Yuanwu is a 4-star Electro Gauntlet-type resonator in Wuthering Waves. Read ahead to learn more about his skills, how to obtain him, as well as his best builds and teammates!
How to Get Yuanwu
Event
You can get Yuanwu by clearing Tower of Adversity: Stable Zone from the Voyage's Beginning event.
Convene
You can get Yuanwu from the following Convenes (i.e. banners):
| Convene Types | Base Rates for 4★ Characters |
|---|---|
| Novice Convene (Removed upon receiving a random 5★ Character) | 6% (This rate shared with 4★ Weapons) |
| Beginner's Choice Convene (Removed upon receiving the targeted 5★ Character) | 6% (This rate is shared with 4★ Weapons) |
| Character Permanent Convene | 6% (This rate is shared with 4★ Weapons) |
| Character Event Convene | 6% (This rate is shared with 4★ Weapons) (50% chance to get any of the featured 4★ Event characters for every 4★ items obtained. This changes to 100%, divided equally amongst all featured 4★ Event characters, if a 4★ Weapon has been obtained from the previous pull instead) |
| Weapon Permanent Convene | 6% (This rate is shared with 4★ Weapons) |
| Weapon Event Convene | 6% (This rate is shared with 4★ Weapons) (50% chance to get any of the featured 4★ Event weapons for every 4★ items obtained. This changes to 100%, divided equally amongst all featured 4★ Event weapons, if a 4★ Character has been obtained from the previous pull instead |
Yuanwu Overview
Base Stats (Lv1)
| Yuanwu (Japanese VA: Shirokuma Hiroshi) (English VA: Adam Diggle) | |||||
 Image: HK KURO GAMES LIMITED | |||||
 Attribute: Electro | Weapon: Guantlets | ||||
| HP 682 | ATK 18 | DEF 134 | |||
| Energy 124 | CRIT Rate 5% | Healing Bonus 0% | |||
Active Skills
| Skills | Effects |
|---|---|
| Leihuangquan (Basic Attack) | Basic Attack: With strong and powerful fists and feet, perform up to 5 continuous attacks, causing Electro damage. Heavy Attack: Consume Stamina, charge forward to attack the target, causing Electro damage. Mid-air Attack: Consume Stamina, leap up from the air to attack downwards, causing Electro damage. Dodge Counter: After successfully Dodge for a certain period of time, use Basic Attack to attack the target, causing Electro damage. |
| Leihuang Master (Resonance Skill) | Thunder Wedge: Yuanwu summons Thunder Wedge, dealing Electro DMG, and forms a Thunder Field centered on the Thunder Wedge. Thunder Wedge lasts for 12s. Forte Circuit Rumbling Spark and Resonance Liberation Blazing Might will immediately detonate. Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge on the field, dealing Electro DMG, considered as Resonance Skill Damage. Thunder Field: The active character gains the effects below when in the Thunder Field: a Coordinated Attack from Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge is triggered when attacks hit a target, dealing Electro DMG. This can be triggered once every 1.2s. The effect lasts for 1.5s. |
| Blazing Might (Resonance Liberation) | 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. |
| Unassuming Blade (Forte Circuit) | 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. Thunder Uprising: When Readiness is full, Resonance Skill Tunder Wedge will be replaced with Thunder Uprising, dealing Electro DMG. Lightning Infused: The character in the Lightning Infused state has a greatly increased resistance to interruption, and when Yuanwu is in this state: – Basic Attacks: Hit targets in a larger range, reduce enemy Vibration Strength with increased efficiency. – Heavy Attacks: Have increased attack speed, refuse enemy Vibration Strength with increased efficiency. – Dodge Counters: Have increased attack speed, reduce enemy Vibration Strength with increased efficiency. – Use Basic Attack within 3s after casting a Heavy Attack or a successful Counterattack to cast Thunderweaver, dealing Electro DMG, considered as Basic Attack damage. – Does not recover Readiness. Readiness: – Yuanwu can hold up to 100 Readiness. – When Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge is on the field, Yuanwu gains 6 Readiness every second, even when he is not the active character. – When Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge hits a target with a Coordinated Attack, Yuanwu gains 5 Readiness. |
| Thunderous Determination (Inherent Skill) | The damage multiplier of the Resonance Skill: Thunder Uprising increased by 40%, and its reduction efficiency of enemy Vibration Strength is enhanced. |
| Reserved Confidence (Inherent Skill) | The ranges of the Resonance Skills Thunder Field and Thunder Uprising are greatly expanded. When exiting during combat, if Readiness is not full, Yuanwu will automatically leave 1 Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge in place. |
| Thunder Bombardment (Intro Skill) | Attack the target, causing Electro damage. |
| Drive Thunder (Outro Skill) | Yuanwu unleashes thunderbolts in an area centered around the skill target, greatly reducing the Vibration Strength of enemies upon impact. |
Resonance Chain
| Sequence Node 1 | 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%. |
| Sequence Node 2 | Intro Skill: Thunder Bombardment additionally recovers 15 Resonance Energy for Yuanwu. |
| Sequence Node 3 | When the Coordinated Attacks of Resonance Skill: Thunder Wedge hits a target, the damage is additionally increased by 20% of Yuanwu's DEF. |
| Sequence Node 4 | When casting Resonance Liberation: Blazing Might, the on-field character will gain a Shield equal to 200% of Yuanwu's DEF for 10 seconds. |
| Sequence Node 5 | When Resonance Skill: Thunder Wedge is on the field, Yuanwu's Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus is increased by 50%. |
| Sequence Node 6 | All team members nearby within the range of Resonance Skill: Thunder Wedge will gain a 32% DEF increase, lasting 3 seconds. |
Yuanwu Best Builds
| Main Echo | Main Weapon |  Abyss Surges |
 Bell-Borne Geochelone | Sonata Effects |  Moonlit Clouds (5pc) |
| Echo Setup | (4)(3)(3)(1)(1) | |
| Stat. Priorities | CRIT DMG, Electro DMG, Electro DMG, DEF%, DEF% | |
| Desc. | Yuanwu is a melee combatant with decent resonance breaks and electro damage. However, he falls into the C-Tier due to his significantly low overall damage output. His skill priority should be Resonance Skill, Forte Circuit, and then Resonance Liberation. | |
Alternative Weapon
Yuanwu Best Teams
Yuanwu Ascension Materials
| Required Level | Materials |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 Level 20 | 5,000x Shell Credit 4x Crude Ring |
| Rank 2 Level 40 | 10,000x Shell Credit 4x Terraspawn Fungus 3x Hidden Thunder Tacet Core 4x Basic Ring |
| Rank 3 Level 50 | 15,000x Shell Credit 8x Terraspawn Fungus 6x Hidden Thunder Tacet Core 8x Basic Ring |
| Rank 4 Level 60 | 20,000x Shell Credit 12x Terraspawn Fungus 9x Hidden Thunder Tacet Core 4x Improved Ring |
| Rank 5 Level 70 | 40,000x Shell Credit 16x Terraspawn Fungus 12x Hidden Thunder Tacet Core 8x Improved Ring |
| Rank 6 Level 80 | 80,000x Shell Credit 20x Terraspawn Fungus 16x Hidden Thunder Tacet Core 4x Tailored Ring |
| Total: | 170,000x Shell Credit 60x Terraspawn Fungus 46x Hidden Tunder Tacet Core 4x Crude Ring 12x Basic Ring 12x Improved Ring 4x Tailored Ring |
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