The Drunkard Poet is one of the aggressive mystic skills Where the wind meets. It's a hand-to-hand combat technique that does good damage in a five-hit combo, and it looks pretty stylish too. Like many other mystic skills in this game, Drunk Poet is simple to obtain, though not immediately obvious. The drunken poet is a secret skill Where the wind meets (though not well-placed), and to get it, you need to source some alcohol and completely shatter it. Here's what you need to do to unlock this ability.
To unlock the Drunken Poet in How to Meet the Wind
To get this skill, you have to drink alcohol until you get it Excessively drunk or Alcohol poisoning status. The number of wine jars you need to drink varies, so to be on the safe side, make sure to have at least 10 on hand.
The hard part here is actually getting enough wine to get those status ailments. The best way to get something is to go to Hao Jiu, An honest merchant between Blissful Retreat and Harvestfall Village. He will sell a selection of wines that is limited to five per day, per type of wine. Get any 10 bottles of wine you want, and drink it all like crazy in front of him. Each bottle costs 9998 coins, though. Something to keep in mind if you're strapped for cash.
If Hao Jiu is not located in the above map location, switch to online mode.
Just drink alcohol, and you will eventually be affected by some alcohol-related diseases, and once you get over the alcohol poisoning, you will automatically learn to be an alcoholic. To get rid of your negative status effects, either wait until you are sober, or visit Yaoyao at the Evercare Clinic. Alternatively, you can heal another player.
How to use a drunken poet where the wind is found
Intoxicating Kavi skill button will cause you to press once Drink wine from a gourd. It gives you intoxicated Buff for 30 seconds — While intoxicated, you can press your Intoxicated Poet skill button up to five times, allowing you to attack with a hand-to-hand combo that deals physical and other attribute damage. Each strike consumes 6 vitality, which is represented by a ring divided between your ability icons.
Drunk poet is best used pre-emptively. The drinking animation forces you to stop completely for a while, leaving you open to incoming attacks. When you have the Drunken buff, you can either use all five of Drunken Poet's hits in one long combo, or use each hit between your regular weapon attacks. It's best used against stance-broken enemies in PvE, and it's especially good against stance-broken bosses. Where the wind meets. In PvP, you can use your drunken poet attacks to mix up your moves and throw your opponent.
