How to Beat Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith

Gu Wanyue's chains run long — strings that keep hitting after a normal enemy would have stopped, designed to drain any player still hiding behind guard. Blocking her pressure is a Sha-Chi donation; holding guard stance drains your gauge every second by itself.

Her attacks phase and resume — the wraith grammar — which makes dodge timing the whole fight. Every clean directional dodge is free (no Sha-Chi cost) and sets up your answer; every blocked hit costs twice (the hit plus the drain).

Commit to footwork: dodge through her strings, parry only the clean blue flashes, and punish the string-endings with short combos. Redirect Force (unlocked with two Blackstones) refunds Sha-Chi on clean dodges and parries — the single best purchase before this fight. Switch-reset whenever your gauge dips, and take executions on every guard break.