Yuanwu is a free character that we get
by clearing some of the initial floors of tower of Adversity. He can deal a fair
amount of damage for a free character and also brings a lot to the table with his
supportive skills that give resistance to interruption and can efficiently break the
white bar of enemies to stun them faster. We will see more about him in detail in this
video along with a complete guide to build and use him in best ways possible. Without any
further ado, let's jump right into it.
Starting with his skills.
Yuanwu's skill descriptions can be very confusing. I will try my best to make
it easy to understand.
On using Yuanwu's Resonance skill, he
will summon a thunder wedge that lasts for 12 seconds. The thunder wedge creates
a field around it called Thunder field. If any character hit a target within this field, it
will do a coordinated attack which can be trigger every 1.2 seconds. It has a low cooldown of 3
seconds allowing you to easily reposition it.
When the Thunder wedge is on the field,
Yuanwu recovers 6 Forte circuit stacks every second even if he is not on the field.
And when a coordinated attack is triggered, Yuanwu will gain 5 stacks. He can hold up to 100
stacks. When Yuanwu's forte circuit is filled, holding the resonance skill will consume all
the stacks and deal Rumbling spark damage. This skill has a decent damage multiplier
which is tied to his Resonance skill. The Rumbling spark will also detonate the thunder
wedge if it is on the field. It restores a huge amount of resonance and concerto energy, so
using it every rotation is very important.
Even when he is not on the field, you can
tell whether his forte circuit is filled. When Yuanwu's forte circuit is filled, the
thunder wedge will get enhanced to thunder uprising and deal an AOE shock damage. The
enhanced thundering wedge will shine more brightly and you will be able to see thunder
shocks coming out of it more aggressively. This is the sign that his forte circuit is filled.
Usually within the duration of one skill cast, his forte circuit should be ready, if you are
constantly triggering its coordinated attacks.
After triggering this, Yuanwu will enter into
Lightning infused state which lasts for 10 seconds. While in this state, Yuanwu's
resistance to Interruption is greatly increased. Additionally all his basic attacks
are enhanced and they scale on his defense. His attacks deal more Vibration damage, which
means it will greatly reduce the white bar of the enemies. While in this state, Yuanwu
won't gain any forte circuit stacks.
This lightning infused state can
be applied to other characters by using his Resonance liberation. However,
other characters will only get the increased resistance to Interruption which is also very
useful. His Resonance liberation has high damage multipliers and restores 20 concerto energy.
It has a low energy cost of 125 and a cooldown of 20 seconds. If you use the liberation
while the thunder wedge is on the field, it will detonate the thunder wedge. This
is his most important skill as it makes up for a huge portion of his damage, buffs all
characters and generates concerto energy.
The resonance liberation is buffed
more by his first inherent passive. It increases its damage multiplier by 40%
and increases its Vibration damage. Which means it will reduce the white bar
of the enemies more efficiently.
His second inherent passive increases the range
of the field generated by his Resonance skill. The range of the enhanced Resonance skill due
to his forte circuit is also increased.
And if Yuanwu leaves the field
without having full forte circuit bar, he will leave behind a thunder wedge. This
doesn't have a cooldown. This can be useful for repositioning the skill. Only one
thunder wedge can exist at a time.
Yuanwu's outro skill deals a significant amount of Vibration damage, that is damage
to the white bar of the enemies.
There are two main ways to use
Yuanwu. First is as a hybrid dps, where you swap into him and quickly use his
skills which doesn't take much time. This is the most preferred way to use him, as his basic
attack damage is low when compared to others, and spending more field time with him
resuls in overall less dps. However, if you really like him and want to give him
more field time, you can still use him as a main dps where you utilise his buffed normal
attacks of his Lightning infused state.
For his skill priority, most of Yuanwu's damage
comes from his Resonance liberation and skill. So prioritise leveling his Resonance liberation and
resonance skill, followed by his forte circuit, followed by his intro skill and the
basic attacks can be skipped.
If you wish to use him as your main dps prioritise
his forte circuit, followed by his liberation then his skill and lastly his intro. You can skip
the basic attacks as you won't be using them and spend your on field time doing the buffed
normal attacks from his forte circuit.
Moving onto his sequences.
The first sequence increases
Yuanwu's Basic Attack Speed and Heavy Attack Speed by 20% in his forte
circuit's lightning infused state.
The second sequence restores 15 Resonance
energy on triggering his intro skill.
In his third sequence, when the Coordinated
Attacks of the Thunder Wedge hits a target, the damage is additionally increased
by 20% of Yuanwu's Defense.
The fourth sequence is a nice supportive upgrade.
When using Yuanwu's Resonance liberationz the on field character will get a shield equal
to 200% of his defense for 10 seconds.
The fifth sequence increases Yuanwu's Resonance liberation damage bonus by 50% when
thunder wedge is on the field.
And the last sequence gives 32% defense buff
to team members within the range of Thunder wedge. The buff lasts for 3 seconds after
leaving the range of the thunder wedge.
Yuanwu's sequences are nice upgrades. The
first one is useless for a quickswap hybrid dps playstyle, but it is useful if you wish to use him
as your on field dps. The second sequence helps with his Resonance energy regen which is nice as
you need to keep casting his liberation to keep the buff uptime. His S3 is a nice damage boost and
the S4 gives shields aiding in survivability. His S5 gives a decent damage increase and the S6 is
the best when Yuanwu is paired with other defense scaling characters as it gives defense increase.
It also increases his personal damage.
Moving onto his weapons.
Unfortunately we currently don't
have any 5 star option for Yuanwu as the only 5 star weapon in this game
provides attack% which is not needed.
So the best weapon to use would
be the Amity accord. Not only this weapon provides a lot of defense%
but also increases Resonance liberation damage bonus by 20% for 15 seconds
after triggering an intro skill.
The BP Weapon, stonard is another amazing
weapon option as it provides crit rate which makes building Yuanwu easier,
and gives 18% Resonance liberation damage bonus on using the Resonance
skill which is quite easy to do.
The 3 star weapon, R5 Guardian
Gaunlet is his best F2P weapon as it provides defense and a permanent
24% Resonance liberation damage bonus.
Other good options are the R5 Gaunlets
of Voyager which provides defense and energy restoration or the Originite Type 4 that
provides crit damage. With the Originite type 4, you can make a different kind of build which
I will talk about in detail in a bit.
The Marcato is also a decent option as it has energy regen stats and
provides concerto energy.
Moving onto his echoes.
The best set to maximize Yuanwu's damage is the
5 piece Void thunder set. And for the echo skill, you can use tempest Mephis. The thundering
mephis has better buffs but it takes up a lot of field time to do its attacks and
missing the last hit won't give you any buffs. So I prefer using the Tempest Mephis as
it takes up relatively less field time and the claw attack of this skill can be swap
cancelled. After using the echo skill, the Mephis will start with a tail attack,
then use a normal attack and right when the claw animation starts, swap cancel it
by going to a different character.
You can also use the flautist echo skill.
This skill does some nice damage and also gives concerto energy regen. This
echo needs a considerable amount of field time to complete it's attacks, but
holding the echo skill for a short while and swapping to a different character
can swap cancel rest of its attacks.
Alternatively, you can use 2 piece Void thunder
with 2 piece Moonlit clouds set for the energy regen. If you are using Yuanwu as a support for
any defense scaling character, you can use this echo combination and use the impermanence
heron echo skill to buff your main dps.
And if you are using him as a hybrid
dps with an attack scaling character, you can use 5 piece moonlit clouds set
with the impermenance heron echo skill.
You can run a full supportive build on
Yuanwu with the rejuvenating glow set, if no one in the team is using this set and you
have attack scaling characters in the team. While Yuanwu doesn't have any healing mechanism in his
kit to trigger this set, he can use the Originite type 4 gauntlet and reliably trigger this set
with a single basic attack hit. Self healing also works to trigger this set effect. While Yuanwu
doesn't have any sustain skills in his kit, this build is viable if you have his 4th
sequence where he starts giving shields.
Before moving onto his echo stats, let's
first talk about his energy requirements. Yuanwu's Liberation is very important as it
makes up for a huge portion of his damage, gives teamwide resistance to interruption,
and also generates a good amount of concerto energy. So getting it back on cooldown becomes
very crucial and you need to have enough energy regen in order to do that. Try to aim for 30
to 35% energy regen or higher. If the enemy is very agile where you miss a lot of your
attacks, you may need more energy regen.
For his echo stats,
Look for crit rate or damage on the
4 cost echo. On the three cost echo, you can go double electro damage, or a combination
of one electro damage and one defense% also works as it is only 1 to 2% behind. Alternatively,
you can use one energy regen echo piece if you don't have any energy regen roll from
your substats. And defense% on 1 cost echo. You can also go with a full Defense and
Energy Regen build if you are using S4+ Yuanwu as a support to maximize his shield, if
you don't care about his damage. I personally prefer going with a damage focused build
as Yuanwu can dish out some good damage. If you don't have any usable 3 cost echoes, you
can run 4-4-1-1-1 echo combination. It is around 10% worse than the preferred echo pattern,
but it is easier to farm and can be useful if you are building other electro characters
like Yinlin or Calcharo, who also needs this set. Use crit rate on one echo and crit damage on
the other one, and defense% on 1 cost echoes.
Moving onto his rotations.
Yuanwu's rotations are super fast and takes
very less field time. First start by using his Resonance skill to summon the thunder
wedge and then rotate to other character to prepare their energy bars or buffs. Using
the skill at the beginning helps to build Yuanwu's forte circuit which is crucial for
Resonance and concerto energy generation.
When you are done with the preparation, switch
to Yuanwu, use his Resonance skill followed by his Liberation. This will activate his
teamwide buff and using Resonance skill before liberation gives some extra damage
from the thunder wedge detonation. Your forte circuit should be filled by now. So
hold the resonance skill to use it. Use his Resonance skill again to get some
concerto energy, and swap him out.
If you are using a supportive build
with the Originite type 4 gauntlet and rejuvenating glow set, follow a
similar rotation and make sure to do a basic attack at the beginning to trigger
the set effect. Do a basic attack after using his forte circuit's attack everytime
you swap into him to refresh the buff.
And for main dps rotation, follow the same
rotation and after using his forte circuit stacks, use his Resonance skill and start using his
basic attacks till the buff duration runs out.
Make sure to use his echo skill whenever
necessary. If you are using the tempest Mephis echo skill, use it during the
preparation phase to get the buff. If you are using the flautist skill, keep using
it as frequently as possible before swapping him out. And if you are using the heron
echo skill, use it before triggering his outro skill. All these echo skills can be swap
cancelled, so make sure to swap cancel them.
Moving onto his team comps.
The best partner of Yuanwu is Yinlin.
Yinlin deals very high off field damage and gives electro and resonance liberation damage
amplification buff which is phenomenal for Yuanwu as all of his attacks are electro and a huge
portion of his damage comes from his Resonance liberation. Yuanwu has fast rotations
which pairs really well with Yinlin.
Taoqi is also a great partner with Yuanwu.
She buffs defense which can boost his damage and also gives 38% Resonance skill damage
amplification. Due to Yuanwu's short rotations, you can play a quickswap playstyle with Taoqi
and Yuanwu. Try to get as much intro as possible on Taoqi as she needs it to instantly get her
forte stacks and enhanced basic attacks. You can check my Taoqi guide for more details on
her. And if you have Yuanwu's sixth sequence, he can further buff Taoqi's damage,
making them a very strong duo. You can use the flautist echo skill on him to
trigger Taoqi's intro skill more often.
Jianxin is also amazing as she provides
38% liberation damage amplification and provides crowd control which allows you to hit
multiple enemies with Yuanwu's Liberation.
You can use Yuanwu as a hybrid dps with basically
any character as he can efficiently break the shields or the white bar of the enemies and
stun them faster. He falls behind other sub dps characters as he doesn't have buffing capabilities
but is still a decent option for hybrid dps.
Yuanwu, Yinlin, Verina.
Yuanwu, Encore, Jianxin are some team examples.
And for main dps Yuanwu, Yinlin
is still his best partner, as she can deal high off field damage
and provides the best buffs for him.
Taoqi's Resonance skill damage amplification
can buff his damage by a lot but her concerto energy generation is very slow without her
S5 or the discord broadblade. And if you miss her enhanced auto attacks, you will have
to complete the rotation without any buffs.
As you will be using his basic
attacks more as a main dps, Sanhua becomes a great sub dps to use
with him because of her fast concerto energy generation and the 38% basic
attack damage amplification buff.
Jianxin provides crowd control and resonance
liberation damage amplification.
Mortefi can deal some good damage, however his
heavy attack damage buff is wasted on Yuanwu.
And the last slot is usually a flex character, generally used by a sustain support
like Verina, Baizhi or Jianxin.
Yuanwu takes up very less field time and is very
easy to play. As I mentioned at the start of the video, he can deal some good damage and brings
a lot to the table by providing resistance to Interruption to the entire team. He can speed up
the time required to break the white bar of boss enemies and stun them faster. His sequences are
also very good. However, just like any character, he also has his cons. His thunder wedge has
limited range. So against enemies that move a lot, you will need to keep switching into him
to replace the thunder wedge. His damage is comparatively weaker in the early game as he
scales off defense. And the weapons and echoes don't have defense as their base stat. His buffs
are more utility focused and doesn't provide any offensive buffs unless you have his S6. The S6
is great only for defense scaling characters. he is still a very good character to
build especially if you have higher sequences on him. Not to mention
he has a cat, and he is a dil- And that's all for this video. Don't forget to
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