Best Pills in Black Myth Wukong

Boost your stats against Black Myth: Wukong’s many bosses with these excellent Pills

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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 the 107 bosses that stand between you and Sun Wukong’s reincarnation.

You can craft Pills at any of the game’s Keeper’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
• Best Mortal Medicines in Black Myth: Wukong

Best Celestial Medicines in Black Myth: Wukong

Locate all of the Skandhas, and the Five Skandhas Pill will be yours. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

When it comes to the best Celestial Medicines in Black Myth: Wukong, the answer is relatively simple - the Five Skandhas Pill , which increases all of your attributes all at once, is the cream of the crop. You can get it by checking our Skandha location guide , which outlines the details of all of these elusive items’ locations.

Aside from the Five Skandhas Pill, the Celestial Jade Lotus Pill , Celestial Nonary Pill , and Celestial Taiyi Pill are 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 - the Jade Lotus Pill , Taiyi Pill , and Nonary 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.

Best Mortal Medicines in Black Myth: Wukong

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 Pill

Perfect for a HP refill and getting rid of Scorch, Chill, or any other annoying status effect that ails you. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

• Effect : Upon use, instantly recovers full health and removes all Four Banes States.
• Crafting recipe : Fire Bellflower x1, Golden Lotus x1
• Formula location : Found in Chapter 4, near Purple Cloud Mountain’s “Petalfall Hamlet” Shrine. The formula is hidden in a house in the village.

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 Decoction

Pop one of these before combat starts, or when a boss enters a second phase. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

• Effect : Upon use, considerably increases Maximum Health for a long duration.
• Crafting recipe : Fragrant Jade Flower x1, Licorice x1
• Formula location : Purchased from Xu Dog at the start of Chapter 2.

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 our Chen Loong questline guide for 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.

Loong Aura Amplification Pellets

Dealing with a boss who just won’t go down? Amp up your damage. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

• Effect : Upon use, massively increases Attack, Critical Hit Change, and Critical Damage for a long duration.
• Crafting recipe : Aged Ginseng x1, Monkey-Head Fungus x1, Purple Lingzhi x1
• Formula location : Purchased from Xu Dog at the start of Chapter 5.

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 the Scorpionlord . It’s a worthy reward for enduring the painful battle that he provides!

Septenary Heartfire Pill

Use A Pluck of Many twice in a row with this lovely Pill! |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

• Effect : Upon use, instantly resets cooldown for all Spells.
• Crafting recipe : Fire Bellflower x1, Fire Date x1, Flame Ore x1
• Formula location : Found in Chapter 5, in a chest within Bishui Cave right before the “Purge Pit” Shrine.

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 beating Apramāṇa Bat and picking up the turtle’s fallen teardrop in Chapter 3.

Soul Remigration Pill

If you want to die and rise again, eat this during a fight. Just don’t waste your second chance. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

• Effect : Upon use, grants resurrection upon death before triggering Life Saving Strand for a long duration.
• Crafting recipe : Millennium Ginseng x1, Monkey-Head Fungus x1, Nine-Capped Lingzhi x1
• Formula location : Purchased from Xu Dog in New Game+.

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 in New 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 fight Venom Daoist for 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 the best Gourds , the best armor , and the best weapons . And you can always head over to our Black Myth: Wukong walkthrough hub for a detailed look at everything you need to do to complete the six huge Chapters of this thrilling game.

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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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