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After exiting the punishing woods of the first chapter, you will encounter the first double-boss inBlack Myth: Wukong, a duo of a father and son: The King of Flowing Sands and The Second Prince, located in the Sandgate Village. While this double-boss fight seems grueling at first glance, the latter makes it quite simple.
This inevitable mini-duo boss appears in the game’s second chapter and is pivotal to progressing through the game. Before engaging in the fight, ensure your maximum health since one boss here will smash you into the ground with his mace.
Best Gear For The King Of The Kingdom Of Flowing Sands And The Second Prince
The Second Prince is the only boss you have to keep an eye on, and to beat him quickly; you should make theseadjustments to your equipment:
All the attacks are easily dodgeabledue to their slow initiation speed, andusing spellson The Second Prince provides a substantial upper hand during the fight.
How To Counter
Swing-Jump Smash
The first move in the fight; as soon as you enter the arena, The Second Prince willswing his mace in the air and jumpto do a smash attack.
This is easily counterable by waiting for The Second Prince to swing his mace, and as soon as he leaps in to smash,dodge forwards.
Mace Push Combo
At medium range, once The Second Prince lowers the mace on his waist, he will accumulate his energy for a split second andthrust his mace in your direction, following up with atwo-hit combo.
Dodging rightis the correct option, and when The Second Prince tries to follow up with the two-hit combo,dodge backward.
Mace Sweep
After attacking a combo, The Second Prince will recover himself by initiatinga short sweep attack; it is pretty fast.
The Mace Sweep is straightforward; to dodge it,keep a distancefrom the Second Prince.
Ground-Headbutt
While you pressure The Second Prince at close range, you will noticehim tilting his head backward. Then he will immediatelysmash his headinto the ground, costing a hefty amount of your health.
To counter it,dodge backward instantlyas he is readying up for the headbutt, and it will provide you with a considerable window to attack.
Mace Throw
At medium-long range, when The Second Prince places his mace behind his legs, he will instigatea big swing and throw his mace at youto follow up with a smash attack.
The Second Prince will take up his time to initiate the swing, and when he tries to throw his mace,dodge either left or right. Keep your distance from him because he will try to attack you after picking up the mace if you stay within his range.
For The King, there is nothing to fret about since he only throws stones at you from the pillars' tops, delivering little to no damage.
Keep attacking The Prince since he’s the mandatory boss here. The fight ends when you defeat him, and beating the King does not affect the battle in any way.
How To Defeat The King Of The Kingdom Of Flowing Sands And The Second Prince
The vast boss arena is a warning from the game itself thatthere will be long-range attacks. The Second Prince is the main threat here since the King is strengthless andwill throw rocks from the pillarsat you.
As soon as the fight begins, keep some distance from The Second Prince to wait for his Swing-Jump Smash. Dodge on the right, and it will give you a window to attack him full-combo, stunning him.
He will instantly try to recover, andusing the immobilization spellhere is the right strategy. Exhaust a mixed light and heavy attack combo, and attack The Second Prince withWandering Wight’s summonto deliver maximum damage.
Using other summons is viable, but since The Second Prince has considerable vitality and tanking armor, Wandering Wight works perfectly against him.
Since all his attacks take quite a time to initiate, it isrecommended to waitand then perfectly dodge them to follow up with combos, includingTransformations.
When attacking The Second Prince with combos, concentrate on his head. He will smash the ground with a headbutt if he tilts it backward. Cloud Step is the key to doing an instant dodge.
Within a minute of repeating this process, you will ultimately defeat The Second Prince without the liability of The King and receive multiple rewards for completing the fight:
The Second Rat Prince Spirit is the highlight here, and it will undoubtedly help you in the upcoming boss fights.
