Where Winds Meet ties a sprawling list of objectives to trophies and achievements that span combat, story campaigns, professions, social systems, and open‑world exploration. Most completions grant Echo Jade (a currency used for cosmetic pulls and select merchants), but many also award unique cosmetics, “Hero Title” honorifics, toys, decorations, and other collectibles. If you’re aiming for 100%, you’ll need to engage with both the solo campaign and the shared online modes, including PvP, co‑op dungeons, guild battles, and city activities.
What counts as a trophy/achievement in Where Winds Meet
The game groups objectives into themed sets. Each set focuses on a playstyle or system (for example, boss challenges, exploration milestones, minigames, or guild PvP). Completions often scale from “first time” to higher thresholds (10/50/100, etc.), with rewards increasing along the way.
| Category | Focus | Example unlocks | Common rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myriad Manifestations | Minigames, social antics, tavern modes | Win 50 Madiao card games; sit on benches anywhere; Sandstorm Tavern modes | Echo Jade, Hero Titles, special inscriptions |
| Love and Vengeance | Bounties, vendettas, chat, bonds, jail | Complete 100 bounties; accumulate jail time; form bonds and brotherhoods | Echo Jade, Hero Titles, cosmetics (hair/outfits/hats) |
| Chronicles of Martial Arts | Campaign progress, encounter clears | Clear Gleaming Pond, Jinming Pool; complete all encounters in a region | Echo Jade, Hero Titles, cosmetics |
| Testing My Edge | Combat techniques and weapon skills | Headshot with a bow; downward strikes after jumping | Echo Jade, Hero Titles |
| Path of Growth | Skill and gear progression | Upgrade martial arts to Lv.30/50; enhance gear slots | Echo Jade |
| Jianghu Sects | Sect roles and “skill theft” weapon trials | Learn Panacea Fan, Heavenquaker Spear; earn sect ranks | Echo Jade, Hero Titles |
| Jianghu Career | Player‑to‑player services | Heal other players successfully (or fail) | Echo Jade |
| Life Skills | Fishing and world interactions | Catch specific fish species; fell trees with Tree Ram | Echo Jade, Hero Titles |
| Erudite Explorer | Compendium discovery | Unlock Ancient Scores, Abilities, Plants, Mystic Arts | Echo Jade, decorations, titles |
| The Ways of Life | Fashion, mounts, misdemeanors | Tame a horse; change outfits daily; steal/assault/vandalize counts | Echo Jade, cosmetic hat |
| Everything at the Jianghu | Arena PvP and challenge tiers | Win streaks; reach ranks up to “Transcendent” | Echo Jade |
| Masterful | Boss‑specific feats and no‑hit runs | Deflect certain combos; defeat bosses without damage | Echo Jade |
| Divine Craftsmanship | Housing/building components | Place 50+ construction components | Echo Jade |
| Worldly Wanderings I–III | Exploration and city activities | Anecdotes, chests, Boundary Stones, Meow Meow puzzles, cats, fishing contests | Echo Jade, titles, cosmetics, toys |
| Flashing Blades | Duels and creature hunts | Defeat named NPCs in spars; hunt crocodiles | Echo Jade |
Rewards: more than currency
Echo Jade is the default payout, but a substantial slice of the list grants permanent items. These include face ornaments, hairstyles, outfits, hats, toys you can place or use, decorations for housing, situational inscriptions that modify encounters, road‑sign assists, and “Hero Title” labels that display on your character.
| Achievement | Unlock condition | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Day and Night | Win 50 Madiao card games | Hero Title: Day and Night |
| Streak of Bad Luck | Get struck by lightning 50 times | Hero Title: Streak of Bad Luck |
| Lingering Elegance | Complete 12 Elegant Melodies challenges | Hero Title: Lingering Elegance |
| The Many Faces | Successfully disguise 100 times | Hero Title: The Many Faces |
| All Villains Here | Commit 100 crimes | Hero Title: All Villains Here |
| Doing Time, Looking Fine | Accumulate 40 hours of jail time | Hairstyle: Unknown to All – Messy Hair |
| Tears Behind Bars | Accumulate 160 hours of jail time | Outfit: Unknown to All – Convict’s Garb |
| First to Take the Stage | Win once in Sumo against other players | Toy: Sumo Arena |
| Ancient Manuals Renewer | Unlock all Ancient Scores in Compendium | Cosmetic Accessory: Dongxiao Flute |
| Exotic Flora | Unlock all Plants in Compendium | Decoration: Crane Standing Screen |
| Qinghe – Silver Tongued Sage | Complete all Gift of Gab events (Qinghe) | Face Ornament: Glasses |
| Qinghe – Master Angler | Complete all Fishing Contests (Qinghe) | Cosmetic Large Accessory: Fishing Rod |
| Jade Grove Garden – Wonders Never Cease | Complete all encounters (Jade Grove Garden) | Face Ornament: Iron Mask |
| Golden Koi Outside the Pond | Donate for 10 days in a row (Springwater Pavilion) | Outfit: Bathrobe – Golden Threads |
| Public Enemy | Clear all outposts (Jade Grove Garden) | Hair Ornament: Silver Lining |
| Jade Grove Garden – Gold Crush | Complete all Gold Crush (Jade Grove Garden) | Situation Inscription: Mountain Star |
| Goose‑Hating Avenger | Defeat the village tyrant in Heaven’s Pier | Road Sign Assist: Summon the Goose |
| Start Point of the Mahjong God | Win chips with a winning hand in Mahjong God Challenge | Toy: Mahjong Table |
The longest grinds
- Exploration chest sweeps: 560+ chests in Qinghe and 650+ in Kaifeng are tracked across multiple unlock tiers.
- Compendium milestones: thresholds hit 100, 300, 600, and 1,000 entries across categories.
- Jail‑time milestones: 40 and 160 cumulative hours unlock exclusive cosmetics.
- Arena ranks and streaks: Climbing to “Transcendent” and maintaining 10‑win streaks in any arena mode will take practice and a stable build.
- Social tallies: 100 bounties, 30+ guild battle kills as Human Barrier, and high-level content (road signs, Wind Medium posts) reward persistence.
Boss and combat challenge highlights
The “Masterful” and “Testing My Edge” sets demand precise timing and pattern recognition. Examples include:
- No‑hit clears such as defeating the Coffin Keeper Lord or Puppetry – Overture without taking damage.
- Deflection checks like countering the Coffin Keeper’s blade/coffin combos, River Master’s “Water Blade,” or the Nameless General’s “Death Chain Counter.”
- Mechanic‑specific avoids: dodge the Dao Lord’s darts, avoid mycelium ground spikes from Sheng E, or stay sober to beat the Drunk Striker.
- Technique tests: headshot damage with bows, kill counts using downward strikes, and interrupting boss acupoint strikes with your own.
These are excellent places to stress‑test weapon swaps, internal arts loadouts, and party composition before attempting the “Abyss” difficulty variants found in campaign challenge nodes.
Social and MMO‑style achievements
Where Winds Meet supports a shared, evolving world with guilds, co‑op, raids, and PvP. Several achievements require the online modes:
- Vendetta and bounty chains: hunt targets, survive counter‑kills, and complete 100+ bounties.
- Guild Battle roles: rack up kills as the Human Barrier.
- Arena ladders: 1v1/2v2/3v3 modes track wins, streaks, and rank tiers.
- Community participation: send messages in chat, collect likes on research/road signs, and create bonds, discipleships, and sworn brotherhoods.
- Sandstorm Tavern: Desert Arena win streaks, Drunken Dreamscape chest counts, and Midnight Lodger outcomes all feed the tally.
Exploration and city activities to bank early
- Anecdotes and Boundary Stones: unlock fast travel and lore while progressing region‑wide counters for Qinghe and Kaifeng.
- Meow Meow puzzles, cat‑petting, and shadow chases: quick city‑loop activities that add up to larger thresholds.
- Fishing contests and species hunts: species‑specific tallies (perch, snakehead, carp variants, catfish) plus “big fish” length records.
- Pitch Pot, quizzes, and Gift of Gab: minigames that feed both Echo Jade and cosmetic unlocks like glasses and fishing gear.
- Housing and rental: renting across districts contributes to dedicated achievements and ties into cosmetic decorations.
Platforms, structure, and what to expect
Where Winds Meet is a free‑to‑play, online‑only Wuxia RPG set in tenth‑century China. On PC, achievements are integrated with Steam’s system; on console, the same objectives map to the platform’s trophy system. Multiplayer features include online co‑op, PvP, cross‑platform multiplayer, guild activities, and raids. Languages include English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean, French, German, and Spanish (Latin America).
If your goal is a full trophy/achievement haul, plan a route that mixes campaign clears, arena ladders, region exploration sweeps, and a steady cadence of social tasks and tavern activities. Save time by banking city‑based minigames and Compendium entries during travel between major story beats, and use guild play to chip away at PvP and group objectives.
