Quick answer: Crescent Blade is a weapon found in Mirage Estate, near the Training Grounds bell, as a reward or pickup in the world. The map below shows its pin.
Where to find Crescent Blade
Crescent Blade is a main weapon in Phantom Blade Zero. You get it in Mirage Estate, close to the Training Grounds bell, where it is a reward or pickup in the world.
- Region: Mirage Estate
- Nearest bell: Training Grounds
- How you get it: reward or pickup in the world
Rest at the Training Grounds bell first, then head to the weapon’s pin. The full Mirage Estate interactive map shows every bell in the region along with the Crescent Blade pin. Click the pin for its details.
Crescent Blade item card
The weapon’s description reads:
“A crescent blade is carved with the image of Qinglong. With sweeping cuts and cleaving strikes, it can break through anything.”
Its lore line names a former owner:
“A long crescent blade once wielded by Yuding, No.12, Crescent Blade Puppet.”
Crescent Blade is one entry in the game’s wider arsenal. The rest are collected in the list of all weapons and Phantom Edges.
The Statue of the Loyal Hero, an item “Used to Soul Temper the Crescent Blade.”, is the reward for the side quest A Severed Mindseal.
Crescent Blade arts
Crescent Blade carries two base arts, a Tempering art, a Power Surge art, and four more that open up as the weapon levels.
| Art | Unlocks | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Crescent Storm | Base art | “Hold [Block]+[Heavy Attack] to continuously consume Sha-Chi, spinning the blade to attack enemies and build charge. Reaching full charge grants [Qinglong Form] for 30 seconds.” |
| Qinglong Cleave | Base art | “While in [Qinglong Form], press [Heavy Attack] to perform Qinglong Cleave, instantly killing weaker enemies. Using this ability ends [Qinglong Form].” |
| Sundering Stroke | Tempering art | “Switching to this weapon or parrying an enemy’s Blue-flash Attack grants [Qinglong Form].” |
| Warm-Wine Qinglong Cleave | Power Surge art (costs 1 Sha-Chi Essence) | “[Power Surge] Consumes 1 Sha-Chi Essence to knock enemies back, advance with measured steps, then unleash a space-rending cleave. Instantly kills weaker enemies. After the attack, enter [Qinglong Form].” |
| Cloud-Sweeping Gale | Weapon level 5 | “During [Crescent Storm], generate a whirlwind that pulls in nearby enemies.” |
| Fluid Rotation | Weapon level 10 | “Lv. 1: Slightly increases damage dealt by [Crescent Storm] and Slightly reduces its Sha-Chi consumption. Lv. 2: Moderately increases damage dealt by [Crescent Storm] and Moderately reduces its Sha-Chi consumption. Lv. 3: Greatly increases damage dealt by [Crescent Storm] and Greatly reduces its Sha-Chi consumption.” |
| Formless Qinglong | Weapon level 15 | “Defeating an enemy with [Qinglong Cleave] has a 50% chance to grant [Qinglong Form].” |
| Unstoppable Force | Weapon level 25 | “While performing [Crescent Storm], clashing with an enemy attack triggers a Blade Clash that continuously depletes the enemy’s Sha-Chi.” |
What Crescent Blade is good for
Everything about Crescent Blade points toward [Qinglong Form]. Sundering Stroke, its Tempering art, puts you in that form when you switch to the blade or parry an enemy’s Blue-flash Attack, which makes switching weapons part of how it plays. While the form is active, Qinglong Cleave on [Heavy Attack] instantly kills weaker enemies.
Crescent Storm is the blade’s other function. Hold [Block]+[Heavy Attack] to spin it and build charge; at weapon level 5, Cloud-Sweeping Gale creates a whirlwind that draws nearby enemies inward. For comparisons with other early options, check the top early-game weapons.
