The Gryphon is the sword that drops from Shanks, listed in Haze Seas as The Red Emperor, and it sits at the top of the current weapon rankings. Getting it means clearing a two-boss chain that starts at a storm altar and ends in the Throne Room. Along the way, you also collect the Phantom Lanterns needed to awaken the Black Leg fighting style into its V2 form.
Quick answer: Defeat The Red Emperor (Level 7,000) in the Throne Room for a 2.5% chance at the Gryphon sword. To awaken Black Leg V2, reach 300 mastery, then hand the Sage of Combat in Sea 3 two Phantom Lanterns and $5,000,000 Beli.
Gryphon sword drop rate and boss requirements
The Gryphon only comes from The Red Emperor, a Level 7,000 boss that appears in the Throne Room. He spawns on a timer every 4 hours. That wait can be cut down to 2 hours by defeating super bosses, so clearing other high-level content pulls his next appearance forward.
Every kill guarantees 2 Blade Fragments, but the sword and the cape are rare rolls. Expect several runs before the Gryphon drops.
| The Red Emperor drop | Chance |
|---|---|
| 2x Blade Fragments | 100% |
| Emperor Cape | 5% |
| Gryphon | 2.5% |
Spawn the Ghost Ship at the storm altar
Before Shanks, you need to farm Phantom Lanterns, and those come from the Ghost Ship. The Ghost Altar appears out in the sea during storms, on a cycle of roughly every 2 hours and 35 minutes. Find the altar and sacrifice Devil Fruits to it to fill a meter that runs from 0 to 20.
Each fruit rarity is worth a different amount. A single Mythic fruit fills the entire meter and spawns the ship instantly.
| Fruit rarity sacrificed | Meter points |
|---|---|
| Common | 1 |
| Uncommon | 3 |
| Rare | 5 |
| Legendary | 15 |
| Mythic | 20 (instant spawn) |
Ghost Ship drops and the Phantom Lantern
Once the meter hits 20, the Level 5,000 Ghost Ship spawns. Defeating it always gives one Phantom Lantern, which is the material you need for both Black Leg V2 and repeated Ghost Ship farming. Since Black Leg V2 costs two lanterns, plan on clearing the ship at least twice.
| Ghost Ship (Level 5,000) drop | Chance |
|---|---|
| Phantom Lantern | 100% |
| Blade Fragment | 10% |
| Ghastly Haki | 10% |
| 5 Race Spins | 10% |
Awaken Black Leg V2 with the Sage of Combat
Black Leg is the cheapest of the five fighting styles. You learn the base version from the Black Leg trainer on Starter Island in Sea 1 for $50,000 Beli. From there, the upgrade to V2 is a mastery and material gate handled by the Sage of Combat in the Third Sea.
The V2 kit swaps the base moveset for Demonic Crash, Tempest Whirlwind, Stampede, and Azure Inferno. Azure Inferno works like a toggle that coats your kicks in blue flame and raises damage while it is active.
Gryphon moveset
Once the Gryphon drops from The Red Emperor and you equip it, the sword carries three signature moves. They lean on wide, flashy area hits that fit its top-tier ranking.
- Vanquishing Tornadoes
- Death Cross
- Crimson Barrage
The full loop is straightforward once you know the order. Farm the Ghost Ship during storms for Phantom Lanterns, spend two of them plus $5,000,000 Beli at the Sage of Combat to lock in Black Leg V2, then keep clearing The Red Emperor every few hours until the 2.5% Gryphon roll finally lands.
