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Quiyuan is Wuthering Waves newest 5-star Aero sword resonator. He hits the field as a fast resonator who shines by stacking and detonating Resonance and Echo Skill effects to deliver big single target and sustained damage. This guide covers what to level, which weapon and Echo sets to use, ideal stat priorities, team comps, rotations, and what to farm before you pull.

How Quiyuan plays

Quiyuan’s kit centers on rapid Echo Skill usage and building Resonance stacks that buff his Heavy Attacks and party damage. He scales strongly with crit and with stats that amplify Echo Skill damage. That makes him an aggressive on-field attacker who benefits from quick rotations and teammates that enable consistent status windows for Echo effects.

Stat priorities and substats

Aim for the following priority order when choosing main stats and substats on gear and weapons:

1. Crit Rate and Crit Damage. High crit consistency multiplies his Echo Skill and Heavy Attack output.
2. ATK percent. Quiyuan benefits from raw ATK because his Echo Skill damage scales with attack values.
3. Energy or ER only if you find his Burst uptime constrained by your team.

Suggested stat rolls to aim for on substats: Crit Rate ~ 50 to 65 percent, Crit Damage ~ 150 to 220 percent, with ATK% and some Speed/Echo percent where available.

Weapons

Best-in-Slot

• Emerald Sentence (5★ Sword)
  • Base ATK ~ 587.5 and Bonus Stat Crit Rate ~ 24.3 %.
  • Effect: When you cast an Echo Skill, you gain a “Bamboo Cleaver” stack (max 2 stacks) which grants +30% Heavy Attack DMG bonus per stack, lasting ~30s.
  • Also: When you cast the Intro Skill, it grants bonus Echo Skill DMG to all team members for ~30s.
  • Conclusion: This weapon aligns perfectly with Qiuyuan’s kit which emphasizes Heavy Attacks + Echo Skill output.
  • Recommendation: If you have this weapon, equip it.

Strong Alternative 5★

• Emerald of Genesis (5★ Sword)
  • Bonus Stat Crit Rate ~24.3 %.
  • Effect: Increases Energy Regen and upon casting Resonance Skill grants ATK buff stacking up to 2 times.
  • Use-case: Good when you don’t have Emerald Sentence but still want premium performance.
• Red Spring (5★ Sword)
  • Bonus Stat Crit Rate ~24.3 %.
  • Effect: On Basic Attack deals additional Basic Attack DMG bonus for a period after switching or after certain conditions. Useful if you lean into Basic/Heavy Attack playstyle.
  • Use-case: Acceptable substitute if you focus more on Heavy Attacks rather than Echo Skill amplifiers.

4★ Budget Options

• Lumingloss (4★) – bonus ATK ~36.5% (R5) and effect: cast Resonance Skill to get Basic Attack & Heavy Attack DMG Bonus for ~10s.
• Commando of Conviction (4★) – Bonus Stat ATK ~30.4% (R5) and effect: after Intro Skill increases ATK by ~15-30% for ~15s.
  • These are decent if you are resource constrained but still want to build Qiuyuan effectively.

Echo Sets

Best Choice

• Law of Harmony (Echo Set)
  • 3-piece effect: Casting an Echo Skill grants +30% Heavy Attack DMG bonus to the caster for ~4s. Additionally, all Resonators in the team gain +4% Echo Skill DMG bonus for ~30s, stacks up to 4 times.
  • Why it works: Qiuyuan’s kit revolves around Echo Skills + Heavy Attacks. This set boosts both his personal output and provides team-wide buff for Echo Skill DMG.
  • Recommended: Aim for 3-piece Law of Harmony + maybe 2-piece of a secondary set (see below) if you lack full set.

Suggested Two-Set Mix

• Example: 3-piece Law of Harmony + 2-piece “Sierra Gale” (or any Aero damage bonus set) to further boost Aero DMG. This allows you to both amplify his Heavy Attacks/Echo Skills and exploit his Aero attribute.
• Stat priorities on Echo gear: Crit Rate / Crit Damage (top), then ATK%, then Heavy Attack DMG % (via gear effects) then Echo Skill DMG where available.

Team compositions that work best

Quiyuan is flexible but shines most when paired with characters who create consistent opportunities to apply debuffs or enable resonance windows.

Strong team examples from early community builds:

• Main DPS Qiuyuan team: Qiuyuan + Galbrena + a buffer or utility support. Galbrena pairs well for synergy and resonance support.
• Resonance heavy team: Qiuyuan + Phrolova + Cantarella or other characters who help maintain negative status or elemental windows. This increases his Echo Skill triggers and Resonance Liberation damage.

Rotation tip: open with supports who set status or elemental application, switch to Quiyuan to build Resonance stacks and unleash Echo Skills and Heavy Attacks while the status window is active, then swap out to refresh conditions and recover resources.

Final thoughts

Quiyuan is a dynamic addition to Wuthering Waves who rewards players that master tight rotations and invest into crit and Echo skill damage. If you plan to pull for him, prepare Emerald Sentence if you can, stack crit and ATK, and pair him with reliable supporters that create sustained windows for Resonance. Early community testing shows he is versatile and capable of slotting into multiple team styles depending on how you want to play him.

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