Top Ten Hardest Bosses in Black Myth Wukong - MattTGM

Back for another round of monkey business, as this time we look at the ten hardest bosses in all of Black Myth Wukong!
My Patreon! - / matttgm
My other video game rankings! - • Boss Rankings/Video Ga...
The best videos I have! - • MattTGM Highlights!
Follow me on Twitter! - / matttgm14

[@modnon1]

I think the Noble white clad deserves recognition. The first one in the game that made me wanna quit with his 2nd phase😂😂

[@MattTGM]

he was definitely a hard early game fight

[@michaostrowski9342]

Fun fact! in erlang fight if you use azure dust transformation erlang wont attack you during it, so you can get more of that sweet sweet damage on him, thats the only one i know he doesnt kick you out from

[@MattTGM]

@@michaostrowski9342 hey that's pretty cool, I didn't know that. Thank you

[@adityaneer]

Well u can also spam plantain fan, if u have dunked ur points on staff spin, Cloud step and immobilize.....Just use plantain fan, immobilize, Staff spin and watch that sweet recharge on ur plantain fan to full. Just cloud step, full charge ur staff and do a smash with full 3 points. Note: use the armour that recharges might for plantain fan when hitting enemy

[@flacohernandez4380]

Erlang was easy tbh once you figure out how to break his shield. Yellowloong caused me more problems

[@MattTGM]

@@flacohernandez4380 even with the shield down, Erlang gave me more problems

[@flacohernandez4380]

@@MattTGM His attacks were easy to dodge for me cos they are all delayed, plus I used the gourd that replenishes your qi so I was able to use the plantain fan like 3 times. Also used the spinning ball spirit like 3 times as well, same with the rock guai.

[@yuehuang3419]

I would give Tiger Vanguard an honorable mention because he is often a step up in difficulty as the speed and damage is faster than previous bosses.

[@MattTGM]

Yes, he's definitely a good choice. If I was handing out a 4th honourable mention spot, it'd be him

[@el_mer01]

By the way, I didn't like yellowbrow's cutscene damage because it felt unfair but I realised you could avoid the cutscene by getting out of the way(or using cloud step) as quick as you can before the cutscene starts. So it's actually a move that he does that transitions into a cutscene. Not unavoidable damage Also the best way to counter his golden form is I think to use a full charged smash stance heavy attack. That was the best solution for me in my playthrough

[@Anotherguy1st]

Yeah that fully charged smash stance really helped stop me from pulling my hair out. I saw the suggestion first on a strategy video I looked up but until then I thought you just had to let his gold form wear off because I wasn't fully charging my smash heavies.

[@MattTGM]

oh nice, didn't know that. Thank you

[@aroshamaduranga9760]

And spell binder is working as a charm as well. 😍

[@criticalplat1num80]

On the subject of game awards, Shadow of the Erdtree being nominated for GOTY is so dumb. I'd rather them just make a DLC category (plenty of DLC have come out since 2023's game awards)

[@MattTGM]

agreed. it shouldn't have been nominated in that category

[@issi529]

​@@MattTGMImo Yellow Loong was the hardest boss fight Black Myth. He had way too much health. For some reason I struggled also more with the stone monkey than Erlang but anyway great video.

[@MattTGM]

@@issi529 thank you. and yeah, different experiences are what make these lists fun to discuss

[@papadaddio866]

Any 3 focus point or better charged heavy instantly removes Yellow Brow's gold skin. I fight him using light attacks and save my focus charges to counter as soon as he goes gold. Having cleared ng+5, i can confirm that it always works, even at higher game difficulties

[@thecod2345]

Honestly I never saw yellow brow as annoying by combining this strategy with spellbinder. Until he’s low on health or his ultimate that I have no idea on the range or how to dodge, his moveset is honestly pretty tame. The only annoying part about him is how long the fight goes on…which spellbinder fixes.

[@amonrashidi6601]

That goddamn tiger vanguard had me about to break my Ps5, controllers, and myself 😢

[@craiglewis8272]

And he didn’t even make this list so imagine what’s in store for you 😂

[@amonrashidi6601]

@ 😂

[@SiSePuedeJuan]

I love hearing Twin Princes in the background. So good.

[@MattTGM]

one of my favourite themes in DS3

[@MTG9745]

Using spellbinder against yellowbrow makes the fight a hell of a lot easier, took me only 1 try and I used 2 gourd charges the whole time.

[@MattTGM]

@@MTG9745 I admit. I never used Spellbinder

[@BamBam-wh7nt]

You don't even need spellbinder. After I got spellbinder I went back to Yellowbrow to kill him, but I forgot to switch spells at the shrine, I didn't realize until I started the fight, so I just didn't use any spells to prevent him from turning invincible, it was so easy and I used 2-3 gourd charges the whole time just like you.

[@BrotherRell]

Wow it’s cool to know how different people’s runs are through this game. I still have yet to die to Captain Wise Voice and I beat the game 5 times already

[@MattTGM]

On NG+ I smoked him, but NG+ makes you way stronger than 99% of bosses. I bet if I fought him again on New Game I'd beat him within 3 tries at most, but this list was based off my initial playthrough, where I also came in a bit underprepared

[@Рфжз]

My top 10 hardest bosses first time fighting them 1.Erlang 2. Yellow loong 3.Great Sage 4.The fucking deer 5. Praying Mantis 6. Hundred Eye Daoist 7. Yaksha King 8. Yellow Wind Sage 9. Tiger Vanguard 10. White Clad Noble

[@issi529]

You were definitely lucky against the Scorpionlord😅.

[@storageman12]

Bro where is fucking yin tiger. That little cat disgusts me

[@Mr.Starlight_gaming]

For wise voice, we mustnt forget the arena covering grab attack that makes dark souls 2 hitboxes look clean. That killed me more times than i would like to admit.

[@bryangray1422]

The Camera should be added to the list. Sometimes it's a straight up Op! 😂😂😂

[@geopoliticalnutz7350]

I'd personally replace Non-able and Captain Wise with that damn Cloudthreading Deer (fvcking annoying when he constantly runs away and summons numerous tornadoes) and the Mantis (for some reason I had a lot of diiffculty with) but just my opinion. I didn't have a problem with Yellow Sage even without the vessel. I had more troubles with Bishui Beast actually. And btw, if people don't know by now, once you get the Yaksha King's HP to very low like 5% low, and stopped attacking him, after some time, it will trigger an alternate cutscene. Don't ask me why. lol.

[@MattTGM]

and that's fair enough. I was able to keep up with the Deer and the Mantis easily enough, they're bosses that fit my style. Wise Voice and Non-Able I think were mainly bolstered by my struggles with them on my first playthrough. if I was to go back through and beat them again, they'd likely not make the list

[@samanderson1650]

@@geopoliticalnutz7350 same man. That deer absolutely wrecked me. I only beat him because I used a Life Saving Pill. The rhino was really easy for me, and the mantis only took me three tries.

[@bynlxe]

erlang is by far the hardest boss no doubt, even when i fight him in ng+ i didn’t get him the first try. the only boss i relied on youtube cheese strategy win against

[@LilTreProd]

for yellowbrow. the golden armour can be broken by a 2+ charged heavy. and i only found out in ng++ that his transition isn’t mandatory. idk if i out dpsed it or dodged it but it didn’t happen

[@tswj]

I rather fight yashka king then fight red boy yashka king's moves are more easy to dodge and easier to do the see-through technique resolute counter

[@Coolcatguy92]

Non-able got bored and decided to become able mid fight

[@BamBam-wh7nt]

You counter the Yellowbrow "turning gold" ability by NOT casting any spells. He turns gold once at the start of the fight, which you have to smash with charged heavy hit, but all turning golds after that are REACTIONS to your spellcasting, if you do not cast any spells, he WILL NOT turn gold, meaning he will turn gold only once at the start of the fight.

[@MattTGM]

Ah, I see. That must be why people recommend spellbinder so much. That makes sense

[@timmy_eee]

for yellow brow if you charge up a 3 focus point charge it will remove his golden armour stage

[@MattTGM]

nice. thanks

[@DarkKingCz]

wise voice also boosts your demage when lowering your health so its mechanic aimed at forcing you to be agressive albeit risky

[@MattTGM]

really? Huh, I didn't know that. neat

[@R3dst1]

I think The Great Sage’s Broken Shell actually heals from drinking your gourd.

[@OneYouSendToKillTheBoogeyman]

It doesn't, it just wastes a charge

[@JustBasicJoseph]

He does! To avoid him drinking you can you the ghost form attack and drink that way or freeze him first before healing

[@tswj]

​​@@JustBasicJoseph it's call CLOUD STEP not ghost form

[@samanderson1650]

@@R3dst1 he does heal from it, but I noticed that he didn't heal when I almost had him beat, but he drank the rest of my heals

[@dr.abhishekchaudhuri1496]

Love how everyone has a different experience. For me both Erlang and great sage were fairly easy. I do have a very patient approach though. So I don’t keep attacking. For me the hardest fights in game with respect to difficulty and our own skill set at that point in game were Scorpion lord Yellow loong Yellow brow Emerald armed mantis Tiger vanguard (the one in pool of blood)

[@MattTGM]

It's what makes the discussion so fun. My style is hyper aggressive unless I'm in major trouble, so Erlang and Wukong gave me more issues

[@dr.abhishekchaudhuri1496]

@@MattTGM 💯 agree. But regardless of the tier list it is one hell of a game. Such a well made one. Erlang and wukong were definitely the most beautifully done fights. Worthy of how the game ends. I’m in chapter 4 on ng+ going for the platinum. Have to get the venom daoist. It’s such a pain to break his 4 arms.

[@ajisaac]

For yellowbrow’s gold form hit him with a heavy attack 3 times to break the form.

[@MattTGM]

@@ajisaac cheers. Will keep that in mind

[@raymondlyle3859]

It could be level 1 too.

[@SuperChintendo]

A single 3 focus point heavy will break his gold form. I usually started charging a heavy smash stance (3 full focus) whenever he’d teleport away and it would charge all the way by the time I’d get over to him

[@lowercase120]

That or get Spellbinder before fighting him, I spent a good hour or so trying to beat him before I found out about it and I cleared him first go using it

[@geopoliticalnutz7350]

Or 3 fully charged focus points. After I figured that out, he was a done.

[@JustBasicJoseph]

For me the yellow wind sage is the 2nd hardest fight in the game without the item that keeps you from flying from tornado. The tornadoes always killed me at the bitter end

[@MattTGM]

fair enough. he's damn tough with those especially

[@lemonshouse5650]

I am so glad I beat Captain wise voice the first time

[@AxellchavezZ]

Not a souls player, only hard game franchise that I love and grew up with is monster Hunter, I think that helped me a lot in reading enemy behavior, I beat yellow wind sage on my 2nd try in 3 minutes, yellow loong on my 5th in 6 minutes, Erlang on my 6th first stage 8 minutes and some change and wukong shell on my 2nd try 8 minutes, only bosses who gave me a hard time where yin tiger and scorpion lord 🤓

[@MattTGM]

cool. good work

[@SABSCORPION]

Imagine my surprise when I realized I screwed myself by evolving allot right now im level 130 and I didn't know the bosses evolve at the same rate as you so I still have the 3 staff the 2 serpent one but I berely damage the bosses with that weapon at my level I need mythical staffs and o don't have any I berely managed after 2 weaks to beat the yellow long and now the ultimate boss chapter 4 and Scorpion lord give my hell I don't stand a chance against those 2 at least not now some players are only level 50 and they distroy them with what I have but I get beaten like the are wo kong and I'm a normal enemy

[@valluriawesomearts19]

U should have added tiger vanguard

[@MattTGM]

Didn't struggle with him as much as the rest

[@hahayay1086]

like alot of things in this game, yellow brown has no mechanic at all to his gold form. your just supposed to hit him enough till he is out of it. which is the least obvious thing ever.

[@Siegnitro]

Not true. Hit him with a charged heavy attack and it breaks him out of it

[@kramwrites]

It's funny that you say you don't know how to counter yellowbrow's golden armor right as you show footage of you heavy smashing the golden armor apart lol

[@MattTGM]

@kramwrites haha yeah. I just also have memory of my lower level smash attacks bouncing off him, so I just assumed I got lucky

[@DrCryn]

Fought Wukong at my first try, while I had huge difficulties with that white snake of the first chapter, constantly healing himself 😅

[@geopoliticalnutz7350]

insane how some people actually beat him on the first try, I even saw a live stream of someone beating him with a first try. Probably their playing style. I'm a very defensive player, a lot of players who don't have a problem with Great Sage usually has a very aggressive style of play. Just what I observe really...

[@MattTGM]

that snake was the first boss that made me have to lock in

[@gabrielcapetillo7887]

I still think thata Grate Sage is harder than Erlang, Erlang just have a shield is the only think annoying

[@paskaazongo5773]

yellow long, Yin tiger, great sage, erlang and scorpion lord from your list will be in my top 10. Where is tiger vanguard, white noble etc

[@kyarin13]

What BMWK dlc? Have i missed anything?. Aweaome vid btw

[@MattTGM]

thank you. and the studio says they want to do DLC

[@samanderson1650]

Idk how 100-eyed Daoist didn't make this list...dude had me ready to quit the game, even with the needle.

[@MattTGM]

He took me a couple tries with the needle, but I just found him manageable. my damage was enough to outpace whatever moves he was doing and my resources outlasted his

[@nigelkucera5737]

Real ones know that the goat skull is the hardest boss

[@MattTGM]

haha, fair enough. But nope, the Fire Date Seed was my hardest challenge

[@unclechristhegamer]

I think I was able to take down Yellow loong quicker because I learnt about him late. I was already maxed out. He didn't give me challenge at all.

[@richyglitched]

It all changes after NG+. The game enters easy mode untill NG+(4)

[@MattTGM]

@@richyglitched I'm definitely keen to get to that point when I have time. I want my fully powered Wukong against all of the strongest bosses

[@richyglitched]

@MattTGM use a guide to make sure you don't miss any end game Material's and hidden items. There are 2 Armour sets in the final chapter. Both OP. I'm up to NG3 (getting difficult) still have several Armours to upgrade. Won't be done until 5 or 6. But NG+ is pure Beast Mode.

[@MattTGM]

@richyglitched I've gotten the platinum, so I already have every piece of armour. That dark iron set is gonna go hard

[@richyglitched]

@@MattTGM that Dark Iron staff with the basic Wukong armour, defense build, spellbinder after a mana boost. One shot everyone through NG+. I'm at Erland again now. Best Platinum ive done in a long time.

[@geopoliticalnutz7350]

Yeah, reason I kinda stopped playing because I was exactly at NG+4. I died more times fighting black bear than my first playthrough. Crazy. The difficulty spike from NG3 to 4 was very noticeable.

[@thakuriprakash9428]

Nah, these all are easy bosses. Oh I am on NG+ 🐒

[@MalinaYuuki]

Whats the music that plays at 11:22?

[@MattTGM]

Sovngarde - Skyrim

[@KeqingMain8]

I think everyone will agree with this listing for most difficult: 10. Kangjin Star 9. Captain Lotus Vision 8. Tiger Vanguard 7. Yin Tiger 6. Hundred Eyed Daoist Master 5. Yellow Loong 4. Duskveil 3. Yellowbrow 2. Broken Shell 1. Erlang

[@MattTGM]

it's a solid list. I just had quite a different experience

[@JunJaKenKenny]

throughout all the tier list i have seen, this is possibly the most uncommon one, that i also disagree with but hey, playstyles vary

[@MattTGM]

@JunJaKenKenny thank you for being reasonable about it instead calling me trash or wrong :0

[@JunJaKenKenny]

@@MattTGM oh i meant the person who commented lol mb

[@MattTGM]

@JunJaKenKenny ohhh, my bad haha. Algoods

[@carl13220]

I've found Erlang wayyyy harder than Malenia. But there are some ways to trick him.

[@aaryamannnbhardwaj652]

Just use immobilise, aparmana bat, plantain fan and both the top 2 bosses are extremely easy.

[@MrKrytikol]

Captain Wise Voice is overrated. I’ve never died more than twice against him.

[@MattTGM]

different experiences. it's what makes these discussions fun

[@Kozo420]

Hundred eyed daoist is the worst, I died to him the most. I killed erlang and great sage first try. Nothing compares to that son of a bastard I swear 🤬

[@MattTGM]

Did you use the needle?

[@RickyL22]

No supreme inspector???

[@MattTGM]

Nope. He never gave me significant trouble. 2 tries and he was done.

[@EdgeOfDarknezz]

His damage is quite small tbh and he has easy to dodge attacks

[@valluriawesomearts19]

Captain wise voice is easy And yellobrow is also easy once u figure out his weakness

[@MattTGM]

different playstyles different experiences I suppose

[@derenkov]

Anyone know which trasnsformation is better for ghost sage shell ?

[@yuriboy9690]

Use the Yin Tiger it works like charm if you how to use it

[@derenkov]

@yuriboy9690 thx

[@MattTGM]

Yin Tiger is the one I used

[@neorm2k]

I cheesed Erlang and I'm proud about it.

[@Asht-lf9ef]

I beat captain Wise Voice first try

[@derenkov]

I dont get why yin tiger is there i beat him first try thinking its just a practice fight

[@MattTGM]

@@derenkov different experiences I guess

[@Beetlejuice699]

Just beat Erlang in two tries on NG+3, video on my channel, gonna try for a one try on NG+4

[@MattTGM]

nice work

[@AcePlayzRBLX]

the longest time i spent on a boss is yellow loong - around 3 hours. the second longest time i spent on a boss is erlang in ng+4 - around 2 hours. erlang might be harder bc of the shield and yellow loong made me much better at dodging. also he doesnt appear in ng after you defeat him once, so he might have destroyed me in ng+4 if he respawned.

[@AcePlayzRBLX]

also i was using spell binder for erlang, so he might have been much harder than normal yellowbrow was hard until i learned you could just jump out of the electric ring of fire and break his gold using a 3 charge heavy attack. and i spent 2 hours on wukong and yellow wind sage. i hate the invisible walls so much. i didnt use wind tamer either sooo

[@AcePlayzRBLX]

just remembered i spent 5 hours on duskveil lol i hate his hitbox.

[@sahiriaralam8577]

My hardest ones are scorpio boss and tiger vanguard till now

[@AcePlayzRBLX]

@@sahiriaralam8577 ig everyone is different since i beat the scorpion first try and the tiger took like half an hour

[@WatertsapEditz]

Who do you think should win GOTY

[@MattTGM]

my personal pick is Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. But every candidate except Bellatro and Shadow of the Erdtree is a valid pick

[@Nasser-do1lg]

Where is the bishui eyed beast

[@MattTGM]

Didn't find him that hard. First tried him

[@varunspk]

I feel the great sage is much harder than erlang

[@MattTGM]

to each their own

[@firestarling3562]

I beat yellow long like 8th try

[@MattTGM]

same. I just needed to come back later and deal with him when I was a bit more experienced

[@paskaazongo5773]

Really Non Able in your top 10, aside Yin Tiger all chapter 3 bosses are average

[@MattTGM]

he gave me trouble, what can I say sure if I went back and fought him again it'd be a lot easier, but this is based off my first playthrough and NG+ cycle

[@mohamedfaraj508]

Bro Yakha King is one of easiest bosses in the game

[@MattTGM]

@@mohamedfaraj508 if you see him that way, more power to you. I found him a bit tougher than the average boss

[@kkllaauussss1983]

took me 4h to beat tiger vanguard and his not even top 10 ? i might stop here with this game ...

[@damien1869]

I’m sorry but none of the bosses are really that hard at all in this game…. I beat erlang in like 5 tries… and stone monkey/sage my first try… the hardest boss in the game in my opinion is yellow Loong… he gave a little bit of a challenge, and took me like double digit attempts to beat. The rest were all beat in 1-2 attempts…. And I’m not that amazing at games. I’m just decent…. Some of the Elden ring bosses and god of war bosses on Give me god of war, took me 50+ attempts… those games have some bosses that are very hard. This game is great all around and had a lot of fun with it. But it’s just not that hard.

[@MattTGM]

@damien1869 well done for beating them all so easily Do note though that its "top ten hardest in the game". I'm not saying they're the hardest in gaming, just that relative to each other, these are the hardest ones

[@JunJaKenKenny]

i found god of war to be easy compared to this game, There's multiple stance's spirit's, abilities, staffs, armors with their own unqiue traits etc, it's not possible to say the game is objectively easy when it's mostly subjective

[@xxvokeygolf980]

Stopped watching after wise-voice was at #8 that was probably the easiest boss in the game. 1 shot him with barely any gourd use. Just lock onto his feet and you can spam light attacks all day, keep building 4 focus points in smash stance and use your heavy attack. Rinse and repeat. Joke of a fight

[@MattTGM]

@@xxvokeygolf980 gave me trouble, what can I say. We all have our different experiences If I fought him again on New Game it'd probably be different, but that's not the perspective this list is from

[@thierryk5381]

This game is nothing like a soul like, you need to stop saying it

[@MattTGM]

@@thierryk5381 they have enough in common that it's not an unreasonable comparison

[@thierryk5381]

@MattTGM comparison isnt reason...a mango and avocado aee fruitd, yet they are not comparable. Even the developers said that this game isnt a soul like but an action rpg yet you continue to disregard what they say and try to push it as a soul like. So you must know the game better than its makers to proclaim this?

[@ivyking4149]

Hehe, just dropped by to call the whole comment section a bunch of mouthbreathing buttonmashers😂

[@MattTGM]

I'm surprised there's still people shaming me/anyone for their boss difficulty rankings. like, it's 2024 my guys :0

[@psnscreamokujo6230]

This list is too cute. You found the simple bosses hard?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 bruh yellow long,dusk veil,the bird hand angel,wukong himself,erlang,yaksha king, green martialist,that damn deer, yin tiger in the painting camp were harder than these people😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 youre very terrible at this game

[@MattTGM]

nah I'm pretty decent at it. perfectly competent one might say.

[@psnscreamokujo6230]

@MattTGM 💀💀💀💀ok

[@MattTGM]

I mean, I've beaten every boss in the game, platinumed it and a lot of those bosses you listed didn't give me much trouble. So yeah, I'm confident in my own ability

[@psnscreamokujo6230]

@MattTGM thats cute do it 4 times :)

[@MattTGM]

@@psnscreamokujo6230 it's on my to do list. I have a lot of things on my plate, a lot of work to be done, but I'll get around to NG+4 when I have time Also, quit it with the 'cute'. it's a video game boss ranking mate, our experiences differ. grow up.

[@dr.abhishekchaudhuri1496]

Love how everyone has a different experience. For me both Erlang and great sage were fairly easy. I do have a very patient approach though. So I don’t keep attacking. For me the hardest fights in game with respect to difficulty and our own skill set at that point in game were Scorpion lord Yellow loong Yellow brow Emerald armed mantis Tiger vanguard (the one in pool of blood)

[@MattTGM]

yeah, the different experiences are what make these discussions so fun (even though some people use it to just shame others. like bro, it's a video game haha)