How the Boss Rush Works in Black Myth: Wukong

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As a seasoned gamer with countless hours spent traversing the digital realm, I must say, my latest encounter with the captivating world of “Wukong’s Reign” has left an indelible mark on my gaming life! The sheer depth and intricacy of the game have me utterly spellbound.

In the latest update (1.0.12.16581) for “Black Myth: Wukong,” a new feature called Challenge has been incorporated across all Keeper Shrines within the game. This addition offers players access to two fresh game modes: Return of Rivals and Gauntlet of Legends. In these challenge modes, players can engage in battles against recurring bosses from various parts of the game, with two distinct types of rematch encounters available for each mode.

In Black Myth: Wukong’s Return of Rivals mode, you have the chance to rematch any bosses you’ve previously defeated within the main game. This allows players to hone their skills and experiment with fresh tactics. The Gauntlet of Legends is where this practice becomes crucial. In the Gauntlet, players engage in a series of consecutive boss battles, with the difficulty ranging from three to six fights in succession. By completing these challenges, you can unlock various new items.

How Return of Rivals Works in Black Myth: Wukong

The easiest among the new gameplay options is “Return of Rivals,” where you can select any previously defeated main game boss for a rematch. Note that your choices will be confined to the bosses you’ve actually faced, so if you’ve unintentionally bypassed a boss like Scorpionlord during your gameplay, you won’t have the opportunity to fight them in this mode. In New Game Plus, however, you’ll maintain access to all bosses from previous playthroughs, enabling you to start anew against Erlang Shen, for example, if desired.

How Gauntlet of Legends Works in Black Myth: Wukong

In update 1.0.16581, The Gauntlet of Legends stands out as the star attraction, presenting gamers with nine intense combat trials to conquer. Each trial consists of one to six consecutive boss battles, and overcoming them rewards players uniquely. Among these challenges, some appear especially formidable such as “Collective Strength”, where you engage six of the game’s most challenging bosses in a row, and “Brothers of Mei”, where you face a sequence of bosses that culminates in an extremely difficult fight against Erlang Shen.

All Gauntlet of Legends Challenges in Black Myth: Wukong

Three Tigers “Tiger Vanguard”, Mad Tiger, and Tiger Vanguard Completing this challenge earns you the Stone Tiger Tally and three Soul Remigration Pills. The Stone Tiger Tally gives you a small and short-lived critical hit chance buff whenever you see through an enemy attack. This buff can stack up to 6 times.
Four Monks Non-Pure, Non-Void, Non-Able, and Non-White. Clearing this challenge earns you the Frost-Enduring Chrysanth, a soak that restores a moderate amount of Qi whenever you take a sip with low mana.
Four Loongs of Four Waters Red Loong, Black Loong, Cyan Loong, and Yellow Loong. Getting through this challenge earns you four Glimmering Scale Pellets and the Formula for making more of them. These pellets increase the damage you deal with any scale-made staff for a long while.
The Valiant Six Quick as Fire, Fast as Wind, Cloudy Mist, Misty Cloud, and Top Takes Bottom, Bottom Takes Top. Beating this challenge gets you three Soul Remigration Pills and the Ever-Burning Palace Lantern. The lantern allows your light attacks to inflict scorch damage whenever you’re standing in Lava Terrain or inside the Ring of Fire spell.
Shadowy Assembly Centipede Guai, Baw-Li-Guhh-Baw, Beetle Commander, Violet Spider, The Scorpionlord, and Emerald-Armed Mantis. Completing this challenge gets you the Darkened Eye, Kun Steel, and Sour Wine. The Darkened Eye is needed to craft the Leeching Centipede Staff, while Kun Steel is a crafting material used in both the Leeching Centipede and Golden Loong Staves. Sour Wine is a drink that restores 24% of your maximum health per sip and temporarily increases the stamina cost of all actions, but also temporarily increases the damage dealt by heavy attacks and varied combos.
Collective Strength Wandering Wight, Tiger Vanguard, Non-Able, Yin Tiger, The Scorpionlord, and Yellow Loong. Beating this brutal challenge earns you Radiating Cosmo, Kun Steel, and Robust Antler. The former two are used for weapon crafting/upgrading, while the latter is a soak that boosts attack power for a while if you take a sip when you’re entirely out of mana.
Monkey Mind Stone Monkey and The Great Sage’s Broken Shell Clearing this refight earns you three Soul Remigration Pills and the Fragment of the Ocean-Settling Pillar. This new Curio extends the duration of the Great Sage Form, allowing you to utilize Wukong’s signature fighting style for 120 seconds at a time instead of 60, assuming you’ve unlocked it.
Brothers of Mei Whiteclad Noble, Yellow-Robed Squire, Green-Capped Martialist, Venom Daoist, Pale-Axe Stalwart and Erlang, the Sacred Divinity Clearing this challenge earns you the Three-Hill Crown and two Celestial Ribbons. The Three-Hill Crown is a new piece of headgear that enhances light attack combos when using the Tri-Point Double-Edged Spear.
Relic Holders Black Bear Guai, Yellow Wind Sage, Yellowbrow, Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master, Yaksha King and Erlang Shen Finishing off this final challenge (which only unlocks when the other eight are beaten) will earn you “Heart at Ease” and two Kun Steel. At the time of writing I’ve been unable to determine what Heart at Ease does (these fights are really tough.)

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2024-12-17 02:03