Sanhua Best Builds and Teams

Sanhua is a playable 4-star Glacio Sword character in Wuthering Waves (WuWa). Check out this guide for the best Sanhua build, Sanhua best teams, echoes, kit (skills), skill priority, and voice actor here!

Sanhua Character Overview

Sanhua Information

Resonator Information
Sanhua
	Rarity	★★★★
	Element	Glacio
	Weapon	Sword
	How to Get	Any Convene Banner
	Voice Actor (EN)	Jennifer Armour

Sanhua Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Overall
-		-

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Character Tier List

Sanhua Stats

	Lv. 1	Lv. 90
HP	805	10,062
ATK	22	275
DEF	77	941
Energy Regen	100%	-
Crit. Rate	5%	-
Crit. DMG	150%	-

Stat calculations does not include the Attribute Bonuses from Sanhua's Forte.

How Strong is Sanhua?

Strengths
• Outro Skill that provides Basic Attack Amplified is extremely valuable for Basic Attack Damage DPS teams. • Can deal a good amount of Glacio DMG.
Weaknesses
• Her mechanic is quite hard to use. Players need to keep track of the cursor that will move when Sanhua performs Heavy Attack Detonate • Need to create the ice structures and detonate them near enemies. Mobile enemies can easily evade said detonation.

Sanhua Build Guide

Sanhua Best Build: Basic ATK Sub-DPS Build

Best Weapon	Emerald of Genesis
Alt. Weapons	Commando of Conviction Lunar Cutter Sword of Night
Sonata Effect	5-piece Moonlit Clouds
Cost Pattern	④ ③ ③ ① ①
Main Echo	Impermanence Heron

Sanhua Best Echo Stats

Echo Main Stats Priority
④-Cost	③-Cost	①-Cost
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Glacio DMG or Energy Regen	ATK%
Echo Substats Tuning Priority
1. CRIT Rate ★★★ 2. CRIT DMG ★★★ 3. Energy Regen % ★★★ 4. Res. Liberation DMG Bonus % ★★ 5. ATK% ★★ 6. Flat ATK ★

Sanhua is a sub-DPS that can carry her own weight during battles. She can quickly stack her Clarity mechanic using Basic Attacks and can deal damage by herself quite easily. She shines in a team when we consider her Outro Skill, which provides Basic Attack Deepen to the next character taking the field. This makes her a very versatile sub-DPS in a team that has a Basic Attack DPS like Encore or Rover (Havoc).

Sanhua Best Echo Sets

Optimal Main Echo

Main Echo	Explanation
Impermanence Heron	・The main echo for a Sub-DPS Sanhua. ・Heron provides Resonance Energy to Sanhua so she can pop her Ultimate faster and at the same time providing extra ATK to the next character switching in.
Bell-Borne Geochelone	・Provides general shield protection for the team when Sanhua is your Sub-DPS. ・Increases DMG dealt and reduce incoming damage. ・Shield effect can transfer to the next character.
Lampylumen Myriad	・Increases both Glacio DMG and Resonance Skill DMG. ・Great for a DPS Sanhua.

Echo Tier List

Sanhua Best Sonata Effects

Echo Set	Rating
Moonlit Clouds (5-pc)	★★★ - Best A set build focused on supporting the Main-DPS with Sanhua's Outro Skill and the ATK increase effect of 5-pc Moonlit Clouds. Extremely useful when used on Main-DPS units that rely heavily on Basic ATK DMG. Recommended Main Echo: Impermanence Heron
Freezing Frost (5-pc)	★★☆ - 2nd Best Only 4-Cost Echo that has Freezing Frost as their Sonata Effect. Its skill will also increase Sanhua's Glacio and Resonance Skill DMG. Recommended Main Echo: Lampylumen Myriad
Freezing Frost (2-pc) Lingering Tunes (2-pc)	★☆☆ - 3rd Best Generally increases Sanhua's overall DMG. Not as good as the full 5-pc Freezing Frost set but can be an option if you do not have a full Freezing Frost set yet. Recommended Main Echo: Lampylumen Myriad

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Sanhua Best Weapons

Best Weapons for Sanhua Ranked

	Weapon	Skill
1	Emerald of Genesis	Stormy Resolution Increases Energy Regen by 12.8%. When Resonance Skill is cast, increases ATK by 6%, stacking up to 2 time(s). This effect lasts for 10s.
2	Commando of Conviction	Unyielding When Intro Skill is cast, increases ATK by 15%, lasting for 15s.
3	Lunar Cutter	Preordained Equipped Resonator gains 6 stack(s) of Oath upon entering the battlefield. Each stack icnreases ATK by 2%, up to 6 stacks. This effect can be triggered 1 time(s) every 12s. The equipped Resonator loses 1 stack(s) of Oath every 2s, and gains 6 stack(s) upon defeating an enemy.
4	Sword of Night	Tenacity When Intro Skill is cast, increases ATK by 8%, lasting for 10s.

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Sanhua Best Weapon Explained

Emerald of Genesis is by far the best weapon for Sanhua, increasing both her damage output while providing Energy Regen so she can cast her Resonance Liberation more. This allows her to create more ice structure that she can later on detonate for huge damage. If you do not have Emerald of Genesis, Commando of Conviction is a good enough replacement that can provide a straight up ATK boost.

Sanhua Best Teams

Basic Attack Amplified Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Encore	Sanhua	Shorekeeper

The team comp makes use of Sanhua's Outro Skill that provides a 38% Basic Attack Amplified buff for the next character that takes the field. This is extremely useful for teams that make use of a DPS that mostly deals damage using their basic attack, like Encore for example.

Shorekeeper will provide the two DPS Resonators with buffs and healing through her Resonance Liberation field, increasing their damage dealt.

General Rotation

1	Start with Shorekeeper so that she can generate enough Resonance and Concerto Energy to activate her Resonance Liberation and Outro Skill respectively.
2	Once Sanhua's icon is glowing, activate Shorekeeper's Ult to create a Stellarealm, and swap to Sanhua to activate Shorekeeper's Outro Skill for further buffs.
3	As soon as you take control of Sanhua, immediately use both her Resonance Skill and Liberation if they're available. Once all of your Ice Structures are up, use Heavy Attack: Detonate to blow them all up.
4	If done correctly, you should have enough Concerto Energy built up. Swap to Encore and use her standard Ult Attack rotation to deal massive damage to the enemy.
5	Continue to DPS with Encore until Concerto Energy is charged again. Swap back to Shorekeeper to detonate her Resonance Liberation with an Enhanced Intro Skill.
6	Repeat the steps until the enemy is felled.

Sanhua Double DPS Team

Main DPS	Main DPS	Support
Zhezhi	Sanhua	Shorekeeper

This team features Zhezhi and Sanhua as the main DPS duo of this team. Zhezhi can buff Sanhua's Glacio DMG and the damage of her Ice explosions with her Outro Skill while Sanhua can also buff Zhezhi's Basic Attack DMG. This symbiotic relationship is what makes this team special.

For this team, the best support will Shorekeeper, but Verina and Baizhi are potential alternatives if you don't have her.

General Team Rotation

1	Shorekeeper starts the battle and charges the Concerto Energy until it is full. Use Shorekeeper's Resonance Liberation before switching out.
2	Switch to Zhezhi, making sure to do her optimal combo then culminating into her Resonance Liberation. With Youhu's Coordinated Attack Amplification, Zhezhi's coordinated attacks should be able to deal massive damage.
3	Switch to Sanhua and do her full combo, maximizing Ice Structure damage. Make sure to fill up her Concerto Energy first before switching to Shorekeeper to detonate the Stellerealm with her Intro Skill.
4	Repeat the steps until the enemy is felled.

How to Play Sanhua

Sanhua Gameplay Guide
Learn How to Create Ice Structures Detonate Structures Using Heavy Attack Switch Sanhua With A Main-DPS Unit

Learn How to Create Ice Structures

Sanhua creates Ice Structures that she will eventually detonate all at once using a special charged attack. To maximize her damage, learn what skills generate these Ice Structures and create them everytime.

Move	Ice Structure Created
Resonance Skill	1 Ice Prism
Resonance Liberation	1 Ice Glacier
Intro Skill	1 Ice Thorn

Detonate the Structures Using Heavy Attacks

Sanhua has a special heavy attack that requires proper timing from the player to execute. Players can hold the attack button and see a cursor moving back and forth over at the forte line. You must let go of the attack while on the blue area called the Frostbite area to execute the special Heavy Attack: Detonate move.

Frostbite Area Expands by Stacking Clarity

The Frostbite area (or the blue area) expands by stacking Clarity which will make it easier for players to time Heavy Attack: Detonate. Clarity can stack twice at max and can generate through various means.

Move	Clarity Stacks
Basic Attack 5	1 Stack
Intro Skill	1 Stack
Resonance Skill	1 Stack
Resonance Liberation	2 Stacks

All clarity stacks is removed upon casting Heavy Attack: Detonate.

Switch Sanhua With A Main-DPS Unit

Sanhua is one of the premier Sub-DPS in Wuthering Waves and that is because of her insane Outro Skill that have the next ally's Basic Attack Amplified by 38% for 14s. Once her Concerto Gauge is full, make sure the next character that takes the field is a Main-DPS character to maximize her Outro Skill.

Sanhua Recommended Combos

Easy Resonance Skill Detonation Combo

Combo
BA1 → BA2 → BA3 → BA4 → BA5 → Res. Skill → Jump → Heavy Attack (Plunge) → Detonate

This combo focuses on the swift detonation of Sanhua's ice structures generated by Sanhua's skill. The timing will also ensure that Sanhua has a full stack of Clarity so you can reach the Frostbite area as fast as possible.

When charging up to BA5, make sure to dodge enemy attacks!

Switch-in Sanhua Combo

Combo
Intro Skill → Res. Liberation → Res. Skill → Jump → Heavy Attack (Plunge) → Detonate

This combo is the bread and butter combo for Sanhua whenever you need to switch her in as a Sub-DPS damage dealer. This maximizes her damage and at the same time maximizes the damage dealt.

Sanhua Ascension and Forte Materials

Sanhua Ascension Materials

Character Ascension Materials

How to Get	Materials
Normal Enemies	LF Whisperin Core x4 MF Whisperin Core x12 HF Whisperin Core x12 FF Whisperin Core x4
World Boss	Sound-Keeping Tacet Core x46
Overworld Material	Wintry Bell x60
Currency	Shell Credit x170,000

Forte Materials

How to Get	Materials
Normal Enemies	LF Whisperin Core x25 MF Whisperin Core x28 HF Whisperin Core x40 FF Whisperin Core x57
Forgery Challenge	Inert Metallic Drip x25 Reactive Metallic Drip x28 Polarized Metallic Drip x55 Heterized Metallic Drip x67
Weekly Boss	Unending Destruction x26
Currency	Shell Credit x2,030,000

Ascension Materials Per Rank

	Character Ascension Materials
Rank 1 20 ➔ 40	LF Whisperin Core x4 Shell Credit x5,000
Rank 2 40 ➔ 50	Sound-Keeping Tacet Core x3 Wintry Bell x4 MF Whisperin Core x4 Shell Credit x10,000
Rank 3 50 ➔ 60	Sound-Keeping Tacet Core x6 Wintry Bell x8 MF Whisperin Core x8 Shell Credit x15,000
Rank 4 60 ➔ 70	Sound-Keeping Tacet Core x9 Wintry Bell x12 HF Whisperin Core x4 Shell Credit x20,000
Rank 5 70 ➔ 80	Sound-Keeping Tacet Core x12 Wintry Bell x16 HF Whisperin Core x8 Shell Credit x40,000
Rank 6 80 ➔ 90	Sound-Keeping Tacet Core x16 Wintry Bell x20 FF Whisperin Core x4 Shell Credit x80,000

Total Forte Materials

	Total Forte Materials
Main Nodes (Total) Lv. 1 ➔ 10	Inert Metallic Drip x25 Reactive Metallic Drip x25 Polarized Metallic Drip x40 Heterized Metallic Drip x55 LF Whisperin Core x25 MF Whisperin Core x25 HF Whisperin Core x25 FF Whisperin Core x45 Unending Destruction x20 Shell Credit x1,400,000
Stat Bonus 1 (Total)	Polarized Metallic Drip x12 HF Whisperin Core x12 Shell Credit x200,000
Stat Bonus 2 (Total)	Heterized Metallic Drip x12 FF Whisperin Core x12 Unending Destruction x4 Shell Credit x400,000
Inherent Skill 1	Reactive Metallic Drip x3 Reactive Metallic Drip x3 Unending Destruction x1 Shell Credit x10,000
Inherent Skill 2	Polarized Metallic Drip x3 HF Whisperin Core x3 Unending Destruction x1 Shell Credit x20,000

Sanhua Skill Priority and Forte List

Skill	Priority	Explanation
Normal Attack	★☆☆☆☆	Sanhua's Basic Attacks aren't used often since she already gets enough Clarity stacks from her Intro Skill, Resonance Skill, and Resonance Liberation. Upgrade this last since you'll barely be using this.
Resonance Skill	★★★☆☆	This skill is very important for her kit since it deals good damage while also creating an Ice Prism for her Forte Skill to detonate. However, it still does less damage than her Forte Circuit and Resonance Liberation, so you'll want to upgrade this third.
Forte Circuit	★★★★☆	This is the key skill in her damage rotation since this is what Detonates all of her Ice Structures. The key point, however, is that it does less damage than her Ult even if you Detonate all three structures at once. Prioritize upgrading this second since after upgrading Sanhua's Ult.
Resonance Liberation	★★★★★	Similar to her Resonance Skill, Sanhua's Ultimate does a lot of damage and creates a Glacier for her Forte Skill to detonate. The big difference compared to her Resonance Skill is that this is the strongest skill in her kit and you'll want to upgrade this first before anything else.
Intro Skill	★★☆☆☆	While the increased damage from upgrading this skill is nice, Sanhua's Intro Skill is mainly used to get Clarity stacks for her Forte Circuit. However, you'll still be using this more often than her Basic Attack, so upgrade this before you start upgrading that.

Sanhua's kit revolves around creating Ice Structures and detonating them for big damage while she is charging her Concerto Energy to buff her DPS's Basic Attack DMG. With this in mind, you will be upgrading her Resonance Liberation and Forte Circuit first. Follow this up with her Resonance Skill for extra damage!

Normal Attack

NATK

SKIL

FORT

INHE

LIBE

INTR

OUTR

Frigid Light

Basic Attack: Sanhua performs up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Glacio DMG. Heavy Attack: Sanhua consumes Stamina to launch attacks, causing Glacio DMG. Mid-air Attack: Sanhua consumes Stamina to perform a mid-air Plunging Attack, dealing Glacio DMG. Dodge Counter: Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Glacio DMG. Attribute Bonuses: 1. Glacio DMG Bonus +1.80% 2. Glacio DMG Bonus +4.20%

Resonance Skill

NATK

SKIL

FORT

INHE

LIBE

INTR

OUTR

Eternal Frost
Sanhua sends an air blade to create 1 Ice Prism across the ground, dealing Glacio DMG. Attribute Bonuses: 1. ATK +1.80% 2. ATK +4.20%

Forte Circuit

NATK

SKIL

FORT

INHE

LIBE

INTR

OUTR

Clarity of Mind

Heavy Attack - Detonate: When holding Basic Attack, a cursor moves back and forth on the Forte Gauge. Release Basic Attack while cursos falls in the Frostbite area, to perform Heavy Attack Detonate, dealing Glacio DMG considered as Heavy Attack damage. Ice Burst: Sanhua's Heavy Attack Detonate detonates all Ice Thorns, Ice Prisms, and Glaciers within her attack range, dealing Glacio DMG. Damage done by Ice Burst is considered as Resonance Sklill damage. Frostbite Area: The Forstbite area expands with every stack of Clarity. Clarity stacks up to 2 times. Sanhua obtains 1 stack of Clarity upon performing Basic Attack 5. Sanhua obtains 1 stack of Clarity upon casting Intro Skill Freezing Thorns. Sanhua obtains 1 stack of Clarity upon casting Rsonance Skill Eternal Frost. Sanhua obtains 2 stacks of Clarity upon casting Resonance Liberation Glacial Gaze. Upon casting Heavy Attack Detonate, all Clarity is removed.

Inherent Skills

NATK

SKIL

FORT

INHE

LIBE

INTR

OUTR

Inherent Skill 1: Condensation
Damage dealt by Sanhua's Resonance Skill is increased by 20% for 8s after casting her Intro Skill.
Inherent Skill 2: Avalanche
Damage dealt by Sanhua's Forte Circuit Ice Burst is increased by 20% for 8s after casting Basic Attack 5.

Resonance Liberation

NATK

SKIL

FORT

INHE

LIBE

INTR

OUTR

Glacial Gaze
Sanhua deals Glacio DMG and creates 1 Glacier. Attribute Bonuses: 1. ATK +1.80% 2. ATK +4.20%

Intro Skill

NATK

SKIL

FORT

INHE

LIBE

INTR

OUTR

Freezing Thorns
Sanhua swings her blade downward and creates 1 Ice Thorn, dealing Glacio DMG. Attribute Bonuses: 1. Glacio DMG Bonus +1.80% 2. Glacio DMG Bonus +4.20%

Outro Skill

NATK

SKIL

FORT

INHE

LIBE

INTR

OUTR

Silversnow
The incoming character (or a character on a nearby team that activates an Outro Skill) has their Basic Attack DMG Amplified by 38% for 14s or until they are switched off field.

Sanhua Resonance Chain

Recommended Sequence Nodes

	Why We Recommend It
S1	☆☆☆☆☆ - Unimportant You'll barely be using Sanhua's Basic Attacks so you'll rarely activate the CRIT Rate Boost. Even with how good the buff is, it's not worth adding Basic Attack 5 into your rotations. Only get this if you're planning on unlocking future Sequence Nodes.
S2	★★☆☆☆ - Okay With how fast you'll use Sanhua during your rotations, you won't notice the reduced Stamina cost for Heavy Attack Detonate. However, the Anti-Interruption part is useful just in case an enemy hits you mid-combo. Overall, this isn't necessary but it's nice to have if you do get it.
S3	★★★★☆ - Great This Sequence Node is a wonderful addition to Sanhua's kit since it's a generically great buff to have. Having her damage increased by 35% against enemies below 70% HP will go a long way, especially against Bosses that have large health bars.
S4	★★★☆☆ - Good The first part of this upgrade is okay at best since it allows Sanhua to spec into CRIT rather than Energy Regen%. However, the second part is what bumps it up to good since it more than doubles Heavy Attack: Detonate's damage. The main downside unfortunately is that it only increases the attack's Burst Damage and not the Ice Burst damage from her Ice Structures.
S5	★★★★☆ - Great This is by far the best upgrade to unlock for Sanhua's damage output since her Ultimate is already her strongest skill. If you can get enough CRIT Rate%, you'll find her standard combo dealing massive damage even without having to use Heavy Attack: Detonate.
S6	★★★★★ - Amazing Her capstone skill is the only upgrade in her Resonance Chain that improves on her amazing Outro Skill. Since you'll always want to Detonate both an Ice Prism and Glacier before activating her Outro Skill, the next character that you'll swap to will always get the 20% ATK Boost.

All Sequence Node Effects

S1	Solitude's Embrace Basic Attack V increases Sanhua's CRIT Rate by 15% for 10s.
S2	Snowy Clarity Stamina cost of Heavy Attack Detonate is reduced by 10. When Sanhua casts Resonance Skill Eternal Frost, her Anti-interruption is enhanced for 10s.
S3	Anomalous Vision Sanhua's damage dealt is increased by 35% against targets with HP below 70%.
S4	Blade Mastery Resonance Liberation Glacial Gaze restores 10 Resonance Energy. DMG of the next Heavy Attack Detonate within 5s is increased by 120%.
S5	Unraveling Fate CRIT DMG of Forte Circuit Ice Burst is increased by 100%. Ice Creations (Ice Thorn, Ice Prism, and Glacier) will explode even if they are not detonated.
S6	Daybreak Radiance After an Ice Prism or Glacier is detonated, all team member's ATK is increased by 10% for 20s, stacking up to 2 times.

How to Get Sanhua

Was Previously a Featured 4-Star

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Availability
Version 1.3 - Phase 2 October 24, 2024 - November 13, 2024 (Asia)

Sanhua was a featured 4-star Resonator in the Convene showed above. You can still try on the current Convene banner, but Sanhua will drop at a lower rate!

Available in All Convene Banners

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End of Lost Trail	Absolute Pulsation (Red Spring)
Tidal Chorus	Weapon Permanent Convene
Utterance of Marvels	Beginner's Choice Convene Banner

Sanhua can be summoned from all Convenes available in Wuthering Waves! Players can get Sanhua every 10 pulls.

Obtain Sanhua for Free

Sanhua can also be obtained for FREE! Check out the link below to see the conditions for getting Sanhua without pulling!

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Sanhua Voice Actor and Lore

Sanhua Voice Actors

Sanhua Voice Actor List
EN	Jennifer Armour
JP	Matsuda Risae
CN	Song Yuanyuan
KR	Yu Yeong

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Sanhua In-Game Lore

Gender	Female
Birthplace	Huanglong
Affiliation	Jinzhou
Basic Info	The Jinzhou Magistrate's bodyguard with a persona as cold as the snow. Sanhua is an Asura of calamity and a taciturn guardian. Born sightless, she acquired abnormal visions through the erosion from TDs, painting her world into a portrait of purgatory. Now, Sanhua is able to maintain inner tranquility amidst the chaotic frequencies, the abnormalities she once feared are now her source of power.

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