This peculiar humanoid Yaoguai Chief isn’t just odd in appearance; his fighting style is just as unusual.
Here is how you might unlock the purple prison cells in the Pagoda in Black Myth: Wukong.
The Non-White boss is armed with a thin, never-seen before spear that has a parry mechanic.
While the Non-White might seem like a pushover at first, you shouldn’t get too comfortable.
At some point during the fight, hell chicken out and flee, only to reappear stronger than before.
That’s why we’ll help you finish what you started.
Afterpraying at the four Buddha statuesin theBitter Lakezone, the path to the Valley of Ecstasy will unlock.
The first encounter with the Non-White takes place shortly after the first Keeper’s Shrine in this zone.
When theNon-White flees, you’ll need tofight through some lesser enemies before reaching him again.
Heawaits your returnin a large circular arena.
The Non-White Attack Patterns
The Non-White is extremely agile, using numerous gap-closing attacks.
Threewell-timed dodgesare all it takes to avoid this very quick combo.
This is followed by adelayed sweeping attackthat leaves anarc of frost.
When the Non-White assumes this stance, prepare tododge the incoming slashes.
For the delayed sweep, simplyback away.
Frost Trail
Similar to Frost Sweep, but begins with theNon-White spinning his weapon.
The final attack in the string is adownward slashthatsends a trail of frostforward.
Piercing Combo
This combo begins with anupward thrust, followed bytwo lunging pierces, andfinishes with a sweeping strike.
Dodge theupward thrust when you hear the Non-White grunt.
The finallunging pierce is delayed, sowait for the right moment before dodgingand roll through the sweepto avoid it.
Piercing Plunge
The Non-White turns back andexecutes two consecutive slashes.
Avoid the quick slashes witha single roll, and when he’s about to dive,roll into him.
Poison Twin Swords
Poison Volley
The Non-White executestwo standard strikes, thendashes past the Destined One, unleashingpoisonous projectiles.
When theprojectiles hit the Destined One, they are guaranteed to beinflicted with the Poison Bane.
Dodge roll to avoid the standard strikes, and roll out of the way of the dash.
For the poisonous projectiles,roll spam to the left or rightto evade them.
Flowing Slams
The Non-Whiteglides through the airandslams his poisonous blades downon the Destined One.
He repeats this maneuver a second time.
Let theNon-White landbefore rolling away.
Simplyroll through the sweepandkeep your distancefrom the breath attack.
Toxic Cross Combo
The Non-White holds hispoisonous double bladesin across stance, initiating with a powerfulcross slash.
He follows up withtwo delayed slashes, finishing thecombo with an upward strike.
Roll in any direction during the combo chainto evade the Non-Whites weapon swings.
As such, we recommendstocking up on someAntimiasma Powderto counteract the Poisoned State.
To make quick work of the Non-White boss,gear up with a high-damage build.
TheKang-Jin Staffis your heavy hitter of choice,delivering thunderous strikesthat canShockthe Non-White, amplifying the damage they take.
Adjust your Curios tobalance both defense and offensewith the likes ofBack Scratcher,Tiger Tally, andAgate Jar.
Finally, check that tovisit Xu Dogto further boost your defenses.
Allocating yourMind Cores into the proper Celestial Medicineswill help enhance your base defense and resistance to Poison.
He can withstandfour parries before he will riposte, hitting you twice.
Aloud clangwill signal that hes about to riposte, sobackstep twiceto dodge the two quick slashes.
Above his health bar is atiny posture barthatdepletes with each parry.
Luckily, you canuse Immobilize in this phaseto land some free hits if hes persistently parrying your attacks.
Otherwise, you’ll have toround the Non-White to target his backat the end of his combos.
As such, theAntimiasma Powder is crucial here, as it instantly cures the debilitation.
And when he least expects it,unleash yourEbon Flowtransformation to finish him off once and for good.
The boss will alsoleave theNon-WhiteSpirit behind, which it’s possible for you to absorb into your gourd.
Track down and take out this frightning dragon in Black Myth: Wukong.
