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{{quote|You see, for generations, our ancestors lived to serve the Ocean King. They defended the Ocean King in an age when great evil lurked in the sea. My people forged our own weapons and fought in epic battles. You seek one of those great weapons. An artifact called the Phantom Sword.|Zauz}}

{{Item

|name = Phantom Sword

|type = Equip

|image = [[File:Phantom Sword.png]]

|caption =  

|game = ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]''

|comp = [[Master Sword]]<br>[[Lokomo Sword]]

The '''Phantom Sword''' is the only weapon that can harm [[Bellum]] and [[Phantom]]s in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass|Phantom Hourglass]]''. It is composed of the [[Phantom Hourglass (Item)|Phantom Hourglass]] and three types of [[Pure Metal]]s: Crimsonine, Azurine, and Aquanine.<ref>{{cite|The Phantom Sword is no ordinary sword... When forged, normal metal can never handle that kind of sacred power! Aquanine... Azurine... And Crimsonine... These three pure metals must be forged together to create the Phantom Sword.|Zauz|Phantom Hourglass}}</ref>

==Overview==

After rescuing [[Tetra]] from the [[Ghost Ship]], [[Link]] is told by [[Oshus]] to find the three kinds of Pure Metals and take them to the legendary blacksmith [[Zauz]] to forge the Phantom Sword in order to defeat [[Bellum]]. After Zauz forges the sword with the three Pure Metals, Link must complete the blade by returning to Oshus, who will fuse the [[Phantom Hourglass (Item)|Phantom Hourglass]] with the blade itself.<ref>{{cite|Rare metals and mystical sands are fused together. And so the Phantom Sword is born. With that, you can defeat Bellum.|Oshus|Phantom Hourglass}}</ref> By doing so, the Phantom Sword gains the ability to control time for a short period.<ref>{{cite|Hmmm. I cannot call it truly complete without a handle. Take this blade to the Ocean King. He will add the Sand of Hours. Only he can empower the Phantom Sword with the ability to control time.|Zauz|Phantom Hourglass}}</ref>

The Phantom Sword is the only weapon capable of slaying the [[Phantom]]s that patrol the [[Temple of the Ocean King]], and thus, the only weapon capable of defeating Bellum. Since the Phantom Hourglass is incorporated into the hilt, it makes the wielder immune to the life-draining curse of the Temple. In combination with a [[Phantom Sphere]], it can stop time temporarily. Link uses this ability in his battle with Bellum, using it to freeze time so he can get behind Bellum and attack his eye.

[[File:Phantomsword.jpg|right|frame|Oshus and the Phantom Sword]]

When Link goes to talk to Zauz about the Phantom Sword, the blacksmith explains that his ancestors defended the Ocean King in an age when great evil lurked the sea, and in order to combat those monsters, his people would forge their own weapons.<ref>{{cite|You see, for generations, our ancestors lived to serve the Ocean King. They defended the Ocean King in an age when great evil lurked in the sea. My people forged our own weapons and fought in epic battles. You seek one of those great weapons. An artifact called the Phantom Sword.|Zauz|Phantom Hourglass}}</ref> One of these weapons was the Phantom Sword itself, and Zauz even mentions that he had one, although he lost it at some point.<ref>{{cite|I no longer have it...|Zauz|Phantom Hourglass}}</ref> Thus, it is implied that Zauz's people forged many Phantom Swords for battle, and that perhaps the Phantom Sword is not the only weapon that can vanquish Bellum and the Phantoms.

==Similarities to the Master Sword==

*The [[Phantom Hourglass]] replaces the yellow diamond.

*Instead of the [[Triforce]], it has the [[Oshus|Ocean King's]] seal on the blade.

*It has different "wings", and the blade is a different shape.

== See also ==

[[Pure Metals]]

<center>{{Names

|Spanish= {{exp|Sword of the Beyond|Espada del Más Allá}}

|Spanish(LA)=

|Italian= Spada Illusione

}}</center>