How to find every Skandha location in Black Myth Wukong

How to get the Five Skandhas Pill and receive a secret stat boost

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Searching for Skandha locations in Black Myth Wukong? Skandhas are key items found in every Chapter except Chapter 5. As is the case with many of Black Myth Wukong ’s hidden collectibles, the game won’t tell you what to do with the five Skandhas, so we’ll let you in on the secret: if you take them to Xu Dog, he’ll turn them into a Celestial Medicine that permanently improves you maximum HP, stamina, and mana.

There are five Skandha locations in total, each guarded by a mysterious macaque who will flee upon approach. While the Skandhas in Chapters 1 , 3, and 4 can be collected as soon as you’ve found them, beware that you’ll need to collect the Buddha Eyeballs in Chapter 2 and defeat a secret boss before you can grab this one (more on that below). You also need to collect the Skandhas in Chapters 1-4 before you can unlock the Skandha location in Chapter 6. Finally, I recommend unlocking a Chapter’s Keeper’s Shrines before you start searching for the Skandhas - this will make it much easier to follow the location guides below.

Without further ado, here’s how to find every Skandha location in Black Myth Wukong.

In this guide:

• Skandha of Form location
• Skandha of Feeling location
• Skandha of Thought location
• Skandha of Choice location
• Skandha of Consciousness location

Skandha of Form location

The first Skandha location is found at the start of the game, in Chapter 1 . From the " Front Hills " Shrine on Black Wind Mountain, follow the path ahead, leading through a shrine gate and across a small wooden bridge. At the end of the path, you’ll find the Bullguard boss arena on the right, and a river with a waterfall on the left. Go left towards the top of the waterfall and see the round boulder guarded by a macaque. Interact with the boulder to obtain the Skandha of Form .

Search for the head-shaped boulder opposite the Bullguard. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

Skandha of Feeling location

To obtain the second Skandha, you must have collected the six “Buddha’s Eyeballs” in Chapter 2 . If you haven’t done so already, we’ve got a guide on how to find all Black Myth Wukong Buddha’s Eyeballs to help you out.

With the Eyeballs in your pocket, head to the " Rockrest Flat " Shrine on Fright Cliff, Chapter 2 . While facing the Shrine, you can see a large wooden gate on your left; pass through this gate and interact with the large round boulder behind it.

By delivering Buddha’s Eyeballs to this boulder, you will awaken a secret boss: Shigandang . Upon defeat, he’ll drop the Skandha of Feeling .

Deliver Buddha’s Eyeballs to the oddly-shaped boulder in Rockrest Flat. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

Skandha of Thought location

To collect the third Skandha, head to the " Mindfulness Cliff " Shrine in the Valley of Ecstasy, Chapter 3 . Take the path upwards, but when you reach the nearby planks, drop down to the lower ledge. Take the path to your left, thereby passing the large monk carrying a boulder.

You must follow this path for quite some time. It’ll turn into a snowy, narrow road with another boulder-carrying monk, and then lead into a cave. Walk to the top of the staircase inside this cave and you’ll see the macaque again. After he flees, interact with the head-shaped boulder to obtain the Skandha of Thought . We have a Chapter 3 map if you need more assistance with this area of the game.

Drop down to find a hidden path on the Mindfulness Cliff. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

Skandha of Choice location

The route to the fourth Skandha location starts at the " Purifying Spring " Shrine in the Webbed Hollow, Chapter 4. Facing the Shrine, take the path to your right, where the lanterns are. In the large open area, turn left and drop down into the pond. Turn left again and you’ll see that cheeky macaque sitting on another head-shaped boulder. He’ll run off again, leaving you to collect the Skandha of Choice .

Find both the monkey and Skandha on the left side of the pond. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

Skandha of Consciousness location

To obtain the fifth Skandha, go to the " Verdant Path " Shrine in the Foothills of Chapter 6. Remember that you must collected the first four Skandhas, or the secret boss needed to get the fifth one won’t appear!

From the location of the Shrine, take the path with the large chains spanning across (the Supreme Inspector ’s arena). You must use the Somersault Cloud ability to fly up to the higher lake area. As soon as you can see the lake below you, turn slightly left and fly to the other side. If you haven’t defeated him yet, you’ll see the Son of Stones boss sitting on the edge of a cliff; this is where you must go.

Once you’ve reached the other side, fly to the middle of the nearby pond. Turn right to see an opening in the cliffs, which leads to the Giant Shigandang boss arena.

Cross the large lake in Chapter 6, passing the Son of Stones, and go through the tunnel on the right. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

Be very careful; as soon as you enter the seemingly empty arena, the large rock in the center will turn into Giant Shigandang , who’ll let out a roar to knock you off your cloud. To avoid fall damage, it’s best to fly downwards immediately. To defeat this boss, you must break the blue crystals on his arms.

Approaching this massive rock formation will start the Giant Shigandang boss fight. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Game Science

Once the boss is down, walk up his giant arm to find the macaque. This will start a cutscene, at the end of which you’ll receive the Skandha of Consciousness . With all five Skandhas now in your possession, you must visit Xu Dog to get your reward: the Five Skandhas Pill . This will permanently increase your health, mana, and stamina.

Depending on your progress with Chen Loong’s questline , Xu Dog can be found in one of three locations: next to Lang-Li-Guhh-Baw ’s boss arena in Chapter 2, next to the Cellar Shrine in Chapter 2, or in the Zodiac Village.

That’s how to find every Black Myth Wukong Skandha location. For more upgrades, be sure to grab the Luojia Fragrant Vine and Awaken Wine Worms collectibles as well. Don’t miss out on the best weapons and best armour either, as you’ll need them to get the best builds in the 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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