In Where Winds Meet, your weapon of choice determines your active Martial Arts set, which in turns opens up a variety of attack moves, abilities, and skills. With twelve Martial Arts sets to unlock, and dozens of upgrades within each, a wide range of playstyles are accommodated.
This guide for Where Winds Meet details each of the 12 Martial Arts to unlock, as well as what you need to do to obtain them.
Heavenquaker Spear
North-eastern Qinghe
Heavenquaker Spear – Sanctum
Bring a Dragon Key and infiltrate the location to steal this Martial Art.
Alternatively, you can join the Raging Tides Sect.
Infernal Twinblades
Southern Qinghe, Moonveil Mountain
Midnight Mercy – Sanctum
Bring a Dragon Key and infiltrate the location to steal this Martial Art.
Alternatively, you can select this from four choices offered when initially reporting an Oddity to Qi Sheng, just prior to unlocking the location above.
The third method involves joining the Midnight Sect outright.
Inkwell Fan
Northern Qinghe
Inkwell Fan – Sanctum
Bring a Dragon Key and infiltrate the location to steal this Martial Art.
Mortal Rope Dart
Kaifeng City, Kaifeng Region
Martial Hall, South Gate Avenue
Disguise yourself and infiltrate the location to learn this Martial Art.
Alternatively, you can join the Nine Mortal Ways Sect.
Nameless Sword
Unlocked by default at the start of your adventure.
Nameless Spear
Unlocked by default at the start of your adventure.
Panacea Fan
North-eastern Qinghe
Silver Needle – Sanctum
Bring a Dragon Key and infiltrate the location to steal this Martial Art.
Alternatively, you can select this from four choices offered when initially reporting an Oddity to Qi Sheng, just prior to unlocking the location above, and is the recommended choice.
The third method involves joining the Silver Needle Sect outright.
Soulshade Umbrella
Eastern Kaifeng Region
Soulshade Umbrella – Post Station
Infiltrate the location to steal this Martial Art.
Alternatively, you can join the Hollow Vale Sect.
Stormbreaker Spear
Attain level 3 and check your in-game email for a letter titled Raging Tides General’s Gift. You will need to explicitly claim the reward at the bottom to unlock this Martial Art.
Strategic Sword
Southern Qinghe Region
Strategic Sword – Sanctum
Bring a Dragon Key and infiltrate the location to steal this Martial Art.
Thundercry Blade
Southern Kaifeng Region
Thundercry Blade: Well of Heaven Martial Camp
Infiltrate the location to steal this Martial Art.
Alternatively, you can select this from four choices offered when initially reporting an Oddity to Qi Sheng, just prior to unlocking the location above.
The third method involves joining the Well of Heaven Sect.
Vernal Umbrella
Kaifeng City, Kaifeng Region
Ninefold Umbrella – Time Tower, North Ma Xing Street
Infiltrate the location to steal this Martial Art.
Alternatively, you can select this from four choices offered when initially reporting an Oddity to Qi Sheng.
All stealing methods require the unlocking of Skill Theft first. This is obtained from Qiu Yuehai via the Exploration quest ‘Unearned Lesson’ in Qinghe Moonveil Mountain. Also of use would be the Disguise Skill from Wuyan in another Exploration quest ‘Disguise: Veil of Love’ in Kaifeng City, and is even mentioned for the Mortal Rope Dart Martial Art.
Those are all of the Martial Arts sets to be unlocked and learned in Where Winds Meet.
