Phantom Blade Zero · Weapons & Phantom Edges

Weapons

Every main weapon and Phantom Edge, what each is built for, its skills, and where to Soul Temper it.

All weapons and Phantom Edges

The game’s own weapon list has 56: 30 primary weapons and 26 Phantom Edges. All of them are below in the game’s own English, with the Chinese name, what each is for, and its skills.

Showing all 56 weapons (30 primary weapons and 26 Phantom Edges)

Primary weapons: all 30

26 primary weapons, in the game’s English. Weapons with a full entry on this page link to it.
Weapon	What it is for	Skills, in the game’s English
Sanguine	Soul’s own sword: shaped like a sword, hits like a heavy blade.	Chi-Infused Blade · Phantom Execution · Drifting Clouds · Flowing Water
Jagged Steel	A rusted, jagged blade whose cuts make enemies bleed.	Blood Blade · Relentless Bleed · Blood Blade Charge · Frenzied Blood Blade
Wild Oriole Sword	A light, very fast sword that lays marks with a flurry of cuts.	Oriole Mark · Potent Mark · Bursting Mark · Lingering Mark
Freezing Chaos	Frost on the rise, black flame on the fall.	Steel-Shattering Thrust · Bone Deep · Iceberg · Blackflame Whirlwind
Tianxuan Bronze Sword	A plain bronze sword: strong against shields, solid when you block.	Utmost Emptiness · Calm Mind · Resolute Stillness · All Things Converge
The Fanatic’s Broken Blade	A broken sword that flies at distant enemies once you drink; damage drops with range.	Boundless Thirst · Drunken Clarity · Drunken Counter · A Strong Drink
Soft Snake Sword	A whip-like blade that deflects attacks and moves like a snake.	Inner Stillness · Redirected Force · Sword Blossom Shield · Serpentine Precision
Baishan Stormswords	Twin swords of wind and thunder; the two elements build to a burst.	Centered Breath · Elemental Confluence · Wind Infusion · Baishan's Divine Favor
Aureate	A gold longsword that copies Zuo Shang’s golden sword energy.	Strategist: Ranged Assault · A Thousand Blades · Strategist: Formation Breaker · Strategist: Iron Wall
Sanguine Reach	A two-handed Sanguine for wide, crowd-clearing sweeps.	Whirlwind Slash · Fatal Execution · Sweeping Slash · Tempest Wheel
Outlaw Warblade	A blood-drinking warblade: heals from enemy blood or spends your own HP to hit harder.	Reckless Cleave · Unstoppable · Survival Shield · Blood Arrow
Blazing Edge	A long blade that turns Sha-Chi into fire; breaks shields and burns.	Flame Wave · Burning Blade · Sunderflame
Bonesaw	A coarse-toothed saw that breaks shields well.	Guard-Break Pursuit · Cruel Advantage · Bloodsaw · Elimination
Whiteshadow	A pale blade built around frost strikes.	Frost Strike · Piercing Cold · Frost Convergence · Frostspike Finisher
Scarlet Wraithblade	Breaks shields and spreads red spider lilies that drain Sha-Chi and HP.	Scarlet Field · Hidden Thorns · Severed Vows · Netherlit Bloom
Armybreaker	A broad polearm that charges into enemies and breaks shields.	Mighty Rush · Unstoppable Advance · Irresistible Force · Conquering Slash
Juggernaut	Breaks shields and stores Red Edge for one heavy release.	Blood-Fed Edge · Sunset-Stained Edge · Restless Wave · Annihilating Slash
Crescent Blade	A crescent blade for sweeping, cleaving strikes that break through guards.	Cloud-Sweeping Gale · Fluid Rotation · Formless Qinglong · Unstoppable Force
Sanguine Twin	Twin short Sanguine blades: the fastest attacks of the family.	Chi-Infused Blade · Shadow Execution · Relentless Pursuit · Blades at Will
Fiend Saws	Jade Dancer’s leg-saws, now held in Soul’s hands; they carry Fiend-Aura.	Charged Onslaught · Corrosion Burst · Charged Frenzy · Corrosive Severance
Shadowless Edge	A tempered Sanguine Twin that calls up a phantom double.	Shadow Form · Phantom Requiem
Sundering Dual Axes	Short twin axes whose combos build Baleful Aura for reaping strikes.	Circling Ambush · Menacing Flow · Baleful Barrage · Heart-Rending Strike
White Serpent & Crimson Viper	A short blade and a long one that work together like two snakes.	Viper Mark · Coiling Serpents · Ethereal Viper · Relentless Bite
Parting Hooks	Hooks with a guard stance that turns defence into attack; break shields.	Counter Follow-Up · Poised to Strike · Counteroffensive · Divine Beast Bind
Seamless Death	Ring blades you can throw.	Charged Flying Ring · Empowered Flying Ring · Phantom Step · Afterimage Feint
The Fanatic’s Drunken Sword	The Fanatic’s sword made whole: the flying strike no longer loses damage at range.	Not listed in the game’s text

4 more late in the story (spoilers)

4 primary weapons whose names or text give away the story.
Weapon	What it is for	Skills, in the game’s English
Wooden Sanguine	The wooden practice blade from Soul’s youth.	Back to Basics · Falling Petal Strike · A Light Touch · Basic Forms
Infernal Rouge	A legendary blade tied to Soul’s origins, with its own rebirth skills.	Bloodline Rebirth · Bloodline Awakening · Phantom Blade
The Lady’s Fan	A bone fan of ice, fire, lightning and chaos.	The Lady's Grace · Blight-Fueled Power · Dark Law · Master of the Arcane
Tianmiao · Wild Oriole	Wild Oriole paired with a second sword for two-sword attacks.	Tianmiao's Shadow, Oriole's Cry

Phantom Edges: all 26

23 phantom edges, in the game’s English. Weapons with a full entry on this page link to it.
Weapon	What it is for	Skills, in the game’s English
Dread Axe	A huge axe that breaks shields and armour.	Full-Power Charge · Armored Resilience · Rushing Axe · Crushing Force
Bashpole	A melon-headed hammer that breaks shields.	Skyfall Bash · Forceful Interrupt · Seismic Impact · Follow-Through
Bastion	Zhuo Bi’s shield: soaks a hit and turns it into a counter.	Shield Rush · Immovable Wall · Shield Glide · Swift Deployment
Wolfjaw	A spiked mace that heals you as it hits.	Bloodlust · Blood Feast · Full-Power Strike · Heart-Piercing Wolf
Tiger Cannon	A cannon; Lei Dang’s last gift to an old friend.	Tiger Step · Spreading Blaze · Double Roar · Tooth for Tooth
Goldblaze	A gold firelock built for range.	Firelock Step · Side · Armor-Piercing Round · Firelock Step · Forward · Firelock Step · Back
Feather Bow Called Night Owl in the 2025 demo	A restrung bow for fighting at range.	Willow Step · Side · Hundred-Pace Pierce · Willow Step · Forward · Willow Step · Back
Flying Dagger Called Flying Daggers in the 2025 demo	Thin thrown knives that do not miss.	Quickhand Step · Unerring Throw · Shadowless Step · Windborne Step
You Loong’s Deluge	You Loong’s water cannon; strongest against fire-weapon users.	Water Cannon · Ceaseless Rain · Piercing Jet · Twin Water Cannons
Flaming Mane	The Lion Dance Grandmaster’s lion head; breathes fire.	Fireball Burst · Undying Flame · Lionhead Rush · Twin Fireballs
Kuye Temple Prayer Beads	Prayer beads that summon Kuye Temple’s monks to fight beside you.	Golden Body · Enduring Presence · Bronze Formation · Backlash
Hunter’s Chain Sickle	A chain sickle for mid to long range that also grapples to anchor points.	Shadow Bound · Relentless Pursuit · Chain-Sickle Traverse · Deathchase Cyclone
Fire Meteor	Twin meteor hammers packed with burning phosphor.	Iron Bloom · Heart-Scorching Blaze · Phosphor Explosion · Phosphor Cyclone
Loong Trident	You Loong’s trident: thrown at range, works underwater, hits harder on full-HP enemies.	Master of the Water · Loong Fang Pierce · Loong Step · Forward · Loong Step · Back
Iron Gauntlets	Iron fists that break shields and build Fist Focus with every hit.	Masterstroke Fist · Fist Focus Unbound · Fist Guard · Fury Unleashed
Ink Cut	Moji’s sword, steered by Chi.	Final Radiance · Lingering Ink · Ink-Forged Blade · Ink Piercer
Thunder Spear	Chang Hong’s spear; strikes with lightning.	Thunder Spear Thrust · Wrath of Thunder · Reverse Thrust · Thunder Descends
Flying Guillotine	Huangxing’s bladed wheel: breaks shields and makes enemies bleed.	Blood Wheel · Unceasing Bleed · Blood-Wheel Flight · Soul-Seizing Reaping
War Wagon	Old Man Gen’s war wagon: ram through lines or cross ground fast.	Full-Speed Rush · Ironclad Rampage · Crushing Charge · Earthshaking Slam
Inanis’ Radiant Fan	A fan that raises a sanctuary wherever you stand.	Supreme Benediction · Enduring Sanctuary · Quiet Malice · Boundless Sanctuary
Heartrend Pipa	A pipa whose notes fire sonic blades.	Evasive Pluck · Ringing Steel · Harmonic Shift · Formation-Breaking Song
Puppeteer’s Bell	A bell that commands puppets.	Fortified Shields · Counter Guard · Mindless Impact · Abyssal Bell
Swordsman’s Summon	A token that calls swordsmen of the Mandate to fight with you.	Sword Wave · Lesser Sword Formation · Overwhelming Force · Master Swordsmen

3 more late in the story (spoilers)

3 phantom edges whose names or text give away the story.
Weapon	What it is for	Skills, in the game’s English
One-Eyed Bow	A bow possessed by something from the Discordance; fires death rays.	Death Ray · Piercing Ray · Death Gaze · Thousand-Eyed Gaze
Illusory Pipa	The Chord’s restored pipa: sonic blades and control over weak-willed enemies.	Sonic Mindseal · Mist Dispersion
Abyssal Bell	The Herald’s threads, tempered into the Puppeteer’s Bell to command elite puppets.	Elite Puppet

All Soul Tempering materials and which weapon each tempers

Every named Soul Tempering material in the launch build, with the weapon or Phantom Edge it tempers
Soul Tempering item	Weapon tempered	In-game item note
Bastion of Mó Mask	Sanguine	A golden mask crafted over generations by the people of the Bastion of Mó to suppress the surging Sha-Chi in their bloodline.
Iron Butcher Mask	Jagged Steel	His brother killed people; he buried the bodies.
Supreme Order Token	Wild Oriole Sword	A token granting supreme command over the Order, once given to Mu Xiaokui by the old Shadow Sovereign as a means of protection.
Primordial Chaos Vessel	Freezing Chaos	Three currents of Sha-Chi still linger within this vessel, endlessly entwined, endlessly waxing and waning.
Bronze Essence	Tianxuan Bronze Sword	A group of Wulin folks kidnapped the blacksmith’s son and daughter and forced him to forge something that could replace a “heart.” Unable to make such a thing, the blacksmith sought advice from a Daoist he knew, but even he had no answer.
Fanatic’s Obsession	The Fanatic’s Broken Blade	Drinking did nothing to dull his resentment.
Dancer’s Ribbon	Soft Snake Sword	A slightly worn ribbon that once rose and fell with her as she spun amid lamplight and shadow.
Baishan Headband	Baishan Stormswords	A headband belonging to a disciple of the Baishan Sect, originally the property of Lu Jieyuan's wife.
Broken Lóng Body	Aureate	A fragment from Zuo Shang's "Sacred Lóng Vessel." Cunning, strength, the Golden Sword Energy he was born with, and the "Sacred Lóng Vessel" bestowed upon him by the Herald.
Flaming Grip	Sanguine Reach	Rekindled by the Everlasting Flame, the Flaming Grip transforms all Sha-Chi infused into it into blazing flames.
Six Paths Warrant	Outlaw Warblade	Half of a battered wanted notice, long since stripped of its former authority.
Craftsman’s Tool Kit	Bonesaw	A box of handmade tools left behind by a Mandate craftsman.
Boy’s Worn Outfit	Whiteshadow	The illusionist who brought him to the ruins told him that only by casting off everything he had been, and paying the price, could he study the Great Way.
Embroidered Shoes	Scarlet Wraithblade	During his two years in the Mandate, Jin secretly saved up a substantial dowry for his younger sister, hoping that, one day, she could leave the grudges of their family behind and live a life of peace and happiness.
Alloyed Steel	Armybreaker	A steel fragment recovered from the remains of Tiger Guards Lei Huang and Lei Ming.
Restored Ritual Cauldron	Juggernaut	An ancient ritual vessel once used by orthodox sects to worship gods and Buddha.
Statue of the Loyal Hero	Crescent Blade	Be loyal to your own heart, in life and in death, without regret.
Chaos Twin Daggers	Sanguine Twin	A pair of daggers wreathed in chaotic power, originally forged by the people of the Bastion of Mó and identical in design.
Heel Reinforcement Part	Fiend Saws	It began when Xiaokui noticed the wear on Jade Dancer's heels and gave her parts to reinforce them.
Honed Blacksteel	Sundering Dual Axes	A cluster of black metallic fragments, layered and curled like withered flames.
Serpent’s Memory	White Serpent & Crimson Viper	All the love, hatred, and reckless abandon of days past gradually faded amid the illusions of the Mirrorwood.
Song of Parting	Parting Hooks	With no brush in the prison, the prisoner dipped a finger in blood and wrote out a lifetime of farewells across the wall.
Jade Mask	Seamless Death	The wonder of illusion lies in the fact that beneath one mask rests yet another, in layer upon endless layer.
The Lady’s Crown	The Lady’s Fan	A crown that fell from the head of the Merciful Lady of the Veil.
Blood Oath Dagger	Dread Axe	The dagger used by the Four Axes when they swore brotherhood in blood.
Pigeon Feed	Bashpole	Likely left behind by someone in the Mandate with a fondness for pigeons.
Border Banner	Bastion	A battle standard that once snapped in the wind and sand along the border.
Border Poems	Wolfjaw	A collection of poems copied down by soldiers during their night watches along the border.
Golden Ammunition	Tiger Cannon	There are few powerful foes that the Tiger Cannon cannot bring down yet must be confronted head-on.
Maintenance Oil	Goldblaze	Machine oil made by Quick Hand Zhang himself, essential to his daily care of old objects and rare treasures.
Reinforced Bowstring	Feather Bow	Even today, some still mix animal sinew with hemp, twist them into cords, then repeatedly wax and dry them in the shade to make bowstrings.
Quick Hand’s Manual	Flying Dagger	A closely guarded teaching of the Quick Hand lineage.
High-power Pump	You Loong’s Deluge	Unable to find a scholar who understood mechanisms and unable to afford the blacksmith in town, the fishermen of Meigu Village simply squatted down on the riverbank and tinkered themselves.
Blazing Lion Head	Flaming Mane	A training lion head made only of an iron frame, weighted with the mechanisms of a firearm.
Kuye Temple Sutra	Kuye Temple Prayer Beads	A sutra steeped in the fragrance of sandalwood over many years.
Alloyed Scythe Blade	Hunter’s Chain Sickle	This sickle was originally a tool used in the Thread-Binding Sect's workshops to dismantle defective bodies.
Everlasting Flame	Fire Meteor	Deep within the copper furnace lies phosphorus powder and grease enough to set the heavens ablaze, yet the sturdy copper shell locks that raging fire into a single dim glow, neither growing nor fading, neither wavering nor flickering, the same day and night.
Rules of the Blackwater Crew	Loong Trident	"Share fish and trouble! Never betray the crew's secrets, such as which stretch of the lake has the most fish! Draw your blade (or fishing spear!) to right wrongs when you see injustice! Learn to cast a net, know the waters, and identify fish species in order to officially join the crew! Gather on the fifteenth.
Worldbreaker Fist	Iron Gauntlets	Beneath the forbidding iron shell, what was once hollow is whole again.
Plain Sword Tassel	Ink Cut	A strand of unbleached hemp, adorned with a single jade bead, swaying gently in the breeze.
Thunder Core	Thunder Spear	A core containing the power of lightning.
Enhanced Chainsaw	Flying Guillotine	They had not sparred or even spoken in a long time.
Old Wooden Comb	War Wagon	Many years ago, when both of them were still young, Old Man Gen made this comb for his wife.
Violet Blossom	Inanis’ Radiant Fan	The violet blossom beside the window was her daughter's favorite.
Herald’s Lingering Threads	Puppeteer’s Bell	Once, these puppet strings danced at the Herald's fingertips, manipulating the lives of countless souls across the Wulin.
Hero’s Courage	Swordsman’s Summon	A jade pendant named the Hero's Courage.
Eye of Insight	One-Eyed Bow	A protective talisman left by her father, in hopes that she would leave this world of blades behind and venture into the vast lands beyond the Wulin, without shouldering his bow or retreading his path.

Showing all 56 weapons (30 primary weapons and 26 Phantom Edges)

Where each weapon drops goes into its entry as we play.

Table view

Every weapon named in English, with its name status (English · Chinese) and how to get it where a source says. Full entries below.
Weapon	Kind	How to get it
Sanguine	Primary weapon · One-Handed	You start with it. IGN calls it “your default long sword” (2025 demo).
Sanguine Twin	Primary weapon · Short swords	Console Creatures “picked up the Sanguine Twins” during its October 2026 preview; it does not say where.
Sanguine Reach	Primary weapon · Polearm	Not known yet.
Soft Snake Sword	Primary weapon · In the Primary Weapons tab	No source we read says where it comes from.
Seamless Death	Primary weapon · Dual-Wield	2024 demo: the reward for beating a three-person bounty, in gcores’s report on the closed-door demo. The launch build may differ.
White Serpent & Crimson Viper	Primary weapon · Dual-Wield	No source we read says where it comes from.
Jagged Steel	Primary weapon · One-Handed	Beat Jagged Steel, the Frenzied Brute. Game Rant was “awarded Jagged Steel’s eponymous weapon” after that boss.
Juggernaut	Primary weapon · In the Primary Weapons tab	Not recorded for the English name.
Outlaw’s Warblade	Primary weapon · Two-Handed	Not known yet.
Armybreaker	Primary weapon · Two-Handed	Not known yet.
The Fanatic’s Broken Blade	Primary weapon · One-Handed	Not known yet.
Drunken Sword	Primary weapon · No menu shows a weapon by this name	Not stated. DualShockers describes a boss who drinks wine throughout his fight, and a fan list on Gamersky writes of the drunken sword of a figure it calls Hua Qianxiao. No source we read says that boss gives this weapon.
Bashpole	Phantom Edge · Phantom Edge: IGN’s writer adds it “as a Phantom Edge”	Beat Wan Jun “Coppermaul”. The item card appears straight after the fight. Observed play, 2025 demo 9:10
Tiger Cannon	Phantom Edge · Phantom Edge	No source we read says where it comes from.
Flaming Mane	Phantom Edge · In the Phantom Edges tab	No source we read says where it comes from.
Man-Cutter	Phantom Edge · In the Phantom Edges tab	No source we read says where it comes from.
Dread Axe	Phantom Edge · Phantom Edge	CGMagazine says beating Peng Meng unlocks it.
Night Owl	Phantom Edge · Long-Ranged	No source we read says where it comes from.
Flying Daggers	Phantom Edge · Long-Ranged	Not known yet.
Heartrend Pipa	Phantom Edge · Artifice	Not known yet.
Iron Gauntlets	Phantom Edge · Martial Skill	Not known yet.
Ink Cut	Phantom Edge · In the Phantom Edges tab	Not known yet.

On this page 8 sections

All weapons and Phantom Edges
Phantom Blade Zero primary weapons
Phantom Edges: Phantom Blade Zero secondary weapons
How Phantom Blade Zero weapons work
How the loadout works
Official totals and how they differ
What is not yet known
Phantom Blade Zero weapons FAQ

Showing all 22 detailed weapon entries

Phantom Blade Zero primary weapons

Twelve named in English · You carry two. The menus label them One-Handed, Two-Handed or Dual-Wield.

A long sword, blood red along the blade, on a dark menu background. — Character menu, cropped to the weapon: a long sword, blood red along its blade, with a dark hilt.
Frame from the official State of Play gameplay deep dive, PlayStation on YouTube, blh1v1dGJ2s, 8:23 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME · outside this crop, the menu panel beside it reads “SANGUINE”, “One-Handed”

Primary weapon

Sanguine

OfficialEnglishOfficialChineseChinese name: 2025 demo menu, player’s recordingName sources for Sanguine

Class One-Handed

Soul’s own sword: “Your default long sword”, in IGN’s words.

First shown: The 2025 demo.

What it does

Menu text August 2026 State of Play build · the text is out of focus in the video, so this is our best reading; [?] marks doubtful words
Blood red from hilt to tip. Shaped like a sword, yet wielded with the force of a heavy blade, it has weathered countless trials at Soul's side.
Standard Combo: □□□□□
Sha-Chi Combo: △△△ Can be unleashed after any swing during a Standard Combo. With enough Sha-Chi, it becomes an enhanced attack with increased damage and Break Power.
Sweeping Blade: R2 [?] Consumes 1 Sha-Chi Essence to unleash a sweeping blade strike that rapidly slashes the enemy. This attack is unblockable.

Recommended against

A breached enemy. Its L2 skill is “a rapid succession of tumbling attacks, which is great for shredding a breached enemy”, in IGN’s words (2025 demo).

How to get it

You start with it. IGN calls it “your default long sword” (2025 demo).

Upgrades

PendingUpgrade path: filled in after launch (29 Oct 2026)

Full details

Menu text 2025 S-Party demo, English menu
L2: Launch a quick succession of tumbling attacks. Costs 1 ◆.
Forged from a mysterious metal, Sanguine is shaped like a sword but carries the weight and impact of a cleaver. As a Will of the Order, Soul has personally ended many lives with this [text continues beyond the panel]
Stats on screen. Level badge 16; the stat labels read Damage and Guard Break; the values are out of focus and not recorded.

Weapon pageFull guide: skills, upgrades & Soul Tempering

Two short swords with long red tassels beside an equipment panel. — Equipment screen: “Sanguine Twin”. Two short swords trailing long red tassels, beside their description panel.
Frame from the official 2025 S-Party demo walkthrough, Phantom Blade Zero on YouTube, kwVgxmwgkfI, 1:02 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME

Primary weapon · added 14 Oct

Sanguine Twin

OfficialEnglishOfficialChineseChinese name: 2025 demo tutorial, player’s recordingName sources for Sanguine Twin

Sanguine Twin is a primary weapon. Twin short Sanguine blades: the fastest attacks of the family.

Weapon pageFull guide: skills, upgrades & Soul Tempering

A long red-hilted polearm blade beside an equipment panel. — Equipment screen: “Sanguine Reach”. A long blade on a polearm shaft, beside its description panel.
Frame from the official 2025 S-Party demo walkthrough, Phantom Blade Zero on YouTube, kwVgxmwgkfI, 0:59 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME

Primary weapon · added 14 Oct

Sanguine Reach

OfficialEnglishOfficialChineseChinese name: 2025 demo menu, player’s recordingName sources for Sanguine Reach

Sanguine Reach is a primary weapon. A two-handed Sanguine for wide, crowd-clearing sweeps.

Weapon pageFull guide: skills, upgrades & Soul Tempering

A long, thin, curving blade beside an equipment panel. — Equipment screen: “Soft Snake Sword”. A long, thin blade with a gilded guard, beside its description panel.
Frame from the official 2025 S-Party demo walkthrough, Phantom Blade Zero on YouTube, kwVgxmwgkfI, 1:00 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME

Primary weapon

Soft Snake Sword

OfficialEnglishOfficialChineseChinese name: 2025 demo menu, player’s recordingName sources for Soft Snake Sword

Soft Snake Sword is a primary weapon. A whip-like blade that deflects attacks and moves like a snake.

Weapon pageFull guide: skills, upgrades & Soul Tempering

Two ring-shaped blades on a dark upgrade screen. — Upgrade screen, cropped to the weapon: two ring-shaped blades with cut-out inner rims.
Frame from the official State of Play gameplay deep dive, PlayStation on YouTube, blh1v1dGJ2s, 10:07 · © PARAWULIN PRODUCTION LIMITED / S-GAME · outside this crop, the menu panel beside it reads “SEAMLESS DEATH”, “Dual-Wield”

Primary weapon