Quick answer
The most important things when starting Phantom Blade Zero: learn to deflect blue attacks, upgrade your weapon with Forge as soon as you can, save manually often (there are 20 slots) and don’t move on without finishing each region’s tales, because many of them are missable.
Your first hour in Phantom Blade Zero
Priorities when you start
- Prologuelearn to deflect
- Forgeupgrade your weapon
- Peng MengDread Axe
- The HuntChain Sickle
- Save manually20 slots
- Deflecting is your best weaponIt doesn’t spend your Sha-Chi and it drains the enemy’s.
- Dodge red, and dark tooBlocking a dark signal leaves you with no Sha-Chi.
- Switch weapons to recoverIt refills your Sha-Chi instantly.
- Upgrade earlyForge, at the Mandate Outpost, upgrades your weapons; later you can do it from any bell.
- Use the Reforge TalismanThe Weapon Reforge Talisman takes a weapon back to its starting level and refunds you: try weapons without fear.
- Save manuallyBefore bosses and when you change regions. There are 20 slots.
- Read the journalThe purple objectives are for the true ending.
- Watch out for bosses that close questsJing Ye and Bai Chilian close tales if you haven’t finished them.
- Come back with each new Phantom EdgeThe sickle, the Dread Axe, the Flaming Mane and the Bashpole open paths in areas you’ve already visited.
- Use stealthCrouch in tall grass and assassinate from behind.
- Enemy bonfires burnStay away from the ones in camps.
- Finish off knocked-down shield enemies from behindAnd knock riders off their horses by dealing damage.
- Get out of poison cloudsRun as soon as they appear.
- Take out the musketeers firstAnd send back the blue projectiles of the pipe puppets.
- Lower the difficulty if you need toWayfarer doesn’t lock any trophy.
Frequently asked questions
Do you lose Remnant Dust when you die?
Yes. Spend it on upgrades before you face a boss.
Do enemies respawn?
They don’t respawn when you rest at a bell.
