Black Myth: Wukong Features a lot of bosses, including Elder Jinchi early in Chapter 1, whose heavy attacks can be difficult to stop if you’re not prepared. Those who have made it through most of the enemies in the game may find Jinchi to be their first real challenge. This fight can be made much easier by engaging with different mechanics that help you plan for the battle.
When you explore the Black Wind Mountain area, you Have to ring three bells In the area, which are all guarded by powerful bosses. From the fiery warrior Guangzhi to the serpentine whiteclad noble in Black Myth: WukongThe enemies are tough in their own right. By the time you reach Elder Jinchi, you should have a solid understanding of the game’s combat due to the challenges the enemies present.
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How to prepare against Elder Jinchi
Craft armor and get different magic
You should try to Gain the immobilize spell And Defeat optional enemies for transformation Before taking on senior Jinchi. transformations in Black Myth: Wukong Allows you to temporarily turn into a former boss, giving you special moves that can deal significant damage. While transformed, attacks that hit you do not drain your health, but rather reduce the total time you remain transformed.
Immobilize is a spell that drains a lot of mana in exchange for freezing an enemy or boss in place. Doing this to Elder Jinchi gives you a chance to deal free damage, especially with charged heavy attacks. Light attack combos that help regain focus are useful to try while Jinchi is immobilized, as they will help build continuous damage while restoring other resources.
Focus is spent on empowering different techniques in various combat stances. Moves enhanced by spent focus will sometimes stagger or stack even bosses while dealing large damage.
Before you ring the final bell that takes you to Elder Jinchi, you should consider crafting armor Black Myth: Wukong To raise your defenses. A new staff that does higher damage can also be crucial, as the Elder has some of the highest health among the enemies you’ve seen in the game up to this point.
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Try to explore the area before the boss gate, which leads to Elder Jinchi as well. The small outer zone contains several chests with some loot, including Guanyin’s Prayer Beads, a powerful piece of equipment. This gear has high defense and allows you to increase your health and mana when you absorb any amount of ​​will.
How to defeat Elder Jinchi
Take down minions and recognize patterns
Elder Jinchi is very similar to the optional wandering far boss in Black Myth: Wukong You may have already been beaten in Chapter 1. Unlike the stone statue, Jinchi moves a bit faster, with attacks that are harder to dodge. The Elder is also supported by a lot of zombie-like minions that try to swarm and overwhelm you any chance they get.
A good strategy for this fight is to Defeat the minions to regain small amounts of health As you battle Jinchi. Although you only get back sleeves of HP, defeating a large group of minions with a wide sweep of your staff can restore a good chunk of health. This will give you a chance to survive longer and have more chances to take down the boss.
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Senior Jinchi move list |
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Fist Strike Combo |
Elder Jinchi dives forward towards her, swinging his fists back and forth to try to hit her with close range strikes. |
The attacks can go together in long or short attack strings, so pay attention to where a fist is swinging and dodge in the opposite direction. |
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Deadly Stomp |
Raising a foot up, Elder Jinchi stomps the ground, creating a small shockwave AoE on impact. |
Dodge to the opposite side of whichever foot is raised, and run away a bit to avoid the AoE. |
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Earthquake |
Elder Jinchi gathers energy before slamming both hands into the ground, causing rocks to float in the air. The boss digs his fists further, causing a huge AoE shockwave. |
The boss can do this attack one to three times in a row with his hands on the ground, so simply run away from the AoE range until the attack comes. |
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Energy palm |
Elder Jinchi, gathering energy in his right hand, thrusts his palm forward, creating a beam of energy that runs in a line to hit her from a distance. |
Recognize the build-up for this move, then quickly dodge to your right as the energy is released for the attack to avoid it. |
As you can see in the above video by YouTube creator EsotericElder Jinchi will occasionally float in the air glowing while in a praying pose. You cannot attack the boss while he is in this state, but the minions become supercharged with explosive energy. Avoid minions during this phaseAs everyone will explode if they manage to get near her while Jinchi levitates.
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Rewards for defeating Elder Jinchi
Win the first ship on a long journey
Taking down Elder Jinchi will play a short cutscene where you are transported back to an area near the Whiteclad Noble’s boss arena. Here, you can Interact with the corpse of a wolf hanging from a nearby tree. Doing this will cause the body to disappear, however Reward her with the Fireproof MantleThe first vessel you receive Black Myth: Wukong.
The Fireproof Mantle has a variety of unique effects, including:
- Significant increase to burn resistance
- Immunity to scorch damage when in lava-covered terrain
- (When activated) grants burn immunity and causes focus to gradually increase over a short period of time
This item will help you throughout the rest of your journey, especially against some of the other bosses found in Chapter 1. Those who beat Elder Jinchi in Black Myth: Wukong Also win 2,000 will, which can be spent on different upgrades to prepare for other fights in the story.
Source: Esoteric / YouTube
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August 20, 2024
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Game science
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Game science
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B for adults 17+ // blood, violence