Taoqi is a Havoc character in Wuthering Waves that use Broadblade as her weapon. Find Taoqi skills, resonance chain and more here.
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Taoqi Overview and Stats
Taoqi is a 4-Stars Havoc damage character. She is the Chief Officer of Ministry of Development, inheritor of the power of the Black Tortoise. Under the lazy and casual appearance, he carries the heavy responsibility of guarding the entire Jinzhou.
| Taoqi Stats | Lv.1 | Lv.90 |
| HP | 716 | 8950 |
| ATK | 18 | 225 |
| DEF | 128 | 1564 |
| Crit. Rate | 5% | 5% |
| Crit. DMG | 150% | 150% |
| Energy Regen | 100% | 100% |
| Max Stamina | 140 | 140 |
| Max Resonance Energy | 125 | 125 |
Taoqi Best Weapons
| Lustrous Razor (5-Star) |
Its Energy Regen bonus complements Taoqi's reliance on Resonance skills for defense and damage. The Resonance Liberation damage boost further amplifies her counter attacks. |
| Verdant Summit (5-Star) |
While primarily focused on Resonance damage, the Heavy Attack damage boost synergizes well with Taoqi's Strategic Parry follow-up attacks. |
| Dauntless Evernight (4-Star) |
The DEF bonus enhances Taoqi's defensive capabilities, and the HP restoration on low health ensures survivability during aggressive play. |
| Helios Cleaver (4-Star) |
The stacking ATK buff is excellent for increasing Taoqi's overall damage output, especially when combined with her Strategic Parry. |
| Autumn Trace (4-Star) |
The ATK and DEF buffs after each hit make this a great option for boosting both defensive and offensive stats, especially with Taoqi's focus on counterattacks. |
Taoqi Strength & Weakness
Strengths
| Tough as Nails |
| Taoqi's abilities focus on defense, using shields and parries to reduce damage and create counterattack chances. |
| Parry Power |
| When timed right, her parries can lead to big damage |
| Self-Reliant |
| Taoqi can heal herself and make shields, helping her stay in the fight. |
| Helps the Team |
| She can buff her allies defense and sometimes their attack too. |
Weakness
| Timing is Key |
| You need good timing and positioning to get the most out of her abilities. |
| Fewer Attacks |
| She doesn't have as many ways to attack compared to other characters. |
| Hard to Master |
| It takes practice to perfectly time her counterattacks and get the most damage. |
Taoqi Passive Skills
| Heart Protection |
| During the duration of the Resonance Skill Rocksteady Shield, the defense of the character increases by 15%. |
| Unyielding |
| When successfully triggering Heavy Attack: Strategic Parry, recover 20 stamina |
| Skillful Cooking |
| When cooking a Dish for exploring the Echo, there is a 20% chance to get double the same Dish. |
Taoqi Intro/Outro Skills
| Carry Attack and Defense Formation - Intro Skill |
| Attack the target, causing Havoc damage, and gain 3 points of [Huajin]. |
| Thousand Pounds - Outro Skill |
| Resonance Skill damage is increased by 38%, the effect lasts for 14 seconds or the character exits. |
Taoqi Skills
| Concealed Edge - Basic Attack |
Basic Attack Swing the giant blade as if it weighs nothing, perform up to 4 continuos attacks, causing Havoc damage. Heavy Attack Consume some Stamina, enter Rocksteady Shield state. Rocksteady Shield In this state, Taoqi will focus more on defense, reducing the damage taken. During the duration of Rocksteady Shield, if Taoqi is attacked or fully charged, it will trigger Strategic Parry, Strategic Parrying the target, causing Havoc damage. Strategic Parry When Strategic Parry is successfully triggered, attack the target, causing Havoc damage, and up to 3 follow-up attacks can be performed. Mid-Air Attack Consume Stamina to perform a mid-air plunging attack, causing Havoc Damage. Dodge and Strategic Parry After a successful Dodge, use Basic Attack within a certain time, it will attack the target, causing Havoc damage. |
| Impenetrable - Resonance Skill |
Cast Ironclad, inflicting Havoc damage on surrounding targets, generating 3 Rocksteady Shield and restoring your own health. If attacked at this time, Strategic Parry will be triggered, retaliating against the target. Rocksteady Shield When the Character is attacked, 1 Rocksteady Shield is consumed, reducing the damage taken. |
| Unmovable - Resonance Liberation |
| Launch an attack based on Taoqi's defense on the target, causing Havoc damage. |
| Power Shift - Forte Circuit |
Timed Counters When successfully triggering Heavy Attack: Strategic Parry, up to 3 follow-up attacks can be made, causing Havoc damage, this damage is Basic Attack damage. Each follow-up attack consumes 1 "Huajin" when hitting the target, and gains a shield at the same time. After casting the Intro Skill Defense Formation, using Basic Attack can directly cast Timed Counters. Huajin Acquisition Rules When casting the Resonance Skill Impregnable Defense, 3 Rocksteady Shields are generated. The 4th Basic Attack will consume all of Taoqi's Rocksteady Shields to obtain the same number of "Huajin". When attacked, consume 1 Rocksteady Shield and recover 1 "Huajin" |
Taoqi Resonance Chain
| Sequence Node 1 |
| The shield amount gained from Attack-Defense Conversion of Forte Circute increases by 40%. |
| Sequence Node 2 |
| Resonance Liberation Immovable as a Mountain increases Crit. By 20%, Crit. DMG by 20% |
| Sequence Node 3 |
| Resonance Skill Rock wall duration extended to 30 seconds. |
| Sequence Node 4 |
| Upon successfully triggering Heavy Attack: Take the Initiative, Taoqi recovers 25% HP, and defense increases by 50%, lasts 5 seconds, can be triggered once every 15 seconds. |
| Sequence Node 5 |
| The damage increase of Fort Circuit Attack-Defense Switch is 50%, when Forte Circuit Attack-Defense Switch hits the target, it recovers 20 points of Resonance Energy. |
| Sequence Node 6 |
| The damage of Taoqi's Basic Attack and Heavy Attack increases by 40% during the shield duration obtained by the Resonance Skill Pan-Yan Protection. |
Other Characters
 Calcharo |  Encore |  Jianxin |
 Jiyan |  Lingyang |  Verina |
 Rover |  Yinlin |  Aalto |
 Yangyang |  Baizhi |  Chixia |
 Danjin |  Mortefi |  Sanhua |
| Taoqi |  Yuanwu | - |
Other Characters sorted by Elements
 Aero |  Electro |  Fusion |
 Glacio |  Havoc |  Spectro |
End of Taoqi Guide.