Where Winds Meet Update 1.2 Crafting Guide: Gear Up for the New Jianghu

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Update 1.2 (“Live to Game”) brings more than new regions and battle systems — it also reaffirms crafting and resource management as a central progression loop. Whether you’re crafting combat gear, consumables, or utility items, knowing where to find materials, how the system works, and player-verified strategies will save you time and stamina. This guide covers everything you need to craft smarter and gear up faster in the expanded Jianghu.

๐Ÿ› ️ Crafting Basics in Where Winds Meet

Crafting in Where Winds Meet is a clear, menu-driven system that lets you create gear, consumables, food, talismans, and more from gathered materials. You access crafting in two main ways:

✅ Open crafting directly from your inventory (Bag → Craft)
OR
✅ Use a crafting table or artisan NPC in towns and villages — recommended for complex recipes.

๐Ÿง  Important: Crafting consumes Stamina, a daily capped resource. Even with abundant materials, you can only craft so many items per day, so planning matters.

๐Ÿงฉ Crafting Categories & What They Do

Where Winds Meet Update 1.2 Crafting Guide

According to official mechanics and player resources, Where Winds Meet includes several crafting branches:

๐Ÿ—ก️ Weapons & Gear

Craft bows, rings, and arrows using gathered materials. These crafted items are especially useful for archery and ranged builds. Examples include:

  • Milky Way Bow — Precision

  • Crescent Bow — Longshot

  • Stormveil Long Bow
    …plus rings like Milky Way Ring and arrows like Fire Arrow all made from basic materials like timber, feathers, and raw ore.

๐Ÿงช Potions

Unlockable once you choose the Healer career. These are stronger healing and utility potions crafted from herbs and other ingredients.

๐Ÿ“œ Talismans

Unlocked via the Scholar career. Produce consumable scrolls that grant temporary advantages like increased defense or speed.

๐Ÿฒ Food

Consumables that restore health or provide temporary buffs (e.g., stamina or resistance boosts), crafted from foraged food items.

๐Ÿ  Construction & Housing

Craft furniture, dรฉcor, and building materials for your personal space in the Jianghu.

๐ŸŒฒ Material Types & Where to Find Them

Materials drive crafting in Where Winds Meet. They primarily come from:

✔ Gathering – herbs, wood, jade, etc.
✔ Mining – metals, crystals, ore
✔ Hunting – pelts, feathers, animal drops
✔ Exploration & quests – unique materials and rares
✔ Vendors – weekly or region-locked merchant stock

Here are some key crafting materials you’ll use:

๐Ÿƒ Common Crafting Materials

  • Zelkova Wood – wood material

  • Buddha’s Tear – jade/rare material

  • Lethal Crystal – toxic crystal material

  • Bear Pelt – animal hide

  • Carapaces – shell material

  • Meat & Mushrooms – food components

  • Wine-scented Jade – gemstone crafting base

These materials are used not only for gear crafting but also for arrows, rings, buffs, and higher-tier consumables.

๐Ÿช“ How to Craft (Step-by-Step)

  1. Open your Bag (Inventory).

  2. Tap the Craft button (or press R on PC).

  3. Choose a category (Forge, Brew, Food, etc.).

  4. Select a recipe you’ve unlocked.

  5. Check materials & stamina cost.

  6. Confirm to craft.

๐Ÿ’ก If you’re missing a material, click its icon to see where it drops or which region it appears in — the game gives hints directly in the UI.

๐Ÿง  Crafting Stamina: Plan Ahead

Stamina limits how much you can craft daily. Consider these tips:

  • Craft in priority order: Make rare or tiered gear early in the day.

  • Batch craft similar items: Save time and reduce menu switching.

  • Restore stamina each reset: Save some materials overnight if you’re capped.

Most players aim to farm materials early in the day, then craft late to use up stamina efficiently.

๐Ÿ”ง Enhancement & Gear Tuning (Beyond Crafting)

The game includes Gear Tuning, which lets you add random affixes to equipment using Tuning Stones and usable gear as materials. While not strictly crafting, it’s critical for gearing up.

Tuning requires:

  • Tuning Stones

  • Gear pieces to feed the affix roll system

Use lower-tier gear as fodder to guarantee higher rarity affix rolls for your main equipment.

๐Ÿงญ Best Material Farming Strategies (Player Tips)

Here’s what community players have discovered for efficient farming and crafting preparation:

๐Ÿน 1. Explore High-Density Enemy Camps

Some outpost areas respawn enemies if you leave one alive and return — great for repeat material farming and gear drops.

๐Ÿ“ 2. Crafting Zone NPCs

In places like Harvestfall Village, a crafting zone run by NPC Blacksmith Li helps you refine raw materials into craftables. Community reports confirm this is also where some gathering/res refining mechanics unlock.

๐Ÿ“… 3. Check Weekly Vendor Stock

Material vendors refresh weekly with items that can shortcut long farming loops — useful when you’re short on specific crafting components.

๐Ÿง  Crafting Tips for Update 1.2 Content

While the game’s 1.2 patch doesn’t yet expand crafting categories, it does add new content that functions as farming and crafting opportunities:

๐Ÿ“Œ New Map Progression Rewards

Progress through 1.2 zones (Mistveil Prison, Nine Mortal Ways Base) for drops and exploration materials that feed crafting loops (though exact new material lists are still emerging). Community players are actively cataloging new sources.

๐Ÿงช Use Tuning Before Crafting

Leverage Gear Tuning to ensure crafted gear has the best substats before spending valuable crafting materials.

๐Ÿ“Œ Final Crafting Checklist

✔ Check your stamina before crafting expensive items
✔ Prioritize materials used in higher-tier gear and buffs
✔ Visit crafting zones and vendors often
✔ Batch gather materials early, then craft at reset
✔ Enhance via Gear Tuning to maximize stats

๐Ÿ“ฃ Summary

Crafting in Where Winds Meet is a flexible, stamina-limited system defined by real exploration, tactical management, and material mastery. From your first bow to your highest tier rings and battle consumables, knowing where materials come from and how the system works is just as important as your combat skills — especially heading into Update 1.2’s tougher end-game content. 

๐Ÿ”— Community Resource Links 

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