Black Myth: Wukong is the latest action RPG to take the world by storm, complete with some excellent boss fights and some tight gameplay. These bosses can be challenging and really test your skills to the max. Fret not though, our boss guides can help you get through even the toughest challenges that Wukong throws at you.
Where is the Lingxuzi fight?
Lingxuzi is a compulsory boss, found just past the Guanyin Temple, in the Forest of Wolves area. You can Fast Travel there from the Shrine by picking “Guanyin Temple”. Once you’ve arrived, head up the steps ahead, approach the foe, and lets jump right into it.
Here’s our strategy for defeating Lingxuzi:
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Okay, big boss time. Although Lingxuzi is the largest boss we’ve faced up until now, he’s also the easiest to beat. His moves are well-telegraphed and he has obvious wind-ups that can easily be avoided. As long as you’re smart and don’t try to rush the fight. Every fight will begin the same way; Lingxuzi will charge down at you and hit with a diving paw strike. Lock-on with the right analog stick and dodge past the two strikes. Immediately use Immobilize. Hit with a free Light Combo (with a bonus if you’re wearing the full Pilgrim Armour set) and lets prepare to fight properly. The reason why we always start the fight with this is because for these longer boss fights, the Cooldown will usually reset mid-fight or toward the end, allowing us to use Immobilize again. The key to this fight is watching Lingxuzi’s paws. He’ll usually lift one of his paws in the air momentarily before swiping, allowing you to dodge out the way. There’s also a Jumping Attack, where he’ll slam down with his paws. Simply dodge-roll back through this. Furthermore, the rolling move will see him sprint to the outskirts of the arena, and then roll toward you again, ending with a swipe. You want to keep a distance for this one. When Lingxuzi raises a paw to lick himself, this is when you want to strike or use Immobilize for maximum efficiency.
if you defeated the Optional Boss Gaungzhi before, using Red Tides is incredibly useful. You want to make sure you hit the Heavy Attacks, rather than the Light Attack, simply because it involves Teleporting toward Lingxuzi and he’s an elusive foe so the Light Attacks (which have awful range) won’t do much. If you’re lucky, you may even inflict Burn for a while if you keep pummelling away. When Lingxuzi is down to around 75% health, Lingxuzi will also use the rooftops to try and trick you, moving about the arena.
This is also a cue for a few more attacks to join his arsenal when he returns to the arena, including a biting strike where he’ll turn his head to the side and slide forward. You can dodge-roll through to the side and get a bonus few hits in here. When he roars, make sure you back up to avoid the Shockwave that’ll disorientate you for a few seconds. Finally, watch out for the Jumping Attack, where he’ll jump up and follow it with the Rolling strike we saw earlier in the fight. Bide your time, dodge at the last second and follow-up with a strike. Be sure to use Immobilize every chance you can, but cleverly use it when he’s just finished an attack to get the most out of this one. Eventually, he’ll go down. |
Final Tips
Lingxuzi has some tough strikes, and it likes to disorientate by moving around the arena too, which can be a bit of a pain to deal with. However, it does have obvious weaknesses you can exploit, especially using the above tips. When you defeat Lingxuzi, you’ll gain 1x Grey Wolf Mask, 1049x Exp, 688x Will, 1x Stone Spirit and 1x Mind Core. And just like that, the fight will be done!
Beating Lingxuzi is a solid effort and hopefully the guide above should make your life a little easier. Have you beaten this boss? Got some tips that we’ve missed off from this guide that we should include? Let us know in the comments below!