Where winds meet has multiple weapon types to choose from, allowing you to use two at a time to create your character's build. Some weapons have synergistic effects, while others let you specialize as a healer for co-op content. Or you can just use the two weapons you like the most.
While you will get some weapons by default, unlocking all types of weapon martial arts will take some exploration. If you're looking for how to unlock weapons like the Soulshade Umbrella, Inkwell Fan, or Strategic Sword, you've come to the right place. Below, we'll walk you through how to unlock every type of weapon in the game, as well as how to get the dragon keys you need to find some of them.
How to unlock every weapon martial art
There is seven types of weapons in Where Winds Meet, but several weapons have various martial arts associated with themprovide a different set of skills. For example, the Nameless Sword and the Strategic Sword are both accessed by equipping a sword to your character, but both grant different skills.
Here are all types of weapon martial arts and the different methods to unlock them.
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Martial art |
How to unlock |
|---|---|
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Nameless Sword |
Unlocked by default. |
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Strategic Sword |
Perform Skill Theft in the Strategic Sword Sanctum in Encircling Lake in Southern Qinghe. |
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Infernal Twinblades |
Perform Skill Theft in the Midnight Mercy Sanctum in the eastern part of Crimson Cliff in Qinghe. Choose when you submit your first Oddity to Qi Sheng. Join the Midnight Blades Sect. |
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Nameless Spear |
Unlocked by default. |
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Heavenquaker Spear |
Perform Skill Theft in Heavenquaker Spear Sanctum in Wildmane Ranch in Sundara Land, Northeast Qinghe. Join the Raging Tides Sect. |
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Stormbreaker Spear |
Perform Skill Theft in Silver Needle Sanctum. Get from in-game email after reaching level 3. Join the Raging Tides Sect. |
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Panacea Fan |
Choose when you submit your first Oddity to Qi Sheng. Join the Silver Needle Sect. |
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Inkwell Fan |
Perform Skill Theft in Inkwell Fan Sanctum in Floral Expanse Beyond in Northern Sundara Land, Qinghe. Join the Silver Needle Sect. |
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Soulshade umbrella |
Perform Skill Theft in the Post Station in Mistveil Forest in East Kaifeng. Choose when you submit your first Oddity to Qi Sheng. |
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Vernal Umbrella |
Perform Skill Theft in the Time Tower in Kaifeng City. Choose when you submit your first Oddity to Qi Sheng. |
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Thundercry Blade |
Perform Skill Theft in Well of Heaven Martial Camp in Peace Bell Tower in Moonveil Mountains, Qinghe. Choose when you submit your first Oddity to Qi Sheng. Join the source of heaven. |
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Mortal Rope Darts |
Infiltrate the Nine Mortal Ways Sect and perform Skill Theft on Nanmen Avenue, Kaifeng City. Join the Nine Mortal Ways Sect. |
Once you join a sect and learn its weapons martial arts, you simply can leave the sect and join another to learn more martial arts. You will keep everything you earned by joining the cult, incl Martial arts and cosmetics.
Leaving a sect will cause you to make a round of Perception Forestwhere other players will try to kill you for bonus rewards. After you leave your current sect, you can then immediately join some other sectexcept the one you just left.
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How to get dragon keys and perform skill theft
Some shrines require one Dragon Key to enter, meaning you must acquire one before you can steal the skill from the master. You can get Dragon Keys by reaching Solo mode level twocomplete Skill Theft: Unearned lesson assignmentor clear Bloomveil Abbey, Gourmand's Groveand Tiger Fort Outposts for the first time.
Each Sanctum has similar rules. You have to sneak through the area and find the master in the depths of the Sanctum, then watch them perform the martial arts. To steal their skill, you must press the observation button when the ring turns gold. Do this enough times and you will learn all the skills necessary to use the martial art yourself.
The mysterious art Touch of Death makes exploring these shrines much easier, as it allows you to instantly knock out enemies unawares.
Once you perform Skill Theft, you will be able to use the martial art while equipped with the applicable weapon.
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