How to defeat Dusk, The Puppeteer in Phantom Blade Zero

Dusk, The Puppeteer in Phantom Blade Zero, is an optional boss you will encounter in the Village of Lu region of the map. You will need to complete a side quest called Secrets at the Heart of the Lake to access a secret area where you can fight this boss. Fighting this boss is also tied to the Illusory Pipa main quest, as it can give you one of the many Pipa pieces.

This article will cover how to defeat Dusk, The Puppeteer in Phantom Blade Zero.

How to beat Dusk, The Puppeteer in Phantom Blade Zero?

Location

To access the Dusk, The Puppeteer boss in Phantom Blade Zero, you will need to complete the Secrets at the Heart of the Lake side quest. You will need to retrieve a set of Memory Flowers belonging to someone called Firefly. Once you do so, head to the Temple of Blue Fireflies.

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Here you can interact with the fog to open up a new area. Keep following the path till you come across the Broken Puppet Pit Entrance Bell. Interact with it and jump down to reach the boss arena.

Gear setup

You can use any weapon and Phantom Edge that you are comfortable with in this fight. The Outlaw Warblade that you get by defeating Jing Ye is one of the best weapons and is a great pick for this fight, as it can heal you with its life-draining mechanic.

Use the following accessories if you have them:

Reflex Device

Hunter's Insight

Counterstrike Bracers

Out of all these, only the Counterstrike Bracers accessory is a bit difficult to obtain, as you will need to defeat the Gold-Masked One in the Weeping Creek Valley to get this accessory.

Attack Patterns

Phase 1

As the name suggests, Dusk, The Puppeteer in Phantom Blade Zero will command several puppets during the battle. Here is a breakdown of his key attack patterns during Phase 1 of the battle:

Puppet summon and blue attack: The boss can call in puppets to attack you. After the puppets finish their attack, the boss will strike you, and his attack will emit a blue flash. Make sure to parry to counter this attack.

Ranged attack: The boss can teleport away from you and hit you with a set of projectiles. Parry these to deflect them back to Dusk, The Puppeteer in Phantom Blade Zero.

Giant Hand: The boss can summon a giant hand that he will either throw at you or drop on you. You will need to evade by dodging.

String combo and red attack: Dusk, The Puppeteer in Phantom Blade Zero, will hit you with his puppet strings a few times and follow it up with a red flash attack. Make sure to dodge to counter this move.

Tips and tricks

For phase 1 of the fight, try to ignore the puppets and only focus on the boss. As long as you are parrying and dodging his attacks, you will be able to chip away at his HP.

The boss can summon puppets that you have encountered in your journey through the Village of Lu. If you have familiarized yourself with how to deal with them, they will not be a challenge.

Phase 2

Phase 2 of the battle will begin when you take out 50 percent of the HP of Dusk, The Puppeteer in Phantom Blade Zero. The boss will duplicate itself and you. But the best part is that the attack patterns stay the same.

Tips and tricks

Target only one enemy instead of focusing on both. As long as you can defeat one of them, the battle will be over.

Be careful of the ranged attack, as it can stun you.

Rewards

Defeating Dusk, The Puppeteer in Phantom Blade Zero will reward you with the Puppeteer's Bell Phantom Edge. You will also receive the Illusory Pipa Head, which you need to continue the Illusory Pipa main quest.

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