Best armour in Black Myth Wukong

From early game to endgame, these are the best armor sets in Black Myth Wukong

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Looking for the best armor in Black Myth Wukong? It’s probably not the best idea to challenge the Celestial Court in your starting gear, but as soon as you’ve made some progress in Chapter 1, you can find a much better armor set to make the journey to the west a whole lot safer.

For this list, we’ve divided the best Black Myth: Wukong armor between “early”, “mid”, and “endgame” armor, referring to the moment they become available for crafting. However, keep in mind that many Black Myth: Wukong armor sets can be upgraded to “mythical” rarity in the Zodiac Village, which means that even an early game set can still be suitable for endgame.

From Chapter 1 to Chapter 6 and beyond, this Black Myth: Wukong best armor guide will show you the best gear sets and how to unlock them.

In this guide:

• Best early game armor
• Best mid-game armor
• Best endgame armor

Best early game armor

The Pilgrim’s armor is not just one of the first sets you’ll get, it’s also one of the best. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

No need to run around in cotton clothing any longer; there are two excellent armor sets in Chapters 1 and 2 of Black Myth: Wukong. Here’s why you should craft them and where to find them.

Pilgrim armor

As the best choice for fast, evasive playstyles, the Pilgrim armor improves your sprint speed and allows you to use the Gourd while sprinting. More importantly, your attack power increases for each second spent sprinting , up to 10 seconds total. If you stop sprinting before the 10 seconds are full, you still get an attack bonus - just not the maximum one.

The Pilgrim armor offers a very simple way to boost your damage output, which works especially well with the Smash Stance’s mobile playstyle. However, those 10 seconds are long, and there’s a good chance of getting interrupted by an enemy before you can land the blow, thus preventing you from reaching the full bonus. Beware that the window between building the effect and landing the hit is very brief, so you’ll have to attack very fast after ending the sprint.

That said, there’s great news for all of us yearning to upgrade their Cotton armor - the Pilgrim armor is automatically unlocked upon reaching the “Guanyin Temple” Keeper’s Shrine in the Forest of Wolves in Chapter 1 , and requires nothing but some Will and Yarn. It’s one of the easiest armor sets to craft in Black Myth Wukong’s early game and it can even be upgraded to mythical rarity, which unlocks the ability to regain Focus while sprinting .

Galeguard armor

Admittedly, the Galeguard armor is probably the least amazing armor set on this list, but it’s the best option to bridge the gap between Pilgrim armor and the best mid-game armor. After all, you can’t upgrade your armor until you unlock the Zodiac Village by completing Chen Loong’s questline , so you’ll have to craft a new set if the Pilgrim’s modest Defense stats are giving you trouble.

With the Galeguard set equipped, Defense is bumped up to 88 (much higher than other early game sets) and your Perfect Dodges will recover Focus while slightly reducing skill cooldowns. Even if you’re really good at dodging, beware that the cooldown reduction is quite modest. The Galeguard armor recovers Mana too, but as it requires three Perfect Dodges in a row to trigger the effect, you may not be able to regain Mana consistently - it doesn’t just depend on your skill, but also the dodge opportunities provided by the enemy.

The Galeguard armor becomes available for crafting after you’ve defeated the Stone Vanguard on Fright Cliff, near the “Rockrest Flat” Keeper’s Shrine in Chapter 2 . It can be upgraded to mythical rarity, but you’ll probably find an even better armor set in the next Chapters.

Best mid-game armor

Enjoy infinite Qi with the Gold armor. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

Once you have access to the Zodiac Village in Chapter 3 , you’ll be able to upgrade your armor sets to a higher rarity from now on. We recommend doing so for the Pilgrim armor in particular. Besides recycling your old garments, here are the best new armor sets to be found in Chapters 3 to 5.

Iron armor

This hidden set is not quite as good as the Golden armor, which we’ll discuss next, but you can get it a bit sooner. It’s also the best alternative for Golden armor if you prefer using the Rock Solid spell to parry .

The Iron armor improves your damage and regains Focus following successful Rock Solid deflections , effectively turning a useful defensive skill into a damage buff. When wearing the full set, Rock Solid deflections will also reduce the skill’s cooldown, allowing you to use it more often. Although many Black Myth: Wukong players seem to prefer Cloud Step over Rock Solid, this set is very strong if you’re willing to work with the latter.

Iron armor becomes available upon defeating Yin Tiger in the Zodiac Village. If you like the Iron armor, you can upgrade it to mythical rarity.

Golden armor

The Golden armor set grants an amazing attack boost whenever you use a Vessel or Spirit Skill , and also gains a ton of Focus whenever a Spirit Skill ends. True, you don’t get to use Vessels and Spirit Skills that often, but the attack boost lasts for about 20 seconds. Furthermore, the four-piece set effect generates some Qi whenever you defeat an enemy or land a critical hit, allowing you to use your Spirit Skills faster.

In other words, if you like using Spirit Skills and Vessels in battle, and you’re able to build a high critical rate, the Golden armor is one of the best armors in Black Myth Wukong. Note that the attack-scaling buff and critical rate requirement make it a bit more suitable for endgame builds, but that’s fine, as you can upgrade the Golden armor to mythical rarity.

To obtain the Golden armor, simply follow the main storyline to the end of Chapter 3. Once you’ve defeated the final boss, Yellowbrow , you’ll be able to craft this set.

Best endgame armor

You only get half the Bull King’s set in your first playthrough. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

The most overpowered of Black Myth: Wukong’s armors are still limited to the endgame. These are the top three armor sets, obtainable in Chapter 6 and beyond.

Yaksha armor

If you’re looking for the ultimate glass cannon armor set in Black Myth Wukong, look no further than the Yaksha armor. This set improves your attack when your HP is low, and the full set increases damage dealt as well as damage taken . In other words, the Yaksha armor’s amazing damage potential will end your battles much faster, but perhaps not always in your favour.

Note that the two-piece Yaksha armor improves damage from the Pillar Stance’s Sweeping Gale and Churning Gale combos. This further adds to the set’s damage boost, but it’s not ideal if the Pillar Stance isn’t your favourite Stance . Also, beware that Sweeping Gale is quite easily interrupted, making this set extra risky.

Still feeling confident? Then defeat the Yaksha King at the end of Chapter 5 to unlock the Yaksha set. You can’t miss this boss, as he’s part of the main storyline. After defeating him, you only need Cold Iron Leaves, Fine Gold Thread, and a lot of Will to make the Yaksha armor.

Monkey King armor

The Monkey King armor, also known as the Gold Suozi armor, increases critical hit chance upon casting a spell and reduces spell cooldown upon landing a critical hit. It also allows you to keep your fourth Focus point indefinitely , which makes it far easier to use your heavy attack at the right moment.

While the cooldown reduction is nice, this armor set is especially helpful if you’re going for a critical rate build, as it offers an 8% effect-based critical rate boost on top of a 10% critical rate increase while wearing the full set. The downside is that you’ll need five equipment pieces (including the Jingubang weapon - one of the best weapons in the game) to unlock the full set effect, but they’re all found in the same region of Chapter 6, so it isn’t much trouble. What’s more, you can already get the extra critical rate from the three-piece effect, so you don’t even need to wear the full armor if you don’t want to.

To obtain the Monkey King armor, you must defeat the Cloudtreading Deer , Gold Armored Rhino , Feng-Tail General , and Emerald-Armed Mantis bosses in the Foothills area of Chapter 6 (only reachable with the Somersault Cloud). If you wear the armor while visiting the Water Curtain Cave afterwards, you can collect the Jingubang Staff to complete the set.

Bull King armor

The magnificent Bull King armor looks very intimidating and rightly so; granting a whopping 400 Defense , it almost turns you immortal. On top of that, this set offers moderate Chill and Burn resistance and builds both Defense (two-piece set) and Focus (Bull King’s Mask) whenever you take damage. Beware that the four-piece set disables perfect dodges, but in return, you get “tenacity” that makes you harder to stagger and grants even more Focus upon taking damage.

Due to its tankiness and lack of dodging-related effects, the Bull King armor is perfect for those who just want to survive, not mind their HP too much, and spam their heaviest attacks. Enemies will have a very hard time interrupting your combos, making it much less important to time your attacks correctly. If any armor set turns Black Myth Wukong into “easy” mode, it’s this one.

A rather annoying downside to the Bull King armor, however, is that you’ll have to start a second playthrough to craft the full set. Although the set is unlocked by defeating the Bishui Golden-Eyed Beast in your first playthrough (in Chapter 5’s secret area, the Bishui Cave), you won’t have enough “Bull King’s Iron Horn” materials to craft more than two set pieces, leaving you with half the armor until you defeat the Bishui Golden-Eyed Beast again.

That concludes our list of the best armor in Black Myth Wukong. Why not head over to our complete Black Myth: Wukong walkthrough next? To further strengthen your warrior monkey, you can also read our guide to the best weapons in this explosive Soulslike. Don’t sleep on the best skills in Black Myth: Wukong, either!

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All 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints and where to get them

These areas have the highest chance of giving you Blueprints

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Looking for more Arc Raiders Blueprints? It’s a special day when you find a Blueprint, as they’re among the most valuable items in Arc Raiders. If you find a Blueprint that you haven’t already found, then you must make sure you hold onto it at all costs, because Blueprints are the key to one of the most important and powerful systems of meta-progression in the game.

This guide aims to be the very best guide on Blueprints you can find, starting with a primer on what exactly they are and how they work in Arc Raiders, before delving into exactly where to get Blueprints and the very best farming spots for you to take in your search.

We’ll also go over how to get Blueprints from other unlikely activities, such as destroying Surveyors and completing specific quests. And you’ll also find the full list of all 75 Blueprints in Arc Raiders on this page (including the newest Blueprints added with the Cold Snap update , such as the Deadline Blueprint and Firework Box Blueprint), giving you all the information you need to expand your own crafting repertoire.

In this guide:

• What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?
• Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes
• Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders Blueprints obtained from quests Blueprints obtained from Trials Best Blueprint farming locations

What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?

Blueprints in Arc Raiders are special items which, if you manage to extract with them, you can expend to permanently unlock a new crafting recipe in your Workshop. If you manage to extract from a raid with an Anvil Blueprint, for example, you can unlock the ability to craft your very own Anvil Pistol, as many times as you like (as long as you have the crafting materials).

To use a Blueprint, simply open your Inventory while in the lobby, then right-click on the Blueprint and click “Learn And Consume” . This will permanently unlock the recipe for that item in your Workshop. As of the Stella Montis update, there are allegedly 75 different Blueprints to unlock - although only 68 are confirmed to be in the game so far. You can see all the Blueprints you’ve found and unlocked by going to the Workshop menu, and hitting “R” to bring up the Blueprint screen.

It’s possible to find duplicates of past Blueprints you’ve already unlocked. If you find these, then you can either sell them, or - if you like to play with friends - you can take it into a match and gift it to your friend so they can unlock that recipe for themselves. Another option is to keep hold of them until the time comes to donate them to the Expedition.

Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes

Below is the full list of all the Blueprints that are currently available to find in Arc Raiders, and the crafting recipe required for each item:

Note: The missing Blueprints in this list likely have not actually been added to the game at the time of writing, because none of the playerbase has managed to find any of them. As they are added to the game, I will update this page with the most relevant information so you know exactly how to get all 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints.

Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders

Below is a list of all containers, modifiers, and events which maximise your chances of finding Blueprints:

• Certain quests reward you with specific Blueprints .
• Completing Trials has a high chance of offering Blueprints as rewards.
• Surveyors have a decent chance of dropping Blueprints on death.
• High loot value areas tend to have a greater chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Night Raids and Storms may increase rare Blueprint spawn chances in containers.
• Containers with higher numbers of items may have a higher tendency to spawn Blueprints. As a result, Blue Gate (which has many “large” containers containing multiple items) may give you a higher chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Raider containers (Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, Medical Bags, Grenade Tubes) have increased Blueprint drop rates. As a result, the Uncovered Caches event gives you a high chance of finding Blueprints.
• Security Lockers have a higher than average chance of containing Blueprints.
• Certain Blueprints only seem to spawn under specific circumstances: Tempest Blueprint only spawns during Night Raid events. Vulcano Blueprint only spawns during Hidden Bunker events. Jupiter and Equaliser Blueprints only spawn during Harvester events.

Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, and other raider-oriented container types have a good chance of offering Blueprints. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints have a very low chance of spawning in any container in Arc Raiders, around 1-2% on average. However, there is a higher chance of finding Blueprints in particular container types. Specifically, you can find more Blueprints in Raider containers and security lockers.

Beyond this, if you’re looking for Blueprints you should focus on regions of the map which are marked as having particularly high-value loot. Areas such as the Control Tower in Dam Battlegrounds, the Arrival and Departure Buildings in Spaceport, and Pilgrim’s Peak in Blue Gate all have a better-than-average chance of spawning Blueprints somewhere amongst all their containers. Night Raids and Electromagnetic Storm events also increase the drop chances of certain Blueprints .

In addition to these containers, you can often loot Blueprints from destroyed Surveyors - the largest of the rolling ball ARC. Surveyors are more commonly found on the later maps - Spaceport and Blue Gate - and if one spawns in your match, you’ll likely see it by the blue laser beam that it casts into the sky while “surveying”.

Surveyors are quite well-armoured and will very speedily run away from you once it notices you, but if you can take one down then make sure you loot all its parts for a chance of obtaining certain unusual Blueprints.

Blueprints obtained from quests

One way in which you can get Blueprints is by completing certain quests for the vendors in Speranza. Some quests will reward you with a specific item Blueprint upon completion, so as long as you work through all the quests in Arc Raiders, you are guaranteed those Blueprints.

Here is the full list of all Blueprints you can get from quest rewards:

• Trigger Nade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Sparks Fly”.
• Lure Grenade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Greasing Her Palms”.
• Burletta Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Industrial Espionage”.
• Hullcracker Blueprint (and Launcher Ammo Blueprint): Rewarded after completing “The Major’s Footlocker”.

Alas, that’s only 4 Blueprints out of a total of 75 to unlock, so for the vast majority you will need to find them yourself during a raid. If you’re intent on farming Blueprints, then it’s best to equip yourself with cheap gear in case you lose it, but don’t use a free loadout because then you won’t get a safe pocket to stash any new Blueprint you find. No pain in Arc Raiders is sharper than failing to extract with a new Blueprint you’ve been after for a dozen hours already.

One of the best ways to get Blueprints is by hitting three stars on all five Trials every week. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints obtained from Trials

One of the very best ways to get Blueprints is as rewards for completing Trials in Arc Raiders. Trials are unlocked from Level 15 onwards, and allow you to earn rewards by focusing on certain tasks over the course of several raids. For example, one Trial might task you with dealing damage to Hornets, while another might challenge you to loot Supply Drops.

Trials refresh on a weekly basis, with a new week bringing five new Trials. Each Trial can offer up to three rewards after passing certain score milestones, and it’s possible to receive very high level loot from these reward crates - including Blueprints. So if you want to unlock as many Blueprints as possible, you should make a point of completing as many Trials as possible each week.

Best Blueprint farming locations

The very best way to get Blueprints is to frequent specific areas of the maps which combine high-tier loot pools with the right types of containers to search. Here are my recommendations for where to find Blueprints on every map, so you can always keep the search going for new crafting recipes to unlock.

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Dam Battlegrounds

The best places to farm Blueprints on Dam Battlegrounds are the Control Tower, Power Generation Complex, Ruby Residence, and Pale Apartments . The first two regions, despite only being marked on the map as mid-tier loot, contain a phenomenal number of containers to loot. The Control Tower can also contain a couple of high-tier Security Lockers - though of course, you’ll need to have unlocked the Security Breach skill at the end of the Survival tree.

There’s also a lot of reporting amongst the playerbase that the Residential areas in the top-left of the map - Pale Apartments and Ruby Residence - give you a comparatively strong chance of finding Blueprints. Considering their size, there’s a high density of containers to loot in both locations, and they also have the benefit of being fairly out of the way. So you’re more likely to have all the containers to yourself.

Buried City

The best Blueprint farming locations on Buried City are the Santa Maria Houses, Grandioso Apartments, Town Hall, and the various buildings of the New District . Grandioso Apartments has a lower number of containers than the rest, but a high chance of spawning weapon cases - which have good Blueprint drop rates. The others are high-tier loot areas, with plenty of lootable containers - including Security Lockers.

Spaceport

The best places to find Blueprints on Spaceport are the Arrival and Departure Buildings, as well as Control Tower A6 and the Launch Towers . All these areas are labelled as high-value loot regions, and many of them are also very handily connected to one another by the Spaceport wall, which you can use to quickly run from one area to the next. At the tops of most of these buildings you’ll find at least one Security Locker, so this is an excellent farming route for players looking to find Blueprints.

The downside to looting Blueprints on Spaceport is that all these areas are hotly contested, particularly in Duos and Squads. You’ll need to be very focused and fast in order to complete the full farming route.

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Blue Gate

Blue Gate tends to have a good chance of dropping Blueprints, potentially because it generally has a high number of containers which can hold lots of items; so there’s a higher chance of a Blueprint spawning in each container. In my experience, the best Blueprint farming spots on Blue Gate are Pilgrim’s Peak, Raider’s Refuge, the Ancient Fort, and the Underground Complex beneath the Warehouse .

All of these areas contain a wealth of containers to loot. Raider’s Refuge has less to loot, but the majority of the containers in and around the Refuge are raider containers, which have a high chance of containing Blueprints - particularly during major events.

Stella Montis

On the whole, Stella Montis seems to have a very low drop rate for Blueprints (though a high chance of dropping other high-tier loot). If you do want to try farming Blueprints on this map, the best places to find Blueprints in Stella Montis are Medical Research, Assembly Workshop, and the Business Center . These areas have the highest density of containers to loot on the map.

In addition to this, the Western Tunnel has a few different Security Lockers to loot, so while there’s very little to loot elsewhere in this area of the map, it’s worth hitting those Security Lockers if you spawn there at the start of a match.

That wraps up this primer on how to get all the Blueprints in Arc Raiders as quickly as possible. With the Expedition system constantly resetting a large number of players’ Blueprints, it’s more important than ever to have the most up-to-date information on where to find all these Blueprints.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our Arc Raiders best guns tier list , as well as our primers on the best skills to unlock and all the different Field Depot locations on every map.

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