With the recent release of Black Myth: Wukong on August 20, many have jumped into the game to play as the Destined One as he sets out on his journey to retrieve lost artifacts. Black Myth: Wukong, which is an action role-playing game inspired by the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, features six chapters. Due to its difficulty and other similar elements, many fans have likened the game to those of soulslikes. However, Game Science, the game's developers, don't consider it a soulslike at all.
In Black Myth: Wukong, you can acquire many skills by using ability points called "Sparks." These points can be obtained by defeating enemies and bosses throughout the game or visiting meditation spots. The unique thing about this game is that you can upgrade your skills anytime you want without resting at the Keeper's Shrine. Open the Self-Advance screen in the pause menu, and you can upgrade your skills if you have enough Sparks.
The game encourages you to experiment with the different skills to unlock and create combinations. Black Myth: Wukong has a lot of skills to unlock, and each have been grouped by their different Skill Trees. These Skills will help you overall, especially once you reach the bosses in the game's later chapters. Here’s a list of the best skills in the game.
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Stamina
Composure
Description: Dodging will not interrupt the Light Attack Combo.
Composure lets you Dodge attacks without interrupting your Light Attack Combo, allowing you to reach the high-damage slam attack consistently at the end of the combo without having to take damage.
Transformation
Ferocious Form
Description: While Transformed, the damage is increased.
Ferocious Form will increase your Attack Damage while you're Transformed, maximizing it quickly.
Cloud Step
Thunder Strike
Description: While in Cloud Step, Unveiling Strike can be activated.
Thunder Strike levels your Cloud Step by making Unveiling Strike into a Heavy Attack, increasing the damage you put out.
Martial Arts
Mobile Spin
Description: Movement while Staff Spinning to deflect attacks.
Mobile Spin allows movement while you use the Staff Spin ability to block ranged attacks. Ranged enemies will no longer affect you, and you can attack them once you close the distance.
Swift Engage
Description: Light Attack Starter's engage distance is Increased
Swift Engage allows you to use your Light Attack from a much further distance. It allows you to enhance your mobility when going for melee distance against enemies.
Survival
Robust Constitution
Description: Increases Health.
Robust Constitution improves your overall survivability in the game. It increases your maximum Health and can be upgraded 6 times.
Rampant Vigor
Description: Increases Stamina.
Like Robust Constitution, Rampant Vigor will allow you to increase your Stamina, which can be upgraded up to 6 times, making you stay in combat longer.
Wrathful Escalation
Description: Critical Hit Chance is Increased.
Wrathful Escalation increases your Critical Hit Chance, which is perfect when using Light Attack Combo because of its multiple hits in quick succession.
Wrathful Might
Description: Critical Hit Damage is Increased.
Wrathful Might will significantly increase your damage output when having critical hits.
Surging Momentum
Description: Overall Damage Increased.
Surging Momentum increases your overall attack damage for each level, which makes taking out enemies fast and efficient.
Staff Stances
Pillar Stance
Description: Damages Stamina instead of Health.
Pillar Stance lets you leap onto your staff and be out of reach from melee attacks. The enemies can still strike your staff, but they will only deplete your Stamina instead of your Health.
Thrust Stance
Description: Charge a strike with extended reach.
Thrust Stance allows you to disrupt and counter enemy attacks from a distance by enabling you to charge a powerful strike with an extended reach.
Offense In Defense
Description: Perform a Light Attack with a Heavy Attack while in a Thrust Stance to Retreat
Offense in Defense allows you to perform a Tactical Retreat using a Light Attack with a Heavy one while in a Thrust Stance. This enables a backstep to evade attack or danger. This Stance also unlocks Forceful Thrust, a follow-up attack after a Tactical Retreat.
Quick Hand
Description: Increases charge speed on Heavy Attacks
Quick Hand enhances the charging speed of all your Heavy Attacks across every Stance, allowing you to unleash quicker, powerful strikes.
Peace From Peril
Description: Maintain Focus Charge when in Perfect Dodge while charging a strike.
Peace From Peril ensures that you don't lose any progress on your strikes. It also allows you to maintain your Focus Charge when performing a Perfect Dodge while also charging a Smash Stance Heavy Attack.
