Summary
- Black Myth: Wukong offers 21 unique weapons, each with distinct combat perks and varying critical hit chance values.
- The Spider Celestial Staff and the Visionary Centipede Staff are some of the strongest choices for critical damage builds.
- As players progress through the game, they must continually find and craft new, more powerful weapons to enhance their combat abilities.
Black Myth: Wukong offers 21 total weapons for players to find, craft, and wield, each with its own strengths and unique combat perks. While some staves in the game provide high attack values, staves with higher critical hit chances can be more suitable for high-damage builds, allowing for frequent, devastating critical strikes that deal up to double damage. Unlike armor sets in Black Myth: Wukong, staves cannot be upgraded at the Yin Tiger blacksmith or elsewhere. Instead, players must craft stronger weapons as they progress through the game.
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While the two most powerful mythical weapons with the highest critical hit chances — Adept Spine-Shooting Fuban Staff (25% crit) and Stormflash Loong Staff (9% crit) — can only be obtained in New Game Plus, the following are the best staves for critical damage builds available during a normal playthrough of Black Myth: Wukong. Other tips for players pursuing this playstyle include using Cat Eye Beads (critical hit chance +3%) and Beast Buddha (critical hit damage +9%) curios, as well as investing in the Wrathful Escalation and Wrathful Might passive skills.
8 Chitin Staff
Critical Hit Chance 5%
- Quality: Epic
- Attack: 80
- Unique effect: Upon a successful hit with a charged heavy attack, each Focus point cost slightly recovers health
The 
Chitin Staff is the first notable weapon for critical hit builds, as weaker staves like the Wind Bear Staff (4% crit) and Bronze Cloud Staff (2% crit) aren't serious contenders for such playstyles. While the Chitin Staff's 5% critical hit chance isn't too impressive either, when combined with the Cat Eye Bead and Wrathful Escalation, players can achieve around a 10% critical hit chance. This becomes particularly useful during certain early boss encounters in Black Myth: Wukong.
Players can craft the Chitin Staff after defeating the Second Sister in the Village of Lanxi, which is the first location in Chapter Four. Crafting this weapon requires one Bishui Beast Bit, a unique material. It's recommended to craft this staff, as it can later be upgraded to better variants with higher critical hit chances, such as the Visionary Centipede Staff or the Spider Celestial Staff.
7 Kang-Jin Staff
Critical Hit Chance 6%
- Quality: Epic
- Attack: 70
- Unique effect: Punishing Downpour executes Thunder damage to the enemy instead of area damage
The 
Kang-Jin Staff is one of the best staves available in Chapter Three of Black Myth: Wukong, not so much for its 6% critical hit chance, but because of its powerful combat perk. When used correctly, this perk can be one of the strongest in the game. Players should level up the Punishing Downpour ability (a high-damage finisher for light attack combos) to maximize the effectiveness of this staff. Additionally, the Kang-Jin Staff is one of the most visually stunning weapons players can acquire in the game.
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Unsurprisingly, the Kang-Jin Staff can be crafted after defeating the Kang-Jin Star boss upon reaching Turtle Island on the Bitter Lake, midway through Chapter Three. This is before meeting Zhu Bajie for the first time. Crafting the weapon requires one Starlit Cloud-Bidden Antler material.
6 Jingubang
Critical Hit Chance 6%
- Quality: Mythical
- Attack: 135
- Unique effect: The gauge of the fourth Focus point no longer depletes over time
The 
Jingubang Staff is a mythical staff and one of the best weapons in Black Myth: Wukong, essential for progressing through the game and ultimately facing the final boss, the Great Sage's Broken Shell. While its 6% critical hit chance isn't its standout feature, Jingubang boasts one of the highest attack values in the game, alongside an incredibly powerful combat perk. Notably, it's the only weapon that is part of an armor set — specifically, the Monkey King Set — working best when paired with Sun Wukong's legendary armaments.
Unlike other weapons, players won't need to craft Jingubang; it is acquired naturally as part of the storyline during Chapter Six, after collecting all pieces of the Monkey King Set.
5 Tri-Point Double-Edged Spear
Critical Hit Chance 6%
- Quality: Mythical
- Attack: 135
- Unique effect: Integrate spear techniques into a light attack combo and increases the damage dealt by Thrust Stance moves
- Unique effect: Upon performing Forceful Thrust shoots swords from the staff to attack
The 
Tri-Point Double-Edged Spear is a mythical weapon that rivals Jingubang in Black Myth: Wukong, featuring the same attack and critical hit chance values, alongside a powerful combat perk that shines for players who master the Thrust Stance. Additionally, it's one of the rare spear weapons in the game (alongside the Chu-Bai Spear) that features a unique moveset, which alone makes it a worthy choice for a New Game Plus run.
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Obtaining the Tri-Point Double-Edged Spear, however, requires significant effort. Players must not only complete all chapters of the game but also find every secret area and defeat every hidden boss. After these feats, they gain access to the secret Mount Mei area via the Great Pagoda in Chapter Three, where they will face Erlang, the Sacred Divinity. Erlang serves as the game's true and hardest boss, and defeating him rewards players with the Tri-Point Double-Edged Spear.
4 Rat Sage Staff
Critical Hit Chance 7%
- Quality: Epic
- Attack: 66
- Unique effect: The fourth move of a light attack combo and Mobile Staff Spin can stir up a whirlwind of sands that increases attack range and damage
The 
Rat Sage Staff not only offers a moderate critical hit chance for players looking to boost their potential for critical damage but also features an intriguing combat perk. When performing certain moves, the Destined One can summon a whirlwind of sand with this staff, increasing both attack range and damage dealt.
The main advantage of the Rat Sage Staff is how early it can be obtained in Black Myth: Wukong. Players can craft it as soon as they defeat the final boss of Chapter Two, the Yellow Wind Sage. Crafting this staff requires one Samadhi Wind Agate, a unique material dropped by the boss.
3 Bishui Beast Staff
Critical Hit Chance 10%
- Quality: Legendary
- Attack: 105
- Unique effect: N/A
The 
Bishui Beast Staff is a powerful and visually stunning weapon, ideal for critical damage builds due to its high attack power and impressive critical hit chance. However, despite its stats, the Bishui Beast Staff can be a bit underwhelming because it lacks a unique effect that would set it apart from other weapons in Black Myth: Wukong.
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Another drawback is that this staff becomes available near the end of Chapter Five, meaning it is quickly overshadowed by the superior Jingubang, making it less appealing to craft at that stage. To obtain the Bishui Beast Staff, players must access the Bishui Cave secret area by completing the Five Element Carts questline. After defeating the Bishui Golden-Eyed Beast in the cave, players can craft this staff as an upgrade to the Rat Sage Staff by using one Bishui Beast Bit.
2 Visionary Centipede Staff
Critical Hit Chance 10%
- Quality: Legendary
- Attack: 90
- Unique effect: Upon a successful hit with a charged heavy attack, each Focus point cost slightly recovers health
- Unique effect: If the enemy is in a Poisoned state, massively enhances the recovery of the previous perk
The 
Visionary Centipede Staff is an upgraded version of the Chitin Staff and one of two nearly identical staves in Black Myth: Wukong, sharing almost similar combat perks, attack values, and critical hit chance. While it offers a slightly higher attack and lower critical hit chance compared to the Spider Celestial Staff, the latter is generally the better choice for critical damage builds and is also available for crafting earlier. Some players might still prefer the Visionary Centipede Staff for its unique visual design and slightly different effects.
The Visionary Centipede Staff can be crafted as an upgrade to the Chitin Staff after completing Chapter Four. Crafting this weapon requires one Golden Glowing Eye unique material.
1 Spider Celestial Staff
Critical Hit Chance 12%
- Quality: Legendary
- Attack: 85
- Unique effect: Upon a successful hit with a charged heavy attack, each Focus point cost slightly recovers health
- Unique effect: In Poisoned State, hits inflict the enemy with Poison Bane
The legendary 
Spider Celestial Staff boasts the highest critical hit chance among all staves available during the first playthrough of Black Myth: Wukong. Coupled with a relatively high attack value, this staff can deal significant critical damage, provided that players build their character for it. While its unique combat perk — requiring the player to be Poisoned in order to poison enemies — isn't the best, it remains a strong and visually striking weapon that can stay relevant up until players acquire more powerful mythical staves much later in the game.
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The Spider Celestial Staff also stands out for how early it can be crafted, making it a solid foundation for critical damage builds throughout much of the game. Players can craft this staff as an upgrade to the Chitin Staff after defeating the Violet Spider boss at the end of the Webbed Hollow area in Chapter Four. One Spider Leg unique material is required to craft the weapon.
Black Myth: Wukong
- Released
- August 20, 2024
WHERE TO PLAY
- Developer(s)
- Game Science
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG
