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Where Winds Meet

Cloud Steps Mystic Skill Effect and How to Unlock

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Cloud Steps is a Mystic Skill in Where Winds Meet. See how to unlock the Cloud Steps Mystic Skill, and its effects and breakthrough tier bonuses.

How to Unlock Cloud Steps

Found in an Area Underneath General's Shrine

Map Location Overworld Location

You will unlock Cloud Steps during the Echoes in the Shrine quest, which takes you into the underground area beneath General’s Shrine. The scroll for the Cloud Steps skill can be found on a corpse located just before the long stairway as part of the quest objectives.

Echoes in the Shrine Walkthrough and Rewards

Cloud Steps Details and Effects

Cloud Steps Icon Cloud Steps
Type
Offensive, Puzzle
Tags
Lightness Skill, Undercut
Out of Combat Effect
Leap high and slam down or hold breath to jump to marked spots.
In Combat Effect
Stomp on an enemy's shoulder to deal Physical Damage, other Attribute Damage effective against Cavalry and other units with Unstable Poise.

Cloud Steps Breakthrough Bonuses and Materials

Breakthrough Tier Bonuses

Tier Breakthrough Bonus
2 Increase bonus damage dealt by 20% on Weakpoint Break.
3 Increases HP damage taken by the target by 20% for 10 seconds after Weak Point Break.
4 Further increases bonus damage dealt by 30% on Weak Point break

Tier 1 Mystic Arts can be upgraded to Rank 9, after which they can be promoted to Tier 2 Rank 0. Each Tier Promotion up to Tier 4 grants a bonus effect.

Breakthrough Tier Costs and Requirement

Tier Rank Materials and Level Required
1 0 ~ 9 Lv. 1 Ebon Iron x2 each rank
2 0 Beauty's Plume x5
Lv. 1 Ebon Iron x2
1 ~ 9 Lv. 2 Ebon Iron x4 each rank
3 0 Beauty's Plume x15
Lv. 2 Ebon Iron x4
1 ~ 9 Lv. 3 Ebon Iron x10 each rank
4 0 Beauty's Plume x18
Lv. 3 Ebon Iron x10
1 ~ 9 Lv. 4 Ebon Iron x20 each rank

Mystic Arts are upgraded to different Ranks and Tiers by using varying levels of Ebon Iron and Mystic Art Breakthrough Materials, such as Beauty's Plume.

Where Winds Meet Related Guides

Where Winds Meet - Mystic Arts
List of All Mystic Skills

Mystic Skill Guides

How to Use Lightness Skills -

Mystic Skills Guides

Tai Chi Icon Tai Chi
Meridian Touch Icon Meridian Touch
Celestial Seize Icon Celestial Seize
Cloud Steps Icon Cloud Steps
Lion Lion's Roar
Leaping Toad Icon Leaping Toad
Ghost Bind Icon Ghost Bind
Guardian Palm Icon Guardian Palm
Flaming Meteor Icon Flaming Meteor
Talon Strike Icon Talon Strike
Yaksha Rush Icon Yaksha Rush
Free Morph Icon Free Morph
Wolflike Frenzy Icon Wolflike Frenzy
Soaring Spin Icon Soaring Spin
Dragon Dragon's Breath
Drunken Poet Icon Drunken Poet
Dragon Head Icon Dragon Head
Blinding Mist Icon Blinding Mist
Serene Breeze Icon Serene Breeze
Golden Body Icon Golden Body
Ghostly Steps Icon Ghostly Steps
Honking Havoc Icon Honking Havoc
Glow of Fireflies Icon Glow of Fireflies
Veil of Stillness Icon Veil of Stillness
Divine Counter Icon Divine Counter
Star Shift Icon Star Shift
Still Waters Icon Still Waters
Touch of Death Icon Touch of Death
Wind Sense Icon Wind Sense
Thousand-Mile Flight Icon Thousand-Mile Flight
Meteor Flight Icon Meteor Flight
Fan Glider Icon Fan Glider
Wind Rider Icon Wind Rider
Wallstride - Swiftstride Icon Wallstride - Swiftstride
Wallstride - Shadowdash Icon Wallstride - Shadowdash
Threefold Skywalk Icon Threefold Skywalk
Skywalk Dash Icon Skywalk Dash
Mighty Drop Icon Mighty Drop
Safe Mighty Drop Icon Safe Mighty Drop
Abyss Dive Icon Abyss Dive

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