Staffs are your main weapon in Black Myth: Wukong. These staffs are all inspired by Sun Wukong’s famous pillar/staff in Journey to the West. The rarity of the staffs ranges from common to epic to mythic. While the best staff in the game may not be enough to secure an easy victory, it will certainly help you on your journey.
Each stick has a unique effectthe linchpin of the staff’s effectiveness. Some staffs require materials like Spider Legs, Poisonous Hair, or Samadhi Wind Agate. Other staffs are obtained after defeating bosses, and some others have additional stats like defense. Regardless of how you obtain the staff, some excel at others in terms of strength and unique effects.
S-rod
Mythical and legendary staffs
Not surprisingly, the best bars are those with the highest rarity, namely Mythical and legendary. You may not be able to use these staffs when fighting bosses like Black Bear Guai in Black Myth: Wukongbut as the game progresses, these are the sticks you should hunt before any others.
Their unique effects, attacks, and other advantages make them outshine all other staffs. This list includes the Jingubang Staff, Sun Wukong’s iconic weapon, as seen on ScereBro PSNU’s YouTube channel.
|
staff |
rarity |
attack |
Unique effect |
Additional benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jingubang Employees |
Mythical |
135 |
The 4th focus point display no longer empties over time. After casting a spell, the chance of a critical hit increases moderately for a short time. When a critical hit is scored, the cooldown of all spells is slightly reduced. |
Critical hit chance: 6% |
|
Golden Loong Staff |
Mythical |
108 |
Moderately increases the damage of all moves in Pillar Stance. A Loong can be summoned to cast Thunder on the enemy with heavy attacks in Pillar Stance that cost 3 or 4 Focus. |
N/A |
|
Spiked shaft staff |
Legendary |
80 |
Gain continuous focus for a brief moment after seeing through the enemy. |
N/A |
|
Staff of Blazing Karma |
Legendary |
100 |
Charged heavy attacks in Smash Stance that cost over 3 focus points cause a lava effect on the ground. |
Defense: 40 Fire resistance: 10 |
A-Bar
Legendary and Epic Staffs
The A-staff may not be the best, but they are among the best employees in Black Myth: Wukong. With Legendary or epic rarityThese staffs offer powerful and useful bonuses. Some staffs, such as the Chu-Bai Spear, are suitable for certain stances in Black Myth: Wukong while others, like the Spider Celestial Staff shown in Ditech Gaming’s YouTube video, have a higher critical hit chance.
If you don’t like the unique effects of the S-Bar, you’ll definitely find what you’re looking for in the A-Bar.
|
staff |
rarity |
attack |
Unique effect |
Additional benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Spider Sky Staff |
Legendary |
85 |
When you successfully hit with a charged heavy attack, each focus point restores a small amount of health. While poisoned, hits inflict Poison Curse on the enemy. |
Critical hit chance: 12% |
|
Visionary centipede staff |
Legendary |
90 |
Upon a successful hit with a charged heavy attack, each focus point slightly restores health, and if the enemy is poisoned, the recovery is greatly increased. |
Critical hit chance: 10% |
|
Chu-Bai Spear |
epos |
75 |
Incorporate spear techniques into light attack combos and increase the damage caused by thrusting stance moves. |
N/A |
|
Chitin rod |
epos |
80 |
When you successfully hit with a charged heavy attack, each focus point spent slightly restores health. |
Critical hit chance: 5% |
B-Stab
Epic and rare staves
The rarity of B-Stabs ranges from Epic to rare and will likely accompany you on a large part of your journey. They aren’t too bad, as they all deal decent damage. They can serve you well as you collect and craft higher-level staves.
For example, the Cloud Pattern Stone Staff’s defense buff can help with blocking and parrying in Black Myth: Wukong. This list also includes a difficult-to-collect staff called the Loongwreathe Staff, which is shown in Concon’s YouTube video.
|
staff |
rarity |
attack |
Unique effect |
Additional benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kang-Jin Staff |
epos |
70 |
A punishing downpour deals thunder damage to the enemy instead of area damage. |
Critical hit chance: 6% |
|
Loongwreathe Staff |
epos |
70 |
Moderately increases the damage of all moves in the pillar stance. |
N/A |
|
Rat-wise Staff |
epos |
66 |
The fourth move of the Light Attack Combo and Mobile Staff Spin can create a whirlwind of sand, increasing attack range and damage. |
Critical hit chance: 7% |
|
Stone stick with cloud pattern |
Rarely |
60 |
Moderately increases the damage of charged smash heavy attacks. |
Defense: 30 |
|
Wind Bear Staff |
Rarely |
50 |
Greatly increases the critical hit chance of Cloud Step’s Revealing Strike. |
Critical hit chance: 4% |
C-rod
Common and unusual bars
The Common and unusual bars In Black Myth: Wukong are the weakest in the game, which is no surprise to anyone. This category includes your starting weapon, the Willow Staff, and the Bronze Cloud Staff, which is only available in the Deluxe version of the game and is featured in GosuNoob’s YouTube video on the game’s pre-order items. Only one even has a unique effect. You’ll want to get rid of these staffs quickly Black Myth: Wukong.
|
staff |
rarity |
attack |
Unique effect |
Additional benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Staff of the Twin Snakes |
Unusual |
40 |
Moderately increases the damage of light attack combo finishers. The effect is massively increased when fighting in water. |
N/A |
|
Bronze Cloud Staff |
Unusual |
36 |
N/A |
Critical hit chance: 2% |
|
Willow stick |
Together |
30 |
N/A |
N/A |
The studio behind it
Black Myth: Wukong
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