All 32 Character Skills in Phantom Blade Zero (November 2026) Ultimate Guide

Phantom Blade Zero has 32 character skills for Soul across four passive trees: Blackstone (offense), Sha-Chi Amber (energy), Memory Flower (survival), and Banyan’s Heart (late-game). All are passive — there’s no XP — and you unlock them with Remnant Dust plus collectibles at any Bell. Since the 2026-10-29 PS5 and PC launch, the question is what to learn first: below is every skill’s cost, then the best order for your first 30,000 Remnant Dust.

All Character Skills in Phantom Blade Zero

Tree	Collectible	Grants	Focus
Blackstone	4 fragments = 1 Blackstone	+10% Attack and Guard Break	Damage, weapon swapping
Sha-Chi Amber	4 fragments = 1 Amber	+10% Max Sha-Chi	Remnant Spark, counters
Memory Flower	Full set = 1 Flower	+10% Max HP	Healing, resources
Banyan’s Heart	Banyan trials	—	Combos, safety nets

How to Unlock Skills in Phantom Blade Zero?

Open Train Abilities at any Bell. Materials drop as fragments from guarded chests; each completed one grants a permanent stat boost. Nodes unlock left to right — no skipping — and each skill costs Remnant Dust. Enemies don’t respawn, so Dust is finite per playthrough. You can reset everything at any Bell for a full refund.

Blackstone Skills (Offense)

Skill	Remnant Dust	Materials	Effect
Fluid Form Lv.1	Free	—	Dash to distant enemies after Perfect Dodge, Parry, Guard Break, or kill
Boundless Capacity Lv.1	10,000	—	+1 accessory slot
Endless Renewal Lv.1	20,000	1 Blackstone	Assassinations/Executions restore HP and Sha-Chi
Masterful Flow Lv.1	30,000	1 Blackstone	Weapon swap cooldown -2s (Lv.2: another -2s for 60,000 + 4)
Redirect Force	40,000	2 Blackstones	Dodging or parrying restores Sha-Chi
All or Nothing	80,000	6 Blackstones	+25% crit damage; getting hit raises damage taken 15% for 5s
Keen Edge	535,550	8 Blackstones + 1 Banyan’s Heart	Cycle skill, New Game+ only

Sha-Chi Amber Skills (Energy)

Skill	Remnant Dust	Materials	Effect
Steady Composure	5,000	—	Post-dodge/parry Square attacks interrupt more reliably
Flowing Chi	Free	—	Some Phantom Edges counter ranged red-flash attacks without Remnant Spark
Endless Renewal Lv.2	20,000	1 Sha-Chi Amber	Executions can refund Remnant Spark
Still Depths Lv.1	30,000	1 Sha-Chi Amber	+1 max Remnant Spark (Lv.2: one more for 60,000 + 4)
Boundless Capacity Lv.2	40,000	2 Sha-Chi Ambers	+1 accessory slot
Shadowless Form	80,000	6 Sha-Chi Ambers	Perfect Dodges leave a taunting afterimage for 2s
Focused Mind	535,550	8 Sha-Chi Ambers + 1 Banyan’s Heart	Cycle skill, New Game+ only

Memory Flower Skills (Survival)

Skill	Remnant Dust	Materials	Effect
Healing Art	5,000	—	+1 Medicine use
Thousand-Mile Stride	10,000	—	2s of sprinting triggers high-speed sprint
Blood Remedy	20,000	1 Memory Flower	Defeated enemies can drop Medicine
Ascendance Lv.1	30,000	1 Memory Flower	+1 max Sha-Chi Essence (Lv.2: one more for 60,000 + 4)
Unyielding Will	40,000	2 Memory Flowers	Keep Sha-Chi Essence on death
Boundless Capacity Lv.4	80,000	6 Memory Flowers	+1 accessory slot
Fortified Body	535,550	8 Memory Flowers + 1 Banyan’s Heart	Cycle skill, New Game+ only

Banyan’s Heart Skills (Late Game)

Inanis’s Heart of the Banyan quest opens these. Hearts come from Banyan Tree trials (eight per playthrough) or Quick Hand Zhang (100,000 Dust each). Offense chain totals 157,500 Dust; defense 220,000.

Offense: Flow Like Water (1 Heart + 12,500) — blocking/dodging never break your combo. Opening Strike (35,000) — weapon swap becomes a special attack. Flash Step (45,000) — Sha-Chi-fueled instant dodge. Boundless Capacity Lv.3 (65,000) — +1 accessory slot.

Defense: Still Mind (25,000) — brief invincibility on Power Surge. Quick Remedy (45,000) — healing can’t be interrupted. Cicada’s Escape (65,000) — auto-retreat with immunity on Guard Break. Against All Odds (85,000) — once per battle, blocks a fatal drop below 10% HP.

Cycle skills add 5 ranks per playthrough, maxing at 30 by NG+6.

Best Skills to Unlock First

My order: Fluid Form (free), Healing Art and Steady Composure (5,000 each), Boundless Capacity Lv.1 and Thousand-Mile Stride (10,000 each) — 30,000 Dust before your first major boss. Then grab Flowing Chi (free), saving toward Redirect Force and Unyielding Will (40,000 each). Pair them with our weapons guide and Phantom Edges list.