Where​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ Winds Meet is mainly an action RPG, but it also has a complete cosmetic gacha system that allows the player to personalize their characters with eye-catching outfits, mounts, and visual effects. The great thing about this system is that it has no influence on combat or progression, thus being one of the cleanest gacha models in a contemporary online RPG. In case you are interested in understanding the gacha system, how it is unlocked, or deciding whether it is worthy to pull on it, this guide is for you!

What is the Gacha System in Where Winds Meet?

In Where Winds Meet, the gacha system is used exclusively for cosmetic items. You won’t be drawing characters, weapons, or game-changing power-ups. Instead, you’ll be pulling outfits, mounts, hairstyle options, accessories, and special VFX that alter how your skills look. Because of this, the system is completely non-pay-to-win.

Along with cosmetics, pulls can also reward minor items like talismans or healing balms. These are helpful but not strong enough to impact core gameplay. You can finish the entire story and engage in PvP or co-op without touching the gacha system at all. This makes gacha in Where Winds Meet a way to express your style rather than a requirement to compete.

How to Unlock Gacha Draw in Where Winds Meet

The gacha feature unlocks once you reach level 5. You can actually collect some draw currency before you reach that level, but you won’t be able to spend it until the game opens the draw menu. There are a few ways to obtain draw currency early on:

• Lingering Melody Gifts from Developers – Sometimes the developers distribute Lingering Melody as special gifts or event rewards.
• Shop Purchases – Players can buy Lingering Melody from the Jianghu Treasures shop for 200 Echo Jade, the grindable in-game currency.
• Monthly Fund Subscription – A monthly subscription ($4.99) grants one Lingering Melody after 20 days of logging in.

Types of Banners in Where Winds Meet

Where Winds Meet currently includes two main banner types:

Celestial Echo (Premium Banner)

The Celestial Echo banner is the premium pool featuring the most extravagant cosmetics in the game. These include stunning outfits, mythical-style mounts, brilliant VFX skins, and more. You pull from the Celestial Echo using Lingering Melody, which is mainly acquired by exchanging Echo Beads, the game’s premium currency bought with real money. 200 Echo Beads can fetch you with 1 Lingering Melody, so it’s not that cheap.

While it’s possible to occasionally obtain Lingering Melody from events or weekly shop drops, these opportunities are rare, meaning this banner is mostly targeted at paying players. As​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ this pool is the premium one, it is also the place where you can come across the rarest and visually stunning cosmetics. These include the radiant horses, otherworldly outfits, and martial arts effects that not only look cool but actually change your combat style ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌drastically.

Solemn Echo (F2P Banner)

The Solemn Echo banner is the more accessible option. Instead of requiring premium currency, it uses Resonating Melodies, which players can earn by exchanging Echo Jade. Echo Jade can be earned via different ways like through exploring, opening chests, achievements, story progression, and other activities. The cosmetics here are less flashy than the premium options but still quite nice. It costs 160 Echo Jade to get 1 Resonating Melody.

Unlike Celestial Echo, this banner is friendly for free-to-play players who enjoy collecting cosmetics without spending real money. A major advantage is that pulling Solemn Echo counts toward your pity for both banners (more on this later), making it a strategic way to build progress toward guaranteed legendary rewards.

Special Pathways and Cosmetic Purchases

Outside the standard banners, players can spend Echo Beads in the shop’s “Appearances” tab to buy cosmetics directly. This is great for players who prefer certainty over RNG. There are also Special Pathway gacha pools that offer themed cosmetic bundles. These pools cost Echo Beads and give players a chance at multi-item sets. When you pull the rarest item in the pool, the game auto-grants all remaining rewards, ending the pathway instantly.

The Pity System of Where Winds Meet

Yes, Where Winds Meet has a pity system but it’s a long grind. After a total of 150 draws, you are guaranteed a Legendary-tier cosmetic. This applies to both Celestial Echo and Solemn Echo draws, and all pulls count toward the same pity counter. Legendary rewards you with legendary mount, legendary outfit, and a harmonic core. The issue is that Harmonic Cores have a much higher drop rate, making them the most likely pity reward. The pull rates are:

• Harmonic Echo (Core): 0.747%
• Outfit: 0.0415%
• Mount: 0.0415%

Because Harmonic Cores appear so frequently, even at pity, most players end up getting this reward. Cores can be exchanged for additional cosmetics, including weapon skins and hair cosmetics. However, exchanging them for a mount or outfit requires two Cores, which means extra grinding or spending. Regardless of your luck, every 10 pulls yield small additional items, though these have no major impact on gameplay.

Players can enjoy playing Where Winds Meet on a bigger screen of their PC or Laptop via BlueStacks along with your keyboard and mouse.