In Black Myth: Wukong, the best approach is to focus on enhancing the strongest skills and abilities, such as Smash Stance, rather than trying to elevate weaker ones. The key is doubling down on what works to empower the Destined One. Below, we’ve highlighted the top skills you should prioritize for your build.
All Black Myth Wukong best skills
Having played through Black Myth Wukong, these are our recommendations on the best skills that new players should prioritise getting ASAP, or at least try out with a strong eye to keeping them.
How to respec and reset Skills in Black Myth Wukong
- Composure (Foundation/Stamina): Lets you dodge during a light attack combo without breaking it, making it easier to reach the powerful combo finisher.
- Punishing Downpour (Foundation/Martial Arts): Boosts splash damage on the combo finisher when you land enough hits, especially effective against groups or agile enemies, and pairs well with Composure.
- Exhilaration (Staff Stances): Grants minor health regeneration when using Focus points, which adds up given how often Focus is spent.
- Force Unbound (Staff Stances/Smash Stance): Allows charging your Smash while sprinting, perfect for initiating fights by closing the gap and delivering a powerful blow.
- Deadly Dance (Thrust Stance/Staff Stances): Lets you perform a heavy attack after a roll or perfect dodge by spending 4 Focus Points, making Thrust Stance competitive with Smash Stance.
- Spirit Shards (Immobilize/Mysticism): Restores some Mana when using the Immobilize spell, crucial given how hard Mana is to recover in the game.
- Rock Solid Spell (Alteration): The Rock Solid parry spell, learned in Chapter 2, is highly effective in combat, and upgrading it fully is recommended for the best results.
How to respec and reset Skills in Black Myth Wukong
At any point you can respec your skills in Black Myth Wukong by going to one of the Shrine Checkpoints and selecting the option to "Reignite the Sparks" in the Self-Advance menu.