Where Winds Meet tier list - best weapons, martial arts, and class combinations

What are the best builds and classes in Where Winds Meet? With close to a dozen different weapons to pick from, how you choose to build your hero will play a big part in how you group up in online and co-op play or tackle challenges on your own.

Where you can play Where Winds Meet entirely on your lonesome, Where Winds Meet co-op multiplayer lets you take on the trickier boss fights with multiple people at your side. You won't want to let your team down, which is why you need to take a look at our WWM builds and the best weapons first. And if your squad needs a healer, you'll want to unlock the Panacea Fan before hopping online.

Where Winds Meet tier list - best weapons and builds

Here are the best weapons in Where Winds Meet, sorted from best to worst:

A build in Where Winds Meet is comprised of the following:

• Two Martial Arts (weapon types)
• Four Internal Arts
• Eight Mystic Arts
• Gear (including your specific stat-boosting weapons)
• Arsenal Path

How you choose to combine those options determines your Where Winds Meet build, solidifying your role as a tank, healer, or DPS (melee or ranged). It's difficult to grade each weapon into a set tier list as you're able to equip two at any given time.

In turn, we've deconstructed the most versatile builds in the game to find the best weapons based on their general adaptability. We've broken down key weapon combinations below and listed how they're typically used in the game.

Here's a breakdown of the best weapon combinations:

Bellstrike - Splendor (Melee DPS)

Weapons: Nameless Sword / Nameless Spear

Using the two Nameless weapons, this build uses the Bellstrike Arsenal to maintain high mobility and single-target pressure. Fast movements are its forté, making it a great all-rounder against bosses thanks to decent endurance management and adaptability. If you're going solo against a slower boss, rapid repositioning will help you avoid damage and exploit your foe's weaknesses.

Bellstirke - Umbra (Melee DPS)

Weapons: Strategic Sword / Heavenquake Spear

A slight evolution over the Nameless build, Bellstrike - Umbra uses the Strategic Sword and Heavequaker Spear to deal sustained damage over time. Ever-increasing bleeds make it an excellent build against bosses, who'll generally keep taking damage while you dodge their biggest moves. The long reach of the spear makes it a great wave or camp-clearing build, too.

Stonesplit - Might (Tank)

Weapons: Thundercry Blade / Stormbreaker Speak

Utilizing the Thundercry Blade and Stormbreaker Spear, the Stonesplit - Might build focuses on shield uptime and taunts to keep targets pounding your blades instead of bashing in the skulls of your allies. It's a high-pressure role that, similarly to the Umbra build, can use the long range of its spear to make quick work of camps. It's also a strong option for solo players who struggle to time blocks, dodges, and parries.

Silkbind - Jade (Ranged DPS)

Weapons: Inkwell Fan / Vernal Umbrella

For those who want to attack from afar without relying on a largely non-existent archer build, the Silkbind - Jade combination works a treat. It mixes the DPS options of the two healer weapons, so the Inkwell Fan and Vernal Umbrella, to create a sustained ranged DPS offensive option with room for airborne attacks and heavy burst damage when needed.

You'll shed the healing skills, making it almost bottom of the barrel when it comes to support and survivability, but you can attack from a safe distance.

Bamboocut - Wind (Melee DPS)

Weapons: Infernal Twinblades / Mortal Rope Dart

For rapid strikes and fans of mashing buttons, the Bamboocut - Wind build is an exhilarating option. It uses the Infernal Twinblades and Mortal Rope Dart to maintain high-damage combos with extreme mobility. This build plays light and loose with support and general survivability, making it somewhat of a glass cannon, but there are some control options available. Just consider keeping them on hold to make a swift escape versus creating an opportunity for an onslaught.

Sinkbind - Deluge (Healer)

Weapons: Panacea Fan / Soulshade Umbrella

Lastly, the only real option for healers or ranged attackers looking to play it as safe as possible is the Silkbind - Deluge combination. Having two healing weapons on hand means having a never-ending spray of restorative mists to keep you and your allies in the fight. The upside is how the Echoes of a Thousand Plants skill from the Soulshade Umbrella supplies passive healing, letting you pitch in with chip damage (or even more healing in a pinch) as the situation changes.

And that should be everything you need to know about the best weapons in Where Winds Meet. To take your build to the next level, our skill slots guide will help you realize your full potential. We also have a Where Winds Meet quest list guide so you can see which missions you have left to tackle.