scarlet wraithblade Phantom Blade Zero

Scarlet Wraithblade Stats

The Scarlet Wraithblade is a two-handed main weapon with starting damage of 240 and starting Guard Break of 117. Game8 lists those starting figures, while Fextralife gives a separate level 30 stat line. The scarlet wraithblade Phantom Blade Zero stats therefore depend on which point in the weapon’s progression you want to compare: use the starting values for its initial profile and the level 30 values for the later profile. Both sources classify it as a two-handed weapon.

Fextralife describes the weapon as having high damage and high Shield-breaking power. Its listed damage and Guard Break values are specifically at level 30, so they should not be read as the weapon’s starting stats. The table keeps the two sets of figures separate and identifies the level attached to each set. (Game8; Fextralife)

How to Get Scarlet Wraithblade: Location and Steps

To get the Scarlet Wraithblade, defeat Hua, Deadly Betrothed, in Flesh Lily Fields in Weeping Creek Valley, near the Flesh Lily Fields bell northwest of Valley Sha-Chi Tower. The weapon is the reward for defeating this boss. Fextralife gives the more specific Flesh Lily Fields landmark and northwest direction; Game8 and other guides also place Hua in Weeping Creek Valley. (Fextralife; Game8)

Follow these steps to reach the reward condition. PC Gamer places Hua beneath Sha-Chi Tower, while Fextralife gives the Flesh Lily Fields bell as the landmark. Defeating Hua is the stated condition for obtaining the weapon.

• Go to Weeping Creek Valley and find the area beneath Valley Sha-Chi Tower.
• Head to Flesh Lily Fields, northwest of Valley Sha-Chi Tower.
• Defeat Hua, Deadly Betrothed, to receive the Scarlet Wraithblade.

What the Scarlet Wraithblade’s Lily Skills Do

The scarlet wraithblade Phantom Blade Zero uses Red Spider Lilies to slow enemies, drain their Sha-Chi, and deal damage through explosions. Game8 says Heavy Attack combos leave lilies on the ground; enemies in the flowers are slowed and lose Sha-Chi, then the lilies explode after 3 seconds. Fextralife also describes triangle combos leaving lilies that reduce enemy movement speed and continuously drain Sha-Chi before exploding after 3 seconds. (Game8; Fextralife)

The Sha-Chi Combo is performed with two presses of the triangle button and can follow any swing during a Standard Combo. With enough Sha-Chi, it becomes an enhanced attack with increased damage and Guard Break. (Fextralife)

Rogue Bloomstorm is the weapon’s Power Surge: press L2 to spend 1 Sha-Chi Essence and unleash a single unblockable slash that blooms Red Spider Lilies across the ground. Game8 spells the name “Rouge Bloomstorm”; both sources give the same cost and unblockable slash. Scarlet Field increases the maximum number of active lilies, extends their duration to 15 seconds, and allows all active explosions to be triggered manually with Interact. (Game8; Fextralife)

Several listed upgrades build on the flower field. Hidden Thorns has three levels that slightly, moderately, or greatly increase the explosion damage and Sha-Chi depletion caused by Red Spider Lilies. Severed Vows puts the weapon into the Heartless state for 8 seconds after a Power Surge; the state stays active inside the flower field, and a Heavy Attack at the end of a Heavy Attack combo unleashes a finishing slash. (Game8)

Netherlit Bloom charges a giant White Spider Lily while Heavy Attack is held. The flower flies toward an enemy and explodes on contact; a full charge teleports the player in front of the enemy for a powerful slash. Lingering Grudge is a Soul Tempering skill: attacks against enemies inside Red Spider Lilies build their Red Flower Gauge, and filling it triggers an explosion. While the player or allies are in the lilies, Sha-Chi consumption is reduced and healing received is increased. (Game8)

Our take on the Scarlet Wraithblade

The Scarlet Wraithblade’s described play pattern centers on placing Red Spider Lilies and using their effects. The flowers slow enemies and drain Sha-Chi before exploding, while Rogue Bloomstorm can create a flower field with an unblockable slash. Taken together, the listed skills make the scarlet wraithblade Phantom Blade Zero a field-control weapon: it fills the area with lilies, then adds follow-up damage through their explosions. (Game8))

The upgrade descriptions show two distinct choices in how to develop the weapon: improve the lilies’ explosions with Hidden Thorns, or add effects tied to the flower field through Scarlet Field, Severed Vows, Netherlit Bloom, and Lingering Grudge. Soul Tempering for Lingering Grudge is performed through Myst in Pengzhen after the feature is unlocked in Chapter 4 and requires Embroidered Shoes. Game8 says Soul Tempering is irreversible, while regular weapon upgrades can be reset with Reforge Talismans to recover invested materials. (Game8)

Regular upgrades are handled at a blacksmith using Weapon Upgrade Materials. Fextralife notes that the Forge can upgrade weapons and is first encountered at the Mandate Outpost in Weeping Creek Valley. Fextralife also notes that switching weapons fully restores Sha-Chi, with a short cooldown. (Game8; Fextralife)

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