Phantom Blade Zero Rueful Mother: Heroic Summon Companion
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Phantom Blade Zero Rueful Mother is the Heroic Phantom entry for a summon companion in Phantom Blade Zero. Phantoms are memories and echoes of Kung Fu masters in the Phantom World, distilled by illusionists into tangible objects that grant knowledge of techniques from those masters. The masters behind them may be long dead or still living, and a projected move may not be the same move that was known. This entry covers what the wiki records for this Phantom: Heroic rarity, 3 Flames, ATK +8, the Resentment perk, and Taboo Power set membership. It does not document a passive or an acquisition route.
Phantom Blade Zero Rueful Mother: What This Summon Is
The page identifies this Phantom as a Heroic Phantom. For readers who searched Rueful Mother and landed here, the key point is that this is a companion profile, not a character build guide. The wiki frames Phantoms as memories and echoes of Kung Fu masters that permeate the ParaWulin. Illusionists distill those memories and echoes into objects, and those objects grant knowledge of techniques from the associated masters. The masters can be long passed from the Phantom World or may still walk among the living.
Someone's own moves can exist as a Phantom and create faint ripples across the ParaWulin as it projects those moves as part of its nature. The projected moves might not be the same moves that were known. That is the general Phantom premise the wiki gives, and it matters for reading any summon as a memory or echo rather than a simple copy of a living fighter.
The wiki's key labels line up as Rueful Mother | Resentment: the first is the Phantom, the second is its synced-skill perk. The page identifies this entry as Heroic, and the detailed stat block is covered below. It does not describe a broader story role, a quest trigger, or a character relationship beyond the Phantom set membership and the listed perk.
Phantom Blade Zero Rueful Mother Stats, Rarity, and Flames
The stat block is short and specific. This Phantom has Heroic rarity, rarity value 3, flame 3, and a base stat bonus of ATK +8. Phantom bonuses depend on the individual Phantom's rarity and on whether the Phantom belongs to a Phantom Set. The page does not turn ATK +8 into a full damage formula, and the data used here does not rank that bonus against other Phantoms.
The wiki lead marks the entry as a Heroic Phantom in PBE. The wiki entry does not expand that abbreviation, so this page does not claim that PBE means Phantom Blade Zero or Phantom Blade: Executioners. The abbreviation is left unresolved rather than guessed.
How does ATK +8 compare to other Phantoms? The source used here gives no ATK baseline for other Phantoms, so Phantom Blade Zero Rueful Mother cannot be ranked high or low on that stat. ATK +8 is a flat base bonus, and Phantom bonuses also depend on rarity and Phantom Set membership. A real comparison would need a verified table of other Phantom base bonuses, which is not available here.
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Heroic |
| Rarity value | 3 |
| Flames | 3 |
| Base stat bonus | ATK +8 |
| Perk | Resentment |
| Passive | Not documented (field blank) |
| Phantom Set | Taboo Power |
Resentment Perk and Passive Status
For Phantom Blade Zero Rueful Mother, Resentment is the synced-skill perk. The synced skill generates 1 Sha-Chi with a chance to generate an additional one. The listed rank values for that extra-generation chance are 30% at rank 1, 32% at rank 2, and 34% at rank 3. The wiki text does not describe a stacking rule beyond that extra-generation chance, so this page does not claim one.
The passive field is blank in the infobox. That means no passive effect is documented for this Phantom. It does not mean a passive has been proven absent in every game context; it means the wiki entry records no passive text. Any passive detail would need a verified in-game description or a filled wiki field before it could be stated.
Because Resentment is tied to the synced skill, its value depends on using that skill rather than on a passive that always applies. The perk is a Sha-Chi generation effect, not a damage multiplier in the listed text. The listed text is a chance-based extra generation effect; it does not list any additional condition.
Taboo Power Phantom Set and Equip Advice
For Phantom Blade Zero Rueful Mother, Taboo Power is the Phantom set listed for this entry. The set effect requires Tangs' Outcast, this Phantom, and Fallen Saint in Combo Chains simultaneously. With that requirement met, the listed effect is Max HP -15% and ATK +8%. At 2 Evolved Flames, the listed effect becomes Max HP -25% and ATK +12%.
Equip it when you are already running the three-Phantom Combo Chain of Tangs' Outcast, Rueful Mother, and Fallen Saint, or when you want Sha-Chi generation support from the Resentment perk. Do not slot it as a universal best pick: the set bonus needs the full chain, and the external tier list places it in B-Tier. B-Tier is described as solid support choices with decent combat capabilities, not as the top tier.
The set uses plain names here because the verified internal page targets are limited to Phantoms and this page. Tangs' Outcast and Fallen Saint are written as plain text, and Taboo Power is written as a plain set name. If you are not using that trio, the main reason to consider this Phantom is the Sha-Chi generation perk rather than the set bonus.
On the tier question, the external list puts it in B-Tier as a solid support choice with decent combat capabilities. That supports a role as a reliable support summon, not a claim that it is the best summon. The page does not provide a numeric ranking beyond that tier placement.
How to Obtain It and What Remains Unverified
Short answer: no verified unlock method or drop location is documented for Rueful Mother. The wiki Availability section is empty, so this entry cannot name an unlock step, a drop source, or a drop rate. If you need an acquisition answer, the honest answer is that the source entry does not provide one.
The same caution applies to the passive field. No passive effect is documented, so there is no verified passive to list. Quest triggers, item locations, and quest-start details implied by search terms such as A Dream of Motherhood, Puppeteer's Bell, Mother's Talisman, Village Auntie, or Village of Lu are not covered by the wiki entry. The wiki entry also does not connect this Phantom to Mother's Talisman or A Dream of Motherhood, so it does not treat them as the same thing.
Full all-68-summons list details and rarity distribution are outside the verified facts used here. Any claim that this Phantom is the best summon is also unsupported beyond the cited external B-Tier support placement. Use the Phantoms index for other companion entries that exist on this site.
Frequently asked questions
What are Phantom Blade Zero phantoms?
Phantoms are memories and echoes of Kung Fu masters in the Phantom World. Illusionists distill them into objects that grant technique knowledge, and the recorded masters may be dead or living.
How do you unlock Phantom Blade Zero Rueful Mother, and where does it drop?
No verified unlock method or drop location is documented. The wiki Availability section is empty, so this page cannot give a drop source, drop rate, or unlock steps.
What rarity, flames, base stat, and passive does this Phantom have?
It has Heroic rarity, rarity value 3, 3 Flames, and a base ATK +8 bonus. The infobox passive field is blank, so no passive effect is documented.
What does the Resentment synced-skill perk do?
Resentment makes the synced skill generate 1 Sha-Chi with a chance to generate an additional one. The listed chance is 30%, 32%, or 34% at ranks 1-3.
What is the Taboo Power Phantom set requirement and bonus?
Taboo Power needs Tangs' Outcast, this Phantom, and Fallen Saint in Combo Chains simultaneously. It grants Max HP -15% and ATK +8%; at 2 Evolved Flames it becomes Max HP -25% and ATK +12%.
When should a player equip this Phantom?
Equip it when running the Taboo Power trio or when you need Sha-Chi generation support from Resentment. The cited tier list places it in B-Tier as solid support, not a universal best pick.
Is this Phantom from Phantom Blade Zero or Phantom Blade: Executioners?
The wiki lead tags the entry PBE, the Phantom Blade: Executioners label, so the documented profile is from Phantom Blade: Executioners rather than Phantom Blade Zero. The Zero search phrase is a naming label, not proof of a Zero-specific entry.
Is Mother's Talisman or A Dream of Motherhood the same as Phantom Blade Zero Rueful Mother?
The wiki entry for Phantom Blade Zero Rueful Mother does not connect this Phantom to Mother's Talisman or A Dream of Motherhood, so this page does not treat them as the same thing.
Sources
- Rueful Mother - Phantom Blade Wiki checked 2026-11-15