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All Wuthering Waves characters listed

Get to know all of the playable Wuthering Waves characters who you can pick up in-game, and learn which weapons they wield in battle.

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Let us introduce all the playable Wuthering Waves characters, called resonators in-game, available in four- and five-star rarities. There are multiple roles, weapons, and elements to choose from, and each character has an intricate design and personality to match. We’ve laid out everything you need to know right here.

If you’re intrigued by this game, check out our Wuthering Waves tier list to see how the characters rank, give our Wuthering Waves banner article a read to see who you can get, and make sure you read our Wuthering Waves codes guide to get some freebies. Why not grab the new Genshin Impact codes and Honkai Star Rail codes to get some in-game currency?

All Wuthering Waves characters

Each character in Wuthering Waves wields one of six elements – aero, glacio, electro, fusion, havoc, or spectro – and has one of five weapon types. These are swords, broadblades, pistols, gauntlets, and rectifiers which appear to be magical conduit items.

Here are all the playable Wuthering Waves characters:

Wuthering Waves characters - The male and female versions of Rover

Rover (male or female)

  • Element: Spectro and havoc
  • Weapon: Sword
  • Rarity: Five-star
  • How to get: Starting character
  • Role: DPS

Rover is the main character that you embody at the start of the game, choosing between the female and male versions. First, you start with the spectro element, but you unlock the havoc element for Rover in the story. Check out our Wuthering Waves Rover build here.

Wuthering Waves characters - Aalto holding up a hand in a gun shape

Aalto

  • Element: Aero
  • Weapon: Pistol
  • Rarity: Four-star
  • How to get: You can get Aalto as a four-star on any banner
  • Role: Sub-DPS and aero damage boost

Here is our Wuthering Waves Aalto guide if you want to build him.

Wuthering Waves characters - Baizhi surrounded by a white monster

Baizhi

  • Element: Glacio
  • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Rarity: Four-star
  • How to get: You get a copy of Baizhi for free in the early game, and can get her on any banner as a four-star drop
  • Role: Healer and damage boost

Wuthering Waves characters - Calcharo holding a long sword against a grey background

Calcharo

  • Element: Electro
  • Weapon: Broadblade
  • Rarity: Five-star
  • How to get: You can chart a course for Calcharo as your choice of standard five-star, or get him on the standard banner at any time. You can also get him on the limited banners as a 50/50
  • Role: DPS

Check out our Wuthering Waves Calcharo build here.

wuthering waves characters - key art of changli over a blurred background of a grey landscape

Changli

  • Element: Fusion
  • Weapon: Sword
  • Rarity: Five-star
  • How to get: Changli is available for a limited time on an event banner
  • Role: Sub-DPS

You can find our Wuthering Waves Changli build guide here.

Wuthering Waves characters - Chixia holding her arms behind her head

Chixia

  • Element: Fusion
  • Weapon: Pistol
  • Rarity: Four-star
  • How to get: You get a copy of Chixia for your party very soon after starting the game and can get her on any banner as a four-star drop
  • Role: DPS

Wuthering Waves characters - Danjin against a grey background

Danjin

  • Element: Havoc
  • Weapon: Sword
  • Rarity: Four-star
  • How to get: You can get Danjin on any banner as a four-star drop
  • Role: Sub-DPS and havoc damage boost

Wuthering Waves characters - Encore's splash art showing her holding two sheep

Encore

  • Element: Fusion
  • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Rarity: Five-star
  • How to get: You can chart a course for Encore as your choice of standard five-star, or get her on the standard banner at any time. You can also get her on the limited banners as a 50/50
  • Role: DPS

Make sure you check out our Wuthering Waves Encore build to learn more about her.

Wuthering Waves characters - Jianxin holding up a leg and posing with her arms out

Jianxin

  • Element: Aero
  • Weapon: Gauntlets
  • Rarity: Five-star
  • How to get: You can chart a course for Jianxin as your choice of standard five-star, or get her on the standard banner at any time. You can also get her on the limited banners as a 50/50
  • Role: Parry-based damage

Check out our Wuthering Waves Jianxin build here to see what she’s capable of.

wuthering waves characters Jinhsi's splash art on a blurred background

Jinhsi

  • Element: Spectro
  • Weapon: Broadblade
  • Rarity: Five-star
  • How to get: Jinhsi is only available on her own rate-up banner, where you can get her as a five-star drop for a limited time
  • Role: DPS

Read our Wuthering Waves Jinhsi guide to see how to properly build Jinhsi.

Wuthering Waves characters - Jiyan's splash art against a grey background

Jiyan

  • Element: Aero
  • Weapon: Broadblade
  • Rarity: Five-star
  • How to get: Jiyan is only available on his rate-up banner, where you can get him as a five-star drop for a limited time
  • Role: DPS

Here’s our Wuthering Waves Jiyan build showing how to get the best out of the General.

Wuthering Waves characters - Lingyang's splash art against a grey background

Lingyang

  • Element: Glacio
  • Weapon: Gauntlets
  • Rarity: Five-star
  • How to get: You can chart a course for Lingyang as your choice of standard five-star, or get him on the standard banner at any time. You can also get him on the limited banners as a 50/50
  • Role: DPS

Here is our Wuthering Waves Lingyang build guide to help you out.

Wuthering Waves characters - Mortefi wearing a white coat and black trousers

Mortefi

  • Element: Fusion
  • Weapon: Pistol
  • Rarity: Four-star
  • How to get: You can get Mortefi as a drop on any banner as a four-star character
  • Role: Sub-DPS and heavy attack boost

If you want to build him, we have a Wuthering Waves Mortefi build here.

Wuthering Waves characters - Sanhua against a grey background

Sanhua

  • Element: Glacio
  • Weapon: Sword
  • Rarity: Four-star
  • How to get: You can get Sanhua as a drop on any banner as a four-star character. Currently, you can get a free Sanhua by logging into the game for five consecutive days and redeeming the event rewards
  • Role: Sub-DPS and damage deepen

See how to build Wuthering Waves Sanhua here.

wuthering waves characters - Shorekeeper on a blurred grey background

The Shorekeeper

  • Element: Spectro
  • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Rarity: Five-star
  • How to get: The Shorekeeper is only available on her rate-up banner, where you can get her as a five-star drop for a limited time
  • Role: Healer and buffer

Check out our Wuthering Waves Shorekeeper build guide here.

Wuthering Waves characters - Taoqi wearing a white dress and holding a long sword

Taoqi

  • Element: Havoc
  • Weapon: Broadblade
  • Rarity: Four-star
  • How to get: You can get Taoqi as a drop on any banner as a four-star character
  • Role: Damage reduction and shield

We have a Wuthering Waves Taoqi guide to help you build her.

Wuthering Waves characters - Verina against a grey cloudy background

Verina

  • Element: Spectro
  • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Rarity: Five-star
  • How to get: You can chart a course for Verina as your choice of standard five-star, or get her on the standard banner at any time. You can also get her on the limited banners as a 50/50
  • Role: Healer and damage boost

We have a Wuthering Waves Verina build guide here for you.

wuthering waves characters - key art of xiangli yao over a blurred background of a grey landscape

Xiangli Yao

  • Element: Electro
  • Weapon: Gauntlets
  • Rarity: Five-star
  • How to get: During the Moonlit Festival, players got Xiangli Yao for free – but he has his own limited banners, too
  • Role: DPS

He’s an excellent DPS, so we recommend building him using our Wuthering Waves Xiangli Yao guide.

Wuthering Waves characters - Yangyang holding a sword against a grey background

Yangyang

  • Element: Aero
  • Weapon: Sword
  • Rarity: Four-star
  • How to get: You can get Yangyang as a drop on any banner as a four-star character, but you do get a free Yangyang very early on in the game’s story
  • Role: Sub-DPS

Wuthering Waves characters - Yinlin's artwork over a blurred picture of scenery in the game

Yinlin

  • Element: Electro
  • Weapon: Sword
  • Rarity: Five-star
  • How to get: Yinlin is only available on her rate-up banner, where you can get her as a five-star drop for a limited time
  • Role: Sub-DPS, damage boost, and a specific electro damage boost

Check out Wuthering Waves Yinlin‘s build guide here.

wuthering waves characters - key art of youhu over a blurred background of a grey landscape

Youhu

  • Element: Glacio
  • Weapon: Gauntlets
  • Rarity: Four-star
  • How to get: You can get Youhu as a drop on any banner as a four-star character
  • Role: Sub-DPS and healer

You can read our guide to Wuthering Waves Youhu here.

Wuthering Waves characters - Yuanwu on a grey background

Yuanwu

  • Element: Electro
  • Weapon: Gauntlets
  • Rarity: Four-star
  • How to get: You can get Yuanwu as a drop on any banner as a four-star character. You can get a free Yuanwu once you complete a certain amount of floors in the Tower of Adversity: Experiment Zone combat challenge
  • Role: Sub-DPS and damage boost

wuthering waves characters - key art of zhezhi over a blurred background of a grey landscape

Zhezhi

  • Element: Glacio
  • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Rarity: Five-star
  • How to get: Wuthering Waves Zhezhi is only available on her rate-up banner, where you can get her as a five-star drop for a limited time
  • Role: Sub-DPS and damage boost
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Upcoming Wuthering Waves characters

The next Wuthering Waves banner updates will have the following new characters available:

How do I get more Wuthering Waves characters?

Characters are attainable through a gacha system on the banners. Similar to other titles, like the Genshin Impact banners, there’s a limited and a standard banner where you can aim to get different characters. You’re guaranteed a five-star character at 80 pulls (or less).

When you begin the game, you get Rover, Yangyang, and Chixia as free units, with a Yuanwu attainable through the Tower of Adversity. On the beginner banner, you get a five-star within 50 wishes and then can plot a course for a standard five-star of your course on a separate banner, guaranteed in 80 pulls with no risk of losing a 50/50.

The standard pool of characters includes Jianxin, Calcharo, Encore, Lingyang, and Verina as five-star characters, whereas other five-stars appear on the limited banners.

That’s it for our character guide, we also recommend you check out our best mobile games list and grab these Blox Fruits codes and Anime Defenders codes, too.

Usually found roaming through Teyvat or throwing Pokéballs around, Holly is a lover of Hoyoverse, Nintendo, and indie games. Animal Crossing is her ride-or-die, with her favorite villager being Wolfgang. She started doing freelance work like writing lists for GameRant and Roblox pages for VG247, and producing Genshin builds for Gfinity. Her biggest achievement to date is getting her Pikmin 4 score on adverts across the UK. She can, and will, lay some hot takes out if you let her but sticks to correct opinions like arguing what the best wireless chargers and stylus phones are, and which farming game is the best (it’s Stardew). Also owns a really cute lizard.