Zhuo Bi Phantom Blade Zero: Zhuo Bi the Gatekeeper

Zhuo Bi Phantom Blade Zero Location

Zhuo Bi sits in a fenced arena in the Village of Lu, west of Old Man Gen's Hideout. The Fextralife fan site gives the same westward landmark, and Game8 places the arena beyond the hideout. Head past the hideout and look for the enclosed arena.

The Steam store page lists Phantom Blade Zero as an action RPG with single-player features, released on October 28, 2026. Its combat description names dodges, deflections, counters, and strikes, which match the defensive timing the boss guides describe.

How to Beat Zhuo Bi Phantom Blade Zero

Zhuo Bi attacks with shield slides, shield spins, shield dives, slams, and wide sweeps. Fextralife names Shield Glide, Shield Spin, and Shield Dive. GrindnStrat describes crushing shield blows, a ground slam that sends dust upward, and a charge made while he crouches behind his shield.

For Shield Glide, dodge laterally through the first two attacks, then press R1 on the final slide. Press R1 to jump over Shield Spin and Shield Dive, according to the same wiki page.

Game8 says to dodge the sliding shield attacks, block the first hits of the shield smash, and prepare to parry the last one. The esports guide adds that you should parry the first slam in his combos, dodge his red and black flash attacks, and move sideways to avoid the shield slide and its shockwave.

Zhuo Bi Weakness and Openings

The sources disagree on weakness. Fextralife lists it as N/A, while GrindnStrat says Zhuo Bi is weak to lightning and slightly weak to frost. Treat these as two separate reports. The table lists the openings the guides describe in combat, along with each weakness report.

Recommended Weapon and Build

Game8 recommends the Dread Axe Phantom Edge to break Zhuo Bi's shield and stagger him. The esports guide also recommends the Dread Axe, paired with the Shieldbreaker Talisman.

Both guides point the same way. The esports guide says to deplete his Sha-Chi and then break his guard with a powerful Phantom Edge. All Things How says parrying lowers the shield bar, so the weapon and the parry pressure work together.

Drops and Rewards

Defeating Zhuo Bi rewards Bastion, according to the Fextralife fan site, Game8, and GrindnStrat. Game8 adds that the victory advances the main story. The table lists every reward item the sources name, with the page that named it.

The reward lists differ between pages, so each row keeps the item tied to its source rather than merging them into one list.

Our take on the Zhuo Bi Fight

The guides agree on the core loop for Zhuo Bi Phantom Blade Zero: stay close, dodge or jump at each shield move, parry to drop the shield bar, then use the stagger window. Each of those steps is named in at least one cited guide.

Where the sources disagree, on weakness and on reward lists, we treat the disagreement as real rather than picking the most convenient page. Each claim on this page is tied to the page that made it.

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