Where Winds Meet

Introduction & Build Overview

This guide details the high-damage "Nine Swords, Nine Spears" build, which utilizes the Ming Metal element and focuses on stacking Bleed and triggering powerful Blood Burst effects.

Core Weapons:

  • Primary: Nine Swords of Ji Ju
  • Secondary: Nine Bends Spirit Spear

Recommended Equipment Sets:

  • Weapon Set: Fei Zhun
  • Armor Set: Yin Yang

Priority Affixes: Sword Damage Increase, Boss Damage Increase, Maximum External Attack, Comprehend Rate, Five Attributes' Vision/Strength, Precision Rate, Critical Rate, Maximum Ming Metal Attack, Spear Damage Increase.

Essential Inner Forces & Special Techniques

Must-Have Inner Forces:

  1. Song of the Yi River
  2. Sword Qi Across the Horizon
  3. Bamboo Wolf Heart Sutra
  4. Recommended Fourth: Tranquil Spirit Chapter (versatile) or Shattered Stone Structure (for high Precision/Crit builds).

Core Special Techniques:

  1. Qilong Turning Horseback: Essential for stamina recovery and repositioning.
  2. Divine Dragon Spits Fire: Applies Burn status.
  3. Taibai Drunken Moon: Triggers Explosive Burn after Burn is applied.
  4. Formless Spirit: Damage reduction for surviving boss ultimates.

Recommended Support Techniques: Lingyun Step (gap closer), Golden Prison Hand (invincibility dodge).

Essential Pre-Dungeon Buff

Before starting any dungeon, take a bath in Kaifeng (different locations for male/female characters). Keep adding money until you spend 40 Duan Mo Qian to receive a powerful 30-minute buff:

  • Jumping Stamina Consumption reduced by 50%.
  • Maximum Stamina increased. This buff is crucial for stamina-intensive builds like this one, allowing you to use skills more consecutively.

Core Combo Logic

The damage cycle revolves around three phases: Stack Bleed -> Stack Buffs -> Blood Burst.

Bleed Stacking (Nine Swords):

  • Martial Skill (press twice): 5 stacks of Bleed.
  • Special Skill: 4 stacks of Bleed. Can detonate existing 5-stack Bleed.
  • Charged Attack (1-stage charge): 5 stacks of Bleed. Use 1-stage charge as 2-stage offers no extra stacks.

Buff Stacking (Nine Spears):

  1. After applying 5 Bleed stacks, switch to Nine Spears.
  2. Use the spear martial skill Chou Wu Jiu. With 5 Bleed stacks, this will typically grant the Stagnant Flow buff (20% damage increase).
  3. Immediately follow with a 1-stage spear charged attack, stabbing 5 times to apply the Spirit buff, which grants a 50% extra damage increase to Blood Burst.

Blood Burst Phase (Nine Swords): After applying both buffs, switch back to Nine Swords.

  • Spam the Nine Swords special skill, immediately following it with Zhong Heng Sword to trigger Blood Burst.
  • Tip: Press dodge right after Zhong Heng Sword to cancel the recovery animation and stay close to the boss.
  • Repeat this special skill -> Zhong Heng Sword sequence as many times as possible before the Spirit buff expires.

Rotation Walkthrough

Simple Version

  1. Pre-Fight: Take a sip of Taibai Drunken Moon wine.
  2. Open: Use the Nine Swords martial skill (press twice) to apply 5 Bleed stacks. Do not press a third time for Zhong Heng Sword.
  3. Switch & Buff: As the martial skill ends, switch to spear. Use Chou Wu Jiu, then immediately use a 1-stage charged attack to apply 5 Spirit stacks.
  4. Burst: Switch back to Nine Swords. Spam the special skill -> Zhong Heng Sword combo 3-4 times until stamina is low.
  5. Recover: Use Qilong Turning Horseback or Divine Dragon Spits Fire during the downtime to recover stamina.
  6. Repeat: Return to Step 2.

Advanced Version

  1. Pre-Fight: Take a sip of Taibai Drunken Moon wine.
  2. Open & Buff: Use Nine Swords martial skill -> Switch to spear -> Use Chou Wu Jiu -> Use 1-stage charged attack.
  3. Extra Damage: After the 5 spear stabs, use Divine Dragon Spits Fire twice (dodge cancel), then switch to Nine Swords.
  4. Burst: Spam the special skill -> Zhong Heng Sword combo. If you run out of stamina, use Qilong Turning Horseback to link into one more cast.
  5. Repeat: Get close to the boss and restart the cycle from the Nine Swords martial skill.

Troubleshooting & FAQs

Q1: What if the opening martial skill misses? A: Get close and use a 1-stage Nine Swords charged attack to stack Bleed to 5 layers, then begin your cycle.

Q2: What if Chou Wu Jiu doesn't trigger the Stagnant Flow buff? A: Use Qilong Turning Horseback, then use the spear charged attack to apply Spirit. Use Divine Dragon Spits Fire and Taibai Drunken Moon to cover this buff gap.

Q3: What if the boss moves and the Nine Swords special skill misses? A: Use Lingyun Step (for >10 meters) or Qilong Turning Horseback (for <10 meters) to close the gap quickly.

Q4: How do I play this build as a main tank? A: Your rotation priority remains, but survival is key. Actively parry/deflect boss attacks and dodge major mechanics. Do not greed for damage and take unnecessary hits.