How to Recruit Partners in Sword and Clouds Decision: A Guide to Recruiting Teammates in the Mobile Version of Sword and Clouds Decision

How to recruit partners in The Sword and the Fairy is one of the most concerning questions for countless players at the entry stage. How to trigger recruitment? Which NPCs are worth prioritizing? How to quickly accumulate affinity. This article will focus on the mobile version of The Sword and the Fairy's partner recruitment strategy, starting with the basic mechanisms, and listing the recruitment conditions and routes for each partner in stages. Whether you're a beginner or a mid-to-late game player, this guide will provide a clear path, helping everyone quickly expand their team.

Basic Mechanism and Operation Steps for Recruitment

When the player approaches the target NPC, the system will prompt "Observe," clicking which opens the character information interface. Whether it's giving gifts or sparring, the affinity needs to reach 60 before the "Invite" option appears. Prioritize using purple and above rarity items, avoid giving white/green quality, but there's a diminishing return mechanism when gifting the same type of items. Sparring with NPCs in real-time, winning affinity while also experiencing the plot, is another way to increase affinity.

Mainline Priority Recommendations

Weihuo (Staff)

Initial Location: Automatically triggered at the entrance of Wutong Village as part of the main storyline, invite after affinity reaches 60.

Bai Jin (Hidden Weapon)

Trigger Location: Near Luovillage, complete the side quest of killing bandits (5 minor enemies + BOSS), then trigger dialogue and gift until affinity reaches 60 to recruit, or you can first fight to accumulate 40 affinity and then give gifts.

Shangguan Hong (Sword)

Accept the "Thousand Gold Toad Robe" main quest in Pingkang City, go to Biyou Forest to defeat the Gu Master and obtain Mingqi, then gift to raise affinity to 40 before inviting.

Sima Ling & Lü Xian'er (Saber/Staff)

First, complete Shangguan Hong's joining process, then trigger and pass the trial at Qingmu Fang or Gusu City, pay attention to the timing and plot sequence.

Mid-to-Late Game Strong Partners

Huo Changqing, after completing the Sword Competition, go to the inn in Fancheng and head to Chengjia Village, assist in defeating Baomin from Evil Valley, and Huo Changqing will join the team.

Leng Wuqing, Hidden Weapon, Leijia Village side quest, gift until affinity is over 60

Ye Fei, Sword, after the Lotus Heart Lake plot, spar and win/lose, then gift until affinity reaches 60

Xun Yaoyao, perfectly complete the side quest of Soul Wounding Melody, defeat the Four Evils, save Yan Weihan when he holds back alone, during the battle at the Hall of Longevity, Yan Weihan will appear as reinforcements, and join the team after the plot.

Tiezui Monk, Saber, automatically triggered after completing the perfect ending of Ganquan Village

Leng Ying, Li Yuanxing, Yan Weihan, after completing the corresponding side quests for these partners and raising their affinity, they can be recruited into the team.

Kong Liang, Fist/Palm, trigger "Wasting Youth" in Yinfu Town, complete the mission "Purify Sin Monk", defeat the Divine Eagle Gate assassin and he will join.

Chen Linxi, Palm, trigger "Conflict" and "North Mountain Cold Corpse" side quests in Pingkang City, battle, dialogue, and gift until affinity reaches 60 to recruit.

Nawa, in the main storyline, reach "Promotion to Disciple of Transmission", go to the unnamed cave in Houer Forest, and interact through branches to join.

Shang Tingnu, join after completing the main quest "Wudang Apprenticeship" and the side quests "Deadly Scorpion", "Rare Golden Scorpion", and "Medicine Sage's Pact".

Duan Chaochen, Duan Lushuang, after the main storyline reaches "Final Battle at the Hall of Longevity" and rejoining Wudang, trigger the plot with Bai Weiyi in Tongyou Swamp, and join after winning the "Yellow Test".

Lianxin, during the main Shaolin Sword Duel, go to the second floor of Gusu City, complete Lianxin's commission, then order the Fish Dragon Dance at the Gusu Inn, and Lianxin can join the team.

Tiedan, after completing the Rare Golden Scorpion task, heal Tiedan, then go to Qinghe Village, Tiedan will ask the player to take him in.

Tips for Increasing Affinity

Prioritize storing purple/blue quality items for efficient affinity increase; some affinity values can be obtained through battles, which also help in advancing the plot. High-quality accessories and equipment randomly spawn on the Wudang map, useful for both leveling up and gathering gifts.

About how to recruit partners in The Sword and the Fairy, that's all for now. Giving purple and blue quality items works best, and combining it with sparring can speed up the process. Most NPCs can continue to be recruited through gifting even if they fail, but the affinity stacking speed will slow down. Some characters need to be recruited at specific points in the plot, such as Lü Xian'er, who needs to be invited after the martial arts competition chapter, otherwise, the trigger condition may be lost. Knowing the partner recruitment methods, you can quickly build a stable team in the early stages.