The Lady's Fan.

One bone fan holds four different powers in The Lady's Fan, a main weapon that acts far more like a book of spells than a blade.

Its ribs are beside the point. Strikes mostly charge up sigils, while the true damage lands on release: a flame surge, a bolt called from above, a frost construct shooting spikes, or a blend of fire and lightning landing together. Playing it means alternating between hoarding and spending, with no lengthy combos to chain.

Meng Hua in Mount Soulrend is the source. Elemental main weapons such as Freezing Chaos and Baishan Stormswords commit you to set forms or to a twin-sword condition, while this one draws on a stored mix and so feels different. Keep it distinct from Inanis' Radiant Fan, which occupies its own slot as a Phantom Edge.

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:

• Get to the finish of the main path through Mount Soulrend

1. Save manually at The Last Chance Bell in Mount Soulrend. After passing it, leaving is impossible until the ending has finished.
2. Battle past Leng Tu, Herald of the Veil, and after that face Meng Hua, the Merciful Lady of the Blossom Veil.
3. When the fight ends, pick up the fan beside the Soulrend Cliff Bell, together with The Lady's Crown and Herald's Lingering Threads.

Three parts make up its kit: Arcane Sigils charge the weapon, Sigil Burst releases the charge, and Boundless Blight refills it while clearing room around you.

Charging Arcane Sigils

Different strikes store different sigils, and repeating the art stores another copy of whichever one you stored last. Through that repetition you aim for a chosen mix, rather than accepting whatever your combo produces.

Possible Sigil Burst outcomes

All stored sigils are consumed by Sigil Burst, and what results depends on the combination. A few results are aggressive. You might get a flame wave rolling out from your feet, a swing that brings down lightning, a frost construct left in place to fire spikes, or a combined fire-and-lightning strike.

Other outcomes deal no direct damage. One provides a short boost to damage, and another moves you backward so that parrying successfully brings lightning down on the enemy.

Boundless Blight refills your sigils

One Sha-Chi pays for the Power Surge. A rift to the Discordance opens, letting out a broad storm of chaotic flame that swallows every enemy, and afterwards Arcane Sigils are stored randomly. It serves to clear groups and to prepare the next burst, though you cannot pick which sigils arrive.

Perks from levelling

Every upgrade adds one weapon level, and the abilities below unlock at the levels given.

Soul Tempering

Myst, whom you meet in Pangzhen, makes this possible. One tempering per weapon is the limit.

Materials for upgrading

Strengths

• Many jobs are handled by Sigil Burst from one button press: area flames, summoned lightning, a damage boost, and a frost construct that sticks around.
• A wide storm from Boundless Blight strikes every enemy, and it loads sigils for the burst after it.
• Every outcome, not just one, is improved by Dark Sigil Burst, which also makes lasting effects go on twice as long.
• For anyone comparing weapons by that figure, its listed Damage is the highest of all main weapons.

Weaknesses

• Everything is spent by Sigil Burst in one go, so you must start building up again from zero afterward.
• Because Boundless Blight gives random sigils, the burst you were hoping for is not guaranteed.

Best used for

• Playstyles built around parrying, taking advantage of the burst that summons lightning following a successful parry.
• Battles against multiple enemies, where Boundless Blight swallows all of them in flame and stores sigils to prepare the next burst.

Dating from before she became the Lady

Per its description, Meng Hua owned this bone fan before she was known by her title; it channels Ice, Fire, Lightning and Chaos, and the Wulin has nothing like it. Thus the name on the weapon is a later one, but the object itself dates from her former life.