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The two new gear sets, Etherwrath (weapon set) and Exalted Righteousness (armour set), both revolve around the same core mechanic - the Perfect Dodge. Etherwrath converts a well-timed dodge into a burst of offensive stacking, while Exalted Righteousness creates a window of guaranteed damage reduction.
That shared trigger makes them a natural pairing for the mobile, counter-heavy playstyle the Bamboocut - Kite path is built around, though how good either feels will depend on your playstyle.
Etherwrath - The New Weapon Set
Etherwrath rewards an aggressive, high-uptime playstyle. Rather than slowly building momentum over a fight, players can jump straight to maximum stacks with a well-timed Perfect Dodge before launching into a burst window, making precise defensive timing just as important as offensive pressure.
Its strongest home is naturally the Heavenwill Gauntlets, whose Martial Trigger Effects can make full use of the extra Attribute Attack Penetration. That said, the set is equally valuable on other Martial Arts paths with compatible triggers, making Etherwrath a strong pick for sustained damage. Other compatible weapons and their Martial Trigger Effects include the Mortal Rope Dart's Rodents, Everspring Umbrella's Resonance, and Phalanxbane Blade's Anxi Army Assist.
Exalted Righteousness - The New Armour Set
Exalted Righteousness rewards players who consistently land Perfect Dodges, offering a reliable defensive window against both bosses and other players.
Note: You'll see this set referred to as both Exalted Righteousness and Honorbound in different parts of the game's UI, which is a localisation inconsistency rather than two separate sets.
2 Piece Bonus: Physical Defense +1
4 Piece Effect: Triggering a Perfect Dodge grants Honorbound for 5 seconds - reducing HP damage taken by 10%, and further reducing Critical DMG and Affinity DMG taken by 12%. Honorbound can only be gained once every 10 seconds.
It has particularly strong synergy with the Heavenwill Gauntlets, whose mobile, counter-focused playstyle naturally encourages frequent Perfect Dodges. Pairing it with the Evasive Charge Inner Way, the new Celestial Vigor Inner Way, and Ghostly Steps Mystic Skill reinforces that evasive approach further, letting players stay aggressive while still benefiting from the set's defensive buffs.
How the New Sets Stack Up Against the Existing Roster
Neither of the two gear sets invent a mechanic from scratch - both refine ideas already present in the game's roster, tuned for the new weapons' faster, more evasive pace.
Weapon Sets
Etherwrath's closest cousin is Hawkwing - both are stacking, short-duration Attack buffs capped at 5 stacks. The difference is Hawkwing needs Affinity procs to build, while Etherwrath can be instantly maxed with one well-timed Perfect Dodge, making it far more burst-friendly and less reliant on Affinity triggers. Etherwrath is built for near-constant stacking that punishes fights where you can keep landing hits and dodges back to back.
| Set | 2pc Bonus | 4pc Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Etherwrath (new) | Min Physical Attack +1 | Hitting a boss/player grants a stack: +1% all Attack, 8s, stack to 5. At 5 stacks, damaging Martial Trigger Effects gain +4 Attribute Attack Penetration (all types). A Perfect Dodge instantly grants 5 stacks. |
Jadeware | Max Physical Attack +1 | Casting a Martial Art Skill activates Jadeware: +10% Affinity DMG, +7.5% Direct Affinity Rate against targets in Qi Imbalance, with Qi% lower than yours, or below 40% Qi. Lasts 10s; can only trigger once every 12s. |
| Hawkwing | Affinity Rate +0.1% | Any damage that triggers Affinity grants Hawkwing: +2% Physical Attack for 5s, stacking up to 5 times. |
| Rainwhisper | Precision Rate +0.1% | +10% Critical DMG and healing, plus a further +15% on top while you have a self-applied HP shield. |
| Shattered Ridge | Min Physical Attack +1 | Hitting a boss or player grants a stack for 5s: +1% HP DMG dealt, stacking to 5. At 5 stacks, Light/Heavy Attack Varied Combo, Assist Trigger Skill, and assist effects deal a further +8% damage. A successful Deflect instantly grants 5 stacks. |
| Mistwillow | Precision Rate +0.1% | Landing a Heavy Attack/Heavy Attack Pursuit Skill grants +10% Physical/Silkbind DMG to Light Attacks and Projectile Skills for 15s, and vice versa. With both bonuses active simultaneously, they upgrade to Veil of the Willow, boosting both attack types at once. Refreshable, but only once every 2s. |
| Ivorybloom | Critical Rate +0.1% | At Max HP, gain a 5% bonus chance to deal Critical healing and damage, and increase the effects of Critical healing and damage by 15%. |
| Swallowcall | Min Physical Attack +1 | Light Attacks and effects triggered by Light Attacks (e.g., Rodent) deal +12% more HP damage, and +6% more Physical and Bamboocut damage to targets below 40% Qi or suffering a Qi Anomaly status (including Bone Corrosion and Qi Imbalance). |
| Stars Align | Min Physical Attack +1 | Hitting 2+ enemies simultaneously, or hitting a boss/player, grants 1 stack of Stars Align for 5s: Martial Art Skills deal +3% damage, plus bonus damage to enemies more than 4m away (up to +1% at 8m). Stacks to 5; 1 stack is lost per hit taken; up to 2 stacks can be gained per second. |
| Swift Gale | Max Physical Attack +1 | +10% Airborne Heavy Attack damage and knocks the target down. The Knockdown can only trigger once every 10 seconds. |
| Swaying Heights | Min Physical Attack +1 | +5% damage against targets above 50% HP; every further 5% HP adds +1% more, up to +10% total. |
Armour Sets
Exalted Righteousness' closest match is Calmwaters - both key off a Perfect Dodge. But it isn't a straight upgrade over Calmwaters: Calmwaters has no stated cooldown, so its 50% chance can fire off nearly every dodge, while Exalted Righteousness guarantees its effect but gates it behind its own 10-second cooldown on Honorbound. Calmwaters trades certainty for frequency - small, RNG-dependent sustain on most dodges; Exalted Righteousness trades frequency for certainty - a flat damage-reduction window, but only once every 10 seconds no matter how often you dodge. Which is better depends on how often you're landing Perfect Dodges relative to that cooldown, and whether you need sustain (Calmwaters) or hit-mitigation (Exalted Righteousness) more in a given fight.
| Set | 2pc Bonus | 4pc Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Exalted Righteousness (new) | Physical Defense +1 | A Perfect Dodge grants Honorbound for 5s: -10% HP damage taken, -12% Critical/Affinity DMG taken. Can only trigger once every 10 seconds. |
Formbend | Physical Defense +1 | Shield duration is extended by 2s. Above 85% Qi, or while holding a Qi damage immunity shield, reduce all HP damage taken by 20%. |
| Eaglerise | Physical Defense +1 | Dealing damage over time or healing grants a stack of Eaglerise: -1.2% damage taken for 10s, stacking to 5. At max stacks, gain Eagle Guard, reducing the next incoming hit within 10s by 90% (halved against bosses). Triggers once every 30s. |
| Moonflare | Max HP +40 | Attacking while defending has a 30% chance to create a shield absorbing up to 10% Max HP for 20s. If a shield already exists, also restores 2% HP. Triggers once every 60s. |
| Obsidian Armor | Physical Defense +1 | Tenacity itself reduces HP damage taken by 5%. Taking a hit while under Tenacity grants Obsidian Armor for 5s: -2% chance to receive Critical DMG, -1% chance to receive Affinity DMG, stacking to 5. |
| Beyond the Chill | Max HP +40 | After entering combat, if no damage is taken for 10 seconds, reduce the next hit and all damage taken within 2 seconds afterward by 40%. Removed on leaving combat. |
| Whirlsnow | Physical Defense +1 | Losing more than 40% of Max HP in a single hit, or dropping below 20% HP, causes the next heal received within 5s to restore an additional 25% Max HP. Triggers once every 60s. |
| Calmwaters | Physical Defense +1 | A Perfect Dodge has a 50% chance to restore 10 Endurance and 1% HP, with an additional 2% HP restored when your HP is below 50% and below 20% (up to a maximum of 5% HP). |
| Jade Embrace | Max HP +40 | Moving more than 6m within 1 second grants Jade Embrace: -15% HP and Qi damage taken for 5s. Triggers once every 20s. |
| Agile Steps | Max HP +40 | A successful deflection reduces all damage taken within 2s by 20%, stacking up to 3 times. |
| Flawless Defense | Physical Defense +1 | Reduces damage taken by 5% baseline. Below 60% HP, gain a further -1% per 10% HP lost, stacking up to 5 times. |
Bottom Line
Etherwrath reads as a faster, dodge-triggered evolution of the Hawkwing-style stacking Attack buff, built for near-constant offensive uptime. Exalted Righteousness is a different kind of trade: it swaps Calmwaters' uncapped, chance-based sustain for a guaranteed mitigation window, but its own 10-second cooldown on Honorbound means it can't fire on every dodge either, so it's best read as an alternative to Calmwaters.
