Getting the best Where Winds Meet builds means mastering a deep and nuanced combat system. Especially once you start levelling up and unlocking its full potential. And, while, you can get away with any weapon combinations in solo mode, co-op raids is where a good build really shines.
There's a lot detail that Where Winds Meet doesn't explain unless you scour through all its menus, and the onslaught of numbers, percentages, and strange skill names can challenge even the most seasoned RPG veteran. To help speed up the process I've compiled some of the best builds here, with what Where Winds Meet weapons to use, the best Inner Ways to complement them, and more, to help you dominate both PVE and PVP.
Where Winds Meet tank build
Tanks man the frontlines in Where Winds Meet, holding enemies at bay so the rest of the team can pull more flashy combos without being interrupted.
Tanks need to be able to take a beating to play their role. So you'll need a ton of HP and defense boosts from gear, and you'll also need to master the buffs given by tank-specific weapons. This build relies on the Thundercry Blade and Stormbreaker Spear, two powerful weapons that reduce incoming damage and create shields to block incoming enemy attacks.
Key to this build is using the Stormbreaker spear's charged attack to gain Drumbeat, a special buff that increases charged attack damage. This then also increases the Thundercry Blade's shield ability boost charged attack damage even further. Basically you're using charged attacks to boost your charged attacks, and you'll to deal insane damage this way.
Use the Rainwhisper and Moonflare gear sets with this build to maximize your damage output further, and boost your tankiness. The Rainwhisper set increases critical damage when you have an HP shield, and the Moonflare set gives you more opportunities to create shields during combos.
Finally, these four Inner Ways round out this tank build:
- Exquisite Scenery
- Art of Resistance
- Battle Anthem
- Morale Chant
Exquisite Scenery lets you pull off free level 1 charged attacks after defending. It's not a lot, but it gets stronger with breakthrough upgrades. Art of Resistance will also help you on the defensive end by making your shields last longer.
Battle Anthem boosts charged attack damage against bosses specifically, and it even applies to other targets after some upgrades. Finally, Morale Chant applies a stacking damage buff that you can build up just by attacking, which is a huge upgrade to your overall damage output. This whole build basically just ramps up your shields and damage so you can stand your ground and dish it out.
Where Winds Meet DPS Build
For a DPS build in Where Winds Meet you really want to max your damage and for that you need the Heavenquaker Spear and Strategic Sword.
Bleed is key to this build, which the Strategic Sword can detonate for massive damage after enough stacks have been applied. Both the Strategic Sword and Heavenquaker Spear can apply bleed, so you have a lot of flexibility with this build.
The way to use this build is to use the Heavenquaker Spear's martial arts skill to gain a buff based on the number of hits you land, then follow it up with the special skill for big damage and potential bleed stacks.
Then you can swap to the Strategic Sword and use its abilities to apply bleed stacks, before using its special skill for massive damage after your target has five or more bleed stacks. Just keep repeating this process for the best results.
The Hawkwing and Eaglerise gear sets are the best choices to back up this build. The Hawkwing set increases your affinity rate and boosts your attack damage every time affinity is triggered. Affinity attacks are sort of like critical hits, but they scale based on your maximum physical attack so look for that stat when tuning gear.
The Eaglerise set gives you a bit of extra survivability, giving you a defensive buff called Eaglerise whenever you deal damage over time via bleed. The set bonus will give your healers some breathing room in tough moments, just make sure you tune each piece to unlock stat boosts to maximize your damage potential.
Finally, use these four Inner Ways with the DPS build:
- Sword Horizon
- Wolfchaser's Art
- Fivefold Bleed
- Morale Chant
Sword Horizon and Wolfchaser's Art improve each weapons' skills, so they're must-haves for this build.
Sword Horizon lets you press the Strategic Sword's skill buttons a second time to activate a Crosswind Blade follow-up attack. That will deal massive damage if a target has enough bleed stacks. Wolfchaser's Art then makes the Heavenquaker Spear's buffs require fewer hits to activate, improving its performance against bosses and single targets.
Fivefold Bleed gives all your attacks a chance to trigger bleed, and it also deals huge piercing damage at maximum bleed stacks. This does reset the target's bleed stacks however, so keep a close eye on a target's debuffs so you know when to use the Strategic Sword's bleed detonation ability.
Lastly, Morale Chant just applies a stacking damage buff every time you attack an enemy. Extra damage is always nice to have, and since you just have to hit a target to activate Morale Chant, it's basically a free upgrade.
Where Winds Meet Healer Build
Healers builds are the unsung heroes of Where Winds Meet, keeping the rest of the party alive during difficult battles instead of chasing glory themselves.
This build uses the Panacea Fan and the Soulshade Umbrella, letting you deal damage and heal allies from a safe distance. You won't do as much damage as the rest of the team, but the Soulshade Umbrella can still put up a decent performance when you need it.
The rotation for this build is pretty straightforward, but it requires some flexibility depending on your team's performance. Start with the Soulshade Umbrella to cast Floating Grace to buff everyone's damage. Then, use the umbrella's other ability — Echoes of a Thousand Plants — to toss it into the air where it'll automatically heal anyone nearby. While the umbrella is airborne, it'll also generate a key healing resource called Dew.
Next, swap to the Panacea Fan for heals. You can directly heal targets with Emerald Dewtouch or cast Cloudburst Healing to summon a water clone of yourself that heals nearby allies. If you have full Dew while the clone is active, you can cast the ability a second time to burst heal everyone in range while also triggering the Soulshade Umbrella's Echoes of a Thousand Plants skill.
The Panacea Fan's special skill — Light Dust After Morning Rain — heals yourself and the ally with the lowest HP at the cost of 50 Dew. This can also resurrect fallen allies every 30 seconds, making it arguably the Panacea Fan's most important skill. Use it as needed after building up Dew with your other abilities.
Ivorybloom and Whirlsnow are the two best gear sets for this healing build. The Ivorybloom set increases your chances of critical healing, and the Whirlsnow set lets you quickly recover HP at low health. The last thing your team wants is a dead healer, and those bonus heals will help keep you alive.
Use these four Inner Ways to round out this healer build:
- Royal Remedy
- Restoring Blossom
- Mending Loom
- Morale Chant
Royal Remedy improves the Panacea Fan's water clone and causes it to generate even more Dew. Restoring Blossom also improves the fan's healing capabilities by improving the power of critical healing, synergizing well with the Ivorybloom gear set.
Mending Loom buffs the Soulshade Umbrella's Echoes of a Thousand Plants ability by boosting its Dew generation and allowing you to consume Dew for additional healing.
Morale Chant also makes an appearance in this healing build since its stacking buff also applies to outgoing healing, not just damage. Honestly, you should just get Morale Chant no matter what your build is. It's that strong.
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