The best armor in Black Myth: Wukong

Black Myth: Wukong is all about non-stop action as you bring down dozens of bosses. While there are a plethora of moves at your disposal, including combos, spells, and transformations, it’s still worth looking into various gear pieces. After all, we can’t just talk about offense when there are some viable options for defense. That brings us to our guide that discusses the best armor sets in Black Myth: Wukong. Likewise, please be reminded that this article contains spoilers.

The best armor sets in Black Myth: Wukong

For our Black Myth: Wukong best armor sets guide, we chose five options that are head and shoulders above the rest. Some are great because of extra offensive boosts that they provide, while others grant absolutely monstrous defense. One of our picks even seems unwieldy at first, but there are some workarounds to make it ideal in certain situations.

Monkey King armor set

• Rarity: Mythical
• Stats:
  • Helmet: +60 defense and +30 mana
  • Chestpiece: +120 defense and +30 health
  • Bracers: +48 defense and +4% critical hit chance
  • Boots: +72 defense and +30 stamina
• Set bonuses:
  • 3-piece bonus: For a short duration after casting a spell, moderately increases critical hit chance.
  • 5-piece bonus: Upon landing a critical hit, reduces the cooldown of all spells.

Among all the options in the game, the best armor set in Black Myth: Wukong is arguably that of the Monkey King. This can be obtained during Chapter 6 as you defeat the four great beasts in the Foothills area.

The armor set offers high defense and a variety of stat boosts, as well as synergies for spellcasting and critical hit chance. Likewise, you might’ve noticed how the set bonuses are for three and five equipped gear pieces. This is because the Jingubang, a mythical weapon, is considered part of the full set as well.

Bull King’s armor set

• Rarity: Mythical
• Stats:
  • Helmet: +80 defense
  • Chestpiece: +160 defense
  • Bracers: +64 defense, +4 chill resistance, and +4 burn resistance
  • Boots: +96 defense, +4 chill resistance, and