Loong, the Frenzied Blackwater Crew Leader | Meigu Lake | 102,400 | Lightning, Ice |
| Chief Disciple of the Seven-Star Formation | Mandate Encampment | 137,000 | Fire |
| Yubi, No. 21 Swordfighter Puppet | Mandate Encampment | 125,100 | Lightning, Fire |
| Bi Feng, Giant Saber Commander | Mountain of Imprisonment | 120,160 | Fire |
| Kui Yanyan, the Deranged | Mountain of Imprisonment | 120,160 | Poison, Ice, Water (Wet) |
| The Puppet Scavenger and Acolyte Hansui | Weeping Creek Valley | 155,200 | Lightning, Fire, Bleed |
| Blizzard Blademaster | Meigu Lake | 124,160 | Fire |
| Huangxing, the Kunlun Renegade | Mountain of Imprisonment | 155,200 | Lightning, Ice |
| Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet | Crimson Forest | 88,850 | Lightning, Fire |
| Lei Dang, One-Armed Tiger | Mirage Estate | 166,590 | Poison, Lightning, Ice |
| Heartpiercer | Meigu Lake | — | Fire |
| Zhu Yuan, the Searing Blade | Pangzhen (Sha-Chi Tower) | — | Ice, Water (Wet) |
Where this build comes from
It is our adaptation of the “Endgame Freezing Chaos Build” published by Game8. We took its idea and its pieces, checked each one against our item pages (effect and where to get it) and wrote the guide in our own words. Mechanics that only Game8 describes are marked with “according to Game8”. Game8 also uses an accessory we have not been able to verify yet; we use the Acolyte Whisk in its place.
Related builds
- Eternal Frost Lotus (frost)
- The Lady’s Five Seals (elemental)
- Pangzhen Phoenix (fire)
Try your own combinations in the build creator or go back to all builds.
Frequently asked questions
What do I need for the Flame of Chaos build?
Freezing Chaos (Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet), The Lady’s Fan (Meng Hua), Flaming Mane, Wolfjaw, at least the Chaos Ring and Feather Fan Plume accessories, and the Lament Draught and Phantom Brew medicines. The table “How to get all the gear” shows where each piece is.
When can I start using Flame of Chaos?
From the final stretch, which is when you have the weapons, the Phantom Edges and the two key accessories.
Are the damage figures official?
The accessory percentages are the ones published by Vandal and SoloJugadores. The game does not show the weapons’ base damage, so the build is based on their effects.
