Where Winds Meet's new Imperial Palace Expansion (version 1.7) brings a ton of new content to the beloved MMORPG. The biggest highlight of the new expansion is the new map, the Imperial Palace. It is the latest Kaifeng area that players can access after reaching Character Level 32. Moreover, it requires players to pursue the new questline to enter the Imperial Palace, where they can earn new appearances and face new challenges. Speaking of challenges, there are two new World Bosses found exclusively in the Imperial Palace. The Gilded Lament is one of the two World Bosses, and she is one of the hardest bosses to face, as she is not weak against anything. This guide will cover everything about the Gilded Lament Boss in Where Winds Meet, including her location, strategy, and how to defeat her.
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Gilded Lament Boss Info in Where Winds Meet
Gilded Lament is a world boss found in the Imperial Palace map in Where Winds Meet. She is a 4-Star Difficulty boss that you can face while progressing through the Kunning Hall section of the palace. She does not have any potential weaknesses, so you have to face her with a strong DPS build. It is a two-phased fight, where she becomes more aggressive in the latter phase. She floats and moves above the water arena, attacking with her hands and turning invisible from time to time. Moreover, her certain attacks can inflict ice elemental damage, and she uses projectiles in the second phase. While you are exploring the new Imperial Palace, you can get a quick Where Winds Meet top up from LootBar to get yourself some better gear.
Gilded Lament Boss Location
You can find Gilded Lament in the abandoned courtyard in the Kunning Hall section of the Imperial Palace. The imperial Palace map only becomes available after reaching character level 32, so make sure that you have access to the palace. Once you are in the palace grounds, head to the Kunning Hall area. From here, progress until you get to the courtyard and find a well. Jump down the well, and you will encounter the Gilded Lament boss.
Recommended Martial Arts and Mystic Arts
Now, before you go ahead and fight Gilded Lament, you must choose your Martial Arts and Mystic Arts carefully. This fight requires a consistent build with both offensive and defensive options. Here are the Martial Arts and Mystic Arts we recommend you bring into this fight.
Martial Arts
- Snowparting Blade
- Phalanxbane Blade
Mystic Arts
- Honking Havoc
- Dragon’s Breath
- Flute of the Tides
- Wolflike Frenzy
- Golden Body
- Celestial Seize
- Meridian Touch
- Tai Chi
How to Defeat Gilded Lament Boss
The Gilded Lament is a two-phase boss fight, each one with unique moves and skills. We have explained all of her moves and how to counter them below.
Phase 1
Attack | Description | Counter |
Shadow Step | Gilded Lament will teleport to the right and strike two hard hits at you. | You can easily parry these hits to continue the offense. Moreover, as the fight begins, it is best to get your strong initial hits in. |
4-hit combo (1) | Gilded Lament will swing her hands to hit you. She swings left with two hits, then swings right with 1 hit, and then floats above for a bigger hit. | It is easier to parry all of her hits. However, you can easily dodge them and continue the offense to deal damage. |
4-hit combo (2) | Gilded Lament will swing her hands for a swift 4-hit combo. This attack does not have a range, and she does it when you are extremely close to her. | This attack can also be parried easily. Moreover, you can dodge to the side to get your hits in. |
Frost AOE | Gilded Lament freezes the water arena and explodes it after a moment to deal ice elemental damage. | Get out of the AOE to avoid taking any damage. |
Other than these attacks in the first phase, she will try to close the distance by lunging towards you if you are far. Moreover, she will combine her combo attacks after lunging.
Phase 2
Attack | Description | Counter |
Find Gilded Lament | Gilded Lament will release glowing particles that will deal damage to you until you find her at the start of the second phase. | As the second phase begins, move your camera around to locate the Gilded Lament. You must run towards her for her to reappear in the arena. Otherwise, the glowing particles will not stop. |
Break the Health Block | This is not an attack, but a crucial step in the second phase. As Gilded Lament appears, you will not be able to deal damage to her. She will have a block on her health bar. | To break the health block of Gilded Lament, you must parry her attacks. If she is using projectiles, dodge them. Wait for her to use her usual hit combos. As you parry these hit combos, the health block will break. |
Swift Projectiles | Gilded Lament will throw the projectiles at once. | These projectiles will follow you swiftly. It is best to dodge to the side to avoid hitting them. |
Projectiles | Gilded Lament will throw projectiles at you one by one. | It is easy to parry these projectiles and advance to Gilded Lament. |
Grab Attacks | Gilded Lament will try to grab you with her red and gold attacks. If she grabs you, the projectiles will deal damage to you. | If you see her side-stepping with a red or gold glow, dodge to the side to avoid being grabbed. Instantly heal if you get caught. |
Other than these attacks, she will use her Frost AOE and combo attacks from the first phase. However, it will be a lot more difficult to avoid them due to the projectiles flying toward you. Try to do a perfect dodge and parry if necessary. Moreover, once you deplete half of her HP, the Health Block will return. Parry most of her attacks to break the health block to start dealing damage to her again.
It is most likely that she will get staggered at this phase. If she does stagger, unleash your attacks on her to deal devastating damage.
Rewards
Upon defeating the Gilded Lament in Where Winds Meet, you will get the following rewards.
- 5x Inner Way Note Custom Chest
- 3x Medicinal Tales
- Gilded Bond Neckwear
- 20x Echo Jade
- 50x Imperial Palace Exploration
- 12000x Character EXP
- 12000x Coins
Conclusion
The Gilded Lament is one of the two new World Bosses in Where Winds Meet that you can encounter inside the new Imperial Palace map. She is a difficult boss who requires a consistent build with defense and offense to get the best of her. You must utilize a strong DPS build to deal devastating damage on each opportunity. However, you must be careful with your healing and defense as well. The Golden Body Mystic Art is great for defense, allowing you to minimize the incoming damage. The first phase of the fight is pretty simple, as she is not that aggressive. However, you have to be more efficient in the second phase and take out her health block during the fight to defeat her. It is best to get yourself a Where Winds Meet top up from LootBar to get better gear.
