Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden is fought in A ruined songhouse, Meigu Lake in the launch build of Phantom Blade Zero. A zither player whose ringing notes carry her rage across the whole arena.
From the launch game’s own text 29 Oct 2026 · in-game boss dossier (BossName_028)
Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden in-game dossier and forms
Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden
A woman who wanders before a ruined songhouse, playing the zither in her arms day and night without rest. The instrument seems almost alive, its ringing notes giving voice to her pent-up resentment and indignation, spilling them over any living thing that strays here. Yan’er was once a renowned zither player who captivated every audience. She thought she had found true love with a great hero and even bore his child, only to be met with an assassin’s blade... In the debauched life of that Mandate sect leader, there was never any place for the happiness a lowly musician could hope for. After narrowly surviving the calamity, Yan’er was taken in by the High Elder and given the name Yan Qiansui. But what the High Elder truly wanted was the child in her womb. To him, her unborn child was merely a sacrifice to shorten the passage. When Yan Qiansui learned the truth behind her child’s death, she was alive in body but dead inside. Yet it seemed all she could do was flee from the truth. Only the zither that had always remained by her side could offer her a little comfort, allowing her to lose herself in a fleeting dream of past splendor and seek a salvation that never existed.
Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden is fought in A ruined songhouse, Meigu Lake in the launch build of Phantom Blade Zero. A zither player whose ringing notes carry her rage across the whole arena.
How to beat this fight
Parry the blue orbs. Avoid the red orbs and the big white ones. A red attack often comes once the coloured orbs fade.
She drops Fanatic’s Fragment: Attachment, Fanatic’s Obsession for tempering the Fanatic’s Broken Blade, and the Illusory Pipa Strings.
Location, weapons and connected quests
Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden is fought in A ruined songhouse, Meigu Lake in the launch build of Phantom Blade Zero. Connected quest: Allure of Vanity. Unlocks the Master of the Misty Waters trophy and achievement (Defeat all powerful foes around Meigu Lake.).
Key facts
Boss · Launch build
Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden
Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden key facts from the launch build
Where do you fight Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden in Phantom Blade Zero?
Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden is fought in A ruined songhouse, Meigu Lake in the launch build of Phantom Blade Zero. A zither player whose ringing notes carry her rage across the whole arena.
What does the in-game dossier say about Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden?
A woman who wanders before a ruined songhouse, playing the zither in her arms day and night without rest. The instrument seems almost alive, its ringing notes giving voice to her pent-up resentment and indignation, spilling them over any living thing that strays here. Yan’er was once a renowned zither player who captivated every audience. She thought she had found true love with a great hero and even bore his child, only to be met with an assassin’s blade... In the debauched life of that Mandate sect leader, there was never any place for the happiness a lowly musician could hope for. After narrowly surviving the calamity, Yan’er was taken in by the High Elder and given the name Yan Qiansui. But what the High Elder truly wanted was the child in her womb. To him, her unborn child was merely a sacrifice to shorten the passage. When Yan Qiansui learned the truth behind her child’s death, she was alive in body but dead inside. Yet it seemed all she could do was flee from the truth. Only the zither that had always remained by her side could offer her a little comfort, allowing her to lose herself in a fleeting dream of past splendor and seek a salvation that never existed.
What weapons, quests or trophies connect to Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden?
Connected quest: Allure of Vanity. Unlocks the Master of the Misty Waters trophy and achievement (Defeat all powerful foes around Meigu Lake.).
