Wuchang Fallen Feathers: How to beat Zhao Yun

How to win against the ultimate secret boss, Eternal Glory - Zhao Yun

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Wondering how to beat Eternal Glory - Zhao Yun in Wuchang Fallen Feathers? Zhao Yun was a famous general in the Three Kingdoms period of China, and he makes a surprise appearance in Wuchang Fallen Feathers, proving as tough as you might expect from such an illustrious figure. Fighting him is a requirement to obtain the best of the game’s 4 endings , but he’s entirely optional, and only accessible if you’ve been following all of the steps to complete White-Robed Elder’s questline .

Zhao Yun is perhaps the greatest challenge that awaits you on this long journey, and he can easily consume hours of your time and dozens of failed tries. In this guide, I’ll break down exactly how to beat Eternal Glory - Zhao Yun in Wuchang Fallen Feathers , presenting the most reliable build that will save you tonnes of trial and error.

How to beat Eternal Glory - Zhao Yun in Wuchang Fallen Feathers

Beating Zhao Yun requires you to pile on the damage before he does. He’s an extremely swift boss with non-stop hitstrings, and the longer the fight goes, the more exhausted you’ll become trying to dodge and parry his considerable moveset. So end things as quickly as you can - which means that you’ll probably need to tweak your build or switch to a new weapon for maximum damage output. Take the following tips to heart:

Use an Axe to apply pressure

Axe-users are going to have the easiest time cleaving apart Zhao Yun’s health bar before he can react. The Echo of the Bo Magus spell, obtained from beating the boss Bo Magus , is highly recommended to supplement your Axe strikes. This spell surrounds Wuchang in a red bubble that can take several hits before it shatters, allowing you to tank Zhao Yun’s blows for a decent chunk of time. As you attack and occasionally dodge, you’ll build up Skyborn Might, letting you pop the spell again when need be. Every time you activate it, Zhao Yun will also take a small bit of damage and be pushed backwards.

If you managed to pick up the Empyrean Greataxe - one of the best Axes in the game, found at the very start on a roof in Worship’s Rise - you should go with it. The Empyrean Greataxe boasts an excellent Empyrean Crash weapon skill that staggers enemies easily, and it’s very beneficial for interrupting Zhao Yun’s attacks. Rampage, its discipline skill, lets you heal and leech life from enemies. Combine this with the Bone-Needle Leech to regularly regenerate health, upping your survivability nicely.

Personally, I missed the Empyrean Greataxe in my playthrough, so I went with the Scorn Greataxe, which was still serviceable. Instead of a leech build, I tempered the axe with the Bone Needle - Flame. Burn is pretty okay to inflict additional chip damage against Zhao Yun, though it doesn’t work as well on him as it does on Vermilion Feathers - Honglan .

Below, you can see me defeat Zhao Yun in about two minutes with this combination. Granted, it took hours of practice to get to this point - many of which were wasted trying to beat him with my usual One-Handed Sword magic tactics. (Magic just doesn’t cut it against this boss, in my opinion.)

Notice how Zhao Yun doesn’t have much time to attack here. That’s the idea.Watch on YouTube

Use a Longsword to backstab

If for whatever reason you don’t like Axes, I recommend the Longsword, which remains ever-reliable throughout most of Wuchang Fallen Feathers. Since it’s harder to tank with the Longsword, even if you do have the Echo of the Bo Magus spell, you’ll need to be strategic with your backstabs in order to get an instant Obliterate.

Zhao Yun has two attacks that leave him wide open for backstabs. The first is when he lands after jumping into the air (this move is telegraphed by a telltale sound) and the second is when he summons a trinity of icicles to radiate out from him. It takes careful timing, but if you manage to dodge to his rear after each attack, you can unleash a charged up heavy strike for massive damage. The icicles are tricky to avoid at first, but if you dodge towards Zhao Yun, you can avoid the brunt of them.

I tend to have trouble with the Longsword, so going with the Axe was the preferable option for me. However, this strategy is 100% viable and probably the second easiest way to beat this boss.

Avoid attacking when Zhao Yun is in his Aerial Bulwark stance

Zhao Yun’s a spear wielder, and one of his counter moves is actually available to you in the Impetus Repository. This is the Aerial Bulwark stance. When Zhao Yun crouches slightly forward and holds his spear at an angle, do NOT attack him. (Check out the image at the top of this guide to see what I mean.) He’ll launch an immediate counter if you do, and this counter almost always carves off a third of your health in one cleave.

While we’re on this topic, it’s worth noting that if you get an Obliterate on Zhao Yun, you should avoid attacking him after he’s fallen to the ground. You might be able to get a single strike in, but Zhao Yun has a speedy counter that kicks in whenever he jumps back onto his feet, and it’s likely to hit you most of the time.

Watch out for his after-images

Once you’ve depleted Zhao Yun’s health by 50%, he becomes faster and more vicious, like most bosses in Wuchang Fallen Feathers. However, Zhao Yun also creates obnoxious after-images of himself that continue to execute his combos, even when he’s at a distance. Whenever one of Zhao Yun’s after-images is visible, you need to adjust your timing and dodge his attacks twice in a row. Unfair? Yes! Which is why it’s imperative that you get yourself a good Axe and lay into this old man before he can unleash all of his other nonsense on you.

A hearty congratulations if you’ve managed to defeat Eternal Glory - Zhao Yun; you’ve proven yourself victorious over a legend. For more Wuchang Fallen Feathers boss strategies, check out our boss list for the complete rundown. We’ve also got a list of tips and tricks , as well as explainers on the Inner Demon and Madness and Red Mercury systems. Last but not least, if you’re in search of rare weapons and other items on your journey, why not see our guide on how to use Bamboo Shoots to appease a hidden merchant known as the Panda?

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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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