Electro 
Gauntlets 
Main Damage Dealer Resonance Liberation Damage Build · 01
Ranked on calculated damage at equal investment. Everything below rank one is a real option, not a consolation.
Gauntlets Gain 12% Attribute DMG Bonus. When using Resonance Liberation, the wielder gains 48% Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus for 8s. This effect can be extended by 5s each time Resonance Skills are cast, up to 3 times.
Signature weapon and best-in-slot.
Tragicomedy24.3% Crit. Rate · 588 ATK · Fool's Warble 
Stonard20.2% Crit. Rate · 412 ATK · Wallbreaker 
Abyss Surges36.5% ATK · 588 ATK · Stormy Resolution 
Hollow Mirage30.4% ATK · 412 ATK · Celestial Blessing 
Gauntlets#21D38.9% Energy Regen · 388 ATK · Mastermind Build · 02
2 reviewed setups this patch. Each one keeps its own main Echo and stat priorities.
Recommended Full Set
Main stats by slot
Main echo
Second slot
Third slotFourth slotFifth slotSubstat priority
1CRIT Rate
2CRIT DMG3ATK%
4Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus
5Energy Regen
Electro DMG +10%.
Electro DMG +15% after releasing Heavy Attack or Resonance Skill. This effect stacks up to 2 times, each stack lasts 15s.
Echo skill: Transform into Nightmare: Thundering Mephis and attack enemies in front, dealing 405.00% Electro DMG. The Resonator with this Echo equipped in their main slot gains 12.00% Electro DMG Bonus and 12.00% Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus.
2pc Hybrid Alternative
Main stats by slot
Main echoSecond slotThird slotFourth slotFifth slotSubstat priority
1CRIT Rate2CRIT DMG3ATK%4Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus5Energy Regen Electro DMG +10%.
Electro DMG +15% after releasing Heavy Attack or Resonance Skill. This effect stacks up to 2 times, each stack lasts 15s.
Echo skill: Transform into Nightmare: Thundering Mephis and attack enemies in front, dealing 405.00% Electro DMG. The Resonator with this Echo equipped in their main slot gains 12.00% Electro DMG Bonus and 12.00% Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus.
Skill upgrade priority
FirstResonance Liberation 
SecondForte Circuit 
ThirdResonance Skill 
FourthBasic Attack 
FifthIntro Skill Build · 03
3 verified lineups. Other rotations stay off the page until they are checked against the current game.
Recommended lineup
ElectroSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.
AeroSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.AeroSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.Recommended lineup
ElectroSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.
SpectroAlso works
FusionAlso works
Mornye is only best with Lynae on the team.
Recommended lineup
ElectroSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.FusionAlso works
SpectroAlso works
VERY difficult to play. Not recommended to casual players.
Detailed reference
Perform up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG.
Perform a charged attack at the cost of STA, dealing Electro DMG.
Perform a Plunging Attack from mid-air at the cost of STA, dealing Electro DMG.
Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.
Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.
When Capacity reaches 100, Resonance Skill Deduction is replaced by Resonance Skill Decipher.
Consume 100 Capacity to cast Resonance Skill Decipher, dealing Electro DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.
When Performance Capacity reaches 5 in Intuition state, Resonance Skill Divergence is replaced by Resonance Skill Law of Reigns.
Consume 5 Performance Capacity to cast Resonance Skill Law of Reigns, dealing Electro DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.
Shortly after casting Resonance Skill Decipher or Resonance Skill Divergence, use Basic Attack to perform Mid-air Attack Revamp at the cost of STA, dealing Electro DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.
Xiangli Yao can hold up to 100 Capacity.
Every Normal Attack Probe on hit grants Capacity.
Every Resonance Skill Deduction on hit grants Capacity.
Xiangli Yao can hold up to 5 Performance Capacity.
When in Intuition triggered by Resonance Liberation:
Obtain 1 Performance Capacity when Stage 1 of Basic Attack Pivot - Impale hits a target.
Obtain 2 Performance Capacity when Stage 2 or 3 of Basic Attack Pivot - Impale hits a target.
Obtain 2 Performance Capacity for every Resonance Skill Divergence on hit.
Obtain 3 Performance Capacity for every Mid-air Attack Revamp on hit.
Obtain 2 Performance Capacity for every Dodge Counter Unfathomed on hit.
Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG. Enter Intuition.
When in Intuition:
-Obtain 3 Hypercube(s). Each time Resonance Skill Law of Reigns is cast, consume 1 Hypercube(s). Intuition ends once all Hypercubes are consumed.
-Basic Attack and Heavy Attack are replaced with Basic Attack Pivot - Impale, which performs up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG.
-Resonance Skill Deduction is replaced with Resonance Skill Divergence, which deals Electro DMG.
-Dodge Counter is replaced with Dodge Counter Unfathomed, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.
Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.
Gain 5% Electro DMG Bonus after casting Resonance Skill for 8s, stackable for up to 4 times.
When in Intuition triggered by Resonance Liberation, Xiangli Yao's resistance to interruption is enhanced.
Xiangli Yao will call down a laser beam upon the first target the incoming Resonator's Basic Attack hits, dealing Electro DMG equal to 237.63% of Xiangli Yao's ATK to an area. This effect lasts for 8s and can be triggered once every 2s, up to 3 times.
When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast Tune Break on the target.
Resonance Skill Law of Reigns additionally launches 6 Convolution Matrices at enemies, each dealing Resonance Liberation DMG equal to 8% of the skill's DMG Multiplier.
Casting Resonance Skill or Resonance Liberation Cogitation Model increases Crit. DMG by 30% for 8s.
Casting Resonance Liberation Cogitation Model increases the DMG of the following Resonance Skill moves by 63% for 24s:
Decipher, Deduction, Divergence, and Law of Reigns.
This effect can be triggered up to 5 times.
Casting Resonance Liberation Cogitation Model grants a 25% DMG Bonus to all team members' Resonance Liberation for 30s.
The DMG Multiplier of Outro Skill Chain Rule is increased by 222%. The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Liberation Cogitation Model is increased by 100%.
The Hypercubes obtained from Resonance Liberation Cogitation Model are enhanced, increasing the DMG Multiplier of Resonance Skill Law of Reigns by 76%.
Kit text from the official Wuthering Waves guide by Kuro Games.
Xiangli Yao is an Electro element resonator in Wuthering Waves.
Xiangli Yao uses a Gauntlets in Wuthering Waves.
Xiangli Yao is a 5-star resonator in Wuthering Waves.
Xiangli Yao serves as: Main Damage Dealer, Resonance Liberation Damage.
Xiangli Yao was released on 7 September 2024.
Xiangli Yao's signature weapon is Verity's Handle.