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Stormbreaker Spear & Strategic Sword PvE Build

Overview
Designed for: PvE
Weapons: Spear and Sword
Role: DPS
Difficulty:
Easy
Strengths
  • Good Buffs
  • Easy to Play
  • Good Mobility
  • Very Tanky
Weaknesses
  • No Healing
  • Boring to Play
This build is up to date for the December 1, 2025 patch.

Overview

The Stormbreaker SpearStormbreaker Spear is one of the only tanking weapons in the game and the perfect weapon to pair with the Strategic SwordStrategic Sword for a tanky build that can also deal good damage while remaining close to the boss in PVE group content like Trials and Hero's Realm in order to keep the boss aggro and still do very good. Eventhough this build is easy to get into, it performs best when mastered by a more experienced player that played Where Winds Meet enough.


Martial Arts

Stormbreaker Spear
Stormbreaker 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
Trapped Beast
Trapped Beast
Battle Anthem
Battle Anthem

Morale ChantMorale Chant is a great Inner Way even for a tanking build, a fantastic choice for boosting DPS as every hit has a high chance to increase damage. Using Sword HorizonSword Horizon is a must for the Strategic SwordStrategic Sword as it increases the lengths of your attacks, extending both Inner Track SlashInner Track Slash and Inner Balance Strike IIIInner Balance Strike III. The Battle AnthemBattle Anthem is very important as well as it increases damage done with Charged Skills, pairing with the damage buff of Fury SpearFury Spear.

Of course, a defensive Inner Way is important to have and the Trapped BeastTrapped Beast is a no-brainer, offering a HP shield buff whenever your HP goes low, giving plenty of time for healers to top you back up.


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 so you can group them together for big AOE damage with the Leaping ToadLeaping Toad and Lion's RoarLion's Roar combo. Soaring SpinSoaring Spin is a strong damage skill on its own, hitting hard and fast with both strikes while it can still be cancelled using Deflect if the boss walks away or you need to reposition. Dragon's BreathDragon's Breath is also a great DOT option, especially when paired with Drunken PoetDrunken Poet, which gains even more power once upgraded, making it Drunken PoetDrunken Poet trigger explosions on a target that has the Dragon's BreathDragon's Breath debuff.


Rotations

Boss 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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Storm Roar
Storm Roar
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Thunder Shock
Thunder Shock
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Fury Spear
Fury Spear
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Fury Spear
Fury Spear
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Dual-Weapon Skill
Dual-Weapon Skill
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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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Thunder Shock
Thunder Shock
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Fury Spear
Fury Spear
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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 Stormbreaker SpearStormbreaker Spear, use Storm RoarStorm Roar to taunt the boss before using Fury SpearFury Spear to deal damage, repeat this one again for some extra damage then swap back to the Strategic SwordStrategic Sword. UseInner Balance Strike IIIInner Balance Strike III into a Soaring SpinSoaring Spin then another Inner Balance Strike IIIInner Balance Strike III + Inner Track SlashInner Track Slash.
  • Continue the rotation with another swap (Dual-Weapon SkillDual-Weapon Skill) back into the Stormbreaker SpearStormbreaker Spear to do Thunder ShockThunder Shock and Fury SpearFury Spear along with Drunken PoetDrunken Poet to get some stamina back and deal extra fire damage.


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