How to unlock Talon Strike in Where Winds Meet

Learning the Talon Strike in Where Winds Meet is one of those situations where the game secretly places a very strong special ability behind a difficult, small side task. This time, you are not following a teacher or exploring an underground prison. Instead, you are watching a bird that dives through the air, which is sitting high up on a perch above the Palace of Annals.

This guide will show you the steps to acquire the Talon Strike ability in Where Winds Meet.

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How to get Talon Strike in Where Winds Meet

To start, head to the Palace of Annals and look south. You’ll see a long hanging bridge stretched toward a lone pillar-like rock formation.

Getting Talon Strike in Where Winds Meet (Image via NetEase Games || YouTube/@CynikYT)

That bridge is your path forward, but the game doesn’t make crossing it peaceful.

Expect heavy resistance

The moment you step onto the bridge, you’ll notice several archers waiting on the far side. They fire as soon as you get into range, so you have a few options depending on your playstyle:

• Pick them off with arrows first. You can safely shoot from the starting side and thin the group before committing.
• Lure single enemies over. Fire a shot or get close enough for them to chase one at a time.
• Use Ghostly Steps to ignore the chip damage. If you’ve unlocked this skill, you can iframe your way across and deal with everything once you land.

No matter how you approach it, expect a messy fight. The opposite end of the bridge is packed with enemies, and getting surrounded here can end your run quickly. Take it slow, heal when needed, and clear the entire group before moving on.

Once the enemies are down, look over the ledge near the rock formation. There’s a lower platform with three large eggs sitting in a nest. That’s your target. Drop down onto the ledge carefully; it’s easy to overshoot the fall if you rush. Walk up to the nest and interact with the eggs. This triggers the familiar Skill Theft observation minigame.

How to complete the observation

The observation works the same as every other Mystic Art unlock:

• Wait for the golden ring to tighten around the prompt.
• Press the button (X if you’re on a controller) right when it aligns.
• Repeat the timing checks until the sequence ends.

Once you hit all the prompts correctly, your character learns from the diving bird’s movement, and Talon Strike in Where Winds Meet becomes available as a new Mystic Skill.

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Talon Strike in Where Winds Meet details

Talon Strike's lore (Image via NetEase Games || YouTube/@CynikYT)

Talon Strike in Where Winds Meet is built around quick disruption. It’s a clean, single-target Mystic Art with strong control and a fast cooldown.

• Skill Type: Offensive, single-target
• Cost: 15 Vitality
• Cooldown: 2 seconds
• Tags: Defense Break

The flow of the move works like this:

• A fast swipe that breaks the target’s guard
• Three follow-up hits to keep pressure on
• If the guard break lands, it applies Qi damage

Because it counts as a Defense Break Mystic Art, it shares a cooldown with other skills under that category, which is something to keep in mind when building combos.

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