Lock in a Qi Shield with Daunting Strike, then fully charge Vagrant Sword for a volley of sword waves. Swap to the Spear, freeze the target with Qiankun’s Lock and dump Legion Crusher into Storm Dance.
Rotation
Follow the icons left to right. Each step below says which button type it is.
Sword phase — shield into charge
Start every fight here. The whole point is to be charging Vagrant Sword while the Qi Shield is active.
- Daunting StrikeSkill — Throw the sword and dash in. Press again twice for Relentless Chase — the 2nd chase gives a 3s Qi Shield.
- Shadow StepSkill — Step back out of danger while the shield is still up.
- Vagrant SwordCharged (hold) — Hold to the 2nd charge stage and release. With Sword Morph this fires multiple sword-energy waves.
- Soaring SpinMystic Skill — Close the gap again and knock the target down.
- Wolflike FrenzyMystic Skill — Burst while they’re down.
Spear phase — lock and crush
Swap when Sword skills are on cooldown.
- Swap to Nameless SpearWeapon Swap — Dual-Weapon Skill.
- Qiankun’s LockSkill — Immobilises the target and grants Endless Gale (cheaper Endurance with Mountain’s Might).
- Legion Crusher ×2Skill — Use it twice — it speeds up your next charged attack and opens the Unrivaled window.
- Storm DanceCharged (hold) — Release the charged Spear attack inside the Unrivaled window.
- Free MorphMystic Skill — Extend the combo.
- Swap to Nameless SwordWeapon Swap — Back to the Sword phase and repeat.
Inner Ways
Core = take it. Flex = good default, swap freely. Click any card for full tier details.
The build’s engine: a fully charged Vagrant Sword fires extra sword-energy waves while Daunting Strike’s Qi Shield is up.
Nameless Sword passive that turns a second-stage Vagrant Sword charge into a volley of sword energy attacks, with Endurance-fuelled bonus damage, chained volleys and Affinity hits on Exhausted enemies.
Morale ChantCoreEasy, always-on damage: every hit stacks Physical Penetration and bonus damage.
Stacking damage and healing passive: attacking or healing builds Yi River for Physical Penetration and bonus output, doubled against controlled targets.
Battle AnthemCoreMore Charged Skill damage — boosts both Vagrant Sword and Storm Dance.
Charged Skill damage Inner Way: bonus damage against bosses, later all enemies and low-Endurance players, plus Endurance drain or refunds on Critical/Affinity hits.
Mountain's MightFlexKeeps your Endurance up for repeated charged attacks on the Spear.
Nameless Spear Endurance engine: Qiankun's Lock grants a longer, stronger Endless Gale, and higher tiers add Qi Imbalance on bosses, more Endurance on cast, Affinity Rate and Endurance refunds on Charged Skills.
Once it’s upgraded, swap Mountain’s Might for Envigorated Warrior for a glass-cannon version.
Gear
2pc: +27 Max Physical Attack.
4pc: Casting a Martial Art Skill activates Jadeware for 10s: +10% Affinity DMG and +7.5% Direct Affinity Rate vs Qi Imbalance, lower Qi than yours, or below 40%. Triggers once every 12s.
2pc: Physical Defense +1.
4pc: Your shield duration is extended by 2 seconds. If you have more than 85% Qi or a Qi damage immunity shield, reduce all HP damage taken by 20%.
Alternative: Hawkwing (weapons/accessories) + Eaglerise (armor) — use it if your rolls are better.
Stat Priority
- 1Power
- 2Affinity Rate
- 3Bellstrike Attack
- 4Max / Min Physical Attack
- 5Critical Rate
- 6Physical Penetration
- 7Weapon / Skill DMG Boost
Mystic Skills
Dragon's Breath → Drunken Poet is a strong swap-in pair; Flaming Meteor for packed mobs.
Tips
- Don’t charge Vagrant Sword without the shield up — you lose the Sword Morph waves.
- If you’re out of Endurance, play the Spear phase first; Qiankun’s Lock makes everything cheaper.
- Use Ghost Bind to pull mobs together before the Sword phase in dungeons.
- Swap Free Morph for Golden Body for a panic button.
- Open on the Spear with Qiankun’s Lock against dangerous elites so they can’t move.
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