Phantom Blade Zero Weapons: Confirmed Systems and Counts
The official counts (30+ main weapons, 25 Phantom Edges), how weapons are obtained, and what the arsenal page will and will not claim before release.
Quick Answer
Officially: more than 30 main weapons plus 25 Phantom Edges, wrested from defeated foes, upgradeable and pairable with accessories. Individual weapon pages wait for release evidence.
The official counts — and why “30+” stays “30+”
The August 17 deep dive says “more than 30 main weapons, plus 25 secondary weapons known as Phantom Edges.” Steam says “over 30 … more than 20 unique Phantom Edges”; Epic says “more than twenty.” The careful wording varies slightly by surface, so this page keeps the official qualifiers: more than 30, 25 (per the deep dive). Collapsing that into “exactly 55” would be arithmetic the sources never performed — different counts on different store copy do not sum into a verified roster.
Main weapons vs Phantom Edges
- Main weapons: 30+; you equip two and switch mid-fight.
- Phantom Edges: 25 secondary weapons equipped alongside the main weapon.
How you get them
Official copy: weapons are “wrested from the hands of fallen foes” — defeat certain enemies to expand your arsenal, then upgrade and pair them with accessories. The step-by-step acquisition routes belong to per-weapon pages once release testing can verify them.
What you will not find here yet
No per-weapon pages, no tier lists, no “best weapon” claims. Those need either official detail or release testing — the arsenal below stays empty until then, on purpose.
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Sources
- G06 S-GAME combat and Wulin deep dive on PlayStation Blog — checked 2026-09-23. Exact: "set to release on October 29" + footnote "*October 28 in the US and select regions"; "more than 30 main weapons, plus 25 secondary weapons known as Phantom Edges"; reforge "get those materials back, and reinvest them"; difficulty presets named Wayfarer / Hellwalker / Sixty-Six Days ("not for the faint of heart"); Donnie Yen as creative consultant/character.
- G03 Steam product page — checked 2026-09-23. PC (Windows) pre-purchase live; store/API display Oct 28, 2026 (US); US standard edition $59.99 at check; store categories: Single-player, Adjustable Difficulty, Subtitle Options, Adjustable Text Size, Custom Volume Controls, Full controller support, Steam Cloud; "more than 20" Phantom Edges wording. No global unlock timestamp.
- G09 Epic product page — checked 2026-09-23. Epic listing live at exact slug; "more than twenty" Phantom Edges wording; game description. Commerce (price/date) JS-gated — not visible in static fetch.
- G01 PBZ official home — checked 2026-09-23. Worldwide date October 29, 2026 (page title 10/29/2026); Standard/Deluxe edition content lists; pre-order early-unlock items with "can also be obtained through in-game progression" wording; platforms PS5/Steam/Epic.
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