Obtaining every spell in Black Myth: Wukong turns the Destined One from a capable fighter into an absolute force on the battlefield. These abilities range from simple but devastating crowd control to full-on transformations that let you borrow the powers of the yaoguai you’ve beaten. In this article, you’ll learn the exact locations, prerequisites, and step-by-step methods to unlock all of them across the six chapters plus New Game+.
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Quick Overview of Spell Types
Black Myth: Wukong splits spells into three main equippable categories. You can only have one active from each at a time, so mixing them well becomes part of the strategy.
- Mysticism spells focus on controlling or empowering enemies and yourself.
- Alteration spells change how you move or defend in the moment.
- Strand spells use your hair for clones or a safety revive.
Transformations work a bit differently and get their own section below because there are quite a few of them.
Mysticism Spells in Black Myth: Wukong
These are your supportive and control options. Two come early from the story, and one requires a side quest.
Immobilize Spell – Chapter 1 Unlock
You get this automatically during the fight against the Bullguard in the woods shortly after the very first main boss. It freezes one enemy in place for several seconds and creates big punish windows for free damage or healing.
I leaned on this spell hard in the early chapters because it made aggressive enemies way more predictable. It stays useful all the way through the game.
Ring of Fire Spell – Chapter 3 Unlock
Defeat the Macaque Chief in Chapter 3 to unlock this one. You first run into him on the Snowhill Path near the Frost-Clad Path Shrine. He runs after the first fight. Keep progressing until you reach the Warding Temple Shrine, then head up into the courtyard for the rematch. After the fight, an old man gives you the spell.
It draws a burning ring on the ground that repels weaker enemies, speeds up stamina recovery, and makes your drinks more effective. With upgrades it even heals you and restores focus, which is great for longer boss fights.
Spell Binder Spell – Treasure Hunter Quest Chapter 3
This is the optional one and needs the full Treasure Hunter side quest. Here’s the exact order:
- Head to the North Shore of the Bitter Lake Keeper’s Shrine in Chapter 3.
- Follow the shoreline and save the Treasure Hunter NPC from enemies, then exhaust all his dialogue.
- Later, once you have Ring of Fire, find him again near the Towers of Karma Shrine and cast the spell right in front of him.
- Fast travel to the Forest of Felicity Shrine, go down the hill to the right, cross the small lake, drop off the ledge behind the frozen monks, and reach the Melon Field Shrine.
- Defeat the Green-Capped Martialist boss there.
Black Myth: Wukong Spell Binder boosts your attack power and crit rate but disables other spells, vessels, transformations, and soul skills while it’s active. It turns you into a pure martial arts machine and hits surprisingly hard once you get used to the trade-off.
Alteration Spells in Black Myth: Wukong
These Black Myth: Wukong spells give you mobility and defensive tools that change how you approach combat.
Cloud Step Spell – Chapter 1 Unlock
You unlock this automatically after defeating the Black Wind King in Black Wind Cave, just past the Cave Interior Shrine. It’s unmissable story progress.
Cloud Step lets you turn into mist, leave a decoy behind, and move freely before striking back with an Unveiling Strike. I used it constantly to create breathing room or set up big counterattacks when surrounded.
Rock Solid Spell – Chapter 2 Unlock
This drops automatically after you beat the Tiger Vanguard at the Crouching Tiger Temple behind the Temple Entrance Shrine. It turns your body to stone and lets you parry incoming attacks with good timing.
Strand Spells in Black Myth: Wukong
These focus on creating copies of yourself or giving you a second chance.
A Pluck of Many Spell – Chapter 2 Unlock
You get this near the end of Black Myth: Wukong Chapter 2 after reaching the Cellar Shrine below the Crouching Tiger Temple. There are two main ways to access it:
- Defeat both Tiger Vanguard and Stone Vanguard, then interact with the statue in the Tiger Vanguard arena to open the hatch and follow the path.
- Or take the sandy slope path after the Rock Clash Platform Shrine and go through the large doors.
The spell turns a clump of your hair into combat-ready clones that deal damage and draw attention. Upgrades even let them cast spells like Immobilize or Rock Solid for extra disruption.
Life-Saving Strand Spell – New Game+ Unlock
This one unlocks automatically the moment you start New Game+ and interact with the first Keeper’s Shrine. Every ten minutes it can automatically create a clone to take a fatal hit and restore you to full health (though it doesn’t refill your flasks).
It’s a nice safety net if you like playing aggressively or testing risky strategies in tougher runs.
Transformation Spells in Black Myth: Wukong – Full List
Transformations count toward the full spell collection and the Master of Magic trophy. Here’s every one with how to get it:
- Red Tides (Chapter 1): Defeat the optional boss Guangzhi in Forest of Wolves – Outside the Forest. Go left from the shrine across the bridge and follow the torches.
- Azure Dust (Chapter 2): Complete the Man-in-Stone quest. Get Stone Essence from Mother of Stone, give it to the Man-in-Stone at Squall Hideout, then defeat him.
- Ashen Slumber (Chapter 2/3): Progress the prisoner/rat questline and collect it from the rat corpse after defeating Captain Void-Illusion or the Third Rat Prince.
- Ebon Flow (Chapter 3): Finish Chen Loong’s questline to reach Zodiac Village, then duel and beat the Yin Tiger blacksmith.
- Hoarfrost (Chapter 3): Defeat the Monk from the Sea boss near New Thunderclap Temple.
- Umbral Abyss (Chapter 3): Story reward after the second Yellowbrow fight.
- Violet Hail (Chapter 4): Complete the Daoist Mi quest in the secret Purple Cloud Mountain area (unlock by defeating Venom Daoist twice and using the mural).
- Golden Lining (Chapter 4): Defeat Yellow Loong in the hidden Webbed Hollow area after beating the previous Loong bosses and collecting Loong Scales.
- Dark Thunder (Chapter 5/6): Speak with the horse NPC in every chapter, then after beating Chapter 5 return to Furnace Valley and interact with the stuck Element Cart in the lava pool.
- Azure Dome (Secret Ending): Complete the true ending requirements (several secret areas and quests across chapters), then after the final boss continue your save, go to the Great Pagoda mural in Chapter 3, reach Mount Mei, and defeat Erlang Shen.
Final Thoughts on Collecting Every Spell
Going after every spell in Black Myth: Wukong is one of the most rewarding completionist goals in the game. The mix of automatic story rewards and clever side content keeps you exploring instead of just rushing the main path. Take your time with the quest-heavy ones like Spell Binder and the transformation side quests — they’re easy to miss if you blaze through.
And, if you don’t own the game yet, grabbing a Black Myth: Wukong Steam key through Lootbar lets you jump right in without any extra steps.
