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Best armour in Black Myth WukongFrom early game to endgame, these are the best armor sets in Black Myth Wukong
From early game to endgame, these are the best armor sets in Black Myth Wukong
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science
Looking for the best armor in Black Myth Wukong?It’s probably not the best idea to challenge the Celestial Court in your starting gear, but as soon as you’ve made some progress in Chapter 1, you can find a much better armor set to make the journey to the west a whole lot safer.
For this list, we’ve divided the best Black Myth: Wukong armor between “early”, “mid”, and “endgame” armor, referring to the moment they become available for crafting. However, keep in mind that many Black Myth: Wukong armor sets can beupgraded to “mythical” rarityin the Zodiac Village, which means that even an early game set can still be suitable for endgame.
From Chapter 1 to Chapter 6 and beyond, this Black Myth: Wukong best armor guide will show you the best gear sets and how to unlock them.
In this guide:
Best early game armor
The Pilgrim’s armor is not just one of the first sets you’ll get, it’s also one of the best. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science
No need to run around in cotton clothing any longer; there are two excellent armor sets in Chapters 1 and 2 of Black Myth: Wukong. Here’s why you should craft them and where to find them.
Pilgrim armor
As the best choice for fast, evasive playstyles, the Pilgrim armor improves your sprint speed and allows you to use the Gourd while sprinting. More importantly, yourattack power increases for each second spent sprinting, up to 10 seconds total. If you stop sprinting before the 10 seconds are full, you still get an attack bonus - just not the maximum one.
That said, there’s great news for all of us yearning to upgrade their Cotton armor - the Pilgrim armor is automatically unlocked upon reaching the “Guanyin Temple"Keeper’s Shrinein the Forest of Wolves inChapter 1, and requires nothing but some Will and Yarn. It’s one of the easiest armor sets to craft in Black Myth Wukong’s early game and it can even be upgraded to mythical rarity, which unlocks the ability toregain Focus while sprinting.
Galeguard armor
The Galeguard armor becomes available for crafting after you’ve defeated theStone Vanguardon Fright Cliff, near the “Rockrest Flat” Keeper’s Shrine inChapter 2. It can be upgraded to mythical rarity, but you’ll probably find an even better armor set in the next Chapters.
Best mid-game armor
Enjoy infinite Qi with the Gold armor. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science
Once you have access to the Zodiac Village inChapter 3, you’ll be able to upgrade your armor sets to a higher rarity from now on. We recommend doing so for the Pilgrim armor in particular. Besides recycling your old garments, here are the best new armor sets to be found in Chapters 3 to 5.
Iron armor
This hidden set is not quite as good as the Golden armor, which we’ll discuss next, but you can get it a bit sooner. It’s also the best alternative for Golden armor if you prefer using theRock Solid spell to parry.
The Iron armorimproves your damage and regains Focus following successful Rock Solid deflections, effectively turning a useful defensive skill into a damage buff. When wearing the full set, Rock Solid deflections will also reduce the skill’s cooldown, allowing you to use it more often. Although many Black Myth: Wukong players seem to prefer Cloud Step over Rock Solid, this set is very strong if you’re willing to work with the latter.
Iron armor becomes available upon defeatingYin Tigerin the Zodiac Village. If you like the Iron armor, you can upgrade it to mythical rarity.
Golden armor
The Golden armor set grants anamazing attack boost whenever you use a Vessel or Spirit Skill, and also gains a ton of Focus whenever a Spirit Skill ends. True, you don’t get to use Vessels and Spirit Skills that often, but the attack boost lasts for about 20 seconds. Furthermore, the four-piece set effectgenerates some Qiwhenever you defeat an enemy or land a critical hit, allowing you to use your Spirit Skills faster.
In other words, if you like using Spirit Skills and Vessels in battle, and you’re able to build a high critical rate, the Golden armor is one of the best armors in Black Myth Wukong. Note that the attack-scaling buff and critical rate requirement make it a bit more suitable for endgame builds, but that’s fine, as you can upgrade the Golden armor to mythical rarity.
To obtain the Golden armor, simply follow the main storyline to the end of Chapter 3. Once you’ve defeated the final boss,Yellowbrow, you’ll be able to craft this set.
Best endgame armor
You only get half the Bull King’s set in your first playthrough. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science
The most overpowered of Black Myth: Wukong’s armors are still limited to the endgame. These are the top three armor sets, obtainable in Chapter 6 and beyond.
Yaksha armor
If you’re looking for the ultimateglass cannon armorset in Black Myth Wukong, look no further than the Yaksha armor. This set improves your attack when your HP is low, and the full setincreases damage dealt as well as damage taken. In other words, the Yaksha armor’s amazing damage potential will end your battles much faster, but perhaps not always in your favour.
Note that the two-piece Yaksha armor improves damage from the Pillar Stance’s Sweeping Gale and Churning Gale combos. This further adds to the set’s damage boost, but it’s not ideal if the Pillar Stance isn’t yourfavourite Stance. Also, beware that Sweeping Gale is quite easily interrupted, making this set extra risky.
Still feeling confident? Then defeat theYaksha Kingat the end of Chapter 5 to unlock the Yaksha set. You can’t miss this boss, as he’s part of the main storyline. After defeating him, you only need Cold Iron Leaves, Fine Gold Thread, and a lot of Will to make the Yaksha armor.
Monkey King armor
The Monkey King armor, also known as the Gold Suozi armor, increases critical hit chance upon casting a spell and reduces spell cooldown upon landing a critical hit. It also allows you tokeep your fourth Focus point indefinitely, which makes it far easier to use your heavy attack at the right moment.
While the cooldown reduction is nice, this armor set is especially helpful if you’re going for a critical rate build, as it offers an 8% effect-based critical rate boost on top of a 10% critical rate increase while wearing the full set. The downside is that you’ll need five equipment pieces (including the Jingubang weapon - one of thebest weaponsin the game) to unlock the full set effect, but they’re all found in the same region of Chapter 6, so it isn’t much trouble. What’s more, you can already get the extra critical rate from the three-piece effect, so you don’t even need to wear the full armor if you don’t want to.
To obtain the Monkey King armor, you must defeat theCloudtreading Deer,Gold Armored Rhino,Feng-Tail General, andEmerald-Armed Mantisbosses in the Foothills area of Chapter 6 (only reachable with the Somersault Cloud). If you wear the armor while visiting the Water Curtain Cave afterwards, you can collect the Jingubang Staff to complete the set.
Bull King armor
The magnificent Bull King armor looks very intimidating and rightly so; granting a whopping400 Defense, it almost turns you immortal. On top of that, this set offers moderate Chill and Burn resistance and builds both Defense (two-piece set) and Focus (Bull King’s Mask) whenever you take damage. Beware that the four-piece set disables perfect dodges, but in return, you get “tenacity” that makes youharder to staggerand grants even more Focus upon taking damage.
Due to its tankiness and lack of dodging-related effects, the Bull King armor is perfect for those who just want to survive, not mind their HP too much, and spam their heaviest attacks. Enemies will have a very hard time interrupting your combos, making it much less important to time your attacks correctly. If any armor set turns Black Myth Wukong into “easy” mode, it’s this one.
That concludes our list of the best armor in Black Myth Wukong. Why not head over to ourcomplete Black Myth: Wukong walkthroughnext? To further strengthen your warrior monkey, you can also read our guide to thebest weaponsin this explosive Soulslike. Don’t sleep on thebest skillsin Black Myth: Wukong, either!
