Ready to face one of the most formidable foes in the world of Black Myth: Wukong? The Stone Vanguard is a towering, rock-based Yaoguai King that will test your skills, patience, and strategy. But don't worry, with this comprehensive, step-by-step guide, you'll be able to locate and conquer this monstrous boss. Let's begin our journey!
Step 1: Get Ready to Rumble!
Before you even think about stepping into the Stone Vanguard's arena, you need to be prepared. This isn't a foe you can just stumble upon and expect to beat without a little foresight. So, take a moment and let me ask you: Have you upgraded your gear and honed your skills? If you haven't, this is your chance to get ready. The right preparation can turn a seemingly impossible fight into a glorious victory.
Upgrade Your Gear: The Stone Vanguard is a physical powerhouse. Focus on crafting and upgrading your armor set to increase your physical damage resistance. The Ebongold armor set is a great choice at this stage of the game. Don't forget to upgrade your staff as well, like the Twin Serpent Staff, to maximize your damage output.
Stock Up on Consumables: You'll want a full gourd of healing drinks and some useful medicines. Consider crafting Evil Repelling Medicament if you have the recipe from previous boss fights, as it can help with resistances.
Master Your Spells and Abilities: Practice your dodging and parrying. The Stone Vanguard's attacks are heavy and have large Area of Effect (AoE) potential. Your Cloud Step spell will be incredibly useful for quick evasion.
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| How To Find Stone Vanguard Wukong |
Step 2: Journey to Fright Cliff
The Stone Vanguard is a mandatory boss in Chapter 2 of Black Myth: Wukong. You'll find it in the Fright Cliff region, which is a part of the larger Yellow Wind Ridge area.
QuickTip: Focus more on the ‘how’ than the ‘what’.
Sub-heading: Starting Point - Sandgate Village Your adventure to the Stone Vanguard begins after you've progressed through Sandgate Village. You'll need to defeat the King of Flowing Sand and the Second Rat Prince to advance. After this fight, you'll see a large door that requires two key items to open. One of them is the Sterness of Stone, which is exactly what the Stone Vanguard drops!
Sub-heading: Navigating the Path From the arena where you fought the King of Flowing Sand and the Second Rat Prince, look for a bridge on your right. Cross this bridge to enter the Fright Cliff region. As you navigate this area, you'll encounter various enemies. Stay vigilant and make your way through until you reach the Rockrest Flat area.
Step 3: Finding the Arena and the Boss
Once you reach the Rockrest Flat area, you're close. This is where the landscape starts to feel a bit more rugged and rocky.
Sub-heading: Spotting the Archway In the Rockrest Flat, look for a large rock archway on the left wall. Head through this archway, and you will enter a large, open field. You'll notice some floating rocks in the distance. As you approach them, a cutscene will trigger, and the floating rocks will coalesce to form the imposing Stone Vanguard. The fight is about to begin!
Step 4: The Showdown - How to Defeat the Stone Vanguard
Now for the main event! The Stone Vanguard is a challenging boss, but it has predictable patterns and weaknesses.
QuickTip: Repetition reinforces learning.
Sub-heading: Learn its Attack Patterns
Ground Slams: The Stone Vanguard loves to slam its massive arms down, creating a shockwave. This is its most common attack. Watch for the wind-up and use Cloud Step to dodge out of the way.
Tremor Attacks: It will also stomp the ground repeatedly, causing tremors. Again, dodge is your best friend here.
Rock Minions: One of its most unique attacks is when it taps the ground repeatedly with one arm. This summons a horde of exploding rock minions that will burrow up from the ground and launch themselves at you. Keep your distance and be ready to constantly evade.
Leaps: The Stone Vanguard will often leap towards you and slam down. This is a great opportunity to get some hits in if you can successfully dodge the landing.
Sub-heading: Your Strategy for Success
Stay Mobile: Never stay in one place for too long. Use Cloud Step and your normal dodges to constantly move around the arena.
Punish Its Recoveries: The Stone Vanguard's attacks often leave it open for a short period. After it performs a heavy slam or a leaping attack, that's your window to land a few hits. Use your Pillar Thrust heavy attacks to stagger it.
Mind the Minions: When it summons the rock minions, your priority is to avoid their explosions. Don't get greedy with damage; focus on survival during this phase.
Consider the Secret Method: Did you know there's a secret way to cheese this boss? Before you engage the Stone Vanguard, there's a large rock on the left side of the arena. If you have collected all six Buddha Eyeballs from the Fright Cliff region, you can interact with this rock to summon the even more powerful Shigandang boss. Shigandang will fight and defeat the Stone Vanguard for you! Be warned, though, after the fight, Shigandang will turn on you, and that is a much tougher battle.
Step 5: Claim Your Reward
Once you have successfully defeated the Stone Vanguard (either on your own or with a little help!), you will be rewarded with the following:
Sterness of Stone: This is the key item you need to progress.
Mind Core x1
Yaoguai Core x2
Experience and Will
Congratulations, you have now found and defeated the Stone Vanguard! You can use the Sterness of Stone to open the locked door and continue your epic journey.
Related FAQs
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Here are 10 related questions to help you on your quest.
How to find the Rockrest Flat Shrine? The Rockrest Flat Shrine is located in the Fright Cliff region, just before you enter the Stone Vanguard's arena. You'll want to find it to rest and prepare before the fight.
How to get the Sterness of Stone? You get the Sterness of Stone by defeating the Stone Vanguard boss in Chapter 2 of Black Myth: Wukong.
How to open the big gate in Sandgate Village? To open the big gate in Sandgate Village, you need to collect two key items: the Sterness of Stone and the Keeness of Tiger. The Sterness of Stone is obtained from the Stone Vanguard, and the Keeness of Tiger is from the Tiger Vanguard.
How to get the Buddha Eyeballs? There are six Buddha Eyeballs scattered around the Fright Cliff region, usually found on top of Buddha statue heads. You can find them on the path to the Squall Hideout Shrine, on a ruin, and near the Rockrest Flat Shrine.
How to summon the Shigandang boss? You can summon the Shigandang boss in the Stone Vanguard's arena by collecting all six Buddha Eyeballs and interacting with the large carved rock on the left side of the arena before you start the fight with the Stone Vanguard.
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How to beat the Stone Vanguard easily? The easiest way is to use the secret method: collect all six Buddha Eyeballs and summon the Shigandang boss to fight it for you. If you want to beat it on your own, focus on dodging its AoE attacks and punishing its long recovery times.
How to craft the Ebongold Armor set? Armor sets in Black Myth: Wukong are often crafted after defeating specific enemies or bosses. You'll need to acquire the recipes and gather the necessary materials to craft the Ebongold set at a Shrine.
How to use the Sterness of Stone? Once you have both the Sterness of Stone and the Keeness of Tiger, you can use them at the tallies in Sandgate Village to activate a large door and progress to the next area.
How to find the Tiger Vanguard? The Tiger Vanguard is located in the Crouching Tiger Temple, which is also in Chapter 2. You can reach it by going left from the Second Prince's arena instead of right towards the Fright Cliff.
How to upgrade weapons and armor? You can upgrade your weapons and armor at any of the Keeper Shrines. You'll need to use your accumulated Will and other crafting materials to improve your gear's stats and bonuses.
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