Taoqi
Blossom of Slashes

  • Rarity: ★★★★
  • Attribute: Havoc
  • Weapon:
  • Combat Roles:
  • Support and Healer
  • Resonance Liberation Damage
  • Resonance Skill DMG Amplification
  • Gender: Female
  • Class: Natural
  • Birthday: February 25th
  • Birthplace: Huanglong
  • Nation: Huanglong
  • Affiliation: Jinzhou, Ministry of Development
  • Special Dish: Floral Porridge
  • Release Date: May 23, 2024

  • Voice Actors:
  • English: Clare Louise Connolly
  • Chinese: KIYO
  • Japanese: Yōmiya Hina (羊宮妃那)
  • Korean: Yi Sae-ah (이새아)

Introduction to Taoqi Guide


Taoqi Stats by Level:

Level: 1 HP: 716 ATK: 18 DEF: 128 Energy: 125

Wuthering Waves Ultimate Taoqi Guide: Taoqi is a 4-star Havoc Broadblade support who provides strong team shields and boosts Resonance Skill damage. She’s easy to use and fits well in quick-swap teams. However, her damage is inconsistent due to scaling conflicts (ATK vs. DEF) and her Forte depends on enemy AI, making her situational in some fights.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths

  • Taoqi’s main strength is her Outro Skill, which boosts the Resonance Skill DMG of the next character.
  • Works well as a support for Jinhsi and Carlotta.
  • Provides team-wide shields, potentially replacing a healer.
  • Her DEF-scaling damage gives her strong survivability.
  • Functions well as a sub-DPS with defensive utility, especially when paired with Danjin for extra buffs.
  • As a 4-star, she’s accessible and effective without heavy investment.

    • Weaknesses

  • Struggles with Concerto energy generation, making it hard to charge her Outro Skill efficiently.
  • Basic attacks are slow and scale with ATK, which conflicts with her DEF-focused build.
  • Damage output depends on precise Strategic Parries and Resonance Liberation, reducing her effectiveness in casual play.
  • Lacks versatility compared to other supports and falls short of stronger alternatives.

    • Skills

    Taoqi Skills Priority

    Resonance Liberation Forte Circuit Resonance Skill Intro Skill Basic Attack

    Taoqi is a 4-star Havoc Broadblade character who specializes in defensive counterattacks, team shielding, and controlled burst damage. Her abilities revolve around Strategic Parry, Rocksteady Shields, and scaling based on DEF, making her a durable and reliable option for both sub-DPS and support roles.

    Active Skills

    Taoqi Abilities

    Basic Attack – Concealed Edge

    Performs up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Havoc DMG.
    Scales primarily on ATK, unlike her other abilities that scale on DEF.

    Heavy Attack – Rocksteady Defense

    Consumes Stamina to enter Rocksteady Defense mode.
    Reduces damage taken by 35% while active.
    If attacked during Rocksteady Defense, Taoqi automatically triggers Strategic Parry.
    Strategic Parry is also triggered automatically if Rocksteady Defense lasts 3 seconds without being hit.
    If attacked while casting her Resonance Skill: Fortified Defense, Strategic Parry is instantly activated.

    Strategic Parry

    Counterattacks the enemy when triggered, dealing Havoc DMG.
    Can be followed up with up to 3 additional attacks for extra Havoc DMG.

    Mid-air Attack

    Consumes Stamina to perform a Plunging Attack, dealing Havoc DMG to surrounding enemies.

    Dodge Counter

    After a successful Dodge, using Basic Attack immediately will strike back, dealing Havoc DMG.

    Resonance Skill – Fortified Defense


    Deals Havoc DMG to surrounding enemies.
    Generates 3 Rocksteady Shields and restores HP to Taoqi.
    Both healing and damage scale on DEF.
    If attacked while casting Fortified Defense, Strategic Parry is automatically triggered.

    Rocksteady Shield

    Absorbs one instance of damage, reducing it by 15%.
    Shields remain on the active character, not just Taoqi.
    Lasts for 12 seconds, or 30 seconds if Taoqi’s S3 sequence node is unlocked.
    Each instance of damage consumes 1 Rocksteady Shield.

    Resonance Liberation – Unmovable



    Unleashes a powerful attack based on Taoqi’s DEF, dealing Havoc DMG.
    360° AoE attack, hitting all nearby enemies.
    Strong crowd control, capable of Downing smaller enemies.

    Forte Circuit – Power Shift


    Enhances Taoqi’s counterattacks with Timed Counters.

    Timed Counters

    When carrying Resolving Caliber stacks, using Basic Attack after:

    Heavy Attack: Strategic Parry, or
    Intro Skill: Defense Formation,
    Triggers Timed Counters, performing up to 3 consecutive Havoc DMG attacks.
    Considered as Basic Attack damage (benefiting from Basic Attack bonuses).
    Using Basic Attack after casting Intro Skill: Defense Formation automatically triggers Timed Counters.
    Each Timed Counter consumes 1 Resolving Caliber stack and grants a shield upon hitting an enemy.

    Intro Skill – Defense Formation


    Deals Havoc DMG upon entry.
    Grants 3 stacks of Resolving Caliber, enabling up to 3 Timed Counters.

    Enhanced version of Strategic Parry, capable of:

    Downing smaller enemies.
    More knockback effect than normal parries.

    Outro Skill – Iron Will


    Boosts the next character’s power when switching out.
    Grants a 38% Resonance Skill DMG Deepen buff for 14 seconds, or until the character switches out.
    The buff also applies to other teammates using Outro Skills nearby.

    Taoqi Passive Abilities

    Inherent Skill – Steadfast Protection

    While Rocksteady Shield is active, increases the character’s DEF by 15%.

    Inherent Skill – Unyielding


    After successfully triggering Heavy Attack: Strategic Parry, recovers 25 Stamina.

    Skill Priority Recommendations

    For Sub-DPS Role:

    • 1 Resonance Liberation – Main Burst Attacks
    • 2 Forte Circuit – Strengthens Counters
    • 3 Resonance Skill – Shields & Healing
    • 4 Basic Attack – General Attacks
    • 5 Intro Skill – Entry Attack

    For Support Role:

    • 1 Forte Circuit – Enhances Counters & Shields
    • 2 Resonance Skill – Shields & Healing
    • 3 Resonance Liberation – Area Attack & CC
    • 4 Basic Attack – Filler Damage
    • 5 Intro Skill – Entry Attack

    Taoqi’s skill set revolves around DEF-based counterattacks and shielding, making her highly durable while still providing team utility. She excels at negating damage, disrupting enemies with counterattacks, and boosting allies’ Resonance Skills. Properly managing her Rocksteady Shields and Strategic Parry triggers is key to maximizing her effectiveness in battle.

    Build

    Taoqi’s build focuses on maximizing her DEF-scaling abilities, shielding, and team support while ensuring she can effectively use her Strategic Parry and Resonance Skills. She benefits from weapons and Echo sets that enhance DEF, Energy Regen, and team buffs, depending on whether she is played as a sub-DPS or a support unit.

    Best Weapons

    Dauntless Evernight

    Freely obtainable weapon, making it an accessible choice.
    Provides a DEF substat, increasing her skill damage output.
    Passive boosts ATK and DEF, reinforcing her survivability and counter-based playstyle.
    Using an Intro Skill further increases ATK and DEF for 15 seconds, making it an ideal option for both sub-DPS and support roles.

    Discord

    Features an Energy Regen substat, allowing more frequent skill rotations.
    Restores Concerto Energy when using a Resonance Skill, improving her ability to use team-wide buffs efficiently.
    Helps reduce downtime in rotations, ensuring smoother combat flow.
    At Rank 5, Discord enables skipping Basic Attack 4, which can make her gameplay more fluid.

    Echo Guide

    Optimal Main Echo:

    Impermanence Heron

    Best choice due to its synergy with Taoqi’s counter-based, DEF-scaling playstyle.
    Enhances her overall Havoc damage and utility.

    Echo Sets

    Moonlit Clouds (Best for Sub-DPS Role)

    Boosts Energy Regen, helping maintain skill uptime.
    Increases ATK of the next character when switching after Taoqi’s Outro Skill.
    Grants a 22.5% ATK boost for 15 seconds to the next Resonator after an Outro Skill.
    Ideal when using Taoqi as a sub-DPS, enhancing the main damage dealer’s output.
    Can also accommodate Impermanence Heron within the set.

    Rejuvenating Glow (Best for Support Role)

    Boosts ATK of the entire team by 15% for 30 seconds upon healing.
    Triggers even if no HP is actually restored, activating whenever the healing effect occurs.
    The only viable 4-Cost option for the Rejuvenating Glow set.
    Provides a 10% unconditional Healing Bonus and the 15% ATK boost, improving team-wide damage output.

    Sun-Sinking Eclipse

    Used if focusing more on dealing damage with Taoqi rather than pure support.

    Echo Stats Priority

    Main Stats:

    • 1 Cost 4: Crit Rate or Crit DMG / DEF%.
    • 2 Cost 3: Havoc DMG Bonus / Energy Regen.
    • 3 Cost 1: DEF%.

    Sub Stats Priority:

    • 1 DEF%
    • 2 Crit Rate and Crit DMG
    • 3 Energy Regen%
    • 4 Flat DEF
    • 5 Basic Attack DMG Bonus
    • 6 HP%
    • 7 Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus
    • 8 Resonance Skill DMG Bonus

    Taoqi’s build optimizations depend on whether she is played as a sub-DPS or a support, with Moonlit Clouds and Rejuvenating Glow being the best Echo sets. Weapons like Dauntless Evernight and Discord provide DEF-scaling benefits, skill cooldown reduction, or additional buffs, making her an efficient tank-support hybrid with powerful counterattacks.

    Gameplay and Teams


    Taoqi’s gameplay revolves around amplifying Resonance Skill DMG, providing shields, and acting as a sub-DPS or support. She fits well in teams that rely on burst damage, enhancing characters who deal significant Resonance Skill DMG. While she has one of the longest support rotations, she compensates by offering high damage amplification and strong defensive utility.

    Team Compositions

    Taoqi’s Role in Teams

    Specializes in amplifying Resonance Skill DMG, making her a strong support for nuke-based characters. Best suited in teams that focus on Resonance Skill rotations. Provides strong shields and buffs, enhancing survivability and burst potential.

      Teams Utilizing Resonance Skill DMG
    • Jinhsi (Best Synergy – High Burst DPS Team)

      • Taoqi is one of the strongest supports for Jinhsi, as she significantly boosts Jinhsi’s nuking potential.
      Yuanwu and Taoqi form the highest-damaging Jinhsi team.
      To ensure Forte stacks generation, pair Jinhsi and Taoqi with Verina, as Coordinated Attacks significantly boost Forte stack generation, which is necessary for Jinhsi’s nuke damage.

    • Carlotta (Strong Synergy for Nuke Teams)

      • Carlotta’s damage primarily comes from her Resonance Skill, making her a natural pairing with Taoqi.
      Taoqi’s Outro amplifies Carlotta’s Resonance Skill DMG by 38%.
      However, this combination is only effective in nuke teams, as Taoqi’s buff application takes too long for fast-paced Carlotta teams.

    • Chixia (Moderate Synergy – Forte-Based DPS)

      • Chixia’s Forte counts as Resonance Skill DMG, allowing Taoqi’s Outro buff to increase Chixia’s output.
      While not her strongest support, Taoqi still enhances Chixia’s overall damage consistency.

    • Havoc Rover (Decent Synergy – Alternative DPS Option)

      • Havoc Rover can still deal high damage through their skill, especially with the second Waveband unlocked.
      Taoqi’s buffs help increase Rover’s Resonance Skill DMG effectiveness.

    • Sanhua (Balanced Synergy – Dual Buff Interaction)

      • All of Sanhua’s icy spike detonations count as Resonance Skill DMG, meaning Taoqi’s Outro boosts Sanhua’s burst potential.
      In return, Sanhua’s Outro enhances Taoqi’s Timed Counters by increasing Basic Attack DMG.
      This creates a strong back-and-forth synergy between the two.

    F2P Team Option

    • Taoqi
    • Danjin
    • Verina

    Taoqi boosts Danjin’s Resonance Skill DMG, helping her deal higher burst damage.
    Verina provides additional buffs and healing, ensuring strong sustain.

    Resonance Chain

    Taoqi’s Resonance Chain (Dupes) enhances her defensive capabilities, survivability, and energy regeneration, while also providing damage buffs in certain scenarios. Her sequences mainly focus on increasing the durability of her shields, improving the effectiveness of her Resonance Liberation, and optimizing her overall utility.

    Resonance Chain Breakdown

    Resonance Chain Effects


    Sequence 1: Essence of Tranquility

    Increases Forte Circuit Power Shift Shield durability by 40%, boosting her overall survivability.


    Sequence 2: Silent Strength

    Resonance Liberation gains 20% Crit Rate and Crit DMG, improving her burst damage consistency.


    Sequence 3: Keen-eyed Observer

    Extends Rocksteady Shield duration to 30s, ensuring longer damage mitigation uptime.


    Sequence 4: Heavylifting Duty

    Strategic Parry restores 25% HP and boosts DEF by 50% for 5s (every 15s). Enhances self-sustain and tankiness.


    Sequence 5: Benevolent Guardian

    Restores 20 Resonance Energy per hit with Forte Circuit, enabling faster Resonance Liberation casts and better team synergy.


    Sequence 6: Defender of Peach

    Increases Basic and Heavy Attack DMG by 40% while Rocksteady Shield is active. More suited for sub-DPS but not essential for optimal builds.

    Ascension and Forte Materials

    Taoqi Ascension Material Rank 1 Req Lv 20 5000 0 0 4 Rank 1 Req Lv 20 5000 0 0 4 Rank 2 Req Lv 40 10000 4 3 4 Rank 2 Req Lv 40 10000 4 3 4 Rank 3 Req Lv 50 15000 8 6 8 Rank 3 Req Lv 50 15000 8 6 8 Rank 4 Req Lv 60 20000 12 9 4 Rank 4 Req Lv 60 20000 12 9 4 Rank 5 Req Lv 70 40000 16 12 8 Rank 5 Req Lv 70 40000 16 12 8 Rank 6 Req Lv 80 80000 20 16 4 Rank 6 Req Lv 80 80000 20 16 4

    Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q)

    What role does Taoqi fill?

    Taoqi is a DEF-scaling support/sub-DPS who offers team-wide shields and boosts Resonance Skill DMG through her Outro Skill.

    Is Taoqi beginner-friendly?

    Yes. Her simple mechanics and high durability make her ideal for new players learning parry timing and support playstyles.

    How does her Outro Skill work?

    Taoqi’s Outro boosts the Resonance Skill DMG of the next character, making her valuable for characters like Jinhsi or Carlotta.

    Is Taoqi worth building?

    If you need a DEF-based shielder/support and lack 5★ alternatives, she’s a solid pick—especially in budget or F2P setups.