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

> Every boss fight Phantom Blade Zero marks with an achievement, ranked by the share of PC players who have won it, from Axemaster Peng Meng at 83% to the Saw and the Crusher at 14%, and the fights players find hardest.

By Mercer. Published 4 November 2026, updated 6 November 2026.

> **Phantom Blade Zero bosses: 18 boss fights.**
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> 83% of PC players have beaten Axemaster Peng Meng, the boss most of them get past. The Saw and the Crusher and the Four Great Puppets have the fewest wins, at 14% and 15%.

*Spoilers: Boss 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 |
| --- | --- |
| Axemaster Peng Meng | 83% |
| The Hunt, Hunter of the Order | 77% |
| Hua, the Bride | 72% |
| Hua Qianxiao, the Sword Fanatic | 69% |
| Bai Chilian, Lady of the Twin Serpents | 59% |
| Mu Xiaokui, Young Mistress of the Order | 49% |
| Flame, the Lion Dance Grandmaster | 35% |
| Chief Disciple of the Seven-Stars | 29% |
| The three Shadow Wardens | 26% |
| You Loong, Blackwater Crew Leader (Beaten twice) | 23% |
| You Loong, Yan Qiansui and the One-Eyed Archer (Meigu Lake) | 21% |
| Zhu Yuan and Commander Bi Feng | 21% |
| Huangxing, the Kunlun Renegade | 21% |
| The Puppet Scavenger | 20% |
| The Blizzard Blademaster | 18% |
| Lei Dang, the Tiger Cannon | 16% |
| The Four Great Puppets | 15% |
| The Saw and the Crusher | 14% |

The share of everyone who owns the game on PC who has unlocked the matching achievement, read on 6 November 2026. It counts people who have barely played, so the first bar is never 100%. [^1]

## 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]

## More Phantom Blade Zero guides

See [which weapons players use and rate best](https://creativecult.digital/research/phantom-blade-zero-weapons), [every achievement and how rare it is](https://creativecult.digital/research/phantom-blade-zero-achievements), [how long it takes](https://creativecult.digital/research/how-long-is-phantom-blade-zero), [which difficulty to pick](https://creativecult.digital/research/phantom-blade-zero-difficulty) and [the mods players use](https://creativecult.digital/research/phantom-blade-zero-mods), or [what players say about the game](https://creativecult.digital/games/phantom-blade-zero).

## Sources

[^1]: Steam Community: Phantom Blade Zero achievements, with the share of players who have each. https://steamcommunity.com/stats/4115450/achievements/
[^2]: Reddit, r/PhantomBladeZero: Do I just suck or are the optional bosses all supposed to be fought way later?, 1 November 2026. https://www.reddit.com/r/PhantomBladeZero/comments/1xlf0b9/do_i_just_suck_or_are_the_optional_bosses_all/
[^3]: Reddit, r/PhantomBladeZero: Here’s my tier list of every weapon and phantom edge in the game, 3 November 2026. https://www.reddit.com/r/PhantomBladeZero/comments/1xmlobm/heres_my_tier_list_of_every_weapon_and_phantom/

Page: https://creativecult.digital/research/phantom-blade-zero-bosses