So, you want to build your Wuthering Waves Jianxin? A very wise choice. Jianxin is an excellent unit, especially in the early game, as she can create a shield, heal herself and her teammates, and deal some respectable damage while grouping smaller enemies together. Plus, she's pretty cool.
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Here's everything in our Wuthering Waves Jianxin build guide:
What's the best Wuthering Waves Jianxin build?
Jianxin is a five-star resonator available in the standard pool who uses gauntlets and the aero element.
| Element | Aero |
| Rarity | Five-star |
| Role | Sub-DPS, healer, shield |
| Best weapon | Verity's Handle, Abyss Surges |
| Best echo set | Moonlit Clouds or Rejuvenating Glow |
| Best echo | Impermanence Heron |
| Main stats | Aero damage bonus, crit rate/damage, attack |
Jianxin is an excellent sub-DPS and support unit that fits in many teams. She's a five-star unit that uses the aero element and gauntlets as a weapon type.
The best weapon for her is the Abyss Surges and the best echo set to go for is a five-piece set of either Moonlit Clouds, Rejuvenating Glow, or Sierra Gale, depending on whether you wish to boost her energy regeneration, healing ability, or personal aero damage.
What's the best weapon for Jianxin?
Jianxin uses the gauntlet weapon type, and there are a few good options for her, even early in the game. The best weapon for Jianxin is the Abyss Surges, though this can be a trick to get. The next best option for her is Marcato - both of these weapons help her kit by adding attack damage or energy recharge.
| Verity's Handle | Stat: Crit rate Effect: Gain a 12% attribute damage bonus. When using resonance liberation, Jianxin gains a 48% liberation damage bonus for eight seconds. This can extend by give seconds every time resonance skills are cast, up to three times |
Limited banner alongside Xiangli Yao |
| Abyss Surges | Stat: Attack Effect: Increases energy regeneration by 12.8%. When Jianxin hits a target with her resonance skill, her basic attack increases by 10% for eight seconds. When hitting a target with basic attacks, her resonance skill damage increases by 10%, lasting for eight seconds |
Standard weapon banner |
| Originite: Type IV | Stat: Crit damage Effect: When hitting a target with basic attacks, Jianxin restores HP. This can trigger once every three seconds. Recommended at S5 |
All banners |
| Marcato | Stat: Energy regen Effect: When Jianxin uses her resonance skill, she restores eight resonance energy. This effect can trigger once every 20 seconds |
All banners |
| Gauntlets#21D | Stat: Energy regen Effect: When Jianxin dashes or dodges, her attack increases by 8%. Her counterattack damage also increases by 50% for eight seconds. When she uses her counterattack, she restores HP equal to 5% of her max HP. This can trigger once every six seconds |
All banners |
What's the best Jianxin team comp?
Jianxin can fill a few roles, but as we've discussed, she's best as a shielder and sub-DPS. Therefore, you can use her with whoever you want to keep safe and provide a little extra damage to.
 Jianxin |
 Iuno |
 Rover (Aero) |
Jianxin |
 Calcharo |
 Verina |
Jianxin |
 Mortefi |
 Jiyan |
Jianxin |
 Xiangli Yao |
 Shorekeeper |
Jianxin |
 Camellya |
 Roccia |
What are the best echoes for Jianxin?
Here are the echo sets we recommend for Jianxin:
- Five-piece set: Rejuvenating glow OR moonlit clouds
- Two-piece sets: Rejuvenating glow, moonlit clouds, and sierra gale
When picking an echo set for Jianxin, it's best to aim for a five-piece set of moonlight clouds or rejuvenating glow, or two pieces of moonlight clouds, rejuvenating glow, or two pieces of Sierra Gale. These two set bonuses give her higher energy recharge and healing capacity. If you want to up her damage, you can choose a full set of sierra gale echoes.
| Impermanence Heron |
Transform into the Impermanence Heron and smack into enemies, dealing 223% havoc damage. You can long press the echo button to hover as the heron and deal damage over time Once the initial attack lands on any enemy, Jianxin gains ten resonance energy. If she uses her outro skill within the next 15 seconds, the next character's damage dealt will be boosted by 12% for 15 seconds when they swap in |
| Bell-Borne Geochelone |
Activate the protection of Bell-Borne Geochelone. It deals glacio damage based on 104.88% of Jianxin's defense stat to nearby enemies, and she gains a Bell-Borne Shield that lasts for 15 seconds. The Bell-Borne Shield provides a 50% damage reduction and a 10% damage boost for all current team members, but disappears after the current character is hit three times |
| Nightmare: Feilian Beringal | Summon a Nightmare: Feilian Beringal to attack enemies, dealing heavy aero damage. The remaining Whirlwind Beam continuously attacks surrounding enemies up to five times, each dealing aero damage. Jianxin gains a 12% aero damage bonus and a 12% heavy attack damage bonus |
Stat recommendations
Main stats:
- Aero damage bonus
- Crit rate/damage
- Energy regeneration
- Attack
Sub-stats:
- Energy regeneration > crit rate/damage > attack
What are Jianxin's ascension materials?
To ascend Jianxin from level one all the way up to 90, you need a stack of cash and some specific other items. Here are all of Jianxin's ascension materials:
| 20➔40 | 5k shell credits Four LF whisperin cores |
| 40➔50 | 10k shell credits Four lanternberries Fhree roaring rock fists Four MF whisperin cores |
| 50➔60 | 15k shell credits Eight lanternberries Six roaring rock fists Eight MF whisperin cores |
| 60➔70 | 20k shell credits 12 lanternberries Nine roaring rock fists Four HF whisperin cores |
| 70➔80 | 40k shell credits 16 lanternberries 12 roaring rock fists Eight HF whisperin cores |
| 80➔90 | 80k shell credits 20 lanternberries 16 roaring rock fists four FF whisperin cores |
Here's where to find all of Jianxin's ascension materials:
- Roaring rock fists - this item drops from the Feilian Beringal boss, located in the Giant Banyan tree, in the Dim Forest
- Lanternberries - these flowers grow in the overworld around the Tiger's Maw mine area. You can purchase 15 of them from Shifang Pharmacy in Jinzhou, which resets after a certain time
- Whisperin cores - these enemy drops come from Predator and Warrior enemies, as well as Whiff Whaff, Tick Tack, Zig Zag, and Snip Snap enemies. You can also buy them from the weapon shop and gain them in forgery challenges
- Shell credits - shell credits are the in-game currency, which you can obtain via farming, enemy and boss drops, through quests, or by selling things in the in-game store
What are Jianxin's forte materials?
Here are the materials that Jianxin needs for her forte skills, and where to get them:
- 25 LF whisperin core, 28 MF whisperin core, 40 HF whisperin core, and 57 FF whisperin core
- Obtain from overworld enemies, forgery challenges, Jinzhou's weapon shop, or the store
- 25 cadence seed, 28 cadence bud, 55 cadence leaf, and 67 cadence blossom
- Obtain from the Flaming Remnants forgery challenge, via the synthesizer, Jinzhou's weapon shop, or Jinzhou's souvenir store
- 26 unending destruction
- Obtain from the Chaotic Juncture: Ember weekly challenge (defeating the Wuthering Waves' Scar weekly boss)
- 2,030,000 shell credits
What are Jianxin's skills?
Jianxin is one of the standard Wuthering Waves characters, available on every character-centric banner in the game, but that doesn't mean she's any less viable than a limited character. Jianxin's kit allows her to group enemies, heal herself, provide a shield for your own team (which, sadly, doesn't work in co-op), and hit things.
Active skills
| Basic attack | Fengyiquan Jianxin performs up to four consecutive attacks that deal aero damage |
| Heavy attack | When holding the basic attack button, Jianxin consumes some stamina to attack a target, dealing heavier aero damage |
| Mid-air attack | Jianxin consumes some stamina to leap into the air, then plunges and deals aero damage to the targets |
| Dodge counter | Using a basic attack after a dodge causes Jianxin to attack the target, dealing aero damage |
| Resonance skill | Calming Air Hold the resonance skill button when the meter is full to enter the Parry Stance. During this move, Jianxin creates a shield. The longer you hold the move, the greater the shield gets. Chi Counter - If an enemy attacks Jianxin while she's in the Parry Stance, she takes no damage and immediately performs Chi Counter, dealing aero damage to the attacker Chi Parry - Releasing the skill button ends the Parry Stance and triggers Chi Parry, dealing aero damage |
| Resonance liberation | Purification Force Field Jianxin creates a field of wind, pulling targets into it and grouping them together, dealing aero damage. When the wind field dissipates, it deals another instance of aero damage |
Passive skills
| Intro skill | Essence of Tao Jianxin pulls enemies in within her target range, dealing aero damage to them |
| Outro skill | Transcendence The next character you use gains a 38% resonance liberation damage boost for 14 seconds, or until they switch off field |
| Forte circuit | Primordial Chi Spiral When Jianxin's 'Chi' reaches the maximum stacks, holding the heavy attack button starts the Zhoutain Progress. During the Zhoutain Progress, Jianxin's anti-interruption increases, and her damage taken reduces by 50%. She consumes Chi continuously to strike enemies repeatedly with aero damage. As Zhoutain Progress accumulates, Jianxin can gain three levels of shield, while dealing constant aero damage to targets around her. If you use an attack while charging the Zhoutain Progress, Jianxin uses Pushing Punch to attack enemies. You build up Chi by attacking enemies and using skills |
Inherent skills
| Formless Release | The damage of the Purification Force Field increases by 20% |
| Reflection | The strength of the shield Jianxin gains with Primordial Chi Spiral increases by 20% |
Skill priority
When choosing which skill to level up first, follow this order for Jianxin:
- Forte circuit > resonance liberation > basic attack > resonance skill > intro skill
What is Jianxin's resonance chain?
If you happen to pull more than one copy of Jianxin - which may happen, given she's on the standard banner and you can lose a 50/50 to her - you can unlock some extra talents.
| Verdant Branchlet | After casting her intro skill, Jianxin gains 100% extra Chi from basic attacks for ten seconds |
| Tao Seeker's Journey | Resonance skill Calming Air gains one extra charge |
| Principles of Wuwei | After staying in the Parry Stance for 2.5 seconds, Jianxin's Chi Counter fully charges |
| Multitude Reflection | When using Primordial Chi Spiral's heavy attack, Jianxin's Purification Force Field damage increases by 80% for 14 seconds |
| Mirroring Introspection | The range of Purification Force Field increases by 33% |
| Truth from Within | During Primordial Chi Spiral's heavy attack, if Jianxin uses Pushing Punch, she can use the Special Chi Counter one extra time within five seconds. Special Chi Counter deals aero damage equal to 556% of Jianxin's attack and is considered as heavy damage. Jianxin can also gain a fourth level of shield charge from Zhoutain Progress |
Now you've got a strong Jianxin in your team, why not pair her with a DPS like Wuthering Waves Calcharo or Wuthering Waves Lingyang?