

These ladies have healing and support skills, but they also have powerful and deadly attacks. Additionally, Emei themselves are very tanky due to their internal skills it is difficult to hurt an Emei normally and virtually impossible to damage her through guarding. Overall, Wudang is the most well-rounded school, but its lack of damage means that its players also have to be more consistent.Įmei are highly desirable in PvE teams because of their numerous support skills, including the powerful Golden Buddha super that gives an entire team 70% resistance to damage.

Breeze Sword and Yin Yang Sword have options for fighting at long range, and Taiji is excellent in close. Wudang have problems with dealing damage as they lack the overwhelming damage of many other schools. If battles go the distance, Wudang swordsmen will be the last ones standing. Taiji Sword's ability to swap health and energy, his ability to rapidly recover energy in either Taiji or Yin Yang Sword, and the natural durability of Wudang internal skills make it very hard to end a fight against a Wudang. Wudang disciples are noteworthy for their incredible inability to die. However, adept monks can offset this weakness with hidden weapons and skilled movements. The Shaolin monks' main weakness is long-range combat, and they can be kited. A Shaolin monk's relentless close-range offense is incredibly fearsome and leaves defenders little room to breathe. Long Boxing has a powerful AoE stun and knockdown feint as well as deadly combos designed for crushing a single foe. Bodhidharma Stick deals great damage to single enemies, but it's not as fearsome a threat as the unarmed style, Long Boxing. In group PvP or PvE, Shaolin rely on their Bodhidharma Stick style to AoE and crowd control numerous foes at once. They're a bit tougher than most schools, but they're not the go-to class for tankers. In PvE, Shaolin monks are primarily DPS/crowd control type characters with many options for shutting down groups of foes and dealing heavy damage. Whether against one foe or many, a Shaolin monk is a powerful ally or deadly enemy.

Shaolin is a school focused on excellence in close combat. While we can't go over each school's intricacies in depth, we'll do our best to give you a brief primer on what you can expect as a member of a particular school. This week, we'll be looking at the various martial arts schools in the game and which schools to select in order to fit your preferred playstyle. Running biweekly, The Art of Wushu will help you navigate the sprawling Wushu sandbox. Aside from the main community site and the wiki currently under construction, there isn't much information about the game available in English. Things are a bit different with Age of Wushu, however. Normally at Massively, we start off a column by linking to relevant community sites and information resources for a game.
