Wuthering Waves · Build Guide
Changli Build
Best weapons, echoes & teams
Skills
Blazing Enlightenment
Perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Fusion DMG. After releasing Basic Attack 4, enter True Sight for 12s.
Consume STA to perform up to 4 consecutive attacks in mid-air, dealing Fusion DMG. After releasing Mid-air Attack 4, enter True Sight for 12s.
Hold Basic Attack on the ground to perform an upward strike at the cost of STA, dealing Fusion DMG. Use Basic Attack within a certain time to release Mid-Air Attack 3.
Shortly after holding Basic Attack in mid-air or using Basic Attack True Sight: Charge, use Basic Attack to perform a plunging attack at the cost of STA, dealing Fusion DMG. Use Basic Attack within a certain time to release Basic Attack 3.
Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Fusion DMG.
Tripartite Flames
After releasing Resonance Skill, Changli dashes towards the enemy and enters True Sight for 12s. In the end, she releases a plunging attack, dealing Fusion DMG. True Sight: Capture has 2 initial charges and holds up to 2 charges (replenished by 1 every 12s). Can be cast in mid-air.
When in True Sight, using Ground Basic Attack releases True Sight: Conquest, dashing towards the enemy and dealing Fusion DMG (Resonance Skill DMG). After releasing True Sight: Conquest, True Sight ends.
When in True Sight, if Changli jumps or uses Basic Attack in mid-air, releases True Sight: Charge, dashing towards the enemy and dealing Fusion DMG (Resonance Skill DMG). After releasing True Sight: Charge, True Sight ends.
Radiance of Fealty
Deal Fusion DMG to nearby targets, obtaining 4 stacks of Enflamement, and entering Fiery Feather. Can be cast in mid-air.
When Changli releases Heavy Attack Flaming Sacrifice within 10s, her ATK is increased by 25%, after which Fiery Feather ends.
Obedience of Rules
Changli appears in mid-air, attacks the target, and enters True Sight for 12s.
Strategy of Duality
The incoming Resonator has their Fusion DMG Amplified by 20% and Resonance Liberation DMG Amplified by 25% for 10s or until the Resonator is switched out.
Inherent Skills
Secret Strategist
When casting Basic Attack: True Sight - Conquest or Basic Attack: True Sight - Charge, each stack of Enflamement will increase Fusion DMG Bonus by 5%.
Sweeping Force
Casting Heavy Attack Flaming Sacrifice or Resonance Liberation Radiance of Fealty gives 20% Fusion DMG Bonus and ignores 15% of the target's DEF when dealing damage.
Tune Break
Tune Break: Sword
When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast Tune Break on the target.
Forte Circuit
Flaming Sacrifice
When releasing Heavy Attack with 4 stacks of Enflamement, Changli consumes all stacks to cast Flaming Sacrifice, dealing Fusion DMG (Resonance Skill DMG). Changli takes 40% less DMG while casting Flaming Sacrifice.
Changli can hold up to 4 stacks of Enflamement. Gain 1 stack for every Basic Attack: True Sight - Conquest on hit; gain 1 stack for every Basic Attack: True Sight - Charge on hit; gain 4 stacks for every Resonance Liberation Radiance of Fealty.
Resonance Chain
Priority nodes: S3 Learned Secrets · S5 Sacrificed Gains · S2 Pursuit of Desires
Learned Secrets
★ PriorityResonance Liberation Radiance of Fealty DMG is increased by 80%.
+80% Liberation DMG · Resonance Liberation Radiance of Fealty DMG is increased by 80%.
Changli is a 5★ Fusion Sword Main DPS in Wuthering Waves. The best build is Blazing Brilliance with the 5-piece Molten Rift echo set, using Nightmare: Inferno Rider as the main echo. The strongest team is Changli with Brant and Shorekeeper (fusion liberation core). At Level 90, aim for 16500+ HP, 1150+ DEF, 2000-2200+ ATK, 65-80%+ CRIT Rate, 210-260%+ CRIT DMG, 108%-120%+ Energy Regen and 40-70%+ Fusion DMG Bonus.
Best Weapons
by calculated performance
Blazing Brilliance
R1BestChangli's Signature is her best by a small amount, granting her high CRIT DMG and scaling Skill DMG Bonus over time. Overall it's quite a negligible upgrade from Emerald of Genesis but a worthwhile pickup if you wish to optimize your team's score nonetheless.
100.0%
Emerald of Genesis
R1Strongest permanently available option, giving high Base ATK, CRIT Rate and Energy Regen as well as ATK% when casting Skill. Changli uses all of these effects fully and this weapon is hence an outstanding choice for her, making her not Signature weapon-reliant in the slightest.
91.1%
Emerald Sentence
R1Qiuyuan's Signature gives the same stats as Emerald of Genesis without the Energy Regen and instead gives a bit of extra Echo Skill DMG Bonus to the whole team. Overall better than Emerald of Genesis if the Energy Regen isn't needed, but not by much.
90.4%
Frostburn
R1Simple ATK and CRIT Rate stat-stick for Changli, who does not benefit from this weapon's Glacio Chafe-related effects.
90.0%
Red Spring
R1Simple ATK and CRIT Rate stat-stick for Changli, who does not benefit from this weapon's Basic DMG-oriented effects.
90.0%
Percentages show relative damage performance from calculations; some weapons bring un-quantifiable quality-of-life on top.
Best Echo Sets
5-Piece Sonata
Molten Rift
Offers a 10% unconditional Fusion DMG% boost and an additional 30% Fusion DMG% after using a Resonance Skill for a grand total of 40% additional Fusion damage.
Example Loadout · 4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost
Echo Main Stats
4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost
CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Fusion DMG
ATK% ≥ Fusion DMG
ATK%
ATK%
Substats Priority
Energy Regen (Until Satisfied)BestCRIT Rate = CRIT DMGATK%ATK
Resonance Skill DMG%Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% > ATK > Resonance Skill DMG%
Skill Priority
Skill
Forte
Liberation
Basic
Intro
Best Teams
Best Resonance Chain Nodes
Priority nodes: S3 Learned Secrets · S5 Sacrificed Gains · S2 Pursuit of Desires
Learned Secrets
★ PriorityResonance Liberation Radiance of Fealty DMG is increased by 80%.
+80% Liberation DMG · Resonance Liberation Radiance of Fealty DMG is increased by 80%.
Changli build summary
Blazing Brilliance is the weapon to build around. Without it, Emerald of Genesis, Emerald Sentence and Frostburn are the next picks, in that order. Somnoire Anchor is the budget option.
On the Molten Rift set, run CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG on the 4-cost, Fusion DMG on the 3-cost, ATK% ≥ Fusion DMG on the 3-cost and ATK% on both 1-costs. Substats in priority order: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% > ATK > Resonance Skill DMG%.
The Resonance Chain nodes worth pulling for are S3 (+80% Liberation DMG), S5 (+50% Heavy Attack DMG) and S2 (+25% CRIT Rate). Level Res. Skill → Forte Circuit → Res. Liberation → Basic Attack → Intro Skill.
Ascension needs 46× Rage Tacet Core above everything else, and the full build — ascension plus every forte node — costs 2,200,000 Shell Credits.
- Role
- 5★ Fusion Sword Main DPS
- Best weapon
- Blazing Brilliance
- Alternatives
- Emerald of Genesis, Emerald Sentence, Frostburn
- Echo set
- Molten Rift
- Main echo
- Nightmare: Inferno Rider
- Main stats
- 4-cost CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG · 3-cost Fusion DMG · 3-cost ATK% ≥ Fusion DMG · 1-cost ATK% · 1-cost ATK%
- Substats
- Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% > ATK > Resonance Skill DMG%
- Skill priority
- Res. Skill > Forte Circuit > Res. Liberation > Basic Attack > Intro Skill
- Best chain nodes
- S3, S5, S2
- Best team
- Changli + Brant, Shorekeeper
- Level 90 targets
- 16500+ HP · 1150+ DEF · 2000-2200+ ATK · 65-80%+ CRIT Rate · 210-260%+ CRIT DMG · 108%-120%+ Energy Regen · 40-70%+ Fusion DMG Bonus
- Key ascension material
- 46× Rage Tacet Core
- Full build cost
- 2,200,000 Shell Credits
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best weapon for Changli?
Blazing Brilliance is the best-in-slot weapon. Changli's Signature is her best by a small amount, granting her high CRIT DMG and scaling Skill DMG Bonus over time. Overall it's quite a negligible upgrade from Emerald of Genesis but a worthwhile pickup if you wish to optimize your team's score nonetheless. The next best options are Emerald of Genesis and Emerald Sentence. Somnoire Anchor is the strongest budget pick.
What echo set should Changli use?
Run the 5-piece Molten Rift set on Changli. Nightmare: Inferno Rider is the recommended main echo. Main stats by cost: 4-cost CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG, 3-cost Fusion DMG, 3-cost ATK% ≥ Fusion DMG, 1-cost ATK%, 1-cost ATK%.
What substats does Changli want?
On Changli, prioritise these echo substats: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% > ATK > Resonance Skill DMG%.
Which skills should you level first on Changli?
Level the forte nodes in this order on Changli: Res. Skill → Forte Circuit → Res. Liberation → Basic Attack → Intro Skill.
What is the best team for Changli?
Fusion Liberation Core: Changli with Brant and Shorekeeper. Alternative Team: Changli with Encore and Verina. Changli enters with Intro (True Sight active), uses True Sight: Capture twice to build 2 Enflamement, casts Radiance of Fealty (4…
What element and weapon does Changli use?
Changli is a 5★ Fusion Sword resonator from Huanglong.
Ascension Materials
×4Crude Ring
×12Basic Ring
×12Improved Ring
×4Tailored Ring
×46Rage Tacet Core
×60Pavo Plum
170,000 Shell CreditsSkill Upgrade Materials
×25Crude Ring×28Basic Ring×40Improved Ring×57Tailored Ring
×25Inert Metallic Drip
×28Reactive Metallic Drip
×55Polarized Metallic Drip
×67Heterized Metallic Drip
×26Sentinel's Dagger2,030,000 Shell Credits