Soft Snake Sword One-Handed weapon · #5 of 9 by Damage

Base stats from the equipment screen; bars compare against the best weapon. Damage at a level = base × the attack multiplier at that level (difficulty multipliers not included).

Damage

288Base

Guard Break

118

Damage at Lv 30

1,123×3.9

Damage at Lv 60

1,987×6.9

A flexible blade that moves with serpentine grace. It can deflect enemy attacks and grant its wielder the fluid agility of a serpent.

The weapon's moves as the game describes them (5).

• Standard ComboLight AttackLight AttackLight AttackLight AttackLight Attack
• Sha-Chi ComboHeavy AttackHeavy AttackHeavy Attack
  Can be unleashed after any swing during a Standard Combo. With enough Sha-Chi, it becomes an enhanced attack with increased damage and Guard Break.
• Serpentine ReversalPressStance+Heavy Attackjust before an enemy attack lands to perform a blade flourish that deflects the attack and redirects its force back at the enemy.
• Serpentine FlowGuard Stance does not consume Sha-Chi. While in Guard Stance, dodges are replaced with graceful sidesteps. Performing a Perfect Dodge enables consecutive dodges.
• Wild Serpent DancePhantom EdgeConsumes 1Fireto perform a flowing sword dance. When performed with precise timing just before an enemy attack lands, the sword dance becomes more powerful. This attack is unblockable.

Effects unlock at Lv 5, 10, 15 and 25. Values shown as Lv 10 → Lv 20 → Lv 30 grow when it reaches those levels.

• Lv 5

  Holding Stance to maintain Guard Stance consumes no Sha-Chi.

• Lv 10

  Lv 10Slightly increases→Lv 20Moderately increases→Lv 30Greatly increases the Sha-Chi Depletion of counterattacks performed withStance+Heavy AttackorPhantom Edge

• Lv 15

  HoldStance+Light Attackto perform a sword blossom that blocks light attacks and builds Momentum while continuously consuming Sha-Chi. Once Momentum is full, a dazzling sword counterattack is automatically unleashed.

• Lv 25

  Attacks still deal 25% damage even when fully blocked by enemies.

Weapons and Phantom Edges cap at Lv 30 on a first playthrough; each New Cycle raises the cap by 5, up to Lv 60.

Lv 1 → Lv 30 (first playthrough)

Lv 1 → Lv 60 (later Cycles)

Materials by level band

Upgrade table

Soul Tempering costs Remnant Dust plus a unique item, and adds the effect below.

• Final GambitHoldHeavy Attackto consume all Sha-Chi and unleash a fluid series of rapid sword strikes. The more Sha-Chi consumed, the more powerful the attack.

Every source the game data lists for this weapon.

• BossDefeat Wu Lengshuang, the Soft Sword · Secrets of the Baishan Sect

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Data: Phantom Blade Zero 26367565 (CL-302256, UE 5.7.4). How we source this