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There is no denying thatWuthering Wavescopies many of the mechanics fromGenshin ImpactandHonkai Star Rail. Starting from themale and female MCdown to the cost of wishing for new characters, the game is eerily similar to the mentioned games,and it’s hard to say otherwise.
Considering this, players will be forgiven for thinking that the game also copies the Elemental Reaction system fromGenshin. That is not the case. This is one of the few areas whereWuthering Wavestries to assert its identity as something different. Here’s how it works.
How Do Elements/Attributes Work in Wuthering Waves?
Wuwa Elements Explained
All characters inWuthering Waveshave a primary attribute or element associated with them. These characters deal damage of that element using either their Basic Attack, Heavy Attack, Skill, or Resonance ultimate. There aresix elementsin the current state of the game, with all playable characters having one of the following elements:
Just like the Resonators on the side of the player, enemies inWuthering Wavesare also associated with a particular element.Attacks of an element against enemies of the same element will be resisted.This means that ifplayers use Calcharo, an Electro character, to attack an enemy who is also of the Electro element, the enemy will resist that damage.
This resistance doesn’t matter all that much for regular gameplay like exploration, clearing quests, and doing dailies, but once players start tackling end-game content like the Tower of Adversity, having multiple teams to cover each other’s blind spots can do wonders.
Are There Elemental Reactions in Wuthering Waves?
UnlikeGenshin Impact,Wuthering Wavesdoesn’t have reactions between elementsin the same sense. Instead, the game fills the void left by Elemental Reactions withIntro and Outro skills. Each character inWuwahas their own version of an Intro and Outro skill, corresponding to that character’s primary attribute.
Intro and Outro Skills can be activated by filling up the Concerto meter on the left side of the health bar using basic and heavy attacks.
While Intro skills are, in most cases, a burst of elemental damage from the character being switched in, Outro skills offer various buffs to the incoming party member.
Yuanwu, for example, unleashes thunderbolts that lower the resistance of enemies in the area. But Danjin’s Outro Skill makes it so that the incoming Resonator’s Havoc DMG is buffed by 23 seconds. Effects like Danjin’s allow formono-elemental teamsto work, increasing the effectiveness of one element through buffs, which can then be further increased byequipping the rightWuwaecho.
That is the extent to which elements affect gameplay inWuthering Waves. While this is a much simpler system than whatGenshinplayers will be used to, it makes up for it through responsive, skill-based combat,which isWuwa’smain selling point.
