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Mu Xiaokui

  • Village of Lu
  • Mid
  • Story
  • 1 phase
  • Difficulty 3/5

Mu Xiaokui is a story encounter in Village of Lu, fought during the mid stretch of Phantom Blade Zero. Beating it hands you Wild Oriole Sword, which is usually the point: the roster and the arsenal are the same progression system.

At a glance

RegionVillage of Lu
ProgressionMid
TypeStory
Phases1
DropsWild Oriole Sword
Difficulty3 / 5

What this fight tests

Mobility. A swordswoman whose value is positioning rather than raw damage.

How to beat Mu Xiaokui

  1. Hold the centre of the arena. She is strongest when she chooses the angle of engagement.
  2. The Wild Oriole Sword is a fast single-edge option — the reward signals a lighter build than the Village of Lu fights before it.
  3. Parry the entry swing of each re-engage rather than chasing her reset.

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.

She resets constantly, and the video shows why chasing is a mistake: the swing is loaded before the reset finishes. — via 100% Guides on YouTube

What you get

Wild Oriole Sword. Drops are tied to the kill, and enemies in Phantom Blade Zero do not respawn — so a skipped encounter is a permanently missed weapon in that playthrough. If a build guide tells you to use something you have never seen, the answer is usually an optional fight you walked past.

Upgrades are refundable through reforging, so testing a new drop costs materials and time rather than permanence. See best weapons for where this one ranks.

The mistake most players make

Chasing her resets. You will spend the fight walking into the swing she wanted to throw.

Where Mu Xiaokui 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.

Mu Xiaokui — quick answers

Where do you fight Mu Xiaokui in Phantom Blade Zero?
Village of Lu — specifically during the mid portion of the game. It is a required story encounter, so you cannot progress past it without winning.
What does Mu Xiaokui drop?
Wild Oriole Sword. Weapon and Phantom Edge drops come from clearing the encounter, and enemies do not respawn — if you skip this fight, there is no farming route to recover the item later in the same playthrough.
How hard is Mu Xiaokui?
We rate it 3 out of 5 relative to the rest of the roster. It is approachable with the universal boss loop — parry the blue flash, Ghoststep the red one, break Sha-Chi, punish the stagger. Nothing in the game is gated behind difficulty, including trophies.