Phantom Blade Zero Has Secret Upgrades In NG+

Phantom Blade Zero Has A Unique Way Of Letting You Upgrade Weapons In NG+ Published Nov 2, 2026, 1:00 PM EST Sam Woods is TheGamer’s Senior Reporter. He’s been in games journalism since 2020 and has undertaken a variety of roles in that time. These have included roles such as SEO Editor, Managing Editor at DualShockers, and Global Head of Gaming, and he's also been seen on the BBC. He was promoted to the Senior Reporter position in 2025 following a series of high-quality reports and exclusives for TheGamer. Since 2020, Sam has written over 3,000 articles and specializes in telling the stories of the people behind the games. He’s interviewed the biggest game directors, some of the industry’s top talents, told the stories of how indie games came to be, and spoken to players about what really makes them tick. He’s also interviewed some of the world’s biggest musical artists to find out how the medium has inspired their work, and TV and Film actors about their roles in video game adaptations. He even hosted a PAX panel in 2021 and made a documentary in 2024 surrounding the creation of a Disney game. Alongside this, Sam focuses on breaking news. He got the scoop on Perfect Dark’s cancellation, provided context on some AI drama, and revealed that Lady Dimitrescu’s actress would love to step back into the character’s giant shoes. These articles have been picked up by the biggest gaming sites, including IGN, GameSpot, and PC Gamer. He also loves to dive into the numbers behind the games. Sam’s journey in games journalism has taken him all over the world. He’s covered Gamescom in Germany, Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles, and Tokyo Game Show in Japan, each on three occasions. He’s been learning Japanese since 2024 with the intention of identifying and translating Japanese-language news and bringing it to English-language audiences first, something he’s done countless times. Sam’s first review was 2020’s Battletoads reboot, and he’s since reviewed games in The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, and Pokemon franchises. Sign in to your TheGamer account Phantom Blade Zero has a vast, vast array of build options. 30 weapons are accompanied by a further 30 Phantom Edges, with a bunch of accessories and medicines to really spice things up. 30 is the magic number, as on your first playthrough, you can upgrade your weapons and Phantom Edges to level 30. There's always a fear that, when you start a second playthrough, weapon and equipment levels stay capped. Thankfully, that's not the case in Phantom Blade Zero, but you still have a unique hurdle to clear if you want to upgrade weapons past their cap in New Game+. You Can Upgrade Phantom Blade Zero's Weapons Past Their Level Cap In NG+ I'm lucky enough to have had the game for a while now, scoring it a 5/5 in my review. I've completed it twice and am now confident in what I feel are the game's 10 Best Weapons and 10 Best Phantom Edges. It wasn't until I was a little way through my second playthrough, though, that I realized that they could be upgraded past their level 30 cap. I began my second playthrough using the Crescent Blade, my favorite weapon in the game, and the Blazing Edge, the Soul Tempered version of the Sanguine Reach. I checked at the first Bell to see whether I could upgrade them—I couldn't—so I continued my adventure expecting that, in the later stages, I might feel a little underpowered. I eventually reached the first Mandate Outpost in Weeping Creek Valley, spoke to the blacksmith, and collected another version of the Sanguine Reach, so I decided to check the weapon upgrade screen again. This time, I could upgrade my Blazing Edge. It turns out you can upgrade your weapons and Phantom Edges on NG+ after you've found them on your second playthrough. I quickly realized I could upgrade any accessory I found again by +1. This often kept their base bonus the same, adding a 3% boost to a random stat like attack power or total Sha-Chi. Unfortunately, Medicines are the only items whose first-playthrough cap carries over into NG+. These upgrades are easily missed, but can certainly help you turn the tide on the Maskwalkers in any subsequent playthroughs. Systems Released October 29, 2026 ESRB Unreal Engine 5 Developer(s) S-Game Publisher(s) S-Game Engine Unreal Engine 5 Genre(s) Action, RPG