Phantom Blade Zero all bosses in order: main and optional fights

How many bosses are in Phantom Blade Zero?

There is no single agreed number yet. Keengamer numbers 62 fights while saying the game has “at least 50 bosses”. PCGamesN and Game Rant arrive at similar but not identical lists. The difference comes from counting rules, not missing content:

Counting question	Why totals move
Repeat encounters	The Hunt, You Loong and Zuo Shang are fought more than once
The Gold-Masked One	Five separate Long Pillar duels; some lists count one entry, others five
Paired fights	Some lists treat two enemies fought together as one boss
Acolytes	Four masked Acolytes, sometimes grouped into a single row

The order below follows Keengamer’s story order and main/optional labels, cross-checked against PCGamesN, Game Rant, Beebom and Gamersky. A reward appears only where several guides name the same item; “sources differ” means they do not.

Which bosses are in the first two regions?

Boss	Region	Type	Reward
Zuo Shang, the Order’s Shadow Sovereign	Prologue	Main	—
The Hunt (first encounter)	Weeping Creek Valley	Main	—
Jagged Steel, the Frenzied Brute	Weeping Creek Valley	Main	Jagged Steel weapon
Peng Meng, the Axemaster	Weeping Creek Valley	Main	Dread Axe
Aberrant Three-Faced Puppet	Weeping Creek Valley	Optional	—
Hua, Deadly Betrothed	Weeping Creek Valley	Optional	Scarlet Wraithblade
The Hunt (rematch)	Weeping Creek Valley	Main	Hunter’s Chain Sickle
The Gold-Masked One (1/5)	Weeping Creek Valley	Optional	Long Pillar reward
Hua Qianxiao, the Sword Fanatic	Crimson Forest	Main	sources differ
Jing Ye, the Outlaw	Crimson Forest	Main	sources differ
Stone Hand Iron Fever	Crimson Forest	Main	sources differ
The Gold-Masked One (2/5)	Crimson Forest	Optional	Long Pillar reward
Bai Chilian, Lady of the Twin Serpents	Crimson Forest	Main	White Serpent & Crimson Viper dual swords
Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet	Crimson Forest	Optional	—

Before Bai Chilian, check the early tales on the missables page: several hand-ins change once that fight is over.

Which bosses are in Village of Lu, Pangzhen and the Mandate Encampment?

Boss	Region	Type	Reward
Zhuo Bi, the Gatekeeper	Village of Lu	Main	Bastion
Master Bi Yuan of the Tianxuan Sect	Village of Lu	Main	Tianxuan Bronze Sword
Master Bi Hai of Kuye Temple	Village of Lu	Main	Kuye Temple Prayer Beads
Dusk, the Puppeteer	Village of Lu	Optional	Puppeteer’s Bell
Yuzan, No. 3 Musician Puppet	Village of Lu	Main	Heartrend Pipa
Mu Xiaokui, Young Mistress of the Order	Village of Lu	Main	sources differ
Acolyte Yanru	Village of Lu	Optional	Acolyte mask
Blaze, Shadow Warden Captain	Pangzhen	Main	sources differ
Cavalrybane, Elite Shadow Warden	Pangzhen	Main	Armybreaker
Wu Xuan, the Fallen General	Pangzhen	Main	Wolfjaw
Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith	Pangzhen	Main	—
Corpse-Eating Xue	Mandate Encampment	Optional	—
Wan Jun, the Coppermaul	Mandate Encampment	Optional	Bashpole
Red, the Mysterious Swordswoman	Mandate Encampment	Optional	—
Chief Disciple of the Seven-Stars Formation	Mandate Encampment	Optional	Swordsman’s Summon
Wu Lengshuang, the Soft Sword	Mandate Encampment	Optional	Soft Snake Sword
Yubi, No. 21 Swordfighter Puppet	Mandate Encampment	Optional	Baishan Stormswords
Xie Qiudong, the Divine Healer	Pangzhen (return)	Main	—
Chang Hong, the Thunder Spear	Pangzhen (return)	Main	Thunder Spear
You Loong, Leader of the Blackwater Crew	Pangzhen (return)	Optional	Deluge
Flame, the Mask-Bound Lion Dance Grandmaster	Pangzhen (return)	Main	Dormant Flaming Mane
Acolyte Lei Ting	Pangzhen (return)	Optional	Acolyte mask
Soulclaimer, Elite Shadow Warden	Pangzhen (return)	Main	Parting Hooks
Zhu Yuan, the Searing Blade	Pangzhen (return)	Optional	—

Guides disagree on whether Xie Qiudong comes before or after the Mandate Encampment; treat the order inside this stretch as approximate.

Which bosses are around Meigu Lake and its optional areas?

Boss	Region	Type
Grief-Stricken Jin	Meigu Lake	Main
One-Eyed Archer	Meigu Lake	Optional
You Loong (rematch)	Meigu Lake	Optional
Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden	Meigu Lake	Optional (disputed)
Heartpiercer, Elite Shadow Warden	Meigu Lake	Main
Acolyte Guhe	Meigu Lake	Optional
The Gold-Masked One (3/5 and 4/5)	Meigu Lake and its mirror realm	Optional
Blizzard Blademaster	Meigu Lake	Optional
Iron Butcher, Bi Feng, Kui Yanyan, Jade-Face, Huangxing	Mountain of Imprisonment	Optional
The Puppet Scavenger and Acolyte Hansui	Crimson Manor	Optional

PCGamesN says Yan Qiansui is required for story progress, while Keengamer marks her optional. Some optional fights here also feed the true-ending requirements; see the endings guide before skipping them.

Which bosses are in the final regions?

Spoiler: Mirage Estate bosses

Main fights: Yuding, No. 12 Crescent Blade Puppet; Qiu Feng, the Crimson Boneblade; Lei Dang, the Order’s Envoy (Tiger Cannon). Optional: Mo Yuan, Leader of the Bastion of Mo, and the fifth Gold-Masked duel.

Entering Mirage Estate through the Green Serpent House is described as the point of no return for most missables.

Spoiler: Mount Soulrend and the final boss

Main fights: The Saw and the Crusher; Leng Tu, Herald of the Veil; Meng Hua, the Merciful Lady of the Blossom Veil, who ends the normal route. A further fight with Zuo Shang appears only when the true-ending requirements are complete.

Where should you go next?

For fights we have covered in depth, open the linked boss pages above. For gear from these rewards, compare the early weapons. If you are mid-route, the Crimson Forest guide connects the second region’s bosses to its gates.

Compiled November 3, 2026 from the linked launch guides. GameNavi has not played every fight; names follow the English release, and order within a region can vary with exploration.