Wuthering Waves Danjin is an honorable and formidable soldier who is a great addition to any team of resonators. Using her strong sense of justice and her tricky but powerful self-sacrificing attacks, you’ll be sure to go far on your journey across Solaris-3.
See if Danjin wreaks havoc on our Wuthering Waves tier list, or grab yourself some extra currency with our Wuthering Waves codes. We’ve also got build guides for Wuthering Waves’ Yinlin, Wuthering Waves’ Jinhsi, and Wuthering Waves’ Zhezhi to help you out.
Here’s everything you need for a strong Wuthering Waves Danjin build:
What’s the best Wuthering Waves Danjin build?
Danjin is a four-star resonator who uses the havoc element and fights with a sword. We recommend you equip her with the following weapons and echoes.
| Element | Havoc |
| Rarity | Four-star |
| Role | DPS |
| Best weapon | Blazing Brilliance (five-star) |
| Best echo | Crownless |
| Best echo set | Sun-sinking eclipse |
| Main stats | Crit rate/damage Havoc damage bonus Attack% |
Danjin is an incredibly powerful havoc main DPS if you can get your head around her self-damaging kit. Once you get used to managing her health, she can dish out huge amounts of havoc damage with her resonance skill and heavy attack, making her a great four-star to build.
Danjin’s best build includes the five-star sword Blazing Brilliance and a full set of Sun-sinking Eclipse echoes. Her best main echo is the Crownless and you should build her with plenty of crit rate, crit damage, and attack.
Who is Danjin?
Danjin is a member of the Midnight Rangers alongside Wuthering Waves’ Jiyan, which is Jinzhou’s primary military force. She has a particularly strong sense of moral judgment and uses her travels across Solaris-3 to inform her ideas of good and evil. According to her official introduction, “she vows to cleanse the world of villainy.”
How do I use Danjin?
Danjin requires a lot of field time as her main damage output comes from her heavy attack and resonance skill, so make sure you give her plenty of time to shine. Her outro skill buffs havoc damage, so if you’re running her with another havoc resonator, make sure to take that into account in your rotations.
What are Danjin’s stats?
Here are Danjin’s base stats, not including any buffs from weapons or team bonuses.
| Stat | Level one | Level 90 |
| HP | 755 | 9,437 |
| Attack | 21 | 262 |
| Defense | 94 | 1,148 |
| Max energy | 100 | 100 |
| Crit rate | 5% | 5% |
| Crit damage | 150% | 150% |
What are Danjin’s skills?
Here’s a full breakdown of all of Danjin’s active, passive, intro, and outro skills so you know exactly how to use her havoc-based kit.
Danjin’s active skills
| Skill | Effect |
| Basic attack – Execution | Danjin slashes her sword three times, dealing havoc damage |
| Heavy attack | Danjin combines her forte with her blade and deals stronger slashes of havoc damage that consume stamina |
| Mid-air attack | Deal havoc damage by consuming stamina and plunging from mid-air |
| Dodge counter | Danjin deals havoc damage to the enemy if you use a basic attack after a successful dodge |
| Dodge counter – Ruby Shades | Danjin can trigger Crimson Erosion by using resonance skill Crimson Fragment after a successful dodge counter |
| Resonance skill – Crimson Fragment | Incinerating Will – Danjin marks enemies with Incinerating Will. These enemies take 20% more damage from her attacks. Each attack consumes 3% of Danjin’s max HP, unless her HP is less than 1% Carmine Gleam – Danjin attacks the target, dealing havoc damage Crimson Erosion – After performing basic attack two, a dodge counter, or her intro skill, use Danjin’s resonance skill to perform up to two consecutive strikes, dealing havoc damage. When Crimson Erosion II hits a target, apply Incinerating Will to it Sanguine Pulse – Use resonance skill after basic attack three to perform up to three consecutive attacks, dealing havoc damage |
| Resonance liberation – Crimson Bloom | Danjin frantically swings both of her blades, performing multiple rapid consecutive attacks and one Scarlet Burst attack, dealing havoc damage |
| Intro skill – Vindiction | Danjin unleashes an unwavering strike that deals havoc damage |
| Outro skill – Duality | The incoming resonator’s havoc damage is amplified by 23% for 14 seconds or until they switch out |
Danjin’s passive skills
| Skill | Effect |
| Forte circuit – Serene Vigil | Ruby Blossom – Danjin accumulates Ruby Blossom when she uses Crimson Fragment Heavy Attack: Chaoscleave – After accumulating 60 Ruby Blossom, long press Danjin’s basic attack to consume all stacks and cast Chaoscleave, dealing havoc damage that’s considered as heavy attack damage, and restore HP. If the current Ruby Blossom reaches over 120, this skill consumes 120 stacks to increase the damage multiplier of Chaoscleave and Scatterbloom performed this time Heavy Attack: Scatterbloom – Use basic attack after Chaoscleave to cast Shatter to attack the target, dealing havoc damage that’s considered heavy attack damage |
| Inherent skill – Crimson Light (unlockable at resonator rank two) | Damage of Crimson Erosion triggered by Ruby Shades is increased by 20%. The HP cost and stacks of Ruby Blossom recovered are doubled |
| Inherent skill – Overflow (unlockable after Compassion) | After casting Sanguine Pulse, Danjin’s heavy attack damage increases by 30% for five seconds |
What’s the best weapon for Danjin?
Danjin’s best weapon is Blazing Brilliance which is Wuthering Waves Changli’s signature sword. Danjin’s resonance skill is a key part of her utility, so this sword’s effect buffs her kit significantly. If you missed Changli’s weapon banner, Emerald of Genesis is another great five-star for Danjin. This sword also buffs her resonance skill, but not quite as much.
Lumingloss is a great four-star alternative if you’re hurting for five-stars as it also buffs Danjin’s attack based on casting her resonance skill and if you’re skilled enough you can keep the buff active almost constantly.
| Weapon | Effect |
| Blazing Brilliance (five-star) | Increases Danjin’s attack by 12%. Danjin gains one stack of Searing Feather upon dealing damage, which can trigger once every 0.5 seconds, and gains five stacks of the same effect upon casting her resonance skill. Each stack of Searing Feather gives 4% additional resonance skill damage bonus for up to 14 stacks. All stacks are removed within ten seconds after reaching the max stack |
| Emerald of Genesis (five-star) | Increases energy regeneration by 12.8%. When Danjin casts her resonance skill, her attack increases by 6%, stacking up to two times. This effect lasts for ten seconds |
| Lumingloss (four-star) | When Danjin casts her resonance skill, increases basic attack damage and heavy attack damage by 20%, stacking up to one time. This effect lasts for ten seconds and can trigger once every second |
What are the best echoes for Danjin?
Danjin is an incredibly strong havoc DPS so her best echo set is five-piece Sun-sinking Eclipse. It’s all about buffing havoc damage, making Danjin’s basic and heavy attacks even more formidable. If you’re running a different havoc character as your main DPS, sub-DPS Danjin benefits from Moonlit Clouds.
The best main echo for Danjin is Crownless as it deals massive havoc damage and buffs her resonance skill, which is pivotal to her utility. Dreamless is a great sub-DPS option for Danjin, especially alongside Rover: Havoc.
| Echo | Effect |
| Crownless | Transform into Crownless and relentlessly assault enemies, dealing havoc damage. Increase the current character’s havoc damage and resonance skill damage |
| Dreamless | Transform into Dreamless to continuously attack enemies and deal havoc damage. This Echo Skill deals more damage after Rover-Havoc casts their resonance liberation |
| Impermanence Heron | Tap the echo button to perform a powerful diving attack that deals havoc damage, or hold the button to stay transformed and continuously spit flames that deal havoc damage. When the first attack lands on an enemy, the current character regains ten resonance energy. If they use their outro skill within the next 15 seconds, the incoming character’s damage dealt is boosted by 12% for 15 seconds |
Danjin stat recommendations
Main stats:
- Crit rate
- Crit damage
- Havoc damage bonus
- Attack%
Sub-stats:
What’s the best Danjin team comp?
Not every Wuthering Waves team comp requires a healer, but Danjin’s HP-consuming skills mean she really benefits from one. She works best as a main DPS with attack-buffing resonators, but she can also fill the sub-DPS role if needed.
The best synergies for Danjin are:
- Wuthering Waves Mortefi – Mortefi can buff Danjin’s heavy attack, making him a great sub-DPS for her team as that’s how she deals the majority of her damage and also self-heals.
- Wuthering Waves Rover – Havoc Rover is a great free-to-play havoc DPS and they synergize with Danjin thanks to their shared roles and elements, so you can run Rover as either main or sub-DPS alongside her.
- Wuthering Waves Verina – Put simply, Verina is the best healer in the game, and every team needs a good healer. Plus, she offers a 20% damage boost to make Danjin hit even harder.
- Wuthering Waves Baizhi – If you’re free-to-play or still in the early game, Baizhi is also a great choice for Danjin for her healing prowess.
These are the best Danjin team comps in Wuthering Waves:
 Danjin | Mortefi | Verina |
| Danjin | Rover: Havoc | Baizhi |
| Danjin | Taoqi | Verina |
What is Danjin’s resonance chain?
If you pull multiple copies of Danjin, which is likely as she’s a four-star, you can unlock extra abilities via her resonance chain.
Here are Danjin’s sequences:
| Resonance chain sequence | Effect |
| Sequence node one – Crimson Heart of Justice | When Danjin attacks a target with her resonance skill’s Incinerating Will, her attack increases by 5% for six seconds, stacking up to six times. Danjin loses one stack of this effect each time she takes damage |
| Sequence node two – Dusted Mirror | When Danjin attacks a target with her resonance skill’s Incinerating Will, her damage dealt is increased by 20% |
| Sequence node three – Fleeting Blossom | Resonance liberation damage bonus is increased by 30% |
| Sequence node four – Solitary Carnation | When Danjin has more than 60 Ruby Blossom, her crit rate increases by 15%. This effect lasts until the end of Scatterblossom even after all Ruby Blossom is consumed when casting Chaoscleave |
| Sequence node five – Reigning Blade | Danjin’s havoc damage bonus increases by 15%, and further increases by 15% when her HP is lower than 60% |
| Sequence node six – Bloodied Jade | Chaoscleave increases all team members’ attack by 20% for 20 seconds |
What are Danjin’s ascension materials?
Ascending Danjin all the way to max level requires some specific items, so here’s the full list and where to find them.
| Ascension rank | Materials required |
| One – level 20 | 5k shell credits and four crude rings |
| Two – level 40 | 10k shell credits, three strife tacet cores, four belle poppies, and four crude rings |
| Three – level 50 | 15k shell credits, six strife tacet cores, eight belle poppies, and eight basic rings |
| Four – level 60 | 20k shell credits, nine strife tacet cores, 12 belle poppies, and four improved rings |
| Five – level 70 | 40k shell credits, 12 strife tacet cores, 16 belle poppies, and eight improved rings |
| Six – level 80 | 80k shell credits, 16 strife tacet cores, 20 belle poppies, and four tailored rings |
Here’s where to find all of Danjin’s ascension materials:
- Crude/basic/improved/tailored rings – item drops from exiles that you can also find in the store and the forgery challenge
- Belle poppies – these flowers grow around the Port City of Guixu and you can purchase some at the Shifang Pharmacy
- Strife tacet cores – these are item drops from the Crownless boss fight
What are Danjin’s forte materials?
You need some extra materials to fully upgrade Danjin’s skills to make the most of her kit as she levels up.
Here are Danjin’s total forte materials:
- 25 crude rings, 28 basic rings, 40 improved rings, and 57 tailored rings
- Obtain from exile enemies, forgery challenges, Jinzhou’s weapon shop, or the exchange store (oscillated coral)
- 25 inert metallic drips, 28 reactive metallic drips, 55 polarized metallic drips, and 67 heterized metallic drips
- Obtained from the Flaming Remnants forgery challenge, the Jinzhou weapon shop, via the synthesizer, or Jinzhou’s souvenir store
- 26 dreamless feather
- Obtain from the Statue of the Crownless: Heart weekly challenge (defeating the Dreamless boss)
- 2,030,000 shell credits
Danjin skill priority
When leveling up Danjin’s skills, we recommend prioritizing them in the following order to get the best damage as soon as possible.
- Forte circuit = resonance skill > resonance liberation = normal attack > intro skill
That’s it for our Wuthering Waves Danjin build guide. If you’re after more tips on building open-world characters, check out our guides to Genshin Impact’s Furina, Genshin Impact’s Chevreuse, and Genshin Impact’s Keqing. Or for more quick-swapping combat, head over to our Zenless Zone Zero tier list and Zenless Zone Zero banner guides.
