This is a Wuthering Waves ranking for players and it may change over time.
The character roster in Wuthering Waves, categorized by rank, will be constantly updated in future versions. This includes the best current primary and secondary DPS characters for you to add to your team.
The free characters that Wuthering Waves provides make the main story easy. However, co-op Wuthering Waves might not be the best option, as a team needs a balanced roster of members to achieve optimal performance.
This Wuthering Waves character ranking will help you easily choose which characters are the best primary damage dealer (DPS), sub-damage dealer (sub DPS), and support to build your team.
| Ranking | Figure |
| SS-tier | Verina |
| S-tier | Calcharo, Jiyan |
| A-tier | Baizhi, Danjin, Encore, Mortefi, Rover |
| B-tier | Jianxin, Sanhua, Yangyang, Yuanwu |
| C-tier | Aalto, Chixia, Lingyang |
| D-tier | Taoqi |
While the free characters in Wuthering Waves can be sufficient for the storyline, having a diverse cast of characters and team compositions to fight in various situations is crucial. Even the strongest characters can't handle everything.
Explanation of the Wuthering Waves Character Rankings
Understanding the strengths of 5-star and 4-star characters is helpful when deciding which banners to roll or who to invest your time and resources in. But remember, having an all-5-star team isn't necessary to beat bosses, train monsters, or complete quests in Wuthering Waves.
More importantly, you need a team composition that's suitable for various combat situations. Instead of focusing solely on the top-ranked characters, which might not complement each other well, this ranking only considers the usefulness of each character in all combat scenarios. This includes their ideal position in a team, defeating bosses, playing the story mode, and progressing through different game modes.
Additionally, if two characters have similar strengths but one performs better, they may not be ranked in the same tier. However, this doesn't mean you shouldn't use the lower-tier character.
Therefore, explaining why characters with nearly equivalent power levels have different ranks is crucial, as it significantly influences who you include in your team. Typically, a lower-ranked character can still clear many stages; they just can't do it as efficiently or quickly as higher-ranked, comparable characters.
Of course, all rankings are based solely on personal opinion, but the statistics will also depend on which character is currently the most powerful.