Sects in Where Winds Meet act as immersive roleplay factions that shape how your character behaves, grows, and interacts with the world. Each one unlocks unique actions, martial arts, dedicated Trials, exclusive cosmetics, and even custom rules that affect your everyday gameplay. Whether you want to live as a wandering doctor, a righteous hero, a chaotic trickster, or even a ruthless PvP assassin, your Sect determines your path, and switching Sects reshapes your gameplay identity almost immediately.

This guide covers every known Sect in Where Winds Meet, including how they play, their core identity, and how you can join them. Several Sects are not yet available on the global release, but they’re included here for completion so players know what to expect as updates roll out. And since Where Winds Meet can be demanding on lower-end PCs, keep in mind that BlueStacks will likely become the best way to play the mobile version once it launches, offering smoother performance and more responsive combat input. To find out how to play Where Winds Meet on PC when the mobile version releases, please read our PC setup guide for this game.

With that said, let’s begin!

Overview of Sects in Where Winds Meet

Each Sect represents a different martial philosophy and roleplay style. They grant access to unique skills, Sect shops, cosmetics, and progression paths, but they also come with rules you’re expected to follow. Joining a Sect is optional, and you can swap at any time (though penalties apply), giving your character significant flexibility in shaping their Wuxia identity.

Here’s a quick overview of the Sects and what they specialize in:

• Well of Heaven: Justice-focused heroes who protect the weak and uphold chivalry.
• Silver Needle: Pure healers and support mains who progress by helping players and NPCs.
• Midnight Blades: Assassins and PvP enthusiasts who thrive on dueling and negative karma.
• Nine Mortal Ways: Tricksters, pranksters, and disguise specialists who specialize in mischief.
• Hollow Vale: Yin-yang practitioners who balance poison and healing.
• Inkbound Order: Scholar-swordsmen who value logic, order, and refined martial arts.
• Mohist Hill: Altruistic helpers focused on moral choices and supporting the world.
• Raging Tides: Spear-wielding warriors trained through discipline, strength, and daily routine.
• Velvet Shade: Charm-oriented, romance-centered disciples of elegance and seduction.
• The Masked Troupe: Non-combat performers specializing in dance, music, and theatrical expression.
• Lone Cloud: Tactical swordsmen who combine intellect, riddles, and logic-driven mastery.
• Sectless: Complete freedom with no rules, but no Sect martial arts or cosmetics.

Most players choose a Sect based on personality and preferred gameplay, but every Sect brings something unique to the worldbuilding of Where Winds Meet. The sections below break down how each one plays, how to progress, and how to join them.

Well of Heaven

• Playstyle: Heroic defender of the oppressed
• Progression focus: Completing chivalrous deeds and maintaining moral conduct
• How to join: Visit Harvestfall Village in Qinghe and begin the “Easy Street” quest
• Roleplay fantasy: Wandering knight / righteous protector

Well of Heaven appeals to players who want to live the classic wuxia fantasy: helping villagers, stopping injustice, and positioning themselves as moral guardians. Disciples are rewarded for good deeds and penalized for greed or cruelty. To progress, you complete weekly chivalry tasks, avoid harming fellow disciples, and maintain a humble lifestyle. Joining requires completing a short questline that tests your intentions before granting full Sect entry.

Many sects in Where Winds Meet revolve around some form of combat.

Silver Needle

• Playstyle: Dedicated healer and support specialist
• Progression focus: Healing players, assisting NPCs, earning reputation
• How to join: Become a Healer-Initiate, then speak to Dr. Yuan at Moonveil Mountain
• Roleplay fantasy: Traveling doctor / benevolent physician

Silver Needle is the perfect fit for players who enjoy supportive gameplay. Instead of combat challenges, you progress by treating injuries, helping other players through healing minigames, and earning “likes” from those you assist. Your Sect reputation depends on your consistency; heal regularly, maintain your Precept value, and you’ll advance smoothly. Entry involves passing the Three Questions test, which evaluates your medical knowledge and intent.

Midnight Blades

• Playstyle: PvP assassin with high-risk, high-reward gameplay
• Progression focus: Gaining Karma through combat and duels
• How to join: Find the muttering monk at Halo Peak in Sundara Land
• Roleplay fantasy: Silent killer / ruthless enforcer

Midnight Blades is the sect for players who thrive on conflict. Your goal is simple: fight, duel, and eliminate wanderers. Gaining Karma boosts your standing, while dying reduces it. Many disciples roam the world actively seeking PvP encounters. Joining requires following cryptic clues to an NPC monk who recruits those willing to walk the violent path. If you enjoy being hunting, and being hunted, this is your home.

For the Midnight Blades, PvP and dueling is a way of life.

Nine Mortal Ways

• Playstyle: Trickster, con artist, master of disguises and pranks
• Progression focus: Performing mischief, disguises, and successful pranks
• How to join: Complete the altered version of the “Easy Street” questline
• Roleplay fantasy: Chaotic rogue / illusionist / social manipulator

Nine Mortal Ways is tailored for players who enjoy playful chaos rather than strict combat. Disciples earn merit through pranks, disguises, theft, and misdirection. Failed pranks or getting caught reduces Virtue, making progression a balancing act between creativity and caution. Joining involves intentionally falling into one of their schemes, and proving you’re clever enough to continue the trickster tradition.

Hollow Vale

• Playstyle: Duality-focused practitioner balancing healing and poison
• Progression focus: Maintaining “healing-to-poison” balance
• How to join: Not joinable yet
• Roleplay fantasy: Yin-yang alchemist / life-and-death scholar

Hollow Vale disciples walk the line between benevolence and destruction. Every healing action must be balanced with poison use, reflecting the Sect’s philosophy of equilibrium. Overhealing without poisoning triggers penalties, and vice versa. While currently unjoinable, its design hints at one of the most mechanically complex Sects coming to Where Winds Meet.

Inkbound Order

Playstyle: Scholar-swordsman with intellectual discipline

Progression focus: Knowledge, logic, and adherence to doctrine

How to join: Not yet available

Roleplay fantasy: Refined strategist / philosophical warrior

Inkbound Order blends martial arts with scholarship. Members value tradition, wisdom, and precision. Their martial style is expected to reward patience and technique rather than brute strength. Although the Sect cannot be joined yet, lore strongly positions it as an elegant choice for thoughtful players.

Mohist Hill

• Playstyle: Non-discriminatory helper, focused on moral good
• Progression focus: Assisting NPCs and acting altruistically
• How to join: Not yet available
• Roleplay fantasy: Humanitarian wanderer / benevolent idealist

Mohist Hill disciples act out of universal compassion. Their progress depends on good deeds, moral choices, and prioritizing the needs of others. While unjoinable currently, it’s likely to become a strong alternative to Silver Needle for support-focused players.

Wandering and exploring is another important aspect of many sects in Where Winds Meet.

Raging Tides

• Playstyle: Military spearfighter with disciplined combat training
• Progression focus: Martial drills and ritual challenges
• How to join: Win drinking minigames to trigger an invitation
• Roleplay fantasy: Fierce warrior / disciplined soldier

Raging Tides embodies raw martial discipline. Its weapon styles revolve around powerful spear techniques, and its roleplay identity focuses on unwavering strength. The joining requirement is cleverly disguised as a tavern activity — getting drunk repeatedly — offering one of the most amusing initiation paths in the game.

Velvet Shade

• Playstyle: Social, romantic, charm-based roleplay
• Progression focus: Seduction, emotional bonds, and social encounters
• How to join: Not yet available
• Roleplay fantasy: Courtesan / performer / seduction master

Velvet Shade appeals to players who enjoy narrative and social roleplay over combat. Its martial art involves the Vernal Umbrella, blending grace and elegance with tactical finesse. The Sect’s identity revolves around charm, flirtation, and emotional influence.

The Masked Troupe

• Playstyle: Artistic expression through dance, music, and theater
• Progression focus: Non-combat performances and artistic mastery
• How to join: Not yet available
• Roleplay fantasy: Traveling performer / aesthetic wanderer

The Masked Troupe offers a complete departure from violence. Instead of martial arts, disciples master expressive performance arts, engaging in dance, music, and theatrical traditions. When implemented, this Sect will appeal to players who enjoy community-driven, creative roleplay.

Lone Cloud

• Playstyle: Tactical swordmaster focused on logic and precision
• Progression focus: Solving riddles and performing logic-based tasks
• How to join: Not yet available
• Roleplay fantasy: Calculating duelist / strategic swordsage

Lone Cloud disciples follow a mental and physical discipline emphasizing foresight and intellect. Their sword art allegedly “cuts fate itself,” making them ideal for players who enjoy careful planning rather than brute combat.

Sectless

• Playstyle: Flexible, unrestricted, independent wanderer
• Progression focus: None; complete freedom
• How to join: Simply choose not to join any Sect
• Roleplay fantasy: Lone adventurer / neutral wanderer

Being Sectless is a valid playstyle. You lose access to Sect martial arts, cosmetics, and shops, but gain total freedom with no rules or penalties. Sectless players can still acquire martial arts through Skill Theft, though acquiring high-level techniques this way may require significant time, stealth, or luck. This option is ideal for players who want to explore without restrictions or pressures.

Going sectless is also a valid choice in Where Winds Meet.

Every Sect in Where Winds Meet offers a distinct fantasy, a unique roleplay identity, and specialized mechanics that meaningfully affect your path in the open world. Whether you prefer honorable heroism, chaotic mischief, medical mastery, deep PvP conflict, or even performance art, there is a Sect tailored to your preferred style. And with the ability to switch at any time (with some penalties), you’re free to experiment until you find the one that resonates with your journey.

As the game continues to expand and add new Sects, players will gain even more ways to shape their legend. And when the mobile version arrives, BlueStacks will likely be the smoothest and most accessible way to experience its fast-paced combat and massive open world, especially for players without high-end PCs. Enjoy playing Where Winds Meet on PC or laptop with BlueStacks!