Beginner to PRO - Black Myth Wukong Combat Master Class

[@ArktixOfficial]

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[@Funnyeboi]

One thing many people don’t mention about thrust stance is how fluid it is. It’s combo potential is absolutely endless. Light attack, whirling thrust, and forceful thrust can all be continuously looped into varying combos with tactical retreat as long as you have the stamina for it. This is all without introducing spells and spirits into the mix.

[@TheRaienryuu]

There are plenty enemies/bosses that have very bad movement and speed vs Thrust stance. So they can dodge the follow up after dodging/see through a lot. Knowing your enemy is really important. But by god, did that Thrust stance get me through the final boss.

[@bigheadrhino]

Thrust stance definitely feels the best overall. The rapid thrust followup to retreat also does a surprising amount of damage if you keep holding.

[@shanecash7582]

@@bigheadrhinoI have no clue why but my whirling thrust never works/holds when I hold the button 😢

[@bigheadrhino]

@@shanecash7582 make sure you don’t mash. You actually have to time it correctly. So while comboing light, press heavy once to retreat, then you have 2 different followups to choose from to get to whirling attack: 1) press heavy to thrust, wait until it’s done and then press and HOLD light to rapid attack. OR 2) press and HOLD light to rapid attack. Also check your stamina.

[@visionofgrey]

Only on paper. These kinds of games (souls like combat) will never give you the opportunity to do an endless combo. It’s more like hit and run/dodge. That’s why people die a lot. They get hit out of a combo.

[@joshuasiron5560]

Tip: If you like to use the Pillar Stance, Ring of Fire is a HUGE perk. Just max out both Cloud Step and Ring of Fire. This works especially well in most boss fights. Cast Cloud Step and then move far enough away to not accidentally still get hit by the enemy but not so far you can’t hit them and then activate Ring of Fire. Now perch up and charge the Pillar Stance to quickly get to all 4 focus points and slam down onto the enemy. You can safely heal at this time as well. Hope this helps!

[@boxblox1986]

Immobilised is nice till the end Cuz you can’t stun most of the enemy in the end

[@boxblox1986]

And you can’t use the ring on fire in water except for the wukong fight

[@loisknight2925]

That tip about resolute counterflow and hitting heavy attack in place of dodging has been really helpful. 😊

[@Aderon]

Once you get it upgraded, the fire ring spell is actually far more useful than immobilize for particular bosses; far closer to the end of the game I often find that bosses are far more likely to wait for you to make a move on them than the bosses before them, and for those bosses, popping a ring of fire to recover some health when your gourd is low is well worth the tradeoff of not having immobilize, especially since those late-game bosses often have very short immobilize times, if they don't just break out of Immobilize outright like Jin Tiger does.

[@shimarayn]

100% It’s so good if you are playing a controlled dodge style of play

[@MyHandle4455]

Very true... for the Great Sage's Broken Shell, I'd suggest taking Immobilize off your load-out and just going with Ring of Fire. Monkey see Monkey do... it's what he does...

[@harveywatkins7541]

​@@MyHandle4455I he also immbolises you and then just beats down on you or he'll immobilise you upon using your gourd and steal a sip from it recovering some health in the process. 🤷‍♂️

[@monicaclara8260]

Been watching your tutorial since Horizon. Thank you very much for your thorough amazing tips. One of the best tutorial channel

[@ArktixOfficial]

Hey thanks a lot! Glad to hear you enjoy the videos 🙂

[@spoilerbroiler6261]

Thanks for the Guide. What really helpful is, that when you're in a light Attack Combo and then use a Spirit, you can continue your light attack after the Transformation.. Use it before the 4th Move, so you can continue your light Combo with the circle Move (4th) while the Enemy is staggered and then the 5th Move, that will stagger him again. After that I often start a new Combo, use Immobilize on the Enemy and countinue my Light Attack (Skill nessecary) Good Damage for much Bosses in their last Phase.

[@rusocabron]

Not able spirit recharges almost as quicly as one light attack combo so you can use it every two combos and it staggers so you can land always your last light finisher hit.

[@LarsBerntropBos]

Spellbinder is really useful if an enemy is less affected by your spells. I had a lot of trouble with yellowbrow but using spellbinder nailed it.

[@Delmworks]

Let me tell you I regret going into that fight without it

[@christopheryoung826]

Leaving the fight by the talisman let's you go back to that section.

[@Delmworks]

@@christopheryoung826 for real? Damnit…something for new game plus I guess

[@superstar5042]

The 4th atack in light atacks combo has the longest animation. But you can cancel it if you dodge right after animation started and press atack button to follow with the last hit. Its very usefull since enemies often hit you back when you are diong 4th atack in combo

[@proefficientsvision6325]

I actually love doing this since especially alot of enemies start attacking mid combo

[@tswvyee]

Focus is the key to beating almost everything. There is a spirit that you can gain focus while getting hit by the enemy. Which is a game changer and you will notice you can gain so much focus fast using that spirit. Especially in boss fights with there attacks hitting you, you can gain focus pretty quick.

[@denzelkoe]

The pilgrim armor is the best for focus when you max out the full armor set

[@tswvyee]

@@denzelkoe the armor set I’m using is the king bull head set and the rest are the gale armor which gets me focus on prefect dodging. Adding the spirit that if you get hit by the enemy you gain focus as well. If I get hit by the boss I get a whole focus point which I think is OP and makes all bosses a piece of cake now.

[@3rdvoidmen594]

Which spirirt ​@@tswvyee

[@tswvyee]

@@3rdvoidmen594 Enslaved Yaksha spirit. You gain a moderate amount of focus when you get hit. Combine that with the King bull head piece with the gale armor chest and leg set to doge and get focus as well. The arm piece you can choose whatever you want. And the staff I’m using is the mythical loog staff. So you will have to beat the game and start a new game plus in order to get it. So ever time you get hit by the boss, you get a gain focus pretty quick.

[@3rdvoidmen594]

@@tswvyee Yeha I already got that. At NG+ chapter now. Thank you

[@TheRaienryuu]

One of my greatest discoveries was a combo armour set. Since mixing dodges with see through attacks is really great for general combat flow and fast Focus. See No Evil headband + a mix of Galeguard and Bronze armour. Be sure to get the pieces of each set with a baked in passive and then 2 piece each for the armour bonus skill. Makes perfect dodges easier, and the mix of Galeguard + Bronze will greatly reward you with Focus gains etc.

[@TryAgainTarzan]

This was a great video. By far the most practical and useful ive seen for this game

[@ArktixOfficial]

Hey thanks! Glad you found it helpful 😄

[@davidmitchell226]

One of the best guides I have ever watched. Thanks 😊

[@ArktixOfficial]

Hey thanks! That’s very kind of you 😄 Glad you found this helpful!

[@russrichardson991]

I used to watch your stuff on HZD when you hardly had any views. Glad to see you’re getting recognition you’ve long deserved. Also happy you’re covering a game that I just got, it’s fantastic 👍🏼

[@chrisb8698]

once you get the composure skill you can roll cancel the start up of your 4th attack, then go straight into the finisher. so much better. honestly, i recommend practicing your light combo while rolling between each hit.

[@anonimoqualquer9422]

One thing that is worth mentioning is that every attack with the exeption of the first and last hit of the light combo can be cancelled with a dodge so don't be afraid to get hit while attacking

[@lorenzojohnson4683]

Best guide yet that makes sense Thx and got my subscription

[@ArktixOfficial]

Hey thanks! Glad you found it helpful

[@WhiteWolf-jt9mr]

The best video about the game i have seen so far very beautiful explanation and illustration. Cheers mate you are the go to channel about gaming

[@JacolopeTTU]

Bro, i feel like ive been playing this game looking like a fish out of water! Appreciate this video. Helped a ton🔥

[@propitiated4]

This video is easily the best video on important functions and tips in this game I have found; good lord is this game amazing. Flawless.

[@carlossuazo51]

This guide it’s incredible thanks for the tips 🔥

[@ArktixOfficial]

Thank you! Glad you found it helpful 🙂

[@OPISITEMAN4555]

Honestly this has answered so many questions I have had on this game instant subscribe and like on the video ❤

[@TheRaienryuu]

Let's see if there's stuff in here that's gonna help with the NG+(++) runs for the future! Keep 'em coming Arktix.

[@nmz.88]

Awesome vid! Thanks for the tips, just got the game yesterday

[@prisonbread]

Great guide, man. Super comprehensive, well done!

[@screwed_upgamer1424]

A tip for beginners. Always reserve 10 sparks for pillar or Thrust stances when under level 30 and dump a lot of sparks into smash stance. This will make sure that you have enough sparks to reignite and dump into either pillar or Thrust stance based on the boss you encounter. Highly suggested to build up focus with smash stance light attacks and perfect dodges, then switch the stance to do that heavy pillar or Thrust attack. Pillar stance for elder jinchi and white clad noble. Thrust stance for black bear guai. Just some suggestions 😊

[@abnstill]

Nah beat all of them on Smash Stance, time heavy attacks well when you build focus and dodge as required and game is in the bag

[@DrkShd]

pillar stance is the best to use if you use fire ring, allow you to get full effect of fire ring while stay in safe place and charging your attack

[@MasterAzzy]

First one here!! Love all your vids my man 💪🏼😍

[@ArktixOfficial]

Hey thanks! Hope you find this one helpful! 😁

[@ParthNagarkoti]

Great content buddy. I hope you reach the 100 k milestone soon.

[@ArktixOfficial]

Hey thanks! Glad you liked it 🙂 And I appreciate that! 😁

[@Krenisphia]

Acutally properly explaining the mechanics in a way I can understand it, thank you.

[@TakaMelodia]

your work is professional sir💯💯

[@Ic3h0rnEt14]

Haven't had the time to play this game in the last few days. I just made the mistake of watching this video at work so now I'm dying to get home and boot it up. It's gonna be a long day...

[@乾淨核能]

04:53 there is a skill to let you keep the manually charge focus points if you make a perfect dodge facing incoming attack while charging.

[@jdnagel9094]

what is it?

[@乾淨核能]

@@jdnagel9094 bold move Bold Move Stamina Skill blod move stamina foundation skill black myth wukong wiki guide 256px Each talent level moderately increases Focus gained from Perfect Dodges. Main Tree Foundation Requires Composure Levels 2 Cost sparks black myth wukong wiki guide30px1 Bold Move is a Skill in Black Myth Wukong. Bold Move corresponds to the Stamina Skill Tree, found within Foundation and __shortdescription__. Stamina Skills in Black Myth Wukong govern over the arts of dodging and sprinting, improving upon these abilities and the amount of Stamina it is consumed.. Foundation Skills are passive skills that affect core gameplay and fundamental abilities.

[@brentgrant1971]

finally someone explaining the game mechanics

[@izukumidoriya3188]

I kinda wish I saw this earlier really good breakdown 👊

[@ArktixOfficial]

Hey thanks! Glad you liked it 😄

[@AllDayErrDay.]

You don't have to wait until they're about to hit you to see through their attack. As long as the enemy's attack hits you during the startup frames of your varied combo attack, you will see through their attack. This is for the smash stance specifically. For the thrust stance, if you are hit at any time before tactical evade recovery frames, you will see through the enemy's attack.

[@jasonanderson846]

That see through the enemy thing was so confusing, thanks!

[@CartoonWeasel]

I use the big head dude spirit. I immobilize the target, give a couple light attacks and finish off with a massive headbutt. Does fantastic damage and will stagger all bosses.

[@marvsss-c2b]

As someone who didn’t like using the spear in Horizon games, Wukong is a fresh new challenge 😂

[@firstNamelastName-n4s]

Ring of Fire + Pillar Stance. Start a charged attack inside the ring and it will build up focus really fast, while healing, and then slam down on the enemy!

[@dokho7iday]

Phenomenal video. Thank you!

[@slybandit8117]

Get to level 3, farm Mind Cores and talk to the Dog in the cellar, create Cestital medicines. Repeat. I was having a ton of problem with this game until I started using him, and got to chapter 3. good luck

[@jessedoyle4308]

I've been getting to my 4th hit in the light attack combo dodging immediately after activating that 4th hit, then continuing with the 5th hit. I find it faster to get to the heavy hit and usually gets me closer to getting a perfect dodge.

[@kebbean]

yeah it’s a nice way to cancel the animation early if you have the skill unlocked

[@josephjvr6509]

this was actually helpful - thanks.

[@thkhoa8805]

The Plantain Fan is the best vessel imo. The buff is minimal but it staggers and break their defense gauge even the hardest bosses

[@BriefKeef]

Really ? I always thought that shit was wack...we have all these slots but only get 4 vessels smh

[@TalonRahl]

Ring of fire is OP and anyone not using it is probably having a harder time than they need to in most boss fights. Not only does it make using gourd better inside it. It reduces damage. Gives free focus. And it still works if you’re not in it if you upgrade it fully. I have been one trying most bosses people have trouble with due to using it. Don’t sleep on it. Immobilize is great and all but tbh I’ve gotten screwed over more times than not trying to use it on bosses. Ring of fire also staggers a lot of bosses on use. Trust. Try it out and go watch a video if you don’t fully understand it. Made this game quite fun to me because it feels way more forgiving once you master it.

[@MrSefiroh]

In chapter 6, you get the "Jingubang" staff. It is the only staff that allows you to hold the 4 focus charges until you need them.

[@davidtsmith33]

Great vid bro. Very informative.

[@szemyah]

you can dodge cancel the 4th move of the light attack chain right at the start of it and go directly into the finisher.

[@coolorochi]

Ring of fire + cloud strike is OP, literally. This combo can kill bosses with ease, without any effort to learn the bosses.

[@KoKoNuTz232]

Ring of fire with pillar stance is goated, especially with the weapon that boosts pillar stance moves and the daoist spirit.

[@isaacpaulin-bt6py]

Great info. Unfortunately I had to stop watching because I hadn’t advanced past the second map yet and felt bosses were getting spoiled. Thanks again for the tips.

[@ArktixOfficial]

Thanks! Glad you found it helpful. I don't remember showing any bosses. The guy with the big fire mace is just a regular enemy if that's what you mean. But either way, I hope I didn't spoil anything for you and maybe you can watch the rest once you've gotten a bit further along!

[@goofygooberyee]

One thing I noticed in my testing is that you can't cancel the 1st and 2nd light attack combo, but you can cancel the 3rd and 4th mid-attack (by dodging). I assume this means that in the middle of doing your 3rd or 4th attack, you could trigger see-through. Whereas with the 1st and 2nd attack, you have to wait until the animation ends.

[@jonfall7941]

This is true, you can interrupt those light attacks for the see through attacks as well

[@valour549]

No, for the light attack combo only the 1st and 5th (last) hit cannot be cancelled mid animation, all the others can.

[@sensemusicofficial]

i would say the needle and the Fan are definitely the best vessels..

[@TOTKBOTW]

Thanks for the tips. I’ve been playing and learning but not sure how to perform certain strikes like resolute and see through.

[@dommice]

This is great. Thanks!

[@jensledev]

Thanks for the tip! it does make it easier😂

[@sketchysketches381]

I have not touched pillar stance, I've been using the see-through counter a lot. It's really just a better defensive option to me than the pillar stance. I'd say that the thrust stance is better for it than smash.blike Artix said just doing the combo without the counter is still good and thrust cost no focus and can let you back off. Combined with the right staff you'll have tons of focus to follow up once you do counter

[@shadoweevil]

Pillar stance is absurdly good for like a bunch of enemies or if you are trying to escape an enemies attacks on ground, it’s actually pretty useful against bosses

[@sketchysketches381]

@shadoweevil I'm at the secret boss and I've fought every boss I can find excluding chapter 6 and there's not been a single attack I couldn't jump over that I'd rather have used pillar stance for. Groups of enemies never bothered me anyway because I just pick them off one by one as I go. I've never been backed surrounded by a group of enemies. Also jump attack solves that too. You can back away with a light jump attack. I considered it for black loong, but it'd never last and there's rocks to stand on. It's just gimmicky to me. If people like it then good on them but it's not for me

[@twiztedhadji3713]

Great video but I would like to clarify some misinformation. While manual charging with smash stance enabled their is a skill you can unlock called "Peace from Peril" that allows you to retain any focus built up if you manage to perform a perfect dodge.

[@ArktixOfficial]

Thanks! And yup that’s right. Didn’t feel like it was worth mentioning in the video because the skill explains itself very clearly, but maybe I should have mentioned it quickly.

[@乾淨核能]

resolve counterflow works with pillar, but only the moment you put the staff on the ground is invincible.

[@乾淨核能]

07:59 while you might not getting dmg up on the staff, foes attacks on the staff consume ur stamina

[@thatsAkeepernow]

AMAZING GAME, AND AMAZING TECHNIQUE!

[@acotney]

great video

[@ArktixOfficial]

Thanks! Hope you found it helpful.

[@blastarrow6562]

Great vid and explanation

[@thothheartmaat2833]

its actually a lot smarter to put your points into stamina rather than health and mana because those dont really give you much but stamina could give you an extra roll or attack so its much more skill based.. whats the point of adding a tiny bit of health if youre just basically planning on getting hit anyway?

[@broww.]

I will just say that in my opinion the best vessel by far is the fan from chapter 5, most bosses/enemies get stunlocked by it and you can continue to hit them while the whirlwind is out.

[@kimphatnguyen9401]

thank you, very helpful

[@silverdoggg]

Thank you for these explanations. I feel like the game doesn't do a great job of explaining even though It does, we still weren't getting it LoL

[@gambino48]

You have to hold it to get whirling thrust to work... Tapping it will stop him from doing the animation... If you hold it he will continually hit the enemy....

[@MisterAnderson-rr8ec]

Wandering wight is great for the def boost

[@estevonba]

Completely disagree with the comment about not upgrading your stamina at first. I quickly realized how important stamina was and started upgrading that even before my mana!

[@naektergal]

I did my mana first due to heavily playing around cloud step in smash stance. Rarely have issues with focus when you're clouded big chunks of fights. So all comes down to playstyle I assume. I'll go poison soon and test that out so I assume I'll be more reliant on focus then.

[@daviddavidson996]

Great vid man, cheers. Attacks are square and triangle though, not the back buttons. Was this changed since release?

[@ArktixOfficial]

Thanks! There’s a setting to swap those buttons. I prefer the shoulder buttons for attacks, but yes the defaults are face buttons.

[@daviddavidson996]

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[@azawestie123]

Counters would feel SO much better if they could be triggered at any point mid light combo. As is it’s way too limited and inconsistent, may as well just dodge.

[@MrEasiertolie]

Ah, I see. Great video! My question is: How did guy figure all this out? By in-game description alone, I didn’t understand its uses or how to trigger the combos.

[@visionofgrey]

I heard that gale move actually hits the hardest, no? Smash is also my favorite. There’s no pause like thrust and not as smooth as people say.

[@ChunkyTheCat]

ive been playing the whole game without using any fighting stance i have just beaten yellow loong and i am going to try to do the whole game without ANY fighting stance upgrades

[@StevenAshworth-m6c]

My brother smashed my ps5 I was on chapter 3 I absolutely love this game going to get my warrant now 😅 on my ps5 my brother went to jail he’s learning his lesson

[@Alchimexx]

My favorite stance is the smash stance. I recently switched to thrust because I got the Chu-Bai Spear which increases thrust stance moves. I'm not really liking the thrust stance move-set and don't know how to get more than 1 focus charge off at once. I want to go back to the smash stance because the Skyfall attack is so good. Would it be worth it to lose the damage increase from the thrusting moves by switching to Smash?

[@Ghost.uppercut]

This helped so much Thank you. Game is basically like Destiny 2 they tell you absolutely nothing. It's terrible. Why are game companies making this a trend.

[@maximusthecannabist5170]

I'm guessing sellbinder + pillar stance might work

[@valour549]

16:35 Stamina/Might does NOT decrease when you get hit...

[@germanalcomendas760]

i dont understannd. I dump everything on stamina from the start and gradually focused on my stances. I do like my dodging the most on this game. its just so satisfying

[@aalever]

So if you execute see through on resolute strike, does it interrupt the current light attack?

[@sketchysketches381]

I was curious if getting the staff hit in pillar stance depleted stamina, just one more reason to not bother with that skill tree lol

[@cytokinest0rm]

The skill description says if you or the staff gets hit it deplete more stamina.

[@sketchysketches381]

@@cytokinest0rm I used it once in chapter 1 and got rid of it. I didn't read the skill then because I was testing stuff out. I'm late in the game, and I'm set on my play style. It'd be like reading the perks in the Ring of Fire tree. I'm not touching it, lol

[@mooyancurry]

im confused. smash stance heavy attack sometime have 2 animations, someitimes you spinning sideway and drop the staff straight and then sometimes swings it a bit before drop it down.

[@wrathfirex]

Pillar stance help me beat the big headed boi at the beginning of the game

[@adawg3032]

thrust stance = i dont wanna miss mode

[@w3debugger]

Is your buttons are different or I’m mistaken?

[@乾淨核能]

the trick is not spmming your light attack , cause the 4th and 5th movements of a light attack combo has longer animation duration than the 1st three movements. which make it harder to press heavy attack to trigger seeing through in time.

[@ANONYMOUS127.0]

Nothing works within animation of enemy using heavy attack

[@AaronTadman]

I think mechanics like see through would be so much more viable and fun if the game didn’t have so much input delay. I absolutely love this game but it seems best impossible to break out of an animation once it’s started which breaks the flow.

[@realsteel_atom]

i use pillar stance its the best for my gaming style

[@genlongtsang1093]

When i fight another boss i need to apply all these settings again right?

[@MisterAnderson-rr8ec]

I think i put too many points in stance. I have the 4th focus charge and havent beaten black bear guai. Gonna respec so i have 3 charges and put more into stamina and healrh

[@elil6758]

Can you do a video on mana

[@UnstableAlpaca]

I use see-through smash alot against bosses but it seems I still get hit in the air sometimes after using it and going into the slam. Am I just missing the timing and the is failing or are some boss combos just capable of denying the counter all together by hitting you out of the counter hit mis swing.

[@Faizaud]

I feel like it's timing. Whenever I've missed, I can kinda tell I hit a bit early or waited a frame too long. It's probably only one or two frames of invincibility anyway, and the buffs you can get for the i frames I would guess only add one more. Also, it wouldn't surprise me if some bosses have moves with properties that ignore s that the game doesn't really tell you about. Or maybe you've got the ability that let's you use varied combos without focus? Cuz without focus spent when doing it, you don't get invincibility.

[@kebbean]

the second heavy attack after see through doesn’t have s which i really wish it did

[@ravenseah2368]

What’s the mechanic where your Immobilize goes black and white?

[@DreamEaterCDXX]

how can i see the real time damage i am dealing in game?

[@infinityGtd]

I can’t seem too do sky fall strike you need to focus point correct it think my game is defected.

[@Rare_X24]

Who's that boss with the giant ball on a stick at the ice place? I've never seen him

[@MrSefiroh]

I think I'm missing something. Isn't light (□) and heavy (triangle)? Why does it look like he's using the shoulder buttons? R1 is sprint.

[@ArktixOfficial]

I use control scheme B, so light and heavy are R1 and R2 are my light and heavy attack. It allows using face buttons while attacking and I’m just used to that from other games.