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Gift of the Gab might just be the most annoying thing you’ll find in Where Winds Meet<\/a>. Well, apart from those pesky geese<\/a>, that is. It’s likely that you’ll stumble upon this minigame before seeing the proper tutorial for it. Even after the tutorial, it’s frustrating trying to actually win a match until you unlock the Scholar profession, which isn’t made clear at all.<\/p>\n

To save you a lot of rematches, this guide explains how to win at Gift of the Gab in Where Winds Meet<\/strong> by unlocking the Scholar profession, and goes through how Gift of the Gab actually works once you can play it without tears dripping onto your keyboard.<\/p>\n

How to win at Gift of the Gab in Where Winds Meet<\/h2>\n

Let’s just get this out of the way first: You’re not going to win any Gift of the Gab matches in Where Winds Meet until you complete the Legacy: Scholar’s Path quest and unlock the Scholar profession<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Despite the fancy concept of studying your opponent’s words and picking the correct comeback cards to win, Gift of the Gab is really a stat-based minigame\u2014which means it’s only winnable once you have access to stat boosts, card upgrades, and craftable talismans as part of the Scholar skill tree.<\/p>\n

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To unlock the Scholar profession, you first have to reach level 13 and complete the Gift of the Gab: Silver Tongue exploration quest<\/strong>, which, weirdly, is also referred to as “Gift of the Gab: Spring” in some menus. If you haven’t unlocked this quest yet, speak with Song Jiu in Heaven’s Pier, who informs you about a strange pipa player who snatched some important teachings from him.<\/p>\n

Once you’ve completed Song Jiu’s exploration quest, all you have to do to unlock the Scholar profession is track the Legacy: Scholar’s Path quest in the exploration tab of your journal and head to Deerforage Grove. After you complete this short quest, even without improving your stats or crafting talismans, you’ll see that Gift of the Gab goes from basically unplayable to actually winnable. You know, like it should have been from the start.<\/p>\n

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Gift of the Gab explained<\/h2>\n
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Now that you’ve gotten over the biggest hurdle, I can explain how Gift of the Gab actually works.<\/p>\n

There are two modes: Rhetoric Duel and Free Persuasion. The duel mode is played in the card-battler screen, while the persuasion mode lets you use an AI chatbot to try to convince your opponent in a proper debate. However, Free Persuasion is only available sometimes.<\/p>\n

After picking Rhetoric Duel, you can choose between four styles: Bluster, Provocation, Rebuttal, and Filibuster. I’ve always just used the style suggested at the start of a battle and haven’t had any issues, but you might want to check what your opponent’s style is and change yours accordingly. Styles work a little like rock-paper-scissors, with each one strongest against another:<\/p>\n