Phantom Blade Zero Flawless Forged Metal: Locations and Best Use

Every pickup on this page was confirmed in person on PS5 for Map Master, and the Phantom Blade Zero interactive map library traces the lower one-handed tiers through each region. Reverts above level 10 are reported to cost talismans, which is why the top tier rewards a firm choice of sword.

How Flawless Forged Metal Fits Phantom Blade Zero’s One-Handed Upgrade Path

One-handed blades move through three metals in order. Forged Metal for a one-handed blade’s early levels starts the climb, Polished Forged Metal for the middle levels comes next, and Flawless Forged Metal finishes the path toward the reported level 30 cap. Each weapon type has its own version, so none of it crosses over to two-handed or dual blades.

Two-handed weapons finish on Flawless Broadplate Metal for two-handed blades, and dual weapons on Flawless Twinned Metal for dual weapons, so check what’s in Soul’s hand before you count this stack. Sanguine is the free one-handed blade you start with, and its reported level 1 to 2 cost of 2 Forged Metal, 1 Solvent and 1,080 Dust shows how gently the path begins.

Phantom Blade Zero Flawless Forged Metal in the Mandate Encampment

The Mandate Encampment gives you a stack of three Flawless Forged Metal, and a Flawless Broadplate stack waits in the same region, so one visit stocks the top tier for both blade types. Grab both even if you only use one weapon type, since a later sword or great blade can change your plan.

Budget Remnant Dust before you reach this tier. For scale, levels 9 to 10 alone are reported to cost 8 Forged Metal, 4 Solvent and 5,400 Dust, and Concentrated Solvent and the other Solvent tiers cover the higher-grade Solvent reported for upper levels.

Should You Spend Flawless Forged Metal on Sanguine in Phantom Blade Zero?

Spend it on Sanguine only if Sanguine is still your main sword by the time you reach this tier. Reverting is reported to be free from level 2 to 10 and to need a Weapon Reforge Talisman above that, with additional talismans from 21 to 30, so a sword finished with Flawless metal costs the most to undo.

The Weapon Reforge Talisman cost and uses come in at a reported 2,000 Remnant Dust each, and the one-handed swords and how to get them compare the blades that compete for Sanguine’s place. Settle on your final sword first, then give it every Flawless piece you find.