Getting the Sanguine
The Sanguine is already in Soul's hands when the game starts, so there is no boss, chest or quest behind it. It is the base of the Sanguine family and the only one of Soul's two starting Blades that can be Soul Tempered, which is what turns it into the Infernal Rouge — a separate Blade with its own page. It counts as a One-Handed Blade on the Blade roster, and the other blade Soul starts with is the Wooden Sanguine, the plain training blade you are given after the Prologue.
What it does in a fight
The community database figures for the launch build, current as of 2026-11-04:
| Level 1 | Level 30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Damage | 200 | 780 |
| Guard break | 100 | 390 |
The blade has no status effect of its own. Its character comes from the perks you unlock by upgrading it, and every Blade multiplies its stats by 6.9 over the 59 steps to level 60.
Moves: Standard Combo, Sha-Chi Combo. The unique ability is Sweeping Blade — L2 / Q costs 1 Sha-Chi Essence to slash the enemy rapidly, and the attack cannot be blocked.
Taking it to level 30
| Level | Perk |
|---|---|
| Lv. 5 (+4) | Chi-Infused Blade |
| Lv. 10 (+9) | Phantom Execution Lv. 1 |
| Lv. 15 (+14) | Drifting Clouds |
| Lv. 20 (+19) | Phantom Execution Lv. 2 |
| Lv. 25 (+24) | Flowing Water |
| Lv. 30 (+29) | Phantom Execution Lv. 3 |
Chi-Infused Blade raises damage sharply for 40 seconds, so it is a burst window to open with rather than a passive you leave running. Phantom Execution is a lunging finisher that needs 90% Sha-Chi at level 1, more than 75% at level 2 and more than 50% at level 3, and it consumes the whole bar when it fires — the Sha-Chi guide covers where that bar comes from and what else competes for it. Drifting Clouds and Flowing Water are the combo-chaining perks, which is the same ground the combat guide covers. The tempered version of this Blade keeps the same perk track, so the Infernal Rouge page lists the same six unlocks at the same levels.
What the upgrade ladder costs
The track runs 59 steps from level 1 to level 60 and costs Remnant Dust plus a metal and a solvent:
| Metal | Solvent |
|---|---|
| Forged Metal | Solvent |
| Polished Forged Metal | Concentrated Solvent |
| Flawless Forged Metal | Universal Solvent |
The published figures for this Blade name those three metal and solvent tiers but not the Remnant Dust price of each band, so check the cost on the upgrade screen before you spend.
Soul Tempering
Temper it into the Infernal Rouge. Reach Chapter 4 to unlock Soul Tempering, then take the Sanguine to Myst in the Order's underground tavern in Pangzhen. The temper costs a Bastion of Mó Mask and 5,000 Remnant Dust, and it is permanent — each weapon can only be tempered once, so temper a Blade you intend to keep. The Infernal Rouge page has the numbers the tempered Blade reaches.
Where to go next
- The Infernal Rouge — what your Sanguine becomes once it is tempered.
- The Blade roster — every Blade, its class and where it comes from.
- Best weapons — the picks for bosses, crowds and shields.
- Phantom Edges — the two second-slot weapons that go with your Blades.