The name “Veiled Edge” gets thrown around in two very different contexts in Where Winds Meet. Players use it both for a premium armor set tied to a gacha banner and for the broader family of veil-style outfits shown in loading screens and promo art. On top of that, there is a separate Jianghu Legacy side quest called “Veiled Blades” that lives in the same visual and thematic space but does not hand you the gacha armor.
Untangling all of this matters if you are trying to decide whether to spend real money, chase hidden cosmetics through exploration, or simply clear a one-off quest.
Veiled Edge armor banner (Swords Unseen) and cost structure
Veiled Edge as a monetized armor set appears on a limited-time “Swords Unseen” style banner that uses Echo Beads or Pearls. At first glance, the UI suggests you can obtain all seven rewards by pulling seven times at what looks like a flat 60-currency price per pull. That is not how it works.
The banner uses an escalating cost model where each pull is more expensive than the last:
| Pull number | Cost (Echo Beads/Pearls) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 60 |
| 2 | 180 |
| 3 | 400 |
| 4 | 800 |
| 5 | 1,400 |
| 6 | 2,000 |
| 7 | 2,600 |
The maximum total if you end up needing all seven pulls is the sum of these values: 7,440 premium currency. Players who hit the “grand prize” (the main Veiled Edge armor piece) earlier spend far less; players who are unlucky and go to the final pull pay the full 7,440.
On PC, Echo Beads and Pearls are top-up currencies purchased with real money, so 7,440 pushes the total into roughly $120–$130 territory depending on pack pricing and regional store. That scale is significantly higher than the sticker shock from the initial 60 displayed next to the banner button.
Two more points are important:
- The reward order is randomized between the seven slots. The banner visually lays out tiles, but the third tile you see is not guaranteed to be the main outfit; the “big” item can drop on any pull.
- The rules that spell out the increasing costs live behind an “Intro” / “Draw Rules” prompt accessed with F1 or a small button rather than being surfaced in-line with the main price tag.
That mix of escalating costs, randomized order, and lightly exposed rules is why players describe the armor as deceptively expensive, even though the math is technically documented somewhere on the banner.
How the Veiled Edge gacha interacts with global and CN versions
The Veiled Edge set is not treated the same way in every client. In the Chinese version, it is sold as a direct-purchase cosmetic, while in the global PC/console release, it is currently tied to the Echo Bead gacha banner described above. That difference helps explain why the global banner feels out of line on price compared to what some players have seen elsewhere.
On global, some players have unlocked the entire set using only Echo Beads obtained through things like the battle pass when they roll the main prize early. Others have hit multiple low-value pulls in a row and burned through cash packs without seeing the outfit. The variance is intentional: the banner is structured as a classic gacha where a few players get lucky and many pay the full escalating ladder if they chase the set.
For now, there is no separate exploration quest that guarantees the same Veiled Edge armor model as a non-monetized reward in the global client. The cosmetic space around it, however, is less straightforward.
Veiled Edge-style outfits from exploration, merchants, and gold
Where Winds Meet uses several systems for veils, hoods, bandanas, and other masked looks that visually echo Veiled Edge without being the exact gacha set. Most of these are not tied to real money and instead unlock as part of normal progression.
Broadly, there are three main paths:
| Path | How it unlocks | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Exploration | Raising region exploration percentage, discovering shrines, camps, and hidden spots | Region-themed outfits, veils, hoods, and masks added to Wardrobe or enabled at vendors |
| Hidden merchants | Finding isolated vendors in villages, camps, and off-path locations | Veiled Edge look-alikes, hooded headgear, bandanas, and rare regional cosmetics |
| In-game gold spending | Paying high gold prices once requirements are met | Prestige outfits that often mimic loading-screen sets without involving premium currency |
Several cosmetics only appear in your Wardrobe after you hit certain exploration thresholds in a region. The game does not call this out particularly well; it silently toggles new options in Appearance once you have done enough of the map. That is why new veils or hoods sometimes seem to “appear out of nowhere” after a long play session.
Face-covering items such as hooded masks and bandanas usually live under the Face Accessories category in the Wardrobe rather than in the general inventory. Many of these come from:
- Assassin or stealth-focused side missions
- Hidden interiors and puzzle rooms that contain cosmetic chests
- Guild, faction, or reputation rewards that unlock as your rank increases
- Seasonal events, festival activities, or limited rotations tied to specific dates
That structure means you can build characters that evoke Veiled Edge—veiled face, dark hood, layered cloth armor—without touching the gacha, as long as you are willing to chase exploration milestones, run side content, and spend substantial in-game gold.
Where the Veiled Edge outfit comes from and how it overlaps with other games
The Veiled Edge outfit in Where Winds Meet sits in an awkward space between original wuxia design and cross-game recognition. Players have noticed that the look is strongly reminiscent of an outfit from Rise of the Ronin, and “The Veiled Edge” is the name of a high-level Ronin Mission in that game. The shared naming and similar aesthetic make it easy to conflate the two.
In Where Winds Meet, the Veiled Edge set is treated as a high-tier cosmetic: a rare, secret-style outfit rather than part of the normal leveling armor progression. Reports around its acquisition focus on two possibilities:
- Event or premium cosmetic: the current global implementation clearly positions Veiled Edge on the Echo Bead gacha banner as a premium set.
- Quest or exploration chain: speculation circles around deeper, late-game exploration chains or artifact-style collections that might eventually offer variants or related outfits.
What is clear is that Veiled Edge is not one of the straightforward outfits you buy from early city vendors or that drop from common chests. It sits at the intersection of monetization and late-game cosmetic chase, and that is why it has become a lightning rod in community discussions.
Veiled Blades Jianghu Legacy quest: what it is and what it rewards
Separate from the gacha armor, Where Winds Meet includes a Jianghu Legacy side quest in Kaifeng called “Veiled Blades.” The name invites confusion with Veiled Edge, but this quest is its own self-contained story and puzzle dungeon rather than a premium cosmetic unlock.
Veiled Blades is tagged as Jianghu Legacy - 04 in Kaifeng. It starts when you speak to the Wayfarer in Kaifeng City and then track the quest from the Side Story tab under the Exploration menu. Once tracked, the game surfaces the location and waypoints for the steps.
The quest unfolds in several phases:
- Learning about the Canglang Sword by eavesdropping in Kaifeng’s Goldwater Street, then slipping through a crevice into a residence, and following the child Zhao Chengzong while inspecting clues.
- Stealth segments where you shadow Chengzong from rooftops and avoid detection by guards, with restarts if you are spotted.
- Infiltrating the main hall by stealing a key from a side building, coordinating with Chengzong to move guards away, and investigating bloodstains inside.
- Finding a secret chamber via a throwing-star contraption on a cabinet, then pushing deeper into underground rooms through a series of mechanical puzzles that require both you and Chengzong to manipulate levers and hidden mechanisms.
- Solving a Contraption Tower that uses three hairpins as configurable keys. Each hairpin must be rotated, flipped, and “transformed” to match double-bladed and four-bladed keyholes on different locks.
Clearing the Contraption Tower leads to a final chamber with two important items:
- A chest that contains a Sword Manual.
- A set of night attire on display that unlocks the Inner Ways skill “Riptide Reflex.”
The quest then routes you through an exit puzzle (another hairpin-based shelf contraption and a ladder back to the surface), before ending in a cutscene where Wei Zhixi intervenes with guards and a final conversation upstairs.
Veiled Blades is rewarding, but in a progression sense rather than a fashion one. The total rewards from the quest line include:
| Reward type | Reward |
|---|---|
| Inner Ways | Riptide Reflex (via night attire inspection) |
| Martial/Item | Sword Manual, Medicinal Tales |
| Materials | Lv. 3 Ebon Iron ×5, Oscillating Jade ×2, Echo Jade ×45 |
| Progress | Kaifeng Exploration ×60, Enlightenment Point ×100 |
| Character | 16,200 Character EXP, 16,200 Coins |
What the quest does not do is award the Veiled Edge gacha armor. It does, however, feed into the broader aesthetic — the night attire and underground contraptions certainly match the feel of covert, masked blades.
Finding hidden veils, hoods, and bandanas in the Wardrobe
Because Where Winds Meet shifts many cosmetics directly into the Appearance system, it is easy to miss that you have already earned veil-style items. Cosmetics that drop from quests, exploration milestones, and hidden chests usually skip the general inventory and show up only inside the Wardrobe.
To check for these:
- Open the Appearance menu and inspect the Outfit, Headgear, Face Accessories, and Dyes categories.
- Scroll through “All” rather than just filtered sets; some veil-like pieces are tagged in ways that don’t match their look at first glance.
- Revisit the Wardrobe after finishing any Jianghu Legacy, Encounters chain, or 100% exploration in a region, since those events often silently unlock new cosmetics.
Many players looking for Veiled Edge end up satisfied with a combination of exploration-earned veils and hoods. These do not carry the specific name “Veiled Edge,” but on-screen, they capture much of the same masked-swordsman energy without relying on gacha pulls.
When paying for Veiled Edge makes sense, and when it doesn’t
The Veiled Edge armor banner is structurally designed for a specific type of player: someone who places a high value on a single outfit, is comfortable with high-variance spending, and is willing to absorb the worst-case 7,440-currency cost if luck does not hit early.
For everyone else, the trade-offs are stark:
- If you dislike gacha mechanics, the escalating cost ladder and randomized reward order are significant red flags.
- If you primarily want to “support the devs” with money, direct-purchase permanent items or expansions are cleaner, more predictable ways to do it than limited banners.
- If you just want a veiled or hooded look, the exploration and merchant paths offer plenty of options purchased with in-game gold.
Nothing in the current implementation suggests Veiled Edge is required for combat performance or core progression. The set is cosmetic, and the game provides multiple alternate cosmetic routes — from Veiled Blades’ Riptide Reflex night attire to guild rewards and seasonal outfits — that let your character inhabit the same shadowy fantasy at a fraction of the real-world cost.
Understanding where Veiled Edge sits in that landscape makes it easier to choose deliberately instead of being surprised by a deceptively cheap-looking 60-currency button.
