GUIDE / BOSS
Jagged Steel, the Frenzied Brute boss guide
Jagged Steel, the Frenzied Brute, waits in the riverbed below Rustblade Pavilion, beyond the Red Thread Barrier. Defeat him to obtain the Jagged Steel one-handed blade.
Find the riverbed
Community-reportedOnce the threads are gone, climb the stairs beside the Red Thread Barrier bell. Follow the gorge by the stream and pass through the waterfall spray. The arena is the broad riverbed beneath the two-tier pavilion.
On the first approach, Jagged Steel is fighting other masked enemies. Keep your distance until you can read the fight rather than running straight into the group.
Watch for bleed and the end of a combo
Community-reportedHis swings and spinning attacks can arrive in sequences, and some hits cause bleed. Treyex Gaming recommends guarding ordinary strikes, watching for the blue or red flash at the end of a sequence and using the opening after the attack rather than committing to a long combo.
If your Sha-Chi is low, create space and recover. The exact timing can vary with your controls and difficulty; learn the cue in your own fight.
Take the blade and ring the next bell
Community-reportedDefeating Jagged Steel presents the weapon card. The one-handed blade inflicts bleed on susceptible enemies; the item description reproduced by All Things How says the bleed effect does not work on Puppets, Golden Bodies or Phantom Bodies.
Ring the Rustblade Pavilion bell on the rise above the riverbed before continuing toward the outpost.
Sources and how this guide was made
Updated: 2026-10-29. Checked: 2026-10-29. This guide uses official information and attributed reporting; Kingy has not play-tested these instructions. Each section links to its evidence.
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