Conquer The Monkey King's Trials: A Guide To Mastering Black Myth: Wukong

Are you ready to embark on a perilous journey through the fantastical world of Black Myth: Wukong? This challenging Souls-like game demands precision, strategy, and a healthy dose of patience. But fear not, for we've compiled a comprehensive guide to help you overcome the toughest obstacles and emerge victorious.
From mastering the art of dodging to harnessing the power of the Immobilize spell, we'll provide you with essential tips and tricks to conquer this epic adventure. So, grab your staff, sharpen your claws, and let's dive into the world of Black Myth: Wukong!

1. Dying Has No Penalty

Difficulty: Black Myth: Wukong is a challenging game, designed to test players' skills and reflexes.
Frequent Deaths: Due to the game's difficulty, players can expect to die frequently, especially early on.
Lack of Death Penalty: Unlike traditional Souls-like games, Black Myth: Wukong does not penalize players for dying.
No Item Loss: Players will not lose any items or progress upon death.
Respawn at Shrines: After dying, players will respawn at the last shrine they rested at.
Retry Challenges: This system allows players to retry challenging sections without the fear of losing progress or items.

2. Abuse the Immobilize Spell

•    Overpowered: The Immobilize Spell is incredibly effective at controlling enemies, especially bosses.
•    Complete Freeze: It completely immobilizes targets, allowing for free hits during its duration.
•    Sparks Enhancement: Using Sparks significantly increases the spell's efficiency.
•    Strategic Usage: Against difficult bosses, maintain distance and wait for the spell cooldown to abuse its power.

Effective Strategy:

1.    Prioritize Immobilize: Unlock and use the Immobilize Spell as soon as possible.
2.    Utilize Sparks: Equip Sparks to enhance the spell's effectiveness.
3.    Maintain Distance: In boss fights, keep a safe distance to avoid damage and conserve stamina.
4.    Wait for Cooldown: Patiently wait for the Immobilize Spell to recharge.
5.    Execute Free Hits: Once the spell is ready, cast it on the boss and deal damage without resistance.
6.    Repeat: Continue this strategy, utilizing the Immobilize Spell to your advantage throughout the game.

3. Prioritize Dodging Attacks

Dodging is essential for survival. Souls-likes are notoriously difficult games, and Black Myth: Wukong is no exception. Dodging is the best way to avoid taking damage from enemy attacks.
Perfect dodging is even better. When you dodge an attack perfectly, you will get a brief window of time to counterattack. This can be very useful for dealing damage to bosses and staggering them.
Prioritize dodging attack chains. Most bosses in Black Myth: Wukong have long attack chains that can deal a lot of damage. It is best to prioritize dodging these attack chains and then attacking after the combo finishes.
Be patient. Dodging can be difficult, but it is essential for mastering Black Myth: Wukong. Be patient and keep practicing, and you will eventually get the hang of it.

4. Increase your Health

Black Myth Wukong is a challenging game with tough bosses that deal significant damage. While dodging is crucial, increasing your health can make the early game less daunting for new players.

Here's how to increase your health:
•    Invest in the Robust Constitution node: This node is located in the Survival skill tree.
•    Spend Sparks to upgrade the node.
•    The more Sparks you invest, the higher your maximum health will become.

Remember:

•    Prioritize dodging as much as possible.
•    Increasing health can help you survive longer, especially when you're still learning the game's mechanics.

5. Watch Your Stamina Consumption

Stamina is essential: It's crucial for all actions, including attacking, dodging, sprinting, and jumping.
Empty stamina bar: This can be fatal, especially during boss fights, as it prevents dodge rolling.
Heavy attacks: These consume significant stamina, making it risky to use them without careful planning.
Stamina management: Always monitor your stamina bar, especially during combat.
Skill tree: Improve stamina and reduce consumption by investing skill points.

6. Transform When Your Health Is Low

•    Unique Mechanic: Black Myth Wukong introduces a novel gameplay element, Transformation, which is distinct from traditional Souls-like mechanics.
•    Health Bar Independence: A significant advantage of Transformation is that the transformed body maintains a separate health bar. This provides a strategic opportunity to recover from critical situations.
•    Tactical Advantage: During boss encounters, when health is low and resources are scarce, transforming can offer a tactical advantage.
•    Damage Output: The transformed form often possesses unique abilities and increased damage output, making it a valuable tool for dealing with challenging enemies.
Example Usage:
•    Emergency Healing: If you find yourself in a dire situation with low health and no healing items, transforming can provide a temporary respite as you focus on avoiding damage and regenerating your primary health bar.
•    Boss Stun: Some transformations might have abilities that can stun or interrupt a boss's attacks, creating an opening for a counterattack or escape.
•    Damage Burst: Certain transformations might deal significant burst damage, allowing you to quickly deplete a boss's health bar before it can recover.

7. Buy Items from the Shrine Store

•    Stores are located at checkpoints.
•    Players can directly access the Store and buy items from the Shrine.
•    Items initially appear useless, but have in-depth uses.
•    Items are useful early in the game, especially against bosses that apply burn and poison.

8. Reallocate your Skill Points

Reignite Sparks:

•    Don't worry about making mistakes with your Spark investments. 
•    You can easily reignite them, giving you flexibility to try different builds.

Reallocate Skill Points:

•    Experiment with various Skill Point allocations without fear of ruining your playthrough. 
•    This freedom allows you to tailor your build to specific challenges.

Adapt to Bosses:

•    Strategically reallocate Skill Points based on the boss you're facing. 
•    The right Skill Point allocation can significantly reduce difficulty. 
•    This makes it easier to progress through the game and tackle subsequent challenges.

9. Defeat Glowing Elites to Acquire Spirit Skills

Spirit Skills are powerful abilities that grant the main character the power to transform and perform unique attacks.

To obtain these skills, follow these steps:

•    Defeat Glowing Enemies: Throughout the game, you will encounter elite enemies that glow. These enemies are more powerful than regular foes.
•    Collect Blue Flames: Upon defeating a glowing enemy, they will drop a blue flame.
•    Use Blue Flames: Collect these blue flames and use them to acquire new Spirit Skills.
•    Acquire the Wandering Wight: One of the first Spirit Skills you can obtain is the Wandering Wight. This skill becomes available early in the game.

Remember: Make sure to defeat glowing enemies whenever you encounter them to maximize your chances of acquiring valuable Spirit Skills.

10. Unlock Stances Early

Stances:

•    Unlocked in the Skill Tree
•    Essential for combat effectiveness
•    Similar to stances in Ghost of Tsushima
•    Offer unique attack combos and quirks

Three Stances:

•    Smash
•    Pillar
•    Thrust

Benefits of Early Unlocking:

•    Increased combat options
•    Easier boss encounters
•    Enhanced gameplay experience

Recommendation:

•    Unlock stances as soon as possible.
•    Experiment with each stance to find your preferred style.
•    Utilize stances effectively in combat for maximum efficiency.