Global Version 2.1 · Hidden Mountain Chapter 2 · August 20, 2026
Skystrike Gauntlets + Riven Twinblades NEWBamboocut - Draught · Added September 3 in the 2.1 cycle. Open the illustrated build guide.
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What Version 2.1 Actually Adds
Clouded Revelation is the second major Hidden Mountain step. Version 2.0 brought players into Hidden Mountain. Version 2.1 pushes farther upward and connects the region through repaired mechanisms, new routes, a server-built Cloudstair, new exploration areas and new PvE encounters.
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Version 2.1 is built around connectionHidden Mountain now asks you to read and work with its machinery, routes and moving structures instead of treating the region like a normal open-world zone.
Main progressionReach Heaven's Threshold
The path is tied to rebuilding the Cloudstair. This is a server-wide construction goal, so one player cannot finish the full unlock alone.
New challengeEvershift Labyrinth
A moving mechanical maze beneath Divinecraft Pavilion. Walls, pillars and routes can shift while you are navigating or fighting.
New world bossesTwo mechanical beasts
Inkpincer Scorpion tests guard-breaking and frontal pressure. Cloudclutch Serpent tests tracking, movement and repositioning.
ExplorationMirkvale
An engineering workshop valley filled with mining, smelting, water-powered machinery and the Cave of Wonders.
Fast answer: if you finished the earlier Hidden Mountain content, focus on the current Hidden Mountain story and the Cloudstair construction path. Use the sections below when a specific activity or gate is confusing.
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Heaven's Threshold and the Cloudstair
Heaven's Threshold is the major destination of this update. The important part is understanding that its initial access is connected to a community-wide construction effort. Wanderers across the server rebuild the Cloudstair that leads upward.
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The climb to Heaven's ThresholdThis official 2.1 artwork shows the scale and verticality behind the Cloudstair route. The story gate is intentionally tied to the server-wide effort to rebuild the path upward.
The 2.1 progression path
Continue Hidden MountainAdvance the current story and mechanism-focused objectives until the Cloudstair effort becomes relevant.
Repair the routeParticipate in the construction and repair activities connected to restoring the path through Hidden Mountain.
Server contributesYour progress is part of a shared server goal. The complete construction is not an individual-only unlock.
Cloudstair completesWhen the server-wide construction reaches completion, the restored route becomes the path upward.
Enter Heaven's ThresholdClimb into the new high-altitude area and continue the Ascension story through cliffs, ruins and Mohist creations.
If Heaven's Threshold is still closed: do not assume your character is bugged. First check the current server construction state and your own Hidden Mountain story progress. This update intentionally ties the opening of the route to the community-wide Cloudstair effort.
Blocked by story or level?Use Progression & Missions to separate a personal quest gate from the server-wide Cloudstair gate.
Traversal feels awkward?Celestial Seize is especially useful in Hidden Mountain's vertical areas and mechanism-heavy routes.
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Evershift Labyrinth
Evershift Labyrinth is a sealed Mohist trial ground beneath Divinecraft Pavilion. It is not a normal hallway dungeon. The environment itself is part of the mechanic.
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A clearer look at the mechanism style Evershift Labyrinth is tied to Mohist machinery, moving structures and route control. A brighter mechanism screenshot reads better here than the darker previous image.
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Watch the structure
Walls can rise or fall, pillars can move, and routes can rotate. A path that was open a moment ago may no longer be the correct route.
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Read the timing
The maze is built around interlocking mortise-and-tenon mechanisms. Look for repeated movement patterns instead of sprinting at the first visible exit.
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Fight without losing the room
Combat does not pause the environment. Keep track of moving structures while dealing with enemies so you do not finish a fight facing a completely different route.
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Re-check your route
If the exit disappears, stop and read the new layout. The puzzle is about adapting to the current configuration, not forcing the previous path.
Best mindset: treat the room like a moving puzzle first and a combat arena second. Winning the fight does not help if you stop watching how the maze is rebuilding itself around you.
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New Mechanical World Bosses
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The two new mechanical beastsInkpincer Scorpion is the armored pressure test. Cloudclutch Serpent is the mobility test. Their official artwork makes the contrast between the two encounters immediately clear.
Inkpincer ScorpionFind the opening
Heavy armor and a protected front make this fight about patience. Do not dump a full rotation into its guard. Wait for the defense to open, then punish with your real burst window instead of feeding damage into the safest part of the boss.
Cloudclutch SerpentReposition before committing
This boss tests tracking and camera control more than raw rotation memory. Keep up with its new position first. Save your strongest burst for a moment where the serpent is actually staying in range instead of finishing long strings into empty space.
Shared lessonRead the mechanic before the damage
Both 2.1 bosses punish players who commit too early. One asks you to break the defense first. The other asks you to secure position first. In both fights, timing and awareness matter more than blind uptime.
Boss guides are being expanded: this page explains the official fight identity and the mechanic you should expect. Exact attack-by-attack routes, reward tables and screenshots can be added after the visual pass.
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Mirkvale Exploration
Mirkvale is a working engineering valley on Mohist Hill. It is filled with smelting, grinding, mining, waterwheels, pipes and mechanical infrastructure, so the area is meant to feel like a place where Mohist technology is actively built and maintained.
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Mirkvale has a lighter side tooXiaoba is the happiest craftsman in Mirkvale. His playful inventions help separate this workshop valley from the darker mechanical threats elsewhere in Hidden Mountain.
XiaobaA cheerful craftsman whose inventions lean into the playful side of Mohist engineering rather than only war machines.
Pangolin PeddlerOne of Xiaoba's creations and a clear sign that Mirkvale's machinery is not limited to combat devices.
Cave of WondersAn exploration point tied to more unusual inventions. Expect mechanisms and environmental interaction rather than a simple walk-through area.
How to approach itSlow down and read the machinery around you. Mirkvale is designed as an exploration space, not just a corridor between quest markers.
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Build and System Changes That Matter
Vernal UmbrellaTier 96+ attunements changed
Special Skill DMG Boost and Charged Skill DMG Boost were merged into Frequent Projectile DMG Boost. It applies to both Unfading Flower and Spring Away.
New Vernal rollLight/Heavy + Varied Combo DMG
A new Vernal Umbrella attunement can now appear for players who want to lean into basic attacks and varied combo damage instead of the projectile-focused route.
Existing gearYou do not need to manually convert it
Eligible Tier 96+ attuned gear is automatically updated to Frequent Projectile DMG Boost. Tier 91 inheritance also carries the old Vernal rolls forward as the merged affix.
Mystic SkillsTwo important fixes
Guardian Palm Rank 3 casting stutter was fixed, and Ghostly Steps - Umbra had its perfect-dodge afterimage behavior restored.
See the Vernal tuning exampleThe Tuning System page shows the old rolls, the new roll, what converts automatically and what to look for on Tier 96+ gear.
Vernal + Inkwell buildThe build page now has a 2.1 note and avoids relying on pre-2.1 dummy numbers as if they are current proof.
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2.1 Fixes Worth Knowing
A Flourishing LegacySeveral quest problems were fixed, including incorrect co-op completion behavior and cases where the required quest item could not be obtained.
Rising BeyondA bug that could prevent the Exploration Quest from triggering after A Flourishing Legacy was fixed.
Knockdown recoveryA bug that made some characters stand up too slowly and prevented a roll after knockdown was fixed.
Strategic SwordA random blink that could happen when canceling after a charged heavy attack was fixed.
Everspring UmbrellaThe phantom umbrella appearing in the wrong position near an Arena edge was fixed.
Legend ModeA problem that could automatically switch some players to another difficulty after entering Legend Mode was fixed.
Important: these are fixes, not new rotation rules. Do not rebuild a character just because one of these behaviors changed. Update your build only where the underlying stat or skill interaction actually changed.
Built by the community, approved before publishing. Anyone can create and download a build. Submitted builds stay private in the review queue until Shifu's Hall approves them.
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Build Creator
Make your own WWM build
Fill in what matters
Weapons and a player name are required. Rotation, Mystic Skills, Inner Ways and notes are optional, so quick builds do not turn into homework.
Live preview
The downloaded JSON keeps the complete build data. A friend can open this page and use Load Shared Build to import it.
The community library opens once submissions are live. Until then, download your build and share the file.
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Community Build Library
Only approved submissions appear here. Filter by weapon, mode or creator, then download the build exactly as it was submitted.
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Review Queue
Owner tools
Approve before it goes live
Enter the private admin key configured in Cloudflare. The key is kept only in this browser session and is sent with review requests.
You do not need to understand every menu on day one. Follow this order and let the game introduce systems as the story unlocks them.
1Follow Main StoryStory quests unlock regions, menus and the systems this guide explains.
2Pick 2 Martial ArtsChoose a weapon pair you enjoy. Focus your early weapon materials there.
3Enhance Gear SlotsNormal enhancement follows the slot, so replacement gear inherits it.
4Use Good Set PiecesDo not chase perfect rolls yet. Use the correct weapon-set + armor-set idea first.
5Keep Martial Arts CurrentYour character level and weapon levels are separate. Upgrade both main Martial Arts.
6Hit a Level Gate?Open Solo Mode Level, read the Breakthrough requirement, and keep playing useful side content.
Care about nowMain Story, two Martial Arts, slot enhancement, usable gear sets, basic Inner Ways, Mystic Skills as they unlock.
You can optimize laterPerfect tuning, endgame attunements, separate PvP gear, flawless stat rolls and meta min-maxing.
If you remember only five things
Pick two Martial ArtsFocus one weapon pair before spreading upgrade materials.
Enhancement is safeGear enhancement follows the slot, so replacement gear inherits the progress.
Mastery is readinessA bigger Mastery number is not automatically more real damage.
Keep Martial Arts currentYour weapon levels are one of the easiest ways to fall behind.
When capped, check Solo ModeStored EXP is not lost; read the next Breakthrough condition.
Best early focus→Main Story→2 main Martial Arts→slot enhancement→usable gear→Inner Ways / Mystics as they unlock
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Take a Breath
Where Winds Meet has a lot of systems: gear, Mastery, martial arts, breakthroughs, leveling. On day one it can feel like a wall.
Here is the good news: they are all connected. Once you see how each one works, the decisions stop being scary and start being obvious. Read this page top to bottom, then go play. Everything here is written plain, one friend to another. When you want to go deeper, the rest of this guide will be waiting.
You cannot ruin your account with a wrong click. Nothing on this page is a trap. The systems reward you for just playing.
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Gear: Weapon Sets and Armor Sets
What it is
Gear sets come in two separate kinds, and you wear one of each at the same time. Weapon sets go in your weapon slots. Armor sets go in your armor slots. They are not competing choices, they stack.
How it works
A set bonus turns on at 4 pieces of the same set (some also give a smaller 2-piece bonus). Because weapon and armor sets live in different slots, you can run a full 4-piece of each.
Weapon set example: Swallowcall
2-piece: Min Physical Attack +40. 4-piece: Light Attacks deal +12 to 15% damage to low-Qi targets. This lives in your weapon slots.
Armor set example: Calmwaters
4-piece: a Perfect Dodge has a 50% chance to restore 3% Max HP and 10 Endurance. This lives in your armor slots.
Why you should care
Matching set names is not a thing. There is no such item as a "Swallowcall armor set." The pairing that confuses everyone, Swallowcall weapons with Calmwaters armor, is exactly right. You choose each set for what it does for your build, not to make the names match.
Common mistake
Hunting for one set name to wear head to toe. Pick your weapon set and your armor set separately, each for its own job.
Every build page in this guide already recommends both a weapon set and an armor set. When in doubt, copy the pairing from the build you are following.
Gear-screen reference could not load. Your written explanation still applies: weapon-set and armor-set bonuses are separate.
What the gear screen looks likeUse the picture to orient yourself first. The important lesson is that offensive/weapon-side pieces and defensive/armor-side pieces do not need matching set names.
Mastery-screen reference could not load. Look for Martial Mastery on your current Battle Build.
Mastery is a readiness scoreUse this number to judge whether the build is developed enough for an activity, but do not treat it as a DPS meter.
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The thumbs-up is a recommendation, not a command
The current UI uses a thumbs-up to flag stats that work with your equipped Martial Arts. It helps a new player avoid obviously dead stats, but it does not mean the item is automatically best-in-slot.
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Mastery: What That Number Is
What it is
Mastery is your gear score, the game's "am I ready" number. Content gates on it: the Realm of Heroes wants roughly 11,000, and under the line you deal reduced damage or cannot enter at all.
How it works (and the trap)
Higher Mastery is not always more damage. Say you compare Sword A and Sword B. Sword A shows a higher Mastery number, but its stats do not match your build, while Sword B's stats do. Equipping Sword A can actually lower your damage. Stats for your build beat raw Mastery.
Think of Mastery as the sticker price of a car. A race car and a luxury sedan can carry the same price, but only one of them wins the race. The number tells you the cost, not the speed.
The trick the game undersells
In Tuning, substats marked 👍 Recommended (Recommended) are the ones matched to your equipped martial arts, and they raise Mastery more than off-build stats. That is the tell: Mastery is really measuring how well your whole build fits together, not raw power.
What raises it
Gear upgrades and Tuning, Inner Ways, Martial Arts levels, Mystic skills, talents, the Arsenal, and Oddities. So if your number dips after a gear swap, check your damage. If the new piece has the right stats for your build, you are ahead even when Mastery reads a touch lower.
Where Mastery livesThe Combat Attributes panel shows Martial Mastery above the five base combat attributes. Use Mastery as a readiness check, then inspect the actual stats and build below it.
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Upgrades Are Permanent
What it is
This is the fear that stops new players from spending materials, and it is based on a misunderstanding.
How it works
When you enhance a piece of gear, you are upgrading the slot, not that one item. Drop a new piece into the same slot later and the upgrade level carries straight over. The game never says this out loud, so people hoard materials, afraid of wasting them on gear they will replace.
Why you should care
Invest freely. You are not throwing anything away, the progress stays in the slot.
From level 40, old gear slots into the Arsenal for passive stats. So do not dismantle or sell your old upgraded pieces right away, they still have a job.
Enhancement screenshot could not load. Open Develop → Gear and select a gear slot.
You enhance the slotThis is why normal early enhancement is low-risk: when the item changes, the slot's enhancement progress remains.
Arsenal screenshot could not load. The Arsenal sits under Develop after it unlocks.
Old gear can still matterOnce Arsenal unlocks, surplus pieces can contribute passive progression. That is why the guide warns against automatically dismantling everything you replace.
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Martial Arts Leveling
What it is
The game's term for this is Martial Arts leveling, not "weapon mastery." Each martial art levels on its own, and it is your real damage core. Strengthening it raises your damage even while your character level is still low.
How it works
Do not spread materials thin across every weapon. Pour them into your main pairing first, then branch out once that one is strong.
Where the materials come from
The open-world gathering professions (mining, logging, herb picking, hunting) and Outpost Challenges feed this system, which is exactly why the game keeps nudging you toward them. You also get materials from dailies, weeklies, bosses, events, and shops.
Handy tip: click any material in your inventory and the game shows you where to get more of it.
Your characterCharacter Level
Unlocks the overall progression ceiling and is controlled by Solo Mode / Breakthrough gates.
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Your buildMartial Arts Level
Each weapon style levels separately. Keep the two Martial Arts you actually play close to your current progression.
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Leveling and the XP Bank
What it is
How you gain character levels, and why hitting a cap is not the wall it looks like.
How it works
XP comes from nearly everything you do. The fastest source is the main story, then co-op PvE, then world bosses (8,000+ XP each) and chests (around 500). Your level hard-caps at intervals, the first around level 15, then roughly every 10 after that.
Why you should care
Capped XP is not wasted. It banks, and it pays out after your next Breakthrough, often several levels at once. So keep playing while you are capped, that XP is waiting for you.
Stored EXP screenshot could not load. Open the EXP detail / three-dot menu near your Character Level.
Where Stored EXP is hidingWhen you are capped, the EXP is banked instead of simply disappearing. After the cap opens, the pool is consumed as you earn new EXP.
Breakthrough screenshot could not load. Use Mode Switch → Solo Mode Level and read the live requirement.
If your level stops, read the gateDo not blindly grind more EXP. The Solo Mode panel tells you whether you need a Breakthrough, trial, level requirement or time gate.
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Breakthroughs: The Two Kinds
The game uses one word for two different things, which is where a lot of the confusion starts. Here they are, side by side.
Character Breakthrough (Solo Mode): raises your level cap
Open the menu, tap the three dots next to your level, choose Go to Breakthrough. It is a timed arena trial: waves of enemies plus a boss, about 10 minutes. It needs no materials, and you can retry as many times as you like. On success your banked XP dumps in, along with gear rewards. If a tier reads "unlocks in 1 day," that is a global schedule, not a bug. Use the wait to upgrade.
Martial Arts Breakthrough: raises one martial art's cap
Open the Martial Arts menu, then Breakthrough at the bottom right. There is no fight, but it costs materials and currency (the same sources as section 04).
One warning. After any breakthrough, the world scales up with you. If you push your level without also upgrading gear and martial arts, the enemies outscale you. Level and power are meant to move together.
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Daily Priorities
A simple login order, so you never sit at the menu wondering what to do first. Work down the list, stop whenever you are out of time.
Order
Do this
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Spend your daily energy (the stamina-style resource that refills over time and is lost if it overflows the cap).
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Dailies.
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Weeklies.
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Martial-arts materials.
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Breakthrough materials.
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Gear upgrades.
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Story.
The point is to burn the resources that cap or expire first, then spend the rest of your time on progress that does not go anywhere.
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Common Beginner Mistakes
Matching gear by name instead of picking each slot type for your build.
Equipping for a higher Mastery number without checking the stats.
Leveling every weapon at once instead of one main pairing first.
Ignoring breakthroughs.
Ignoring martial-arts leveling.
Selling or dismantling old upgraded gear (the Arsenal wants it).
Stopping when you hit the level cap (your XP is banking).
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Now You're Ready
That is the whole foundation. When you want to go further, here is where to head next.
Depth
Damage & Combat
Damage, Precision, Crit, Abrasion, Tuning
When you want the mechanics under the fights.
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Weapon Builds
All 10 pairings, each with its sets and inner ways
Choose a build to follow. It lists the weapon set, armor set, and inner ways for you.
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Terms
Glossary
Plain-English definitions
Any word on this page you want spelled out in one line.
What to do next, what is blocking you, and which content actually moves your account forward
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The Progression Roadmap
Do not try to max every system at once. Progress in layers: story unlocks systems, Character Level opens the next tier, Martial Arts makes your weapons stronger, and gear/Inner Ways/Mystics refine the build.
Current destination: Hidden Mountain continues through Version 2.1 with the Cloudstair route toward Heaven's Threshold.
Step 1Follow the main story
Use the story to unlock regions, menus and core systems instead of stopping to perfect gear immediately.
Step 2Focus one weapon pair
Keep your two main Martial Arts progressing instead of spreading materials across everything.
Step 3Respect level gates
If the EXP bar stops, check the Solo Mode level condition before farming more EXP.
Step 4Build while the next gate opens
Use waiting time for gear, Inner Ways, Mystic Skills, Oddities and activity rewards.
The loop you repeat through the whole game
Main StoryUnlock the next systems and region objectives.
Level & LearnRaise Character Level and learn what the new activity expects.
Build PairKeep your two Martial Arts and basic gear current.
Hit a GateSolo Mode tells you what must happen before the cap moves.
BreakthroughClear the live requirement instead of grinding blindly.
New ContentMove forward, then repeat with stronger systems.
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When Your Level Stops Moving
Open Mode Switch → Solo Mode Level and read the next requirement. More Character EXP cannot bypass a closed Solo Mode gate.
Stored EXP: experience earned while capped is banked behind the progression gate. It is not a Bag item and there is no manual claim button. After the cap opens, keep earning normal EXP and the stored pool is returned through progression.
Character BreakthroughRaises the character level cap. The live panel may ask for a direct Breakthrough fight, account-day gate or prerequisite trial.
Martial Arts BreakthroughRaises one Martial Art's cap. This is separate from Character Breakthrough and uses its own materials/currency.
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How to Treat Missions
Main StoryYour first priority when systems or regions are still locked. It is the backbone of account progression.
Side StoriesDo them when they unlock systems, Martial Arts, Mystic Skills, exploration abilities or useful permanent rewards.
Exploration / OdditiesGood permanent side progression while traveling between story objectives. Turn-ins feed long-term account power.
Build ProgressWhen story progress pauses, bring your main weapon pair, gear and core build systems up together.
Main Story = unlock pathPrioritize it whenever a menu, region or major system is still locked.
Side Stories = targeted unlocksDo them when they reward a Martial Art, Mystic Skill, exploration ability, permanent stat or system access.
Exploration = permanent side powerOddities, boundary stones and exploration rewards are ideal while the next story or level gate is waiting.
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Hidden Mountain: From 2.0 Into 2.1
Version 2.0 opened Hidden Mountain. Version 2.1 continues that progression with Clouded Revelation and pushes the route toward Heaven's Threshold. If an older guide only tells you to reach Hidden Mountain, it is now missing the next major step.
Hidden Mountain: Version 2.0 opened the region. Version 2.1 continues the route toward Heaven's Threshold and the Cloudstair.
2.0Enter Hidden Mountain
Follow the main story into the Mohist region, learn its mechanism-focused exploration and continue the Divinecraft-related progression.
2.1Reconnect the mountain
Repair routes and mechanisms as the story moves upward. Celestial Seize is especially useful because the region is highly vertical.
Community gateRebuild the Cloudstair
The route to Heaven's Threshold is tied to a server-wide construction effort. Your contribution helps, but the opening is not controlled by one character alone.
After the gateHeaven's Threshold
Once the Cloudstair construction is complete, the restored route leads into the new high-altitude story and exploration area.
If you are trying to catch up
Finish required storyDo not skip the Hidden Mountain story chain that introduces the mechanisms and current region objectives.
Check your personal gateIf a quest is missing, verify the previous quest and your live Solo Mode requirement before assuming the server gate is the problem.
Check Cloudstair progressIf your personal story is current but the upper route is closed, check the community construction state.
Build while waitingUse any server-gated waiting time for Martial Arts, gear, Inner Ways, Mystic Skills and exploration rewards.
Move into 2.1 contentAfter access opens, continue into Heaven's Threshold, Mirkvale, Evershift Labyrinth and the new world-boss content.
Quest fix note: 2.1 fixed cases where A Flourishing Legacy could behave incorrectly and cases where Rising Beyond would not trigger after it. If you were blocked before the update, check the quest chain again before using an old workaround.
Open the complete 2.1 hubSee Heaven's Threshold, Evershift Labyrinth, Mirkvale, world bosses, build changes and the important fixes in one place.
Ready for the fights?Bosses & PvE now includes the 2.1 mechanical bosses and the Evershift Labyrinth mechanic overview.
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What Should I Do Next?
I just startedRead Start Here first. Learn Gear, Mastery, Martial Arts and Breakthroughs in order.
My Mastery is lowCheck gear, tuning, thumbs-up recommended stats and the systems contributing to your current build.
I do not know what to buildPick the two Martial Arts you actually want to play, then follow the matching build page.
I need Mystic SkillsUse the Mystic Skills page to see which active abilities are worth investing in for your role.
I keep finding OdditiesTurn them into permanent exploration progression instead of ignoring them.
I want to prepare for GvGFinish your build basics first, then learn objectives, positioning, roles and formation planning.
Boss mechanics · Qi windows · Group content · Hidden Mountain 2.1
Bosses & PvE: Hidden Mountain boss content and the current PvE progression path.
Boss guide foundation
Learn the fight before blaming the build.
Mastery tells you whether the account is developed enough to attempt content. Boss success also depends on reading attacks, preserving Qi, creating Exhaustion, and spending your burst at the correct time.
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Read the bossIdentify the dangerous attack, the Deflect opportunity, and which move should simply be dodged.
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Damage QiPressure the boss without wasting your entire rotation into a bad window.
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Exhaust → punishWhen the real damage window opens, use your build's burst loop instead of continuing filler attacks.
Official 2.0 boss imagery. Hidden Mountain expands the PvE pool with more than ten new bosses.
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Boss Mechanics Vocabulary
QiDefensive resource. Breaking it is often what creates the boss's best punish window.
ExhaustedThe state after Qi breaks. Treat it as a planned burst window, not random bonus damage.
Tenacity / Super ArmorExplains why some enemies cannot simply be interrupted by ordinary control.
Deflect windowA readable attack you can answer to gain momentum and often push Qi damage.
Red / danger attackRespect the live telegraph. Do not assume every flashy attack is meant to be parried.
Phase changeStop autopiloting the old rotation when the boss changes arena, moveset, or target rules.
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PvE Progression Ladder
Story / Open WorldLearn your pair and basic defensive timing.
World BossesPractice tells and longer punish windows.
Group BossesLearn positioning and role awareness.
Hero's RealmUse the live activity panel for current readiness and reward state.
2.0 PvEHidden Mountain adds a much larger boss and legacy pool.
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Every Future Boss Guide Should Answer Five Things
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How do I unlock/find it?Region, quest, activity menu and map location.
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What actually kills new players?Only the two or three moves worth memorizing first.
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When is the burst window?Qi break, stagger, phase transition or other safe damage window.
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Does my role change anything?Tank, healer, ranged, melee and group-specific positioning only where it matters.
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Why am I farming it?One-time unlocks, weekly rewards, gear and repeat value.
Do not memorize every material in the game. The fastest farming workflow is to identify the exact missing item, use the live Obtain / source information, and choose the activity that solves more than one problem.
1 · Open upgradeSee exactly what item you are missing.
2 · Track sourceUse the live item/source UI instead of an old static coordinate.
3 · Double-dipPrefer a source that also gives gear, EXP, currency or another needed material.
4 · Stop when fundedFarm the upgrade goal, not an infinite warehouse.
Version 2.0 added Modulating Stones and expanded the gear-modulating workflow.
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What Kind of Material Are You Looking For?
Martial ArtsTraining / breakthrough items for the specific Martial Art you are developing. Trust the live upgrade screen for newer weapons.
Gear & SetsSeasonal/activity gear chests, boss rewards, Sword Trials and other current sources depending on set and tier.
Inner WaysTomes/notes, merchants, Jianghu Legacies, bosses and Tips Exchange depending on the passive.
Mystic SkillsSkill Theft, exploration, boss proficiency, quests or special unlock conditions.
TuningTuning materials, Relaying resources and current endgame gear-development items.
Open-world raw matsOre, herbs, timber and animal resources are usually best gathered while traveling unless you need volume.
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Version 2.0 Gear Farming
Use Gear Development as the visual anchor for tuning, relaying and modulating rather than treating each resource as a separate mystery.
The 2.0 gear progression update introduced Modulating Stones. Spare Legendary Gear can be salvaged into these stones, and the Modulating workflow now has better auto-add and overflow handling.
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Favorite gear you are keepingProtect important pieces before mass cleanup.
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Salvage with a goalTurn spare Legendary pieces into flexible progression instead of keeping every duplicate.
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Modulate the piece that mattersUse the current UI's cap indicators and live costs before spending.
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Where to Farm First
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Outposts / enemy campsGood when you can combine combat practice, drops and general progression in one route.
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Season / activity shopsCheck weekly or limited currencies before spending energy on a slower source.
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Sword Trials / group contentMany gear sets also route through activity rewards; check the specific set's live source.
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Open world trackingTrack one resource only when you need a meaningful quantity; otherwise gather it naturally while questing.
Collectibles · Permanent Stat Bonuses · Melodies of Peace
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What Oddities Are
Oddities are collectible items scattered throughout the world. Turning them in to the Oddity Vendors in each zone unlocks nodes in the Melodies of Peace skill tree, which gives permanent stat increases that last the entire life of your character. They never expire and stack with all gear, Inner Ways, and buffs.
Collecting all Oddities in a zone also unlocks a zone-specific passive buff that persists through death, respawn, and patch updates.
Always claim stat nodes before gold and drop rate nodes. The permanent stat bonuses outperform the economic nodes at every stage of the game. Prioritize Oddity hunting in your first week. These gains compound across every fight you ever play.
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Stat Bonuses Per Node
Stat
Per Node
Notes
Max Endurance
+1
More dodge and sprint stamina, so every build benefits. Thundercry and Twinblades gain most, because both are stamina-hungry playstyles.
Max Vitality
+1
More Mystic Skill uses available per fight. More Dragon's Breath, more Serene Breeze activations.
Max Physical Attack
+27
Permanent flat attack increase. Never wasted on any DPS build.
Physical Defense
+10
Permanent flat defense reduction from all incoming damage sources.
Max HP
+60
Permanent HP. Critical for the Thundercry tank, where HP feeds Max Physical Attack on charged hits (2.0 reworked the charged-hit talent to grant Physical Attack, not Crit Rate).
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The Oddity Vendors
Oddity collections are tied to several zones, each with its own vendor. You must complete the zone's Exploration Quest before you can exchange Oddities with that vendor.
Bai Ji, Kaifeng City
Kaifeng Oddities · Prerequisite: Oddity: Mystery of Five Tones
Located in the northwest area of Kaifeng City, right next to the Palace of Supreme Oneness. Complete the Exploration Quest Oddity: Mystery of Five Tones before you can exchange here.
Qi Xian, Karez
Hexi Oddities · Prerequisite: Melodies of Peace: Hexi
Located in Karez, north of the Karez boundary stone. Complete the Exploration Quest Melodies of Peace: Hexi first. This vendor handles all Hexi region Oddities.
Qi Sheng, Verdant Wilds
Qinghe Oddities · No prerequisite noted
Located southeast of General's Shrine and west of Wayfarer in Verdant Wilds. Handles Oddities collected in Qinghe. Exchanging them upgrades your Melodies of Peace talent for stat boosts and arts.
Imperial Palace (New in 1.7)
Palace Oddities · Vendor and prerequisite: pending confirmation
Patch 1.7 added Palace Oddities as a new collection source in the Imperial Palace. The in-Palace vendor name and any prerequisite are not yet confirmed in-game (vendor details pending confirmation).
Each zone's Oddities feed into the same Melodies of Peace tree. Complete every collection to maximize your permanent stat bonuses across every category. Do not sit on Oddities in your inventory. Turn them in as you collect them.
Once every Melodies of Peace node in Qinghe, Kaifeng, and Hexi is complete, any leftover region Oddities can be recycled into Copper Coins (1.7).
What the Oddity Exchange looks likeQi Sheng is one of the NPCs players use to exchange region Oddities. The important visual cue is the Oddity Exchange label above the NPC.
Combat has four layers. This page covers the first
and deepest one: what actually happens when a hit lands. The other three
build on it.
Layer 1Damage & Combat
You are here. Qi, Exhaustion, Deflect, Precision, Critical, Affinity and Abrasion.
Layer 2Attributes & Inner Ways
The five combat attributes, and passives chosen by the trigger your build really uses.
Layer 3Tuning
Read gear rolls correctly, use the 👍 recommendation marker, then tune for your weapon and mode.
Layer 4Mystic Skills
Burst, control, defense, movement and exploration utility on top of your weapon kit.
New player reading order: this page → Attributes → Tuning → Mystic Skills. Build pages make more sense after those four.
01
The Combat Loop
Your goal is not only to empty HP. You are also fighting over Qi. Breaking an enemy's Qi creates an Exhausted punish window, and protecting your own Qi keeps you out of the same danger.
1
Pressure safely
Use your weapon's normal loop, buffs, DoTs and setup skills without draining your own defensive resources for no reason.
2
Damage enemy Qi
Deflections, specific Martial Arts, certain DoTs and Qi-damage effects push the target toward Exhaustion.
3
Recognize Exhaustion
When Qi reaches zero, the target becomes Exhausted. This is the moment many builds cash in charged skills, burst buffs and high-value Mystic Skills.
4
Reset instead of overchasing
When the punish window ends, rebuild your resources and repeat. In PvP, chasing beyond your cooldowns often gives the opponent the same window on you.
02
Deflect, Dodge and Qi
DeflectBest when you know the timing
A successful Deflection avoids the hit and damages enemy Qi. Version 2.0 also improved consecutive Deflection against rapid multi-hit attacks in Arena.
Dodge / DashBest when position matters
Use movement when the attack is awkward to Deflect, when you need to leave an AoE, or when a safer angle is worth more than standing your ground.
Do not confuse resources: Qi governs defensive pressure and Exhaustion. Insight powers Assist Deflection. Vitality is a different resource used by Offensive Mystic Skills.
03
Precision Is a Separate Check
The old version of this page incorrectly tied Precision to hitting the enemy's front arc. That is not how the current stat is described.
Precision HitOpens Critical checks
Precision Rate is its own stat. Current English references describe Precision hits as the branch that can produce Critical results; Affinity can also occur on this branch.
Non-Precision HitCan produce Abrasion
A non-Precision result is not simply a miss. It follows a different damage branch where Abrasion can occur, and Affinity can still be relevant.
Treat Precision Rate, Critical Rate and Affinity Rate as three separate rows. Do not add them together into one made-up "effective crit" formula.
04
Critical vs. Affinity
They are two different damage lanes. Neither is automatically the “better” stat for every build.
Critical laneAgility
Agility→Minimum Physical Attack+Critical Rate
Critical Rate controls how often the Critical result happens. Critical DMG Bonus controls how hard that result pays off.
Usually benefits:builds that want dependable burst, repeated crit checks, or stronger short punish windows.
Affinity laneMomentum
Momentum→Maximum Physical Attack+Affinity Rate
Affinity Rate controls how often the Affinity result occurs. Affinity DMG Bonus is a separate payoff stat.
Usually benefits:builds that value sustained pressure, frequent hits, and stronger high-end damage rolls.
How to choose for your buildStart with the build page’s stat priority. Then look at your current rates, Martial Arts scaling, PvE/PvP mode, tuning, and where the build is actually failing. Do not swap from Critical to Affinity, or the reverse, just because one number looks larger on the character sheet.
05
What Abrasion Actually Is
The old page described Abrasion as a stacking defense reduction. That was inaccurate. Current English combat references place Abrasion on the non-Precision damage branch, where its result is calculated from the lower/minimum side of your attack range.
Important: do not build around "stacking Abrasion before burst" unless a specific skill, Inner Way or tooltip explicitly says it applies a debuff. The generic Abrasion combat result is not the same thing as a named defense-reduction effect.
06
What Version 2.0 Changed
Official August 2026 baseline
Several old damage assumptions no longer belong in a fixed formula.
Version 2.0 standardized Qi damage for DoT effects, changed where universal Exhaustion vulnerability and Qi Imbalance bonuses sit in the multiplier system, and updated Base vs. Effective Physical Attack display after food/buff calculations.
DoT QiStandardized baseline
Bleed/High Bleed gained baseline Qi damage while several other DoTs had their Qi damage reduced to align application methods.
ExhaustionMultiplier bucket changed
Universal Exhausted vulnerability and Qi Imbalance bonuses were moved to a different multiplier zone to reduce dilution for builds using broad damage boosts.
ArenaDeflection improved
Rapid tapping against multi-hit attacks now registers consecutive Deflections more reliably.
Stats UIBase vs Effective
The game now distinguishes Base Physical Attack and Effective Physical Attack more clearly when temporary attribute buffs are involved.
07
How to Read Your Character Sheet
1
Identify the problem
Are you dying, losing Qi, missing burst, healing poorly or simply looking at a low Mastery number?
2
Read the relevant rows
For survival: HP, Defense, resistances and Qi. For Critical: Agility, Critical Rate and Critical DMG Bonus. For Affinity: Momentum, Affinity Rate, Max Attack and Affinity DMG Bonus.
3
Then tune gear
A 👍 recommendation icon means the stat fits the currently equipped Martial Arts; it is guidance, not proof that the item is perfect for your exact mode or build state.
2.1
Clouded Revelation PvE
Version 2.1 adds two mechanical world bosses and the Evershift Labyrinth. The common theme is simple: read the mechanism before committing your damage.
Inkpincer ScorpionHeavy front guard, sweeping claw pressure, tail attacks and venom. Look for the moment when its defense can actually be broken instead of spending burst into the protected front.
Cloudclutch SerpentHighly mobile segmented boss. Track its new position first, then commit. Long stationary rotations lose value if the boss has already moved.
Evershift LabyrinthMoving walls, pillars and paths can change the route during the encounter. Keep reading the room even after combat begins.
Divinecraft PavilionThe Evershift Labyrinth is hidden beneath this location and was created as a Mohist trial ground.
1
Identify the encounter's real problem
Scorpion means guard and frontal pressure. Serpent means movement and target tracking. Labyrinth means spatial awareness while fighting.
2
Do not dump burst on contact
Use filler attacks and movement while learning the opening. Save the expensive part of your rotation for a window where the target is vulnerable and actually in range.
3
Reset when the mechanic changes
If the serpent relocates or the maze rebuilds itself, stop forcing the old plan. Reposition, read the new state, then restart the damage loop.
Need the full 2.1 explanation?Open Clouded Revelation for the progression path, region context, Mirkvale and build-system changes.
Damage feels low?Confirm your build and rotation before assuming the new boss requires a different weapon pair.
The old RCMD text is gone. The thumbs-up tells you a stat matches the currently equipped Martial Arts; it is guidance, not automatic best-in-slot.
Tier 100Tuning Reset exists
Modulating Stones can reset eligible Tier 100 Epic/Legendary gear back to initial attributes so it can be tuned again. The reset has limits and a cooldown and does not refund spent materials.
Relayed GearModulating improves rolls
Modulating Stone can also raise a Relayed Gear affix toward its maximum value in guaranteed steps.
At CapUI is clearer now
When an affix reaches its maximum through Modulating, the game keeps an At Cap prompt above the progress bar so you can see what still needs development.
Vernal Umbrella 2.1Projectile rolls were merged
On Tier 96+ gear, the old Special Skill and Charged Skill damage affixes now become Frequent Projectile DMG Boost, covering both Unfading Flower and Spring Away.
Best beginner rule: do not spend rare tuning materials because a number is bigger. First identify the build, the mode, and the stat row you are actually trying to improve.
2.1
Vernal Umbrella Attunements in 2.1
This is the main tuning change in Version 2.1. If you use Vernal Umbrella, old screenshots and older build posts can show affix names that no longer match Tier 96+ gear.
Before 2.1
Version 2.1
What It Affects
Vernal Umbrella: Special Skill DMG Boost
Vernal Umbrella: Frequent Projectile DMG Boost
Unfading Flower
Vernal Umbrella: Charged Skill DMG Boost
Vernal Umbrella: Frequent Projectile DMG Boost
Spring Away
Separate old damage rolls
One shared projectile-focused affix
Both major projectile tools can benefit from the same affix type.
Not available
Light/Heavy Attack & Varied Combo DMG Boost
New alternative affix for basic attacks and varied combo damage.
If your Tier 96+ Vernal gear already had one of the affected old affixes, the game updates it to Frequent Projectile DMG Boost. You do not need a special manual conversion step.
Tier 91 inheritanceOld rolls inherit as the new roll
When Tier 91 gear inherits Attunement, the old Special Skill and Charged Skill Vernal rolls carry over as Frequent Projectile DMG Boost.
Silkbind JadeThe Tier 96+ affix library changed
The adjustment applies to the Tier 96 and higher Silkbind Jade Attunement library. Tier 96 can display two Frequent Projectile DMG Boost affixes at the same time.
What this meansOne roll supports both projectile tools
You no longer need to think of Spring Away and Unfading Flower as requiring separate Tier 96+ Vernal damage affix names.
Simple rule: if your Vernal Umbrella build is centered on Spring Away and Unfading Flower, Frequent Projectile DMG Boost is now the affix name you should recognize on Tier 96+ gear.
Vernal + InkwellOpen the build page to see where the 2.1 attunement change fits into the actual rotation.
Everything else in 2.1Open Clouded Revelation for Heaven's Threshold, bosses, Mirkvale, Mystic fixes and progression.
Foundational Gearing
01
Gear Sets
Wearing 4 pieces from the same set activates the set bonus. Always aim for 4/4 on your primary set before mixing.
02
👍 Recommended Stats
👍 Recommended (Recommended) stats are highlighted in the tuning interface. These scale best with your weapon path. Always prioritize 👍 Recommended stats when rerolling.
03
Attune Slots
Slot Side
Stat Type
DPS Priority
Left Slots
Offense: Attack, Crit, Penetration
Fill first with 👍 Recommended offense stats. All left attunes should be Penetration for PvE.
Right Slots
Utility: HP, Defense, Resistance
For PvP: all right attunes should be PvP stats. Chest (top) is highest priority, helmet second.
The single best attune in the game for PvP. Roll this on your chest before anything else on your right slots:
28% damage reduction when staggered only applies in non-balanced Arena modes, which includes GvG. When you get CC'd in a 30v30 fight and the entire enemy team swings on you, this single attune is the difference between surviving the lockdown or dying in it. Worth more than any other right-slot roll on your gear.
04
Roll Stones
Do not spend before Tier 60+. After Tier 60, reroll aggressively toward your build's key stats.
Endgame Development (T100 Cap)
05
The T100 Endgame Cap
The current gear ceiling is T100, raised by Patch 2.0 (July 23, 2026), which adds Tier 96 gear and Tier 100 Epic and Legendary gear on top of the prior T91 cap. The character cap rises to the Lv 100 seasonal endpoint. For reference, the previous season's ceiling was T91, set by Flows of Dreams (Patch 1.6, April 30, 2026) at the Lv 95 character cap, on top of the earlier T86 Arsenal tier. Lv 46-50 enhancement uses Howling Ore: Vanguard. Mystic Skills gained a T6 Breakthrough tier in that patch. The Qinchuan region and Snowplum Requiem world boss arrived alongside the multiplayer trials Serpent's Fang and Bloodstained Sands: Supreme.
Patch 1.6 also added exploration-only mystic skills Idle Wind and Stone Pier (no combat use), and restructured Arena into 4 regional battlegroups + new Group Strategy and Training Terrace modes.
06
The Relay System
Relay converts a T86 Arsenal piece into a T91 piece while preserving its stats, attunement, and gear set. Relayed pieces cap at 95% perfection. That 5% gatekeep separates them from natively rolled T91s. Relay costs retuning and arena attunement materials; relayed pieces can be developed further by feeding native T91 pieces into them.
Only Tier 86+ Epic or better Attuned gears are available for Relaying.
Strategy
Approach
When To Use
Option 1: Relay Best-In-Slot
Relay your finished T86 BiS piece directly. Stats and attunement carry over; you accept the 95% cap as the price of skipping the T91 RNG grind.
You already own a strong T86 piece and want a T91-tier item now without re-rolling.
Option 2: Attunement Fishing
Roll T86 until you hit the desired arena attunement. Relay that piece, then transfer its attunement onto a native T91 with better stats. Bypasses the 1-in-12 weapon RNG, 1-in-8 charm/pendant RNG, and 1-in-6 armor RNG.
You want a true 100% T91 piece without attunement-RNG punishment.
07
Retuning Correction
Native T91 gear (non-relayed) unlocks Retuning Correction, a reroll of the retuned attribute that excludes the current result, so the same value never repeats. 5-day cooldown per piece. No cap on total uses.
This is the mechanical reason to chase native T91 over relayed T91 once gearing stabilizes. Relayed pieces do not get the correction system.
Gear Tuning Reset (2.0)
Patch 2.0 adds the Modulating Stone, the first way to undo tuning. Using one on a piece resets its tuned attributes while keeping the item's initial attributes intact, so you can re-roll a bad tune instead of living with it or rebuilding the piece from scratch.
What it works on
Tier 96 Epic and Legendary gear. It does not work on Tier 91 and below, and the only gear types excluded are Bows and Jade Rings. Resets are limited: three per piece, with a 5-day cooldown between them, and each reset is irreversible with no material refund, so commit before you spend one.
Where the stones come from
Modulating Stones come from recycling Fully Tuned Legendary gear. Retiring an old maxed-out Legendary piece feeds resets for your current one.
Relayed gear
A Modulating Stone also modulates Relayed gear (the Relay pieces from Section 06), pushing the attribute a guaranteed +4.5% toward its maximum. Relayed pieces are upgraded this way rather than through Tuning or Retuning.
Bottom line: Modulating Stones are a Tier 96 endgame tool. If you are still on T91 or below, none of this applies yet. Keep rolling with Roll Stones and Retuning Correction.
08
Modulating Stones
The tuning reset above is only one of three jobs a Modulating Stone does. The other two get missed constantly: it pulls recycled gear back out of the bin, and it develops Relayed pieces on demand. The in-game tooltip spells all three out, and it is the source for every number in this section.
The item tooltip. It sets the Tier 96 scope, the Bows and Jade Rings exclusion, the 4.5% Modulating step, and the three-resets, five-day-cooldown limits.
How to get them
Source
How
Recycle Tier 96 Legendary gear
Recycle a fully tuned Tier 96 Legendary piece, or spend one as tuning material. Bows and Jade Rings do not qualify, and lower tiers give nothing.
Skyward Bond, Guild First Clear
Listed in the tooltip's How to Obtain panel alongside recycling.
GvE floorsunconfirmed
Reported as a source, but it does not appear in the in-game How to Obtain list. Treat as TBC until it is seen in game.
Relay junk, then recycle
Spare Lv91 gear worth nothing on its own can be relayed up to Tier 96 first, then recycled for a stone. A clean sink for dead Lv91 drops.
The three functions
1 · Develop Relayed Gear
Costs 1 stone and pushes the attribute +4.5% toward its ceiling. The effect matches feeding a fully tuned piece in directly, and the total resource spend is the same either way. What you gain is flexibility and inventory space: recycle the tuned gear now, take its other recycle materials immediately, stockpile the stones, and spend them once you know which piece deserves it.
Gear Development on a Relaying Tier 96 helm. Affinity Rate steps from 3.80% to 4.00% for one stone, with the refunded materials listed underneath.
2 · Retrieve recycled gear
Recycle tab, then Retrieve. Pulls back a piece you already recycled or consumed for Attunement, within a 7-day window. Costs part of the original recycle materials plus 1 stone for a Tier 96 piece. This is the undo button for a mis-click, and the reason a wrong recycle is recoverable rather than fatal.
The Retrieve Gear panel. The 7-day limit is stated at the top, and the Retrieval Cost row shows the Tier 96 stone among the materials owed.
3 · Reset tuning
Costs 2 stones per reset. Wipes every tuning roll on the piece, since you cannot pick off a single bad stat, then lets you tune again from scratch. The initial attributes are kept. Save it for a piece with a great initial stat that simply tuned badly. Scope, exclusions, and reset limits are in the block above.
The Reset Tuning panel lists every affix about to be wiped. Materials required shows 2 stones, and the footer confirms three remaining resets for the piece.
Check Attunements before you recycle
The mistake that costs you a good roll
Builds want specific Universal Attunements, and a good roll is pure RNG. Fully tune unwanted gear through Arena and Universal Attunement and check your luck before recycling it.
The first Attunement costs 1 Attunement Stone. Re-attuning that same stat later costs an Attunement Stone plus a Re-Attunement Stone, which is far pricier and still RNG.
If a throwaway piece rolls a great Attunement, move it onto your main with two Re-Attunement Stones instead of re-gambling, then recycle the throwaway.
Re-attuning has a pity: after a set number of re-attunes you unlock a Custom Re-attuning pick. threshold TBC
The Tuning screen states the split directly: attributes reroll via Retuning or Re-attuning, and are attuned with an Attunement Stone. Only one attribute per piece may be chosen for retuning.
Bottom line: check Attunements before recycling, stockpile stones instead of burning them on the first piece that looks good, and save the three resets for gear with a strong initial stat that just tuned badly.
Quality of Life (2.0)
At Cap prompt: tuning now warns you when an attribute is already at its cap. Tuning Quick-Add: commit tuning materials in one action instead of one at a time. Large Tuning Stone: splits into 10 Small Tuning Stones on demand. Retuning Correction cooldown: reduced from 7 days to 5.
09
Formless Penetration
T91 offensive gear consolidates the four prior penetration attributes (Physical Pen, Bellstrike Pen, Bamboocut Pen, Stonesplit Pen) into a single Formless Penetration stat that shifts based on your equipped weapon path. The stat reads as the correct path-specific Pen for whichever weapon is currently active.
Practical effect: cross-path Pen picks (off-path Inner Ways grabbed for their Pen value) lose their argument on T91+ gear, because Formless Pen already follows your path. On sub-T91 gear, the prior path-Pen rules still apply.
10
PvP Attunements & Talents: What to Actually Roll
Ask which PvP attunements to roll and the answer gets tangled fast, because three different systems all get called attunements. They are separate, they work in different modes, and most of the confusion melts the moment you stop treating them as one thing. Here is the untangle.
Three systems, not one
1. Attune-slot stats
The left and right gear slots you already tune in section 03. Your right slots are your PvP defensive rolls. Standard gear stats, nothing exotic.
2. Attunement Path skills
A separate system where you pick a Path (regular or Arena) and the gear rolls a skill-like effect. Arena-path effects only fire in PvP modes.
3. Arena Talents
A passive tree, separate from gear entirely. It only works in 1v1 Arena. Nowhere else.
Where each one actually works
This table is the whole confusion in one glance:
System
1v1 Arena
GvG
PvE (open world)
Attune-slot stats
Yes
Yes
Yes
Attunement Path skills (Arena path)
Yes
Yes
No (regular path is the PvE one)
Arena Talents
Yes
No
No
In-game tooltip: the Arena Attune Effect applies in 1v1, 2v2, 5v5 Arena, Guild Battle (GvG), and Guild Showdown, and is inactive elsewhere. That is why the Attunement Path (Arena) row above reads Yes for GvG.
Arena Talents do nothing in GvG. If your time goes into GvG, the Arena Talent tree does not help you there at all. This is the single most-confused point in PvP gearing, so let it land: the talent tree is a 1v1-only system.
Universal priorities: survive the burst
In PvP, the fight you lose is the one where you get locked down and deleted before you can act. Surviving that window beats squeezing out more damage. So no matter your build, defense comes first.
Roll the 28% stagger attune on your chest before anything else. The chest attune that reduces damage taken by 28% when staggered (named in section 03) is the single best PvP right-slot roll, and it works in non-balanced modes including GvG. This is your first PvP roll, every time.
After that, stack defense on your right slots: Max HP, the resistances that match what you are actually facing, and Defense. Offense wins the duels you were already winning; defense wins the ones that would have killed you.
Arena Talents: the full 1v1 list
Every talent below works only in 1v1 Arena. Zero effect in GvG or PvE, so read this as a 1v1 reference. Values are listed per tier (T1 through T5). Priority picks for PvP survival are flagged.
Talent
Effect (T1 / T2 / T3 / T4 / T5)
Physical Resistance
+4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20
Guarding Qi Core · Priority
Become immune to fatal damage once per battle, then recover 20% HP and gain 1s of full immunity
Low Qi Protection
Qi Recovery rises to 2/sec when Qi is below 30%
Silkbind Penetration
+4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20
Stonesplit Penetration
+4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20
Bamboocut Penetration
+4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20
Bellstrike Penetration
+4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20
Physical Penetration
+4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20
Max HP · Priority
+1,000 / 2,000 / 3,000 / 4,000 / 5,000
Silkbind Resistance
+4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20
Stonesplit Resistance
+4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20
Bamboocut Resistance
+4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20
Precision Rate
+3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15%
Bellstrike Resistance
+4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20
Execution Enhancement
Execution Skill damage rises to 25%
Precision Resistance
+3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15%
Light/Heavy Attack Enhancement
+5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25%
Affinity Resistance
+1.5 / 3 / 4.5 / 6 / 7.5%
Low HP Protection · Priority
Reduce damage taken by 30% when HP is below 25%
Critical Resistance
+3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15%
Critical Rate
+3 / 6 / 9 / 12 / 15%
Affinity Rate
+1.5 / 3 / 4.5 / 6 / 7.5%
Abrasion Conversion Rate
+20 / 40 / 60 / 80 / 100%
Conversion Enhancement
+10% damage for 5s after casting a Dual-Weapon Skill
How to choose: match your Penetration talent to your weapon path (Bellstrike for sword, Bamboocut for Twinblades, Silkbind for fans and umbrellas, Stonesplit for Thundercry, the same path logic as the rest of the guide). Pick Resistances reactively against whatever is beating you. The survival talents (Max HP, Low HP Protection, Guarding Qi Core) are near-universal keeps. Farm points from 1v1 Arena EXP whether you win or lose; your first respec is free, after that it costs Echo Jade.
Attunement Path: Arena vs regular
The Attunement Path is its own mechanic. You choose the Path (regular for PvE effects, Arena for PvP-only effects), but you do not choose the exact skill the game rolls for you. The effects are tier-locked and need rare unlock items to advance, and the two paths' skills are not interchangeable.
So committing the Arena path on a piece of gear means accepting it goes dead in PvE. That is why serious PvP players keep separate PvP and PvE gear and attunement sets rather than re-rolling the same piece back and forth.
Build-specific picks
Attunement Path (Arena) skills track your weapon's signature skills, so the best PvP attunement skill is build-specific: a sword build wants its sword-skill attune, a fan build wants its fan-skill attune, and so on down the roster.
Per-build PvP attunement-skill picks are being added to the individual build pages. Until those land, the universal priorities above (the 28% stagger chest attune, then defensive Max HP, resistances, and Defense) plus the path and talent guidance here apply to every build.
11
Advanced PvP Gearing
Section 09 untangled the three systems. This is how the top players prioritize their rolls once they know what is what: caps first, then the stat lines and attunement affixes that actually move the needle.
Attunement is a path, not a name-pick
At the final attunement node you choose General or Arena, and the effect rolls randomly inside that path. You commit the path, not the exact skill. Early tiers lock whatever you rolled. Tier 91 lets you re-attune toward what you want, with separate guarantee counters for General and Arena, so progress on one path does not bleed into the other.
Hit your caps first
Before you stack raw damage, respect the hard caps the game enforces on base stats. Rolling past a cap is wasted budget.
The base-stat caps
Critical Rate: capped at 80% (a crit deals 50% more damage). Affinity Rate: capped at 40%. Precision Rate: capped at 100%. Precision resolves into a crit or an affinity hit, and you usually want affinity, so you only need a little Precision. Direct stats (Direct Critical Rate, Direct Affinity Rate) bypass these caps. That is their whole value.
Universal stat lines, in priority order
Once your caps are handled, roll these in roughly this order:
Stat line
Why
Max Physical Attack
The most important stat after caps. Aim for at least one per piece, two when it can roll as an initial stat. Affinity hits use your Max Physical Attack, which is why it leads.
Power
Each point gives 1.36 Max Physical Attack and 0.225 Min Physical Attack. Strong, just under Max Physical Attack per point.
Momentum
Each point gives 0.90 Max Physical Attack and 0.038% Affinity Rate. Feeds both your damage and your Affinity cap.
Art of [Weapon] DMG Boost
The best multiplicative damage line. Very rare, rolls on the weapon.
Boost Vs. Player Units
Percent to all damage, PvP only. Rolls only on Greaves and Bracers, stacks, rare.
All Martial Arts Enhancement
Like Boost Vs. Player Units but works in PvE and PvP. Rolls only on Disc and Pendant, stacks, rare.
Critical / Affinity / Precision Rate
Critical Rate (cap 80%), Affinity Rate (cap 40%), and only a little Precision Rate (cap 100%).
Max [Attribute] Attack
For your build's attribute, plus a Min Attribute Attack from another class for a small consistent gain.
Build example: the Snowparting Blade + Phalanxbane Blade pairing rolls Max Stonesplit Attack as its attribute line and Stonesplit Penetration on the universal attunement slot, which becomes Formless Penetration at Tier 91.
Universal attunement affixes (General path)
General-path affixes work in every mode. The universal keeps:
General-path keeps
Physical Penetration and Physical Resistance: every build. Bellstrike / Stonesplit / Silkbind / Bamboocut Penetration: pick the one matching your attribute. Formless Penetration (Tier 91): replaces the four weapon penetrations and adapts to your active Martial Art, so it survives a Dual-Weapon Skill swap.
Arena attunement affixes (PvP path)
Arena-path affixes have no short names; the game shows the full effect. They fall into trigger groups, and the right one keys off your kit:
Execution triggers
Recover Endurance and gain Tenacity after an Execution Skill, or recover Vitality and buff Mystic Skill damage after one. Often a must-have on weapons.
Defense Break triggers
Bonus Qi damage on a Defense Break, or increased damage taken on the target after one.
Counterattack triggers
Bonus Qi damage when a Counterattack hits a non-defending enemy, or Tenacity after a Counterattack.
Survival affixes
Reduce Martial Arts damage taken, or gain Tenacity after removing a stagger or control effect. These keep you alive through coordinated burst.
Pick the group your kit leans on: guard-shattering openers want Defense Break, parry styles want Counterattack, finisher kits want Execution, and every GvG set wants at least one survival affix.
GvG specifics
Same attunement system as Arena, but the priorities shift for large-scale coordinated play:
Survival outranks damage
On most slots, anti-burst beats raw damage. Coordinated guilds focus-fire and chain control, so anti-burst and control-removal Arena affixes move from optional to required.
Gear by role
GvG runs Tank, Healer, and DPS plus flex and duelist slots. A flex hunter diving the backline gears mobility and burst; a frontline anchor gears survival; a healer gears uptime. Match affixes to the job.
One slot wants the duel spec
The mid-match 1v1 interval duel is the one place the Arena Talent tree is worth speccing, since it only works in 1v1.
Objective-keyed affixes only matter here
Some Arena affixes tied to immobilizing or pressuring objectives are dead weight in a duel but useful in GvG. Roll them only on the player assigned that job.
Named PvP gear sets
Slot
Sets
Weapon
Hawkwing (Affinity Rate and Affinity-hit Physical Attack) or Jadeware (higher ceiling, needs buff uptime)
Armor
Calmwaters (Perfect Dodge sustain, easy general PvP) or Whirlsnow (anti-burst-wipe GvG set)
Bow
Pursuing Shadow (Affinity) or Startling String (Critical)
Quick priority
Respect the caps (Crit 80, Affinity 40, Precision 100). Stack Max Physical Attack, then Power and the multiplicative weapon line. Add Boost Vs. Player Units and All Martial Arts Enhancement where they roll. Universal attunement slot: Penetration for your attribute, or Formless at Tier 91. Arena attunement slots: the trigger group your kit presses, plus a survival affix for GvG.
Quality of Life (1.7)
Battle Build saves: raised from 10 to 15. Martial Art Reset: now refunds 100% of spent coins. Inner Way Conversion: costs 500 Echo Jade after the free attempts.
Five combat attributes · four Inner Ways · build triggers over rarity
Combat Attributes: use the live stat sheet to read Body, Power, Defense, Agility and Momentum.
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The Current Five Combat Attributes
The current Global combat attributes are Body, Power, Defense, Agility and Momentum. The previous version of this guide incorrectly used Spirit as a base combat attribute.
BodyMax HP
The direct survival attribute. Useful when the problem is simply not having enough health to survive pressure.
PowerPhysical Attack
Supports Physical Attack generally rather than specializing in the Critical or Affinity lanes.
DefensePhysical Defense + HP
Supports Physical Defense and also contributes to survivability through Max HP.
AgilityCrit + attack floor
Supports Critical Rate and Minimum Physical Attack.
MomentumAffinity + attack ceiling
Supports Affinity Rate and Maximum Physical Attack.
Combat, Exploration, Career and Development panels are different systems. Do not change combat gear because an Exploration attribute check failed.
Attributes screenshot unavailable.
The five base attributesBody, Power, Defense, Agility and Momentum are listed together under Combat Attributes.
Momentum screenshot unavailable.
Find Momentum in Combat AttributesSelect Momentum, Agility or another base attribute in this list to open its details and see what it converts into.
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Minimum vs. Maximum Physical Attack
Minimum AttackYour attack floor
Agility supports the minimum side of the Physical Attack range. A stronger floor makes low rolls less weak.
Maximum AttackYour attack ceiling
Momentum supports the maximum side. Affinity is tied to this lane, so the headline Max Attack number is only one part of the picture.
Power raises Physical Attack more generally. The live stat sheet gives you the actual result; avoid old fixed "X attribute points = Y%" charts unless they name the current patch and exact row being measured.
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Inner Ways: Four Slots, Not Five
The old page used a five-slot rule and hard-coded Morale Chant into a specific slot. That no longer matches the current Global setup. You equip up to four Inner Ways.
Weapon / Path-linkedRead the trigger
Some Inner Ways only deliver their real value when you use the Martial Art, charged skill, resource or path they reference.
GeneralFill a missing job
Use universal damage, survival, resource or utility options when they solve something your weapon-specific passives do not.
Rarity is not the first question. Ask: "Will my real rotation trigger this effect often?" A lower-rarity Inner Way with constant uptime can beat a legendary passive your build barely activates.
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How to Pick an Inner Way
1
Name your main weapon loop
Charged attacks? Bleed? Perfect Dodge? Healing? Umbrella catches? Rodent setup? Build around what you actually press.
2
Read the trigger condition
Check whether the passive needs a specific Martial Art, status, target state or mode.
3
Check your owned tier
An Inner Way can change significantly across breakthrough tiers. Compare the version you own, not only the max-tier tooltip.
4
Test one swap
Change one Inner Way at a time and test the same boss, dummy or PvP situation so you can tell what actually improved.
How to judge an Inner Way in 10 seconds
1. TriggerCan your weapon activate it reliably?
2. UptimeDoes the buff stay active during your real rotation?
3. RoleDoes it help DPS, tanking, healing or control?
4. SwapIs there a better option for PvP, bosses or GvG?
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Common Stat & Inner Way Mistakes
Copying one universal stat priorityPriority changes with weapon pair, role, mode, current rates and the problem you are trying to fix.
Mixing Critical and AffinityCritical is the Agility lane; Affinity is the Momentum / Max Attack lane. Their rates and bonus-damage rows are separate.
Equipping a passive you cannot triggerThe game will let you waste a slot. Read the Martial Art and condition named in the effect.
Trusting Development score aloneA higher progress index does not prove that the active affixes or passives suit the build you are actually playing.
Tier Definitions · S/A/B Rankings · PvP · Dead Stats
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Tier Definitions
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What a full build actually looks likeTier rankings are judging complete builds, not a weapon in isolation. Martial Arts, gear, Inner Ways and Mystic Skills all contribute to the result.
Tier
Definition
S
Excels in 2+ modes (PvE/PvP/GvG). Strong scaling. No hard counters.
A
Fully viable everywhere. One notable weakness: hard counter, slower scaling, or skill gap.
B
Strong in one or two modes. Noticeably weaker in at least one area.
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Tier List
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Rank the build, not just the weapon nameTwo players using the same weapon can perform very differently depending on the paired Martial Art, stats and supporting setup. Use the tier list as a starting point, then open the build page for the actual loadout.
Skystrike Gauntlets + Riven Twinblades launched September 3. Its build page is live, but a permanent tier is held until comparable Global testing exists.
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PvP Rankings (1v1)
Twinbladeshighest burst ceiling
Gauntletsone charged punch payoff
Strategic Swordsustained bleed pressure
Namelessreliable generalist
Snowpartingpunishes predictable attackers
Everspringrange harassment
Inkwell/Soulshadeoutlast and sustain
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Dead Stats Per Build
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Dead stats waste real gear slotsThis is why the dead-stat table matters. A higher-looking piece can still be worse if its rolls do not support the damage path your build actually uses.
Scrap any of these the moment you find them on a piece of gear. They contribute zero value and actively waste a stat slot for your build.
Build
Scrap These Immediately
Nameless Sword + Nameless Spear
Stonesplit Attack, Bamboocut Attack, high Critical Rate
Strategic Sword + Heavenquaker
Stonesplit Attack, Bamboocut Attack, high Critical Rate
Use the Combat Attributes panel to verify your stat pathWhen a build calls for Momentum, Agility, Affinity or Critical Rate, this is the type of screen you should compare against the Stat Master Reference.
Stat
What It Does
Builds That Use It
Key Note
Momentum
Affinity Rate + Max Physical Attack
Nameless Sword, Strategic Sword, Everspring
Double benefit, and the best primary stat for Affinity builds
Agility
Critical Rate + Min Physical Attack
Snowparting, Twinblades, Thundercry
Double benefit, and the best primary stat for Crit builds
Power
Max + Min Physical Attack
Inkwell Fan + Soulshade (unique Affinity Rate bonus)
Strategic Sword players invest here, because no other weapon gets the Affinity bonus from Power
Body
Max HP + Physical Defense
Thundercry tank
Thundercry's charged-hit talent scales Max Physical Attack from Max HP (2.0 changed it from Crit Rate), so Body is damage for tanks and not just survivability
Spirit
Healing Output only
Soulshade + Panacea Fan (dedicated healer only)
Zero value on every DPS and Tank build. Never build Spirit unless you are Build 7.
Affinity Rate
Chance to deal orange bonus hit (Max Atk +20%)
Strategic Sword, Everspring, Nameless Sword
Fires on ALL hits, which makes it the most consistent damage stat in the game. Do not stack with Crit Rate.
Critical Rate
Chance to deal yellow hit (+35%)
Snowparting, Twinblades, Thundercry
Precision hits ONLY. Never stack both Crit Rate and Affinity Rate on the same build.
Precision Rate
Chance for a clean front-arc hit
All builds
Hard cap at 100%. Affinity builds scrub excess off gear. Crit builds cap this first then stop.
Max Physical Attack
Ceiling of your damage range
All DPS builds
Affinity damage is always calculated from Max Attack, so raising this raises every orange hit number.
Physical Penetration
Reduces enemy armor on every hit
All PvE builds
Stack on left attune slots in PvE. More valuable than raw attack against high-defense bosses.
External Attack
Boosts ranged and projectile damage
Everspring, Vernal Umbrella, Rope Dart builds
Useless on melee builds. Very effective on umbrella and fan builds. Treat it like path attack for them.
Bellstrike Attack
Elemental damage, Bellstrike path only
Strategic Sword, Nameless builds
Dead stat on every non-Bellstrike build. Scrap it immediately.
Dead on every other build. Scrap immediately if you see it.
Physical DMG Bonus
% bonus added to all physical damage
All DPS builds
Hardest stat to find on gear. Any amount is significant. Chase it aggressively in late-game tuning.
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Meta Watch: What's Coming
These are the current parse rankings on the Level 100 Boss. They are the most reliable early signal of where the meta is heading.
Rank
Build Type
DPS (Parse)
Global Status
1
Bamboocut-Kite
78.6k
Released on Global (2.0) · Build 10
2
Bamboocut-Dust
76.5k
Not yet released on Global
3
Bellstrike-Umbra (Nameless variant)
70.0k
Available now (Build 1 type)
4
Silkbind-Jade (Fanbrella / Vernal+Inkwell)
68.9k
Currently #1 on Global (Build 8)
Build 8 (Vernal + Inkwell) is the highest DPS on Global right now at 23k-40k on dummy. This will shift. Once T6 Bamboocut weapons arrive, the top two spots belong to builds not yet in the game. Bellstrike-Umbra (Nameless path, Build 1 type) holds at #3, which is why the T6 note on Build 1 matters more than the current numbers suggest.
2.0 at a glance (July 23, 2026): a broad path-balance pass touches most builds (see each build's 2.0 note above). Arena rework: a short dash delay after sprinting, faster melee dashes, improved consecutive deflection, and latency hit-validation that now favors the defender's dodge i-frames. Buff Food split: Vitality Food and Attack Food are now separate and can be equipped at the same time. Exhaustion vulnerability: the universal Exhausted vulnerability and Qi Imbalance bonus move into the same multiplier zone as Mechanism-Based DMG Boost, cutting dilution for universal-damage paths.
Use this as the short version first, then scroll into the detailed training sections below.
1Tower first
Break at least one enemy tower to weaken the Goose. Small guilds usually focus middle first.
2Then Goose
Collapse as a team and use Hair Pulling only when your damage players are actually in position.
3Escort Tree
Once the Goose dies, the carrier needs a full escort. Kills do not matter if the Tree does not move.
4Side lanes feed mid
Fun Coins from side-lane neutral mobs power Commander buffs. Ignore coins and your mid-lane loses value.
Core training orderobjective order → map awareness → role assignments → commander buffs → six calls
New-player rulestay with group, protect healers, do not chase kills past the call
GvG is 30v30 guild warfare. Your guild fights another guild on a map with towers, a Goose, and a Fortune Tree. Saturdays and Sundays, 8:30 PM local time. Up to 4 rewarded matches per week. You can play more, but only the first 4 count for rewards.
Coordination beats individual skill. A disciplined 20-person guild consistently beats a chaotic 28-person one. This mode is won by teamwork, not outplaying opponents 1v1.
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Overview
How to read this page: first learn the objective order, then the match timeline. After that, use Before the Match → Composition → Commander → Strategy → Calls as your actual guild training order. The screenshots already in this guide are kept next to the systems they explain.
What You're Trying to Do
Three steps, and you must complete them in sequence:
Step 1: Destroy a Tower
Each enemy tower you destroy debuffs their Goose, making it easier to kill. You need at least one tower down before you can attack the Goose. Smaller guilds: focus the middle tower only. Larger guilds: split squads to pressure multiple towers.
Step 2: Kill the Goose
The Goose is the enemy's main guardian. It must die before you can touch the Fortune Tree. When the commander activates Hair Pulling (100% damage boost for 10 seconds), everyone dumps their weapon EX skills on the Goose immediately.
Step 3: Escort the Fortune Tree
After the Goose dies, one player picks up the Fortune Tree. The carrier moves very slowly and needs the whole team escorting them. Deliver the Tree to your base = instant win. If time runs out before delivery, the team whose tree moved farther wins.
Win Conditions: Tiebreaker Order
If the match ends without a delivery, the game checks in this order:
Instant Win: Fortune Tree delivered to your base
Distance: whose tree moved closer to the enemy base
Towers: who destroyed more enemy towers
HP: who left the enemy towers with less HP remaining
Match Timeline
Prep Phase: 5 Minutes Before Start
Commander assigns 1-3 players to start at the Bulwark, a forward spawn point that gets them to the front faster. Everyone pops their buffs here. Mount up the second the match starts and ride to the frontlines.
~3 Minutes: Xuanyuan Cult Outposts
Around the 3-minute mark, capturable Xuanyuan Cult outposts spawn in the top and bottom lanes. Capturing one gives your team a forward revive point there. Assign side-lane Flankers to take and hold them; a closer respawn keeps pressure on the side lanes without the long run from base. Ownership cannot change for 1 minute after capture. (New in 1.7.)
Every 5 Minutes: Neutral Mobs Spawn
Neutral mobs spawn between bases throughout the match. Killing them drops Fun Coins, the currency commanders use to activate team buffs. Assign 2-3 dedicated players to farm these mobs continuously. Never ignore them. 1.7: neutral camps now hold 1 monster each, with increased attributes and Fun Coin drops.
25 Minutes & 15 Minutes: Miniboss Spawns
A miniboss spawns mid-lane at a random vertical position. The team that gets the last hit wins the reward. First miniboss = big Fun Coins injection. Second miniboss = team-wide buff. Assign a fast player to watch for these and secure the last hit. 1.7: these neutral bosses are now named Zhang Bao and Zhuxie Gule, their attributes were increased, and their spawn times are randomized within ±1 minute of the listed timings.
20 Minutes: Halftime Duel
Match pauses. One of your 4 assigned Halftime Performers duels the enemy. Winning team picks one of three rewards: enemy tower loses 60% HP, enemy Goose loses 20% HP, or your Fortune Tree moves faster. Pick based on what phase of the match you're in. See Halftime Duel section below. 1.7 Halftime Show: entering halftime also grants a ramping damage bonus, +30% per 30 seconds; its former initial 60% burst was removed, so it now starts at 0% and only the ramp remains. This buff is separate from the duel rewards above, which are unchanged.
Final Minutes: Respawn Warning
Respawn timers increase as the match goes on. A death in the last 5 minutes costs 3-4× more time than a death in the first 5 minutes. Do not overextend without support in the final phase.
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Before the Match
How to Get In
Guild Menu → Rank Management → Guild Wars tab
Assign at least one Commander. This is mandatory or the buff system will not work
Assign your 4 Halftime Performers, your best 1v1 players rather than your best team players
Distribute points in Technique Marshal Teaching before queuing
Queue via Event Menu → Guild Wars
Friendly matches are unlimited. You can practice GvG with no cap on friendly matches. Only the 4 rewarded matches per week cost your weekly attempts. Top guilds drill with friendlies before season weekends.
Pre-Fight Buffs
Two separate buff slots, Food and Medicine, run at the same time with no conflict. Pop both before the match timer starts. They survive death and last the full 30 minutes.
Wild Ginseng Meatballs
Food Buff · 30 Minutes · Requires Level 91
Effect: +Physical Attack (90-180 depending on gear level)
Note: Only one Food effect can be active at a time. Inactive in Trials and does not increase Martial Mastery.
Use before every GvG match. A flat attack increase on a frontliner landing hundreds of hits over 30 minutes adds up fast. Keep a stack in your bag at all times.
Fragrant Orchid Bath Bean
Medicine · 30 Min · Stacks with Food buffs · 20/week limit
Effect: +Max Endurance · -50% jump stamina cost
Where to get: Kyong Bathhouse in Kaifeng, available to both male and female characters
More Endurance = more dodges, more sprint, more repositioning. Use it at the staging area before the match, because you cannot reapply mid-fight. Beats the Kyong Bathhouse for match day because it's in your inventory and instant.
Both buffs must be active before the GvG timer starts. You cannot reapply once the fight begins. Do it in the preparation window.
Guild War NPCs: Progression System
Each NPC teaches specific Guild War bonuses. Invest in the wrong order and you waste weeks of resources.
Unlock In This Order
1. Wu Liangjie first, always. DMG Bonus and DMG Reduction are universal. Every player benefits regardless of weapon or role.
2. Ye Bujing second, for your path's Attack Bonus. Bellstrike for sword builds, Bamboocut for Twinblades, Silkbind for fans/umbrellas, Stonesplit for Thundercry. Only invest in your path.
3. Your Weapon EX NPC third. Yi Zhibei for sword/spear, Ling Shuang for Twinblades/Dart/Everspring, Huang Xu for fan/umbrella, Guo Hengqiu for Thundercry/Snowparting/Phalanxbane.
4. Qingxin Daoist last, and only if it is role-specific. Assault (DPS), Fortification (tanks), Abundance (healers). Only invest in your role.
1.7: Guild Technique attribute attack bonuses now also apply to Formless Attacks.
S-Rank GvG Weapon Skills
Unlock your weapon's EX skill after Wu Liangjie and Ye Bujing are done. These are the ones that actually change fights in 30v30.
Skill
NPC
Why It Matters
Thundercry Blade EX
Guo Hengqiu
Better Qi Shield uptime and CC on charged attacks. Mandatory. Unlock it for every tank on the roster.
Panacea Fan EX
Huang Xu
Stronger Resurrection. One revive mid-teamfight can flip the round. Max this before anything else in the healer kit. 1.7 limit: the same defeated teammate cannot be re-revived within 60 seconds, so you cannot chain-revive a single focus target.
Everspring Umbrella EX
Ling Shuang
Area Healing Reduction, now 45% (up from 36%) and 65% at Lv.3 (up from 50%). Suppresses enemy healing in clustered fights, strong into stacked healer comps.
Nameless Spear EX
Yi Zhibei
Bigger Qiankun's Lock stagger. In mid-lane clusters, landing this opens the door for the whole team to follow up.
Soulshade Umbrella EX
Huang Xu
More passive team healing per skill use. Best for Build 9 players. It adds healing in the background with no rotation change.
Skip for GvG: Strategic Sword EX was reworked in 1.7 (Sword Horizon expanded, now detonates a 5-stack Bleeding for high Bleeding damage), but it still needs that bleed setup, which rarely completes in 30v30, so it stays skip-tier here. Mortal Rope Dart EX now adds an 8s Immobilize on Rodent attacks but remains flanker-only. Spend those resources above first.
Full 1.7 Weapon EX Rebalance
The complete 1.7 EX change list, for reference. The curated table above covers the ones that matter most in 30v30; this documents every change.
Weapon EX
1.7 Change
Nameless Sword EX
Ally Qi restore 40 to 60 (Lv.3).
Strategic Sword EX
Sword Horizon expanded; now detonates a 5-stack Bleeding for high Bleeding damage.
Heavenquaker Spear EX
Now stores 2 uses; hit corrected from knock-up to Airborne.
Stormbreaker Spear EX
Self DMG Reduction 60% to 75%.
Vernal Umbrella EX
Each Build Momentum stack grants +10% Ballistic Skill DMG, up to 5 stacks.
Mortal Rope Dart EX
Rodent attacks Immobilize for 8s.
Soulshade Umbrella EX
Ally Endurance restored per second 15 to 20.
Everspring Umbrella EX
Area Healing Reduction 36% to 45%; Lv.3 50% to 65%.
Unfettered Rope Dart EX
Hit range 7m to 12m radius.
Snowparting Blade EX
Grants an HP Shield to up to 5 allies; a broken shield triggers a Heng Blade Anxi Soldier counterattack.
Phalanxbane Blade EX
Mo Blade downward strike damage up and now Airborne; interval 0.8s to 1.2s; Lv.1 triggers 16 to 10; Lv.3 Endurance drain 20 to 30.
Nameless Spear EX
Unchanged in 1.7.
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Composition
Roles: Who Does What
Role
What They Do
Weapon
Tank
Absorb hits, shield the backline, CC the enemy frontline. Stay mid lane at all times.
Thundercry Blade
Healer
Keep tanks and DPS alive. Resurrection reverses lost fights. Never go solo. Protect your healers.
Panacea Fan
Core DPS
AoE pressure in mid lane. Qiankun's Lock stagger-locks enemy clusters. Chi waves hit towers AND players.
Nameless Sword
Flanker
Side lanes: farm mobs for Fun Coins, hunt enemy healers, pull Fortune Tree carriers. Never mid lane.
Infernal Twinblades
Commander
Does not fight. Manages Fun Coins, activates buffs at the right moment, places barricades at chokepoints.
Any weapon
Tower Avatar
Commander assigns one player per tower to become the Tower Avatar. That player gains special defense skills and far more durability while defending it.
Tank weapons
Standard Composition
Recommended 30-Player Setup
4×Thundercry: Mid Lane Front6-8×Panacea Fan / Soulshade: Healers2-4×Twinblades / Everspring: Flankers (side lanes)RemainingNameless Sword: Core DPS (mid lane)1Dedicated Commander (no fighting)
Smaller guilds will need to vary the strategy. With fewer than 30 players, most guilds avoid splitting and focus the middle tower first before advancing together. But the right call depends on your roster, your opponents, and the match situation. Experiment in friendly matches to find what works for your guild.
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Commander
Commander & The Buff System
The Commander's distinct job is the buff economy: spending Fun Coins on the right buff at the right moment. This is the most underused role in GvG. Most guilds run without a real Commander and lose because of it.
Buff
What It Does
When to Use
Frontline Zeal
Permanent stacking damage boost to towers and Goose + Fortune Tree speed. Gets more expensive each use.
Use it steadily throughout the match and never hoard it. Starts cheap, compounds over time.
Hair Pulling
+100% damage to the Goose for 10 seconds.
The moment everyone is on the Goose. Call it out, and everyone dumps EX skills in this window.
Sprint + Relentless Advance
Sprint = +100% tree carrier speed for 10s. Relentless Advance = tree ignores interception for 5s.
Use both together to push the tree out of the enemy base where movement is easier.
Last Stand
-30% respawn time for the whole team for 1 minute.
When your team is getting wiped repeatedly in the final phase.
City Protection
Your towers and Goose take zero damage for 20 seconds.
When the enemy is pushing your base hard and you need time to reset defense.
Reduce Enemy Healing
Cuts enemy healing output during active fighting.
Cast immediately at the start of every mid-lane team fight.
Frontline Zeal is the most important buff in the game. Budget it carefully, because each use costs more than the last. Guilds that spend it steadily across the whole match outperform guilds that hoard coins and dump them late.
1.7 Command Skills: a new Quick Operation mode lets you fire Command Skills without the cast interrupting you in combat. Guild War Technique cooldowns were also cut: 120s to 80s, and 90s to 60s.
Halftime Duel
At the 20-minute mark the match pauses. One of your 4 assigned Halftime Performers enters a 1v1 duel against the enemy's performer. The winning team picks one of three rewards:
Option A: Tower
A selected enemy tower loses 60% of its HP. Use this early if you haven't broken their defense yet.
Option B: Goose
Enemy Goose loses 20% HP. Use this when you're already attacking the Goose or about to.
Option C: Tree Speed
Your Fortune Tree moves faster for a duration. Use this if you've already killed the Goose and are escorting the tree.
Assign your actual best 1v1 player, not your best GvG player. These are different. Twinblades and Nameless Sword users tend to dominate duels. You can swap builds mid-match (leave combat, get to a safe spot like a rooftop, wait for "leave combat" indicator, then swap) to use your best 1v1 loadout for the duel.
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Strategy
Map & Lane Strategy
Mid Lane: Highest Priority
Tanks + Healers + Core DPS. Break enemy formation, kill the Fortune Tree carrier. This is where the match is won or lost.
Side Lanes: Never Ignore
Flankers farm AI mobs here for Fun Coins. Also use side lanes to harass enemy healers in their backline. The main force sends two dedicated Flex Groups here. This is not optional.
Rushing mid lane without side lane control is the most common mistake in GvG. No Fun Coins = no Commander buffs = you lose fights that you should win. Side lanes feed mid lane.
Key Combos & Mechanics
Lion's Roar: Best Single GvG Skill
AoE silence. Enemies in the area cannot use any skills or escape. A silenced group is a dead group. Also gives you Tenacity (anti-stagger) and damage reduction while active. Unlock by ringing the 4 copper bells in Qinghe (General's Shrine area). At Tier 2, the silence triggers after hitting enemies 5 times. Run this on every mid-lane DPS and tank.
Anti-Heal Wipe Combo
Twinblades special (Nullify Healing) + any vacuum/pull AoE skill used simultaneously = instant wipe. Enemies can't be healed, can't escape. Coordinate a Twinblades flanker to pop Nullify Healing at the exact same moment the vacuum skill pulls enemies in. Call it out in voice comms, because timing is everything.
Nameless Sword Waves Hit Towers
Nameless Sword's charged wave attacks (Vagrant Sword) damage both players AND structures simultaneously. In mid-lane tower fights your Core DPS is pressuring the enemy team and chipping the tower at the same time. This is unique to Nameless Sword. No other build does both at once. One of the strongest reasons to run it in GvG.
1.7: Qi Damage is reduced by 50% in GvG.
League-Rank Scaling (1.7)
Higher-rank leagues face weaker neutral objectives. At each rank, the Max HP of the Bulwark and the neutral bosses Zhang Bao and Zhuxie Gule is reduced, and the Max HP and attack of neutral monsters and the Goose are reduced: Divinarche 25%, Jesting Hero 50%, Stealth Jester 75%.
Bulwark & Goose Stacking (1.7)
Two separate stacking mechanics. The Bulwark builds DMG Reduction based on nearby allies and enemies, up to 15 stacks; breaking it applies a stronger attribute reduction to the enemy Goose. The Goose separately builds its own DMG Reduction, up to 30 stacks.
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Calls
Six Essential Calls
These are the only calls your whole guild needs to know. Everyone must respond immediately. No questions during a call.
FOCUS [name]Everyone on one target. No splitting.
HOLDStop advancing. Regroup. Let healers top everyone off.
CARRIERFlankers rotate immediately to enemy Fortune Tree carrier.
GOOSE PHASEShift everything to the Goose. All EX skills on standby.
RESETFull retreat. Restock buffs. Regroup before next push.
How the Call & Buff System Works
Coordination in GvG runs on two loops that feed each other: the call loop that moves thirty people as one, and the buff loop the Commander spends to tilt fights. Neither wins alone. Learn how the machinery runs and the rest of this guide stops being a list of tips and starts being a rhythm you can feel.
A call is a single word with a fixed meaning, spoken by one voice. The six above are the whole vocabulary, nothing more to memorize. One person calls, everyone answers in the same half-second, and the call holds until the next one lands. The power is not in any single word; it is in the discipline around it. No debate, no questions, no second caller talking over the first. A guild that argues mid-call has already lost the window the call was made to catch.
The Commander's job is the buff economy: Fun Coins in, team buffs out. Coins come from the side lanes and the minibosses; the Commander banks them and spends from the buff menu the moment a fight is worth it. Some buffs are a switch you flip for a few seconds, like Hair Pulling on the Goose; others stack and compound, like Frontline Zeal, which costs more every time it fires. Knowing which is which, and how full the coin bank is, is the whole job.
Put the two loops together and a match has a pulse. Coins trickle in while the lanes farm, pressure builds toward a fight, a call names the moment, the Commander spends into it, and thirty players move on the same beat. Then it resets and the bank refills. When a guild has this rhythm, buffs land on called fights instead of bleeding away on quiet ones, and the team always seems to hit first. That timing, not any single skill, is what coordination actually means.
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Weapon Performance
Weapon Performance in GvG
GvG rewards AoE pressure, CC chains and team survival, not single-target burst that needs setup time.
Weapon / Build
GvG Verdict
Why
Thundercry + Stormbreaker
S: Mandatory
Qi Shield + Roar protects the whole backline. Four tanks stacked in mid lane is nearly unkillable for the first 60 seconds.
Soulshade + Panacea Fan
S: Mandatory
Resurrection reverses a losing teamfight. Only build with this ability.
Nameless Sword + Spear
A: Core DPS
Qiankun's Lock stagger-locks clusters. Chi waves hit towers AND players simultaneously. No hard counters in mass PvP.
Everspring + Rope Dart
A: Backline
Rope Dart still pulls enemy carriers out of formation, one of the highest-value actions in a GvG round. Its 1.7 EX now also stacks area Healing Reduction (45%, 65% at Lv.3), adding anti-heal pressure in clustered fights.
Inkwell Fan + Soulshade
A: Flex
Background team healing without giving up damage. Inkwell windwall blocks enemy tree carrier paths.
Twinblades + Rope Dart
B: Flanker only
Deadly against isolated carriers. Immediately punished by any CC chain in a crowd. Side lanes only.
Snowparting + Phalanxbane
B: Support
Parry windows almost never exist in 30v30 chaos, so its DPS identity stays suppressed. But the 1.7 EX adds genuine team value: Snowparting EX shields up to 5 allies with a counterattack on break, and Phalanxbane EX now launches Airborne. Run it as a frontline support, not a carry.
Weapons That Struggle in GvG, and Why
The common thread: any build that needs a long setup on one target, relies on the enemy standing still, or has no AoE will underperform in 30v30 chaos.
Weapon
The Problem
What to Do Instead
Strategic Sword
Needs 5 Bleed stacks on one target before the burst fires. In 30v30 targets move, die to others, or CC you mid-stack before you ever reach 5.
Swap to Nameless Spear for GvG. It keeps the same Bellstrike path stats and its AoE CC actually fires in a crowd.
Snowparting Blade
The whole build revolves around parry windows. Parry windows almost never exist in 30v30 chaos where 10+ enemies are hitting you from every direction.
Soldiers still help after you get CC'd but expect the build to underperform. Better as a side-lane flanker than mid-lane DPS.
Heavenquaker Spear (solo)
High single-target burst but no real AoE. Great for controlled 1v1 scenarios, which is exactly what GvG is not.
Only bring this if your guild specifically needs more raw burst on the Goose. Pair it with AoE teammates to compensate.
Any pure single-target setup
GvG punishes builds that need setup time. If your burst requires 3+ seconds of uninterrupted setup, someone in 30v30 will cancel it.
Prioritize builds with instant AoE, such as Nameless Sword, Thundercry and Everspring. Save your burst builds for PvP and boss fights.
Any Weapon Combination · Stat Rules · Inner Way Slots
01
The Golden Rule
Pick ONE weapon as your primary damage dealer and build all stats around it. The second weapon is your utility tool for CC, heals, shields or AoE. Never split gear stats between two paths.
If both weapons share the same path, your elemental attack stat benefits both. Stack it freely. If they use different paths, the secondary contributes zero damage from your gear, so choose it for utility only.
02
Three Questions for Any Hybrid
Which weapon do I hit with most?
Do they share a path?
What does the secondary give me that my primary cannot?
03
Path Rules
Same Path = Free Stats
Both weapons benefit from your elemental attack stat. Stack it aggressively. Example: Nameless Sword + Nameless Spear are both Bellstrike, so every stat works for both.
Different Path = Utility Only
The secondary weapon contributes zero damage from your gear if paths differ. Choose it for CC, heals or shields, never for damage. Build all stats around the primary path only.
Same path example
Both weapons can benefit from the same path-focused gearing. This is the cleanest kind of pairing.
Different path example
Choose one primary damage weapon. The off-path secondary should earn its slot through healing, control, mobility or another utility job.
04
Inner Way Rules
Slots 1-3
Primary weapon's path. Always. No exceptions.
Slot 4
Morale Chant is universal. Every build. Always.
Slot 5
A defensive or survivability Inner Way. This one is build-specific, so see the individual build pages.
05
Secondary Weapon Roles
These are the best secondary weapons and what they give you. Your primary handles damage. The secondary fills the gap your primary cannot cover.
Secondary Weapon
What It Adds
Nameless Sword
CC + Qi Shield on demand. Best all-round secondary in the game. Works with any primary.
Phalanxbane Blade
Summon soldiers with the burst, then swap away. Soldiers keep attacking passively, even after you are CC'd.
Thundercry Blade
Qi Shield + CC. Survivability secondary for builds that need to absorb burst.
Stormbreaker Spear
Roar reduces damage taken by all nearby allies. Team support secondary for GvG frontline.
Soulshade Umbrella
Passive team healing fires on every skill use, including your primary weapon skills. Zero rotation cost.
Panacea Fan
True Resurrection. The only reason to run a fan as a secondary. If your group needs a rezzer, this is it.
Mortal Rope Dart
Rodent Rampage bursts on swap. Swap back immediately. High burst window, no sustained value.
Everspring Umbrella
Throw for Bleed stacks while your primary handles melee. Passive AoE pressure from range.
06
Universal: Every Build Needs This
Morale Chant (Slot 4) adds a stacking damage and healing buff on every hit or heal. This Inner Way benefits every single build in the game. Never skip it. It is not optional.
Offensive · General · Movement · Vitality · 2.0 changes
01
Three Different Mystic Systems
OffensiveCombat bar skills
Damage, crowd control, defense and support tools. These are the skills that occupy your Mystic HUD slots and commonly consume Vitality in combat.
GeneralAlways-available utilities
Skills such as Star Shift, Divine Counter, Touch of Death and Wind Sense use their own controls rather than occupying the Offensive Mystic bar.
MovementTraversal tools
Lightness, wall-running, dash, diving and related movement tools. Their progression is tied heavily to exploration rather than a damage rotation.
Rule of thumbDo not mix their resources
Vitality, Insight and Qi are separate. A Mystic skill being unavailable does not automatically mean you are out of Qi.
Serene BreezeControl answer
Dragon's BreathBurst / DoT
Golden BodyDefense
Meridian TouchControl / utility
02
Your Eight Offensive Mystic Slots
You can eventually equip eight Offensive Mystic Skills, arranged as two rows of four. The first slot is automatic; additional slots are unlocked through the Basic Talent tree.
Slot
Minimum straight-line Talent total
1
Automatic
2
4 Talent Points
3
6 Talent Points
4
9 Talent Points
5
11 Talent Points
6
13 Talent Points
7
16 Talent Points
8
19 Talent Points
Those totals are the minimum when following the connected path directly. Owning a Mystic Skill and having an open slot to equip it are separate things.
03
Vitality: The White Mystic Resource
Offensive and support-style Mystic Skills can consume Vitality. General and Movement Mystic Skills do not use that same resource.
During combatVitality limits your big tools
High-impact AoE, control and defensive skills often cost more Vitality. Attacking enemies helps restore it.
Long-term progressionOddities raise the ceiling
Melodies of Peace nodes gained by turning in Oddities include Max Vitality upgrades, which is why exploration improves combat utility.
If a newly learned Mystic Skill costs more Vitality than your current maximum, that is a progression gate, not a bug.
04
Build a Practical Loadout
1
Control removal / safety
Keep a reliable answer for being controlled or staggered if the content demands it.
2
One real burst or boss tool
Pick a skill your build can afford and that fits the target type rather than equipping four expensive nukes you cannot cast.
3
CC or positioning
Use a pull, knockback, mobility or control skill that solves an actual problem in your weapon kit.
4
Separate exploration row
Keeping puzzle/traversal tools on the second row makes open-world play easier without sacrificing the main combat row.
2.1
Version 2.1 Mystic Changes
Version 2.1 did not redesign the Mystic system, but it fixed two skill behaviors and made Celestial Seize more relevant to Hidden Mountain traversal.
Guardian PalmRank 3 cast stutter fixed
The Rank 3 casting animation could stutter. That issue was fixed, so do not treat the old stutter as part of the intended timing.
The missing afterimage effects for the skill and its Jackdaw Shadows effect on a perfect dodge were fixed.
Celestial SeizeMore useful in Hidden Mountain
Version 2.1 integrates Mystic Skills more closely with building mechanisms and streamlines Celestial Seize for Hidden Mountain's steep vertical routes.
What does not changeYour loadout logic is still the same
Use Mystic slots to solve control, safety, burst, positioning and exploration problems. These fixes do not mean every build should suddenly equip the affected skills.
Practical takeaway: Guardian Palm and Ghostly Steps - Umbra should now behave more consistently, while Celestial Seize deserves a place on your exploration setup when moving through Hidden Mountain.
05
Version 2.0 Mystic Changes
Official 2.0
Several high-use Mystic Skills changed.
The July/August 2.0 patch line added Dark Scorch to Dragon's Breath, created a stronger Drunken Poet interaction with the caster's own Dark Scorch, improved Guardian Palm tracking/pull, added Break Defense behavior to Talon Strike and Yaksha Rush against defending/deflecting Tenacity targets, and clarified Serene Breeze's brief protection as Super Armor.
Dragon's BreathDark Scorch branch
Can replace Combustion with a personal Dark Scorch debuff; multiple players' Dark Scorch effects can coexist independently.
Drunken PoetTier 3 synergy
Alcoholic Breath can trigger a stronger explosion when it hits a target carrying your own Dark Scorch.
Talon Strike / Yaksha RushBreak Defense
Can force defending/deflecting Tenacity targets into Hit Stagger under the updated conditions.
Serene BreezeProtection clarified
The brief protection now aligns with the skill description as Super Armor rather than the older Tenacity/Control Immunity wording.
06
Key Skills to Recognize
GeneralStar Shift
Consumes Insight to assist a Deflection just before an attack lands. Useful while learning defensive timing.
Control removalSerene Breeze
A core answer to control pressure; exact PvP behavior has changed across patches, so read the live tooltip for the current tier.
UtilityCelestial Seize
Useful in both progression and world interactions, and acts as a practical route key for several unlocks.
ExplorationWind Sense
Highlights items or people of interest and remains one of the most useful non-damage tools in the kit.
For exact skill recommendations, use the individual build page. This page explains the system; the build page decides which Mystic Skills actually fit your weapon pair.
07
Loadout Building: Practical Advice
You have 8 Offensive Mystic slots across two rows. A reliable combat loadout should solve different problems instead of filling every slot with raw damage.
1Control break / safety
Serene Breeze is the common answer when the content can lock you down. Defensive tools such as Golden Body can fill the same emergency role depending on build.
2Burst damage
Bring at least one real damage button such as Dragon's Breath or Flaming Meteor when the encounter gives you a punish window.
3Crowd control
Lion's Roar is useful in PvP/group pressure while Ghost Bind is a practical PvE mob-control option.
4Panic / survival button
Golden Body gives you a safety option when your weapon rotation cannot solve the incoming pressure by itself.
Row 2 does not need to be a copy of Row 1.Use it for Celestial Seize, Cloud Steps, Tai Chi, Wind Sense and other exploration or situational tools so you can swap rows without opening a menu.
The remaining slots are flexible. The individual build pages should decide the exact Mystic loadout because a healer, tank, ranged DPS and 1v1 burst build do not solve the same problems.
08
Mystic Skills: Visual Catalog
Use this catalog to recognize Mystic Skills by their in-game icon. The detailed sections above explain the system; individual build pages tell you which ones to actually equip.
Blinding Mist
Celestial Seize
Cloud Steps
Divine Counter
Dragon Head
Dragon's Breath
Drunken Poet
Flaming Meteor
Flute of the Tides
Free Morph
Ghost Bind
Ghostly Steps
Glow of Fireflies
Golden Body
Guardian Palm
Honking Havoc
Leaping Toad
Lion's Roar
Meridian Touch
Serene Breeze
Soaring Spin
Star Shift
Still Waters
Tai Chi
Talon Strike
Thousand-Mile Flight
Touch of Death
Veil of Stillness
Wind Sense
Wolflike Frenzy
Yaksha Rush
Why keep this page visual?Players often remember the icon before the English name. This lets a new player match what they see in-game to the guide without digging through paragraphs.
Your primary resource bar. Used for charged attacks, shield generation, and sustaining damage reduction. Replenishes during combat by attacking. Several gear bonuses (Formbend) activate when above 85% Qi, so manage it actively rather than passively.
Qi Shield
A temporary damage-absorbing barrier generated by certain weapons and abilities. Thundercry's Predator's Shield and Nameless Sword's Daunting Strike both produce one. Formbend extends the duration by 2 seconds and grants 20% damage reduction while active.
Dew
Secondary resource specific to the Panacea Fan. Required for the Fan's core abilities including Resurrection. Limited in content with revive caps. Managing when to spend Dew versus saving it for Resurrection is the most critical decision the Build 7 healer makes.
Vitality
Resource consumed when casting Mystic Skills. Regenerates by landing hits on enemies. Cannot be spammed, which forces strategic use of skills. Reach a Boundary Stone to restore Vitality fully outside of combat.
Endurance
Stamina used for dodging and blocking. Depletes with each dodge or block. Soaring Spin reduces an enemy's Endurance recovery by 50% for 8 seconds, leaving them unable to dodge reliably. Calmwaters gear set restores Endurance on perfect dodge.
02
Damage & Combat Terms
Term
Definition
Affinity
Your weapon's elemental damage type. Triggers when you hit enemies with that element. Affinity Rate increases how often it procs. Gear that boosts Affinity damage only applies if you're actively triggering Affinity hits.
Path
The elemental category of a weapon: Bellstrike, Bamboocut, Stonesplit or Silkbind. If both your weapons share the same path, all elemental attack gear stats benefit both simultaneously. Different paths = secondary weapon gets zero damage contribution from gear. This is the most important rule in build construction.
Bleed
Damage-over-time status effect. Applied by Strategic Sword and Everspring Umbrella. Stacks up to 5 times. At 5 stacks the Heavenquaker's Sundering Crash deals significantly increased damage to the target. That is the entire premise of Build 2.
Abrasion
Defense-reduction debuff applied to enemies. Stacks reduce enemy defense percentage. Applied by charged attacks and specific Mystic Skills. Stack Abrasion on a boss before using your burst window. The damage increase is substantial.
Exhausted
Enemy state when their Qi/stamina is depleted. Exhausted enemies take significantly more damage and are vulnerable to extended combos. Certain abilities specifically deal bonus damage to Exhausted targets (Swallowcall set, Hawking set). Breaking an enemy's guard triggers the Exhausted state.
CC
Crowd Control. Any ability that restricts enemy movement or action, such as stagger, stun, knockdown, immobilize or silence. Serene Breeze is the only skill that breaks CC on yourself. Being CC'd without Serene Breeze available is the primary way glass cannon builds (Build 4) die.
Crit Rate
Chance to land a critical hit. Base Crit DMG is 150%, so all crits deal at least 1.5× normal damage. Softcaps at 60% in PvP (diminishing returns above that). Linear in PvE, so stack it freely. Healers also want Crit Rate because critical heals are amplified by Ivorybloom set.
Crit DMG
The damage multiplier applied when a critical hit lands. Default is 150%. Amplified by the Rainwhisper gear set and the Agility attribute. Increasing Crit DMG makes each guaranteed crit (such as Flamelash) significantly more powerful.
Penetration
Reduces the percentage of enemy defense ignored by your attacks. Physical Penetration is a late-priority stat once core damage stats are maxed. It adds reliable damage against high-defense targets in endgame content.
Fortitude
A state that prevents stagger and interruption from incoming hits. Dragon's Breath grants Fortitude during its cast, which means enemies cannot cancel your damage window. Flaming Meteor's Super Armor works similarly. Critical for consistent DPS during boss fights.
03
Weapon Mechanics
Term
Definition
Flamelash
Twinblades-specific charge mechanic. Stacks build up during rapid light attacks. When Flamelash is fully charged, the next attack triggers a guaranteed critical hit. The entire S-Tier rating of Build 4 depends on converting Flamelash into a burst rotation reliably.
Tengdao
Snowparting Blade-specific stack mechanic. Successful parries and Deflect counters build Tengdao stacks. Once stacked, the follow-up attacks deal significantly increased damage. The core skill loop of Build 3 is parry, build stacks, burst.
Predator's Shield
Thundercry's signature charged attack ability. Generates a Qi Shield on the user. The Rainwhisper set's Crit bonus jumps from 10% to 25% while this shield is active, which makes shield uptime a direct damage multiplier for the Thundercry/Rainwhisper combination.
Daunting Strike
Nameless Sword ability that generates a Qi Shield on demand. Extended by the Formbend set from 3 seconds to 5 seconds. Keeps the Formbend damage reduction bonus active longer.
Martial Art Skills
Active weapon abilities tied to your equipped weapons. These are distinct from Mystic Skills. They fire through weapon-specific inputs (heavy attacks, charged attacks, skill buttons) and scale with weapon path stats. These are your primary damage rotation tools.
04
Gear & Progression Terms
Term
Definition
👍 Recommended Stats
"Recommended" stats, highlighted in gold in the tuning interface. These scale specifically with your weapon path. Always prioritize 👍 Recommended stats when rerolling gear. A non-👍 Recommended stat on a gear piece is wasted potential at endgame.
Weapon Set
Gear sets equipped in weapon and accessory slots (e.g. Jadewear, Rainwhisper, Ivorybloom, Stars Align). Each provides a 2pc and 4pc bonus. You run one weapon set at 4 pieces for the full bonus.
Armor Set
Gear sets equipped in armor slots: helmet, body, bracers, greaves (e.g. Formbend, Calmwaters, Moonflare, Whirlsnow). Run one armor set at 4 pieces simultaneously with one weapon set for a combined 4+4 dual bonus.
Attune
Secondary stat system applied to gear pieces. Left attune slots hold offense stats (Attack, Crit, Penetration). Right attune slots hold utility stats (HP, Defense, Resistance). DPS builds fill left slots with 👍 Recommended offense stats first.
Roll Stones
Currency used to reroll gear stats in the tuning interface. Do not spend before Tier 60. After Tier 60, reroll aggressively toward your build's key 👍 Recommended stats.
Inner Ways
Passive abilities equipped in 5 slots that enhance your playstyle. Slots 1-3 must match your primary weapon's path. Slot 4 is always Morale Chant. Slot 5 is situational. Pick a defensive or sustain option per build.
Oddities
Collectible items found throughout each zone. Claiming their nodes in the Melodies of Peace skill tree gives permanent stat increases. Collecting all Oddities in a zone unlocks a permanent zone buff. Prioritize in your first week.
Reviewed for Version 2.1. Core Bellstrike recommendations remain current.
TierA
RoleDPS
DifficultyBeginner Friendly
Best inAll modes
01
Overview
Nameless Sword is your primary: fast light attacks, ranged Sword Energy on charged attacks, Daunting Strike for a Qi Shield on demand. Nameless Spear handles CC and burst with Qiankun's Lock, a wide AoE that stagger-locks groups and now inflicts Qi Imbalance on bosses. Both share the Bellstrike path so every gear stat works for both.
T6 Advantage: At T6, Nameless tops real-fight DPS charts despite weaker paper numbers. Reason: ranged damage applies instantly. Long-animation builds lose damage to boss jumps and phase transitions. Dummy DPS comparisons favor Strategic Sword, but in actual raid content Nameless wins because you simply don't miss.
2.0: Nameless Sword's Sword Energy no longer loses damage against multiple non-player units, so add-clear and AoE application are now full-strength.
02
Overall Rating
ATIER
Safest all-rounder in the game. Never the best in one mode, never weak in any. At T6 gear, Nameless beats most builds in real fights through ease of application and AoE.
PvE
Consistent clear speed. Ranged AoE handles add phases and lands even when the boss moves.
PvP
No hard counters. Sword Energy keeps ranged builds honest, spear CC locks down melee. Reliable but not dominant.
GvG
Qiankun's Lock stagger-locks clusters and now Qi Imbalances bosses. Versatile for mid lane or flanking.
Ease
Beginner Friendly Smooth rotation, no strict timing windows. Ranged damage lands no matter where the boss moves.
Mode ratings summarize the descriptions above, a quick read, not a measured score.
Plays well into
No hard counters across any mode
Both weapons share Bellstrike path, so every gear stat works for both
Beginner friendly with a high skill ceiling at T6
At T6, tops DPS meters in real boss fights since ranged damage lands through boss jumps and movement
Strong AoE clears add phases without changing your rotation
Struggles against
Lower ceiling than burst builds on a stationary dummy
Priority order only. Read the positions as ranking, not fixed weights.
04
Gear Sets
Offensive · Best-in-slot
Hawkwing
4pc: When any damage triggers Affinity, gain Hawking: +2% Physical Attack for 5s, stacking up to 5 times (10% max). Nameless Sword's light-attack chain and Sword Energy waves trigger Affinity on almost every hit, so Hawking ramps to max stacks within seconds and holds the entire fight. Every Qiankun's Lock and follow-up lands with full +10% Physical Attack baked in. Pure uptime, no setup.
Defensive · Survivability
Formbend
4pc: Your HP shields last 2 seconds longer. While above 85% Qi or while a Qi shield is active, take 20% less HP damage. Daunting Strike generates a Qi shield on demand. Formbend extends the window and turns it into real damage mitigation instead of a brief buff. Direct synergy, always active.
Medium burst ceiling vs pure Crit builds but consistent damage and reliable spear CC
Fights both melee and ranged effectively
05
Build Weaknesses
Lower burst ceiling than pure Crit builds. Trades peak damage for consistency.
No specialization, so no hard counters but also no clear strength over other options.
Sword Energy wave is readable. Skilled PvP players will bait it before punishing.
Relies on spear CC. Missed Qiankun's Lock means lost burst window.
06
Rotations
PvE Loadout
Inner Ways
SSRSword MorphSSR Inner Way
Sword Morph
SRBattle AnthemSR Inner Way
Battle Anthem
SRWildfire SparkSR Inner Way
Wildfire Spark
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner Way
Morale Chant
Alternates
SRMountain's MightSR Inner Way
Mountain's Might
Mountain's Might: late-game Spear boost
Mystic Arts
Ghost Bind(AoE CC for dungeon mob clusters)
Free Morph(combo extender after Qiankun's Lock)
Wolflike Frenzy(bleed-path burst amp)
Flaming Meteor(AoE burst on grouped adds)
Rotation
Bellstrike-Umbra at T6. It sits third on the damage charts, and the Quick Reference page uses this rotation when it projects the build forward to T6 weapons. The loadout matches the standard Inner Ways above. Execution is the only difference.
Phase 1: Pre-Burst Setup (Sword Stance)
Stack Hawking + Open Burst Window
Light attack chain (LMB ×3) → Charged Sword Energy (hold LMB, release) ×2 → Daunting Strike (E) for the Qi Shield Goal: 5 stacks of Hawking, Qi Shield up, Formbend's 20% damage reduction online before you commit.
Phase 2: Spear Swap (CC + Burst Trigger)
Qiankun's Lock
Weapon swap → Qiankun's Lock (Q) for a wide AoE stagger → If single target: follow with Spear charged heavy (RMB hold) Hawking is now stacked at +10% Physical Attack from Phase 1, your Qi Shield is still active (Formbend's 20% reduction still applies), and the target is locked in stagger frames. This is your damage window.
Phase 3: Ranged Burst (Sword Re-Swap)
Sword Energy Spam During Stagger
Swap back → Charged Sword Energy ×3 from range → Light attack chain to refresh Hawking → Daunting Strike (E) again on cooldown The ranged Sword Energy is the T6 difference-maker: it lands on bosses through movement, jump animations, and phase shifts where melee builds lose their damage uptime.
Phase 4: Loop / Cleanup
Maintain Uptime
Repeat Phase 1-3 with Qiankun's Lock on cooldown. Refresh Hawking before it falls below 3 stacks. Use Daunting Strike defensively when Formbend's reduction window expires.
Why this rotation matters at T6: Hawking holds at 5 stacks the entire fight, ranged Sword Energy applies during boss movement when other Bellstrike builds idle, and the spear's CC keeps creating fresh burst windows on cooldown. That is how Bellstrike-Umbra holds third place. Uptime wins it, not peak burst.
Common mistakes
Burning Daunting Strike for damage (it's a defensive opener)
Missing Qiankun's Lock timing so the burst window has no CC
Swapping back to sword too early before the spear charged heavy lands
Inner Ways
SSRSword MorphSSR Inner Way
Sword Morph
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner Way
Morale Chant
SRMountain's MightSR Inner Way
Mountain's Might
SRBattle AnthemSR Inner Way
Battle Anthem
Trapped Beast (alt): low-HP shield proc; swap in against burst builds or CC-chain pressure.
Mystic Arts
Serene Breeze(mandatory CC break)
Leaping Toad(mobility + knockdown, applies poison and works on players)
Free Morph(combo extender after Qiankun's Lock)
Soaring Spin(healing debuff + knockdown)
Rotation
Opponent-dependent. Skilled parriers force reset loops. Do not force the combo.
Phase 1: Engage
Latch and Shield
Daunting Strike to latch and apply shield. If blocked or parried, Shadow Step back and reset.
Phase 2: CC Setup
Freeze the Target
Qiankun's Lock freezes the target. They must burn Serene Breeze or eat full damage.
Phase 3: Burst
Legion Crusher → Vagrant Sword / Storm Dance
Two Legion Crusher → swap to Nameless Sword → fully charged Vagrant Sword (multi-wave with Qi Shield active), or channel Storm Dance on a stunned target.
Phase 4: Extend
Combo Chain
Free Morph to extend the combo. Soaring Spin to close distance and apply the healing debuff.
Phase 5: Reset
Survive and Re-Engage
Serene Breeze on incoming CC. Shadow Step if low HP. Re-approach when the shield comes back up.
Common mistakes
Forcing Daunting Strike into a blocking opponent (burns the shield window)
Reviewed for Version 2.1. Bleed setup and detonation guidance remain current.
TierS
RoleDPS
DifficultyAdvanced
1v1 Rank#2
Best inPvE
01
Overview
Strategic Sword applies stacking Bleed on every hit. Stack bleed to max fast, then dump Sundering Crash from the Heavenquaker Spear for bonus damage on bleeding targets.
2.0: Bleeding and High Bleeding now deal baseline Qi damage (amplified vs Soul-Shaken targets), and Wolfchaser's Art Tier 6 is simplified: Sober Sorrow inflicts Soul-Shaken on hitting any unit (prerequisite removed), and Wine Gu needs 3 hits instead of 5, with the combo refreshing its duration.
02
Overall Rating
STIER
Top global DPS post-T6. S-tier PvE on dummy parses and real boss fights. A-tier PvP due to weaker performance against high-mobility builds.
PvE
Highest single-target boss DPS of any Bellstrike build. Bleed DoT keeps dealing damage through dodges and phase transitions.
PvP
Ranked #2 in 1v1. Stack-and-burst shreds isolated targets. Loses to gap-closers that break the setup.
GvG
Single-target setup does not work in 30v30. Movement and CC chains cancel your stacks mid-rotation.
Ease
Advanced Stack management and timing required. Boss mechanics cancel long animations, killing your burst window mid-combo.
Mode ratings summarize the descriptions above, a quick read, not a measured score.
Plays well into
Highest single-target burst potential of any Bellstrike build
Bleed DoT deals passive damage even when dodging or repositioning
Heavenquaker AoE adds range pressure alongside sword combos
Struggles against
Setup destroyed by boss mechanics and player movement
Weakest GvG build of all 9. Single-target setup does not translate to 30v30
Punished hard by any disruption during the stack phase
Priority order only. Read the positions as ranking, not fixed weights.
04
Gear Sets
Offensive · Best-in-slot
Hawkwing
4pc: When any damage triggers Affinity, gain Hawking: +2% Physical Attack for 5s, stacking up to 5 times (10% max). Strategic Sword stacks Bleed through constant Affinity hits, and every Bleed proc charges a Hawking stack. By the time Sundering Crash detonates, you're hitting with 10% more Physical Attack on top of the burst.
Defensive · Survivability
Eaglerise
4pc: Each DoT or heal grants a stack of Eaglerise: -1.2% damage taken for 10s, up to 5 stacks (6% max). At max stacks, Eagle Guard reduces the next incoming damage by 90% (normal) or 45% (bosses). 30s cooldown. Bleed is a DoT, so every stack you apply also charges Eaglerise. You hit max stacks during setup and have Eagle Guard active for your burst window, protecting you from retaliation on your biggest hit.
Hawkwing 4pc (weapons + accessories) · Eaglerise 4pc (armor) · in PvP, swap Eaglerise for Calmwaters
In PvP
Higher burst ceiling than Build 1 once 5 bleed stacks are built
Weaker against high-mobility builds
Single-target focused. Weaker in multi-enemy GvG
05
Build Weaknesses
Punishable setup window. Bleed stacking before the burst is exposed; high-mobility builds use this to close, dodge, or reset.
Single-target only. Bleed stacks apply to one enemy at a time, useless against grouped enemies in GvG mid lane.
Hard countered by healing reduction debuffs. Soaring Spin wipes out bleed damage value.
If the burst window is missed (Sundering Crash whiffs or target dodges), the entire setup restarts.
06
Rotations
PvE Loadout
Inner Ways
SSRSword HorizonSSR Inner Way
Sword Horizon
SRWolfchaser's ArtSR Inner Way
Wolfchaser's Art
SRInsightful StrikeSR Inner Way
Insightful Strike
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner Way
Morale Chant
Bitter Seasons (alt): extra bleed application; run when boss fights reward pure DoT pressure over raw burst.
Wolflike Frenzy(single-target burst for boss phases)
Synergy combo
Dragon's Breath
Drunken Poet(burn combo: apply Burn, then amplify with Drunken Poet for explosive damage)
Rotation
Stack-and-detonate. The entire build is built around one window: get to 5 Bleed stacks as fast as possible, then dump Sundering Crash for the bonus-damage payoff. Everything else exists to protect that window.
Phase 1: Bleed Stacking (Strategic Sword)
Apply 5 Stacks Fast
Light attack chain (LMB ×4) → Sword Horizon (E) → Light chain ×4 → Insightful Strike (F) when off cooldown Every hit applies Bleed. Fivefold Bleed Inner Way means stacks build extra fast. Target: 5 Bleed stacks within ~6 seconds. Hawking is also building during this phase from Affinity procs on every Bleed application.
Phase 2: Heavenquaker Swap
Sundering Crash Burst Window
Weapon swap → Sundering Crash (Q, hold to Stage 2 minimum, Stage 3 if uptime allows) → release on bleeding target Stage 3 Sundering Crash on a 5-stack bleed target with 5 Hawking stacks is the entire build's payoff. Eagle Guard is active here from Eaglerise, so your retaliation window is protected.
Phase 3: Spear Cleanup + Reset
Maintain Pressure While Bleed Refreshes
Heavenquaker light chain → Charged heavy (RMB hold) for AoE coverage → Swap back to Strategic Sword as Bleed timer drops below 2 stacks Don't sit on the spear waiting for Sundering Crash cooldown. Spear charged heavy adds passive damage while you reset.
Phase 4: Loop
Re-Stack and Re-Detonate
Repeat Phase 1-3. Sundering Crash cooldown is your rotation's heartbeat. Time everything off when it is available. Refresh Bleed before all stacks fall off (you lose the entire setup if it drops to zero).
PvE optimization: open with Bitter Seasons swapped into Slot 5. The extra damage modifier beats defensive picks, because bosses cannot CC you the way players can. Adjust your Slot 5 choice accordingly.
Common mistakes
Releasing Sundering Crash at Stage 1 to "save time" (Stage 2/3 is where the multiplier lives)
Letting Bleed stacks fall to 0 mid-rotation forcing a full restart
Swapping to Heavenquaker before 5 stacks (the bonus damage is conditional, so fewer stacks means wasted burst)
Inner Ways
SSRSword HorizonSSR Inner Way
Sword Horizon
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner Way
Morale Chant
SRWolfchaser's ArtSR Inner Way
Wolfchaser's Art
SRFury HarvestSR Inner Way
Fury Harvest
Alternates
SREvasive ChargeSR Inner Way
Evasive Charge
Evasive Charge: perfect-dodge meta combo with S4
Mystic Arts
Serene Breeze(mandatory CC break)
Cloud Steps(closes the gap and counters mounted or ranged play)
Drunken Poet(opening buff that loops with Dragon's Breath for sustained burn)
Meridian Touch(ranged poke and execute that chips Qi and punishes fleeing)
Alt S4 picks: Trapped Beast (defensive shield at low HP), Bitter Seasons (pure DoT pressure), or Adaptive Steel (damage reduction).
Rotation
Strike, disengage, reposition. Bleed-to-burst is vulnerable to gap-closers and dodge-reward builds, so the full rotation rarely lands in a single engagement. Prioritize Inner Track Slash and High Bleed procs during buff windows.
Phase 1: Pre-Engage & Engage
Buff, Close, Apply
Drunken Poet (damage amp buff, pre-combat) → Cloud Steps to close distance (not sprint, which preserves Endurance) → Inner Track Slash to apply Bleed.
Phase 2: Bleed Application
Stack While Pressuring Qi
Inner Track Slash → Crisscrossing Swords. Builds Bleed stacks while chipping Qi on the target.
Phase 3: Bleed Consume
Burst or Bait
At 5 Bleed stacks: Inner Balance Strike III for burst damage. Animation-cancel with Qiankun's Lock to avoid the recovery window, or continue pressuring if uncontested.
Phase 4: Weapon Swap
Spear CC & Conditional Finisher
Swap to spear → Qiankun's Lock CC → Storm Dance ONLY if you hold an Endurance advantage. Storm Dance's long animation is a death sentence if the target still has dodge reserves.
Phase 5: Defensive Reset
Survive, Reposition, Re-Engage
Serene Breeze on incoming CC. Shadow Step under pressure while waiting for cooldowns to refresh. Reset spacing before your next engage.
Common mistakes
Committing Storm Dance without an Endurance advantage (long animation = free kill)
Rushing to 5 Bleed stacks without setup. It is predictable, so bait defensive cooldowns first
Ignoring Serene Breeze cooldown tracking
Sprinting to engage (it drains Endurance and telegraphs the approach, so use Cloud Steps)
Running Invigorated Warrior (damage-taken debuff is a PvP liability)
Reviewed for Version 2.1. Tengdao parry and summon guidance remain current.
TierA
RoleDPS
DifficultyAdvanced
1v1 Rank#4
Best inPvE
01
Overview
A deflect-counter build: parry with Snowparting to stack damage while Phalanxbane’s soldiers keep pressuring after you swap away. Spawn soldiers first, then run Snowparting for your main combo.
1 · Summon
Drop Phalanxbane soldiers first
→
2 · Parry & Stack
Snowparting deflects build damage
→
3 · Burst
Run your main combo
2.0: Steadfast Devotion's Tier 3 guaranteed-crit requirement rises to 75% effective crit, and its Tier 6 Burning Heart instantly grants 3 stacks of Charge Enhancement against Exhausted enemies (buff extended to 18s).
02
Overall Rating
ATIER
Unique parry-counter mechanic with high payoff at the ceiling. Soldiers keep pressuring even when you’re CC’d, which no other build matches.
PvE
Soldiers keep hitting while you parry. Strong on bosses with predictable patterns.
PvP
Ranked #4 in 1v1. Counters slow heavy-attack builds. Loses to fast multi-hit weapons that deny parry windows.
GvG
Soldiers help when CC’d, but 30v30 chaos kills parry timing.
Ease
Advanced Parry timing matters. Missed parries leave you wide open. See Sub-Build A for a simpler option.
Mode ratings summarize the descriptions above, a quick read, not a measured score.
Priority order only. Sources disagree on the exact weights, so read the positions as ranking, not fixed percentages.
PvP: Precision leads over Agility when running Throat-Piercing Art (ignores Phys Resistance on stacks).
04
Gear Sets
Offensive · Best-in-slot
Shattered Ridge
4pc: Deflect or hit a boss to build Shattered Ridge stacks. A successful deflect instantly grants max stacks. At max stacks you gain +5% HP damage, and your Light and Heavy Varied Combos, Assist Trigger Skills, and Anxi Army assists deal +5% bonus damage. Amps the three things this build does best: deflect counters, Varied Combos, and Anxi Army assists, so good play keeps the buff near-permanent.
Drops from Everdeer · Liangzhou world boss
Defensive · Alternative
Agile Steps
4pc: On a successful deflection, reduce all damage taken by 20% for 2s, stacking up to 3 times, for up to 60% damage reduction. This build deflects constantly, so the stacks stay up. The defensive pick when content is punishing; for pure DPS, skip it and run Shattered Ridge.
Seasonal Shop (Jade Fish) · outpost chests
In PvP
Punishes predictable heavy-attack builds hard
Weaker against fast multi-hit builds
Summoned soldiers continue dealing damage even after you are CC’d
In Arena, enemy Meridian Touch can no longer interrupt your Phalanxbane Soul Burning (1.7), removing a ranged-CC counter to it
05
Build Weaknesses
High skill ceiling. Parry timing requires practice. Mistimed parries leave you fully exposed with no defensive recovery.
Fast multi-hit builds deny safe parry windows entirely. Against Twinblades or other rapid-hit weapons, this build cannot find the openings it needs.
Phalanxbane soldiers are immobile. Ranged builds can simply walk out of their range and ignore them.
Weaker in GvG chaos where attacks come from multiple directions simultaneously, making consistent parrying nearly impossible.
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Sub-Builds & Rotations
PvE Loadout
Two ways to play it, same weapons and gear. The whole engine runs on keeping Inner Passion up (the buff from Fleeting Trace), which speeds Heart Ablaze and feeds Blade Momentum. Pick by how much execution you want.
Sub-Build A · Snowparting-main
Recommended
Easy, simple rotation, average damage. The recommend-to-most pick. Builds Blade Momentum off Grave Frost and deflect follow-ups, and leans on Snowbreak Spring for the big Snowparting hit.
Inner Ways tap an icon
SSRFrost-Clad NightSSR Inner Wayv1.5 Snowparting signature. The engine piece that powers the deflect-counter loop.
Frost-Clad Night
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner WayUniversal Yi River buff. Stacks team damage as you keep attacking.
Morale Chant
SRHeart of FireSR Inner WayVaried Combo stacks ignore Phys Resistance. The PvP burst enabler. Stacks last 15s.
Heart of Fire
SRBreaking PointSR Inner WayCrit when the target’s Spirit is depleted. Preferred slot, or swap Invigorated Warrior.
Breaking Pointpreferred · or Invigorated Warrior
Mystic Arts
Flute of the Tidesessential PvE AoE
Soaring Spingap close + knockdown
Dragon’s Breathchanneled burst
Rotation
Loop
0 / 16
Legion Summoner→Flute of the Tides(parry-cancel)→Dual-Weapon Skill→Snowbreak Spring→light→Soaring Spin→Grave Frost→light→Dragon’s Breath(full channel)→Grave Frost→light→Soaring Spin→Grave Frost→light→Dragon’s Breath(full channel)→↻ repeat
Boss Exhausted
Instant-cast has no cooldown, so spam:
Grave Frost→light→Snowbreak Spring
skillkey hitlight attack
Simple, forgiving, reliable uptime. Average ceiling, but the easiest engine to keep running. Inputs are reference only; keybinds may differ.
Sub-Build B · Phalanxbane-main
Higher ceiling
High damage, higher ceiling. The charged heavy and slam can whiff on a mobile boss, so it wants tighter timing than Sub-Build A. Heart Ablaze is the main payload.
Inner Ways tap an icon
SSRFrost-Clad NightSSR Inner Wayv1.5 Snowparting signature. The engine piece that powers the deflect-counter loop.
Frost-Clad Night
SRSteadfast DevotionSR Inner Wayv1.5 Phalanxbane burst. Push to T4+ to make Heart Ablaze cost 0 Blade Momentum under Inner Passion.
Steadfast Devotionpush to T4+
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner WayUniversal Yi River buff. Stacks team damage as you keep attacking.
Morale Chant
SRBreaking PointSR Inner WaySlot-4 flex: Breaking Point for crit, or Throat-Piercing Art for armor-pen stacks. Stacks last 15s.
Breaking Pointor Throat-Piercing Art
Mystic Arts
Flute of the Tidesessential PvE AoE
Soaring Spingap close + knockdown
Rotation
Opener
Legion Summoner→Flute of the Tides(parry-cancel)→Dual-Weapon Skill→General’s Bane(first hit)→Snowbreak Spring→Fleeting Trace→General’s Bane(finish)→fast-switch to Phalanxbane→Heart Ablaze ×4→Soaring Spin→Legion Summoner
Loop
Dual-Weapon Skill→General’s Bane(first hit)→Fleeting Trace→General’s Bane→fast-switch→Heart Ablaze ×4→↻ repeat once Flute is up
Highest ceiling in PvE. Inputs are reference only; keybinds may differ.
Downside: the charged heavy and slam can miss a mobile boss, and a dropped Inner Passion window costs a full payload.
PvP Loadout
Reactive
Reactive build. Bait attacks, deflect, punish. Passive play kills your damage.
Inner Ways
SSRFrost-Clad NightSSR Inner WaySignature deflect engine, carried into PvP.
Frost-Clad Night
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner WayUniversal Yi River buff.
Morale Chant
SRHeart of FireSR Inner WayVaried Combo stacks ignore Phys Resistance, the burst enabler. Stacks last 15s.
Heart of Fire
SRSteadfast DevotionSR Inner WayPhalanxbane burst support for Heart Ablaze windows.
Steadfast Devotion
Adaptive Steel (alt): damage ignores target armor. Run it against high-defense opponents who resist burst windows.
Mystic Arts
Serene Breezemandatory CC break, usable while under attack or CC
Wolflike Frenzyburst damage + Tenacity, pairs with Obsidian Armor
Synergy combo
Dragon’s Breath
Drunken Poetsustained offensive momentum once Intoxicated, loops cheaply
Cloud Steps or Soaring Spinflex: Cloud Steps for 1v1, Soaring Spin for group healing debuff
Rotation
Phase 1 · Build Blade Momentum
Prime Grave Frost, deflect to trigger
Grave Frost via charged light attacks, then deflect incoming attacks to trigger Snowbreak Spring procs. Your damage engine starts with reactive parries.
Phase 2 · Throat-Piercing Setup
Stack within the 15-second window
Light and Heavy Varied Combos build Throat-Piercing stacks (up to 3, 15s each). A longer window means more room to commit to burst.
Phase 3 · Burst Commit
Heart Ablaze on safe windows
Swap to Phalanxbane Blade, then Heart Ablaze (charged R) when the enemy is staggered, recovering, or locked. Pair with Dragon’s Breath into Drunken Poet for sustained pressure.
Phase 4 · Reactive Play
Deflect, punish, close
Keep deflecting to fuel Snowbreak Spring procs. General’s Bane closes the gap if the opponent creates distance.
Phase 5 · Disengage
Survive, reset, re-engage
Serene Breeze on CC. Cloud Steps to reset spacing. Fleeting Trace before General’s Bane third stage adds Stagger (situational in PvP).
Common mistakes: forcing Heart Ablaze without a safe window (a committed attack opponents punish on free casts); letting Blade Momentum drop to zero (recover with charged lights, not normal strings); not using deflects as a resource generator (this IS the deflect build); running Obsidian Armor without Tenacity skills (the set’s value is conditional); expecting PvE stagger to work on players.
Reviewed for Version 2.1. Burst sequence and glass-cannon warnings remain current.
TierS
RoleDPS
DifficultyAdvanced
1v1 Rank#1
Best inPvP
01
Overview
Infernal Twinblades attack at high speed stacking Flamelash charges. When Flamelash is full, your next attack triggers a guaranteed Crit explosion. Mortal Rope Dart activates Rodent Rampage for a rapid crit burst. Swap back to Twinblades immediately.
1 · Stack
Light-attack to max Flamelash
→
2 · Detonate
Guaranteed Crit explosion
→
3 · Burst
Rope Dart Rodent Rampage, swap back
2.0: Infernal Twinblades' Perfect Dodge buff-duration bonus rises from 20% to 40%, and Echoes of Oblivion now also lets Light-Attack-triggered effects ignore 10% Physical Defense and 10 Bamboocut Resistance.
02
Overall Rating
STIER
Highest 1v1 burst in the game. One rotation can one-shot at equal gear. Extremely fragile, dies instantly to any CC chain when Serene Breeze is on cooldown.
PvE
Fast clear speed. Guaranteed crits make Flamelash rotations devastating. Glass cannon, any mistake punishes hard.
PvP
Ranked #1 in 1v1. One full rotation ends the fight. Counter: any reliable CC while Serene Breeze is down.
GvG
Flanker role only, never in mid lane. Rope Dart pull on isolated Fortune Tree carriers is extremely high value. Immediately punished in group fights.
Ease
Advanced Glass cannon with zero defensive recovery. Precise rotation and positioning required. One CC chain without Serene Breeze = death.
Mode ratings summarize the descriptions above, a quick read, not a measured score.
Plays well into
Highest 1v1 burst in the game. One rotation can kill
Rope Dart pull is game-changing for isolating GvG targets
Flamelash crits scale extremely well at high gear
Struggles against
No defensive recovery. Death is instant without Serene Breeze active
Cannot function in mid lane GvG, flanker role only
Gear dependent. It underperforms badly below optimal equipment
Priority order only. Read the positions as ranking, not fixed weights.
PvP: Affinity Rate leads over Precision. Fast light-attack cadence scales hit-count damage more than guaranteed crits.
04
Gear Sets
Offensive · Best-in-slot
Swallowcall
4pc: Raises minimum Physical Attack. Light attacks deal +15% damage to targets below 40% Qi. Increases to +20% vs exhausted enemies. Twinblades are a light attack machine. Every hit in the Flamelash loop benefits from this bonus. Enemies you CC with Rope Dart lose Qi fast, so you're hitting the Swallowcall threshold almost immediately after engaging.
Defensive · Survivability
Calmwaters
4pc: Perfect Dodge: 50% chance to restore 3% HP and 10 Endurance. Triggers once every 60 seconds. Glass cannon builds live and die by their dodge timing. Calmwaters rewards the precise dodges this build demands and returns Endurance, so you can keep dodging and attacking without running dry mid-rotation.
In PvP
Highest 1v1 burst in the game
One full rotation at max Flamelash can one-shot most builds at equal gear
Extremely fragile. Dies instantly to any CC chain if Serene Breeze is on cooldown
Counter: Thundercry CC, any reliable lockdown build
05
Build Weaknesses
Hardest counter in the game: any reliable CC chain. If Serene Breeze is on cooldown when you get locked down, you die before you can act.
Zero defensive tools beyond Serene Breeze. One missed break and the fight is over.
Thundercry tanks specifically hard-counter this build. Their Qi Shield absorbs the burst, then they CC chain back.
High skill floor in GvG. As a flanker you must identify isolated targets. Engaging the main group is almost always a death sentence.
Wrathful Form is interruptible by CC and stagger. Taking damage mid-rotation cuts your damage window short and can end the fight.
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Rotations
PvE Loadout
Inner Ways
SSREchoes of OblivionSSR Inner Way
Echoes of Oblivion
SRBreaking PointSR Inner Way
Breaking Point
RFivefold BleedRare Inner Way
Fivefold Bleed
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner Way
Morale Chant
Wolfchaser's Art (alt): amplifies bleed damage; keep on extended boss fights where DoT stacking compounds. Riptide Reflex (alt): raises Minimum Bamboocut Attack and adds Bamboocut Penetration, path-specific; run it for consistent, armor-piercing sustained damage.
Mystic Arts
Dragon's Breath(burn DoT for sustained damage)
Drunken Poet(burn amp that converts Dragon's Breath damage over time into burst)
Leaping Toad(poison + knockdown for mob clears)
Soaring Spin(gap close and knockdown, strong PvE)
Rotation
Maximum Flamelash → guaranteed Crit explosion → Rope Dart amplification → re-stack. Boss-fight cadence: reach max Flamelash stacks cleanly, then commit to the detonation window.
Phase 1: Flamelash Stacking
Build to Max Charge
Light attack chain (LMB ×5) → Twin Strike (E) → Light chain ×5 → Flame Dance (F) Twinblades attack speed is the highest in the game, so Flamelash hits max in 4-5 seconds of uninterrupted swings. Goal: reach max stacks before committing to the burst.
Phase 2: Crit Explosion (The Payoff)
Detonate Flamelash
Next attack at max Flamelash → guaranteed Crit explosion (the one-shot moment on squishy adds and phase-transition DPS checks) On a stationary boss at equal gear, this single hit clears a meaningful chunk of the HP bar. Mistime it and the explosion fires into a dodge animation or out-of-range.
Phase 3: Rope Dart Burst
Rodent Rampage Follow-Up
Weapon swap → Rodent Rampage (Q) for a rapid crit burst → Swap back to Twinblades immediately as soon as the burst window closes Don't linger on Rope Dart. It exists for the burst and the swap-cancel. Twinblades is where your damage and Flamelash stacks live.
Phase 4: Reset and Repeat
Re-Stack Flamelash
Light chain → rebuild Flamelash → loop Phase 1-3. Use Calmwaters dodge windows to maintain Endurance during the rebuild phase.
PvE execution rule: reach max Flamelash before committing to the explosion. Bosses do not interrupt your stacking window the way players do, so take your time to reach 5 stacks cleanly, then detonate on a phase-transition or shield-break window.
Common mistakes:Releasing Flamelash early "to be safe" (you trade peak burst for nothing)Staying on Rope Dart past Rodent Rampage (your damage lives on Twinblades)Using charged heavy attacks during the stacking window (slower than light spam, costs Flamelash stacks)
Inner Ways
SSREchoes of OblivionSSR Inner Way
Echoes of Oblivion
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner Way
Morale Chant
SRBitter SeasonsSR Inner Way
Bitter Seasons
SRVital LeechSR Inner Way
Vital Leech
Vendetta (alt): +50% Might Rat damage; run when committing hard to Rodent Rampage as your burst plan.
Mystic Arts
Serene Breeze(mandatory, it breaks CC chains)
Free Morph(combo extender that chains into Bladebound Thread pulls)
Soaring Spin(knockdown + healing debuff)
Guardian Palm(defensive stabilizer that protects tempo when fights go wrong)
Avoid in PvP: Dragon's Breath + Drunken Poet. Their setup time does not fit this build's PvP tempo. Skip both, even though they are strong in PvE.
Rotation
Assassin tempo. Despite Flamelash's lifesteal, avoid hits instead of tanking. You are a picker, not a bruiser. One committed rotation at max Flamelash can one-shot most builds at equal gear.
Phase 1: Engage / CC Setup
Pull and Extend
Pre-engage: Bladebound Thread charged, Addled Mind ready (3 dashes). Bladebound Thread to pull the enemy into range (full combo = knockdown) → Free Morph to extend the combo. One good Bladebound Thread locks a kill window.
Phase 2: Rodent Rampage Setup
Rat Summon + Vendetta Apply
Rope Dart Charged Heavy → Special Skill Enhancement buff for Might Rat → cast Rodent Rampage. Apply Vendetta via Bladebound Thread follow-up for +50% rat damage.
Phase 3: Twinblade Burst
Flamelash Activation
Swap to Infernal Twinblades (Tab) → build Flamelash via Addled Mind dashes + Light Attack spam → activate Flamelash → 5-combo Light Attack burst.
Phase 4: Extend Burst
Spin-Berserk Weave
If Flamelash is still active: 4× Light Click → Q (Spin) → 4× Light Click → Berserk → LMB spam mixed with Q for cooldown reduction. Weave Spin into Berserk to extend the damage window.
Phase 5: Reset / Defensive
Disengage or Re-Engage
Once Flamelash dissipates: swap back to Rope Dart → Serene Breeze any incoming CC → Bladebound Thread to pull yourself back into the fray or to disengage depending on HP.
Common mistakes:Committing Flamelash without Addled Mind dashes ready (lose mobility during Berserk, become a free target)Engaging without Serene Breeze ready (one CC chain ends the fight when you're this fragile)Using charged heavy attacks during the rotation (slows your combo; use Bladebound Thread to pull back in)Staying on Rope Dart past Rodent Rampage (your damage is locked in Twinblade light-attack spam; Rope Dart is setup, not DPS)Trying to use Dragon's Breath / Drunken Poet (long setup times don't fit this build's fast tempo)
Reviewed for Version 2.1. Front-line tank and group-war guidance remain current.
TierA
RoleTank
DifficultyBeginner Friendly
Best inGvG
01
Overview
Thundercry generates a Qi Shield on charged attacks. Stormbreaker Spear's Roar reduces incoming damage for all nearby allies, which is its GvG value. You absorb hits, apply CC, and protect your team's damage dealers. You are not the damage dealer.
02
Overall Rating
ATIER
Every GvG needs Thundercry tanks. Low personal damage, but team value through Qi Shield and front-line presence is irreplaceable. Most forgiving build to play.
PvE
Low damage output. Only run this in PvE content that needs tanking or group CC.
PvP
Qi Shield survives burst windows but offers no kill pressure. Not designed for 1v1.
GvG
Best-in-slot front liner. Qi Shield + Roar on four stacked tanks protects the entire backline for the opening 60 seconds. Mandatory on every GvG roster.
Ease
Beginner Friendly Most forgiving build in the game. Qi Shield protects against burst, charged attacks are straightforward, and the tank role has natural margin for error.
Mode ratings summarize the descriptions above, a quick read, not a measured score.
Plays well into
Mandatory GvG frontliner. Every guild needs several Thundercry tanks
Qi Shield protects the entire backline, not just yourself
Most forgiving rotation in the game. Mistakes are survivable
HP feeds Max Physical Attack on charged hits (2.0 talent change), creating a natural synergy
Struggles against
Low personal DPS. Not a solo carry
Needs a coordinated team to activate full value
Essentially unused in PvP and most solo PvE content
03
Stat Priority
1Max HP›2Body›3Stonesplit Atk›4Phys Defense
Priority order only. Read the positions as ranking, not fixed weights.
2.0 Stonesplit change: on charge settlement, the Max Physical Attack gained from Max HP is no longer a fixed cap. As of 2.0 it scales with your Martial Arts Breakthrough level, so the conversion keeps growing as you push Breakthrough instead of stopping at the old flat ceiling. That still rewards this build's Max HP lead, so stacking HP feeds Stonesplit damage harder the further your Breakthrough goes.
PvE offensive-tank variant: Crit Rate and Mo Blade Damage can lead for aggressive boss play (Adaptive Steel synergy). Defensive/GvG anchoring stays Max HP-first as shown.
04
Gear Sets
Offensive · Best-in-slot
Rainwhisper
4pc: +10% Critical DMG and healing. Increases to +25% when an HP shield is active. Thundercry's Predator's Shield creates an HP shield on demand. Rainwhisper turns that shield into a +25% Crit DMG window, so your heaviest charged hits land hardest exactly when you're shielded and trading blows on the front line.
Defensive · Survivability
Moonflare
4pc: When attacking while defending: 30% chance to create a shield absorbing 10% Max HP (20s duration). If a shield exists, restores 2% additional HP. Triggers once every 60 seconds. Moonflare feeds back into Rainwhisper. Extra HP shields reactivate Rainwhisper's +25% bonus. Both sets scale off Max HP, which this build stacks heavily anyway. The loop is self-reinforcing.
Rainwhisper 4pc (weapons) · Moonflare 4pc (armor) · in PvP, swap Moonflare for Flawless Defense
05
Build Weaknesses
Completely useless in 1v1 PvP. Qi Shield buys time but there's no burst to finish fights. Opponents simply wait you out.
Low PvE damage output. Only worth running in PvE when content specifically requires a tank frontline.
Entirely team-dependent. In a disorganized group, the shields protect nobody because there's no coordinated backline to protect.
Stormbreaker's Roar requires proximity to teammates. If the team scatters, the damage reduction buff never reaches them.
06
Rotations
PvE Loadout
Inner Ways
SRBattle AnthemSR Inner Way
Battle Anthem
SRArt of ResistanceSR Inner Way
Art of Resistance
SRAdaptive SteelSR Inner Way
Adaptive Steel
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner Way
Morale Chant
Light and Shadow Alike (alt: tank loadout) / Breaking Point (alt: speedrun; requires 4★)
Mystic Arts
Golden Body(shield + CC immunity, stacks with weapon martial arts)
Ghost Bind(AoE CC for mob pulls in group PvE)
Wolflike Frenzy(single-target burst + Tenacity for boss phases)
Blinding Mist(CC crowd for Touch of Death follow-up)
Rotation
This is not a DPS rotation. Your job in 30v30 is to absorb damage, debuff the enemy frontline, and keep your healers alive long enough to win attrition. Damage is incidental. Uptime, shield management and Roar timing are everything.
Phase 1: Pre-Engage Setup
Shield Up Before First Contact
Charged attack (hold LMB, then release) generates Qi Shield → Position front-of-stack with other Thundercry tanks → Stormbreaker swap ready You should never enter a teamfight without a shield active. Charge it during the approach.
Phase 2: Engage (Stormbreaker Swap)
Roar Application
Weapon swap → Roar (Q) applies the team-wide damage reduction debuff to nearby allies → Stormbreaker light chain to maintain pressure Roar is the build's actual GvG value. A 4-tank Thundercry stack rotating Roars makes the backline nearly unkillable for the first 60 seconds. Coordinate with the other tanks so Roar uptime overlaps.
Phase 3: Sustain (Thundercry Swap-Back)
Re-Shield + CC
Swap back to Thundercry → Charged attack to refresh Qi Shield → Sunrush Gale (Inner Way trigger) for AoE CC on enemy melee → Iron Fortress passive keeps damage reduction up You should be cycling shields constantly. If your shield drops in a teamfight you take double damage from focus fire.
Phase 4: Loop / Reposition
Maintain the Wall
Loop Phase 1-3 with Roar on cooldown. If your healers are out of position, retreat to them. Your value is standing between them and the enemy. Never push past your team to chase a kill.
Coordination win: 4 Thundercry tanks rotating Roars and Qi Shields create overlapping coverage. Solo Thundercry play does almost nothing. This build needs the stack to function.
Common mistakes:Trying to deal damage (you are not the damage dealer, so let the DPS work behind you)Pushing past your team to chase kills (you die alone and the wall collapses)Letting Qi Shield drop before re-charging (you eat focus fire at full damage)
Inner Ways
SSRExquisite ScenerySSR Inner Way
Exquisite Scenery
SRArt of ResistanceSR Inner Way
Art of Resistance
SRVital LeechSR Inner Way
Vital Leech
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner Way
Morale Chant
Trapped Beast (alt): low-HP shield proc; swap in against burst builds or CC-chain pressure.
Mystic Arts
Serene Breeze(mandatory CC break)
Golden Body(shield stacking with martial arts)
Cloud Steps(gap-closer for kiting opponents)
Synergy combo
Dragon's Breath
Drunken Poet(Burn DoT converted into immediate burst spike)
Rotation
Force opponents to engage on your terms. Shields, taunt, damage reduction, CC immunity via Fortitude. Do not chase. Anchor the fight.
Phase 1: Setup + Taunt
Storm Roar + Fury Spear Drumbeat
Pre-engage: Stormbreaker Spear in hand, Fighting Spirit tracked, Serene Breeze + Golden Body cooldowns ready. Storm Roar to taunt (20% damage reduction for 16s) + positional control. Fury Spear (charged heavy) builds Drumbeat buff (+15% charged damage for 6s).
Phase 2: Shield Activation
Thundercry Swap, Predator's Shield
Swap to Thundercry Blade. Drumbeat procs Predator's Shield secondary (25% Max HP shield for 8s).
Phase 3: Burst Commit
Sunrush Gale + Level-3 Charged
Sunrush Gale is your PvP win condition. Caught opponents must Serene Breeze or eat full follow-up. Chain with level-3 charged Thundercry attack.
Phase 4: Debuff Application
Thunder Shock Vulnerability
Thunder Shock (Stormbreaker, 2 Fighting Spirit) knocks down and applies Vulnerability (+10% HP and Qi damage taken for 8s).
Phase 5: Sustain / Reset
Burn Spike, Kite, Reset
Dragon's Breath → Drunken Poet burst spike. Cloud Steps to close if the opponent is kiting. Serene Breeze on CC. Reset Phase 1.
Common mistakes:Trying to DPS-race aggressive builds (you're a bruiser, not a burst build)Pushing past your team in group PvP (frontline anchor gets focused and dies)Letting Predator's Shield drop (the shield is your commit window)Using Thunder Shock without Fury Spear Drumbeat active (misses the +15% charge amp)Running Adaptive Steel in PvP (crit bonus requires landing the charge; opponents dodge it)Ignoring Fighting Spirit management
Stat priority, Inner Ways, weapon mechanics, and PvE/PvP rotations are now fully covered.
TierS
RoleRanged AoE DPS
DifficultyIntermediate-Hard
Best inPvE
01
Overview
Everspring Umbrella is a throw-and-teleport weapon: toss it to deal ranged damage, then teleport to or from its landing point for positioning on demand. Unfettered Rope Dart is the setup weapon. Soul Sweep applies stacking Soul Loss debuffs, which convert to Soulbreak at 7 stacks. Detonate with Burn and Bury for burst damage, then swap to umbrella for sustained AoE follow-up. Added in the Hexi (v1.4) patch, March 2026.
2.0: Everspring's Dreamwrought Bubbles deal +20% against non-player units, and Phantom Rally's Tier 1 grants Fragrant Song - Delicate stacks on consecutive Perfect Catches (instant-cast Bubbles, up to 4, as ranged filler).
02
Overall Rating
STIER
Fast-ramping AoE damage with one of the highest group-clear outputs in the game. Soulbreak detonation hits like a truck at full stacks, and Phantom Umbrella resonance clears mob clusters with minimal effort.
PvE
Outstanding group-clear. Soulbreak detonation hits every nearby enemy; Phantom Umbrella resonance adds layered AoE on top. Boss fights benefit from the Breathhold window during Soulbreak.
PvP
Solid mid-range pressure. Soul Sweep spreads Soul Loss across multiple targets in team fights. Cyclone Waltz pulls enemies together for follow-up. Loses hard to heavy gap-closers.
GvG
Strong backline pressure. Umbrella teleport enables safe repositioning. Cyclone Waltz can pull enemy backliners into bad positions. Less dominant in GvG than pure pull builds.
Ease
Intermediate-Hard Multiple strict timing windows: Soulbreak stack count, Perfect Catch on umbrella return, Burn and Bury detonation. High ceiling rewards practice significantly.
Mode ratings summarize the descriptions above, a quick read, not a measured score.
Plays well into
All-attribute scaling. Unusually flexible, and it stays competitive across meta shifts
Priority order only. Read the positions as ranking, not fixed weights.
Bamboocut-Dust is a Crit path. Affinity Rate is a dead stat here. Don't stack it. Both weapons scale off all attributes, so Power leads, then Crit.
PvP: Agility leads over Power for mobility-focused 3v3 play. Umbrella teleports and rope dart kiting benefit more from Agility than raw Power scaling.
04
Gear Sets
Offensive · Best-in-slot
Stars Align
4pc: Offense-focused set that boosts overall damage output for DPS builds. Default offense pick for Bamboocut-Dust. Both weapons deal frequent hits, feeding the set's damage bonuses continuously during the Rope Dart charged rotation and umbrella throw chains.
Defensive · Survivability
Hawkwing
4pc: Increases Crit Rate; on Crit, stacks a damage amplifier up to 5 times. Excellent early-game and catch-up set. Both weapons hit fast enough to stack the Crit buff reliably. Works as a permanent alternative if Stars Align pieces aren't optimised yet.
Stars Align 4pc for offense (Calmwaters armor in PvP) · Hawkwing 4pc as the universal alt
PvP
Strong harassment and AoE pressure
Rope Dart Soul Sweep spreads Soul Loss across multiple targets in group fights
Swap Song of Tang for Vital Leech since charged skill heal opportunities are rare in PvP
Cloud Steps mystic for engage and reset
05
Build Weaknesses
Hexi DLC gated. Added March 2026 (Hexi patch), the newest path in the game. Song of Tang and Towline Sweep require Hexi DLC completion. Players without Hexi progress cannot fully build this.
Rotation is more mechanical than other builds. Soulbreak stacking, Perfect Catch timing, and Burn and Bury detonation all have strict conditions. Sloppy play leaves large damage on the table.
Less effective in tight indoor spaces. Umbrella throw arc and Phantom Umbrella resonance need room to work.
In PvP, Charged Skill heal windows are rare. Song of Tang's heal component underperforms, which is why Vital Leech is the PvP swap.
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Rotations
PvE Loadout
Inner Ways 4 equipped
SSRMorale ChantLegendary Inner WayUniversal ramp: Yi River stacks add Physical Penetration plus damage/healing while you keep attacking.
Morale Chant
SSRPhantom RallyLegendary · Bamboocut-DustCore Everspring engine. Phantom Umbrellas resonate from Scarlet Spin / Perfect Catch and now benefit correctly from Martial Art Skill scaling.
Phantom Rally
SRTowline SweepEpic · Bamboocut-DustCore Rope Dart engine. Soul Sweep feeds Tokens of Gratitude and improves Soul Loss / Soulbreak application during Piercing Dart.
Towline Sweep
SRSong of TangEpic · Bamboocut-DustMartial Art Skill hits build stacks that improve Critical Damage and sustain, fitting the build's continuous weapon-swapping pressure.
Song of TangEpic · Bamboocut-Dust
Phantom RallyEverspring damage engine. Perfect Catch / Phantom Umbrella Resonance is a major part of your Umbrella payoff.
Towline SweepEpic / purple. Rope Dart engine for Soul Loss, Soulbreak and stronger Piercing Dart setup.
Song of TangEpic / purple. Rewards constant Martial Art Skill pressure with Critical Damage and sustain.
Morale ChantReliable universal ramp while the fast-hitting pair keeps Yi River stacks active.
Mystic Arts
Leaping Toad(poison + knockdown for mob packs)
Flaming Meteor(AoE burst on grouped adds)
Flute of the Tides(persistent AoE waves during umbrella throw phase)
Synergy combo
Dragon's Breath
Drunken Poet(burn combo: apply Burn, then amplify for explosive damage)
Rotation
Stack Soulbreak with the Rope Dart, then detonate and carpet the area with Umbrella throws. The Rope Dart sets up every burst window. Skip it and the Umbrella is just a slow ranged tickler.
Phase 1: Rope Dart Setup
Enter Soulbound, stack Soul Loss
Hold Rope Dart briefly (Charging Stance) for Tenacity buff → Soul Sweep (Martial Art) enters Soulbound state, where wide sweeping strikes apply Soul Loss stacks to nearby enemies → Charged Heavy Skill to push stacks toward Soulbreak (7 stacks needed) Towline Sweep powers the Rope Dart side of the loop. After the later balance adjustment, each Piercing Dart sweeping-combo hit applies Soul Loss, with an additional stack while Soulbound; its tier bonuses also support Min Physical Attack and Physical Penetration.
Phase 2: Soulbreak Detonation
Burn and Bury (Special Skill)
Once enemies hit 7 Soul Loss stacks → Burn and Bury, a finger snap that detonates Soulbreak, dealing burst damage and slowing targets Use Burn and Bury to cash out the Soulbreak window after your Rope Dart setup. Towline Sweep remains the key Inner Way supporting this half of the rotation.
Phase 3: Umbrella Pressure
Everspring AoE follow-up
Weapon swap → Scarlet Spin (Martial Art) throws the umbrella out, and timing the Perfect Catch on its return gives bonus AoE throws → Cyclone Waltz (Special) to pull enemies together and reposition → repeat throw chain Phantom Rally is the core Umbrella Inner Way: Phantom Umbrellas and Perfect Catch trigger Resonance for extra area damage. The later path balance update also made Resonance count as Scarlet Spin Martial Art Skill damage so it benefits from the intended Everspring scaling.
Phase 4: Reset and Loop
Flute of the Tides + Loop
Use Flute of the Tides mystic during umbrella throw phase for persistent AoE waves → Dragon's Breath + Drunken Poet for burst combo → Cloud Steps to reposition → swap back to Rope Dart and repeat from Phase 1 Song of Tang builds during your Martial Art Skill pressure, adding Critical Damage and sustain as you keep rotating between Umbrella and Rope Dart.
The Rope Dart's Breathhold window (during Soulbreak) boosts your damage by roughly 30% against bosses. Towline Sweep's Soulbreak refresh on Burn and Bury means every detonation also resets nearby enemies, so against grouped targets it can chain continuously.
Common mistakes
Detonating Burn and Bury before reaching 7 Soul Loss stacks (wasted burst)
Not timing the Perfect Catch on umbrella returns (you lose Phantom Umbrella triggers and Song of Tang stacks)
Inner Ways
SRTowline SweepEpic · Bamboocut-Dust
Towline Sweep
SSRPhantom RallySSR Inner Way
Phantom Rally
SRVital LeechSR Inner Way
Vital Leech
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner Way
Morale Chant
Trapped Beast (alt): low-HP shield proc; swap in against burst builds or CC-chain pressure.
Mystic Arts
Serene Breeze(mandatory CC break)
Cloud Steps(engage and reset, counters ranged play)
Soaring Spin(gap-closer + healing debuff)
Flute of the Tides(AoE pressure for 3v3 when enemies cluster)
Rotation
Damage-focused support for 3v3. Play patiently and wait for the team clash before you commit. Both weapons shine via AoE when enemies group up; use Flute of the Tides as pressure when they cluster.
Phase 1: Umbrella Setup (Mid-range Poke)
Establish Phantom Umbrella
Position at mid-range. Throw Scarlet Spin to establish the first Phantom Umbrella. Every throw builds toward the 3-throw Phantom Umbrella proc, and Perfect Catches trigger resonance AoE. Keep Cloud Steps ready.
Phase 2: Engage / Rope Dart Setup
Close the Gap, Stack Soul Loss
Cloud Steps to close distance. Charge Rope Dart for 1.5 seconds to unlock Piercing Dart. Enter Soulbound state via Soul Sweep → apply Soul Loss stacks while pressuring.
Phase 3: Soulbreak Burst
Burn and Bury Detonation
At 7 Soul Loss stacks, Burn and Bury detonates for +15% damage and a guaranteed Critical. This is your highest burst window; commit when the target has burned or exhausted their CC break.
Phase 4: Umbrella Pursuit
Resonance Pressure + Healing Debuff
Swap back to umbrella. Continue Scarlet Spin with Perfect Catches for resonance damage. Soaring Spin applies the healing debuff if the enemy tries to recover mid-pursuit.
Phase 5: Reset / Disengage
Create Space, Reset
If Burn and Bury didn't finish them: umbrella teleport via Scarlet Spin to create distance. Reset from mid-range. Serene Breeze on incoming CC.
Common mistakes
Detonating Burn and Bury before 7 Soul Loss stacks (wastes the burst window)
Not timing Perfect Catch on umbrella returns (loses Phantom Umbrella triggers and resonance)
Staying stationary during umbrella phase (you're a target; Cloud Steps + teleport exist for a reason)
Running Song of Tang in PvP (charged-skill heal rarely procs against players)
Sprinting to engage (use Cloud Steps or Soaring Spin)
Using Bitter Seasons expecting PvE-style DoT pressure (poison damage too low against players)
Reviewed for Version 2.1. Support, healing, and resurrection guidance remain current.
TierA
RoleHealer
DifficultyIntermediate
Best inGvG
01
Overview
Soulshade Umbrella's Echoes of a Thousand Plants heals nearby allies on any skill use. The Panacea Fan is the ONLY weapon with true Resurrection. Reviving Rain brings a fallen ally back with partial HP. Your job is keeping the team alive, not dealing damage.
2.0: With the Soulshade Umbrella also equipped, the Panacea Fan's Mystic Skills are guaranteed never to abrade (abrasion converts to normal damage), a quality-of-life gain for healers.
02
Overall Rating
ATIER
Worthless in solo content, game-changing in a coordinated team. Resurrection is the only ability in the game that reverses a losing teamfight. Always use voice comms.
PvE
Keeps the team alive through hard content. Resurrection removes the wipe threat on difficult boss fights.
PvP
Healer scales surprisingly well in PvP through Mystic Skill spam. Drunken Poet + Dragon's Breath provides real burst damage, and Soulshade flute attacks hit hard. Healing is nerfed but the build is made for mystic spam. Pair with Divine Craft Water consumable for tenacity. Still no closing power vs DPS without burst landing clean.
GvG
Only build with true Resurrection. Getting a downed teammate back mid-teamfight can single-handedly reverse a losing round. Mandatory in organised GvG.
Ease
Intermediate Healing role is straightforward but requires constant situational awareness. Tracking teammate health and Resurrection timing separates good from great healers.
Mode ratings summarize the descriptions above, a quick read, not a measured score.
Plays well into
Only true Resurrection in the game
Royal Remedy T6 grants a self-revive that does not count toward the 5-res cap
Extends teamfight duration significantly in GvG
Passive healing boosts team survivability without active effort
Drunken Poet + Dragon's Breath can serve as legitimate damage in PvP
Soulshade flute attack hits hard as a secondary damage source
Pairs with Build 9 (Inkwell+Soulshade) for double support coverage
Struggles against
Zero 1v1 viability. Completely unable to close out fights
Completely dependent on team coordination to provide value
Priority order only. Read the positions as ranking, not fixed weights.
PvP (organized group healer): Spirit rises between Body and Precision, because healing output is your main team contribution.
Affinity Rate is a dead stat for healers. Do not build it. The offensive stats above feed Mystic Skill burst damage and Soulshade flute attacks. Silkbind Atk and Power also work as secondary offense. Spirit only matters if you're going pure-heal in PvE; for general play, prioritise the chain above.
04
Gear Sets
Offensive · Best-in-slot
Ivorybloom
4pc: At max HP: +5% Critical Rate, +5% bonus to Critical heals and Critical damage (15% total). A healer keeping allies alive stays near full HP most of the time. Ivorybloom turns that into stronger critical heals, so your emergency Reviving Rain lands for more when it matters.
Defensive · Survivability
Whirlsnow
4pc: When losing >40% HP in one hit OR dropping below 20% HP: next heal within 5s restores +25% Max HP. Triggers once every 60 seconds. The one scenario a healer cannot allow is dying during a key Resurrection window. Whirlsnow is an emergency parachute: if something hits you hard enough to matter, your next heal saves you and you stay in the fight.
Ivorybloom 4pc (weapons) · Whirlsnow 4pc (armor) · in PvP, swap to Rainwhisper and Eaglerise
Current meta note (player feedback): Ivorybloom can feel redundant in DOT-heavy content where staying at max HP is genuinely difficult. Three working alternatives have been reported: Rainwhisper (2pc grants Precision rate; the HP shield requirement can be met by Golden Body Mystic Skill), Whirlsnow (the breakdown above), and Eaglerise (DoT/heal stacking → damage reduction window during Resurrection casts). Pick based on which mechanic your group runs into most.
05
Build Weaknesses
Zero burst damage by default. Fighting solo against any DPS build needs extreme patience, perfect positioning, and accepting you can't burst-kill without a clean Mystic Skill window.
Healing is nerfed in PvP. The build's primary strength is largely removed in PvP content.
Completely team-dependent. Solo effectiveness is the lowest of any build in the game.
Healing setup feels awkward at first. The Soulshade passive vs Panacea active interplay takes time to learn.
Healing output is reduced during first-time boss encounters in PvE. Early progression attempts on new bosses will feel rough.
06
Rotations
PvE Loadout
Inner Ways
SRRestoring BlossomSR Inner Way
Restoring Blossom
SRMending LoomSR Inner Way
Mending Loom
SSRRoyal RemedySSR Inner Way
Royal Remedy
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner Way
Morale Chant
Steadfast Devotion (alt): pure survivability; swap in when focused constantly or anchoring a prison-break defense.
Mystic Arts
Golden Body(CC immunity and damage reduction that protects key heal casts)
Flute of the Tides(passive AoE pressure while healing)
Meridian Touch(ranged poke on low-HP enemies)
Synergy combo
Dragon's Breath
Drunken Poet(damage contribution between heal windows)
Rotation
This is not a damage rotation. Your value is uptime, positioning, and one button: Reviving Rain. Sustained healing flows passively from Soulshade. Your active decisions are when to burst-heal with Panacea and when to revive a downed teammate.
Phase 1: Pre-Combat Positioning
Stack Behind the Tank Wall
Position behind your Thundercry frontline → Soulshade equipped → Verify Panacea Fan ready for swap → Confirm voice comms active You should never be in front of a Thundercry. If you take direct focus you cannot heal, and a dead healer heals nobody. Voice comms are non-negotiable on this build.
Phase 2: Sustained Heal (Soulshade Passive)
Use Any Skill to Trigger Echoes
Soulshade light attacks (LMB) → Restoring Blossom (E) → Mending Loom (F) → Repeat. Every skill use procs Echoes of a Thousand Plants for nearby allies You don't need to "aim" the heals. Just keep using skills near your team and the heal field stays active. Restoring Blossom Inner Way amplifies every Soulshade tick.
Phase 3: Crisis Heal (Panacea Swap)
Burst Heal or Revive
Teammate critical → Weapon swap → Panacea active heal (Q) for an instant top-off → If a teammate goes down: Reviving Rain (R), the only true Resurrection in the game Reviving Rain is the entire reason this build exists in GvG. One revive in a teamfight reverses the round. Save the cast. Do not waste it on someone about to die anyway. Wait for the actual death.
Phase 4: Reset / Reposition
Swap Back, Hold the Line
Swap back to Soulshade → Resume passive heal cycle → Reposition with the team if they retreat → Communicate Reviving Rain cooldown to your callout lead so they know when to push.
In organised GvG a skilled Panacea Fan healer extends teamfights by 30-60 seconds and turns lost rounds into wins through a single well-timed Reviving Rain. Solo queue is a different game. Without comms and tank coverage this build has no protection and feeds.
Common mistakes:Trying to deal damage (you have zero Spirit-adjacent damage, so let the DPS work)Wasting Reviving Rain on someone with full HP getting bursted (let them die first, then revive)Positioning ahead of the tank line (instant focus and instant death, which leaves your team without a healer for the rest of the fight)
Inner Ways
SRRestoring BlossomSR Inner Way
Restoring Blossom
SRMending LoomSR Inner Way
Mending Loom
SSRRoyal RemedySSR Inner Way
Royal Remedy
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner Way
Morale Chant
Steadfast Devotion (alt): pure survivability; swap in when focused constantly or anchoring a prison-break defense.
Mystic Arts
Serene Breeze(mandatory CC break)
Cloud Steps(mobility and disengage when focused, because the healer is target priority)
Golden Body(CC immunity + damage reduction while repositioning)
Flute of the Tides(passive AoE pressure while you heal)
PvP uses the same healer loadout as PvE. The kit is coherent enough that no swap is warranted. Steadfast Devotion (S5) is especially valuable in bounty-hunting and prison-break scenarios where you're focused constantly.
Rotation
You're a survival engine, not an attacker. Rely on Mystic Arts for any damage contribution. Healing output is capped by PvP nerfs, so positioning and cooldown tracking matter more than raw heal numbers.
Phase 1: Self-Sustain Setup
Deploy Echoes, Generate Dew
Pre-engage: position behind your team, Soulshade equipped, cooldowns tracked. Open with Echoes of a Thousand Plants (Soulshade). It deploys the floating umbrella that heals the lowest-HP ally and generates Dew. Every fight opens this way.
Phase 2: Team Healing Maintenance
Panacea Heavy Spam
Swap to Panacea Fan. Spam heavy attacks from a safe distance. They auto-target the lowest-HP ally, so you never aim manually. Keep Dew topped up.
Phase 3: Critical Response
Burst Heal, AoE, or Revive
Ally in danger: Morning Drizzle for single-target burst heal. Multiple allies low: Cloudburst Healing for AoE. Ally downed: Light Dust After Morning Rain → Reviving Rain.
Phase 4: Enemy Control
Extend Stuns, Passive Pressure
Enemy downed by ally: Soulshade charged attack to extend the stun (low damage, but prolongs the team's damage window). Enemy pushing you: Golden Body + retreat + Flute of the Tides as passive DPS while disengaging.
Phase 5: Reset
Survive, Reposition, Maintain Dew
Serene Breeze on incoming CC. Cloud Steps for distance if focused. Keep Dew maintenance constant between crisis calls.
Common mistakes:Trying to deal damage (you have no Spirit-adjacent damage, so let the DPS work)Wasting Reviving Rain on a full-HP ally getting bursted (let them die first, then revive)Positioning ahead of the tank line (instant focus; team loses healer for the rest of the fight)Building the PvE gear set in PvP (Ivorybloom's max-HP condition breaks in chaos, so swap to Rainwhisper)Assuming PvE healing rates apply (PvP healing is nerfed)Not tracking Serene Breeze (one CC chain away from dead)
Reviewed for Version 2.1. Ranged damage and control guidance remain current.
TierS
RoleDPS
DifficultyExpert Only
Best inPvE
01
Overview
Vernal Umbrella is a ranged projectile DPS weapon. Its kit centers on Spring Sorrow (Q, an umbrella projectile that applies debuffs), Spring Away (a charged light attack that builds Blossom meter while dealing projectile damage), and Unfading Flower (umbrella floats and rains projectiles on the target).
Inkwell Fan is an airborne-launcher DPS weapon. Its kit centers on Peak's Springless Silence (launcher that sends enemies airborne), Moon Shatter Spring (follow-up airborne damage), Jadewind Shield (defensive buff), and Emerald Barrier (a 15-second Projectile Damage buff that opens the rotation).
Meta watch: Fanbrella (Vernal + Inkwell) is the top DPS build right now. Once T6 weapons unlock it is projected to fall to fourth, behind Bamboocut-Kite, Bamboocut-Dust and Bellstrike-Umbra. Expect the ranking to move again as new tiers land.
2.0: Tier 96 gear merges the Vernal Umbrella's Special and Charged Skill DMG affixes into one Frequent Ballistic DMG Boost (a Tier 91 relay auto-merges them and takes the higher value), and Unfading Flower's refund now also triggers on Exhausted boss units for steady resource return in dungeons.
Official 2.1
Vernal Umbrella attunements changed.
On Tier 96+ gear, Vernal Umbrella: Special Skill DMG Boost and Vernal Umbrella: Charged Skill DMG Boost are now merged into Vernal Umbrella: Frequent Projectile DMG Boost. The new shared affix applies to both Unfading Flower and Spring Away. Eligible existing Tier 96+ attuned gear converts automatically, and Tier 91 inheritance carries the old rolls forward as the merged affix.
For this build: Spring Away and Unfading Flower are still core damage tools. On Tier 96+ gear, recognize Frequent Projectile DMG Boost as the shared Vernal projectile affix instead of looking for the two old affix names separately.
02
Overall Rating
STIER
S-tier ranged damage ceiling with a demanding rotation. The build still rewards clean projectile uptime, correct Inkwell setup and low-latency execution, but pre-2.1 dummy numbers should not be treated as current proof after the Vernal attunement change.
PvE
Top-end ranged PvE damage with strong projectile uptime and a high execution ceiling. Fresh 2.1 testing matters more than old dummy parses because Vernal Umbrella attunements changed.
PvP
Complex rotation is easy to disrupt. Ping-sensitive. Punished hard when the rotation is interrupted mid-window.
GvG
Wide Vernal Umbrella projectiles hit clustered enemies in 30v30. Inkwell's airborne launcher disrupts grouped enemies during burst windows. Execution sensitivity limits peak reliability in chaos.
Ease
Expert Only Perfect rotation and low ping required to hit peak numbers. Without mastery this build performs below average. It either dominates or disappoints.
Mode ratings summarize the descriptions above, a quick read, not a measured score.
Plays well into
Top-end ranged DPS ceiling when the full rotation is executed cleanly
Priority order only. Read the positions as ranking, not fixed weights.
04
Gear Sets
Offensive · Best-in-slot
Ivorybloom
4pc: At max HP: +5% Critical Rate, +5% bonus to Critical heals and Critical damage (15% total). Ivorybloom's max-HP trigger rewards crit rate and crit damage. Build 8 is a pure crit-path scaling build, and the +15% crit window feeds directly into Vernal's ranged projectile damage and Inkwell's airborne-launcher burst. Stays active whenever you play the ranged positioning the rotation already demands.
Defensive · Survivability
Flawless Defense
4pc: Reduces damage taken by 5%. When HP falls below 60%, further reduces damage taken by 1% for every 10% HP lost, stacking up to 5 times. Build 8's worst enemy is chip damage. Ivorybloom's crit bonuses require high HP. Flawless Defense's base 5% reduction is always on, and when HP does drop below 60%, the stacking 1%-per-10%-HP scaling compounds into meaningful survival (up to +5% more reduction at low HP). The result: chip damage stops snowballing out of your rotation, and your Ivorybloom crit window stays active longer.
High ranged damage ceiling and strong projectile uptime are what earn the rank
Caveat: this build either dominates or disappoints depending on rotation execution and ping
PvP stays soft (slow projectiles, no CC, no escape) so 1v1 ranking is unchanged
05
Build Weaknesses
Vernal Umbrella projectiles are slow and telegraphed. Experienced PvP players read the animation and sidestep before they arrive.
No CC, no escape tools, no defensive abilities. Once an opponent closes range, this build has nothing to fall back on.
Inkwell Fan's launcher and Emerald Barrier buff both have setup windows. Skilled opponents can interrupt mid-swap or dodge the airborne window.
Ivorybloom's crit bonuses require high HP. Chip damage in messy fights drops your ceiling. Stay at range and rely on Flawless Defense's 5% + scaling reduction to minimize incoming damage.
S Tier is the ceiling, not the floor. If you can't sustain the full rotation cleanly, this build performs well below A Tier builds. Pick something more forgiving until your execution is reliable.
06
Rotations
PvE Loadout
Inner Ways
SSRBlossom BarrageSSR Inner Way
Blossom Barrage
SRStar ReacherSR Inner Way
Star Reacher
SSRSeasonal EdgeSSR Inner Way
Seasonal Edge
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner Way
Morale Chant
Seasonal Edge: swap to Invigorated Warrior instead
Adaptive Steel (alt): skills ignore armor; run against high-defense enemies when damage feels stonewalled. Thunderous Bloom (alt): stacks a damage buff off Heavy, Heavy Pursuit, Light, and Ballistic hits (2s per stack post-rework); the Vernal Umbrella's projectile kit feeds every trigger type, so run it for steady ramped DPS.
Mystic Arts
Serene Breeze(CC break for high-movement PvE encounters)
Flaming Meteor(AoE burst for clearing grouped enemies)
Leaping Toad(knockdown + poison DoT for mob packs)
Synergy combo
Dragon's Breath
Drunken Poet(burn combo for boss phases)
Rotation
A high-ceiling ranged rotation that depends on clean timing, stable ping and keeping the projectile window organized. The 2.1 attunement merge supports both Spring Away and Unfading Flower, but the rotation can still fall apart when interrupted or mistimed.
Phase 1: Setup (Inkwell Fan)
Emerald Barrier Opener
Emerald Barrier (E) grants a 15-second Projectile Damage buff. This is the rotation opener; every Phase 2-4 skill fires during this window.
Phase 2: Swap to Vernal for Debuff Application
Apply Combo Debuff
Weapon swap → Spring Sorrow (Q) → Blossom Barrage marks the target with Combo. In 2.0 the payoff moved onto the inner way's tiers: Tier 4 (non-Arena) adds +5% Spring Away and Unfading Flower damage against Combo-marked targets, rising to +10% while the target is Exhausted, and Tier 5 now grants Direct Critical Rate (was Critical DMG).
Phase 3: Vernal Ranged Damage Window
Build Blossom Meter, Release Unfading Flower
Hold Charged Light Attack (Spring Away) to build Blossom meter while dealing projectile damage → release projectiles. When Blossom meter fills: Unfading Flower (umbrella floats, rains projectiles on target while you continue attacking).
Phase 4: Swap to Inkwell for Airborne Burst
Launch, Follow-Up, Spring Shock
Weapon swap → Peak's Springless Silence (launches target airborne) → Moon Shatter Spring follow-up (Star Reacher's +10% Phys Atk bonus active on airborne target) → fan heavy pursuit attack for Spring Shock stacks.
Phase 5: Loop
Refresh and Maintain
Refresh Emerald Barrier on cooldown, re-apply Spring Sorrow for Combo debuff, maintain projectile uptime. Stay at max effective range, because chip damage threatens Ivorybloom's crit window.
Peak results still depend on completing this loop with minimal interruption and stable input timing. Treat old pre-2.1 parse numbers as historical until the current attunement setup is tested under comparable gear and conditions.
Common mistakes
Releasing Spring Away charge before Blossom meter fills (wastes the meter buildup)
Swapping to Inkwell before Blossom Barrage marks the target with Combo (skips the Tier 4 bonus on Combo-marked targets)
Engaging in melee range (stat profile and weapon range both punish this)
High-ping play (rotation requires precise input timing)
Inner Ways
SSRBlossom BarrageSSR Inner Way
Blossom Barrage
SRStar ReacherSR Inner Way
Star Reacher
SRTrapped BeastSR Inner Way
Trapped Beast
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner Way
Morale Chant
Seasonal Edge (alt): cycles a random stat buff. Run it when you trust your positioning. Many players substitute Invigorated Warrior.
Mystic Arts
Serene Breeze(mandatory, because any melee that reaches you ends the fight without it)
Cloud Steps(engage and reset, and it drags ranged opponents into your range)
Guardian Palm(combos with Cloud Steps for hard-to-defend damage)
Soaring Spin(healing debuff + knockdown into airborne combo)
Rotation
Avoid direct brawling. Use parries, dodges, and Jadewind Shield to stall. Force opponents to overcommit first, then punish.
Phase 1: Projectile Buff Setup
Emerald Barrier Opener
Emerald Barrier (Inkwell) gives a 15-second Projectile Damage buff. Rotation opener; every engage skill fires during this window.
Phase 2: Airborne Launch
Peak's Springless Silence
Peak's Springless Silence to launch the target airborne. One good launch sets up the full combo chain.
Phase 3: Airborne Burst
Moon Shatter Spring + Soaring Spin
Moon Shatter Spring follow-up (Star Reacher amplifies airborne damage). Soaring Spin to stay close for the knockdown + healing debuff.
Phase 4: Vernal Burst Window
Spring Away Damage Stream
Swap to Vernal, burst with Spring Away while they're recovering. Build Blossom meter for Unfading Flower follow-up if you have the space.
Phase 5: Disengage and Reset
Break Contact, Reposition
Cloud Steps + Jadewind Shield to disengage. Reset spacing. Serene Breeze on any incoming CC. Watch for the opponent's Serene Breeze timer before re-committing.
PvP has two viable playstyles. Hit and Run (below) is higher skill ceiling. Slow and Ranged is more forgiving. It holds turret positioning behind Jadewind Shield's wall and disengages with Spring Away. The phase sequence is similar, but it favours max-range sustain over engage windows.
Common mistakes
Playing at max range (most skills whiff there, so stay at mid-range)
Spamming both umbrella AND fan charges (loses Jadewind Shield's ranged damage buff)
Committing Spring Away without tracking the opponent's Cloud Steps cooldown
Engaging in melee range (stat profile and weapon kit both punish this)
PvE and PvP hybrid rotations are now included alongside the passive-healing setup.
TierB
RoleHybrid (DPS/Heal)
DifficultyBeginner Friendly
Best inAll modes
01
Overview
Inkwell Fan is your primary: ranged Silkbind damage and air-juggle capability. The Soulshade Umbrella's Echoes of a Thousand Plants heals your team on any skill use, including fan skills. You rarely need to swap to the umbrella. Healing runs in the background while you deal damage.
No Resurrection. Panacea Fan (Build 7) is the only weapon with true Resurrection. Run Build 7 if your group needs a dedicated rezzer.
2.0: Silkbind-Jade projectiles now ignore 5 Physical Resistance, and the Immobilized and Airborne damage bonus is reduced to 15.
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Overall Rating
BTIER
Best starter build for players who want to contribute damage and healing without mastering either. Passive systems work for you, no complex rotations needed.
PvE
Background healing keeps the team alive while you deal damage. Solid for groups without a dedicated healer.
PvP
Ranked #6 in 1v1. Wins by outlasting through self-healing. Loses to any burst build before healing matters.
GvG
Passive team healing benefits the whole group without sacrificing your damage rotation.
Ease
Beginner Friendly No complex rotations. Healing fires automatically while you attack. No active weapon swapping. Ideal first build.
Mode ratings summarize the descriptions above, a quick read, not a measured score.
Plays well into
Most beginner-friendly build in the guide
Passive healing for the entire team with zero rotation cost
Pairs perfectly with Build 7 (Soulshade+Panacea) for double support coverage
No active weapon swapping or stack management required
Struggles against
Not best-in-class at either damage or healing
Lower ceiling than any dedicated DPS or dedicated healer build
Gets outscaled by specialised builds at high gear levels
Priority order only. Read the positions as ranking, not fixed weights.
PvP: Precision and Crit Rate lead over Power, because Inkwell Fan's burst windows reward guaranteed crits over raw scaling.
DO NOT BUILD SPIRIT. This is DPS-support, not dedicated healing.
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Gear Sets
Offensive · Best-in-slot
Ivorybloom
4pc: At max HP: +5% Critical Rate, +5% bonus to Critical heals and Critical damage (15% total). Soulshade's passive healing keeps you near max HP on its own, no Inkwell swap needed. That keeps Ivorybloom's +15% crit window active almost permanently, so ranged Inkwell DPS scales up to crit output without changing rotation. Same school as Build 7, biased toward damage instead of sustain.
Defensive · Survivability
Whirlsnow
4pc: When losing >40% HP in one hit OR dropping below 20% HP: next heal within 5s restores +25% Max HP. Triggers once every 60 seconds. The beginner safety net. When a positioning mistake drops you low, Whirlsnow guarantees your next heal refills a large chunk. And since Soulshade's healing fires on its own, you don't have to manually react. Pairs cleanly with Build 9's focus on damage, let the umbrella handle survival.
Ivorybloom 4pc (weapons) · Whirlsnow 4pc (armor) · in PvP, swap to Rainwhisper and Moonflare
PvP
Sustained pressure and passive healing. You outlast opponents
Strong vs slow builds
Weak vs high burst melee (Twinblades) and CC chains while Serene Breeze is on cooldown
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Build Weaknesses
No Resurrection. Panacea Fan (Build 7) is the only build with true Resurrection. If your group needs a rezzer, this build cannot fill that role.
Loses to high burst melee before healing becomes relevant. Twinblades can one-shot before Soulshade ever activates.
Lower individual damage ceiling than pure DPS builds, and lower healing output than Build 7.
CC chains while Serene Breeze is on cooldown are a hard counter. Locked down with no heals active is a death sentence.
Healing reduction debuffs (Soaring Spin) neutralise the passive healing, leaving this build as a weaker DPS with no fallback.
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Rotations
PvE Loadout
Inner Ways
SRRestoring BlossomSR Inner Way
Restoring Blossom
SRFlying GourdsSR Inner Way
Flying Gourds
SSRBlossom BarrageSSR Inner Way
Blossom Barrage
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner Way
Morale Chant
Morale Chant: never skip
Fivefold Bleed (alt): passive bleed stack pressure; compounds value in extended boss fights where DoT time accumulates.
Mystic Arts
Soaring Spin(burst + gap closer)
Ghost Bind(AoE CC trap for mob packs)
Serene Breeze(CC break for high-movement PvE encounters)
Synergy combo
Dragon's Breath
Drunken Poet(DoT → burn)
Rotation
Build 9 is a DPS-leaning hybrid. The rotation prioritizes Inkwell Fan damage while Soulshade handles passive healing in the background. Unlike Build 7's dedicated healer rotation, Build 9 needs no active healing inputs. You focus on damage and let the umbrella work on its own.
Phase 1: Soulshade Setup
Start with the Umbrella
Echoes of a Thousand Plants floats the umbrella, which passively heals you and generates Dew.
Phase 2: Inkwell Fan Offense
Swap to Inkwell for Burst
Weapon swap → Emerald Barrier (E) for 15s Projectile Damage buff → Peak's Springless Silence (Q) to launch targets airborne → Moon Shatter Spring follow-up.
Phase 3: Sustain Between Bursts
Refresh and Regenerate
Swap back to Soulshade → refresh Echoes of a Thousand Plants → use fan heavy attacks for Dew regeneration → Jadewind Shield defensively when pressured.
Phase 4: Group Utility (optional)
Off-Heal When Needed
If teammates are low: Cloudburst Healing (AoE heal). This build can off-heal despite leaning to DPS. It is the safe hybrid.
Phase 5: Loop / Maintain
Refresh on Cooldown
Refresh Echoes of a Thousand Plants on cooldown, re-apply Emerald Barrier between Inkwell bursts. Stay at mid-to-long range near your team. Your healing value drops sharply once you are isolated.
No Resurrection. If your group needs a dedicated rezzer, run Build 7 (Panacea Fan) instead. This build is the introductory hybrid. It gives solid damage, automatic healing and no rotation pressure. Most new players reach competent play here within their first week.
Common mistakes
Building Spirit (this is DPS-support, not a pure healer, and Spirit does nothing for your damage)
Assuming this build can replace Build 7 in organised GvG (it cannot, because it has no Resurrection)
Staying at melee range (the entire build is built around ranged fan damage and ranged passive healing)
Inner Ways
SSREchoes of OblivionSSR Inner Way
Echoes of Oblivion
SRRestoring BlossomSR Inner Way
Restoring Blossom
SRFlying GourdsSR Inner Way
Flying Gourds
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner Way
Morale Chant
Steadfast Devotion (alt): pure survivability; swap in when focused constantly or anchoring a prison-break defense.
Mystic Arts
Serene Breeze(mandatory CC break)
Cloud Steps(engage and reset, the initiator tool)
Soaring Spin(gap-close + healing debuff, combos into airborne burst chain)
Synergy combo
Dragon's Breath
Drunken Poet(Burn DoT amped into explosive damage, loops cheaply once Intoxicated)
Echoes of Oblivion sits on the Bamboocut-Wind path. It is used here off-path for Physical Penetration against PvP armor on sub-T91 gear. On T91+ gear with Formless Pen consolidation, the pick is justified only by light-attack damage value.
Rotation
Initiator with sustain. Engage → burst → survive → re-engage. Don't chase kills. In solo PvP, play around Jadewind Shield and pull back constantly; in group PvP, pick off priority targets and disengage via umbrella teleport when focused.
Phase 1: Soulshade Setup (Heal Background)
Deploy Echoes Pre-Engage
Echoes of a Thousand Plants floats the umbrella, which passively heals you and generates Dew. Runs the entire fight in the background. Serene Breeze + Cloud Steps cooldowns tracked before you commit.
Phase 2: Engage as Initiator
Inkwell Swap, Projectile Buff, Close or Hold
Swap to Inkwell Fan → Emerald Barrier for 15s Projectile Damage buff. Cloud Steps to close distance OR hold mid-range behind Jadewind Shield to establish presence.
Phase 3: Launcher Burst
Airborne Chain
Peak's Springless Silence launches the target airborne → Moon Shatter Spring follow-up for Spring Shock stacks → Fan Heavy (Pursuit Attack) for Charge Skill Damage buff.
Phase 4: Sustain Between Bursts
Refresh and Regenerate
Swap back to Soulshade → refresh Echoes of a Thousand Plants → fan heavy attacks for Dew regeneration → Jadewind Shield defensively when pressured.
Phase 5: Group Utility OR Reset
Heal, Disengage, or Execute
Teammates low: Cloudburst Healing (AoE heal). Pressured: Serene Breeze + Cloud Steps disengage. Enemy low: Meridian Touch for the execute.
Common mistakes
Running Ivorybloom without max-HP discipline (PvP chaos breaks the condition, so swap to Rainwhisper)
Skipping Serene Breeze tracking (ranged but not invincible)
Committing Peak's Springless Silence without Emerald Barrier active (misses the 15s projectile buff)
Forgetting to redeploy Echoes of a Thousand Plants when it expires
Staying at melee range (entire build is ranged fan damage + ranged passive healing)
Building Spirit (DPS-support, not a pure healer, and Spirit does nothing for damage)
Added in Version 2.0The Gauntlets landed in the global 2.0 update, Unseen Approach. The English names below are the official in-game localizations.Localization note: the Rope Dart special skill is headed Sky-Snare Stance in global, but its description text calls it Sky Grasped, and the Oneness buff also appears as Heaven's Unity. Same skill, same buff.
Weapon Build · Bamboocut Kite Path
Gauntlets · Primary
Heavenwill Gauntlets
Rope Dart · Setup
Skygrasp Rope Dart
Bank the pips on the rope dart, then cash out one earth-shattering punch. One-Punch Crit DPS · PvP
Version 2.0 weapon guidance has been reviewed for continued use in Version 2.1.
Official 2.0 Gauntlets visualWhere Winds Meet's 2.0 announcement specifically identifies Bamboocut-Kite as the new style that combines Gauntlets with Rope Dart. No generic or unrelated gameplay image is used here.
Added2.0
RoleDPS
DifficultyAdvanced
FocusPvP
ServerGlobal
01
Overview
A charged-punch build on the new Bamboocut Kite path, a fresh branch of the Bamboocut family. The Skygrasp Rope Dart sets up, buffs, and gathers; you swap to the Heavenwill Gauntlets to cash out. The two weapons share one resource, so the dart feeds the fist.
1 · Bank
Light attacks and skills bank Heaven's Will pips (players call them beans)
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2 · Chase
The 6th light hit summons Falcon's Pursuit that restores pips
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3 · Punch
Spend pips on the Charged Skill Vile Condemned; at full charge it becomes Vile Condemned: End (the "executioner punch"), the earth-shattering payoff
Nicknamed bank the beans, throw the punch. The whole build is setup feeding one big hit.
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Profile
2.0NEW
A crit-based flow that is PvP-dominant. Slow startup and high variance, but the charged-punch payoff is the whole identity. A true one-punch build.
Balance history: the martial-art skill launched with very high priority and dominated PvP, then was PvE-buffed and PvP-nerfed in a later pass. 2.0 ships with that settled kit.
PvP
Where the build lives. Set up on a target, then land the punch in a safe window.
PvE
Improved after the PvE buff, but the slow wind-up still wants forgiving targets.
GvG
The long startup is exposed in mass chaos.
Ease
Advanced Resource banking plus a committal punch with high variance.
Read from the live 2.0 kit. The global meta is still settling around this build.
S-tier: Max Physical Attack, Critical Rate, Precision, Power, Agility. B-tier: Min Physical Attack, Bamboocut DMG Bonus.
Endgame targets: Precision around 99%, Critical Rate 80%, Affinity around 10%.
Gear slot allocation (across 8 pieces): 12 slots Max Physical Attack, 9 Power, 8 Critical Rate, 3 Agility, 3 Precision. Push any flex slots toward All-Martial-Arts DMG or Boss DMG bonuses.
Attunements: put Physical Penetration on offensive gear, and Gauntlet Charged Skill DMG on defensive gear (it feeds Vile Condemned: End directly).
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Gear Sets
Offense · Weapons
Etherwrath Set
4pc: Buffs the Heavenwill Gauntlets and grants Min Physical Attack. The primary offense recommendation, farmed from Mirkvale and the Skyward City Ruins campaign.
Mirkvale · Skyward City Ruins campaign
Armor · New in 2.0
Whirlwind Set
4pc: New with this release and the recommended armor pairing for the Etherwrath offense set.
Added in Version 2.0
Flawless Defense (armor alt): the survivability option when you want more staying power, from Hero Trials armor boxes.
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Inner Ways
Default loadout the 4 you equip
SSRSoaring HighSSR Inner WayEnables the Q1/Q2 into A5/A6 chain and lets Vile Condemned: End consume 4 pips for max burst. Ranks 0, 1, 3, and 4 all improve the loop.
Soaring High
SRSky GrippedSR Inner WayGrants Heaven's Might; at 6 stacks it adds +10% crit damage to Vile Condemned: End and settles 40% extra damage over 3s.
Sky Gripped
SREmpirical EdgeSR Inner WayPenetration. +10 external and attribute penetration (20 for Falcon's Pursuit and Vile Condemned: End).
Empirical Edge
SSRMorale ChantSSR Inner WayUniversal output inner way, run on nearly every build.
Morale Chant
Alternates situational swaps
SRBreaking PointSR Inner WayCrit payoffs off perfect dodges and Exhausted targets.
Breaking Point
SRCelestial VigorSR Inner WayTriggers Breakdown on a perfect dodge; the gauntlet has a longer perfect-dodge window.
Celestial Vigor
SRInvigorated WarriorSR Inner WayGeneral damage option; needs Tier 6 to hold its effect through hits.
Invigorated Warrior
Breaking Point: swap for speedruns and PvP (crit payoffs off Perfect Dodges and Exhausted targets).
Celestial Vigor: swap for Perfect-Dodge-centric play.
Invigorated Warrior: general damage option; needs Tier 6 to hold its effect through hits.
Mystic Skills
Flute of the Tides(mandatory)
Soaring Spin(mandatory)
Leaping Toad(filler)
Soaring Spin unlock: hidden chest above the large statue in the Martial Temple (Celestial Seize to reach; the An Unholy Prophecy Jianghu Legacy gives access).
Leaping Toad unlock: Skill Theft on the jumping toad by Liang Xiaolong, General's Shrine, Qinghe.
Remaining slots: playstyle (Dragon's Breath / Drunken Poet common for extended PvP).
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Rotation
Opener steps 1-2, buffs
01Flute of the TidesFlute of the TidesMystic Skill. Opener buff.
14HOLDVile Condemned: EndVile Condemned: EndHold R. Costs 2 Heaven's Will segments, 4 with Soaring High.
This is a free-flow rotation, not a strict script. Use skills to fill the gaps; the exact order flexes to the fight. The real goals: (a) land the Charged Skill as often as possible inside the 18-second buff window, (b) keep the Rope Dart buff up at all times, and (c) Light Attacks after a Martial or Special skill restore the gauge (and the 6th Light triggers Falcon's Pursuit). Perfect dodges feed the bank too: the Wicked Defiance shoulder strike off a dodge puts Heaven's Will straight back into the pool.
Skills & keybinds
Key
Heavenwill Gauntlets
Notes
Q
Light Attack
The Righteous Reign chain: six Light Attacks. The falcon on the 6th Light restores 0.1 Heaven's Will bars and chains back into the 2nd Light. Grants Tenacity on the 5th and 6th Lights outside the Arena.
R
Virtuous Enthroned
Heavy Attack. Throws up to 4 Heavy Attacks. The 1st and 2nd chain into the 3rd Light Attack; the 3rd and 4th chain into the 5th.
HOLD R
Vile Condemned
Charged Skill. Costs 2 Heaven's Will segments, or 4 with Soaring High. At full charge it becomes Vile Condemned: End (the ender) and applies Unrighteousness.
1
Heavenwill Declared
Martial Art Skill, 15s cooldown. Follow-up activation: Celestial Mandate.
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All Under Justice
Special Skill, 6s cooldown. Four rapid fist blasts, plus 20% damage against non-player targets. Chains straight into the 5th Light Attack.
TAB
Dual-Weapon Skill
Weapon-swap skill.
Varied Combo
Wicked Defiance
After a Perfect Dodge, Q becomes a shoulder strike. Restores 0.1 Heaven's Will segments, 0.2 in the Arena, and grants Tenacity outside the Arena.
Key
Skygrasp Rope Dart
Notes
Q
Light Attack
0.3s per swing.
R
Boundless Whirl
4s cooldown. Spends 1 Heaven's Will bar when one is available for 30% extra damage and increased range.
1
Snaring Lash: Sever
Perception Skill. The boss yank.
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Sky-Snare Stance
Special Skill, 18s cooldown. Pulls and gathers, Roots non-boss enemies for 4s, and grants Oneness. Outside the Arena it also grants Tenacity while casting.
TAB
Dual-Weapon Skill
Weapon-swap skill.
PvP notes
Setup: the Skygrasp pull drags the target straight into Vile Condemned: End.
Do not feed a parry: never commit the punch into a ready parry; that is when you lose the bank.
Watch lateral dodges: Falcon's Pursuit can whiff on sideways dodges, so anticipate lateral movement.
Weaknesses
Parry wipes your bank. Getting parried mid-punch loses ALL banked Heaven's Will, wasting the whole setup.
Committal wind-up. The charged punch is slow and high-variance; against mobile targets you often get only one clean window.
Unlock
Purchase from the Mohist Hill Sect Shop for 100 Reputation. Sect membership is not required.
Build the shared drink meter, enter Inebriate, then spend the window on enhanced fist chains and the Twinblades finisher. Sustained Melee DPS · Advanced
Bamboocut DraughtCrit DPSShared Resource2.1 New
01
Overview
Skystrike Gauntlets and Riven Twinblades share Binge Points: reach 100 for Tipsy and 200 for Deepdaze, which strengthens your attacks. Start with Twinblades, swap to Gauntlets to build Binge with Quick Drinks, then use your enhanced Gauntlet attacks and finish with Twinblades.
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Overall Rating
A melee Path that builds resources by drinking while keeping up sustained damage. It offers strong counterplay, and entering the Inebriate state further improves burst damage and interruption resistance. With high mobility, it can quickly close the gap and shines in single-target combat.
PvE
Built for close-range fights against one target. Save your strongest attacks for a moment when the boss stays in reach.
PvP
Fast movement helps you reach a target. Tipsylay lets you dodge and respond with a guard break. Watch the enemy before you commit.
GvG
The profile favors single targets. Pick a target you can reach safely. Its strength in large team fights is not yet verified.
Ease
Takes practice. Build Binge, time your drinks, and change weapons before your short burst window ends.
Playstyle summary based on the in-game profile and skill descriptions. A competitive tier or Arena rank is not confirmed.
Works well when
You can stay close to one target.
You can drink between attacks.
You have a safe opening for your burst.
Watch out for
A target moving away during your burst.
Control effects that stop your combo.
Changing weapons too late.
These tips follow from the skills, not measured matchup results. Official path guide
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Stat Priority
A stat roll is one stat row on a piece of gear, such as +Agility or +Min Physical Attack. The numbers below are how many rolls of each stat to aim for across ALL your gear combined, not on one piece.
Build for Min Physical Attack
This build’s talents and Inner Ways add damage based on Min Physical Attack.
Stat Roll Breakdown
Min Physical Atk: 12
Agility: 8
Critical Rate: 6
Precision: 3
Special Boost Rolls: 5
Bamboocut Attack: 5
How many rolls of each stat to aim for across all your gear. Where a range is given, the chart uses the lower number.
Stat
Rolls
● Min Physical Atk
12
● Agility
8
● Critical Rate
6
● Precision
3
● Special Boost Rolls
5-6
● Bamboocut Attack
Rest (5-6)
Shown stat rolls (lower counts)
39
The total includes only the counts shown in the chart. Any unspecified remaining rolls are extra.
Stat Roll Breakdown
Precision: 3
Critical Rate: 8
Power: 7
Agility: 3
Special Boost Rolls: 5
How many rolls of each stat to aim for across all your gear. Where a range is given, the chart uses the lower number.
Stat
Rolls
● Precision
3
● Critical Rate
8
● Power
7-8
● Agility
3
● Special Boost Rolls
5-6
● Max Physical Atk
Rest
Shown stat rolls (lower counts)
26
The total includes only the counts shown in the chart. Any unspecified remaining rolls are extra.
Special Boost Rolls
1 roll of Gauntlets Martial Art DMG, 2 rolls of All Martial Arts Enhancement, and 2 rolls of Boss DMG. For the 6th roll, use Twinblades DMG, or Formless Attack if you do not have it.
Targets: Precision near 100%. Keep Critical Rate below its 80% cap.
Attunements: Left 4 pieces: Penetration. Right 4 pieces: Twinblades Deepdaze skill damage.
PvP: Use the same stat rolls. Survival comes from Calmwaters and the PvP Inner Ways.
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Gear Sets
Weapons / Accessories
Tiltrim
Offensive set for the Deepdaze Martial Art Special Enhancement window. Exact bonus values: TBC.
Armor
Brimflow (PvE) / Calmwaters (PvP)
Use Brimflow for PvE. This slot is flexible because the armor set has little impact on PvE. Use Calmwaters for PvP.
Attunements
Left four pieces: Physical Penetration.
Right four pieces: Twinblades Deepdaze skill damage.
SRSkyspeakEpic Inner WayTier 6 extends Deepdaze from 5 to 10 seconds. Required for Hero’s Blood - Inebriate.
Skyspeak
SRVolutefitEpic Inner WayReduces damage while Winebound, but you take more damage over time.
Volutefit
SRMistwingEpic Inner WayAdds penetration that rises as the target’s HP drops.
Mistwing
Alternates
SRVolutefitEpic Inner WayReduces damage while Winebound, but you take more damage over time.
Volutefit
Swap in for PvP or when you're getting burst down.
PvE Mystic Skills
Flute of the Tides
Flute of the TidesUse before your strongest attacks.
Ghostly Steps
Ghostly StepsQuick Drink and Tipsylay count as dodges, so it triggers constantly.
Soaring Spin
Soaring SpinUse to close the gap and chase enemies.
Dragon's Breath
Dragon's BreathUse when you have a safe opening to interrupt the enemy.
PvP Mystic Skills
Serene Breeze
Serene BreezeUse to break free from control effects.
Cloud Steps
Cloud StepsUse to reach a target and start your combo.
Soaring Spin
Soaring SpinUse to close the gap and chase enemies.
Dragon's Breath
Dragon's BreathUse when you have a safe opening to interrupt the enemy.
Drunken Poet
Drunken PoetUse with Dragon’s Breath.
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Rotation
Follow left to right: Open → Build → Deepdaze → Finish.
Open Riven Twinblades
01~Hero’s BloodHero’s Blood~: 12s cooldown. Casting grants Carouse; hitting the first enemy grants 40 Binge Points. Dash forward for two hits, gaining Tenacity outside Arena.
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021Reveldrift · cancelReveldrift · cancelCast once. Deflect-cancel after the first hit to apply Stray Hunt, then TAB to Gauntlets.
Build Skystrike Gauntlets to 200
TABWeapon change to Skystrike GauntletsGauntlets · TAB3s cooldown. Sweeping kick and punch on swap; immediately continue with the third Light Attack.
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031Peakfall → CastlinkPeakfall / Castlink1: Peakfall, then the Castlink follow-up. During Inebriate, both become Jadeflush variants. Chain R Whaledraft afterward for 25 Binge Points, or 50 during Carouse. Peakfall cooldown: 10s.
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04RQuick DrinkQuick DrinkPress R after a Light Attack to convert accumulated Binge Marks into Binge Points. After eligible skill moves, Quick Drink restores 25 Binge Points, or 50 during Carouse.
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05~Nightwick - TipsylayNightwick - Tipsylay~: Inebriate only, 15s cooldown. Enter Tipsylay, then use Q Nightwick - Primepick before R Quick Drink. Primepick breaks guard and inflicts Wildstride; its cooldown is 6s.
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06QPrimepick · guard breakPrimepick · guard breakAfter Tipsylay, use Light Attack to break guard and apply Wild Stride. Stray Hunt and Wild Stride together add 20% settlement damage. Base Light Attack icon shown.
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07RQuick DrinkQuick DrinkPress R after a Light Attack to convert accumulated Binge Marks into Binge Points. After eligible skill moves, Quick Drink restores 25 Binge Points, or 50 during Carouse.
Deepdaze three complete sequences
08RDragonquench - Inebriate ×3Dragonquench - InebriateAvailable during Deepdaze. Up to four follow-up strikes, with Tenacity and 30% damage reduction. Outside Arena, completing four strikes speeds up the next four by 15%; this buff expires after three sets. Base R-slot artwork shown.
Finish Riven Twinblades
TABWeapon change to Riven Twinblades
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09~Hero’s Blood - InebriateHero’s Blood - InebriateRequires Skyspeak and Deepdaze; once per Deepdaze entry. Eight Blade Energy slashes and a final dash, with Tenacity and 30% damage reduction. Deals 50% more base damage to non-player units. Base Special icon shown; transformed glyph TBC.
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10~Hero’s Blood · detonateHero’s Blood · detonateAfter the finisher, cast the normal Twinblades Special again to detonate Drunkslay.
Exhausted boss reset
111Peakfall · re-enterPeakfall · re-enterWhen Deepdaze ends against an exhausted boss, use one Gauntlets Martial skill to enter Deepdaze again.
Open with Hero’s Blood. Cast Reveldrift once and deflect-cancel after the first hit to apply Stray Hunt. TAB to Gauntlets and build Binge with attacks and Quick Drinks. After Tipsylay, use Q for the guard break and Wild Stride. Both debuffs together add 20% settlement damage. Use your enhanced Heavy chains in Deepdaze, then TAB back for the Twinblades finisher. Cast the normal Twinblades Special again to detonate Drunkslay.
Against an exhausted boss, one Gauntlets Martial skill can re-enter Deepdaze after it ends. This combo needs low latency. Aim for 40-50 ms or less.
A Perfect Quick Drink triggers Falcon’s Pursuit and grants Tenacity outside Arena. Outside Arena, Quick Drink also grants Dodge; successfully dodging this way triggers Breath-hold and Falcon’s Pursuit.
PvP / Arena
Settings: Set Skill Display Mode to Advanced. Turn on “continue attack while held”.
Playstyle: Save Endurance. Use Quick Drink after safe attacks. Cut your Deepdaze combo short when the opponent’s opening ends.
Gear: Use Calmwaters armor and equip Volutefit.
Arena attunements: Pick a Disc that lets Twinblades Special restore Binge and HP. Use Twinblades Heavy Attack on your Pendant.
Unlock
Skystrike Gauntlets + Eonpour: duel Jiu Qiansui at Millennium Crossing, Hidden Mountain, Shenze. Choose Listen to the Story afterward.
Riven Twinblades: complete the Echoes of Old Battle Jianghu Legacy, then visit Li Yangui at the Verdant Wilds outpost near Bamboo Abode in Qinghe.
New Armament Drill: the release tutorial event introduced the weapon pair during the September 3 update. This is release context, not a claim that the limited event is still running.
Up to six Light Attacks. Each hit builds Binge Marks; the sixth hit triggers Falcon’s Pursuit. Follow any Light Attack with R Whaledraft. Outside Arena, the fifth and sixth attacks grant Tenacity.
R
Whaledraft / Quick Drink
Press R to drink. Hold to drink continuously at an Endurance cost. After Light Attacks or eligible skill moves, R triggers Quick Drink. During Deepdaze, the enhanced Heavy is Dragonquench - Inebriate.
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Peakfall → Castlink
10s cooldown. Peakfall shoulder-slams, then briefly becomes Castlink for two kicks. While Inebriate: Peakfall - Jadeflush hits twice, then Castlink - Jadeflush follows with four kicks and grants Tenacity. Chain R Whaledraft afterward for 25 Binge Points, or 50 during Carouse. These Martial skills deal 40% more base damage to non-player units.
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Nightwick - Tipsylay
15s cooldown; Inebriate only. Kick forward and drop into Tipsylay to evade attacks. A successful dodge triggers Falcon’s Pursuit once and grants Tenacity; Tipsylay also grants Tenacity. Transforms into Grounddrift or Primepick. Nightwick skills deal 40% more base damage to non-player units. Costs 30 Binge Points in Arena.
TAB
Gauntlets
TAB changes weapons. 3s cooldown. Switch to Gauntlets with a sweeping kick and punch, then immediately continue with the third Light Attack.
Q after Tipsylay
Nightwick - Primepick
6s cooldown. Spring up, jab, break the target’s guard and inflict Wildstride. Chain R Whaledraft afterward for 25 Binge Points, or 50 during Carouse.
Riven Twinblades
Key
Skill
Notes
Q
Dual Blades - Light Attack
Press Q to swing dual blades for up to four consecutive attacks.
R
Blade Vessel / Boundvessel
Blade Vessel: press R for a forceful Heavy Attack, then hold for up to 1.5s of rapid slashes, ending with a spinning two-hit slash. Deals 50% more base damage to non-player units. While Inebriate, this becomes Boundvessel: advance while slashing, with slashing speed increasing up to 60%. Outside Arena, Boundvessel’s rapid slashes grant Tenacity. In combat, completing its held slash grants Cloudvault.
1
Reveldrift → Realmplay
15s cooldown. Leap and strike upward twice. Press 1 again while airborne for Realmplay, bringing enemies down with a rapid slash. Hits inflict Strayhunt. Stores two uses with at least 3s between casts. While Inebriate, enables the varied combos Blade Against Waves and Tidepour.
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Hero’s Blood / Hero’s Blood - Inebriate
Base skill: 12s cooldown, a forward dash with two hits; hitting the first enemy grants 40 Binge Points. Casting grants Carouse, increasing Whaledraft gains. Outside Arena, gain Tenacity during the skill. The Inebriate version requires Skyspeak and Deepdaze, and is usable once per entry into Deepdaze. Launch enemies, unleash eight Blade Energy slashes, then finish with a slashing dash. Gain Tenacity and 30% damage reduction during the skill; deal 50% more base damage to non-player units.
TAB
Dual Blades
TAB changes weapons. 3s cooldown. Switch to Dual Blades and attack.
Q after Realmplay
Blade Against Waves
Requires Inebriate. After Realmplay, press Q to dash forward with a quick slash, then spin into a powerful cross slash that deals heavy damage.
R after Realmplay
Tidepour
Requires Inebriate. After Realmplay, press R to step back and send a cross-shaped slash forward. Gain brief Invincibility while retreating.
Cloudvault: completing Boundvessel’s held slash in combat grants this buff. It stacks twice. At maximum stacks, Hero’s Blood - Inebriate deals 10% more damage to non-player targets. Cloudvault is removed after that skill ends.
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1. Wu Liangjie first, always. DMG Bonus and DMG Reduction are universal. Every player benefits regardless of weapon or role.
2. Ye Bujing second, for your path's Attack Bonus. Bellstrike for sword builds, Bamboocut for Twinblades, Silkbind for fans/umbrellas, Stonesplit for Thundercry. Only invest in your path.
4. Qingxin Daoist last, and only if it is role-specific. Assault (DPS), Fortification (tanks), Abundance (healers). Only invest in your role.
