Acolyte Hansui Boss #10 of 74 · Weeping Creek Valley
- Base HP
- 4,000
- Attacks
- 11
- Blue / red tells
- 1 / 3
- Weakness
- Fire +30%
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Acolyte Hansui has 11 attacks: 1 flash blue (parry them) and 3 flash red (dodge them). Base HP 4,000, Sha-Chi 2,000.
How to beat Acolyte Hansui
Our strategy, built from the fight's numbers, followed by the game's own codex entry.
- Parry the blue flashes: 1 of Acolyte Hansui's 11 attacks flash blue before they land, and a timed parry stops them.
- Dodge the red flashes: 3 attacks flash red. They can't be parried, so dodge through them instead of blocking.
- The tightest tell is Ice Orb Shot: only 0.53s from the flash to the hit, so react to the flash, not the swing.
- Acolyte Hansui adds new attacks below 70% HP, so expect the moveset to change at 70%.
- Bring Fire: it deals 30% more damage to Acolyte Hansui.
- Shock builds up 30% faster on Acolyte Hansui.
- Acolyte Hansui's Sha-Chi bar is 2,000: perfect parries and Guard Break attacks drain it, and an empty bar opens the boss to a finisher.
Fire or Lightning will melt Acolyte Hansui. Both deal 30% more damage, and Burn and Shock build up 30% faster. He is immune to Frost and Water, including the Frost and Soaked statuses, and Poison is resisted by 30%.
He is fragile by boss standards: 4,000 base HP, roughly 10,300 at level 4 within Weeping Creek Valley's 1 to 4 band, and 2,000 base Sha-Chi with no resistances. Standard Combos and Parries break him at the normal rate, so aggressive pressure ends this quickly.
The codex describes an ice-wielding Acolyte whose whisk raises jagged glaciers and spreading rows of ice spikes, and who can freeze the surrounding land into a field of snow. His consciousness is bound to the crystal eye carried by The Puppet Scavenger, the boss before him. Defeating him grants 12,000 Remnant Dust.
Acolyte Hansui moves & attack patterns
Game dataEvery attack Acolyte Hansui 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
- 11
- Red flash (dodge)
- 3
- Blue flash (parry)
- 1
- Tightest tell
- 0.53s
- New moves below
- 70%
From the start
Ice Orb Shot
Blue flashRangedMix-upAttackBlue flash at 0.69s → hit at 1.22s (0.53s to react) · 1 hitIce Spear Volley
Red flashCounterMix-upAttackFirst hit at 0.99s · 4 hitsBlinking Ice Trap
CounterProjectileAttackFirst hit at 0.13s · 1 hitIcicle Barrage
RangedAttackFirst hit at 1.45s · 1 hitBlizzard Icicle Burst
Mix-upRangedProjectileAttackFirst hit at 0.69s · 1 hitGlaive Double Sweep
CounterAttackFirst hit at 1.02s · 2 hits · Normal hitGlaive Double Swing
CounterAttackFirst hit at 0.6s · 2 hits · Normal hitGlaive Double Cut
CounterAttackFirst hit at 0.34s · 2 hits · Normal hitWide Blizzard Burst
Mix-upRangedProjectileAttackFirst hit at 0.68s · 2 hits · harder difficulties onlyBelow 70% HP
Homing Icicle Critical Art
Red flashCritical ArtRed flash at 1.87s → hit at 2.58s (0.71s to react) · 4 hits · below 70% HPIcicle Storm Critical Art
Red flashCritical ArtRed flash at 1.87s → hit at 2.57s (0.7s to react) · 4 hits · below 70% HP · harder difficulties onlyAll 11 attacks
| Attack | Tell | Hit timing | Hits | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Orb Shot Attack · Ranged, Mix-up, Projectile | Blue flash | 0.53s after flash | 1 | Whole fight |
| Ice Spear Volley Attack · Counter, Mix-up, Projectile | Red flash | first hit 0.99s | 4 | Whole fight |
| Blinking Ice Trap Attack · Counter, Projectile | No flash | first hit 0.13s | 1 | Whole fight |
| Icicle Barrage Attack · Ranged | No flash | first hit 1.45s | 1 | Whole fight |
| Blizzard Icicle Burst Attack · Mix-up, Ranged, Projectile | No flash | first hit 0.69s | 1 | Whole fight |
| Glaive Double Sweep Attack · Counter | No flash | first hit 1.02s | 2 | Whole fight |
| Glaive Double Swing Attack · Counter | No flash | first hit 0.6s | 2 | Whole fight |
| Glaive Double Cut Attack · Counter | No flash | first hit 0.34s | 2 | Whole fight |
| Wide Blizzard Burst Attack · Mix-up, Ranged, Projectile | No flash | first hit 0.68s | 2 | Whole fight · harder difficulties only |
| Homing Icicle Critical Art Critical Art · Projectile | Red flash | 0.71s after flash | 4 | below 70% HP |
| Icicle Storm Critical Art Critical Art · Projectile | Red flash | 0.7s after flash | 4 | below 70% HP · harder difficulties only |
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.
Parry Trainer
Test your timing on Acolyte Hansui's real attacks: parry the blue flashes, dodge the red ones.
Weaknesses and resistances
Game dataElemental and status resistances from the boss's own config. Acolyte Hansui is weak to Fire, Lightning.
| Element | Damage taken |
|---|---|
| Fire | +30% |
| Frost | Immune |
| Lightning | +30% |
| Poison | −30% |
| Water | Immune |
| Status effect | Build-up |
|---|---|
| Frost (duration) | Immune |
| Soaked | Immune |
| Burn | +30% |
| Poison | −30% |
| Shock | +30% |
Acolyte Hansui 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 4 |
|---|---|---|
| HP | 4,000 | 10,322 |
| Sha-Chi | 2,000 | 3,570 |
| Attack | 100 | 105 |
| Stagger threshold | 1,200 | 2,844 |
Calculated Base values come from the enemy's own config. The game raises them with the area level; enemies in this region are level 1–4 (difficulty multipliers are not included).
Each kill gives 12,000 Remnant Dust at this level.
Acolyte Hansui lore
The codex entry the game unlocks for Acolyte Hansui.
In-game codexHansui is one of the four Acolytes serving under the High Elder. Through a crystal eyeball, he conceals himself within the Discordance.
Clad in pale blue robes and wielding a whisk, Hansui turns ice into a weapon of slaughter. With a sweep of his whisk, jagged glaciers burst from the ground as rows of ice spikes spread outward. He can also summon biting winds and freeze the surrounding land into a field of snow.
By order of the High Elder, Hansui watches over Crimson Manor to ensure the crystal eyeball never changes hands. To make certain of this, he willingly separated a sliver of his consciousness and allowed the High Elder to seal it within the eye. Through this bond, he can conceal himself within the Discordance.
The Herald sensed something amiss but could not sever the connection, so the eye was embedded in the Scavenger. Hansui’s consciousness thus became bound to the creature, and should the Scavenger die, Hansui would suffer as well. Fortunately, the Scavenger was an experimental creation that survived even with weapons driven through its body. Hansui became deeply fascinated by this near-immortal resilience.
Life and death, flourishing and decay, pass in an instant. Yet when the Merciful Lady descends, eternal frost shall seal the world in ice, and all things beneath Heaven will know eternity... Hansui longs for that day.
Boss order
Boss #10 of 74: the previous fight is The Puppet Scavenger, the next one The Gold-Masked One.
Data: Phantom Blade Zero 26367565 (CL-302256, UE 5.7.4). How we source this
Acolyte Hansui is boss #10 of 74 in Phantom Blade Zero, fought in Weeping Creek Valley at level 1–4 with 4,000 base HP and 2,000 Sha-Chi. Its moveset has 11 attacks: 1 blue-flash attacks that can be parried and 3 red-flash attacks that must be dodged. Bring Fire: it deals 30% extra damage to this boss.
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Acolyte Hansui FAQ
How do you beat Acolyte Hansui?
Fire or Lightning will melt Acolyte Hansui. Both deal 30% more damage, and Burn and Shock build up 30% faster. He is immune to Frost and Water, including the Frost and Soaked statuses, and Poison is resisted by 30%. Parry the blue flashes: 1 of Acolyte Hansui's 11 attacks flash blue before they land, and a timed parry stops them. Dodge the red flashes: 3 attacks flash red. They can't be parried, so dodge through them instead of blocking.
What attacks does Acolyte Hansui use?
Acolyte Hansui has 11 attacks in its ability data: 1 with a blue flash (parry) and 3 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 Hansui?
Blue means the attack can be parried: 1 of Acolyte Hansui's attacks flash blue. Red means it can't be parried and must be dodged: 3 attacks flash red. The tightest tell gives you 0.53s from the flash to the hit.
Does Acolyte Hansui have a second phase?
Acolyte Hansui unlocks extra attacks below 70% HP.
What is Acolyte Hansui weak to?
Acolyte Hansui is weak to Fire and takes 30% extra damage from it. Shock builds up 30% faster on Acolyte Hansui.
How much HP does Acolyte Hansui have?
Acolyte Hansui has 4,000 base HP; at its area level (1–4) that grows to about 10,322 before difficulty modifiers.
Where is Acolyte Hansui in Phantom Blade Zero?
Acolyte Hansui is fought in Weeping Creek Valley. It is boss #10 of 74 in story order, after The Puppet Scavenger.
Which boss comes after Acolyte Hansui?
Acolyte Hansui is boss #10 of 74. Before it comes The Puppet Scavenger; next is The Gold-Masked One.