This is a list of the best builds for all characters in Wuthering Waves (WuWa). Learn more about the best weapon, sonata effects, and main echo for each character as well as know how to create builds in Wuthering Waves!

5-Star Character Builds

Calcharo Best Build

Electro DPS Build
Calcharo	Verdant Summit
	Void Thunder (5-pc)
	Tempest Mephis
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Electro DMG	ATK%

Camellya Best Build

Havoc Main DPS Build
Camellya	Red Spring
	Sun-sinking Eclipse (5-pc)
	Crownless
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Havoc DMG	ATK%

Changli Best Build

Fusion DMG Build
Changli	Blazing Brilliance
	Molten Rift (5-pc)
	Inferno Rider
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Fusion DMG	ATK%

Encore Best Build

Fusion DPS Build
Encore	Stringmaster
	Molten Rift (5-pc)
	Inferno Rider
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Fusion DMG	ATK% or Energy Regen

Jianxin Best Build

Crowd Control Sub-DPS Build
Jianxin	Abyss Surges
	Moonlit Clouds (5-pc)
	Impermanence Heron
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Aero DMG or Energy Regen	ATK%

Jinhsi Best Build

Burst DPS Build
Jinhsi	Ages of Harvest
	Celestial Light (5-pc)
	Jué
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Spectro DMG	ATK%

Jiyan Best Build

Liberation DPS Build
Jiyan	Verdant Summit
	Sierra Gale (5-pc)
	Feilian Beringal
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Aero DMG	ATK%

Lingyang Best Build

Glacio DPS Build
Lingyang	Abyss Surges
	Freezing Frost (5-pc)
	Lampylumen Myriad
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Glacio DMG	ATK%

Rover (Havoc) Best Build

Burst DPS Build
Rover (Havoc)	Emerald of Genesis
	Sun-sinking Eclipse (5-pc)
	Dreamless
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Havoc DMG	ATK%

Rover (Spectro) Best Build

Sub-DPS Build
Rover (Spectro)	Emerald of Genesis
	Celestial Light (5-pc)
	Mourning Aix
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Spectro DMG	ATK%

Shorekeeper Best Build

Healer-Support Build
Shorekeeper	Stellar Symphony
	Rejuvenating Glow (5-pc)
	Fallacy of No Return
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
Healing Bonus or CRIT DMG	Energy Regen or HP%	HP%

Verina Best Build

Full Support Build
Verina	Cosmic Ripples
	Rejuvenating Glow (5-pc)
	Bell-Borne Geochelone
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
Healing Bonus or ATK%	Energy Regen	ATK%

Xiangli Yao Best Build

Electro DPS Build
Xiangli Yao	Verity's Handle
	Void Thunder (5-pc)
	Tempest Mephis
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Electro DMG	ATK%

Yinlin Best Build

Sub-DPS Build
Yinlin	Stringmaster
	Moonlit Clouds (5-pc)
	Impermanence Heron
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Electro DMG and Energy Regen	ATK%

Zhezhi Best Build

Glacio Sub-DPS Build
Zhezhi	Rime-Draped Sprouts
	Moonlit Clouds (5-pc)
	Impermanence Heron
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Glacio DMG or Energy Regen	ATK%

4-Star Character Builds

Aalto Best Build

DPS-Support Build
Aalto	Static Mist
	Moonlit Clouds (5-pc)
	Impermanence Heron
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT DMG or CRIT Rate	Aero DMG or Energy Regen	ATK%

Baizhi Best Build

Full Support Build
Baizhi	Stellar Symphony
	Rejuvenating Glow (5-pc)
	Bell-Borne Geochelone
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
Healing Bonus or HP%	Energy Regen	HP%

Chixia Best Build

Fusion DPS Build
Chixia	Static Mist
	Molten Rift (5-pc)
	Inferno Rider
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT DMG or CRIT Rate	Fusion DMG	ATK%

Danjin Best Build

Havoc DPS Build
Danjin	Blazing Brilliance
	Sun-sinking Eclipse (5-pc)
	Crownless
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Havoc DMG	ATK%

Lumi Best Build

Resonance Skill Sub DPS
Lumi	Lustrous Razor
	Moonlit Clouds (5-pc)
	Impermanence Heron
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Electro DMG or Energy Regen	ATK%

Mortefi Best Build

Coordinated ATK Sub-DPS Build
Mortefi	Static Mist
	Moonlit Clouds (5-pc)
	Impermanence Heron
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT DMG or CRIT Rate	Fusion DMG or Energy Regen	ATK%

Sanhua Best Build

Basic ATK Sub-DPS Build
Sanhua	Emerald of Genesis
	Moonlit Clouds (5-pc)
	Impermanence Heron
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Glacio DMG or Energy Regen	ATK%

Taoqi Best Build

Tank Sub-DPS Build
Taoqi	Dauntless Evernight
	Moonlit Clouds (5-pc)
	Bell-Borne Geochelone
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Havoc DMG	DEF%

Yangyang Best Build

Energy Regen Sub-DPS Build
Yangyang	Emerald of Genesis
	Moonlit Clouds (5-pc)
	Bell-Borne Geochelone
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Aero DMG	ATK%

Youhu Best Build

Full Support Healer Build
Youhu	Abyss Surges
	Rejuvenating Glow (5-pc)
	Bell-Borne Geochelone
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
Healing Bonus or ATK%	Energy Regen or ATK%	ATK%

Yuanwu Best Build

Sub-DPS Build
Yuanwu	Abyss Surges
	Moonlit Clouds (5-pc)
	Bell-Borne Geochelone
4-Cost Main Stat	3-Cost Main Stat	1-Cost Main Stat
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Electro DMG	DEF%

How to Create Builds

Learn Your Character's Role

The main thing that you should consider first when building a character is to identify their role in your 3-character team. There are three roles that a character can fill: Main DPS, Sub DPS, or Support each with its advantages and disadvantages when put in a team.

To know the character's role, you must check their fortes or skills and see if they are there to deal damage, support other characters, or a mix of both!

Character Tier List

Equip Sonata Effects Based on the Role

Based on the role above, choose the sonata effect that will benefit their role and playstyle. Each sonata effect provides benefits that can make or break your character's efficacy in battle. We can even argue that the chosen sonata effect dictates how good your character will be.

List of All Sonata Effects

Learn Which Stat to Prioritize

When building characters, it is also important to know the stats that you should prioritize. Each echo can possess innate benefits that can augment your character's stats. You can also opt to tune echoes to add more stats and improve your character's overall performance.

For example, a character that relies heavily on their Resonance Liberation will need a good amount of Energy Regen so they can use their Resonance Liberation more. Second, mostly all Main DPS characters will need Crit DMG and Crit Rate so the damage they deal can increase. Some characters even scale off HP so aim to improve on that.
How to Tune Echoes

Check Weapon Effect and Substats

Each weapon in Wuthering Waves has innate main stat, substat, and effect that you should consider when building characters.

First, consider what stat needs to be prioritized based on the previous section and check the weapon's substat if it fills that need. Then, you should check the weapon's effect to see if it works with the character's role and playstyle. Perfecting this is the key to making great builds in Wuthering Waves.

Weapon Tier List

Choose Your Main Echo

In Wuthering Waves, you can set a certain echo to be your main Echo and will be the one that can be summoned in battles. Each of these echo have effects that can improve the performance of your character. Make sure to align the main echo's effect to your character's playstyle to maximize their effects.

Echo Tier List

Wuthering Waves Related Guides

Characters by Rarity

Resonator Rarity
5-Star Characters	4-Star Characters

Characters by Element

Resonator Elements
Aero	Electro	Fusion
Glacio	Havoc	Spectro

Characters by Weapon

Characters by Weapon
Gauntlets		Pistol		Rectifier
Sword			Broadblade

Other Lists of Characters