Yuanwu Guide

Yuanwu is an Electro character in Wuthering Waves that use Gauntlet as his weapon. Find Yuanwu skills, resonance chain, and more down below.

Yuanwu Overview and Stats

Wuthering Waves: Yuanwu Guide

Yuanwu is the owner of the Nightingale Teahouse, proficient in tea therapy, and good at using Leihuangquan. In the gusts of wind from his punches, it seems that one can see the faint lightning and the graceful tree shadows.

Yuanwu StatsLv.1Lv.90
HP6828525
ATK18225
DEF1341637
Crit. Rate5%5%
Crit. DMG150%150%
Energy Regen100%100%
Max Stamina140140
Max Resonance Energy125125

Yuanwu Best Weapons

Abyss Surges (5-Star)
Weapons: Abyss Surges | Wuthering Waves - zilliongamerThe increased Energy Regen helps Yuanwu cast his Resonance Skill "Thunder Wedge" more frequently. The additional ATK and Resonance Skill damage boost amplifies both his Basic Attacks and the Thunder Wedge's coordinated attacks.
Stonard (4-Star)
Weapons: Stonard | Wuthering Waves - zilliongamerThe Resonance Liberation damage boost significantly increase the power of "Blazing Might," Yuanwu's ultimate ability. Since Blazing Might also detonates the Thunder Wedge, this gauntlet syngergizes well with his overall kit.
Marcato (4-Star)
Weapons: Marcato | Wuthering Waves - zilliongamerThis gauntlet restores Concerto Energy with each Resonance Skill used, helping Yuanwu maintain his Thunder Wedge and cast Rumbling Spark more often, enhancing his damage output and uptime of the "Lightning Infused" state.
Gauntlets of Voyager (3-Star)
Weapons: Gauntlelts of Voyager | Wuthering Waves - zilliongamerThe Resonance Energy restoration on Resonance Skill use further aids Yuanwu in maintaining his Thunder Wedge and utilizing his Forte Circuit abilities.
Guardian Gauntlets (3-Star)
Weapons: Guardian Gauntlets | Wuthering Waves - zilliongamerThis option provides a simple but effective boost to the damage of Yuanwu's Resonance Liberation, "Blazing Might", further increasing his burst damage potential.

Yuanwu Strength and Weakness

Strength

High Electro Damage
Yuanwu's attacks and skill focus on dealing consistent and powerful Electro damage.
Team Support
His Resonance Chain can provide shields and increase the defense of his teammates, making him a valuable asset in a team
Resonance Reduction
Yuanwu's abilities can effectively reduce enemies' Resonance, giving him an edge in battle.

Weakness

Learning Curve
Mastering Yuanwu's abilities, especially his Forte Circuit and Resonance Chain, can take time and practice.
Charging Attack
Some of his most potent attacks, like Rumbling Spark, require charging, leaving him vulnerable during the process.

Yuanwu Passive Skills

Decisive Fighter
The damage multiplier of the Resonance Skill Thunderblast is increased by 40%, and the ability to reduce the monster's resonance is enhanced.
Converge Light
The range of Resonance Skill Thunder Pool is greatly expanded. When leaving the battlefield in combat state, if the Edge is not full, Yuanwu will automatically leave a Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge in place.
Skillful Cooking
Cooking Battle Assisting foods has a 20% chance to return all ingredients.

Yuanwu Intro/Outro Skills

Thunder Bombardment - Intro Skill
Attack the target, causing Electro damage.
Drive Thunder - Outro Skill
Lighting strikes centered on the skill target, causing significant Vibration Strength damage to hit enemies.

Yuanwu Skills

Leihuangquan - Basic Attack

Basic Attack

With strong and powerful fists and feet, perform up to 5 continuous attacks, causing Electro damage.

Heavy Attack

Consume Stamina, charge for ward to attack the target, causing Electro damage.

Mid-air Attack

Consume Stamina, leap up from the air to attack downwards, causing Electro damage.

Evasion Attack

After successfully Dodge for a certain period of time, use Basic Attack to the target, causing Electro damage.

Leihuang Master - Resonance Skill

Thunder Wedge

Tap the Leihuang Master, Yuanwu summons the Thunder Wedge, causing Electro damage, and forms a Thunder Field centered on the Thunder Wedge. The Thunder Wedge lasts for 12 seconds.

Thunder Field

When a character on the team hits a target while in the Thunder Field, the Thunder Wedge will coordinate an attack, causing Electro damage, which can be triggered once every 1.2 seconds.

Thunderblast

When the Forte Gauge is full, the Thunder Wedge will cast Thunderblast, causing Electro damage.

Rumbling Spark

When the Forte is full, hold the Resonance Skill Leihuang Master to consume all Forte, cast Rumbling Spark, causing Electro damage, and enter the Lightning Infused state, which lasts for 10 seconds. If there is a Resonance Skill: Thunder Wedge, on the field, casting Rumbling Spark will immediately detonate the Resonance Skill: Thunder Wedge, causing additional Electro damage (this damage is Resonance Skill damage). (The rules for obtaining Forte and the detailed mechanism of the Lightning Infused state can be found in the Forte Circuit)

Blazing Might - Resonance Liberation

Awaken the power of thunder, provide the Lightning Infused status for all characters in the nearby team, last for 10 seconds, and attack the target with all your strength, causing Electro damage.

If there is a Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge on that field, Blazing Might will immediately detonate it, causing additional Electro damage (this damage is Resonance Skill damage).

Unassuming Thunder - Forte Circuit

Rumbling Spark

When [Readiness] is full, long press the Resonance Skill Thunder Fist to consume all [Readiness] and cast Rumbling Spark, causing Electro damage and entering the Lightning Infused state, lasting for 10 seconds. If there is a Resonance Skill: Thunder Wedge on the field, casting Rumbling Spark will immediately detonate the Resonance Skill: Thunder Wedge, causing additional Electro damage (this damage is Resonance Skill damage).

Lightning Infused

The character in the Lightning Infused state has a greatly increased resistance to interruption, and the Yuanwu in this state:: The attack range of Basic Attack is increased, causing Electro damage, and the ability to reduce the resonance of monsters is increased; : The attack of Heavy Attack is more rapid, causing Electro damage, and the ability to reduce the resonance of monsters is increased; :Dodge and counterattack, causing Electro damage, and the ability to reduce the resonance of monsters is increased.

Edge Acquisition Rules

When the Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge is on the field, [Readiness] will slowly recover, and this effect will stake effect when Yuanwu is in the background; When the Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge is on the field, it will recover 6 points of [Readiness] for Yuanwu every second; When the Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge hits the target in a coordinated attack, it will recover 5 points of [Readiness].

Yuanwu Resonance Chain

Sequence Node 1
When Yuanwu is in the state of Forte Circuit Swift and Decisive, his own basic attack speed is increased by 20%, and the heavy attack speed is increased by 20%.
Sequence Node 2
When casting the Intro Skill Thunder, Yuanwu additionally recovers 15 Resonance Energy.
Sequence Node 3
When the Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge hits the target with a coordinated attack, the damage is additionally increased based on 60% of Yuanwu's defense.
Sequence Node 4
When casting the Resonance Liberation Quiet Earth Rebirth, the characters on the field in the team gain a shield of 200% of Yuanwu's own defense, lasting 10 seconds.
Sequence Node 5
When the Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge is on the field, Yuanwu's Resonance Liberation damage bonus is increased by 50%.
Sequence Node 6
All characters in the team near the range of the Resonance Skill Thunder Wedge have their defense increased by 32%.

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