Wuthering Waves Jiyan build guide: Best weapons, team, abilities, more

If you want to know everything about Jiyan in Wuthering Waves, here’s how to build him, including the best weapon, echo, and team, as well as details on his materials.

Kuro Games’ open-world RPG, Wuthering Waves, is now live with a studded cast of 17 playable characters. Jiyan was one of the standouts even before the release, and he is the first-ever limited banner rate up character.

Jiyan is a pretty strong DPS, but you’ll still need the right weapon and Echo to get the most out of him. So, here is to build our general who stands guard in the well-fortified city of Jinzhou in Wuthering Waves. 

• Wuthering Waves Jiyan full kit & abilities
• Jiyan build guide in Wuthering Waves
  • How to play Jiyan
  • Best weapon for Jiyan in Wuthering Waves
  • Best echoes for Jiyan in Wuthering Waves
  • Best team for Jiyan in Wuthering Waves
• Jiyan upgrade materials

Wuthering Waves Jiyan full kit & abilities

Jiyan in Wuthering Waves is a 5-star Aero main DPS who excels at AoE content. Here is a rundown of all his skills and abilities.

Jiyan abilitites

• Basic Attack (Lone Lance)
  • Normal Attack: Perform up to 5 attacks, causing Aero DMG.
  • Heavy Attack: Consumes stamina and performs a thrust attack dealing Aero DMG.
    • If you hold a basic attack during the heavy attack, a Windborne Strike will be unleashed, dealing AoE Aero DMG upon the completion of the Heavy Attack.
    • If you release your basic attack during a heavy attack, it’ll perform an Abyssal Slash dealing AoE Aero DMG.
  • Mid-air attack: Deals Aero DMG by throwing the spear in the air and then slamming it back to the ground.
  • Dodge Counter: Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target and deal Aero DMG.
• Resonance Skill (Windqueller) – Dashes forward dealing Aero DMG.
• Resonance Liberation (Emerald Storm: Prelude) – After casting the Resonance Liberation, Jiyan enters the Qingloong Mode.
  • In the Qingloong Mode, Jiyan has increased interruption to resistance, and using Basic Attack or Heavy Attack will cast Lance of Qingloong—three continuous attacks, causing Aero damage.
• Forte Circuit (Qingloong at War)
  • When casting Resonance Skill, if Jiyan’s Resolve is higher than 30 points, it’ll consume all Resolve and the DMG of his skill will be increased by 20%.
  • If the Resolve is higher than 30 points when performing Emerald Storm: Prologue, 30 points of Resolve will be consumed, and Emerald Storm: Finale will be cast, causing Aero damage. This damage is Heavy Attack damage.
• Intro Skill (Tactical Strike) – Stabs the target from the air, dealing Aero damage.
• Outro Skill (Self Discipline) – Whenever a heavy attack hits a target, Jiyan will summon Qingloong to attack together, causing Aero damage, lasting 8 seconds.
• Passives –
  • After casting the Intro Skill, the Basic Attack damage bonus and Heavy Attack damage bonus of Jiyan increase by 8%
  • When hitting a target, Jiyan’s CRIT Rate increases by 1%, with a maximum stack of 10.

Jiyan will get Resolve Points when his Intro Skill and his Basic Attack hits an enemy and he can have 60 Resolve points in total.

Jiyan’s Resonance Chain

• S1: Jiyan’s Resonance Skill can be casted one more time, and the Resolve cost for it will be decreased by 15.
• S2: Jiyan gains 30 Resolves and his ATK is increased by 28% after his Intro Skill is triggered.
• S3: Whenever Jiyan casts any of his Resonance or Intro Skills, his CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG are increased by 25% and 32%, respectively, for 30 seconds.
• S4: After using his Resonance Liberation, the entire team’s heavy attack DMG bonus is increased by 25% for 30s.
• S5: Jiyan’s Outro Skill DMG is increased by 120%, and whenever his attack hits an opponent, Jiyan will have his ATK increased by 3% for 8s, with a max stack of 15.
• S6: Jiyan will gain 1 stack of “Momentum” every time his Heavy Attack, Intro Skill Tactical Strike, or Resonance Skill is used.
  • In the Momentum state, each stack increases the DMG multiplier of Resonance Liberation Emerald Storm: Finale by 120%. Jiyan can have a max stack of 2 at a single time.

Wuthering Waves Jiyan build guide

How to play Jiyan

Jiyan in Wuthering Waves is a heavy attack damage dealer, but his regular heavy attacks are less flattering than the ones during his Resonance Liberation (ultimate). During his Resonance Liberation, our general, with his unwavering sense of justice and law, will sweep the floor and any Tacit Discords along the way in a massive AoE.

So, the gist of playing Jiyan in Wuthering Waves is using his Resonance Liberation and following it up with his heavy attack. All in all, Jiyan has fairly straightforward gameplay, and you’ll master it in no time. 

Best weapons for Jiyan in Wuthering Waves

Here are all our picks for the best weapons you should look out for.

Verdant Summit

The best weapon for Jiyan in Wuthering Waves is Verdant Summit, which is his signature weapon. As with any gacha game, the best weapon for any limited banner character is their signature one. Verdant Summit has a sub-stat of CRIT DMG and a heavy attack boost through its passive, and being a DPS, both stats are excellent for Jiyan. 

Lustrous Razor

Lustrous Razor is another alternative 5-star option for Jiyan in Wuthering Waves, but it is available through the Standard Permanent Weapon Banner. It has an ATK% sub-stat and grants Resonance Liberation DMG and Energy Regen through its passive, which are very useful on Jiyan. 

Autumntrace

Autumntrace is the best 4-star option for Jiyan in Wuthering Waves. It is only available through gacha pulls, so it may take a while before you get it. Autumntrace provides an ATK boost with decent bonuses for heavy attacks and CRIT Rate as the main sub-stat.

If you already have Autumntrace, there is no need to pull for Verdant Summit, unless you really want it. It is enough for Jiyan to see you through the early few versions of the game. Another alternative for Autumntrace is the Helios Cleaver.

If you’re searching for some 3-star choices, we suggest Guardian Broadblade. It’ll serve well for our general, more so if you’re not too sure whether blowing your Astrite so early is worth it.

Best Echoes for Jiyan

Sierra Gale is the best Echo set for Jiyan in Wuthering Waves, with the Main Echo being Feilian Beringal.

Because Jiyan is a traditional DPS, the stats you should be chasing are CRIT, Aero DMG, Heavy Attack, and ATK%. Likewise, since most of the damage is loaded to his Resonance Liberation, Energy is also important, so stack until you can get it off-cooldown. 

Here are the best Echoes for Jiyan in Wuthering Waves. 

Sierra Gale

• 2 Set: Aero DMG increased by 10%.
• 5 Set: Upon using Intro Skill, Aero DMG increases by 30% for 15s.

This is pretty straightforward, as Jiyan is an Aero DPS and anything that provides it will be good. Since this set is tailored and made for Jiyan, we recommend using it, as any other set will fall short when compared to it. Plus, it appears to be general with its buff, so any future Aero DPS may use it as well. 

Lingering Tunes

• 2 Set: ATK increases by 10%.
• 5 Set: While on the field, ATK increases by 5% every 1.5s, stacking up to 4 times. Outro Skill DMG increases by 60%.

Lingering Tunes is our second-best recommendation for Jiyan. Being a traditional DPS, ATK is also good for Jiyan. But don’t expect a similar level of performance as Sierra Gale.

You can also pair 2 sets of both Sierra Gale and Lingering Tunes if you can’t find a good 5 Sets for the former.

Best team for Jiyan in Wuthering Waves

The best teammates for Jiyan in Wuthering Waves are Mortefi and Verina. 

Mortefi will buff Jiyan’s heavy attack damage with his Outro Skill and provide decent sub-DPS, while Verina is a healer and a general buffer. Verina is also arguably one of the best units currently in the game, so it wouldn’t hurt chasing her in the Standard Banner (don’t waste your Astrite though, just Lustrous Tides).

Jiyan upgrade materials

Here are all the total ascension and Forte level-up materials for Jiyan in Wuthering Waves.

Jiyan Ascension materials in Wuthering Waves

• x4 LF Howler Core
• x12 MF Howler Core
• x12 HF Howler Core
• x4 FF Howler Core
• x46 Roaring Rock Fist
• x60 Pecok Flower
• x170,000 Shell Credits

You’ll get Roaring Rock Fist from the Feilian Beringal boss. Howler Core can be found by defeating several Mutant enemies across the maps. Meanwhile, Pecok Flowers are found mostly in the northwest of Jinzhou, around Taoyun Vile.

Jiyan Forte materials in Wuthering Waves

• x25 LF Howler Core
• x28 MF Howler Core
• x40 HF Howler Core
• x57 FF Howler Core
• x25 Waveworn Residue 210
• x28 Waveworn Residue 226
• x55 Waveworn Residue 235
• x67 Waveworn Residue 239
• x26 Monument Bell
• x20.3M Shell Credits

Monument Bell is dropped by Bell-Borne Geochelon. Waveworn Residue can be collected by doing Forgery Challenge: Eroded Ruins. 

That covers everything about Jiyan in Wuthering Waves. If you want to know more about some of his teammates, check out the details on Verina. If you want to reroll for Jiyan, here’s how to level up fast so you can get far enough to unlock the banner system.