Dominate the Market in Where Winds Meet: The Ultimate Trading Playbook
Global Where Winds Meet kills item trading for skins, outfits, and gear—but there’s still a legit way to swap select items. Here’s how it works.
Quick heads-up for anyone trying to swap loot in Where Winds Meet: the global version does not have a proper item-trading system. No direct player-to-player exchanges for skins, outfits, or gear. But there is a workaround using the in-game gifting feature, and it covers some (not all) items. Also, the game is still on a tear popularity-wise and is about to hit your phone.
How trading actually works right now
There is no official trade feature in the global release, so you have to work through the gifting system. It is clunky but serviceable if both players are on the same page. Here is the cleanest way to do it:
- Add the person you want to trade with. If you do not have someone in mind, pop open chat and look for nearby players willing to swap.
- Agree on the exchange first. Spell out exactly which items you are sending and what you expect back.
- Open their profile by clicking their name.
- Hit 'Gift' to bring up the gifting menu.
- Choose what you are sending. This can include appearance sets and certain other giftable items.
- Send the gift and confirm.
- Have the other player send their side of the deal the same way.
Important limits: you cannot send everything this way. Weapons and martial arts are off the table, and there is no dedicated marketplace or escrow to protect you. It is basically a manual honor system. Hopefully the devs add a full trading setup later, because the demand is absolutely there.
The game is booming, and mobile is next
Where Winds Meet, from Everstone Studio and published by NetEase Games, has turned into a legit breakout hit. The Steam page sits at a Very Positive rating, which is rarer than it should be these days, and the game reportedly pulled in 9 million players in just two weeks. The open world, story, and the buffet of weapon styles are a big part of why people keep coming back. It feels like a complete package, not an early access shrug.
And yes, it is expanding. The developers already have a roadmap, and the mobile port hits iOS and Android on December 12, 2025. This is not a stripped-down companion app either; it is a full port with cross-progression between PC/console and mobile, plus cross-play with friends. For a free-to-play title, that is a pretty generous setup.
If you have managed clean trades using gifting, I am curious how it went. Did both sides follow through, or did you get ghosted after sending an appearance set?