Best Phantom Edges in Phantom Blade Zero Ranked by Card Stats

Quick answer: By base card Damage, Thunder Spear leads at 450, then Ink Cut at 400, with Fire Meteor and Flying Guillotine at 380. Ink Cut also leads Guard Break at 324. Summoning edges use different stats and are listed apart.

Phantom Edges ranked by Damage

Rank	Phantom Edge	Type	Damage	Second stat
1	Thunder Spear	Martial	450	Status Effects 360
2	Ink Cut	Martial	400	Guard Break 324
3	Fire Meteor	Martial	380	Status Effects 309
4	Flying Guillotine	Artifice	380	Guard Break 309
5	Tiger Cannon	Destructive	310	Status Effects 208
6	War Wagon	Destructive	310	Guard Break 208
7	Dread Axe	Destructive	309	Guard Break 208
8	Goldblaze	Ranged	281	Guard Break 151
9	Heartrend Pipa	Artifice	276	Guard Break 234
10	Wolfjaw	Destructive	261	Guard Break 280
11	Iron Gauntlets	Martial	261	Guard Break 223
12	Flying Dagger	Ranged	251	Guard Break 216
13	Flaming Mane	Artifice	248	Status Effects 178
14	Hunter’s Chain Sickle	Martial	247	Guard Break 213
15	Bastion	Artifice	226	Guard Break 198
16	Bashpole	Destructive	221	Guard Break 237
17	One-Eyed Bow	Ranged	214	Guard Break 162
18	You Loong’s Deluge	Artifice	201	Guard Break 180
19	Loong Trident	Ranged	195	Guard Break 175
20	Feather Bow	Ranged	180	Guard Break 164

These are base values before upgrades, and the ranking doesn’t cover moves or how soon you can get an edge. Thunder Spear also has the highest Status Effects here, and Fire Meteor follows the same pattern at 309.

Best for Guard Break

Ink Cut leads at 324, then Flying Guillotine at 309. Both also sit near the top for Damage, which makes them the most balanced cards here. Wolfjaw at 280 is the next step down, with far less Damage at 261.

Summoning Phantom Edges

Phantom Edge	First stat	Second stat
Kuye Temple Prayer Beads	1,100 Summon Health	20 Summon Damage
Puppeteer’s Bell	1,700 Summon Health	20 Summon Damage
Inanis’ Radiant Fan	342 HP Recovery	207 Sha-Chi Recovery
Swordsman’s Summon	1,400 Summon Health	20 Summon Damage

Summons list health and damage or recovery instead of Damage and Guard Break, so they aren’t ranked with the rest.

Early picks: Dread Axe and Hunter’s Chain Sickle

Two edges in the table come early and keep paying off whether or not they are equipped, because both open up traversal.

• Dread Axe: “Once obtained, Dread Axe can break iron chains blocking the path, even when not equipped.”
• Hunter’s Chain Sickle: “Once obtained, the Hunter’s Chain Sickle can grapple onto distant anchor points for traversal, even when not equipped.”

Dread Axe also holds third place for Damage, so it is a strong early card on its stats alone. Hunter’s Chain Sickle sits lower for Damage but carries a respectable Guard Break value.

Every Phantom Edge appears in the Phantom Edges by type list, grouped by the type on its card.