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To use any character from the huge roster ofWuthering Waves, you need to build it right. The units in the game have different strengths and abilities that you need to bring out to the maximum. you may do it by equipping the right weapons and Echo sets.
Xiangli Yao is a five-star Electro character who wields Gauntlets as a weapon. He is a strong character who shines the most when you use his Resonance Liberation. So, it’s a no-brainer to use him as your Main DPS and focus on a build that will help you deal the most damage while using him.
Xiangli Yao Echo Guide
There are a few options that you can try out here, but the best Echo Set for Xiangli Yao is theVoid Thunder set. Equipping the complete set willincrease your Electro damagesignificantly. For this set, your main echo should beThundering Mephis, as it will boost Xiangli Yao’s Resonance Liberation damage, which you must focus on most.
You can also equip theLingering Tunes setif you have better stats on the individual echoes for more damage output. Using theMoonlit Clouds echo setwith two Sonata effects is also a great option, if you want more energy regeneration, to use his Resonance Liberation repeatedly.
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Attack
Since Xiangli Yao is a DPS, you will naturally focus on getting more attack power from him. Your main focus should be increasing yourCritical Rate and Damage. His kit focuses the most on his Resonance Liberation, so you also need someResonance Liberation Damage Bonus and Energy Regenerationfor the substats.
Best Weapons For Xiangli Yao
There are a variety of weapons you can equip on your Xiangli Yao for him to perform well. TheVerity Handle is the best five-star weaponto give him, considering it buffs up his Resonance Liberation. However, if you are a F2P player, there are some other great weapons that you can try out for him, including theMarcato, Gauntlets#21D, and Originite: Type IV.
Crafting the Gauntlets#21D is one of the best F2P options, considering that you can craft it by smithing. The Energy Regeneration substat on a weapon is not to be underestimated, since it recharges your Resonance Liberation quickly.
Verity’s Handle
Crit. Rate
The weapon will provide a48 percent Resonance Liberation damage bonusfor Xiangli Yao, this lasts for eight seconds, but you can extend the duration three times if you use Resonance Skill. He will also geta 12 percent Atttribute damage bonus.
Marcato
Energy Regeneration
The Energy Regeneration substat in the weapon will let Xiangli Yao cast his Resonance Liberation repeatedly. You will also get eight Concerto Energy to use hisOutro and Intro skills.
Gauntlets#21D
The weapon will increase Xiangli Yao’sDodge Counter damage and Attack. It also contributes to increasing the Energy Regeneration.
Originite: Type IV
Crit. Damage
Considering how it is a three-star weapon, you get some decent critical damage for Xiangli Yao if you equip it, while it can also heal as you do some basic attacks.
Xiangli Yao’s Forte Priority
Xiangli Yao’s Resonance Liberation is the core of his kit, so it goes without saying that you need to put the most resources into upgrading it to the maximum level. You will be constantlyutilizing his Forte Circuitalong with it, to deal the most damage using him.
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HisResonance skill will be replaced by DivergenceduringIntuition mode, which will activate when you cast his Resonance Liberation. YourDodge Counter will transform into Unfathomedas well. Yourbasic and heavy attacks will also be replaced by Pivot Impalewhile it is active.
Upgrading the Resonance Liberation will increase the damage done by Divergence, Pivot Impale, and Unfathomed. Leveling up your Forte Circuit will buff up Revamp, Decipher and Law of Reigns damage.
When the performance capacity in theForte Circuit increases to five in Xiangli Yao’sIntuition mode, his defaultResonance Skill will be replaced by Law of Reigns, and any damage dealt by it will be consideredResonance Liberation damage. To increase the damage done by Law of Reigns, you need to upgrade Xiangli Yao’s Forte Circuit as your second priority.
Xiangli Yao gets a different Forte Circuit bar when he activates Intuition mode. This is called the Performance Capacity bar that fills up when you use Pivot Impale, Divergence, Unfathomed and Revamp.
you may also invest in hisNormal Attacks, Resonance Skill and Intro Skill, considering it takes a while for Resonance Liberation to charge up. Using these against enemies will fill up your capacity bar to 100, which will allow you to castResonance Skill Decipher.
