One of the best weapons you can get early in Black Myth: Wukong is the Loongwreathe Staff, but the materials needed to craft it can be tough to track down. You need to beat two secret bosses first, and they don’t go down easy.
Black Myth: Wukong may be a bit of a linear action game, but it’s steeped in secrets. Among said secrets are hidden bosses that relinquish exceptionally rare materials when defeated. Chances are, you know about the Loongwreathe Staff because you may have already tracked down one of its boss-exclusive materials and don’t know where the other one is.
How to unlock the hidden boss fights
There are two bosses you need to beat for the Loongwreathe Staff materials in Black Myth: Wukong. Both are bosses that require the Loong Scales to find. If you don’t have the scales, be sure to check out our guide on how to get them into your inventory.
Long story short, you need to fight the First Prince of Flowing Sands in Chapter Two. Lure the boss to attack the nearby wall covered in markings, which will open the path to a room with the Loong Scales in a chest. To use the scales, find the boss doors hidden by a waterfall or flowing sand wall and press the action button when prompted.
For the staff, we’ll need to track down two of the game’s hidden dragon bosses: Black Loong and Red Loong.
Where to find the Black Loong hidden boss in Black Myth: Wukong
The first boss you can track down after you get the Loong Scales is the Black Loong. You’ll find his arena near the ‘Rockrest Flat’ Keeper’s Shrine in the Fright Cliffs of Chapter Two. This is the same Shrine that’s near both the Stone Vanguard boss fight and the chanting Buddha heads whose eyeballs are ripe for the plucking.
The entrance to Black Loong’s arena is behind a wall of falling sand at the top of a staircase near the shrine. From the Keeper’s Shrine, go right and climb to the top.
Black Loong is a dragon-like boss who wields two maces that generate lightning. Watch out for area-of-effect (AoE) attacks when he slams the two maces together. It’s paramount that you avoid the leap since it can result in a massive AoE explosion of electricity. After losing around 30% health, Black Loong will stop and appear to exhale electricity. This is the start of a loooong rhythm-based shockwave attack. I suggest rolling to the side to dodge the waves. If you’re having trouble, try buying or crafting the medicine Shock-Quelling Powder.
Defeating Black Loong rewards you with a Loong Pearl, a Mind Core, Will, and two Refined Iron Sand. Inside the chest that appears when he’s beaten is the first item we need for the Loongwreathe Staff: Thunderbone.
Where to find the Red Loong hidden boss in Black Myth: Wukong
The second hidden boss is behind a waterfall in Chapter One. You may, in fact, find this fight a bit easier than Black Loong. If the latter is having his way with you, there’s no shame in taking a break to wail on his fellow dragon for a while.
Return to the Keeper’s Shrine ‘Outside the Forest’ in the Forest of Wolves region in Chapter One. Take the path forward but turn left at the first fork in the road.
Travel along the trail but take a sharp left up the hill when you get to the next fork separated by a chest.
Follow the path up and around until you see a path to the left adorned on each side by lanterns. Go in this direction, and use the Loong Scales on the waterfall near the pond.
Red Loong is far more dragon-like than Black Loong. It doesn’t use weapons, relying on its tail and claws to dish out damage. At times, it’ll leap into the air to hit you with a blast of electricity. Again, the Shock-Quelling Powder can help dissipate shock damage. Red Loong can be staggered easily, causing it to drop and flail on the ground. Use this chance to do as much damage as possible and then run once it starts getting up. It’ll respond with a massive AoE attack when it does.
On defeat, Red Loong drops two Yaguai Cores, Will, a Mind Core, and a Loong Pearl. Check the chest that appears to get the second material required for the staff: Thunder Tail. You also get the Boshan Censer Curio, which offers “considerable” damage reduction after your healing gourd is empty.
How to craft the Loongwreathe Staff
You craft the Loongwreathe Staff in the same way all weapons are made: the Keeper’s Shrine. Return to a shrine and navigate to the ‘Craft Weapons’ menu in the ‘Craft’ tab. You’ll find the staff recipe in the Willow Wood Staff tree.
To craft the Loongwreathe Staff, you need:
- Thunder Tail
- Thunderbone
- Refined Iron Sand x4
- 21,000 Will
The staff deals 70 base damage, but has a unique effect that increases the damage dealt by all Pillar Stance moves.
Published: Aug 28, 2024 03:59 pm