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Qingxiao Build Overview (August 2026)
Updated on 2026-08-11: weapon ranking, Heart of Evil's Purge Echo mainstats, Tune Strain teams, and Sequence value synced to current beta coverage. Multipliers stay provisional until the official 3.6 program.
Category | Recommendation |
|---|
Role | 5★ Aero Sword, on-field Main DPS |
Core loop | Intro → Skill → Liberation → Basic 1–4 → Heavy → Enhanced Basics → Heavy → Outro |
Best weapon | Cloud Jasper (signature) |
Best 5★ alternative | Emerald of Genesis |
Strong limited alternative | Red Spring |
Best Echo set | Heart of Evil's Purge (5-pc) |
Echo layout | 4-3-3-1-1 |
4-cost main | Crit Rate or Crit DMG |
3-cost mains | Aero DMG% + ATK% |
1-cost mains | ATK% / ATK% |
Substat priority | Crit Rate › Crit DMG › ATK% › Flat ATK › ER% |
Best team | Qingxiao + Denia + Mornye |
Flex team | Qingxiao + Lynae + Mornye / Shorekeeper |
Budget team | Qingxiao + Sanhua + Verina |
Expected banner | Version 3.6 Phase 1 (~Aug 20–21, 2026) |
Qingxiao is an Aero Sword Main DPS built around Tune Strain. She applies Tune Strain - Shifting, responds to Tune Strain - Interfered, and spends most of her field time in aerial sword combat. Keep her gauges moving: fill Qin Heart and Sword Cadence, cash Heavy Attack - Stringblade into Ephemeral Transcendence, then dump Liberation and enhanced strings. Empty resources are the stall you cut out.
Check her Phase 1 window on the Wuthering Waves 3.6 Banner Schedule before you convert Lunites.
Best Weapons for Qingxiao
Rank | Weapon | Relative value | Why it fits |
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BiS | Cloud Jasper | ~125% | ATK 500, Crit Rate 36%. +12% ATK. Inflicting Tune Strain - Shifting grants 11.2% Aero DMG for 2s, stacks to 5 (0.5s ICD). At max stacks the Aero bonus lasts 30s and Aero DMG ignores 10% DEF. |
Strong limited | Red Spring | ~105% | ATK and Crit Rate. Stacks Basic Attack DMG and gains a large Basic Attack bonus when Concerto Energy is spent. Works if you already own it. |
Standard 5★ | Emerald of Genesis | ~100% | Crit Rate + Energy Regen. Resonance Skill grants +6% ATK, stacks twice for 10s. Clean F2P-friendly Crit Rate stick. |
Pull Cloud Jasper after Qingxiao is home if you want the full Aero stack package. Emerald of Genesis covers day-one Crit Rate and rotation energy.
Best Echoes for Qingxiao
Slot | Choice |
|---|
Sonata | Heart of Evil's Purge 5-pc |
2-pc | Aero DMG +10% |
5-pc | Inflicting Tune Strain - Shifting → Crit DMG +20% and Aero DMG Bonus +30% for 15s |
Layout | 4-3-3-1-1 (4-4-1-1-1 works while you farm) |
Main Echo | Calamity Effigy (4-cost, Version 3.6) when available |
Echo mainstats
Cost | Mainstat |
|---|
4 | Crit Rate or Crit DMG |
3 | Aero DMG% |
3 | ATK% |
1 | ATK% |
1 | ATK% |
Echo substat priority
Crit Rate
Crit DMG
ATK%
Flat ATK
ER% / leftover combat stats
Farm Heart of Evil's Purge 3-cost and 1-cost pieces now. Hold Tuners for the matching 4-cost main Echo in Version 3.6. Stack Crit first, then ATK%. Chase Heavy Attack DMG only after Crit and ATK% look finished.
Best Teams for Qingxiao
Team | Members | Notes |
|---|
Best | Qingxiao + Denia + Mornye | Full Tune Strain shell. Denia applies / refreshes Shifting and accelerates Off-Tune. Mornye handles Interfered support, Off-Tune buildup, and sustain. |
Flex | Qingxiao + Lynae + Mornye / Shorekeeper | Lynae covers Denia's Shifting job. Shorekeeper replaces Mornye when you need Crit Rate + Crit DMG over Tune Strain sustain. |
Budget / F2P | Qingxiao + Sanhua + Verina | Accessible board. Lower Tune Strain ceiling, still clears with clean execution. |
Team slot notes
Denia replacements: Lynae keeps the Tune Strain lane alive if you skip Denia.
Mornye replacements: Shorekeeper first, then Verina or other general healers when you leave the premium Tune Strain shell.
F2P lane: Sanhua + Verina get you a working on-field Aero carry without limited supports.
For Xbox recharge paths and Lunite math, see Wuthering Waves Xbox Top Up.
How to Play Qingxiao (No-Stall Rotation)
Fire Liberation before her main DPS window so the buff is already up when Stringblade and enhanced strings land.
Step 1: Enter with Intro Skill, then cast Resonance Skill.
Step 2: Fire Resonance Liberation before the heavy damage window.
Step 3: Run Basic Attacks 1–4 to feed Forte and both gauges.
Step 4: Cast Heavy Attack - Stringblade to enter Ephemeral Transcendence.
Step 5: Chain Enhanced Basics into Heaven's Reckoning.
Step 6: Outro to the next Resonator and restart support setup.
Skill priority
Forte Circuit › Resonance Liberation › Basic Attack › Resonance Skill › Intro Skill
Unlock Inherent Skills first. Build both gauges together, then cash Stringblade. Spend a ready Liberation before you fish for a perfect Heavy.
How to Get More Value from Qingxiao Prep
Farm Heart of Evil's Purge Crit pieces during Version 3.5 so day-one swaps only need the new 4-cost Echo.
Finish Denia / Mornye if you plan the premium board. Phase 1 is expected to rerun both with Qingxiao.
Bank Astrite through 3.5 events and Tower clears. Cross-check pull order on the 3.6 Banner Schedule.
Convert Lunites only when her Convene is live. Unconverted currency does nothing across a version line.
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Sequence Investment Snapshot
Sequence | Relative value | What you buy |
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S1 | ~110% | +16% Crit Rate. Swordlight Ward max stacks to 2. Stringblade grants an extra Ward stack. |
S2 | ~120% | Stringblade DMG Multiplier +40%. Instant Mindlock dumps into World in Chorus for Heaven's Reckoning. |
S3 | ~140% | Liberation Crit DMG +100%. Stronger Mindlock / Tune Strain engine. |
S4 | ~145% | Team ATK +20% for 8s when anyone applies Tune Strain - Shifting. |
S5 | High QoL | Severing Note: Judgement DMG Multiplier +100%. Sword Flight Flight Qi cost −30%. |
S6 | Ceiling | Key skills deal 40% more DMG. Stronger Interfered response. Exorcising Seal / Juque Perdition package. |
Recommended stop points: 0+1 (Qingxiao + Cloud Jasper) → 2+1 → 3+1 on the Denia / Mornye board → 6+1 only if you want the full Sword Immortal ceiling.
FAQ
Is Qingxiao the strongest Aero DPS in Version 3.6?
Beta boards put her at the top of the Aero on-field lane once Heart of Evil's Purge and a Crit Rate sword are online. Recheck after Kuro locks the kit and live endgame clears land.
Does Qingxiao need Denia and Mornye?
She clears without them. The premium Tune Strain shell wants Denia for Shifting and Off-Tune acceleration, and Mornye for Interfered support plus sustain. Lynae plus Shorekeeper or Verina covers most accounts that skip one limited support.
What Echo set should you farm before Qingxiao releases?
Heart of Evil's Purge. The 5-pc bonus triggers off Tune Strain - Shifting, which she applies herself. Farm 3-cost and 1-cost Crit pieces now. Save Tuners for the Version 3.6 4-cost main Echo.
Should you pull Cloud Jasper?
Yes if you want her BiS Aero stack and DEF ignore package and already own Qingxiao. Skip the weapon banner until the Resonator is home. Emerald of Genesis is the clean standard fallback.
When does Qingxiao release?
Community calendars put Version 3.6 Phase 1 around August 20–21, 2026. Confirm the date on Kuro's special program and the Wuthering Waves 3.6 Banner Schedule.
Conclusion
Finish the pieces you control today: Heart of Evil's Purge Crit rolls, a Crit Rate sword, and a team lane with Denia / Mornye or Sanhua + Verina. Run Intro → Skill → Liberation → Basics → Stringblade → enhanced payoff. Bookmark this page for table updates, and top up Lunites on BitTopup only for the banner you plan to finish.
