Blossom Barrage is a Silkbind-Jade Inner Way in Where Winds Meet that stacks Combo debuffs via Spring Sorrow hits on Vernal Umbrella, boosting your Ballistic Skills like Let Spring Go and Everbloom by 10% for 8 seconds. It shines in rotation-heavy playstyles that stack debuffs for big crit damage.
Breakthroughs boost the bonus up to 20%, speed up casts, add extra hits, and unlock cooldown resets along with Floral Resources.
How to obtain Blossom Barrage
To unlock the Blossom Barrage Inner Way, go to the marked location and complete the Shadows in Bloom Lost Chapter Quest to receive the tome for Blossom Barrage.
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How to Breakthrough Blossom Barrage
To Breakthrough Blossom Barrage Inner Way to higher tiers, you’ll need Blossom Barrage: Notes, which can be obtained in several different ways.
Season Shop
Buy Inner Way Note: Chest (up to 30) from the seasonal shop using the current season currency, then open the chests for a chance at Blossom Barrage: Note.
Zhao Feiyan’s Warehouse
Purchase Inner Way Note: Chest (up to 20) from Zhao Feiyan’s Warehouse, again opening the chests to roll for Blossom Barrage: Note.
Blossom Barrage effects and Breakthrough Tier bonuses
Blossom Barrage effects
- Vernal Umbrella's Martial Arts Skill Spring Sorrow holds up to 2 stacks. Hitting enemies applies Combo: boosts damage taken from your Ballistic Skills by 10% for 8s (Let Spring Go, Everbloom).
- Each activation stacks Combo. Higher tiers raise the bonus (to 20%), speed up casts, extend duration, add scatter hits, boost Crit Damage, and grant cooldown reduction + resources on procs.
- Triggers on Spring Sorrow hits only, so pair with Silkbind-Jade martial arts like Vernal Umbrella rotations for reliable stacking in crowd control and boss DPS.
Blossom Barrage breakthrough tier bonuses
| Tier | Breakthrough Bonus |
|---|---|
| 1 | Boosts Combo's Ballistic Skill DMG Bonus to 20%. |
| 2 | Raises Critical Rate scaled to Solo Mode Level. |
| 3 | Speeds up Spring Sorrow cast by 30%; extends Chain Hit to 15s. |
| 4 | Spring Away's 3rd hit scatters damage to up to 5 nearby foes with Combo. |
| 5 | Adds +4.4% Critical Damage Bonus overall. |
| 6 | Spring Sorrow holds 3 charges; Combo hits cut cooldown by 5s and grant 25 Floral Resources (once per cast). |
Best builds for Blossom Barrage Inner Way
Blossom Barrage thrives in Silkbind-Jade rotations stacking Combo via Spring Sorrow, amplifying Ballistic Skill damage on Vernal Umbrella for crit-focused crowd clear and boss phases.
Vernal Umbrella core
Vernal Umbrella's Spring Sorrow holds 2 stacks out the gate, applying Combo to boost Let Spring Go and Everbloom by 10%—tier upgrades hit 20% bonus, 30% faster casts, and scatter AoE for mobbing.
Silkbind-Jade hybrid (Vernal Umbrella + Sword Horizon)
Pair with Sword Horizon charges to weave Combo setup into Horizon finishers; Horizon mobility refreshes Sorrow stacks while Ballistics clean up Combo-marked foes with crit scaling.
Martial Arts lineup
Sword Horizon + Royal Remedy: Horizon dashes setup Combo for Sorrow procs; Remedy sustains rotations to maintain stacks against bosses.
Exquisite Scenery + Drunken Poet: Scenery amps crits on tier 2/5 bonuses; Poet staggers elites for safe Sorrow casts and Floral resource farming.
Seasonal Edge Inner Way: Adds random crit/affinity procs post-Dual Skills, syncing with Spring Away scatters for multi-target uptime without gaps.
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