
Wuthering Waves · Build Guide
Buling Build
Best weapons, echoes & teams
Skills
Hexagram Calls, Lightning Falls
Perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG.
Hold Normal Attack to consume the highlighted Trigram - Mountain then Trigram - Thunder (left to right), dealing Electro DMG. Grants Minor Yang.
Hold Normal Attack to consume the highlighted Trigram - Thunder then Trigram - Mountain (left to right), dealing a small amount of Electro DMG and reducing the target's Vibration Strength. Grants Minor Yang.
Hold Normal Attack to consume the highlighted 2 Trigrams - Mountain (left to right), healing all nearby team Resonators. Grants Minor Yin.
Hold Normal Attack to consume the highlighted 2 Trigrams - Thunder (left to right), healing all nearby team Resonators once per second for 8s. Grants Minor Yin.
If fewer than 2 Trigrams are held when holding Normal Attack, Buling fails the divination: she becomes temporarily immobilized and loses all Trigrams and 20% of her current HP. This HP loss does not trigger if her current HP is below 1%.
Consume STA to perform a Mid-air Attack, dealing Electro DMG. Grants Trigram - Thunder.
Normal Attack after a successful Dodge to perform Basic Attack Stage 3, dealing Electro DMG. Normal Attack after to perform Basic Attack Stage 4.
Buling can hold up to 4 Trigrams. When at max, gaining a new Trigram shifts all left by 1 and removes the leftmost. Trigram - Mountain is obtained when Basic Attack Stage 2 deals damage. Trigram - Thunder is obtained when Basic Attack Stage 4, Mid-air Attack, or Resonance Skill deals damage.
In Shadow Thunder Stirs
Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG and continuously pulling in nearby targets. Grants Trigram - Thunder. Normal Attack right after casting to perform Basic Attack Stage 4.
Flashing Thunder Spell
Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.
Available in Yin-Yang Balance state. Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG and generating a Five Thunders Spell Array at the target area. The array deals Electro DMG and inflicts 2 stacks of Electro Flare on all targets within it every 2s for 24s. While the array is active, all team Resonators enter Thunder Spell - Primordial Qi. Each subsequent Intro Skill cast by any team Resonator advances the state: Primordial Qi → Yin and Yang (team Resonance Skill DMG Bonus +10%) → Heaven, Earth, Mind (team Resonance Skill DMG Bonus +25%).
Summon and Smite
Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG and healing all nearby team Resonators.
Exorcism Spell
Heal the active team Resonator by 18% of Buling's ATK per second for 16s. All nearby team Resonators have their DMG Amplified by 15% for 30s.
Inherent Skills
Time Arrives, Evil Declines
Buling gains 25% Healing Bonus when restoring HP for Resonators with less than 50% HP.
Earthly Immortal is Here!
Targets damaged by Intro Skill - Summon and Smite obtain 4 stacks of Electro Flare. This effect is triggered once every 10s.
Tune Break
Tune Break: Rectifier
When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast Tune Break on the target.
Forte Circuit
Thunder Begets Life
When Buling has both Minor Yin and Minor Yang, she enters Yin-Yang Balance state. Resonance Liberation - Flashing Thunder Spell is replaced with Flashing Thunder Spell: Harmony.
Obtained after casting Heavy Attack - Mountain Over Thunder or Heavy Attack - Thunder Over Mountain.
Obtained after casting Heavy Attack - Twin Mountains or Heavy Attack - Twin Thunders.
Resonance Chain
Priority nodes: S6 "Almighty Forum Lord of Thunder Spell" · S1 Exorcist Gadgets, Lend Me Your Power · S4 Wanderer of Solaris, Blessed by Fortune
"Almighty Forum Lord of Thunder Spell"
★ PriorityThe Thunder Spell - Heaven, Earth, Mind state now grants 50% Resonance Skill DMG Bonus to the active Resonator in the team (up from 25%).
+50% Skill DMG · The Thunder Spell, Heaven, Earth, Mind state now grants 50% Resonance Skill DMG Bonus to the active Resonator in the team.
Buling is a 4★ Electro Rectifier Support in Wuthering Waves. The best build is Stringmaster with the 5-piece Rejuvenating Glow echo set, using Fallacy of No Return as the main echo. The strongest team is Buling with Xiangli Yao and Yuanwu (electro resonance skill core). At Level 90, aim for 15000+ HP, 1150+ DEF, 1500-2000+ ATK, 60%-80%+ CRIT Rate, 215-280%+ CRIT DMG, 125%-180%+ Energy Regen and 0-60%+ Electro DMG Bonus.
Best Weapons
by calculated performance
Stringmaster
R1BestThe best overall weapon for all Rectifier damage dealers. While Buling is not a damage-oriented character being mostly a Support, she does want to optimize her damage ideally since none of her buffs scale off of a particular stat or condition. As Stringmaster is the best general option for Rectifier damage dealers, it is also the strongest option on Buling thanks to its huge universal damage buffs.
1.0%

Lethean Elegy
R1As another strong generalist option, Phrolova's Signature enables Buling to deal a good chunk of damage while not packing as much of a punch as Stringmaster, making it the second best option available for her.
2.0%

Rime-Draped Sprouts
R1Mostly an ATK and CRIT DMG stat-stick for Buling, who can barely stack its Basic Attack DMG-oriented effect, but it can still be used decently on her.
3.0%

Luminous Hymn
R1Simple ATK and CRIT Rate stat-stick for Buling, who does not benefit from this weapon's Spectro Frazzle-oriented effects.
4.0%

Cosmic Ripples
R1Strongest permanently available option, which grants a lot of ATK and increased Energy Regen as well as some minor amounts of Basic Attack DMG to the wearer which Buling uses decently. One of the strongest options to increase Buling's Healing capabilities while simultaneously increasing her damage by a solid amount, this option can be considered even over above options in order to optimize Buling's Sustain capabilities.
5.0%
Percentages show relative damage performance from calculations; some weapons bring un-quantifiable quality-of-life on top.
Best Echo Sets
5-Piece Sonata
Rejuvenating Glow
Offers a 10% unconditional Healing% boost and an most importantly a 15% ATK% boost for the entire team, lasting 30 seconds whenever you heal yourself or any of your allies. This bonus can be triggered by character abilities and weapon effects, is easy to keep active 100% of the time and is a big help for all party members.
Example Loadout · 4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost
Echo Main Stats
4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 costCRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Electro DMG
Electro DMG > Energy Regen
ATK%
ATK%
Substats Priority
Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% > ATK
Skill Priority
Forte
Basic
Skill
Intro
Liberation
Best Teams
Electro Resonance Skill Core
Alternative Team
Best Resonance Chain Nodes
Priority nodes: S6 "Almighty Forum Lord of Thunder Spell" · S1 Exorcist Gadgets, Lend Me Your Power · S4 Wanderer of Solaris, Blessed by Fortune
"Almighty Forum Lord of Thunder Spell"
★ PriorityThe Thunder Spell - Heaven, Earth, Mind state now grants 50% Resonance Skill DMG Bonus to the active Resonator in the team (up from 25%).
+50% Skill DMG · The Thunder Spell, Heaven, Earth, Mind state now grants 50% Resonance Skill DMG Bonus to the active Resonator in the team.
Buling build summary
Stringmaster is the weapon to build around. Without it, Lethean Elegy, Rime-Draped Sprouts and Luminous Hymn are the next picks, in that order. Waltz in Masquerade is the budget option.
On the Rejuvenating Glow set, run CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG on the 4-cost, Electro DMG on the 3-cost, Electro DMG > Energy Regen on the 3-cost and ATK% on both 1-costs. Substats in priority order: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% > ATK.
The Resonance Chain nodes worth pulling for are S6 (+50% Skill DMG), S1 (+20% Liberation DMG) and S4 (+20% Healing). Level Forte Circuit → Basic Attack → Res. Skill → Intro Skill → Res. Liberation.
Ascension needs 46× Blighted Crown of Puppet King above everything else, and the full build — ascension plus every forte node — costs 2,200,000 Shell Credits.
- Role
- 4★ Electro Rectifier Support
- Best weapon
- Stringmaster
- Alternatives
- Lethean Elegy, Rime-Draped Sprouts, Luminous Hymn
- Echo set
- Rejuvenating Glow
- Main echo
- Fallacy of No Return
- Main stats
- 4-cost CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG · 3-cost Electro DMG · 3-cost Electro DMG > Energy Regen · 1-cost ATK% · 1-cost ATK%
- Substats
- Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% > ATK
- Skill priority
- Forte Circuit > Basic Attack > Res. Skill > Intro Skill > Res. Liberation
- Best chain nodes
- S6, S1, S4
- Best team
- Buling + Xiangli Yao, Yuanwu
- Level 90 targets
- 15000+ HP · 1150+ DEF · 1500-2000+ ATK · 60%-80%+ CRIT Rate · 215-280%+ CRIT DMG · 125%-180%+ Energy Regen · 0-60%+ Electro DMG Bonus
- Key ascension material
- 46× Blighted Crown of Puppet King
- Full build cost
- 2,200,000 Shell Credits
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best weapon for Buling?
Stringmaster is the best-in-slot weapon for Buling. The best overall weapon for all Rectifier damage dealers. While Buling is not a damage-oriented character being mostly a Support, she does want to optimize her damage ideally since none of her buffs scale off of a particular stat or condition. As Stringmaster is the best general option for Rectifier damage dealers, it is also the strongest option on Buling thanks to its huge universal damage buffs. The next best options are Lethean Elegy and Rime-Draped Sprouts. Waltz in Masquerade is the strongest budget pick.
What echo set should Buling use?
Run the 5-piece Rejuvenating Glow set on Buling. Fallacy of No Return is the recommended main echo. Main stats by cost: 4-cost CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG, 3-cost Electro DMG, 3-cost Electro DMG > Energy Regen, 1-cost ATK%, 1-cost ATK%.
What substats does Buling want?
On Buling, prioritise these echo substats: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% > ATK.
Which skills should you level first on Buling?
Level the forte nodes in this order on Buling: Forte Circuit → Basic Attack → Res. Skill → Intro Skill → Res. Liberation.
What is the best team for Buling?
Electro Resonance Skill Core: Buling with Xiangli Yao and Yuanwu. Alternative Team: Buling with Calcharo and Shorekeeper. Buling builds 4 Trigrams by cycling Basic Attacks (Mountain from Stage 2, Thunder from Stage 4) and Resonance Skill, then casts a…
What element and weapon does Buling use?
Buling is a 4★ Electro Rectifier resonator from Huanglong.
Ascension Materials
×4LF Whisperin Core
×12MF Whisperin Core
×12HF Whisperin Core
×4FF Whisperin Core
×46Blighted Crown of Puppet King
×60Pecok Flower
170,000 Shell CreditsSkill Upgrade Materials
×25LF Whisperin Core
×28MF Whisperin Core
×40HF Whisperin Core
×57FF Whisperin Core
×25Lento Helix
×28Adagio Helix
×55Andante Helix
×67Presto Helix
×26Curse of the Abyss
2,030,000 Shell Credits



