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Carve Your Legend in the Wuxia World

The ultimate compendium for Where Winds Meet. Master martial arts, discover secrets, and forge your destiny.

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New to the Jianghu?

Essential knowledge for every wandering swordsman

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Is Where Winds Meet Worth It?

Free to play, Very Positive on Steam, cosmetics-only shop: the facts, PC requirements and who it suits.

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First 3 Hours Guide

Simple tips for your first session. What to do first, what to ignore, and how to enjoy without feeling overwhelmed.

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Tips and Tricks

20 tips for your first hours, each backed by two or more guides or the official patch notes.

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Combat Guide

Block, deflect or dodge: what red and gold attacks mean, how to break Qi and execute, and where to practise.

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New & updated

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Latest PvE & PvP Guides

Fresh builds and meta updates for Where Winds Meet

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All Builds Tier List

Where three recent tier lists place all 10 martial paths in PvE and PvP (Version 2.2).

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PvP Tier List

Two recent PvP tier lists side by side, plus the strongest mixed weapon pairs (Version 2.2).

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Bellstrike - Splendor PvP

The Nameless Sword and Spear in PvP: 1v1 ranking, the mid-range catch game, Mystic Arts and gear (Version 2.2).

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Bamboocut - Wind PvP

The dual blades in PvP: 1v1 ranking, Arena changes, Mystic Arts and gear (Version 2.2).

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PvP Beginner Guide

The seven Arena modes, the current season, ranks and Guild War (Version 2.2).

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Umbrella + Rope Dart Build

The Everspring Umbrella and Unfettered Rope Dart path (Bamboocut - Dust), compared for Version 2.2.

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Nameless Sword PvE

The Nameless Sword and Nameless Spear path (Bellstrike - Splendor).

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Is WWM an MMO?

Solo Mode, Online Mode, co-op and PvP: what you can play alone and what is online.

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Qinghe Mental Methods Guide

All locations from quests, bosses, chests, and skill theft.

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Best Mental Methods by Build

Slot-by-slot picks and priorities for every build.

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Dual Blades Build

Infernal Twinblades + Mortal Rope Dart: Inner Ways, stats, gear sets and tier list ratings (Version 2.2).

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Mo Blade Build

The Thundercry Blade and Stormbreaker Spear path (Stonesplit - Might).

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Mental Methods & Systems

Core power system guides, mechanics, and region routes

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Mental Methods Guide for Beginners

What Mental Methods are, why they matter, and the first five to unlock.

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How Mental Methods Work

Mechanics, routes, and scaling so you don’t break your build.

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Qinghe Mental Methods Route

Early-game Mental Methods locations with a no-backtracking path.

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Kaifeng Mental Methods Route

Mid-game passives, routes, and high-impact picks.

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Best Mental Methods Routes

Route templates for Sustained, Burst, Qi, Counter, and Mobility playstyles.

Is WWM an MMO?

What is single-player and what is online: Solo Mode, Online Mode, co-op, guilds and PvP.

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Martial Arts & Builds

Discover the most effective styles for PVE and PVP

Nameless Sword Build

The Nameless Sword and Nameless Spear path (Bellstrike - Splendor).

Umbrella + Rope Dart Build

The Everspring Umbrella and Unfettered Rope Dart path (Bamboocut - Dust), compared for Version 2.2.

All Builds Tier List

Where three recent tier lists place all 10 martial paths in PvE and PvP (Version 2.2).

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View All Builds

Scholar's Tools

Plan your build from sources you can check

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Build Planner

The ten martial paths and the weapon pair each one uses, with sources.

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Builds Hub

Build guides by weapon and martial path.

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Weapons Database

The launch weapons by type and martial path.

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