As an excellent action-RPG, Black Myth Wukong offers mountains of variety in the aspects of leveling, itemization, and upgrading skills, spells, spirits, and transformations. Players can choose a combat style that suits their needs. For example, if you want to make it more challenge, then choose an aggressive, high-damage combat style.
Defense, a core stat in the game, aimed to decrease the damage that players will receive. Plenty of tools are on offer for players to upgrade the level of defense, such as the selection of equipments, using passive bonuses.
This article will mainly introduce 6 methods to improve defensive capabilities in the game.
1. Craft And Equip Mythical Armor Sets
- Fortune’s Favor Set: Enhance Defense based on the number of awakened Relic talents
- Bull King Set: 400 total Defense
- Monkey King Set: 326 total Defense
It is undoubtably that equipping Mythical Armor Sets serves as the best way to significantly boost Defense. Besides unique effects and set bonuses, each of them can be upgraded further to enhance Defense at Yin Tiger blacksmith.
Monkey King Set and Bull King Set are two best set in the game, and Fortune’s Favor Set in Chapter 6 is another pleasant choice if you have difficulties to win the previous two.
2. No-Mind Medicament
- No-Mind Medicament: 90 total Defense
No-Mind Medicament is the official name of defensive pills, which is introduced in Chapter 2. It is set to boost Defense by five points permanently individually, and you are allowed to craft up to 18 pills in total, which means you can get up to 90 Defense points.
No-Mind Medicament is required to be made at Xu Dog, who is introduced in Chapter 3, Zodiac Village. And the resource of one Mind Core and a small amount of Will are needed to craft it, which are easily available in the game. With those being equipped and the help of Xu Dog, you can gain permanent defense value.
3. Level Up Passive Survival Skills
- Rough Skin: 60 total Defense
Leveling up passive survivability skills serves as a reliable way to enhance your Defense, which boasts a variety of types and Rough Skin passive skill is the most useful among them.
Rough Skin is separated into 6 ranks, and each rank will promise you a 10-point Defense and consume 2 skill points as a trade.
It is recommended to level it up to the sixth rank as fast as possible. Because the specific operation is relatively simple, so in the early stage of the game can increase your overall combat level.
4. Equip Defensive Curios
- Waterward Orb: Boost Defense When In Water
- Gold Spikeplate: 32 Defense
- Agate Jar: 14 Defense
Curios in Black Myth Wukong play a role of talismans or amulets, providing kinds of passive bonuses to The Destined One. In the early stage of the game, players are allowed to equip two Curios, but with the game pushing forward, the quantity can be expanded to three.
Waterward Orb, Gold Spikeplate, and Agate Jar are the best choices for increasing Defense points, which will offer a total Defense bonus of over 60 if all of them have been successfully equipped.
5. Use Specific Staves That Boost Defense
- Cloud-Patterned Stone Staff: 30 Defense
- Staff of Blazing Karma: 40 Defense
To our surprise, specific weapons are also designed to upgrade Defense significantly. For players who like a defensive play style, this is undoubtedly a pleasant surprise.
The two staffs mentioned above not only have defensive attributes but also have their own inherent offensive attributes. For players who are desperate for ultimate tank build, Staff of Blazing Karma will be a feasible option. But it is important to remember that you need to coordinate their two attributes in different situations so that you can give full play to their value.
6. Equip Spirits For Passive Defensive Bonuses
- Wandering Wight Spirit: 30 Defense
The last method comes to spirit mechanic of the game. Equipping spirits typically promise kinds of passive bonuses, and for those spirits of high rarity, they also grant players high Defense.
Wandering Wight spirit serves as the first choice, which could be embraced in Chapter 1 by defeating notorious Wandering Wight optional boss. Moreover, the 30 Defense points it grants are also pretty generous after making a specific comparison.
The above are the six methods for increasing Defense in Black Myth Wukong. When fighting certain bosses, defense is more important than mechanics. Thanks for reading.
