Best ‘Black Myth: Wukong’ Weapons That’ll Make Your Journey To The West More Fun

The highly anticipated release of Black Myth: Wukong enticed gamers with its incredible visuals, exciting combat weapons and mythical story based on the classic Chinese tale, Journey to the West. Living up to its hype, the game was released on 20 August 2024, allowing players to step into the Monkey King’s shoes and face several mythical creatures.

With combat being the core part of this experience, players must know which weapon can significantly enhance their journey. This is where our Black Myth: Wukong weapons list comes in handy, offering details on some of the finest tools available in the game.

Black Myth: Wukong’s deep combat mechanics encourage experimentation with different weapons and abilities to discover your perfect playstyle. While travelling through this game’s lush environments and facing increasingly difficult enemies, finding the weapon that’s just right for you is of utmost importance. With its God of War-like enemies, you would need a good one.

Besides having the right weapon, the game also requires players to master Sun Wukong’s shapeshifting abilities. This means that every battle you will fight in this game will be about strategy, you can’t just go button-mashing even if you have the best weapon out there. But still, getting your knowledge of the best weapons right can’t hurt.

In this guide, we have compiled a list of top Black Myth: Wukong weapons and detailed why you should get them.

Available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, GeForce Now, and Microsoft Windows, this game is a must-try.

The best ‘Black Myth: Wukong’ weapons that will make you a legend

Jingubang Staff

Positive effects: Improved critical hit  

It is a mythical magical staff named after Sun Wukong’s default weapon of choice in the original Journey to the West novel. If nothing else, you should have it for that attack boost, which is significant.

Spikeshaft Staff

Positive effects: Attack boost  

This staff gradually increases the player’s focus after they activate its “see-through” effect by performing a combo of light attacks and a heavy attack. Get it if you like parrying enemy attacks.  

Spider Celestial Staff

Positive effects: Attack boost and improved critical hit  

This weapon can only be crafted if you own the Chitin Staff. This also means the positive effects of that Staff also carry over to the new one. The reason one must have this weapon is that it can inflict poison bane on already poisoned enemies, making them even more vulnerable to poison damage.

Kang-Jin Staff

Positive effects: Improved Critical hit chance  

This weapon has a unique ability that can transform a player’s Punishing Downpour so it deals thunder damage. It can be very useful if you are dealing with a heavy enemy, as it also has a chance of knocking your enemies back effect or even stunning them.

Staff of Blazing Karma

Positive effects: Improved defence and burn resistance  

This is an incredible weapon if you have focus to spare. When you do a charged heavy attack using it while in a smash stance, it will spit a pool of lava, burning all the enemies that touch it.  

Visionary Centipede Staff

Positive effects: Improved critical hit chance  

This is a weapon that recovers when you perform a heavy attack and lose a focus point. Moreover, if your enemy is in a poisoned state, the recovery rate of your health will be improved significantly.  

Chu-Bai Spear

Positive effects: Damage boost in Thrust Stance moves  

By nature, a spear is a thrust weapon and that’s how you should use the Chu-Bai Spear. Only then can you activate its special ability. This spear improves damage with every Thrust Stance attack.  

This is a must-have weapon for any gamer who wants to play this game using the Thrust Stance.  

Rat Sage Staff

Positive effects: Improved critical hit chance  

Rat Sage Staff can summon a whirlwind and increase your attack range and damage. To activate this ability, you must do a light attack combo and on its fourth move, you need to use the mobile staff spin ability. Doing so will summon the whirlwind of sands.  

For gamers who love building complex combos while in combat this weapon is a must, as it rewards them for doing so.  

Now that you know what the best weapons are, it is time to dive into the incredible world of this game. With its stunning mechanics and captivating narrative, Black Myth: Wukong firmly establishes itself as one of the finest RPGs ever created. 

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