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Heavenquaker Spear & Strategic Sword PvE Build

Overview
Designed for: PvE
Weapons: Spear and Sword
Role: DPS
Difficulty:
Easy
Strengths
  • High burst damage
  • High AOE damage
  • Easy to Play
  • Great solo
Weaknesses
  • No healing
  • Low Range
  • Low Sustain
This build is up to date for the December 1, 2025 patch.

Overview

The Heavenquaker SpearHeavenquaker Spear alongside the Strategic SwordStrategic Sword make up for one of the best close range DPS in Where Winds Meet, with high AOE damage thanks to Sober SorrowSober Sorrow and Sweep AllSweep All from the Spear side of the build, offering incredible clear on normal mobs as both skills hit all enemies in a 360 around the user, dealing high damage. This is your bread and butter as it allows you to stack up mobs and kill them all at once with ease.


Martial Arts

Heavenquaker Spear
Heavenquaker Spear
Strategic Sword
Strategic Sword


Gear

Hawkwing Set
Weapon 1
Hawkwing Set
Weapon 2
Hawkwing Set
Disc
Hawkwing Set
Pendant
Eaglerise Set
Helm
Eaglerise Set
Armor
Eaglerise Set
Greaves
Eaglerise Set
Bracer
Bow
Ring

While the Gear part of the build is still under development and more information will come soon, you should use the Hawkwing + Eaglerise set combo. This part of the build is still under construction as far as specific stats go.


Inner Way

Morale Chant
Morale Chant
Sword Horizon
Sword Horizon
Wolfchaser's Art
Wolfchaser's Art
Breaking Point
Breaking Point

Morale ChantMorale Chant is a fantastic choice for boosting DPS as every hit has a chance to increase damage while Sword HorizonSword Horizon is a fantastic way of boosting damage of the Strategic SwordStrategic Sword. The Wolfchaser's ArtWolfchaser's Art is very much needed to help with buffing yourself while Breaking PointBreaking Point is very strong for debuffing enemies.


Mystic Skills

Drunken Poet
Lion's Roar
Dragon's Breath
Dragon Head
Leaping Toad
Cloud Steps
Soaring Spin
Ghost Bind

Use Ghost BindGhost Bind to freeze enemies and allow you to stack up enemies for high AOE damage with the Leaping ToadLeaping Toad and Lion's RoarLion's Roar combo. Soaring SpinSoaring Spin is a great skill for damage on its own, dealing high damage quickly with both hits while Dragon's BreathDragon's Breath is a fantastic dot skill to use, often in combination with Drunken PoetDrunken Poet as it adds extra damage once Drunken PoetDrunken Poet is upgraded.


Rotations

Single Target Main Rotation ↴
Dragon's Breath
Dragon's Breath
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Inner Track Slash
Inner Track Slash
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Dual-Weapon Skill
Dual-Weapon Skill
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Sober Sorrow
Sober Sorrow
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Drifting Thrust
Drifting Thrust
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Inner Balance Strike III
Inner Balance Strike III
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Soaring Spin
Soaring Spin
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Inner Balance Strike III
Inner Balance Strike III
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Inner Track Slash
Inner Track Slash
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Dual-Weapon Skill
Dual-Weapon Skill
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Sober Sorrow
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Drifting Thrust
Drifting Thrust
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Drunken Poet
Drunken Poet
  • Begin the rotation with Dragon's BreathDragon's Breath so you put a burning dot on the boss before using Inner Track SlashInner Track Slash to put up bleeds and deal high damage before swapping weapons with Dual-Weapon SkillDual-Weapon Skill.
  • Once in the Heavenquaker SpearHeavenquaker Spear, use Sober SorrowSober Sorrow into a fully charged Drifting ThrustDrifting Thrust. Swap back to the Strategic SwordStrategic Sword and use Inner Balance Strike IIIInner Balance Strike III into a Soaring SpinSoaring Spin then another Inner Balance Strike IIIInner Balance Strike III and Inner Track SlashInner Track Slash.
  • Continue the rotation with another swap (Dual-Weapon SkillDual-Weapon Skill) back into the Heavenquaker SpearHeavenquaker Spear to do Sober SorrowSober Sorrow and Drifting ThrustDrifting Thrust along with Drunken PoetDrunken Poet to get some stamina back and deal extra fire damage.


Melee AOE DPS Rotation ↴
Sober Sorrow
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Sweep All
Sweep All
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Leaping Toad
Leaping Toad
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Lion's Roar
Lion's Roar
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Inner Track Slash
Inner Track Slash
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Inner Balance Strike III
Inner Balance Strike III
  • Start with Sober SorrowSober Sorrow & Sweep AllSweep All to deal damage and also lower their defenses. Continue with Leaping ToadLeaping Toad to apply poison then use Lion's RoarLion's Roar. Finish the rotation by using Inner Track SlashInner Track Slash & Inner Balance Strike IIIInner Balance Strike III.


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