Flame, the Lion Grandmaster
- Village of Lu
- Late-mid
- Story
- 2 phases
- Difficulty 4/5
Flame, the Lion Grandmaster is a story encounter in Village of Lu, fought during the late-mid stretch of Phantom Blade Zero. It drops no weapon, so the reward is the route it opens rather than the loot.
Also written as Flame boss, Lion Dance boss. Same encounter — launch-week guides spell the name inconsistently.
At a glance
| Region | Village of Lu |
|---|---|
| Progression | Late-mid |
| Type | Story |
| Phases | 2 |
| Drops | No weapon or Phantom Edge |
| Difficulty | 4 / 5 |
What this fight tests
Reading an opponent who is not fully in control of himself — a lion-dance master fighting under mask control.
How to beat Flame, the Lion Grandmaster
- The encounter opens with the eye-dotting ritual. That is a scene, not a mechanic — nothing you do during it changes the fight.
- Two phases, both built on the lion-dance silhouette: wide, sweeping arcs with a large body hiding the actual strike point.
- Aim your parry at the head, not the cloth. The costume oversells the reach.
The loop underneath all of it is the same one every boss uses: parry the blue flash, Ghoststep the red one, drain Sha-Chi, then punish the stagger with Power Surge. Phase transitions are invulnerable — heal and reposition instead of swinging into them. And dying in a later phase restarts you at that phase, not at the beginning, so you can throw attempts at the hard half.
The mistake most players make
Reacting to the costume. The visual noise is the difficulty; the mechanical tell is still just a colour flash.
Where Flame, the Lion Grandmaster sits in the roster
There are at least 50 bosses across six regions, many of them optional. This one is part of the Village of Lu block.
- Master Bi Yuan — drops Tianxuan Bronze Sword
- Master Bi Hai — drops Kuye Temple Prayer Beads
- Yuzan — drops Heartend Pipa
- Mu Xiaokui — drops Wild Oriole Sword
- Tie Sha the Frenzy