Stealing in The World of Kungfu: Dragon and Eagle is one of the most powerful and rewarding mechanics that you can unlock. It lets you acquire rare Kungfu manuals, trait scrolls, and even stat boosters directly from your enemy’s inventory.
Beginner’s Guide To The World of Kungfu: Dragon and Eagle
While it can sound quite lucrative, unlocking this skill and pulling it off consistently can be tough, especially for beginners. So, this guide will walk you through the process of unlocking the ability, maximizing your Stealing stat, and efficiently utilizing this mechanic to its limits.
How To Unlock Stealing In The World Of Kungfu: Dragon And Eagle
Stealing is not a skill that is available at the start of The World Of Kungfu: Dragon And Eagle. To unlock it, you need to either complete the game once and start a New Game, or complete the Ghost Hand questline.
To make it easier, follow these steps to gain the Supreme Theft skill, which lets you steal items:
- Access the Jiangdong Area: Progress in the playthrough until you reach JiaXing in the Jiangdong area.
- Trigger the Ghosthand Event: Participate in the event involving Ghosthand, his mother, and the imperial court.
- Choose the Right Option: After the battle, select the first option to bury Ghosthand’s mother. This decision is crucial.
- Return to the Temple of Lord Wang: Progress the story until you revisit the Temple of Lord Wang. Speak to Ghosthand twice to receive the Supreme Theft skill.
Once you get the scroll for the Supreme Theft skill, use it on your main character to teach the skill. With Supreme Theft unlocked you can now steal items from enemies throughout the game.
What Can You Steal?
Now that you’ve unlocked the stealing skill, you might be wondering what things you can steal. Fortunately, there are a variety of items that you can steal which makes this mechanic invaluable. Here are the main categories of items to look out for:
- Kungfu Manuals: Essential for learning advanced techniques.
- Trait Scrolls: Enhance your character with unique abilities.
- Stat Boosters: Increase key stats like HP, ATK, and DEF.
Apart from this, you should also look for end-game consumables on enemies like Bosses, or Recruitment orders on Jin Army characters.
To check what items an enemy carries, hold a left-click on them to reveal their inventory. Note that each enemy can hold up to eight items, and the more items they carry, the lower your success rate for stealing.
How To Increase Stealing Stats?
The Stealing stat directly affects your success rate. Unlike other stats, this cannot be raised that easily using Talent Points. So, here are all the ways through which you can raise your Stealing stat in The World Of Kungfu: Dragon And Eagle:
- Kungfu Techniques:
- Buglar Sutra: Found in the Temple of Lord Wang’s secret room. Grants +36 Stealing.
- Traits:
- The Way of Breaking into Chests: Can be stolen from the Persian Merchant in the Tomb of the Wusun King. Provides +100 Stealing but decreases MOR by 3.
- Equipment Set:
- Tattered Oil-Paper Fan: Grants +30 Stealing. Available from Jiaxing City’s grocery kid (requires MOR ≤5).
- Satin Fox Fur Coat: Grants +10 Stealing. Found in the Temple of Lord Wang’s secret room.
- Tiger Cap: Grants +10 Stealing. Available from Lin’an City’s grocery kid (requires MOR ≤5).
With these items and traits, you can achieve a Stealing stat of 246, ensuring near-perfect success rates. But do note that you’ll need to have an overall low MOR stat in order to excel at stealing.
What Is Combo Stealing?
Apart from regular stealing, there are a few other ways for you to get better at this skill. Combo stealing is one such skill that allows you to steal multiple items in a single turn. Here’s how to execute it:
- Enhance your weapon with Gobi Stone to gain a +0.2% combo rate.
- Equip traits that raise Combo Rate or Combo effectiveness.
- After initiating a combo steal, close each success notification immediately to ensure all items are acquired.
You can see, that the key to this technique lies in having a high combo rate alongside similar Stealing stats. This is particularly useful against enemies carrying multiple rare items.
Best Stealing Opportunities In The World Of Kungfu: Dragon And Eagle
Certain enemies carry valuable items that are worth targeting. But with so many NPCs and enemies, it can be confusing to whom to look out for.
So, here are some NPCs in The World Of Kungfu: Dragon And Eagle that you should target:
- Wounded Old Woman:
- Life Extension Elixir: Requires Stealing 30-60.
- Spirit Tonic: Requires Stealing 60-90.
- Kungfu Manual: Requires Stealing 90-120.
- Persian Merchant (Tomb of the Wusun King):
- The Way of Breaking into Chests (Trait Scroll).
Always prioritize enemies with Kungfu manuals or trait scrolls to maximize the utility of your Stealing ability. Focus on boosting the Stealing stat early with traits and equipment, and target enemies carrying multiple rare items.
The World of Kungfu: Dragon and Eagle
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