Whiteshadow.

With a thin, long blade that gleams as cold as snow, Whiteshadow wins by first slowing the target and then halting it.

For many years the Blizzard Blademaster roamed the northern Wulin and never found an equal, and this was the blade he loved. When it is unsheathed it scatters no glints, just one white line.

Cold upon cold defines it. Opponents lose their rhythm to Chill, and Frozen opens a window in which you can strike without interference. The two share one track, so as a fight drags on the target edges closer to a full stop. For that reason it works as a control weapon more than a pure damage option, concerned with what the enemy can no longer do.

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:

• All four Acolyte Masks
• The ability to reach the Four Guardians' Mirror at Meigu Lake

1. Gather all four Acolyte Masks, which are dropped in secret elite fights: Yanru's Blazing Mask, Leiting's Thunder Mask, Guhe's Venom Mask and Hansui's Frost Mask.
2. Western Meigu Lake holds the Four Guardians' Mirror; unlock it and walk into the secret Discordance realm sitting on the frozen shoal.
3. Beat the Blizzard Blademaster to receive the blade.

Status build-up matters more than raw damage on Whiteshadow. Think of it as a pair of layered effects riding on identical hits.

Chill and the Frozen Gauge

Chill, applied by each hit, makes the enemy's movement and swings slower. Those same hits also charge the Frozen Gauge, and as soon as it is full the target halts in place. One slows and the other stops: Chill throws off the opponent's rhythm, and Frozen leaves you a gap to attack at will.

White Shadow's Frosthowl

This active art takes 1 Sha-Chi to use. Sweeping the long blade leaves white shadows hanging everywhere, and each enemy caught is certain to end up Frozen as the attack concludes. Since the last blow causes the freeze, the gauge need not fill by itself; finish the sequence and anything struck has turned to ice.

Deepening Frost

Once Soul Tempering is applied, your strikes go on charging the Frozen Gauge when an enemy guards against them, so defending opponents stop interrupting the build-up.

Perks from levelling

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

Soul Tempering

Strengths

• Chill makes both movement and swings slower, so a drawn-out fight gradually tilts toward you.
• When the Frozen Gauge is full, the enemy halts where it is, leaving a clear opening for attacks.
• There is no need to wait on the gauge, since White Shadow's Frosthowl freezes whatever it hits for certain.
• Deepening Frost lets the gauge keep growing against enemies that are guarding.

Weaknesses

• Lacking the Soul Tempering upgrade, a blocked hit adds nothing to the Frozen Gauge.
• Because the art needs 1 Sha-Chi, a certain freeze is only possible when you have that resource.

Best used for

• Freezing the target beforehand, which creates a safe gap prior to a dangerous attack.

Dressed in white and missing half a face to ruin, the Blizzard Blademaster used this very edge to kill numerous heretics and monsters. Winning against him grants an achievement, The White Shadow; freeze any foe with the blade and Snow and Frost is yours.