Here is the best way to beat every boss in Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

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Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is going to put a lot of action veteran’s skills to the test. Like Sekiro, there’s a lot of focus on parrying and timing, which not everyone is keen on. The good news is that Wo Long‘s block mechanic is extremely strong, and you can use it to your advantage to cut down on the need to parry every single attack. Here’s how it all works.

Holding down L1 (LB) will cause your character to stand in place and block. You do have a parry/dodge (both linked to Circle/B), but blocking is completely viable too. The one thing you need to understand about Wo Long is that blocking is a powerful tactic that can take most hits; as long as there isn’t a red/critical flash before the attack.

The first boss is a perfect place to put this to the test, as many of his attacks are done in quick succession: which will break a lot of people’s brains if they try and parry everything.

With that said, you do need to manage over-blocking, to ensure that the enemy doesn’t break your guard.

Take a look at the meter at the bottom center of your screen. That governs your spirit, which is consumed when you trigger basically anything, including magic and blocking. To ensure that you have ample meter to block bosses, get a few light hits in in-between blocks. Your meter will fill up with a blue bar, which signifies a “reserve” amount of spirit. If you have some spirit in reserve, you can continue to block until another opening pops up.

If you have ample meter, use a heavier hit on occasion to lower their spirit meter (which we’ll talk about momentarily).

The red unblockable attacks on the other hand: you’ll need to dodge or parry those!

For bosses, parrying them is extremely important, as this often results in a hard counter: