Best Bleed and Poison build guide in Where Winds Meet

The best Bleed and Poison build in Where Winds Meet can allow you to obliterate your enemies by taking advantage of the damage-over-time mechanic. This build is quite simple to craft, as you will need only the Strategic Sword and a few inner ways to complete it. But it can be quite costly, especially as it will require quite a lot of the Echo Jade currency in Where Winds Meet.

This article will cover how to craft the best Bleed and Poison build in Where Winds Meet.

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Best weapon setup for the Bleed and Poison build in Where Winds Meet

Strategic Sword (Image via NetEase)

The Strategic Sword martial arts is one of the strongest weapons available. It has multiple hits and boasts a larger AoE than the Nameless Sword. Given that it can deal with multiple targets, especially with many hits, you should use this for the Bleed and Poison build in Where Winds Meet.

The main reason why you should use the Strategic Sword over all other available martial arts in the game is because of the dedicated Inner Way skill for this weapon type, which is for this build.

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Best Inner Ways for the Bleed and Poison build in Where Winds Meet

Strategic Sword Inner Way (Image via NetEase)

You should use the following Inner Ways for this build:

• Bitter Seasons: When dealing damage, there is a 10% chance to apply a Poison effect for 5 seconds, dealing damage once per second. The Poison reduces the target's Physical Defense by 0.6% for 10 seconds, stacking up to 5 times (duration refreshed upon stacking).
• Moral Chant: Attacking or healing has a chance to grant one stack of effect that increases your damage, healing, stacking up to 5 times. It can only be triggered every 2s.
• Sword Horizon: After using Strategic Sword Martial Art Skill/Special/Charged Skills, use Crosswind Blade for follow-up attacks and deal High Bleed damage to max Bleed targets.
• Five-fold Bleed: Each hit has a chance to inflict Bleed, dealing damage per second (stacks up to 5). Upon reaching max stacks, Bleed is removed and deals instant Piercing damage.

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Best gear set bonus for a Bleed and Poison build in Where Winds Meet

There are two sets that will come in handy for this build:

1) Hawkwing Set

The Hawkwing Set is the best for this Strategic Sword build. When you trigger a damage affinity, you will gain increased Physical Attack by 2% for five seconds, stacking up to five times.

2) Eaglerise Set

The Eaglerise Set also works with this Bleed and Poison build, but it aids in your survival mostly. When you deal overtime damage, you will gain one stack of Eaglerise that reduces damage taken by 1.2% for 10 seconds, stacking up to five times.

At max stacks, you will receive an Eagle Guard effect that reduces the next incoming damage within 10 seconds by 90% (But 45% when the damage is from a boss). This effect can only trigger once every 30 seconds.

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