Stack Bleed to 5 with Inner Track Slash and the Spear’s charged attacks, then cash all 5 stacks in at once with Inner Balance Strike III for a huge hit.
Rotation
Follow the icons left to right. Each step below says which button type it is.
Setup — Bleed and buffs
Sword first for Bleed, Spear second for buffs, then back to the Sword for the damage loop.
- Inner Track SlashSkill — Dash slash, then press again within 2s — the second stage applies all 5 Bleed stacks.
- Swap to Heavenquaker SpearWeapon Swap — Swap manually — it’s faster than the Dual-Weapon Skill here.
- Sober SorrowSkill — Build the combo to about 10 hits, then parry to cancel the rest of the animation.
- Spear Charged HeavyCharged (hold) — First charge stage only. Applies Soul Shaken — stack it to 5, then cancel.
- Dragon's BreathMystic Skill — Apply Burn, then parry once it hits.
- Drunken PoetMystic Skill — Optional: spam it up to 10 Ignition stacks if you have the Vitality.
Damage loop
Your highest-damage window. Repeat while Soul Shaken and River Flow are active.
- Swap to Strategic SwordWeapon Swap
- Inner Balance Strike IIISkill — Hits a 5-stack target for massive Bleed damage and restores Endurance.
- Crosswind BladeSkill — Sword Horizon follow-up right after. Parry to cancel the dash once you pass through the target.
- Repeat ×3–4Skill — Inner Balance Strike III → Crosswind Blade, three or four times.
- Soaring SpinMystic Skill — Close the gap or reposition when Endurance is low, then reset from the Setup.
AoE (mob packs)
- Sober SorrowSkill — Damage and buff.
- Sweep AllSkill — Lowers enemy defenses. Too slow for bosses — use it on packs only.
- Leaping ToadMystic Skill — Poison the group.
- Lion's RoarMystic Skill — AoE damage.
- Swap to Strategic SwordWeapon Swap
- Inner Track SlashSkill — Spread Bleed.
- Inner Balance Strike IIISkill — Cash out.
Inner Ways
Core = take it. Flex = good default, swap freely. Click any card for full tier details.
Upgrade first. Unlocks Crosswind Blade follow-ups that deal high Bleed damage on max-stack targets.
Strategic Sword Inner Way: skill endings unlock Crosswind Blade follow-ups that deal high Bleed damage on max-stack targets, and later tiers turn those hits into guaranteed Affinity hits and longer DoTs through Sword's Zenith.
Wolfchaser's ArtCoreSober Sorrow needs fewer hits for its buff and builds combo faster on Bleeding targets.
Heavenquaker Spear Inner Way: Sober Sorrow needs fewer combo hits for its buff and builds combo faster on targets carrying your Bleed, with later tiers adding damage, Empowered River Flow and Wine Gu.
Morale ChantCoreStacking Physical Penetration and damage on every hit.
Stacking damage and healing passive: attacking or healing builds Yi River for Physical Penetration and bonus output, doubled against controlled targets.
Envigorated WarriorFlex+5% damage and healing in PvE. Turns off briefly when you get hit.
General damage-and-healing Inner Way: a flat bonus to all damage and healing (up to 8%) that switches off for a few seconds when you get hit, with a damage-taken penalty you can suppress by landing attacks, plus Physical Penetration.
Other good picks: Fivefold Bleed, Breaking Point, or Insightful Strike for a safer version.
Gear
2pc: +0.1% Affinity Rate.
4pc: When any of your damage triggers Affinity, gain Hawkwing: +2% Physical Attack for 5s, stacking up to 5 times.
2pc: Physical Defense +1.
4pc: Dealing damage over time or healing grants 1 stack of Eaglerise: Reduces damage taken by 1.2% for 10 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. At max stacks, receives an Eagle Guard effect that reduces the next incoming damage within 10 seconds by 90% (halved when the damage comes from a boss). This effect can only trigger once every 30 seconds.
Hawkwing’s Affinity hits proc extra combo hits for Sober Sorrow; Eaglerise stacks easily because Bleed counts as damage over time.
Stat Priority
- 1Power
- 2Affinity Rate
- 3Bellstrike Attack
- 4Max / Min Physical Attack
- 5Critical Rate
- 6Physical Penetration
- 7Weapon / Skill DMG Boost
Mystic Skills
For mob packs: Ghost Bind → Leaping Toad → Lion's Roar.
Tips
- Reset the Setup when Soul Shaken or River Flow is about to run out — don’t keep looping without them.
- Parry-cancelling Sober Sorrow and Crosswind Blade saves a lot of time.
- Skip Sweep All on bosses; it’s slow.
- Swap Ghost Bind for Golden Body.
- Insightful Strike instead of Envigorated Warrior gives you a chance to cut incoming damage by 40%.
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