Where Winds Meet Panacea Fan Guide – Best Support Builds & How to Get It

Panacea Fan is one of two dedicated healing martial arts in Where Winds Meet, specializing in party-wide sustain, emergency burst healing, and battlefield resurrection. Unlike DPS-focused weapons, Panacea Fan enables aggressive team compositions by keeping allies alive through sustained healing and powerful recovery tools. This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to master the premier support weapon in Where Winds Meet.

Panacea Fan Overview

• Role: Dedicated Healer / Support
• Tier: A (S-tier in group content)
• Core Mechanic: Dewdrop resource management
• Best Pairing: Soulshade Umbrella
• Solo Viability: Moderate (hybrid builds)
• Mandatory Inner Way: Royal Remedy

How to Get Panacea Fan in Where Winds Meet

Panacea Fan can be obtained through three methods, with Skill Theft being the fastest and most reliable option for early access.

Method #1: Skill Theft at Silver Needle Sanctum (Recommended)

This is the primary and fastest way to unlock Panacea Fan.

Step-by-Step Unlock Guide:

1. Get a Dragon Key – Complete any Outpost in Qinghe for the first time, or receive one through story progression rewards
2. Travel to Silver Needle Sanctum – Located in Verdant Wilds near the Bamboo Grove area, south of Bamboo Retreat (where you escorted Ruby to General’s Shrine)
3. Use Dragon Key – Interact with the stone pedestal outside the sanctum entrance to unlock access
4. Complete Stealth Section – Navigate through patrolling militiamen without detection
5. Perform Skill Theft – Reach the master’s observation point and complete the minigame

Location Details:

• Region: Verdant Wilds (Qinghe)
• Nearest Landmark: Northern Bamboo Grove Boundary Stone
• Look for: Cave entrance with camps of militiamen near cliffs between the bend and lake

Critical Tip: Unlock Touch of Death first by completing “Echoes of Old Battles” side quest. This Mystic Art allows silent takedowns, making the stealth section significantly easier.

Royal Remedy Inner Way (Hidden Chest)

While inside the Silver Needle Sanctum, grab the Royal Remedy Inner Way—essential for maximizing Panacea Fan effectiveness.

Location:

1. Enter the sanctum’s first big room
2. Look left at the staircase leading to the main yard
3. Find a small window opening on the left side
4. Crouch and squeeze through
5. Use Touch of Death on guards in the side corridor
6. Open the chest for Royal Remedy

What Royal Remedy Does: Increases Cloudburst Healing’s water clone healing effect by 10%. When you’re within its range, gain 1 Dewdrop each time you receive healing over time.

Method #2: Join Silver Needle Sect

Alternative Method:

• Join the Silver Needle Sect faction
• Progress through sect requirements and quests
• Unlock Panacea Fan through faction progression

Note: You can only join one sect at a time, so this method requires careful consideration of your faction choice.

Method #3: Oddities Reward (Not Recommended)

How It Works:

• Collect Oddities in Qinghe region
• Submit them to Qi Sheng near General’s Shrine
• Upgrade “Melodies in Peace” talent
• Panacea Fan is one possible reward (along with Thundercry Blade, Infernal Twinblades, Vernal Umbrella)

Why Not Recommended: Silver Needle Sanctum is accessible much earlier in the story, making this method unnecessarily delayed and RNG-dependent.

Understanding Panacea Fan Mechanics

Core Dewdrop System

Panacea Fan operates on Dewdrops, a shared resource pool (maximum 100 points) used by both Panacea Fan and Soulshade Umbrella:

• Dewdrop Generation: Heavy attacks, light attacks (Emerald Dewtouch), and Cloudburst Healing create Dewdrops
• Dewdrop Consumption: Healing skills consume Dewdrops to restore HP to allies
• Resource Management: Balance generation and consumption for sustained healing output

Essential Skills You Must Know

Cloudburst Healing (Martial Skill – Q)

• Cost: Generates 20 Dewdrops on use
• Effect: Summons water clone at target location; heals nearby allies once per second for 7 seconds
• Advanced: When cast at full Dewdrops (100), can trigger Endless Cloud for burst AoE healing
• Cooldown: Moderate

Light Dust After Morning Rain (Special Skill)

• Cost: 50 Dewdrops
• Effect: Applies 6-second healing over time to yourself and the ally with lowest HP
• Resurrection Mode: Transforms into Resurrection when targeting a fallen ally
• Cooldown: 14 seconds

Resurrection (Perception Skill)

• Cost: Variable Dewdrops (more consumed = more HP restored on revive)
• Effect: Revives fallen teammates, allowing them to rejoin combat
• Critical: Can quick-revive through party list in emergencies
• Limitation: Does not stack, has long cooldown

Emerald Dewtouch (Heavy Attack)

• Dewdrop Gain: 3, 5, and 12 Dewdrops per hit segment
• Function: Your primary Dewdrop generation tool
• Priority: Targets lowest HP percentage ally automatically

Endless Cloud (Sense Skill)

• Trigger: Available when Cloudburst Healing is used at full Dewdrops
• Effect: Consumes all Dewdrops for massive burst AoE healing
• Synergy: Auto-triggers Soulshade Umbrella’s Echoing Grow if equipped and off cooldown

Dewdrop Management Strategy

Generation Phase:

• Use ranged light attacks for steady pressure and minor Dew gain
• Heavy attacks (Emerald Dewtouch) are your main generation tool
• Cloudburst Healing provides instant 20 Dewdrops

Consumption Phase:

• Maintain Cloudburst Healing water clone for passive sustain (7s duration)
• Use Light Dust After Morning Rain for emergency single-target heals
• Reserve Endless Cloud for critical moments requiring burst healing
• Keep 50+ Dewdrops for emergency Resurrection if needed

Critical Rule: Before major boss fights, ensure Cloudburst Healing and Resurrection are off cooldown and you have 70+ Dewdrops ready.

Best Panacea Fan Builds

Build #1: Panacea Fan + Soulshade Umbrella (Pure Healer – S-Tier Support)

This is the premier dedicated healer build in Where Winds Meet, combining both healing weapons for maximum sustain.

Why This Pairing Works:

• Both weapons share the Dewdrop resource pool
• Soulshade Umbrella generates passive healing and Dewdrops
• Panacea Fan provides burst healing and resurrection
• Arsenal Bonus: When both equipped, Mystic Skills deal +20% damage

Core Strategy:

• Use Soulshade Umbrella for background healing and Dewdrop generation
• Switch to Panacea Fan for high-impact burst heals and revives
• Umbrella handles sustained HoT; Fan handles emergencies

Best Inner Ways:

1. Royal Remedy (MANDATORY) – Increases Cloudburst Healing by 10%, grants 1 Dew per HoT tick
2. Morale Chant – Stacks Yi on attacks/heals, increasing physical damage (5 stacks max)
3. Restoring Blossom – Steady sustain boost, enhances healing output
4. Esoteric Revival – Increases Resurrection healing by 50% on revived target
5. Mending Loom (Silkbind-Deluge path) – Dealing Critical Healing applies Nurturing (3 stacks, +2% healing received per stack)

Gear Sets:

• Primary: Rainwhisper Set (4-piece) – Grants Max HP and damage reduction stacks; excellent for survivability while healing
• Alternative: Eaglerise Set (4-piece) – DoT/healing grants damage reduction stacks (90% at max, 50% vs bosses)
• Weapon Set: Ivorybloom – At Max HP, +5% chance for Critical Healing; increases Crit Healing/Damage by 15%

Stat Priority:

1. Max External Attack – Scales healing potency directly
2. Critical Rate – Target 40%+ for consistent Critical Healing procs
3. Min/Max External Attack – Secondary scaling
4. Max HP – Survivability for prolonged support
5. Defense – Damage reduction keeps you alive to heal others

Combat Rotation:

[Umbrella] Floating Grace → damage buffs for team
[Umbrella] Echoes of a Thousand Plants → passive healing aura
[Swap] Switch to Panacea Fan
[Fan] Cloudburst Healing → +20 Dew + water clone heal
[Fan] Light attacks → ranged pressure + minor Dew gain
[Fan] Heavy attacks (Emerald Dewtouch) → rapid Dew regeneration
[Fan] Light Dust After Morning Rain → emergency single-target heal (50 Dew)
[Fan] Endless Cloud (at 100 Dew) → burst AoE heal
[Swap] Back to Umbrella when Dew is low

When to Use: Best for group content (trials, dungeons, co-op bosses) where dedicated healing is required. Ideal for players who want to play pure support role.

Build #2: Panacea Fan + Nameless Sword (Hybrid DPS-Healer – A-Tier)

Focus: Balance between offensive pressure and healing capabilities

Why This Works:

• Nameless Sword provides excellent burst damage and mobility
• Panacea Fan enables self-sustain during solo play
• Flexible for both PvE and PvP content

Core Strategy:

• Primary weapon is Nameless Sword for DPS
• Swap to Panacea Fan between burst windows for healing
• Use Fan’s ranged attacks to maintain pressure while recovering HP

Best Inner Ways:

1. Royal Remedy – Essential Fan healing boost
2. Morale Chant – Damage stacks benefit both weapons
3. Envigorated Warrior – Improved survivability
4. Evening Snow – Debuff potential
5. Battle Anthem – Burst damage for charged attacks

Gear Sets:

• Weapon: Swallowcall/Jadeware/Hawkwing – Well-rounded offensive sets
• Armor: Whirlsnow/Eaglerise – Defensive utility and sustain synergy

Stat Priority:

• Physical Attack for sword damage
• External Attack for healing
• Critical Rate (moderate investment, ~30%)
• Max HP for survivability

Combat Flow:

1. Open with Nameless Sword charged heavies and dash combos
2. When enemy pressures you, swap to Panacea Fan
3. Drop healing effect + ranged attacks to recover HP
4. Once stable, swap back to sword and resume offense

When to Use: Best for solo players who want self-sufficiency or PvP where you need both damage and sustain. Beginner-friendly hybrid build.

Build #3: Panacea Fan + Infernal Twinblades (Aggressive Healer – A-Tier)

Focus: High mobility melee DPS with healing backup

Why This Works:

• Infernal Twinblades provides fast-hitting AoE damage
• Panacea Fan offers self-sustain for aggressive playstyle
• Both weapons maintain high tempo and mobility

Best Inner Ways:

1. Royal Remedy – Healing boost
2. Morale Chant – Damage stacks
3. Echoes of Oblivion – Improved light attacks
4. Flamelash – Burst damage during openings
5. Breaking Point – Physical Penetration stacks against bosses

Gear Sets:

• Ivorybloom + Whirlsnow – Crit healing and sustain combo
• Alternative: Eaglerise + Rainwhisper – Maximum survivability

Combat Strategy:

• Twinblades for aggressive melee pressure and AoE clearing
• Panacea Fan for healing windows and ranged pressure
• Heavy attacks (Twinblades) to break Qi; Fan heavies for Dewdrop gen

When to Use: Best for solo PvE players who want high damage output while maintaining self-healing. Not recommended for dedicated group support.

Build #4: Panacea Fan + Strategic Sword (Burst DPS + Sustain – B-Tier)

Focus: Combine bleed burst mechanics with healing support

Why This Works:

• Strategic Sword provides highest burst damage potential
• Panacea Fan enables self-sustain between burst windows
• Flexible for solo and group content

Core Strategy:

• Use Strategic Sword for bleed stacking and detonation combos
• Swap to Panacea Fan during stamina recovery phases
• Fan provides ranged pressure while Strategic Sword Qi regenerates

When to Use: For experienced players comfortable with Strategic Sword’s complex mechanics who want sustain without sacrificing peak damage potential.

Build #5: Panacea Fan + Vernal Umbrella (Hybrid Support – B-Tier)

Focus: Dual control + healing support

Why This Works:

• Vernal Umbrella provides crowd control and debuffs
• Panacea Fan handles healing responsibilities
• Strong in group content with coordinated teams

When to Use: Best for players who want to support through both CC and healing. Less optimal than Soulshade + Panacea for pure healing output.

Essential Inner Ways (Internal Arts)

Core Inner Ways for All Builds

Royal Remedy (MANDATORY)

• Location: Silver Needle Sanctum hidden chest (see unlock section above)
• Effect: Increases Cloudburst Healing water clone healing by 10%; gain 1 Dewdrop per HoT tick received
• Why Essential: Significantly improves your primary sustain tool and Dewdrop economy

Morale Chant (Universal)

• Effect: Stacks Yi on each hit/heal, increasing physical damage for a few seconds (5 stacks max)
• Why Important: Benefits both your support and damage weapons
• How to Get: Available through Tips Exchange

Restoring Blossom (Silkbind-Deluge)

• Effect: Steady sustain boost; enhances healing output over time
• Why Important: Increases total healing throughput for longer fights

Esoteric Revival (Silkbind-Deluge)

• Effect: Increases Resurrection skill healing by 50% on revived target
• Why Important: Makes your revives more impactful in critical moments
• Note: More valuable in group content with limited revive mechanics

Mending Loom (Silkbind-Deluge)

• Effect: Critical Healing applies Nurturing (3 stacks, +2% healing received per stack for 3s)
• Why Important: Synergizes with Critical Rate stat priority for amplified healing

Build-Specific Inner Ways

For Soulshade + Panacea Builds:

• Echoes of Oblivion – Improves light attacks
• Envigorated Warrior – PvP survivability
• Evening Snow – Debuff potential

For Hybrid DPS Builds:

• Battle Anthem – Burst damage for charged attacks
• Vital Leech – HP restore on Exhaustion Execution skills
• Star Reacher – Physical damage when sending enemies airborne

For Maximum Healing Builds:

• All three Silkbind-Deluge passives (Royal Remedy, Restoring Blossom, Esoteric Revival)
• Focus Inner Way investment on healing potency over damage

Gear Optimization

Best Gear Sets for Healing Builds

Primary: Rainwhisper Set (4-piece)

• Bonuses: Max HP increase, damage reduction stacks
• Why Best: Excellent survivability while providing healing; keeps you alive to support team
• Farm Locations: Campaign bosses, Sword Trials, Group Dungeons

Alternative: Eaglerise Set (4-piece)

• 2-Piece: +1 Physical Defense
• 4-Piece: DoT/healing grants damage reduction stacks (max 90% reduction, 50% vs bosses, 30s cooldown)
• Why Good: Your healing constantly triggers stacks, maintaining high damage reduction
• Farm Locations: Still Shore, Gleaming Abyss, Sword Trials

Weapon Set: Ivorybloom (4-piece)

• 2-Piece: Critical Rate +0.1%
• 4-Piece: At Max HP, +5% chance for Critical Healing/Damage; increases Crit Healing/Damage effects by 15%
• Why Best: Synergizes with high Crit Rate stat priority for amplified healing
• Farm Locations: Ever-Normal Granary Campaign, Sword Trials, Group Dungeons

Alternative Weapon: Whirlsnow Set

• Effect: Defensive utility and sustain synergy
• Why Good: More forgiving for learning healing mechanics

Stat Priority Explained

Unlike DPS builds, Panacea Fan scales healing with specific stats:

Priority Order:

1. Max External Attack – Primary scaling stat for all healing abilities
2. Critical Rate – Target 40%+ for consistent Critical Healing procs (pairs with Ivorybloom set)
3. Min/Max External Attack – Secondary scaling for healing potency
4. Max HP – Survivability; dead healers can’t heal
5. Defense – Damage reduction keeps you in the fight longer
6. Critical Healing – After reaching 40% Crit Rate, invest in amplifying crit heals

Why This Matters: Your healing scales directly with External Attack stats, not Physical Attack. Critical Healing with Ivorybloom set can dramatically increase your healing output during critical moments.

Stats to Avoid:

• Physical Attack (does not scale healing)
• Affinity Rate (low priority for support)
• Precision Rate (not relevant for healing)

Combat Strategy & Rotation Tips

Core Healing Loop (Soulshade + Panacea)

Phase 1: Setup (Umbrella)

• Begin with Floating Grace for team damage buffs
• Activate Echoes of a Thousand Plants for passive healing aura
• Use light attacks to generate initial Dewdrops

Phase 2: Sustain (Fan)

• Swap to Panacea Fan
• Cloudburst Healing → instant +20 Dew + 7s water clone
• Spam heavy attacks (Emerald Dewtouch) to rapidly build Dewdrops
• Use light attacks for ranged pressure between heavy attacks

Phase 3: Emergency Response

• Monitor team HP continuously
• Light Dust After Morning Rain → 50 Dew for targeted emergency heal
• Endless Cloud → 100 Dew burst AoE heal when multiple allies are low
• Resurrection → variable Dew to revive fallen allies (prioritize key DPS)

Phase 4: Cycle

• Swap back to Umbrella when Dew is low
• Rebuild Dewdrops through Umbrella attacks and passive generation
• Repeat cycle

Hybrid Build Rotation (Nameless Sword + Panacea)

Offense Phase:

1. Nameless Sword charged heavies and dash combos
2. Burst windows with Martial Skills
3. Maintain aggressive pressure

Defense Phase:

1. When HP drops or enemy pressures you, swap to Panacea Fan
2. Cloudburst Healing for passive regen
3. Ranged light attacks to maintain pressure safely
4. Heavy attacks to rebuild Dewdrops
5. Once HP is stable (70%+), swap back to sword

Mystic Arts Integration

Best Mystic Arts for Panacea Fan:

• Ghost Bind – Immobilizes groups, enabling safe healing windows
• Serene Breeze – Defensive repel for when focused by multiple enemies
• Dragon’s Breath – Adds DoT burn for hybrid builds needing extra damage
• Talon Strike – Knockdown for single-target control (hybrid builds)

Rotation Tips:

• Use Ghost Bind to group enemies before allies unleash AoE
• Serene Breeze when outnumbered or as emergency panic button
• Dragon’s Breath → Drunken Poet combo for burst damage windows (hybrid builds)

Advanced Techniques

Dewdrop Optimization:

• Always aim for 100 Dewdrops before major burst phases
• Keep 50+ Dewdrops reserved for emergency heals
• Cloudburst Healing at 100 Dew → Endless Cloud for maximum burst

Resurrection Timing:

• Don’t revive immediately; wait for safe window
• More Dewdrops consumed = more HP restored on revive
• Quick-revive through party list during chaotic fights

Positioning:

• Stay at medium range (not backline) to maintain Cloudburst Healing clone coverage
• Position near melee DPS to maximize AoE heal uptime
• Avoid clustering when boss has dangerous AoE attacks

Resource Management:

• Track both Dewdrops and skill cooldowns simultaneously
• Prioritize Cloudburst Healing uptime (20 Dew + 7s heal is most efficient)
• Save Resurrection for crucial team members (main DPS/tank)

Common Mistakes to Avoid

1. Healing Too Early – Don’t panic heal at 90% HP; save resources for critical moments
2. Forgetting Dewdrop Generation – Always be generating between heal casts via heavy attacks
3. Poor Positioning – Standing too far away reduces Cloudburst clone effectiveness
4. Ignoring Cooldowns – Track Resurrection and Light Dust cooldowns to avoid being caught without emergency tools
5. Not Pre-Stacking Dewdrops – Enter boss fights with 70-100 Dew, not 0
6. Reviving in Danger – Wait for safe resurrection windows; dead reviver = two dead players
7. Wrong Stat Priority – Investing in Physical Attack instead of External Attack wastes gear potential

Panacea Fan Weapon Pairings

Best Pairings (Tier S)

• Soulshade Umbrella – Perfect synergy through shared Dewdrop resource; enables pure healer role
• Nameless Sword – Beginner-friendly hybrid; excellent self-sustain for solo play

Good Pairings (Tier A)

• Infernal Twinblades – Fast-hitting melee DPS with healing backup; high mobility combo
• Strategic Sword – Burst damage with sustain windows; for experienced players
• Vernal Umbrella – Hybrid control/healing support for coordinated teams

Situational Pairings (Tier B)

• Nameless Spear – CC lockdown with healing; good for group content
• Heavenquaker Spear – Buff stacking with sustain; less synergy than other options
• Thundercry Blade – Tank setup with off-healing; defensive bruiser playstyle

Avoid Pairing With

• Stormbreaker Spear – Elemental focus conflicts with healing stat priorities
• Inkwell Fan – Both are fans; redundant pairing with no synergy
• Mortal Rope Dart – Ranged kiting playstyle doesn’t benefit from healing mechanics

Is Panacea Fan Good? Pros & Cons

Pros

✓ Essential for group content – One of two weapons that can heal and resurrect allies
✓ Enables aggressive team compositions – Teammates can run pure DPS builds with confidence
✓ Strong self-sustain – Excellent for solo play when paired with DPS weapon
✓ Flexible playstyle – Can play pure support or hybrid DPS-healer
✓ Unique utility – Resurrection is game-changing in limited-revive content (trials, dungeons)
✓ Beginner-friendly – Simple mechanics; easier to master than complex DPS weapons
✓ Low gear requirements – Performs well even without perfect stats early on
✓ High demand – Always wanted in group content; easy to find parties

Cons

✗ Low solo damage output – Significantly slower clear times compared to pure DPS weapons
✗ Resource-dependent – Ineffective when Dewdrops are mismanaged
✗ Reduced value in solo content – Healing is wasted when playing alone
✗ Healing debuff on first boss clears – Inner demons reduce healing effects before first clear
✗ Requires positioning awareness – Poor positioning = wasted heals
✗ Less engaging for damage-focused players – Support role isn’t for everyone
✗ Cooldown management – Critical skills have long cooldowns; mistakes are punishing
✗ Dewdrop sharing – Both Fan and Umbrella pull from same pool; requires careful management

Panacea Fan vs Soulshade Umbrella

Recommendation:

• Choose Panacea Fan + Soulshade Umbrella for dedicated healing in group content
• Choose Panacea Fan + DPS weapon (Nameless Sword, Infernal Twinblades) for solo/hybrid play
• Soulshade Umbrella alone is generally weaker without Panacea Fan backup

FAQ: Panacea Fan in Where Winds Meet