Yangyang
Breath of Winds

  • Rarity: ★★★★★
  • Attribute: Aero
  • Weapon:
  • Combat Roles:
  • Concerto Efficiency
  • Traction
  • Resonance Liberation Regeneration
  • Gender: Female
  • Class: Natural
  • Birthday: October 11th
  • Birthplace: Huanglong
  • Nation: Huanglong
  • Affiliation: Jinzhou, Midnight Rangers
  • Special Dish: Fluffy Wuthercake
  • Release Date: May 23, 2024

  • Voice Actors:
  • English: Rebecca Yeo
  • Chinese: Chongchong (虫虫)[
  • Japanese: Ishikawa Yui (石川由依)
  • Korean: Lee Yu-ri (이유리)

Introduction to Yangyang Guide


Yangyang Stats by Level:

Level: 1 HP: 826 ATK: 36 DEF: 95 Energy: 125

Wuthering Waves Ultimate Yangyang Guide: Yangyang, a 4-star Aero Sword resonator in Wuthering Waves, is one of the first characters you acquire and can be obtained for free. As an Outrider of the Midnight Rangers from Huanglong, she transitions from a sheltered individual to a protector.

Versatile in combat, Yangyang excels as a utility DPS, sub-DPS, or even a hyper carry. She provides crowd control, energy restoration, and team buffs while enabling quick rotations. However, her damage output falls short of dedicated DPS units, making her more effective in a support role. Unlocking Sequence 5 or 6 enhances her potential.

This guide covers builds, skill priorities, team compositions, and playstyle tips to help you maximize Yangyang’s effectiveness.

Build Guide

Best Build: Energy Regen Sub-DPS

Yangyang excels as a Sub-DPS, maximizing her Aero DMG while providing energy restoration and team buffs.

Skill Priority and Forte List

Yangyang Skills Priority

Forte Circuit Resonance Liberation Resonance Skill Intro Skill Basic Attack
  • 1 Resonance Liberation (Wind Spirals)

    • Yangyang’s primary damage source and strongest crowd control ability.

  • 2 Resonance Skill (Zephyr Domain)

    • Secondary crowd control tool that enhances her ability to manipulate enemies.

  • 3 Forte Circuit (Echoing Feathers)

    • A key source of damage outside her ultimate, making it a priority.

  • 4 Basic Attack (Feather as Blade)

    • Mainly used to generate Melody charges for her Forte Circuit.

  • 5 Intro Skill (Cerulean Song)

    • Provides a damage boost but is the lowest priority since her other skills are more impactful.

Yangyang Abilities

Basic Attack – Feather as Blade

Yangyang’s basic attacks are crucial for generating Melody charges, allowing her to activate Forte Circuit.

Normal Attack: Performs up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Aero DMG.

Heavy Attack: Consumes Stamina to lunge forward and deals Aero DMG.

Heavy Attack: Zephyr Song: After performing a Heavy Attack or Dodge Counter, Yangyang can perform an additional Zephyr Song heavy attack, dealing more Aero DMG.

Mid-air Attack: Allows for further damage, especially when used in combination with other skills.

Resonance Skill – Zephyr Domain


Creates wind that deals Aero DMG and slightly staggers enemies. Use whenever possible to disable enemies and generate Forte charges.

Resonance Liberation – Wind Spirals



A powerful vortex that requires 100 Resonance Energy to use. It gathers enemies and deals significant Aero DMG, making it her most damaging skill.

Forte Circuit – Echoing Feathers


Enables Yangyang to generate up to 3 Melody stacks, which can then be used to unleash a rising heavy attack, followed by a mid-air attack.

Melody charges can be gained by using the Intro Skill, Resonance Skill, normal attacks, or heavy attacks.

When fully charged, Forte Circuit allows Yangyang to perform Heavy Attack: Stormy Strike, followed by Mid-air Attack: Feather Release for enhanced damage.

Intro Skill – Cerulean Song


Provides a small bonus to damage and fills one charge of Forte, helping to reduce Yangyang’s overall rotation time.

Outro Skill – Whispering Breeze


Provides 4 Resonance Energy per second for 5 seconds to the next character, giving them more energy to continue their rotation. This is a key utility skill for boosting team DPS.

Yangyang Passive Abilities

Inherent Skills – Compassion

Restores stamina after performing Mid-air Attack: Feather Release, allowing Yangyang to recharge the Heavy Attack leading into her next combo.

Inherent Skills – Lazuline Mercy


Grants a small Aero DMG bonus to Yangyang after using a skill, boosting her damage output slightly.

Best Teams

Team Role & Composition


Yangyang is a flexible sub-DPS who excels in energy regeneration, crowd control, and team buffs. She is best paired with energy-hungry DPS characters to maximize the effectiveness of her Outro Skill. A strong team includes a Resonance Liberation-focused main DPS and a healer or support, depending on her role.

Recommended Teams

    Early Game Team
  • Rover (Spectro)
  • Yangyang
  • Baizhi

Rotation: Start with Yangyang to charge Concerto Energy, use Ultimate for crowd control, then swap to Rover (Spectro) for damage. Use Baizhi for healing as needed.

    Early Game Team
  • Jiyan
  • Yangyang
  • Shorekeeper

    • Yangyang serves as a battery for Jiyan, while Shorekeeper offers buffs and healing.

Rotation: Shorekeeper enters first to build Resonance Liberation. Swap to Yangyang to use her Resonance Liberation and Skill before switching to Jiyan for damage.

Synergies with Specific Characters

Calcharo

Works well with Jianxin or Yinlin for Resonance Liberation buffs.

Jiyan

Benefits from Mortefi’s Heavy Attack buffs.

Encore

Strong with Sanhua for Normal Attack buffs.

Carlotta

Yangyang complements Zhezhi, providing personal damage, buffs, and a short rotation time.

Xiangli Yao

Gains from Yangyang’s buffs and fast rotation.

Resonance Chain

Unlocking multiple copies of Yangyang enhances her abilities through Resonance Chain upgrades, improving her damage, crowd control, and team support potential. Notable upgrades include Sequence 3 (S3) and Sequence 6 (S6), which significantly boost her effectiveness.

Resonance Chain Breakdown:

Resonance Chain Effects


Sequence 1: Sapphire Skies

Boosts Aero DMG by 15% for 8s after Intro Skill.


Sequence 2: Nesting Twigs

Heavy Attack restores 10 Resonance Energy, improving energy efficiency.


Sequence 3: Nature Sings

Increases Resonance Skill DMG by 40% and expands pull effect by 33%.


Sequence 4: Close Your Eyes

Increases Mid-Air Attack DMG by 95%, though less impactful for Yangyang.


Sequence 5: Winds Whisper

Boosts Wind Spirals (Resonance Liberation) DMG by 85%.


Sequence 6: A Tribute

Increases all team members’ ATK by 20% for 20s after Feather Release.

Recommended Resonance Priorities:

  • 1 S1 – Useful Aero DMG boost
  • 2 S2 – Great for Energy Regen
  • 3 S3 – Excellent crowd control and DMG increase
  • 4 S4 – Minor upgrade unless focusing on Mid-Air Attacks
  • 5 S5 – Strong DMG boost for Resonance Liberation
  • 6 S6 – Game-changing team-wide ATK buff

    • While S3, S5, and S6 provide the most significant improvements, upgrading Yangyang depends on team composition and resource availability.

Echo Guide

Echoes function as Yangyang’s primary way of enhancing her abilities. She benefits most from sets that either boost team damage or increase her own Aero DMG. The best set depends on whether she is played as a support or a sub-DPS.

Best Echo Sets

Moonlit Clouds (Support Role)

This set enhances her Energy Regeneration and buffs the next character when she swaps out.

2-Piece Bonus: Increases Energy Regen by 10%.
5-Piece Bonus: After using an Outro Skill, the next Resonator’s ATK increases by 22.5% for 15s.
This set allows her to support an energy-hungry DPS and increase the team’s burst damage potential.

Sierra Gale (Sub-DPS Role)

Ideal for increasing Yangyang’s personal damage output.

2-Piece Bonus: Aero DMG increases by 10%.
5-Piece Bonus: After using an Intro Skill, Aero DMG increases by 30% for 15s.
Provides a strong, consistent damage boost for Yangyang if she is played as an offensive sub-DPS.

Rejuvenating Glow (Support Role with Healing and Buffing)

Used when focusing on team buffs.

This set allows Yangyang to grant a team-wide ATK buff, though it deals around 28% less damage than Sierra Gale.
It’s best when combined with Originite: Type II and used in teams needing extra survivability and energy management.

Best Main Echoes for Yangyang

Impermanence Heron (Best for Support Role)

The strongest option if Yangyang is played as a team buffer.

Provides additional ATK buffs to the next switched-in character.
After using its Echo Skill, it grants 12% more DMG for 15 seconds to the next character.
Restores 10 Resonance Energy and provides a strong burst rotation.

Bell-Borne Geochelone (Defensive Utility for Team Buffing)

A 4-Cost alternative for the Rejuvenating Glow set.

Provides a team-wide shield that reduces damage taken by 50% for 15s or until 3 hits are absorbed.
Grants 10% All-DMG Deepen effect to the team.
The shield transfers to the next switched-in character, making it valuable in sustained fights.

Feilian Beringal (Best for a Damage Build)

Used if Yangyang is built for personal damage.

Increases Aero DMG and Heavy Attack DMG by 12% for 15s after triggering its effect.
Provides a strong Aero-heavy offensive tool, making it ideal for an aggressive sub-DPS Yangyang build.

Stat Priorities

Main Stats:

  • 1 4-Cost Echo

    • Crit Rate or Crit DMG.

  • 2 3-Cost Echo

    • Aero DMG Bonus or Energy Regen.

  • 3 1-Cost Echo

    • ATK%.

Substat Priority:

  • 1 Energy Regen

    • Ensures she can use Resonance Liberation frequently

  • 2 Crit Rate

    • Balances damage consistency

  • 3 Crit DMG

    • Boosts overall damage output

  • 4 ATK%

    • General damage increase

  • 5 Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus

    • Only if focusing on her burst damage

Weapons Guide

Yangyang’s weapon choice is primarily determined by her role in the team, as she scales with Crit, Attack, and Aero DMG stats. However, since her utility role emphasizes Energy Regen, this stat should take priority when selecting her weapon.

Best Weapons for Yangyang

Emerald of Genesis (5-Star)

Considered Yangyang’s best weapon overall, this sword offers high Energy Regen, ATK, and Crit Rate.

Its effect increases ATK by 6% when the Resonance Skill is cast, stacking up to 2 times, and lasting for 10s.
The high base ATK and stacking ATK buff maximize Yangyang’s damage during her time on the field, making it ideal for maximizing her output.

Blazing Brilliance (5-Star)

A strong alternative, this weapon provides Crit DMG, 12% ATK, and a stackable damage buff for the Resonance Skill.

The weapon is particularly effective in increasing damage output, especially in a DPS-oriented role.

Commando of Conviction (4-Star)

A very consistent choice for Yangyang, this weapon gives 15% ATK when the Intro Skill is cast, lasting for 15s.

Since she needs to use her Intro Skill for her melody stacks, this weapon works perfectly for buffing her and supporting her rotation.

Weapon Ranking

  • 1 Blazing Brilliance (S1) – 101.93%
  • 2 Emerald of Genesis – 100%
  • 3 Commando of Conviction (S5) – 84.38%
  • 4 Endless Collapse (S5) – 82.76%
  • 5 Lumingloss (S5) – 81.38%
  • 6 Lunar Cutter (S5) – 80.44%
  • 7 Sword of Night – 67.97%
  • 8 Originite: Type II – 63.05%
  • 8 Scale: Slasher – 56.75%
  • 8 Sword of Voyager – 53.17%

Ascension and Forte Materials

Yangyang 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 are Yangyang’s strengths?

Free and easily obtainable
Decent grouping skill (Resonance Skill pulls enemies)
Good Concerto Energy generation
Flexible – works in many team comps as a sub-DPS or support

What are her weaknesses?

Low scaling compared to other 4★ units
Falls off late-game without significant investment
Limited damage if not built for ATK/CRIT

Is Yangyang worth building?

Yes, especially early on. Her utility and AoE grouping from her Resonance Skill and Liberation make her effective for clearing mobs and helping battery your main DPS.

What stats should I prioritize?

Main stats: ATK% or Energy Regen (Sands), Aero DMG% (Goblet), CRIT Rate/CRIT DMG (Circlet)
Substats: CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK%, Energy Regen

Is Yangyang good for Jiyan or other Aero carries?

Yes. Her Aero typing and Concerto Energy generation can support Jiyan and similar characters very well.