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In Phantom Blade Zero, getting your hands on powerful weapons is essential for winning tough battles, but have you explored the full potential of Soul Tempering materials? These special materials play an important role in upgrading your main weapons and Phantom Edges. They can unlock unique combat effects, powerful abilities, and useful passive bonuses. Some can even transform your weapons, giving them entirely new forms and fighting styles. If you want to learn more about this system and find every material, this Soul Tempering materials guide has everything you need!
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How Does Soul Tempering Work in Phantom Blade Zero?
Soul Tempering is an exclusive upgrade system where you add combat-related effects or abilities to your Main Weapons and Phantom Edges. These effects can enhance attacks, increase damage, add new abilities, or change how weapons perform in combat. Every weapon has its own Soul Tempering material, and you cannot use one weapon's material to upgrade another.
Do you want to know more about the Soul Tempering system? Then let's take a closer look at how to unlock Soul Tempering and make the most of its features!
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How to unlock Soul Tempering: You can unlock Soul Tempering by speaking to Myst at her tavern in Pangzhen after reaching Chapter 4. After you talk to her, the Soul Tempering option becomes available in the Upgrade Equipment menu at any Bell.
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How to find the Soul Tempering materials: To find the Soul Tempering materials, you need to explore different locations, complete quests, defeat bosses, and open hidden chests.
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How to upgrade weapons -To upgrade your weapon with Soul Tempering, you first need to collect the Soul Tempering materials required for the weapon you want to upgrade. Then visit any bell, open the Upgrade Equipment menu, switch to the Soul Temper mode, and select your weapon. Finally, spend the required Soul Tempering material and 5,000 Remnant Dust to complete the upgrade.
All Main Weapon Soul Tempering Materials
Phantom Blade Zero weapon Soul Tempering helps upgrade your primary weapons and make them more powerful. Some of these upgrades provide useful passive or active effects that improve your combat abilities, while others completely transform your weapon with a new name and moveset, such as the Sanguine line. These upgrades can greatly improve your build, so it is worth prioritizing the materials for the weapons you use most often.
Below is a complete list of Soul Tempering materials for Main Weapons in Phantom Blade Zero, including their locations and how to obtain them:
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Material |
Weapon |
How to Get |
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Song of Parting
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Parting Hooks |
Region: Crimson Forest Use Tiger Cannon to destroy the wall in the Cliffside Lodge cellar and open the underground chest. |
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Honed Blacksteel
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Sundering Dual Axes |
Region: Crimson Forest Open the chest in the lower Sha-Chi Tower. After reaching the tower from Mirage Estate, take the right path from the Sha-Chi Tower Gate Bell. |
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Supreme Order Token
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Wild Oriole Sword |
Region: Crimson Forest Talk to Mu Xiaokui on the rooftop of Sha-Chi Tower. |
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Heel Reinforcement Part
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Fiend Saws |
Region: Crimson Forest Spar with Jade Dancer and Iron Fiend on the rooftop of Sha-Chi Tower. |
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Bronze Essence
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Tianxuan Bronze Sword |
Region: Pangzhen Explore the forge near the Green Serpent House bell during The Sword and the Way quest. |
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Dancer’s Ribbon
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Soft Snake Sword |
Region: Pangzhen Open the chest inside Tianxiang Pavilion during The Star Performer side quest. |
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Fanatic’s Obsession (assembled)
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The Fanatic’s Broken Blade |
Region: Pangzhen + Meigu Lake Combine Fanatic’s Fragment: Fixation (defeat Gu Wanyue) and Attachment (defeat Yan Qiansui). |
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Embroidered Shoes
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Scarlet Wraithblade |
Region: Meigu Lake Receive it as a reward from Grief-Stricken Jin. |
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Six Paths Warrant
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Outlaw Warblade |
Region: Meigu Lake Use the Illusory Pipa to clear the fog at Meigu Lake Songhouse. |
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Flaming Grip (assembled)
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Sanguine Reach (Blazing Edge) |
Region: Meigu Lake Combine Scorching Flames (defeat Zhu Yuan) and The Quenched Flaming Grip (eastern Long Pillar / Gold-Masked One). |
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Iron Butcher Mask
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Jagged Steel |
Region: Mountain of Imprisonment Defeat Iron Butcher to obtain it. |
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Restored Ritual Cauldron (assembled)
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Juggernaut |
Region: Mountain of Imprisonment Collect and combine Ritual Cauldron Fragments I, II, and III from the Flying Guillotine locations and after defeating Bi Feng. |
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Boy’s Worn Outfit (assembled)
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Whiteshadow |
Region: Phantom Illusionist Ruins Collect and combine the Boy’s Cap, Shirt, Trousers, and Shoes scattered throughout the ruins. |
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Chaos Twin Daggers (assembled)
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Sanguine Twin (Shadowless Edge) |
Region: Phantom Illusionist Ruins + Crimson Forest Combine Chaos Iron Fragment I (Phantom Illusionist Ruins) and Fragment II (defeat Yucong). |
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Alloyed Steel
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Armybreaker |
Region: Mirage Estate Defeat the enemy group after the Leng Tu’s Study Bell. |
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Bastion of Mó Mask
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Sanguine (Infernal Rouge) |
Region: Mirage Estate Complete the fifth Long Pillar trial and defeat Mo Yuan. |
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Jade Mask
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Seamless Death |
Region: Mirage Estate Complete all storyteller sections at the Opera House. |
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Primordial Chaos Vessel
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Freezing Chaos |
Region: Mirage Estate Defeat the enemy group after the Leng Tu’s Study Bell. |
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Baishan Headband
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Baishan Stormswords |
Region: Mount Soulrend Complete the Cui side tale. You will receive it from the dying Lu Jieyuan after The Crusher and the Saw. |
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Broken Lóng Body
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Aureate |
Region: Mount Soulrend Defeat Zuo Shang, the True Long. |
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Statue of the Loyal Hero
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Crescent Blade |
Region: Mount Soulrend Complete the A Severed Mindseal quest. |
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Craftsman’s Tool Kit
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Bonesaw |
Region: Mount Soulrend Open the chest next to the Mountain God Temple Bell. |
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The Lady’s Crown
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The Lady’s Fan |
Region: Mount Soulrend Obtain it as a reward after defeating the Meng Hua boss battles. |
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Serpent’s Memory (assembled)
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White Serpent & Crimson Viper |
Region: Multiple regions Collect and combine the four Serpent House pieces: Slough (White), Rattle (Red), Gall (Green), and Venom Sac (Black). |
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All Phantom Edge Soul Tempering Materials
Phantom Edge Soul Tempering materials work the same way as Main Weapon materials to enhance your Phantom Edges. They help you to improve Phantom Edge attacks, add new effects, increase damage, and unlock additional abilities during combat such as faster charge speeds, new attack waves, and execution effects. You can find them in different regions by defeating bosses, opening hidden chests, completing quests, and exploring areas that require special tools.
Below is a region-by-region list of all Phantom Edge Soul Tempering materials, including their locations and how to obtain them:
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Material |
Phantom Edge |
Region |
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Alloyed Scythe Blade
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Hunter’s Chain Sickle |
Region: Weeping Creek Valley Defeat Puppet Scavenger and Acolyte Hansui at Crimson Manor. |
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Pigeon Feed
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Bashpole |
Region: Weeping Creek Valley Use Tiger Cannon to destroy the weakened wall near the Long Pillar and open the chest inside the hut. |
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Border Poems
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Wolfjaw |
Region: Village of Lu Use Tiger Cannon to open the chest at the bottom of the well in the Hidden Passage. |
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Border Banner
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Bastion |
Region: Village of Lu Use Bashpole to slam the area near Young Master Lan’s Hideout Bell. |
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Reinforced Bowstring
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Feather Bow |
Region: Village of Lu Open the chest inside the Black Serpent House after burning the brambles. |
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Blood Oath Dagger
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Dread Axe |
Region: Pangzhen Complete Four Fierce Axes and speak with the Child of Insight in the Pavilion of Knowledge. |
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Blazing Lion Head
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Flaming Mane |
Region: Pangzhen Find it beyond the Flame Barrier at Lion Dance Hall during You Loong’s Deluge. |
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Kuye Temple Sutra
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Kuye Temple Prayer Beads |
Region: Pangzhen Complete The Sword and the Way quest and speak with Daoist Bi Di. |
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Thunder Core
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Thunder Spear |
Region: Pangzhen Use Illusory Pipa to clear the theater fog and open the golden chest upstairs near the Marketplace. |
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Quick Hand’s Manual
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Flying Dagger |
Region: Pangzhen Buy it from Quick Hand Zhang for around 50,000 Remnant Dust or from the Bell Store. |
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Plain Sword Tassel
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Ink Cut |
Region: Mandate Encampment Find it near the Corpse-Eating Xue boss arena. |
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Enhanced Chainsaw
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Flying Guillotine |
Region: Mandate Encampment Activate the Flying Guillotine dial near Moji’s house or search behind the Encampment Waterfall Bell after Huangxing. |
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Hero’s Courage
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Swordsman’s Summon |
Region: Mandate Encampment Collect Memory Flowers from fallen NPCs and use the Shattered Hero’s Courage story item. |
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High-power Pump
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You Loong’s Deluge |
Region: Meigu Lake Defeat You Loong, the Frenzied Blackwater Crew Leader. |
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Rules of the Blackwater Crew
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Loong Trident |
Region: Meigu Lake Use Illusory Pipa to clear the mist at Meigu Village East Dock. |
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Everlasting Flame
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Fire Meteor |
Region: Meigu Lake Sail through the western cliff passage above Sha-Chi Tower. |
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Golden Ammunition
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Tiger Cannon |
Region: Meigu Lake Use Tiger Cannon to destroy the wall on or near Grief-Stricken Jin’s island. |
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Old Wooden Comb
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War Wagon |
Region: Meigu Lake Interact with the flower next to Old Man Gen on the northwestern shoal after completing his quest. |
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Worldbreaker Fist (assembled)
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Iron Gauntlets |
Region: Multiple regions Combine Fist Fragment: Core and Fist Fragment: Shell. |
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Maintenance Oil
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Goldblaze |
Region: Mirage Estate / Pangzhen Complete Quick Hand Zhang’s treasure chain across his dens. |
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Eye of Insight
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One-eyed Bow |
Region: Mirage Estate Defeat the purple-tethered enemy group after the Willow Pavilion Bell. |
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Violet Blossom
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Inanis’ Radiant Fan |
Region: Phantom Illusionist Ruins Complete the ruins and speak with Inanis. |
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Herald’s Lingering Threads
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Puppeteer’s Bell |
Region: Mount Soulrend Obtain it as a reward from the Leng Tu / Meng Hua boss battles. |
All Soul Tempering Materials You Need to Assemble
Some Soul Tempering materials require you to collect components from multiple locations rather than obtain them from a single location. All you need to do is find several fragments or components scattered across different regions. After you collect all the required pieces, you can obtain the complete material and use it to upgrade the specific weapon.
Here is a list of all the assembled Soul Tempering materials and the pieces you need to collect.
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Assembled Material |
Used For |
Required Pieces |
Where to Get the Pieces |
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Worldbreaker Fist
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Iron Gauntlets |
Fist Fragment: Core + Fist Fragment: Shell |
Fist Fragment Core: Defeat the Young Mistress's guardians (Village of Lu). Fist Fragment: Shell: Complete the Heart of the Fist quest (Crimson Forest ). |
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Flaming Grip
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Sanguine Reach (Blazing Edge) |
Scorching Flames + The Quenched Flaming Grip |
Scorching Flames: Defeat Zhu Yuan (Meigu Lake). Quenched Flaming Grip: Defeat the Gold-Masked One at the eastern Long Pillar (Meigu Lake) |
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Chaos Twin Daggers
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Sanguine Twin (Shadowless Edge) |
Chaos Iron Fragment I + Chaos Iron Fragment II |
Chaos Iron Fragment I: Phantom Illusionist Ruins. Chaos Iron Fragment II: Defeat Yucong (Crimson Forest). |
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Fanatic’s Obsession
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The Fanatic’s Broken Blade |
Fanatic’s Fragment: Fixation + Fanatic’s Fragment: Attachment |
Fixation: Defeat Gu Wanyue (Pangzhen). Attachment: Defeat Yan Qiansui (Meigu Lake). |
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Restored Ritual Cauldron
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Juggernaut |
Ritual Cauldron Fragment I + II + III |
All three Ritual Cauldron Fragments: Flying Guillotine locations and after defeating Bi Feng (Mountain of Imprisonment). |
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Serpent’s Memory
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White Serpent & Crimson Viper |
Serpent Slough: White + Serpent Rattle: Red + Serpent Gall: Green + Serpent Venom Sac: Black |
Red - Find it inside the Red Serpent House. Use Flaming Mane to clear the brambles. (Crimson Forest) White - Find it inside White Serpent House (Meigu lake). Green - Find it upstairs inside Green Serpent House (Pangzhen). Black - Find it inside the Black Serpent House using Flaming Mane (Village Lu). |
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Boy’s Worn Outfit
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Whiteshadow |
Boy’s Cap + Boy’s Shirt + Boy’s Trousers + Boy’s Shoes |
Find all four clothing pieces scattered throughout the Phantom Illusionist Ruins in the Discordance area of Meigu Lake. |
Tips for Collecting All Phantom Blade Zero Soul Tempering Materials
Collecting all Soul Tempering materials in Phantom Blade Zero can take some time time because many items are hidden behind boss fights, special quests, and locked areas. The following tips can make your collection journey easier.
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Unlock key Phantom Edges early, such as Tiger Cannon, Illusory Pipa, Flaming Mane, Flying Guillotine, and Bashpole, as many materials require them.
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Follow the region order and revisit old areas after unlocking new tools or progressing through the story.
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Prioritize useful early upgrades like Jagged Steel (Open Wounds) and Hunter’s Chain Sickle (Gleaming Hook) for better Bleed damage.
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Save your Remnant Dust, as you may need around 235,000 to complete all Soul Tempering upgrade. Explore carefully because enemies do not respawn.
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Complete side tales and Long Pillar trials to earn extra materials and weapon upgrades.
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Use MapGenie or in-game markers to find hidden walls, mist barriers, and Serpent Houses.
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Quick Hand’s Manual is the only material you can buy. Find all the others through exploration, battles, and quests.
Conclusion
With the help of this guide, you are ready to collect all the Soul Tempering materials in Phantom Blade Zero, discover their locations, and upgrade your Main Weapons and Phantom Edges with powerful effects. So, now it's time to explore every region, collect hidden pieces, and make the most of your weapons to prepare for tougher battles. For a more comfortable way to enjoy longer exploration sessions, give OSLink a try. It lets you play remotely on your mobile device without staying in front of your PC!
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