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Updated on 4 June 2025

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Earth-wind hybrid for season 1 (patch 2.8.3)

The Earth-Wind hybrid build is an excellent mid-to-high tier PvP strategy for players in Season 1 of Infinity Kingdom. Drawing from the durability and frontline dominance of Earth and the speed and support mechanics of Wind, this hybrid team offers sustained damage, utility, and powerful debuff Wounds that shine in the current meta.

This guide will outline an optimized Season 1 composition, discuss strategic Tower of Knowledge (ToK) skill selections, delve into Immortal roles, dragon choice, and offer insights into when to transition into this build.

Why Earth-Wind?

In the current state of the game, where Shadow dominate the pay-to-win scene, Earth-Wind hybrids remain a strong and accessible option for non-spenders and light spenders. With increasing access to wind dragon crystals Zephyr is a powerful choice and easy to upgrade, this setup scales very well throughout Season 1.

Key advantages:

  • Good sustain with frontline leech and healing (Zeno)
  • High burst and sustained physical damage (Hannibal + Alex)
  • Access to Wounds debuff
  • Able to take advantage of the new version of Zephyr

Recommended Setup

Immortals & Skill Build

Alexander (Main DPS, Frontline):

  • Duel Master – Ensures higher damage output and crit consistency.
  • Combo – Capitalizes on fast attack rate for consistent physical burst.
  • Physical Shield – Reduced physical damage taken, improving survivability.

Hannibal Barca (Burst DPS):

  • Cleave – Multi-target physical damage with scaling impact.
  • Anger – Immediate boost to all physical damage dealt.
  • Fighting Master – Immunity to control to maintain steady damage as well as reduced damage taken.

Zenobia (Support Tank):

  • Berserk – Amplifies attack speed; good synergy with her healing effect and the speed-build we are going for here.
  • Purification – Removes DoT and debuffs (especially good against Shadow builds with Blade Vortex or other Tear effects).
  • Oaken Guard – Defensive buff to bolster physical defense.

Qin Emperor (Support Buffer):

  • Blessing of Speed – Boosts normal attack speed across the team.
  • Blessing of Defense – Improves overall durability, especially helpful in early Season 1 with quick fights.
  • Blessing of War – Boosts attack and further supports the aggressive tempo.

This build offers protection, healing, buffs, and high DPS with all immortal roles well distributed.

Dragon: Zephyr (Wind)

At the start of Season 1, you’ll likely begin with the Earth Dragon, which is fine for the early-game brawls.

However, as soon as you unlock and build Zephyr Wind Dragon, aim to transition when the third passive skill reaches level 10. This passive gives a significant normal attack damage boost, which pairs beautifully with Alex, Hannibal.

Why Zephyr?

  • Its speed synergy amplifies with this attack speed build
  • Accuracy is underrated and getting the enemy to dodge is huge
  • Extra normal attack damage enhances builds focused on Cleave, Combo, Duel Master

Strategic Considerations

Strengths:

  • Strong anti-Shadow synergy through control immunity and purification
  • Builds with natural sustainability and scaling power
  • Easy arena progression to level Zephyr early

Weaknesses:

  • Requires Unique Artfacts for all four immortals to work
  • Needs good synergy and timing for peak performance
  • Zephyr takes time to become more impactful than Earth

Transition Timing:

  • If you started with an Earth main, transition to Earth-Wind hybrid around Castle level 35-40, as ToK expands
  • When Zephyr passive skill hits level 10, the power spike is considerable — make the full transition

Optimizing Your Play

  • Target Positioning: Alex should face enemy key frontline DPS.
  • ToK Skill Adjustments: If versus magic burst, try Energy Suppression on Qin or Zeno.

Final Thoughts

Earth-Wind hybrid is a strong, flexible build in Season 1 that offers high performance with solid investment scaling. By building toward normal attack amplification, control immunity, and support-heavy frontlines, this setup remains relevant into Season 2 and even early Conquest.

If you’re in Season 1 and are looking for a build that gives you both sustain and power, this is one of the most balanced ways to dominate the battlefield.

Recommended for: Mid-to-high spenders, arena climbers, and players seeking long-term synergy without relying on Shadow/Holy meta.

Stay tuned for upcoming Season 2 adjustments for this build and complementary hybrid variants in our future guides!

Published: 04-06-2025