Trophy Guide and Roadmap - Phantom Blade Zero

Trophy and Achievement Guide in Phantom Blade Zero

The path to becoming a Wulin Legend requires you to encounter tales that you should not miss.

Trophy Guide Summary
Required Difficulty	There is no required difficulty.
Missable Trophies	・Spectral Blade ・The Healer’s Legacy ・The Last of Baishan ・Forbidden Arts Beneath the Lake ・Together Till the End ・A Wanderer’s Honor ・With Heart and Blood Note:These are all tale-related trophies.
Playthroughs Needed	One playthrough: before entering New Game+, you can visit the previous locations.
PS5 Trophies	36 (1 Platinum, 3 Gold, 14 Silver, 18 Bronze)
Steam Achievements	66 (35 Achievements, 31 Hidden) Rare: 9

A Second Playthrough is NOT Required

A second playthrough is not required to complete the trophies. However, we recommend that you use your save slots efficiently. Since there are 9 regions and 20 save slots, you can save at the start and end of each region.

Changing Difficulty is NOT Required

All trophies can be obtained in any difficulty. Yes, even at the easiest difficulty. However, Extreme Mode (Hellwalker) and 66 Days Mode require you to complete the game in Normal Mode before unlocking them.

Difficulty Settings

Trophy Roadmap

[1] Save your game at every start and end of each region.

The game has 20 save slots. Use it to save your game at every start and end of each region. This will serve as backup in case you missed anything. Make sure to check the tales you failed and talk to NPCs.

[2] Complete all the tales before leaving the region.

The missable trophies are all tale-related. Be sure to check them. And these tales are required to get the True Ending with a trophy, With Heart and Blood.

Tale	Trophy	Location
A Severed Mindseal	Spectral Blade	Weeping Creek Valley
Flesh Lily	The Healer’s Legacy	Weeping Creek Valley
Apprentice Healer	The Healer’s Legacy	Weeping Creek Valley
A Healer’s Mercy	The Healer’s Legacy	Crimson Forest
Secrets of the Baishan Sect	The Last of Baishan	Crimson Forest
Secrets at the Heart of the Lake	Forbidden Arts Beneath the Lake	Village of Lu
The Journey Home	Together Till the End	Village of Lu
Young Master Lan	A Wanderer’s Honor	Village of Lu

[3] Before starting New Game+, collect the missed items.

You will have a chance to collect the missed items. The game allows you to visit the regions after defeating the final boss.

List of Trophies

We have considered listing the Steam Achievements because it also covers the PS5 trophies. And it includes the hidden achievements from Steam.

All achievements unlocked

Trophy	How to Get
Defy Destiny	Unlock all other achievements

Boss-related Trophies

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Trophy	How to Get
The Axe's Grudge	Defeat Axemaster Peng Meng
The Hunt	Defeat the Hunt, Hunter of the Order
Scarlet Wraithblade	Defeat Hua, the Bride
A Thousand Cups Drained	Defeat Hua Qianxiao, the Sword Fanatic
Will We Meet Again?	Defeat Mu Xiaokui, the Young Mistress of the Order
The Shattered Mirror	Defeat Bai Chilian, Lady of the Twin Serpents
Sword Against the Seven-Stars	Defeat the Chief Disciple of the Seven-Stars
Three Wardens Fall	Defeat the three Shadow Wardens: Cavalrybane, Soulclaimer, and Heartpiercer.
Saw It Through	Defeat the Saw and the Crusher
The Lion's Spirit Lives On	Defeat Flame, the Lion Dance Grandmaster
All Return to Dust	Defeat Lei Dang, the Tiger Cannon
The Four Freed	Defeat the Four Great Puppets: Yuzan, Yubi, Yuding, and Yucong
Nothing Goes to Waste	Defeat the Puppet Scavenger
The Two Blade Masters	Defeat Zhu Yuan and Commander Bi Feng
Crossroads of Blood	Defeat Huangxing, the Kunlun Renegade
The White Shadow	Defeat the Blizzard Blademaster
Master of the Misty Waters	Defeat Blackwater Leader You Loong, Zither Maiden Yan Qiansui, and the One-Eyed Archer in the Meigu Lake area
Turning the Tide	Defeat You Loong, Blackwater Crew Leader twice

Combat-related Trophies

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Trophy	How to Get
Way of the Phantom	Perform a Chain Assassination
Way of the Blade	Perform a Chain Execution
Overwhelming Force	Upgrade a weapon to Level 30
A Friend from Thin Air	Use any Summon-type Phantom Edge to summon an ally
Delayed Blast	Use Fiend Saws to trigger Fiend-Aura Erosion
Skill Over Strength	Upgrade a Phantom Edge to Level 30
The Blade's Thirst	Use Outlaw's Warblade to unleash Bloodthirst Frenzy
A Drunken Dream	Use Fanatic's Broken Blade to enter the Drunk State
A Tempered Ten	Perform Tempering on 10 weapons
Phantom Arsenal	Perform Tempering on 10 Phantom Edges
The Rusted Blade	Inflict Blood Loss with Jagged Steel
Fists of Fury	Use Iron Gauntlets to perform Masterstroke Fist
Bloodless Victory	Use Soft Snake Sword's Serpentine Reversal to deflect an enemy attack
Baishan Tempest	Use Baishan Stormsword to unleash Lightning Storm
The Flame Within	Use Infernal Rouge to unleash Phantom Blade
Snow and Frost	Use Whiteshadow to freeze an enemy
Lightning Fast	Use Thunder Spear to paralyze an enemy
Perfectly Linked	Use Seamless Death to land consecutive Flying Rings on a locked-on enemy
Cleave in Two	Use Crescent Blade's Qinglong Cleave to instantly kill an enemy
Heavenfall Strike	Use Bashpole to land an aerial slam on an enemy

Story-related Trophies

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Trophy	How to Get
The Heart's Journey	Escape the Pursuers on the Main Road
Phantom and Blade	Complete Bloodline Awakening
A Wanderer's Honor	Complete Young Master Lan Missable
The Last of Baishan	Complete Secrets of the Baishan Sect Missable
Together Till the End	Complete The Journey Home Missable
Spectral Blade	Complete A Severed Mindseal Missable
The Healer’s Legacy	Complete Flesh Lily, Apprentice Healer, and A Healer’s Mercy Missable
Forbidden Arts Beneath the Lake	Complete Secrets at the Heart of the Lake Missable
Even Trees Know Sorrow	Complete Heart of the Banyan
With Heart and Blood	All Comes to Light (True Ending) Missable
All Dreams Must End	All Schemes Come to Nothing

Exploration-related Trophies

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Trophy	How to Get
Listen to Every Flower	Collect 10 Memory Flowers
Collector’s Notes	Collect 30 Accessories
Leave No Stone Unturned	Collect 10 Blackstones
Lost and Found	Complete All Quick Hand’s Requests
Complete Mastery	Collect 10 Sha-Chi Ambers
An Unwavering Heart	Pass Through the Outpost
Blotting Out the Sky	Exit the Cave Behind the Waterfall
Blossom of False Salvation	Leave Village of Lu for Pangzhen
Into the Deadly Trap	Visit the Order's Tavern
Nowhere to Stand	Unravel the Illusion in Mirrorwood
Through Frost and Snow	Step Into the Snow, Head for the Cliff
Who Can Judge?	Investigate the Training Grounds
A World Gone Hollow	Solve the Serpent Head Lock in the Green Serpent House
Blood Heralds the Dawn	Pass Through Mirage Estate
Where Have Old Friends Gone?	Reach the Realm of Mirage
Muddy Waters Run Deep	Cleave Through the Heart of the Lake

Related Guides

Helpful Guides

Helpful Guides
Beginner Tips and Tricks	Difficulty Settings
Trophy Guide and Roadmap	Best Weapons
Missables Guide: Everything You Can Miss	How to Get the True Ending
How to Get the Rusted Loong Key