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Splash art for Wuthering Waves character Verina.
Image via Koro Games

Wuthering Waves Character Tier List — Best Characters at Launch

Find a complete tier list of all characters at the launch of Wuthering Waves here.

Wuthering Waves promises to please fans of Genshin Impact, releasing on both mobile and PC platforms on May 23. While we await the highly anticipated launch, understanding the best characters is a great place to get started. Find a complete Wuthering Waves character tier list here.

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Wuthering Waves Character Tier List

With 18 characters available at launch, there’s plenty to consider when loading up Wuthering Waves for the first time. Better yet, if you’re anything like me, you’re going to want to experiment with a few different characters. Each character has an assigned rarity rating, attribute, and weapon of choice. While there are many shared traits throughout, some characters outshine others for their roles like DPS or Support.

S-Tier

  • Jiyan – Main DPS
    • Rarity: 5-Star
    • Attribute: Aero
    • Weapon: Broadblade
  • Calcharo – Main DPS
    • Rarity: 5-Star
    • Attribute: Electro
    • Weapon: Broadblade
  • Verina – Support/Healer
    • Rarity: 5-Star
    • Attribute: Spectro
    • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Yinlin – Main/Sub DPS
    • Rarity: 5-Star
    • Attribute: Electro
    • Weapon: Rectifier
Splash art for Wuthering Waves character Danjin.
Image via Koro Games.

A-Tier

  • Jianxin- Sub DPS
    • Rarity: 5-Star
    • Attribute: Aero
    • Weapon: Gauntlet
  • Danjin – Sub DPS
    • Rarity: 4-Star
    • Attribute: Havoc
    • Weapon: Sword
  • Encore – Main DPS
    • Rarity: 5-Star
    • Attribute: Fusion
    • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Sanhua – Sub DPS
    • Rarity: 4-Star
    • Attribute: Glacio
    • Weapon: Sword
  • Lingyang – Main DPS
    • Rarity: 5-Star
    • Attribute: Glacio
    • Weapon: Gauntlet
  • Mortefi – Sub-DPS
    • Rarity: 4-Star
    • Attribute: Fusion
    • Weapon: Pistols
Splash art for Wuthering Waves character Yangyang.
Image via Koro Games.

B- Tier

  • Chixia – Sub DPS
    • Rarity: 4-Star
    • Attribute: Fusion
    • Weapon: Pistols
  • Baizhi – Support/DPS
    • Rarity: 4-Star
    • Attribute: Glacio
    • Weapon: Rectifier
  • Yangyang – Sub DPS
    • Rarity: 4-Star
    • Attribute: Aero
    • Weapon: Sword
  • Sanhua – Sub DPS
    • Rarity: 4-Star
    • Attribute: Glacio
    • Weapon: Sword
  • Aalto – Sub DPS
    • Rarity: 4-Star
    • Attribute: Aero
    • Weapon: Pistols
Splash art for Wuthering Waves character Rover.
Image via Koro Games

C-Tier

  • Yuanwu – Sub DPS
    • Rarity: 4-Star
    • Attribute: Electro
    • Weapon: Gauntlet
  • Rover – Main DPS
    • Rarity: 5-Star
    • Attribute: Electro
    • Weapon: Sword
  • Taoqi – Sub DPS
    • Rarity: 4-Star
    • Attribute: Havoc
    • Weapon: Broadblade

With Rover being the starter character in the Wuthering Wave story, it’s no surprise that they take the C-Tier. However, they still make for an interesting start with players being able to choose the gender of Rover. Of course, all things considered, I’m hoping to get my hands on S-tier characters like Yinlin and Verina. However, no matter who you play, Wuthering Waves is packed to the brim with dazzling combat and character designs.

That’s the complete character tier list at launch. Check out GameSkinny’s Wuthering Waves guides hub for more tips and tricks as we dive into the new Gacha game.


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Maddison started her gamer journey traversing the lands of Runescape and World of Warcraft. These days, she can be found playing just about anything, but a lot of her free time is spent playing FPS games like Fortnite, CoD and Valorant. She's been with GameSkinny since February 2023, and has a BA in Art History.