Where Winds Meet 10-Player Laughing Ferry Raid Guide

To clear the 10-player Xiajing "Laughing Ferry" (Xiao Du Ku Xing Zhou) raid in Where Winds Meet, divide your raid group into two balanced five-player teams before pulling, synchronize split-lane objective timing, and execute specific movement counters for four repeating boss mechanics. Because asymmetric progress triggers a full wipe mechanic that resets both subgroups, maintaining equal pacing across both sides of the arena is mandatory throughout the fight's two distinct phases.

Team Setup and Subgroup Assignments

Before starting the encounter, split your 10-player squad into two dedicated subgroups of five and assign each group to control one half of the arena. This prevents wide-area cleaves from catching the entire party and keeps movement channels open for tether mechanics.

Group A (Frontline & Break): Assign players focused on high-frequency combo damage, elemental attacks, and frontline shield-breaking. This team handles heavy burst phases during shield windows.
Group B (Utility & Control): Assign players focused on crowd control (CC), utility support, and managing targeted mechanics. This group ensures smooth skill rotations and handles arena-wide positioning duties.

The Four Core Boss Mechanisms

The Laughing Ferry boss cycles through four primary mechanisms that require specific positioning and skill usage.

Mechanism	Required Action & Strategy	Failure Risk
Rhythmic Pulse	Evade early pulse waves using basic dodges. Save high-stamina recovery skills for the final, accelerated pulse sequence.	Running out of stamina early leaves players unable to dodge fast final waves.
Split-Field Cleave	Watch ground telegraphs and move your designated subgroup strictly into active safe zones while maintaining mobility.	Standing outside safe zones results in lethal area-of-effect damage.
Targeted Tether	The two linked players must immediately run to opposite ends of the arena to break the tether line before the timer runs out.	Expiration of the tether timer triggers massive raid-wide damage.
Staggered Defense	Coordinate crowd-control abilities and execute high-frequency combo attacks to break the boss's defense shield quickly.	Slow shield-breaking extends damage windows and risks party wipes.

Managing Health Thresholds and Phase Transitions

The boss enters high-pressure transition phases at the 50% and 25% health thresholds. During these windows, the encounter's damage pressure peaks as the boss enters a berserk state.

Conserve Resources Early: Hold ultimate martial arts abilities and high-cooldown skills during the initial calmer phases of the fight.
Synchronize Split Progress: Communicate objective clear times between Group A and Group B so that both sides finish split mechanics simultaneously, avoiding asymmetric wipe triggers.
Execute the Endgame Burn: When the boss hits the 50% and 25% transition points, activate ultimate martial arts skills immediately to burn through the berserk windows as quickly as possible.