Acolyte Guhe Boss #53 of 74 · Meigu Lake
- Base HP
- 9,000
- Attacks
- 6
- Blue / red tells
- 0 / 2
- Weakness
- Fire +16%
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Acolyte Guhe has 6 attacks: 0 flash blue (parry them) and 2 flash red (dodge them). Base HP 9,000, Sha-Chi 2,400.
How to beat Acolyte Guhe
Our strategy, built from the fight's numbers, followed by the game's own codex entry.
- Dodge the red flashes: 2 attacks flash red. They can't be parried, so dodge through them instead of blocking.
- The tightest tell is Poison Gatling Barrage: only 0.06s from the flash to the hit, so react to the flash, not the swing.
- Acolyte Guhe adds new attacks below 90%, 55% HP, so expect the moveset to change at 90%.
- Bring Fire: it deals 16% more damage to Acolyte Guhe.
- Acolyte Guhe's Sha-Chi bar is 2,400: perfect parries and Guard Break attacks drain it, and an empty bar opens the boss to a finisher.
Fire is the weakness to exploit on Acolyte Guhe, dealing 16% more damage with Burn building 16% faster. Poison is useless here, as he is immune to both Poison damage and the Poison status. He has no special Sha-Chi interactions, so Parries hit his guard at full value.
Base stats are 9,000 HP and 2,400 Sha-Chi. Meigu Lake's band runs from level 18 to 23 and his exact level is not confirmed; at level 23 that would be about 139,680 HP and 27,930 Sha-Chi before difficulty.
The codex warns of toxic mist spread by his fly whisk, a poisonous double that uses the same techniques, and poison erupting from his sleeves at close range that steadily drains vitality. He comes between Heartpiercer, Elite Shadow Warden and Grief-Stricken Jin, rewarding 90,000 Remnant Dust and Guhe's Venom Mask.
Acolyte Guhe moves & attack patterns
Game dataEvery attack Acolyte Guhe can use, read from its ability data. The cards show the in-game animation with its timing: wind-up, the red or blue flash, the hit window and recovery.
- Attacks
- 6
- Red flash (dodge)
- 2
- Blue flash (parry)
- 0
- Tightest tell
- 0.06s
- New moves below
- 90% · 55%
From the start
Poison Gatling Barrage
Red flashMix-upRangedAttackRed flash at 3.1s → hit at 3.16s (0.06s to react) · 10 hitsPoison Blink Escape
CounterProjectileAttackFirst hit at 0.52s · 1 hitPoison Bullet Volley
Mix-upRangedProjectileAttackFirst hit at 1s · 9 hitsHoming Poison Burst
ProjectileAttackFirst hit at 0.99s · 3 hitsBelow 90% HP
Summoning Strike
CounterRangedProjectileAttackFirst hit at 0.98s · 2 hits · below 90% HPBelow 55% HP
Poison Fog Critical Art
Red flashCritical ArtRed flash at 4.56s → hit at 6.48s (1.92s to react) · 6 hits · below 55% HPAll 6 attacks
| Attack | Tell | Hit timing | Hits | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison Gatling Barrage Attack · Mix-up, Ranged, Projectile | Red flash | 0.06s after flash | 10 | Whole fight |
| Poison Blink Escape Attack · Counter, Projectile | No flash | first hit 0.52s | 1 | Whole fight |
| Poison Bullet Volley Attack · Mix-up, Ranged, Projectile | No flash | first hit 1s | 9 | Whole fight |
| Homing Poison Burst Attack · Projectile | No flash | first hit 0.99s | 3 | Whole fight |
| Summoning Strike Attack · Counter, Ranged, Projectile | No flash | first hit 0.98s | 2 | below 90% HP |
| Poison Fog Critical Art Critical Art · Projectile | Red flash | 1.92s after flash | 6 | below 55% HP |
Attack names are ours: the game doesn't name boss attacks. Times are seconds from the start of the attack; the reaction time runs from the flash to the first hit after it.
Train your parry on Acolyte Guhe
The Parry Trainer plays real boss attacks and you react to the red and blue flashes. Every press is graded against the attack’s real timing, so you learn which hits to parry and which to dodge before you face the boss again.
- Real attack clips with their flashes
- Every press graded on real timing
- Best scores saved to your account
Parry Trainer
Test your timing on Acolyte Guhe's real attacks: parry the blue flashes, dodge the red ones.
Weaknesses and resistances
Game dataAcolyte Guhe takes 16% extra damage from Fire. Every element and status effect below.
| Element | Damage taken |
|---|---|
| Fire | +16% |
| Poison | Immune |
| Status effect | Build-up |
|---|---|
| Burn | +16% |
| Poison | Immune |
Acolyte Guhe HP and stats
Game dataBase attributes from the boss's config, and the same values at the level the fight runs at.
| Attribute | Base | At level 23 |
|---|---|---|
| HP | 9,000 | 139,680 |
| Sha-Chi | 2,400 | 27,930 |
| Attack | 100 | 263 |
| Stagger threshold | 1,200 | 13,260 |
Calculated Base values come from the enemy's own config. The game raises them with the area level; enemies in this region are level 18–23 (difficulty multipliers are not included).
Each kill gives 90,000 Remnant Dust at this level.
Acolyte Guhe rewards
Game dataGranted when the fight ends, read from the fight's reward script.
| Reward | Count |
|---|---|
 Guhe's Venom Mask | 1 |
Acolyte Guhe lore
The codex entry the game unlocks for Acolyte Guhe.
In-game codexGuhe is one of the four Acolytes serving under the High Elder. Through a scarecrow, he conceals himself within the Discordance.
Clad in eerie purple robes, he wields deadly poison as a weapon. With a sweep of his fly whisk, toxic mist spreads in all directions, seeping into bone and corroding martial arts. He can also conjure a poisonous double to use the same techniques. At close range, poison erupts from his sleeves and eats away at his enemies. Those afflicted suffer excruciating pain as the poison gnaws at their organs and steadily drains their vitality, until they finally perish in agony.
By order of the High Elder, he dwells at the heart of the Meigu Lake islands, watching the lake day and night. Anyone who might hinder the Lady of the Veil’s descent is eliminated without exception. Whenever a ritual array shows signs of disturbance, whatever the cause or truth behind it, he personally goes to dismantle it and strip away the facade.
The flesh is but an illusion, and all life eventually decays. Yet when the merciful Lady of the Veil descends, poison will spread across the world and strip away every false appearance... Guhe longs for that day.
Boss order
Boss #53 of 74: the previous fight is Heartpiercer, Elite Shadow Warden, the next one Grief-Stricken Jin.
Data: Phantom Blade Zero 26367565 (CL-302256, UE 5.7.4). How we source this
Acolyte Guhe is boss #53 of 74 in Phantom Blade Zero, fought in Meigu Lake at level 18–23 with 9,000 base HP and 2,400 Sha-Chi. Its moveset has 6 attacks: 0 blue-flash attacks that can be parried and 2 red-flash attacks that must be dodged. Bring Fire: it deals 16% extra damage to this boss. Beating it gives Guhe's Venom Mask.
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Acolyte Guhe FAQ
How do you beat Acolyte Guhe?
Fire is the weakness to exploit on Acolyte Guhe, dealing 16% more damage with Burn building 16% faster. Poison is useless here, as he is immune to both Poison damage and the Poison status. He has no special Sha-Chi interactions, so Parries hit his guard at full value. Dodge the red flashes: 2 attacks flash red. They can't be parried, so dodge through them instead of blocking. The tightest tell is Poison Gatling Barrage: only 0.06s from the flash to the hit, so react to the flash, not the swing.
What attacks does Acolyte Guhe use?
Acolyte Guhe has 6 attacks in its ability data: 0 with a blue flash (parry) and 2 with a red flash (dodge). The moves section shows each one with its in-game animation and timing.
What do the red and blue flashes mean on Acolyte Guhe?
Acolyte Guhe's 2 red-flash attacks can't be parried, so dodge them. None of its attacks flash blue.
Does Acolyte Guhe have a second phase?
Acolyte Guhe unlocks extra attacks below 90%, 55% HP.
What is Acolyte Guhe weak to?
Acolyte Guhe is weak to Fire and takes 16% extra damage from it.
How much HP does Acolyte Guhe have?
Acolyte Guhe has 9,000 base HP; at its area level (18–23) that grows to about 139,680 before difficulty modifiers.
What does Acolyte Guhe drop?
Defeating Acolyte Guhe gives Guhe's Venom Mask.
Where is Acolyte Guhe in Phantom Blade Zero?
Acolyte Guhe is fought in Meigu Lake. It is boss #53 of 74 in story order, after Heartpiercer, Elite Shadow Warden.
Which boss comes after Acolyte Guhe?
Acolyte Guhe is boss #53 of 74. Before it comes Heartpiercer, Elite Shadow Warden; next is Grief-Stricken Jin.