Phantom Blade Zero Ability Training (Talents)
The full Ability Training tree from the game files: every talent's effect, its Remnant Dust and Banyan's Heart cost, what it requires, and how the three final nodes level up across Cycles. Pick nodes below to total the cost.
Talent cost calculator
CalculatedPick the talents you want: the totals, and the most Blackstone, Sha-Chi Amber or Large Memory Flowers they require, update as you go. The link keeps your pick.
Picking a Heart of the Banyan talent also picks the two talents it requires. Final nodes count their first level only.
Data: Phantom Blade Zero 26367565 (CL-302256, UE 5.7.4). How we source this
The Ability Training tree
Game dataFive lines, top to bottom as the game draws them; columns run left to right.
BlackstoneEnds in Keen Edge (Attack & Guard Break)
Fluid Form
Column 1After Perfect Dodging a Red-flash Attack, Parrying a Blue-flash Attack, Guard Breaking or defeating an enemy, press Light Attack or Heavy Attack within a short time to perform a Quick Pursuit on a distant enemy.0 Remnant Dust
Boundless Capacity · Lv. 1
Column 3Adds 1 accessory slot.10,000 Remnant Dust
Endless Renewal · Lv. 1
Column 5Execution Assassinations and Executions restore HP and Sha-Chi.20,000 Remnant DustNeeds 1 Blackstone
Masterful Flow · Lv. 1
Column 7Switch WeaponWeapon swap cooldown reduced by 2 seconds.30,000 Remnant DustNeeds 1 Blackstone
Redirect Force
Column 9DodgeDodging or StanceParrying an enemy attack restores Sha-Chi.40,000 Remnant DustNeeds 2 Blackstone
Masterful Flow · Lv. 2
Column 11Switch WeaponWeapon swap cooldown reduced by 2 seconds.60,000 Remnant DustNeeds 4 Blackstone
All or Nothing
Column 13When Sha-Chi is insufficient, Heavy AttackAttack consumes remaining Sha-Chi for an enhanced attack.80,000 Remnant DustNeeds 6 Blackstone- Keen Edge
Column 1530 levels. Each level raises Attack and Guard Break by 2: +60 at level 30.45,000 Remnant Dust1 The Banyan's HeartLevels 1–30: 5 per Cycle
Heart of the Banyan (upper)Each node needs a Banyan's Heart and the two nodes it links
Flow Like Water
Column 4Blocking and dodging do not interrupt the current combo.12,500 Remnant Dust1 The Banyan's HeartRequires Boundless Capacity · Lv. 1, Flowing Chi
Opening Strike
Column 8Switch WeaponReplaces the move triggered by switching weapons with a special move.35,000 Remnant Dust1 The Banyan's HeartRequires Masterful Flow · Lv. 1, Ascendance · Lv. 1
Flash Step
Column 10Stance+DodgeConsumes a small amount of Sha-Chi to immediately perform a special Dodge.45,000 Remnant Dust1 The Banyan's Heart
Boundless Capacity · Lv. 3
Column 12Adds 1 accessory slot.65,000 Remnant Dust1 The Banyan's HeartRequires Masterful Flow · Lv. 2, Still Depths · Lv. 2
Sha-Chi AmberEnds in Focused Mind (maximum Sha-Chi)
Steady Composure
Column 1After Dodging or Parrying an enemy attack, your next Light Attack is more likely to interrupt the enemy's move.5,000 Remnant Dust
Flowing Chi
Column 3When a regular enemy uses a ranged Red-flash Attack, or has less than 50% HP while Guard-Broken, certain Phantom Edges can be used at the right moment to counter or perform a follow-up attack without consuming Remnant Spark.10,000 Remnant Dust
Endless Renewal · Lv. 2
Column 5ExecutionExecutions have a chance to restorePhantomRemnant Spark.20,000 Remnant DustNeeds 1 Sha-Chi Amber
Still Depths · Lv. 1
Column 7Increases maximum Remnant Spark by 1.30,000 Remnant DustNeeds 1 Sha-Chi Amber
Boundless Capacity · Lv. 2
Column 9Adds 1 accessory slot.40,000 Remnant DustNeeds 2 Sha-Chi Amber
Still Depths · Lv. 2
Column 11Increases maximum Remnant Spark by 1.60,000 Remnant DustNeeds 4 Sha-Chi Amber
Shadowless Form
Column 13Using a Phantom Edge has a 15% chance to not consumePhantomRemnant Spark.80,000 Remnant DustNeeds 6 Sha-Chi Amber- Focused Mind
Column 1530 levels. Each level raises maximum Sha-Chi by 8: +240 at level 30.45,000 Remnant Dust1 The Banyan's HeartLevels 1–30: 5 per Cycle
Heart of the Banyan (lower)Each node needs a Banyan's Heart and the two nodes it links
Still Mind
Column 6Grants brief invincibility during a Power Surge.25,000 Remnant Dust1 The Banyan's HeartRequires Endless Renewal · Lv. 2, Blood Remedy
Quick Remedy
Column 10Using Medicine while being attacked cancels the stagger.45,000 Remnant Dust1 The Banyan's HeartRequires Boundless Capacity · Lv. 2, Unyielding Will
Cicada's Escape
Column 12When Guard Broken, automatically retreat and become immune to attacks.65,000 Remnant Dust1 The Banyan's Heart
Against All Odds
Column 14Once per battle, prevents one attack that would reduce HP below 10%.85,000 Remnant Dust1 The Banyan's HeartRequires All or Nothing, Boundless Capacity · Lv. 4
Memory FlowerEnds in Fortified Body (maximum HP)
Healing Art
Column 1Increases Medicine uses by 1.5,000 Remnant Dust
Thousand-Mile Stride
Column 3After sprinting for 2 seconds, enter a high-speed sprint.10,000 Remnant Dust
Blood Remedy
Column 5Defeating enemies has a chance to restore Medicines.20,000 Remnant DustNeeds 1 Large Memory Flowers
Ascendance · Lv. 1
Column 7Increases maximumFireSha-Chi Essence by 1.30,000 Remnant DustNeeds 1 Large Memory Flowers
Unyielding Will
Column 9RetainFireSha-Chi Essence upon death.40,000 Remnant DustNeeds 2 Large Memory Flowers
Ascendance · Lv. 2
Column 11Increases maximumFireSha-Chi Essence by 1.60,000 Remnant DustNeeds 4 Large Memory Flowers
Boundless Capacity · Lv. 4
Column 13Adds 1 accessory slot.80,000 Remnant DustNeeds 6 Large Memory Flowers- Fortified Body
Column 1530 levels. Each level raises maximum HP by 17: +510 at level 30.45,000 Remnant Dust1 The Banyan's HeartLevels 1–30: 5 per Cycle
Every talent's cost
Game dataRemnant Dust, Banyan's Hearts and requirements per talent.
| Talent | Line | Column | Remnant Dust | The Banyan's Heart | Requires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluid Form | Blackstone | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Boundless Capacity · Lv. 1 | Blackstone | 3 | 10,000 | — | — |
| Endless Renewal · Lv. 1 | Blackstone | 5 | 20,000 | — | Needs 1 Blackstone |
| Masterful Flow · Lv. 1 | Blackstone | 7 | 30,000 | — | Needs 1 Blackstone |
| Redirect Force | Blackstone | 9 | 40,000 | — | Needs 2 Blackstone |
| Masterful Flow · Lv. 2 | Blackstone | 11 | 60,000 | — | Needs 4 Blackstone |
| All or Nothing | Blackstone | 13 | 80,000 | — | Needs 6 Blackstone |
| Keen Edge | Blackstone | 15 | 45,000 | 1 | Levels 1–30: 5 per Cycle |
| Flow Like Water | Heart of the Banyan (upper) | 4 | 12,500 | 1 | Boundless Capacity · Lv. 1, Flowing Chi |
| Opening Strike | Heart of the Banyan (upper) | 8 | 35,000 | 1 | Masterful Flow · Lv. 1, Ascendance · Lv. 1 |
| Flash Step | Heart of the Banyan (upper) | 10 | 45,000 | 1 | — |
| Boundless Capacity · Lv. 3 | Heart of the Banyan (upper) | 12 | 65,000 | 1 | Masterful Flow · Lv. 2, Still Depths · Lv. 2 |
| Steady Composure | Sha-Chi Amber | 1 | 5,000 | — | — |
| Flowing Chi | Sha-Chi Amber | 3 | 10,000 | — | — |
| Endless Renewal · Lv. 2 | Sha-Chi Amber | 5 | 20,000 | — | Needs 1 Sha-Chi Amber |
| Still Depths · Lv. 1 | Sha-Chi Amber | 7 | 30,000 | — | Needs 1 Sha-Chi Amber |
| Boundless Capacity · Lv. 2 | Sha-Chi Amber | 9 | 40,000 | — | Needs 2 Sha-Chi Amber |
| Still Depths · Lv. 2 | Sha-Chi Amber | 11 | 60,000 | — | Needs 4 Sha-Chi Amber |
| Shadowless Form | Sha-Chi Amber | 13 | 80,000 | — | Needs 6 Sha-Chi Amber |
| Focused Mind | Sha-Chi Amber | 15 | 45,000 | 1 | Levels 1–30: 5 per Cycle |
| Still Mind | Heart of the Banyan (lower) | 6 | 25,000 | 1 | Endless Renewal · Lv. 2, Blood Remedy |
| Quick Remedy | Heart of the Banyan (lower) | 10 | 45,000 | 1 | Boundless Capacity · Lv. 2, Unyielding Will |
| Cicada's Escape | Heart of the Banyan (lower) | 12 | 65,000 | 1 | — |
| Against All Odds | Heart of the Banyan (lower) | 14 | 85,000 | 1 | All or Nothing, Boundless Capacity · Lv. 4 |
| Healing Art | Memory Flower | 1 | 5,000 | — | — |
| Thousand-Mile Stride | Memory Flower | 3 | 10,000 | — | — |
| Blood Remedy | Memory Flower | 5 | 20,000 | — | Needs 1 Large Memory Flowers |
| Ascendance · Lv. 1 | Memory Flower | 7 | 30,000 | — | Needs 1 Large Memory Flowers |
| Unyielding Will | Memory Flower | 9 | 40,000 | — | Needs 2 Large Memory Flowers |
| Ascendance · Lv. 2 | Memory Flower | 11 | 60,000 | — | Needs 4 Large Memory Flowers |
| Boundless Capacity · Lv. 4 | Memory Flower | 13 | 80,000 | — | Needs 6 Large Memory Flowers |
| Fortified Body | Memory Flower | 15 | 45,000 | 1 | Levels 1–30: 5 per Cycle |
“Needs N Blackstone / Sha-Chi Amber / Large Memory Flowers” is the count the ability screen checks before a main-line talent can be trained (the game's own threshold table: 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 4, 6 from the first node).
Final nodes by level
CalculatedThe bonus each final node gives as it levels, from the game's talent curve tables.
| Talent | Raises | Lv 5 | Lv 10 | Lv 15 | Lv 20 | Lv 25 | Lv 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keen Edge | Attack & Guard Break | +10 | +20 | +30 | +40 | +50 | +60 |
| Focused Mind | Max Sha-Chi | +40 | +80 | +120 | +160 | +200 | +240 |
| Fortified Body | Max HP | +85 | +170 | +255 | +340 | +425 | +510 |
Each level n needs Cycle ⌈n ÷ 5⌉, so level 30 needs Cycle 6. Unlocking a final node costs 45,000 Remnant Dust and a Banyan's Heart; the cost of later levels is not in the data files. How Cycles work
The Banyan's Heart — sources in the game data: the Heart of the Banyan Tale, an event in Pangzhen, Quick Hand Zhang's hideouts in the Village of Lu, Pangzhen and Meigu Village (1 each, 100,000 Remnant Dust), and the New Game+ shop (up to 3 per Cycle).
Ability Training has 32 talents in 5 lines. Unlocking every one costs 1,242,500 Remnant Dust (1,107,500 without the three final nodes) and 11 Banyan's Hearts. Fluid Form is free; Against All Odds is the most expensive at 85,000 Dust. The 4 Boundless Capacity talents each add an accessory slot. The final nodes (Keen Edge, Focused Mind, Fortified Body) level up to 30 over several Cycles, for up to +60 Attack, +240 Sha-Chi and +510 HP.
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Phantom Blade Zero talents FAQ
How many talents are in Phantom Blade Zero?
32 Ability Training talents in 5 lines: Blackstone, Sha-Chi Amber and Memory Flower, plus two Heart of the Banyan lines between them.
How much Remnant Dust does it take to unlock every talent?
1,242,500 Remnant Dust for the first level of all 32 talents, plus 11 Banyan's Hearts. The most expensive single talent is Against All Odds at 85,000.
What are Banyan's Hearts used for?
They unlock the Heart of the Banyan talents and the final node of each main line, one per talent: 11 in total.
Can you respec talents in Phantom Blade Zero?
Yes. The Ability Training screen has a Reset: “This will reset all Ability Training and refund every Remnant Dust and Banyan Heart spent.”
How do Keen Edge, Focused Mind and Fortified Body level up?
Each has 30 levels and unlocks 5 more per Cycle (New Game+). At level 30 they give +60 Attack and Guard Break, +240 maximum Sha-Chi and +510 maximum HP.
How do you get more accessory slots?
From Ability Training: the 4 Boundless Capacity talents each add one accessory slot.