Boost your stats against Black Myth: Wukong’s many bosses with these excellent Pills
Wondering what the best Pills are in Black Myth: Wukong?In order to go toe-to-toe with the many Yaoguai that Black Myth: Wukong throws at you, your Destined One needs a solid array of stats, which sometimes need to be updated with the occasional medicinal boost. Pills, the game’s term for stat-boosting and healing items, are invaluable when it comes to surviving any of the107 bossesthat stand between you and Sun Wukong’s reincarnation.
You can craft Pills at any of the game’sKeeper’s Shrines, or by visiting Xu Dog, your friendly neighbourhood medicine dealer who also sells formulas. Pills are also divided between Mortal Medicines, which confer temporary benefits, and Celestial Medicines, which permanently increase your stats. In this guide, we’ll cover both types, breaking down the best Pills in Black Myth: Wukong to ensure that you always have a steady repertoire of medicine at your disposal.
Best Celestial Medicines in Black Myth: Wukong
When it comes to the best Celestial Medicines in Black Myth: Wukong, the answer is relatively simple - theFive Skandhas Pill, which increases all of your attributes all at once, is the cream of the crop. You can get it by checking ourSkandha location guide, which outlines the details of all of these elusive items' locations.
Aside from the Five Skandhas Pill, theCelestial Jade Lotus Pill,Celestial Nonary Pill, andCelestial Taiyi Pillare the best Celestial medicines. These pills respectively increase your Maximum Health, Maximum Stamina, and Maximum Mana, and are found scattered about each of the game’s Chapters. Xu Dog unfortunately can’t craft any of these, but he can make their lesser forms - theJade Lotus Pill,Taiyi Pill, andNonary Pill. He’ll need 3 Mind Core and 540 Will to make the Jade Lotus Pill, and 2 Mind Core and 360 Will to make the other two.
Mortal medicines in Black Myth: Wukong are a bit more complicated than their Celestial counterparts, as there are several to choose from. The following five are our favourites.
Life-Saving Pills are relatively easy to craft, and I had a plethora of them stocked up by the time I reached the end of Chapter 6. These Pills are great not only for refilling your health bar, but also for removing Bane states instantly. You can only carry a single Life-Saving Pill at a time, alas, so you’ll have to rely on more mundane methods of removing Banes most of the time, like your standard Body-Cooling Powder, Shock-Quelling Powder, etc. But for a quick pick-me-up and negative status removal in the middle of a boss fight, the Life-Saving Pill is a superb one to pop.
Longevity Decoctions are nice standbys that you’ll rely on throughout Black Myth: Wukong. You get them nice and early right after you help Xu Dog in Chapter 2, and you can build up a collection every time you visit the vulpine merchant in the Zodiac Village. (See ourChen Loong questline guidefor advice on finding Xu Dog, winning him over, and unlocking the village.) They’re perfect for a health boost before a lengthy combat, or even for a handy buffer mid-boss battle.
The ultimate in upping your attack, Loong Aura Amplification Pellets will make boss battles noticeably easier thanks to a stellar damage boost. Xu Dog only begins selling the formula for this Pill near the end of the game during Chapter 5, but you can find it ahead of time in Chapter 4 in a chest under theScorpionlord. It’s a worthy reward for enduring the painful battle that he provides!
If you’re a heavy Spell user who can’t bear to wait through a cooldown before spamming your next Immobilize, the Septenary Heartfire Pill is a fine choice. Just be aware that this Pill doesn’t replenish Mana, only Spell cooldowns. If you’re going to use this, it’s best to combine it with a nice Mana-replenishing Soak, like the Turtle Tear, which you’ll get as a reward after beatingApramāṇa Batand picking up the turtle’s fallen teardrop in Chapter 3.
This isn’t classified as a Mythical medicine for nothing - the Soul Remigration Pill gives you an extra life, letting you die once before coming back to continue the fight with replenished health. Unfortunately, Xu Dog will only craft these inNew Game+ mode, which is a bummer. But you can grab one of these excellent Pills in Chapter 4 after unlocking the “Court of Illumination” Keeper’s Shrine in the Temple of Yellow Flowers, in the same arena where you fightVenom Daoistfor a second time.
That’s a wrap on the best Pills in Black Myth: Wukong. For more on stat-boosting items, take a look at our guide to thebest Gourds, thebest armor, and thebest weapons. And you can always head over to ourBlack Myth: Wukong walkthrough hubfor a detailed look at everything you need to do to complete the six huge Chapters of this thrilling game.
