Iuno — Wuthering Waves 5-star Aero Gauntlets resonator (Buffer)

Wuthering Waves · Build Guide

Iuno Build

Best weapons, echoes & teams

Skills

Basic Attack

Moon Steps

Moonring - Basic Attack

Perform up to 3 consecutive attacks with the Moonring, dealing Aero DMG.

Mid-air Attack

Consume Stamina for a Plunging Attack, dealing Aero DMG.

Moonring - Dodge Counter

Normal Attack after a successful Dodge to attack with Moonring, dealing Aero DMG. Normal Attack again shortly after to cast Moonring - Basic Attack Stage 3.

Moonbow - Basic Attack

Available during Lunar Cycle - New Moon. Perform up to 3 consecutive attacks with the Moonbow, dealing Aero DMG (counted as Resonance Liberation DMG). Can be cast mid-air.

Moonbow - Dodge Counter

During Lunar Cycle - New Moon, Normal Attack after a Dodge to attack with Moonbow, dealing Aero DMG (counted as Resonance Liberation DMG). Normal Attack again shortly after to cast Moonbow - Basic Attack Stage 3. Can be cast mid-air.

Resonance Skill

Foresight Fugue

Pulse of Origins

Dash forward, dealing Aero DMG.

Closing Refrain

When not in Lunar Cycle, casting Moonring - Basic Attack Stage 3, Intro Skill, or Pulse of Origins replaces Resonance Skill with Closing Refrain for 5s. Closing Refrain unleashes a flurry of strikes dealing Aero DMG and activates Lunar Cycle.

Unfinished Refrain

During Lunar Cycle - Half Moon, Resonance Skill is replaced with Unfinished Refrain: a flurry of strikes dealing Aero DMG. Shares cooldown with Closing Refrain.

Arc Beyond the Edge

During Lunar Cycle - New Moon, Resonance Skill is replaced with Arc Beyond the Edge (2 initial charges): shift position and deal Aero DMG (counted as Resonance Liberation DMG). Directional input extends travel distance. Can recover from mid-air hits and be cast mid-air.

Resonance Liberation

Beneath Lunar Tides

Deal Aero DMG and activate the Lunar Cycle state. Can be cast mid-air.

Intro Skill

Illuminated Manifestation

Deal Aero DMG.

Outro Skill

From Gloom to Gleam

Attack the target for 100% Aero DMG. The incoming Resonator gains 50% Heavy Attack DMG Amplification for 14s, ending early if they leave the field.

Inherent Skills

Waxing Ascent

Every time Iuno casts Basic Attack, Heavy Attack, Dodge Counter, Resonance Skill, Resonance Liberation, or Intro Skill, she gains a Shield equal to 32% of her ATK for 15s. This Shield is not passed to the incoming Resonator.

Derivation

When Iuno casts Intro Skill or Resonance Liberation, she immediately gains 5 stacks of Blessing of the Wan Light.

Tune Break

Active

Tune Break: Gauntlets

When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast Tune Break on the target.

Forte Circuit

Active

Ebb and Flow - Lunar Cycle

Iuno activates Lunar Cycle by casting Resonance Skill - Closing Refrain or Resonance Liberation. Lunar Cycle has two states toggled by Heavy Attack - Flux: Half Moon and New Moon (Half Moon by default). During Lunar Cycle, Jump becomes Heavy Attack - Flux and movement in mid-air consumes Stamina continuously.

Half Moon

Moonring attacks restore Sentience on hit. Heavy Attack - Flux: Moonbow deals Aero DMG (Liberation DMG) and switches to New Moon.

New Moon

Moonbow attacks consume Sentience to increase DMG, restore Concerto Energy, and heal nearby Resonators. Heavy Attack - Flux: Moonring deals Aero DMG (Liberation DMG) and switches to Half Moon.

Active

Ebb and Flow - Heavy Attack: Absolute Fullness

When Concerto Energy is full, Heavy Attack is replaced with Absolute Fullness (once every 25s): ends Lunar Cycle, heals nearby Resonators, deals Aero DMG (Liberation DMG), and creates a Full Moon Domain.

Full Moon Domain

Periodically restores HP and Stamina for Resonators inside. Gaining a Shield inside grants 1 stack of Blessing of the Wan Light (once per 0.5s).

Blessing of the Wan Light

4% All DMG Amplification per stack for 10s, up to 10 stacks (+40%). New stacks reset the duration. Ends early if the receiving Resonator leaves the field.

Passive

Ebb and Flow - Sentience

Iuno holds up to 100 Sentience. Gained from: Intro Skill (+40), Resonance Liberation (+60), Closing Refrain or Unfinished Refrain (+25), Moonring attacks in Lunar Cycle (on hit).

Resonance Chain

Priority nodes: S6 I Am the Constant in the Chaos · S3 I Drink Deep of Their Forgetting · S1 Wax or Wane, All Gild the Bough

I Drink Deep of Their Forgetting

★ Priority

While in Lunar Cycle, DMG from Moonbow - Basic Attack, Arc Beyond the Edge, and Moonbow - Dodge Counter is Amplified by 65%. After Moonbow - Basic Attack or Moonbow - Dodge Counter, casting Arc Beyond the Edge does not reset the Moonbow attack cycle.

+65% Basic Attack DMG · When Iuno is in Lunar Cycle, DMG dealt by Moonbow, Basic Attack, Resonance Skill, Arc Beyond the Edge, and Moonbow, Dodge Counter is Amplified by 65%.

I Am the Constant in the Chaos

★ Priority

The DMG Multiplier of Heavy Attack - Absolute Fullness is increased by 1600%. Upon casting it, Iuno re-enters Lunar Cycle - New Moon with 100 Sentience and all charges of Resonance Skill - Arc Beyond the Edge are reset.

+1600% Heavy Attack DMG · The DMG Multiplier of Heavy Attack, Absolute Fullness is increased by 1600%.

Iuno is a 5★ Aero Gauntlets Buffer in Wuthering Waves. The best build is Moongazer's Sigil with the 5-piece Crown of Valor echo set, using Lady of the Sea as the main echo. The strongest team is Iuno with Jiyan and Yangyang (aero heavy attack boost). At Level 90, aim for 15000+ HP, 1100+ DEF, 1800-2400+ ATK, 65-80%+ CRIT Rate, 215-260% CRIT DMG, 120-130%+ (Hybrid) OR 100% (DPS) Energy Regen and 40-70%+ Aero DMG Bonus.

Best Weapons

by calculated performance

Moongazer's Sigil

R1Best

On all fronts, Iuno's Signature is her best weapon. Gives a massive 36% DEF Ignore on Resonance Liberation DMG stacked instantly after an Intro and easily maintained by Iuno's ability to apply several Shields to herself, all the while unconditionally giving 20% Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus and a massive CRIT Rate boost while retaining good Base ATK.

100.0%

Verity's Handle

Has lower value for Main DPS Iuno due to a delayed Ultimate cast. Xiangli Yao's Signature Weapon is a perfectly acceptable alternative to Iuno — similarly to Jiyan's Signature on Augusta, it's an amazing second option thanks to the easily accessed 48% Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus that this weapon's effect provides on top of its high Base ATK and CRIT Rate stats.

84.1%

Blazing Justice

The best generalist Gauntlets option, providing an easily maintained 8% DEF Ignore, high Base ATK and CRIT DMG as well as ATK%. Unfortunately for anyone but Zani, the Spectro Frazzle DMG Amplify effect on this weapon is wasted, making it rank lower for Iuno than the above options.

80.4%

Tragicomedy

Simple ATK and CRIT Rate stat-stick for Iuno, who does not benefit from this weapon's Heavy Attack DMG-focused effect.

77.9%

Pulsation Bracer

Strongest permanently available option for Iuno that acts as a simple ATK and CRIT Rate stat-stick.

77.9%

Percentages show relative damage performance from calculations; some weapons bring un-quantifiable quality-of-life on top.

Best Echo Sets

COV

5-Piece Sonata

Crown of Valor

Iuno and Augusta's best set. The only set that should be ran on Main DPS Iuno. Increases ATK and CRIT DMG by 6% and 4% for 4s respectively when a Shield is applied to the equipped character, stacking up to 5 times every 0.5s. This totals to 30% ATK and 20% CRIT DMG, which is the best set for Iuno and Augusta in specific as they are the only characters in the game who are able to fully stack up this effect. Best combined with your choice of: 2P Sierra Gale Gusts of Welkin Windward Pilgrimage Sound of True Name (Recommended) 2P Endless Resonance Reel of Spliced Memories 2P Moonlit Clouds Empyrean Anthem Tidebreaking Courage

Example Loadout · 4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost

LOT

4Main

Lady of the Sea

Hurriclaw

NVH

Nightmare: Violet-Feathered Heron

Calcified Junrock

NAP

Nightmare: Aero Predator

5-Piece Sonata

Moonlit Clouds

Only consider this set on a Sub DPS Iuno. Near-equal in team damage to Crown of Valor in the best SubDPS Iuno teams. Offers 10% unconditional Energy Regen which makes reaching Energy requirements easy. Most importantly however, upon using Outro, grants the next character switching in a 22.5% ATK boost boosting their damage by a good amount.

Example Loadout · 4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost

4Main

Impermanence Heron

Carapace

Glacio Dreadmane

Cruisewing

Diamondclaw

Echo Main Stats

4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost

CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Aero DMG

Aero DMG > ATK%

ATK%

Substats Priority

Energy Regen (Until Satisfied)Best

CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG

Resonance Liberation DMG% ≥ ATK%

ATK

Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > Resonance Liberation DMG% ≥ ATK% > ATK

Skill Priority

Forte

Liberation

Basic

Skill

Intro

Forte

Liberation

Intro

Skill

#10

Basic

Best Teams

Aero Heavy Attack Boost

Iuno

Jiyan

Yangyang

Alternative Team

Iuno

Cartethyia

Shorekeeper

Best Resonance Chain Nodes

Resonance Chain

Priority nodes: S6 I Am the Constant in the Chaos · S3 I Drink Deep of Their Forgetting · S1 Wax or Wane, All Gild the Bough

I Drink Deep of Their Forgetting

★ Priority

+65% Basic Attack DMG · When Iuno is in Lunar Cycle, DMG dealt by Moonbow, Basic Attack, Resonance Skill, Arc Beyond the Edge, and Moonbow, Dodge Counter is Amplified by 65%.

I Am the Constant in the Chaos

★ Priority

+1600% Heavy Attack DMG · The DMG Multiplier of Heavy Attack, Absolute Fullness is increased by 1600%.

Iuno build summary

Moongazer's Sigil is the weapon to build around. Without it, Verity's Handle, Blazing Justice and Tragicomedy are the next picks, in that order. Aether Strike is the budget option.

On the Crown of Valor set, run CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG on the 4-cost, Aero DMG on the 3-cost, Aero DMG > ATK% on the 3-cost and ATK% on both 1-costs. Substats in priority order: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > Resonance Liberation DMG% ≥ ATK% > ATK.

The Resonance Chain nodes worth pulling for are S6 (+1600% Heavy Attack DMG), S3 (+65% Basic Attack DMG) and S1 (+40% ATK). Level Forte Circuit → Res. Liberation → Basic Attack → Res. Skill → Intro Skill → Forte Circuit → Res. Liberation → Intro Skill → Res. Skill → Basic Attack.

Ascension needs 46× Abyssal Husk above everything else, and the full build — ascension plus every forte node — costs 2,200,000 Shell Credits.

Role: 5★ Aero Gauntlets Buffer
Best weapon: Moongazer's Sigil
Alternatives: Verity's Handle, Blazing Justice, Tragicomedy
Echo set: Crown of Valor
Main echo: Lady of the Sea
Main stats: 4-cost CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG · 3-cost Aero DMG · 3-cost Aero DMG > ATK% · 1-cost ATK% · 1-cost ATK%
Substats: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > Resonance Liberation DMG% ≥ ATK% > ATK
Skill priority: Forte Circuit > Res. Liberation > Basic Attack > Res. Skill > Intro Skill > Forte Circuit > Res. Liberation > Intro Skill > Res. Skill > Basic Attack
Best chain nodes: S6, S3, S1
Best team: Iuno + Jiyan, Yangyang
Level 90 targets: 15000+ HP · 1100+ DEF · 1800-2400+ ATK · 65-80%+ CRIT Rate · 215-260% CRIT DMG · 120-130%+ (Hybrid) OR 100% (DPS) Energy Regen · 40-70%+ Aero DMG Bonus
Key ascension material: 46× Abyssal Husk
Full build cost: 2,200,000 Shell Credits

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best weapon for Iuno?

Moongazer's Sigil is the best-in-slot weapon for Iuno. On all fronts, Iuno's Signature is her best weapon. Gives a massive 36% DEF Ignore on Resonance Liberation DMG stacked instantly after an Intro and easily maintained by Iuno's ability to apply several Shields to herself, all the while unconditionally giving 20% Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus and a massive CRIT Rate boost while retaining good Base ATK. The next best options are Verity's Handle and Blazing Justice. Aether Strike is the strongest budget pick.

What echo set should Iuno use?

Run the 5-piece Crown of Valor set on Iuno. Lady of the Sea is the recommended main echo. Main stats by cost: 4-cost CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG, 3-cost Aero DMG, 3-cost Aero DMG > ATK%, 1-cost ATK%, 1-cost ATK%.

What substats does Iuno want?

On Iuno, prioritise these echo substats: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > Resonance Liberation DMG% ≥ ATK% > ATK.

Which skills should you level first on Iuno?

Level the forte nodes in this order on Iuno: Forte Circuit → Res. Liberation → Basic Attack → Res. Skill → Intro Skill → Forte Circuit → Res. Liberation → Intro Skill → Res. Skill → Basic Attack.

What is the best team for Iuno?

Aero Heavy Attack Boost: Iuno with Jiyan and Yangyang. Alternative Team: Iuno with Cartethyia and Shorekeeper. Iuno's Outro grants the incoming Resonator +50% Heavy Attack DMG Amplification for 14s, making her Jiyan's premier buffer, his…