Yuzan Phantom Blade Zero: No. 3 Musician Puppet

Yuzan location and encounter

Yuzan is a main boss located in the Village of Lu, and the Fextralife wiki gives a more specific route to her encounter. The wiki places her at a structure inside the cavern past the Beneath the Well bell. That makes the bell and the cavern beyond it the location clues to follow when looking for Yuzan; Game8 also identifies the Village of Lu as her location. For the other bosses, see the Bosses hub.

The Yuzan Phantom Blade Zero encounter is described as a fight against a musician puppet with pipa strikes, blades, and wind attacks. The Fextralife wiki lists Chord Strike, Sonic Blades, Wind Vortex, Wind Blast, Wind Barrage, and Cyclone among her attacks. Game8 and All Things How add tactics for homing projectiles, area attacks, and close pipa swings, giving several distinct cues to watch during the fight.

How to beat Yuzan Phantom Blade Zero

How to beat Yuzan comes down to reacting to each attack type: dodge the linear blade attacks, parry her close pipa strikes, and deflect projectiles when the guides call for a block or perfect deflect. The Fextralife wiki recommends staying mobile, dodging Yuzan’s linear attacks, and deflecting the air orbs from Wind Barrage back at her. All Things How says her ranged blade attacks are best avoided with timed dodges, while her close pipa strikes can be parried.

When Yuzan sends homing projectiles, Game8 advises blocking to deflect them back and damage her, then dodging the quick red projectile she fires afterward. The All Bosses page on phantombladezero.help says her white projectile orbs can be perfect-deflected back at her for heavy damage. Treat the follow-up as part of the same exchange: after returning the homing shots, be ready to dodge the red projectile rather than assuming the deflection ends the danger.

For the red blade, All Things How recommends dodging sideways just before it reaches you because it hits hard. If Yuzan sends a blue blade followed by a red one, keep dodging after the first blade; the same guide warns that the red follow-up is dangerous. The timing cue in both cases is the incoming blade, so avoid committing to an attack before the sequence is over.

Game8 recommends using ranged daggers to interrupt Yuzan’s red and blue area attack, then blocking the homing projectiles that follow. All Things How says to move away as soon as teal orbs appear because Yuzan’s dark orb grab can end the attempt instantly. These cues call for separate responses: interrupt the area attack with ranged daggers when possible, and create distance when teal orbs appear.

• Stay mobile and dodge Yuzan’s linear attacks.
• Deflect Wind Barrage air orbs back at her, or block homing projectiles to return them and damage her.
• Dodge the quick red projectile after deflecting homing shots.
• Dodge sideways just before the red blade reaches you, and keep dodging after a blue blade if a red one follows.
• Use ranged daggers to interrupt the red and blue area attack, then block the homing projectiles.
• Move away as soon as teal orbs appear.
• Parry close pipa swings, then punish during the opening.

Yuzan weakness and attack openings

Yuzan’s listed weakness and resistance are both N/A on the Fextralife wiki, so its entry does not name a specific weakness type. The actionable openings described by the guides come from responding to her moves: return projectile orbs, interrupt the red and blue area attack, and punish after parrying a close pipa swing. Use those tactics as attack opportunities rather than relying on a weakness label.

The table summarizes openings described by the Fextralife wiki, Game8, and All Things How. Each row keeps the action tied to the attack cue named by its source, so you can choose a response when that cue appears.

Yuzan attacks and what to watch

Yuzan’s listed attacks are Chord Strike, Sonic Blades, Wind Vortex, Wind Blast, Wind Barrage, and Cyclone, according to the Fextralife wiki. The guide’s broader advice is to keep moving and dodge her linear attacks. It specifically singles out Wind Barrage air orbs as projectiles that can be deflected back at her.

The other guides describe additional attack cues and responses. Game8 covers homing projectiles followed by a quick red projectile, along with a red and blue area attack followed by homing shots. All Things How describes a red blade, a blue blade followed by a red one, teal orbs that precede a dark orb grab, and close pipa swings that can be parried. Together, these descriptions give you a set of cues to react to without assuming every move has the same counter.

Our take on the Yuzan Phantom Blade Zero fight

Our take is that Yuzan Phantom Blade Zero is easiest to read by grouping her threats into ranged blades, projectile sequences, area attacks, and close pipa swings. The guides attach a specific response to each group: timed dodges for ranged blades, blocks or deflections for projectiles, ranged daggers for the red and blue area attack, and parries for nearby pipa strikes. Keeping those cues distinct gives you a practical plan without needing a weakness type that the Fextralife wiki does not list.

The fight also rewards patience between reactions. The sources describe several follow-ups: a quick red projectile after homing shots, a red blade after a blue one, and a dark orb grab associated with teal orbs. Read the sequence through before attacking again, then use a listed opening such as a deflected projectile or a parried pipa swing to punish Yuzan. Yuzan Phantom Blade Zero is best approached by matching each cue to the response described for it.

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