In Chapter 2 of Black Myth: Wukong, you have the opportunity to awaken and challenge Shigandangone of the secret bosses of the Yaoguai King in the game.
While this boss is hidden, finding him involves more than just exploring areas of Black Myth: Wukong to discover his lair. For this one, you need to find all 6 Buddha Eyeball locations and bring them to a special stone in the Stone Vanguard boss arena near Rockrest Flat Shrine. And to help you collect your final rewards for completing this side quest, we’ve got you covered. how to beat shigandang And how to prepare for this fight below.
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How to Prepare for Shigandang
At the top of your list is complete the Buddha Eyes side quest. Shigandang does not appear if you do not deliver the 6 Buddha Eyeballs, so you should try searching for these items in the Fright Cliff area first.
That being said, it’s time to prepare for the actual fight. Shigandang has a lot of area attacks and they are quite resistant to certain types of damage, such as fire and poison. Focusing on normal attacks is the best option. For this reason, it is important to have the strongest staff crafted before the fight. At this point in the game, you probably have enough materials to craft the Wind Bear Staff
If dodging Shigandang’s attacks presents a challenge and you want to increase your chances of surviving the encounter, consider doing Medicine for evilThis consumable increases your defense for a while and you can use it during combat, which is perfect!
Now, if you are about to face Shigandang for the first time and want to have some leverage against this titan, there is a trick you can only use once! Before fighting the Stone Vanguard, go to the boss arena and throw the eyeballs at the big rock to your right. This will wake up Shigandang and they will fight the Stone Vanguard for you. This will only work if you haven’t defeated the Stone Vanguard boss yet. But by doing this, you can watch these rocky enemies fight. By the time you turn to fight Shigandang, the boss will likely have already lost half of his health bar.
How to defeat Shigandang
The Shigandang fight revolves around manage your stamina reserve to save up enough to dodge their attacks while you perform a few combos. This boss’s gigantic arms and body are powerful tools that they will use against you. However, all this raw power comes at the cost of being extremely slowperforming all the movements of Shigandang very easy to dodge.
Throughout the fight, Shigandang is constantly trying to hit you with his hands and feet. While you don’t have to worry too much about these attacks, the best strategy for avoiding them – and for approaching the rest of the fight – is stay on your back. Shigandang’s slow rotating movements make it a very safe location. This position also makes you a difficult target to hit if the the boss tries to walk all over youwhat they might do when you are in front of them.
No matter how slow Shigandang is, the boss has a few tricks up his sleeve. When the boss performs a jump attack and hit the ground Or they raise an arm and a leg and hit the ground with thembe ready because These two movements are followed by another. When they use the first one, spikes come out of the ground. To stay safe, dodge when the boss is about to hit the ground and stay away from the stone pillars that appear. For the second one, just be ready to dodge a second time when the ground starts to glow. So you have to dodge the first attack and the next one. Be careful with both of these moves, because being hit by both attacks could kill you.
During the fight, Shigandang might also try to apply some wrestling moves. The boss has two body attack variants. One of them is a traditional frontal smash where they try to hit you with their entire body and the impact creates a shockwave that covers a large part of the arena. Keep this in mind because even if you are far from the boss, you could still be hit by the shockwave.
The second type of body move is when Shigandang leans and lowers his body towards you. He will usually perform this move when you are next to or behind him. Nothing to worry about with this attack, but avoid getting hit by it. The boss stays on the ground for a few seconds, giving you a good attack window after this move.
During the fight, Shigandang can use a three-hit combo or a short sweeping attack. These attacks are less common, but make sure you don’t get hit by them. If you find yourself in a situation where dodging isn’t an option, you can always use ImmobilizeThis not only prevents the boss from attacking you, but also creates a great opportunity to trigger longer combos.
Shigandang Rewards
All the work to unlock the fight and defeat Shigandang comes with valuable rewards. After the battle, you win 1652 experience points and 1364 Willpower with three silks and a heart of stonewhich is a material needed to craft a new staff for the Destined.
In addition to all these rewards, you also get a Core of the minda rare material that you can use to craft medicine with the merchant Xu Dog in this chapter, and a Skandha of feelinga key item that you can collect and exchange later in the game for a special reward.
Congratulations on completing the Buddha Eye quest and defeating this secret boss. Now it’s time to continue into Chapter 2 of Black Myth: Wukong and fight your way to the final boss of this area, the fearsome Yellow Wind Sage.
