Pangzhen
A town where martial artists from across the Wulin have gathered. Its map in the State of Play is a dense settlement dotted with bells, and the soundtrack uses a restless seven-beat metre here to keep you uneasy.
By Edwin Galibert · Updated
Places named on the map
- Vessel Pond (bell)
- Hidden Storehouse
- Abandoned Wine Cellar
- South Gate Bridge
- Jingyang Hall
- Marketplace
- Huang Manor Crossroads
- Pavilion of Knowledge Crossroads
- Myst's Tavern
- South Town Pond
- Backstreet Archway
- Zhang's Hideout
- Backstreet Rest
- Narrow Alley Residence 2nd Floor
- Pond of Fading Song
- Well of Wei Sanchuan
- Green Serpent House
- Lion Dance Hall
- Ancestral Shrine Square
- Lion Dance Hall Depths
- The Sealed Lion
- Black Hill Pavilion
- Pangzhen Slums
- Old Man Gen's House
- Mandate Lodgings
- Dockside Warehouse
- Pangzhen Docks
Known locations
Bells
All bells →More about Pangzhen
Rival factions have turned the town into a trap, and the State of Play's tour of the lands around it passes a bandit valley, a warehouse of hanging puppets, a steam-powered iron tower and a vast lake crossed by boat.
Launch-day guides, not yet checked in our footage, make it the fourth region. They open it with Flame, the Mask-Bound Lion Dance Grandmaster, then Blaze, Shadow Warden Captain, near the South Gate Bridge bell, Cavalrybane, Wu Xuan, the Fallen General, Gu Wanyue at the Pond of Fading Song, and Soulclaimer in the courtyard below Dockside Warehouse, on the way to Meigu Lake. Soul Tempering, the one-time upgrade that can transform a weapon, opens here with Myst, they say.
Bosses here
- BlazeThe captain of the Shadow Wardens, in red armour with a weapon that glows purple, fought in a courtyard of red-lacquered buildings hung with lanterns.story
- CavalrybaneOne of the three Shadow Wardens, masked and caped with a long weapon, fought on a stone village street lined with wooden carts.story
- Wu XuanAn armoured general with a shield, fought in a courtyard strung with red lanterns and war drums.story
- Gu WanyueA long-haired spectral woman in white, fought at night in a ruined village whose ground is covered in white funeral paper and red candles.story
- FlameA lion-dance master bound to his mask.story
- SoulclaimerOne of the three Shadow Wardens: a caped fighter in a red one-eyed mask with a hooked halberd, trailing green smoke, fought in a lakeside village of wooden houses and log piles.unconfirmed
- Acolyte Lei TingA lightning boss fought in a grey, misty field of red spider lilies, calling down bolts and a ring of lightning around the arena.unconfirmed
Weapons found here
- Flaming ManeLaunch-day guides describe two steps: beat Flame, the Lion Dance Grandmaster, in Pangzhen for the Dormant Flaming Mane, then Lei Dang repairs it behind the door at the Jingyang Hall bell.Phantom Edge
- ArmybreakerDropped by Cavalrybane, one of the Shadow Wardens, in the Pangzhen marketplace.Weapon
- WolfjawDropped by Wu Xuan, the fallen general, in Pangzhen. The weapon's card names him as its first owner.Phantom Edge
- Fire MeteorDropped by Blaze in Pangzhen, with a Crimson Fresh Lily. The fight has two phases and Blaze calls in two helpers.Phantom Edge
By Edwin Galibert · Last checked Oct 29, 2026 · How we source · Report an error