1 All Spell transformations in Black Myth: Wukong 2 All Spirit transformations in Black Myth: Wukong Black Myth: Wukong allows players to shapeshift into some of the bosses they’ve defeated. In this guide, we will cover each one and how to unlock it. Those familiar with Journey to the West, the 16th-century novel that inspired Black Myth: Wukong , will know that Sun Wukong can shapeshift into different creatures.
Game Science has used this intriguing piece of lore and made it into a game mechanic. Black Myth: Wukong features a total of 91 bosses. This includes the difficult Wandering Wight , and the frustrating Whiteclad Noble .
While you can’t transform into all of them, there are certain bosses you can shapeshift into and use their powers. You can use this ability in two primary ways, spells or spirits. Both of these are obtained by defeating bosses.
So, here’s every form the Destined One can shapeshift into. All Spell transformations in Black Myth: Wukong How to unlock: Defeat Guangzhi and pick up his fiery dual blade to unlock the Wolf Guai transformation. Location: Head to Outside the Forest Shrine and travel up the hill through the forest area to reach a small bridge.
Cross the bridge to find Guangzhi’s lair. This is one of the first transformations you will unlock. The light attack, Moon Dance, allows you to throw a barrage of slash attacks while building up Focus .
On the other hand, the heavy attack Moon Chase allows you to launch a series of dash attacks. You can also follow up your dodge with a special heavy attack when at full Focus. How to unlock : Complete the Man-in-Stone side quest.
Location : After defeating King of Flowing Sands and Second Rat Prince in Sandgate Village, find the Squall Hideout Shrine by crossing the rope bridge. Once there, walk down the path heading to the ravine and you’ll see the Man-in-Stone boss. Related: The Azure Dust Spell has a special ability that grants you immunity to all four Banes.
These are the game’s status effects, so you’ll be protected by any of them using this transformation. Other than that, you have a few cool attacks. Your Light Attack, Earth Shatter, has you smash into an enemy thrice with your head.
Mountain Splitter is your Heavy Attack, which has you ram forwards into any enemies in your pathway. You also get a cool spell called Rockfall that can trigger if you build up enough Focus for it. It’ll cause you to jump and crash into the ground for a large AoE attack.
How to unlock : Defeat the Third Rat Prince boss in Chapter Three. Location : First, speak to the rat NPC inside of a house in Sandgate Village in Chapter Two who will tell you to defeat the First and Second Rate Prince bosses. Talk to him again to learn about the Third Rat Prince.
In Chapter Three, complete the prisoner quest and the Great Pagoda Realm wards. Find the Third Rat Prince through a small tunnel where you found the prisoner. The Unique Talent of this spell is its Rage Burst, where each talent level will slightly increase the Scorch damage you deal (it has six ranks in total).
Your Light Attack, Chop Wood, has you slash your blade in front of you, and your Heavy Attack, Blow Fire, makes you breathe fire from your mouth if you hold this attack button down. Fiery Burst is the Spell you gain with Ashen Slumber, and it makes you explode out of your transformation to deal huge AoE damage to nearby enemies. How to unlock : Defeat the Yin Tiger boss in Chapter Three.
Location : After finishing Chen Loong’s side quest, you’ll be able to enter the Painted Realm. This is where you can fight Yin Tiger. The Unique Talent for Ebon Flow grants you Cold Edge, which reduces the cooldown of all your Alteration Spells.
Then your special trait grants you deflection and teleport dash moves. The Light Attack, Onslaught Blade, has you deal slow but devastating swipes that build up your Focus. Rift Cleaver, your Heavy Attack, is a brutal blow that takes a while to charge, but the higher your Focus, the more damage you deal.
Your Spell, Windwalker, will convert all your Focus into swiftness, and any dodges you do turn you into gusts of wind. During the Windwalker state, your Light Attack is called Stormsurge, and it lets you close in on a target to deal a huge blow. How to unlock : Defeat Monk from the Sea boss.
Location : In Chapter Three, find the New Thunderclap Temple and find this boss by walking along the path to your right. While Snow Veil, your Unique Talent, makes each level slightly increase the Frost damage you deal (has six ranks), the Trait you get makes your attacks inflict the Frost Bane on enemies. Tentacle Flick is your Light Attack, which has you hit enemies with your tentacles to build Focus.
Then your Heavy Attack, Tentacle Sweep, is a huge swinging attack that also gains Focus. Your Spell, Ice Sheet, uses all the Focus you have to create a large sheet of ice around you which inflicts the Frost Bane on anyone standing on it. While standing on Ice Sheet you have special Light and Heavy Attacks, Snowball Fight, and Avalanche, respectively.
How to unlock : Complete Chapter Three. Umbral Abyss has the Unique Talent Red Eyes. This slightly increases your attack for a long duration after defeating an enemy and can stack up to 30 times (has two ranks).
Meanwhile, the Transformation’s Trait will inflict Frost Bane with each attack. Your Light Attack has you deal quick slashes with your blade, the final slash dealing even more damage to give you tons of Focus. Your Heavy Attack is a stronger, but slower attack that also gives you Focus.
Cold Heart is your Spell that puts you into the Cold-Hearted state. This state buffs your attacks and allows you to turn into mist whenever you dodge. It also allows you to close the gap on an enemy and deal a huge strike of damage.
How to unlock : Defeat Yellow Loong in Chapter Four. Location : Fight this boss at the Relief of the Fallen Loong Shrine, but you must first get the Loong Scale. This will have you fight the first three Loong bosses.
Lightning Flash, your Unique Talent, increases your invincibility duration while you see through an enemy. Then your Trait allows you to see through enemies and grants immunity to Shock and Thunder Bane attacks. Lightning Dance is your Light Attack, and you can slash foes in quick succession.
Fatal Shadow, your Heavy Attack, has you charge up an attack to deal a fatal strike upon an enemy. Death Trilogy is your Heavy Attack, which replaces Fatal Shadow only if you perform it with at least one Focus Point. You’ll leap into the air to crash down onto an enemy with your Thunder-infused weapon.
Also, if you follow up a Light Attack with a Heavy one, you’ll build up a Focus Point and you can see through an enemy’s move to counter it. How to unlock : Defeat Daoist Mi during Chapter Four. Location : Discover the Purple Cloud Mountain secret area after defeating Venom Daoist twice (once in Pool of Shattered Jade and then in Temple of Yellow Flowers).
You’ll find Daoist Mi here. Filthy Malice, your Unique Talent, increases your Poison damage with each level (has six ranks). Then your Transformation Trait grants Poison immunity, Poison Bane on your attacks, and the Self-Torment ability.
While your Light Attack has you slash your opponent like usual, Self-Torment is your Heavy Attack which lowers your HP slightly to then imbue your blade with up to four larvae to inflict upon your enemies. The Spell Hive Mind allows you to make all the larvae explode to instantly deal damage, which then recovers some of your lost health. You can also make your larvae explode by de-transforming.
How to unlock: Rescue Horse Guai in Chapters One to Five. The Transformation Trait for Dark Thunder grants you Thunder immunity, and all your attacks inflict the Thunder Bane. Lightning Lashes is your Light Attack which lashes the enemy ahead of you to build Focus.
Thunderbolt Sweep, the Heavy Attack, has you successively lash enemies around to give you even more Focus. With your Spell, Lightning Infusion, you’ll go into the Thrilled State after getting your whip infused with Thunder. Thunder Flurry and Thunder Dominion become your Light and Heavy Attacks, respectively.
While Thunder Flurry makes each lash whip call forth a lightning strike, Thunder Dominion conjures a Thunder Formation to intermittently strike enemies within your reach. How to unlock: Find the secret ending and defeat the Stone Monkey final boss. Indestructible, your Unique Talent, immensely increases your resistance against the four Banes.
Then your Trait grants immunity to Shock and Poison, and you can convert Frost and Scorch to empower yourself. Primal Punch is your Light Attack, and it has you unleash a flurry of punches that build up Focus. Then your Heavy Attack, Earthshatter Slam, makes you leap up and crash down onto the enemy while restoring some of your health.
You also get the Spell Monkey Mind, which allows you to cast Spells based on those you have equipped. You can use Rock Slide or Cloud Step, and even A Pluck of Many. When you choose between Immobilize or Ring of Fire, you can imbue your fists with Ice or Fire respectively.
All Spirit transformations in Black Myth: Wukong Spirits are temporary transformations that allow the use of an attack from the boss you defeated, after which the transformation goes away. Only one Spirit can be equipped at a time, which comes with a passive effect that works even when you’re not transformed. Spirits are obtained after defeating certain bosses.
You can absorb these spirits using the Blessed Gourd, which is unlocked after speaking to the wise master on the Snake Trail of the Bamboo Grove. Now that you know how to get every Spell and Spirit Shapeshift in Black Myth: Wukong, try out our other guides that teach you how to level up quickly and which skills from the skill tree are best to unlock..
