Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is a Soulslike title that features challenging combat. Fighting against regular enemies is easy, but if you want to deal with elite enemies and bosses, you’ll have to master the game’s combat mechanics.
As you progress in the game, you’ll encounter tougher enemies, and if you’re not familiar with what you’re capable of, you’ll have a tough time. Before we head into the details, it’s important to note that you can respec your character any time for no cost. This includes all the resources that you spend while upgrading weapons or learning skills.
Combat Mechanics In Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has a variety of interesting mechanics that can be used during combat. But the one that stands out the most is the Skyborn Might. The entirety of the combat revolves around it because it enables you to use Discipline abilities, spells, and much more.
But that isn’t the only thing you’ll have to master. If you want to win against these bosses and overwhelm them, you’ll need to use everything at your disposal. The following is a table of all the combat mechanics and what they do:
| Mechanic | Explanation |
| Skyborn Might | Every time you successfully dodge an attack, you will get one charge of Skyborn Might. Not only that, but if you’ve enhanced your weapon abilities from the skill tree, simply attacking the enemy will grant you Skyborn Might. Furthermore, you only start with one charge of Skyborn Might, but you can further upgrade it from the skill tree to get a total of five charges at max. |
| Deflect | Deflecting is the parrying mechanic that you see in most Soulslike games. Deflecting only works against an enemy’s weapon attacks. You have to perfectly use the deflecting technique exactly when the enemy is about to hit you with their weapon. Parrying isn’t available from the start, and you’ll have to upgrade your weapon’s branch in the skill tree until you learn the discipline skill that allows you to deflect enemy attacks. For the Longsword, this skill is the Sword Counter. These Discipline Skills also have a few variations, which you’ll also have to learn from the skill tree. These skill variants can alter your opponent’s behavior after a successful parry. However, keep in mind that parrying has a very strict window. |
| Dodge | Dodging grants you i-frames, allowing you to avoid most attacks. Dodging in Wuchang is very lenient, and you’ll often be able to avoid most attacks even if you’re slightly off the mark with your timing. You’ll gain a Skyborn Might charge on a successful dodge. |
| Temperance | Allows you to coat your weapon with an element, enhancing your damage. Your regular attacks will now deal elemental damage, as well as causing status effect build-up. |
| Benediction | Benediction lets you enhance your weapon’s passive abilities. You’ll find certain stones on your journey. You can equip these stones on your weapons to give them certain passive bonuses, such as increased damage at full health. |
| Discipline Skills | These are weapon techniques. Most weapons can only have one Discipline Skill attached to them. If you learn more Discipline Skills from the Impetus Repository, you’ll have to head over to a shrine and open the Discipline menu to equip the respective skill on the weapon of your choice. Discipline Skills can be used normally, without consuming a Skyborn Might charge. However, consuming a charge allows you to enhance the Discipline Skill’s effectiveness. |
| Clash | While using certain techniques, your weapon will clash with the enemy’s weapon, allowing you to completely negate its damage. Clash can be learned through the skill tree, under a respective weapon’s branch. Similar to Delfect, Clash can only negate weapon attacks. Any martial art attacks, grabs, and spells will go through it. |
| Alacrity | If you get hit while casting spells that allow you to jump away during casting, you will enter Alacrity. Alacrity is a state where any enemy attack is automatically negated, and you will receive zero damage. |
Status Effects In Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
Status effects also play a significant role in combat. Leveling up stats and most armor sets allow you to increase your resistance against a specific type of status effect. However, it is also important to know which status effect causes what penalty on your character once it procs. Knowing how to deal with it can save your life in and out of combat.
Furthermore, using Temperance and certain spells, you can afflict these status ailments on your enemies as well. Certain bosses are also weak to a specific type of element, making combat against them much easier if you were to utilize these status effects. The following is a table of all the status effects in the game and how to cure them:
| Status Effect | Penalty | Items That Cure The Status Effect |
| Paralysis | Paralysis reduces your overall damage output. | Cornucopia Elixir |
| Burn | Burn increases incoming damage and also deals damage over time. You can dash quickly to reduce the burn duration. | Fire Lotus Seed |
| Blight | Once Blight procs, it will continue to decrease your maximum HP until the effect wears down. | Emerald Lotus Seed |
| Corruption | Corruption deals damage over time to your character until it wears off. | Purple Camellia |
| Frostbite | Halves your stamina bar for a limited duration. | Spicy Soup, Sapphire Lotus Seed |
| Poise Break | You will receive a chunk of damage and will be staggered momentarily. | Topaz Lotus Seed |
| Despair | You will immediately die once the Despair bar fully fills. | Mind Lotus Seed |
