Fuenden: Early stage strategy complete guide[2025 latest version]How to achieve 100% exploration level, fully strengthen strange features, and become unrivaled with the strongest style build

Where Winds Meet is a vast open-world martial arts action RPG set in 10th century China. The appeal is the exhilarating feeling of running through beautiful scenery and mowing down enemies with brilliant martial arts, and although it is basically free, it has gained explosive popularity immediately after its release as a high-quality single-player game. In the early stages, many players are confused by the number of systems and the vastness of exploration, but in this guide, we will explain in detail the complete route that will allow you to raise the exploration rate to 100% as soon as possible, fully strengthen your miracles, optimize your spiritual practices, martial arts, and miracles to build the strongest style build, and conquer the battle without taking damage until you enter the opening area. A thorough step-by-step guide for beginners to intermediates.

Overall policy for the early stages of Fuenden: Prioritize the story + explore in parallel to achieve the fastest reinforcement

In the early stages of Fuenden (mainly in the Kiyokawa area), story progression is the key to everything. Many of the powerful martial arts, spiritual techniques, and magic techniques will not be unlocked unless you clear Chapter 1 and the remaining chapter “The Shore of Weak Water''. It is best to simultaneously increase your exploration level and collect strange things to raise your stats. It is inefficient to hunt small enemies without a plan.

Early priority list

priority	Action details	Reason/effect
★★★★★	Main story chapter 1 progress	Your talent, mind, and vocation will be released. Efficiency can be enhanced by character level + enlightenment value acquisition.
★★★★☆	Conversation with foreign guests (exploration level +100/time)	Immediate search rate will increase. Part of the map will be opened.
★★★★☆	All strange collection	The upper limit of energy and stamina will be greatly increased. You can eliminate stamina depletion in the early stages.
★★★☆☆	Chivalry's Footsteps (Sub Quest)	You can obtain magic tricks and spiritual techniques. The rewards are plentiful.
★★★☆☆	Guard/base rotation	Equipment can be obtained by consuming stamina. Required every day.

Tips: After character creation, please clear all the tutorials without skipping. The initial weapon “Nameless Sword” is the main weapon, and you will be able to enter the school once you reach level 10.

The importance of exploration level and how to increase it to 100% the fastest: Revolutionize exploration by unlocking light progression (air movement)

Exploration level is a numerical value that indicates the “development level'' of each area, and when you reach 4000, “light progression'' (midair dash, hovering) will be unlocked, and movement on cliffs and high places will change dramatically.

All benefits of increasing exploration level

• Facilities/gimmicks open: Stores, blacksmiths, and trial grounds will appear.
• Reward bonus: Items will be distributed each time you level up (medicine/materials).
• Movement Revolution: At exploration level 4000, you can use the Meteor Flying Spear (air propulsion), which greatly reduces time by moving 500m in a straight line.
• Hidden elements appear: Illusionist/Shinpo events will increase.

Detailed steps for increasing search level (based on Kiyokawa area)

1. Immediately after entering the area, prioritize conversation with Tengai guests (fire mark) and instantly increase +100 x 300-500 for multiple people.
2. Clear all map gimmicks, touch the stone monument (recommended to turn on sensing mode), and get +50-200 from treasure chests and collection.
3. Earn +100-500/item by collecting all oddities (glowing spheres).
4. Obtain +500 or more by clearing regional quests, sub-events, and Chivalry's Footsteps.
5. Sharing treasure chests in multi-cooperation will double the efficiency.

Qingkawa exploration rate 100% fastest route

・Northern Mountains: 2 extraterrestrials + 5 oddities (about +800)
・Nanbu River: 3 gimmicks + 2 requests (+1200 approx.)
・Central village: Chivalry's footsteps “Weak water shore” (+1500 approx.)
Total time is 3-4 hours. Be sure to accomplish this before moving on.

Points to note: It has been reported that the search stops at 58%. Solved by relogging.

Complete flow of collecting strange things and strengthening Goonta Heiraku: Stable battle with infinite stamina and energy

Curiosities are shiny jewel-like items that are scattered around the map. Appears by operating a gimmick (switch/windmill). If you give it to Goon Taiheiraku (NPC), your status will be strengthened.

List of all strange effects

Reinforcement items	Effect details	priority
energy upper limit	MP increases. It becomes possible to perform a series of magic tricks.	★★★★★
Stamina limit	Increases defense and jump durability. Required in the beginning.	★★★★★
physique/strength	Increases HP and physical damage.	★★★★☆
Agility/force	Increases critical strength and attack power.	★★★☆☆

Collection Tips

• Detects light in sensing mode (Z key).
• Can be shared with multiple users.
• There are over 50 areas in the Kiyokawa area and 250 areas in the opening area (be careful of bugs).

The order of reinforcement is stamina → energy → physique. This will prevent you from being wiped out due to lack of stamina in the early stages.

The secret to constructing a style (build): Compensate for weaknesses and create the strongest synergy with a two-weapon combo

The style is a combination of two types of weapons + spiritual techniques and magic. One side attacks, and the other side provides recovery and support.

5 recommended styles for beginners

Tier	School name	weapon 1	weapon 2	Strengths	Countermeasures for weaknesses
S	Unknown sword secret technique	anonymous sword	Yakugawa fan	Charge firepower + stamina recovery	Combined with long-distance magic
A	sword spear stable	anonymous sword	anonymous spear	Infinite stamina circulation	Boss parry practice
A	Komei Rainbow Long Distance	public rainbow	bow	safe shooting	Close range magic
B	twin sword bleeding	double-edged sword	double-edged sword	Continuous damage	Stamina Shinpo
B	Senku Umbrella Debuff	Senku no Umbrella	spear	Money bondage + poison	Combined with song of easy water

Construction Tips: Switch with weapon change technique. In the early stages, the Nameless Sword Axis is sufficient.

Basics of the martial arts system and recommended early release: Master 4 types of techniques

Martial arts are weapon specific. It becomes serious with the introduction to the school (Lv10).

• Martial arts technique: Main power continuous attack
• Special skill: High damage and stamina consumption
• Weapon change technique: switch attack
• Charge attack: Large damage (unknown sword main power)

Recommended swords are Nameless Sword (Stable) and Sudden Sword (Bloody).

Complete explanation of Shinpo (Passive): Up to 4 slots/choose with top priority on compatibility

You can always get buffs with equipment. There are two types: Tsuyoshinho (all schools are allowed) and schools are limited.

Top 5 Recommended Shinpo & Obtaining Routes

1. Song of Easy Water (Attack/Recovery UP): Can be obtained from the Senku Umbrella event
2. Mumeishinho (sword reinforcement): Can be obtained from the Mumei style.
3. Grudge Chain (Poison + Defense Lowered): Can be obtained from the Deer Tracking event.
4. Heart Sutra (Durability): Can be obtained as a boss reward
5. Lord and vassal medicine (HP recovery): Can be obtained from medicine quest.

How to choose: Please prioritize martial arts compatibility. The slot expansion will be from 2 to 4 slots in the story.

How to use magic (general-purpose skills): revolutionize movement and combat through observation practice

Learn by observing animals and NPCs. The categories are movement, combat, and general purpose.

Early stage essential magic & acquisition

magic name	kinds	effect	Obtain
Meteor Flying Spear	move	Enables 500m dash in the air	Unlocked at exploration level 4000
A flash of life	General purpose	Instant death can be avoided	You can learn it at Kiyokawa Mitori.
lion roar	battle	A range stun is possible	You can learn by observing animals.
Ryoun Hoho	move	Stay in the air can be extended	Can be learned through exploration events

Tips: The magic frame can be expanded with talent.

Level cap release and growth system: 10 rounds of trials

A trial must be cleared every 10 times. Since the enemy levels are synchronized, mental methods are required.

Combat basics: Instantly kill bosses with parry + stamina management

• Parry: It is possible to reduce energy at the timing of red attack. Slow display when auxiliary is turned on.
• Stamina: Can be made infinite by strangeness/spear recovery.

Boss strategy example (shore of weak water): Parry 3 times in a row → Instant kill with charged sword.

Summary of the best route in the early stages: Unrivaled opening in 10 steps

1. Clear all tutorials and equip the Nameless Sword
2. Half of the story in Chapter 1 + all conversations with Tengai guests (exploration level 1000)
3. We will collect 20 oddities and strengthen the five tones (maximize stamina).
4. Clear Chivalry's Footsteps “Weak Water Shore” (Shinpo 2nd type)
5. We will carry out guard release/circulation (equipment set)
6. Achieve exploration level 4000 and learn light progression
7. Build the style “Unknown Sword + Spear”
8. Clear the Lv10 trial and get introduced to the school.
9. Clear remaining chapters and proceed to opening
10. Priority will be given to unboxing customers (250 novelties collected)

When you reach the opening using this route, you will be at Lv20, exploration level 100%, and all enhancements. The journey takes approximately 10 hours.

Frequently asked questions: Complete troubleshooting

• Q: I die from running out of stamina. → A: Please give priority to strengthening your strange stamina.
• Q: Exploration level does not increase → A: Are you missing any visitors from outside Japan? Look for the fire symbol.
• Q: Is multi-use recommended? → A: Odd sharing greatly increases efficiency.

Additional Tips: Latest Multi/Daily/No Charge Information

• Daily routine: Be sure to complete the guard/base (consuming mental energy). Also check the login bonus.
• The target of Kaifeng Oniichi is the Ushiji coffin.
• You can enjoy over 150 hours for free.

If you follow this guide, you will be able to clear the early stages of Fuenden as quickly as possible. Strategies after opening will be added sequentially.