Aero

Sword

Qiuyuan

Concerto Efficiency Heavy Attack Damage Echo Skill Damage Echo Skill DMG Amplification

Best in slotSignature

Emerald Sentence

Sword

Base ATK: 588
Crit. Rate: 24.3%

Passive · R1

When A Heart Settles

ATK is increased by 12%. Casting Echo Skill within 10s after casting Intro Skill or Basic Attack grants 1 stack of Bamboo Cleaver, which grants 30% Heavy Attack DMG Bonus to the wielder. This effect can be triggered by Echoes of the same name once only, stacking up to 2 times, lasting for 12s. Casting Echo Skill at max stacks does not reset the duration. This effect can be triggered once every 10s and ends early if the wielder is switched off the field. Casting Intro Skill grants 20% Echo Skill DMG Bonus to all Resonators in the team for 30s. Effects of the same name cannot be stacked.

Official Kuro recommendation and best-in-slot option.

02 Emerald of Genesis24.3% Crit. Rate · 588 ATK · Stormy Resolution
03 Azure Oath24.3% Crit. Rate · 588 ATK · Unbending
04 Blazing Brilliance48.6% Crit. DMG · 588 ATK · Crimson Phoenix
05 Bloodpact's Pledge38.9% Energy Regen · 588 ATK · Harmonious Vibrancy
06 Endless Collapse18.2% ATK · 462 ATK · Intergalactic Gaze Accessible 4-star option.

Recommended Hybrid Setup

3pc Law of Harmony + 2pc Sierra Gale

Layout

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Main stats by slot

4Main echo: Crit. Rate
3Second slot: Aero DMG Bonus
3Third slot: Aero DMG Bonus
1Fourth slot: ATK%
1Fifth slot: ATK%

Substat priority

1Energy Regen
2Crit Rate
3Crit DMG
4ATK
5Heavy Attack DMG

Main echoOverlord · 4-cost

Reminiscence: Fenrico

The Resonator with this Echo equipped in their main slot gains 12.00% Aero DMG Bonus and 12.00% Heavy Attack DMG Bonus.

Cost: 4
Charges: 1
Cooldown: 20s

Echo skill: Summon the Talons of Decree to attack nearby enemies, dealing 273.60% Aero DMG. The Resonator with this Echo equipped in their main slot gains 12.00% Aero DMG Bonus and 12.00% Heavy Attack DMG Bonus.

Skill upgrade priority

FirstForte Circuit
SecondResonance Liberation
ThirdResonance Skill
FourthBasic Attack
FifthIntro Skill

Main DPSStep 1

Sigrika

Aero

Best weapon Echo set

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.

Buffer / Sub-DPSStep 2

Qiuyuan

Aero

Best weapon Echo set

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.

Support / OpenerStep 3

Ciaccona

Aero

Best weapon Echo set

Also works

ShorekeeperVerina

Rotation

Ciaccona → Qiuyuan → Sigrika.

Main DPSStep 1

Galbrena

Fusion

Best weapon Echo set

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.

Buffer / Sub-DPSStep 2

Qiuyuan

Aero

Best weapon Echo set

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.

Support / OpenerStep 3

Shorekeeper

Spectro

Best weapon Echo set

Also works

VerinaCantarella

Rotation

Shorekeeper → Qiuyuan → Galbrena.

Main DPSStep 1

Phrolova

Havoc

Best weapon Echo set

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.

Buffer / Sub-DPSStep 2

Qiuyuan

Aero

Best weapon Echo set

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.

Support / OpenerStep 3

Lucilla

Glacio

Best weapon Echo set

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.

Rotation

Lucilla → Qiuyuan → Phrolova.

Worth knowing: With Cantarella on the team, pivot Lucilla to the 3rd slot and have Cantarella Outro buff Phrolova instead.

Main DPSStep 1

Phrolova

Havoc

Best weapon Echo set

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.

Buffer / Sub-DPSStep 2

Sigrika

Aero

Best weapon Echo set

Also works

RocciaDanjin

Support / OpenerStep 3

Qiuyuan

Aero

Best weapon Echo set

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.

Rotation

Only use Sigrika alongside Qiuyuan. Danjin + Roccia is also a possible pairing where Roccia moves to the third slot.

Basic Attack

Perform up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Aero DMG.

Heavy Attack

Consume STA to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG. Press Normal Attack within a certain period of time after casting this skill to perform Basic Attack Thus Spoke the Blade: Inkwash Stage 4.

Mid-air Attack

Consume STA to perform Plunging Attack, dealing Aero DMG.

Dodge Counter

Normal Attack right after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG, considered as Heavy Attack.

Moments after a Basic Attack or Heavy Attack, Qiuyuan becomes immune to the next instance of DMG he takes and casts Dodge Counter upon being attacked, dealing Aero DMG.

Press Resonance Skill to dash forward for a distance, dealing Aero DMG, considered as Echo Skill DMG. If Resonance Skill is cast upon being attacked by an enemy target, Qiuyuan becomes immune to this instance of DMG and stagnates nearby enemies, while gaining immunity to interruption during this Resonance Skill.

Switching to other Resonators removes the Stagnation effect from enemies.

Undaunted Wayfarer

Hold Resonance Skill to dash forward for a distance at the cost of STA, dealing Aero DMG to the target, considered as Echo Skill DMG.

If there are no targets nearby, Qiuyuan will leap up and dash through the air by continuously consuming STA until it runs out. Release Resonance Skill to immediately end the dash and land. If there are targets nearby when Qiuyuan lands, deal Aero DMG to nearby targets, considered as Echo Skill DMG. This skill can be cast in mid-air.

Basic Attack - Thus Spoke the Blade: Inkwash

When Qiuyuan reaches 200 points of Swordster's Soliloquy, his Basic Attack is replaced with Basic Attack Thus Spoke the Blade: Inkwash, which chains together up to 4 consecutive strikes, dealing Aero DMG, considered as Heavy Attack DMG.

Deal Aero DMG to targets within range, considered as Echo Skill DMG.

For every 1% of Qiuyuan's Crit. Rate over 50%, this skill increases the Crit. DMG of all nearby active Resonators in the team by 2% for 30s, up to 30%.

Attack the target, dealing Aero DMG, considered as Heavy Attack DMG.

Within a certain period of time after casting this skill, Press Normal Attack to perform Basic Attack Thus Spoke the Blade: Inkwash Stage 3.

Inherent Skills

Quietude Within

Qiuyuan obtains Quietude Withinfor 10s upon entering the Inksplash of Mind state. This effect can be triggered once every 22s.

Heavy Attack Thus Spoke the Blade: To Teach, Thus Spoke the Blade: To Save, and Thus Spoke the Blade: To Sacrifice deal 50% more DMG. Thus Spoke the Blade: To Sacrifice additionally restores 30 points of Concerto Energy on hit.

This effect ends early when Qiuyuan is switched off the field.

Drink Away Woes Age-Old

When casting Echo Skill, Qiuyuan's bamboo flask absorbs the overflowing energy and brews it into Flowing Panacea.

The next time Swordster's Soliloquy is obtained, Flowing Panacea is consumed to gain 10% ATK for 20s.

Outro Skill

Strike Before Ready

Attack the target, dealing Aero DMG equal to 100% of Qiuyuan's ATK, considered as Echo Skill DMG.

Grant 50% Echo Skill DMG Amplification to the incoming Resonator, lasting for 14s or until the Resonator is switched out.

Tune Break

Sword

When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast Tune Break on the target.

Resonance Chain

Sequence 1: Sword Sheathed, Mind Unclouded

Thus Spoke the Blade: To Teach, Thus Spoke the Blade: To Save, and Thus Spoke the Blade: To Sacrifice can no longer be interrupted.
Qiuyuan gains 20% Crit. Rate increase.
Sequence 2: O Blade, I, Who Teach No More

Bamboo's Shade now grants an additional 30% Echo Skill DMG Amplification to all nearby active Resonators in the team.
Sequence 3: O Blade, I, Who Save No More

The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Liberation Sundering Strike is increased by 500%.
When Concerto Energy is full, Qiuyuan's Resonance Skill is replaced with Resonance Skill Straw Cape in Drizzly Rain, available once every 20s.
Upon casting Straw Cape in Drizzly Rain, consume 60 Concerto Energy to deal 500% Aero DMG, considered Echo Skill DMG, and restore 400 points of Swordster's Soliloquy. The next Basic Attack is replaced with Thus Spoke the Blade: Inkwash Stage 3.
Upon casting Straw Cape in Drizzly Rain, Qiuyuan cannot gain the Quietude Within effect the next time he enters Inksplash of Mind. Thus Spoke the Blade: To Teach, Thus Spoke the Blade: To Save, and Thus Spoke the Blade: To Sacrifice gain 600% DMG Multiplier increase and additionally restore 30 points of Concerto Energy on hit.
When not in Co-op mode, upon casting Straw Cape in Drizzly Rain, the next Outro Skill is replaced with Outro Skill Sheath Fallen, New Shoots Revealed, which deals 500% Aero DMG, considered Echo Skill DMG.
Sequence 4: O Blade, I, Who Sacrifice No More

ATK is increased by 20%.
Sequence 5: O Blade, I, Who Await to be Wielded

Qiuyuan now ignores 15% of the target's DEF when dealing damage.
Sequence 6: Thus I Heard, Thus I Saw, Thus I Spoke

Casting Heavy Attack Thus Spoke the Blade: To Sacrifice stagnates nearby targets for 5s or until the targets are damaged or until Qiuyuan is switched off the field. This effect is not available in the Co-op Mode.
When Qiuyuan is the active Resonator in the team, upon exiting Inksplash of Mind, he deals Aero DMG equal to 600% of his ATK to all targets within range, considered Echo Skill DMG.
Casting Resonance Skill Straw Cape in Drizzly Rain increases Qiuyuan's Crit. DMG by 100% for 6s. Switching to another Resonator ends this effect early.

Resources & States

Gauges and states Qiuyuan's skills refer to, defined once.

Bamboo's Shade

When Qiuyuan reaches 400 points of Swordster's Soliloquy, he gains the Bamboo's Shade effect, granting all nearby active Resonators in the team 30% Echo Skill DMG Bonus for 30s.

Inksplash of Mind

When Swordster's Soliloquy is full, Qiuyuan enters the Inksplash of Mind state for 8s, during which Heavy Attack is replaced with Heavy Attack Thus Spoke the Blade: To Save.

In this state, hold Normal Attack to consume Swordster's Soliloquy to perform Heavy Attack Thus Spoke the Blade: To Teach, Thus Spoke the Blade: To Save, and Thus Spoke the Blade: To Sacrifice in order, dealing Aero DMG, considered as Heavy Attack DMG.

Performing Thus Spoke the Blade: To Teach, Thus Spoke the Blade: To Save, or Thus Spoke the Blade: To Sacrifice is considered as performing Echo Skill.
Inksplash of Mind ends when Swordster's Soliloquy is used up.

Swordster's Soliloquy

Qiuyuan can hold up to 600 points of Swordster's Soliloquy.

100 points of Swordster's Soliloquy is obtained when performing Basic Attack Stage 3.
100 points of Swordster's Soliloquy is obtained when performing each stage of Basic Attack Thus Spoke the Blade: Inkwash.
100 points of Swordster's Soliloquy is obtained when performing Dodge Counter.
400 points of Swordster's Soliloquy is obtained when performing Intro Skill.
Swordster's Soliloquy cannot be obtained in the Inksplash of Mind state.
Swordster's Soliloquy is cleared when the Inksplash of Mind state ends.

Kit text from the official Wuthering Waves guide by Kuro Games, supplemented with reviewed Wuthering Waves Wiki data under CC BY-SA.

◇ Frequently Asked Questions

What element is Qiuyuan?

Qiuyuan is an Aero element resonator in Wuthering Waves.

What weapon does Qiuyuan use?

Qiuyuan uses a Sword in Wuthering Waves.

What rarity is Qiuyuan?

Qiuyuan is a 5-star resonator in Wuthering Waves.

What role does Qiuyuan play?

Qiuyuan serves as: Concerto Efficiency, Heavy Attack Damage, Echo Skill Damage, Echo Skill DMG Amplification.

When was Qiuyuan released?

Qiuyuan was released on 30 October 2025.

What is Qiuyuan's signature weapon?

Qiuyuan's signature weapon is Emerald Sentence.