How to Unlock All Transformations in Black Myth: Wukong

How to Unlock All Transformations in Black Myth: Wukong

As a seasoned gamer with countless hours spent delving into various fantasy worlds, I must say that the transformations in Black Myth: Wukong are truly fascinating! Each one offers unique abilities and immunities that can drastically alter the gameplay experience.


In Black Myth: Wukong, I find that mastering transformations is essential to my journey as the Destined One. These transformations enable me to assume the form of certain powerful bosses, harnessing their unique abilities and, in specific instances, even absorbing their resistances and immunities. Choosing the right transformation for a given area or boss battle significantly enhances my chances, especially when confronting the game’s toughest adversaries.

To completely access all Transformations in the game Black Myth: Wukong, you’ll need to engage in side missions scattered across its six chapters. Be aware that two transformations could be missed if you’re not cautious. For a spoiler-light overview of these missable ones, refer to the concise Quick Reference Table at the end of the guide.

Transformations in Chapter 1

During Chapter 1 of Black Myth: Wukong there’s only one transformation to find.

Red Tides

How to Unlock All Transformations in Black Myth: Wukong

Transforming into Guangzhi, the fire-wielding warrior, becomes accessible to you following your victory over him in the Forest of Wolves and acquisition of his weapon, the Red Tides. In this form, the Destined One can perform light attacks that build focus and charge attacks that ignite foes. Once the focus meter is filled, a heavy attack after evading will trigger one of Guangzhi’s potent special moves, depleting the meter.

Transformations in Chapter 2

Chapter 2 presents just one change, but this time it’s somewhat tricky to spot.

Azure Dust

How to Unlock All Transformations in Black Myth: Wukong

In Chapter 2, an underestimated yet mighty transformation becomes accessible. To acquire this skill, assist the Stone Man in his mission, vanquish him, and subsequently engage with him once more. This transformation turns you into a colossal Rock Guai, granting invulnerability to the four weaknesses that make it resistant to attacks from almost any enemy. When struck while transformed, your character will accumulate focus, which can be utilized to cast a potent spell that typically sends enemies flying upon impact.

Transformations in Chapter 3

In Chapter 3, you’ll find the most transformations, but keep in mind that some of these changes necessitate the completion of additional side-missions. The transformation that might be easiest to overlook is Ashen Slumber. This one can be missed because it involves starting a questline in Chapter 2 by triggering a specific event.

Ebon Flow

How to Unlock All Transformations in Black Myth: Wukong

To master Ebon Flow, players must acquire the Ruyi Scroll and engage Yin Tiger in combat. Upon defeating him, Yin Tiger rewards his sword, which also grants a third curio slot as an added bonus. The Destined One can then adopt Yin Tiger’s form, utilizing his Blacksmith Block skill to deflect incoming attacks. His light attacks and block maneuvers accumulate focus, while his heavy attacks consume focus to launch powerful overhead strikes. When you reach maximum focus, you may use Windwalker, amplifying your light attacks and enabling you to bypass enemies by transforming into wind when evading. Moreover, any Focus amassed before activating Windwalker can be utilized during the transformation.

Ashen Slumber

How to Unlock All Transformations in Black Myth: Wukong

Your journey towards Ashen Slumber starts in Chapter 2, however, it is only achievable when you advance to Chapter 3 and reach the Pagoda Realm. Following the conclusion of the Rat Prince’s storyline, you will find the opportunity to obtain this spell from a corpse in the Pagoda Realm.

In this game, the special ability “Ashen Slumber” enables the Chosen One to metamorphose into a Rat Guai, armed with both sword and fire. Light strikes accumulate focus, which can later be utilized to unleash flames during heavy attacks or to summon the Fiery Burst spell. The spell concludes the transformation prematurely by detonating, causing damage in your vicinity. Notably, Ashen Slumber retains any focus you amassed before transforming and lets you use it while in this new form.

Hoarfrost

How to Unlock All Transformations in Black Myth: Wukong

You’ll encounter the Hoarfrost transformation at New Thunderclap Temple upon defeating the “Sea Monk” boss. This battle offers a clear illustration of how the transformation functions, with whip-like tendrils and broad sweeps accumulating focus, generating ice fields, and launching icy missiles. Once transformed, you can employ tentacle strikes and sweeping attacks to gather focus, which can later be spent to cast the Ice Sheet spell. While standing on snow or an Ice Sheet you’ve created, your light attacks will throw snowballs that accumulate frost bane, and heavy attacks will hurl massive chunks of ice that deal additional damage to frozen foes while also thawing them.

Umbral Abyss

How to Unlock All Transformations in Black Myth: Wukong

In Chapter 3, titled Umbral Abyss, the third and conclusive metamorphosis grants the Chosen One the ability to assume the form of the Macaque Leader. Equipped with a lethal weapon, this transformation also empowers the one who wields it to accumulate immense frost energy within themselves. When the concentration is sufficient to trigger Frozen Heart, an explosive accumulation of frost damage ensues.

After successfully overcoming the Macaque Chief battle in the final chapter, you’ll acquire the Umbral Abyss transformation. You can then equip this transformation at your convenience, anytime following that particular fight.

Transformations in Chapter 4

In the heart of Chapter 4, I come across a pair of intriguing power-ups. One of them demands that I conquer some sneaky bosses tucked away within Chapters 1 through 3, while the other task me with completing a covert mission hidden deep in a secluded corner of the game world.

Golden Lining

How to Unlock All Transformations in Black Myth: Wukong

To complete this quest, you need to locate the mysterious Loong Scales throughout the first three Chapters, battling the concealed Loong Bosses in each. These include Red Loong, Black Loong, and Cyan Loong, which you’ll find in Chapters 1, 2, and 3 respectively. After discovering a secret chamber in Chapter 2 that contains one of the scales, your journey continues with defeating all three bosses. Once they are vanquished, Yellow Loong will emerge in Chapter 4 near the Ruins of the Fallen Loong Shrine. Overcoming Yellow Loong and obtaining its weapon will grant you access to Golden Lining.

Golden Lining grants players the ability to transform into a Yellow Loong, offering protection against shock and equipping them with a blade of lightning for various slashing attacks. In place of regular attacks, they perform charging strikes, while Variable Combos allow them to anticipate incoming attacks (much like Smash and Thrust Stance) and accumulate focus. When focused, their heavy attack transforms into a jumping lightning strike that can be repeated up to three times in succession.

Violet Hail

How to Unlock All Transformations in Black Myth: Wukong

In Chapter 4’s hidden locale, Purple Cloud Mountain, you can discover Violet Hail. Daoist Mi will assign you a mission to gather a specific item named “Celestial Orb”. If you manage to locate this orb (which may drop from enemies in this area), return it to Daoist Mi, and he’ll challenge you to a boss battle. Successfully defeating Daoist Mi rewards you with the prized Violet Hail.

If you conquer Duskveil before presenting Daoist Mi with the Violet Hail, this enchantment may disappear forever as Daoist Mi will vanish upon the defeat of the boss.

In this scenario, Violet Hail alters the Chosen One into a creature called Worm Guai. This new form allows it to coat its weapon with eggs, which it can expend for the hatching larvae to burrow into enemy wounds, causing harm over time. The character can employ the Hive Mind Spell to explode these larvae and inflict further damage. Additionally, Worm Guai has the ability to self-destruct, dealing area-effect damage while reverting back to normal, and simultaneously detonating any larvae currently embedded in enemies. As an extra perk, the Violet Hail transformation makes the user resistant to poison.

Transformations in Chapter 5

In Chapter 5, you’ll discover just one transformation, which marks the climax of a journey that originates in Chapter 1. This journey can be quite perilous and may not always lead to success.

Dark Thunder

How to Unlock All Transformations in Black Myth: Wukong

The Transformation is obtained when you complete the Horse Guai Quest, which begins in Chapter 1 and Concludes in Chapter 5. This makes it one of the easiest transformations to miss since failing to trigger all of Ma Tianba’s dialog in each of his appearances will make the quest impossible to complete.

Once you’ve finished Horse Guai’s mission by engaging with the damaged wagon in Chapter 5, you’ll be granted the Dark Thunder metamorphosis. Suitably, this change transforms the Chosen One into a Horse Guai, equipped with a whip and resistant to Thunder Poison. By casting the Lightning Empowerment spell, you can enter an Electrified State, imbuing all your attacks with lightning, and powerful attacks will generate a thunder cloud that periodically zaps enemies within its vicinity.

Transformations in Chapter 6

Azure Dome (Secret Boss Spoilers)

How to Unlock All Transformations in Black Myth: Wukong

In the game, you can acquire the ultimate transformation, which comes from defeating hidden opponents: Erlang Shen and the Four Heavenly Kings. Interestingly, Azure Dome is a particularly powerful transformation, granting the Chosen One the ability to morph into a Stone Monkey. With this form, they maintain all their magical abilities but swap staff combos for unarmed strikes and heavy impacts instead. The Stone Monkey is resistant to four key weaknesses, and can even boost its attacks by absorbing frost or scorch damage directly.

Quick Reference Table

Here’s an easily understandable breakdown of our table: This table lists each chapter, identifies where transformations occur, indicates if these changes are permanent or can be skipped, and provides information on when you should follow the steps to regain any missed transformations.

TransformationChapter UnlockedMissable?When you need to start the Quest (If Missable)
Red TidesChapter 1NoN/A
Azure DustChapter 2NoN/A
Ebon FlowChapter 3NoN/A
HoarfrostChapter 3NoN/A
Umbral AbyssChapter 3NoN/A
Golden LiningChapter 4NoN/A
Violet HailChapter 4YesBefore beating the Boss in Chapter 4’s Secret Area.
Dark ThunderChapter 5YesQuest Starts in Chapter 1 and requires action in every chapter between 1 and 5.
Azure DomeChapter 6NoN/A

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2024-09-16 19:04