Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is a hard and sometimes grueling video game. Team Ninja has made sure to extract the lovable difficulty spikes exhibited in FromSoftware titles such as Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. The many forces of demonic enemies provide a barrier enough to your progression, but, like most Soulslikes, it’s the bosses who pose the game's hardest challenges.
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Wo Long features some truly memorable boss fights. They are a mix between pre-existing demonic entities and humans, both hero and villain, who come into contact with demonic Qui, which rewrites their being into a monstrous display. Not all bosses will feel like unstoppable roadblocks, but the ones that do are featured in the list below.
10 Zhang Liang, General Of Man
The very first boss in the game is a punishing experience. Wo Long presents you with a lot to learn from the get-go, which you’ll want to be a fast learner at if you want to stand a chance against Zhang Liang.
He’s relentless. Sporting a great club of Polaris, which you’ll quickly realize has an attack range bigger than a swung tree. He’s also incredibly agile and will always close the gap the moment you give him breathing space. Killing him will fast-track you to the got-good zone, but it’s a steep learning curve for newer players to this type of game.
9 Aoye
The name of this boss literally translates to "stay up all night," which is what you’ll be doing trying to beat it. It resembles a giant cow that’s been consumed by Japanese ghost hair and uses mandible horns to deal serious damage. This boss will be your first real wall in progression.
It has a surprising wealth of attacks, and you’ll die a lot just to try and learn some sort of pattern for the attacks. Unfortunately, Aoye's attacks can make no sense and are unpredictable, plus it's a damage sponge to boot. Victory over this beast will grant the biggest sigh of relief.
8 Baishe
Baishe is the result of a single snake becoming corrupted under the influence of demonic Qui. After trudging through a creepy prison full of poison, you’ll be begging for this boss to go easy on you. It won’t. Baishe will stop at nothing to add your corpse to the many forgotten prisoners.
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Baishe uses elongated snakes to catch you off-guard from afar. To top it off, she can easily poison you to the point where you’ll have a status effect to keep an eye on as well as her. Easier than Aoye, but no less vicious.
7 Zhang Rang
One of the earliest formidable human bosses will be Zhang Rang. This boss follows a difficult formula you would have seen before in other games. He clones himself and only by damaging the real one will you be able to win. Doing this is far easier said than done.
Firstly, there are a lot of clones. And they seem to perform attacks at the same time - the most irritating is launching energy bubbles at you, which can throw you off form. Clearing clones will be a good solution to get to him, but he’ll often summon them more than once before the fight is through.
6 Lu Bu, Human Form
Definitely one of the most memorable fights and characters in the game. Lu Bu is built up as this silent deadly foe, and fighting him makes him live up to this deadly reputation. Be prepared to conjure infinite patience if you want to get past him.
Lu Bu will primarily test your parrying and blocking prowess. You’ll have to manage your spirit meter by choosing when you block or parry and never hit him greedily. A long fight but one of the most enjoyable ones to master.
5 Zhang Liao
Oh, Zhang Liao. With his lightning abilities and lightning-fast attacks. Thank goodness you can use reinforcements here as you should already be outnumbering him three to one. You’ll be constantly looking for opportunities to strike and heal, even though both will seem impossible.
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The rematch with Zhang is arguably even harder. You’ll clash swords with him during a sub mission, and the fact you must solo him here really demonstrates how iron-clad this boss is. Try to use Metal Phase wizardry to counterattack his lightning.
4 Lu Bu, Demon Form
As if he wasn’t bad enough in human form, Lu Bu makes a demonic return after being imbued with demonic Qui. He’ll turn into a massive, centaur-like creature and use his Halberd, which is also humongous, to attack. He hits like a tank and his move set is unpredictable.
A lot of his attacks require massive wind-ups, which can be hard to judge in order to get a good parry. Every attack has the potential to end you in one or two swipes, and even blocking will only prolong your demise. Stunningly designed boss and a fitting end to Lu Bu’s arc.
3 Liu Bei, Demon Form
Another human falls foul to the demonic Qui boss, this time an alley-turned-demon makes the list. When Liu Bei changes into an apocalyptic fallen angel-type monster, brace for a fierce fight. He's impossibly fast and always manages to stay out of reach from your melee attacks. And then he’ll cast spells.
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One of the most annoying attacks features flooding the arena with rippling electricity. Whilst dodging through these are a must, Liu Bei will be relentlessly striking you, meaning you’re gonna be chugging Dragon flasks fast. A powerhouse boss fight that’ll make your hand cramp.
2 Hong Jing
The only thing that alleviates the difficulty of this boss encounter is that it is optional. Technically presented as a form of wizardry training, you and Hong Jing can clash blades to settle who is the better combatant. A title she’ll claim over you again and again.
Hong Jing is a master spell caster and will throw all manner of elemental attacks. If you’re unfamiliar with how to dodge at this stage, be sure you’ll fail at this projectile-based boss. Luckily, you can strike when she’s powering up her spell, but your window of opportunity is minuscule.
1 Blindfolded Boy
Everything you face in the game is to prepare you for the Blindfolded Boy. The final and hardest boss, the Blindfolded Boy will decimate you if you lose concentration for more than a second. Adept in melee and magic, he’ll make you want to put the controller down and let the dynasty fall.
At times, it can feel like you’re battling in a PVP. He’ll dodge your moves as you’ve done to so many other bosses, and if you can’t react fast enough, this will be your end. To make matter worse, he’ll clone himself two or three times for extra pain. All whilst blindfolded. Good luck, warrior.
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