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Sword Horizon

GoldBellstrike - UmbraAttackMartial ArtsPursuit
⇄Skills it changes4
Dragon's BreathMystic SkillInner Balance Strike IIIStrategic SwordInner Track SlashStrategic SwordSecond Track SlashStrategic Sword
⇋Effects it interacts with4
BleedingfromStrategic SwordartQingyi's PoisonfromBitter Seasonsinner waySmolderfromDragon's Breathmystic skillWeeping BloodfromFivefold Bleedinner way

It extends these effects without changing what applies them.

✦Base buff

After casting Strategic Sword's Martial Art Skill, Special Skill, or Charged Skill, press the skill button at the perfect timing during the ending phase to cast Crisscrossing Swords and unleash follow-up attacks.

If the target has 5 stacks of Bleed, remove all Bleed stacks and deal high Bleed damage once.

▲TiersTier 1 → 6
Tier 1Breakthrough Gain

Casting Crosswind Blade restores 8 Endurance.

Crosswind Blade restores 8 Endurance

Tier 2Breakthrough Gain

Increases Max Physical Attack based on Solo Mode Level.

Max Physical Attack +14.9 at Solo Mode Level 7, rising to +105.5 at level 21

Tier 3Breakthrough Gain

Each instance of High Bleeding damage builds Sword's Zenith. Once full, your next High Bleeding damage is guaranteed to be an Affinity hit. If it hits a non-player target, it also extends certain DoT effects applied by you by 10s, up to 16s remaining. (These source-specific effects include Bleeding from Strategic Sword, Smolder from Mystic Skill: Dragon's Breath, Qingyi's Poison from Inner Way: Bitter Seasons, and Weeping Blood from Fivefold Bleed.)

High Bleeding damage builds Sword's Zenith; when full, next High Bleeding damage is a guaranteed Affinity hit; vs non-player target, extends certain DoT effects by 10 s, up to 16 s remaining

Tier 4Breakthrough Gain

When Zenith Sword Spirit is not empty, the high Bleed damage is increased by a further 15%.

+15% high Bleed damage while Zenith Sword Spirit is not empty

Tier 5Breakthrough Gain

Increases Direct Affinity Rate by 2.3%.

+2.3% Direct Affinity Rate

Tier 6Breakthrough Gain

While you have Sword's Zenith, dealing High Bleeding damage retains 2 stacks of Bleeding on the target. After triggering the Affinity hit at max Sword's Zenith, you retain 20 Sword Spirit and continue to accumulate Sword Spirit from this High Bleeding damage.

With Sword's Zenith: High Bleeding damage retains 2 stacks of Bleeding on the target; after the Affinity hit at max Sword's Zenith, retain 20 Sword Spirit and keep accumulating

❖Where its Notes come fromyour 713 chests a week
ChestsA weekChance of Sword HorizonNotes a week
Custom Swap Chest · Bellstrike Umbra6007.49%45.0
Random chests · energy 63, season shop 40, hero's realm 5, path trial 51131.18%1.3
All 7137136.49% of all your chests≈ 46.3

97% from the Custom Swap Chests, 3% from random chests.

In the Custom Swap Chest, by the sub-path you choose:

Assumes all 600 Swap Chests: they cost 5 bookplates each, so the planner works out what yours buy.

Every number, broken out

ParameterValueUnitConditionFrom
Endurance restored by casting Crosswind Blade8EnduranceTier 1
Max Physical Attack bonus+14.9 → +105.5by Solo Mode LevelSolo Mode Level 7 → level 21Tier 2
Guaranteed Affinity hitNext High Bleeding damageOnce Sword's Zenith is fullTier 3
DoT effect extension10secondsNext High Bleeding damage hits a non-player target; extends certain DoT effects applied by youTier 3
DoT effect remaining duration cap16secondsWritten "up to 16s remaining"Tier 3
High Bleed damage increase0.15bonusWhile Zenith Sword Spirit is not empty; text says "a further 15%"Tier 4
Direct Affinity Rate bonus0.023additive statTier 5
Bleeding stacks retained on target2stacksWhile you have Sword's Zenith, when dealing High Bleeding damageTier 6
Sword Spirit retained20Sword SpiritAfter triggering the Affinity hit at max Sword's ZenithTier 6

What these mechanics mean

Crosswind Blade
Perception skill enabled by Sword Horizon.
Sword's Zenith
Each instance of High Bleeding damage builds Sword's Zenith. Once full, your next High Bleeding damage is guaranteed to be an Affinity hit. If it hits a non-player target, it also extends certain DoT effects applied by you by 10s, up to 16s remaining. (These source-specific effects include Bleeding from Strategic Sword, Smolder from Mystic Skill: Dragon's Breath, Qingyi's Poison from Inner Way: Bitter Seasons, and Weeping Blood from Fivefold Bleed.)
Learn it: the game's tutorial1 lesson, with the practice runs

Advanced Tutorial III · Bellstrike - Umbra

Inner Way: Sword Horizon Tier 6; Wolfchaser's Art Tier 6

Inner Way: Sword Horizon Tier 6: Retains 2 stacks of Bleeding when dealing High Bleeding damage.

Wolfchaser's Art: Tier 6: Inflicts an extra stack of Soul-Shaken when Heavenquaker Spear's Martial Art Skill hits a target inflicted with Soul-Shaken.

Practice run

  1. Martial Art Skill then Martial Art SkillInner Track SlashForward SlashInner Track SlashFour-hit Slash inflicts Bleeding
  2. Switch Weapon then Charged Skill, Martial Art SkillSpear to switch weapons
    Sword - Heavy Attack to charge a thrust and apply Soul-Shaken, then immediately Sober Sorrow to sweep Long Spear and build combo count
  3. Switch WeaponSword to switch weapons
  4. Varied ComboInner Balance Strike III to step back, then press Crisscross - Inner Balance III again to unleash Zenith Sword × 3

Keywords used by this Inner Way

Affinity Hit
A type of hit that calculates off your maximum physical attack value, dealing bonus damage.
Bleeding
Deals continuous damage over its duration, stacking up to 5 times. If the target is inflicted with Soul-Shaken, Bleeding and High Bleeding will deal additional Qi damage.Also called Bleed.
High Bleeding
At 5 stacks of Bleeding, all stacks are removed and high Bleeding damage is dealt once. Players call it Blood Burst.Also called Blood Burst, High Bleed.
Smolder
A burn lasting 4s that deals damage to the target every 0.5s. Reapplying it extends its duration, and Smolder from different sources can coexist on the same target independently.

Where to learn it2 places · Mainland

Bought from a merchant

The game’s clues

Ni Laoshan was once a peerless martial prodigy, but thirty years ago, his hair turned white overnight, and he vanished. He is said to hide in Kaifeng Ghostlight Market.
Rumor has it the Antique Bookstore in the Ghostlight Market is Ni Laoshan's. With luck, a few coins may grant you a peerless treasure.
At Ni Laoshan’s “The Buried Tomes” shop in Ghostlight Market, buy Unknown Old Books for 12,500 Coins each, then use them from your inventory.

Where to buy it

  • The Buried Tomes › Blind Box Book Sales 12,500 Coinlimit 30, never resets
The map around these places
  1. Near Wheatwind Bazaarunderground · Nine Mortal Ways / Ghostlight Market · Layer 1Find it on the Atlas →
  2. Near Forsaken QuarterFind it on the Atlas →