How to Beat Venom Daoist

Venom Daoist is one of the optional Yaoguai Chief boss enemies that is first encountered in the Webbed Hollow and can be encountered again in the Temple of Yellow Flowers in Chapter 4 in Black Myth: Wukong, breaking his arms before defeating him grants you the Venomous Armguard. Read on to know more about Venom Daoist, its location, rewards, as well as a detailed strategy on how to beat it.

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Venom Daoist Location Guide

Boss Overview

Enemy Information
Venom Daoist
Type	Yaoguai Chief
Chapter	Chapter 4
Location	Webbed Hollow, Pool of Shattered Jade

Venom Daoist Can Be Found in Webbed Hollow, Pool of Shattered Jade

The Venom Daoist can be found in Webbed Hollow, Pool of Shattered Jade.

Can Be Encountered Twice

The Venom Daoist can be encountered twice in Chapter 4. The first encounter is in Webbed Hollow, Pool of Shattered Jade, and the second one is in the Temple of Yellow Flowers.

How to Beat Venom Daoist

Venom Daoist Strategy
Destroy the Arms on Its Back Watch Out for Its Dash Attacks Attack It When Its Weapon Gets Stuck on the Ground Stun It With Immobilize and Wind Tamer

Destroy the Arms on Its Back

During the first fight with the Venom Daoist, you'll want to make sure that you destroy all of the arms on its back. Doing so will grant you the Venomous Armguard after the fight ends.

If you don't do this, you won't get the drop, and you'll need to wait until New Game+ to fight him and try to get this armor piece again.

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Watch Out for Its Dash Attacks

The Venom Daoist has a variety of dash attacks that can take you by surprise. Fortunately, there are visual and audio cues that telegraph the attack. Once you observe these cues, just do a well-timed dodge to avoid it. You can also use Rock Solid instead to counter it.

Attack It When Its Weapon Gets Stuck on the Ground

The Venom Daoist has an attack where it jumps up in the air, then thrusts the ground with its weapon. After performing this attack, the boss will pause for a while with its weapon seemingly getting stuck on the ground, creating a time window for you to attack it freely.

Once you see it perform this attack, dodge the attack, then utilize the time window to hit it with spells and attacks.

Stun It With Immobilize and Wind Tamer

The Venom Daoist is quite agile and frequently moves around. The best way to counter this is to simply use Immobilize and Wind Tamer to subdue it and give you a chance to attack freely.

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Venom Daoist Rewards

Rewards After Defeating Venom Daoist

Reward	Description
Gold Tree Core General Weapon Material	Used for crafting weapons

Get Venomous Armguard Only If You Break Its Arms Before Killing It

Armor	Defense	Bonus Effect	How to Get
Venomous Armguard (Legendary)	30	Critical Hit Chance +3%	Break all four arms of the Venom Daoist boss in the Webbed Hollow in Chapter 4

The Venomous Armguard can only be acquired if you managed to break Venom Daoist's arms before finally defeating it.

Luojia Fragrant Wine

Item	Details
Luojia Fragrant Vine	This vine resides in Guanyin's Purple Bamboo Grove, drinking sweet dew by day and listening to the sound of tides by night. It can be used for gourd upgrades. How to Get: Gather from tree near the Shrine in Marsh of White Mist, Bamboo Grove

After defeating Venom Daoist in the secret area of Chapter 4, find the Valley of Blooms shrine and from there head down to the ledge to find a Luojia Fragrant Vine.

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Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master

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How to Beat Hundred-Eyed Daoist Master

Venom Daoist

The Venom Daoist is a Yaoguai Chief boss that is first encountered in the Webbed Hollow, Pool of Shattered Jade and can be encountered again in the Temple of Yellow Flowers in Chapter 4.

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Daoist Mi is a secret Character boss that is located in the Purple Cloud Mountain, Petalfall Hamlet in Chapter 4.

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