Wuthering Waves 3.6 Banners & New Characters Revealed

Hello, Rovers! Welcome to our Wuthering Waves Version 3.6 Summary. This guide covers everything revealed for the upcoming update, including the new limited banners featuring the debuts of Qingxiao and Jingran, new weapons, the brand-new Ren Realm area, upcoming events, new story quests, and the latest features and QoL improvements arriving in Version 3.6.

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Wuthering Waves 3.6 Release Date

Wuthering Waves Version 3.6 "Lamplight in Mirage, Sword's Resolve in Heart" is scheduled to launch on August 20, 2026 (UTC+8)!

Wuthering Waves 3.6 Banners

Wuthering Waves Version 3.6 introduces two brand-new Resonators to the roster, with Qingxiao making her debut in Phase 1 alongside Denia's rerun, followed by Jingran in Phase 2 alongside the reruns of Hiyuki and Mornye.

Wuthering Waves 3.6 Phase 1

Phase 1 of Version 3.6 features the debut of Qingxiao, alongside the rerun of Denia.

Wuthering Waves 3.6 Phase 2

Phase 2 of Version 3.6 features the debut of Jingran, alongside the reruns of Hiyuki and Mornye.

Wuthering Waves 3.6 New Characters

Qingxiao (5★)

Qingxiao is an Aero Sword Main DPS who specializes in Tune Strain and stacking Mindlock to significantly increase her personal damage. Her gameplay centers around switching between Sheathed Stance and Drawn Stance Basic Attacks to build Qin Heart and Sword Cadence, which unlock Heavy Attack - Stringblade and her Ephemeral Transcendence state.

Her core mechanic, Mindlock, can stack up to 15 times whenever teammates inflict Tune Strain - Interfered, increasing the DMG dealt by her key skills to affected targets. Her Inherent Skills, Sea of Thought, World of Dust and To Know, To Banish, convert defeated Mindlock targets and successful Tune Breaks into additional stacks, allowing her damage to scale further with stronger Tune Strain support.

Her Resonance Liberation, Billows Beneath Heaven, deals a powerful Aero DMG burst and grants Heaven's Clarity, setting up a 100% DMG increase for her next Heavy Attack. Her Outro Skill, Lingering Song, also deals substantial damage on its own, dealing Aero DMG equal to 800% of her ATK.

Jingran (5★)

Jingran is a Fusion Broadblade Main DPS whose kit primarily scales with Max HP instead of ATK, converting Shields into powerful personal damage buffs. His gameplay revolves around switching between Yin Vessel and Yang Font states, with each state providing its own Basic Attack chain, Drink Soul and Devil's Bane, which generate Qi for his Heavy Attacks.

His core mechanic focuses on Shield conversion. His Inherent Skill, Hark the Dust, grants him a recurring self-Shield based on his Max HP, while Trace the Vestige generates Ghost Shroud stacks whenever any teammate receives a Shield, contributing to the buffs associated with his Fixation state. His passives, Nether to Light and Yang Changes, Yin Unites, further convert his Max HP into additional Healing and ATK, making him one of the few Main DPS Resonators whose scaling is primarily based on HP.

His Resonance Liberation, Burial of Thousand Souls, deals a massive Fusion Heavy Attack, reduces his HP to 50% if it is above that threshold, and grants Wayfarer's Mark stacks that power his Heavy Attack - Soul Raid and Stardome Meander bursts. When reaching 300 Qi, either Heavy Attack can be unleashed to deal a huge amount of Fusion DMG, switching his stance upon casting and continuing his Yin-Yang cycle.

Wuthering Waves 3.6 New Weapons

Glint of Clouds (5★)

Base ATK: 500 | Crit Rate: 36%

ATK is increased by 12%/15%/18%/21%/24%. Inflicting Tune Strain - Shifting grants 11.2%/14%/16.8%/19.6%/22.4% Aero DMG Bonus for 2s, stacking up to 5 times. This effect can be triggered once every 0.5s. Upon reaching the maximum number of stacks, the following effects are activated:

1.This Aero DMG Bonus effect's duration is extended to 30s.

2.Aero DMG ignores 10%/12.5%/15%/17.5%/20% of the target's DEF during this effect.

Thousandfold Deliverance (5★)

Base ATK: 413 | HP: 72.2%

All-Attribute DMG Bonus is increased by 12%/15%/18%/21%/24%. When casting an Intro Skill or gaining a Shield, gain 1 stack of Nature's Order and 1 stack of Cradle of Life. This effect can be triggered through gaining a Shield once every 0.5s, with a maximum of 6 stacks lasting for 7s.

Nature's Order: Crit. DMG is increased by 6%/7.5%/9%/10.5%/12%, up to 36%/45%/54%/63%/72%. When Nature's Order reaches 6 stacks, the Crit. Rate of Heavy Attack DMG is increased by 12%/15%/18%/21%/24%.

Cradle of Life: When casting a Heavy Attack, consume up to 2 stacks of Cradle of Life. For every 1 stack consumed, Heavy Attack DMG ignores 15%/17.5%/20%/22.5%/25% of the target's DEF, up to 30%/35%/40%/45%/50%. This effect lasts for 2s.

Wuthering Waves 3.6 Accessories

Two new Resonator accessories will become permanently available in the Store once Version 3.6 goes live: Qingxiao's Cloudbloom and Jingran's Snowpaw. Each accessory can be purchased for 400 Astrites or 3.99 USD.

Wuthering Waves 3.6 Additional Content

New Quests

Version 3.6 continues the main story with a new Main Story Act and a Segue, following Rover's ongoing journey through Xuanfang alongside Qingxiao and Jingran. Completing the Main Story Act rewards Rovers with a new Motorbike Livery.

New Area

Ren Realm is the new area introduced in Version 3.6, a secluded region located high above the Cloud Shuttle Fleet's routes near Emerald Peaks. The update also adds Sword Flight spots throughout the overworld for faster traversal, along with the ability to play instruments directly in the open world.

Events

Version 3.6 features a lineup of new events. Resonance Sim Realm leads the patch as a Rover-only roguelike combat mode, while The Strings Remember introduces a new rhythm minigame centered around the instrument system alongside Qingxiao. Other events include Second Coming of Solaris: Coded Deception, a bug-catching event set within the game world, If Dreams Still Reverberate, a co-op combat event, an Exploration Event connected to Ren Realm, and the usual 7-day login event.

New Features or QoLs

Version 3.6 introduces several quality-of-life and system improvements:

· Performance Optimizations - general improvements across the game

· Improved Bike Navigation and Autopilot - smoother automated traversal

· Improved Achievement Sharing - easier sharing of Endgame scores and other milestones

· Mailbox Improvements - a cleaner and more functional in-game mailbox

· Better Echo Recommendations - improved suggestions for Echo builds

· New Backgrounds in Bike UI - additional customization options for the Bike interface

Conclusion

Version 3.6 brings a fresh chapter to Wuthering Waves with the debuts of Qingxiao and Jingran, the introduction of Ren Realm as a brand-new area, Sword Flight traversal, and the ability to play instruments throughout the open world. The update is further packed with events led by Resonance Sim Realm and The Strings Remember, along with new story quests, the Myriad Snare: Rustfire Chassis Tactical Hologram, purchasable accessories for Qingxiao and Jingran, and a range of quality-of-life improvements. With so much new content arriving, there's plenty to look forward to when Version 3.6 launches on August 20, 2026. To prepare for Wuthering Waves 3.6, top up your Astrites through  WISHGM and get the resources you need for the upcoming update at competitive prices.