Xiangli Yao in Wuthering Waves: guide & build

Detailed guide to Xiangli Yao in Wuthering Waves with a detailed analysis of all active and passive skills, resonant circuits with a description of the principles of their operation and identification of the most useful constants. In the article we will look at the pros and cons of the resonator, and also tell you what weapons and Echo sets it needs to maximize its combat potential. Among other things, in the guide we will give information about the resources and materials that Xiangli Yao needs for leveling up.

Xiangli Yao is a principal researcher at Huaxu Academy in Jinzhou who is an expert in the field of automatic mechanics. Despite his rather young age, he managed to gain the trust and recognition of his colleagues thanks to his experience in a wide variety of areas of research. In the game he is presented as an Electro character armed with gloves.

How to get Xiangli Yao in Wuthering Waves

Xiangli Yao can be obtained from his personal banner, which will take place in the second half the 1.2 update from 7 to 27 September 2024 year. Along with the character, you can receive his signature weapon, Verity's Handle, available in parallel convocation.

In addition, in patch 1.2, each player will be able to receive Xiangli Yao for free for completing the event that starts September 7.

Follow the banner schedule, so as not to miss the rerun of Xiangli Yao and his weapons in WuWa.

Characteristics of Xiangli Yao

While leveling up, Xiangli Yao's values ​​for characteristics such as health, attack and defense increase. In the table you can study in more detail all the indicators at different levels of development:

In addition to the main stats, while leveling up talents you can additionally receive 16% crit damage и 12% attack power. Xiangli Yao's maximum energy is 125.

Xiangli Yao's abilities

Xiang Li Yao in WuWe is the main damage dealer who, after using the Outro skill, is able to deal damage from the pocket for some time. The resonator plays primarily through the release of resonance, which introduces him to a state of Intuition, which replaces some of his skills with others. During this state, the character accumulates units of Performance, which at full stacks once again replaces his resonance skill, and also converts his damage into damage from the ult.

In the following paragraphs, we will dwell in more detail on the abilities of the resonator and consider which of them should be pumped up first. In addition, after this we will analyze the hero’s resonance circuits and tell you how to assemble Xiangli Yao into Wuthering Waves.

Active skills

• Basic and heavy strike, air attack, counter attack [Probe]

Basic attack [Basic Attack] - makes up to 5 consecutive Electro attacks.

Heavy attack [Heavy Attack] - Performs a charged attack that consumes stamina and deals Electro damage.

Air attack [Mid-air Attack] — spends stamina and attacks while falling.

Counterattack [Dodge Counter] - After successfully dodging, use a basic attack to deal Electro damage.

• Resonance skill "Deduction" [Resonance Skill: Deduction]

Attacks the target, dealing Electro damage.

• Resonant Liberation "Thinking Model" [Resonance Liberation: Cogitation Model]

Deals Electro damage to the target and enters the Intuition state.

Intuition [Intuition] - receives 3 Hypercubes. Every time you use the resonance skill, Law of Dominance absorbs 1 Hypercube. The Intuition state ends when all Hypercubes are absorbed.

Basic and heavy attacks are replaced with basic attack "Turn - Pierce", which deals up to 3 hits that deal Electro damage.

The resonance skill “Deduction” is replaced by the skill "Deviation", which deals Electro damage. Counterattack changes to counterattack "Immeasurable", the damage of which is considered damage from the release of resonance.

• Resonance Scale "Eternal Seeker" [Forte Circuit: Forever Seeking]

Performance [Capacity] — Xiangli Yao can have up to 100 units. this characteristic, however, cannot receive it during the state of Intuition. Performance can be gained for each basic attack or Deduction resonance skill.

Working capacity [Performance Capacity] — Xiangli Yao is capable of having up to 5 units. Performance. When the resonator is in a state of Intuition it receives:

• 1 unit Performance for the first hit of the basic attack “Turn - Pierce”.
• 2 units Performance for the second and third hits of the basic attack “Turn - Pierce”.
• 2 units Performance for each hit of the “Deflection” resonance skill.
• 3 units Performance for air strikes “Update”.

Resonance skill "Deciphering" [Decipher] - upon receipt of 100 units. Performance skill "Deduction" changes to "Decipherment" and deals Electro damage, which is considered resonance release damage.

Resonance skill "Law of Dominance" [Law of Reigns] — upon receiving the Intuition state and reaching 5 units. When working, the “Deflection” skill is replaced by “Law of Dominance”, the Electro damage of which is considered ultimate damage.

Air Attack "Update" [Revamp] - For a short time after activating the Law of Dominance or Deflection resonance skill, use a basic attack to perform an air strike called Renewal and deal Electro damage, which counts as resonance release damage.

Passive Skills

• Innate Skill 1 "Knowledge" [Inherent Skill: Knowing]

After using the resonance skill, Xiangli Yao receives a 5% bonus Electro damage for 8 sec. The effect stacks up to 4 times.

• Innate Skill 2 "Attention" [Inherent Skill: Focus]

Xiangli Yao's resistance to interruption increases when the Intuition state is active.

Switching skills

• Intro skill “Principle” [Intro Skill: Principle]

Attacks the target, dealing Electro damage.

• Outro skill “Chain Rule” [Outro Skill:Chain Rule]

When the next Resonator attacks the enemy with a basic attack, Xiangli Yao makes a combo attack, dealing Electro damage based on its attack power. Such attacks can be caused once every 2 sec., but no more than 3 times.

The order of pumping skills

Resonance Release = Resonance Gauge > Resonance Skill > Basic Attack > Intro Skill

Since Xiangli Yao plays the role of the main damage dealer in the squad, all of his abilities should be upgraded, since each of them causes damage. However, in conditions of limited resources, it is worth paying attention to the following order, focusing on the usefulness of abilities:

• Resonance Liberation - Xiangli Yao's main skill, since he deals most of the damage while in the Intuition state, and the ultimate is the only way to activate this state.
• Resonance Scale [Forte Circuit] - is directly related to the release of resonance. Gives you the opportunity to accumulate Performance and Efficiency, as well as use enhanced skills.
• Resonance Skill — Xiangli Yao uses it during the cooldown to accumulate ultimate and Performance. However, the skill level does not apply to damage from Decipher, Deflect, and Law of Dominance.
• Basic Attack — used exclusively while waiting for skills to cool down and to accumulate Productivity.
• Intro skill [Intro Skill] - an additional way to deal damage, but overall not a very useful ability.

Resonant circuits (consts)

All resonant circuits of Xiangli Yao can be studied using the table:

Xiangli Yao's Best Resonance Circuits - Cost-1, Cost-5 и Cost-6.

• First chain Provides a net damage boost through the ability to trigger additional hits using the Law of Dominance skill. In total, Xiangli Yao can use this ability three times per rotation and before leaving the Intuition state, which will give 18 additional hits.
• Fifth chain gives more damage to Outro Skill and Resonance Release and improves the damage it deals after leaving the battlefield.
• Sixth chain Law of Dominance further increases damage.

Advantages and disadvantages of Xiangli Yao

Having dealt with all the abilities of Xiangli Yao in Wuthering Waves, it is necessary to consider its main pros and cons:

Leveling up Xiangli Yao

The main resources for leveling up Xiangli Yao are: purple corals [Violet Coral] and the reward for the boss Tempest of Mephis [Tempest Mephis].

Level	Material from the boss and a curiosity	Resource from mobs and credits
20	Not required.	5000 Shell Credits LF Whisperin Core x4
40	Violet Coral ×4 Thundering Tacet Core x3	10 Shell Credits MF Whisperin Core x4
50	Violet Coral ×8 Thundering Tacet Core x6	15 Shell Credits MF Whisperin Core x8
60	Violet Coral ×12 Thundering Tacet Core x9	20 Shell Credits HF Whisperin Core x4
70	Violet Coral ×16 Thundering Tacet Core x12	40 Shell Credits HF Whisperin Core x8
80	Violet Coral ×20 Thundering Tacet Core x16	80 Shell Credits FF Whisperin Core x4

To increase the indicators of all skills in total you will need:

• Whisperin Core LF×25, MF×28, HF×40, FF×57 and Cadence Seed×25, Bud×28, Leaf×55 and Blossom×67 are level-up resources obtained through farming.
• Unending Destruction ×26 - reward for weekly boss Scar.
• 20 credits.

The best builds for Xiangli Yao in WuVe

Xiangli Yao in WuWa is the main damage dealer who plays from the release of resonance. In addition, when switching to another character, he is able to continue attacking the enemy from the pocket for several seconds, performing joint strikes. When selecting characteristics for this resonator in Echo, you should first of all focus on Electro damage, crit. damage and crit. chance, attack power and energy recovery. Enhancing the release of resonance will also be very useful.

Recommended value of characteristics

The most effective Xiangli Yao build should contain approximately the following indicators in the characteristics:

• CRIT DMG: approximately 170%-200%.
• CRIT Rate: 65% -75%.
• ATK: from 2000 and above.
• Electro Damage: from 40% to 75%.
• Energy recharge: approximately 120%-130%.
• Health: 15000 units and more.

Best Weapons

Xiangli Yao's weapons should increase his overall elemental damage or provide useful stats, such as attack power or crit. damage/crit. chance. In some cases, energy restoration options are also suitable.

Weapon	Description
Verity's Handle Five-star Basic attack: 47-588 Crete. chance: 5.4-24.3%	Increases elemental damage by 12%-24%. After using resonance release, increases the damage from it by 48%-96% for 8 sec. When using the resonance skill, the duration of the effect is extended by 5 seconds. The duration increase can be triggered up to 3 times.
Stonard ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Basic attack: 33-412 Critical chance: 4.5-20.3%	After using the Resonance skill, increases the damage of Resonance Release by 18%-54% for 15 sec.
Abyss Surges Five-star Basic attack: 47-587 Attack Power: 8.1-36.4%	Energy recovery increases by 12.8-25.6%. When an enemy takes damage from a Resonance skill, the normal attack damage bonus increases by 10-20% for 8 sec. When a Basic Hit hits an enemy, the Resonance Skill's damage bonus is increased by 10-20% for 8 sec.
Hollow mirage ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Basic attack: 33-412 Attack Power: 6.8-30.3%	When Resonance Release is used, grants 3 stacks of Iron Armor. Each stack increases attack power and defense by 3%-5%, the effect stacks up to 3 times. When the resonator takes damage, the number of stacks is reduced by 1.
Gauntlets#21D ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Basic attack: 31-387 Energy recovery: 8.6-33.8%	When the Resonator dashes or dodges, its attack increases 8%-16%. Increases counterattack damage by 50%-100% for 8 sec. After carrying out a counterattack once every 6 sec. restores HP of the resonator in quantity 5%-10%.
Gauntlets of Night ⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 25-325 Attack Power: 5.4-24.3%	When the resonator performs an Intro skill, increases attack power by 8%-16% for 10 sec.
Marcato ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Basic attack: 27-337 Energy Recovery:11.5-51.8%	After using the resonance skill, increases the energy of the Concert by 8-16 units The effect can occur once every 20 seconds.
Amity Accord ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Basic attack: 27-337 Defense: 13.6-61.5%	After using the Intro skill, increases the damage of resonance release by 20%-40% for 15 sec.

Best Echo

Echo sets for Xiangli Yao should be selected based on his needs for attack power and Electro damage. It is also recommended to pay attention to bonuses to resonance release. It is worth noting separately that he not fit Electro Echo “Tempest Mephis” due to the enhancement of heavy attack, which the resonator practically does not use. If there is no choice, it can be used for the first time instead of “Thundering Mephis” for the sake of Electro damage, but then it must be replaced.

Echo Set (set)	Main Echo for dialing	Recommendation
Void Thunder 2-Piece Bonus: Increases Electro damage by 10%. Lingering Tunes 2-Piece Bonus: attack power is increased by 10%.	Thundering Mephis Effect: deals 6 consecutive attacks, 5 hits of which deal 95,31% Electro damage, the last one deals 136,16% and an additional 22,69% Electro damage. Once the attack ends, the current character's Electro and Resonance Release damage is increased by 12% for 15 sec. Cooldown - 20 sec.	A fairly easy to obtain option that simultaneously increases Electro damage and attack power. As for Echo, it is worth giving preference to Thundering Mephis, since this creature will significantly increase the release of resonance.
Void Thunder 2-Piece Bonus: Increases Electro damage by 10%. 5 parts: After using a heavy attack or resonance skill, Electro damage increases by 15%. The effect stacks up to 2 times and lasts 15 seconds.	Tempest Mephis Effect: When transformed into Echo, performs tail and claw attacks, dealing 73,66% and 126,27% Electro damage, respectively. Hitting an enemy with claws increases the Electro damage and heavy attack damage of the current character by 12% for 15 sec. Cooldown is 20 sec.	The second, alternative option with increased Electro damage. The buff is very easy to stack, which makes it more profitable due to Xiangli Yao's special rotation.
Lingering Tunes 2-Piece Bonus: attack power is increased by 10%. 5 parts: While the bearer is on the battlefield, attack power increases by 5% every 1.5 sec. The effect stacks up to 4 times. Increases the damage of Outro skill by 60%.	Mech Abomination Effect: hits enemies in front of him, dealing 34.96% Electro damage. Summons mechs that attack enemies and deal 230% Electro damage. Upon impact, the mechs explode and deal an additional 115% Electro damage. After using the Echo skill, the resonator's attack power increases by 12% for 15 seconds. Damage dealt by mechs is considered Outro damage. Cooldown - 15 sec.	An excellent option for Xiangli Yao for attack power. The 5-piece bonus will have time to accumulate as the character spends a long time on the battlefield. The bonus to the Outro skill will also be useful, since the resonator can attack with it from the pocket. With the fifth chain, Outro's damage bonus becomes even more beneficial.
Void Thunder 2-Piece Bonus: Increases Electro damage by 10%. Moonlit Clouds 2-Piece Bonus: Energy recovery increases by 10%.	Thundering Mephis Effect: deals 6 consecutive attacks, 5 hits of which deal 95,31% Electro damage, the last one deals 136,16% and an additional 22,69% Electro damage. Once the attack ends, the current character's Electro and Resonance Release damage is increased by 12% for 15 sec. Cooldown - 20 sec.	If you can’t collect good copies of Echoes for attack power, you can replace them with parts to restore energy. This will somewhat reduce Xiangli Yao’s damage, but will allow you to activate your ultimate more often and pay attention to the necessary stats in Echo’s secondary characteristics.
Lingering Tunes 2-Piece Bonus: attack power is increased by 10%. Moonlit Clouds 2-Piece Bonus: Energy recovery increases by 10%.	Mech Abomination Effect: hits enemies in front of him, dealing 34.96% Electro damage. Summons mechs that attack enemies and deal 230% Electro damage. Upon impact, the mechs explode and deal an additional 115% Electro damage. After using the Echo skill, the resonator's attack power increases by 12% for 15 seconds. Damage dealt by mechs is considered Outro damage. Cooldown — 15 sec.—	Similar to the previous option, but through attack power with energy recovery. Please note that in this case, in Cost-3 Echo you need to look for the Electro damage bonus.

The main stats for Echo that Xiang Li Yao needs:

Minor stats that are useful for Xiang Li Yao:

• Crete. damage or crit. chance.
• Attack Power %.
• Resonance Liberation DMG damage.
• Energy recharge %.

Units for Xiangli Yao

Xiangli Yao in WuW is the main damage dealer who spends quite a lot of time on the battlefield to deal personal damage, and then goes into the pocket, from where he continues to attack with coordinated strikes for several seconds. Most of his damage is damage from resonant release, so among supports it is recommended to look for those who, in addition to standard buffs, will enhance this type of damage.

Best Characters

Let's take a closer look at all the resonators who can play in the same squad with Xiangli Yao:

Character	Class	Element	Features
Rover Spectro [Rover spectro]			Sub-dd, which, in addition to personal damage, is capable of significantly slowing down time. Stopping time will give Xiangli Yao the opportunity to safely carry out attacks and accumulate Performance and Efficiency.
Yang Yang [Yangyang]			Yang Yang is the only resonator that is capable of pumping up resonance energy to squad members using Outro. Quite a useful ally for Xiangli Yao due to the need to frequently activate his ult.
Jianxin [Jianxin]			A support character that combines the abilities of a healer and a shield fighter. Can deal damage and also enhances the release of resonance.
Yanwu			Electro sub-deader, who carries out joint attacks with the main damage dealer and increases resistance to interruption. In the presence of open resonant circuits, it becomes a strong shield fighter.
Yin Lin [Yinlin]			One of the best support characters for Xiangli Yao. The girl is not only a full-fledged pocket damage dealer, allowing you not to sag in damage at various moments of the battle, but also enhances Electro damage and the release of resonance.
Chang Li [Changli]			Like Yin Lin, it is considered a secondary damage dealer, but in this case it increases the Fusion damage of allies. For Xiangli Yao, the resonance release buff with the help of the Outro skill is interesting from her.
Verina [Verina]			A support that has a Spectrum element and specializes in healing the team. Increases the damage of the group and, in addition to healing, is capable of resurrecting dead allies.
Baizhi			A budget version of Verina, which, unlike her, strengthens only one member of the squad, and resurrects if there are chains. Has strong healing.

Top Teams

Using the characters listed above, you can create teams:

Main-DD	Sub-DD	Support
Xiangli Yao	Yin Lin [Yinlin]	Verina [Verina]

One of the strongest squad options for Xiangli Yao, where he deals most of the damage with support from allies. Yin Lin provides him with damage support and also gives out useful buffs. Verina, in addition to healing when necessary, strengthens both damage dealers. Team Rotation:

1. The battle begins with Verina, who carries out her full rotation to gain energy from the concert. Once her allies' icons light up, use Verina's Echo ability for additional buffs. After that, switch to Yin Ling.
2. Like Verina, Yin Lin must spend her entire rotation preparing the Outro skill. Immediately after switching, activate her Echo to increase damage. Then hit enemies with her abilities until the Outro skill activates.
3. After switching to Xiangli Yao, use his Echo to buff the character. While the boosts from Verina and Yin Lin are active, attack enemies with abilities.
4. Return to other characters once the buffs run out. Xiangli Yao will additionally deal damage from the pocket using his Outro.

Main-DD	Sub-DD	Support
Xiangli Yao	Jianxin	Verina [Verina]

A group similar to the previous one, where the role of sub-DD instead of Yin Lin is occupied by Jianxin. The girl will not only deal Aero damage, but will also provide shields and enhance the release of resonance. Verina, as in the previous squad, is needed to heal and distribute buffs to the entire team.

1. The battle also begins with Verina, who gains the energy of the concert and activates the Echo skill. Both damage dealers need boosts from it, so this step needs to be repeated as the buff ends.
2. Switch to Jianxin and buff her with Echo. Rotate it and complete the Zhoutian Progression to gain shields. Once the Outro skill is ready, use it and switch to Xiangli Yao to boost his ultimate.
3. While on Xiangli Yao, don't forget to accumulate Performance and Efficiency to enter the Intuition state and start dealing increased damage.

Main-DD	Sub-DD	Support/Sub-DD	Features
Xiangli Yao	Chang Li [Changli]	Jianxin Baizhi	A group with a secondary damage dealer, Chan Li, who attacks Fusion with damage while Xiangli Yao is on cooldown, and also increases his damage from releasing resonance. You can use Jianxin or Baiji as a support, but they only buff one ally, so you will have to choose between damage dealers and who to give the boost to.
Xiangli Yao	Yanwu	Spectro GG [R-Spectro]	A squad without a healer, aimed at constantly causing damage both on the battlefield and from the pocket by Xiangli Yao or Yanwu themselves. In addition to damage, Yanwu also increases resistance to interruption, which affects the comfort of the game, and provides shields when chained. Spectro Rover deals extra damage and also slows down enemies for easier strikes.
Xiangli Yao	Yang Yang [Yangyang]	Verina [Verina] Baizhi	A more budget-friendly squad of standard characters, where Baiji can be replaced with Verina for a more comfortable game and strong buffs. Yang Yang deals damage and pulls enemies together. Also, with the help of Outro, she helps Xiangli Yao pump up energy and activate resonance release more often.

How to play as Xiangli Yao: rotation

Despite the interesting dynamic gameplay, Xiangli Yao's rotation is not too simple due to its length and the need to perform actions in a strict order. This is necessary to successfully put the hero into the Intuition state, in which he deals most of his damage. Once you enter this state, Intuition only disappears after completing three activations of Law of Dominance, so there is no need to worry about the character exiting it early.

In general, Xiangli Yao's rotation is as follows:

1. Use normal attacks and the Deduction resonance skill to gain 100 HP. Productivity. After gaining Performance, activate the Decryption skill.
2. Once Resonance Release is available, press it to enter the Intuition state and receive 3 Hypercubes. They will rotate around the resonator.
3. Start accumulating Efficiency. Use the "Deflect" skill and immediately after it press a basic attack to activate "Renewal". Repeat the actions, sandwiching between the “Turn - Pierce” attacks and the “Immeasurable” counterattack, until you reach 5 units. Performance.
4. Activate Law of Dominance to deal damage to enemies. Next, you need to accumulate Efficiency 2 more times to repeat the ability, after which Xiang Li Yao will leave the Intuition state.

Сonclusion

Xiangli Yao in Wuthering Waves is an excellent primary Electro damage dealer with abilities that allow him to attack opponents from the pocket after switching to another resonator. The character will be a good option for those players who need a main DD with high damage to a single target or area. Xiangli Yao is also suitable for beginners, as it is available for free for completing the event.

Xiangli Yao has a rather difficult and long gameplay due to the need to accumulate units of Performance and Efficiency, as well as go into the state of Intuition. However, if you remember the order of actions that fill the resonance scale, the process will significantly speed up, and the hero will begin to act more dynamically. Despite the opportunity to fully play on zero chains, each subsequent one gives more damage to both Xiangli Yao and his allies, but does not radically change his entire gameplay.

We hope this guide helped you put together the best build for Xiangli Yao in Wowering Waves. Read detailed game guide for beginners and new manuals on the website in Wuthering Waves section.