Q: How do you drain an enemy’s Sha-Chi and trigger Guard Break?
How to Guard Break Enemies in Phantom Blade Zero
Standard Combo hits drain an enemy’s Sha-Chi and trigger Guard Break when it is empty. Sha-Chi Combos speed it up; Guard Stance and blocking spend yours, while a Parry drains the attacker.
Separate your Sha-Chi from the enemy’s
Guard Break depends on the enemy’s Sha-Chi: Standard Combo hits drain it, and the enemy is Guard Broken when it is emptied. Your own Sha-Chi is used by Sha-Chi Combos and Guard Stance.
For a quick refresher on the opening tutorial’s combo and input rules, see Combat Basics.
How to reach Guard Break faster
Standard Combo hits reduce enemy Sha-Chi. The opening training also presents Sha-Chi Combos as a faster way to break guard, with sample strings such as YYY, XYY, XXYYY, and XXXYY. These are training examples; each weapon has its own combo length and cancel points. Continue with the weapon index to find a weapon’s entry.
A Parry also drains a large amount of the attacker’s Sha-Chi. Time it just before the attack lands: it costs none of your own Sha-Chi.
What blocking and Guard Stance spend
Holding Guard enters Guard Stance and drains your Sha-Chi over time. Blocking an attack costs extra Sha-Chi. A Parry has a different resource effect: it spends none of yours and drains the attacker’s instead.
For Blue-flash, Red-flash, and Black-flash timing, see Guard, Parry, and Dodge.
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