The Wandering Wight is an early boss in Black Fable: Wukong and, whereas non-compulsory, can provide you plenty of bother while you first encounter him.
On this Black Fable: Wukong information, we’ll stroll you thru the place you will discover the Wandering Wight, when it is best to try to battle him, and the way to take him down for good.
The place to discover the Wandering Wight in Black Fable: Wukong
The Wandering Wight is an non-compulsory miniboss that hangs out simply after the Outdoors the Forest Shrine in the Forest of Wolves in Black Fable: Wukong’s first chapter. To get to him from the shrine, maintain proper on the path, defeat the wolves, head over the bridge, and search for an open space. You’ll see the Wandering Wight — the massive blue man — roaming round in the clearing, very loosely guarding a cave that leads to the remainder of chapter 1.
When to battle the Wandering Wight in Black Fable: Wukong
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The Wandering Wight is kind of tough in the opening hours of Black Fable: Wukong. That’s partially due to the miniboss’ punishing moveset, nevertheless it’s principally a difficulty together with your restricted stats, expertise, and spells while you first encounter him.
If, for instance, you encounter the Wandering Wight earlier than you’ve unlocked your first Transformation spell, you’re in all probability going to have a foul time. Whereas he’s beatable, he’s very tough, and also you’ll need each accessible trick up your sleeve earlier than going into battle.
As a substitute of going proper to the Wandering Wight, head left from the Outdoors the Forest Shrine and go throughout the higher bridge. Battle the sport’s first actual boss, Guangzhi, to unlock his Transformation, Purple Tides. Upon getting it, you’ll be in a a lot better place to battle the Wandering Wight, as you’ll achieve a second well being bar whereas remodeled.
It’s value noting right here that the Wandering Wight does stay up to its title, and can wander backwards and forwards in the clearing. For those who go round the facet of the space, you may skip the battle totally and are available again later to earn its very highly effective Spirit summon — a system you’ll unlock later in chapter 1.
How to beat the Wandering Wight in Black Fable: Wukong
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The Wandering Wight will actually clap you again to the shrine should you don’t be taught his assaults, so lets begin there:
- Swipe and shuffle combo: The Wandering Wight’s fundamental transfer consists of decreasing itself down and shuffling towards you with its fingers. This capability has a surprisingly wide selection, and circles round the Wandering Wight. Your greatest transfer right here is to both disengage or try to dodge behind the boss.
- Palm earthquake assault: One in all the Wandering Wight’s most harmful strikes is its palm earthquake, which comes in two varieties, each of which have the identical animation. To start out this transfer, the Wandering Wight slams its palm into the floor, creating an eruption round the place it strikes. Typically, that is the place the assault ends. However often, the Wandering Wight will proceed to push his palm into the earth, creating an earthquake that radiates out from the central location three or 4 instances, getting bigger and bigger every time. This assault can cowl a large space, so it’s greatest to run as distant as you may from the Wandering Wight as quickly as you see his hand go down. For those who’re assured in your dodge expertise, you may dodge via every shockwave to get some additional harm on the boss.
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- Stomp combo: The Wandering Wight likes to stomp round as properly. Fortunately, the windup right here could be very lengthy, with the boss lifting its foot up excessive earlier than it begins. Once you see this, again away from the boss, because it has a big space and offers a ton of harm. Watch out participating too shortly, because it’ll generally observe up the assault with extra stomps or perhaps a head slam.
- Leaping stomp: One in all the Wandering Wight’s extra cell strikes, the leaping stomp sees him bounce up into the air and try to squish you. Whereas he does transfer fairly shortly right here — and might leap throughout the enviornment in a single certain — you may inform the assault is coming when his toes totally go away the floor.
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- Hand blast: The Wandering Wight’s hand blast is his most devastating transfer, as the windup is fast and it might deal huge harm. Look ahead to the Wandering Wight to pull its hand again after which push it ahead. This can shoot a large line of power at you, which you’ll both dodge by transferring to the facet or rolling via it at the proper time.
- Operating clap: One other cell transfer, the Wandering Wight will often lean down and put its fingers to the facet. That is the sign that it’s about to cost and clap you. Both run away from the boss instantly or wait till he will get shut and dodge. He has a variant of this transfer the place he’ll run towards you, wiggling his arms wildly, after which slam the earth, however the technique to battle it off is the identical.
- Headbutt: The Wandering Wight will often slam his head into the floor and also you, should you’re in the means. That is one among the boss’ faster strikes, and also you’ll solely have a number of seconds to react. Look ahead to him to pull his head again a bit; while you see this, dodge again instantly.
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The important thing to this battle just isn’t getting hit, which seems like apparent recommendation, however is essential to maintain in thoughts due to how a lot harm the Wandering Wight can inflict in a single assault — sufficient that you just would possibly want two chugs out of your Gourd to get better. Except you’re assured, again away from assaults reasonably than making an attempt to dodge them.
Immobilize and the Purple Tides Transformation are your massive instruments in this battle at this level in the sport. Remodel utilizing Purple Tides as early as doable — though it’s unlikely you’ll get it again except you actually elongate the battle. Construct up your meter whereas remodeled and use your heavy assault to gentle the Wandering Wight on fireplace, which is able to do a major quantity of harm over time. Immobilize is nice as a result of it permits you to deal a bunch of harm whereas staying protected, however it’s going to additionally stagger the boss should you hit him laborious sufficient to break the stun (use a heavy assault with a Focus for this).
Gorgeous the boss or knocking him off his stability is how to win this battle. Use focus-powered heavy strikes each time doable to attempt to push him off his stability. For those who’re fortunate, it’s also possible to lure him to cost into one among the stone poles in the space for a short stun. This can be a nice boon, however not value relying on, as he can simply destroy these pillars together with his earthquake assault.
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The trick of this battle — and that is simply one thing you’ll get a hold for as you battle him — is studying when you may get a number of hits in and while you want to keep again. As you’re studying the battle, keep shut sufficient to him that he doesn’t consistently cost you whereas additionally being far sufficient away which you can escape his different assaults — there’s a center floor right here that you just want to get a really feel for thus you may keep protected.
Once you defeat the Wandering Wight, he’ll drop the Cat’s Eye Beads Curio, some crafting supplies, and the Wandering Wight Spirit. When you’re ready to take up Spirits (don’t fear, you’ll give you the chance to acquire any missed Spirits from any shrine when you achieve the capability later in chapter 1) you’ll give you the chance to briefly rework into the Wandering Wight to dish out a formidable head slam. You’ll additionally get a large increase to your protection each time you will have his spirit geared up, which may actually carry you thru the first three chapters of the sport.
In search of extra assist in your journey as the Destined One? Take a look at our different Black Fable: Wukong guides, which may also help you discover all three hidden bells in chapter 1, sober up the Yellow-Robed Squire in chapter 2, work out how to craft medication, and observe down all of Buddha’s Eyeballs.
