Seasonal Edge is a Legendary Inner Way in Where Winds Meet built around a simple loop: use a Dual-Weapon Skill (the action that swaps to your other weapon), and you receive a short offensive buff. The trade-off is that the buff is random and the effect has a cooldown, which is why it often shows up as a flexible slot rather than a “must-pick” core piece.
Seasonal Edge effect (the four possible buffs)
When Seasonal Edge triggers, it grants one of four bonuses:
| Buff name | What it gives |
|---|---|
| Heart of Four Seasons | Critical Rate +8% |
| Will of Four Seasons | Affinity Rate +4% |
| Wound of Four Seasons | Physical Damage Bonus +8% |
| Sound of Four Seasons | All Attribute Attack Bonuses +8% |
How Seasonal Edge triggers (Dual-Weapon Skill)
The key requirement is using a Dual-Weapon Skill. In practice, players describe this as hitting Tab to swap weapons. When you do, Seasonal Edge attempts to apply its buff, but it can only trigger once per cooldown window.
How to unlock Seasonal Edge (Kaifeng, Cao Sheng)
Seasonal Edge is unlocked by buying all pages of its tome from Cao Sheng, the calligraphy shop owner in Kaifeng City, in the Fairgrounds area. Each page costs 500 Echo Jades, and you need 10 pages for a total of 5,000 Echo Jades.
Step 1: Go to Kaifeng City and head to the Fairgrounds in the eastern section of the city. Look for Cao Sheng’s calligraphy and painting shop near the Grand Imperial Temple area.
Step 2: Talk to Cao Sheng and choose the dialogue option that asks about a special treasure, then open the purchase view.
Step 3: Buy all 10 copies of Seasonal Edge: Page (500 Echo Jades each).
Step 4: Open your Inner Ways menu and use the Comprehend option to combine the pages and unlock Seasonal Edge.
Seasonal Edge Breakthrough tiers (duration, cooldown, multi-buff odds)
Breakthrough upgrades change how long buffs last, add additional scaling, and improve the odds of receiving multiple buffs on a single trigger.
| Tier | What changes |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | Buff duration increases to 12 seconds |
| Tier 2 | Increases Physical Attack based on Solo Mode Level |
| Tier 3 | 20% chance to gain two random bonuses |
| Tier 4 | Cooldown reduced by 5 seconds (can only trigger once every 25 seconds) |
| Tier 5 | Physical Damage Bonus +2.8% |
| Tier 6 | 15% chance to gain three bonuses, 5% chance to gain all four |
Why it’s often treated as a flex slot
Seasonal Edge competes with Inner Ways that offer more predictable output. The core criticism is uptime: players point to a 30-second cooldown as a limiter, especially when compared with other options that provide steadier damage gains or enemy debuffs. Even when upgraded, Tier 4 only reduces the trigger window to 25 seconds, so you still need fights and rotations that naturally include weapon swapping at the right moments.
On the other hand, builds that already swap weapons early in their rotation can treat Seasonal Edge as “free value,” since the buff triggers from an action they were going to do anyway. In that context, the randomness matters less, and the Tier 1 duration increase helps the buff overlap with common damage windows.
If you’re buying it primarily for performance, the decision usually comes down to whether your rotation includes frequent, intentional weapon swaps and whether you can accept a random offensive buff with a longer cooldown cadence.
