Gaming Guide

What to Do With Masks in Phantom Blade Zero: Every Mask and What It Is For

Masks fall into three jobs: opening a mirror, building the Nuo Mask accessory, or Soul Tempering a weapon.

Masks fall into three jobs: opening a mirror, building the Nuo Mask accessory, or Soul Tempering a weapon.

Hansui's Frost Mask and Bastion of Mó Mask art, Phantom Blade Zero

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Quick answer: It depends on the mask. The four Acolyte masks open the Four Guardians’ Mirror, the three Nuo Mask Fragments form the Nuo Mask accessory, and the Bastion of Mó, Jade and Iron Butcher masks are Soul Tempering materials.


Acolyte masks

There are four Acolyte masks. Together they open the Four Guardians’ Mirror in Secrets at the Heart of the Lake.

  • Yanru’s Blazing Mask
  • Leiting’s Thunder Mask
  • Guhe’s Venom Mask
  • Hansui’s Frost Mask

Hansui’s Frost Mask drops when you defeat The Puppet Scavenger in the Crimson Manor.

Yanru's Blazing Mask item card, Phantom Blade Zero

Nuo Mask Fragments

The three Nuo Mask Fragments are Joy, Sorrow and Wrath. Collect all three and they form the Nuo Mask, an accessory built around summons. Its effect reads:

“Reduces the Remnant Spark cost of Summon-type Phantom Edges by 1. Summons gain Berserk, slightly increasing their damage while active.”

Nuo Mask item card, Phantom Blade Zero

Masks that Soul Temper a weapon

Three masks are Soul Tempering materials. Each one is tied to a specific weapon.

MaskSoul Tempers
Bastion of Mó MaskSanguine into Infernal Rouge
Jade MaskSeamless Death
Iron Butcher MaskJagged Steel

Accessory masks

Besides the Nuo Mask, the Wraith Mask is an accessory you equip rather than spend. It rewards clean defense, and its effect reads:

“Triggering “Ghoststep” with a Parry or Perfect Dodge creates 3 Wraith Masks that automatically attack nearby enemies.”