Weak Legacy 2 Breathing Styles Guide

Breathing Styles are the core Slayer combat system in Weak Legacy 2. Each style teaches multiple forms bound to skill keys, spends breathing capacity, and scales with mastery. This guide explains how breathing works, how gourds raise your bar, where trainers live, and what major styles demand—including Sun V1/V2, Moon V1/V2, Water V2, Flame V2, Insect, and Mist. Pair it with Getting Started, the Leveling Guide, live Codes, the Breathing Styles Tier List, plus deep dives on Moon Breathing and Flame Breathing V2.

How breathing works

When you learn a style, its forms appear on Z / X / C / V / B (or remapped keys). Using a form drains the blue breathing value. If the bar is empty, skills fail. Hold G to recharge between engagements. Mastery rises as you land style skills on enemies, quests, Final Selection, and raids—higher mastery unlocks later forms and gates many V2 tests.

Breathing is a Slayer tool. Demons use Blood Demon Arts instead. If you reset race later, plan potion costs and lost Final Selection access carefully.

Noob to Sun Breathing V2 Guide

Gourds and capacity

Base capacity is too low for long combos. Buy gourds in the Starter Village:

• Small Gourd — cheapest; small capacity gain; few uses before break
• Medium Gourd — mid cost and mid gain
• Large Gourd — stronger gain, longer break cycle
• Super Large Gourd — highest early investment for maxing the bar

Workflow: fill breathing with G, activate the equipped gourd, repeat until it breaks and the permanent capacity bump applies. Larger gourds often require a fuller bar before they accept input. Spend early yen here before cosmetics—capacity is combat power. Redeem codes if you are short on yen.

Early style picks

Most entry styles ask for modest level and yen (historically around level 5–50 bands and roughly 16.5k yen total for full basic form sets, with older patches starting quests near 1,000 yen). Strong early options:

• Love Breathing (Mitsuri, Slayer HQ) — beginner-friendly damage and forms
• Flame Breathing (Rengoku, Starter Village) — convenient spawn trainer
• Water Breathing V1 (Urokodaki, Slayer HQ area) — classic route into Water V2
• Insect Breathing (Shinobu, Slayer HQ) — high-tier PvE/PvP performer in many metas
• Mist Breathing (Muichiro, Snow Village) — strong mid-game pick
• Thunder Breathing (Zenitsu, Snow Village) — mobility-focused
• Wind Breathing (Sanemi, Slayer HQ) — solid all-rounder with late skill raids
• Sound Breathing (Tengen, Slayer HQ)
• Serpent Breathing (Obanai, central mountain)
• Flower Breathing (Kanao, Slayer HQ)

Exact yen and level numbers shift with updates—always confirm the trainer dialogue before spending Crystal Essence.

Sun Breathing V1 and V2

Sun is the flagship Slayer path.

Sun V1 trainer: Yoriichi atop the central mountain. Typical requirements include a Sun Soul (from the Tanjiro (Sun) Raid at Slayer HQ, level 30+), a mid/high level gate, and a large yen fee. Equip the soul from inventory when unlocking.

Sun V2 usually needs Kamado or Tsugikuni, all (or nearly all) Sun V1 forms, high mastery (often 200+), higher level, more yen, and a trainer fight against Yoriichi. Clan gates make early spins critical—see Clans Tier List and Getting Started.

Moon Breathing V1 and V2

Moon is an endgame clan-locked line. Moon V1 commonly expects Kamado or Tsugikuni, very high level, huge yen, deep Sun V2 mastery, and a Moon Soul. Moon V2 typically locks to Tsugikuni, high Moon V1 mastery, and a Kokushibo clear. Farm souls and mastery only after your Sun foundation is stable. For materials, clan gates, and a full progression checklist, open the dedicated Moon Breathing guide.

Water V2 and Flame V2

Water V2 (Giyu, hill near Slayer HQ) generally needs all Water V1 forms, high mastery, high level, yen, and multiple Crystal Essence. No special clan gate in common guides—excellent for players who missed Kamado/Tsugikuni.

Flame V2 (Rengoku line) is heavier: full Flame progression, high mastery, massive yen, Crystal Essence, Ablaze Spirits from content like Mugen Train routes, and often Rengoku clan access for signature moves. Check Raids and Quests for essence and spirit sources, then follow the full trainer and material walkthrough on Flame Breathing V2.

Insect, Mist, and other high performers

Meta snapshots frequently place Moon V2, Water V2, Sun V2, Flame V2, and Insect near the top for PvE or PvP, with Mist, Thunder, and Wind close behind depending on the patch. Treat community lists as directional and verify on the Breathing Styles Tier List after balance updates.

Trainer location cheat sheet

• Starter Village — Flame (Rengoku)
• Central mountain summit — Sun, Serpent, related endgame trainers
• Slayer HQ — Love, Sound, Insect, Wind, Water V1, Flower, Tanjiro raid NPC
• Near Slayer HQ hill — Water V2 (Giyu)
• Snow Village — Thunder, Mist

Climb walls with Space near climbable cliffs; dash (Q) helps mountaintop approaches. Details in Controls.

Mastery and reset planning

Grind mastery on Final Selection (early), Tanjiro raid (mid), and high-HP bosses later. Weekend events and codes accelerate materials. If you locked the wrong style, buy a Breathing reset potion (Crystal Essence + yen) instead of deleting the slot. Never reset until you can re-buy your next trainer fees in one session.

Recommended progression order

1. Gourds + early style (Love / Flame / Water / Insect).
2. Final Selection loop while leveling via the Leveling Guide.
3. Tanjiro raid → Sun Soul → Sun V1 if clan allows long-term Sun V2.
4. Else push Water V2 / Insect / Mist as clan-agnostic power.
5. Only then chase Moon or Flame V2 material walls.

Breathing is a long investment. Capacity, mastery, clan, and yen must rise together—this guide keeps those lanes aligned so you do not stall on a mountain trainer with an empty wallet.