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When you first step into Chapter Three’s Valley of Ecstasy inBlack Myth: Wukong, the mandatory Non-White boss immediately stands in your way, impeding progress in this new zone. This peculiar humanoid Yaoguai Chief isn’t just odd in appearance; his fighting style is just as unusual.
The Non-White boss is armed with a thin, never-seen before spear that has a parry mechanic. While the Non-White might seem like a pushover at first, you shouldn’t get too comfortable. At some point during the fight, he’ll chicken out and flee, only to reappear stronger than before. That’s why we’ll help you finish what you started.
How To Find The Non-White
As a mandatory boss fight to progress the Destined One’s journey, you’ll naturallyfind the Non-White in the Valley of Ecstasy. Afterpraying at the four Buddha statuesin theBitter Lakezone, the path to the Valley of Ecstasy will unlock. The first encounter with the Non-White takes place shortly after the first Keeper’s Shrine in this zone.
When theNon-White flees, you’ll need tofight through some lesser enemies before reaching him again. Heawaits your returnin a large circular arena.
The Non-White Attack Patterns
The Non-White is extremely agile, using numerous gap-closing attacks. His main weapon can inflict Frost, and during the second encounter, he can switch to twin swords that inflict the Poison Bane.
How To Counter
Rolling Slash Combo
Afterrolling toward the Destined One, the Non-Whiteexecutes four slashesin quick succession.
Threewell-timed dodgesare all it takes to avoid this very quick combo.
Frost Sweep
The Non-Whiteassumes a crouching stance, holding both hands backward, anddashes toward the Destined Oneto deliverthree quick slashes. This is followed by adelayed sweeping attackthat leaves anarc of frost.
When the Non-White assumes this stance, prepare tododge the incoming slashes. For the delayed sweep, simplyback away.
Frost Trail
Similar to Frost Sweep, but begins with theNon-White spinning his weapon. The final attack in the string is adownward slashthatsends a trail of frostforward.
The standard slashes can be avoided with dodge rolls, but to avoid the trail of frost,roll on either side.
Piercing Combo
This combo begins with anupward thrust, followed bytwo lunging pierces, andfinishes with a sweeping strike.
Dodge theupward thrust when you hear the Non-White grunt. The finallunging pierce is delayed, sowait for the right moment before dodgingand roll through the sweepto avoid it.
Piercing Plunge
The Non-White turns back andexecutes two consecutive slashes. Then, hejumps into the air, charges his weapon, anddives with the blade’s tip aimed directlyat the Destined One.
Avoid the quick slashes witha single roll, and when he’s about to dive,roll into him.
Poison Volley
The Non-White executestwo standard strikes, thendashes past the Destined One, unleashingpoisonous projectiles.
When theprojectiles hit the Destined One, they are guaranteed to beinflicted with the Poison Bane.
Dodge roll to avoid the standard strikes, and roll out of the way of the dash. For the poisonous projectiles,roll spam to the left or rightto evade them.
Flowing Slams
The Non-Whiteglides through the airandslams his poisonous blades downon the Destined One. He repeats this maneuver a second time.
Let theNon-White landbefore rolling away.
Rotten Breath
The Non-Whiteperforms a flying loop, thenlands to strike with a sweeping attack, followed by releasingpoisonous breath.
Simplyroll through the sweepandkeep your distancefrom the breath attack.
Toxic Cross Combo
The Non-White holds hispoisonous double bladesin across stance, initiating with a powerfulcross slash. He follows up withtwo delayed slashes, finishing thecombo with an upward strike.
Roll in any direction during the combo chainto evade the Non-White’s weapon swings.
How To Beat Non-White
In the Non-White boss fight, avoidingPoison Bane takes precedence over the Frost Bane, as the poison inflictsdamage over timeand can be more debilitating. We’ll help you prepare thoroughly for the second encounter, as that’s where you’ll face the Non-White’s full range of abilities.
The Non-White Boss Preparations
When you’re hit with Frost, you’ll takesome damage and freeze in place, but you can quickly break free using the dodge button. However, the Poisoned State is a more pressing issue, aspoison gradually saps your health until the effect wears off. As such, we recommendstocking up on someAntimiasma Powderto counteract the Poisoned State.
To make quick work of the Non-White boss,gear up with a high-damage build. TheKang-Jin Staffis your heavy hitter of choice,delivering thunderous strikesthat canShockthe Non-White, amplifying the damage they take.
The weapon’s Thunder Damage isactivated with thePunishing Downpourskill, and the damage can beenhanced with the Loongscale Set, which also provides excellent defense.
Adjust your Curios tobalance both defense and offensewith the likes ofBack Scratcher,Tiger Tally, andAgate Jar. Finally, make sure tovisit Xu Dogto further boost your defenses. Allocating yourMind Cores into the proper Celestial Medicineswill help enhance your base defense and resistance to Poison.
The Non-White Boss Easy Strategy
A few things to remember: The Non-White boss can onlyparry incoming attacks with his main weapon, the one that inflicts Frost. He can withstandfour parries before he will riposte, hitting you twice.
Aloud clangwill signal that he’s about to riposte, sobackstep twiceto dodge the two quick slashes.
Above his health bar is atiny posture barthatdepletes with each parry. When this bar is fully drained, he’llstagger for up to five seconds, offering aperfect chance for a combo onslaught.
After recovering from the stagger, he’ll switch tohis poisoned twin swords, although he can also do this even if you haven’t broken his stance. It’s also worth noting thatImmobilize is ineffective in this phase, and he’llquickly break free after one hit, often taunting you in the process.
In the second encounter, the fight initiates with agap-closing movefrom the Non-White, such as therolling slash comboor slashes before he uses thefrost sweepattack. Luckily, you canuse Immobilize in this phaseto land some free hits if he’s persistently parrying your attacks. Otherwise, you’ll have toround the Non-White to target his backat the end of his combos.
The Non-White isparticularly weak to Shock, which you may easily inflict using theThunder Damagefrom your staff.
When he brings out his twin swords, you’ll want to be a lot more careful asgetting hit a few times will trigger the Poison Bane. As such, theAntimiasma Powder is crucial here, as it instantly cures the debilitation.
In this phase, the Non-White also becomesmore aggressive and unpredictable, and he alsoleaves afterimagesof himself to confuse you. The main attack you’ll want to watch out for is hispoison volley, and it will effortlessly put you in the Poisoned State if it connects.
While he’s a slippery and sly adversary who resorts to cheap tricks to keep you off balance,staying sharp and avoiding his deceptionswill help you outmaneuver him. And when he least expects it,unleash yourEbon Flowtransformation to finish him off once and for good.
The Rewards For Beating The Non-White
After defeating the Non-White boss, you get oneBlood of the Iron Bull,TwoCold Iron Leaves, 1847 XP, and some Will. The boss will alsoleave theNon-WhiteSpirit behind, which you’re able to absorb into your gourd. After that, you can continue exploring the Valley of Ecstasy before you come across another boss blocking your path.
