Phantom Blade Zero Blacksmiths: How to Upgrade Weapons

Forge, Jewel, and Myst were each tracked down in person on PS5 for Map Master, and the Phantom Blade Zero guides and region maps follow the sisters from region to region. Take the free Sanguine Reach beside Forge’s anvil before you leave, since it’s easy to walk past on the first visit.

Where to Find Forge, Phantom Blade Zero’s First Blacksmith

Forge works on the central hill in the Weeping Creek Valley Outpost, and she’s introduced automatically during the Against the Flow main quest, after you fight through the Mandate camp and climb the stone steps into the bamboo. The Against the Flow chapter and the rest of the main story walk through the route.

The Outpost is the valley’s upgrade hub. The Peddler on its southeastern road sells the metals and Solvent Forge works with, and Peng Meng waits in the large courtyard northwest of it, so one push gives you the blacksmith, the Dread Axe, and a Bell. Forge introduces herself as an artisan serving Lady Inanis, a name that returns later.

Phantom Blade Zero Blacksmith Services: Upgrades, Downgrades, and Every Bell

Forge upgrades and downgrades Soul’s Main Weapons and Phantom Edges. Main weapons spend their own metal, Solvent, and Remnant Dust up to level 10, while edges spend their own material and Dust, and once you’ve met her, the Bells you’ve rung across every region offer the same menu.

Resetting a weapon under level 10 is reported to be free, returning every material and all the Dust, so her upgrades are safe to test. Past level 10 you need a Weapon Reforge Talisman to undo high levels, or its Phantom Edge equivalent, reported at 2,000 Dust each from Quick Hand Zhang in Crimson Forest.

The Blacksmith’s Free Blade in Phantom Blade Zero: Sanguine Reach

Forge made one Sanguine for each main weapon type. Sanguine is one-handed, Sanguine Twin is dual, and Sanguine Reach is the two-handed long blade waiting beside her anvil, built for wide sweeps. The Sanguine set and the other main weapons compare the three.

Keep Sanguine Reach even if you never swing it in the valley. Soul Tempered and reworked into the Blazing Edge, it’s reported to be what the Triple Threat rematch with Yucong calls for, so leaving it behind now can cost you a much later fight.

Jewel, the Village of Lu Blacksmith in Phantom Blade Zero

Jewel, the youngest sister, works on the southwestern side of the Village of Lu, close to the Crossroads Bell. Once you’re introduced, she polishes Soul’s accessories for Remnant Dust and a Tainted Crystal Shard for each polish, raising their effects.

Exhaust every dialogue choice with Jewel, since talking her through is needed to progress two of the main quests. Her shop also has a golden chest with Jewel’s Knot, and the Phantom Blade Zero Village of Lu live map places both the shop and the Crossroads Bell beside it.

Myst and Soul Tempering: Phantom Blade Zero’s Pangzhen Blacksmith

Myst, the middle sister, waits in Pangzhen, and she’s reported to draw out a weapon’s power with Phantom Arts, which is how Soul Tempering unlocks. That’s the step that turns a finished weapon into something stronger, like Sanguine Reach becoming the Blazing Edge.

Soul Tempering can’t be undone, unlike Forge’s regular upgrades, so finish testing weapons under level 10 before you hand one to Myst. The Pangzhen & Mirage Estate live map for Phantom Blade Zero places her alongside the region’s other upgrade stops.

Phantom Blade Zero Blacksmith Tips: Test Low, Commit High

Use the free reset below level 10 to try every weapon you find, then commit only to the one you’ll keep. Past level 10, each change costs a talisman, and past Myst’s Soul Tempering, there’s no going back at all.

Visit each sister as soon as her region opens. Forge unlocks upgrades, Jewel unlocks polishing, and two main quests, and Myst unlocks Soul Tempering, so a sister you skip slows your whole build rather than one item. Each one is introduced on the way through her region, so a short detour is all it takes.