Phantom Blade Zero has 17 medicines: Vandal (Spanish guide) lists 16 and Fextralife adds the Miracle Remedy. You carry 2 equipped, they refill when you rest at a bell and almost all of them, besides healing, give a temporary buff: less damage taken, more damage, more Sha-Chi or more Phantom Edge damage. The healer at the Green Serpent House, in Pangzhen, upgrades them.
Medicines by effect type
One medicine can count in several types
The 17 medicines
| Medicine | Base effect | Uses (base → max) | Effect at max level | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healing Gourd | Restores 40% of your health | 2 → 3 with the Healing Art skill | Not published | Starting item |
| Focus Pill | −30% Sha-Chi consumption for 15 s and 30% health over time | 3 (SoloJugadores: 2) | Not published | Northwest lookout in Weeping Creek Valley |
| Vessel Restorative | 70% health and +50% Sha-Chi recovery for 5 s | 1 | 100% health and +200% Sha-Chi recovery for 10 s | Valley furnace, behind two masked enemies |
| Simmering Brew | Generates Sha-Chi for 15 s and 30% health | 2 → 4 | Lasts 25 s, double Sha-Chi recovery and 50% health | Under a bridge in “Snake’s Reflection” (Fextralife and SoloJugadores: Crimson Forest) |
| Miracle Remedy | 30% health, and another 30% if you are below 35% | 3 → 5 | 50% health and another 50% below 35% | Crimson Forest (only Fextralife lists it; unofficial Spanish name) |
| Kuye Dew | −20% damage taken for 15 s and 40% health over 10 s | 3 → 5 | −40% damage for 25 s and 60% health | Outlaw Trap bell |
| Spirit-Returning Broth | +20% guard break for 30 s and 20% health (Fextralife: +10%) | 2 → 4 | Lasts 40 s and 40% health | Village of Lu cellar |
| Forbidden Concoction | +10% Phantom Edge damage for 15 s and 20% health | 1 → 3 | +20% for 15 s and 40% health | Village of Lu, southwest of the lake |
| Everflow | 20% health; with no uses left, killing an enemy gives one back | 1 → 3 | 30% health and +25% Sha-Chi combo damage for 5 s when you recover a use | Given to you by Xie Qiudong |
| Green Serpent Brew | Removes all status effects, +75% resistance for 15 s and 20% health | 3 → 5 | +80% for 25 s and 40% health | The healer at the Green Serpent House (Pangzhen) |
| Merciful Dew | 60% health over 10 s | 4 → 6 | 80% health and +150% Sha-Chi recovery for 10 s | Tale “A Mother’s Heart” (Pangzhen) |
| Phantom Remedy | About 60% health and Sha-Chi over 6 s; taking damage interrupts it | 4 → 6 | About 80% health and Sha-Chi | Beneath the Watchtower bell (you need the Bashpole) |
| Lament Draught | +10% damage dealt for 30 s and 20% health | 2 → 4 | +20% for 40 s and 40% health | Training Grounds |
| Longevity Tonic | Restores all your health | 1 → 3 | Also +20% damage for 20 s while your health stays full | Tale “Kin Against Kin” |
| Phantom Brew | 50% health and intangibility for 1 s | 2 → 4 | 70% health and intangibility for 3 s | Behind the Four Guardians’ Mirror, down a zip line |
| Sha-Chi Blood Catalyst | +20% Sha-Chi combo damage for 15 s and 20% health, but it sets you on fire | 2 → 4 | +40% for 25 s and 30% health | Tale “Quick Hand’s Request (4)” (Quick Hand Zhang) |
| Ritual Wine | +50% burn, paralysis, freeze and bleed buildup for 15 s and 20% health | 2 → 4 | +70% for 25 s and 40% health | Pangzhen Opera House (Fextralife: Mirage Estate) |
Which medicines to carry
- For hard bosses: Kuye Dew (−20% damage taken) and Longevity Tonic (full health).
- For damage builds: Lament Draught (+10% damage) or Sha-Chi Blood Catalyst (+20% to the Sha-Chi combo, but it sets you on fire).
- For Phantom Edge builds: Forbidden Concoction (+10% Phantom Edge damage).
- For status effect builds: Ritual Wine (+50% burn, paralysis, freeze and bleed buildup).
- Against poison and burns: Green Serpent Brew.
Combine them in the builds and upgrade them with the medicine upgrade guide.
Frequently asked questions
How many medicines can I carry?
Two at a time. They refill when you rest at a bell; Everflow also recovers uses when you kill enemies.
What is the best medicine?
To survive, Kuye Dew and the Longevity Tonic; to hit harder, the Lament Draught and the Sha-Chi Blood Catalyst.
Why do some guides say 16 and others 17?
Vandal lists 16; Fextralife adds the Miracle Remedy, in the Crimson Forest.
