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Best Starting Weapon

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Last updated on: November 26, 2025 10:36 PM

The Panacea Fan is the best starting weapon in Where Winds Meet. Check out the best starting weapon and find out how to get it in this guide.

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1. Panacea Fan

Panacea Fan Weapon

Pros and Cons
Good Sustain Easy to Use Low Damage

The Panacea Fan is the best choice for a starting weapon because of its ability to heal you and your allies. Healing is scarce in the early game, so having the ability to recover lost HP makes combat more forgiving.

Most combat encounters are made easier to handle because the Panacea Fan's attacks are ranged. This means you can deal damage safely from a distance.

Panacea Fan and Soulshade Umbrella Build

Vernal Umbrella

Pros and Cons
Good Combo Potential Extremely Versatile Ranged Playstyle Lacks Damage

The Vernal Umbrella is a versatile weapon with a combination of ranged and melee attacks, a projectile block, and crowd control abilities. Its wide array of abilities makes it exceptionally flexible and allows you to adapt to many different situations.

While the Vernal Umbrella is simple to learn and hard to master, its unique design and mechanics make it an excellent weapon to progress through the game with, as you learn to take fights on your own terms.

Vernal Umbrella and Inkwell Fan Build

Can Be Obtained Later at Kaifeng

Of all the starting weapons, the Vernal Umbrella is the only one that requires you to progress through Kaifeng to obtain it.

The rest of the weapons in this list can be obtained in Qinghe through other means, so keep this in mind when making your decision as you can only get one Weapon from Qi Shan.

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Nameless Sword

Pros and Cons
Can Unleash Enhanced Sword Waves Can Re-Engage and Disengage Endurance Heavy

The Nameless Sword is one of the weapons that you start with at the beginning of the game, but it is by no means an inferior weapon. Its strength lies in its ability to weave in and out of combat and use its Shadow Step to launch sword waves down range to maintain pressure.

Unfortunately, using the Shadow Step requires proper endurance management and takes some getting used to.

Nameless Spear and Nameless Sword Build

Nameless Spear

Storm Dance

Pros and Cons
Can Immobilize Targets Enhanced Attacks During Unrivaled State Can Restore Endurance Storm Dance Eats Endurance Fast

The Nameless Spear is surprisingly strong with a good mix of light and heavy attacks, with some thrusting for good measure. The Nameless Spear utilizes the Unrivaled State in order to enhance it's attacks.

Its strongest attack, Storm Dance, is incredibly powerful but depletes endurance quickly. It can only be used if the enemies are immobilized or in the execute state.

Thundercry Blade

Pros and Cons
Decent Reach Extremely Versatile Can Hit Multiple Targets Slow and Cumbersome

The Thundercy Blade is a slow-moving, hard-hitting weapon that can mitigate incoming damage using its abilities.

Its charged attacks allows you to unleash powerful strikes when the opportunity arises, and it's wide swings allows you to hit multiple targets at once.

Its innate survivability makes it a great choice for players who want to play as a tank, as it can outlast most, if not all, of your allies.

Thundercry Blade and Stormbreaker Spear Build

Starting Weapon Criteria

Gauged by Ability and Adapatability

Abilities	Weapons are ranked based on the strength of their unique ability and how practical it is during combat.
Adaptability	The capacity of a weapon to serve its intended function in the majority of combat scenarios.
Damage	Last but not least is the most important metric: damage, which determines how quickly combat encounters end.

Although the Panacea fan offers the most advantages early in the game, based on our criteria, you can choose a different starting weapon if you think you'll have more fun with it.

All weapons and Martial Arts can be obtained later in the game and there are multiple ways to acquire them. Ultimately, you can choose whichever weapon you want, because your enjoyment of the game is what really matters.

List of All Weapons

How to Get Starting Weapon

Submit Your First Oddity

You can get the starting weapon by submitting your first Oddity to Qi Shan. He can be found near the starting area, just past the Wayfarer and before you get to the bridge leading to the General Shrine.

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Best Starting Weapon

Best Starting Weapon

1. Panacea Fan

Vernal Umbrella

Can Be Obtained Later at Kaifeng

Nameless Sword

Nameless Spear

Thundercry Blade

Starting Weapon Criteria

Gauged by Ability and Adapatability

How to Get Starting Weapon

Submit Your First Oddity