Wuthering Waves’ Yuanwu is the owner of a boxing gym in Jinzhou where he teaches martial arts and health management. He only appears very briefly in the story, so you’re forgiven for not knowing who he is – though you can get a free copy of him early on and make use of his buffs in battle.
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Here’s everything in our Wuthering Waves Yuanwu guide:
What’s the best Yuanwu build?
Yuanwu is a four-star character that uses the electro element and gauntlets as a weapon type. You can get him for free as a reward for the early Tower of Adversity stages, and as he’s easy to build, he’s a good early-game unit.
| Best weapon | Amity Accord |
| Weapon substitutes | Guardian Gauntlets |
| Best echo set | Moonlit clouds |
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The best weapon for Yuanwu is the Amity Accord gauntlets, and if you pair that with a full set of moonlit clouds echoes, you have a great combination for regenerating his liberation move and forte circuit quickly.
He can be a sub-DPS and support unit as he provides coordinated attacks and interruption resistance. If you have him at higher dupes, you get a fairly strong shield from him and a defense boost – to do this, you’ll need to stack up his echoes with defense stats.
How do I use Yuanwu?
Using Yuanwu as a sub-DPS and buffer can be a little tricky, but really, all of his moves provide help in some shape or form. Make sure to activate his resonance skill and any echo boosts you may have before you swap to your main DPS.
Yuanwu’s outro skill and forte circuit can help in boss battles. He can increase how quickly the white (then yellow) bar under the health bar goes down, which is key in getting bosses into a vulnerable state where your DPS can go to town. It’s key to activate his forte circuit, then swap out in good time to activate his outro skill before using your main DPS.
What are Yuanwu’s stats?
Here are Yuanwu’s base stats at level one and level 90, without any echo or weapon buffs.
| Stat | Level one | Level 90 |
| HP | 682 | 8,525 |
| Attack | 18 | 225 |
| Defense | 134 | 1,637 |
| Energy regen | 100 | 100 |
| Crit rate | 5% | 5% |
| Crit damage | 150% | 150% |
| Electro damage bonus | 0% | 0% |
What are Yuanwu’s skills?
While Yuanwu can do some good damage on his own, his kit is geared toward being a support and sub-DPS unit.
Here are all of Yuanwu’s skills and attacks:
Yuanwu’s active skills
| Skill | Effect |
| Basic attack – Leihuangquan | Performs up to five consecutive strikes, dealing electro damage |
| Heavy attack | Yuanwu consumes stamina to attack the target with heavier electro damage |
| Mid-air attack | Yuanwu consumes stamina to launch a mid-air plunging attack dealing electro damage |
| Dodge counter | Using a basic attack after a successful dodge attacks the target with electro damage |
| Resonance skill – Leihuang Master | Thunder Wedge Yuanwu summons a Thunder Wedge that deals electro damage and forms a Thunder Field around the Wedge. This lasts for 12 seconds. Rumbling Spark (forte circuit) and Blazing Might (resonance liberation) detonate the Wedge on field, which counts as resonance skill damageThunder Field The active character gains the following effects when in the Field: -A coordinated attack triggers when attacks hit a target, dealing electro damage. This can trigger once every 1.2 seconds |
| Resonance liberation – Blazing Might | Yuanwu uses the power of thunder to provide the Lightning Infused status to all teammates for ten seconds. This means their attacks deal electro damage. He also performs a powerful attack |
| Intro skill – Thunder Bombardment | Yuanwu attacks the target with electro damage |
| Outro skill – Lightning Manipulation | Yuanwu unleashes thunderbolts in an area around the target, greatly reducing the vibration strength of enemies on impact |
Yuanwu’s passive skills
