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Black Myth: Wukongfeatures a lot of bosses, including Elder Jinchi early in Chapter 1, whose heavy attacks can be hard to stop if you aren’t prepared. Those who have breezed past most of the enemies in the game may find Jinchi to be their first real challenge. This fight can be made much easier by engaging with different mechanics that help you plan for this battle.
As you explore the Black Wind Mountain area, youhave to ring three bellsin the region, which are all guarded by strong bosses. From the fiery warrior Guangzhi to the serpentineWhiteclad Noble inBlack Myth: Wukong,these enemies are tough in their own right. By the time you reach Elder Jinchi, you should have a solid understanding of the game’s combat due to the challenges these foes present.
Once you have every bell rung, you will be transported to the Secret: Ancient Guanyin Temple area, where Elder Jinchi can be found.
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How To Prepare Against Elder Jinchi
Craft Armor And Gain Different Magic
You should try togain the Immobilize spellanddefeat optional enemies for transformationsbefore taking on Elder Jinchi.Transformations inBlack Myth: Wukongallows you to temporarily turn into a former boss, giving you special moves that can deal significant damage. While transformed, attacks that hit you don’t drain your health but rather reduce the total amount of time you stay transformed.
Immobilize is a spell that drains a lot of Mana in exchange for freezing an enemy or boss in place. Doing this to Elder Jinchi gives you a chance to deal free damage, especially with charged heavy attacks. Light attack combos that help regain Focus are useful to try while Jinchi is immobilized as well since they will help build continuous damage while restoring other resources.
Focus is spent on empowering different techniques in various combat stances. Moves enhanced by spent Focus will sometimes stagger or stun even bosses while dealing great damage.
Before you ring the final bell that takes you to Elder Jinchi, you should considercrafting armor inBlack Myth: Wukongto raise your defenses. A new staff that does higher damage may be crucial too, as the Elder has some of the highest health among the enemies you’ve seen in the game up to this point.
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Try to explore the area before the boss gate, which leads to Elder Jinchi as well. This small outer zone contains several chests with some loot, including Guanyin’s Prayer Beads, a powerful piece of equipment. This gear has high defense and lets you increase your health and Mana whenever you absorb any amount of Will.
How To Defeat Elder Jinchi
Take Down Minions And Recognize Patterns
Elder Jinchi is extremely similar to the optionalWandering Wight boss inBlack Myth: Wukongyou may have already beaten in Chapter 1. Unlike that stone statue, Jinchi moves slightly faster, with attacks that are harder to dodge. The Elder is also supported by a host of zombie-like minions who try to swarm and overwhelm you any chance they get.
A good strategy for this fight is todefeat the minions to regain small amounts of healthas you battle Jinchi. Although you only gain back slivers of HP, defeating a large group of minions with a wide sweep of your staff could restore a good chunk of health. This will give you a chance to survive longer and have more chances to take down the boss.
How To Counter
Fist Strike Combo
Elder Jinchi dives forward at you, swinging his fists back and forth to try and hit you with close-range strikes.
These attacks can go together in long or short attack strings, so pay attention to where a fist is swinging and dodge in the opposite direction.
Deadly Stomp
Raising a foot up, Elder Jinchi stomps the ground, creating a small shockwave AoE on impact.
Dodge to the opposite side of whichever foot was raised, then run away a bit to avoid the AoE.
Earthquake
Elder Jinchi gathers energy before slamming both hands into the ground, causing rocks to float in the air. The boss digs his fists further, causing a huge AoE shockwave.
The boss can do this attack one to three times in a row with his hands on the ground, so simply run away from the AoE range until the attack concludes.
Energy Palm
Gathering energy in his right hand, Elder Jinchi thrusts his palm forward, creating a beam of energy that travels in a line to hit you from a distance.
Recognize the build-up for this move, then dodge quickly to your right as the energy is released for the attack to avoid it.
As you’re able to see in the above video by YouTube creatorEsoterickk, Elder Jinchi will occasionally float into the air glowing while in a praying pose. You can’t attack the boss while he’s in this state, but the minions become supercharged with explosive energy.Avoid minions during this phase, as each will explode if they manage to get near you while Jinchi levitates.
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Rewards For Defeating Elder Jinchi
Gain The First Vessel On A Long Journey
Taking down Elder Jinchi will play a short cutscene, where you are transported back to an area near the Whiteclad Noble’s boss arena. Here, you caninteract with the corpse of a wolf hanging from a nearby tree. Doing this will cause the body to disappear, butreward you with the Fireproof Mantle, the first vessel you receive inBlack Myth: Wukong.
The Fireproof Mantle has a variety of unique effects, which include:
This item will help you throughout the remainder of your journey, especially against some of the other bosses found in Chapter 1. Those who beat Elder Jinchi inBlack Myth: Wukongalso gain 2,000 Will, which can be spent on different upgrades needed to prepare for other fights in the story.
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