Where Winds Meet – Drunk Martial Artist Location & Guide

Where Winds Meet’s long list of bosses will prove challenging as you climb up the ranks. Once you start exploring the outskirts of Kaifeng, you will encounter one of the toughest bosses in the game: the Drink Martial Artist. With the right skills, you get to take him down quickly and gain a fast victory.

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Where Winds Meet – Drunk Martial Artist Overview

Region	Kaifeng
Area	Grand Canal
Difficulty	Very difficult
Weakness	None
Recommended Mythic Skill	Dragon’s Breath

Where to Find the Drunk Martial Artist

There are two ways to find the Drunk Martial Artist in Kaifeng:

• From the Southeast Camp boundary stone in the Grand Canal, travel northwest until you encounter a small islet. You will trigger the boss fight once you step inside here.
• You can choose to do a rematch by heading into the Wandering Path option in your player profile and selecting Trials > Kaifeng > select the Drunk Martial Artist from the World Boss sub-heading.

Drunk Martial Artist Moveset Explained

There are two phases to the boss fight, and he will use his large gourd to fight long and short range. He will either toss it at you and deal AoE damage or get close to you and slam it down on you.

The boss will give the intoxication debuff by spraying alcohol all around or by grabbing and shoving the alcohol down your throat. If you are caught in the alcohol spray, you will receive the debuff.

Most of his attacks occur as combos, such as slams and tosses, occurring twice or thrice in a row. He will also rush at you to bridge the distance if you get too far away from his line of sight.

After entering phase 2, the Drunken Martial Artist will spray alcohol and light it up with fire, setting the battlefield ablaze.

Each slam from the gourd during the second phase will create mini explosions or spray fire all around.If the fire catches on to any existing alcohol, it will spread and make the battlefield more dangerous to walk on.                                                  

How to Beat the Drunk Martial Artist in Co-Op

• Keep an eye on the wine pot next to the boss’s health meter. You need to keep it below 90 but above 20 to avoid enraging him, which makes him deal double damage.
• This special wine pot meter will decrease over time, so take the time to deal damage normally while it reduces.
• To increase the wine pot meter before it dips to the 20s, you need to destroy one of the many wine pots scattered across the boss arena.
• Another way to increase the wine pot meter is to use Dragon’s Breath on the boss. Be sure that only one person is using this skill, as multiple Dragon’s Breath will increase the wine pot meter beyond 90.
• Most of the Drunk Martial Artist’s normal attacks will be telegraphed by placing pointers on the floor or on the player. Try to avoid these marked areas or parry the attack if it gets too close.
• It will get more dangerous while trying to destroy wine pots, as the Furious Strike attack will freeze the player in place. You need to quickly escape before the marker sets to avoid the attack.
• During the second stage, the Drunk Martial Artist will perform the Drink, My Friend attack. This attack is unavoidable, but by standing close to the boss, you get to deal some of the damage to him, too.

How to Beat the Drunk Martial Artist Solo

• Focus more on lightweight ranged attacks and parrying the boss if he gets too close.
• During each attack animation, you get a few seconds of stillness where the boss is immobile. Use this time to hit him.
• Avoid any splashbacks from his gourd, as having too much alcohol dropped on you will intoxicate you.
• Dodging out of the way of most of his attacks will help keep your health up.
• If the Drunk Martial Artist starts spinning in phase two, watch out for his fire breath that will follow right after.
• You can easily avoid most of his fire attacks by standing behind him and dealing damage.
• You should keep an eye on where you are stepping, as any dropped alcohol will be set alight, which gives you less space to move around freely.
• During phase two, it is best to stay as close to the boss as possible and deal a lot of quick combo attacks from behind him to lower his health.

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FAQs

What rewards will I get for defeating the Drunk Martial Artist?

You will get the following rewards for beating the Drunk Martial Artist:

• 5x Inner Way Note Custom Chest
• 3x Medicinal Tales
• 20x Echo Jade
• 50x Qinghe Exploration
• 8000x Character EXP
• 8000x Coins

What weapons are best to use against the Drunk Martial Artist?

The weapon type you prefer will depend on your playstyle. For long-range attacks, the Inkwell Fan and Vernal Umbrella are great picks. For more agile attacks, you can use the Infernal Twinblades. The Thundercry Blade is best for heavy melee attacks.

How do I beat the Drunk Martial Artist in Abyss mode?

You need to beat the Drunk Martial Artist in Hard mode first before you unlock Abyss mode for the boss.