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Where Winds Meet boasts no less than fourteen currencies. You will most likely, at one point or another, struggle to remember or understand what they are each used for. Call it a signature part of the gacha genre (which Where Winds Meet falls squarely within), but it can make traversing its rich open world a tad confusing.
Throw in some currencies with similar names, and it all gets confusing, fast. To help you get your head around where and when you can use each iteration of in-game money, we’ve pulled together a quicker primer. Below, you’ll find a full list of all Where Winds Meet currencies.
Where Winds Meet currencies explained
So far, there are a total of 14 different currencies in Where Winds Meet (or at least that’s how many we’ve come across so far). These will appear in your Money Bag, which you can access by tapping Esc (the Options button on PS5), then navigating to Bag, and cycling through the tabs at the top of the menu window.
In the table below, you’ll find all these currencies, including how to obtain them and where and how to spend them:
| Currency | How to Obtain | How to Spend |
|---|---|---|
| Coin (Five Dynasties Coins) | Reward from quests, exploration, enemies, and chests. | Purchase items from merchants, vendors, and shops. |
| Jade Fish (Gameplay Point) | Reward from quests, exploration, enemies, and chests. | Used to purchase Development Materials in the Season Shop. |
| Echo Jade (Exquisite Treasures) | Obtained from exploration, arena, engagement, and guild benefit rewards. | Used to buy Development Materials, cosmetics, and Inner Way fragments from Weiyang Merchants Tang Bao and Tang Lun. Also used for Solemn Echo draws. |
| Commerce Coin (Private Funds of the Ward) | Reward for main story quests, Path to Riches, and the Season Shop. | Used at Feng’s Teadhall in Kaifend to buy cosmetics, workshop items, and decorations. |
| Cosmetic Chest (Special Currency) | Reward for completing Energy Activities like Hero’s Realm and Sword Trial. | Used to buy items from the Season Shop. |
| Echo Bead (Exquisite Treasures) | Premium purchase with real-world money. | Used to buy cosmetics, mounts, and martial art effects in the Shop and for Celestial Echo draws. |
| Harmony Charm (Private Funds of the Ward) | Obtained from Partnership, Discipleship, and Sworm Cohorts. | Used to purchase cosmetics from the Partnership, Discipleship, and Sworn Cohort shops in the Social Shop. |
| Lingering Memory (Sound of Draw) | Obtained from the Essence of Heaven Shop, Jianghu Treasure Shop, Season Shop, Essence of Earth Shop, Meow Meow Temple Shop in Kaifeng/Qinghe, Zhao Feiyan’s Warehouse, and from the Monthly Fund. | Used for Celestial Echo Draws. |
| Resonating Melody (Sound of Draw) | Bought from the Draw Shop using Echo Jade. | Used for Solemn Echo draws. |
| Reputation (Special Currency) | Reward for completing Sect Command activities. | Used to buy cosmetic items in the Sect Shop. |
| Battle Pass Token | Earned as a reward for unlocking Battle Pass tiers. | Used in the Battle Pass shop to purchase cosmetics, workshop items, and arena items. |
| Adventure Slip (Gameplay Point) | Reward for participating in Wandering Paths mode, playing in co-op mode, and A Warrior’s Journey. | Used to purchase cosmetics from the Wandering Paths Shop in the Social Shop. |
| Bounty Token | Obtained from Jade Fish Collection rewards, Jianghu Treasures Shop, and A Warrior’s Journey. | Used to post bounties. |
| Fourfold Coins | Complete Bounties. | Used to buy cosmetics and decorations from the Bounty Shop. |
FAQs
There are 14 different currencies in Where Winds Meet, each with unique functions.
No, a few of the Where Winds Meet currencies, namely Echo Bead, are only available if you’re willing to spend real-world money and can’t be earned through playing the game.
No, a good portion of the Where Winds Meet currencies are there to prompt you to spend real-world money on cosmetic items.
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