Lingering Melody sits at the center of a very specific part of Where Winds Meet’s economy: limited cosmetic draws. It looks like a common item on paper, but it is treated more like a high‑value ticket than a piece of everyday loot.
What Lingering Melody is
Lingering Melody is labeled as a common item in Where Winds Meet, but it functions as a limited gacha currency rather than a crafting mat or quest key.
| Property | Details |
|---|---|
| Item type | Common item |
| Primary role | Currency for cosmetic gacha |
| Main use | Used in Draw: Sound of Silence / limited cosmetic banners |
| Gameplay power | No direct combat or progression bonuses |
The in‑game description leans into wuxia flavor text about echoes and threads between heaven and earth, but mechanically the item is straightforward: consume one Lingering Melody to roll on a specific cosmetic banner and unlock appearances.
How Lingering Melody works in the gacha system
Where Winds Meet’s gacha is deliberately walled off from character power. All banners are cosmetic: outfits, visual skill effects, dyes, and consumable buffs you can also obtain through normal play.
Within that system, Lingering Melody fills a narrow role:
| Currency | Banner type | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Lingering Melody | Limited / seasonal cosmetic banners (e.g., Sound of Silence) | Limited outfits, weapon skins, visual effects, cosmetic consumables |
| Resonating Melody | Standard, always‑on cosmetic banner | Permanent‑pool cosmetics |
Both currencies feed into the same cosmetic system, but Lingering Melody is reserved for time‑limited banners. Once a banner rotates out, those specific visuals are typically no longer obtainable, which is why players treat each Melody as a scarce resource.
The gacha layer itself uses a pity system:
- You are guaranteed at least one Epic‑quality item every 10 pulls.
- A long‑term pity triggers after 150 pulls on a specific banner, guaranteeing a top‑rarity reward.
Lingering Melody pulls contribute to those thresholds on whichever limited banner you spend them on.
Where to get Lingering Melody
Lingering Melodies are spread across several shops and long‑tail systems. Some are tied to premium currency exchange; others are drip‑fed through weekly play.
| Source | How you access it | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Essence of Heaven Shop | Draw shop tied to Celestial Echo pulls | Spend Essence of Heaven earned from character‑effect cosmetic draws. |
| Essence of Earth Shop | Draw shop tied to Solemn Echo pulls | Similar structure on the second cosmetic draw track. |
| Jianghu Treasures Shop | In‑game store tab that accepts Echo Jades | Key repeatable source; Echo Jades come from exploration, quests, and other rewards. |
| Season Shop | Seasonal exchange tab in the Shop menu | Uses Jade Fish / seasonal currencies; stock and caps reset weekly. |
| Meow Meow Temple Shop (Kaifeng) | Cat shrine vendor in Kaifeng | Trades Meow Meow challenge bells for a small, finite number of Melodies. |
| Meow Meow Temple Shop (Qinghe) | Cat shrine vendor in Qinghe | Functions like the Kaifeng temple with its own limited stock. |
| Zhao Feiyan’s Warehouse | Special shop unlocked through progression | Offers Melodies alongside other cosmetic‑leaning rewards. |
| Monthly Fund | Paid monthly pass | Issues Melodies as part of its long‑term login rewards. |
There is also a more generic item shop entry:
Menu → Shop → Items → Lingering Melodylets you buy a small number directly with general‑purpose currency, subject to daily or weekly caps.
On top of these, the PlayStation 5 pre‑order bundle grants two Lingering Melodies alongside other bonuses, giving early players a head start on their first limited outfits.
Why Lingering Melody shows up in weekly checklists
Because Lingering Melody is time‑gated in several shops, veteran players treat buying it like paying a bill: not glamorous, but easy to fall behind on if you ignore it.
Two loops matter here:
| System | Weekly cap or limiter | Impact on Lingering Melody |
|---|---|---|
| Jade Fish / Season Shop | Jade Fish income capped at 20,000 per week | Lingering Melody appears in the Appearance Exchange tab but only becomes purchasable once you reach the weekly Jade Fish cap. |
| Jianghu Treasures | Per‑week purchase limit on Melodies | A finite number of Lingering Melodies can be converted from Echo Jades each reset. |
That is why many progression‑focused routines recommend:
- Hitting the Jade Fish cap each week through normal play.
- Buying out the weekly stock of Lingering Melody in the Appearance Exchange, after prioritizing core progression items like martial arts tips and Inner Way notes.
- Converting Echo Jades in Jianghu Treasures up to the Melody purchase limit once essential tuning stones and other account‑wide upgrades are secured.
What you actually get from spending Lingering Melody
Lingering Melody plugs directly into limited draw banners. Older in‑game text calls out “Draw: Sound of Silence” by name; in the global version, the same currency is used on current limited cosmetic banners.
| When you spend 1 Lingering Melody | Possible results |
|---|---|
| Single pull on a limited cosmetic banner |
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The important constraint: none of these rewards change your damage numbers or unlock exclusive combat skills. The buffs are temporary items you can also craft, and the rest is visual customization.
Mechanically, Lingering Melody pulls obey the same pity logic as the rest of the cosmetic gacha:
- Your tenth pull on a banner is guaranteed to hit at least Epic rarity.
- Once you reach 150 total pulls on that banner, the system guarantees a headline high‑rarity reward.
Because Lingering Melody is used only on limited banners, every pull you do with it nudges that specific banner’s pity counters closer to their thresholds.
How Lingering Melody compares to other currencies
Where Winds Meet runs on a dense currency ecosystem, and it’s easy to confuse what pays for what. Lingering Melody sits on the cosmetic‑only side of the line.
| Item | Category | Main purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Coin | Basic currency | Buying gear, food, and materials from NPC merchants and faction shops. |
| Commerce Coin | Economic currency | Trading at Feng’s Trad hall in Kaifeng. |
| Echo Jade | Premium‑leaning currency | Buying Resonant / Lingering Melodies, tuning stones, and certain cosmetics. |
| Essence of Heaven | Draw byproduct | Redeeming in the Essence of Heaven Shop for extra cosmetic‑related items, including Melodies. |
| Essence of Earth | Draw byproduct | Similar, but tied to the Solemn Echo side of draws. |
| Resonating Melody | Gacha currency | Pays for standard, always‑available cosmetic banners. |
| Lingering Melody | Gacha currency | Pays for limited‑time cosmetic banners such as Sound of Silence. |
| Reputation | Faction progression | Unlocking and buying from Sect Shop via sect activities. |
None of the cosmetic‑side currencies, including Lingering Melody, can be used to buy raw stats, permanent combat power, or breakthrough keys. That separation underpins the game’s “no pay‑to‑win” stance: spending real money or Echo Jades on Melodies changes how your character looks, not how hard your attacks hit.
Treat Lingering Melody as a slow, steady investment into your character’s style sheet. Buy it on a schedule from capped shops, resist the urge to empty every stack on the first banner that shows up, and it quietly turns long‑term play into a deep cosmetic wardrobe without ever touching your actual power curve.
