Yanwu in Wuthering Waves: Best Builds and Teams Guide

Yanwu [Yuanwu] in Wuthering Waves — a four-star secondary Electro damage dealer who uses gloves as a weapon. Unlike other sub-DDs who give out various buffs with their Outro skills, Yanwu went the other way and almost his entire skill set is aimed at reducing the Vibration Strength of enemies (the white bar under the health bar). This means that teams with him will deal less damage, but defeat bosses more often.

However, almost all of Yanwu's skills scale off of defense rather than attack power, making most weapons and offensive Echo variants useless on him. With that in mind, this guide will cover Yanwu's build in detail, including the best weapons, Echo, stats, and upgrade materials.

Rating	C-position in dash list
Rarity	⭐⭐⭐⭐
Element	Electro [Electro]
Type of weapon	Gauntlets [Gauntlets]
when added to the game	23 May 2024 city
Birthday	2 October
Gender	Male
Role in the game	Secondary damage dealer
Signature weapons	No
Voice actors	English voice acting - Adam Diggle Whale. voice acting - Liu Beichen Japanese Voice acting: Shirokuma Hiroshi Corresponding voice actor — Park Seong-tae

How to get

Yanwu in Woowering Waves is a 4⭐ character that can be obtained from any banner, including the weapon banner, but with a random chance. To unlock the hero's resonance chain links, you need to get copies of it. The easiest way to collect Yanwu consty is when its drop rate increases in the event banner.

Characteristics of Yanwu

Depending on the stage of elevation, the values ​​of the main characteristics increase: attack power, health and defense. You can track the exact increases in parameters in the table below:

Level of	Basic Health	Basic Attack	Basic protection
1	682	18	134
20	2229	60	431
30	2803	75	541
40	3833	104	738
50	4862	133	936
60	5891	161	1133
70	6921	186	1330
80	7950	210	1527
90	8525	225	1638

As you learn talents in the skill tab, Yanwu gains an additional Defense increase (12%) and an Electro Damage bonus (12%).

Yanwu's abilities

Yanwu's entire playstyle revolves around his Resonance Skill (E). When used, Yanwu places a Thunder Wedge on the battlefield that performs coordinated attacks with the attacking character and ively fills Yanwu's Resonance Gauge with Preparedness. Upon reaching 100 Preparedness, Yanwu can enter a unique state for 10 seconds, where all characters in the party gain resistance to interruption, and Yanwu himself can attack an area and reduce the vibrational power of enemies.

Active abilities

Basic and Heavy Attack, Air Attack, Counterattack [Leihuangquan]

• Basic Attack - Performs up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro damage.
• Heavy Attack - Yanwu consumes stamina to attack the target and deal Electro damage.
• Mid-air Attack - Yanwu spends his stamina to perform a falling attack, dealing Electro damage.
• Counterattack [Dodge Counter] - Using a basic attack after a successful parry and dodge will deal a counterattack with increased Electro damage.

Resonance Skill: Leihuang Master

Yanwu calls Thunder Wedge, dealing Electro damage and forming Thunder Field with a Thunder Blade in the center. The Thunder Blade can last for 12 seconds. If there is a fighting character in the Thunder Field, the Thunder Blade and the character will perform coordinated attacks, dealing Electro damage. The effect can occur once every 1,2 seconds and lasts for 1,5 seconds.

When using Rumbling Sparkle and Resonance Liberation: Blazing Might, Thunder Wedge will be automatically placed on the battlefield, dealing Electro damage, which will be counted as Resonance Skill damage.

Forte Circuit: Unassuming Blade

In total, you can accumulate 100 units of Readiness in the Resonance Scale. [Readiness]. Readiness Units can be accumulated in two ways:

• While Thunder Wedge is on the field, Yanwu gains 6 Preparedness every second, even if he is not the active character.
• When Thunder Wedge hits a target with a coordinated attack, Yanwu gains 5 Readiness.

When Yanwu reaches 100 Readiness, Thunder Wedge will release a powerful shockwave called Thunder Uprising. [Thunder Uprising], dealing Electro damage. This is done on purpose so that the player knows that the Yanwu Resonance Gauge is full.

Long pressing the Resonance Skill will consume all 100 units of Preparedness and cause Rumbling Sparkle, after which Yanwu will go into a state Lightning Infused.

This state affects all team and greatly increases their resistance to interruption, and when Yanwu himself is in this state, he receives unique bonuses:

• Yanwu's basic attacks hit targets at a greater distance and drain the enemy's vibration power faster.
• After casting a heavy attack/dodge, attack speed increases and the enemy's vibration power is depleted faster.
• Use a Basic Attack within 3 seconds of landing a Heavy Attack or a successful Counterattack to strike with Thunder Weaver. [Thunderweaver] considered as basic attack damage.

While in the Lightning-Struck state, Yanwu's Readiness units are not restored.

Also keep in mind that if Thunder Wedge is still on the battlefield when you enter the Lightning Infused state, Yanwu will destroy it and fully will restore the Concert Energy Scale.

Resonance Liberation: Blazing Might

Yanwu awakens the power of thunder and puts all characters into the Lightning Infused state for 10 seconds, then delivers a powerful blow, dealing Electro damage.

ive skills

Inherent Skill 1 [Inherent Skill: Thunderweaver] - Thunderous Uprising's damage has been increased by 40% and it is more effective at removing enemy vibration power.

Inherent Skill: Reserved Confidence 2 - The range of Thunder Field and Thunder Uprising has been significantly increased. If Yanwu leaves the battlefield without a full Readiness bar, a Thunder Wedge is automatically placed on the field.

Switching skills

Intro Skill: Thunder Bombardment - Yanwu attacks the target, dealing Electro damage.

Outro skill: Lightning Manipulation - Yanwu releases lightning in the area around the target, weakening the enemy's vibrational force upon impact.

Resonance circuit (consts)

1. Cup of Scalding Justice [Steaming Cup of Justice]	While Yanwu is in Lightning Infused state, his Heavy and Basic Attack Speed ​​is increased by 20%.
2. Fierce Heart, Serene Mind	When activating the Intro skill, Yanwu additionally restores 15 units of Resonance Energy.
3. Upholder of Integrity	The damage of Thunder Wedge's coordinated attacks is increased by 20% of Yanwu's defense.
4. Retributive Knuckles	When Resonant Release is activated, the active character gains a shield equal to 10% of Yanwu's defense for 200 seconds.
5. Neighborhood Protector	Yanwu's Resonant Release damage is increased by 50% if Thunder Wedge is on the field at the time.
6. Defender of All Realms	All characters within Thunder Wedge's radius gain a 32% increase in defense.

The best consts for January are Cost-1, Cost-3 and Cost-4.

• First link Increases attack speed, allowing you to perform combos much faster.
• Third link Grants a permanent bonus to the damage of Thunder Wedge's coordinated attacks.
• The fourth link gives the ability to provide allies with a shield, and given that Yanwu has a lot of defense, the shield will be durable. Getting this const will make Yanwu a more useful character without sacrificing his damage.

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages	Disadvantages
Currently, Yanwu is the only character designed to specifically reduce the vibration power of enemies, making bosses and elites much easier to fight.	On S0, other than interrupt protection, he doesn't have any abilities that buff team damage or a specific stat unless you use the -focused Echo.
Deals most of its damage outside of combat.	Thunder Wedge's AoE damage doesn't do much against large numbers of mobile enemies. You'll need characters that can pull enemies or group them together to keep them in range of the Wedge. Otherwise, you'll have to constantly refresh it.
Takes very little time on the battlefield.	Relying on defense rather than attack makes it weak until max level (there are no weapons or gear in the game that increase base defense)
It has easy and clear gameplay, very simple to implement.	As a secondary damage dealer, Yanwu is acceptable, but his damage is still too low, so the overall DPS of the team will be lower with him.
Provides interrupt protection to the command.

Skill Improvement Order

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

Looking at Yanwu's guide in more detail, it is worth separately studying the order of pumping his main abilities:

• Resonance Skill: Leihuang Master should be leveled up first as it increases almost all damage dealt by Thunder Wedge.
• The Resonance Gauge [Forte Circuit: Unassuming Blade] is Yanwu's second most important ability, and upping it will increase the damage of Basic Attacks, Heavy Attack, and Counterattack while in Lightning Infused. It also increases the damage of Thunder Wedge when the gauge is full.

Upgrading Yanwu's Ultimate is a lower priority than Resonance Skill and Resonance Scale, as it only increases his damage output. The main purpose of the Ultimate is to instantly enter the Lightning Infused state and distribute Interruption Resistance. Basic Attacks and Intro Skill can be upgraded once all other skills are upgraded or additional resources become available.

Pumping materials

Resources needed to level up Yanwu:

Level up	Skill leveling
Crude Ring x4	Crude Ring x25
Basic Ring ×12	Basic Ring 2x8
Improved Ring ×12	Improved Ring ×40
Tailored Ring ×4	Tailored Ring ×57
Hidden Thunder Tacet Core ×46	Cadence Seed x25
Terraspawn Fungus x60	Cadence Bud x28
Shell Credit ×170	Cadence Leaf x55
	Cadence Blossom x67
	Unending Destruction x26
	Shell Credit x2

Best Build for Yanwu in Wuthering Waves

Let's look at the exact numbers, best gear, and allies to build a quality Yangwu in WuWa.

Recommended value of characteristics

• Health: 13000+
• Defense: 2800-4000+
• Bonus Electro Damage: 52-82%
• Critical Hit Chance: 50-70%
• Critical Damage: 250%+
• Energy recovery: 125-140%

The energy regeneration in the substats will increase the potential damage and assistance that Yanwu can do with his ultimate, so it is advisable to use it as often as possible. The recommended value of VE is 125-140%, but depending on the team composition and the enemy you are fighting, you may need more.

Weapon Selection

Before we look at the weapon recommendations for Yanwu, keep in mind that the damage of Resonance Skill, Resonance Release, Intro Skill, and Resonance Scale are affected by the Defense stat. This means that Only basic attacks, heavy attacks, and falling attacks will scale with attack power. Because of this, most good attack power weapons will not give Yanwu any bonuses, since when playing as him, normal attacks are almost never used, as is the case with Taoqi.

The best weapon on Yanwu is Amity Accord, as it provides the highest defense of all the gloves and increases the damage of the ultimate. Alternatives to it are Guardian Gauntlets, which are basically a three-star version of the Amity Accord, and Gauntlets of Voyager - a more practical weapon that generates energy.

If you have collected decent critical stats in Echo's substats and have set Echo's 4-Cost for critical damage, then your best decisions will be Verity's Handle и StonardThese gloves provide easy access to the ultimate buff and have a secondary stat called crit chance.

Unfortunately, the only standard five-star gloves Abyss Surges increase attack power, making them difficult to use on Yanwu. However, the energy recovery and damage boost of the Resonance Skill are always welcome.

Alternatively, you may want to consider Marcato to speed up the rotation. But overall, Yanwu's rotation takes a little time anyway, and his Outro skill does not provide any significant buffs.

Name	Description
Amity Accord ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 27-337 Defense: 13.6-61.5%	After using Intro Skill, increases Resonant Release damage by 20%-40% for 15 sec.
Verity's Handle ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 47-588 Crete. chance: 5,4-24,3%	Increases elemental damage by 12%-24%. After using Resonant Release, increases its damage by 48%-96% for 8 sec. When using Resonance Skill, the duration of the effect is extended by 5 sec. The duration increase can be triggered up to 3 times.
Stonard ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 33-412 Critical chance: 4.5-20.3%	After using Resonance Skill, increases Resonant Release damage by 18%-54% for 15 sec.
Gauntlets of Voyager (S5) ⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 26-325 Defense: 6,8-30,8%	When Resonance Skill is activated, 8-12 units of Resonance energy are restored. The effect can be triggered once every 1 seconds.
Origin: Type IV (S5) ⭐⭐⭐  Basic attack: 24-300 Crete. damage: 9-40,5%	When landing a basic attack, restores 0,5-1,1% of the Resonator's maximum health. The effect can occur once every 1 seconds.
Guardian Gauntlets (S5) ⭐⭐⭐ Attack Power: 24-300 Defense: 8,6-38,5%	Increases Resonant Release's damage bonus by 12-24%.
Abyss Surges ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 47-588 Attack Power: 8.1-36.4%	Energy recovery increases by 12.8-25.6%. When an enemy is damaged by a Resonance skill, the damage bonus of a normal attack increases by 10-20% for 8 seconds. When a basic attack hits an enemy, the damage bonus of a Resonance skill increases by 10-20% for 8 seconds.
Marcato ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 27-337 Energy recovery: 11.5%-51.8%	After using Resonance Skill, increases Concerto energy by 8-16 units. The effect can occur once every 20 seconds.
Celestial Spiral ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 37-462 Attack Power: 4,1-18,2%	When Resonance Skill is activated, 6-10 units of Resonance Energy are restored and ATK is increased by 10-20% for 16 seconds. The effect can be triggered once every 1 seconds.
Hollow Mirage ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack: 33-412 Attack Power: 6.8-30.3%	When Resonant Release is used, grants 3 stacks of Iron Armor. Each stack increases attack power and defense by 3%-5%, stacking up to 3 times. When the resonator takes damage, the number of stacks decreases by 1.

 

Echo's Choice

Best Echo Options for Yanwu:

Echo Set	Main Echo for dialing	Recommendations
Moonlit Clouds 2 parts: energy recovery speed increases by 10%. 5 parts: Using an Outro skill increases the attack power of the next Resonator by 22.5% for 15 seconds.	Impermanence Heron Effect: transforms into a creature and takes off, diving down and dealing 223.22% Havok damage. When holding the skill, you can remain in the form of a creature for a longer time and attack with flames, dealing 40.05% Havok damage for each attack. The very first attack that hits enemies restores 10 units. character energy. If the hero uses an Outro skill within the next 15 seconds, the damage of the next resonator will be increased by 12% for 15 seconds. Cooldown - 20 sec.	Recommended set for Yanwu if you don't care about his personal damage. This sonata buffs the next resonator and gives 10% energy recovery, which is valuable for Yanwu who needs 125-140% VE.
Void Thunder 2 parts: Electric damage increased by 10% 5 pieces: Activating Heavy Attack or Resonant Release increases Electro damage by 15%. The effect stacks up to 2 times, each level of the effect lasts for 15 seconds.	Tempest Mephis Effect: When transforming into Echo, he attacks with his tail and claws, dealing 73,66% and 126,27% Electro damage, respectively. Hitting an enemy with claws increases the current character's Electro damage and heavy attack damage by 12% for 15 sec. Cooldown - 20 sec.	If it's important for Yanwu to deal damage, this is the best set for him. Tempest Mephis increases Electro damage and Heavy attack damage, which is good for Yanwu when he's in Lightning Infused state.
Rejuvenating Glow 2 parts: Healing bonus increased by 10%. 5 pieces: After healing an ally(s), all squad gain 15% attack power for 30 seconds.	Bell-Borne Geochelone Effect: Using Echo in battle activates special protection, and also deals damage to Glacio in an area, depending on 91.20-145.92% of the creature's carrier's defense indicator. The main bonus is an additional protective effect that reduces incoming damage for 15 seconds due to the aforementioned protection, and also increases all outgoing damage by 10%. This bonus affects the entire squad. The recovery time of the Echo skill, in turn, is 20 seconds.	This set should only be used in conjunction with the Originite: Type IV gloves and as a "plug" for a role.
Moonlit Clouds 2 parts: energy recovery speed increases by 10%. Void Thunder 2 parts: Electric damage increased by 10%	Flautist Effect: Transform into a Flutist, continuously emitting Electro lasers that deal 33.30-53.28% Electro damage up to 10 times. Each hit restores 1 Concerto energy.	A temporary hodgepodge if there are no worthy 4-Cost Echoes or you have just started your journey.

Recommended Specifications:

4 cost	Critical Damage/Critical Hit Chance
3 cost	Bonus Electro Damage
3 cost	Bonus Electro Damage
1 cost	Protection %
1 cost	Protection %

OR

4 cost	Critical Damage
4 cost	Crit chance. hits
1 cost	Protection %
1 cost	Protection %
1 cost	Protection %

Secondary stats that you need to unlock in Echo to get the most benefit (from most to least important):

• Energy regeneration (25-40% so Yanwu can use his ultimate on every rotation)
• Critical Hit Chance/Critical Damage.
• Protection, both in % and without.

Detachments for Yanwu

Considering all the features of Yanwu and his needs for partners, we will provide the most suitable characters and squads for him.

Best characters

List of heroes that are best suited for Yanwu's squad:

Best Squads

The most effective commands for Yanwu

Janwu: Rotation

The general rotation for Janu looks like this:

1. Use Resonance Skill (E-class) to summon Thunder Wedge. Switch to your main DPS and wait for Thunder Wedge to activate Thunder Rise, releasing a shockwave - this means the Resonance Scale January is full.
2. Switch back to Yanwu and activate Thundering Spark (long press Resonance Skill ). If Thunder Wedge is still on the battlefield, this action will destroy it. Afterwards, Yanwu will enter the Lightning-Infused state.
3. While in the Lightning-Struck state, use Resonance Skill again, and then attack the enemy to reduce their vibration power. The attacks should be done in this order: BA1 (basic attack ) - BA2 - BA3 - BA4 - BA5, then TA1 (heavy/long attack) - TA2.
4. When the Lightning Infused state ends, use your Ultimate  Yanwu (if for some reason there is not enough energy for the ultimate, use Resonance Skill, Echo and switch to another character, this will end Yanwu's rotation in this case).
5. Using the ultimate , Yanwu will enter the Lightning-Infused state again. You can continue to drain the enemy's vibration power, and when the state ends, put Wedge, use Echo and switch to another character, or you can immediately switch to the main DD: the Lightning-Infused state will not end, but will spread to him, due to which the character will gain resistance to interruption. It all depends on what you need more at the moment.

Important: if you use Echo as your main one Tempest Mephis, activate it before how to enter the state of "Imbued with Lightning". If you use Impermanence Heron or Bell-Borne Geochelone, activate them at the end of rotation, before switching to another character.

Сonclusion

Currently, Yanwu is the only character in the game that is specifically designed to drain the vibrational power of enemies. He is designed to spend as little time on the battlefield as possible, while still being able to deal some damage. However, all of Yanwu's important abilities are based on defense, not attack, making him more gear-dependent (weapons and Echo) than other characters, especially early on in the game, as there are currently no weapons in the game that increase base defense.

With all of this in mind, taking Yanwu into your team will reduce your overall damage output, but in exchange you will be able to deal with bosses faster. Players are still discovering Yanwu's potential and experimenting with him in every way possible, integrating him into different teams and trying out different strategies, but at the moment he is not the most common character, especially in the Tower of Tribulations.

We hope this guide helped you put together the best build for Janva in Wowering Waves. Read on for a detailed Wuthering Waves section.