Quick answer: You need the Hunter’s Chain Sickle, which works even when it isn’t equipped. Look at an anchor point until the “L Ctrl” prompt appears on it, then press Left Ctrl and Soul is pulled up to it.
What you need to grapple
Grappling comes from the Hunter’s Chain Sickle, the reward for beating The Hunt’s second fight at the Great Waterfall in Weeping Creek Valley. Its reward card lists the field ability:
“Grappling Traverse: Once obtained, the Hunter’s Chain Sickle can grapple onto distant anchor points for traversal, even when not equipped.”
Right after that, a tutorial called “Hunter’s Chain Sickle Exploration Ability” opens and repeats the point: “The Hunter’s Chain Sickle can latch onto special anchor points and pull Soul up even when not equipped.” Its clip shows Soul swinging up across a gap in a cliff.
It really does work from your inventory: the grapple below was done with the Dread Axe still set as the Phantom Edge, so you can keep your preferred Phantom Edge for combat (see how to switch Phantom Edges).
How to grapple onto an anchor point
The pull ends on the upper ledge, with the climb continuing up the gorge from there.
Don’t keep walking toward the anchor once the prompt is up. On the lower blocks near the first anchor point, edging closer can drop you off the edge and into the stream below.
First anchor point location in Weeping Creek Valley
You can use the grapple almost immediately after The Hunt’s second fight. The route runs from the Great Waterfall bell to a roadside shrine.
Once you land on the upper ledge, the path continues with another wall marked with crossed scratches to climb.
Phantom Blade Zero grapple keys on PC
Grappling shares its key with Phantom Edge attacks, so expect Left Ctrl to do double duty on the default keyboard layout.
| Action | Default key |
|---|---|
| Grapple to an anchor point | Left Ctrl (prompt reads “L Ctrl”) |
| Phantom Edge attack | Ctrl |
| Switch between two equipped Phantom Edges | 2 |
| Climb a scratched wall | Space |
The full key list is in the controls guide.
Chain-Sickle Traverse at weapon level 15
The anchor-point grapple is separate from Chain-Sickle Traverse, an art of the Chain Sickle that unlocks at weapon level 15. Its description reads: “Press [Block]+[Phantom Edges] to hurl the Chain Sickle at the ground or a wall and vault toward the target point. Consumes no Remnant Spark outside combat.”
To raise the weapon’s level, use Upgrade Equipment at the Forge or at a bell and open the Phantom Edges tab.
