Where Winds Meet is a challenging game with deadly enemies and bosses. Equipping the right gear sets is crucial for survivability and damage output. There are two types of gear sets, which include six weapon sets and six armor sets, and you can equip two different four-piece sets simultaneously to combine bonuses for your playstyle. This guide covers all sets, bonuses, mechanics, and practical uses for PvE.
1. Jadeware Weapon + Formbend Armor Set
Jadeware and Formbend set
This setup combines Affinity burst damage and Qi shield durability, making it perfect for Martial Art Skill builds in Legend difficulty content. With enhanced offensive scaling and defensive uptime, it excels in high-level boss fights.
Recommended Weapons and Perks
Recommended Weapons: Nameless Sword, Nameless Spear
Perks: Affinity damage bonus, Qi shield buff
Jadeware Weapon Set Bonuses
- 2-Piece: Max Physical Attack +1
- 4-Piece: Casting a Martial Art Skill activates the Jadeware effect: Increases Affinity DMG by 10%. Deals 20% more Affinity DMG to targets under control or with <40% Qi. Lasts 12 seconds, triggers once every 30 seconds.
How Jadeware Works: Every Martial Art Skill cast triggers the bonus, significantly boosting Affinity damage. Performs best with Nameless Sword and Nameless Spear, and synchronizes well with Daunting Strike to maintain an active Qi shield for frequent effect triggers.
Formbend Armor Set Bonuses
- 2-Piece: Physical Defense +1
- 4-Piece: Extends shield duration by 2 seconds. If >85% Qi or Qi shield is active, reduces all HP damage taken by 20%.
How Formbend Works: Rewards players who maintain high Qi levels or keep the Qi shield active. The extended shield duration provides up to 5 seconds of bonus protection, while the conditional 20% damage reduction enables survival during intense encounters.
Best Uses
- Optimized for Affinity-heavy sword and spear builds
- Boosts sustained DPS and mitigates incoming damage
- Best suited for Legend difficulty and long boss fights
2. Hawking Weapon + Eaglerise Armor Set
Hawking and Eaglerise set
This setup focuses on stacking Physical Attack with damage reduction, ideal for DoT-heavy builds that rely on Affinity triggers. Offers both offensive scaling and burst defensive protection for challenging encounters.
Recommended Weapons and Perks
Recommended Weapons: Strategic Sword, Heavenquaker Spear
Perks: Physical ATK stacking, Damage reduction stacking
Hawking Weapon Set Bonuses
- 2-Piece: Affinity Rate +0.1%
- 4-Piece: When any damage triggers Affinity, gain Hawking: Increases Physical Attack by 2% for 5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times (10% max).
How Hawking Works: Repeated Affinity triggers increase Physical Attack for sustained DPS. Works best with Momentum stat level 41+, as high Affinity proc rate ensures frequent Hawking activation.
Eaglerise Armor Set Bonuses
- 2-Piece: Physical Defense +1
- 4-Piece: Dealing DoT or healing grants 1 stack of Eaglerise: Reduces damage taken by 1.2% for 10 seconds, stacking up to 5 times (6% max). At max stacks, receive Eagle Guard: Reduces the next incoming damage within 10 seconds by 90% from normal enemies and 45% from bosses. Triggers once every 30 seconds.
How Eaglerise Works: Stacking defensive buffs reduces sustained damage, while Eagle Guard provides a powerful burst defense. Best used with DoT-heavy abilities to maintain continuous stacks.
Best Uses
- Optimized for DoT and Affinity combo builds
- Balances offensive damage and defensive mitigation
- Perfect for Legend difficulty and boss fights
3. Rainwhisper Weapon + Moonflare Armor Set
Rainwhisper and Moonflare set
Focuses on HP scaling, Critical Damage, and Shield Buffs, ideal for sustained tanking and healing. This combo thrives in high-damage encounters where HP shields can absorb large amounts of damage.
Recommended Weapons and Perks
Recommended Weapons: Thundercry Blade, Stormbreaker Spear
Perks: Crit DMG + Healing Up, Shield Buff
Rainwhisper Weapon Set Bonuses
- 2-Piece: Max HP +40
- 4-Piece: Increases all Critical DMG and healing by 10%, further increased by 15% when the HP shield is active.
How Rainwhisper Works: Enhances critical damage and healing output, especially when a Predator’s Shield is active from the Thundercry Blade.
Moonflare Armor Set Bonuses
- 2-Piece: Max HP +40
- 4-Piece: When attacking while defending, 30% chance to create a shield absorbing up to 10% of Max HP, lasting 20 seconds. If a shield exists, it restores 2% additional HP. Triggers once every 60 seconds.
How Moonflare Works: Works with HP shields to provide mitigation and healing. Scaling off Max HP makes it effective for tanking and boss fights.
Best Uses
- Ideal for HP shield-focused builds
- Boosts Critical DMG and healing
- Recommended for sustained fights and high-level bosses
4. Veil of the Willow Set Weapon + Beyond the Chill Armor Set
Veil of Willow and Beyond the Chill set
Focuses on attack combo damage buffs and conditional damage reduction, perfect for fan and umbrella builds that rely on combo sequences and precision attacks.
Recommended Weapons and Perks
Recommended Weapons: Inkwell Fan, Vernal Umbrella
Perks: ATK DMG Buff, DMG Reduction
Veil of the Willow Weapon Set Bonuses
- 2-Piece: Extra Precision
- 4-Piece: Light + Heavy attack combo grants 12% damage buff for 10 seconds. Heavy + Light combo grants an additional 12% damage buff, totaling 24% damage for 10 seconds.
How Veil of the Willow Works: Maximizes damage output during attack rotations. Works best with combo-focused fan builds.
Beyond the Chill Armor Set Bonuses
2-Piece: Max HP +?
4-Piece: In combat for 10 seconds without taking damage, reduces damage taken by 40% for 2 seconds.
How Beyond the Chill Works: Encourages defensive play, rewarding players for avoiding damage.
Best Uses
- Optimized for combo-heavy fan and umbrella builds
- Provides high damage output and damage mitigation
- Effective in boss fights and long dungeons
5. Shallowcall Set Weapon + Calmwaters Armor Set
Swallowcall and Calmwaters set
Designed for light attack damage buffs and perfect dodge recovery, perfect for Infernal Twinblade or Mortal Rope Dart users.
Recommended Weapons and Perks
Recommended Weapons: Infernal Twinblades, Mortal Rope Dart
Perks: Light ATK DMG Buff, Perfect Dodge Restorations
Shallowcall Weapon Set Bonuses
- 2-Piece: Extra Physical Attack
- 4-Piece: Light attacks deal 15% more damage when enemy Qi <40%; 20% more if exhausted.
How Shallowcall Works: Enhances light attack damage based on enemy Qi and status effects.
Calmwaters Armor Set Bonuses
- 2-Piece: Extra Physical Defense
- 4-Piece: After a perfect dodge, 50% chance to restore 3% max HP and 10 endurance.
How Calmwaters Works: Rewards skillful dodging, sustaining survivability during combat.
Best Uses
- Optimized for light-attack DPS builds
- Combines offense and self-sustain
- Effective in Legend difficulty and long fights
6. Ivorybloom Set Weapon + Whirlsnow Armor Set
Ivorybloom and Whirlsnow set
Focuses on healing, critical damage, and low HP recovery, ideal for support and sub-DPS builds.
Recommended Weapons and Perks
Recommended Weapons: Panacea Fan, Soulshade Umbrella
Perks: Healing + DMG Buff, Low HP Restoration
Ivorybloom Weapon Set Bonuses
- 2-Piece: Critical Rate +0.1%
- 4-Piece: At Max HP, 5% chance to deal Critical healing and damage, increasing effects by 15%.
How Ivorybloom Works: Boosts healing and critical damage output, especially in full party dungeon or raid content.
Whirlsnow Armor Set Bonuses
- 2-Piece: Extra Physical Defense
- 4-Piece: When losing >40% HP in a single attack or HP <20%, next healing in 5 seconds restores 25% of Max HP. Triggers once every 60 seconds.
How Whirlsnow Works: Provides emergency healing, allowing players to survive otherwise fatal situations.
Best Uses
- Optimized for support and survivability builds
- Allows critical damage healing while sustaining team support
- Best for dungeons, raids, and high-level boss fights
