parting hooks Phantom Blade Zero

How Do You Get the Parting Hooks Phantom Blade Zero?

You get Parting Hooks Phantom Blade Zero by beating Soulclaimer, the Elite Shadow Warden posted near the Dockside Warehouse bell in Pangzhen. Walk the docks, find the bell, and clear the courtyard around it: the weapon is the fight reward, not a shop purchase or a hidden chest, so the kill is the only step that matters.

Two listings agree on that bell. The Fextralife fan wiki places Soulclaimer beside the Dockside Warehouse bell, the Pixel Forge Guides walkthrough describes the courtyard in front of it, and the Game8 weapon page keeps the region to Pangzhen and names Soulclaimer as the boss that hands the hooks over.

One all-weapons list files a different route: Phantom Blade Zero Help says the Parting Hook drops from Gou Hun at the end of the rooftop route that starts at Bagua Pavilion Junction in Pang Town. Treat that as the fallback, since the bell courtyard is the path the boss entry and the walkthrough both describe, and the boss list holds the rest of the warden roster.

What Are the Parting Hooks Stats at Level 1?

At level 1 the Parting Hooks sit at 288 damage and 118 Guard Break, and the Fextralife fan wiki and Game8 print the same pair. Quote the level whenever you repeat those numbers, because both pages publish base figures only and neither carries a level 30 line.

The moveset behind the numbers is short: five swings in the standard string, four in the Sha-Chi string, and the Sha-Chi string can be entered from any standard swing. Once the bar has charge that string upgrades into a harder version with more damage and Guard Break, and its closing pullback swing is the shield-breaker of the pair. The combat guide covers the Sha-Chi inputs if the flow still feels tight.

How Does the Parting Hooks Counter Art Work?

The Counter art is the reason to carry the weapon. Hold block with the Sha-Chi button and Soul drops into a Guard stance that blocks a melee attack and answers it with a counter, and the heavier the incoming swing the harder the reply lands. Black-Flash Attacks pass through it until Divine Beast Bind arrives at level 25.

Peerless Hook rides the other input on Parting Hooks Phantom Blade Zero: spend 1 Sha-Chi Essence and the follow-up becomes unblockable, which is the answer to a target that hides behind a shield. games.gg names shield breaking as the standout use of the counter, and the Game8 skill list files Counter and Peerless Hook as the weapon's two arts.

• Standard string: five swings, the base damage route.
• Sha-Chi string: four swings, entered from any standard swing, upgraded when the bar has charge.
• Counter: hold block with the Sha-Chi button to block a melee attack and hit back.
• Peerless Hook: 1 Sha-Chi Essence for an unblockable finisher.

Which Parting Hooks Upgrades Should You Unlock First?

Chase Foretelling Strike first, because it makes a parried Blue-Flash Attack trigger Counter on its own. Counter Follow-Up at level 5 turns a successful counter into a punish, Poised to Strike Lv. 1 at 10 buys stance time, Counteroffensive at 15 adds attack plus instant shield breaks, and Divine Beast Bind at 25 finally covers Black-Flash.

Two upgrade layers run side by side. A blacksmith raises the raw numbers with Weapon Upgrade Materials, and a Reforge Talisman resets those upgrades and returns the materials if you change your mind. The permanent layer is Soul Tempering: Song of Parting plus Remnant Dust, spent through Myst in Pengzhen once the feature opens in Chapter 4, and it cannot be undone, so decide before you commit. Meeting Forge at the Mandate Outpost in Weeping Creek Valley is what opens bell upgrades in the first place.

Is the Parting Hooks Phantom Blade Zero Worth Using?

Yes, if you like fighting on the back foot. The weapon asks you to stand in range, hold the stance, and take the swing on purpose, then pays that patience back with a counter that scales with the attack it eats. Players who want to open every fight with damage should scroll the weapon list instead.

Our take: quote 118 Guard Break with confidence, because every listing here agrees on it, while 288 damage is a level 1 figure and nothing more. Pair the hooks with a heavy two-hander for the damage and keep the counter for shields and Blue-Flash patterns; the builds page covers loadout pairings, and the Sanguine Twin is the other dual-wield option worth comparing before you commit materials.

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