Soaring Spin is an offensive Mystic Skill in Where Winds Meet that combines a forward dash with a spiraling follow-up strike and a strong anti-heal debuff. It is stored in a hidden chest high above a statue inside the Martial Temple, and you can reach it early through an underground route instead of waiting for a later quest.
What Soaring Spin Does
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Offensive, Single-target Control (Shift-tagged) |
| Location | Martial Temple, Kaifeng (hidden statue chest) |
| Vitality cost (Tier 4) | 15 |
| Cooldown (Tier 4) | 12 seconds |
| Core effect | Dash forward with a thrust, then transition into a spiraling follow-up strike. Reduces the target’s Healing Received by 60% for 5 seconds. |
Functionally, Soaring Spin is built for burst damage and control in both duels and group fights:
- The initial thrust lets you quickly close distance or punish movement.
- The spin follow-up can catch opponents who try to react to your first dash.
- The 60% Healing Received reduction makes it especially effective against enemies that rely on self-healing or strong support skills.
Soaring Spin breakthrough bonuses and upgrade costs
Like other Tier 1 Mystic Arts, Soaring Spin can be ranked up to Rank 9 and then promoted through Tiers 2–4. Each Tier adds a distinct bonus:
| Tier | Bonus |
|---|---|
| Tier 2 | Deals 10% additional damage to players. |
| Tier 3 | Adds a cancel point after the first thrust so you can interrupt the sequence. |
| Tier 4 | Increases dash distance by 2 meters. |
Upgrading requires Ebon Iron of different levels and the Mystic Art material Jasmine Stamen.
| Tier | Rank(s) | Materials per rank / promotion |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0–9 | Lv. 1 Ebon Iron ×2 |
| 2 | 0 (promotion) | Jasmine Stamen ×5, Lv. 1 Ebon Iron ×2 |
| 2 | 1–9 | Lv. 2 Ebon Iron ×4 |
| 3 | 0 (promotion) | Jasmine Stamen ×15, Lv. 2 Ebon Iron ×4 |
| 3 | 1–9 | Lv. 3 Ebon Iron ×10 |
| 4 | 0 (promotion) | Jasmine Stamen ×18, Lv. 3 Ebon Iron ×10 |
| 4 | 1–9 | Lv. 4 Ebon Iron ×20 |
These bonuses change how the skill plays:
- Tier 2 helps in PvP-focused builds by directly boosting damage against other players.
- Tier 3’s cancel point lets you feint with the thrust, then block, dodge, or chain something else if opponents try to punish.
- Tier 4’s extra distance turns Soaring Spin into a longer engage or chase tool.
How to unlock Soaring Spin without a Martial Temple quest
The early method to unlock Soaring Spin relies on reaching a hidden chest in the Martial Temple via caves and keys, rather than waiting for a side quest that opens the temple directly. The route has two main phases:
- Collecting keys in the Jade Mirror Pond cave and at the Old Village Ruins Outpost.
- Using those keys to access the Martial Temple underground, solving a bell-door interaction, and climbing the statue room to the chest.
Phase 1: Get the keys you need
Step 1: Fast travel to Jade Mirror Pond, which sits to the southwest of Kiang. From the waypoint, enter the nearby cave system that leads underground.
Step 2: Progress through the cave, clearing enemies as needed. At a broken bridge spanning a wide gap, do not look for a switch; instead, climb the rocks or wall on one side to use them as a platform and cross to the opposite ledge.
Step 3: Continue until you reach an interior room with a visible ladder. Climb the ladder to a balcony area with a chest. Open this chest to obtain a set of keys required later for deeper doors beneath the Martial Temple.
Phase 2: Clear Old Village Ruins Outpost and open the secret tunnel
Step 1: Travel to the Old Village Ruins Outpost. This outpost must be cleared to reveal the second key.
Step 2: Eliminate all enemies in the outpost, including the boss. You can either fight through the camp normally or engage the boss via the golden sword near the entrance, which lets you start a wrestling-style challenge.
Step 3: After defeating the boss, you receive a key that unlocks a secret door. Head to the house positioned along the southwest wall of the outpost, built into the mountain that leads toward the Martial Temple.
Step 4: Go inside this house (or tent-like structure). At the back, there is a locked section that can be opened with the newly obtained key. Use the key to reveal a secret passage leading into another cave system under the Martial Temple.
Phase 3: Navigate the Martial Temple underground
Step 1: Enter the newly opened cave and pass through the first door you encounter. Move straight ahead until you reach a drop; jump or climb down into the lower chamber.
Step 2: Clear all enemies in this area to safely interact with the door ahead. Once the space is secure, open the next door to advance deeper into the dungeon.
Step 3: In the next notable chamber, look for a large bell near a sealed door. Strike the bell once to activate a mechanism that temporarily opens the door.
Step 4: Quickly target the upper part of the door and use the Mystic Skill Meridian Touch on it. This interaction keeps the door open, allowing you to move through without racing the timer each time.
Phase 4: Reach the statue room and the hidden chest
Step 1: Proceed through the door held open by Meridian Touch until you reach a large hall dominated by a towering statue at one end. A group of enemies patrols this room.
Step 2: Defeat all enemies in the statue room. Clearing combat here makes climbing safer and prevents interruptions while you position yourself for the chest.
Step 3: Move to the right side of the statue and start climbing its armor or attached structures to reach the first set of wooden beams above.
Step 4: On the beams, look for ladders fixed to the horizontal supports. Climb the first ladder up to a higher beam, traverse slightly to one side as the layout allows, then take a second ladder to reach the structure above the statue, effectively the roof area overlooking its head.
Step 5: From this high platform, drop down into or onto the statue’s head. In front of the statue’s face, suspended or placed at a distance, is the chest that contains Soaring Spin.
Step 6: To safely loot the chest, use the Mystic Skill Celestial Seize. Aim at the chest from your position on or behind the statue and activate Celestial Seize to remotely open it and claim the Soaring Spin scroll.
There is a less reliable alternative where you jump toward the chest and repeatedly press the collect button midair, but Celestial Seize provides a consistent, low-risk way to interact with the chest without worrying about falling.
Using Soaring Spin effectively once unlocked
Once Soaring Spin is learned, it slots into your Mystic Skills as a Shift-type offensive control option. It pairs well with:
- Weapons or arts that already pressure enemy movement, letting you chase or punish retreats with the extended dash, especially at Tier 4.
- Compositions that force enemies to commit healing skills. The 60% Healing Received reduction works as a soft counter to sustain-heavy opponents in both PvE and PvP.
- Playstyles that value animation control. The Tier 3 cancel point supports baiting parries or dodges by threatening the second hit without always committing.
Unlocked early via the secret Martial Temple route, Soaring Spin becomes a strong foundation for duel-focused and burst-oriented builds long before many characters naturally reach the point in the story where the temple opens through quests.
