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Black Myth Wukong: All bosses and locations

Our guide to help you fight every boss in Black Myth: Wukong.

A monkey warrior fights a large flaming bear in Black Myth: Wukong
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If you're looking for a list of all bosses in Black Myth: Wukong, then you've come to the right place. There are many bosses to defeat in this mythological re-telling of Journey to the West, including dozens of Yaoguai Kings and Yaoguai Chiefs to hunt down, as well as some further bosses that don't quite fall into either demon category, including Spirits and NPCs from your Journal's Character portrait menu.

We've got them all right here in our handy boss list, so if you want to test your prowess against all Black Myth: Wukong's bosses, we're here to help. Below, you'll find every boss we've found so far, as well as their nearest shrine location to help you track them down.

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Black Myth Wukong all bosses and locations

Here are all of the Black Myth: Wukong bosses and where to find them:

Name Chapter Type Location
Bullguard 1 Yaoguai Chief Forest of Wolves, near Front Hills shrine
Wandering Wight 1 Spirit Forest of Wolves
Guangzhi 1 Yaoguai Chief Forest of Wolves, near Outside the Forest shrine
Baw-Li-Guhh-Lang 1 Yaoguai Chief Bamboo Grove, near Snake Trail shrine
Guangmou 1 Yaoguai Chief Bamboo Grove, near Snake Trail shrine
Lingxuzi 1 Yaoguai King Forest of Wolves, near Guanyin Temple shrine
Whiteclad Noble 1 NPC Bamboo Grove, near Marsh of White Mist shrine
Elder Jinchi 1 Yaoguai King Secret Boss - Ancient Guanyin Temple, near Grand Chamber shrine
Ring the three bells in Chapter 1 (where you fought Guangzhi in Forest of Wolves; where you fought Guangmou in Bamboo Grove; and where you fought White-Clad Noble in Marsh of White Mist)
Red Loong 1 Yaoguai King Secret Boss - Forest of Wolves, near Outside the Forest shrine
Find the Loong Scales in Chapter 2 then return to Forest of Wolves and use them on the waterfall near the aforementioned shrine
Black Wing King 1 Yaoguai King Black Wind Cave, near Cave Interior shrine
Black Bear Guai 1 Yaoguai King Black Wind Cave, near Bodhi Peak shrine
Lang-Li-Guhh-Baw 2 Yaoguai Chief Sandgate Village, near Village Entrance shrine
Earth Wolf 2 Yaoguai Chief Sandgate Village, near Village Entrance shrine
The Royal Family of Flowing Sands 2 Yaoguai Chief Sandgate Village, near Village Entrance shrine
First Prince of the Flowing Sands 2 Yaoguai Chief Sandgate Village, near Valley of Despair shrine (left-hand route round the locked gate)
Mad Tiger 2 Yaoguai Chief Secret Boss - Sandgate Village, Bottom of the Well
Must obtain the Old Rattle-Drum from defeating Tiger's Acolyte, and use it in three locations (side area to the right after going through the locked gate in Valley of Despair; Windrest Hamlet; and finally the well the area where you fought Earth Wolf).
Tiger Vanguard 2 Yaoguai King Crouching Tiger Temple, near Temple Entrance shrine
Stone Vanguard 2 Yaoguai King Fright Cliff, near Rockrest Flat shrine
Mother of Stones 2 Yaoguai Chief Fright Cliffs, near Rockrest Flat shrine
Tiger's Acolyte 2 Yaoguai Chief Yellow Wind Formation, on the bridge past Windrest Hamlet shrine
Black Loong 2 Yaoguai King Secret Boss - Fright Cliff, near Rockrest Flat shrine
Must use Loong Scale on the nearby sand fall barrier.
Shigandang 2 Yaoguai King Secret Boss - Fright Cliff, near Rockrest Flat shrine
Find the six Buddha Eyeballs in Chapter 2, then place them in the stone near where you fought the Stone Vanguard
Gore-Eye Daoist 2 Yaoguai Chief Yellow Stone Formation, between Windseal Gate and Valley of Despair shrines, through the locked gate
Man-in-Stone 2 NPC Fright Cliff, near Squall Hideout shrine
Yellow-Robed Squire 2 NPC Fright Cliff, near Rockrest Flat shrine
"Tiger Vanguard" 2 Yaoguai Chief Secret Boss - Kingdom of Sahali
Must complete drunken pig's sidequest in Chapter 2, who can be found near the Rockrest Flat shrine.
Fuban 2 Yaoguai King Secret Boss - Kingdom of Sahali, near Sandgate Bound shrine
Yellow Wind Sage 2 Yaoguai King Yellow Wind Formation, near Windseal Gate shrine
(alternatively: Crouching Tiger Temple, near Cellar shrine)
Headless Monk 2 NPC Yellow Wind Ridge inside the Crouching Tiger Temple, near the Temple entrance.
Bodhisattva Lingji 2 NPC Yellow Wind Ridge, inside the Cellar of Crouching Tiger Temple
Kang-Jin Loong 3 Yaoguai King Snowhill Path, near Mirrormere shrine
Captain Lotus-Vision 3 Yaoguai Chief Pagoda Realm, near Upper Pagoda shrine
Captain Wise-Voice 3 Yaoguai King Pagoda Realm, near Mani Wheel shrine
Kang-Jin Star 3 Yaoguai King Bitter Lake, near Turtle Island shrine
Cyan Loong 3 Yaoguai King Secret Boss: Bitter Lake, near Turtle Island shrine
Chen Loong 3 NPC Bitter Lake, near North Shore of the Bitter Lake shrine
Apramana Bat 3 Yaoguai Chief Bitter Lake, near North Shore of the Bitter Lake shrine
Non-White 3 Yaoguai Chief Valley of Ecstasy, near Mindfulness Cliff shrine
Non-Able 3 Yaoguai Chief Valley of Ecstasy, near Brook of Bliss shrine
Non-Pure 3 Yaoguai Chief New Thunderclap Temple, near Mahavira Hall shrine
Non-Void 3 Yaoguai Chief New Thunderclap Temple (left side)
Lang-Li-Guhh-Lang 3 Yaoguai Chief Valley of Ecstasy, near Forest of Felicity shrine
Old Ginseng Guai 3 Yaoguai Chief Valley of Ecstasy, near Towers of Karma shrine
Captain Void-Illusion 3 Yaoguai Chief Valley of Ecstasy, near Longevity Road shrine
Captain Kalpa-Wave 3 Yaoguai Chief Valley of Ecstasy, near Longevity Road shrine
Monk from the Sea 3 Yaoguai Chief New Thunderclap Temple, near Temple Entrance shrine
Green-Capped Martialist 3 NPC Secret Boss: Valley of Ecstasy Melon Field
Macaque Chief 3 Yaoguai Chief Snowhill Path, near Frost-Clad Path shrine
Macaque Chief Two 3 Yaoguai Chief Pagoda Realm, Near the Warding Temple Shrine
Macaque Chief Three 3 Yaoguai Chief New Thunderclap Temple
Yellowbrow 3 Yaoguai King New Thunderclap Temple, near Mahavira Hall shrine
Yin Tiger 3 NPC Secret Boss - Found in Zodiac Village (unlock this through completing Chen Loong's quest.)
The First Sister 4 Yaoguai Chief N/A - added to your Portraits menu after completing Chapter 4
The Second Sister 4 Yaoguai Chief Village of Lanxi, near Estate of the Zhu shrine
The Third Sister 4 Yaoguai Chief N/A - added to your Portraits menu after completing Chapter 4
The Fourth Sister 4 Yaoguai Chief N/A - added to your Portraits menu after completing Chapter 4
The Fifth Sister 4 Yaoguai Chief N/A - added to your Portraits menu after completing Chapter 4
The Sixth Sister 4 Yaoguai Chief N/A - added to your Portraits menu after completing Chapter 4
Elder Armourworm 4 Yaoguai Chief The Webbed Hollow, near The Verdure Bridge shrine
Centipede Guai 4 Yaoguai Chief The Webbed Hollow, near Middle Hollow shrine
Buddha's Right Hand 4 Yaoguai Chief The Webbed Hollow, near Cliffs of Oblivion shrine
Zhe Bajie 4 NPC The Webbed Hollow, near
Violet Spider 4 Yaoguai King The Webbed Hollow, near The Gathering Cave shrine
Commander Beetle 4 Yaoguai Chief Temple of the Yellow Flowers, near Forest of Ferocity shrine
Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master 4 Yaoguai King Temple of Yellow Flowers, near Court of Illumination shrine
Venom Daoist 1 4 NPC Pool of Shattered Jade in Webbed Hollow
Venom Daoist 2 4 NPC In the Temple of the Yellow Flower in Court of Ilumination
Yellow Loong 4 Yaoguai King Near the Relief of the Fallen Loong Keeper's Shrine in Webbed Hollow
Baw-Li-Guhh-Baw 4 Yaoguai Chief In the lower hollow in Webbed Hollow
Zhu Bajie 4 NPC Hut of Immortality in Webbed Hollow
Supreme Inspector 4 NPC In the Temple of the Yellow Flower in Court of Illumination
Fungiwoman 4 Yaoguai Chief In the Temple of the Yellow Flower, opposite the Court of Illumination shrine
Scorpionlord 4 Yaoguai King Secret Boss - Near the Bounds of Deity's Abode Shrine in Purple Cloud Mountain (unlock this area by beating the second encounter with the Venom Daoist)
The Duskveil 4 Yaoguai King Secret Boss - Near Cloudnest Peak in Purple Cloud Mountain (unlock this area by beating the second encounter with the Venom Daoist)
Daoist Mi 4 Yaoguai Chief Secret Boss - Near Cloudnest Peak in Purple Cloud Mountain (unlock this area by beating the second encounter with the Venom Daoist)
Pale-Axe Stalwart 5 NPC Woods of Ember, near Ashen Pass I shrine
Brown-Iron Cart 5 Yaoguai Chief Woods of Ember, near Camp of Seasons shrine
Father of Stones 5 Yaoguai Chief Woods of Ember, near Height of Ember shrine
Gray-Bronze Cart 5 Yaoguai Chief Woods of Ember, near Height of Ember shrine
Quick as Fire, Fast as Wind 5 Yaoguai Chief Woods of Ember, near Ashen Pass II shrine
Cloudy Mist, Misty Cloud 5 Yaoguai Chief Furnace Valley, near Valley Entrance shrine
Keeper of Flaming Mountains 5 NPC Furnace Valley, near The Emerald Hall shrine
Yin-Yang Fish 5 Yaoguai King Furnace Valley, near The Emerald Hall shrine (follows directly on from Keeper of Flaming Mountains boss fight)
Crimson-Silver Cart 5 Yaoguai Chief Furnace Valley, near The Emerald Hall shrine
Nine-Capped Lingzhi Guai 5 Spirit Field of Fire, near Ashes Pass III shrine
Red Boy 5 Yaoguai King Field of Fire, near Fallen Furnace Crater shrine
Yaksha King 5 Yaoguai King Field of Fire, near Fallen Furnace Crater shrine
Flint Chief 5 Yaoguai Chief In Furnace Valley near the Valley entrance and past the Entrance Keeper's shrine. Look for rocks in the lava
Flint Vanguard 5 Yaoguai Chief In Flaming Mountains near Fallen Furnace Crate Keeper's shrine
Mother of Flamlings 5 Yaoguai Chief Secret Boss - In Flaming Mountains, near where you fought Flint Vanguard.
Rusty-Gold Cart 5 Yaoguai Chief Secret Boss - Near the Cooling Slope in Field of Fire
Baw-Lang-Lang 5 Yaoguai Chief Secret Boss - In Bishui Cave near where you fought Rusty-Gold Cart
Top Takes Bottom and Bottom Takes Top 5 Yaoguai Chief Secret Boss - Near the Purge Pit shrine in Bishui Cave
Bishui Golden-Eyed Beast 5 Yaoguai King Secret Boss - Near the Corridor of Fire and Ice Shrine in Bishui Cave
Supreme Inspector 6 NPC In Foothills, near Verdant Path shrine
Jiao-Loong of Waves 6 Yaoguai Chief In Foothills, near Verdant Path shrine
Son of Stones 6 Yaoguai Chief In Foothills, near Verdant Path shrine
Poison Chief One and Two 6 Yaoguai Chief In Foothills, near Verdant Path shrine
Poison Chief Three and Four 6 Yaoguai Chief In Foothills, near Deer Sight Forest shrine
Gold Armored Rhino 6 Yaoguai Chief At Rhino Watch Slope in Foothills near the Verdant Path shrine
Feng-Tail General 6 Yaoguai Chief In Mantis-Catching Swamp in Foothills near to where you fought Gold Armored Rhino
Cloudtreading Deer 6 Yaoguai Chief In Foothills, near Deer Sight Forest shrine
Lang-Baw-Baw 6 Yaoguai Chief In Foothills, near Deer Sight Forest shrine
Water-Wood Beast 6 Yaoguai Chief In Mantis-Catching Swamp in Foothills near Mantis-Catching Swamp Keeper's shrine
Giant Shigandang 6 Yaoguai King In Foothills, near Verdant Path shrine
Emerald-Armed Mantis 6 Yaoguai Chief In Mantis-Catching Swamp in Foothills near Mantis-Catching Swamp Keeper's shrine
Stone Monkey 6 NPC In Birthstone, phase one of the final boss battle
The Great Sage's Broken Shell 6 NPC In Birthstone, second phase of the Stone Monkey battle
Erlang, The Sacred Divinity 6 NPC Secret Boss - Unlocked with the 'Secret Ending' of Black Myth: Wukong
The Four Heavenly Kings 6 NPC Secret Boss - This is phase two of the Erlang, Sacred Divinity fight above
Erlang Shen 6 NPC Secret Boss - Final phase of the Erlang, Sacred Divinity fight

Good luck finding, and defeating, all of the bosses in Black Myth: Wukong!

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