Wuthering Waves Characters Tier List | Rankings and Analysis
Welcome to our comprehensive Wuthering Waves Characters Tier List. We rank characters based on abilities, strengths, and overall utility to help you excel in the game.
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Shorekeeper grants Crit buffs to allies in her Resonance Liberation field while continuously healing them, and adds utility like damage amplification and K.O. prevention.
Brant provides team-wide buffs and sustain while converting ER to Attack, with an Outro Skill and Forte Circuit that support Basic Attack/Resonance Skill-focused teams.
Ciaccona applies multiple instances of Aero Erosion and Spectro Frazzle, bringing strong buffing/debuffing and flexible team fit.
Cartethyia is described as the best Aero DPS so far, delivering insane damage and applying Aero Erosion even without a dedicated applicator, with strong HP-scaling potential.
Phrolova is a Havoc DPS scaling from Resonance Skill and Echo Skill DMG; she needs heavy investment (including the right weapon) but can excel in multi-wave content.
Augusta is a top-tier Electro DPS with extremely high Heavy Attack damage and the unique ability to stop time for seven seconds.
Iuno is an exceptional Aero sub-DPS who can amplify Heavy Attack damage, heal, regenerate stamina, and deal extra off-field damage, though she has limited F2P weapon options and is best paired with Augusta.
Galbrena is a strong Fusion DPS but has caveats: her kit has split scaling and she largely depends on Signature Weapon DMG buffs, limiting optimization with many teammates.
Qiuyuan is the premier Echo Skill DMG buffer, delivering fast rotations that pass Echo Skill DMG buffs/amplification and extra Crit. DMG to the next Resonator.
Lynae is a strong sub-DPS with broad buffs (All DMG Bonus and amplification) that fit many teams and also drives Tune Break, dealing solid personal damage.
Mornye is a strong healer-support who provides sustain, buffs, and major All DMG amplification, enabling a Tune Break-centered playstyle via Off-Tune and related mechanics.
Aemeath is described as a meta-defining DPS with high ceilings, usable in Tune Rupture or Fusion Burst compositions and able to amplify All DMG types for allies with her Outro.
Sigrika is a hypercarry that excels in the Echo Skill DMG archetype, offering high self-buffing multipliers and valuable crowd control in endgame like Whimpering Wastes.
Verina provides healing plus party-wide buffs and periodically coordinates Spectro DMG while healing, with her main value coming from short on-field time.
Jiyan is a strong DPS with excellent single-target and AoE damage and an Ultimate that groups smaller enemies; Whimpering Wastes gives him a niche that increases his value.
Jinhsi is a Spectro burst Main DPS with very high multipliers; while still strong, her value is said to decline compared to newer units.
Zhezhi is a great Resonance Skill-scaling sub-DPS that amplifies Glacio DMG and is best-in-slot for key DPS like Jinhsi and Carlotta.
Camellya is a great Havoc DPS with far-reaching mostly-AoE combos and easy team building thanks to access to a free sub-DPS; her age is noted versus newer Havoc units.
Carlotta is the premier Glacio DPS delivering consistent burst damage scaling off her Resonance Skill; she’s noted to have fallen off due to meta shifts and lack of new Glacio releases.
Phoebe is a hybrid Spectro DPS that works especially when enemies are affected by Spectro Frazzle; her best role is premiere Spectro Frazzle sub-DPS utility.
Cantarella is a Havoc character that buffs various teams, provides some healing/sustain, and is a premium pick for Mono Havoc teams—especially in Phrolova teams.
Zani is described as the best Spectro DPS via Spectro Frazzle compositions, but newer meta emphasis on Tune Break is said to keep her from being the very top.
Lupa is the premier Fusion DMG enabler, critical for mono-Fusion teams, but highly limited because Fusion teams require all three Resonators to be Fusion.
Danjin is a strong free-to-play friendly DPS, dealing large damage if you can manage her HP-drain mechanic to survive tougher fights.
Chisa is a universal Negative Status support that increases max stack count and provides DEF reduction, but is hindered by limited team comps that use those mechanics.
Luuk Herssen is a Tune Strain Spectro DPS who boosts damage by stacking Tune Strain; his mid-air combo playstyle is vulnerable to interruption and stamina use.
Sanhua is one of the best sub-DPS, providing Basic Attack DMG Deepen to the next character for 14s and dealing solid damage by detonating ice structures.
Calcharo is an Electro Main DPS that deals strong Electro damage with Skill and Liberation, with Yinlin pushing him to greater heights as a sub-DPS.
Encore is a Fusion DPS focused purely on damage; in Cosmos Rave she deals massive Fusion DMG but can be squishy and lacks crowd control during the state.
Rover (Spectro) is a jack-of-all-trades with notable sub-DPS utility via time-stop Outro, plus glimpses of Main-DPS damage; Spectro Rover is said to have fallen off.
Rover (Havoc) is a strong damage dealer who activates Dark Surge via gameplay, shines with Basic Attacks during Dark Surge, and benefits further through Dreamless interaction.
Changli is a powerful Fusion main-DPS that can deal huge Fusion damage through a fully-stacked Forte Circuit and can self-buff via Ultimate.
Xiangli Yao is a main DPS that slows enemy movement and relies heavily on Resonance Liberation damage; she is said to be overshadowed by Augusta.
Roccia is a Havoc sub-DPS providing Basic Attack and Havoc DMG increases with good grouping; she mainly thrives in Havoc teams, limiting compositions.
Buling is a great support healer that applies Electro Flare while offering Resonance Skill DMG amplification and grouping as an alternative to higher-tier supports.
Mortefi’s coordinated Fusion follow-ups increase off-field value exponentially, with extra synergy when the on-field DPS uses Heavy Attacks.
Taoqi found a new sub-DPS niche with Resonance Skill amplification and quick-switch damage after Jinhsi, but has issues due to split scaling with Forte/Shields.
Jianxin is a jack-of-all-trades that can function as a main or sub DPS with grouping/AoE and an Outro that buffs Resonance Liberation damage, but her flexible role is said to cause meta falloff.
Lingyang is getting outclassed by peers, has no dedicated Glacio support, and is described as having subpar damage versus other Main DPS options.
Yinlin provides bonuses to Liberation/Electro and off-field Electro coordinated attacks, but her value dropped due to multi-wave content and inconsistent mark application.
Rover (Aero) lacks teammates that fully utilize her kit, limiting her despite being a strong negative-effect applicator; she’s positioned as best-in-slot support for Aero Erosion teams.
Aalto is a decent Aero sub-DPS that buffs Aero DMG and deals damage, but is outclassed by other off-field damage sub-DPS like Mortefi.
Yuanwu is a Sub-DPS that follows up with coordinated Electro DMG off-field and can reduce enemy Vibration Strength, though it’s limited to enemies within the effect circle.
Chixia excels at dealing with hoards thanks to mobility and ease of use, but her mobbing advantage can drop if you’re careless and get overwhelmed by multiple enemies.
Baizhi is a pure healer you can use without Shorekeeper/Verina, offering burst-heal and continuous healing/buff for the next character, but her buffs don’t apply to the entire party like Verina’s.
Yangyang is a first free 4-star who provides decent damage and Aero grouping, but falls off once better sub-DPS that provide DMG buffs are available.
Youhu is a healer-support hybrid with multiple buffs/effects, but her kit relies on an RNG system that makes outcomes inconsistent and can disrupt rotations.
Lumi is a sub-DPS that provides Resonance Skill DMG amplification via her Outro, with straightforward kit mechanics and decent Forte Circuit damage, though basic attack damage can fall off in some modes.