How to Get Bitter Seasons Inner Way - Where Wind Meet

Bitter Seasons is a Poison-based Inner Way in Where Winds Meet that boosts all your damage dealt and gives a 10% chance on hit to apply a stacking Poison debuff, reducing the target’s Physical Defense and dealing damage over time. It excels in fast, multi-hit builds that keep Poison active and shred enemy defenses, making it a top choice for sustained DoT and burst damage on both mobs and bosses.

How to obtain Bitter Seasons

To obtain the Bitter Seasons Inner Way, progress through the Gleaming Abyss quest (also known as the Unknown Mysterious Colossus quest) and defeat the Void King to complete it.

Afterward, head to the Mist Gate, pass through it, and follow the upward path until you reach a house surrounded by purple trees. Open the chest inside the house to receive the Bitter Seasons tome.

How to Breakthrough Bitter Seasons

To Breakthrough Bitter Seasons Inner Way to higher tiers, you’ll need Bitter Seasons: 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 Bitter Seasons: 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 Bitter Seasons: Note.​

Bitter Seasons effects and Breakthrough Tier bonuses

Bitter Seasons Inner Way effects

• Bitter Seasons is an Inner Way that boosts all your damage dealt and gives a chance to apply Poison on hit.
• When dealing damage, there’s a 10% chance to apply a Poison effect for 5 seconds, dealing damage once per second. The Poison reduces the target’s Physical Defense by 0.6% for 10 seconds, stacking up to 5 times (duration resets with every stack).
• Each hit can apply this Poison debuff, so the higher your Breakthrough Tier, the higher the proc chance and the stronger the all‑damage bonus becomes.
• Bitter Seasons triggers on every hit, so it works best with fast, spammable skills and rotations that hit enemies multiple times in quick succession.

Breakthrough Tier bonuses

Best builds for Bitter Seasons Inner Way

Bitter Seasons shines in Poison/DoT builds that stack multiple hits quickly, maximizing Poison uptime and Physical DMG bonuses while shredding enemy defenses.

Vernal Umbrella core

Spring Sorrow starts with built-in Combo to boost Ballistic damage and gains AoE at higher tiers. When paired with Bitter Seasons, its rapid hits apply Poison consistently while amplifying burst against both mobs and bosses.

Silkbind‑Jade hybrid (Vernal Umbrella + Sword Horizon)

The Silkbind-Jade hybrid combines Vernal Umbrella and Sword Horizon to build Combo into fast Horizon finishers while refreshing Sorrow stacks through constant mobility. Bitter Seasons excels here, quickly stacking Poison from multi-hit attacks and shredding defenses to boost all Ballistic and Martial Arts damage.

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

Exquisite Scenery boosts crit damage through its tier 2/5 bonuses, while Drunken Poet staggers elites to safely set up Spring Sorrow and farm Floral resources; paired with Bitter Seasons, the crit-heavy playstyle gains higher Physical damage and steady Poison application, turning each rotation into a strong mix of burst and sustained DoT.

Seasonal Edge Inner Way

Seasonal Edge adds random crit and affinity procs after Dual Skills, syncing well with Spring Away scatters for consistent multi-target uptime; when paired with Bitter Seasons, the extra hits trigger more Poison and defense shred, while Bitter Seasons’ damage bonus makes each crit hit harder, creating a tight crit-Poison loop.

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