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Black Myth: Wukongis an action-adventure RPG where combat is central, and you’ll face bosses almost every ten minutes, keeping you on your toes. Combat is varied, offering multiple tools at your disposal, including your trusty staff, spells, and transformations to gain an edge over your enemies.
At the start, the skill tree menu, known as Self-Advance, reveals its extensive and versatile nature with multiple skill trees to invest in, each featuring unique spells related to different aspects of combat. This can be overwhelming when deciding which skills to prioritize. Early on, selecting the right skills will give you an advantage and make the game a bit easier.
We want to emphasize thatyou can reset your skills, also known as Sparks, at any Keeper’s Shrine at any timeand we will only recommend the ones that we believe were most beneficial during our early playthrough.
Simian Agility
Foundation Skill Tree - Stamina
Let’s start with the essentials:you’ll be dodging frequently throughout the game, and a significant portion of your stamina will be used up for this. Due to the lack of block or parry mechanics, dodging will be your primary method of avoiding enemy attacks.
However, with theSimian Agilityskill, you canreduce the stamina cost of dodging, which is invaluable for conserving stamina for attacking or sprinting away from enemies. Running out of stamina and becoming vulnerable to attacks is the worst-case scenario, so you’ll want to avoid that.
We highly recommend investing in both talent levels to maximize the reduction in stamina cost for dodging.
Robust Constitution And Rampant Vigor
Foundation Skill Tree - Survival
You might notice how small your health bar and stamina are early in the game, which is expected. However,there are several ways to increase these stats. One of the first ways is byinvesting in bothRobust ConstitutionandRampant Vigor.
Robust Constitution willincrease your maximum health, allowing you to withstand more damage and conserve your Gourd uses.Rampant Vigor, on the other hand, willboost your maximum stamina, enabling you to perform more actions, whether it’s sprinting, attacking, or dodging.
Each of these skills has six talent levels and we recommend starting withthree levels in each, but eventually, you should aim to max both out.
Additionally, there are other ways to increase your health and stamina, such asfinding specific Pillsorleveling up with the help of an NPCs usingMind Core, but these options will become available as you progress further in the game.
Pillar Stance
Staff Stances - Pillar Stance
Pillar Stancewill unlock a new stance for you, allowingthe Destined One to support himself with his staff and ascend to its top while holding the heavy attack button. This tactical skill not onlyenables you to evade ground-based attacksbut alsohelps you plan your next move based on the enemy’s attack.
However, be aware thatany attack the staff get will consume more stamina to maintain your character’s balance. So, while you’re on top,monitor your stamina level closely. When it’s about to deplete, release the button to execute a heavy attack on the enemy.
Since the staff can take damage and cost you more stamina, it’s advisable to also unlock theSteer Pillar skill. This skill will help reduce the stamina needed to maintain your balance while on top.
Force Unbound
Staff Stances - Smash Stance
TheForce Unboundskill allows you to sprint while charging your heavy attack. Without it, charging your heavy attack will make you very slow, potentially giving enemies the opportunity to attack you and interrupt your build-up of Focus.
By sprinting away from the enemy while charging your staff, you not onlygive yourself a chance to fully chargeit but alsoreduce the likelihood of enemies interrupting. This strategy lets you close in and deliver the final charged blow with greater effectiveness.
Exhilaration
Staff Stances
Your healing items rely on the limited Gourd charges you have. While you’re able to increase these charges as you progress, having an alternative that provides even a small amount of healing could be crucial for surviving a fatal attack.
Exhilarationallows you torecover a small amount of health with each Focused point consumed. Although it may not be a large amount, it’s a consistent source of recovery since you’ll frequently build or charge your Focus and perform Focus attacks.This small boost can be the difference between life and deathduring a boss fight.
Each talent level increases the amount of health recovered, so aim to invest in all three levels if possible.
Focused Attack 3
There is no direct way to unlockFocused Attack 3except byinvesting Sparks in the Staff Stances skill tree. However, by unlocking the skills within the Staff Stances we mentioned, you are naturally progressing toward this skill, which is a win-win situation.
Having three Focus points will significantly enhance your combat abilities,allowing you to perform various combos and charge your staff three times to deal devastating damage to enemies. It’s incredibly useful.
Additionally, with Focused Attack 3 unlocked, using thePillar Stancewith three Focus points will enable you to reach the highest level of the staff,which can help you avoid most enemy attacks. On the other side, sprinting while charging a three Focus points attack in the Smash Stance deliversa powerful strike that can stagger enemies briefly.
Stagnation
Mysticism - Immobilize
Immobilizeis your very first spell learned in the game and remains valuable throughout, as itstuns and immobilizes enemies for a period of time. This durationvaries between enemies and bosses, so it’s not always the same, but it provides a much-needed breather.
When you use theImmobilize effect with theStagnationskill, enemies willtake additional damage. Investing in two talent levels will enable you to deal significant damage without worrying about retaliation since the enemy is immobilized.
Just be cautious when the effect wears off.
The skill tree will continue to expand as you progressfurther in the game, with a new stance, new spells, transformations, and skills becoming available. Some skills are locked behind specific levels, so keep this in mind.
With the skills mentioned, you’ll have an easier time handling bosses early in the game. But, when the time comes and you unlock more and more,feel free to adjust your skills as needed.
