The Fanatic's Broken Blade is a one-handed main weapon in Phantom Blade Zero. Where: You get it by defeating Hua Qianxiao, the Sword Fanatic at Pangzhen Bridge (Crimson Forest). What makes it stand out: Drinking triggers drunken states with ranged hits.
Where to get The Fanatic's Broken Blade
You get it by defeating Hua Qianxiao, the Sword Fanatic at Pangzhen Bridge (Crimson Forest). It tempers into The Fanatic’s Drunken Sword.
More detail in the Crimson Forest guide.
See The Fanatic's Broken Blade on the interactive map
How to get The Fanatic's Broken Blade
From the map to your inventory
- RegionCrimson Forest
- HowHua Qianxiao
- Soul TemperThe Fanatic's Drunken Sword (Fanatic's Obsession)
What makes The Fanatic's Broken Blade special
Drinking (L1+△) triggers the Tipsy and Drunk states: your hits fly at range, though they lose damage the farther they travel.
Its Power Surge (L2, costs 1 Sha-Chi Essence and is unblockable) is called Drink Until Dawn.
Upgrades by level
Weapons level up to 30 and unlock passives at these milestones:
The Fanatic's Broken Blade passives
They unlock as the weapon levels up
- Lv. 5More Sha-Chi when you drink.
- Lv. 10Tipsy lasts 5 s longer.
- Lv. 15Counterattack in the Drunk state.
- Lv. 25Much more attack while Tipsy or Drunk.
The Fanatic's Broken Blade at a glance
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| English name | The Fanatic's Broken Blade |
| Type | One-handed weapons |
| Region | Crimson Forest |
| Damage / guard break | 228 / 96 (level 1) |
| Power Surge (L2) | Drink Until Dawn |
| Soul Temper | The Fanatic's Drunken Sword (material: Fanatic's Obsession) |
| Missable | No |
Soul Temper
With Soul Temper, The Fanatic's Broken Blade becomes The Fanatic's Drunken Sword using Fanatic's Obsession. It costs 5,000 Remnant Dust plus the weapon’s own material and cannot be undone. More in Soul Temper.
Other one-handed weapons
Wooden Sanguine · Sanguine · Jagged Steel · Tianxuan Bronze Sword · Wild Oriole Sword · Soft Snake Sword · Freezing Chaos · Aureate · 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 The Fanatic's Broken Blade in Phantom Blade Zero?
You get it by defeating Hua Qianxiao, the Sword Fanatic at Pangzhen Bridge (Crimson Forest). It tempers into The Fanatic’s Drunken Sword. You can see it on the interactive map.
Is The Fanatic's Broken Blade missable?
No: according to the sources we checked, you do not lose it as the story advances.
What kind of weapon is The Fanatic's Broken Blade?
It is a one-handed main weapon. You carry two main weapons at once and switching restores all of Soul’s Sha-Chi.
What does The Fanatic's Broken Blade become with Soul Temper?
The Fanatic's Drunken Sword, using Fanatic's Obsession. The change cannot be undone.
