Where Winds Meet: DPS Builds - Sword & Spear Focused

In Where Winds Meet you have to master your DPS game. The Sword and Spear builds are highly effective for this because of their speed, range and synergy with Internal Arts. These weapons have good movement ability, strong thrusts and high-damage rotations. Because of this they are perfect for both boss fights and quick encounters. In this guide you will learn about the most effective DPS builds built around swords and spear. You will learn about their strengths, core mechanics and what setup you should use. This will help you to maximize your damage output and progress through the game faster.

If you’re looking to get more information about Where Winds Meet, feel free to check out the related guides below:

• Where Winds Meet: Comprehensive Combat Guide
• Where Winds Meet: Solo Player Build Guide

These guides can help you boost your progress and enhance your overall gameplay experience.

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Strategic Sword + Heavenquaker Spear (Bleed Burst DPS)

The Umbra-path build requires you to apply 5 stacks of Bleed through the Strategic Sword and then detonate them with the Heavenquaker Spear's Sober Sorrow. This is one of the strongest single-target burst builds and is very good if you want to take down bosses quickly. The core rotation applies Bleeds, gains buffs, then swaps back to sword for detonation.

Martial Arts

• Strategic Sword: Multi-hit charged attacks that rapidly apply Bleed.
• Heavenquaker Spear: Activates Sober Sorrow for a self-buff, debuffs enemies and lets you apply another Bleed using Sweep All.

Internal Arts

• Wolfchaser’s Art: Reduces how many combos you need for spear buffs and increases combos based on Bleed stacks.
• Morale Chant: Grants Yi River stacks for bonus physical damage.
• Adaptive Steel: Adds weapon-based martial skill effects.
• Sword Horizon: Unlocks Crisscrossing Swords which uses Bleed stacks for huge damage.

Mystic Arts

• Ghost Bind: Freezes targets for a short time and breaks Qi bars during which you can apply Bleed safely and easily.
• Dragon’s Breath: Adds Ignition DoT and gives 15% damage reduction for survivability.

Gear & Stats

• Hawkwing (weapons): Increases Affinity and allows you to stack Physical Attack after triggering Affinity.
• Eaglerise (armor): Reduces damage reduction after DoT interactions and gives 1 stack of Eaglerise.

Play Rotation

1. Apply Bleed using Strategic Sword’s Charged Skill or Inner Track Slash.
2. Swap to Spear and use Sober Sorrow.
3. Cast Sweep All for defense reduction and Bleed reapplication.
4. Swap back to sword, use Inner Balance Strike 3, and then use Crisscrossing Swords to detonate Bleed.
5. Reapply Bleed and repeat.

Nameless Sword + Nameless Spear (Mobility DPS)

This build mainly focuses on agility, fast attacks, and pressuring the enemy. The Nameless Sword adds speed and ranged Qi slashes, and the Nameless Spear delivers heavy committed hits. You can easily learn and become excellent in sustained DPS if you manage your stamina carefully.

Martial Arts

• Nameless Sword: Allows you to perform quick combos, dodges and ranged slashes.
• Nameless Spear: Provides strong charged thrusts and forward pressure for mid-range fights.

Using the Sword you can move freely and make light attacks, and using the Spear you can make heavy attacks.

Internal Arts

• Sword Morph: Adds multiple sword-energy waves at charged stage 2 and increases damage by upto 20% based on bonus Endurance.
• Wildfire Spark: Refunds 3.5% of stamina used.
• Battle Anthem: Increases damage of charged skill by 10% against bosses.
• Mountain’s Might: Grants Endless Gale, reducing spear stamina cost for 5 seconds.

Mystic Arts

• Ghostly Steps: Reduces dodge stamina cost by 40% and extends untargetable frames for 20 seconds. A perfect fit if your playstyle is focused on heavy movement.

Gear & Stats

• Swallowcall (weapons): Boosts light attack damage against low-Qi enemies and helps maintain DPS during stamina downtime.
• Calmwaters (armor): Perfect Dodge can restore HP and 10 endurance which is an excellent sustain for this stamina-heavy build.

Play Rotation

1. Start with Fearless Lunge (Nameless Sword) to close distance.
2. Trigger Sword Morph using the follow-up.
3. Create distance with Shadow Step and then charge heavy sword slashes.
4. Swap to Spear. Then use Legion Crusher and finally Qiankun’s Lock to restore endurance and buff charged attacks.
5. Use heavy spear thrusts and then dodge light attacks to regen stamina.
6. Keep Ghostly Steps active whenever available to conserve endurance.

Thundercry Blade + Stormbreaker Spear (Heavy Bruiser/Tank DPS)

This build is not pure DPS but it provides high single-hit burst and strong survivability. Thundercry Blade delivers slow but devastating charged attacks and Stormbreaker Spear offers shields, and damage reduction. Together they form a good setup and you can use it if you want to withstand enemy attack while also dealing heavy damage.

Martial Arts

• Thundercry Blade: Massive charged-hit potential, great stagger, and strong payoff when buffs are active.
• Stormbreaker Spear: Defensive toolkit with Roar of Storm, taunts, and damage reduction options.

Inner Arts

• Rock Solid: Increases damage reduction by 20% after taunting a boss and by 5% after taunting a non-boss. Also reduces damage dealt by 10%.
• Art of Resistance: Extends shield duration by 4 seconds and improves shield bonuses.
• Trapped Beast: Generates a shield that can absorb upto 30% of max HP when HP drops low.
• Morale Chant / Evening Snow: Morale Chant for multiplayer healing synergy in multiplayer mode and Evening Snow for solo survivability.

Mystic Arts

• Golden Body: Provides shield, Fortitude, and damage reduction by 15% for 8 seconds.
• Serene Breeze: Counters aggression, reduces enemy stamina regen, and works even under control effects. Reduces target’s Endurance recovery by 50%.

Gear & Stats

• Rainwhisper (weapons): Increases max HP by 40 and Critical DMG by 10-15%.
• Formbend (armor): Extends shield duration by 2 seconds and reduces damage taken by 20% when Qi is more than 85%.

Play Rotation

1. Begin with Storm Roar for damage reduction and taunt.
2. Use Thunder Shock to apply Vulnerable (+HP/Qi damage).
3. Fully charge Thundercry Blade, then swap to activate buffs.
4. Using Predator’s Shield gain Fighting Spirit. Once you have enough you can make 1–2 massive charged attacks.
5. Block instead of dodge to gain Fighting Spirit.
6. Taunt frequently to protect allies in multiplayer.

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Conclusion

These sword and spear builds give you great damage, mobility, and control in Where Winds Meet. Whether you prefer fast attacks, bleed burst, or heavy hits, each setup helps you deal more damage and survive longer. Choose the style you enjoy and use the rotations to improve quickly.