Best Yangyang Build in Wuthering Waves – Weapons, Echoes, and Team Compositions – Destructoid

While not able to reach the same heights as the higher tiers of the game, Yangyang's ability to deal high amounts of damage and provide your DPS with a Resonance Energy boost makes it a good one choice for those looking for sub-DPS/utility support in Howling Waves.

But how exactly should it be built? For anyone looking to bring out the best in her and doesn't particularly care about the game's meta, here is the best version of Yangyang. Howling Waves.

The best weapons for Yangyang

The best weapon for Yangyang in Howling Waves is the 5 star Genesis Emerald. Widely considered the best sword in the game, the weapon will provide a great critical strike rate (24.3% at level 90) while also giving it a welcome 12.8% increase in Energy Regeneration (R1) . Yangyang will also be able to get an increase in his ATK after performing his skill while using it.

You can get the Genesis Emerald for free by selecting it as your 5-star Weapon Supply Chest choice. You can get the Supply Chest as a reward for reaching Union level 45. After reaching the level, you can claim it by going to the Awakening Journey event page.

The best 4-star weapons

If you haven't managed to get our main pick yet or are using it on your main DPS, the best 4-star weapon for Yangyang is Scale: Slasher.

Although it doesn't benefit from the Genesis Emerald's critical rate increase, the weapon will offer a massive amount of ER and allow it to gain an additional amount of Concerto Energy every 20 seconds. Since Yangyang needs to use Zephyr Song to quickly stack melodies, Lumigloss will be my second choice given its Heavy Attack buff. To recap, you can check out an overview of the best weapons for Yingyang below, along with a few additional recommendations to go with it:

The best sonatas and echoes for Yangyang

Since its best role is as a sub-DPS focused on energy delivery, crowd control, and damage on quick rotations, the best Sonata for our Yangyang build is a full build. Clouds in the moonlight together. The set will provide a welcome 10% ER boost and increase his support abilities by allowing him to offer a 22.5% attack buff with his Outro skill.

To further strengthen its support capabilities, our main choice of Echo will be Heron of Impermanence. After being used, the echo will also allow it to provide a 12% damage bonus to the character taking the field. I then recommend pairing our main pick with two elites and two common echoes in a 4-3-3-1-1 composition.

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Best stats and sub-stats

The best main stat for our main Echo will be Critical Rate, although I recommend changing it to DMG if you are using a Critical Rate weapon. For our remaining picks and to further improve Yangyang's damage, go for pairs of Aero DMG Bonus and ATK.

When looking at the substats, I recommend prioritizing Echoes with critical rate, ER, ATK, and base attack DMG bonus. Keep in mind that you will need to increase its critical rate to at least 50% to deal consistent damage, so make that your first priority.

Are his resonance sequences a must-see?

Unfortunately yes, as his damage at RS0 will be underwhelming compared to most in the game. On that note, I recommend that those looking to use him try to get at least his first three streaks, as his third node “Nature Sings in Symphony” will increase the damage of its Resonance skill by 40% and its pull effect by 33%. Its fourth and fifth nodes, “Close Your Eyes and Listen” and “Winds Whisper in Harmony” are also game changers and will increase the damage of its Feather Release move and Resonance Liberation by 95% and 85% respectively.

The best teams for Yangyang

With her support abilities and her ability to gather enemies through the use of Zephyr Domain and Wind Spirals (her skill and release respectively), Yangyang shines the most when paired with DPS that 'rely on their release and ability to deal AoE DMG. For this, the best team for her will include Jiyan as the main DPS and Verina as the healer.

Although she won't be able to increase her damage as much as the higher levels of the game, using Calcharo as a DPS can also work given his ability to provide her with Resonance Energy.