Juggernaut.

Juggernaut is a hefty saber whose entire weight sits in its steel; it starts slowly and lands with huge force.

Commander Bi Feng once owned this blade, shaped on the saber pattern to pin a man in place with a single cut instead of being light. Its style is blunt and free of feints, and a horizontal swing comes down like a mountain.

Gameplay blends a pair of jobs. Enemy guards are shattered, and precisely timed parries are converted into stored power. Each flawless block lifts the Red Edge gauge; when the blade glows red, the full gauge can be unleashed as one massive slash.

Because Phantom Blade Zero has no published 0–100 bars for stats, this page gives the weapon's numbers as they stand at level 1.

These numbers are taken from values the game itself lists for level 1; they were not confirmed through play.

Before you start:

• Defeat Bi Feng

1. Make your way across the Mountain of Imprisonment and keep going through the Cavern Passage.
2. Bi Feng, the Giant Saber Commander, is waiting close to the Cavern Passage bell, and beating him gives you Juggernaut.
3. Light the Commander's Platform bell, found in the arena of your fight with him.

Juggernaut works through a straightforward cycle: guard with precision, then use up the energy you have saved.

Guard breaking

Because this saber can rip a guard apart from the front, enemies crouching behind an upraised shield pose less trouble for it.

Red Edge with Crimson Wheel Slash

Every perfect block gives one stack of Red Edge. Once the stacks are full the blade glows red, and all of them can be used together on a single strong slash, Crimson Wheel Slash. Catching the blow more precisely gives a stronger response.

Bandit-Slaying Rampage

The art is active, takes 1 Sha-Chi, cannot be blocked, and releases a barrage of cuts charged with blade waves. Its target receives Bandit-Slayer Mark, which makes it lose extra Sha-Chi and suffer extra damage. Hit a marked foe with a Red Edge slash and a big chunk of its health goes.

Unfading Sunset

When Soul Tempering has been done, a foe bearing Bandit-Slayer Mark no longer drains Red Edge when Crimson Wheel Slash connects. Mark then slash turns into a pattern you can repeat, not a single occurrence.

Perks from levelling

Every upgrade adds one weapon level, capped at level 60. Listed levels are where these abilities become available.

Soul Tempering

Strengths

• A guard can be opened from the front thanks to high shield-breaking.
• Perfect blocks fill Red Edge, so skill at defending feeds straight into your heavy attack.
• Bandit-Slayer Mark sets up the Red Edge slash by increasing the damage taken and the Sha-Chi lost.
• Marked targets become open to Crimson Wheel Slash again and again through Unfading Sunset.

Weaknesses

• Starting up is slow for the saber.
• Perfect blocks are needed to build Red Edge, so players who seldom parry gain less from it.

Best used for

• Foes sheltering behind a raised shield.

As Giant Saber, Bi Feng led the saber corps. His blade earned its name by driving bandits from a town left in ruins. In his grip it appears rough and mottled, and he wields it in a heavy, blunt manner without feints.