Wuthering Waves Jiyan Character Guide

WuWa. Wuthering Waves Jiyan Guide Character Build. Aero DPS.

Jiyan is a 5-star character that wields a Broadblade and uses Aero as his elemental damage. He is a main DPS character with aerial combat maneuvers and very long range melee attacks that are quick which allows him to parry enemies easily.

Pros – During his Ultimate he can Parry bosses easily due to his long range and quick attacks. Very simple to play. High mobility. Plenty of disables against smaller enemies.

Cons – Needs plenty of Energy Regen to enter his Ultimate as soon as possible. Otherwise he feels weak outside of his Ultimate.

Team Compositions – Jiyan is a main DPS that provides most of his value during his Ultimate, so team him with others that can boost his Resonance Energy or give buffs to Heavy Attacks.

Skills and Playstyle

Basic Attacks – These will charge up his Forte, but Jiyan prefers to use Heavy Attacks.

Heavy Attack – Holding briefly and releasing will do a flurry of attacks that deal damage and increase his Forte gauge which has two bars to fill. Holding this longer will cause him to knock the enemy into the air, enabling him to follow up with an Aerial Attack.

Aerial Attack – After jumping into the air, Jiyan’s Aerial Attack will charge diagonally toward the enemy to smash the ground and then allow a Basic Attack to follow for more damage. If Jiyan knocked the enemy into the air using his Heavy Attack, then his Aerial will first knock them to the ground before you can charge at them.

Short Heavy > Full Heavy > Aerial > Basic

Resonance Skill (E) – Jiyan charges at the enemy dealing damage to any others he passes through. This can also be used while in the air to charge horizontally through the air. Consuming half of his Forte gauge will increase the damage of this skill by 20%. Don’t use this skill if it will prevent you from using your Ultimate with half of his Forte.

E
Full Heavy > E > Aerial > Basic

Resonance Liberation (R) – If you have at least one bar of Forte, Jiyan will do a massive burst of damage to enemies in front of him. Then, regardless of his Forte, he will become empowered for 10 seconds to improve his resistance to interruption; and his Basic Attacks will have larger range, increased damage, be faster, and pull enemies in. These Basic Attacks will count as Heavy Attacks for the sake of stats and effects. His Resonance Skill will also cost no Forte and always deal the extra damage.

Rotation

E > Heavy Attack > Aerial Attack > Basic Attack
Q > R when above 30 Forte > E + Basic Attack until Ult ends

Intro Skill – Inherent Skills make his Intro grant 10% more ATK for 15 seconds.

Outro Skill – The next character can use Heavy Attacks to trigger an extra burst from Jiyan’s dragon for the next 8 seconds, this can trigger up to two times.

Jiyan Build Guide Progression

Ascension Materials

Roaring Rock Fist – Defeat Feilian Beringal in Dim Forest – Costs Waveplates
Pecok Flower – Pick these flowers around the Taoyuan Vale in Central Plains or buy at the Shifang Pharmacy
Howler Core – Looted from beasts or animal-like enemies

Weapons

Verdant Summit (Convene 5-star) – Crit Damage – Inceases Resonance by 12% and every time the Intro or Resonance Liberation is cast his Heavy Attack is increased by 24%, stacking twice and lasting for 14 seconds.
Lustrous Razor (Convene 5-star) – ATK – Increases Resonance Liberation damage whenever using Resonance Skill and will increase Energy Regen, allowing you to get your Ultimate faster.
Autumntrace (Podcast 4-star) – Crit Rate – Increases ATK by 12% when dealing Basic or Heavy Attack damage, stacking up to 5 times and lasts for 7 seconds.
Helios Cleaver (Convene 4-star) – ATK – Increases ATK by 6% every 2 seconds after a Resonance Skill is used, stacking multiple times until it resets

Echo Skill (Q) – Aero – Feilian Beringal – If the first attack hits, another will follow. If the second hits, then increase Aero damage and Heavy Attack damage by 12% for 15 seconds. Use this before his Ultimate.

Echo Main Stat Priority

4 – Crit Damage
4 – Crit Rate
3 – Aero Damage
1 – ATK%

Sub Stat Priority

Crit Rate
Crit Damage
Heavy Attack
ATK%
Energy Regen

Skill Leveling Materials

Howler Core – Looted from beasts or animal-like enemies
Waveworn Residue – Forgery Challenge: Eroded Ruins in Wuming Bay – Costs Waveplates
Monument Bell – Defeat the Belle-Borne Geochelone in Gorges of Spirits – Costs Waveplates

Inherent Skill 1 – Increases ATK by 10% for 15 seconds after using his Intro Skill.

Inherent Skill 2 – Increases Crit. DMG by 12% for 8 seconds after hitting an enemy.

Skill Leveling

Forte Circuit
Resonance Liberation
Basic/Heavy Attack
Resonance
Intro

Sequence 1 – Jiyan’s Resonance Skill can be used twice and the cost is decreased by 15 of his Forte gauge.

Sequence 2 – After using an Intro Skill, he gains 30 of his Forte gauge and his ATK is increased by 28% for 15 seconds.

Sequence 3 – When casting his Resonance Skill, Resonance Liberation, or Intro Skill, Jiyan gains 16% Crit. Rate and 32% Crit. DMG for 8 seconds.

Sequence 4 – After casting Resonance Liberation skills, the entire team gains 25% increase on Heavy Attack damage for 30 seconds

Sequence 5 – His Outro skill deals 120% increased damage and when he hits a target with any attack he gains a stacking buff of 3% ATK for 8 seconds, up to 15 stacks for a total of 45% ATK. This instantly reaches 15 stacks after using his Intro Skill.

Sequence 6 – Every time a Heavy Attack, Intro Skill, or Resonance Skill is used he will gain a stack of “Momentum.” This stacks up to two times. If the Resonance Liberation is cast when above 1 bar of Forte, it consumes all stacks and increases the initial damage by 120% for each stack.

Should you try to pull extra sequences for Jiyan?

The numbers on Jiyan’s sequences are high, so yes it is worth it. The worst one may be the first sequence, but since it synergizes with many of the others it’s not bad at all. Since his Ultimate considers his Basic Attacks as Heavy Attacks, the fourth sequence is also very good. Get as many as you can afford to.