Phantom Blade Zero Missable Trophies
Nine achievements can be permanently lost: eight are attached to side quests, and the ninth is the true ending. Those are the only trophies in the game that can be lost this way. A failed quest stays failed for the rest of the run — after the final boss you can go back for collectibles, but you cannot recover a missed quest. Your only option is an earlier save.
Every missable quest has a trigger, a failure condition and a recovery point. The general rule that prevents most losses: clear every side quest in an area before you push the main story past it. The game gives you 20 manual saves on top of 3 automatic ones, and it is worth saving at the start and end of every region.
Clear every side quest in an area before you push the main story past it. The game gives you 20 manual saves plus 3 automatic ones, so save at the start and end of every region. If a quest is already red in the journal, only an earlier save can recover it.
The nine trophies you can lose forever
| Achievement | Rank | Type | Platform | Unlock condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With Heart and Blood True ending. Requires every quest marked with a purple icon in the journal, starting from the arrival at the Illusory Domain. | Gold | Endings | Steam + PS5 | All Comes to LightMissable |
| Forbidden Arts Beneath the Lake Missable: starts by picking up a memory flower at the Village of Lu; part of the conditions for the true ending. | Silver | Side quests | Steam + PS5 | Complete [Secrets at the Heart of the Lake]Missable |
| Phantom and Blade PS5: Specter and Blade Missable: return the 1st stone to the Shadow Sentinel before leaving the region; the sequel takes place at Meigu Lake and then in the snowy forest of the endgame. | Silver | Side quests | Steam + PS5 | Complete [Bloodline Awakening]Missable |
| The Last of Baishan Missable: talk to Lanlan (large bridge near the bandit camp, 2nd region) before defeating Bai Chilian, then inspect the body in the flowers after the fight against Wu Lengshuang. | Bronze | Side quests | Steam + PS5 | Complete [Secrets of the Baishan Sect]Missable |
| Together Till the End PS5: Together to the End Missable: accept it from Gen at Lu Village and fulfil its first objective before entering Pangzhen, then bring him what you find in his house in Pangzhen. | Bronze | Side quests | Steam + PS5 | Complete [The Journey Home]Missable |
| A Wanderer's Honor PS5: A Vagabond’s Honor Missable: same acceptance rule as The Journey Home — accept it at Lu Village. Retrieve the key to the Lan Manor in Pangzhen, then defeat the enemies around it. | Bronze | Side quests | Steam + PS5 | Complete [Young Master Lan]Missable |
| Spectral Blade Missable: return the 1st stone to the Shadow Sentinel before leaving the region; the sequel takes place at Meigu Lake and then in the snowy forest of the endgame. | Bronze | Side quests | Steam + PS5 | Complete [A Severed Mindseal]Missable |
| The Healer’s Legacy Missable: return the 3 herbs of the 1st region before defeating Jing Ye, heal the 4 bandits of the 2nd region and give the Flesh Lily before defeating Bai Chilian. The Flesh Lily is picked up in Hua’s arena. | Bronze | Side quests | Steam + PS5 | Complete [Flesh Lily], [Apprentice Healer], and [A Healer’s Mercy]Missable |
| Lost and Found Missable: return all 17 treasures to Zhang / Quick Hand across the 5 regions. | Bronze | Side quests | Steam + PS5 | Complete All [Quick Hand’s Requests]Missable |
The quests behind them and how they fail
Awakening of the Lineage
The Shadow Sentinel at the top of the Sha-Chi Tower · 1st region, 2nd region, Meigu Lake ×2, Pangzhen
Return the 1st stone to the Shadow Sentinel before leaving the 1st region.
Return the first stone to him before leaving the region. If you leave the region first, the sequel takes place at Meigu Lake and then in the snowy forest of the endgame.
The Secrets of the Baishan Sect
Lanlan · 2nd region
Talk to Lanlan on the large bridge near the bandit camp in the 2nd region, before Bai Chilian is defeated.
Talk to Lanlan (large bridge near the bandit camp) before defeating Bai Chilian, then inspect the body in the flowers after the fight against Wu Lengshuang.
The Journey Home
Gen · Lu Village / Pangzhen
Accept the quest from Gen at Lu Village and complete its first objective before you enter Pangzhen.
Accept it from Gen at Lu Village and fulfil its first objective before entering Pangzhen, then bring him what you find in his house in Pangzhen.
Young Master Lan
Lu Village · Lu Village / Pangzhen
Accept the quest at Lu Village before you leave the village.
Same acceptance rule as The Road Home — accept it at Lu Village.
A Severed Mindseal
A Shadow Sentinel at the top of the Sha-Chi Tower · 1st region
Return the first stone before leaving the 1st region.
Return the 1st stone to him before leaving the region; the sequel takes place at Meigu Lake and then in the snowy forest of the endgame.
Flesh Lily, Apprentice Healer and A Healer’s Mercy
Yu’er · 1st region, 2nd region
Pick up the Flesh Lily in Hua’s arena — it is useful for this quest. The bell on the 1st floor of the Sha-Chi Tower leads to a hole behind the tower that opens her arena.
Return the 3 herbs of the 1st region before defeating Jing Ye, heal the 4 bandits of the 2nd region and give the Flesh Lily before defeating Bai Chilian.
Quick Hand’s Requests
Zhang / Quick Hand · 5 regions
Accept the requests from Zhang / Quick Hand as you go.
Return every one of the 17 treasures to Zhang across the 5 regions.
Secrets of the Lake’s Heart
Lu Village · Lu Village
Pick up a memory flower at the Village of Lu.
Starts by picking up a memory flower at the Village of Lu; part of the conditions for the true ending.