Hua, Deadly Betrothed - Phantom Blade Zero Guide - IGN

Hua, Deadly Betrothed is an optional boss in the Weeping Creek Valley in Phantom Blade Zero . She is found as a part of the Flesh Lily side quest.

Hua has several deadly mechanics in her moveset that can be hard to manage at first. But learning how she fights, behaves, and how her poisonous flowers work will make the fight easier to tackle.

Beyond the three main mechanics of the fight, Hua is largely an endurance fight, asking you to parry sword attacks, and continuously maintain your parry timing to wear down her Sha-Chi meter . She will also constantly teleport around the arena after combos, in-between combos, and before starting her attacks towards you, requiring you to be constantly on the ball.

These are the key moves and mechanics you need to learn and watch out for:

You can slink in-between them as they spin, but be warned if you hit one, you will get stunned and fall to one knee, opening you up for a grab attack.

Parry these just as she swings her sword down to deal a lot of Sha-Chi damage and open Hua up for a combo.

She can also perform this attack on its own. It will deal remove about 60% of your health if you get caught by this attack.

With this fight, you want to learn the parry timings over dodging, unless dealing with the various flowers she spawns and landing one or two hits in-between combos and at the end of attack chains. We suggest using the Sanguine Reach weapon, due to its range and impressive combos as you won't always be right next to Hua due to the amount of moving around she does.

When her Sha-Chi meter has been depleted, this gives you a key opportunity to land a heavy attack combo. When her Sha-Chi meter is around half full, you can also use a fully charged Dread Axe Phantom Edge attack to deal a massive chunk of health damage.

Simply repeat this over and over by continuously stunning Hua until you outlive the amount of poisonous flower attacks she spawns and deplete her health. Chances are you will make it through this fight by the skin of your teeth.

Upon defeating her, you will get the Scarlet Wraithblade weapon, which allows you to spawn those same deadly flowers from your own attacks.

You can also pick up the Twin Flesh Lilies from the altar in the arena to continue the Flesh Lily quest.

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