Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith Boss #36 of 74 · Pangzhen
- Base HP
- 7,000
- Attacks
- 17
- Blue / red tells
- 0 / 3
- Weakness
- None
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith has 17 attacks: 0 flash blue (parry them) and 3 flash red (dodge them). Base HP 7,000, Sha-Chi 2,400.
How to beat Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith
Our strategy, built from the fight's numbers, followed by the game's own codex entry.
- Dodge the red flashes: 3 attacks flash red. They can't be parried, so dodge through them instead of blocking.
- The tightest tell is Ambush Grab: only 0.21s from the flash to the hit, so react to the flash, not the swing.
- Shriek and Grab is a grab: dodge it, because blocking and parrying don't stop a grab.
- Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith'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.
Elements will not help against Gu Wanyue. She is immune to Fire, Poison, Frost, Lightning, Blood and Water damage, and to the Poison, Frost, Shock, Bleed, Blood Burst and Soaked statuses. Chaos is the only element without a listed immunity, so otherwise build for raw physical damage.
Her Sha-Chi resists you on both fronts as well: she loses 30% less when hit and 40% less when you Parry. With roughly 11,100 Sha-Chi at level 15, Guard Break is a long project, so focus on steady damage against her calculated 69,100 HP, before difficulty.
The codex describes flowing sleeves that cut like blades and Phantom Arts that trap intruders in endless darkness. She keeps vigil by a dry well in Pangzhen, grants 30,600 Remnant Dust, and sits between Wu Xuan, the Fallen General and Xie Qiudong, the Divine Healer.
Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith moves & attack patterns
Game dataEvery attack Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith 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
- 17
- Red flash (dodge)
- 3
- Blue flash (parry)
- 0
- Grabs
- 3
- Tightest tell
- 0.21s
Shriek and Grab
Red flashCounterMix-upFeintGrabAttackRed flash at 4.39s → hit at 4.85s (0.46s to react) · 11 hits · Normal hitSpinning Flight Grab
Red flashGap-closerFeintMix-upGrabAttackRed flash at 6.86s → hit at 7.78s (0.92s to react) · 5 hits · Normal hitAmbush Grab
Red flashMix-upRangedGrabAttackRed flash at 1.54s → hit at 1.75s (0.21s to react) · 5 hits · Normal hitTriple Sleeve Lash
AttackFirst hit at 1.33s · 3 hits · Heavy hitWailing Scream
CounterMix-upFeintAttackFirst hit at 1.2s · 1 hit · Normal hitBlack Mist Spit
FeintAttackFirst hit at 1.55s · 2 hits · Normal hitKicking Combo
ComboMix-upAttackFirst hit at 0.93s · 6 hits · KnockbackDouble Sleeve Lash
AttackFirst hit at 1.02s · 2 hits · Normal hitTurning Lunge Kick
Gap-closerFeintRangedAttackFirst hit at 0.76s · 2 hits · Normal hitHidden Dart Ambush
FeintProjectileAttackFirst hit at 0.83s · 4 hitsReaching Sleeve Strike
Gap-closerRangedProjectileAttackFirst hit at 1s · 3 hits · Normal hitRetreating Sleeve Lash
CounterProjectileAttackFirst hit at 1.03s · 4 hits · Normal hitAll 17 attacks
| Attack | Tell | Hit timing | Hits | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shriek and Grab Attack · Counter, Mix-up, Feint, Grab | Red flash | 0.46s after flash | 11 | Whole fight |
| Spinning Flight Grab Attack · Gap-closer, Feint, Mix-up, Grab | Red flash | 0.92s after flash | 5 | Whole fight |
| Ambush Grab Attack · Mix-up, Ranged, Grab | Red flash | 0.21s after flash | 5 | Whole fight |
| Triple Sleeve Lash Attack | No flash | first hit 1.33s | 3 | Whole fight |
| Wailing Scream Attack · Counter, Mix-up, Feint | No flash | first hit 1.2s | 1 | Whole fight |
| Black Mist Spit Attack · Feint | No flash | first hit 1.55s | 2 | Whole fight |
| Kicking Combo Attack · Combo, Mix-up | No flash | first hit 0.93s | 6 | Whole fight |
| Double Sleeve Lash Attack | No flash | first hit 1.02s | 2 | Whole fight |
| Turning Lunge Kick Attack · Gap-closer, Feint, Ranged | No flash | first hit 0.76s | 2 | Whole fight |
| Hidden Dart Ambush Attack · Feint, Projectile | No flash | first hit 0.83s | 4 | Whole fight |
| Reaching Sleeve Strike Attack · Gap-closer, Ranged, Projectile | No flash | first hit 1s | 3 | Whole fight |
| Retreating Sleeve Lash Attack · Counter, Projectile | No flash | first hit 1.03s | 4 | Whole fight |
| Quick Sleeve ComboAttack · Combo | No flash | first hit 0.88s | 4 | Whole fight |
| Retreating Sleeve PokeAttack · Projectile, Counter | No flash | first hit 0.9s | 3 | Whole fight |
| Snap Kick ComboAttack · Mix-up, Combo | No flash | first hit 0.65s | 3 | Whole fight |
| Sleeve Whip PairAttack · Combo | No flash | first hit 0.56s | 2 | Whole fight |
| Push-Away KickAttack · Counter | No flash | first hit 1.04s | 1 | Whole fight |
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 Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith's real attacks: parry the blue flashes, dodge the red ones.
Weaknesses and resistances
Game dataExtra damage (+) or reduced damage (−) per element, and how fast each status effect builds up.
| Element | Damage taken |
|---|---|
| Fire | Immune |
| Frost | Immune |
| Lightning | Immune |
| Poison | Immune |
| Water | Immune |
| Blood | Immune |
| Status effect | Build-up |
|---|---|
| Frost (duration) | Immune |
| Bleed | Immune |
| Soaked | Immune |
| Poison | Immune |
| Blood Burst | Immune |
| Shock | Immune |
| Sha-Chi interaction | Resist |
|---|---|
| Sha-Chi lost on a Deflect | −40% |
| Sha-Chi lost on hit | −30% |
Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith 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 15 |
|---|---|---|
| HP | 7,000 | 69,090 |
| Sha-Chi | 2,400 | 11,122 |
| Attack | 120 | 198 |
| Sha-Chi damage | 100 | 151 |
| Stagger threshold | 1,200 | 8,874 |
Calculated Base values come from the enemy's own config. The game raises them with the area level; it fights at level 15 here (difficulty multipliers are not included).
Each kill gives 30,600 Remnant Dust at this level.
Where to find Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith
Game dataThe boss's spawn point on the Pangzhen map. Nearest Bell: Pond of Fading Song.
Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith lore
The codex entry the game unlocks for Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith.
In-game codexA gaunt woman in white keeps vigil by a dry well, singing over and over that she has heard her beloved call to her. Anyone who dares disturb her delusion is caught in her flowing sleeves like blades and trapped by Phantom Arts in endless darkness.
Once, she witnessed a disciple of the High Elder conjure countless illusions through the sound of a zither, each one breathtakingly beautiful, and she followed the disciple without hesitation. But what the High Elder taught was merely another form of Sha-Chi Transcension. She never found a way to bring opera and Phantom Arts together, and instead was left with a face that grew increasingly twisted and disfigured. It was a letter from her beloved that gave her the resolve to risk everything to escape that twisted path.
After barely escaping with her life, she fled the sect, hiding her ruined face behind a mask and suppressing her Sha-Chi so she could make her way to the place where she and her beloved had promised to meet. Yet in all of Pangzhen, there was no familiar face to be found. Using her strange arts to search, she found instead a lingering trace of her beloved's memory.
He had loved listening to her sing in life, so the well became her stage, and she became a woman trapped between opera and dream... As long as she keeps singing, her beloved will return. Even if every song is filled with the sound of her weeping.\
Boss order
Boss #36 of 74: the previous fight is Wu Xuan, the Fallen General, the next one Xie Qiudong, the Divine Healer.
Data: Phantom Blade Zero 26367565 (CL-302256, UE 5.7.4). How we source this
Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith is boss #36 of 74 in Phantom Blade Zero, fought in Pangzhen at level 15 with 7,000 base HP and 2,400 Sha-Chi. Its moveset has 17 attacks: 0 blue-flash attacks that can be parried and 3 red-flash attacks that must be dodged. It has no elemental weakness, so raw Damage and Guard Break matter most.
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Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith FAQ
How do you beat Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith?
Elements will not help against Gu Wanyue. She is immune to Fire, Poison, Frost, Lightning, Blood and Water damage, and to the Poison, Frost, Shock, Bleed, Blood Burst and Soaked statuses. Chaos is the only element without a listed immunity, so otherwise build for raw physical damage. Dodge the red flashes: 3 attacks flash red. They can't be parried, so dodge through them instead of blocking. The tightest tell is Ambush Grab: only 0.21s from the flash to the hit, so react to the flash, not the swing.
What attacks does Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith use?
Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith has 17 attacks in its ability data: 0 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 Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith?
Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith's 3 red-flash attacks can't be parried, so dodge them. None of its attacks flash blue.
What is Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith weak to?
Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith has no elemental weakness; focus on Damage and Guard Break.
How much HP does Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith have?
Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith has 7,000 base HP; at its area level (15) that grows to about 69,090 before difficulty modifiers.
Where is Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith in Phantom Blade Zero?
Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith is fought in Pangzhen. It is boss #36 of 74 in story order, after Wu Xuan, the Fallen General. Nearest Bell: Pond of Fading Song.
Which boss comes after Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith?
Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith is boss #36 of 74. Before it comes Wu Xuan, the Fallen General; next is Xie Qiudong, the Divine Healer.