Yuanwu is an upcoming playable 4-star Electro Gauntlet character in Wuthering Waves. Check out this guide for Yuanwu's Resonator overview, kit, voice actor, and how to get Yuanwu here!
List of Contents
- Character Overview
- Best Builds
- Best Echo Sets
- Best Weapons
- Best Teams
- Materials
- Gameplay Guide
- Forte Priority
- Forte (Skills and Kit)
- Resonance Chain
- How to Get
- Voice Actor and Lore
- Related Guides
The information below comes from the Close Beta Test 2 (CBT2) of Wuthering Waves and might change on release. We will update this page once more details are available.
Yuanwu's Character Overview
Yuanwu Information
| Yuanwu | |
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| Rarity | ★★★★ |
| Element | Electro |
| Weapon | Gauntlet |
Yuanwu Rankings
| Main DPS | Sub-DPS | Support |
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| TBD | TBD | TBD |
Yuanwu Stats
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Yuanwu's Best Builds
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Yuanwu's Best Echo Sets
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Yuanwu's Best Weapons
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Yuanwu's Best Teams
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Yuanwu's Ascension and Forte Materials
Total Ascension Materials
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Total Forte Materials
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Yuanwu's Gameplay Guide
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Yuanwu's Forte Priority
Skill Tree Priority
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Yuanwu's Forte (Skills and Kit)
Basic Attack: Leihuangquan
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| Basic Attack: With strong and powerful fists and feet, perfor m up to 5 continuous attacks, causing Electro damage.Heavy Attack: Consume Stamina, charge for ward to attack the target, causing Electro damage.Mid-air Attack: Consume Stamina, leap up from the air to attack downwards, causing Electro damage.Evasion Attack: After successfully Dodge for a certain period of time, use Basic Attack to attack the target, causing Electro damage. Attribute Bonuses: 1. Electro Damage Bonus +1.80% 2. Electro Damage Bonus +4.20% |
Resonance Skill: Leihuang Master
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| Thunder Wedge: Tap the Leihuang Master, Yuanwu summons the Thunder Wedge, causing Electro damage, and forms a Thunder Field centered on the Thunder Wedge. The Thunder Wedge lasts for 12 seconds. Thunder Field:When a character on the team hits a target while in the Thunder Field, the Thunder Wedge will coordinate an attack, causing Electro damage, which can be triggered once every 1.2 seconds.Thunderblast: When the Forte Gauge is full, the Thunder Wedge will cast Thunderblast, causing Electro damage.Rumbling Spark: When the Forte is full, hold the Resonance Skill Leihuang Master to consume all Forte, cast Rumbling Spark, causing Electro damage, and enter the Lightning Infused state, which lasts for 10 seconds. If there is a Resonance Skill: Thunder Wedge on the field, casting Rumbling Spark will immediately detonate the Resonance Skill: Thunder Wedge, causing additional Electro damage (this damage is Resonance Skill damage). (The rules for obtaining Forte and the detailed mechanism of the Lightning Infused state can be found in the Forte Circuit) Attribute Bonuses:1. Defense +2.28% 2. Defense +5.32% |
Forte Circuit: Unassuming Thunder
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| Rumbling Spark: When Readiness is full, long press the Resonance Skill Thunder Fist to consume all Readiness and cast Rumbling Spark, causing Electro damage and entering the Lightning Infused state, lasting for 10 seconds. If there is a Resonance Skill: Thunder Wedge on the field, casting Rumbling Spark will immediately detonate the Resonance Skill: Thunder Wedge, causing additional Electro damage (this damage is Resonance Skill damage). Lightning Infused:The character in the Lightning Infused state has a greatly increased resistance to interruption, and when Yuanwu is in this state: The attack range of Basic Attack is increased, causing Electro damage, and the ability to reduce the resonance of monsters is increased; The attack of Heavy Attack is more rapid, causing Electro damage, and the ability to reduce the resonance of monsters is increased; Dodge and counterattack, causing Electro damage, and the ability to reduce the resonance of monsters is increased. Edge Acquisition Rules:When the Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge is on the field, Readiness will slowly recover, and this effect will still take effect when Yuanwu is in the background; When the Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge is on the field, it will recover 6 points of Readiness for Yuanwu every second; When the Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge hits the target in a coordinated attack, it will recover 5 points of Readiness. |
Inherent Skill 1: Decisive Fighter
| Skill Info |
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| The damage multiplier of the Resonance Skill Thunderblast is increased by 40%, and the ability to reduce the monster's resonance is enhanced. |
Inherent Skill 2: Converge Light
| Skill Info |
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| The range of the Resonance Skill Thunder Pool is greatly expanded. When leaving the battlefield in combat state, if the Edge is not full, Yuanwu will automatically leave a Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge in place. |
Resonance Liberation: Blazing Might
| Skill Info |
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| Awaken the power of thunder, provide the Lightning Infused status for all characters in the nearby team, last for 10 seconds, and attack the target with all your strength, causing Electro damage. If there is a Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge on the field, Blazing Might will immediately detonate it, causing additional Electro damage (this damage is Resonance Skill damage). Attribute Bonuses:1. Defense +2.28% 2. Defense +5.32% |
Intro Skill: Thunder Bombardment
| Skill Info |
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| Attack the target, causing Electro damage. Attribute Bonuses: 1. Electro Damage Bonus +1.80% 2. Electro Damage Bonus +4.20% |
Outro Skill: Drive Thunder
| Skill Info |
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| Lightning strikes centered on the skill target, causing significant Vibration Strength damage to the hit enemies. |
Yuanwu's Resonance Chain
Recommended Sequence Nodes
Yuanwu's recommended Sequence Nodes will be determined after Wuthering Wave's release!
All Sequence Node Effects
| S1 | When Yuanwu is in the state of Forte Circuit Swift and Decisive, his own basic attack speed is increased by 20%, and the heavy attack speed is increased by 20%. |
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| S2 | When casting the Intro Skill Thunder, Yuanwu additionally recovers 15 Resonance Energy. |
| S3 | When the Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge hits the target with a coordinated attack, the damage is additionally increased based on 60% of Yuanwu's defense. |
| S4 | When casting the Resonance Liberation Quiet Earth Rebirth, the characters on the field in the team gain a shield of 200% of Yuanwu's own defense, lasting 10 seconds. |
| S5 | When the Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge is on the field, Yuanwu's Resonance Liberation damage bonus is increased by 50%. |
| S6 | All characters in the team near the range of the Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge have their defense increased by 32%. |
How to Get Yuanwu
Disclaimer: The banner information below is solely based on CBT2 content. Their schedule and contents may change during the game's official release!
Will be a Featured 4-Star Resonator
| Limited Banner | |
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 When Thunder Pours | |
| Availability | Version 1.0 (Phase 2) |
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Yuanwu will be a featured 4-star Resonator in the Convene shown above!
Available in All Convene Banners
| All Limited and Permanent Banners |  Prevail the Lasting Night |  Absolute Pulsation |
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| Tidal Chorus | Weapon Permanent Convene |
| Utterance of Marvels | |
Yuanwu can be summoned from all Convenes available in Wuthering Waves!
Obtain Yuanwu for Free
You can get some Resonators for free. Yuanwu is one of the Resonators that can be obtained by progressing the game.
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Yuanwu's Voice Actor and Lore
Yuanwu Voice Actors
| Voice Actors | EN VA: TBD JP VA: TBD CN VA: Liu BeiChen KR VA: TBD |
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List of All Voice Actors
Yuanwu's In-Game Lore
| Gender | Male |
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| Birthplace | Huanglong |
| Affiliation | Jinzhou |
| Basic Info | Yuanwu owns a boxing gym where he teaches martial arts and health management. He is well-respected in the community for his cordial demeanor and pleasant temperament. |
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Yuanwu's Splash Art
This section will be updated once Yuanwu's splash art has been released
Wuthering Waves Related Guides
List of All Characters
Characters by Rarity
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| 5-Star Characters | 4-Star Characters |
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| Resonator Elements | ||
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| Aero | Electro | Fusion |
| Glacio | Havoc | Spectro |
Characters by Weapon
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| Gauntlets | Pistols |
| Rectifiers | Swords |
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| Female Characters | Male Characters | |
| Voice Actors | Free Characters | |
| Healers | Factions | |
| Upcoming Characters | ||
All Electro Characters
| Electro Characters | ||
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| Calcharo | Yinlin | Yuanwu |
