Wuthering Waves boasts a colorful cast of characters. Discover who they are and what makes them special in this complete character list.
Character Elements
Each character in Wuthering Waves possesses a unique element that defines their combat style and the type of damage they inflict. This elemental system adds depth to gameplay, encouraging strategic team composition and requiring players to adapt to different enemy types. There are currently 6 elements in the game:
Glacio
Fusion
Electro
Aero
Spectro
Havoc
Character Weapons
Wuthering Waves features five distinct weapon types, each offering a unique playstyle. These weapon types are :
- - Broadblade
- - Sword
- - Pistols
- - Gauntlets
- - Rectifier
All Characters in Wuthering Waves
Wuthering Waves has a mix of characters. Each has a unique look, story, and fighting style. With different powers and weapons, players can create many different teams. There are currently 21 characters :
Sanhua
Element: Glacio
Weapon: Sword
Stars: 4★
Sanhua is a Glacio Damage Dealer in Wuthering Waves who utilizes a sword and ice-based abilities. Her gameplay revolves around creating and detonating ice constructs to deal damage. Players must carefully time their attacks and abilities to maximize damage output.
Baizhi
Element: Glacio
Weapon: Rectifier
Stars: 4★
Baizhi is a supportive Healer in Wuthering Waves who utilizes a companion named You'tan. Her gameplay revolves around positioning You'tan to heal allies and enhance their damage output.
Lingyang
Element: Glacio
Weapon: Gauntlets
Stars: 5★
Lingyang is a high-damage dealer in Wuthering Waves who excels in close-quarters combat. His gameplay revolves around building up energy through normal attacks to unleash powerful combos and ultimate abilities.
Zhezhi
Element: Glacio
Weapon: Rectifier
Stars: 5★
Zhezhi in Wuthering Waves is a character focused on dealing damage over time rather than quick bursts. Her playstyle centers on building her Forte Gauge through basic attacks and her Intro Skill. She uses this energy to summon Phantasmic Imprints, which she can teleport to and perform powerful attacks. Positioning these Imprints correctly is crucial for maximizing her damage.
Chixia
Element: Fusion
Weapon: Pistols
Stars: 4★
Chixia is a high-damage dealer in Wuthering Waves who excels in ranged combat using a pistol. Chixia's core mechanic involves managing her bullet count and timing her skill usage to maximize damage output. She has high mobility, allowing her to dodge enemy attacks while maintaining offensive pressure.
Encore
Element: Fusion
Weapon: Rectifier
Stars: 5★
Encore is a high-damage Fusion DPS character who excels at delivering significant damage during her ultimate window. Her gameplay revolves around managing her ultimate ability, "Cosmos Rave" which transforms her abilities and allows her to deal massive damage for a short duration. Encore’s combat style includes a four-part basic attack sequence that can extend with "Woly Strike", but her primary damage output comes during her ultimate, where her basic attacks become melee-focused and capable of parrying.
Mortefi
Element: Fusion
Weapon: Pistols
Stars: 4★
Mortefi is a powerful sub-DPS character in Wuthering Waves known for his ability to deliver high damage both on and off the field. His gameplay revolves around fusion damage and heavy attack buffs. Mortefi excels with his Elemental skill, which not only deals damage but also generates energy. His Resonance skill significantly boosts heavy attack damage, making him an ideal support for characters who focus on heavy attacks.
Changli
Element: Fusion
Weapon: Sword
Stars: 5★
Changli’s gameplay is centered around her ability to amplify damage and enhance her team's combat effectiveness. Her primary role is to deal high damage and provide substantial support through her unique skills. Her Outro skill is particularly notable, as it activates when her Conerto gauge is full, granting a 20% Fusion damage increase and a 25% Resonance Liberation DMG increase for 10 seconds.
Calcharo
Element: Electro
Weapon: Broadblade
Stars: 5★
Calcharo is an Electro DPS. Calcharo exels in his Resonance Liberation state, which enhances his basic attacks and allows for a powerful Death Messenger attack. To optimize his damage, focus on stacking Killing Intent through basic attacks, then use Death Messenger when fully charged.
Yinlin
Element: Electro
Weapon: Rectifier
Stars: 5★
Yinlin is a long-range Damage Dealer in Wuthering Waves who controls an electric puppet named Zapstring. Her gameplay focuses on precise aiming and strategic puppet management to unleash powerful electro attacks. By mastering Zapstring's abilities and maintaining distance, players can effectively deal damage while staying out of harm's way.
Yuanwu
Element: Electro
Weapon: Gauntlets
Stars: 4★
Yuanwu in Wuthering Waves functions as a versatile hybrid DPS character, ideally paired with Jinhsi. To maximize his effectiveness, he should be equipped with a 5-piece Moonlit Clouds set and the Impermanence Heron Echo Skill, which help in consistently buffing Jinhsi by dealing regular coordinated hits and maintaining high uptime. Yuanwu's second inherent passive skill is crucial as it enhances his Resonance Skill range and places a helpful pillar when he leaves the field.
Xiangli Yao
Element: Electro
Weapon: Gauntlets
Stars: 5★
Xiangli Yao is an upcoming character for version 1.2, releasing later in the patch.
Yangyang
Element: Aero
Weapon: Sword
Stars: 4★
Yangyang is a versatile character in Wuthering Waves, available early in the game and proving to be a strong supportive unit if utilized correctly. As an AOS sword-wielding character, she excels in short rotations with high concerto energy generation. Her basic attacks are generally straightforward but include a unique feature known as Zephyr Song. Although it’s not crucial for her standard rotation, it can be used effectively after a dodge counter.
Aalto
Element: Aero
Weapon: Pistols
Stars: 4★
Aalto is an Aero-type Damage Dealer in Wuthering Waves who utilizes dual pistols. His gameplay revolves around high mobility and sustained damage output.
Jiyan
Element: Aero
Weapon: Broadblade
Stars: 5★
Jiyan is one of the most powerful DPS characters in Wuthering Waves. As a character, Jiyan distinguishes himself with a dynamic playstyle that revolves around his Resonance Liberation ability. This skill significantly boosts his damage, turning him into an effective AoE powerhouse capable of handling multiple enemies simultaneously.
Jianxin
Element: Aero
Weapon: Gauntlets
Stars: 5★
Jianxin in Wuthering Waves excels as a support character with a blend of sustain and offensive capabilities. She uses gauntlets and has a unique ability to manage Chi, which she accumulates through basic attacks and skills. When her Chi bar is full, she can execute a heavy attack that consumes all stored Chi to create a shield. This shield, which can reach up to four levels based on the amount of Chi used, provides significant damage mitigation and periodic healing to allies, scaling with Jianxin's attack stat.
Verina
Element: Spectro
Weapon: Rectifier
Stars: 5★
Verina in Wuthering Waves is a top-tier support character renowned for her versatile abilities that cater to healing, and buffing. Verina’s forte allows her to stack "Photosynthesis" energy, which she uses to heal and buff her team. Her Outro skill can restore significant HP to the next character that switches in, while also boosting the team’s damage output by 15% for 30 seconds.
Rover (Spectro)
Element: Spectro
Weapon: Sword
Stars: 5★
The Spectro Rover in Wuthering Waves is a versatile character often overshadowed by the Havoc Rover, but she brings distinct advantages to the table. Her key feature is the heavy attack known as the "Aftertune" which is crucial for building her Forte Circuit bar. To execute this attack, players can either follow a heavy attack with two basic attacks or use a dodge counter followed by a basic attack. Her Resonance skill, which deals Spectro damage, benefits significantly from Forte Circuit stacks and consumes 50 stacks to deliver enhanced damage. Rover's ultimate skill, a high-damage nuke, and her outro skill, which creates a stasis field to slow enemies, add valuable damage and utility to her toolkit.
Jinhsi
Element: Spectro
Weapon: Broadblade
Stars: 5★
Jinhsi is a newly introduced character in Wuthering Waves who specializes in high burst damage as a spectral DPS. Her most notable skill is "Illuminous Epiphany" a high-damage nuke that scales with the number of "Incandescent Stacks" she has accumulated. These stacks are gained through dealing attribute damage and coordinated attacks from other team members, making team composition crucial for optimizing her damage potential.
Taoqi
Element: Havoc
Weapon: Broadblade
Stars: 4★
Taoqi is a versatile character in Wuthering Waves known for her unique scaling with defense, making her an effective support and damage dealer. Her kit includes a four-part basic attack combo and a Rock Steady defense state that reduces damage by 35% and can trigger a counterattack, known as Strategic Parry, scaling with her defense. Her resonance skill generates Rock Steady Shields, which reduce incoming damage by a fixed 15% and can be consumed to fuel her Forte gauge. The Rock Steady Shields can be used to generate additional benefits, including timed counter follow-up attacks that provide substantial damage scaling and shield generation.
Danjin
Element: Havoc
Weapon: Sword
Stars: 4★
Danjin is a versatile main DPS character who can also serve as a sub-DPS. Her playstyle revolves around a unique mechanic that can be challenging to master. Danjin's abilities are centered around maintaining low health for optimal damage output, which makes her a high-risk, high-reward character.
Rover (Havoc)
Element: Havoc
Weapon: Sword
Stars: 5★
Havoc Rover is a standout character in Wuthering Waves known for his impressive burst damage. This character, unique for wielding a scythe, and the enhanced state provided by their signature skill, Umbra Eclipse. This ability transforms Havoc Rover into a high-damage force, boosting both basic and heavy attacks as well as the resonance skill. The enhanced state, achieved by filling the Forte circuit bar with basic attacks and skill usage, allows Havoc Rover to unleash devastating damage, making them a top-tier DPS character.