Yangyang: Xuanling Build Guide：Best Weapons, Echoes and Teams

In Version 3.5.0, Yangyang takes on an alternate form: Yangyang: Xuanling. This is not the free 4-star support you know; this is a top-tier 5-star Havoc Sword hyper-carry. She is a Main Damage Dealer whose entire kit revolves around a high-octane stance-dancing mechanic.

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This captain specializes in Heavy Attack DMG and shredding enemies by manipulating Havoc Bane. Her playstyle is a graceful yet deadly dance between two sword forms: the Azure Sword Stance and the Feather Sword Stance. Mastering her flow is all about balancing her unique resource, Melody, and executing perfect swaps to stack buffs. If you enjoy a high-skill-ceiling character who weaves between stances to unleash devastating finishers, this DPS will feel like a masterpiece in motion. She is squishy, so dodging is a must, but her kit rewards aggression with massive Crit. DMG boosts.

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How Do Yangyang: Xuanling's Skills Work?

Her kit seems complex at first glance, but it boils down to a simple loop. Your main goal is to deplete Melody, trigger specific skills, gain Azure Plume, and spend it on huge Heavy Attacks.

Here is the core rotation breakdown:

Normal Attacks (Stance Combo): Both Azure and Feather stances have 4-stage attack strings. Using them consumes Melody but gives you 20% increased Energy Regen. Stage 4 hits apply 1 stack of Havoc Bane.
Resonance Skill (Stance Switch): This is her bread and butter. Casting it switches stances and performs a specific attack. Crucially, switching during a combo triggers a special Heavy Attack that can even dodge incoming hits by consuming Melody.
Forte Circuit (Flow & Heavy Attack):
- When you run out of Melody, your Resonance Skill transforms into a Sword Stance Flow attack. This restores 100 Melody and 1 Azure Plume.
- It also consumes a Havoc Bane stack to grant a 100% Crit. DMG buff for your next specific Heavy Attack.
- Once you stack up Azure Plume to the max, you can spend it all on a colossal Heavy Attack, which applies 2 stacks of Havoc Bane.
- A special state called Hark the Wind activates after certain airborne attacks, replacing your basic combo with a flurry of high-damage Heavy Attacks.
Resonance Liberation (Ultimate): Consumes all Melody to deal massive Havoc DMG and grants an Azure Plume. It also summons a shadow that deals extra Heavy Attack DMG on your next Forte Flow.

Optimal Combat Rotation (Bullet Points):

Start with your support setup (buffs, shields).
Switch to Xuanling and use Normal Attacks in one stance to build Feathered Oath stacks and spend Melody.
Once Melody is low, use your Resonance Skill to stance-switch into a combo, triggering a Heavy Attack dodge.
When Melody is empty, hit the transformed Resonance Skill to cast a Sword Stance Flow, regaining Melody and gaining 1 Azure Plume.
Repeat this cycle to stack Azure Plume. When full, unleash a Heavy Attack for a massive burst window.
Cast Resonance Liberation whenever it's ready to regain resources and summon a shadow for bonus damage.

What is the Best Weapon for Yangyang: Xuanling?

Xuanling's damage relies on consistent Heavy Attacks and Havoc Bane application. Here is how the blades compare.

Best-in-Slot: Azure of Heaven
- This is her signature weapon and it is tailor-made for her. It grants a universal 12% All-Attribute DMG Bonus. When Havoc Bane is applied—which she does constantly—her Heavy Attack DMG is Amplified by 36% and ignores 12% of the target's DEF. This synergy is perfect and unbeatable.
Budget/F2P Alternatives:
- Emerald of Genesis: A fantastic standard 5-star option. It gives a solid Crit. Rate stat stick (24.3%). The passive boosts Energy Regen and increases ATK when using a Resonance Skill. Since Xuanling constantly casts her Skill to switch stances, you will easily keep the ATK buff active. This is her best F2P 5-star.
- Note on other weapons: Weapons like Red Spring (focuses on Basic Attack DMG) and Blazing Brilliance (focuses on Resonance Skill DMG) do not synergize with her core Heavy Attack damage profile. You should avoid them for this character.

Which Gear and Stats Maximize Yangyang: Xuanling's Damage?

At the time of writing, we are awaiting details on a new Echo set that is reported to synergize perfectly with her. Until that set is fully analyzed, the recommendation is Currently unknown / To be updated.

However, you can prepare by targeting the correct Main Stats and Substat priority for her build.

Cost 4 (Crit.): Crit. Rate or Crit. DMG. Choose the one that balances your stat ratio. A 1:2 ratio is ideal.
Cost 3 (Element/Energy): Havoc DMG Bonus. This is non-negotiable for maximizing her element.
Cost 1 (ATK): ATK%. Both slots should be ATK%.
Substat Priority:
1. Crit. Rate / Crit. DMG (Balance to achieve 70%+ Crit. Rate ideally)
2. ATK%
3. Heavy Attack DMG Bonus
4. Energy Regen (Secondary but useful for smoother rotations)

What Are the Best Team Comps for Yangyang: Xuanling?

The recommended core team is Yangyang: Xuanling + Chisa + Suisui (or Shorekeeper). This is a premium squad designed around exploiting Havoc Bane to its absolute limit.

The Team Breakdown:

Main DPS / Hyper-carry: Yangyang: Xuanling
- She is the star of the show, providing the primary damage through her stance dance rotations and Heavy Attacks.
Sub-DPS / Support: Chisa (Havoc Broadblade)
- Chisa is the perfect partner. Her Outro Skill, Unraveling - Law Zero, grants Resonant Thread of Closure, which allows the team to ignore enemy DEF and increases the max stacks of Negative Statuses (like Havoc Bane) a target can receive. This directly supercharges Xuanling's damage.
- She also provides consistent Havoc Bane application, healing, and shields, keeping the squishy captain alive.
Support / Healer: Suisui (Glacio Rectifier)
- Suisui's entire kit is built around converting Havoc Bane into team buffs. Her Resonance Liberation, Song of Thoroughfare, makes enemies take more Havoc DMG that ignores DEF and Havoc RES when afflicted by Havoc Bane. This is an astronomical damage amplifier for Xuanling. Her Outro Skill also grants a huge 25% All DMG Amplification, with further, stackable bonuses based on her mechanics.
- Alternative: Shorekeeper - If you don't have Suisui, Shorekeeper is a universal top-tier healer. Her Supernal Stellarealm provides massive Crit. Rate and Crit. DMG buffs based on her Energy Regen, which directly benefits Xuanling's burst windows.

Rotation with this team:

Suisui/Shorekeeper goes first to set up persistent buffs, healing fields, and apply their specific debuffs.
Switch to Chisa to apply Unseen Snare, build Havoc Bane stacks, and cast her Outro Skill to enable DEF shred and increased Negative Status limits for the team.
Switch to Yangyang: Xuanling. With all buffs, debuffs, and Havoc Bane synergies active, execute her full Heavy Attack burst rotation for colossal damage.

What Materials Are Needed to Upgrade Yangyang: Xuanling?

To take the captain to her maximum potential, you will need to farm the following materials.

Character Ascension Materials (Lv. 90):
- Shell Credit: x170,000
- Ascension Material (Boss Drop): 46 of the relevant boss material
- Local Specialty (Summer Flower): x60
- Character Drop (Broken Wing/Monowing/Polywing/Layered Wing Polarizer): x4 / x12 / x12 / x4
Skill Upgrade Materials:
- Shell Credit: x2,030,000
- Skill Books (Specific Polarizers): x25 / x28 / x40 / x57
- Weekly Boss Drop: x26
- Enemy Cores (Broken Wing/Monowing/etc.): x25 / x28 / x55 / x67
Signature Weapon: Azure of Heaven Ascension Materials (Lv. 90):
- Shell Credit: x330,000
- LF Mech Core: x6
- MF Mech Core: x6
- HF Mech Core: x10
- FF Mech Core: x12
- Broken Wing Polarizer: x6
- Monowing Polarizer: x8
- Polywing Polarizer: x6
- Layered Wing Polarizer: x20

(Note: The specific names of the weekly boss material and some drop items are truncated in the source data. This guide will be updated with exact names upon official release.)

Which Resonance Chain(Awakenings) Are Worth Getting?

Her Resonance Chain, or Sequence Nodes, provide massive power spikes. Here is the breakdown.

Level	Effect	Value & Verdict
R1	Summons a shadow after Flow attack; Heavy Attack is immune to interruption; grants a one-hit damage immunity during Hark the Wind.	High Value. This turns her into a hyper-armor monster. The interruption immunity and cheat-death mechanic are vital for completing her long combos.
R2	Massive 50% DMG multiplier increase to all key Heavy Attacks. When out of combat, resets Azure Plume and Flow cooldowns, and summons a free shadow on next Basic Attack.	Account-Changing. This doubles her burst potential in quickswap teams. The setup is free damage. A perfect stopping point.
R3	Amplifies Resonance Liberation DMG by 240%. Increases maximum Havoc Bane stack cap by 3. Key attacks apply an extra Havoc Bane stack.	High Value. It skyrockets her ultimate's damage and helps her ramp up to max Havoc Bane almost instantly.
R4	Grants the entire team a 20% ATK buff for 30s when she casts specific skills.	Mid Value. A solid team utility boost, but mostly a stepping stone to higher constellations.
R5	Prevents fatal damage once, recovering 50% HP and granting immunity for 3s. 10-minute cooldown.	Low Value. A safety net for difficult content, but no offensive gain. Not needed if you play well.
R6	Grants a 40% Heavy Attack DMG bonus. A shadow triggers automatically dealing guaranteed Crit Heavy Attack DMG when any teammate applies a Negative Status effect.	Whale Territory. The ultimate final upgrade. It turns the entire party's elemental applications into free, massive nukes.

Recommended Stopping Point: If you love her, S2 is the sweet spot and provides a colossal power spike. S1 is a luxury for comfort. S3 makes her ultimate a tactical nuke.

Is Yangyang: Xuanling Worth Pulling?

Yangyang: Xuanling is an exceptional pull, but she is not a one-size-fits-all character. She operates as a high-risk, high-reward hyper-carry whose damage ceiling is astronomical if you commit to her intricate stance-dancing mechanics and, crucially, her specific team archetype. You can see her current availability on the 3.5 banner schedule to plan your pulls.

Her main strength lies in the absurdly high Heavy Attack multipliers and her kit's ability to give herself a 100% Crit. DMG buff on demand. However, she is incredibly squishy, and without interruption resistance from her first Constellation, you will be forced to play perfectly around her built-in dodge mechanics. The biggest consideration is your roster: she is heavily dependent on teammates who exploit the Havoc Bane status effect, like Chisa and Suisui. Without them, a significant portion of her team synergy and damage amplification is lost. If you are a free-to-play player looking for a standalone powerhouse, you might find her difficult to optimize. But if you have the supporting cast and enjoy a challenging, mechanically deep playstyle, the captain is an absolute monster who will shred the endgame. She is a firm "yes" for dedicated Havoc accounts and a cautious "wait for a rerun" for everyone else.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q: Why does my Yangyang: Xuanling feel so squishy and die easily?
A: She is a true melee hyper-carry with no natural durability in her base kit. You must actively use her stance-switch dodges. The "Sword Stance Switch - Azure/Feather" skills have a brief window after casting where taking a hit triggers a free, successful dodge at the cost of 50 Melody. Mastering this mechanic is key to survival. Her S1 constellation solves this completely by granting interruption immunity, making her much more comfortable to play.

Q: Is the Emerald of Genesis a good F2P weapon for Xuanling, or is her signature required?
A: Emerald of Genesis is an excellent F2P option and a powerful stat stick. The high Crit. Rate makes building her much easier, and she easily maxes out the ATK buff because her playstyle involves spamming her Resonance Skill. Her signature, Azure of Heaven, is significantly better because it directly buffs her Heavy Attack and grants DEF-ignore on her primary damage window. You do not need the signature weapon to clear content, but it is a sizable upgrade.

Q: How do I consistently apply Havoc Bane to get my damage bonus?
A: Your main sources are:

Stage 4 of any Basic Attack combo. This applies 1 stack.
Heavy Attacks. Both Azure and Feather Heavy Attacks apply 2 stacks.
Resonance Liberation. With the One Life, One Blade passive, this applies multiple stacks.
Intro Skill. Your intro applies 1 stack depending on the stance.

Always weave in full Normal Attack strings and use your Intro Skill effectively to keep Havoc Bane active before your burst.

Q: Are there any active Wuthering Waves codes I can use to get more Astrites for Xuanling's banner?
A: Yes, Kuro Games frequently releases redemption codes for free Astrites and upgrade materials. You can find the most up-to-date list of valid codes on the Wuthering Waves codes page. If you've exhausted all free sources and still need more pulls, you can also top up directly through this Wuthering Waves top-up page to secure the captain before her banner expires.