Explore Yangyang Xuanling in Wuthering Waves 3.5: kit, Havoc Bane mechanics, signature weapon, Resonance Chains, skills, and top-up tips.
Yangyang Xuanling is an upcoming Resonator set to debut in Wuthering Waves Version 3.5 Phase 1. In this blog, we've gathered all the details about Xuanling's kit, signature weapon, and Resonance Chains. Keep reading! To pre-farm ahead of her release, check out our Yangyang: Xuanling Pre-Farm Guide.
Yangyang: Xuanling is a 5-star Havoc Sword Main DPS. She is the third Havoc Main DPS in the game after Camellya and Phrolova, and the first DPS to leverage Havoc Bane as a core part of her kit. Her combat centers on two alternating weapon forms: Azure Sword Stance and Feather Sword Stance. Both stances draw on a resource called Melody to sustain Normal Attack chains, and both apply Havoc Bane stacks to targets on the final hit of each combo. Her Resonance Skill Feather's Edge and Resonance Liberation Hush of a Thousand Voices build around this dual-stance framework, amplifying her damage through stance transitions and accumulated Havoc Bane.
Signature Weapon: Azure Oath
ATK: 588 | Crit. Rate: 24.3%
Unbending R1-R5 - Grants 12/15/18/21/24% All-Attribute DMG Bonus. Upon inflicting Havoc Bane, the wielder gains 36/45/54/63/72% Heavy Attack DMG Amplification and their Heavy Attack DMG ignores 12/15/18/21/24% of the target's DEF, lasting for 8s.
Normal Attack: Succor and Smite
Xuanling fights across two combat stances, Azure Sword Stance and Feather Sword Stance. Both perform up to 4 consecutive Havoc DMG hits and apply one stack of Havoc Bane on the final hit.
Basic Attack
Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance
Press Normal Attack repeatedly or hold it down to consume Melody and perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Havoc DMG. While Melody is not depleted, the Energy Regen of Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance is increased by 20%. Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 4 applies 1 stack of Havoc Bane to the targets hit.
Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance
Press Normal Attack repeatedly or hold it down to consume Melody and perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Havoc DMG. While Melody is not depleted, the Energy Regen of Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance is increased by 20%. Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 4 applies 1 stack of Havoc Bane to the targets hit.
Mid Air Attack
Mid-air Attack - Azure Sword Stance
Consume STA to perform a Plunging Attack, consuming Melody and dealing Havoc DMG.
Pressing Normal Attack within a short time after casting this skill triggers Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 2.
Mid-air Attack - Feather Sword Stance
Consume STA to perform a Plunging Attack, consuming Melody and dealing Havoc DMG.
Pressing Normal Attack within a short time after casting this skill triggers Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 2.
Dodge Counter
Dodge Counter - Azure Sword Stance
Pressing Normal Attack within a short time after a successful Dodge consumes Melody to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
Pressing Normal Attack within a short time after casting this skill triggers Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 3.
Xuanling switches between her two stances mid-combo, dealing Heavy Attack Havoc DMG in the process. Each switch also opens a brief window where taking a hit counts as a successful Dodge.
Sword Stance Switch
While in Azure Sword Stance, press Resonance Skill to switch to Feather Sword Stance and perform Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 1, dealing Havoc DMG.While in Feather Sword Stance, press Resonance Skill to switch to Azure Sword Stance and perform Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 1, dealing Havoc DMG.
Sword Stance Switch - Azure
Azure
Pressing Resonance Skill within a short time after casting Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance triggers Sword Stance Switch: Azure, dealing Havoc DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.
A successful Dodge can be triggered within a short time into the action of this skill, which consumes 50 Melody.
After casting this skill, the Basic Attack cycle will not reset for a short time.
Sword Stance Switch - Feather
Feather
Pressing Resonance Skill within a short time after casting Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance triggers Sword Stance Switch: Feather, dealing Havoc DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.
A successful Dodge can be triggered within a short time into the action of this skill, which consumes 50 Melody.
After casting this skill, the Basic Attack cycle will not reset for a short time.
Resonance Liberation: Hush of a Thousand Voices
Xuanling spends all her Melody to unleash a single massive Havoc Heavy Attack. After casting, her stance switches also summon a shadow copy of herself to deal bonus Havoc DMG.
Hush of a Thousand Voices
Consume all Melody to deal Havoc DMG and restore 1 Azure Plume. This DMG is considered Heavy Attack DMG.
Upon casting this skill, obtain Voice upon Voice. When casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather, summon Shadow of Xuanling to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG. Voice upon Voice cannot stack. Once Shadow of Xuanling is successfully summoned, the Voice upon Voice state is removed.
Forte Circuit: The Way of Ten Thousand Voices
Each time any teammate applies Havoc Bane, Xuanling builds stacks that increase her Heavy Attack Crit. DMG. In Feather Sword Stance, she can also spend stamina to replace her Normal Attacks with a dedicated Heavy Attack combo.
Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow
Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure
Yangyang: Xuanling is in Azure Sword Stance. When Melody is depleted while in Feather Sword Stance, Resonance Skill - Feather's Edge is replaced by Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure.
Press Resonance Skill to cast Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure, dealing Havoc DMG and restoring 100 points of Melody and 1 point of Azure Plume. This DMG is considered Heavy Attack DMG.
When Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure hits the target, consume 1 stack of Havoc Bane on the target. The Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance cycle is not reset within a short time after casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure. If casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure resets the cycle, summon a Wraith of Sound to finish the current attack and deal a fixed instance of Havoc DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG, which is not affected by any DMG Bonus effects and does not inflict Havoc Bane.
Successful Dodge can be triggered within a short time into the action of this skill, which consumes 50 points of Melody.
Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather
When Melody is depleted while in Azure Sword Stance, Resonance Skill - Feather's Edge is replaced by Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather.
Press Resonance Skill to cast Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather, switching to Feather Sword Stance and dealing Havoc DMG, restoring 100 points of Melody and 1 point of Azure Plume. This instance of DMG is considered Heavy Attack DMG.
When Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather hits, consume 1 stack of Havoc Bane on the target. The Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance cycle is not reset within a short time after casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather. If casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather resets the cycle, summon a Wraith of Sound to finish the current attack and deal a fixed instance of Havoc DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG, which is not affected by any DMG Bonus effects and does not inflict Havoc Bane.
Successful Dodge can be triggered within a short time into the action of this skill, which consumes 50 points of Melody.
Heavy Attack
Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance
When Azure Plume is restored to its maximum while in Azure Sword Stance, hold Normal Attack to consume STA and all Azure Plume to cast Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, generating a massive cyclone that strikes the area in front, dealing Havoc DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.
When casting Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, gain Bated Breath: If Yangyang: Xuanling is the active Resonator in the field, the Crit. DMG of this Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance increases by 160%. When Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance ends, Bated Breath is removed. Bated Breath can be gained up to once every 25s. Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance applies 2 stacks of Havoc Bane to the targets it hits.
Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance
When Azure Plume is restored to its maximum while in Feather Sword Stance, if Yangyang: Xuanling is on the ground and not in a Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom cycle, hold Normal Attack to consume STA and cast Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance, dealing Havoc DMG. After it hits a target, Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall is automatically cast.
When casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather, gain Streaming Storm, which lasts 15s. While Yangyang: Xuanling is the active Resonator in the team, the Crit. DMG of the next Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance, Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall, Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom, or Dodge Counter - Havoc in Bloom is increased by 160%. Streaming Storm is removed when Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom Stage 3 or Dodge Counter - Havoc in Bloom Stage 3 ends. Streaming Storm can be gained up to once every 25s. Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance applies 2 stacks of Havoc Bane to the targets it hits.
Mid Air Attack
Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall
When Azure Plume is restored to its maximum while in Feather Sword Stance and airborne, Mid-air Attack - Feather Sword Stance is replaced by Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall. Switching to another Resonator automatically casts Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall.
Press or hold Normal Attack to consume STA and all Azure Plume to cast Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall, dealing Havoc DMG. Casting Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall enters Hark the Wind for 12s.
Hark the Wind
Hark the Wind
While in Feather Sword Stance, Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance is replaced by Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom, consuming STA to perform up to 3 stages of attacks, dealing Havoc DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG. Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom Stage 2 and Stage 3 can be cast in mid-air close to the ground. Casting Stage 3 ends Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom. This attack cycle cannot be reset.
During Hark the Wind, a Dodge Counter counts towards the Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom cycle.
Feathered Oath
Feathered Oath
When Resonators in the team apply Havoc Bane to a target, Yangyang: Xuanling gains 1 stack of Feathered Oath for 4s. Feathered Oath can be gained once every 1s, stacking up to 6 times. While Yangyang: Xuanling is the active Resonator in the team, each stack increases the Crit. DMG of Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance, Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall, Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom, and Dodge Counter - Havoc in Bloom by 25%, up to 150%.
Refrain
Refrain
Before Yangyang: Xuanling's Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 4, Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 4, Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, or Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance hits a target, record and propagate the highest stack count of Havoc Bane on targets within a certain range to all targets within range.
Casting Resonance Liberation - Hush of a Thousand Voices restores 1 of Azure Plume.
Casting Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance or Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall consumes all Azure Plume.
Intro Skill: Skybound Feather
Xuanling enters the field, deals Havoc DMG, restores 1 Azure Plume, and applies 1 stack of Havoc Bane to the target.
Skybound Feather
Deal Havoc DMG and restore 1 point of Azure Plume.
When Intro Skill - Skybound Feather deals damage, it applies 1 stack of Havoc Bane on the target.
Outro Skill: As the Wind Wills
Xuanling exits with a Havoc DMG hit and grants all other Resonators in the team Tonal Switch for 20s. Teammates with Tonal Switch who inflict Havoc Bane gain a 20% Havoc DMG Amplification.
As the Wind Wills
Attacks the target, dealing Havoc DMG equal to 300% of Yangyang: Xuanling's ATK.
All Resonators in the team other than Yangyang: Xuanling gain Tonal Switch for 20s. When a Resonator with Tonal Switch inflicts Havoc Bane, that Resonator's Havoc DMG is Amplified by 20%.
This effect is reset upon casting this skill again.
Inherent Skill
The more Havoc Bane stacks a target has, the more damage Xuanling deals to it. Her Liberation also instantly fills a target to max Havoc Bane stacks, and building enough stacks through the team periodically lets her summon a copy of herself to reapply full stacks.
Inherent Skill: Unbroken Vow
Unbroken Vow
When a target has 1 to 3 stacks of Havoc Bane, each stack of Havoc Bane Amplifies the DMG from Yangyang: Xuanling by 10%, up to 30%.
When a target has 4 to 6 stacks of Havoc Bane, each stack of Havoc Bane Amplifies the DMG from Yangyang: Xuanling by 12%, up to 36%.
Inherent Skill: One Life, One Blade
One Life, One Blade
Resonance Liberation Hush of a Thousand Voices raises Havoc Bane stacks on the targets it hits to the maximum.
When Resonators in the team inflict Havoc Bane, Yangyang: Xuanling gains 1 stack of Windbound. Windbound can be gained once every 1s, stacking up to 6 times.
When Windbound reaches 6 stacks, Yangyang: Xuanling removes all Windbound and gains One with the Wind. While One with the Wind lasts, when Yangyang: Xuanling casts Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather, she summons Feather Release: Xuanling to attack the target, applying 6 stacks of Havoc Bane to the target. Windbound cannot be obtained while One with the Wind lasts.
Once Feather Release: Xuanling is summoned, the One with the Wind state is removed.
Tune Break
When the target's Off-Tune Level reaches maximum, any Resonator can cast Tune Break on it. Xuanling uses a standard Sword-type Tune Break.
Tune Break: Sword
When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, you can cast Tune Break on it.
Resonance Chain
Below are all six of Xuanling's Sequence Nodes. Early nodes boost her Heavy Attack damage and Havoc Bane application. Mid-tier nodes add team ATK buffs. Her final node enables a persistent summon that procs every time any teammate applies a debuff.
Sequence 1: At the wind's breath, the blossoms wake
At the wind's breath, the blossoms wake
After Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather hits a target, surrounding enemies are Stagnated, and Shadow of Xuanling: Unfaltering is summoned to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG equal to 337.98% of Yangyang: Xuanling's ATK. This DMG is considered Heavy Attack DMG.
Nearby enemies are Stagnated when Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure and Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather are cast.
Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom and Dodge Counter - Havoc in Bloom are immune to interruption.
Sequence 2: River carries her song away
River carries her song away
The DMG dealt by Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance, Mid-air Attack - Feather Fall, Basic Attack - Havoc in Bloom, and Dodge Counter - Havoc in Bloom is increased by 100%.
Every time when Yangyang: Xuanling remains out of combat for more than 4s after she leaves the combat state or regains consciousness, she gains the following effects once: - Gain Strung Notes, up to 1 stack. Casting Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance or Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance summons Shadow of Xuanling: Strung Notes to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG equal to 337.98% of Yangyang: Xuanling's ATK, considered Heavy Attack DMG. Strung Notes is removed after Shadow of Xuanling: Strung Notes is summoned. - Restore 2 Azure Plume. - Reset the Cooldown of gaining Bated Breath and Streaming Storm.
Sequence 3: The grief follows you into the clouds
The grief follows you into the clouds
The DMG dealt via Resonance Liberation Hush of a Thousand Voices is Amplified by 175%.
After casting Intro Skill - Skybound Feather, Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure, or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather, increase the maximum Havoc Bane stacks of targets within a certain range by 3, lasting 20s.
Basic Attack - Azure Sword Stance Stage 4, Basic Attack - Feather Sword Stance Stage 4, Heavy Attack - Azure Sword Stance, and Heavy Attack - Feather Sword Stance apply 1 additional stack of Havoc Bane to the target.
Sequence 4: Across the miles, a letter and my longing
Across the miles, a letter and my longing
When casting Intro Skill - Skybound Feather, Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Switch: Azure, Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Switch: Feather, Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure, or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather, the ATK of Resonators in the team is increased by 20% for 20s.
Sequence 5: Take wing. Take wing
Take wing. Take wing
When Yangyang: Xuanling takes a fatal blow, she will not be downed, but instead recover HP equal to 50% of her Max HP while becoming immune to DMG and interruption for 3s. This effect can be triggered once every 10 min.
Sequence 6: Let the azure keep its light
Let the azure keep its light
When Yangyang: Xuanling applies Havoc Bane to a target, gain Voice Flux for 30s. While Voice Flux is active, the Heavy Attack DMG from Yangyang: Xuanling is increased by 40%.
After casting Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Azure or Resonance Skill - Sword Stance Flow: Feather, gain Still as Withered Wood for 30s. While Still as Withered Wood is active, if Yangyang: Xuanling is on the field, then when nearby Resonators in the team inflict Glacio Chafe, Fusion Burst, Electro Flare, Aero Erosion, Spectro Frazzle, or Havoc Bane, Yangyang: Xuanling summons Shadow of Xuanling: Still as Withered Wood to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG equal to 337.98% of Yangyang: Xuanling's ATK. The DMG of Shadow of Xuanling: Still as Withered Wood is considered Heavy Attack DMG and is guaranteed to be a critical hit.
Shadow of Xuanling: Still as Withered Wood can trigger once every 1s and is removed after triggering 5 times. Still as Withered Wood has a Cooldown of 25s.
Conclusion
As we can see, Xuanling's kit is built entirely around Havoc Bane, making her a strong pick for Havoc-focused teams. Note that all details covered in this article are based on version 3.5 data. For Rovers planning to obtain Yangyang Xuanling, consider OLD STORE 's secure and affordable Wuthering Waves top-up now!
Rarity: 5â
| Attribute: Havoc | Weapon: Sword
ATK: 588 | Crit. Rate: 24.3%