Aureate in Phantom Blade Zero: how to get this weapon and what it does

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Quick answer

Aureate is a one-handed main weapon in Phantom Blade Zero. Where: You get it by defeating Zuo Shang, the Order’s Shadow Sovereign on Mount Soulrend. What makes it stand out: Summons golden longswords.

One-handed weaponstype
Mount Soulrendregion
324damage (lv. 1)
120guard break
Nomissable

Where to get Aureate

You get it by defeating Zuo Shang, the Order’s Shadow Sovereign on Mount Soulrend.

To be confirmed: SoloJugadores lists it as a true-ending reward, while Fextralife only gives the fight on Mount Soulrend; the levels of its passives are also uncertain.

More detail in the Mount Soulrend guide.

See Aureate on the interactive map

How to get Aureate

From the map to your inventory

  1. RegionMount Soulrend
  2. HowZuo Shang, Shadow Sovereign (true ending)

What makes Aureate special

It summons golden longswords when you switch to it or deflect a blue attack. △ uses Living Sword, and five embedded swords trigger a burst.

Its Power Surge (L2, costs 1 Sha-Chi Essence and is unblockable) is called Radiant Long Sword Formation.

Upgrades by level

Passives not confirmed

Sources list this weapon’s passives inconsistently. We will add them once they are verified.

Aureate at a glance

StatValue
English nameAureate
TypeOne-handed weapons
RegionMount Soulrend
Damage / guard break324 / 120 (level 1)
Power Surge (L2)Radiant Long Sword Formation
MissableNo

Other one-handed weapons

Wooden Sanguine · Sanguine · Jagged Steel · Tianxuan Bronze Sword · The Fanatic's Broken Blade · Wild Oriole Sword · Soft Snake Sword · Freezing Chaos · Infernal Rouge · The Fanatic's Drunken Sword · Tianmiao Wild Oriole Sword. Full comparison in one-handed weapons and all weapons.

Frequently asked questions

Where do you get Aureate in Phantom Blade Zero?

You get it by defeating Zuo Shang, the Order’s Shadow Sovereign on Mount Soulrend. You can see it on the interactive map.

Is Aureate missable?

No: according to the sources we checked, you do not lose it as the story advances.

What kind of weapon is Aureate?

It is a one-handed main weapon. You carry two main weapons at once and switching restores all of Soul’s Sha-Chi.

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  • Release29 Oct 2026
  • PlatformsPS5 · PC
  • StudioS-GAME

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