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When you first start playingBlack Myth: Wukong, you only have access to a limited number of skills, namely Foundation, Staff Stances, and Mysticism. Within theFoundationskill tree, you’ll findMartial Arts, a set of skills that mainly focuses on enhancing the Destined One’s combat abilities. you may unlock these skills byspending Sparksin this tree.
One of the first Martial Arts abilities you’ll unlock isPunishing Downpour. Punishing Downpour is a must-have skill for players who prefer a light attack-focused playstyle and want to amplify their light attack combos.
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Punishing Downpour is a unique Foundationskill inBlack Myth: Wukong. It allows you to unleash a powerful, high-damageLight Attack Finisherafter landing six consecutive light attacks on an enemy.
Think of Punishing Downpour as a combo finisher that candeal extra AoE damage to an enemyand weaken them for follow-up attacks. It works similarly to a charged Heavy Attack but doesn’t requireFocus Pointsto execute it.
The key to activating Punishing Downpour is to chain together six light attacks on your target without breaking the combo. Once you’ve landed the sixth light attack, the Punishing Downpour skill will be executed, thereby staggering or even knocking out your opponents.
If you don’t have enoughSparks to unlockPunishing Downpour, consider grinding for XP and leveling up. You get one Spark each timeyou level up.
Best Build For Punishing Downpour in Black Myth: Wukong
As mentioned above, Punishing Downpour is an essential skill for light attack-focused builds. It can be combined with other skills, likeComposure, to create a devastating combo. Composure is aStamina-based Foundation skill that allows you to dodge during a light attack combo without breaking it.
TheKang-Jin Staffhas a unique effect that can convert Punishing Downpour’s AoE damage intoThunderdamage. This can make Punishing Downpour even more powerful, especially in the mid-game when you encounter more challenging foes. You can pair this with theLoongscale armor setto further increase the Thunder damage.
You can unlock the Kang-Jin Staff and Loongscale armor set by defeating the Kang-Jin Loong and Kang-Jing-Star bosses respectively inChapter 3 ofBlack Myth: Wukong.
If you think Punishing Downpour doesn’t fit in with your playstyle, you may use theReignite The Sparksfeature torespec your build. This allows you to redistribute your Sparks at any time and change your build as you progress.
