The Wolf Maiden is one of the world bosses players can encounter while exploring the world in Where Winds Meet. She's a tough cookie, much like the other bosses, and she can absolutely send back to the nearest respawn point if you can't parry attacks properly. However, there are a few tricks you can use to beat Wolf Maiden in Where Winds Meet more easily, but before we delve into the intricacies of her boss fight, you'll need to know how to actually find her first.
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Where Winds Meet: Wolf Maiden Boss Location
You may have already seen Wolf Maiden's location on your map; she's at the southeastern tip of the Kaifeng region, just past the brunt of the Granary of Plenty area. Her boss arena is marked by a red mask icon, and it's just by the eastern end of Desperation Ridge. There's a Boundary Stone near her location, so tag that first. You're going to need it.
The thing about Wolf Maiden is she only appears at night. If you go to her arena at any other time, it'll be empty. You can either wait for night to arrive, or you can change the time of day in Where Winds Meet. Set the clock to any time past the Xu hour (19) to make Wolf Maiden appear.
For the locations of other World Bosses in Where Winds Meet, be sure to check out our interactive map!
How to Beat Wolf Maiden in Where Winds Meet
Like with all bosses in Where Winds Meet, you'll need to spend some time familiarizing yourself with Wolf Maiden's moves before you can beat her. Her attacks are fairly predictable, though she has some quick moves that are difficult to react to.
The first thing we recommend is using an AI companion during the fight. Use whoever's available to you, but if you want to have an easier time fighting Wolf Maiden, you'll want to keep your buddy alive for as long as possible. Using the Stormbreaker Spear to taunt the boss is a good tactic for this.
As a general rule of thumb for boss fights like this, you'll want to save your big attacks and long combos only for when your target is Exhausted/stance-broken. Focus on squeezing light or heavy attacks between Wolf Maiden's combos, and focus on deflecting/parrying her moves until she runs out of Qi. When she's Exhausted, go ham with your attacks before pressing the button on the screen to finish your move. Rinse and repeat until she's down.
Your biggest opportunity to deal a ton of Qi damage against Wolf Maiden is during her long, 9-hit combo. It's fairly easy to parry once you get the timing down, and as long as you mind the delayed attack at the end of the combo, you'll be able to drain a lot of her stamina without taking damage. She does this move fairly often.
Any of the Wolf Maiden's attacks that don't glow gold can be parried. This includes the delayed slash attacks she does during her second phase can also be deflected.
Wolf Maiden Boss Fight Tips
- Spend some time learning her moves first. Fight her a few times without attacking or using healing items.
- Yuan Jin'gang is a great companion to have for this fight since he can constantly interrupt Wolf Maiden's attacks from a distance.
- Make sure your equipment is fully upgraded before attempting world bosses.
- The Infernal Twinblades' skills are good at staggering Wolf Maiden.
- Use the Elite Practice feature if you want to try fighting Wolf Maiden without burning resources.
- Don't rush when she enters her second phase. You'll want to be more aggressive to stop her Qi from recovering, but don't be reckless.
- Wolf Maiden's weapons will flash when she's about to launch an attack. Use that to time your parries.
Where Winds Meet
- Released
- November 14, 2025
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- Teen / Use of Alcohol, Violence, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Everstone Studios
- Publisher(s)
- NetEase, Inc.
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- Full
- Cross Save
- Yes
- Number of Players
- Single-player
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- PC Release Date
- November 14, 2025
- PS5 Release Date
- November 14, 2025
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG, Wuxia, Open-World
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PC, Android, iOS
- OpenCritic Rating
- Fair
- How Long To Beat
- 13 hours
