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Phantom Blade Zero All Bosses
Every boss in Phantom Blade Zero, region by region: whether it's on the main path or optional, exactly where to find it, which trophy it counts for and what it drops. Bosses never respawn and dying costs nothing, so the real advice for every fight is the same: upgrade one weapon and one Phantom Edge hard (you need level 30 on both anyway), collect Memory Flowers for health and Blackstones for damage, and drop to Wayfarer difficulty if a fight is a wall. It changes nothing for trophies.
Trophy bosses at a glance: 13 single-boss trophies plus four group trophies: Master of the Misty Waters (3 Meigu Lake bosses), The Four Freed (4 Great Puppets), The Two Blade Masters (Zhu Yuan, Bi Feng) and Three Wardens Fall (3 Elite Shadow Wardens).
The Four Great Puppets
Yuzan (story, Village of Lu), Yubi (end of the optional Mandate Encampment), Yuding (story, Mirage Estate Training Grounds) and Yucong (start Triple Threat in the statue at The Lady's Rift Bell at the very beginning; finish it after entering the Mirage Estate, when the lake by the Crimson Forest's Burial Grounds Bell freezes).
Weeping Creek Valley
| Boss | Type | Where | Trophy | Drops |
|---|
| Jagged Steel, the Frenzied Brute | Story | Early in the valley, after the red thread barrier | — | Jagged Steel |
| Axemaster Peng Meng | Story | Midway through the valley | The Axe's Grudge | Dread Axe |
| Hua, the Bride | Optional | Slide down the hole behind the Valley Sha-Chi Tower (1st Floor Bell), keep left | Scarlet Wraithblade | Scarlet Wraithblade + Flesh Lily on the floor |
| The Hunt, Hunter of the Order | Story | End of the region | The Hunt | Hunter's Chain Sickle (grapple) |
| The Puppet Scavenger & Acolyte Hansui | Optional | Crimson Manor, needs the Puppet's Tongue (late) | Nothing Goes to Waste | Alloyed Scythe Blade, Crystal Puppet Eye (Yang), Hansui's Frost Mask |
Crimson Forest
| Boss | Type | Where | Trophy | Drops |
|---|
| Hua Qianxiao, the Sword Fanatic | Story | Start of the region | A Thousand Cups Drained | The Fanatic's Broken Blade |
| Jing Ye, the Outlaw | Story | Mid-region (fails Apprentice Healer if unfinished) | — | Outlaw Warblade |
| Stone Hand Iron Fever | Story | After the chase | — | Iron Gauntlets |
| Bai Chilian, Lady of the Twin Serpents | Story | End of the region (fails every unfinished Crimson Forest tale) | The Shattered Mirror | White Serpent & Crimson Viper, Resonance Talisman |
| Yucong, No. 34, Twisted Puppet | Optional | Threadbound Great Tree across the frozen lake (after entering the Mirage Estate) | The Four Freed | Freezing Chaos |
Village of Lu
| Boss | Type | Where | Trophy | Drops |
|---|
| Zhou Bi, the Gatekeeper | Story | Early in the village | — | Bastion |
| Master Bi Yuan of the Tianxuan Sect | Story | Across the covered bridge | — | Tianxuan Bronze Sword |
| Master Bi Hai of Kuye Temple | Story | Kuye Temple river | — | Kuye Temple Prayer Beads |
| Acolyte Yanru | Optional | The scarecrow past the Terraces Bell | (Forbidden Arts Beneath the Lake) | Yanru's Blazing Mask |
| Dusk, the Puppeteer | Optional | In the ravine by the angler | — | Puppeteer's Bell |
| Yuzan, No. 3 Musician Puppet | Story | Late in the village | The Four Freed | Heartrend Pipa |
| Mu Xiaokui, Young Mistress of the Order | Story | Top of the lift, end of the region (finish Young Mistress first) | Will We Meet Again? | Fiend Saws, Fist Fragment: Core, Wild Oriole Sword |
Pangzhen
| Boss | Type | Where | Trophy | Drops |
|---|
| Blaze, Shadow Warden Captain | Story | South Gate area | — | Fire Meteor |
| Cavalrybane, Elite Shadow Warden | Story | Midway through the city | Three Wardens Fall | Armybreaker |
| Wu Xuan, the Fallen General | Story | Before the Ink Stick building | — | Wolfjaw |
| Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith | Story | Above the well with the Outer Gate Key | — | Fanatic's Fragment: Fixation |
| Xie Qiudong, the Divine Healer | Story | Green Serpent House area | — | Everflow |
| You Loong, Leader of the Blackwater Crew | Optional | Down the stairs from the Green Serpent House (doesn't count for Misty Waters) | — | You Loong's Deluge |
| Chang Hong, the Thunder Spear | Story | Before Yu'er's home | — | Thunder Spear |
| Flame, the Lion Dance Grandmaster | Story | Lion Dance Hall | The Lion's Spirit Lives On | Dormant Flaming Mane |
| Acolyte Lei Ting | Optional | Scarecrow below the Old Man Gen's House Bell | (Forbidden Arts Beneath the Lake) | Leiting's Thunder Mask |
| Soulclaimer, Elite Shadow Warden | Story | Courtyard below the Dockside Warehouse Bell | Three Wardens Fall | Parting Hooks |
| Zhu Yuan, the Searing Blade | Optional | Top of the Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower (east along the docks) | The Two Blade Masters | Scorching Flames |
Mandate Encampment
| Boss | Type | Where | Trophy | Drops |
|---|
| Wan Jun, the Coppermaul | Optional | Mid-region | — | Bashpole |
| Red, the Mysterious Swordswoman | Optional | Up the ladder from the Dovecote | — | Daughter of the Dark Sect step |
| Chief Disciple of the Seven-Stars Formation | Optional | Midway through the Encampment | Sword Against the Seven-Stars | Swordsman's Summon |
| Wu Lengshuang, the Soft Sword | Optional | From The Confinement Bell | — | Soft Snake Sword |
| Yubi, No. 21 Swordfighter Puppet | Optional | End of the Encampment | The Four Freed (+ The Last of Baishan scene) | Baishan Stormswords, Broken Vessel |
Meigu Lake
| Boss | Type | Where | Trophy | Drops |
|---|
| Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden | Optional | Meigu Songhouse Dock Bell, after all six of Yan'er's memories | Master of the Misty Waters | Fanatic's Fragment: Attachment, Pipa Strings |
| Grief-Stricken Jin | Optional | Village of Lu Shallows Dock | — | Embroidered Shoes |
| Heartpiercer, Elite Shadow Warden | Story | White Serpent House | Three Wardens Fall | Sundering Dual Axes |
| Acolyte Guhe | Optional | Scarecrow on the east edge of the East Dock island | (Forbidden Arts Beneath the Lake) | Guhe's Venom Mask |
| You Loong, the Frenzied Blackwater Crew Leader | Optional | Blackwater Crew Dock | Master of the Misty Waters | Loong Trident, High-Power Pump |
| The One-Eyed Archer | Optional | One-Eyed Isle Dock | Master of the Misty Waters | One-Eyed Bow |
| The Gold-Masked One (Long Pillar) | Optional | Midlake Long Pillar and the Phantom Illusionist Ruins pillar | Phantom and Blade | Flaming Grip, Chaos Iron Fragment I |
| Blizzard Blademaster | Optional | Whiteshadow's Fall, end of the Phantom Illusionist Ruins | The White Shadow | Whiteshadow |
Mountain of Imprisonment
| Boss | Type | Where | Trophy | Drops |
|---|
| Iron Butcher, the Frenzied Brute | Story | The Lady's Path | — | Iron Butcher Mask |
| Bi Feng, Giant Saber Commander | Optional | Cavern Passage (also a true-ending requirement) | The Two Blade Masters | Juggernaut |
| Kui Yanyan, the Deranged | Story | Before the Shrine Outer Gate | — | Missing Lift Crank |
| Jade-Face | Story | The Lady's Shrine | — | Seamless Death |
| Huangxing, the Kunlun Renegade | Optional | The Lady's Shrine, end of the region | Crossroads of Blood | Flying Guillotine |
Mirage Estate
| Boss | Type | Where | Trophy | Drops |
|---|
| Yuding, No. 12, Crescent Blade Puppet | Story | Training Grounds | The Four Freed | Crescent Blade |
| Qiu Feng, the Crimson Boneblade | Story | Mourning Hall | — | Wraith Mask |
| Mo Yuan, Leader of the Bastion of Mo (Long Pillar) | Optional | Mirage Estate Long Pillar | Phantom and Blade | Bastion of Mo Mask |
| Lei Dang, the Order's Envoy | Story | Perfect Vessel Pond, end of the region | All Return to Dust | Tiger Cannon |
Mount Soulrend
| Boss | Type | Where | Trophy | Drops |
|---|
| The Saw and the Crusher | Story | The Giant's Lair | Saw It Through | Bonesaw (+ Baishan Headband if Cui is done) |
| Leng Tu, Herald of the Veil | Story | Past The Last Chance Bell | — | — |
| Meng Hua, the Merciful Lady of the Blossom Veil | Story | Soulrend Cliff (normal final boss) | All Dreams Must End | The Lady's Fan, The Lady's Crown |
| Zho Shang | Optional | Gold portal atop Soulrend Cliff (true ending only) | With Heart and Blood | Aureate, Radiant Heart |