Introduction: Beginner Tips for Wuthering Waves
Getting started in Wuthering Waves 2025 can feel a bit overwhelming. With its expansive world, unique mechanics, and plenty of ways to build characters, it's easy to miss things that can give you a head start. This guide brings together 25 crucial beginner tips to help you save time, use resources efficiently, and avoid common mistakes. Whether you're new to the game or coming back after a break, these insights will help you get the most out of your early experience.
This list is based on both community input and personal testing, with advice that applies across all player types. Let’s break it down step by step so you can focus on leveling, building solid teams, and progressing with confidence.
Tip #1: Prioritize Echo Collection Early On
One of the smartest moves in the early game is to hunt down as many Echoes as possible. Unlike many other gacha titles where your equipment improves just by raising your account level, Wuthering Waves requires you to increase both your account level and Data Bank level. The best way to achieve this? Explore thoroughly—open every chest and defeat every enemy you come across.
Focus on reaching Data Bank Level 20. You don’t need to go out of your way to do this—it happens naturally if you engage with the world consistently. Getting to that milestone early puts you in a much better position to gear up your characters and progress smoothly.
Tip #2: Best Starter Teams Without 5-Stars
If you're starting without any limited five-star units, you can still build very strong teams. Two top-tier early-game team setups are:
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Havoc Rover, Danjin, and Verina/Baizhi
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Encore, Sanhua, and Verina/Baizhi
These teams work well even without advanced gear. For your guaranteed standard unit, prioritize Verina—she provides strong healing and buffs. If you have a five-star selector, go with Encore or the other way around. These two characters are solid picks that stay useful well into mid-game.
Tip #3: Merge Echoes Efficiently to Save Time
Managing your Echo inventory can get messy fast. Here’s a time-saving method: filter all 1-cost Echoes by DEF main stat—none of the good characters scale off defense, so it’s safe to batch merge or discard them. For HP main stat Echoes, only keep the Rejuvenating Glow ones for your Shorekeeper. The rest can go.
For 3-cost Echoes, sort by elemental damage. Exclude key sets like Molten Rift, Blazing Clawprint, Movement Clouds, and Tidebreaking Courage if you're running Brand. Using these filters lets you mass clear useless Echoes without second-guessing, speeding up your merges dramatically.
Tip #4: Tune Echoes to Level 10, Then Judge
To avoid wasting Echo EXP, use the auto-add function carefully. Adjust it so that it only feeds in enough materials to hit the next tuning level. When tuning Echoes, stop at level 10—if you don’t get one ideal substat by then, it’s better to discard it and move on.
If you’re upgrading a set just to get a character rolling, level 10 is fine. If you’re min-maxing, stop at level 5, and only continue if the first stat is useful. Also, don’t feed failed Echoes into others—discard them manually from your inventory. Doing so refunds more materials, making your resources go further.
Tip #5: Save Crystal Solvents for Late Game
It’s tempting to use Crystal Solvents early, especially when you're eager to farm materials. But hold off. These solvents get more efficient as your account level and Data Bank level increase. Using them too early means wasting potential.
Try to save them until you're maxed out or close to it. This way, each point of Waveplate energy will return more materials per run. That efficiency can make a big difference when grinding for gear or ascension items.
Tip #6: Always Aim for 100% Crit Rate
Many gacha games suggest a 1:2 ratio of crit rate to crit damage—but not in Wuthering Waves. Here, most DPS units rely on burst skills where the initial hit does huge damage. That’s why 100% crit rate is the real goal. Even if your crit damage is lower, landing consistent crits makes your output more reliable.
Getting max crit is easier than you think, especially with characters like Shorekeeper on your team. Try to keep all damage dealers between 90-100% crit rate for the best results.
Tip #7: Don’t Over-Level Support Characters
Your support characters don’t need to be maxed out early on. Their buffs usually scale off the stats of your main DPS, not their own. For example, Verina’s boosts depend on your other party members—not her personal stats. You can leave her at level 60 or 70, just enough to unlock all skills, and she’ll still perform well.
If you’re working with sub-DPS units like Morphe or Sanhua, it’s different. Their own damage contributes more, so it’s worth leveling them. But early in the game, prioritize your main DPS units first—supports can wait.
Tip #8: Farm Guaranteed Echo Drops Weekly
Once your Data Bank is maxed, you can get up to 15 guaranteed Echo drops from boss fights each week. These come from your first few kills—so always farm bosses at the beginning of the week to take advantage.
Do these guaranteed runs before spending stamina on other activities. It’s the most reliable way to target specific Echoes, especially if you're building a new set or prepping for a character.
Tip #9: Farm Echo Boxes, Not Test Fields
Skip the test fields. Instead, farm Unborn Echo Boxes from the Fantasies of Thousand Gateways event. These boxes stay relevant because they update with every new patch—meaning you can pre-farm for future Echo sets.
It takes a little more time, but the trade-off is better long-term value. Save the boxes and open them after new Echo sets are released, giving you a solid head start on farming domain-specific gear.
Tip #10: Character Materials Refresh Daily
In Wuthering Waves, overworld ascension materials respawn every single day—not every 48 hours like in some other games. This means you can farm a lot more consistently without needing to hoard.
Materials are also more abundant in each spawn cycle. You don’t need to pre-farm huge amounts. Just make it part of your daily routine and you’ll keep up with character upgrades easily.
Tip #11: Use Throwaway Teams in Tower of Adversity
Don’t waste your strongest team on the early floors of the Tower of Adversity. Instead, use characters you don’t rely on—just enough to clear the easy chambers. Save your core DPS and healers for the final stages, which cost more stamina and are much tougher.
You can even beat the first few chambers using level 70 units, which lets you save your top comps for high-difficulty fights. This approach is great for resource-limited players trying to complete all stages efficiently.
Tip #12: Use 2.5 Teams Instead of Building 3 Full Ones
Here’s a smart Tower trick: assign your best team to the middle tower to handle bosses. Use your second-best team for the first and fourth chambers in side towers, then put a mid-tier team on the second and third.
By doing this, you only need to maintain 2.5 functional teams, not three fully built ones. It saves you time, energy, and upgrade materials—all while ensuring full clears.
Tip #13: Buy Starter Materials from the Pharmacy
If you're short on ascension materials for starter characters, visit the pharmacy in Jinzhou. You can buy most of the early-game mats there, which saves time spent hunting them down manually.
It’s not the cheapest method, but it’s great for quick progress if you're only missing a few pieces. Just be mindful of the cost—it adds up fast if you use this method too often.
Tip #14: Don’t Sleep on Rover
Rover is worth building—seriously. They’re basically three characters in one, and they’ll continue getting new forms as updates roll out. Every version so far is solid, and the devs seem committed to keeping Rover competitive.
So while many gachas make starter units irrelevant, Wuthering Waves gives Rover real potential. Build them up early—they’ll pay off long term.
Tip #15: Use Jump Cancels for Extra Height
Want to glide from higher places without climbing? Use jump combos. Certain characters can do a jump attack that lifts them slightly, and if you cancel the animation with an air dash, you gain enough height to trigger your glider.
This little trick is great for speeding up overworld movement or reaching otherwise annoying ledges. It’s especially handy in exploration-focused areas before you unlock more movement tools.
Tip #16: Visit the Fishing Shop Weekly
The fishing shop resets every week and offers a ton of valuable items—EXP books, ascension materials, even Echo boxes. It's easy to forget, but adding this to your weekly routine can make leveling smoother.
The materials you get from this shop are free and efficient—perfect for keeping up with your progression needs without draining Waveplates.
Tip #17: Fight Lower-Level Bosses for Echo Farming
If your only goal is to collect a specific Echo drop, you don’t need to challenge the highest difficulty version of a boss. The lowest level variant drops the same Echo and is faster to kill, making it far more efficient.
However, if you’re also farming ascension materials, then go for the highest level you can handle. But for Echo-only grinding, stick to low-tier versions and speed-run them.
Tip #18: Save Your Corals for Sequence Bands
Avoid spending Corals on extra pulls. Instead, save them for Sequence Bands, which let you unlock powerful enhancements for your characters. Corals don’t convert well into pulls—360 of them barely gets you 45, which isn't even a full 10-pull.
Sequence Bands, on the other hand, directly upgrade your characters and stay relevant long-term, making them a much better investment.
Tip #19: Use Buff Dishes to Boost Drop Rates
Food items aren't just for healing. In Wuthering Waves, some dishes increase Echo drop rates, boost credit earnings, or help you get more ascension materials. While they don’t work in endgame content, they’re super helpful during exploration and overworld farming.
Keep an eye out for five-star dishes like Stuffed Tofu and Sweet & Sour Pork. If you're short on credits, Chili Sauce Tofu also helps with money farming. Use these dishes to make your open-world grind more efficient.
Tip #20: Extend Ultimate Durations with Animation Cancels
Some characters’ Liberation skills can be extended using animation cancels. Attacks like Jian’s Ultimate, Shortkeeper’s Ultimate, and Shangliu’s forte strikes can be used to slow in-game time without pausing animations.
Using this, you can squeeze in more attacks before the Liberation state ends. It’s a more advanced technique, but if you're into high-level optimization, it’s worth practicing.
Tip #21: Use Tactical Holograms for a Strong Start
When entering a Tactical Hologram, your entire team starts with full HP, full energy, and full Concerto meter. That gives you a big advantage—especially if your characters rely on burst damage.
Take full advantage of this by using teams with strong openers or front-loaded ultimates. You can often clear waves before enemies even get a chance to act.
Tip #22: Standard Pulls Are Better Spent on Weapons
Avoid using your standard pulls on the character banner. You’ll naturally unlock standard five-stars by losing 50/50s on event banners. What you won’t get, however, are standard five-star weapons—unless you pull them directly.
So, use your standard pulls on the weapon banner instead. Many of these weapons remain top-tier, and you’ll get more value in the long run.
Tip #23: Craft Echo EXP Tubes Weekly
Running low on Echo experience? You can craft seven Echo EXP tubes per week using materials found on Mount Firmament, especially near Jue’s boss zone. Just farm fluorides in the area and convert them weekly.
While it’s not a huge source of EXP, it’s free and consistent—great for topping off upgrades or prepping new Echoes without burning Waveplates.
Tip #24: Use Echo Skills for Exploration Movement
Some Echo skills help with more than combat. Skills like Inferno Rider or Impermanent Siren let you float, fly, or launch upward, making it easier to traverse terrain.
Even though gadgets like the Catpaw Dash and Glider improve mobility later, Echo movement skills are extremely helpful in the early game when options are limited.
Tip #25: Mix Echo Sets & Co-Op Farm When Needed
Don’t feel pressured to have full Echo sets early. Using a 4-1 or 2-piece/2-piece setup is completely viable if the stats are good. Focus on functionality, not set bonuses.
Also, if you’re out of 3-cost Echo bosses in your world, hop into a co-op session. Farming in higher-level host worlds helps you boost your Data Bank and grab useful Echoes at the same time.
Conclusion
Starting out in Wuthering Waves 2025 can feel like a lot, but with the right approach, you’ll save time, energy, and resources. By focusing on Echo farming, building smart early-game teams, and avoiding common beginner mistakes, you’ll create a strong foundation for long-term success. Whether you're looking to optimize your DPS, plan weekly grinds, or just get more out of exploration, these 25 beginner tips will help you play more efficiently and with less frustration.
Keep referring back as you progress, and don’t hesitate to share your own tips with the community. The more we learn, the stronger our teams (and accounts) become.
FAQ Section (Plain Text for Schema)
Q: What’s the fastest way to level up in Wuthering Waves 2025?
A: Farm Echoes to increase your Data Bank and account level simultaneously.
Q: Which early-game teams are best for new players?
A: Havoc Rover + Danjin + Verina/Baizhi or Encore + Sanhua + Verina/Baizhi.
Q: How do I manage Echo inventory efficiently?
A: Use filters like DEF/HP main stat and batch discard unusable Echoes.
Q: Should I use Crystal Solvents early on?
A: No, save them for higher levels when Waveplate efficiency is better.
Q: How can I improve my crit rate fast?
A: Focus on gear with crit rate; aim for 90–100% for all main DPS units.
Q: Are support characters worth leveling to 90?
A: Not early on. Level them to 60–70 to unlock skills, then stop unless needed.
Q: Is it okay to use mixed Echo sets?
A: Yes, especially early game. Good stats are more important than full set bonuses.
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