Dragon’s Breath is one of the earliest Mystic Art skills in Where Winds Meet, which offers a reliable burn effect, a short cooldown, and a built-in damage reduction buff. The game hides it behind a short side quest in Kaifeng, and if you don’t know where to look, you can walk past its NPCs a dozen times without realizing they’re even tied to a skill. This guide walks you through how to get Dragon’s Breath in Where Winds Meet and what this martial arts technique does once you unlock it.
How to Unlock Where Winds Meet Dragon’s Breath Mystic Art
To start the quest, go inside the Beast Reverie at the Fairgrounds, southeast of Kaifeng City on East Cross Street. Inside the building, you’ll find Kongkong and Luo Jiu arguing over a missing item. Talk to them, and once Kongkong leaves, Luo Jiu asks you to retrieve something that was borrowed from him and never returned. You need to steal the item, so we recommend first unlocking the Celestial Seize to do it easy way.
Next, head to South Gate Avenue to meet Liang Yuan, an NPC who appears during Chen to You hours (7–19). You’ll find him right near the Patrol and Inspection Agency.
From the Main South Gate of the city, move west along the big wall until you reach the path turning right. Take the right to find Liang Yuan standing in the left corner a little ahead.
Use Celestial Seize—the snatch skill—to get the Travelogue: Toehari from him. Bring the item back to Luo Jiu at Beast Reverie, and hand it over to wrap the quest.
Open Journal and go to the Wandering Tales section in Fairgrounds Part 9 to claim the rewards, which include Dragon’s Breath Mystic Art. You must manually claim everything from here to add it to your inventory.
Where Winds Meet Dragon’s Breath Effects
Dragon’s Breath is an Offensive, Single-Target Burst skill with a Burn/Ignition element. It has a 6s short cooldown, scales well with most builds, and builds synergy with Drunken Poet at higher tiers.
These are the benefits you get from Dragon’s Breath skill activation:
- Enter Intoxicated, which allows you to use Dragon’s Breath and Drunken Poet without drinking for 30 seconds.
- Breathe fire twice to deal direct damage and apply Ignition, a burn that ticks every 0.5 seconds.
- Receive 15% Damage Reduction and Fortitude at base tier.
Tier Bonuses Overview
- Tier 2 – Improved Tenacity when casting skills.
- Tier 3 – Ignition can stack up to 10 times, with each extends the burn by 1.5 seconds. The damage dealt scales as 83.4% Physical Attack + 5 Physical Damage + Other Attribute Damage. Attack on Ignition-affected target with Drunken Poet immediately adds an extra stack.
- Tier 4 – Damage Reduction when casting skills increases to 40%, which is great for tank builds.
Materials to Upgrade Dragon’s Breath
Dragon’s Breath upgrade path is like the normal Mystic Art: Tier 1 (Rank 0–9) → Tier 2 → Tier 3 → Tier 4, and each tier needs some Ebon Iron levels and Jade Tower Pearls to level up.
| Tier | Rank Range | Materials Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 0 → 9 | Lv. 1 Ebon Iron ×2 per rank | Increases base damage and flame output. |
| Tier 2 Unlock | Rank 0 | Jade Tower Pearl ×5, Lv. 1 Ebon Iron ×2 | Unlocks Tenacity upgrade while casting. |
| Tier 2 | 1 → 9 | Lv. 2 Ebon Iron ×4 per rank | Improves core scaling. |
| Tier 3 Unlock | Rank 0 | Jade Tower Pearl ×15, Lv. 2 Ebon Iron ×4 | Enables 10-stack Ignition and long burn duration. |
| Tier 3 | 1 → 9 | Lv. 3 Ebon Iron ×10 per rank | Heavy damage growth due to Ignition synergy. |
| Tier 4 Unlock | Rank 0 | Jade Tower Pearl ×18, Lv. 3 Ebon Iron ×10 | Gives 40% damage reduction when casting the skill. |
| Tier 4 | 1 → 9 | Lv. 4 Ebon Iron ×20 per rank | Final scaling tier—max survivability + burn DPS. |
Dragon’s Breath scales fast because of low cooldown, Ignition stacking, and big defensive gains at higher tiers. That’s why you should put Ebon Iron and Pearls into early—only up to Tier 3 makes it one of the powerful burn skills in Where Winds Meet.
Further, Dragon’s Breath gives you safe damage windows because of damage reduction, reliable burn application for bosses and elites, easy synergy with other Drunken-style arts, and frequent single-target pressure with minimal downtime. So, whether you play aggressive DPS or tanky builds, this Mystic Skill fits into most early and mid-game builds.
