Summary
Black Myth: Wukongisn’t your typical Soulslike. It features a unique combat system that distinguishes it from the rest, often likened to the acclaimed God of War. One of its standout elements is the ability to transform into a defeated boss, adding a layer of strategy and unpredictability. With numerous bosses in the game, not all can be turned into spirits, so it’s important to know which ones can.
While Black Myth: Wukong offers a variety of spirits, not all are equally effective. The key to mastering the game lies in selecting the right spirit for the right situation. This strategic approach can elevate your gaming experience and give you a significant edge in battles, and with 54 in-game spirits, you’re not short of options.
Updated on May 18, 2025, by Daniyal Sultan Malik:Although Black Myth: Wukong hasn’t received any new spirits since the official launch, we’ve added more entries to include top choices for specific builds. Spirits, like spells and transformations, are much more lethal with the right setup, and revisiting each of them with its intended setup has opened a new perspective on their potential. Therefore, regardless of your build or in-game progress, you’ll likely find a spirit here that best suits you.
14Guangmou
Max Rarity: Epic
Guangmouis one of the best spirits you may get relatively early in your playthrough. This spirit can be foundafter defeating the Guangmou boss in Chapter 1. It’s recommended touse this spirit from some distance, as the enemy can interrupt you easily if you are up close. Upon activating,vipers will be summoned to spit on the enemy, inflicting poison and slowly depleting the enemy’s health.
This perk can bea game-changer during a boss fight where you may’t afford to take a hit. Also, when you are equipped with this spirit, yourpoison damage and resistance moderately increases.
13Rat Governor
Max Rarity: Rare
If you’ve encountered the pesky ranged enemies in Black Myth: Wukong, you’ll appreciate theRat Governorspirit. This unique spiritoffers a rare ranged attack option, making it easier to deal with these annoying foes.
The Rat Governorcan be obtained in chapter two after defeating the Stone Vanguard. While the fight with this boss can be a bit tedious,it’s not overly difficult.
12Rat Archer
Rat Archersare one of the most annoying enemies in the game.They can rapid-fire arrows toward you, and if you fail to evade them, they can cost you your life.These enemies are spaced far apart, making them even more frustrating to deal with. However, you’re able to obtain the Rat Archer spirit and give them a taste of their own medicine.
This isa great ranged option that can deal some notable damage. Equipping it will alsomoderately increase your thunder damage. This useful spirit is also obtainable during Chapter 2.
11Tiger’s Acolyte
If you’ve already made it to the Stone Vanguard, you’ve likely encountered this particular spirit. It’s an epic spiritcapable of dealing significant damage, and it’s quite flashy too.Tiger’s Acolyteis straightforward yet effective; itdelivers a quick slash to the opponentand inflicts impressive damage.
Defeat the Tiger’s Acolyte Yaoguai Chief, who guards the bridge leading to the Stone Vanguard’s location, to obtain this spirit. It also providesa moderate boost to your critical damage.
10Earth Wolf
Another great spirit on the list isEarth Wolf. It isa solid option for those looking to increase the damage output. However, this spirit has one disadvantage, which is thatenemies can dodge it. While not all foes would be this agile, there are many who can’t be ignored, so it requires precise usage.
You can get this spirit bydefeating the Earth Wolfin Chapter 2. In addition to its damage capabilities, Earth Wolf alsogrants a small amount of focus with each hit, enhancing its overall utility.
9Charface
If you want to focus on mobility, thenCharfaceis a good option to use as a spirit. Itmoderately enhances the charging speed, which can certainly be helpful in combat. Upon activating the skill, the destined one willsmash the blade on the ground to create a magma burst.
While this spirit is quite powerful,acquiring it requires some patience. It becomes available in the fifth chapter, which is toward the end of the game, butyou can find some alternate options before then.
8Wandering Wight
This is the boss who caused many players significant trouble in the beginning.The brutal attacks of Wandering Wightled to numerous rage quits. Unfortunately,you won’t get to experience those flashy attackswhen using its spirit. However, despite that, it is apretty strong spirit that deals a tremendous amount of damageto the enemy.
To use it, you would have to look for an opening, andupon a hit, it will stun the boss, allowing you to hit the boss with more attacks. You can get this spirit relatively early in the game, so it is a great option to use in the early to mid-game. It alsoincreases your defense moderately.
7Mountain Patroller
Mountain Patrolleris one of the most impressive spirits in Black Myth: Wukong. It isn’t just about looks, as itsignificantly increases your offense. Upon using this spirit, the Destined One will transform into a Mountain Patroller andjump into the air to rain down a flurry of staples.
This deals atremendous amount of damage and looks exceptionally cool. It can also stagger bosses, giving you an opening to use more attacks. Also, itincreases the critical hit chance of jumping heavy attacks.
6Non-Able
When looking at spirits with a solid Passive effect,the Non-Able is a premium choice. Gettinga boost to your attack, Crit Rate, and Crit Damage, is a huge bonus, especially for Crit builds relying on Light and Heavy attacks. The spirit’s overall damage is low, but itslow Qi cost means it’ll recharge much quicker.
Unlike other spirits, the Non-Able isn’t as easy to use —you must trigger it during a light combo, and its attack sequence depends on when you activate it. Besides that, itreduces your maximum mana,reducing your potential to use spells. As such, this spirit is designed for melee-focused players, and it’s gratifying once you master it.
5Old Ginseng Guai
Summoning entities to help you is an underrated ability in Black Myth: Wukongand the Old Ginseng Guai proves it. On top ofraising your minions' maximum healthwhile equipped, this spiritsummons several Ginsenglings to fight for you. These spawns deal considerable damage, sometimes even defeating a miniboss solo.
The number of Ginsenglings summoned depends on the number of enemies you fight. Generally, you’ll often see one Ginsengling in an encounter, butbigger mobs might force another Ginsengling to spawn. As a whole, the Old Ginseng Guai isan exceptional spirit in 1v1 encounters, giving you time to reposition and readjust while the enemy fends off the Ginsengling.
The additional HP buff applies to your ‘A Pluck of Many’ spell, too.
