Best weapons in Where Winds Meet
All 12 weapons ranked
Wondering what the best weapons are in Where Winds Meet? An excellent array of weapons exists for outfitting your wuxia warrior in Where Winds Meet, ranging from standard swords and spears to more unorthodox umbrellas and rope darts. Whether you've dreamt of gutting your enemies with spikes attached to a parasol or are searching for the right fan to unleash healing energy, there's a lot of choice at your disposal.
All of the weapons in the Jianghu are solid, and there are no truly bad weapons when it comes to the arsenal of Where Winds Meet. However, some armaments are easier to use than others and take less practice to master. In this guide, we'll present a tier list of the best weapons in Where Winds Meet, so you can quickly decide which martial arts techniques you want to start mastering. We'll also tell you how to obtain each weapon.
Where Winds Meet weapon tier list
Here is our tier list ranking all 12 weapons currently in Where Winds Meet. You can equip two weapons at once, so it's worth picking your dual favourites from this list.
| S-Tier | Nameless Spear, Nameless Sword, Panacea Fan, Vernal Umbrella |
| A-Tier | Heavenquaker Spear, Infernal Twinblades, Soulshade Umbrella, Strategic Sword, Stormbreaker Spear |
| B-Tier | Inkwell Fan, Mortal Rope Dart, Thundercry Blade |
Let's break down our ranking for each of these weapons below, as well as how to obtain them, which is usually a fairly straightforward process that involves stealing their martial techniques from a Master or selecting them as a reward.
S-Tier
Nameless Spear
The Nameless Spear has excellent range and reliable damage, especially for what amounts to a basic starting polearm. It's a little slower than its cousin, the Nameless Sword, but if you prefer heavier, farther-reaching damage, along with an excellent heavy attack dubbed Storm Dance that lets you strike enemies multiple times, go with this spear.
- How to get: Obtained at the start of the game as a default weapon.
Nameless Sword
It might be the most "basic" sword, as well as the standard blade for warriors who decide to avoid joining a Sect, but the Nameless Sword remains good throughout Where Winds Meet. From the start of the game to the end, you'll be using skills like Shadow Step and Daunting Strike to deal consistent damage in both PvE and PvP encounters.
- How to get: Obtained at the start of the game as a default weapon.
Panacea Fan
The Panacea Fan takes its S-Tier spot for being an excellent means of healing yourself or allies in Where Winds Meet's online co-op mode. By consuming stacks of Dew, you can do everything from summoning a watery clone for backup healing, to flat-out resurrecting fallen comrades. Very useful, and slightly better than the Soulshade Umbrella, which also offers healing potential.
- How to get: Obtain as a reward from Qi Sheng after submitting an Oddity, join the Silver Needles Sect, steal from the Master in the Midnight Mercy Sanctum in Qinghe
Vernal Umbrella
I'm addicted to the idea of fighting with something normally used to block the rain and sunlight, and the Vernal Umbrella stands tall as the most useful umbrella option in Where Winds Meet. Once you've built up stacks of Blossoms, the Vernal Umbrella follows you in mid-air and shoots projectiles at all nearby targets via the skill Unfading Flower, as opposed to the healing arts fired off by its friend, the Soulshade Umbrella. Basically, it's a very cool parasol of death.
- How to get: Steal from the Master in the Time Tower in Kaifeng
A-Tier
Heavenquaker Spear
AoE focused instead of single target focused, the Heavenquaker Spear is great for taking on multiple foes with Sober Sorrow and Sweep All, both of which are designed to decimate nearby waves of enemies. The Nameless Spear goes further in the damage department, hence its inclusion into S-Tier, but if you equip both spears and use the Heavenquaker for mobs and the Nameless for bosses, you'll be well equipped indeed.
- How to get: Join the Raging Tides Sect, steal from the Master in the Heavenquaker Spear Sanctum in Qinghe
Infernal Twinblades
The Infernal Twinblades are currently the only dual-wield sword option in Where Winds Meet, and to me, they feel an awful lot like the Dual Blades in Monster Hunter, to the point where some of the animations look the same! But I digress - as is the case in Capcom's monster-hunting franchise, if you dig weapons with nice, rapid DPS, these two blades are for you. They're extremely fast - perhaps too fast to master easily, but if you practice with them, they can be perfect.
- How to get: Obtain as a reward from Qi Sheng after submitting an Oddity, join the Midnight Blades Sect, steal from the Master in the Infernal Twinblades Sanctum in Qinghe
Soulshade Umbrella
The Soulshade Umbrella is neat, and I really like the skills Echoes of a Thousand Plants, which sees the umbrella hovering behind you and healing over time. That said, the Vernal Umbrella does the same thing but deals consistent damage instead, which is arguably more useful as the healing output here doesn't feel as focused as the Panacea Fan. Still, both umbrellas are fine choices.
- How to get: Join the Hollow Vale Sect, steal from the Master in the Soulshade Umbrella Post Station in Kaifeng
Strategic Sword
The Strategic Sword is a pretty good option. It doesn't seem to output as much damage as the Nameless Sword, as it's entirely reliant upon generating and consuming stacks of Endurance. That said, its dash attacks are fast and furious, and Second Track Slash is a particularly cool skill that makes you invisible while dashing and applies Bleed on a hit.
- How to get: Steal from the Master in the Strategic Sword Sanctum in Qinghe
Stormbreaker Spear
A decent choice for tanks, the Stormbreaker Spear utilises stacks of Fighting Spirit, which are accquired by blocking and used for moves like Thunder Shock, which lets you brace against the spear for a spinning kick that knocks foes down. Overall, I find the Nameless Spear more straightforward and useful against bosses, but the Stormbreaker Spear is easier to get, since all you need to do is open your in-game mail.
- How to get: Reach level 3 and check the in-game mail "Raging Tides General's Gift"
B-Tier
Inkwell Fan
The Inkwell Fan is an offensive fan that lets you juggle enemies into the air with Peak's Springless Silence and then blast them with wind barriers and other skyfaring combos. It's fun and flashy, but there are superior damage options at the moment, and the Panacea Fan's healing potential makes it the better choice for fan-users. The Inkwell Fan is okay for those who like the idea of airbending, though.
- How to get: Steal from the Master in the Inkwell Fan Sanctum in Qinghe
Mortal Rope Dart
I want to like the Mortal Rope Dart more than I actually do, because who else doesn't want to stick a bandit from afar with a knife attached to a retractable lasso, just like Scorpion in Mortal Kombat? But despite being cool-looking, the Mortal Rope Dart takes a lot of time to learn effectively, and its relatively low damage output may not be worth the trouble. If you can master those combos, though, you'll be a beast at PvP.
- How to get: Join the Nine Mortal Ways Sect, sneak into the Martial Hall in Kaifeng (consult the elder nearby to learn how to do so)
Thundercry Blade
A sword for tanks, the Thundercry Blade is good in Co-Op mode for drawing aggo in dungeons. Sunrush Gale, its special skill, makes a vortex that pulls in enemies, and this can be a good method of getting mobs off of the backs of your allies. Compared to the other spears in the game, however, Thundercry Blade isn't as heavy-hitting when it comes to piercing bosses.
- How to get: Obtain as a reward from Qi Sheng after submitting an Oddity, join the Well of Heaven Sect, steal from the Master in the Well of Heaven Martial Camp in Kaifeng
That's a wrap on our tier list for all weapons in Where Winds Meet. If you're searching for more ways to get the most out of this huge MMO adventure, try checking our guides on how to join all Sects, succeeding at Gift of Gab, how to equip Mystic Arts, how to get a horse, and how to place a Signpost. Our initial impressions on Where Winds Meet may also be of interest. Good luck out there, and may your blade sing as you tackle foes throughout the Jianghu.