7 Best Weapons For New Game Plus In Black Myth: Wukong

Black Myth: Wukong has a challenging and fun main story, and once it’s done, players can tackle it again with better equipment in New Game+. When you restart your game, you’ll retain all weapons, armor, Gourds, and curios, so you’ll be well-off starting out again. No matter how thoroughly you searched in your first playthrough, it’s likely that you missed some secrets, or even the secret ending, so NG+ is a good time for you to explore and discover everything the game has to offer.

While you do retain a lot of the items you found in your first playthrough, picking the best weapons for New Game+ is important for starting your run off right. New Game+ adds increased difficulty and new weapons to collect, while also giving you the ability to upgrade your armor at shrines. There are a few weapons that stand out above the rest for a New Game+ run. To start an NG+ playthrough, select “Continue Journey” on the main menu after beating the game for the first time.

7 Staff of Blazing Karma

Smash Stance Users Can Take Advantage Of This Staff’s Lava Burst Ability

The Staff of Blazing Karma can be crafted after finding three Samhadi Fire Crystals after fighting the Flint Chief, Flint Vanguard, and Mother of Flamlings Yaoguai Chief in Chapter Five. This staff’s high attack stat makes it pretty powerful on its own, but if you’re using the Smash Stance, it’s even better. When using Smash Stance and you use a heavy attack that costs three or more Focus Points, a large burst of lava erupts from the ground around the Destined One.

This AoE hazard, when combined with the staff’s already-high attack stat, makes you a formidable foe against any enemy. The staff also provides 10 burn resistance, which will help against any flame-using boss, like the Black Bear Guai fight. As long as you have the materials to craft it, you should be able to grab this staff before you even reach NG+, making it a great weapon to start your second Cycle with.

6 Golden Loong Staff

For Pillar Stance Users, This Staff Deals Increased Damage And Summons Thunder

The Golden Loong Staff can be crafted as an upgrade to the Loongwreathe Staff at a shrine after beating the Cyan Loong, one of four Loong bosses in Black Myth: Wukong. The staff’s passive is that it increases the damage done by Pillar Stance attacks, and can also summon a Loong to cast the Thunder spell at a target of any heavy Pillar Stance attacks that cost three or four focus points.

This staff is also available before NG+ as long as you complete the other Loong boss fights in previous chapters. It’s pretty good for the mid-game, but in NG+ it’s quickly outscaled by other options. If you’re a Pillar Stance enjoyer, however, it’ll remain consistent as long as you’re using heavy attacks to proc the Thunder attack. Thunder will apply shock to enemies, allowing you to stagger them more easily and take advantage of their stunned state to do devastating damage.

5 Stormflash Loong Staff

Despite A High Base Attack And Thunder On Cooldown, This Staff Comes With A Drawback

The Stormflash Loong Staff is a NG+ exclusive in Black Myth: Wukong. It deals massive damage thanks to its base attack stat, and also does Thunder damage, which staggers and reduces the Qi of enemies as you hit them. However, this extra damage effect only triggers if you’re Shocked while you hit, making this a very glass-cannon weapon. If you want to take advantage of this staff’s unique abilities, check out w0lf’s Den‘s build guide on YouTube.

The vulnerability this staff requires can be further taken advantage of with good armor, particularly the Yaksha Outrage Armor set that can be obtained in Chapter Five. This set of armor increases your damage as your health gets lower, so if you’re a player who likes to live on the edge, this set and weapon will pair nicely with a risky playstyle. If you wear all four pieces of the armor set, you’ll further increase the damage you deal and take, so if you’re interested in a NG+ playthrough with an even higher challenge level, this is the weapon for you.

4 Chitin Staff

Sweet, Delicious Health Recovery To Keep You Alive For The Long Game

The Chitin Staff heals you slightly each time you hit an enemy with a Charged Attack, scaling with the number of Focus Points that the attack costs. This is a pretty simple weapon and should be obtained early on by upgrading the base staff weapon, making it a reliable choice while you’re still figuring out your build.

While the attack and crit chance of this weapon is relatively low, this is less relevant than the staff’s healing ability. Most players prefer the high-attack, fast-paced gameplay that weapons like the Stormflash Loong Staff provide, but for some, slow and steady is the name of their game. If you’re not sure how to start out your NG+ run, the Chitin Staff will help you tough it out through the higher-difficulty fights the game throws your way.

3 Visionary Centipede

More Health Regeneration, But This Time With Added Healing If Your Enemy Is Poisoned

Visionary Centipede Staff works basically the same as the Chitin Staff, but even more extra healing is proc’d if your enemy is poisoned when you hit them with the attack. This makes transformations that inflict poison, like Poison Claw, particularly helpful for applying poison onto enemies so you can heal up. Again, while the Visionary Centipede Staff isn’t the strongest weapon in the game, it’s such a good way to win tough fights through attrition and patience rather than sheer force.

With a slightly higher attack and crit chance bonus, this staff is a step up from the Chitin Staff in just about every area. Its healing output is higher on the whole and fits more synergistically with a poison build. Upgrading your Chitin Staff to the Visionary Centipede staff increases your staying power, and costs a few boss materials and Will, but nothing too complex to gather.

2 Adept Spine-Shooting Fuban Staff

Only Craftable In New Game+, This Staff Provides HP Regen And Increased Crit

For a final upgrade to the Chitin Staff, the Adept Spine-Shooting Fuban Staff has the same effect as the others in its line while also providing extra damage output. On top of healing provided upon the hit of a Heavy Attack, scaling with how many Focus Points the attack cost, this staff also shoots out spines that hit nearby enemies. This small burst of damage can be the difference between life or death for your enemies, and free damage is free damage.

The passive on this staff doesn’t require any sort of extra status to be applied to yourself or the enemy, making it a bit more versatile than the Visionary Centipede Staff. Additionally, it comes with a whopping 25% boost to critical hit chance, making it one of the highest crit-rate weapons in the game. If you’re looking for a staff that doesn’t require too much setup or specific gameplay styles, the Adept Spine-Shooting Fuban Staff is the one for you.

1 Jingubang

An All-Rounder With High Spell Uptime And Critical Hit Chance

Jingubang Staffis a powerful end-game weapon that boasts an impressive 135 to attack and an increase to critical hit chance of six percent. This means that Jingubang turns you into a crit-hitting, spell-casting machine, allowing you to deal high amounts of damage and put yourself in an advantageous position for any heavy attacks you’d like to use. When paired with the Monkey King armor set, the weapon will also increase your critical hit chance after casting a spell, and reduce the cooldown for your spells as well.

You can only acquire this weapon by defeating four bosses in Chapter Six: Gold Armored Rhino, Cloudtreading Deer, Feng-Tail General, and Emerald-Armed Mantis. After these bosses have been killed, head to the Water Curtain Cave, which is north of the Mantis-Catching Swamp waypoint. As long as you have all four pieces of the armor set equipped, approaching the staff in the cave should trigger a cutscene, giving you Jingubang afterward.

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