Yuanwu Build & Teams in Wuthering Waves: Weapons, Echoes, Skill Priority, Combos

Yuanwu is a 4-Star Electro Gauntlet Character that can be played in Version 1.0.

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Yuanwu Build or Pass?

Yuanwu is an A Tier Sub-DPS Character that has great Defensive mechanics. Unfortunately Yuanwu requires you to stay close to the enemy and always switch in and out for his Resonance Skill spam.

How to Get Yuanwu?

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Yuanwu Build

Yuanwu Build
Best Weapon	Abyss Surges
Alt. Weapons	Amity Accord Stonard Marcato
Sonata Effect	5-piece Moonlit Clouds
Cost Pattern	④ ③ ③ ① ①
Main Echo	Bell-Borne Geochelone

Recommended Echo Stats for Yuanwu

Echo Main Stats Priority

4-Cost: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG.
3-Cost: Electro DMG.
1-Cost: DEF%.

Echo Substats Tuning Priority

1. Crit Rate/DMG.
2. DEF%, Res. Skill DMG Bonus.
3. Flat DEF.

Best Sonata Effects for Yuanwu

Recommended Sonata Set for Yuanwu: Moonlit Clouds (5-pc)

2 set: Energy Regen +10%.
5 set: After using Outro Skill, increases the ATK of the next Resonator by 22.5% for 15s.

Recommended Main Echo for Yuanwu: Bell-Borne Geochelone

This Echo is an essential asset that almost every team in the game aims to include thanks to its excellent offensive and defensive benefits. The reason for this is the excellent 10% DMG boost it provides throughout its duration but also 50% damage reduction barrier it provides as well. The only catch these buffs have is that they only last for 3 hits meaning after you've taken them you'll lose the buff until you can re-apply it again - even so almost every team aims to have 1 user of this echo. Almost always the main echo of choice for users of the 5P Rejuvenating Glow set.

Recommended Endgame Stats for Yuanwu

*Important — CRIT DMG shows 150% and Energy Regen shows 100% when you check in-game. The recommended stats below show how much on top of it you need to get.

HP: 13000+
DEF: 2800-4000+
ELECTRO DMG%: 52%-82%+
CRIT RATE%: 50-70%+
CRIT DMG% 100-140%+
Energy Regeneration: 25-35%
- A large portion of Yuanwu's potential damage and supportive capabilities on top of Concerto generation comes from his ultimate so gaining access to it preferably on cooldown is incredibly important.
- To ensure you have it up in a timely manner we recommend 25-35% Energy Regen but depending on your chosen team composition and the enemy you're fighting, you may want to invest into the stat more.

Check out the Echo Tier List below for more information on all Echoes:

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Yuanwu Skill Priority

Skill Leveling Order

Resonance Skill
Forte Circuit and Resonance Liberation
Intro Skill and Basic ATK

Yuanwu Teams

Best F2P (free-to-play) and other team comps for Yuanwu in Wuthering Waves

Yuanwu F2P Team

Yuanwu F2P Team
Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Rover (Spectro)	Yuanwu	Baizhi

This team contains characters that you can obtain for free. The team revolves around Yuanwu consistently using his Resonance Skill to deploy Thunder Wedge.

A lot of Yuanwu's abilities such as his Outro Skill can deplete an enemy's Vibration Strength. So, switching Yuanwu in and out of the field will eventually stagger elite and stronger enemies!

Gameplay

Yuanwu enters the battle first to use his Resonance Skill, dropping the Thunder Wedge. After that, use Yuanwu's Basic Attacks to charge the Concerto Energy. Make sure that the enemies are inside the Thunder Wedge's range.
When the other Resonators icons glow up, signifying that the Concerto Energy is full, switch with Rover (Spectro) for them to deal some Spectro DMG.
While fighting as Rover (Spectro), make sure again that enemies are inside the Thunder Wedge's AoE since this allows it to deal damage and also charges Yuanwu's Forte Gauge even when he is off-field.
Switch back to Yuanwu once the Concerto Energy has been fully charged. If Yuanwu's Forte Gauge is full, detonate Yuanwu's Thunder Wedge by long pressing the Resonance Skill button, then do some Basic Attacks to complete the combo.
If Yuanwu's Ultimate is available use it and then recast the Skill before switching out to the healer or Main DPS!
Repeat the steps until you defeat all the enemies..

Yuanwu Electro Team

Yuanwu Electro Team
Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Calcharo	Yuanwu	Verina

A stronger team in terms of total DPS but with the same gameplay as above.

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How to Play Yuanwu

Use Resonance Skill to Summon Thunder Wedge

Using Yuanwu's Resonance Skill will summon Thunder Wedge on the field. The Thunder Wedge will do some Coordinated Attacks when the on-field character damages an enemy within the wedge's range.

Detonate the Thunder Wedge to Deal AoE Electro DMG

You can detonate the Thunder Wedge to deal Electro DMG when the Forte Circuit gauge is full. You can make it explode by casting Yuanwu's Ultimate or long-pressing the Resonance Skill button. Note that you enter Yuanwu's enhanced state called Lightning Infused after detonating.

How to Charge Yuanwu's Forte Circuit

Yuanwu's Forte Circuit gauge gains a charge as long as Thunder Wedge is on the field. You can also obtain additional charges when it deals Coordinated Attacks. Note that you cannot charge the gauge when Lightning Infused!

Unlock Yuanwu's Second Inherent Skill to Upgrade the Resonance Skill

Unlocking Yuanwu's second Inherent Skill increases the range of Thunder Wedge. It also allows him to automatically drop a Thunder Wedge whenever you swap him out and his Forte Circuit gauge is not full.

Cast Yuanwu's Ultimate to Deal Electro DMG to Enemies

Using Yuanwu's Ultimate allows him to deal Electro DMG and immediately enter the Lightning Infused state.

Increased Anti-Interruption and Vibration Strength Depletion

The Lightning Infused state greatly increases anti-interruption. For Yuanwu, his Basic Attack, Heavy Attack, and Dodge Counter will have an attack speed increase and also deplete Vibration Strength faster.

Unlike the Lightning Infused state gained when detonating Thunderwing Wedge, the enhanced state gained from using Yuanwu's ultimate will persist if you swap out into a different character!

Yuanwu Depletes Vibration Strength

How to use “Vibration Depletion” mechanic:

Outro Skill — Switch Yuanwu out when the Concerto Energy is full.
Thunder Uprising — As long as the Thunder Wedge is on the field, it automatically casts this ability whenever you fill up Yuanwu's Forte Circuit gauge. The damage and Vibration Strength depletion increase when unlocking his 1st Inherent Skill.
Any Attacks During the Lightning Infused State — Detonate Thunder Wedge or use Yuanwu's Ultimate.

The table above contains all of Yuanwu's abilities that can decrease Vibration Strength. Vibration Strength is the white bar below an enemy's health bar. When it has been depleted, enemies will be staggered for several seconds.

Yuanwu Combos

Yuanwu Optimal Rotation Combo

Combo: Res. Skill → Switch to Main DPS → Trigger Thunder Uprising → Switch to Yuanwu → Res. Skill (long press) → Res. Skill → Lightning Infused Combos → Echo Skill (if available) → Res. Skill → Switch Out

Use Yuanwu's Resonance Skill to summon the Thunder Wedge. Switch to your Main DPS and then deal damage until the Thunder Wedge uses Thunder Uprising, releasing a shockwave.

When the Thunder Wedge casts Thunder Uprising, this means that Yuanwu's Forte Circuit gauge is already full, switch back to him to cast Rumbling Spark, detonating the Thunder Wedge if it is still on-field.

While Yuanwu is in the Lightning Infused state, recast his Resonance Skill and then attack the enemy in order to deplete their Vibration Strength. When the state ends, use Yuanwu's Resonance Skill again before switching out.

Yuanwu Lightning Infused Combos

Basic Attack Combo
Combo: BA1 → BA2 → BA3 → BA4 → BA5
Do Yuanwu's Basic Attack combo immediately when entering the Lightning Infused state.
Heavy Attack Combo
Combo: HA1 → HA2
A short combo that you can do during the Lightning Infused state is Yuanwu's Heavy Attack chain. Do this after his Basic Attack Combo.

Yuanwu Switch Out Ultimate Combo

Combo: Ultimate → Lightning Infused Combos → Res. Skill → Echo → Switch Out (trigger Outro Skill if available)

If Yuanwu's ultimate is available while following the Optimal Rotation Combo above, use it only after the Lightning Infused state gained from Rumbling Spark ends.

After casting his ultimate, continue doing the Lightning Infused Combos until the state ends. Next, use the Echo Skill of the Bell-Borne Geochelone and then switch to your Main DPS.

If you decide to switch out before the Lightning Infused state ends, your Main DPS will be able to benefit from the anti-interruption effect!