(Image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1635927990239-9b9f5811d6ed?ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8MTF8fHd1dGhlcmluZyUyMHdhdmVzJTIwb25saW5lJTIwZ3VpZGV8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzcyNjQzNzgxfDA\u0026ixlib=rb-4.1.0)Yuanwu is one of several characters that won’t need to stay in battle for a long time. He can be built to have several playstyles to enhance how long he’s on the field, but you’ll generally want to keep his time there limited to deal more damage with a heavy hitter. Jinhsi is going to be a character that compliments his shorter field time with her longer requirements on the field. She’s a heavy hitter and can benefit from Yuanwu’s Thunder Wedge, which he can put down in fights. Yuanwu doesn’t buff other characters nearly as well as some others, but his persistent field damage after he’s been switched out will allow you to focus on dealing damage with Jinhsi as often as possible.
Windchimers are collectibles that look like a bell and can be obtained after landing any resonator attack on it. Windchimers can be exchanged for a multitude of rewards by talking to an NPC called Xian'ge in Hongzhen. Do note that the prerequisite for redeeming the rewards from collecting Windchimers is to complete Main Quest Chapter Seven: Thaw Of E
Once Yuanwu has the proper weapons, echoes, and teams all set up, you are golden to use him in your teams. Of course, he’ll need levels in everything, but you will also want to look into upgrading his normal abilities too. These will cost some resources found in forgery challenges as well as some just found from exploring the world. Upgraded skills don’t add a ton to his numbers at first, but they will slowly start to add up and really make him hit harder, especially if you are using his weapons that will scale with his defense. After you’ve gotten him set up you’ll have a very strong character to add to your team that will support heavy hitters for a long time.
When playing Wuthering Waves , you’ll encounter regular new banner characters to pull for and attempt to get the newest 5-star character. Part of the Thaw of Eons updates is Changli , Jinhsi’s mentor and counselor within the Magistrate. Changli is a Fusion damage dealer and works well with several characters from past banners. Here we will give you the best weapon, echo and team options for you to pair with Changli.
If the 5-star weapons aren’t available to you yet, you’ve still got some decent 4-star options for Changli. The Commando of Conviction 4-star is one of the better choices here, especially if you’ve gotten it ranked up via fusing it with the extra versions you may have already gotten. Commando of Conviction is fairly simple in what it does for Changli. When her Intro Skill has been used, her Attack will increase by 30% for 15 seconds . Even though it's a fairly simple weapon, as long as you can build up some quick Concerto Energy you’ll be able to utilize this buff often.
The truth seeker's path is a special area that is unlocked during Main Story Act 7 . There are seven Windchimers in this region which are underground, and it's best to collect them while doing the Main story que
For your primary echoes, you’ll want to use Tempest Mephis or Thundering Mephis. These are both transformation echoes that will enable Yuanwu to channel the echo to deal Electro Damage. Tempest Mephis will increase Yuanwu’s Electro Damage by 12% and his Heavy Attack Damage by 12% for 15 seconds once it has used all attacks. Thundering Mephis will throw out multiple attacks and increase Electro Damage by 12% as well and Resonance Liberation Damage will increase by 12% for 15 seconds as well. Both options here are going to be your best bet on a primary echo for Yuanwu, as they are going to amp up his overall Electro Damage while also providing nice damage bonuses to other parts of his kit.
When using Chixia you’ll have a couple of options for Sonata Effects to choose from. They can be mixed and matched as well, if you feel like that’ll be the best bet for your playstyle. But you’ll most likely wish to stick with the Molten Rift Sonata Effect. Molten Rift will increase Fusion damage by 10% with 2 echoes, and with a set of 5, Chixia’s Resonance Skill will trigger a Fusion Damage increase of 30% for 15 seconds . The second option is to go for Lingering Tunes echoes. This will increase the base attack for the most part. With 2 Lingering Tunes echoes, Chixia’s attack will increase by 10% and with the set of 5 her attack will increase by 5% for every 1.5 seconds while on the field . This can stack up to 4 times and her Outro Skill damage increases by 60% .
Sometimes you’ll need a ton of luck to get the characters you want in Wuthering Waves relics Waves . But luckily, they do give you some nice starting characters to use for free if you’d like. Chixia is one of the free characters you’ll get from the story, and she’s a fairly viable gun user within the game. She is a Fusion element-based character that will be best used on the field as often as possible. She won’t require anything super special to start, but she can be one of your best 4-star characters if you take the time to get what she needs.