Phantom Blade Zero: Blackstone Shards Locations & Directions
Find Blackstone shards using specific checkpoints, enemy encounters and treasure chest directions.
Use the table below to find blackstone shards in Phantom Blade Zero. Each entry includes its region and directions from a nearby checkpoint or landmark. The table is grouped by region to make the route easier to follow.
1. Location table
| # | Region | Item / location | Nearest Bell | How to get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weeping Creek Valley | Outpost underground cell | Outpost | Before the Outpost boss arena, enter the right-hand building for the Cell Key. Unlock the barred underground room near the gate. |
| 2 | Weeping Creek Valley | Ruthless Archer Camp battle | Ruthless Archer Camp | Go to the northern archer camp and defeat the camp’s enemies. |
| 3 | Weeping Creek Valley | Sha-Chi Tower molten chamber | Valley Sha-Chi Tower Base | Complete Deep in the Valley to reach the tower’s lower levels; defeat the three Bronze Men emerging from the molten floor. |
| 4 | Weeping Creek Valley | Riverside grappling chest | Valley Sha-Chi Tower Base | Beyond the tower basement, clear the Maskwalker settlement and grapple to the chest beside the water. |
| 5 | Crimson Forest | Abandoned Main Road lower waystation | Abandoned Main Road | After the early bell, descend from the two-storey station to the lower level and defeat the enemies. |
| 6 | Crimson Forest | Cave below Quick Hand Zhang | Trail of Cages | After encountering Zhang in his hanging cage, enter the right-hand cavern and search the shallow-water chest. |
| 7 | Crimson Forest | Settlement north of Thieves' Camp | Thieves' Camp | Clear the small village north of the bandit camp; look near the Forest Outpost Courtyard Key. |
| 8 | Crimson Forest | Crimson Forest Sha-Chi Tower upper floor | Crimson Forest Sha-Chi Tower 6th Floor | Return after the region freezes, fight up the tower and locate the purple chest near its upper levels. |
| 9 | Village of Lu | Zhuo Bi arena | Well of the Three Puppets | Beat Zhuo Bi the Gatekeeper, then open the purple chest next to his boss arena. |
| 10 | Village of Lu | Coffin tree by Covered Bridge | Covered Bridge | Defeat the spear-and-shield puppet rising from the coffin beside the tree, then take the revealed item. |
| 11 | Village of Lu | Kuye Temple river end | Smuggler's Tunnel Entrance | After Master Bi Hai, wade upstream through the enemies and open the end-of-path chest. |
| 12 | Village of Lu | Puppet Testing Grounds side room | Puppet Testing Grounds | After beating the chapter boss, open the exit door but inspect the side room before using the lift to Pangzhen. |
| 13 | Pangzhen | Early locked-gate shortcut | Abandoned Wine Cellar | Look in the alleyways leading around the gate connecting back to the first city bell; open the purple chest. |
| 14 | Pangzhen | Marketplace broken restaurant | Marketplace | Enter the ruined restaurant guarded by Musician Puppets, climb upstairs and drop through the floor opening. |
| 15 | Pangzhen | Performance-stage alley | Jingyang Hall | From the performance stage, search the left alley for a chest. |
| 16 | Pangzhen | Wu Xuan northern courtyard | Backstreet Archway | Defeat Wu Xuan, enter the house on the northern side and clear the enemies in its garden. |
| 17 | Pangzhen | Slums Heartless Healer encounter | Pangzhen Slums | Kill the floating healer and the Maskwalkers surrounding it. |
| 18 | Pangzhen | Green Serpent House explosive barrel yard | Green Serpent House | Climb the outer ladder to the rear passage and eliminate the Wardens near the exploding barrels. |
| 19 | Pangzhen | Lion Dance Hall enemies | Lion Dance Hall | Enter the hall through the main-quest route and beat the small puppet enemies inside. |
| 20 | Pangzhen | Myst's Tavern burned-vines rooftop | Myst's Tavern | Acquire Flaming Mane; burn vines north of the tavern, ascend the steps and check a rooftop-edge chest. |
| 21 | Mandate Encampment | Cliffside Walkway plateau | Cliffside Walkway Overlook | Before dropping to the battlefield, take the cave to the plateau and defeat the duelling enemies. |
| 22 | Mandate Encampment | Watchtower defensive line | Beneath the Watchtower | Defeat the enemy groups around the battlefield’s archer towers. |
| 23 | Mandate Encampment | Pavilion rooftop archers | Road to the Training Grounds | Use the ledges at the rear of the large central pavilion to reach its roof; defeat the archers. |
| 24 | Mandate Encampment | Wu Lengshuang reward | Path of the Baishan's Fall | Beat Wu Lengshuang the Soft Sword near the northeastern part of the encampment. |
| 25 | Meigu Lake | Sha-Chi Tower underwater access | Pangzhen Sha-Chi Tower Lower Passage | Drive the boat below the tower, clear its magma machinery chambers and defeat the final enemy wave. |
| 26 | Meigu Lake | Meigu Songhouse mist gazebo | Meigu Songhouse Dock | Repair Illusory Pipa, dispel the mist around the waterside gazebo and open the chest. |
| 27 | Meigu Lake | Discordance fishing village snowfield | Phantom Illusionist Ruins Bell #3 | Use four Acolyte Masks to enter the hidden realm, clear the mist with Pipa and defeat the enemies around the purple item. |
| 28 | Meigu Lake | Discordance frozen prison | Phantom Illusionist Ruins Bell #5 | Break the explosive ice barrels inside the prison section and collect the nearby purple item. |
| 29 | Meigu Lake | Meigu Village East Dock locked balcony | Meigu Village East Dock | Find Red-Cloth Door Key on the upper level south of the locked door, then open that door and loot the balcony chest. |
| 30 | Meigu Lake | Blackwater Crew leader's building | Blackwater Crew Dock | After You Loong's arena, enter the large building northeast of Blackwater Crew Dock; search opposite the memory flower. |
| 31 | Mountain of Imprisonment | Iron Butcher arena chest | Iron Butcher's Camp | Search the boss arena northwest of the Iron Butcher’s Camp checkpoint. |
| 32 | Mountain of Imprisonment | Caged-hound group | Hanging Cage Cavern | In the mountain caves near the prisoner cells, defeat the masked guards and Frenzied Hounds. |
| 33 | Mountain of Imprisonment | Kui Yanyan lower wallslide | Shrine Outer Gate | After Kui Yanyan, break boxes to uncover a slide down to a Memory Flower and the shard. |
| 34 | Mountain of Imprisonment | Banyan path after shrine gate | Shrine Outer Gate | Unlock the shrine gate, cross the bridge, and defeat the group beyond the Banyan Tree. |
| 35 | Mirage Estate | Perfect Vessel Estate pillar | Perfect Vessel Estate | In the large interior chamber, check directly beside the bell by the central pillar. |
| 36 | Mirage Estate | Nuo Mask Altar cliff chest | Nuo Mask Altar | From the Altar, stay on the path instead of dropping into the building; climb around the cliff and grapple to the upper-floor chest. |
| 37 | Mirage Estate | Opera House shallow-water chest | Opera House | Head east from Opera House into the flooded area; the chest is in the centre of the shallow water. |
| 38 | Mirage Estate | Covered Corridor circular walkway | Covered Corridor | From Covered Corridor, move west into the central open area surrounded by circular paths. |
2. What to know before collecting
Four fragments combine into a permanent combat improvement. Some appear after clearing all enemies rather than from a chest.