Where Winds Meet: Pei Hang Annihilation Trial Boss Guide

To defeat Pei Hang on Annihilation difficulty in Where Winds Meet, deflect his multi-hit sword combos with the Juxian Sword to deplete his posture, then switch to the Torrent Spear to burst him down during his recovery windows. Maintaining medium distance—roughly two sword-lengths away—gives you enough time to read his attack telegraphs and prevents him from chaining unreactable close-range slashes.

Weapon Roles: Juxian Sword and Torrent Spear

Pairing the Juxian Sword with the Torrent Spear balances rapid parry defense with heavy stagger damage under the Mingjin resonance affinity.

Juxian Sword (Defense and Posture Depletion): Normal blocking suffers severe chip damage, and continuous rolling rapidly depletes your stamina. The Juxian Sword provides fast recovery and instant deflection frames, allowing you to deflect Pei Hang’s multi-hit strings blow-for-blow to drain his white posture bar.
Torrent Spear (Stagger and Punish Windows): The spear’s long attack animations make it unsafe to use while Pei Hang is actively attacking. However, its superior reach and heavy impact inflict massive posture damage during recovery windows. Use it primarily when Pei Hang pauses or drops to his knee.
Mingjin Affinity: Infusing both weapons with Mingjin resonance builds metal penetration stacks during sword hits and converts them into high piercing burst damage when executing spear thrusts.

Pei Hang Attack Patterns and Counters

On Annihilation difficulty, Pei Hang features tracking sweeps, delayed thrusts, and aerial plunges that punish premature rolling. Prioritize standing your ground to deflect incoming strikes.

Attack Pattern	Visual or Audio Cue	Threat Level	Counter Strategy
Three-Strike Flurry	Fast two-handed sword raise	High	Deflect the first two strikes, then execute a weapon-swap parry. Avoid rolling, as aggressive tracking clips dodges.
Piercing Lunging Thrust	Red glint at the sword hilt	Lethal	Side-dodge at maximum extension. Do not attempt to block or deflect this unblockable attack.
Aerial Downward Plunge	Leaps into an airborne hover	High	Stand firm and deflect as his blade hits the ground to negate the shockwave, then follow with a spear thrust.
Sweeping Blade Whirl	Drops into a low crouch with reverse grip	Medium	Execute an immediate back-step or a synchronized jump parry.

Pei Hang’s extended four-hit combo follows a distinct cadence: deflect the first two slashes, pause briefly, and deflect the remaining two strikes to force an immediate posture break.

Executing the Posture Break Punish

When Pei Hang's posture bar fully depletes, a metallic audio cue sounds, and he drops to one knee for a three-second vulnerability window. Execute this sequence cleanly:

Swap immediately to the Torrent Spear to trigger its heavy drawing thrust.
Channel your charged thrust skill to detonate your built-up Mingjin resonance stacks.
Land a sweeping secondary strike to capitalize on the posture-broken damage bonus.
Cancel the final recovery animation with a backward dodge before Pei Hang's invulnerable get-up attack activates.

Stamina Management and Healing Windows

Torrent Spear attacks consume significantly more endurance than sword swings. Never exhaust your entire stamina bar during a punish window. Always reserve at least 30 percent of your stamina pool so you can dodge clear and switch back to the Juxian Sword before Pei Hang resumes his offensive strings.

Due to Pei Hang’s rapid gap-closing dashes, using healing elixirs immediately after taking a hit usually results in a fatal follow-up strike during the drink animation. Only use healing items during a confirmed posture stagger or immediately after successfully deflecting his three-hit flurry while he resets.

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