Phantom Blade Zero Illusory Incense Ash Locations

Collected on a PS5 clear for Map Master, these stacks run from the village to the Mandate Encampment, and the Phantom Blade Zero map and checklist library covers the other edge materials too. Illusory Incense Ash is reported to work only on Summon edges, the same split every edge type has with its own refined material.

Illusory Incense Ash in Phantom Blade Zero: The Refined Tier for Summon Edges

Regular Incense Ash takes a Summon edge to level 10, and Illusory Incense Ash is reported to take over above that, the way Destructive edges move to Blazing Darkfire Charcoal past level 10. Edge upgrades are reported to skip Solvent, so the ash and Remnant Dust are all a level asks for.

Four Summon edges are reported: the Kuye Temple Prayer Beads and the Puppeteer’s Bell in the Village of Lu, the Swordsman’s Summon in the Mandate Encampment, and Inanis’ Radiant Fan in the Mountain of Imprisonment. The regular Incense Ash for the first ten levels gets each one ready for this tier.

Phantom Blade Zero Illusory Incense Ash in the Village of Lu: Early Pairs

The Village of Lu gives Illusory Incense Ash in pairs, so the first pieces arrive long before a summon needs them. The village is also where both of its Summon edges drop, the Prayer Beads from Master Bi Hai of Kuye Temple and the Puppeteer’s Bell from Dusk, the Puppeteer, an optional fight.

Pick up the pairs and keep them banked. A summon fresh from its boss still has all its regular levels ahead of it, and the Master Bi Hai and Dusk fights decide which Summon edges you’ll own when the refined tier finally matters.

Pangzhen and Mandate Encampment Illusory Incense Ash in Phantom Blade Zero

Pangzhen is where the supply grows, with stacks of four and one of five spread across the region. The Pangzhen & Mirage Estate explorer map in Phantom Blade Zero places each stack, and they’re the pieces that take a summon well past level 10.

The Mandate Encampment adds a stack of three, in the same region that hands you the Swordsman’s Summon. The Mandate Encampment explorer map for Phantom Blade Zero shows the stack, so a new summon from the camp can start its refined levels without a trip back.

Committing Illusory Incense Ash to One Summon in Phantom Blade Zero

Choose one summon before you spend any. The Kuye Temple Prayer Beads are the safe pick, since Master Bi Hai is a mandatory boss, while the Puppeteer’s Bell needs an optional win over Dusk. Raise the Beads to level 10 first, then decide whether the Swordsman’s Summon suits you better.

Moving refined levels later costs extra, because edge refunds past level 10 are reported to need a Phantom Reforge Talisman for Summon edge refunds. The Kuye Temple Prayer Beads and the other Phantom Edges compare all four summons, so settle the choice there before the ash goes in.