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Black Myth Wukong Armor Guide: all the craftable sets, their effects, and materials needed to make them

by Josh Torres on 20 August, 2024

There are several Armor Sets that you can craft in Black Myth: Wukong that not only increase your defensive stats, but can also grant unique effects if you wear multiple pieces. The game will clearly lay out what effects will come into effect if you wear 2-pieces, 3-pieces, or all 4-pieces of an armor set.

No story spoilers will be present in this Black Myth Wukong armor guide and we will only cover the armor you can craft. There are still several pieces of secret equipment that can drop from special enemies and obtained through other means. We will mention the first possible Shrine location that you can craft a certain armor set.

As of the time of writing this guide, we have not discovered a method to upgrading the stats of armor pieces on a first playthrough. In New Game+, upgrading armor is unlocked by visiting the first Shrine in the game which allows you to use materials to improve their stats. On an initial playthrough, armor pieces continually become better and better, which leave some earlier armor sets with their unique effects obsolete due to the sheer stat difference.

Swift Pilgrim Set

First craftable at: Forest of Wolves - Guanyin Temple Shrine

  • 2-Piece Effect: Moderately increases Sprint Speed.
  • 4-Piece Effect: When Sprinting, each second moderately increases Attack. This effect can stack up to 10 times and will cease upon stopping.
  1. Pilgrim’s Headband (Defense: 8)
    • 4 Yarn & 1000 Will
  2. Pilgrim’s Garb (Defense: 10)
    • 5 Yarn & 1200 Will
  3. Pilgrim’s Wristwraps (Defense: 6)
    • 1 Yarn & 500 Will
  4. Pilgrim’s Legwraps (Defense: 10)
    • 2 Yarn & 640 Will

Wave-Rider Set

First craftable at: Black Wind Cave - Cave Interior Shrine

  • 3-Piece Effect: Massively reduces Stamina cost when in water.
  1. Serpentscale Battlerobe (Defense: 18)
    • 5 Yarn & 1350 Will
  2. Serpentscale Bracers (Defense: 7 / Poison Res: 3)
    • 1 Yarn & 720 Will
  3. Serpentscale Gaiters (Defense: 11 / Poison Res: 2)
    • 2 Yarn & 720 Will

Dance of the Black Wind Set

First craftable at: Sandgate Village - Village Entrance Shrine

  • 3-Piece Effect: In Cloud Step, shrouding black wind will attack enemies nearby continuously.
  1. Ebongold Silk Robe (Defense: 31)
    • 5 Yarn, 2 Silk, & 1800 Will
  2. Ebongold Armguard (Defense: 13 / Burn Res: 4)
    • 1 Yarn, 1 Silk, & 810 Will
  3. Ebongold Gaiters (Defense: 19)
    • 2 Yarn, 1 Silk, & 1080 Will
    • Unique Effect: After a moment in Cloud Step, considerable increases Unveiling Strike Damage.

Gale Guardian Set

First craftable at: Fright Cliff - Rock Clash Platform Shrine

  • 2-Piece Effect: Upon Perfect Dodges, grants considerable additional Focus.
  • 4-Piece Effect: Perfect Dodges slightly reduces Cooldown for all Spells.
  1. Galeguard Beast Mask (Defense: 18)
    • 4 Yarn, 2 Silk, & 1800 Will
  2. Galeguard Beastmaw Armor (Defense: 35 / Shock Res: 4)
    • 5 Yarn, 2 Silk, & 2000 Will
  3. Galeguard Bracers (Defense: 14)
    • 1 Yarn, 1 Silk, & 1000 Will
  4. Galeguard Greaves (Defense: 21)
    • 2 Yarn, 1 Silk, & 1200 Will
    • Unique Effect: Performing 3 consecutive Perfect Dodges within a brief moment recovers a moderate amount of Mana.

Raging Sandstorm Set

First craftable at: Snowhill Path - Frost-Clad Path Shrine

  • 3-Piece Effect: Decoy and Duplicates are cloaked in Yellow Wind, granting them considerable Damage Reduction.
  1. Ochre Battlerobe (Defense: 48)
    • 5 Silk, 2 Cold Iron Leaves, & 4200 Will
  2. Ochre Armguard (Defense: 19 / Chill Res: 4)
    • 1 Silk, 1 Cold Iron Leaves, & 1800 Will
    • Unique Effect: Upon consuming a Focus Point, moderately increases Critical Hit Chance for a short duration.
  3. Ochre Greaves (Defense: 29 / Chill Res: 3)
    • 2 Silk, 1 Cold Iron Leaves, & 2400 Will

Thunder Veins Set

First craftable at: Bitter Lake - North Shore of the Bitter Lake Shrine

  • 3-Piece Effect: Massively reduces the duration of Shocked State; moderately increases Thunder Damage.
  1. Loongscale Battlerobe (Defense: 53)
    • 5 Silk, 2 Cold Iron Leaves, & 4500 Will
    • Unique Effect: Vengeful Mirage will inflict Thunder Bane.
  2. Loongscale Armguard (Defense: 21 / Shock Res: 5)
    • 1 Silk, 1 Cold Iron Leaves, & 2000 Will
  3. Loongscale Greaves (Defense: 32 / Shock Res: 3)
    • 2 Silk, 1 Cold Iron Leaves, & 2700 Will

Gilded Radiance Set

First craftable at: Village of Lanxi - Estate of the Zhu Shrine

  • 2-Piece Effect: For a short duration after performing a Spirit Skill or using a Vessel, considerably increases Attack.
  • 4-Piece Effect: Upon Critical Hits and defeats, grants a small amount of Qi.
  1. Golden Mask of Fury (Defense: 36)
    • 4 Cold Iron Leaves, 2 Fine Gold Thread, & 6600 Will
    • Unique Effect: Upon successful hits from Spirit skills, grants massive Focus upon reverting.
  2. Golden Embroidered Shirt (Defense: 72)
    • 5 Cold Iron Leaves, 2 Fine Gold Thread, & 8000 Will
  3. Golden Armguard (Defense: 29 / Chill Res: 5)
    • 1 Cold Iron Leaves, 1 Fine Gold Thread, & 3600 Will
  4. Golden Greaves (Defense: 43 / Chill Res: 4)
    • 2 Cold Iron Leaves, 1 Fine Gold Thread, & 4800 Will

From Mud to Lotus Set

First craftable at: Webbed Hollow - The Purifying Spring Shrine

  • 2-Piece Effect: Mud that stains upon De-Transformation and exiting Spirit Skills grants considerable Damage Reduction for a short duration.
  • 4-Piece Effect: When stained with mud, increases Might recovery rate; Dodges and Perfect Dodges also recover a small amount of additional Might.
  1. Non-Pure Broken Mask (Defense: 40)
    • 4 Cold Iron Leaves, 2 Fine Gold Thread, & 7200 Will
  2. Non-Pure Armor of Coiling Loong (Defense: 79)
    • 5 Cold Iron Leaves, 2 Fine Gold Thread, & 8100 Will
  3. Non-Pure Gauntlets (Defense: 32 / Poison Res: 4)
    • 1 Cold Iron Leaves, 1 Fine Gold Thread, & 3600 Will
  4. Non-Pure Greaves (Defense: 48 / Poison Res: 4)
    • 2 Cold Iron Leaves, 1 Fine Gold Thread, & 5400 Will
    • Unique Effect: For a brief moment after De-Transforming and exiting Spirit Skills, all actions cost no Stamina.

Poison Ward Set

First craftable at: Woods of Ember - Ashen Pass I Shrine

  • 2-Piece Effect: Massively reduces the continuous damage received from Poisoned State.
  • 4-Piece Effect: Significantly increases Attack while suffering from Poisoned State.
  1. Centipede Hat of Transcendence (Defense: 43)
    • 4 Cold Iron Leaves, 2 Fine Gold Thread, & 7500 Will
  2. Centipede Qiang-Jin Armor (Defense: 86)
    • 5 Cold Iron Leaves, 2 Fine Gold Thread, & 8400 Will
    • Unique Effect: For a short duration after defeating an enemy, moderately increases Attack.
  3. Centipede Spiked Armguard (Defense: 35 / Poison Res: 5)
    • 1 Cold Iron Leaves , 1 Fine Gold Thread, & 4000 Will
  4. Centipede Gaiters of Transcendence (Defense: 52 / Poison Res: 4)
    • 2 Cold Iron Leaves, 1 Fine Gold Thread, & 6000 Will

Outrage Set

First craftable at: Foothills - Verdant Path Shrine

  • 2-Piece Effect: Pillar Stance Varied Combos, Sweeping Gale and Churning Gale, deal additional Damage
  • 4-Piece Effect: Unleash the rage within, significantly increasing Damage both dealt and taken.
  1. Yaksha Mask of Outage (Defense: 47)
    • 4 Cold Iron Leaves, 2 Fine Gold Thread, & 8100 Will
    • Unique Effect: Significantly increases Attack when Health is low.
  2. Embroidered Shirt of Outrage (Defense: 94 / Burn Res: 5)
    • 5 Cold Iron Leaves, 2 Fine Gold Thread, & 9000 Will
  3. Yaksha Bracers of Outrage (Defense: 37 / Burn Res: 5)
    • 1 Cold Iron Leaves, 1 Fine Gold Thread, & 4800 Will
  4. Yaksha Greaves of Outage (Defense: 56)
    • 2 Cold Iron Leaves, 1 Fine Gold Thread, & 7200 Will