Lingyang
Frosty Gusto

  • Rarity: ★★★★★
  • Attribute: Glacio
  • Weapon:
  • Combat Roles:
  • Main Damage Dealer
  • Gender: Male
  • Class: Natural
  • Birthday: August 8
  • Birthplace: Huanglong
  • Nation: Huanglong
  • Affiliation: Jinzhou, Liondance Troupe
  • Special Dish: Liondance Companion
  • Release Date: May 23, 2024
  • Sigil: Fiery Dance

  • Voice Actors:
  • English: Aleksander Varadian
  • Chinese: Jinli (锦鲤)
  • Japanese: Natsuki Hanae (花江夏樹)
  • Korean: Lee Sangho (이상호)

Introduction to Wuthering Waves Lingyang Guide


Lingyang Stats by Level:

Level: 1 HP: 831 ATK: 35 DEF: 99 Energy: 125

Wuthering Waves Ultimate Lingyang Guide: Lingyang is a 5★ Glacio gauntlet-user with a lion dance-inspired, fast-paced melee style. He enters the “Striding Lion” state to boost his attacks and mobility. While his damage may seem lower than other 5★ DPS units, with proper mastery and team support, he can be a strong and viable pick.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths

High Glacio Damage Potential – Lingyang’s kit revolves around maximizing Glacio damage, especially in his Striding Lion state. His abilities apply Glacio consistently, making him a strong elemental DPS option.

Striding Lion State Buffs – While in this enhanced state, Lingyang benefits from auto-dodging mechanics, increased attack speed, and improved damage output. Managing this state effectively is crucial for his performance.

Combo-Heavy Playstyle – Lingyang’s combat is centered around chaining basic attacks with Resonance Skills, rewarding players who can execute fluid combos.

Reliable Resonance Skill Usage – His kit allows him to frequently weave Resonance Skills into his attack rotations, ensuring steady damage output without major downtime.

Weaknesses

Lower Base Durability – Lingyang has lower HP and DEF than many other 5-star characters, making him more reliant on dodging and shields for survival.

Single-Target Oriented – While his attacks can deal significant damage, his smaller attack radius makes him less effective in crowd control situations.

Striding Lion Dependency – His overall damage drops significantly outside of his Striding Lion state, requiring careful Resonance Energy management to maintain uptime.

Complex Combo Execution – Lingyang requires precise timing to maximize his damage, making him harder to play effectively compared to more straightforward DPS characters.

Aerial Combat Issues – Some of his attacks lift enemies into the air, which can cause inconsistent hit registration and disrupt his combos.

Skills and Abilities

Lingyang Skills Priority

Forte Circuit Resonance Liberation Resonance Skill Intro Skill Basic Attack

Lingyang’s abilities revolve around his unique lion dance-inspired combat style and his mastery of the Glacio element. His kit is designed around fluid combos, managing his Forte Circuit, and maximizing his Striding Lion state for peak damage output.

Lingyang Abilities

Basic Attack – Majestic Fists

Five-hit Glacio combo; Furious Punches replaces the fifth hit with Feral Roars. Holding consumes stamina for extra damage; airborne triggers a plunge attack.

Resonance Skill – Ancient Arts


Ancient Arts deals Glacio damage; after certain attacks, it upgrades to Swift Punches. Follow-up attacks resume from the 3rd hit.

Resonance Liberation – Strive: Lion’s Vigor



Deals Glacio damage, grants Lion’s Vigor (50% Glacio buff), and extends Striding Lion by 10s.

Forte Circuit – Unification of Spirits


When his Lion’s Spirit is full, Lingyang can use Glorious Plunge (Heavy Attack) to deal Glacio DMG and enter Striding Lion mode. In this state, he can fight mid-air, his basic attack changes, and Lion’s Spirit slowly drains. It lasts up to 10 seconds with reduced drain during Resonance Liberation.

If his Spirit isn’t full, he uses Tail Strike after a Heavy Attack. He gains Lion’s Spirit by using his Skill, Intro, or Ultimate. While it drains, it also restores Concerto Energy.

Intro Skill – Lion Awakens


Deals Glacio damage on entry.

Outro Skill – Frosty Marks


Releases a shockwave, dealing 587.94% ATK as Glacio damage.

Lingyang Passive Abilities

Inherent Skills – Lion’s Pride

Increases the damage of his Lion Awakens intro skill by 50%.

Inherent Skills – Diligent Practice


In Striding Lion, Mountain Roamer deals an additional 150% of its damage if used within three seconds of a basic attack. This extra damage counts as Resonance Skill damage.

Resonance Chain

Lingyang’s Resonance Chain boosts his damage, survivability, and team utility. Each Sequence adds unique value, so knowing their impact helps prioritize upgrades.

Detailed Breakdown of Lingyang’s Resonance Chain

Resonance Chain Effects


Sequence 1: Lion of Light, Blessings Abound

During Lion’s Vigor, Lingyang gains anti-interruption, letting him attack without getting staggered. It helps with uptime but doesn’t boost damage, so it’s less important than offensive Sequences.


Sequence 2: Dominant and Fierce, Power Unbound

Lingyang’s Intro Skill restores 10 Energy every 20s, aiding Resonance Liberation uptime. Helpful, but often covered by team or build, making it a lower priority upgrade.


Sequence 3: Jaw-Dropping Feats, Loud and Wide

While Lion’s Vigor is active, Lingyang gains 20% Basic and 10% Skill DMG. This is a key upgrade that boosts his core DPS consistently.


Sequence 4: Immortals Bow, in Reverence Flawed

Lingyang’s Outro grants a 20% Glacio DMG bonus for 30s, making him a strong support for Glacio teams like Sanhua’s.


Sequence 5: Seven Stars Shine, Stepped upon High

Lingyang’s ult gains +200% Glacio DMG on cast, greatly boosting burst potential—ideal for ult-focused builds.


Sequence 6: Demons Tremble, Divine Power Nigh

In Striding Lion, Basic Attacks get +100% DMG for 3s after using Mountain Roamer. This is one of Lingyang’s strongest upgrades, boosting core DPS.

S3 and S6 are top priorities for boosting Lingyang’s core damage. S4 adds team-wide Glacio buffs, while S5 enhances his ultimate. S1 and S2 offer utility but are less critical for DPS.

Best Weapons

Lingyang uses Gauntlets, and picking the right one is key to maximizing his damage. The best weapon boosts his attacks, energy regen, and fits his Striding Lion playstyle.

Top Weapon Choices

Abyss Surges (5-star) – Best-in-Slot Weapon

Energy Regen: +12.8%

Passive Effect:
Hitting enemies with Resonance Skills or Basic Attacks boosts the other’s damage by 10% for 8 seconds.

Why It’s the Best:

Provides high base ATK and Energy Regeneration, which helps Lingyang maintain uptime on his Resonance Liberation.

The passive synergizes perfectly with his playstyle, as he constantly cycles between Basic Attacks and Resonance Skills to sustain the Striding Lion state.

This weapon enhances both his sustained damage output and burst potential.

How to Obtain: Available through the standard weapon banner.

Hollow Mirage (4-star) – Strong Alternative

Passive Effect:

Upon using Resonance Liberation, grants 3 stacks of Iron Armor.
Each stack increases ATK and DEF by 3%, stacking up to 3 times.
Taking damage reduces the stacks by 1.

Why It’s Good:

Provides consistent offensive and defensive buffs, making Lingyang more durable in fights.
Works well for players who can avoid taking damage, as maintaining max stacks increases Lingyang’s damage potential.

Best Use Case: A solid 4-star alternative if Abyss Surges is unavailable.

Marcato (4-star) – Decent Energy Alternative

Passive Effect:

Provides additional energy generation, but has a 20-second cooldown.

Why It’s Decent:

Offers extra energy, which can help maintain Resonance Liberation uptime.
Not as strong as Abyss Surges for energy generation, but still viable if other weapons are unavailable.
Best Use Case: A temporary weapon if better options are not available.

Gauntlets of Night (3-star) – Emergency Healing Option

Passive Effect:

Restores 0.5% HP when hitting an enemy with a Basic Attack (once every 3 seconds).

Why It’s Weak:

Provides healing instead of damage, which significantly lowers overall DPS.
Lacks meaningful offensive stats compared to 4-star and 5-star options.

Best Use Case:

Only useful if you lack a healer on your team and need self-sustain.
Not recommended unless no better options are available.

Key Considerations When Choosing Lingyang’s Weapon

Energy Regeneration

Lingyang’s Striding Lion state relies on Resonance Liberation uptime, making Abyss Surges the best weapon due to its energy regen boost.

Crit Rate & Damage Boosts

Crit Rate is a rare stat in mid-game builds, so weapons like Stonard provide extra value by improving crit consistency.

Skill Optimization

Some weapon passives require using Basic Attacks before Resonance Skills or vice versa, so be mindful of attack sequences.

Weapon Ranking

  • 1 Abyss Surges (5-star)
  • 2 Hollow Mirage (4-star)
  • 3 Stonard (4-star)
  • 4 Marcato (4-star)
  • 5 Gauntlets of Night (3-star)

Best Echoes

Choosing the right Echoes boosts Lingyang’s Glacio damage, rotation speed, and survivability. The best setup depends on whether you focus on burst, sustained DPS, or energy regen.

Best Echo Sets for Lingyang

Freezing Frost (5-piece) – Best-in-Slot Set

Why It’s the Best:

Provides a strong Glacio DMG bonus, enhancing Lingyang’s elemental attacks.
The 5-piece effect increases damage dealt after using a Heavy or Basic Attack, which perfectly fits his combo-based playstyle.
Works best when focusing on maximizing Glacio damage output.


Main Echo: Lampylumen Myriad, enhances both Glacio and Resonance Skill damage, making it a top-tier DPS Echo.

Synergizes well with Lingyang’s attack patterns, boosting his overall damage.

Glacio Predator (4-cost) – Strong Alternative, Speeds up rotations, allowing Lingyang to reposition and attack faster.

Potentially outperforms Lampylumen Myriad in single-target fights.

Alternative Echo Set – Lingering Tunes (2-piece)

Why It’s Good:

Provides a significant ATK boost, which benefits Lingyang’s overall damage scaling.

Works well in team compositions where Lingyang shares Echoes with quick-swap Glacio units.

A good alternative if a full Freezing Frost set is unavailable.


Main Echo: Mech Abomination, does not take up frames, allowing faster attack sequences.

The ATK buff perfectly complements the Lingering Tunes set, making it the best main Echo for this setup.

Echo Stats Priority

Main Stats Priority

4-Cost Echoes: Prioritize Crit Rate or Crit Damage.
If using Stonard, focus on Crit Rate in mid-game and Crit Damage in end-game.
3-Cost Echoes: Prioritize Glacio DMG Bonus or ATK%.
Glacio DMG Bonus is generally better than ATK%.
1-Cost Echoes: Prioritize ATK%.

Substat Priority (Descending Order of Importance)

Crit Rate – Ensures consistent critical hits.
Crit Damage – Boosts overall burst damage.
ATK% – Increases Lingyang’s raw attack power.
Basic Attack DMG Bonus – Improves damage consistency in combos.
Energy Regen% – Helps maintain Resonance Liberation uptime.
Crit Rate and Crit Damage are the most important substats for maximizing DPS.
Energy Regen% is essential for maintaining Lingyang’s ultimate uptime, especially when entering Striding Lion state.

Mid-Game vs. End-Game Builds

Mid-Game Build

If using a weapon other than Stonard:

Formation: 4-4-1-1-1
Main Stats:
4-Cost Echo: Crit Rate
1-Cost Echoes: ATK%
Echo Set Composition:
2 Glacio set Echoes + 2 ATK set Echoes, with the fifth being flexible.
If using Stonard:

Formation: 4-3-3-1-1
Main Stats:
4-Cost Echo: Crit Rate
3-Cost Echoes: Glacio DMG Bonus or ATK%
Echo Set Composition:
5-piece Freezing Frost set for maximum Glacio damage.

End-Game Build

If using Stonard:
Transition Crit Rate (4-cost Echo) → Crit Damage Echo.
Maintain 5-piece Freezing Frost set for optimal elemental DPS.
If using Abyss Surges (stronger weapon):
Follow similar stat priority, but focus on higher Crit Damage scaling.

Team Compositions


Building an optimized team for Lingyang requires characters that enhance his damage potential, provide buffs, and sustain him through healing and support. Since Lingyang relies heavily on his Glacio-based basic attacks, his team should be structured to maximize his uptime and overall effectiveness in combat.

Team Compositions

F2P Team: Lingyang / Sanhua / Baizhi



This setup is accessible to free-to-play players since both Sanhua and Baizhi can be obtained for free.

The rotation focuses on building Concerto Energy with Sanhua, then swapping to Lingyang to take advantage of her outro skill buff while Baizhi provides healing and support.

Premium Team: Lingyang / Zhezhi / Shorekeeper



This team incorporates Zhezhi as a Glacio sub-DPS and Shorekeeper for buffs and healing.

The rotation starts with Shorekeeper generating Resonance Liberation and Concerto Energy, followed by Zhezhi triggering her intro skill and combo attacks. Afterward, Lingyang enters the field with maximum Concerto Energy to capitalize on the outro skill buff while executing his high-damage combos.

Standard Team: Lingyang / Sanhua / Verina



A balanced team where Sanhua provides a substantial basic attack damage boost, while Verina ensures healing and additional damage buffs.

The rotation begins with Sanhua’s outro skill activating before Lingyang takes the field, followed by Verina’s abilities to sustain and enhance the team’s damage output.

Team Building Tips

Lingyang relies on boosted basic and Glacio damage, so pair him with support characters that enhance those. Energy recharge is key for frequent ult usage to enter Striding Lion. Proper team rotations are crucial to maximize buffs and damage uptime.

Rotation

F2P Team (Sanhua & Baizhi): Start with Sanhua to build Concerto Energy before swapping to Lingyang to trigger Sanhua’s outro buff. Baizhi provides healing when needed.

Premium Team (Zhezhi & Shorekeeper): Open with Shorekeeper to generate Resonance Liberation and Concerto Energy, followed by Zhezhi’s intro and combo attacks. Finally, switch to Lingyang with full Concerto Energy to maximize damage output.

Standard Team (Sanhua & Verina): Use Sanhua’s outro skill for a basic attack buff, then swap to Lingyang. Verina is used for healing and additional team-wide buffs.

Ascension and Forte Materials

Lingyang 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 is the playstyle mechanics for Lingyang?

Lingyang builds Lion’s Spirit to enter Striding Lion, enabling powerful aerial combos. His damage peaks during Lion’s Vigor, so managing energy and timing his skills is key to maximizing uptime and output.

Is combat with Lingyang hard?

Yes, Lingyang can be tricky to play due to his short Striding Lion state, which lasts 5 seconds or up to 10 with his ultimate. Since most of his damage comes from this mode, timing and execution are key to maximizing output.