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How to beat Gu Wanyue, The Wailing Wraith in Phantom Blade Zero
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The new coverage adds that defeating Gu Wanyue lets players continue through Pangzhen by jumping down a well. The encounter remains a major challenge because she is immune to damage for much of the fight, making well-timed parries and dodges essential.
Gu Wanyue attacks with fast, damaging combos and can partially blind the player, but she has no second phase. Victory earns a Fanatic’s Fragment: Fixation, which is needed alongside other fragments to complete an item for Soul Tempering a weapon.
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In short
- Defeat Gu Wanyue to progress through Pangzhen.
- Parrying and dodging can break her damage immunity.
- Her reward is one fragment for Soul Tempering.
How this story developed
- 59 minutes ago Gu Wanyue, known as the Wailing Wraith, is a difficult boss in Phantom Blade Zero because she is immune to damage for much of the fight.
- 1 hour ago The new coverage adds that defeating Gu Wanyue lets players continue through Pangzhen by jumping down a well. The encounter remains a major challenge because she is immune to damage for much of the fight, making well-timed parries and dodges essential.
Explained simply
Phantom Blade Zero is an action role-playing game in which players control a warrior called Soul as he fights through a world of martial arts and supernatural threats. Gu Wanyue, known as the Wailing Wraith, is one of the enemies Soul encounters.
The fight tests players’ timing and ability to read an opponent’s attacks, skills that are central to this style of combat. Its reward, a Fanatic’s Fragment: Fixation, is used with other fragments to complete an item that can strengthen a weapon through Soul Tempering.