What changed in Where Winds Meet in 2026

Entering a Sprint without dodging first will incur a slight delay before Dash Skills can be used.

Optimized the continuous Deflection experience against rapid multi-hit attacks.

Damage falloff removed for Sword Energy hitting multiple non-player units, enhancing AoE capabilities.

Light Attacks now ignore 10% of target's Physical Defense and 10 points of Bamboocut Resistance.

Shadow Step's Stage 2 dash deals no damage during startup but features improved target-tracking.

Charged Skill Drifting Thrust Tier 1 charge triggers earlier.

Fixed teleportation issue caused by high latency during Heavy Attack Varied Combo Snowbreak Spring.

Continuous casting experience for Infernal Twinblades optimized for high-latency conditions.

Universal vulnerability from Exhausted and Qi Imbalance moved to the same multiplier zone as Mechanism-Based DMG Boost.

Max HP to Max Physical Attack conversion cap now scales with Martial Arts Breakthrough level.

Buff Food attributes now directly add to Base Attributes to calculate Effective Attributes, with UI updates for clarity.

Final effective Critical Rate requirement for triggering Guaranteed Critical raised from 70% to 75%.

Hitting an Exhausted boss with Snowbreak Spring extends the Dread debuff by 2 seconds.

Dash skills with Melee weapons have been sped up to reduce performance disparities.

Qi damage output of DoT effects standardized to a consistent baseline, with some effects gaining or losing Qi damage.

Merged DMG Boosts for Vernal Umbrella skills to increase freedom of skill selection.

Hitting Exhausted enemies with Burning Heart grants three stacks of Charge Enhancement instantly.

Phantom Umbrellas can now trigger Resonance Damage, and Fragrant Song buff grants additional stacks.

Increased damage dealt by Heavy Attack Charged Skill Dreamwrought Bubbles against non-player units by 20%.

Buff duration from Perfect Dodges increased from 20% to 40%.

The interrupt point for the 2nd Light Attack of Spear is earlier for stable linkage.

Panacea Fan guarantees no abrasion if Soulshade Umbrella is equipped, optimizing combat for Healers.

Light Attack, Heavy Attack, and Dual-Weapon Skill of Soulshade Umbrella now match performance of Nameless Sword or Strategic Sword.

Effect changed to Physical and Bamboocut Damage +9%, plus up to 12% based on min Physical Attack.

Hitting non-player units with guaranteed-Affinity High Bleeding extends active DoT effects' duration.

Stagger duration caused by High Bleeding is increased.

New system implemented to validate hits for attackers with high latency, negating damage if defender was in dodge invulnerability.

Blossoms Point refund condition changed to ensure consistent resource returns during dungeon Boss encounters.

Sober Sorrow now inflicts Soul-Shaken on any unit hit, simplifying the rotation in Arena.

Continuous casting experience for Nameless Sword skills optimized for high-latency conditions.

Fixed delayed hit registrations for Spring Sorrow due to attacker latency.

Drunken Poet's Alcoholic Breath effect triggers a more violent explosion when hitting targets afflicted by Dark Scorch.

Duration of the Soul-Shaken debuff for Heavenquaker Spear increased from 15 to 18 seconds.

Bleeding and High Bleeding now inflict baseline Qi damage, amplified if the target is Soul-Shaken.

Stages 2, 3, and 4 of Sword's Light Attack execute faster with earlier interrupt points.

Charging for Heavy Attack Charged Skill Glow & Flow split into two tiers with updated Endurance Cost.

Added Dark Scorch effect to Mystic Skill Dragon's Breath, allowing multiple debuffs to coexist on a target.

Cadence duration increased to 20 seconds and stack limit raised to 2.

Continuous casting experience for Snowparting Blade skills optimized for high-latency conditions.

Critical Rate UP talent renamed to Physical Attack UP to prevent overcapping Effective Critical Rate.

The Buff Food category has been split into Vitality Food and Attack Food, allowing simultaneous Max HP and Physical Attack increases.

Time limit increased from 360 seconds to 450 seconds.

Players can create a Preliminary test room and provide feedback.

Fixed an issue where the Wanderer's home region server was not selected by default when choosing Arena servers.

Grants Tenacity during specific skill casts.

Fixed an issue where the compensation mail for the Half-Anniversary event could not be claimed.

Fixed an issue where certain event option text in Young Master's Routine displayed incorrectly.

Extra revive attempts for low mastery players.

Fixed an issue where the Guild Hero's Realm Ravening Banes challenge could not be started.

Adjusted entry point for accessing Dreamscape: Blissful Retreat and location of the legendary blade.

Fixed an issue where the weekly purchase limit for the Mystic Skill Breakthrough Box in the Season Shop was not resetting correctly.

Fixed an issue where certain Familiar Faces NPCs could not be interacted with normally.

Fixed an issue where the Arena interface incorrectly displayed a matchmaking status when no match had been queued.

Fixed an issue where the Wishblossom exchange page was stuck on a loading screen.

Firing an arrow consumes a portion of Endurance.

Fixed an issue where the Porcelain Kiln interface in the Homestead occasionally displayed as blank.

Fixed an issue where the Training Terrace interface incorrectly displayed a matchmaking status.

Changed from HP damage increase to Physical and Silkbind damage increase.

Reduced if caster has specific effects.

New entry point for players rebuilding Blissful Retreat.

Changed to deal additional damage to targets with low Qi.

Restores Endurance when dealing High Bleeding damage.

Increased bonuses based on Minimum Silkbind Attack.

Fixed an issue where character models displayed incorrectly on mobile devices.

Fixed an issue where the Homestead quest to place a Personal House could not be completed.

Increased damage taken when target is Exhausted.

Fixed an issue where purchasing Duckweed from the Homestead Shop caused incorrect item inventory counts.

Allows players to deduce new Mystic Skill Variants.

Fixed an issue where the Arena leaderboard displayed as blank.

Fixed an issue where characters would get stuck during Campaign 'Confinement Tower'.

Adjusted the 4th Realm effect to restore Endurance when dealing High Bleeding damage.

Fixed an issue where characters would get stuck during Campaign 'Confinement Tower'.

Fixed an issue on PS5 where the controller could not be used to move decoration placement positions in a scenario.

Fixed an issue where the purchase limit for 'Howling Ore: Vanguard' did not refresh weekly.

Fixed an issue where the launcher would get stuck on the progress bar for some players after the update.

Fixed an issue where Gear Enhancement Tier 51-55 were not unlocked after reaching Solo Mode Lv.15.

Fixed an issue in Controller Mode where players could not toggle between normal scenery and snow scenery in the Kaifeng Imperial Palace map.

Fixed an issue where the first hit of Special Skill 'Thunder Shock' had a chance to miss.

Fixed an abnormal counting of 'Aroma Token' after completing the 'Half-Anniversary' event quest.

Fixed an issue where event rewards could not be obtained after sharing the 'Swallow Spirit' event.

Fixed an issue where the first hit of Special Skill 'Thunder Shock' had a chance to miss.

Fixed an issue where 'Mount: Imperial Stag' did not appear in the Scenario - Decoration selection list.

Fixed an issue where Talent 'Dragon-finding Compass' did not take effect properly in the Kaifeng Imperial Palace map.

Fixed an issue where some emotes and poses were unexpectedly missing from the Emote interface.

Fixed an incorrect display of the character limit when naming a Companion.

Fixed an issue where the relative positions of the player and the enemy would misalign during executions due to network synchronization.

Changed effect to deal additional damage to targets with low Qi or in an Abnormal Qi State.

Adjusted Endurance consumption when Quick Shoot option is enabled.

Fixed an issue where the purchase limit for 'Howling Ore: Vanguard' did not refresh weekly.

'Wandering Paths' and 'Season' entry moved to the left side of the menu.

Adjusted Endurance mechanics related to firing arrows.

Fixed an incorrect mechanics description for the difficulty in the mode.

Fixed an issue where event rewards could not be obtained after sharing the 'Swallow Spirit' event.

Adjusted the applied 'Qi Imbalance' effect to increase damage taken when target becomes Exhausted.

Fixed an issue where Talent 'Dragon-finding Compass' did not take effect properly in the Kaifeng Imperial Palace map.

Unlocked the 'Mystic Skill Insight' in the Basic Talents.

Fixed an incorrect display of the character limit when naming a Companion.

Fixed an issue on PS5 where the controller could not be used to move decoration placement positions in a scenario.

Fixed an issue where the event item was incorrectly displayed as expired.

Fixed an issue where some tutorial quests in the system were missing.

Fixed an issue on the XBOX platform where screenshots and videos could not be uploaded in the Customer Service Center.

Adjusted the 'Silkbind Attribute Boost' talent to increase bonuses based on Minimum Silkbind Attack.

Burst Skill 'Flamelash' cannot be interrupted during its casting.

Fixed an issue where Gear Enhancement Tier 51-55 were not unlocked after reaching Solo Mode Lv.15.

Reduced Endurance consumed for charging Charged Skill if certain effects are active.

Changed buff from HP damage increase to Physical and Silkbind damage increase.

Fixed an incorrect mechanics description for the difficulty in the mode.

Fixed an issue where the relative positions of the player and the enemy would misalign during executions.

Grants Tenacity when casting specific skills in Wandering Paths Modes.

Extra revive attempts for low mastery players in specific modes to enhance dungeon experience.

Fixed an issue where some mode locations were not correctly displayed on the world map.

Adjusted mechanics related to defensive stance and Endurance consumption.

Changed additional damage effect to deal Physical and Bamboocut damage to targets with low Qi.

Fixed an abnormal counting of 'Aroma Token' after completing the 'Half-Anniversary' event quest.

Fixed an issue where specific buttons on the 'Spotlight' page could not be selected in Controller Mode.

Adjusted effects to grant Tenacity during specific modes and skills.

Fixed an issue where some emotes and poses were unexpectedly missing from the Emote interface.

Burst Skill 'Flamelash' cannot be interrupted during casting.

Fixed an issue on the XBOX platform where screenshots and videos could not be uploaded in the Customer Service Center.

Extra revive attempts in Wandering Paths for low mastery players.

Fixed an issue where some players incorrectly received a prompt in the area.

Adjusted Endurance mechanics related to firing arrows.

Adjusted mechanics related to defensive stance and Endurance consumption.

Adjusted talent to increase both Silkbind Heal Bonus and DMG Bonus based on Minimum Silkbind Attack.

Optimized animations for different weapons in non-special stances.

Fixed an issue where some gameplay mechanics were not functioning correctly.

Fixed an issue in Controller Mode where players could not toggle between normal scenery and snow scenery in the Kaifeng Imperial Palace map.

Fixed an issue where 'Mount: Imperial Stag' did not appear in the Scenario - Decoration selection list.

Fixed an issue where the gameplay mechanics were not functioning correctly.

Adjusted effect to restore Endurance when dealing High Bleeding damage.

Unlocked the 'Mystic Skill Insight' in Basic Talents for new Mystic Skill Variants.

Optimized the universal Settlement Point animations for different weapons.

Moved 'Wandering Paths' and 'Season' entry to the left side of the menu.

Fixed an issue where some tutorial quests in the system were missing.

Fixed an issue where some mode locations were not correctly displayed on the world map.

Fixed an issue where the event item was incorrectly displayed as expired.

Fixed an issue where some players incorrectly received a prompt in the area.

Fixed an issue where specific buttons on the 'Spotlight' page could not be selected in Controller Mode.

Fixed an issue where the launcher would get stuck on the progress bar for some players after the update, preventing them from logging in.

Changed buff from HP damage increase to Physical and Silkbind damage increase.

Reduced Endurance consumed for charging Charged Skill based on specific effects.

Adjusted the applied 'Qi Imbalance' effect to increase damage taken by Exhausted targets.

Helps quickly understand what each permission does.

Wanderers can practice skills in tutorial stages to quickly experience martial art features.

Resetting will now return 100% of the Coins spent on upgrading.

Prompt appears for gear saved in a 'Development Plan'.

Max HP and attack of neutral bosses and monsters reduced based on Guild's League Rank.

Distinguished from default map boss marks.

Improved efficiency in reward displays.

Players can revive teammates within 10 meters after they fall.

They can no longer be used in combat, consistent with food.

Quick switch prompt for attunement types of all equipped gear.

Provides clearer development guidance and a 'Quick Enhance' entrance for upgrade materials.

Quick switch prompt appears when completing a set switch.

Damage taken inside the zone will gradually increase over time.

Improved adaptation on special screens.

Each conversion will now cost Echo Jade ×500 after free attempts.

Corrected issues with carrying the Fortune Tree.

Synchronized filters for customized auto-recycle plans.

Reduced coin costs for tuning Tier 91 gear.

Adjusted drop probabilities for various attributes based on player preferences.

Legendary Melodic Stones can now be crafted from Epic Melodic Stones.

Resolved issue where controller focus would disappear after Battle Pass Level 50.

New feature to intelligently select materials for tuning.

Easier tracking of event times based on device's local time zone.

Resolved issue where the server was incorrectly identified after adding the US West server.

Improved visuals during the beginner tutorial.

Resolved issue where players were unable to use 'Flowing Glow' to reach the Governor's Residence.

View the list of permanently banned players from the previous week on the Arena page.

Resolved a rare issue where the quest would not complete after finishing two 'Wandering Tales' in Liangzhou.

Future updates will synchronize level caps and gear tiers with seasonal cycles.

Wanderers can now claim the Leaf of Attainment via in-game mail and activate the talent.

Allows players to retune attributes with a cooldown period.

Prioritizes messages in your set language and filters out low-quality or irrelevant content.

Improved clarity for obtaining Mystic Skill · Goosy Slide.

Resolved issue preventing players from scrolling to select rewards beyond Level 52.

Allows for more complete entries when looking up character names or keywords.

New mechanics for enhancing gear attributes through Relaying and Modulating.

Resolved text display bug when running at 4K resolution.

Resolved instances where Chinese text appeared in certain UI menus.

Introduction of new 2-piece bonuses for Archery Jades.

Unlocking of new levels and gear tiers at the start of Season 3.

Improved visual connection between set names and icons, fixed item name cut-off in pop-up windows.

Resolved issue where buttons overlapped and could not be interacted with.

Reduces crashes and improves overall performance.

Resolved various localization errors across multiple interfaces.

Quick access to text and image walkthroughs in Hero's Realm and Sword Trial interfaces.

Fixed an issue preventing the completion of Liangzhou Injustice Quest - Snowball Showdown.

Enhanced instructional text for gameplay in Mahjong and Madiao Cards.

Adjusted unlock timing for tutorials and optimized notification rules during early game.

Fixed desync issues between subtitles and audio in various cutscenes.

Fixed abnormal subtitles during cutscenes of Campaign - Death of the Governor.

Added features including chat access via PS5 touchpad and custom sorting for chat channels.

Resolved an issue where certain buttons could not be highlighted.

Added three brand-new controller layout presets.

Fixed an issue where characters were unable to clear their distracting thoughts in Campaign - Death of the Governor on mobile.

Fixed an issue on iPads where the UI elements on the Profile would abnormally overlap.

Clarified the description text for tuning rules.

Fixed overlapping UI issues in the Spotlight interface.

Fixed an issue where using Mystic Skill - Goosy Slide failed to defeat a boss.

Fixed the abnormal hair color for Hairstyle - Dusk Rider on mobile.

New button to synchronize controller layouts across different characters.

Added independent button binding options for Interact/Pick Up/Talk in Hero's Realm and Sword Trial.

Improved the visual display of in-game fonts, rolling out as a test on PS5.

Fixed abnormal audio in Campaign - Death of the Governor and Jianghu Legacy - A Bitter Draught of Home.

From April 16th to April 19th, players at Exploration Level 10+ will receive daily Energy mail.

Added a new server in the US West region to improve network connection quality.

Fixed abnormal subtitles during cutscenes of Main Chapter - Liangzhou Melody.

Players can now expand the number of Outfit → Dye Plan slots.

Refresh of the 'Painted Boat' with new features available during 'Mirage Boat'.

Introduced exploration enabling players to collect Treasure Chests and Oddities, with rewards synced.

Refined animations for the female protagonist in cutscenes.

Optimized the control feel for character actions.

Improved team invitation experience with differentiation between invitation types.

Improvements to Bag sorting and interface for better item management.

Alerts when other players enter your co-op mode will now be clearer.

Added quick chip exchange feature in Wandering Paths.

Enhanced chat functionality for players while spectating.

Enhanced the Execution Skill of the Boss, giving players more time to react.

Players can create a 'Scenic Landmark' for photography.

Added Arena Practice to familiarize players with combat rules.

New action module 'Dance' has been added for free use.

Adjusted scoring system for matches with large point gaps.

Players can now view teammates' online status upon entering the dungeon.

Major upgrade to the Monthly Fund with new VIP Shop and Must-Haves List features.

Access Boss Dummy targets for combat practice in the Training Ground.

Explore the underground Ghostlight Market and complete encounters for rewards.

Log in daily from January 30 to February 12, 2026, to claim gifts.

Event from January 9 to March 5, 2026, encouraging teamwork between new and returning players.

Participate in various events from January 9 to February 3, 2026.

Players can customize Martial Art Effects for individual skills starting January 9, 2026.

Further optimizations are required for the feature.

Encounter a new character and embark on a solo adventure after completing the Mistveil Dungeon.

Major upgrades to the in-game photo feature for better captures.

Take on a bounty for the elusive Master Thief after completing a main chapter.

New appearances available in Battle Pass, Draw Shop, and Shop after the update.

Unlock 'Campaign: Supreme Freedom' by completing specific tasks.

Participate in Divination gameplay after the version update.

Participate in the Guild Battle from January 9 to February 6, 2026.

New characters gain 'Fledgling' status for 14 days with special rewards.

Unfold a tragicomic tale after reaching level 32 and completing a main chapter.

New options for gear management in the inventory.

Complete Quest: Melodies of Peace to access new encounters.