Three full worked examples using type language—never invented weapon titles. Use these as drills alongside the weapons table and Sha-Chi notes.
1. Opening loadout by role
Scenario: First hour after tutorial, before any Edge drop is verified.
You have two primary slots and two empty Phantom Edge slots (press 2+2 framing).
Pressure starter: Equip a one-handed primary in slot A for readable
strings and simpler recovery. Leave slot B as a second one-handed or a dual-wield primary you swap into when
Sha-Chi dips (Forbes: primary swap restores). Keep both Edge slots empty until a boss drop confirms a
reach-family or ranged-family Edge—do not invent Soft Snake Sword as a guaranteed starter
(Soft Snake obtain is Attributed via GameSpot / KeenGamer + ATH weapons-list from Wu Lengshuang in Mandate
Encampment; dedicated Soft Snake ATH still 404).
Precision-counter starter: Same one-handed A slot, but prioritize parry drills
over long offensive strings. Slot B holds a slightly slower two-handed primary for punish windows after a
successful deflect. Edges still wait on verified drops. See
weapons and
Edges.
Dual-tempo starter: Slot A = one-handed pressure; slot B = dual-wield speed.
Practice three swaps per trash pack so the restore habit is automatic before The Hunt (official name, PS Blog ZH).
2. Parry / dodge tell scenario
Scenario: Early gated foe or The Hunt cart duel (official name; cart detail from press).
Camera is tight; the foe winds a heavy.
Prefer tutorial-attributed language (allthings.how; prologue with Zuo Shang):
Blue-flash → Parry (Perfect Block → Ghoststep 鬼步);
Red-flash → Dodge (cannot block; Perfect Dodge → Ghoststep).
IGN preview separately brands Brutal Moves / Killer Moves / Ghostep—keep those
Unverified as official EN UI.
Drill: Intentionally take five Blue-flash parries, then five Red-flash dodges.
After each, glance at Sha-Chi. If a failed block dumped the meter, space out and swap to your second
primary before re-engaging. Log what your patch actually shows—overwrite this example’s color language if your
build uses different cues. Pair with the
beginner guide step on tells.
3. Weapon-swap Sha-Chi scenario
Scenario: Mid-boss string. You are on a one-handed primary; Sha-Chi is below
half after blocked pressure (blocking depletes Sha-Chi — official PS Blog Oct 28). Exact drain integers remain
Unverified.
Action: Finish the current safe string, then press
D-Pad Left to swap to your second primary and refill Sha-Chi (official PS Blog
Oct 28; Forbes secondary). Do not open with a heavy commit on the new blade until you see the meter tick up.
If an Edge slot holds Hunter's Chain Sickle (or another reach Edge), you may poke once for spacing—but Edge-swap
refill behavior is Unverified; prefer primary swaps for the refill drill.
Abort rule: If the pool is nearly empty and a Red-flash unblockable is
telegraphing, dodge first; swap after you survive. Empty pool can stagger you (official)—see
Sha-Chi explained. Never encode speculative recovery
math into FAQ structured data.