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Wolfjaw Phantom Blade Zero Phantom Edge: Location and Effects

By the Blade Zero Wiki editors

Updated

The Wolfjaw Phantom Blade Zero location is Pangzhen: beat Wu Xuan, the Fallen General, during The Heart's Trail and the edge is yours. It is a Destructive Phantom Edge starting at 261 damage and 280 Guard Break, and its hits drain enemy HP into your own bar, with no effect on Puppets, Golden Bodies, or Phantom Bodies.

Phantom Blade Zero screenshot: a straw-hatted fighter with a heavy blade walking a rain-soaked stone street lined with wooden shopfronts and red lanterns
A rain-soaked stone street with shopfronts and red lanterns in this screenshot — the kind of settlement ground where Pangzhen's backstreet fight sits. The shot does not label the weapon. (Screenshot: s-game.com)

What Is the Wolfjaw Phantom Blade Zero?

Wolfjaw is a Destructive Phantom Edge built to keep you standing while you trade hits: the spiked weapon drains HP out of enemies, and its skill spends that drain on your own health bar. The line below puts the type, unlock, starting stats, and effect together.

Game8 lists 261 starting damage and 280 starting Guard Break, and TechWiser describes Wolfjaw as a spiked mace that drains enemy health with each hit. The full set runs past 20 unique Phantom Edges, each taken from a fallen foe, according to the Steam store page, so read 261 and 280 as an early-game benchmark rather than a finished figure. The Phantom Edges list shows what else competes for the slot.

Type How to get Base stats Effect Best build
Phantom Edge, DestructiveDefeat Wu Xuan, the Fallen General, in Pangzhen during The Heart's Trail261 starting damage and 280 starting Guard BreakAttacks drain enemy HP to restore yours; no effect on Puppets, Golden Bodies, or Phantom BodiesBreak guard first, then drain: Bloodlust takes more HP from Guard-Broken enemies
Wolfjaw spiked mace card: a heavy iron mace studded with curved spikes lying across wet stone, red tassels on the shaft and ghostfire burning out of the head
Illustration: Wolfjaw as a spiked mace with ghostfire crawling out of the head — the drain-and-burn idea the edge is built on. Original artwork drawn for this guide, not a game screenshot.

What Are the Wolfjaw Stats and Numbers?

Only a few Wolfjaw numbers are published: 261 damage and 280 Guard Break at the start, one Remnant Spark per drain swing, and 12 seconds of extra damage from Heart-Piercing Wolf. The rest of the kit is written out in wording rather than figures, so this table stays short on purpose.

No listing gives an upgraded damage or Guard Break number for Wolfjaw, which makes 261 and 280 the only two stats you can quote with a site behind them. If a clip shows bigger hits, the difference comes from upgrades or Soul Tempering, not from a second stat line. The Game8 Wolfjaw page lists both base values and every skill below.

Figure Value What it means Source
Starting damage261Listed base damage before any upgradeGame8
Starting Guard Break280Listed base guard break before any upgradeGame8
Active ability cost1 Remnant SparkEach drain swing spends one sparkGame8
Heart-Piercing Wolf debuff12 secondsEnemies hit take increased damage for this longGame8
Blood Feast tiersLv. 1, Lv. 2, Lv. 3Slightly, then moderately, then greatly more HP drainedGame8
Soul Tempering unlockChapter 4Feature unlocks, then runs at MystGame8
Phantom Edges in the full set20+Unique edges, each taken from a fallen foeSteam store page

How Do You Get Wolfjaw?

Getting Wolfjaw is one boss kill rather than a pickup: beat Wu Xuan, the Fallen General, in Pangzhen while the story is on The Heart's Trail. TechWiser puts the meeting spot near the Backstreet Archway Bell, and the Epic Games location guide places him in western Pangzhen by the Backstreet Archway.

He is a main-story fight, so the trigger is progress instead of a hidden chest. The Wu Xuan boss guide walks through his guard gauge, and the boss list shows where he sits in the chapter order if you want to check you are far enough along.

  • Reach Pangzhen during The Heart's Trail.
  • Head for the backstreet area around the Backstreet Archway Bell.
  • Beat Wu Xuan, the Fallen General.
  • Take Wolfjaw from him once the fight ends.

What Do Wolfjaw's Skills Do?

Wolfjaw Phantom Blade Zero runs one loop in three parts: a drain swing that spends a Remnant Spark, a passive that drains harder from Guard-Broken enemies, and Heart-Piercing Wolf, a spinning thrust that leaves what it hits taking more damage for 12 seconds.

The pattern rewards finishing a guard break instead of chipping health. Bloodlust pays out on Guard-Broken enemies, so the cheap order is guard break first, drain second, and Heart-Piercing Wolf as the opener that makes the follow-up hurt. The combat guide covers the Sha-Chi side of that rotation.

Two limits matter before you spend a slot on it: the drain does nothing to Puppets, Golden Bodies, or Phantom Bodies, and Full-Power Strike is the only part of the kit that costs no Remnant Spark.

Skill Trigger Effect Source
Active AbilityHold the Phantom Edge buttonSwing Wolfjaw to drain life and restore HP; 1 Remnant Spark per use; no effect on Puppets, Golden Bodies, or Phantom BodiesGame8
BloodlustPassiveDrains more HP from Guard-Broken enemies, with the same three exceptionsGame8
Full-Power StrikePhantom Edge button at the end of a Wolfjaw attackStraight-ahead strike that spends no Remnant SparkGame8
Heart-Piercing WolfHold Power Surge plus the Phantom Edge buttonHigh-speed spinning thrust that pulverises enemies in its path; targets take increased damage for 12 secondsGame8
Blood Feast Lv. 1UpgradeSlightly increases the HP drained by attacksGame8
Blood Feast Lv. 2UpgradeModerately increases the HP drained by attacksGame8
Blood Feast Lv. 3UpgradeGreatly increases the HP drained by attacksGame8
Ghostfire WreathSoul TemperingAttacks spawn ghostfire, burning enemies with Chaotic Flame that keeps eating HP and Sha-ChiGame8

Should You Soul Temper Wolfjaw?

Soul Tempering is the one irreversible step here: Game8 says the feature opens in Chapter 4, runs at Myst, spends a Phantom Edge-specific material plus Remnant Dust, and cannot be undone. Blacksmith upgrades are the reversible half, because Reforge Talismans reset them and hand the materials back.

So temper once you have decided the Wolfjaw Phantom Blade Zero drain playstyle is for you, and do it for Ghostfire Wreath rather than for a stat jump. An edge that pays out on guard breaks fits a loadout built around breaking bars, and the builds page shows how that slots next to other Phantom Edges.

Is Wolfjaw Phantom Blade Zero Worth Using?

Our take: Wolfjaw is a sustain pick, not a damage-race pick. The 261 damage and 280 Guard Break are starting values with no upgrade curve published, so what you are really choosing is HP recovery, and Bloodlust paying out on Guard-Broken enemies tells you to break the bar first and drain second.

Wolfjaw is the wrong edge for a Puppet or Phantom Body stretch, where the drain stops working, and the right one for long fights against human enemies where a guard break opens a free heal. Pair it with a fast guard-break weapon rather than another slow one, and check the weapon list before you commit an upgrade slot.

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Phantom Blade Zero - Wu Xuan, The Fallen General Boss Fight & Location (PowerPyx)
Phantom Blade Zero - Wu Xuan, The Fallen General Boss Fight & Location (PowerPyx)

Frequently asked questions

How do you get Wolfjaw Phantom Blade Zero?

Beat Wu Xuan, the Fallen General, in Pangzhen during The Heart's Trail and the edge is yours. TechWiser puts the fight near the Backstreet Archway Bell, and the Epic Games location guide places it in western Pangzhen by the Backstreet Archway.

Where is the Wolfjaw Phantom Blade Zero location?

Wolfjaw is in Pangzhen, and it drops from Wu Xuan, the Fallen General. He is a story boss rather than a hidden chest, so you need to be on The Heart's Trail before the fight is available.

What are the Wolfjaw stats in Phantom Blade Zero?

Wolfjaw starts at 261 damage and 280 Guard Break, and it is a Destructive Phantom Edge. No listing gives an upgraded value for either stat, so those are the only two numbers you can quote.

What does Wolfjaw actually do in combat?

Its hits drain enemy HP, and its active skill turns that drain into HP recovery for one Remnant Spark. Bloodlust then drains more from Guard-Broken enemies, which is why the edge rewards breaking a guard before spending the swing.

Does the Wolfjaw drain work on every enemy?

No. The skill has no effect on Puppets, Golden Bodies, or Phantom Bodies, and Bloodlust carries the same three exceptions. Against those enemy types you keep the damage and the guard break but lose the healing.

Does Wolfjaw Phantom Blade Zero need Soul Tempering?

It is optional, and it buys Ghostfire Wreath instead of a stat jump: attacks spawn ghostfire that burns enemies with Chaotic Flame and keeps eating HP and Sha-Chi. Game8 says the feature unlocks in Chapter 4, runs at Myst, and cannot be undone.

How many Phantom Edges are in Phantom Blade Zero?

The Steam store page says more than 20 unique Phantom Edges, each wrested from a fallen foe. TechWiser's own location round-up covers 25, which shows how quickly the count grows as guides fill in.

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