Wuthering Waves · Build Guide
Qiuyuan Build
Best weapons, echoes & teams
Skills
Inkwash
Perform up to 3 consecutive attacks dealing Aero DMG.
Consume Stamina to attack the target dealing Aero DMG. Normal Attack shortly after to cast Basic Attack Stage 2.
Consume Stamina for a Plunging Attack, dealing Aero DMG.
Normal Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG (counted as Heavy Attack DMG). After casting Basic Attack or Heavy Attack, Qiuyuan becomes immune to the next instance of DMG and auto-casts Dodge Counter upon being attacked.
Through the Groves
Dash forward dealing Aero DMG (counted as Echo Skill DMG). If cast while being attacked, Qiuyuan becomes immune to that DMG instance, stagnates nearby enemies, and gains interruption immunity during the skill.
Hold Resonance Skill to dash forward continuously at the cost of Stamina, dealing Aero DMG (Echo Skill DMG). If targets are nearby when Qiuyuan lands, deal additional Aero DMG (Echo Skill DMG). Can be cast mid-air.
Sundering Strike
Deal Aero DMG to targets within range (counted as Echo Skill DMG). For every 1% of Qiuyuan's CRIT Rate over 50%, increases the CRIT DMG of all nearby active Resonators in the team by 2% for 30s, up to +30%.
Attack the Must-Defend
Attack the target dealing Aero DMG (counted as Heavy Attack DMG). Within a short period after, Normal Attack to perform Basic Attack - Thus Spoke the Blade: Inkwash Stage 3.
Strike Before Ready
Attack the target dealing Aero DMG equal to 100% of Qiuyuan's ATK (counted as Echo Skill DMG). Grant 50% Echo Skill DMG Amplification to the incoming Resonator, lasting for 14s or until they leave the field.
Inherent Skills
Quietude Within
Upon entering Inksplash of Mind (once every 22s), Qiuyuan gains Quietude Within for 10s while on field: Thus Spoke the Blade: To Teach, To Save, and To Sacrifice deal 50% more DMG; To Sacrifice additionally restores 30 Concerto Energy on hit.
Drink Away Woes Age-Old
When Qiuyuan casts Echo Skill, his bamboo flask stores Flowing Panacea. The next time Swordster's Soliloquy is gained, the Panacea is consumed to increase Qiuyuan's ATK by 10% for 20s.
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
Verdant Edge - Swordster's Soliloquy
Qiuyuan holds up to 600 Swordster's Soliloquy. Gained from: Basic Attack Stage 3 (100), each stage of Basic Attack - Thus Spoke the Blade: Inkwash (100 per stage), Dodge Counter (100), Intro Skill (400). Soliloquy cannot be gained in the Inksplash of Mind state and is cleared when that state ends.
Verdant Edge - Basic Attack: Thus Spoke the Blade: Inkwash
When Swordster's Soliloquy reaches 200, Basic Attack is replaced with Basic Attack - Thus Spoke the Blade: Inkwash: up to 4 consecutive strikes dealing Aero DMG (counted as Heavy Attack DMG).
Verdant Edge - Bamboo's Shade
When Swordster's Soliloquy reaches 400, Qiuyuan gains Bamboo's Shade, granting all nearby active Resonators in the team 30% Echo Skill DMG Bonus for 30s.
Verdant Edge - Inksplash of Mind
When Swordster's Soliloquy reaches 600 (full), Qiuyuan enters Inksplash of Mind for 8s. During this state, hold Normal Attack to consume Soliloquy and perform Heavy Attack - Thus Spoke the Blade: To Teach → To Save → To Sacrifice in sequence, dealing Aero DMG (Heavy Attack DMG). Each stage can be individually performed by tapping Normal Attack.
Resonance Chain
Priority nodes: S3 O Blade, I, Who Save No More · S6 Thus I Heard, Thus I Saw, Thus I Spoke · S2 O Blade, I, Who Teach No More
O Blade, I, Who Save No More
★ PriorityLiberation DMG Multiplier +500%. Grants Resonance Skill - Straw Cape in Drizzly Rain (once every 20s) when Concerto Energy is full outside Inksplash: consumes 60 Concerto Energy for Aero DMG equal to 500% ATK (Echo Skill DMG) + restores 400 Soliloquy. To Teach/Save/Sacrifice gain +600% DMG Multiplier and restore 30 Concerto Energy on hit.
+600% DMG · The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Liberation Sundering Strike is increased by 500%.
Qiuyuan is a 5★ Aero Sword Sub-DPS in Wuthering Waves. The best build is Emerald Sentence with the 5-piece Law of Harmony echo set, using Reminiscence: Fenrico as the main echo. The strongest team is Qiuyuan with Sigrika and Shorekeeper (echo skill synergy). At Level 90, aim for 16500+ HP, 1150+ DEF, 1600-2400+ ATK, 65-80%+ CRIT Rate, 210-260%+ CRIT DMG, 115-130%+ Energy Regen and 40-70%+ Aero DMG Bonus.
Best Weapons
by calculated performance
Emerald Sentence
R1BestQiuyuan's Signature weapon is naturally his best choice, since it provides him with high ATK, CRIT Rate and Heavy Attack DMG stats, it perfectly suits his needs to maximize his damage. It additionally gives 20% Echo Skill DMG Bonus to all characters in the team which will be up permanently throughout a fight given a proper team rotation, slightly buffing the damage of Qiuyuan's best DPS characters to pair with. However, since Qiuyuan's personal damage is on the low end and the team buff on this weapon is rather low, it tends to be skippable since good permanently available options exist.
100.0%
Red Spring
R1Simple ATK and CRIT Rate stat-stick for Qiuyuan, who does not benefit from this weapon's Basic Attack DMG-focused effects.
85.2%
Blazing Brilliance
R1Simple ATK and CRIT DMG stat-stick for Qiuyuan, who barely benefits from this weapon's Skill DMG-focused effects.
84.4%
Emerald of Genesis
R1Best permanently available option by far, since Qiuyuan wants Energy Regen, CRIT Rate and ATK and those are the stats this weapon provides, in high quantities as well. The 12% ATK increase when casting Skill is not exploited well by Qiuyuan, however all other effects of this weapon are very welcome on him and make for one of his top choices easily, able to replace his Signature weapon at a minimal loss.
84.1%
Feather Edge
R5This Battle Pass exclusive has much lower Base ATK than all 5-star choices above which makes it much worse, however it does have a good CRIT DMG secondary stat and Qiuyuan can use the ATK% part of this weapon's passive well, which makes it the best 4-star choice.
80.1%
Percentages show relative damage performance from calculations; some weapons bring un-quantifiable quality-of-life on top.
Best Echo Sets
5-Piece Sonata
Law of Harmony
Optimally used in Phrolova teams and DPS Qiuyuan teams. Qiuyuan's best set to maximize his personal damage and buff Echo skill damage of teammates. Gives Qiuyuan 30% Heavy Attack DMG Bonus on the majority of his rotation and up to 16% Echo Skill DMG Bonus to the whole party, most often up permanently throughout a fight. A good mix of personal damage and team buffing makes for a strong set for him to use. Best combined with your choice of: 2P Sierra Gale Gusts of Welkin Windward Pilgrimage Sound of True Name (Recommended) 2P Moonlit Clouds 2P Endless Resonance Reel of Spliced Memories 2P Empyrean Anthem Tidebreaking Courage
Example Loadout · 4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost
5-Piece Sonata
Moonlit Clouds
Optimal with Galbrena + Shorekeeper. This set sacrifices Qiuyuan's personal damage in order to provide higher buffing to a single character. It provides an extra 10% Energy Regen to the wielder unconditionally and gives 22.5% ATK to the incoming character for 15s after casting Outro skill.
Example Loadout · 4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost
Echo Main Stats
4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost
CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Aero DMG
Aero DMG > ATK%
ATK%
ATK%
Substats Priority
Energy Regen (Until Satisfied)BestCRIT Rate = CRIT DMGATK%Heavy Attack DMG%ATKEnergy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% > Heavy Attack DMG% > ATK
Skill Priority
Forte
Liberation
Intro
Skill
Basic
Best Teams
Echo Skill Synergy
Alternative Team
Best Resonance Chain Nodes
Priority nodes: S3 O Blade, I, Who Save No More · S6 Thus I Heard, Thus I Saw, Thus I Spoke · S2 O Blade, I, Who Teach No More
O Blade, I, Who Save No More
★ PriorityLiberation DMG Multiplier +500%. Grants Resonance Skill - Straw Cape in Drizzly Rain (once every 20s) when Concerto Energy is full outside Inksplash: consumes 60 Concerto Energy for Aero DMG equal to 500% ATK (Echo Skill DMG) + restores 400 Soliloquy. To Teach/Save/Sacrifice gain +600% DMG Multiplier and restore 30 Concerto Energy on hit.
+600% DMG · The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Liberation Sundering Strike is increased by 500%.
Qiuyuan build summary
Emerald Sentence is the weapon to build around. Without it, Red Spring, Blazing Brilliance and Emerald of Genesis are the next picks, in that order. Feather Edge is the budget option.
On the Law of Harmony 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 > ATK% > Heavy Attack DMG% > ATK.
The Resonance Chain nodes worth pulling for are S3 (+600% DMG), S6 (+100% CRIT DMG) and S2 (+30% Skill DMG). Level Forte Circuit → Res. Liberation → Intro Skill → Res. Skill → Basic Attack.
Ascension needs 46× Truth in Lies above everything else, and the full build — ascension plus every forte node — costs 2,200,000 Shell Credits.
- Role
- 5★ Aero Sword Sub-DPS
- Best weapon
- Emerald Sentence
- Alternatives
- Red Spring, Blazing Brilliance, Emerald of Genesis
- Echo set
- Law of Harmony
- Main echo
- Reminiscence: Fenrico
- 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 > ATK% > Heavy Attack DMG% > ATK
- Skill priority
- Forte Circuit > Res. Liberation > Intro Skill > Res. Skill > Basic Attack
- Best chain nodes
- S3, S6, S2
- Best team
- Qiuyuan + Sigrika, Shorekeeper
- Level 90 targets
- 16500+ HP · 1150+ DEF · 1600-2400+ ATK · 65-80%+ CRIT Rate · 210-260%+ CRIT DMG · 115-130%+ Energy Regen · 40-70%+ Aero DMG Bonus
- Key ascension material
- 46× Truth in Lies
- Full build cost
- 2,200,000 Shell Credits
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best weapon for Qiuyuan?
Emerald Sentence is the best-in-slot weapon. Qiuyuan's Signature weapon is naturally his best choice, since it provides him with high ATK, CRIT Rate and Heavy Attack DMG stats, it perfectly suits his needs to maximize his damage. It additionally gives 20% Echo Skill DMG Bonus to all characters in the team which will be up permanently throughout a fight given a proper team rotation, slightly buffing the damage of Qiuyuan's best DPS characters to pair with. However, since Qiuyuan's personal damage is on the low end and the team buff on this weapon is rather low, it tends to be skippable since good permanently available options exist. The next best options are Red Spring and Blazing Brilliance. Feather Edge is the strongest budget pick.
What echo set should Qiuyuan use?
Run the 5-piece Law of Harmony set on Qiuyuan. Reminiscence: Fenrico 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 Qiuyuan want?
On Qiuyuan, prioritise these echo substats: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% > Heavy Attack DMG% > ATK.
Which skills should you level first on Qiuyuan?
Level the forte nodes in this order on Qiuyuan: Forte Circuit → Res. Liberation → Intro Skill → Res. Skill → Basic Attack.
What is the best team for Qiuyuan?
Echo Skill Synergy: Qiuyuan with Sigrika and Shorekeeper. Alternative Team: Qiuyuan with Cartethyia and Iuno. Sigrika and Qiuyuan form a dual Echo Skill buffer core.
Which sequences are worth pulling for on Qiuyuan?
S2 and S3 give Qiuyuan the biggest gains: S2 — O Blade, I, Who Teach No More; S3 — O Blade, I, Who Save No More.
What element and weapon does Qiuyuan use?
Qiuyuan is a 5★ Aero Sword resonator from Huanglong.
Ascension Materials
×4LF Whisperin Core
×12MF Whisperin Core
×12HF Whisperin Core
×4FF Whisperin Core
×46Truth in Lies
×60Wintry Bell
170,000 Shell CreditsSkill Upgrade Materials
×25LF Whisperin Core×28MF Whisperin Core×40HF Whisperin Core×57FF Whisperin Core
×25Inert Metallic Drip
×28Reactive Metallic Drip
×55Polarized Metallic Drip
×67Heterized Metallic Drip
×26Curse of the Abyss2,030,000 Shell Credits