What to know

  • Opti Tuning is the practice of maximizing equipment performance via systematic enhancements.
  • Tuning Stone is a development material used in gear tuning systems in Where Winds Meet.
  • Tuning Stones typically add progress points or contribute to advancing gear tiers.
  • Proper tuning can significantly impact game progression by boosting base stats and unlocking advanced gear attributes.

In Where Winds Meet, gear progression does not end at equipping the highest item level. Opti Tuning is a separate system that allows you to enhance and customize your gear with powerful bonus attributes. Unlike simple upgrades, tuning reshapes your build’s effectiveness by tailoring offensive, defensive, and utility stats to your playstyle.

What is Opti Tuning in Where Winds Meet

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Opti Tuning is the process of permanently augmenting gear to unlock one or more stat affixes beyond its base attributes. This system becomes available once you reach Tier 41+ equipment and is a key part of mid-to-late game progression.

When tuning gear, you spend Tuning Stones or same-tier sacrificial gear to fill a tuning progress bar. Once the bar is complete, a random bonus stat affix is applied. These affixes can significantly improve performance, but they are permanent and cannot be rerolled or reset.

Special tuning fodder and guaranteed gold

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Some gear pieces drop with a special icon, marking them as premium tuning fodder. When used as material, they guarantee at least an Epic (purple) or Legendary (yellow) roll on the next tuning for a same-tier item. These items carry a hidden tuning bonus that is lost if they are dismantled into generic stones, so they should never be recycled.

An advanced strategy is to save these special fodder items for tiers where you plan to remain for some time, such as Tier 51 or Tier 56 weapons. Feeding a “guaranteed gold” piece into a same-tier weapon allows you to force a Legendary sub-stat roll, ideally after removing weaker rolls and targeting a final optimal stat.

Tuning Stones - Types and usage

Tuning stones are the generic materials that provide tuning progress and are divided into tier-specific and all-tier versions.​

  • Large Tuning Stone: Snowfield – For Tier 41 gear, +10 tuning progress.​
  • Large Tuning Stone: Doombound – For Tier 51 gear, +10 tuning progress.​
  • Large Tuning Stone: Rhapsody – For Tier 56 gear, +10 tuning progress.​
  • Large Tuning Stone: Gold Inlay – For Tier 61 gear, +10 tuning progress.​
  • Tuning Stone (all-tier) – Works on any gear tier, also +10 progress, but is much rarer.

Tuning Stones farming tips

  • Outposts, Campaign Challenges, and Sword Trials: Drop lots of gear which can be dismantled into stones, and sometimes stones directly.
  • Dismantle unwanted gear: Convert lower-tier or unused equipment into Tuning Stones.
  • Multiplayer Fireworks Show event: Participate in daily online events to earn stones, including universal ones that work across all tiers.
  • Event rewards and shops: Complete event challenges or visit vendors like Tang Bao to purchase stones, though this may cost valuable currencies.

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