How to Beat The Hunt (Sixfold Scythe) in Phantom Blade Zero

The Hunt is a distance problem disguised as a damage problem. His chain crosses the arena in a straight line, his dash-in combo closes the gap you just created, and his hook grab punishes the instinct to dodge early. Once you stop retreating in a straight line, the fight becomes readable.

The route to the pool under Great Waterfall #

The fight is in Weeping Creek Valley, in the shallow pool directly beneath Great Waterfall. You do not need a special item. Clear the prologue carriage fight, reach the valley, and the route is a short walk from the bell.

1. Rest at the Great Waterfall bell

   Touch the bell before the run. It is the respawn point, and it refills your health and consumables if the fight goes wrong.

2. Follow the south bank and wade west

   From the bell, walk the south bank and wade west into the shallow pool beneath the waterfall. A cutscene starts the fight as you enter the arena.

3. Stay off the chain's centre line

   The chain lash reaches about 15 metres in a straight line. Sidestep out of the line instead of backing away, because retreating keeps you inside the sweep.

4. Hold your ground through the dash-in combo

   The dash-in string covers roughly 11 metres and about seven hits. Block or parry on the spot; walking into it means eating every hit.

5. Dodge the hook late and parry the blue trail

   Wait until the chain is almost on you before dodging the hook grab. When a blue trail appears overhead, parry it; a red spin or red flash gets a dodge instead.

6. Finish the Sixfold Scythe phase

   In phase two, keep moving sideways, watch for scythes thrown from above, parry the blue trails and dodge the red spin. Punish after the long attacks, not between them.

The water is shallow enough to move through normally, and it does not slow the boss down. Do not treat the pool as cover. The arena is ringed by rock and gravel, so the usable space is wider than it first looks, but the chain still covers most of it.

Which chapter is this? The sources disagree #

Two of the source lists label this fight differently, and neither label is wrong enough to discard. Beebom places it under the chapter name "Steel and Steam." AllThingsHow places it in Weeping Creek Valley, after Peng Meng, and labels it Lv.4. The chapter numbering in the two lists does not line up cleanly, which is common in games with named chapters and separate region maps.

The reliable anchor is the place, not the chapter: the pool beneath Great Waterfall in Weeping Creek Valley. If a video or a friend calls it "Steel and Steam," they are using the other label for the same encounter. This page uses the location so the route works regardless of which chapter title your build displays.

Health bars, range and damage #

This is a two-bar fight. The first bar is the same name you saw in the prologue carriage, but the numbers are not the same. The second bar is the Sixfold Scythe, and it changes both his silhouette and his attack angles.

Phase 1 HP is the same on Pathbreaker and Wayfarer. The difficulty setting changes the damage you take, not the size of the bar.

The prologue carriage fight is a separate, shorter encounter: 8,000 HP, one bar, a cutscene ending and no reward. Do not use that fight to judge this one. The Great Waterfall version has more than twice the phase-one health and a second bar behind it.

Phase 1: the chain lash and the hook #

The first phase is built around four distances: long, mid, overhead and close. Each one has a different correct answer, and using the wrong answer at the wrong distance is how the fight gets away from you.

The long lash is the move that teaches the arena. If you hold backward, you stay inside the line and eat it. A single sidestep clears the sweep and leaves him in recovery long enough for one punish. The dash-in combo is the opposite lesson: if you try to create distance as it starts, you walk into the first hit and the rest of the string follows. Plant your feet, block or parry, then take your turn when the last hit lands.

The hook grab is the one attack worth waiting on. Dodging as the animation starts is too early; the chain tracks you and the grab connects anyway. Wait until the chain is nearly at your body, then dodge. On Pathbreaker it removes roughly a quarter of a 850 HP Soul, which is the largest single hit in the phase and the reason healing has to be planned rather than reactive.

Phase 2: the Sixfold Scythe #

When the first bar empties, a cutscene plays and the second bar appears under a new title. The archive description for this form says two steel arms unfold from his back and he picks up a second pair of chain scythes, which is why the fight suddenly has four weapons in it. He can alternate the arms or throw all four scythes at once.

The aerial scythes are the biggest change. In phase one, most attacks come from his body or the chain; in phase two, weapons arrive from above and from the sides at the same time. Lateral movement matters more than backward movement, and standing still to trade is how the second bar stalls. Blue trails are still parryable. Red spins and red flashes are still dodge-only. The colour rule does not change, only the number of things you have to track.

Do not carry phase-one spacing into phase two without testing it. The safest distance and the order in which to handle each thrown scythe are not covered by the sources we checked, so this page does not pretend to have a formula for them yet.

Healing, Phantom Edge and Sha-Chi #

The chain can reach you at healing distance, so a heal at mid range is a free hit for him. Wait for a long attack to finish, then heal while he is recovering. After a hook grab, heal immediately if you survived it: the grab takes about a quarter of your health, and the follow-up pressure is when most attempts end.

The bell is more than a respawn point. Touching it restores your Phantom Edge uses, so a run that starts at the bell begins with the full toolkit. If Sha-Chi runs dry during the fight, switch weapons with 1; the game prompts you to do this in combat, and the switch refills Sha-Chi completely. That is a reset button, not a last resort.

Rewards: Hunter's Chain Sickle #

Clearing both phases grants the Hunter's Chain Sickle and 20,000 Remnant Dust. The weapon is a Martial Phantom Edge with 247 damage and 213 guard break at Lv.1, and it can grapple anchor points. For a fight built around a 15-metre chain, the reward is thematically consistent: it gives you the range the boss used against you.

Common mistakes #

Most failed attempts come down to six habits. Each one is covered above, which is why the fix is short.

• Holding backward against the long lash. You stay inside the sweep's line. One sidestep clears it and leaves him in recovery.
• Creating distance as the dash-in starts. Walking away feeds you into the first hit of a seven-hit string. Plant your feet and block or parry.
• Dodging the hook on the animation. It tracks you and connects anyway. Dodge when the chain is almost at your body.
• Healing at mid range. The chain reaches healing distance. Wait for a long attack to finish, then heal during recovery.
• Using the prologue fight as a benchmark. That version has 8,000 HP, one bar and no reward. This one has 18,720 plus 20,645.
• Letting Sha-Chi run dry on one weapon. Switching weapons with 1 refills Sha-Chi completely. Treat it as a reset, not a last resort.

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Screenshots and credits

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Data is based on the current version of Phantom Blade Zero. Last updated Nov 8, 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us with a screenshot and we will re-test it.