Yangyang: Xuanling — Wuthering Waves 5-star Havoc Sword resonator (Main DPS)

Wuthering Waves · Build Guide

Yangyang: Xuanling Build

Best weapons, echoes & teams

Skills

Basic Attack

Succor and Smite

Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance -

Normal Attack repeatedly or hold it down to consume Melody and perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Havoc DMG. While Melody is not depleted, the Energy Regen is increased by 20% when Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance deals damage.

Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 4 applies 1 stack of Havoc Bane to the targets hit.

Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance -

Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 4 applies 1 stack of Havoc Bane to the targets hit.

Mid-air Attack - Azure Sword Stance -

Consume STA to perform a Plunging Attack, consuming Melody and dealing Havoc DMG.

Normal Attack within a short time after casting this skill triggers Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 2.

Mid-air Attack - Feather Sword Stance -

Consume STA to perform a Plunging Attack, consuming Melody and dealing Havoc DMG.

Normal Attack within a short time after casting this skill triggers Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 2.

Dodge Counter - Azure Sword Stance -

Normal Attack within a short time after a successful Dodge consumes Melody to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.

Normal Attack within a short time after casting this skill triggers Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 3.

Casting Dodge Counter - Azure Sword Stance counts as casting Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 2.

Dodge Counter - Feather Sword Stance -

Normal Attack within a short time after a successful Dodge consumes Melody to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.

Normal Attack within a short time after casting this skill triggers Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 3.

Casting Dodge Counter - Feather Sword Stance counts as casting Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 2.

Resonance Skill

Feather's Edge

Sword Stance Switch -

While in Azure Sword Stance, Resonance Skill to switch to Feather Sword Stance and perform Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 1, dealing Havoc DMG.

While in Feather Sword Stance, Resonance Skill to switch to Azure Sword Stance and perform Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 1, dealing Havoc DMG.

Sword Stance Switch: Azure -

Resonance Skill within a short time after casting Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance to switch to Azure Sword Stance and cast Sword Stance Switch: Azure, dealing Havoc DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.

A successful Dodge can be triggered within a short time into the action of this skill, which consumes 50 Melody.

After casting this skill, the Basic Attack cycle will not reset for a short time.

Sword Stance Switch: Feather -

Resonance Skill within a short time after casting Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance to switch to Feather Sword Stance and cast Sword Stance Switch: Feather, dealing Havoc DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.

A successful Dodge can be triggered within a short time into the action of this skill, which consumes 50 Melody.

After casting this skill, the Basic Attack cycle will not reset for a short time.

Resonance Liberation

Hush of a Thousand Voices

Hush of a Thousand Voices -

Consume all Melody to deal Havoc DMG and restore 1 point of Azure Plume. This DMG is considered Heavy Attack DMG.

Upon casting this skill, obtain Voice upon Voice. When casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather, summon Shadow of Xuanling to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.

Voice upon Voice cannot stack. Once Shadow of Xuanling is summoned, the Voice upon Voice state is removed.

Intro Skill

Skybound Feather

Deal Havoc DMG and restore 1 of Azure Plume.

When Intro Skill - Skybound Feather deals damage, it applies 1 stack of Havoc Bane on the target.

Outro Skill

As the Wind Wills

Inherent Skills

Unbroken Vow

When a target has 1 to 3 stacks of Havoc Bane, each stack of Havoc Bane Amplifies the DMG from Yangyang: Xuanling by 10%, up to 30%.

When a target has 4 to 6 stacks of Havoc Bane, each stack of Havoc Bane Amplifies the DMG from Yangyang: Xuanling by 12%, up to 36%.

One Life, One Blade

Resonance Liberation Hush of a Thousand Voices raises the Havoc Bane stacks on the targets to the maximum on hit.

When nearby Resonators in the team inflict Havoc Bane, Yangyang: Xuanling gains 1 stack of Windbound. Windbound can be gained once every 1s, stacking up to 6 times.

When Windbound reaches 6 stacks, Yangyang: Xuanling removes all Windbound and gains One with the Wind.

While One with the Wind lasts, when Yangyang: Xuanling casts Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather, she summons Feather Release: Xuanling to attack the target, applying 6 of Havoc Bane to the target.

Windbound cannot be obtained while One with the Wind lasts.

Once Feather Release: Xuanling is summoned, the One with the Wind state is removed.

Tune Break

Active

Tune Break - Sword

Forte Circuit

Active

The Way of Ten Thousand Voices

Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure -

Yangyang: Xuanling is in Azure Sword Stance by default. When Melody is depleted while in Feather Sword Stance, Resonance Skill - Feather's Edge is replaced by Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure.

Resonance Skill to switch to Azure Sword Stance and cast Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure, dealing Havoc DMG and restoring 100 of Melody and 1 of Azure Plume. This instance of DMG is considered Heavy Attack DMG.

When Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure hits the target, consume 1 of Havoc Bane on the target.

The Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance cycle is not reset within a short time after casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure. If casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure resets the cycle, summon a Wraith of Sound to finish the current attack and deal a fixed instance of Havoc DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG, which is not affected by any DMG Bonus effects and does not inflict Havoc Bane.

Successful Dodge can be triggered within a short time into the action of this skill, which consumes 50 of Melody.

Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather -

When Melody is depleted while in Azure Sword Stance, Resonance Skill - Feather's Edge is replaced by Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather.

Resonance Skill to switch to Feather Sword Stance and cast Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather, dealing Havoc DMG and restoring 100 of Melody and 1 of Azure Plume. This instance of DMG is considered Heavy Attack DMG.

When Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather hits, consume 1 of Havoc Bane on the target.

The Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance cycle is not reset within a short time after casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather. If casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather resets the cycle, summon a Wraith of Sound to finish the current attack and deal a fixed instance of Havoc DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG, which is not affected by any DMG Bonus effects and does not inflict Havoc Bane.

Successful Dodge can be triggered within a short time into the action of this skill, which consumes 50 of Melody.

Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance -

When Azure Plume is restored to its maximum while in Azure Sword Stance, hold Normal Attack to consume STA and all Azure Plume to cast Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, generating a massive cyclone that strikes the area in front, dealing Havoc DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.

When casting Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, gain Bated Breath: If Yangyang: Xuanling is the active Resonator in the field, the Crit. DMG of this Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance increases by 160%. When Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance ends, Bated Breath is removed. Bated Breath can be gained up to once every 25s.

Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance applies 2 stacks of Havoc Bane to the targets hit.

Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance -

When Azure Plume is restored to its maximum while in Feather Sword Stance, if Yangyang: Xuanling is on the ground and not in a Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom cycle, hold Normal Attack to consume STA and cast Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance, dealing Havoc DMG. After it hits a target, Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall is automatically cast.

When casting Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance, gain Streaming Storm, which lasts 15s. While Yangyang: Xuanling is the active Resonator in the team, the Crit. DMG of this Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance or the next Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall, Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom, or Dodge Counter - Havoc in Bloom is increased by 160%. Streaming Storm is removed when Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom Stage 3 or Dodge Counter - Havoc in Bloom Stage 3 ends. Streaming Storm can be gained up to once every 25s.

Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance applies 2 stacks of Havoc Bane to the targets hit.

Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall -

When Azure Plume is restored to its maximum while in Feather Sword Stance and airborne, Mid-air Attack - Feather Sword Stance is replaced by Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall.

or hold Normal Attack to consume STA and all Azure Plume to cast Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall, dealing Havoc DMG. Casting Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall enters Hark the Wind for 12s.

Hark the Wind -

While in Feather Sword Stance, Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance is replaced by Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom, which performs up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Havoc DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.

Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom Stage 2 and Stage 3 can be cast in mid-air close to the ground. Casting Stage 3 ends Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom. This attack cycle cannot be reset.

During Hark the Wind, a Dodge Counter counts towards the Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom cycle.

Feathered Oath -

When nearby Resonators in the team inflict Havoc Bane on a target, Yangyang: Xuanling gains 1 stack of Feathered Oath for 4s. Feathered Oath can be gained once every 1s, stacking up to 6 times. While Yangyang: Xuanling is the active Resonator in the team, each stack increases the Crit. DMG of Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance, Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall, Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom, and Dodge Counter - Havoc in Bloom by 25%, up to 150%.

Refrain -

Before Yangyang: Xuanling's Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 4, Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 4, Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, or Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance hits a target, record and propagate the highest stack count of Havoc Bane on targets within a certain range to all targets within range.

Melody -

Melody has a maximum of 100 points.

Casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather restores 100 points of Melody.

Casting Resonance Liberation Hush of a Thousand Voices consumes all Melody.

Normal Attacks consumes Melody upon dealing damage.

Successful Dodge can be triggered during the action of Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Switch: Azure, Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Switch: Feather, Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure, or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather within a certain time of casting these skills, which consumes 50 of Melody.

Azure Plume -

Azure Plume has a maximum of 2 points.

Casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure, Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather, or Intro Skill - Skybound Feather restores 1 of Azure Plume.

Casting Resonance Liberation - Hush of a Thousand Voices restores 1 of Azure Plume.

Casting Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance or Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall consumes all Azure Plume.

Resonance Chain

Priority nodes: S6 Let the Azure Keep Its Light · S3 My Grief Follows You into the Clouds · S2 River Carries Her Song Away

At the Wind's Breath, the Blossoms Wake

Casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather summons a Shadow of Xuanling: Unfaltering to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG equal to 337.98% of Yangyang: Xuanling's ATK. This DMG is considered Heavy Attack DMG. Casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather Stagnates nearby enemies. Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom and Dodge Counter - Havoc in Bloom are immune to interruption.

River Carries Her Song Away

★ Priority

The DMG dealt by Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance, Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall, Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom, and Dodge Counter - Havoc in Bloom is increased by 100%. Every time Yangyang: Xuanling remains out of combat for more than 4s after she leaves the combat state or revives, she gains the following effects once: - Gain Strung Notes, up to 1 stack. Casting Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance or Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance summons Shadow of Xuanling: Strung Notes to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG equal to 337.98% of Yangyang: Xuanling's ATK, considered Heavy Attack DMG. Strung Notes is removed after Shadow of Xuanling: Strung Notes is summoned. - Restore 2 points of Azure Plume. - Reset the Cooldown of gaining Bated Breath and Streaming Storm.

+15.2% DMG · The DMG dealt by Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance, Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall, Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom, and Dodge

My Grief Follows You into the Clouds

★ Priority

The DMG dealt via Resonance Liberation Hush of a Thousand Voices is Amplified by 175%. After casting Intro Skill - Skybound Feather, Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure, or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather, increase the maximum Havoc Bane stacks on targets within a certain range by 3, lasting 20s. This effect does not stack. Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 4, Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 4, Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, and Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance inflict 1 additional stack of Havoc Bane on the target.

+22.6% DMG · The DMG dealt via Resonance Liberation Hush of a Thousand Voices is Amplified by 175%.

Let the Azure Keep Its Light

★ Priority

After Yangyang: Xuanling inflicts Havoc Bane on a target, gain Voice Flux for 30s. While Voice Flux is active, the Heavy Attack DMG from Yangyang: Xuanling is increased by 40%. Casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather grants Still as Withered Wood for 30s. While Still as Withered Wood is active, if Yangyang: Xuanling is on the field, then after nearby Resonators in the team inflict Glacio Chafe, Fusion Burst, Electro Flare, Aero Erosion, Spectro Frazzle, or Havoc Bane, Yangyang: Xuanling summons Shadow of Xuanling: Still as Withered Wood to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG equal to 337.98% of Yangyang: Xuanling's ATK. The DMG of Shadow of Xuanling: Still as Withered Wood is considered Heavy Attack DMG and is guaranteed to be a critical hit. Shadow of Xuanling: Still as Withered Wood can be summoned once every 1s, and Still as Withered Wood expires after it is summoned 5 times. When Still as Withered Wood expires or is removed, reset the available summon charges of Shadow of Xuanling: Still as Withered Wood. Still as Withered Wood has a Cooldown of 25s.

+59.9% DMG · After Yangyang: Xuanling inflicts Havoc Bane on a target, gain Voice Flux for 30s.

Yangyang: Xuanling is a 5★ Havoc Sword Main DPS in Wuthering Waves. The best build is Azure Oath with the 5-piece Song of Feathered Trace echo set. The strongest team is Yangyang: Xuanling with Lynae and Chisa (best team).

Best Weapons

by calculated performance

Azure Oath

R1Best

Yangyang's Signature weapon provides CRIT Rate and Heavy DMG Amplification/DEF Ignore - since she scales excessively on most other stats, this blend of personal damage increases makes it her best weapon by a landslide.

100.0%

Emerald Sentence

Provides the same base stats as her Signature, however replaces the passive by a boost to team-wide Echo DMG and Heavy DMG, making it her second best in slot (still behind her Signature even with Phrolova being buffable with this weapon on her team).

87.8%

Red Spring

Mostly an ATK and CRIT Rate stat-stick for Yangyang, granting her a negligible Basic DMG Bonus increase.

80.8%

Everbright Polestar

ATK, DMG Bonus and CRIT Rate stat-stick for Yangyang, who does not benefit from this weapon's Tune Rupture/Fusion Burst-oriented effects.

80.5%

Frostburn

ATK and CRIT Rate stat-stick for Yangyang, who does not benefit from this weapon's Glacio Chafe-oriented effects.

80.3%

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

Best Echo Sets

SOF

5-Piece Sonata

Song of Feathered Trace

100%

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

4Main

Thousand-Puppet Pavilion

Fog Lionarch

Forbidden Bastion

Smiter

Smolder

Echo Main Stats

4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost

CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Havoc DMG

ATK% = Havoc DMG

ATK%

Substats Priority

Energy Regen (Until Satisfied)Best

CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG

ATK% = Heavy DMG% ATK

Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% = Heavy DMG% ATK

Skill Priority

Forte

Liberation

Basic

Intro

Skill

Best Teams

Best Team

Yangyang: Xuanling

Lynae

Chisa

Best Resonance Chain Nodes

Resonance Chain

Priority nodes: S6 Let the Azure Keep Its Light · S3 My Grief Follows You into the Clouds · S2 River Carries Her Song Away

At the Wind's Breath, the Blossoms Wake

River Carries Her Song Away

★ Priority

+15.2% DMG · The DMG dealt by Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance, Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall, Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom, and Dodge

My Grief Follows You into the Clouds

★ Priority

+22.6% DMG · The DMG dealt via Resonance Liberation Hush of a Thousand Voices is Amplified by 175%.

Let the Azure Keep Its Light

★ Priority

+59.9% DMG · After Yangyang: Xuanling inflicts Havoc Bane on a target, gain Voice Flux for 30s.

Yangyang: Xuanling build summary

Azure Oath is the weapon to build around. Without it, Emerald Sentence, Red Spring and Everbright Polestar are the next picks, in that order. Lumingloss is the budget option.

On the Song of Feathered Trace set, run CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG on the 4-cost, Havoc DMG on the 3-cost, ATK% = Havoc DMG on the 3-cost and ATK% on both 1-costs. Substats in priority order: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% = Heavy DMG% ATK.

The Resonance Chain nodes worth pulling for are S6 (+59.9% DMG), S3 (+22.6% DMG) and S2 (+15.2% DMG). Level Forte Circuit → Res. Liberation → Basic Attack → Intro Skill → Res. Skill.

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

Role: 5★ Havoc Sword Main DPS
Best weapon: Azure Oath
Alternatives: Emerald Sentence, Red Spring, Everbright Polestar
Echo set: Song of Feathered Trace
Main stats: 4-cost CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG · 3-cost Havoc DMG · 3-cost ATK% = Havoc DMG · 1-cost ATK% · 1-cost ATK%
Substats: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% = Heavy DMG% ATK
Skill priority: Forte Circuit > Res. Liberation > Basic Attack > Intro Skill > Res. Skill
Best chain nodes: S6, S3, S2
Best team: Yangyang: Xuanling + Lynae, Chisa
Key ascension material: 46× Solidarity's Loneflame
Full build cost: 2,200,000 Shell Credits

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best weapon for Yangyang: Xuanling?

Azure Oath is the best-in-slot weapon for Yangyang: Xuanling. Yangyang's Signature weapon provides CRIT Rate and Heavy DMG Amplification/DEF Ignore - since she scales excessively on most other stats, this blend of personal damage increases makes it her best weapon by a landslide. The next best options are Emerald Sentence and Red Spring. Lumingloss is the strongest budget pick.

What echo set should Yangyang: Xuanling use?

Run the 5-piece Song of Feathered Trace set on Yangyang: Xuanling. Main stats by cost: 4-cost CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG, 3-cost Havoc DMG, 3-cost ATK% = Havoc DMG, 1-cost ATK%, 1-cost ATK%.

What substats does Yangyang: Xuanling want?

On Yangyang: Xuanling, prioritise these echo substats: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% = Heavy DMG% ATK.

Which skills should you level first on Yangyang: Xuanling?

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

What is the best team for Yangyang: Xuanling?

Best Team: Yangyang: Xuanling with Lynae and Chisa. Ideally only run Mornye with Lynae on the team, as an alternative to Chisa.F2P Team

Which sequences are worth pulling for on Yangyang: Xuanling?

S2, S3 and S6 give Yangyang: Xuanling the biggest gains: S2 — River Carries Her Song Away; S3 — My Grief Follows You into the Clouds; S6 — Let the Azure Keep Its Light.