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Nameless Sword & Strategic Sword PvE Build

Overview
Designed for: PvE
Weapons: Sword and Sword
Role: DPS
Difficulty:
Easy
Strengths
  • Great Damage
  • High Mobility
  • Easy to Play
Weaknesses
  • Squishy
  • High Skill Ceiling
This build is up to date for the December 20, 2025 patch.

Overview

This build focuses on using both swords in Where Winds Meet to clear PVE content with strong damage and smooth combos. The Strategic SwordStrategic Sword is your main damage tool, thanks to its long combo chains and high raw damage. With Sword HorizonSword Horizon, those combos last longer and apply bleed, letting you keep pressure on enemies and bosses.

The Nameless SwordNameless Sword adds mobility and range options. Daunting StrikeDaunting Strike helps you move around fights, while Shadow StepShadow Step lets you hit enemies from medium range. Sword MorphSword Morph unlocks the triple wave Vagrant SwordVagrant Sword, giving you safe damage without needing to stay close. Together, these two swords make a very strong and flexible build for solo PVE, boss fights, and any challenge the game throws at you.


Martial Arts

Nameless Sword
Nameless Sword
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

Stats Priority

Power
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Affinity Rate
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Bellstrike Attack
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Max/Min Physical Attack
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Critical Rate
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Physical Penetration
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Weapon/Weapon Skill Damage Boost

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 Morph
Sword Morph
Sword Horizon
Sword Horizon
Fivefold Bleed
Fivefold Bleed

Sword MorphSword Morph is very important for this build. It lets Vagrant SwordVagrant Sword fire extra waves when fully charged, especially after using Shadow StepShadow Step or while the Daunting StrikeDaunting Strike shield is active. This adds safe damage from mid range and helps keep pressure without committing too hard. Morale ChantMorale Chant is a must pick. Both swords attack very fast, so stacking it is easy. It gives steady damage and some healing, which helps a lot in long fights.

Sword HorizonSword Horizon fits perfectly with Strategic SwordStrategic Sword. It extends combos like Inner Track SlashInner Track Slash into Inner Balance Strike IIIInner Balance Strike III and adds more bleed damage, letting your pressure last longer. To push damage even higher, Fivefold BleedFivefold Bleed adds another bleed effect. It stacks naturally during combos and boosts your damage over time without extra effort.


Mystic Skills

Talon Strike
Soaring Spin
Drunken Poet
Free Morph
Ghost Bind
Dragon's Breath
Wolflike Frenzy
Leaping Toad

For strong AoE control, Ghost BindGhost Bind is one of your best tools. It pulls enemies together so you or your team can hit them easily with other skills. Leaping ToadLeaping Toad is also very strong in PVE. It deals solid damage, applies poison, and once upgraded the poison spreads and explodes on nearby enemies. You usually want this active at the same time as Dragon's BreathDragon's Breath for steady damage if you aren't using the combo with Drunken PoetDrunken Poet.

For breaking Qi bars and controlling single targets, Talon StrikeTalon Strike works well. It knocks enemies down and deals good damage, even if it hits less than Soaring SpinSoaring Spin. It is especially useful against tougher mobs where you want fast Qi break.

Dragon's BreathDragon's Breath is a key damage skill. It applies a burn over time and lets you recover stamina by following up with Drunken PoetDrunken Poet. Every hit from Drunken PoetDrunken Poet causes the burn to explode again, giving you strong damage while spending vitality instead of endurance.


Rotations

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Dragon's Breath
Dragon's Breath
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Inner Track Slash
Inner Track Slash
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Inner Balance Strike III
Inner Balance Strike III
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Daunting Strike
Daunting Strike
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Vagrant Sword
Vagrant Sword
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Shadow Step
Shadow Step
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Vagrant Sword
Vagrant Sword
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Dragon's Breath
Dragon's Breath
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Drunken Poet
Drunken Poet
  • Begin the rotation with Dragon's BreathDragon's Breath to apply burns to the target. Continue with Inner Track SlashInner Track Slash, then follow up with Inner Balance Strike IIIInner Balance Strike III for more damage and to pop the bleeds while also doing great damage. Swap to the Nameless SwordNameless Sword and use a full Daunting StrikeDaunting Strike before using Vagrant SwordVagrant Sword at full charge to hit the boss with multiple hits.
  • Use Shadow StepShadow Step to deal a bit more damage then use Vagrant SwordVagrant Sword again before refreshing Dragon's BreathDragon's Breath and using Drunken PoetDrunken Poet in order to deal damage without having to use stamina/endurance, using Vitality instead.


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