Black Myth Wukong Awaken Wine Worm locations

Improve your healing by finding Awaken Wine Worms in Black Myth Wukong

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Looking for Awaken Wine Worms in Black Myth Wukong? They may not sound too delicious, but using Awaken Wine Worms to upgrade your drinks is a good idea, as these rare materials will improve the drink’s healing effect. With 12 Awaken Wine Worms in total, you can upgrade more than one drink if you’d like, such as the common Coconut Wine or the rare Lambbrew. Just visit the Shen Monkey and spend those hard-earned worms!

Unfortunately, most Awaken Wine Worms are hidden inside large pots scattered across the world of Black Myth Wukong , which makes them very difficult to find. Luckily, there’s one thing that sets them apart from the hundreds of ’normal’ pots in the game; the ones containing an Awaken Wine Worm give off a golden glow.

To help you find those golden pots and upgrade your drinks, here’s every Awaken Wine Worm location in Black Myth Wukong.

In this guide:

• Awaken Wine Worms sold by Shen Monkey
• Chapter 1 Awaken Wine Worm locations
• Chapter 2 Awaken Wine Worm locations
• Chapter 3 Awaken Wine Worm locations
• Chapter 4 Awaken Wine Worm locations
• Chapter 5 Awaken Wine Worm locations

Awaken Wine Worms sold by Shen Monkey

You can purchase a total of three Awaken Wine Worms from the Shen Monkey. Although this merchant becomes available in Chapter 1, he’ll not have any Awaken Wine Worms in his inventory yet. To unlock each worm, here’s what you must do:

• Awaken Wine Worm 1: complete Chapter 2
• Awaken Wine Worm 2: complete Chapter 3
• Awaken Wine Worm 3: complete Chapter 4

In other words, you should visit the Shen Monkey as soon as you’ve entered Chapter 3 to purchase your first Awaken Wine Worm from him. To find the Shen Monkey, fast-travel to Marsh of White Mist in the Black Wind Mountain’s Bamboo Grove (Chapter 1) and head down the wooden platform path, then turn right at the first opportunity. The Shen Monkey is inside the cave. Speak with him, then choose ‘store’ followed by ‘buy’ to see the Awaken Wine Worms you’ve unlocked. The first will cost 1500 Will, the second 2500 Will, and the third 4500 Will.

Why search for Awaken Wine Worms if you can buy them from this kind monkey? |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

Beware that once you’ve completed Chen Loong’s questline , Shen Monkey will move to the Zodiac Village - the hidden region unlocked during this quest.

Chapter 1 Awaken Wine Worm locations

Besides the ones sold by Shen Monkey, there’s one Awaken Wine Worm hidden in the wilds of the Black Wind Mountain. Go to the Cave Interior Shrine in Black Wind Cave, then go through the narrow door opening and immediately turn left. There’s a bright green pot containing an Awaken Wine Worm just ahead.

If this is your first visit, beware that you’ll enter the Black Wind King’s boss arena once you get through the narrow doors, so it’s best to concentrate on the fight before grabbing the worm.

Smash that green pot. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

Chapter 2 Awaken Wine Worm locations

There’s only one Awaken Wine Worm in Chapter 2. Starting from the Valley of Despair Shrine in Sandgate Village, enter the cave next to the Shrine. Continue straight ahead; once you’ve passed two flames followed by a small wooden table, drop down to the lower level and immediately turn right. At the end of this path, smash the vase to collect the Awaken Wine Worm.

Drop down from this spot, then turn right. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

Chapter 3 Awaken Wine Worm locations

Besides the one you can purchase from the Shen Monkey, you’ll be able to obtain two more Awaken Wine Worms in Chapter 3. The first is found near the end of the Pagoda Realm section, and the other may be collected at the end of the Valley of Ecstasy part.

Outside the Wheel, Pagoda Realm

Starting from the Outside the Wheel Shrine in the Pagoda Realm, walk back towards the Pagoda building but turn right before entering it. Continue along the cliff’s edge until you see a wooden treasure chest in front of you. This may look like a dead end, but carefully approach the edge of the cliff and look down; see the lower ledge? Drop down and walk back (with the chasm on your right) until you see the glowing pot containing the Awaken Wine Worm on your left side. It’s behind a group of petrified enemies.

Drop down the ledge and look for the petrified monks. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

Longevity Road, Valley of Ecstasy

Fast-travel to the Longevity Road Shrine in the Valley of Ecstasy or follow the path through the snowy forest until you unlock it. Walk down the slope behind the Shrine, away from the path, and follow the lower road that leads to a nearby staircase. Continue ahead until you spot the glowing Awaken Wine Worm pot on your right.

Find the lower path behind the Longevity Road Shrine |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

Chapter 4 Awaken Wine Worm locations

There are three Awaken Wine Worms hidden in The Webbed Hollow region. Beware that the last one is located in the Purple Cloud Mountain secret area. To get there, you must defeat the Venom Daoist boss twice: when he’s stuck in the “Odd Cocoon " near the Pool of Shattered Jade Shrine, and in the arena accessible from the top of the hill behind the Court of Illumination Shrine.

Estate of the Zhu, Village of Lanxi

From the Estate of the Zhu Shrine (first Shrine in Chapter 4), enter the walled area on the left. This is the boss arena where you’ll fight the Second Sister. With your back to the entrance, look inside the small building on your right to find the Awaken Wine Worm.

It’s in the Second Sister’s boss arena. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

Temple Entrance, Temple of Yellow Flowers

Pass through the gate in the yellow wall next to the Temple Entrance Shrine and walk up the stairs. Inside the temple complex, enter the building on the right and take the exit behind the tiger enemy on the left (walk through the courtyard full of yellow-robed monks). The Awaken Wine Worm is in a pot next to an NPC, can’t miss it.

While you’re here, you might want to visit the meditation spot in the same temple complex.

Stick to the right as you fight your way through the Temple of Yellow Flowers. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

Petalfall Hamlet, Purple Cloud Mountain

Cross the arched bridge behind the Petalfall Hamlet Shrine and walk up the stairs. Continue through the stone gate ahead, passing the NPC called Daoist Mi on your left, and immediately turn left; there’s a very narrow staircase that leads directly to the Awaken Wine Worm.

This Awaken Wine Worm is on top of the stone gate; look for a narrow staircase directly behind it. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

Chapter 5 Awaken Wine Worm locations

Just two more Awaken Wine Worm locations left! Note that the final one is in the Bishui Cave secret area, so you must complete the Pale-Axe Stalwart’s questline to get it. In short, you should meet the bull NPC in the village with the fighting enemies behind the Ashen Pass I Shrine. Defeat the Brown-Iron and Gray-Bronze Carts, return to the village to speak with Pale-Axe, defeat the Crimson-Silver Cart, walk back from the Fallen Furnace Crater to uncover a hidden path on the left, and defeat the Rusty-Gold Cart. This will open the doors to Bishui Cave.

Rakshasa Palace, Furnace Valley

Starting from the Rakshasa Palace Shrine, follow the path across the stone bridges. When the path splits in two, walk through the lava to enter the building left of the massive red guardian. The Awaken Wine Worm is inside.

It’s in the building left of the gargantuan guardian. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

Corridor of Fire and Ice, Bishui Cave

Go to the Rakshasa Palace Shrine, which is quite far down the Bishui Cave (on the main path behind the Top Takes Bottom, Bottom Takes Top boss). Starting from that Shrine, go through the icy doorway. About halfway up the stairs, turn left to find the glowing vase with the Awaken Wine Worm.

After the first set of stairs, turn left. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

These are all the Awaken Wine Worms in Black Myth Wukong. Once you’ve found them all, make sure you’ve found every Luojia Fragrant Vine location as well as every boss too, and unlock the Keeper’s Shrines along the way. Don’t forget to obtain the best skills while you’re at it!

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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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