InBlack Myth: Wukong, the newpunishing Souls-like RPGthat’sbreaking all sorts of records, the aim of the game is mainly to stay alive. Naturally, this is made pretty tough to accomplish by the many beasts who would rather the Monkey King stay dead.
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However, there are some things that you can do to give yourself an advantage,and one of these things is crafting helpful medicines.
You will be able to find the occasional medicinal concoction inBlack Myth: Wukongearly on, but only when you beat a certain boss and complete a small side quest will you be able to craft medicine of your own at a Shrine.
So, to help you unlock this function and beat the boss gate keeping it, we have this handy guide to help you.
How To Unlock Medicine Crafting
For those working through the early game, you can hold your horses asthis function will not be available until the player reaches the second chapter of the game,so you will need to beat the Black Bear Guai first.
Players can purchase medicines from the Shrine Shop tab, or can also purchase certain remedies from the Shen Monkey near the While Mist Marsh Shrine.
However, when you do this, you may immediately access this side quest. You’ll want to progress through the new desert area until you come to your first Shrine. Then, instead of heading up and into the village.Drop to the path below and follow it until you see a wolf NPC.
This one is thankfully friendly and will ask for your help as one of their formulas has been swallowed by the Frog boss down below. So, you’ll need to take the frog out to complete this quest.
Hop down into the ravine below from her, and the fight will start immediately.
How To Beat Lang-Li-Guhh-Baw
The fight itself isn’t quite as tough as the bosses you faced at the end of the first chapter, so this will feel quite refreshing by all accounts, but don’t underestimate this enemy, as they still have a few cruel tricks they can play on you.
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This boss’s main damage type is lightning damage, which causes shock build-up and slow depletion of health over time when the bar fills. So, it’s best to try and avoid their tongue attacks at all costs.
They’ll likely open things up with a tongue attack, sticking their tongue out in a sweeping motion from left to right.This can be easily avoided by jumping over their tongue or by dodging.
Their melee combos are straightforward and tend to be single swipes or combos of three, finishing with a leaping slam. These are very tame attacks,but you need to watch out for their back kick attackas they can deal a lot of damage, and tend to do this repeatedly if you let them.
Because of this back-kick move in particular, it’s not a good strategy to get behind Lang-Li-Guhh-Baw, as they have a way to flush you out.
Lang-Li-Guhh-Baw also has several rather difficult-to-avoid lightning attacks. One involves casting lightning balls that create dangerous small AOE areas around the battle area, another involves casting a series of projectiles that track the player, and another involves electrifying the water below.
The first two can be avoided with precise dodges, but the surging ground attack is tough to avoid.This is the only time I would advise you to get behind the big frog,as this is a safe place to hide from this attack.
Then, lastly, they have access to a tongue attack that will scoop the player up, and Lang-Li-Guhh-Baw will swallow you, dealing huge damage while you are unable to escape. This one can easily catch you off guard and kill you with no way to respond. So be on the lookout for this.
Quest Rewards
After you defeat Lang-Li-Guhh-Baw, you will gain the following rewards:
How To Craft Medicine & Best Early Recipes
When you receive these rewards, you can head back to the Wolf NPC you talked to before taking on the big ol' frog, and they’ll give you access to the ‘Make Medicines’ tab when visiting any Shrine.
Initially, the player will have access to the following recipes:
Amplification Pellets
Moderately increases critical hit chance
Tiger Subduing Pellets
Moderately increases damage
Ginseng Pellets
Slowly grants focus
Body-Warming Powder
Instantly removes ‘Chilled’ state and increases chill resistance
Antimiasma Powder
Instantly removes ‘Poisioned’ state and increases poison resistance
Shock-Quelling Powder
Instantly removes ‘Shocked’ state and increases Shock resistance
Body-Cooling Powder
Instantly removes ‘Burned’ state and increases burn resistance
Evil Repelling Medicament
Considerably increases damage reduction
Of those listed, the best options that offer more than a situational buff are theAmplification Pellets, the Tiger Subduing Pellets, and the Evil Repelling Medicament.For best results, mix all three for higher critical hit rates, higher damage, and more defensive capabilities.
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An action-RPG set against the backdrop of Chinese mythology, Black Myth: Wukong is a Soulslike adventure game retelling the story of Journey to the West.
