Boss · Bounty
A mid-boss of the 2024 demo.unconfirmed
First shown: The 2024 demo.
Phantom Blade Zero · Bosses
Bosses
Where every boss is fought, how its phases work, and what it drops.
All bosses
The game’s own boss list has 75 names: 63 fights, 12 of the names being a boss’s later form. All of them are below, in the game’s own English, with the Chinese name, where the game’s text puts the fight, and how the boss fights. Bosses with a fight page link to it.
Showing all 63 boss fights
| Boss | Where | How it fights |
|---|---|---|
| Peng Meng, the Axemaster | Weeping Creek Valley | A huge Transcended axeman: every swing of the great axe can split stone, so read the wind-up and never trade blows head-on. (Dread Axe · Four Fierce Axes) |
| Hua, Deadly Betrothed | Weeping Creek Valley, a wedding hall under the Sha-Chi Tower | A puppet bride with the Scarlet Wraithblade, fought among the spider lilies; beating her is its own achievement, Scarlet Wraithblade. (Scarlet Wraithblade · Flesh Lily) |
| The Hunt, Hunter of the Order | Not named in the game’s text | The Order's traitor-hunter: two chained sickles, fast swings across cliff faces, and kill strikes the moment he closes in. (Hunter’s Chain Sickle · Steel and Steam) |
| The Hunt, Sixfold Scythe | Not named in the game’s text | The Hunt again, with two steel arms and four chain sickles that strike in turn or fly out all at once with no fixed rhythm. |
| Jagged Steel, the Frenzied Brute | Not named in the game’s text | A witless brute whose rusted blade, Jagged Steel, opens wounds; the same blade later makes enemies bleed in your hands. (Jagged Steel) |
| Hua Qianxiao, the Sword Fanatic | The bridge on the road to Pangzhen | A drunk swordsman with a broken blade who laughs harder the more it breaks; beating him unlocks the Fanatic's Broken Blade and its Drunk state. (The Fanatic’s Broken Blade) |
| Stone Hand Iron Fever | Not named in the game’s text | A hulking fist master with iron fists and an unpredictable rhythm: don't trade blows, keep moving and punish the gaps. (Iron Gauntlets · Heart of the Fist) |
| Jing Ye, the Outlaw | Not named in the game’s text | A mounted raider on a spiked blood-red warhorse; horse and rider charge together at full speed. (Outlaw Warblade · Apprentice Healer cutoff) |
| Bai Chilian, Lady of the Twin Serpents Later form: Bai Chilian, the Sacrificial Serpent | Mirrorwood | Twin serpent swords and uncanny strikes; in her second form her silks become four great pythons that rear, spin and burst out of the ground. (White Serpent & Crimson Viper) |
| Corpse-Eating Xue | A barren graveyard | A starving girl with a rake who summons shadowy copies of herself. (Xue, Admirer of Heroes) |
| Wan Jun, the Coppermaul | The Mandate Encampment | A slow, scarred hammer giant whose Bashpole shatters stone and shakes the ground on every blow. (Bashpole) |
| Red, the Mysterious Swordswoman | Atop the Dovecote tower | A swordswoman in red, light and graceful, who holds back in the fight as if waiting for someone else. (Daughter of the Dark Sect) |
| Chief Disciple of the Seven-Stars Formation Later form: Chief Disciple, Sword of Despair | Not named in the game’s text | Seven swordsmen moving as one in the shape of the Northern Dipper; in the second phase he hangs from red threads and sprays razor threads. (Swordsman’s Summon · The Seven-Stars Formation) |
| Chang Hong, the Thunder Spear Later form: Chang Hong, the Thunder Lancer | Not named in the game’s text | An old friend of Soul's and a master of the spear; in his second form he fights on horseback with lightning. (Thunder Spear) |
| Wu Lengshuang, the Soft Sword | The Confinement | The Baishan Sect's senior disciple with a soft sword, supple and graceful, fighting a mask that is already cracking. (Soft Snake Sword) |
| Yubi, No. 21 Swordfighter Puppet | Not named in the game’s text | Puppet No. 21: bladed legs, a pair of Stormswords, wind and thunder on every strike. One of the Four Great Puppets. |
| Dusk, the Puppeteer | Not named in the game’s text | A puppeteer in a bronze mask who rings the Puppeteer's Bell to bring puppets and giant severed limbs into the fight, and summons doubles. (Puppeteer’s Bell · Secrets at the Heart of the Lake) |
| Wu-wu, the Mournful Girl | Not named in the game’s text | A girl in a half-smiling, half-weeping doll head who fights alongside the puppets she calls her friends. |
| Yuzan, No. 3 Musician Puppet | The puppet testing grounds | Puppet No. 3 plays a pipa whose notes become blades; parry her blue sound blades precisely and they strike back at her. One of the Four Great Puppets. (Heartrend Pipa) |
| Mu Xiaokui, Young Mistress of the Order Later form: Mu Xiaokui, Queen of Iron and Jade | Not named in the game’s text | The Young Mistress of the Order: ten strikes in an instant with the Wild Oriole sword, then a second form that fights with her guardians' techniques. (Wild Oriole Sword · Young Mistress) |
| Iron Fiend, Young Mistress’s Guardian | Not named in the game’s text | The Young Mistress's guard in Iron Gauntlets, firm as a mountain, striking with tremendous force. (Iron Gauntlets · Use It Against Them) |
| Jade Dancer, Young Mistress’s Guardian | Not named in the game’s text | The Young Mistress's other guard, driving a long Fiend Saw blade under each foot, quick as lightning. (Fiend Saws · Use It Against Them) |
| Blaze, Shadow Warden Captain Later form: Blaze, Phosphor Consciousness | Not named in the game’s text | The Shadow Warden captain with two phosphor chain hammers: the powder sets you alight, and a ground slam rains fire around him. (Fire Meteor) |
| Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith | Beside a dry well | A woman in white whose sleeves cut like blades and whose Phantom Arts trap you in darkness. (Sha-Chi Powered Boat) |
| Heartpiercer, Elite Shadow Warden | Outside the White Serpent House | An elite Shadow Warden with the spinning Sundering Dual Axes; one of the three Wardens in the Three Wardens Fall achievement. (Sundering Dual Axes) |
| Cavalrybane, Elite Shadow Warden | The streets of Pangzhen | An elite Shadow Warden in black with the two-edged Armybreaker, broad and powerful swings. (Armybreaker) |
| Soulclaimer, Elite Shadow Warden | The docks of Pangzhen | An elite Shadow Warden with the Parting Hooks, which spin like rings, fighting beside two Baishan disciples. (Parting Hooks) |
| Zhu Yuan, the Searing Blade | Not named in the game’s text | A fire swordsman whose blade lights itself: every sweep leaves a wall of flame. Beat him and Bi Feng for The Two Blade Masters. (Blazing Edge) |
| Flame, the Mask-Bound Lion Dance Grandmaster Later form: The Lion Dance Grandmaster’s Final Dance | The ruined lion dance hall | A lion dance on burning Plum Blossom Stakes, with a partner as the tail; at the height of the fight he calls his disciples in to dance with him. (Flaming Mane · The Heart’s Trail) |
| Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden | A ruined songhouse, Meigu Lake | A zither player whose ringing notes carry her rage across the whole arena. (Illusory Pipa · Allure of Vanity) |
| Xie Qiudong, the Divine Healer | The backstreets of Pangzhen | A healer in a coin-studded mask, the most skilled of the deranged healers. |
| One-Eyed Archer | The island east of Meigu Lake | A wounded archer, master of bow and sword, with crimson eyes growing between him and his bow. (One-Eyed Bow) |
| Zhuo Bi, the Gatekeeper | The Village of Lu | A heavy-armoured gatekeeper with a beast-faced shield: crushing blows, wide sweeps, and a slam that throws up dust. (Bastion) |
| Iron Butcher, the Frenzied Brute | Iron Butcher's Camp, Mountain of Imprisonment | A frenzied brute with a broad axe in one hand; heavy, mad, and brutal on every downswing. (Jagged Steel) |
| Bi Feng, Giant Saber Commander | Commander's Platform, Mountain of Imprisonment | Huangxing's elite swordsman under a straw hat; the Juggernaut blade falls like a mountain on every sweep. (Juggernaut · The Broad Saber) |
| Kui Yanyan, the Deranged | The mountain paths, Mountain of Imprisonment | A madwoman with a heavy spiked club, swinging in a frenzy with no technique you can read. |
| Jade-Face | The mountain path | A taunting Maskwalker who fights with two doubles: Jade Mask with rings, Gold Mask with a sword, Iron Mask with a blade. (Seamless Death) |
| Huangxing, the Kunlun Renegade Later form: Huangxing, the Whirling Executioner | The temple at the summit, Mountain of Imprisonment | A mechanical left arm: the Flying Guillotine at range, a sword up close; in his second form a ghost-faced saw wheel bursts from his body. (Flying Guillotine · Pillars of Kunlun) |
| The Puppet Scavenger | Beneath Crimson Manor | A failed living puppet with a scythe arm; slow and clumsy, it chops and rolls its huge body forward to crush you. (Hunter’s Chain Sickle · The Crimson Manor) |
| You Loong, Leader of the Blackwater Crew | The waterways of Pangzhen | The Blackwater Crew leader rises and sinks beneath the water and turns waves on you with a fishing spear. (You Loong’s Deluge) |
| You Loong, the Frenzied Blackwater Crew Leader | An island in northern Meigu Lake | You Loong again, frenzied, with the Loong Trident; beat him both times for Turning the Tide. (Loong Trident) |
| Wu Xuan, the Fallen General | The backstreets of Pangzhen | A fallen general in heavy armour with a spiked club and a rabid wolf's bloodlust. (Wolfjaw · Sha-Chi Powered Boat) |
| Lei Dang, the Tiger Cannon Later form: Lei Dang, One-Armed Tiger | Not named in the game’s text | An old comrade with a Tiger Cannon for an arm; in his second form he drops it and fights one-armed. When he leaps high, use the terrain to get clear. (Tiger Cannon) |
| The Crusher and the Saw Later form: The Crusher, Earthshattering Form | Not named in the game’s text | A hammer-chained giant ridden by the Saw; knock the Saw off and the Crusher only gets more savage. (Bonesaw) |
| Yuding, No.12, Crescent Blade Puppet | The training ground, Mirage Estate | Puppet No. 12 with a heavy Loong-carved long blade: cleaves, sweeps, blocks and thrusts. One of the Four Great Puppets. (Crescent Blade) |
| Qiu Feng, the Crimson Boneblade | The mourning hall, Mirage Estate | A Thread-Binding killer in a straw cape with the twin-bladed Crimson Boneblade. |
| Blizzard Blademaster | The Phantom Illusionist Ruins | A white-clad bladesman in wind and snow, swift as a wraith; beating him is the achievement The White Shadow. (Whiteshadow · Secrets at the Heart of the Lake) |
| Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet Later forms: Steel Yucong · Frost Yucong · Chaos Yucong | Mirrorwood, sealed in ice | Puppet No. 34 fights in three forms, steel, frost and chaos flame, each a different sister's art. One of the Four Great Puppets. (Freezing Chaos · Triple Threat) |
| Aberrant Three-faced Puppet | An abandoned manor beyond the Lady's statue | A puppet whose three masks seem to hold three separate minds. (Blazing Edge · Triple Threat) |
| The Gold-Masked One | Through a Lóng Pillar | A master in black with a vivid red blade who slips every attack and uses the fight to teach you. (Infernal Rouge · Bloodline Awakening) |
| Acolyte Yanru | The Discordance | One of the High Elder's four Acolytes: fire from a fly whisk, leaps, and doubles. (Secrets at the Heart of the Lake) |
| Acolyte Guhe | The Discordance | One of the four Acolytes: poison mist from a fly whisk that eats into your martial arts. (Secrets at the Heart of the Lake) |
| Acolyte Lei Ting | The Discordance | One of the four Acolytes: pillars of lightning from above, and she moves with them. (Secrets at the Heart of the Lake) |
| Acolyte Hansui | The Discordance | One of the four Acolytes: glaciers and rows of ice spikes burst from the ground. (Secrets at the Heart of the Lake) |
| Master Bi Hai of Kuye Temple | Beyond the Smuggler's Tunnel | A fallen master shielded by a golden qi bell, with three Bronze Men who keep attacking until destroyed. (Kuye Temple Prayer Beads) |
| Master Bi Yuan of the Tianxuan Sect | The statue grounds | A fallen sect master with a heavy bronze sword who scatters blades of sword chi. (Tianxuan Bronze Sword · The Sword and the Way) |
| Grief-Stricken Jin | The shallow-water docks | A wailing Maskwalker in red whose cries send the six beside him mad; seven fights in one. (Scarlet Wraithblade · A Brother Once More) |
6 late-game bosses (story spoilers)
| Boss | Where | How it fights |
|---|---|---|
| Zuo Shang | Not named in the game’s text | Zuo Shang as a youth, light and graceful even with a wooden sword. |
| Zuo Shang, the Order’s Shadow Sovereign | Not named in the game’s text | The Order's new Shadow Sovereign with Aureate, commanding a storm of weapons with Sha-Chi. (Aureate) |
| Zuo Shang, the True Lóng | Not named in the game’s text | Zuo Shang in a body of pure gold with a Loong head. |
| Leng Tu, Herald of the Veil | Not named in the game’s text | The Herald of the Veil, the man behind the puppets. (Abyssal Bell) |
| Meng Hua, The Merciful Lady of the Blossom Veil | Not named in the game’s text | The Lady of the Blossom Veil's puppet vessel, red thread for hair. (The Lady’s Fan) |
| Mó Yuan, Leader of the Bastion of Mó | Not named in the game’s text | The master in black, under his own name. |
Showing all 63 boss fights
Counters and drops go on each fight page as we play the fights.
Shown in the 2024 demos
Six bosses
Boss · Bounty
The area boss of the 2024 demo.unconfirmed
First shown: The 2024 demo.
Boss · Bounty
An early bounty boss of the 2024 demo, fought after its stealth section.unconfirmed
First shown: The 2024 demo.
Boss · name plate only · added 14 Oct
We know it only from its name plate in official video; we do not pair it with any Chinese name. Official · name plate
First shown: Two official trailers of June 2024 show its name plate.
Boss · Bounty
One of five boss fights in the 2024 closed-door demo. our name match
First shown: The 2024 closed-door demo.
Boss · Bounty
A three-person boss.
First shown: The 2024 closed-door demo.
Shown in the 2025 demo and trailers
Four bosses and one second phase
Boss · Bounty
A giant with a warhammer who throws dirt at the camera.
First shown: The 2025 demo.
Boss · Bounty
An optional boss.
First shown: The 2025 demo.
Whatever it is, the Seven Stars are way out of our league…
Boss · Bounty
The formation. He leads six other warriors. His followers heal him at the cost of their own health.
First shown: The Year of the Snake trailer of January 2025 (its own name plate at 0:42 reads “Chief Disciple of the Seven Stars”) and the 2025 demo, where he is the final boss.
Second phase · of the Chief Disciple fight
The second phase of the 
Chief Disciple fight, a marionette.
First shown: The Year of the Snake trailer of January 2025, where its plate comes up at 3:16, and the 2025 demo.
Boss · Bounty
A lion-dance boss.
First shown: Trailers, and then the October 2026 previews.
Shown in the 2026 previews and pre-order trailer
Five bosses and one second phase
Boss · Bounty
The official text calls The Hunt a former comrade rather than a boss.
First shown: The pre-order trailer.
Boss · Bounty, optional
Leader of the Bastion of Mó, and Soul’s father.
First shown: The pre-order trailer.
Boss · name plate only · added 14 Oct
We know it only from its name plate in official video. Official · name plate
First shown: The State of Play gameplay deep dive of August 2026 shows its name plate.
Boss · name plate only · added 14 Oct
We know it only from its name plate in official video. Official · name plate
First shown: The State of Play gameplay deep dive of August 2026 shows its name plate.
Second phase · of the Lion Dance Grandmaster fight · name plate only · added 14 Oct
We know it only from its name plate in official video. Official · name plate
First shown: The State of Play gameplay deep dive of August 2026 shows its name plate.
Boss · Bounty
An axe fighter with formidable strength and exceptional range; one hit can be lethal, but he is slow.
First shown: The final build, in the October 2026 previews; the chapter 1 placement comes from a Chinese preview of the boss we match to him.
How Phantom Blade Zero boss fights work
- Blue light = Brutal Move (parry); red light = Killer Move (dodge)
- A block timed as the hit lands parries it: no Sha-Chi cost, and it drains the attacker's Sha-Chi
- Running out of Sha-Chi breaches you (or the enemy): the stance breaks and you are open until it refills
- Switching weapons refills Sha-Chi
- Die in a boss's second phase and you restart at that phase
- Swords alone struggle against heavy shields; iron fists and hammers break those defences Official narration, State of Play deep dive, 9:14.
- Hellwalker brings in fighting-game mechanics: bosses drop fixed patterns and adapt Official narration, State of Play deep dive, 11:19.
How to read a Phantom Blade Zero boss name
- Official nameshown on an official screen, or printed in an official text
- Reported nameprinted by the press, not yet in official material
- Our translationour own match, unconfirmed; the entry says on what basis
- Unknownnot published anywhere we can point to
- White characters cut into red an official Chinese name: an official text, or the game’s own screens in English and Chinese, give both names. Names seen in a demo may change in the launch build.
- Red characters inside a red border a Chinese name no official source has confirmed: ours, or the press’s
- No seal no Chinese name yet
Table view
| Boss | First shown |
|---|---|
 Commander Cleave | The 2024 demo. |
 Huangxing | The 2024 demo. |
 Tie Sha | The 2024 demo. |
 Jade Dancer | Two official trailers of June 2024 show its name plate. |
| Jagged Steel, the Frenzied Brute | The 2024 closed-door demo. |
| Unnamed in English · a three-person bounty | The 2024 closed-door demo. |
 Wan Jun “Coppermaul” | The 2025 demo. |
 Red Wraith | The 2025 demo. |
| Chief Disciple of the Seven Stars | The Year of the Snake trailer of January 2025 (its own name plate at 0:42 reads “Chief Disciple of the Seven Stars”) and the 2025 demo, where he is the final boss. |
 Chief Disciple’s Fallen Hope | Second phase of the Chief Disciple fight. The Year of the Snake trailer of January 2025, where its plate comes up at 3:16, and the 2025 demo. |
 Lion Dance Grandmaster | Trailers, and then the October 2026 previews. |
 The Hunt | The pre-order trailer. |
 Mó Yuan | The pre-order trailer. |
 Zhuobi, the Gatekeeper | The State of Play gameplay deep dive of August 2026 shows its name plate. |
 Blizzard Blademaster | The State of Play gameplay deep dive of August 2026 shows its name plate. |
 The Lion Dance Grandmaster’s Final Dance | Second phase of the Lion Dance Grandmaster fight. The State of Play gameplay deep dive of August 2026 shows its name plate. |
| Peng Meng, the Axemaster | The final build, in the October 2026 previews; the chapter 1 placement comes from a Chinese preview of the boss we match to him. |
One, Mó Yuan, has a Chinese name that an official text gives together with the English one; three more have Chinese name plates in the Chinese build of the 2025 demo that match their English plates. Five show a likely Chinese name that we matched ourselves, three have a Chinese name only the press reports, and three have no Chinese name yet. Of the two second phases, Chief Disciple’s Fallen Hope has an official Chinese name plate and the Final Dance has no Chinese name yet. Those counts cover only the bosses shown before launch. The full list is the table above: 63 fights.
Named elsewhere, not listed here
Some figures that sound like bosses are not in the list above, because the sources we read give them no name. DualShockers describes a boss who drinks wine throughout his fight; no source gives his English name. Enemy groups, such as the flanking monks in threes, have no name and are not counted.
Phantom Blade Zero bosses FAQ
How do boss fights work?
Blue flash: parry. Red flash: dodge. Empty the boss’s Sha-Chi to break its stance and open it up. Die in a second phase and you restart at that phase, and beating a major boss usually gives you its weapon.
Sources for this page 21
- Every boss in the launch game Official The launch build’s own text: its boss list, boss notes, crane-bell place names and achievement conditions, read on 29 October 2026. Where and how each boss fights is our summary of that text.
- Commander Cleave Unconfirmed · GamerBraves
- Jagged Steel, the Frenzied Brute Press-reported · gcores
- Wan Jun “Coppermaul” Press-reported · IGN
- Chief Disciple of the Seven Stars Official · name plate, Year of the Snake trailer 0:42
- Chief Disciple of the Seven Stars Press-reported IGN, the fight
- Lion Dance Grandmaster Press-reported · The Outerhaven
- The Hunt Official · PlayStation Blog, 11 August 2026
- Mó Yuan Official · Steam announcement
- Peng Meng, the Axemaster Press-reported · CGMagazine
- How Phantom Blade Zero boss fights work Press-reported · RPGFan
- How Phantom Blade Zero boss fights work Official · State of Play
- How Phantom Blade Zero boss fights work Official · State of Play
- How to read a Phantom Blade Zero boss name Unconfirmed
- How to read a Phantom Blade Zero boss name Official
- How to read a Phantom Blade Zero boss name Press-reported
- How many bosses Phantom Blade Zero has Press-reported Gamersky, October 2026, quoting director Liang in an interview with Automaton.
- How many bosses Phantom Blade Zero has Official PlayStation Blog, 17 August 2026; Steam store page.
- How many bosses Phantom Blade Zero has Press-reported The same report sets out the weapon count; the source for each drop is named in its entry.
- How many bosses Phantom Blade Zero has Every likely name is our own match, not a statement by the developer. All pairings are listed on the names page.
- How to read a Phantom Blade Zero boss name Press-reported gamersky.com/news