Wuthering Waves character tier list: top best Wuwa heroes

To create balanced squads, we suggest studying the rating of the best characters Wuthering Waves, compiled based on their positions and performance on the battlefield. All tirlist resonators are endowed with unique abilities, strengths and weaknesses, and differ in classes and elements used. However, in the game you have to create teams in which each hero will be combined with other allies and will be useful.

It is important not only to pump up one fighter with high damage, but also to support him with the help of supports and sub-deaders who will heal, buff and protect the damage dealer. The flexibility of the resonator and the ability to adapt it to different mechanics and units will determine its overall usefulness. It is on this principle that it was compiled WooWoo character tier list, which will give you a general understanding of units and their potential to create optimal teams.

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Top best Wuthering Waves characters [tier list]

The VUV range list includes both standard and limited resonators. The positions of all characters and their descriptions are distributed in ranks from S to D according to the following criteria:

  • Optimal squad and support composition. A versatile hero who can fit into different teams and fits well with many characters will rank higher due to his flexibility.
  • Level 90 Resonator, equipped with level 90 weapons (4⭐), legendary Echoes, upgraded strengths [Fortes]. Keep in mind that character builds in WuWa differ between players depending on the quality of Echo, so the same character may show different results.
  • Level 0 Wavebands for 5⭐ units and Level 2/3 wavebands for 4⭐ heroes. Depends on the presence of useful constants, or, as they are called in the game, early links of the Resonance Chain.⊘ Watermark: OFF

The selection of squad, Echo and weapons affects the balance and strength of the resonator. Any hero with upgraded legendary equipment can be on the list of the best characters Woosering Waves position higher. Moreover, the effectiveness of units varies depending on the specific situation on the battlefield, the boss, his resistances and game tactics.

To completely close the Abyss [Tower of Adversity], it is necessary to collect at least three combat-ready detachment, so don’t make a strict choice only in favor of S-rank heroes; it’s worth taking a closer look at less flexible damage dealers and supports. The descriptions of the characters explained in detail what account situations they would be useful for.

PositionMain DDSAB-DPS/HybridSupports
S-tierYang Yang: Xuanling [Yangyang Xuanling]HiyukiSigrika
Aemeath
GalbrenaAugustusAugusta
Frolova [Phrolova]
LucillaDeniaLynaeQiuyuanYuno [Iuno]
Magnifying glass [Lupa]Ciaccona
Mornye
ChisaGuardian of the Shores [Shorekeeper]
Verina [Verina]
A-dashLucy
Luke [Luuk]
Cartethia [Cartethyia]ZaniCarlotta
Camellia [Camellia]
Jiyan [Jiyan]
Rebecca
BrantCantarella
Phoebe
Chang Lee [Changli]Mortefi [Mortefi]
Sanhua [Sanhua]
Bulin
B-tier Xiangli Yao [Xiangli Yao]
Jinxi [Jinhsi]Rover Havoc [Rover Havoc]
Ankor [Encore]

Danjin [Danjin]
RocciaZhezhi [Zhezhi]Yin Lin [Yinlin]
Rover Spectro [Rover Spectro]
Rover Aero
Baiji [Baizhi]
C-tierCalciaro [Calcharo]Chisya [Chixia]
Jianxin [Jianxin]
Yang Yang [Yangyang]
Taoqi [Taoqi]
Yanwu [Yuanwu]
D-dashLin Yang [Lingyang]Rover ElectroLumi
Aalto [Aalto]
Yoohoo [Youhu]

S rank characters

S — the best characters in WoWa and the most powerful resonators, who have virtually no flaws or weaknesses. You can create a full-fledged squad around such heroes to cover most of the content.

Yang Yang: Xuanling [Yangyang Xuanling]

Yang Yang Xuanling holds his sword at the ready
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: One-handed sword [Sword]
  • Element: Havoc
  • Role: Main DD

The new Yan Yan is noticeably different from her 4⭐️ version and now confidently takes the lead role in the team, specializing in Havoc Bane. She excels in any endgame due to her area-of-effect and single-target attacks. Another strength is her F2P friendliness: she can use a standard sword and free/epic allies. Her limitations stem from the fact that she performs worse when paired with Guardian of the Shores due to her excessive crits and her desire to be present on the battlefield throughout the entire rotation.

Lucilla

Lucilla in the main plot of Lahai Roi
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Element: Glacio
  • Role: Secondary DD

Lucilla is a damage dealer/buffer in Glacio Chafe or Echo Skills teams, depending on the chosen mode. Her rotation is simple, but requires battlefield presence, which complicates gameplay due to rapid switching. These units are considered among the strongest, making the President an excellent ally for meta units. However, such flexibility necessitates building different builds, and her use of Rectifier effectively forces her to rotate her Signal due to the limited number of alternatives.

Denia [Deniya]

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Element: Fusion
  • Role: Secondary DD

Dania is a hybrid resonator designed for two types of teams: Fusion Burst with Emphis and Tune Strain with Luke Herrsen. She has a fast rotation, high damage, and powerful buffs that, despite being narrowly focused, significantly strengthen characters. She can also group enemies, which is especially useful for Dr. Luke, who deals virtually no area-of-effect damage. While she's not a particularly versatile hero, she's extremely effective in signature builds.

Hiyuki

Hiyuki prepares to swing his sword.
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: One-handed sword [Sword]
  • Element: Glacio
  • Role: Main DD

Hiyuki relies on the debuff "Glacio Chafe" and accumulates special charges to deal increased damage. Allies who inflict Glacio or Havok status effects help her generate additional stacks. The priestess excels in boss fights, but also possesses AoE skills, making her suitable for any endgame mode.

A team requires specific characters to maximize their numbers and unlock their full potential, but heroes with general bonuses to damage or Resonant Release are also suitable. For example, a good alternative team consists of Liney and Morny, despite the fact that she doesn't play a penetration-focused role.

Sigrika

Sigrik on the art from the official announcement
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Gloves [Gauntlets]
  • Element: Aero
  • Role: Main DD

Sigrika is a hyper-carry who relies on Echo Skills. Units with this mechanic depend on team composition, but with the right allies, they significantly boost their DPS. In particular, the Roya representative seeks out Qiuyuan as a partner, who helps her maximize her effectiveness. For this reason, she's not ideal for free-to-player, as she lacks alternatives among free or epic Resonators. In the endgame, she excels in Tower of Adversity due to her high single-target damage, but is also quite good in Whimpering Wastes.

Aemeath

Emphasis in a digital world
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Gloves [Gauntlets]
  • Element: Fusion
  • Role: Main DD

Emif is an offensive fire resonator that deals devastating damage. The heroine can switch between two game modes: "Tune Break" and "Fusion Burst," allowing her to team up with different characters (such as Linay, Morny, or Chisa). The classic mono-fusion build with Lupa, Brant, and Chanli is also a viable option.

Moreover, unlike most DPS units, she doesn't require a signal—she does a good job using her standard weapon, the Emerald of Genesis. Despite her wide selection of allies, all of them are event legendaries. Emyth lacks truly suitable free supports, which will be a problem for new players.

Mornye

Morny during the resonant release animation
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Broadblade
  • Element: Fusion
  • Role: Support

Professor Morny is a powerful support character, combining both buffing and healing mechanics in her abilities. She provides numerous buffs that increase allies' damage, interrupt resistance, and accelerate the Off-Tune meter. At the same time, she's easy to build, as she only needs to build the required amount of energy regeneration to be effective. One significant issue is her niche nature: until the first constellation is unlocked, her damage bonus from applying Interference Marker is only activated by Tune Break statuses.

Lynae

A student at Linay Academy
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapons: Pistols
  • Element: Spectro
  • Role: Secondary DD

Liney is a versatile hybrid unit that buffs her team or a single ally while also dealing significant damage. Her abilities are tied to the "Tune Break" mechanic—she amplifies this effect, making it significantly easier to fight powerful enemies in the endgame. Additionally, she increases overall DPS and offers a bonus to her Resonant Release (ultimate), serving as a sub-damage dealer in virtually any team. The key downsides to using her are the inability to cancel certain animations in combat and the long cooldown of her abilities.

Qiuyuan

The Wandering Swordsman Qiuyuan
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: One-handed sword [Sword]
  • Element: Aero
  • Role: Secondary DD

Wandering Swordsman Qiuyuan is a sub-DPS hero who specializes in Echo Skill damage. He's considered a strong partner for Frolova, Galbrena, and Sigrika, creating ideal synergy with them. The character is easy to learn, and his rotation is fairly quick, allowing him to quickly spend time on the field. He's also not particularly picky about weapons and can equip a standard variant. His main drawback, and simultaneously his strength, is his niche nature. He's definitely good in the builds he's designed for, but he's not very versatile in other situations (at least until S3).

Galbrena

Galbrena points her weapon
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapons: Pistols
  • Element: Fusion
  • Role: Main DD

Galbrena is a simple yet powerful damage dealer. Her rotation revolves around constant use of basic attacks, with most of her damage coming from her Demonic Hypostasis stance. Thanks to her reliance on Echo skills, heavy attacks, and Fusion, she synergizes well with many heroes (such as Mortephy, Yuno, Brant, Lupa, Qiuyuan, and Frolova).

Her team composition is quite flexible, meaning there are many ways to maximize her potential. She can also get by with standard pistols, making her suitable for F2P play. Her main weakness is her inconsistent area-of-effect damage, making her a poor choice for Whimpering Wastes.

Yuno [Iuno]

Yuno is holding a flower in her hands.
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Gloves [Gauntlets]
  • Element: Aero
  • Role: Secondary DD and support

Yuno fulfills several roles: dealing damage, buffing heavy attacks, healing, and restoring stamina. Thanks to her built-in buffs, she can serve as a primary damage dealer (especially with her signature), but is primarily considered an excellent support for Augusta and Jiyan.

Previously, Mortefi was the only optimal support for these units, but the priestess provides additional survivability, stronger effects, and increased personal damage, allowing the team to maximize its potential. However, Yuno may be less convenient to use due to her longer duration on the field, and her attacks are sometimes interrupted during rotation.

Augusta

Augusta with Semptimont in the background
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Broadblade
  • Element: Electro]
  • Role: Main DD

Augusta is an electro damage dealer who plays from heavy attacks, and uses her ultimate as her main mechanic, which stops time and allows her to deliver swift and powerful blows. Semptimont's leader skills make her a truly versatile fighter, effective against single targets or enemy clusters. In addition, the character applies shields, which will be a nice addition to the skill set and will increase survivability.

Speaking about the team and build, the heroine is comfortable for any type of player: she gets a lot of benefit from both premium and free allies/weapons. Among the key "minuses" is the fact that Augusta is not very suitable for gameplay with quick switching due to the second ult, which accounts for most of the damage.

Frolova [Phrolova]

Frolova
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Element: Havoc
  • Role: Main DD

Frolova is a great damage dealer who has crowd control capabilities and stable Havoc damage that persists even outside of her main rotation, making her a fun hero to play in AoE content. She is also quite flexible and can work with a variety of heroes. For example, she can play in a mono-elemental build with Cantarella and Roccia, or in a Phoebe/Jiang combo thanks to the heavy hit buff from the Outro skill. However, it is worth noting that without a signature weapon, her competitiveness is significantly reduced compared to other combat heroes.

Magnifying glass [Lupa]

Dandruff
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Broadblade
  • Element: Fusion
  • Role: Secondary DD

Lupa is a character focused on strengthening Fusion teams, while having simple gameplay and the ability to quickly cancel animations. The gladiator's damage is distributed evenly between all abilities and spreads over the area, which makes her useful in various situations. For example, she is good in the mode with ships (Whimpering Wastes). The main drawback of the she-wolf is her attachment to Fusion elemental squads, outside of which she is of little use. In addition, the heroine has to be on the battlefield for a long time, which does not go well with short-duration buffs.

Ciaccona

Ciaccona
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapons: Pistols
  • Element: Aero
  • Role: Secondary DD

Chaccona is a versatile damage dealer with Aero and Spectro Erosion mechanics. This allows her to fit into a team with Phoebe/Zani or combine with characters that rely on Aero DoTs. She also synergizes well with Jiyan and Yuno due to her increased wind damage. Overall, she doesn't take up much time and deals damage off the battlefield while buffing her allies, making her a pleasant hero. She's the best partner for Cartefia.

Chisa

Chisa with an umbrella on a walk
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Broadblade
  • Element: Havoc
  • Role: Support

Student Chisa is a support focused on strengthening teams with negative status effects. She inflicts Havoc Bane, greatly reducing defense, allowing her to stack even more negative status effects, pulls enemies in, and heals. She also deals significant damage, though it's negligible without any cons. She occupies the last slot and fits perfectly into meta damage groups: Emif and Danii in Fusion Burst, as well as Hiyuki. She can also act as a support for Cartefia in place of Rover (Aero).

Shorekeeper

Currently the strongest support in the game, which provides the team with healing and various buffs. The heroine increases crit. chance and crit. damage to allies by releasing resonance, and heals with the help of the skill. When using the Guardian of the Coast in a team, it is much easier to balance the stats on attacking characters. She is well suited for both hyper-carry squads and teams with several damage dealers.

The main disadvantage of the heroine is that she has very high energy requirements, which forces you to either pull out a signature weapon or very carefully select Echo by characteristics. Also, her abilities are physically limited: they are tied to a specific location, creating a small circle in it, and act only when the active character is within its boundaries.

Verina [Verina]

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Element: Spectro
  • Role: Support
  • Guide: Build for Verina

Verina is one of the best standard characters who is an excellent healer, buffs the team's damage by 20% and prevents an ally from dying when receiving lethal damage. Anticipates a fatal blow and applies a shield for 10 seconds. In battle, he uses a catalyst, which is more intended for support than for causing damage. Places marks on enemies, thanks to which allies can attack the target and receive additional healing while Verina is in the pocket.

A rank characters

The A-tier resonators at Wuthering Waves are close to the elite, they definitely shouldn’t be put aside and they can rise higher at any time if favorable conditions are created for them (suitable Echo, weapons and crew).

Lucy

Lucy uses the Monostring implant.

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapons: Pistols
  • Element: Spectro
  • Role: Main DD

Lucy has a unique "Hack" mechanic (a variation of "Tune Rupture") and a Resonant Release that applies various debuffs to enemies. She pairs perfectly with the free Rebecca, making her a great team build even without investing. However, her damage output is inferior to meta hyper-carries, and her use in the endgame can be complicated by the fact that the buffs received for penetration do not affect her "Hack."

Rebecca

Rebecca shows off her mechanical glove.
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapons: Pistols
  • Element: Electro
  • Role: Secondary DD and support

Rebecca is a support capable of dealing damage. Her rotation is simple, though it takes longer than most buffers. Despite her high synergy with Rebecca, thanks in part to Hack, she can be a support for any heavy-attack hero. She's not exactly an account-critical unit, but she performs quite well for a free Resonator.

Luke [Luuk Herssen]

Luke on the artwork from the official announcement
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Gloves [Gauntlets]
  • Element: Spectro
  • Role: Main DD

Dr. Luke is a primary damage dealer who utilizes the "Tune Strain" mechanic and delivers high single-target DPS. His gameplay is built around aerial attacks, which provides an advantage in evasion but leaves him vulnerable to interrupts—a missed hit can disrupt his rotation and result in a loss of damage. He's a great choice for beginners and free-to-play players: standard gloves and a free Sanhua are sufficient for effective play.

Bulin

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Element: Electro
  • Role: Support

Despite her epic rarity, Bulin is a decent all-around support who both buffs and heals. She can replace Baiji in budget teams and excels in synergies with damage dealers who rely on Resonance (Carlotta, Jinxi, and Frolova). One of her special abilities is the Electro Flare debuff, which will be useful for future heroes. Mengzhou Seer is inferior to legendary healers, but with all her Consequences, she becomes a valuable support.

Cartethia [Cartethyia]

Cartefia
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: One-handed sword [Sword]
  • Element: Aero
  • Role: Main DD

Cartefia is a damage-dealing hero who relies on the Aero Erosion mechanic. She has two forms: the first focuses on activating buffs, while the second acts as her primary source of damage. While she can easily crush opponents even without allies, her optimal composition and build are quite expensive—ideally, Cartefia requires two Signals (her own and Chakkona's) and, accordingly, a Bard on the team.

However, aside from the fact that this heroine requires a fair amount of investment, she's very comfortable to rotate and has multiple animation cancel options, allowing for significant combat optimization. She's also relatively easy to build (the best combination for Echo is "4-4-1-1-1," with a critical damage/critical chance monster in the main slot).

Zani

Zani
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Gloves [Gauntlets]
  • Element: Spectro
  • Role: Main DD

Zani is a hyper-carry with extremely high base damage and a relatively simple rotation that does not require memorizing complex combos. She specializes entirely in the Spectro Frazzle mechanic, and the entire gameplay of the character is built around this. This feature allows her to significantly accelerate her already impressive DPS, but at the same time acts as a limitation. In particular, Phoebe (or Spectro Rover as a F2P option) is desirable for the heroine to reveal her full potential. However, despite the limiting factors, the strengths of the unit far outweigh the disadvantages, allowing her to be used in content of any focus.

Brant

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: One-handed sword [Sword]
  • Element: Fusion
  • Role: Damager-support

Brant's skillset stands out from other characters: while most can either deal damage or support the squad, Brant does both. With decent investments, he can be used as a primary or secondary damage dealer, which will additionally provide the squad with healing and shields, as well as a bonus to Fusion damage. An interesting gameplay bonus: Brant spends most of the battle in the air and uses a basic attack.

However, everything comes at a price: this hero is very dependent on his signature, without which he cannot show similarly high results, and the correct selection of stats is extremely important for him, which is why farming decent Echoes can take a long time. In addition, despite the simple rotation in terms of pressing buttons, you need to be very careful in battle when playing for Brant, as he is easy to knock down.

Phoebe

Phoebe
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Element: Spectro
  • Role: Primary and secondary DD

Phoebe can rightfully be called the most friendly character to F2P players: she has a wide selection of epic weapons and an easy Echo build, and as partners she can easily take the least frequently used units, without forcing you to tear off the best heroes for her. She shows herself best as a main DD, but in some situations she can play as a secondary damage dealer, for example, in combination with Zani. As a basis for the squad, she also wants to see Spectro Rover among her allies, which can be both a plus and a minus for those who are not attracted to playing for the main character. She works great against a crowd of enemies, since her skills have area damage.

Carlotta

Carlotta
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapons: Pistols
  • Element: Glacio
  • Role: Main DD

Carlotta plays as a hyper-carry, dealing the main damage from the Resonance skill and mostly keeping her distance from enemies. She has very high damage, which is compensated by her single-target focus: she is not that strong in area damage and against groups of mobs. Despite the long cooldown of abilities and the need to constantly be on the field, her skill set and rotation are very easy to master.

Due to her unusual playstyle, she is a great way to diversify the combat of old players, adding new impressions from the game. However, she is quite dependent on her signature Echo, which is not suitable for almost anyone except herself, making farming equipment unprofitable.

Camellia

Camellia
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: One-handed sword [Sword]
  • Element: Havoc
  • Role: Main DD
  • Guide: build on Camellia

Camellia is the main damage dealer who deals area damage through basic attacks. Unlike many other characters, she is not tied to the ultimate, but is dependent on the concert energy, which greatly distinguishes her from other characters. The girl is extremely effective against both bosses and crowds of opponents, and has the "classic" needs for damage dealers in the form of attack power and crits.

Camellia is currently the strongest main DD in the game, although mobile gameplay for her can be challenging due to her being less mobile than most other heroes and having trouble dealing with enemies that move quickly during combat.

Changli

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: One-handed sword [Sword]
  • Element: Fusion
  • Role: Main DD/Sub DD
  • Guide: Build on Changli

Acts as a good secondary damage dealer for allies of the Fusion element, as it strengthens them through its Outro skill. Doesn’t take up much time on the field; if necessary, he can take the place of the main DD, but this requires a lot of investment.

It is important to note that the heroine is picky about weapons: due to the fact that the main damage of her attacks is considered damage from the skill and resonance scale, it is difficult for her to choose a suitable sword from the free options. For this reason, she can be partly called a constosis-dependent character. However, she will more than recoup her investment, since she performs better than anyone else in the role of sub-DD.

Jiyan

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Broadblade
  • Element: Aero
  • Role: Main DD
  • Guide: Build on Jiyan

Jiyan is a hero who copes well with groups of opponents and single bosses, but, nevertheless, has somewhat lost its relevance since release. During an attack, he turns his sword into a spear, easily parries the enemy's blows and quickly closes the distance. Thanks to the Outro skill, when changing units, it deals huge damage and hits while falling. If you use this skill correctly in battle, you can not only greatly reduce your health and break through the enemy’s resistance, but also dodge an oncoming attack in time.

Sanhua

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Sword
  • Element: Glacio
  • Role: Secondary DD
  • Guide: build on Sanhua

Sanhua is a versatile support that is easy to perform and fully charges the concert energy in the shortest possible time. Although she can be placed in many builds, first of all, she should be included in teams where the main damage dealer is focused on basic attacks, since with the Outro skill, the girl gives the next hero 38% damage for this type of attack. In addition, with the 3rd const, the heroine's damage increases by 35% on targets with HP below 70%, thanks to which you can quickly deal with stunned bosses.

Mortefi

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapons: Pistols
  • Element: Fusion
  • Role: Secondary DD
  • Guide: Mortefi build

Mortephy is a strong buffer for any main DD whose rotation includes heavy attacks. Capable of increasing a heavy strike by 15% for 38 seconds, which is ideal for, for example, Calciaro or Jiyan. In addition, the hero has simple animations and easy combat mechanics that can be mastered in just a couple of battles. Can temporarily replace the main damage dealer in battle while he recovers health. With Wave Range 6, when using an ult, increases the attack of all team members by 20% for 20 seconds.

Rover Spectro

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Sword
  • Element: Spectro
  • Role: Secondary DD/Support
  • Guide: Build for Spectro Rover

Rover is the main character, who can take any position in the game, but he shows himself best as a sub-DD, for example, in combination with Phoebe. Resonator has one of the fastest attack animations, thanks to which he easily dodges and parries enemy attacks. With 4th Wave Range, when using the ult, Rover constantly restores health to all team members equal to 20% of ATK for 5 seconds. Thanks to the const, he can partially replace the healer in the squad, in whose place you can put an additional buffer.

Cantarella

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Element: Havoc
  • Role: Damager-support

Cantarella is a character that performs several functions at once: heals, deals damage on the battlefield and beyond thanks to coordinated attacks, and weakens enemies by slowing them down. At the same time, her main focus is on strengthening heroes who own the Havok element, deal damage with the resonance skill or Echo skills. In particular, she has good synergy with Frolova. However, performing her rotation may not be very comfortable due to the fact that it requires a clear understanding of the mechanics and a sufficient amount of energy recovery.

B-rank characters

B-rank resonators have good potential, but they are also burdened with shortcomings that cannot be overlooked, which is why they cannot yet claim positions higher in the list of the best WuVa characters. If you invest in such a hero and select strong allies that complement the character and reveal his abilities, then they can very well become an excellent bonus to the game.

Roccia

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Gloves [Gauntlets]
  • Element: Havoc
  • Role: Secondary DD

The hero combines the functions of a buffer and a secondary damage dealer, but is not necessarily the best version of her epic competitors. Her buff is most useful for Havoc-elemental characters, since her attack and Outro buff affects them. At the same time, she is able to deal her own damage, but this comes at the cost of a complex balance of characteristics, which makes the build very difficult, especially for F2P players. She shows great against crowds of enemies and is recommended for players who have a main DD of the elemental Havoc.

Rover Aero

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Sword
  • Element: Aero
  • Role: Support

Aero Rover is a support that specializes in applying erosion (DoT) of his element by converting other debuffs, healing allies, and dealing damage, usually in the air. As a bonus, the hero receives a free legendary sword in the story, which synergizes well with his mechanics and increases the Aero damage of his teammates. He is a budget support in any squad with Cartefia and perfectly complements her skill set.

Xiangli Yao

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Gloves [Gauntlets]
  • Element: Electro
  • Role: Main DD
  • Guide: build on Xiangli Yao

Xiangli Yao is the main damage dealer who plays through the release of resonance and is able to deal damage for some time even after becoming inactive. He barely uses normal or heavy attacks, which makes it difficult to combine with some sub-deaders or buffers, such as Mortefi. However, overall this is a fairly versatile and easy to learn character.

Resonant circuits do not change the essence and principle of playing as a hero, but add pure damage, which is beneficial for those players who want to strengthen their resonator in this way.

Zhezhi

Zhezhi
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Element: Glacio
  • Role: Secondary DD
  • Guide: Zhezhi build

Jaeji is the girl who performs best as a sub-DD. You can build her as a main DD, but she will definitely lose in terms of damage compared to other characters who, according to their mechanics, are initially designed to be main damage dealers. To some extent, she can be considered a semi-buffer, since her abilities include increasing the damage of the Glacio element and the resonance skill.

For this reason, Zhezhi is most beneficial for knocking out those players who lack secondary damage dealers, have main or sub-DD Glacio elements, or characters who attack with the resonance skill. In other combinations, the heroine is no longer so strong, although in any case she is useful due to her high damage.

Jinhsi

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Broadblade
  • Element: Spectro [Spectro]
  • Role: Main DD
  • Guide: Build on Jinxi

Main damage dealer. He enters a kind of stance in which he wields regular and heavy blows, the scales of which depend on the value of the Resonance Scale. However, the hits are still considered classic hits, so they are affected by weapon buffs, allied abilities, etc. She is comfortable with a wide variety of weapons, which makes her very friendly to newbies.

It is worth noting that the heroine has almost no potential in sub-DD, since she requires a lot of attention to herself and does not have buffering abilities. As a main DD, she can easily cover any content and is equally good against single targets and groups of enemies.

Yin Lin [Yinlin]

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Element: Electro
  • Role: Secondary DD
  • Guide: Build on Yin Lin

Yin Lin is a good sub-deader, giving allies a bonus to Electro damage, so he will fit perfectly in a team with a damage dealer with the same element, for example, Calcharo. Her Outro skill increases the Electro damage of the next ally who enters the battlefield, which is why there is little point in her in a team without damage control of the corresponding element. One of its advantages is the ability to cancel the animation of the ultimate, allowing you to switch to the key damage dealer earlier.

Rover Havoc

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Sword
  • Element: Havoc
  • Role: Main DD

Rover is the main character who receives the second element Havoc during the storyline; in this form he can take the place of the main DD. Unlike most basic fighters, he does not need an ult to access most of his combos and instead relies on his Resonance energy. Using any skills gradually fills Rover with Power, and as soon as the scale is completely filled, the Dark Angel state can be activated. Then the hero inflicts a lot of destructive damage, replaces all his skills, basic and heavy attacks with enhanced ones, applying a Havok infusion to the sword.

Encore

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Element: Fusion
  • Role: Main DD
  • Guide: Build on Anchor

Encore is a great standard damage dealer, dealing a lot of damage at long range with her rectifier, but she can sometimes be difficult to parry enemy attacks on. The ultimate radically changes her combat mechanics: Enkor becomes a melee character and quickly strikes with her hand. In this state, you can simply spam attacks to deal with a group of enemies.

The outro skill creates a flame zone around the target with a radius of 3 meters, constantly inflicting Fusion damage on opponents, thanks to which it removes the health of enemies even while buffers and healers are performing their rotations.

Danjin

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Sword
  • Element: Havoc
  • Role: Main DD
  • Guide: build on Danjin

Danjin is the strongest epic heroine, but requires excellent reflexes and good knowledge of the combat system. Can use the skill indefinitely, sacrificing his health to increase damage. After accumulating Resonance energy, makes a heavy attack and restores some of its HP. The heroine’s skills force her to avoid taking damage, which is why she requires a shield member to join her squad, not a healer, or very careful play.

Since Danjin's Outro skill has a buff to Havok's damage, it can work well when paired with Rover (Havok). However, there is a big problem: the girl needs to spend a lot of time on the field to collect enough Concert energy, the same is required for Rover, so playing together with two main DPS will be difficult.

Baizhi

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Element: Glacio
  • Role: Support
  • Guide: Build on Baiji

Baiji is a support resonator who spends most of his time healing the squad, and also buffs the damage of allies by 15% - the effect will last 20 seconds. Somewhat inferior to Verina, however, it is given out for free when completing the storyline, which makes Baizhi an accessible and good character.

Baiji summons a pet to restore the entire team's health, creating 4 stacks of Residual Essences. They follow active squad members and automatically consume and attack a target every 2,5 seconds, dealing Glacio damage on hit and replenishing HP to all nearby heroes.

C rank characters

C-rank heroes are not the strongest characters in Wuwaring Waves, requiring maximum attention, leveling and resources if you want to achieve high combat performance from them. But all is not lost, because they are also endowed with unique skills and can combine well in well-chosen squads.

Calcharo

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Broadblade
  • Element: Electro
  • Role: Main DD
  • Guide: Build on Calciaro

Calcharo is a good damage dealer whose skill gives three subsequent basic attacks the Electro element, and after that he can perform an additional heavy blow in the fall. The mechanics allow him to dodge and parry attacks in time, which is very useful if the team does not have a reliable healer or shield member.

Even without additional bonuses to elemental damage or ATK, Calciaro puts up some good numbers. It can cancel the animation of the ultimate (but the damage will go through to the end), however, it is considered difficult to master for beginners and does not hold up well to competition in comparison with event legendaries.

Jianxin

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Gloves [Gauntlets]
  • Element: Aero
  • Role: Support
  • Guide: Build on Jianxin

Jianxin is a difficult but effective support character to implement, as her full rotation takes up too much of the main DD's precious time. She can heal, place shields on allies and control on enemies, and strengthen heroes with Outro.

However, this requires a series of basic attacks and a heavy strike, which is why she spends so much time on the battlefield. Jianxin's control doesn't extend to bosses, so she's only effective against easy enemies in the open world or in certain challenges that require shields and mob pulls.

Yang Yang [Yangyang]

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Sword
  • Element: Aero
  • Role: Secondary DD
  • Guide: build on Yan Yan

Yang Yang is a free Aero Resonator that you will receive as part of the story. Endowed with mediocre damage, it can pull enemies together, causing Aero damage. Thanks to his Outro skill, he restores energy to the next hero who enters the battlefield, however, in the later stages of the game he will not cope with strong monsters and will sag.

With Wave Range 3, her control is greatly enhanced, with the skill's damage bonus increasing by 40% and her pull range increasing by 33%. The downside is that she needs to hit hard often to build up melodies and make full impact, however, this takes up too much stamina.

Chixia

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapons: Pistols
  • Element: Fusion
  • Role: Primary DD / Secondary DD
  • Guide: build on Chishu

Chisha is a resonator, which, when rotated correctly, causes a ton of damage, however, to do this, the girl will have to continuously attack the enemy and replenish the energy of Resonance and Concert. At the start, it will be difficult to realize the full potential of the heroine, since it is important to know all the features of the bosses and find a window during the battle for an enhanced attack. When leaving the battlefield, Outro uses his skill to release a shock wave around the main target, dealing Fusion damage equal to 530% of Chishiya's attack to all enemies within the blast radius.

Yanwu

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Gloves [Gauntlets]
  • Element: Electro
  • Role: Secondary DD
  • Guide: build on Janvu

Yanwu is a sub-DD that will help deal additional Electro damage while the main character is in the pocket. His damage is not good enough for the unit to take the position of main DD, and the hero also does not have strong buffs for the team. He can temporarily replace the damage dealer, but he won’t make a significant impact without proper leveling and legendary equipment.

Thanks to the ult, it forms a field in which any character, causing damage to the enemy, will cause an additional blow with Electro damage from the Yanwu blade for 15 seconds.

Taoqi

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Broadblade
  • Element: Havoc
  • Role: Support
  • Guide: Taoqi build

Taoqi is an interesting resonator who takes the position of a tank: generates shields and takes incoming damage, saving allies and to some extent a fairly independent character, but has a low attack speed, which significantly affects DPS. She easily parries, can stun the enemy, and deftly dodges enemy attacks, but it is worth paying special attention to her defense characteristics and pouring in a lot of resources. In the early game, Taoqi is a great hero. However, in end-game content, she will not be able to handle powerful boss attacks, and her shields will be practically useless.

After reading our guide, you can decide: what characters you would like to get, what squads to form. If you choose heroes depending on the waifu factor, then don’t worry and spend more time leveling up and learning the resonator skills. Then any character will be strong for closing early and middle content.

D rank characters

Characters who fall into D-rank cannot be classified as weak or less useful units. Their low position is due to the fact that the heroes have inconveniences in use or they are not so relevant, so they can easily be replaced by other resonators belonging to the same class or element.

Rover Electro

Rover fights in Mengzhou
  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Sword
  • Element: Electro
  • Role: Secondary DD

Rover (Electro) is a hybrid character designed for units that are immune to the Electro Flare debuff. The main character inflicts a total of 15 charges of this status, increasing damage dealt to enemies and providing additional bonuses such as increased attack power and overall damage. However, the unit's personal combat potential is quite low, even with all consumables unlocked, and he currently has no useful applications.

Lin Yang [Lingyang]

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Gloves [Gauntlets]
  • Element: Glacio
  • Role: Main DD
  • Guide: Build on Lin Yan

Lin Yang is the main damage dealer with dynamic animations, using gloves as a weapon, which makes him extremely fast. The unit offers relaxed gameplay where you can deal decent damage with just a couple of buttons, however, its airborne attacks sometimes don't work quite as well as we'd like. The character may receive an unexpected blow from the boss, or Lin Yan himself may miss while jumping along the pillars.

He occupies a low high position because he has no additional buffs and is not team-oriented. He follows his own playstyle and requires a lot of investment, as well as a reliable support on hand who could increase his Glacio damage, such as Sanhua.

Aalto

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapons: Pistols
  • Element: Aero
  • Role: Secondary DD/Support
  • Guide: build on Aalto

Aalto is a good Aero shooter, who in a team with any damage dealer of the same Aero element will buff his damage. Deals a guaranteed critical hit every 30 seconds, so you can just take him out of your pocket in time, make a shot and go back, giving way to the main DD. Due to his narrow focus, it is difficult to find a squad for him. He will fit well in a team with Jiyan, but Aalto's usefulness ends with a shot.

Lumi

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Broadblade
  • Element: Electro
  • Role: Secondary damage dealer/buffer

The heroine combines the functions of a sub-DD and a buffer, but is at the very bottom of the tier list due to the noticeable inconvenience of use. Lumi's long rotation does not allow her to play well in most teams, and she also has high energy requirements, which are difficult to meet. Because of this, at the moment she is not the best character for investment, although in the future, with the release of new heroes, the situation may change.

Youhu

  • Rarity: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • Weapon: Gloves [Gauntlets]
  • Element: Glacio
  • Role: Support
  • Guide: build on Yuhu

Yuhu is a healer who can also buff the team. However, due to the specifics of the buffs and their limitations and uses, the heroine has not found wide use in many squads, so she currently ranks low. If more characters with coordinated attacks are released in the future, Yuhu will shine in new colors, but for now she cannot offer anything more than another epic support.

We hope our shooting list Woosering Waves helped me learn more about resonators and decide on the best characters. With the advent of changes, new patches and characters, the article will be constantly updated. Write to commentsIf you have any questions, the author will try to help. Read detailed game guide for beginners and new manuals on the website in Wuthering Waves section.

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Sb_sb
Sb_sb
8 months ago

What's Chisa doing in Tier A? Logically, she's worse than Qiuyuan? What nonsense? Qiuyuan gives a damage bonus to her Echo skill, which literally splits two teams. The same goes for Chisa, also splitting two teams. But Chisa also heals, has more personal damage, increases her stacks, and her own Havoc stacks chip away at defense. Her Signal provides a damage bonus from all attributes, while Qiuyuan, in addition to her Echo skill damage, only provides a bonus to Heavy Attacks, and that's from her Signal, if I'm not mistaken. Is this because she's a worse support than Skipper and less versatile? No problem, put her in a sub-DD role; she's perfectly capable of filling that role. Or is it because Qiuyuan is tough, and a real man? I have no complaints about Quyuan, I love this character myself, I knocked him out myself, but Chisa’s position in the tier list is at least strange.
Edit: In addition to everything listed, I forgot that she also gives a shield, which, I think, is 30-40% of HP.

Last edited 8 months ago by Sb_sb
Phoenix
Phoenix
10 months ago

Wuwa is better than Genshin, she has a bright future. It's a shame so many people don't realize that.

Phoenix
Phoenix
10 months ago

Is the tier list randomly compiled? Camellia is much stronger than Augusta. Damn, I can't trust this site...

sb_ing
sb_ing
10 months ago
Answer  Phoenix

Well, in that regard, yes, it's a matter of chance. Characters are thrown into the tier without being ranked based on their strength. And I'd argue that Camellia is stronger than Augusta.

Last edited 10 months ago by sb_ing
Phoenix
Phoenix
10 months ago
Answer  sb_ing

I won't argue, but Camellia's stats show better damage. Perhaps Augusta does more damage due to something else. I don't even know. I might be wrong.

Phoenix
Phoenix
10 months ago
Answer  AnchoR

Thanks so much for the clarification. I've got a rough idea of ​​how to compile a tier list. Since I have a camellia, I won't be hitting the Augusta. I'll hold off on the spins...

vulgar psychopath
vulgar psychopath
11 months ago

Frolova?

Okay0o
Okay0o
1 year ago

I bet on Phoebe, my Phoebe c1 is a very strong DD that destroys everything
So, few people put Phoebe in sub DD, because she feels much better in DD

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