Boss order

All 39 Bosses in Phantom Blade Zero, in Order

Every story-order boss in one list, with the optional fights kept separate. The page also settles the number problem: why you will see 39, 50+ and 74, and why none of them is an official total.

Phantom Blade Zero does not hand you a boss list. It hands you a health bar, a title, and sometimes a second title ten minutes later. That is why three different boss counts are floating around, and why a page that simply says "39 bosses" without explaining itself is asking to be corrected in the comments.

Start here. Pick the section that matches what you need. Every row in the main table is in the order you meet it, and a tested guide is linked wherever one exists.

First, the three boss counts #

There is no official boss total for Phantom Blade Zero. S-Game has not published one, and the community sources do not agree because they are counting three different things. Here is the honest version.

Count What it includes Where it comes from
39 Deduplicated story-order encounters: 28 main-line fights, 9 optional or regional fights, and 2 ending fights This page, cross-checked against the source lists below
50+ Every independent boss, including the optional clusters at Mandate Encampment, Mountain of Imprisonment and Meigu Lake Beebom's "over 50 bosses" count
74 Every health-bar title, so a boss that returns with a second title is counted twice AllThingsHow's 74-entry boss list

The Phantom Blade Zero Wiki homepage shows a count of 39, but its boss index only exposes 32 individual boss pages. That gap is one more reason not to treat any single number as gospel.

The 39 in this guide is a route map. It keeps one row per encounter, folds multi-phase fights into the row where they belong, and moves the optional fights that do not fit the story path into their own table. Add those optional fights back in and you pass 50. Count each health-bar title separately, including second forms such as the Sacrificial Serpent and Queen of Iron and Jade, and the same content stretches to 74. None of those numbers is wrong. They are answering different questions.

The 39 bosses in story order #

The order below follows the critical path, region by region. Multi-phase bosses stay on one row; the guide column explains what changes between their health bars. Optional fights that sit inside a region are marked as optional but kept in place, because you can meet them in that order without leaving the area.

# Boss Region Type Guide
1 Zuo Shang Prologue Main (tutorial) Fight guide
2 Zuo Shang, the Order's Shadow Sovereign Prologue Main Fight guide
3 The Hunt, Hunter of the Order Prologue (carriage) Main Fight guide
4 Jagged Steel, the Frenzied Brute Weeping Creek Valley Main Fight guide
5 Peng Meng, the Axemaster Weeping Creek Valley Main —
6 The Hunt, Sixfold Scythe Weeping Creek Valley (Great Waterfall) Main Fight guide
7 Hua, Deadly Betrothed Weeping Creek Valley (Flesh Lily Fields / Sha-Chi Tower) Optional —
8 The Puppet Scavenger Weeping Creek Valley (Crimson Manor basement) Optional —
9 Acolyte Hansui Weeping Creek Valley (same arena as the Puppet Scavenger) Optional —
10 The Gold-Masked One Weeping Creek Valley / Crimson Forest / Meigu Lake (Lóng Pillar trials) Main / side Pillar guide
11 Mó Yuan, Leader of the Bastion of Mó Weeping Creek Valley (fifth Lóng Pillar) Main —
12 Hua Qianxiao, the Sword Fanatic Crimson Forest Main —
13 Stone Hand Iron Fever Crimson Forest Main —
14 Jing Ye, the Outlaw Crimson Forest Main —
15 Bai Chilian, Lady of the Twin Serpents Crimson Forest Main —
16 Bai Chilian, the Sacrificial Serpent Crimson Forest Main —
17 Yucong, No. 34 Twisted Puppet Crimson Forest Optional —
18 Zhuo Bi, the Gatekeeper Village of Lu Main —
19 Master Bi Hai of Kuye Temple Village of Lu Main —
20 Master Bi Yuan of the Tianxuan Sect Village of Lu Main —
21 Yuzan, No. 3 Musician Puppet Village of Lu Main —
22 Acolyte Yanru Village of Lu Optional —
23 Dusk, the Puppeteer Village of Lu Optional —
24 Mu Xiaokui, Young Mistress of the Order Village of Lu Main —
25 Mu Xiaokui, Queen of Iron and Jade Village of Lu Main —
26 Jade Dancer, Young Mistress's Guardian Village of Lu Main —
27 Iron Fiend, Young Mistress's Guardian Village of Lu Main —
28 Blaze Pangzhen Main —
29 Cavalrybane Pangzhen Main —
30 Wu Xuan Pangzhen Main —
31 Gu Wanyue Pangzhen Main —
32 Chang Hong, the Thunder Spear Pangzhen Main —
33 You Loong, Blackwater Crew Leader Pangzhen (pond) Main —
34 Soulclaimer, Elite Shadow Warden Pangzhen (Dockside Warehouse) Optional —
35 Qiu Feng, the Crimson Boneblade Mirage Estate Main —
36 Jade-Face Mirage Estate (snowy courtyard) Optional —
37 Crusher and the Saw Giant's Lair Optional —
38 Meng Hua Mount Soulrend (Soulrend Cliff) Ending (standard) —
39 Zuo Shang, the True Lóng Mount Soulrend (The Fallen Dream) Ending (true) —

Names, regions and types are confirmed for all 39 rows. Exact levels and HP values for entries 28–39 have not been recorded yet, so they are deliberately absent rather than guessed. TODO

The 24 optional bosses outside the list #

These encounters are the reason one player finishes with 39 boss fights and another swears the game has more than 50. Most sit in optional clusters rather than on the critical path, and a few have order information that the sources still disagree on. They are listed separately so the story table stays usable.

# Boss Region Reward
1Aberrant Three-Faced PuppetWeeping Creek Valley (Challenge Rift)Three-Headed Doll
2Xie Qiudong, the Divine HealerPangzhenNot listed
3Flame, the Lion GrandmasterPangzhenNot listed
4Acolyte LeitingPangzhen BackstreetsLeiting's Thunder Mask
5Acolyte GuheMeigu VillageGuhe's Venom Mask
6Yubi, No. 21 Swordfighter PuppetMandate EncampmentBaishan Stormswords
7Corpse-Eating XueMandate EncampmentNone
8Wan JunMandate EncampmentBashpole
9Wu LengshuangMandate EncampmentSoft Snake Sword
10Red, the Mysterious SwordswomanDovecote towerTwin Fish Pendant
11Chief Disciple of the Seven StarsSwordsman's Summon / Training GroundsTraining Grounds Key
12Illusory Pipa RepairPangzhenIllusory Pipa Phantom Edge
13Kui Yanyan, the DerangedMountain of ImprisonmentMissing Lift Crank
14Iron Butcher, the Frenzied BruteMountain of ImprisonmentNot listed
15Bi Feng, Giant Saber CommanderMountain of ImprisonmentNot listed
16Huangxing, the Kunlun RenegadeMountain of Imprisonment (The Lady's Shrine)Flying Guillotine
17Zhu Yuan, the Searing BladeMeigu LakeNot listed
18Grief-Striken JinMeigu LakeNot listed
19One-Eyed ArcherMeigu Lake (One-Eyed Isle)One-Eyed Bow
20You-Loong, the Frenzied Blackwater CrewleaderMeigu LakeNot listed
21Yan Qiansui, the Zither MaidenMeigu Lake (Sunken Opera House)Illusory Pipa Strings, Fanatic's Fragment
22Heartpiercer, Elite Shadow WardenMeigu Lake (White Serpent House)Sundering Dual Axes
23Leng Tu, Herald of the VeilSoulrend CliffNot listed
24Yuding, No. 12 Crescent Blade PuppetNot confirmedNot listed

Xie Qiudong and Flame are deliberately outside the 39 because their chapter and position are still marked TBD in the source list. "Not listed" means the source does not record a reward, not that the fight has none.

The route, region by region #

If you are following the story rather than hunting a specific boss, this is the order that keeps the back-tracking down. Optional fights are listed beside the region where they sit, not in a separate walkthrough.

Region Story order Optional in the same area Go deeper
Prologue Zuo Shang (twice), then The Hunt in the carriage None; the carriage fight is scripted and ends in a cutscene Zuo Shang · The Hunt
Weeping Creek Valley Jagged Steel → Peng Meng → The Hunt (full two-phase fight) → Mó Yuan at the fifth Lóng Pillar Hua, Deadly Betrothed; the Puppet Scavenger with Acolyte Hansui; the first Gold-Masked One pillar Jagged Steel · Jagged Steel weapon
Crimson Forest Hua Qianxiao → Stone Hand Iron Fever → Jing Ye → Bai Chilian (two forms) Yucong; the Gold-Masked One returns No dedicated guide yet
Village of Lu Zhuo Bi → Master Bi Hai → Master Bi Yuan → Yuzan → Mu Xiaokui (two forms, with Jade Dancer and Iron Fiend) Acolyte Yanru; Dusk No dedicated guide yet
Pangzhen Blaze → Cavalrybane → Wu Xuan → Gu Wanyue → Chang Hong → You Loong Soulclaimer in the Dockside Warehouse; Xie Qiudong and Flame, whose place in the order is unconfirmed No dedicated guide yet
Mirage Estate and Mount Soulrend Qiu Feng → Meng Hua → Zuo Shang, the True Lóng (true ending path) Jade-Face; Crusher and the Saw in the Giant's Lair All endings
Optional clusters Not part of the critical path Mandate Encampment, Mountain of Imprisonment and Meigu Lake: Yubi, Wan Jun, Wu Lengshuang, Kui Yanyan, Huangxing, One-Eyed Archer, Yan Qiansui, Heartpiercer and others 24 optional bosses table

Boss guides tested so far #

Three fights now have full breakdowns with health values, attack tells and punish windows. The Lóng Pillars page covers three more encounters with their routes. The cards below say which is which.

Published

How to Beat Zuo Shang

Both prologue fights, the 2,900 and 8,000 HP bars, every red-flash tell, and the guard-break loop.

Boss guideUpdated Nov 8, 2026

Published

How to Beat Jagged Steel

Arena route, the two masked adds, the heavy combos and the punish windows.

Boss guide

Published

All 5 Lóng Pillars

Three encounters, three routes, and what each one leaves behind.

Boss guide

The boss list is the spine, but it does not tell you what to carry into the fights, what the endings ask of you, or what changes after the credits. These pages cover the rest of the set.

Published

Parry Timing and Sha-Chi

The three systems everything else builds on, explained without spoilers.

Parry timing

Published

All 161 Bells by Region

The eight regional counts, missable bells and per-region map completion.

CollectiblesUpdated Nov 8, 2026

FAQ #

How many bosses are in Phantom Blade Zero?

There is no official total. You will see three numbers: 39, over 50, and 74. Our 39 is a deduplicated story-order list; add the optional encounters outside it and the count passes 50, which matches Beebom's over-50 figure; count every health-bar title separately, including bosses that return with a second title, and you get 74.

Is 39 an official boss count?

No. S-Game has not published a boss total. 39 is our own deduplicated count of story-order encounters, built by cross-checking boss lists and guides. Treat it as a route map, not an official figure.

Why do some bosses appear twice?

Because a second health bar can carry a second title. Zuo Shang, The Hunt, Bai Chilian and Mu Xiaokui all return with a new name above the bar, so a list that counts titles separately records them twice. We keep one row per encounter and describe the phases in the linked guide.

How many optional bosses are there?

We list 24 optional encounters that sit outside the 39-row story list, from Acolyte Leiting in Pangzhen to Yuding, No.12 Crescent Blade Puppet. That is why the total number of independent bosses goes past 50.

Which boss is first?

Zuo Shang. He is fought twice in the prologue, at 2,900 HP and then 8,000 HP, and both fights end in a cutscene rather than a results screen.

Does the list include the true ending boss?

Yes. Entry 39 is Zuo Shang, the True Lóng at Mount Soulrend, the final fight on the true ending path. Entry 38, Meng Hua, is the standard final boss.

Parryline Staff

Editorial team

We build lists by cross-checking sources and marking the gaps instead of filling them with guesses. Read our editorial standards.

Sources #

Where these counts and names come from (accessed Nov 7, 2026)

Where the sources disagree on a chapter name or an optional boss's position, the page says so instead of picking one silently.

Screenshots and credits

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