Best Tank build guide in Where Winds Meet

If you don’t like getting interrupted mid-combo in Where Winds Meet, then playing as a Tank build is the best option. It allows you to continuously swing your weapon and launch enemies into the air by chaining combos and keeping them stun-locked. For bosses, you gain additional damage reduction that comes in handy in case you miss your dodge.

However, to do so, you need a proper build, as there’s a lot more than just picking a big weapon. This guide will show you everything you need to get started playing a Tank in Where Winds Meet.

Best weapon and Martial Art setup for a Tank build in Where Winds Meet

The weapon of choice for a Tanky build is Spear and Mo Blade. Not only do they fit aesthetically, but the related Martial Arts are the backbone of playing as a Tank. For the Spear, you need Stormbreaker, while for the Mo Blade, Thundercry is the best pick.

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Thundercry Blade

Thundercry will be your defensive and offensive stick (Image via NetEase Games)

The Thundercry is all about defense, with skills specializing in granting yourself shields and Fortitude, which prevents you from getting crowd-controlled. If you’re jumping into a fight, activating the abilities on this is the first thing you’ll need to do. However, like any other abilities in Where Winds Meet, everything’s on a timer, so be careful, as you don’t want to be too quick or too late with them.

Here are all the abilities you get using this Martial Art:

Light Attack: The basic three-hit combo.
Avalanche (Charged Skill): Charge your Mo Balde to swing a three-hit combo.
Predator’s Shield (Martial Art Skill): Grants you a shield equal to 25% of your max HP and increases Fighting Spirit.
Sunrush Gale (Special Skill): Crowd Control enemies and grants you Fortitude.

Stormbreaker Spear

Keep your team safe by taunting enemies (Image via NetEase Games)

The Stormbreaker is to apply debuffs on enemies and taunt them away from your teammates. This makes it a high-risk skill, which is why we’re pairing it with Thundercry Blade. All you need to do is taunt enemies and swap to a different weapon to improve defense and crowd control everyone close by.

Here are all the abilities you get using this Martial Art:

Light Attack: The basic three-hit combo.
Fury Spear (Charged Skill): Fire a quick flurry of spears to stab the enemy in front.
Storm Roar (Martial Art Skill): Taunt enemies and grant yourself 20% damage reduction/
Thunder Shock (Special Skill): Consume Lightning Spirit to knock down enemies and apply Vulnerability to them. Additionally, you also gain Fortitude.

Best Inner Way setup for Tank build in Where Winds Meet

Get the ones that complement your build (Image via NetEase Games)

Inner Way can make a big difference in Where Winds Meet. They allow you to stack various benefits that activate as you perform related actions. For a Tank build, we’ll be focusing on upping our defense and healing as much as possible.

Exquisite Scenery: Defending with Thundercry Blade activates counterattacks that allow you to perform a charged attack without charging. Hitting a target restores 1 bar of Battle Will.
Art of Resistance: HP shields and related skill effects last longer.
Trapped Beast: If your HP falls below 30%, taking damage grants a shield that absorbs equal to 30% of HP. However, the effect has a cooldown of 300 seconds.
Wind Beneath Wings: Reduces the Endurance cost of Skywalk Dash and increases movement speed after landing. Additionally, defeating enemies restores HP.

Inner Way Breakthrough will further make you stronger (Image via NetEase Games)

Note that after unlocking all the Inner Way, you can perform Breakthrough and further improve them, like reducing cooldown or making the effects stronger. However, obtaining the base variant alone will provide a significant power boost.

Best gear set bonus for a Tank build in Where Winds Meet

Here are the best gear set bonuses you can have while playing the role of a Tank in Where Winds Meet. Note that you can only equip two complete set bonuses at a time.

Moonflare set

Having a two-piece Moonflare Set grants additional HP. A complete four-piece set has a 30% chance to create a shield while attacking an enemy that can absorb up to 10% of the damage dealt to HP and lasts 20 seconds. Additionally, if the effect triggers when you already have a shield, it restores 2% HP every 60 seconds.

Eaglerise set

Having a two-piece Eaglerise set grants +4 to Physical defense. A complete four-piece set grants you a stack of Eaglerise that reduces damage taken by 1.2%. This effect stacks up to five times, after which you’ll gain a buff ‘Eagle Guard’ that reduces the damage from the next enemy hit by 90%. Not that the effect is halved for bosses and only activates once every 30 seconds.

Flawless Defense set

Having a two-piece 'Flawless Defense' set grants +4 to Physical defense. A complete four-piece set reduces incoming damage by 5%. Additionally, if your HP falls below 60% it grants further damage reduction by 1% for each additional 10% HP loss, stacking up to five times.

As always, it's important to remember that you are not completely invincible. While you can stack HP and damage reduction, without a healer, you will need to dodge some attacks to survive.

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Edited by Mayank Singh Rathour