Loong Trident: How to Get & Wet Build Guide

What Is the Loong Trident?

Loong Trident is a Rare Ranged Phantom Edge — the signature weapon of You Loong, leader of the Blackwater Crew, taken from his own hands. The item card reads: “The signature weapon of You Loong, leader of the Blackwater Crew. Its Loong-fang prongs can be thrown over long distances and are equally deadly against enemies lurking beneath the water. Deals increased damage to enemies at full HP.” At level 1 it carries 195 Damage and 175 Guard Break, confirmed across our all Phantom Edges table, Game8, and AllThingsHow. In practice it is a javelin: hold to charge, release to throw, one Remnant Spark per cast, with a line of sight long enough to snipe rooftop archers.

How to Get It: Beat the Frenzied Crew Leader

The trident is the drop of You Loong, the Frenzied Blackwater Crew Leader — entry 45 in Rock Paper Shotgun’s boss order, waiting on a shoal by the Blackwater Crew Dock bell in Meigu Lake. One sourcing conflict to flag: Game8’s how-to table labels the dropping boss as the Pangzhen “Leader of the Blackwater Crew,” while its own body text, RPS, and our internal table all place the Trident at the Meigu Lake rematch — the Pangzhen fight pays You Loong’s Deluge instead. Multiple sources agree, so trust the lake. Full fight breakdown — moveset, rematch changes, and the NG+ counter-loop — lives on the boss page; regional approach notes are in the Meigu Lake walkthrough.

The same fight also pays the High-Power Pump, the Soul Tempering material for the Deluge — so one hidden boss completes the Blackwater Crew’s whole water arsenal.

Combat Kit and Upgrade Arts

The level track tells you exactly what the trident is for: a dedicated anti-submergence and open-fight sniping tool. Loong Step lets you reposition mid-string and keep throwing, while Precision Throw rewards charging discipline with a burst window.

Wet Synergy: Feeding the Deluge Elemental Engine

Wet is the connective tissue of the Blackwater Crew kit. Affected enemies take amplified Lightning and Frost damage, and you gain advantage against anything wielding Fire weapons. The trident’s most natural partner is You Loong’s Deluge — the Artifice hose dropped by the crew leader’s own Pangzhen fight — whose held water jet applies Wet continuously, letting the trident’s throws cash in on the multiplier at range. Thunder Spear’s lightning calls and Whiteshadow’s Chill both compound on soaked targets, which is why elemental build guides keep reaching for this pairing; the details live in our best Phantom Edges tiering.

There is also a quiet traversal perk: once obtained, the trident can shoot down certain hanging objects at medium to long range, even when unequipped — the same Metroidvania key-ring logic as the Tiger Cannon’s stone walls.

Is It Worth Using?

On a first playthrough, the honest answer is situationally, and then spectacularly in NG+. As a Ranged Phantom Edge it competes with the Feather Bow and One-Eyed Bow for the slot, and its base numbers are modest. Its unique value is anti-water: No Refuge Beneath plus Master of the Water turns any enemy that ducks into a pond — diving Maskwalkers, snow-burrowers, and You Loong himself on a rematch run — into a Guard-Broken freebie. If your route runs through Meigu Lake’s water-heavy fights, few one-Spark casts buy that much. Budget Remnant Spark with the Remnant Dust and resource routes before leaning on it as a primary poke.

FAQ

How do you get the Loong Trident in Phantom Blade Zero? Defeat You Loong, the Frenzied Blackwater Crew Leader, on his shoal near the Blackwater Crew Dock bell in Meigu Lake. Rock Paper Shotgun’s boss list confirms the drop, and our all Phantom Edges table logs the same source. Do not confuse it with his easier Pangzhen fight, which drops You Loong’s Deluge instead.

What does the Loong Trident do? Hold the Phantom Edge button to charge, then release to throw the trident over a long distance for 1 Remnant Spark. The item card: its Loong-fang prongs are equally deadly against enemies lurking beneath the water, and it deals increased damage to enemies at full HP. At level 1 it carries 195 Damage and 175 Guard Break.

What is No Refuge Beneath? The trident’s base art: a prompt appears over enemies hiding in water or snow, and pressing Phantom Edge forces them out with increased damage for 1 Remnant Spark. Master of the Water at level 5 guarantees such enemies emerge Guard-Broken. It is the hard counter to diving enemies like You Loong himself — in New Game Plus.

What pairs well with the Loong Trident’s Wet? Wet raises Lightning and Frost damage taken and grants advantage against fire-wielding enemies. Pair it with You Loong’s Deluge for the soak engine itself, or with Thunder Spear and Whiteshadow for the elemental bursts that Wet amplifies.

Sources

• Rock Paper Shotgun — All 61 Phantom Blade Zero bosses in order
• Game8 — How to Get Loong Trident
• AllThingsHow — How to Get Loong Trident in Phantom Blade Zero
• Internal: All Phantom Edges and where to find them