Best Builds for Black Myth: Wukong

Black Myth: Wukong has a surprisingly detailed leveling system. While leveling is naturally important, so is ensuring that you have the best build possible. Every build has multiple components, including weapons, armor, and the selected spells. The good thing is that there are some tried and tested builds that you can use depending on your playing style.

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Best early game build in Black Myth: Wukong

Ebongold Armor in Black Myth Wukong

  • Weapon: Wind Bear Staff

  • Armor: Ebongold Armor (Mask, Shirt, Armguard, Greaves), Grey Wolf Mask

  • Spells: Immobilize, Cloud Step

  • Transformation: Red Tides

  • Spirit: Wandering Wight

  • Vessel: Fireproof Mantle

  • Curios: Tridacna Pendant, Tiger Tally, Cat Eye Beads

  • Relics: None

  • Gourd/Drinks/Soaks: Old Gourd, Coconut Wine, Gall Gem, Steel Ginseng

When starting Black Myth: Wukong after getting it from a platform such as LootBar, it makes sense that you won’t have much equipment to rely on. This doesn’t mean you can’t still make an awesome build that helps you comfortably get through the early game. This specific build has spells and armor that you can find or craft early in the game.

In particular, this build maximizes the damage you can do with the Cloud Step ability. This includes using the Wind Bear Staff to ensure there’s an increase in the chance of landing a critical hit every time you hit someone while in the Cloud form. The Ebongold Armor set’s three-piece bonus makes it so that enemies near the Cloud Step’s decoy are attacked by some black wind.

While transformations aren’t really required for this build, having the Red Tides as a backup is a good idea. You can use the transformation when you’re low on health or healing, giving you some breathing space. Of course, it helps that the transformation’s damage is fairly serious. However, the priority with this build is to level up your Cloud Step quickly so that the cooldown is reduced from the initial 45-second cooldown.

Best immobilize build in Black Myth: Wukong

Immobilize spell in Black Myth Wukong

  • Weapon: Golden Loong Staff

  • Armor: Golden Mask of Fury, Golden Embroidered Shirt, Golden Armguard, Golden Greaves

  • Spells: Immobilize, Cloud Step

  • Transformation: Hoarfrost, Umbral Abyss

  • Spirit: Crow Diviner

  • Curios: Tiger Tally, Beast Buddha, Frostsprout Twig

  • Relics: Hubris Nose - Lingering Aroma, Envious Tongue - Spread the Word

  • Vessel: Wind Tamer

  • Drink: Jade Essence

Immobilize is easily the most well-known ability in Black Myth: Wukong. This fan-favorite ability is given near the start of the game, and lets you freeze any enemy in place for some seconds. This Immobilize build takes this spell’s potential to the next level by building upon it. Of course, if you want to ensure this build works better, it’s recommended to level up your Immobilize spell as much as you can.

Skills such as Stagnation, Crash, and Spirit Shards are handy to extend Immobilize’s duration. On top of that, Cloud Step is perfect for when you need to back out and let your spell recover. The Jade Essence pairs perfectly with this build, since it ensures your mana is enough to use both of these spells.

It wouldn’t be a stretch to call the Hoarfrost transformation the most important component of this build, aside from Immobilize. Since this transformation lets you transform into a monk from the sea, you can launch attacks that inflict Frost Bane. This status effect is excellent for slowing down enemies, letting you get even more hits in.

The Golden Loong Staff and the Golden armor all work toward increasing your base damage so that you can land heavier attacks while the enemy is immobilized. The problem with this specific build is that some boss enemies are immune to the spell. Fortunately, most enemies can get frozen, letting you unleash this build’s real power.

Strongest build in Black Myth: Wukong

Bull King armor in Black Myth Wukong

  • Weapon: Dark Iron Staff

  • Armor: Bull King Armor (Mask, Shirt, Armguard, Greaves)

  • Spells: Immobilize, Cloud Step, Rock Solid

  • Transformation: Umbral Abyss or Hoarfrost

  • Spirit: Wandering Wight or Top Takes Bottom, Bottom Takes Top

  • Vessel: Plantain Fan

  • Curios: Gold Spikeplate, Agate Jar, Amber Prayer Beads, Gold Button

  • Relics: Hubris Nose - Lingering Aroma, Envious Tongue - Spread the Word

  • Gourd/Drinks/Soaks: Immortal Blessing Gourd, Monkey Brew, Tender Jade Lotus, Steel Ginseng, Turtle Tear, Celestial Lotus Seeds

The Bull King armor is easily the best in the game, even if it’s only available in New Game+. This build’s weapon increases your attack power based on your defense, and since the Bull King Armor’s defense stat is so high, this means that you can expect to land some devastating blows on enemies.

With the damage and defense aspects covered, the rest of the components of this build ensure that you stay alive for longer and get your stronger attacks online quicker. Adding additional defense is a good idea, which is where pieces such as the Gold Spikeplate come into play. 

Although Immobilize and Cloud Step are both awesome standard spells, the Rock Solid spell could be a good addition for this build. Using it can help you replenish some of your focus and mana by deflecting the enemy’s attacks, and it also increases your survivability. Just stay away from the Pluck of Many spell, since the mana cost will cause trouble later.

Conclusion

Black Myth: Wukong has all sorts of playing styles, so it makes sense that different builds complement them. If you aren’t sure whether you’re the type to go in guns blazing or someone who prefers to stay back and wait for an opening against a powerful boss, it may be a good idea to buy a Black Myth: Wukong Steam key to find out.