Estate of the Zhu
The Second Sister二姐
- What it inflicts
- Poison
- Phases
- 1 phase
- Equipment
- One set
Recommended gear
With what you can get before this boss, in your first cycle.
Editor's pick Ebon Flow is the recommended transformation; failing that, Azure Dust, immune to the Four Banes, shields you from her Poison. The Bronze Buddha Pendant, a random drop from Wolf Guardians, and the Gall Gem raise your Poison Resistance, as do the Serpentscale pieces, listed as alternatives; the Cuo Jin-Yin Belt Hook only comes after her.
- Weapon attack
- 70
- Armor defense
- 131
- Resistance: Shock
- +8
Base values, before upgrades, from the registry.
- Weapon
Kang-Jin Staff Crafting: Starlit Cloud-Bidden Antler × 1, Refined Iron Sand × 4, Yaoguai Core × 8, 21,000 WillOtherwise: Chu-Bai Spear, Rat Sage Staff
- Headgear
Otherwise: Golden Mask of Fury, Galeguard Beast Mask
- Chest
Loongscale Battlerobe Crafting: Silk × 5, Cold Iron Leaves × 2, 4,500 WillOtherwise: Golden Embroidered Shirt
- Arms
Loongscale Armguard Crafting: Silk × 1, Cold Iron Leaves × 1, 2,000 WillOtherwise: Serpentscale Bracers
- Legs
Loongscale Greaves Crafting: Silk × 2, Cold Iron Leaves × 1, 2,700 WillOtherwise: Serpentscale Gaiters
- Spirit
Otherwise: Guangmou
- Transformation
Otherwise: Azure Dust, Umbral Abyss
- Spells
- Curios
- Gourd
Otherwise: Medicine Sage Gourd
- Soaks
The fight
A single fight, with no pause, with Zhu Bajie by your side: at first, she mostly goes after him. At low health, her moves get less predictable, with more frequent poison spit and a slashing somersault. Once beaten, she flees, and Zhu Bajie chases her.
One set: no pause, and Poison from start to finish.
Spells, transformation and soaks are set at a Keeper's Shrine (soaks also with the Shen Monkey), never during a fight: what you bring into a fight stays until the end. One spell per category: Cloud Step and Rock Solid exclude each other, pick one before the fight.
What it inflicts
- Poison: her bites and leg strikes can poison you, and a leg glowing green warns of a poisoning strike. She also spits a volley of poison projectiles after shaking her body, and more often at low health. Bring Antimiasma Powder.
Attacks to watch
- Opener: a talon raised to the side, 2 quick slashes of the front legs, then she rises and slams down after a delay. Dodge the first 2 quickly, wait out the 3rd.
- Reared up on her back legs, she stabs the ground in a flurry, then leaps: back off during the stabs, then roll forward under the slam and strike back.
- Pincer: front legs spread very wide with a gleam, then snapped shut. Without the gleam, it's a feint, followed by a single gleaming talon slamming down on you.
- A growl, a step back, her body shaking: a volley of poison projectiles flies out in front of her. Get away, or stick close to her.
- If you circle around her, she rises and slams down all around her; behind her, watch for her abdomen strike, fast but clearly telegraphed.
What works
- Immobilize and A Pluck of Many right from the start: once immobilized, she stays frozen for a long time. Follow with a light combo, the Wandering Wight's attack, then your transformation. Immobilize, A Pluck of Many, Wandering Wight
- Antimiasma Powder: it removes Poison and briefly raises your Poison Resistance; buy some at the Estate of the Zhu shrine before opening the door. Antimiasma Powder
- Rock Solid, in place of Cloud Step: cast when her front legs gleam, it knocks her back. Rock Solid
- Ebon Flow: the Yin Tiger transformation hits hard, especially while she is immobilized. Ebon Flow
Strategy
- Heavy attacks costing 3 Focus Points: used when she isn't already stunned, they stun her for a long time.
- Let Zhu Bajie keep her busy at first; fall back near him if you need him to heal you.
- Thrust Stance: it lets you back off and strike from a distance during her flurries of stabs.
- The Cuo Jin-Yin Belt Hook, against Poison, only comes after her: in the chest at the bottom of the hole past her arena.
Access
Village of Lanxi, Estate of the Zhu shrine, at the far end of the village you cross with Zhu Bajie: climb the stairs to the door. Zhu Bajie disguises you both, but the woman who answers sees through it and takes her true spider form; the fight follows the cutscene. Mandatory.
What it gives
- to obtainGold Tree Core
- to obtainVenomous Hair
Will: 1,963
Unlocks
- to obtainChitin Staff
The Venomous Hair unlocks the Chitin Staff: at a shrine, it takes the Hair, 4 Refined Iron Sand, 8 Yaoguai Cores and 20,000 Will.
Then search the arena: an Awaken Wine Worm in a glowing pot in the large building by the door, and 2 chests. In the next courtyard, before jumping into the pit, grab the Celestial Jade Lotus Pill on the altar on the far side.
The Will earned varies between records: from 1,933 to 2,160.
Updates
No published update changes this boss.
In NG+
In NG+, you keep your gear, spells, transformations and spirits, and bosses are tougher. Key items don't carry over: the chapter's quest items must be taken again.
Page checked on October 16, 2026.