STEAL

Learn the true mechanics of stealing in Phantom Blade Zero. Discover how to secure stolen items and optimize your success rate with our detailed guide.

Alright, let's talk about the STEAL command in Phantom Blade Zero. The in-game description is pretty vague, making it sound like you just grab an item and hope for the best. But trust me, there's a bit more to it if you want to actually keep what you swipe.

Here's the real deal: to actually get to keep an item after stealing it, you need to throw it on the ground and then assign a character to it. The success of acquiring the item after that character is removed depends entirely on their OBTAIN % stat. The higher it is, the better your chances.

STEAL & OBTAIN FORMULA

The core formula for your success rate looks like this:

SUCCESS % = {[(Character's Steal/10) * (10+Character's Level)] - [(Target's Steal/10) * (10+Target's Level)] + 40}

Just a heads-up, if you're trying to steal from an enemy, you'll need to subtract an extra 10% from that success percentage. So, keep that in mind!

SUCCESS RATE CORRECTIONS

Things get trickier if there's a big level difference between your character and the target:

• If the Target's Level is more than 3 times your Character's Level, multiply your SUCCESS % by 1/2.
• If the Target's Level is more than 4 times your Character's Level, multiply your SUCCESS % by 1/3.
• If the Target's Level is more than 5 times your Character's Level, multiply your SUCCESS % by 1/4.
• If the Target's Level is more than 6 times your Character's Level, multiply your SUCCESS % by 1/5.
• If the Target's Level is more than 7 times your Character's Level, multiply your SUCCESS % by 1/6.
• If the Target's Level is more than 8 times your Character's Level, your SUCCESS % drops to 0%. Yikes!

There are online calculators out there that can help you crunch these numbers if you don't want to do the math yourself. Just search for a Phantom Blade Zero steal calculator. If you're still scratching your head, a helpful thread by user 'pokeeiyuu' on GameFAQs breaks it all down even further.