You're finally in The Sanctuary. You’ve made it this far and there’s only one fight left in gameplay. The fight against Yang is unequivocally the toughest in the game, due in part because you can’t utilize many of the strategies you might have relied on with other bosses. Despite this, Yang can be defeated--you’ll just need to approach the battle with the utmost patience. Here’s how to defeat the final boss of gameplay, known as Yang The Leader, who waits for you at the Sanctuary.
There are a few things to be aware of before engaging with Yang. First, you cannot use Focus attacks on this boss, so it’s best to spend your precious rewards elsewhere. Secondly, we highly recommend coming to the fight with a staff or other weapon. With previous fights, you were encouraged to skip using weapons, but that’s not the case against Yang. You certainly can get through the fight with your bare hands, but you’ll have a much harder time. Your main goal when battling Yang is to block and avoid attacks. Remember, to avoid attacks, hold L1 and move the left stick away. For instance, if Yang punches directly in front of him, hold L1 and move the left stick left or right. Avoiding is effective because it allows you to stay in place and follow up with a move of your own without impacting your Structure meter. In fact, a successful avoid actually causes your Structure meter to go down, which is ideal. Begin the fight by approaching Yang and waiting for him to attack. Make sure you block his strikes, so you can increase his structure meter. Mix in a few dodges here and there to help recover Structure, and do not attack him unless you’ve blocked a flurry of strikes first. You may have to block six or seven of Yang’s moves before you can even hit him once, so keep this in mind throughout the battle. Just remember that even if you aren’t striking him yourself, blocking still increases his Structure meter. One thing to keep in mind is that you have to continuously engage with Yang if you plan on taking him down. In other words, don’t back away for too long because he’ll recover Structure in the process. Backing away, so you can recover your own structure, is tempting 'but' you won’t make any progress if you do that. For this reason, it’s imperative that you avoid his attacks–so you’ll recover your own structure, quickly allowing you to block more. The general process of this fight should involve you blocking his combos, getting a few hits in, then avoiding his combos to recover your Structure, and then repeating the process. It’s important to make sure your Structure doesn’t break, as he’ll absolutely decimate you in the blink of an eye. Being aggressively defensive is the key to this fight. In addition, try not to strike him more than four times, because otherwise, you’ll get caught and parried. Once his Structure is broken, you can use a finisher to lead into phase two. This phase plays out a lot differently and much slower than the previous section. The main strategy during phase two is to back away from his attacks and as soon as he wraps up a combo, get close and hit him a couple of times.
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