Wuthering Waves tier list: Who is the best character?

Here’s our ranking of the best Resonators in Wuthering Waves

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Looking for a tier list of the Resonators in Wuthering Waves? As of its release, Wuthering Waves boasts 17 characters known as Resonators, and this number goes up to 18 if you count the fact that the main player character, the Rover, has both male and female appearances. You can control three of these characters at once as you traverse Wuthering Waves’ expansive world, swapping them in and out on the fly to combine attacks into truly devastating combos.

As is the case in any gacha game, there are some Resonators who are a bit more useful than others, and well worth the effort it’ll take to pull them. In this guide, we’ve crafted a tier list of all Resonators in Wuthering Waves, and outlined our top five picks for your team.

• Wuthering Waves: Resonator tier list
• Who is the best character in Wuthering Waves?
• S-Tier Resonators in Wuthering Waves
• A-Tier Resonators in Wuthering Waves
• B-Tier Resonators in Wuthering Waves
• C-Tier Resonators in Wuthering Waves

Wuthering Waves: Resonator tier list

This tier list ranks all Resonators currently available in Wuthering Waves from the very best characters to the worst. We’ve ranked them according to their usefulness with regards to damage and support skills. Don’t worry if your favourite Resonator hasn’t ranked particularly high - we’ll update this list accordingly with new rankings as Wuthering Waves’ meta changes.

Of these Resonators, you’ll start Wuthering Waves with either the female or male Rover, and you’ll obtain Baizhi, Chixia, and Yangyang by progressing through the game’s first chapter. Sanhua is unlocked after completing 5 Daily Logins, and Yuanwu is unlocked after running through the endgame Tower of Adversity mode.

For more on these characters and their respective Rarity, Attribute, and Weapons, check out our guide to all Resonators in Wuthering Waves .

Who is the best character in Wuthering Waves?

At the moment, the best character in Wuthering Waves is Verina , a tiny support Resonator who packs a mighty punch in terms of healing capabilities. She can be used on every single team, so read our S-Tier list below to check out our take on her skillset.

S-Tier Resonators in Wuthering Waves

The following Resonators made our S-Tier in terms of ranking, and are standout characters in terms of Wuthering Waves’ meta. One of them, Yinlin, technically isn’t available yet, but considering how excellent she was in Wuthering Wave’s closed beta, she more than deserves a place in these top ranks.

Calcharo

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Calcharo is a 5-Star Electro Resonator who wields a Broadblade. He’s a pretty boy mercenany with silver hair, and his DPS is especially ridiculous if you can execute continuous combos and swap him out for other characters at the right moment to keep damage output high. He also builds up stacks of Cruelty and Killing Intent with successful usage of his skillset, and he can exchange these stacks to pull off more powerful Heavy Attacks. It takes practice to perfect these attack patterns, but if you want extreme damage, Calcharo is undoubtedly a force to be reckoned with.

Danjin

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Danjin is a 4-Star Havoc Resonator who wields a Sword. She boasts a berserker-style playstyle that revolves around her HP decreasing in exchange for dealing more damage. This makes her one of Wuthering Waves’ trickier characters, but when paired with a healer like Verina, she’s superb for clearing the field of enemies and tackling bosses. Danjin is easily the best 4-Star Resonator at the moment and more than capable of hanging with her higher Rarity peers.

Jiyan

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Jiyan is a 5-Star Aero Resonator who wields a Broadblade. He’s got turquoise hair, suave dragon garb, and excellent damage-dealing capabilities, and he’s available as Wuthering Waves’ first 5-Star Banner . Jiyan slashes especially hard upon activating his Liberation state, which turns all of his attacks into empowered heavy attacks. Similar to Calcharo, he works best with a Resonator who can buff his heavy attack damage or Aero stat.

Verina

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Verina is a 5-Star Spectro Resonator who wields a Rectifier. Don’t let her childish appearance fool you into thinking she’s not capable, as this young botanist is possibly the most versatile Resonator in Wuthering Waves, and certainly the best support character. She just might be broken regarding how useful she is, as her passive skills grant attack bonuses for your team, her Outro skill continues to boost attack, and her Liberation ability heals everyone while marking enemies, who then suffer damage. At Union Level 40 she also unlocks the Grace of Life Inherent Skill, which protects a party member from fatal damage. Extraordinarly useful!

Yilin

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Yilin is a 5-Star Electro Resonator who wields a Rectifier. She was an extremely popular character in Wuthering Waves’ beta, but you’ll have to wait for Wuthering Waves’ second Banner update to unlock her in the final game. You can look forward to stellar Electro damage and a skillset that marks enemies, making them susceptible to bonus damage even with Yilin off the playfield. Even if her final build differs from her beta incarnation slightly, Yilin will still be an S-tier character more than worth the wait.

A-Tier Resonators in Wuthering Waves

These A-Tier Resonators are great picks, albeit not quite as impressive as their S-Tier counterparts. Pulling one of these Resonators is nevertheless still something to celebrate.

• Baizhi : Baizhi is a 4-Star Glacio Resonator who wields a Rectifier. Out of the three starting ladies you’ll acquire at the start of Wuthering Waves, she’s the healer of the group, and will serve as a worthy support until you can unlock Verina. Keep her out of direct combat and focus on using her Resonance Liberation to keep all other teammates healthy!
• Encore : Encore is a 5-Star Fusion Resonator who wields a Rectifier. Her Cosmos Rave Resonance Liberation ability lets her replace all basic and heavy attacks with more powerful versions, and is stellar as long as it lasts. Frankly, you’ll want to keep Encore on the field as little as possible when Cosmos Rave isn’t activated, which is the main reason why she doesn’t rank higher.
• Jianxin : Jianxin is a 5-Star Aero Resonator who wields Gauntlets. She posseses a great combination of damage and support abilities (such as parrying enemy attacks or generating temporary shields). This jack-of-all-trades skillset means that her synergy with other Resonators is a bit lacking, but Jianxin’s still a worthy choice if you like to punch things.
• Mortefi : Mortefi is a 4-Star Fusion Resonator who wields Pistols. He makes for superb support thanks to his Violent Finale Resonance Liberation, which deals Fusion damage and applies Burning Rhapsody to all teammates, amplifying their attacks. You’ll need to pair Mortefi with a stronger DPS Resonator like Jiyan to get the most out of himn, but he’s definitely worthy of A-Tier.
• Sanhua : Sanhua is a 4-Star Glacio Resonator who wields a Sword. Her skillset revolves around creating ice projectiles and exploding them, which requires steady aim and makes her a tricky Resonator to use around faster enemies. She works best as a sub-DPS who can complement the attacks of a Resonator like Encore or Calcharo.

B-Tier Resonators in Wuthering Waves

These B-Tier Resonators are decent picks, especially in Wuthering Waves’ early game. While you may end up replacing most of these characters in time, they still make for excellent supports on your team.

• Aalto : Aalto is a 4-Star Aero Resonator who wields Pistols. His abilities amp up Aero damage, making him a solid complement to someone like Jiyan or Jianxin, and he can create a Mist Avatar to disorient enemies and draw their attention. He’s great for hit and run attacks, and while he isn’t as impressive as other Resonators, Aalto is likely to rise in the ranks if he gets buffed in future updates.
• Chixia : Chixia is a 4-Star Fusion Resonator who wields Pistols. Spunky with lots of burst damage exploding from her guns, Chixia’s a good character to get accustomed to Pistols, and serves as a straightforward alternate to Aalto’s hit and run style. Once you pull Mortefi, though, Chixia’s usability decreases.
• Lingyang : Lingyang is a 5-Star Glacio Resonator who wields Gauntlets. He boasts a fun lion dance outfit (and was an anthropomorphic cat himself before his design was changed), but has a weak DPS output. He’s also woefully lacking in AoE skills, so if you want Lingyang on your team, use him against single targets with his Striding Lion stance activated, which amps up his damage considerably.
• Rover (Female & Male) : The Rover is a 5-Star Resonator who wields a Sword and can specialise in one of two attributes: Havoc and Spectro. This flexibility already makes the Rover better than most other protagonists in other gacha games, though they’re still not spectacular when compared to other 5-Star Resonators due to overall low stats.
• Yangyang : Yangyang is a 4-Star Aero Resonator who wields a Sword. She’s one of the main poster girls of Wuthering Waves alongside Baizhi and Chixia, and is the first Resonator you gain for free. While she’s very useful in the early game, especially for her AoE Wind Spirals Resonance Liberation skill, her damage output quickly falls off the farther you explore into the story.

C-Tier Resonators in Wuthering Waves

There’s only two Resonators on our C-Tier list at the moment. For now, they’re simply outdone by the vast majority of the cast, though time will tell of the meta ends up favouring them later down the line.

• Taoqi : Taoqi is a 4-Star Resonator who wields a Broadblade. She’s okay at defensive tactics and has a skill kit all about blocking, building up her Resolving Caliber Forte Gauge, and then unleashing big counterattacks. Unfortunately, there’s not much that she can offer compared to other Resonators due to her relative slowness on the field.
• Yuanwu : Yuanwu is a 4-Star Resonator who wields Gauntlets. He looks slick, and as an older male Resonator in a cool suit, Yuanwu definitely offers up a different flair compared to Wuthering Waves’ younger characters. He lacks good buffs, however, and his AoE attacks are unfortunately too small in range to be terribly useful.

That’s a wrap on our Wuthering Waves tier list and our picks on the best Resonators in the game. Now that you’ve gotten the lowdown on characters, head over to our complete list of all Echoes in Wuthering Waves to start getting familiar with the game’s awesome monster-collecting system.

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All 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints and where to get them

These areas have the highest chance of giving you Blueprints

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Looking for more Arc Raiders Blueprints? It’s a special day when you find a Blueprint, as they’re among the most valuable items in Arc Raiders. If you find a Blueprint that you haven’t already found, then you must make sure you hold onto it at all costs, because Blueprints are the key to one of the most important and powerful systems of meta-progression in the game.

This guide aims to be the very best guide on Blueprints you can find, starting with a primer on what exactly they are and how they work in Arc Raiders, before delving into exactly where to get Blueprints and the very best farming spots for you to take in your search.

We’ll also go over how to get Blueprints from other unlikely activities, such as destroying Surveyors and completing specific quests. And you’ll also find the full list of all 75 Blueprints in Arc Raiders on this page (including the newest Blueprints added with the Cold Snap update , such as the Deadline Blueprint and Firework Box Blueprint), giving you all the information you need to expand your own crafting repertoire.

In this guide:

• What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?
• Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes
• Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders Blueprints obtained from quests Blueprints obtained from Trials Best Blueprint farming locations

What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?

Blueprints in Arc Raiders are special items which, if you manage to extract with them, you can expend to permanently unlock a new crafting recipe in your Workshop. If you manage to extract from a raid with an Anvil Blueprint, for example, you can unlock the ability to craft your very own Anvil Pistol, as many times as you like (as long as you have the crafting materials).

To use a Blueprint, simply open your Inventory while in the lobby, then right-click on the Blueprint and click “Learn And Consume” . This will permanently unlock the recipe for that item in your Workshop. As of the Stella Montis update, there are allegedly 75 different Blueprints to unlock - although only 68 are confirmed to be in the game so far. You can see all the Blueprints you’ve found and unlocked by going to the Workshop menu, and hitting “R” to bring up the Blueprint screen.

It’s possible to find duplicates of past Blueprints you’ve already unlocked. If you find these, then you can either sell them, or - if you like to play with friends - you can take it into a match and gift it to your friend so they can unlock that recipe for themselves. Another option is to keep hold of them until the time comes to donate them to the Expedition.

Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes

Below is the full list of all the Blueprints that are currently available to find in Arc Raiders, and the crafting recipe required for each item:

Note: The missing Blueprints in this list likely have not actually been added to the game at the time of writing, because none of the playerbase has managed to find any of them. As they are added to the game, I will update this page with the most relevant information so you know exactly how to get all 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints.

Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders

Below is a list of all containers, modifiers, and events which maximise your chances of finding Blueprints:

• Certain quests reward you with specific Blueprints .
• Completing Trials has a high chance of offering Blueprints as rewards.
• Surveyors have a decent chance of dropping Blueprints on death.
• High loot value areas tend to have a greater chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Night Raids and Storms may increase rare Blueprint spawn chances in containers.
• Containers with higher numbers of items may have a higher tendency to spawn Blueprints. As a result, Blue Gate (which has many “large” containers containing multiple items) may give you a higher chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Raider containers (Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, Medical Bags, Grenade Tubes) have increased Blueprint drop rates. As a result, the Uncovered Caches event gives you a high chance of finding Blueprints.
• Security Lockers have a higher than average chance of containing Blueprints.
• Certain Blueprints only seem to spawn under specific circumstances: Tempest Blueprint only spawns during Night Raid events. Vulcano Blueprint only spawns during Hidden Bunker events. Jupiter and Equaliser Blueprints only spawn during Harvester events.

Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, and other raider-oriented container types have a good chance of offering Blueprints. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints have a very low chance of spawning in any container in Arc Raiders, around 1-2% on average. However, there is a higher chance of finding Blueprints in particular container types. Specifically, you can find more Blueprints in Raider containers and security lockers.

Beyond this, if you’re looking for Blueprints you should focus on regions of the map which are marked as having particularly high-value loot. Areas such as the Control Tower in Dam Battlegrounds, the Arrival and Departure Buildings in Spaceport, and Pilgrim’s Peak in Blue Gate all have a better-than-average chance of spawning Blueprints somewhere amongst all their containers. Night Raids and Electromagnetic Storm events also increase the drop chances of certain Blueprints .

In addition to these containers, you can often loot Blueprints from destroyed Surveyors - the largest of the rolling ball ARC. Surveyors are more commonly found on the later maps - Spaceport and Blue Gate - and if one spawns in your match, you’ll likely see it by the blue laser beam that it casts into the sky while “surveying”.

Surveyors are quite well-armoured and will very speedily run away from you once it notices you, but if you can take one down then make sure you loot all its parts for a chance of obtaining certain unusual Blueprints.

Blueprints obtained from quests

One way in which you can get Blueprints is by completing certain quests for the vendors in Speranza. Some quests will reward you with a specific item Blueprint upon completion, so as long as you work through all the quests in Arc Raiders, you are guaranteed those Blueprints.

Here is the full list of all Blueprints you can get from quest rewards:

• Trigger Nade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Sparks Fly”.
• Lure Grenade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Greasing Her Palms”.
• Burletta Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Industrial Espionage”.
• Hullcracker Blueprint (and Launcher Ammo Blueprint): Rewarded after completing “The Major’s Footlocker”.

Alas, that’s only 4 Blueprints out of a total of 75 to unlock, so for the vast majority you will need to find them yourself during a raid. If you’re intent on farming Blueprints, then it’s best to equip yourself with cheap gear in case you lose it, but don’t use a free loadout because then you won’t get a safe pocket to stash any new Blueprint you find. No pain in Arc Raiders is sharper than failing to extract with a new Blueprint you’ve been after for a dozen hours already.

One of the best ways to get Blueprints is by hitting three stars on all five Trials every week. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints obtained from Trials

One of the very best ways to get Blueprints is as rewards for completing Trials in Arc Raiders. Trials are unlocked from Level 15 onwards, and allow you to earn rewards by focusing on certain tasks over the course of several raids. For example, one Trial might task you with dealing damage to Hornets, while another might challenge you to loot Supply Drops.

Trials refresh on a weekly basis, with a new week bringing five new Trials. Each Trial can offer up to three rewards after passing certain score milestones, and it’s possible to receive very high level loot from these reward crates - including Blueprints. So if you want to unlock as many Blueprints as possible, you should make a point of completing as many Trials as possible each week.

Best Blueprint farming locations

The very best way to get Blueprints is to frequent specific areas of the maps which combine high-tier loot pools with the right types of containers to search. Here are my recommendations for where to find Blueprints on every map, so you can always keep the search going for new crafting recipes to unlock.

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Dam Battlegrounds

The best places to farm Blueprints on Dam Battlegrounds are the Control Tower, Power Generation Complex, Ruby Residence, and Pale Apartments . The first two regions, despite only being marked on the map as mid-tier loot, contain a phenomenal number of containers to loot. The Control Tower can also contain a couple of high-tier Security Lockers - though of course, you’ll need to have unlocked the Security Breach skill at the end of the Survival tree.

There’s also a lot of reporting amongst the playerbase that the Residential areas in the top-left of the map - Pale Apartments and Ruby Residence - give you a comparatively strong chance of finding Blueprints. Considering their size, there’s a high density of containers to loot in both locations, and they also have the benefit of being fairly out of the way. So you’re more likely to have all the containers to yourself.

Buried City

The best Blueprint farming locations on Buried City are the Santa Maria Houses, Grandioso Apartments, Town Hall, and the various buildings of the New District . Grandioso Apartments has a lower number of containers than the rest, but a high chance of spawning weapon cases - which have good Blueprint drop rates. The others are high-tier loot areas, with plenty of lootable containers - including Security Lockers.

Spaceport

The best places to find Blueprints on Spaceport are the Arrival and Departure Buildings, as well as Control Tower A6 and the Launch Towers . All these areas are labelled as high-value loot regions, and many of them are also very handily connected to one another by the Spaceport wall, which you can use to quickly run from one area to the next. At the tops of most of these buildings you’ll find at least one Security Locker, so this is an excellent farming route for players looking to find Blueprints.

The downside to looting Blueprints on Spaceport is that all these areas are hotly contested, particularly in Duos and Squads. You’ll need to be very focused and fast in order to complete the full farming route.

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Blue Gate

Blue Gate tends to have a good chance of dropping Blueprints, potentially because it generally has a high number of containers which can hold lots of items; so there’s a higher chance of a Blueprint spawning in each container. In my experience, the best Blueprint farming spots on Blue Gate are Pilgrim’s Peak, Raider’s Refuge, the Ancient Fort, and the Underground Complex beneath the Warehouse .

All of these areas contain a wealth of containers to loot. Raider’s Refuge has less to loot, but the majority of the containers in and around the Refuge are raider containers, which have a high chance of containing Blueprints - particularly during major events.

Stella Montis

On the whole, Stella Montis seems to have a very low drop rate for Blueprints (though a high chance of dropping other high-tier loot). If you do want to try farming Blueprints on this map, the best places to find Blueprints in Stella Montis are Medical Research, Assembly Workshop, and the Business Center . These areas have the highest density of containers to loot on the map.

In addition to this, the Western Tunnel has a few different Security Lockers to loot, so while there’s very little to loot elsewhere in this area of the map, it’s worth hitting those Security Lockers if you spawn there at the start of a match.

That wraps up this primer on how to get all the Blueprints in Arc Raiders as quickly as possible. With the Expedition system constantly resetting a large number of players’ Blueprints, it’s more important than ever to have the most up-to-date information on where to find all these Blueprints.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our Arc Raiders best guns tier list , as well as our primers on the best skills to unlock and all the different Field Depot locations on every map.

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