Upon inflicting Havoc Bane, Xuanling's Feather grants 20% Crit. Rate and 35% Heavy Attack DMG Bonus for 15s. Upon inflicting Glacio Chafe, Chongming's Feather grants 0.1% ATK for every 1% of the Resonator's Energy Regen, up to 25%, for 10s.
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Resonator file · Yangyang: Xuanling
Yangyang: Xuanling
- Nation
- HuanglongMinistry of War
- Released
- 10 July 2026
- Signature weapon
Azure Oath
Full Weapon Ranking
Best-in-slot through accessible backup choices, with the 5-star options ranked ahead of the 4-star and craftable ones.
5-Star Tier
- Rank #1
Azure Oath
- Base ATK
- 588
- Crit. Rate
- 24.3%
Official Kuro recommendation and best-in-slot option.
UnbendingView full weaponGrants 12% All-Attribute DMG Bonus. Upon inflicting Havoc Bane, the wielder gains 36% Heavy Attack DMG Amplification and their Heavy Attack DMG ignores 12% of the target's DEF, lasting for 8s.
- Rank #2
Emerald Sentence
- Base ATK
- 588
- Crit. Rate
- 24.3%
When A Heart SettlesView full weaponATK 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.
- Rank #3
Emerald of Genesis
- Base ATK
- 588
- Crit. Rate
- 24.3%
Stormy ResolutionView full weaponIncreases Energy Regen by 12.8%. When Resonance Skill is cast, increases ATK by 6%, stacking up to 2 time(s). This effect lasts for 10s.
- Rank #4
Blazing Brilliance
- Base ATK
- 588
- Crit. DMG
- 48.6%
Crimson PhoenixView full weaponATK increased by 12%. The wielder gains 1 stack of Searing Feather upon dealing damage, which can be triggered once every 0.5s, and gains 5 stacks of the same effect upon casting Resonance Skill. Each stack of Searing Feather gives 4% additional Resonance Skill DMG Bonus for up to 14 stacks. After reaching the max stacks, all stacks will be removed in 12s.
4-Star & Craftable Tier
- Rank #5
Commando of Conviction
- Base ATK
- 412
- ATK
- 30.4%
Accessible 4-star option.
UnyieldingView full weaponWhen Intro Skill is cast, increases ATK by 15%, lasting for 15s.
- Rank #6
Fables of Wisdom
- Base ATK
- 462
- ATK
- 18.2%
Accessible 4-star option.
RhetoricView full weaponDealing DMG to enemies with Negative Statuses increases the wielder's ATK by 4% for 10s. This effect can be triggered 1 time per second, stackable up to 4 times.
Best Echo Setup
Database-backed set bonuses for the recommended setups.
Recommended Full Set
5pc Song of Feathered Trace
Recommended Main Echo
Thousand-Puppet Pavilion
Main Slot Bonuses
Echo Skill
Use Echo Skill to attack nearby enemies, dealing 109.44% Havoc DMG and summoning 4 Blades of Thousand Memories that last 15s. While Blades of Thousand Memories last, when the Resonator inflicts Havoc Bane, consume 1 Blade of Thousand Memories to deal 41.04% Havoc DMG once to the target. This effect can be triggered once every 1s.
- Charges
- 1
- Cooldown
- 20s
Recommended Pairings
Lynae and Mornye are used together: Lynae provides general buffs and personal damage while Mornye amplifies All-Type DMG and boosts Tune Break rate for Yangyang: Xuanling.
Main DPS
Build the rotation here.
Buffer / Sub-DPS
Buff the damage window before handing off.
Support / Opener
Open the rotation and sustain the team.
Rotation Note
Start with Suisui to build her Forte and cast Resonance Liberation, switch to Chisa for a full Basic Attack string and Resonance Liberation, then enter on Yangyang: Xuanling via Intro and hold Heavy Attack until her Forte depletes.
Main DPS
Build the rotation here.
Buffer / Sub-DPS
Buff the damage window before handing off.
Support / Opener
Open the rotation and sustain the team.
Rotation Note
Phrolova contributes her own damage as a second DPS while Shorekeeper provides general buffs and healing; strongest in Whimpering Wastes.
Succor and Smite
Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance
Normal Attack repeatedly or hold it down to consume Melody and perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Havoc DMG. While Melody is not depleted, the Energy Regen is increased by 20% when Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance deals damage.
Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 4 applies 1 stack of Havoc Bane to the targets hit.
Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance
Normal Attack repeatedly or hold it down to consume Melody and perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Havoc DMG. While Melody is not depleted, the Energy Regen is increased by 20% when Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance deals damage.
Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 4 applies 1 stack of Havoc Bane to the targets hit.
Mid-air Attack - Azure Sword Stance
Consume STA to perform a Plunging Attack, consuming Melody and dealing Havoc DMG.
Normal Attack within a short time after casting this skill triggers Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 2.
Mid-air Attack - Feather Sword Stance
Consume STA to perform a Plunging Attack, consuming Melody and dealing Havoc DMG.
Normal Attack within a short time after casting this skill triggers Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 2.
Dodge Counter - Azure Sword Stance
Normal Attack within a short time after a successful Dodge consumes Melody to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
Normal Attack within a short time after casting this skill triggers Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 3.
Casting Dodge Counter - Azure Sword Stance counts as casting Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 2.
Dodge Counter - Feather Sword Stance
Normal Attack within a short time after a successful Dodge consumes Melody to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
Normal Attack within a short time after casting this skill triggers Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 3.
Casting Dodge Counter - Feather Sword Stance counts as casting Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 2.
Feather's Edge
Sword Stance Switch
While in Azure Sword Stance, Press Resonance Skill to switch to Feather Sword Stance and perform Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 1, dealing Havoc DMG.
More detail
While in Feather Sword Stance, Press Resonance Skill to switch to Azure Sword Stance and perform Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 1, dealing Havoc DMG.
Sword Stance Switch: Azure
Press Resonance Skill within a short time after casting Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance to switch to Azure Sword Stance and cast Sword Stance Switch: Azure, dealing Havoc DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.
A successful Dodge can be triggered within a short time into the action of this skill, which consumes 50 Melody.
After casting this skill, the Basic Attack cycle will not reset for a short time.
Sword Stance Switch: Feather
Press Resonance Skill within a short time after casting Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance to switch to Feather Sword Stance and cast Sword Stance Switch: Feather, dealing Havoc DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.
A successful Dodge can be triggered within a short time into the action of this skill, which consumes 50 Melody.
After casting this skill, the Basic Attack cycle will not reset for a short time.
The Way of Ten Thousand Voices
Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure
Yangyang: Xuanling is in Azure Sword Stance by default. When Melody is depleted while in Feather Sword Stance, Resonance Skill - Feather's Edge is replaced by Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure.
Press Resonance Skill to switch to Azure Sword Stance and cast Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure, dealing Havoc DMG and restoring 100 points of Melody and 1 point of Azure Plume. This instance of DMG is considered Heavy Attack DMG.
When Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure hits the target, consume 1 stack of Havoc Bane on the target.
The Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance cycle is not reset within a short time after casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure. If casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure resets the cycle, summon a Wraith of Sound to finish the current attack and deal a fixed instance of Havoc DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG, which is not affected by any DMG Bonus effects and does not inflict Havoc Bane.
Successful Dodge can be triggered within a short time into the action of this skill, which consumes 50 points of Melody.
Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather
When Melody is depleted while in Azure Sword Stance, Resonance Skill - Feather's Edge is replaced by Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather.
Press Resonance Skill to switch to Feather Sword Stance and cast Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather, dealing Havoc DMG and restoring 100 points of Melody and 1 point of Azure Plume. This instance of DMG is considered Heavy Attack DMG.
When Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather hits, consume 1 stack of Havoc Bane on the target.
The Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance cycle is not reset within a short time after casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather. If casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather resets the cycle, summon a Wraith of Sound to finish the current attack and deal a fixed instance of Havoc DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG, which is not affected by any DMG Bonus effects and does not inflict Havoc Bane.
Successful Dodge can be triggered within a short time into the action of this skill, which consumes 50 points of Melody.
Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance
When Azure Plume is restored to its maximum while in Azure Sword Stance, hold Normal Attack to consume STA and all Azure Plume to cast Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, generating a massive cyclone that strikes the area in front, dealing Havoc DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.
When casting Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, gain Bated Breath: If Yangyang: Xuanling is the active Resonator in the field, the Crit. DMG of this Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance increases by 160%. When Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance ends, Bated Breath is removed. Bated Breath can be gained up to once every 25s.
Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance applies 2 stacks of Havoc Bane to the targets hit.
Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance
When Azure Plume is restored to its maximum while in Feather Sword Stance, if Yangyang: Xuanling is on the ground and not in a Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom cycle, hold Normal Attack to consume STA and cast Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance, dealing Havoc DMG. After it hits a target, Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall is automatically cast.
When casting Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance, gain Streaming Storm, which lasts 15s. While Yangyang: Xuanling is the active Resonator in the team, the Crit. DMG of this Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance or the next Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall, Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom, or Dodge Counter - Havoc in Bloom is increased by 160%. Streaming Storm is removed when Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom Stage 3 or Dodge Counter - Havoc in Bloom Stage 3 ends. Streaming Storm can be gained up to once every 25s.
Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance applies 2 stacks stacks of Havoc Bane to the targets hit.
Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall
When Azure Plume is restored to its maximum while in Feather Sword Stance and airborne, Mid-air Attack - Feather Sword Stance is replaced by Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall.
Press or hold Normal Attack to consume STA and all Azure Plume to cast Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall, dealing Havoc DMG. Casting Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall enters Hark the Wind for 12s.
Hark the Wind
While in Feather Sword Stance, Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance is replaced by Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom, which performs up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Havoc DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.
Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom Stage 2 and Stage 3 can be cast in mid-air close to the ground. Casting Stage 3 ends Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom. This attack cycle cannot be reset.
During Hark the Wind, a Dodge Counter counts towards the Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom cycle.
Feathered Oath
When nearby Resonators in the team inflict Havoc Bane on a target, Yangyang: Xuanling gains 1 stack of Feathered Oath for 4s. Feathered Oath can be gained once every 1s, stacking up to 6 times. While Yangyang: Xuanling is the active Resonator in the team, each stack increases the Crit. DMG of Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance, Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall, Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom, and Dodge Counter - Havoc in Bloom by 25%, up to 150%.
Refrain
Before Yangyang: Xuanling's Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 4, Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 4, Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, or Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance hits a target, record and propagate the highest stack count of Havoc Bane on targets within a certain range to all targets within range.
Melody
Melody has a maximum of 100 points.
Casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather restores 100 points of Melody.
Casting Resonance Liberation Hush of a Thousand Voices consumes all Melody.
Normal Attacks consumes Melody upon dealing damage.
Successful Dodge can be triggered during the action of Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Switch: Azure, Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Switch: Feather, Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure, or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather within a certain time of casting these skills, which consumes 50 points of Melody.
Azure Plume
Azure Plume has a maximum of 2 points.
Casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure, Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather, or Intro Skill - Skybound Feather restores 1 point of Azure Plume.
Casting Resonance Liberation - Hush of a Thousand Voices restores 1 point of Azure Plume.
Casting Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance or Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall consumes all Azure Plume.
Hush of a Thousand Voices
Hush of a Thousand Voices
Consume all Melody to deal Havoc DMG and restore 1 point of Azure Plume. This DMG is considered Heavy Attack DMG.
More detail
Upon casting this skill, obtain Voice upon Voice. When casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather, summon Shadow of Xuanling to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.
Voice upon Voice cannot stack. Once Shadow of Xuanling is summoned, the Voice upon Voice state is removed.
Skybound Feather
Deal Havoc DMG and restore 1 point of Azure Plume.
When Intro Skill - Skybound Feather deals damage, it applies 1 stack of Havoc Bane on the target.
Inherent Skills
Unbroken Vow
When a target has 1 to 3 stacks of Havoc Bane, each stack of Havoc Bane Amplifies the DMG from Yangyang: Xuanling by 10%, up to 30%.
When a target has 4 to 6 stacks of Havoc Bane, each stack of Havoc Bane Amplifies the DMG from Yangyang: Xuanling by 12%, up to 36%.
One Life, One Blade
Resonance Liberation Hush of a Thousand Voices raises the Havoc Bane stacks on the targets to the maximum on hit.
When nearby Resonators in the team inflict Havoc Bane, Yangyang: Xuanling gains 1 stack of Windbound. Windbound can be gained once every 1s, stacking up to 6 times.
When Windbound reaches 6 stacks, Yangyang: Xuanling removes all Windbound and gains One with the Wind.
While One with the Wind lasts, when Yangyang: Xuanling casts Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather, she summons Feather Release: Xuanling to attack the target, applying 6 stacks of Havoc Bane to the target.
Windbound cannot be obtained while One with the Wind lasts.
Once Feather Release: Xuanling is summoned, the One with the Wind state is removed.
As the Wind Wills
Attacks the target, dealing Havoc DMG equal to 300% of Yangyang: Xuanling's ATK.
All Resonators in the team other than Yangyang: Xuanling gains Tonal Switch for 20s. After a Resonator with Tonal Switch inflicts Havoc Bane, that Resonator's Havoc DMG is Amplified by 20%.
This effect is reset upon casting this skill again.
Sword
When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast Tune Break on the target.
Resonance Chain
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Sequence 1: At the Wind's Breath, the Blossoms Wake
Casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather summons a Shadow of Xuanling: Unfaltering to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG equal to 337.98% of Yangyang: Xuanling's ATK. This DMG is considered Heavy Attack DMG.
Casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather Stagnates nearby enemies.
Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom and Dodge Counter - Havoc in Bloom are immune to interruption.
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Sequence 2: River Carries Her Song Away
The DMG dealt by Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance, Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall, Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom, and Dodge Counter - Havoc in Bloom is increased by 100%.
Every time Yangyang: Xuanling remains out of combat for more than 4s after she leaves the combat state or revives, she gains the following effects once:
- Gain Strung Notes, up to 1 stack. Casting Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance or Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance summons Shadow of Xuanling: Strung Notes to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG equal to 337.98% of Yangyang: Xuanling's ATK, considered Heavy Attack DMG. Strung Notes is removed after Shadow of Xuanling: Strung Notes is summoned.
- Restore 2 points of Azure Plume.
- Reset the Cooldown of gaining Bated Breath and Streaming Storm.
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Sequence 3: My Grief Follows You into the Clouds
The DMG dealt via Resonance Liberation Hush of a Thousand Voices is Amplified by 175%.
After casting Intro Skill - Skybound Feather, Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure, or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather, increase the maximum Havoc Bane stacks on targets within a certain range by 3, lasting 20s. This effect does not stack.
Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 4, Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 4, Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, and Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance inflict 1 additional stack of Havoc Bane on the target.
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Sequence 4: Across the Miles, a Letter and My Longing
When casting Intro Skill - Skybound Feather, Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Switch: Azure, Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Switch: Feather, Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure, or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather, the ATK of Resonators in the team is increased by 20% for 20s.
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Sequence 5: Take Wing. Take Wing.
When Yangyang: Xuanling takes a fatal blow, she will not be downed, but instead recover HP equal to 50% of her Max HP while becoming immune to DMG and interruption for 3s. This effect can be triggered once every 10 min.
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Sequence 6: Let the Azure Keep Its Light
After Yangyang: Xuanling inflicts Havoc Bane on a target, gain Voice Flux for 30s. While Voice Flux is active, the Heavy Attack DMG from Yangyang: Xuanling is increased by 40%.
Casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather grants Still as Withered Wood for 30s. While Still as Withered Wood is active, if Yangyang: Xuanling is on the field, then after nearby Resonators in the team inflict Glacio Chafe, Fusion Burst, Electro Flare, Aero Erosion, Spectro Frazzle, or Havoc Bane, Yangyang: Xuanling summons Shadow of Xuanling: Still as Withered Wood to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG equal to 337.98% of Yangyang: Xuanling's ATK. The DMG of Shadow of Xuanling: Still as Withered Wood is considered Heavy Attack DMG and is guaranteed to be a critical hit.
Shadow of Xuanling: Still as Withered Wood can be summoned once every 1s, and Still as Withered Wood expires after it is summoned 5 times. When Still as Withered Wood expires or is removed, reset the available summon charges of Shadow of Xuanling: Still as Withered Wood. Still as Withered Wood has a Cooldown of 25s.
Kit text from the official Wuthering Waves guide by Kuro Games.
◇ Frequently Asked Questions
What element is Yangyang: Xuanling?
Yangyang: Xuanling is a Havoc element resonator in Wuthering Waves.
What weapon does Yangyang: Xuanling use?
Yangyang: Xuanling uses a Sword in Wuthering Waves.
What rarity is Yangyang: Xuanling?
Yangyang: Xuanling is a 5-star resonator in Wuthering Waves.
What role does Yangyang: Xuanling play?
Yangyang: Xuanling serves as: Main Damage Dealer, Heavy Attack Damage, Havoc Bane, Traction.
When was Yangyang: Xuanling released?
Yangyang: Xuanling was released on 10 July 2026.
What is Yangyang: Xuanling's signature weapon?
Yangyang: Xuanling's signature weapon is Azure Oath.