Wuthering Waves: Ji Yan Weapons, Echo, and Team Recommendations

Character Introduction

Ji Yan is an aerodynamic output character who wields a long blade.

Skill Introduction

Normal Attack: Performs up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing aerodynamic damage.

Charged Attack: Consumes stamina to perform a thrusting attack, dealing aerodynamic damage.

Charged Attack · Skyward Thrust: Holding the normal attack during the charged attack unleashes a Skyward Thrust after the charged attack ends, dealing aerodynamic damage.

Charged Attack · Abyssal Dive: Releasing the normal attack during the charged attack unleashes an Abyssal Dive after the charged attack ends, dealing aerodynamic damage.

Plunge Attack: Consumes stamina to perform a plunging attack, dealing aerodynamic damage.

After a Plunge Attack, briefly press the normal attack button to perform a follow-up attack, dealing aerodynamic damage.

Plunge Attack · Updraft: After performing a Skyward Thrust or using the Resonating skill Wind Sweep in mid-air, perform a floating attack, dealing aerodynamic damage.

Counterattack Evasion: After successfully evading, briefly press the normal attack button within a certain time frame to counterattack, dealing aerodynamic damage.

Wind Sweep

Thrust forward a certain distance, dealing aerodynamic damage.

Can be used mid-air.

Azure Dragon Breakthrough

When casting the Resonating skill Wind Sweep, if accumulating 30 or more “Formation Break” points, expend 30 “Formation Break” points to increase the damage of this Resonating skill Wind Sweep by 20%.

While in the Formation Break state, the damage of the Resonating skill Wind Sweep is increased by 20%, and “Formation Break” points are no longer consumed.

Resonating Release · Azure Dragon Eight Extremities · Rear Motion

When casting the Resonating Release Azure Dragon Eight Extremities · Planning, if accumulating 30 or more “Formation Break” points, expend 30 “Formation Break” points to cast Azure Dragon Eight Extremities · Rear Motion, dealing aerodynamic damage, with the damage being that of a Charged Attack.

Can be used in low-altitude flight.

Formation Break Point Acquisition Rules

Maximum of 60 “Formation Break” points.

Accumulate “Formation Break” points when Normal Attacks Lone Spear and Surprise Strike hit the target.

Accumulate “Formation Break” points when Varied Skills Strike Unawares hit the target.

If Ji Yan does not hit a target within 15 seconds, “Formation Break” points gradually decrease.

Azure Dragon Eight Extremities · Planning

After casting Azure Dragon Eight Extremities · Planning, Ji Yan enters the Formation Break state.

Formation Break State

Ji Yan’s interruption resistance is increased.

Normal Attacks, Charged Attacks, and Counterattack Evasion are replaced by Charged Attack · Spear of the Formation Break.

Charged Attack · Spear of the Formation Break

Performs up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing aerodynamic damage, with the damage being that of a Charged Attack.

Strike Unawares

Ji Yan holds a long spear and thrusts toward the target from mid-air, dealing aerodynamic damage.

Self-Restraint

When the next character to appear (or a character in the nearby team who activates a Resonating skill) hits the target with a Charged Attack, Ji Yan will summon a long spear to attack jointly, dealing 313.40% of Ji Yan’s attack as aerodynamic damage. This joint attack effect lasts for 8 seconds and can trigger once every 1 second, up to 2 times.

Recommended Skill Allocation

Resonating Release > Resonating Circuit > Normal Attacks > Resonating Skills > Varied Skills

Resonating Chain Introduction and Recommendation

Resonating Chain Recommendation: Three chains, six chains for qualitative change, ordinary players just need to get the main body.

Weapon Recommendation

Azure Scales and Thousand Peaks

Golden Armored Horse

Resonance (1/2/3/4/5) Phase

Increases all Resonance attribute damage (12%/15%/18%/21%/24%). Each time a Varied Skill or Resonating Release is cast, self-charged attack damage increases (24%/30%/36%/42%/48%), can be stacked twice, and lasts for 14 seconds.

Boundless Horizon and Glint

Wave-rippling Uplift

Resonance (1/2/3/4/5) Phase

Increases Resonance efficiency (12.8%/16%/19.2%/22.4%/25.6%). When casting a Resonating skill, Resonating Release damage bonus increases (7%/8.75%/10.5%/12.25%/14%), can be stacked three times, lasts for 12 seconds.

Pattern Autumn

Pointed Blade

Resonance (1/2/3/4/5) Phase

When dealing Normal or Charged Attack damage, attack increases (4%/6.2%/8.4%/10.6%/12.8%), can be stacked five times, lasts for 7 seconds, can trigger once per second.

Echo Selection

Echo of Ancient Winds *5

Echo of the Valley Winds (2-piece set): Increases aerodynamic damage by 10%.

Echo of the Valley Winds (5-piece set): When using a Varied Skill, aerodynamic damage increases by 30% for 15 seconds.

Team Composition

Ji Yan + Sanhua + Mortefi + Verina