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Where Winds Meet

Midnight Blades Sect

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Join the Midnight Blades Sect and compete against other players in Where Winds Meet. Find out how to join the Midnight Blades Sect, what the sect's benefits are, and which values to uphold in this guide.

Midnight Blades Clue

Head to Halo Peak

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The clue will reveal itself when you are in close proximity to the seriously injured swordsman at Halo Peak. You can do this even if you're currently part of a sect, though if you want to join the Midnight Blades, you will need to leave your current sect first, as you can only belong to one sect at a time.

How to Join Midnight Blades

Steps on How to Join Midnight Blades

Step Objective
1
The first thing you need to do is reach level 22 to gain access to PvP. The minimum level required to join sects is 10, but members of the Midnight Blades are required to defeat other players as part of their weekly requirements.
▶︎ How to Level Up
2
Head to Halo Peak and talk to the Seriously Injured Swordsman in order to start the sect initation quest. He can be found lying on a cliff northwest of the Halo Peak boundary stone.
3
Follow the bloodstained path until you reach Icchantika, then speak with him. Select the My heart is that of an Asura dialogue option, and he will give you a rogue token. Do not give him the token, as doing so will lead you to join the Nine Mortal Ways.
How to Join the Nine Mortal Ways
4
Next, you need to Stain the Token with Blood and obtain the Annihilation Token. You can complete this step by slaying any target. Note that you can also get this token by slaying a target in PvP.
How to Stain the Token with Blood
5
Submit the Annihilation Token to Icchantika. You will then officially join the Midnight Blades sect and immediately receive the Infernal Twinblades Martial Art.

How to Stain the Token with Blood

Stain the Token with Blood - Midnight Blades Sect
After speaking to Icchantika, he will ask you to stain the token with blood to receive the Annihilation Token. You can do this by defeating any enemy and the token will be obtained automatically.

How To Leave Midnight Blades

Steps on How To Leave the Midnight Blades Sect

1
While you are in the game with an active character, access the menu and choose Sect.
2
On the sect menu screen, navigate to the bottom right portion and click or press the Betray Master button.
3
You will be asked to confirm your decision to leave the sect. Press the Confirm button to proceed.
4
After confirming your decision to leave the Midnight Blades, you must undergo a mandatory Severance Trial. In order to clear the Severance Trial, you must play a round of Perception Forest.

Members who leave the Midnight Blades sect must participate in a Severance Trial. During the trial, participants may join any sect of their choosing, but the trial will not conclude until one match of Perception Forest is completed.

How to Leave Sect

Midnight Blades Member Benefits

Token Colors

Rank Token Color
Chief Elder Ochre Black
Sufferer Deep Red
Truth Walker Vermilion
Novice Cultivator Light Crimson

The Ranks provided above are arranged in descending order, with the Chief Elder being the highest rank.

Unlike other sects, the Midnight Blades do not give their members titles. Instead, they are given tokens that evolve as they rise through the ranks.

Access to Sect Shop

Rank Item Details Price
Keeper Blazing Midnight
(Player Avatar)
450 Reputation
FIre Oil 33 Coins
Aqua Wax 33 Coins
Toxic Powder 33 Coins
Truth Walker Blazing Midnight
(Hairstle)
2500 Reputation
Blazing Midnight
(Appearance Pack)
6000 Reputation
Pose: Taunt 10000 Coins
Sufferer Reputation Giftbox Free

Midnight Blades members have access to their own sect shop. Items in the shop can be purchased using coins or reputation.

Exclusive Cosmetic Items

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Members who have risen to the rank of Truth Walker can purchase exclusive hairstyles and armor. You can keep your outfits even if you leave the sect, so if you're only interested in acquiring the cosmetics and have no plans to stay with that sect, you can leave freely.

List of All Cosmetics (Appearance)

Access to the Infernal Twinblades

Upon joining the sect, all members are immediately given access to the Infernal Twinblades. A fast-hitting weapon that relies on multiple successive hits that is best paired with the Mortal Rope Dart.

Infernal Twinblades

Sufferer's Trial

Instead of elections, members of the Midnight Blades sect who have achieved the rank of Sufferer can participate in the Sufferer's Trials. To gain Karmic Points, players must defeat other challengers and other Sufferer ranked members.

The highest-ranked participant will receive the title of Chief Elder for a week, until the next Chief Elder is selected.

Sect Values

Defeat Players To Earn Karma Points

Defeat Players To Earn Karma Points

In order to reach the weekly Karma Point requirement, members of the Midnight Blades must engage in PvP with other players. Karma points are earned by successfully beating other players and are deducted if you are defeated, making his sect strictly for hardcore players who enjoy PvP.

How to Access PvP

Perception Forest

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The Perception Forest is a Battle Royale-style PvP mode in which players compete against each other. The player with the most points at the end of the match is declared the winner. With so many players in one instance, it's one of the best ways to rack up Karmic Points weekly.

Where Winds Meet Related Guides

WWM Sects Partial
List of All Sects

Sect Guides

Nine Mortal WaysNine Mortal Ways Well of HeavenWell of Heaven
Midnight BladesMidnight Blades Silver NeedleSilver Needle
Hollow ValeHollow Vale Inkbound OrderInkbound Order

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