If you’re stuck at 7/8 oddities in Jadebrook Mountain in Where Winds Meet and can’t figure out where the last one is hiding, you’re not alone.
Jadebrook Mountain combines vertical terrain, Lightness-skill platforming, and insect-type oddities that are very easy to miss. Many players assume the Jadebrook Mountain last oddity is locked behind an encounter like the Mercyheart Town events, but in practice it’s almost always a missed insect in a high or awkward spot.
This guide breaks down every Jadebrook Mountain oddity, how the counter works, why you get stuck at 7/8, and how to sweep the area so you can finally clear the region and push toward your Qinghe exploration rewards.
How Jadebrook Mountain Oddities Work (And Why You Get Stuck at 7/8)
In Where Winds Meet, Oddities are the collectible critters (Redmist Beetles, Dagger Generals, Ironwing Mantises, etc.) that you capture around Qinghe. Turning them in to Qi Sheng upgrades your Melodies of Peace and contributes to overall exploration.
For Jadebrook Mountain in Sundara Land, the in-game exploration summary lists:
- 1 Encounter
- 2 Boundary Stones
- 8 Oddities
- Plus Meow Meow’s Treasures, Pitch Pot NPC, Old Friends, etc.
However, when you look at the current Sundara Land completion data, Jadebrook’s explicitly documented oddities are:
- Redmist Beetle 9
- Redmist Beetle 10
- Redmist Beetle 11
- Redmist Beetle 12
- Ironwing Mantis 9
- Ironwing Mantis 10
- Dagger General 16
That’s seven clearly named oddities. The eighth “Oddity” counted in Jadebrook’s regional summary is tied to these insects via the Sentient Being system and the interactive map, but isn’t separately described in the text of the completion guide yet.
In practice, when players report being stuck at 7/8, it’s almost always because:
- One of the Redmist Beetle clusters is extremely high up and they never noticed it.
- They walked past a Dagger General hiding spot without smashing the correct prop.
- They assumed an Encounter node would award an oddity, which it doesn’t.
The important part:
No Jadebrook Mountain oddity is currently known to be hard-locked behind a story or Mercyheart-like encounter. Encounters and Oddities are separate Sentient Being categories.
Jadebrook Mountain Oddities – Quick Reference Table
Use this table as a checklist for the Jadebrook Mountain last oddity. If any of these look unfamiliar, that’s almost certainly the one you’re missing.
| Oddity Name | Type | In-Game ID | Basic How-To | Common Issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmist Beetle 9 | Oddity | Redmist Beetle 9 | Look up for a hanging beetle cluster, then use Lightness Skills from a nearby vantage point to reach it. | Players never look straight up or lack height to reach it. |
| Redmist Beetle 10 | Oddity | Redmist Beetle 10 | Same pattern: scan the sky, find the red cluster, then Lightness up. | Often mistaken as already collected due to similar positioning. |
| Redmist Beetle 11 | Oddity | Redmist Beetle 11 | High cluster of beetles; needs a better jump line or wall-run route. | One of the most commonly missed; height and angle are tricky. |
| Redmist Beetle 12 | Oddity | Redmist Beetle 12 | Another elevated cluster; again requires careful Lightness navigation. | Frequently the “mystery” last oddity for 7/8 players. |
| Ironwing Mantis 9 | Oddity | Ironwing Mantis 9 | Interact, watch the flight pattern, then capture when it lands. | Players forget to wait for it to land or lose sight mid-flight. |
| Ironwing Mantis 10 | Oddity | Ironwing Mantis 10 | Same as 9: observe, then capture on landing. | People walk away too early and think it bugged. |
| Dagger General 16 | Oddity | Dagger General 16 | Break the right destructible object, then quickly capture before it escapes. | Hiding prop is easy to miss; the bug flees fast if you hesitate. |
If your exploration screen says 7/8 Oddities, one of the table entries above is the missing one. Most players are missing either Redmist Beetle 11 or 12, because they hang very high and need Lightness or wall-running mastery.
Step-by-Step: How to Find Every Jadebrook Mountain Oddity
Below is a more detailed walkthrough of how these Jadebrook Mountain oddities are laid out and the habits that help you find the last one reliably.
1. Track Jadebrook From the Qinghe Exploration Screen
Open your Qinghe / Sundara Land exploration screen and select Jadebrook Mountain. You’ll see the local Sentient Beings breakdown, including Oddity x8. This tells you:
- You’re in the correct sub-region for your missing oddity.
- You still need to hit one more insect-type node in Jadebrook.
This is important because some players accidentally chase an oddity in a neighboring sub-area (like Buddha Fort or Mercyheart Town) and expect it to fill Jadebrook’s counter.
2. Sweep the Redmist Beetle Clusters (Likely Your Missing One)
All four Redmist Beetles (9–12) in Jadebrook share the same core mechanic:
Look up to find the cluster of red beetles. Find a vantage point to reach it with your Lightness Skills.
Practical search tips:
- Use Wind Sense while facing upward near cliffs and tree lines; it highlights interactable points and gives you directional hints.
- Any time you see a bright red cloud of beetles in the air, mark the spot, then backtrack to find a wall, tree, or ledge that lets you chain Threefold Skywalk / wallrun / glider into it.
- Make sure you fully interact with the beetle cluster until you see the capture confirmation. If you fall or stop halfway, the game won’t count it.
Because these clusters are vertically placed and visually similar, it’s very easy to collect three of them, assume you’ve done all of them, and then get stuck at 7/8.
3. Double-Check Both Ironwing Mantises
Next, focus on Ironwing Mantis 9 and 10.
Mechanic summary for both:
- Interact with the mantis to trigger its flight pattern.
- Watch it circle or move along its path, and do not chase blindly.
- When it pauses or lands, that’s your capture window.
Common mistakes:
- People sprint away or jump around, losing line-of-sight and thinking the mantis despawned.
- They interact once, walk off, assume it “registered”, and only later realise the capture never happened.
If your Jadebrook counter is 7/8 and you’re sure you’ve hit every Redmist Beetle cluster you can see, there’s a good chance one of the mantises was never actually captured.
4. Don’t Forget the Hiding Dagger General
Dagger General 16 works just like other Dagger General oddities:
- It’s hidden in a breakable object (crate, pot, pile of debris, etc.).
- You must smash the exact hiding spot, then immediately capture the bug before it runs away.
Because Jadebrook Mountain has a lot of ambient clutter, it’s easy to:
- Destroy random objects but miss the real hiding prop.
- Hear the sound cue, then miss the short capture window.
When doing your final sweep for the Jadebrook Mountain last oddity, deliberately break all destructible containers in any suspicious camp or small clearing. If you’re missing Dagger General 16, this will usually flush it out.
5. Use Landmarks: Path of Karma, Gourmand’s Grove, and Nearby NPCs
Your Boundary Stones and NPCs act as anchors for searching:
- Path of Karma (Boundary Stone) – Often used as a reference point for the Sleeping Daoist world boss and Esoteric Revival clues. The slopes and ledges around here are prime spots for high Redmist Beetle clusters.
- Gourmand’s Grove (Boundary Stone) – Another Jadebrook Mountain landmark that helps you section your search radius; work in loops around each stone so you don’t miss a cliff face.
- Chai Sansheng (Old Friend) – Found chopping wood near Path of Karma.
- Bodhi (Old Friend) – Surrounded by cats at Jadebrook Mountain.
Using these as “center points” and doing systematic spirals around them is much more efficient than wandering randomly.
Is the Jadebrook Mountain Last Oddity Locked Behind an Encounter?
Short answer: No.
Here’s how the systems are structured right now:
- Encounters (like Little Master’s Legacy chains, Sleeping Daoist quests, etc.) are one Sentient Being type.
- Oddities (Redmist Beetles, Dagger Generals, Ironwing Mantises) are another type.
- The Jadebrook Mountain exploration entry shows Encounter x1 and Oddity x8 separately. Clearing the Encounter does not grant an oddity.
Mercyheart Town does have some gated content where events or time-of-day chains affect nodes in that sub-area. But for Jadebrook Mountain, current guide data and community maps treat all oddities as standard open-world collectibles, not encounter rewards.
So if you’re thinking:
“Maybe my 8th oddity only appears after I trigger some Jadebrook encounter or Qinghe story event”
…you can safely assume that’s not required. Your missing oddity is almost certainly:
- A high Redmist Beetle cluster you’ve walked under multiple times; or
- A Dagger General / mantis that never fully completed its capture sequence.
Extra Motivation: Why Finishing Jadebrook Oddities Actually Matters
Clearing the Jadebrook Mountain last oddity isn’t just about OCD completion:
- Qinghe Oddity Turn-ins to Qi Sheng
Qi Sheng, the Oddity Collector in Verdant Wilds, lets you exchange all your oddities for Melodies of Peace upgrades. Collecting all eight Qinghe Oddities and progressing his reward track eventually gives you a Bronze Bell Fragment. - Repairing the Bell of Demoncalm
Using that fragment at the Peace Bell Tower repairs the Bell of Demoncalm, which globally weakens Qinghe world bosses like the Sleeping Daoist. This makes farming bosses much safer and faster. - Sundara Land 100% Rewards
Finishing Jadebrook’s exploration, including its 8 Oddities, feeds into your broader Sundara Land 100% progress for EXP, coins, and various regional rewards.
So fixing that stubborn 7/8 on Jadebrook Mountain is a direct power spike, not just a map-cleaning hobby.
Practical Sweep Route for Your “Last Oddity”
If you just want a simple plan to finish:
- Start at Path of Karma Boundary Stone.
- Glide and wall-run around cliff edges, scanning upward with Wind Sense.
- Prioritise any visible Redmist Beetle clusters.
- Move toward Gourmand’s Grove.
- Again, circle outward from the stone and check high ledges.
- Capture any beetle clusters and check for mantises perched on exposed rocks.
- Clear Dagger General 16.
- In any camp or worked area you pass, smash every breakable container until you’re sure Dagger General 16 has spawned and been captured.
- Check your exploration screen.
- If it still shows 7/8, assume one beetle cluster or mantis capture didn’t fully register—revisit their approximate locations and interact again more carefully.
Follow that loop and you should see your Jadebrook counter finally tick over to 8/8 oddities, fixing the “last oddity” issue without needing any secret encounter or story trigger.
Final Thoughts
Your Jadebrook Mountain last oddity is almost never bugged or locked; it’s just hidden vertically, tied to Lightness routes, or missed due to a half-completed capture. Systematically clearing the four Redmist Beetle clusters, two Ironwing Mantises, and the Dagger General will solve the 7/8 problem and push your Qinghe progression forward without relying on Mercyheart-style encounters.