Phantom Blade Zero bosses: every boss, and how many players beat each one

SpoilersBoss names below come from the game’s hidden achievements.

Phantom Blade Zero names 18 boss fights in its achievements. The chart ranks them by how many PC players have won each. Most players reach the fights near the top, and the ones near the bottom come later in the game or are optional.¹

Phantom Blade Zero bosses, by how many players have beaten them

Share of PC players

1. Axemaster Peng Meng83%
2. The Hunt, Hunter of the Order77%
3. Hua, the Bride72%
4. Hua Qianxiao, the Sword Fanatic69%
5. Bai Chilian, Lady of the Twin Serpents59%
6. Mu Xiaokui, Young Mistress of the Order49%
7. Flame, the Lion Dance Grandmaster35%
8. Chief Disciple of the Seven-Stars29%
9. The three Shadow Wardens26%
10. You Loong, Blackwater Crew LeaderBeaten twice23%
11. You Loong, Yan Qiansui and the One-Eyed ArcherMeigu Lake21%
12. Zhu Yuan and Commander Bi Feng21%
13. Huangxing, the Kunlun Renegade21%
14. The Puppet Scavenger20%
15. The Blizzard Blademaster18%
16. Lei Dang, the Tiger Cannon16%
17. The Four Great Puppets15%
18. The Saw and the Crusher14%

The bosses players find hardest

Hua, met just after the Hunt. Many players rate her harder than the story’s chapter bosses, and those who lose to her often come back after exploring and upgrading.²

• Move away from the white flower fields, and get clear when two or more red flowers close in, since they burst where they meet.
• When the white flowers land, block with full Sha-Chi, then dodge as she teleports behind you, because a red attack usually follows.
• Fight her when you find her. Players say she’s part of the Flesh Lily side quest, and optional bosses tied to side quests can cost you the quest if you leave them too late.

The three-faced puppet. Players who reach it early often leave it for later. Beating it with early weapons takes ten minutes or more of near-perfect play.²

Optional bosses in general. Players find most of them doable when you reach them, though usually harder than the story bosses, so it’s fine to come back once your weapons are stronger.²

What makes bosses easier

• Armybreaker. Its charged attack is hard to interrupt and breaks bosses’ guard so quickly that players call it a cheese build, though it’s less useful in the second half.³
• Scarlet Wraithblade. Once tempered and upgraded, it drains a boss’s Sha-Chi in seconds.³
• Practice deflects. Players say the deflect and dodge windows get tighter later, so learning them on early fights pays off.²

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