The Destined One wields four schools of spells. You can equip one of each, plus a captured Spirit and a Transformation, and swap freely at shrines — so your kit is a set of tools you re-tune for every boss.
The four schools
🧊 Mysticism
Control spells like Immobilize — freeze a foe in place for free damage.
🌀 Alteration
Trickery like Rock Solid — turn to stone to negate a hit and counter.
🧵 Strand (Pluck of Many)
Clone spells that spawn copies of Wukong from your hairs to swarm enemies.
🐾 Transformations
Turn into powerful forms with their own moveset and a separate health bar.
Spirits & forms
👻 Spirits
Defeated Yaoguai leave Spirits you can equip for a one-shot special move and a passive.
🐒 Transformations
Unlockable forms — e.g. Red Tides and Azure Dome — each a temporary powerhouse for tough moments.
🏺 Vessels & Curios
Equippable relics that grant passives; build them around your spell and stance choices.
Building a loadout
You can slot one spell from each school at once, so a strong default is a control spell (Immobilize), a defensive trick (Rock Solid), a burst option (Pluck of Many), and a Transformation held in reserve. Because respecs and swaps are free at shrines, treat your loadout as a per-boss decision — bring the tools that answer that fight's patterns.
Spirits vs Transformations
- Spirits are a quick one-shot special plus a passive — cheap to fire and reuse.
- Transformations are a full separate form with their own health bar — a bigger commitment.
- Use Spirits to create openings; use Transformations to reset a losing phase.
- You equip one of each, so pick a Spirit and a form that cover different situations.
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