Wuthering Waves just keeps getting better. Version 2.0 overhauled combat feel, added new Resonators that actually shake up the meta, and gave us enough Tower of Adversity floors to finally separate the well-built from the barely-functional. If you're wondering who to pull for, who's still worth building from standard, and who you can safely bench — this is the guide.

This tier list covers all Resonators available as of April 2026, including limited banners, standard pool, and trial characters. We're ranking for endgame (Tower of Adversity, hard bosses), not casual overworld play where almost everyone works fine.

Related: Wuthering Waves Character Building Guide — Echoes, Weapons & Teams

Tier Breakdown

| Tier | What It Means | |------|---------------| | S | Meta-defining. Pull if you can. | | A | Excellent. Strong everywhere with good builds. | | B | Solid. Great for specific content or team roles. | | C | Functional. Gets the job done, nothing special. | | D | Outclassed. Still viable early-game, not worth resources late. |

S-Tier — The Meta Queens and Kings

Camellya ⭐ Top Pick

Element: Crimson / Weapon: Sword

Camellya is the benchmark for DPS in WuWa right now. Her spin-to-win kit sounds gimmicky but the numbers are real — her Resonance Liberation enables a near-permanent high-damage loop where she barely needs to leave the field. She's a selfish main DPS but she's so good at that job that you'll happily build a whole team around keeping her spinning.

Best team: Camellya / Sanhua / Verina (classic freeze-burst setup) F2P weapon: Commando of Conviction (craftable), works surprisingly well

Carlotta

Element: Glacio / Weapon: Pistols

Limited banner and she earned every bit of the hype. Carlotta's Glacio off-field rotation is insane — she generates crystalized formations that passive-hit while your active Resonator does their thing. She's the easiest character to slot into existing teams and see immediate DPS gains. If you missed her first banner, pray for a rerun.

Best team: Carlotta / Zhezhi / Verina Note: Zhezhi is her best pairing — both Glacio, Zhezhi buffs Resonance Liberation damage which is Carlotta's main source

Zhezhi

Element: Glacio / Weapon: Rectifier

On-field and off-field flex, brilliant support for Glacio teams, and her Resonance Skill off-field hits are genuinely scary. She's S-tier because she enables both Carlotta and any future Glacio DPS that Kuro Games inevitably releases. Pull her if you have Carlotta. Pull her anyway if you like Glacio teams.

Changli

Element: Fusion / Weapon: Sword

Changli is what happens when a character has a ridiculously high skill ceiling that actually rewards you for learning it. Her buff-then-burst loop chains well with any Fusion team and her inherent off-field damage keeps contributing even after you swap. Mechanical players love her. Casual players still get solid results.

Best team: Changli / Jinhsi / Verina (Spectro-Fusion cross resonance is absurd)

Jinhsi

Element: Spectro / Weapon: Sword

The original "too strong" Resonator from Version 1.1. She's been power-crept slightly at the very top but she's still S-tier — her Incarnation mode hits like a truck and Spectro is one of the better elements for resonance effects. If you pulled her on launch, she's still your main DPS and will be for a long time.

Best team: Jinhsi / Changli / Verina

Verina

Element: Spectro / Weapon: Rectifier

Best healer in the game. Not close. Verina's off-field healing practically runs itself once you set up her rotation, and her coordinated attacks add real DPS contribution. She's the third member of every top team in the game. Standard banner — you will eventually get her, but prioritising her in standard pulls is very much worth it.

A-Tier — Excellent, Worth Every Resource

Roccia

Element: Havoc / Weapon: Gauntlets

Fun, fast, and genuinely strong. Roccia's parkour-style combat makes her the most enjoyable Resonator to pilot and her AOE crowd-control kit is legitimately useful in mob-heavy content. She falls just short of S because her single-target ceiling is below the elite DPS characters, but in anything involving multiple enemies she competes with S-tier.

Best team: Roccia / Danjin / Verina or Roccia / Cantarella / Verina

Cantarella

Element: Havoc / Weapon: Rectifier

Havoc's best support character and one of the best pure supporters in the game. Her kit buffs Havoc damage significantly, her coordinated attack contributes meaningfully, and she's essentially Verina-lite for Havoc teams. If you play Danjin or Roccia as your main DPS, Cantarella belongs in your team.

Xiangli Yao

Element: Electro / Weapon: Gauntlets

The Electro DPS players had been waiting for. Strong Liberation-focused rotation, excellent team synergy with Encore and Mortefi, and a satisfying high-impact playstyle. Held back from S slightly by Electro resonance being less universal than Spectro or Fusion, but in Electro teams he's a standout.

Shorekeeper

Element: Spectro / Weapon: Rectifier

Second healer worth building. Her Resonance Liberation provides team-wide healing AND a coordinated attack buff that enables her to contribute damage while healing. She's less powerful than Verina overall but more accessible (or available for teams where you want to run double-support).

Yinlin

Element: Electro / Weapon: Rectifier

The original Electro queen. Her puppet mechanics and off-field tagging system were revolutionary when she released and she's still A-tier in patch 2.0. She takes some rotation practice but the off-field Lightning Mark coordination hits hard. Excellent pair with Xiangli Yao.

Jiyan

Element: Aero / Weapon: Broadblade

The launch banner DPS who aged surprisingly well. His Aero-based attacks hit a wide area, his Resonance Liberation is one of the coolest animations in the game, and post-Version 2.0 Aero resonance got subtle buffs. He's A-tier and comfortable there — not flashy by current standards but very consistent.

Best team: Jiyan / Mortefi / Verina

Encore

Element: Fusion / Weapon: Rectifier

Still the best F2P-friendly DPS from the standard banner. Her Resonance Liberation with Woolies running around doing damage is consistently strong. She's power-crept compared to launch days but A-tier is very much deserved. If you're a newer player, she's your first excellent DPS.

B-Tier — Good, Context-Dependent

Aalto

Element: Aero / Weapon: Pistols

Solid support for Aero teams, specifically for Jiyan. His mist mechanic buffs Jiyan's Resonance Liberation significantly. He's niche but actually good in that niche. Outside Jiyan teams, there's usually better options.

Danjin

Element: Havoc / Weapon: Sword

Havoc's original main DPS. She's squishy (HP costs for some skills) and the Havoc element lacked good support until Cantarella. With a proper Havoc team she's genuinely fun and functional. A strong early-game DPS who scales decently into mid-game with good Echoes.

Baizhi

Element: Glacio / Weapon: Rectifier

The accessible healer for players who haven't gotten Verina yet. She's genuinely good at healing — nothing else. Her damage contribution is minimal and her coordinated attacks aren't as powerful. Functional, honest, not exciting.

Chixia

Element: Fusion / Weapon: Pistols

Encore's support buddy. She buffs Fusion team damage and her off-field pistol shots add some coordinated damage. Not a main DPS, not the best support, but a useful mid-tier filler in Fusion lineups.

Mortefi

Element: Fusion / Weapon: Pistols

The Jiyan support. Similar to Aalto — genuinely excellent in his specific role (buffing Jiyan's coordinated attacks with off-field Fusion hits), but niche outside that team. If you play Jiyan, Mortefi is a must. If you don't, he's B-tier filler.

Calcharo

Element: Electro / Weapon: Sword

Electro DPS before Xiangli Yao existed. His execution loop is mechanically interesting and his ceiling with perfect play is A-tier level, but the execution is harder than Xiangli Yao for less payoff at average skill levels. Still worth building if you got him early.

C-Tier — Functional, Not Optimal

Taoqi

The Havoc tank who never quite fit. Her shield is niche in a game that doesn't really require tanking, and her damage is too low to justify the slot. Works fine for overworld, awkward in Tower of Adversity.

Lingyang

Launched weak, stayed weak. His Glacio kit is outclassed hard by Carlotta, his rotation is annoying to execute, and his damage output doesn't justify the effort. Build him if you like him — he'll clear story content — but don't spend your best Echoes here.

Yangyang

Aero support before Jiyan existed. She's accessible, her wind generation is useful for Aero resonance, but she doesn't contribute meaningful damage and Aalto does her job better for Aero teams. Solid for early-game traversal and team setup.

Rover (Havoc)

The Havoc version of the main character. Better than Spectro Rover in the current meta but still C-tier because the Havoc kit competes with Danjin and Roccia who have more developed toolkits. Still, free character — use them as a placeholder.

D-Tier — Benched

Rover (Spectro)

The starting version of the protagonist. Spectro element is actually excellent in the current meta (Jinhsi, Verina) but Rover's kit just doesn't stack up. They're your placeholder DPS for the first 10 hours, then you replace them.

Yuanwu

Electro tank who doesn't tank well, doesn't DPS well, and whose coordinated attack support requires too much investment for too little payoff. Xiangli Yao's release made him near-obsolete for Electro teams.

F2P Priority Guide — Who to Build First

Don't have a 50-pull budget every banner? Here's how to allocate your resources:

| Priority | Character | Why | |----------|-----------|-----| | 1st | Verina (Standard) | Universally used. Build her the moment you get her. | | 2nd | Encore (Standard) | Your first real DPS. Carries until you get limited 5-stars. | | 3rd | Next limited DPS (Camellya/Jinhsi rerun) | Save pulls for the first DPS you actually love. | | 4th | Jiyan/Calcharo (Standard) | Solid DPS from standard. Build whoever you got. |

The golden rule: In WuWa, 1 well-built character beats 3 half-built characters. Focus your Waveplates on one Resonator's Echo set before spreading.

Gacha Value — RM Breakdown

| Item | Price | |------|-------| | 60 Astrite (10 pulls) | ~RM8 | | 680 Astrite (cheapest top-up) | RM89.90 | | 3,280 Astrite | RM419.90 | | Lunite Subscription (monthly) | ~RM20/month | | Jades monthly pass | ~RM30/month |

Best F2P bang for RM: The monthly Jades pass at ~RM30 gives 150 Astrite + daily bonus over 30 days. That's roughly 2-3 extra pulls per month if you want to spend minimally.

Soft pity kicks in at 62 pulls, hard pity at 80. WuWa has a 50/50 system on limited banners — lose the 50/50, next limited 5-star is guaranteed.

Where to top up: Kuro Store directly, or via Shopee/Lazada top-up vouchers (check for 5-10% cashback during sales).

Bottom Line

The WuWa meta in 2026 rewards players who commit hard to one main DPS. Camellya and Jinhsi are your safest long-term investments. Carlotta and Zhezhi are excellent if you like Glacio. Verina is the universal glue — get her, max her, never look back.

And if you're still figuring out Echo builds, weapon priorities, and team synergies for whoever you main, check our full Wuthering Waves Character Building Guide — that's where the actual optimization lives.

Selamat pull, everyone. May your 50/50s be kind. 🎮

Wuthering Waves Character Tier List 2026 — Every Resonator Ranked