In Where Winds Meet, a player fought against the current story boss for 5 hours and then gave up. Now the community is trying to help and is giving tips.
What kind of boss is this? The second story boss in Where Winds Meet, “The Witch Qianye,” is truly formidable. Especially on the “Legendary” difficulty level, the boss fight is quite challenging over two phases and demands a lot from the players.
In the first phase, the fight is still quite relaxed. The boss has some typical attack patterns that can be recognized and dodged. But after the phase transition, many attacks begin, some of which are only briefly announced or require a feel for timing.
Thus, the fight requires good dodging, blocking, and parrying skills to avoid being taken out by the powerful attacks. That it’s not so easy has now also been recognized by a player who had to give up after hours of fighting.
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A desperate player and a helpful community
How is the player faring? On Reddit, user El_migzy speaks up. He explains that he is currently struggling with the witch on the Legendary difficulty level. He has already spent 5 hours on the boss fight and simply cannot defeat the witch.
Especially the second phase is giving him trouble. The numerous enemy attacks that he has to dodge or parry are simply overwhelming. Frustrated, he asks the community for tips.
What do the players reply? The players of Where Winds Meet want to help the player. First, they explain that the boss fight is deliberately designed to be very challenging in order to teach players how to dodge, block, and parry. These basic techniques are important to play Where Winds Meet and future bosses well.
Moreover, the players also have some tips on Reddit that are supposed to make the fight easier:
- Resouledxx: “Just hold the block button down and spam the parry just before she strikes. It makes it quite easy.”
- clappa68: “Take a break and come back. You will make it eventually. You are a legend, don’t give up.”
- Voeker: “I fought against her for hours, then I realized I was level 30 and could advance into world tier 4. I did that, and then I managed it easily on my first try.”
Other players also advise gathering resources through side quests first to improve one’s character. A better character and the players’ tips should be enough to defeat the witch.
Where Winds Meet features some quite challenging boss fights, especially on the hardest difficulty level. The witch is correspondingly formidable, especially since she is supposed to showcase important elements of the combat system early on. You can find all our guides to Where Winds Meet here: Where Winds Meet: All guides, tips, and builds at a glance
