Shorekeeper is a versatile support unit that grants Crit buffs to any ally within her Resonance Liberation's field, while also continuously healing them. She is the go-to third-slot Support for almost all teams and is the most valuable unit to have in Wuthering Waves.

Chisa is the universal Negative Status Support unit, able to increase the max stack count for all status effects while providing multiple DEF reduction against enemies with her usage of Havoc Bane and her skill, Thread of Bane.

Lynae is a very strong sub-DPS unit, able to fit into a lot of teams thanks to her general buffs provided, namely both All DMG Bonus and Amplification via Liberation and Outro. She is a driver for Tune Break.

Mornye is a strong healer support unit, performing similarly to Shorekeeper with the amount of utility, buffs, and sustain she provides to the entire team.

Aemeath is a meta-defining DPS character, with her being the premier damage dealer for two different team comps. She is applicable in either Tune Rupture or Fusion Burst compositions.

Sigrika is a hypercarry unit that particularly plays well into the Echo Skill DMG archetype. She has some of the highest DMG multipliers in-game.

Hiyuki is one of the strongest DPS units in the game, and the best in the Glacio attribute for her somewhat flexible team setups despite being a Glacio Chafe unit.

Denia is a strong sub-DPS capable of exemplifying two main archetypes, the Fusion Burst and the Tune Strain comps with Aemeath and Luuk Herssen, respectively.

Lucilla is a versatile sub-DPS character in the game that fits into two of the strongest compositions in the meta. In Glacio Chafe Mode, she is an amazing stack applicator of the Negative Status.

Yangyang Xuanling is a strong Havoc DPS that scales off Heavy Attack DMG, boasting high DMG multipliers and self-buffs when Havoc Bane is applied.

Suisui is the premier Negative Status healer, providing a similar playstyle to Shorekeeper albeit specifically for this niche.

Verina provides both healing and buffs for your entire party using her entire kit. She also periodically does coordinated attacks that deal Spectro DMG while healing the currently active character.

Ciaccona is an Aero character that provides great buffing and debuffing capabilities to team members and enemies, respectively.

Cartethyia is a strong Aero DPS character, but suffers a bit with her long rotations and high investment requirements.

Lupa is the premier Fusion DMG enabler that brings Fusion teams to new heights, with her multiple Fusion DMG buffs that apply to the whole team.

Phrolova is a Havoc DPS that scales off Resonance Skill and Echo Skill DMG, a pretty niche combination that only works with a handful of other characters.

Augusta is a top-tier Electro DPS character that dishes out high Heavy Attack DMG with her Heavy Attack and Resonance Skill combos.

Iuno is an exceptional Aero Sub-DPS character capable of doing pretty much everything: amplifies Heavy Attack DMG, heals HP & regenerates stamina, and deals non-negligible personal damage.

Galbrena is a strong Fusion DPS with a few caveats to her as a playable character. Her kit has a split scaling between Echo Skill DMG and Heavy Attack DMG.

Qiuyuan is the premier Echo Skill DMG buffer that takes up only a few seconds for his rotation to pass on his buffs to the next Resonator.

Luuk Herssen is a general standard Spectro DPS unit that exemplifies the Tune Strain mechanic.

Qingxiao is a very strong Tune Strain DPS with the Aero attribute, but can require multiple investments to work properly.

Jiyan is a great DPS unit that can deal amazing single-target and AoE damage to take on any enemy in the game.

Carlotta is a strong Glacio DPS unit capable of dishing out consistent burst damage that scales off her Resonance Skill.

Phoebe is a hybrid Spectro DPS unit capable of dishing good Spectro DMG, as long as the enemy is affected by Spectro Frazzle.

Cantarella is a Havoc character that provides a lot to different teams, and is a premium character for Mono Havoc Teams.

Zani is a niche Spectro DPS in the game, utilizing Spectro Frazzle compositions to maximize her damage output.

Rebecca is a good sub-DPS unit capable of buffing Heavy Attack DPS characters while also dealing good damage of her own.

Lucy is a Main DPS who revolves around Heavy Attack DMG and the unique collab-exclusive Hack DMG to execute enemies on the field.

Sanhua is one of the best Sub-DPS in the game, providing Basic Attack DMG Deepen for 14s to the next character who takes the field.

Calcharo is an Electro Main-DPS unit that can dish out a great amount of Electro damage with both his Skill and Liberation.

Encore is a good choice for a standard Fusion DPS in the game. She is a Main-DPS character who focuses on pure damage, but requires significant on-field time.

Rover (Spectro) performs well specifically in Spectro Frazzle teams, due to their good application of the Negative Status.

Rover (Havoc) is a decent damage dealer that allows for easy activation of their Dark Surge state.

A great Spectro Main-DPS character that deals a big amount of burst damage with her Skill and Resonance Liberation.

Changli is a main-DPS unit that can deal decent amounts of Fusion damage with her fully-stacked Forte Circuit if used in a quick-swap playstyle.

A great Sub-DPS unit that provides buffs to characters that scale off Resonance Skill, with bonus amplification of Glacio DMG.

A decent Main DPS unit that slows down enemy movement and deals good damage to enemies as long as you know how to use him.

Camellya is a good Havoc DPS unit that is capable of dishing out multiple AoE combos.

Roccia is a Havoc Sub-DPS unit capable of providing increases to both Basic Attack and Havoc DMG.

Brant is a Fusion character that shows apparent age with his long rotations and not-so-high DMG output.

Rover (Aero) suffers from their kit being extremely limited to Aero Erosion teams.

Mortefi has a mechanic that allows coordinated Fusion attacks to follow whenever you attack enemies.

Baizhi is a pure-healer you can run when you do not have the Shorekeeper and Verina.

Danjin is a good DPS to have as a free-to-play player. This character can dish out good amounts of damage as long as you can properly manage her HP-drain mechanic.

Buling is a great 4-star support healer that applies Electro Flare onto enemies.

Lingyang is simply getting outclassed by his standard 5-star peers in the current state of the game.

Yinlin is an older sub-DPS that provides bonuses for Liberation DMG and Electro DMG, while also sending out Electro coordinated attacks for extra damage.

Electro Rover is a general Negative Status sub-DPS, able to provide decent ATK and All-DMG buffs to characters that inflict Negative Status.

Aalto can be seen as a good Sub-DPS unit that can buff Aero DMG while holding on his own by dealing a decent amount of damage.

Yuanwu is a Sub-DPS unit that, similar to Mortefi, follows up with coordinated Electro DMG even when he's off-field.

Chixia is a DPS unit that works well against hordes of enemies because of her mobility and ease of use.

Jianxin finds middle ground in being both a Main and Sub-DPS, making her less ideal in most teams.

Yangyang is the first free 4-star character that all players will get. Though she provides decent damage and utility with her Aero grouping, she falls off immediately once the player unlocks better Sub-DPS.

Taoqi provides Resonance Skill amplification while dishing quick-switch damage with her Resonance Liberation.

A healer-support hybrid that can provide multiple buffs and effects in battle from healing to vibration strength depletion efficiency.

A Sub-DPS unit that can provide Resonance Skill DMG Amplification via her Outro Skill.