Wo Long Fallen Dynasty Divine Beasts [Explained]

Being the latest Team Ninja game that is also painstakingly difficult. Divine Beast can offer the players some comfort as it can get players out of tricky situations by granting them strength to overcome a deadly battle. Thus, it is extremely important to know just how exactly one is supposed to summon these Divine Beasts in Wo Long Fallen Dynasty and to have information about every Divine Beast in the game.

Important: The Divine Beast works in a similar manner as the Guardian Spirits from Nioh, and players can only equip one Divine Spirit at a time.

What Are The Divine Beast?

Divine Beasts in Wo Long Fallen Dynasty are holy/mythical beings based on creatures from Chinese mythology. They can give your character a huge boost in power and can quite instantaneously turn the tide of battle in your favor. Fans of Team Ninja’s previous title- Nioh, will be familiar with this mechanic as it is very similar to Guardian Spirits.

There are about ten Divine Beasts in Wo Long Fallen Dynasty.

• Qilin
• Yinglong
• Xiezhi
• Zhuque
• Baihu
• Tengshe
• Baize
• Xuanwu
• Bixie
• Qinglong

These Divine Beasts are further divided into five categories.

• Earth Phase Divine Beasts.
• Fire Phase Divine Beasts
• Metal Phase Divine Beasts
• Water Phase Divine Beasts
• Wood Phase Divine Beasts

Earth Phase Divine Beast

The Earth is one of the five virtues in the Wo Long Fallen Dynasty, which specializes in increasing one’s weight limit and the amount of spirit gained while deflecting an attack. But before we get too sidetracked, the two Divine Beasts belonging to the Earth category are.

• Qilin
• Yinglong

Qilin

According to the description, Qilin is said to live for 2000 years, and its appearance is a mixture of a horse, a dear, and an ox. It is the king of all creatures with fur. The Qilin Divine Spirit can be found in the second main mission named- Two Chivalrous Heroes.

In the mission, players will obtain the Qilin automatically after defeating Zhu Yan. And in order to further upgrade this Divine Spirit, players will need to complete the Unparalleled Spear mission.

The Qilin has three abilities, two of which are active abilities named Qilin Earthquake and Qilin Resonation. The third ability is a set of passive abilities named the Divine’s Beast Favors.

The Qilin Earthquake

As stated before, the Qilin Earthquake is one of the active abilities of this Divine Spirit. It summons the spirit and forms multiple stone pillars in front of you. Once you have increased the Morale Rank to 10 or above, then the number of stone pillars will also increase.

The Qilin Resonation

The Qilin Resonation ability will infuse your weapon with Stone damage. It is an extremely useful ability to have if the tough enemy you are struggling with is weak to stone-based damage. It also increases your defense against HP-based damage and spirit recovery.

The Divine Beast Favor

The Qilin offers four favors for the player.

• Earth Phase Spell Spirit Consumption
• Guard Spirit Consumption
• Damage Taken in Perfect Condition
• Restore HP Upon Deflecting Critical Below.

The Earth Phase Spell Spirit Consumption reduces the spirits consumption of Earth Phase Spells by 3-6%.

The Guardian Spirit Consumption favor reduces the Spirit’s consumption of guarding by 3.2%.

Damage received by the players at full health will be reduced by 3.8% with Damage Taken in Perfect Condition favor.

Whenever you deflect a critical blow, your health will be restored by +36 with Restore HP Upon Deflecting Critical Blow favor. For clarification, players will only obtain the fourth passive ability after upgrading the Divine Spirit.

Yinglong

Due to its appearance and its description, the Divine Spirit- Yinglong is considered the true form of a dragon. It can be obtained and upgraded after completing the Crouching Dragon Roar mission.

Just like the Qilin, the Yinglong also has three abilities; two active abilities, named the Divine Ascension and the Yinlong Resonation, and a set of passive abilities, named the Divine Beast’s Favor.

Divine Ascension 

The Divine Ascension ability is an extremely useful ability to have while you are facing bosses, as this ability will automatically revive you if you die while your Divine Beast gauge is full. You never know when you may slip up and die at the near end of the battle. If you were to summon the Yinglong, then it would perform a sweeping attack, and your damage would also increase if your Morale Rank is above 9.

Yinglong Resonation

Similar to the Qilin, the Yinglong Resonation will also infuse your weapon with stone damage while increasing your defense and the amount of spirit gained from attacks. Again, be sure to use this against enemies weak to stone-based damage.

Divine Beast’s Favor

The Divine Beast favors that players will acquire while using the Yinglong are.

• Damage Dealt in Perfect Condition
• Spirit Gain from Deflecting
• Equipment Drop Rate
• Damage Reduction Upon Deflecting a Critical Blow

First thing first, let us focus on the Damage Dealt in Perfect Condition favor. As long as your health is 100%, your damage will be increased by +4.6-9.2%.

The amount of spirit you will gain while deflecting an attack will be increased by +4% with the Spirit gained from Deflecting favor.

In case you want to get better loot after defeating an enemy, then the Equipment Drop Rate favor has got your back, as it will increase the equipment drop rate.

Finally, the Damage Reduction Upon Deflecting a Critical Blow favor will apply the Damage Reduction buff on your character after you successfully deflect a Critical Blow.

Fire Phase Divine Beast

The Fire Virtue affects the amount of spirit gained while deflecting an attack and the equipment weight limit. The Divine Spirits that belong in this category are the.

• Xiezhi
• Zhuque

Xiezhi

According to the description, The Xiezhi has the power to judge the righteousness of people’s actions; thus, one can say that it is associated with justice. It can be obtained after completing the Tyrant’s Final Banquet mission, and in order to upgrade this Divine Spirit, players would need to complete the Lu Bu, Mightiest Among Men mission.

Just like every other Divine Spirit listed above, the Xiezhi has three abilities, out of which two are active, and one is passive. Their names are Diestic Exorcism, Xiezhi Resonation, and the Divine Beast’s Favor.

Diestic Exorcism

The Diestic Exorcism ability will summon the Divine Spirit-Xeizhi to fight alongside you for a certain period of time, which can be extended when your Morale Rank with the spirit has exceeded level 9.

Xeizhi Resonation

The Xiezhi Resonation ability will infuse your weapon with fire damage. Fantastic ability to utilize if your opponent is weak to fire; not that great if your opponent specializes against it. Aside from infusion, it also increases your damage and spirit recovery.

Divine Beast Favor

The four Favors players will obtain while equipping the Xiezhi are.

• Martial Arts Damage
• Martial Arts Spirit Consumption
• Negative Effect Duration
• Slow on Enemy Upon Martial Arts

The Martial Arts Damage favor will increase your damage dealt with martial arts by +3.6%-7.2%.

In case you were quite annoyed with the spirit consumption of martial arts, then the Martial Arts Spirit Consumption favor will reduce it by 2.6%.

The Negative Effects are quite annoying to have mid-battle. The Negative Effect Duration favor will reduce its duration by 3.6%.

And last but not least, once you have successfully landed a martial arts hit, the “Slow” ailment will be applied to the enemy, thanks to the Slow on Enemy Upon Martial Arts favor.

Zhuque

According to the description, Zhuque is one of the Four Gods and the guardian of the south. This Divine Spirit can be obtained after completing the Fall of the Corrupted Eunuch mission and can be further upgraded after completing the War’s Flames Blaze Fiercely mission.

The three abilities of the Zhuque are the Zhuque’s Scorch, Zhuque Resonation, and the Divine Beast favor, out of which two are active abilities, and one is a passive ability.

Zhuque Scorch

The Zhuque Scorch ability will set the entire area in flames, turning it into a literal hell for your enemies. It is an incredibly useful technique if you are taking on hordes of enemies at a time. The Divine Spirit will also perform an additional attack if your Morale Rank is above 9.

Zhuque Resonation

The Zhuque Resonation will infuse your weapon with fire damage, and it will increase your damage as well while also decreasing the time it takes you to inflict ailments on your enemies.

Divine Favors

The four Divine Beast’s favors are the

• Fire Phase Spell Spirit Consumption
• Spirit Gain from Normal Attacks
• Spirit Damage Received While Attacking
• Power Gain upon Martial Arts

The Fire Phase Spell Spirit Consumption will reduce the amount of spirit by 3%-6% that is consumed when you use Fire Phase Spells.

• In case you were unsatisfied with the amount of spirit you gain normally, then the Spirit Gain from Normal Attacks favor will increase the amount of spirit you gain by 3.5%.
• The Spirit Damage Received While Attack favor will increase your defense against Spirit attacks by 3.5%.
• And finally, with the Power Gain upon Martial Arts passive ability, players will gain the Power Gain buff after successfully landing a Martial Arts strike.

Metal Phase Divine Beast

The Metal Virtue is another stat in Wo Long Fallen Dynasty that affects the amount of spirit consumed by using Wizardry Spells and the time limit for how long you can summon a high-level spirit. The Divine Beasts from Wo Long Fallen Dynasty that belong in this category are the

• Baihu
• Tengshe

Baihu

According to the description, the Baihu is also related to one of the Four Gods, just like the Zhuque, and is the guardian of the west. It has the appearance of a tiger and has been said to live for several hundred years. The Baihu can be obtained after completing the main quest- The Demon Fort of the Yellow Heaven. It can be further upgraded after completing the Darkness Over the Hanshui River quest.

The following are the three techniques of the Baihu- Baihu’s Carnage, Baihu Resonation, and the Divine Spirit favor. You already know the drill. Two of these abilities are active, while one is passive.

Baihu’s Carnage

The Baihu’s Carnage ability will summon the Baihu and allow him to fight side by side with you for a specific amount of time. The amount of time in which the Baihu can fight alongside you will increase if your Morale Rank is above 9.

Baihu’s Resonation

In case you were lacking in Toxin based damage, then the Baihu Resonation ability has got your back, as it will infuse your weapon with toxin damage. It will also increase the amount of spirit you gain from attacks and reduce the amount of time it takes for your opponent to get inflicted by an ailment.

Divine Spirit Favors

The four passive abilities of the Divine Beast- Baihu in Wo Long Fallen Dynasty are the

• Metal Phase Spell Spirit Consumption
• Spirit Damage
• Negative Effect Duration on Enemies
• Damage Amplification Upon Fatal Strikes

The amount of spirit you consume when using Metal Phase Spells will be reduced by 3%-6%, thanks to the Metal Phase Spell Sirit Consumption favor.

The Spirit Damage favor will increase your spirit-based damage by 3.6%.

Whenever you are trying to inflict a negative effect on enemies, then be sure to use the Negative Effect Duration on Enemies passive skill as well, as it will increase its duration by 3.6%.

Finally, the Damage Amplification Upon Fatal Strike ability does exactly what it sounds like. It gives the enemy the Damage Amplification debuff after you land a fatal strike.

Tengshe

If we were to talk about appearances, the Tengshe is a giant flying snake, and according to the description, it is a creature that may end up evolving into a dragon. It can be obtained after completing the Centuries of Glory Burned Away mission and can be further upgraded after completing the Request of Goddess Luo quest.

The Tengshe Mistwalk, Tengshe Resonation, and the Divine Beast Favor are the three abilities possessed by the Divine Spirit Tengshe.

Tengshe Mistwalk

The Tengshe Mistwalk ability will summon the Divine Spirit and enable it to spray poison on the battlefield. It is an incredibly useful technique if you are taking on multiple enemies at once. The range of the poison increase if your Morale Rank is above 9.

Tengshe Resonation

Since the Tengshe is already spraying poison in the arena, it is not shocking to learn that this ability will apply toxin damage to your weapon. It will also increase your damage and decrease the amount of time it will actually take to inflict the ailment.

Divine Spirit Favors

The favors that you will obtain from this Divine Beast are the

• Spirit Damage to Enemies with Negative Effects
• Enemy Status Effect Accumulation
• Wizardry Spell Damage
• Power Drop on Enemy Upon Wizardry Spell.

If your opponent is already inflicted with a negative effect, then the Spirit Damage to Enemies with Negative Effects favor will increase your spirit-based damage by 4.7%-9.4%.

In case your build specializes in inflicting enemies with different ailments, then this ability will be incredibly useful for you as it will increase all status effects accumulation by 7.2%. While we are on the topic of builds, consider reading our guide on the BEST builds in Wo Long Fallen Dynasty.

The Wizardry Spell Damage ability will increase your Wizardry Spell damage by 4%.

Finally, the Power Drop on Enemy Upon Wizardry Spell will apply a Power Drop debuff on the enemy after you successfully hit a Wizardry Spell.

Water Phase Divine Beast

The Water Virtue affects just long it takes for the enemy to detect you and the amount of spirit you consume by deflecting. The two Divine Beasts that belong in this category are the

• Baize
• Xuanwu

Baize

If we were to look at its description, the Baize is considered a ward against evil. It can be obtained after completing the In Search of the Immortal Wizard quest and can be further upgraded after completing the Preachers of the Dark Path quest.

The abilities possessed by the Baize are the Phantom Blightfrost, Baize Resonation, and the Divine Beast’s favor. Out of which, two are active, while one is a passive ability.

Phantom Blightfrost

Seeing how the Water Virtue improves the player’s stealth abilities, it’s not unnatural to see the abilities of Baize complement this stat, as the Phantom Blightfrost ability will summon the Divine Beast to detect the location of every enemy in the area. Thus aiding you in your stealth endeavor.

The Baize will also fire icicles at all enemies in range. The range of Baize ability can be further increased if your Morale Rank goes above 9.

Baize Resonation

The Baize Resonation ability will infuse your weapon with ice-based damage while also increasing your general defense and spirit recovery.

Divine Beast Favors

The following are the four passive abilities of the Baize.

• Water Phase Spell Spirit Consumption
• Deflect Spirit Consumption
• Fatal Strike Damage
• Haste Upon Deflect Counterstrike.

The Water Phase Spell Spirit Consumption ability allows you to perform more Water Phase spells as it reduces its spirit consumption by 3%-6%.

• In case you are a big fan of deflecting, then the Deflect Spirit Consumption ability is the one for you as it will reduce the spirit consumption of deflecting by 2.6%.
• The Fatal Strike Damage ability will increase your fatal strike damage by 4.2%.
• And finally, the final ability will grant you the “Haste” buff after successfully performing a Deflect Counterattack.

Xuanwu

The Xuanwu is one of the Four Gods in Wo Long Fallen Dynasty. It can be obtained by defeating Yuan Shao in the main mission- Decisive Battle of Guandu. If you wish to upgrade the Divine Favors of the Xuanwu, then players would need to complete the quest, Pride of the Yuan Clan.

The Xuanwu’s Cryosphere, Xuanwu Resonation, and the Divine Beast Favors are the abilities of this Divine Beast.

Xuanwu Cryosphere

The Xuanwu’s Cryosphere ability summons the Divine Beast and hits all nearby enemies with a frost wave while also attacking in-range enemies with projectiles. The range of this ability will be increased automatically if your Morale rank is above 9.

Xuanwu Resonation 

The Xuanwu Resonation also infuses ice damage with your weapon while increasing your defense and spirit recovery.

Divine Beast Favors

As for the Divine Beast’s Favors, the four passive abilities are

• Range Attack Damage
• Ammo Replenish Upon Fatal Strike
• Enemy Detection
• Power Drop to Enemy Upon Range Attacks

The first ability increases the player’s ranged damage by 4.2%-8.4%. It is an incredibly useful ability if you are rocking a ranged build.

The Ammo Replenish Upon Fatal Strike does exactly what the name suggests. It replenishes the ammo of an equipped ranged attack if you successfully land a Fatal Strike.

The Enemy Detection ability will mark the location of enemies on the map, thus, allowing you to be more stealthy.

The Power Drop to Enemy Upon Ranged Attack is, again, pretty self-explanatory. It will apply the Power Drop debuff on the enemy after you successfully land a ranged attack on that particular enemy.

Wood Phase Divine Beast

As for the last stat, the Wood Virtue affects the amount of spirit consumed by martial arts and the amount of spirit gained while attacking. The two Divine Beasts belonging to this category are the

• Bixie
• Qinglong

Bixie

If we were to talk about appearances, the Bixie is a winged lion, and its statues are placed on tombs to ward off wicked spirits. The Divine Spirit can be obtained after completing the Way of the Warrior mission. The passive abilities of the Bixie can be upgraded after completing the Fearless Blade mission.

The Radiant Thundercry and Bixie Resonation are two active abilities of this Bixie, and the Divine Beast’s favors are its passive abilities.

Radiant Thundercry

The Radiant Thundercry ability summons of Divine Beast and inflicts lighting attacks on all enemies in range. It does devastating damage, especially to enemies weak to lightning. Players can further increase the range of this ability if their Morale Rank is above 9.

Bixie Resonation

The Bixie Resonation ability infuses your weapon with lightning damage while also increasing the amount of spirit you gain from attacking. It also decreases the amount of time it would take for enemies to get affected by ailments.

Divine Spirit Favors

The four passive abilities possessed by the Bixie are the

• Element-Imbued Weapon Damage
• Morale Rank Points Gain
• Alliance Spirit Defense
• Positive Effect Duration

The Element-Imbued Weapon Damage passive ability will increase the amount of damage you inflict with element-imbued weapons by 3.6%-7.2%.

The second passive ability will increase the amount of Moral Rank points you gain by 6%.

Players who want the extra spirit defense will be happy with this passive ability, as the Alliance Spirit Defense ability will increase you and your ally’s spirit defense by +24.

As for the fourth passive ability that is only unlocked until you’ve upgraded the Divine Spirit, it will increase the time period of the positive effects on your character by 3.6%.

Qinglong

Out of all the Four Gods we have mentioned throughout this guide, The Qinglong is the fourth one on this list. It is also the guardian of the east and has the appearance of a dragon. Players can obtain this Divine Spirit after completing the Valley of the Crying Wraiths quest. If you wish to further upgrade its passive abilities, then players would need to complete the Behold the Glaive of Righteousness quest.

The three abilities possessed by the Qinglong are the Divine Beast’s favors, Qinglong’s Resurrection, and Qinglong’s Resonation.

Qinglong Resurrection

The Qinglong Resurrection ability is incredibly useful if you are fighting along a ton of allies as it restores the HP of allies in range and strengthens them as well. If one of your allies is down, then this ability will also resurrect them, but only if your Morale Rank is above nine at the time.

Qinglong Resonation

The Qinglong resonation ability will infuse your weapons with lightning damage and increase the amount of spirit you gain when you successfully land a hit on the enemy. It will also increase your character’s general defense.

Divine Spirit Favors

The Qinglong offers four passive abilities for the players.

• Wood Phase Spell Spirit Consumption
• HP
• Restore HP
• Genuine Qi Obtention

The Wood Phase Spell Spirit Consumption ability will reduce the amount of spirit you consume while using Wood Phase spells by 3%-6%. And speaking of spells, we have a guide prepared on the best spells for the Wood virtue in Wo Long Fallen Dynasty as well.

• The HP ability will increase your total health by +18.
• The Restore HP ability will increase the rate at which you heal by 2.4%.
• The Genuine Qi Obtention ability will increase the amount of Genuine Qi you will obtain by 9.6%.

How To Equip The Divine Beast

The method of equipping a Divine Spirit is pretty straightforward. Players will have to option to switch or equip a Divine Spirit at the battle flag checkpoints. Players can only equip one Divine Beast at a time.

In case you were wondering about how to fill up the Divine Beast Gauge, well, that is filled automatically as you fight different enemies in Wo Long Fallen Dynasty.

Wrap Up

And that neatly wraps up our guide on all the Divine Beasts in Wo Long Fallen Dynasty. Divine Beast are powerful mythological beings that can turn the tide of a losing battle in your favor if used correctly and at the proper timing. In case you are still new to the game and are still learning the ropes, or if this is your first Team Ninja game, then do read our Wo Long Fallen Dynasty Beginners Guide & Tips guide, as it is sure to help you out.

We also have a Wo Long Fallen Dynasty Game Length guide for you to read in case you were wondering about just how long the game is, but that’s all from us. The game is available now on PS5, Xbox Series S/X, and PC. Is this your first souls-like game? How do you like the combat system so far? Let us know your thoughts about the game in the comment section below.

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