Wondering about whether to pull Jianxin on the standard banner in Wuthering Waves? We have all the details regarding her best weapons, Echoes, team comp, stats, and more.
Jianxin is one of the several permanent 5-star characters in Wuthering Waves. She is an all-purpose unit that can heal, shield, deal minor damage, and provide crowd control support.
She might not look like the best character at first, but once you start using her, you will notice her utility. If you like Jianxin, you can get her from the Utterance of Marvels banner or the free 5-star ticket.
If you do get her and are looking for a detailed guide, we have you covered.
Who is Jianxin in Wuthering Waves?
Jianxin is a Taoist monk who is the successor of Fengyiquan. She is extremely passionate about martial arts and can utilize environmental Chi to create barriers.
She played a very important role in the Wuthering Waves version 1.0 story. You meet her initially as someone who is looking for a missing person outside of Jinzhou. As the Rover, you help her out in the process.
Eventually, towards the end, she also helps keep the Tacet Discords busy while the Rover and General Jiyan fight against the Dreamless.
Jianxin Forte in Wuthering Waves
Jianxin’s abilities in Wuthering Waves are as follows:
Basic Attack- Fengyiquan
- Basic Attack
- Jianxin performs up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Aero DMG.
- Heavy Attack
- Jianxin consumes Stamina to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG.
- Mid-air Attack
- Jianxin consumes Stamina to plunge and unleash a powerful kick, dealing Aero DMG.
- Dodge Counter
- Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG.
Calming Air
- Chi Counter
- When Jianxin is attacked in the Parry Stance, she does not take damage and immediately performs Chi Counter, dealing Aero DMG.
- Chi Parry
- Release the Resonance Skill button during Parry Stance to interrupt Parry Stance and perform Chi Parry, dealing Aero DMG.
- Hold Resonance Skill to enter Parry Stance.
Purification Force Field
- Creates a strong wind field, continuously pulling targets within the wind field to the center and causing Aero damage. When the wind field disappears, it will cause Aero damage to all targets within the range again.
Primordial Chi Spiral
- Heavy Attack: Primordial Chi Spiral
- When ‘Chi’ reaches max stacks, hold Heavy Attack to cast Primordial Chi Spiral and start Zhoutian Progress.
- Zhoutian Progress
- Jianxin’s anti-interruption is increased, and her the damage taken is reduced by 50%:
- Jianxin continuously consumes ‘Chi’ and casts Chi Strike to attack targets nearby, dealing Aero DMG.
- As Zhoutian Progress accumulates, Jianxin reaches different Zhoutian and gain effects accordingly.
- Before Minor Zhoutian: Gain Zhoutian Progress 1 shield. When Zhoutian Progress is interrupted, cast Pushing Punch to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG.
- Minor Zhoutian: Gain Zhoutian Progress 2 shield and cast Shock to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG. When Zhoutian Progress is interrupted, cast Yielding Pull to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG.
- Major Zhoutian: Inner: Gain Zhoutian Progress 3 shield and cast Shock to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG. When Zhoutian Progress is interrupted, cast Yielding Pull to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG.
- Major Zhoutian: Outer: Gain Zhoutian Progress 3 shield and cast Shock to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG.
- When you release the Basic Attack button, interrupt Zhoutian Progress and lose all ‘Chi’;
- When all ‘Chi’ is consumed, end Zhoutian Progress.
- When Zhoutian Progress ends, regain a shield according to the Zhoutian Progress you reached;
- As the shield provided by Heavy Attack: Primordial Chi Spiral persists, restore HP for the on-field character once every 6s.
- Chi
- Jianxin can hold up to 120 Chi.
- Chi is obtained when a Normal Attack Fengyiquan hits the target
- Chi is obtained when the Resonance Skill Calming Air is cast.
- Chi is obtained when the Resonance Skill Chi Counter or Resonance Skill Chi Parry hits the target.
- Chi is obtained when the Intro Skill Essence of Tao hits the target.
Switch Skills
- Intro Skill- Essence of Tao
- Pull in targets within the range, dealing Aero DMG.
- Outro Skill- Transcendence
- The next character (or other characters on a nearby team that activates an Outro Skill) gains 38% Resonance Liberation DMG Deepen for 14s, or until the character is switched off field.
Passive Skills
- Inherent Skill- Formless Release
- Damage of Resonance Liberation Purification Force Field is increased by 20%.
- Inherent Skill- Reflection
- The Shield obtained with Heavy Attack Primordial Chi Spiral is increased by 20%.
Jianxin Resonance Chain in Wuthering Waves
- Sequence 1– Verdant Branchlet: After casting Intro Skill Essence of Tao, Jianxin gains 100% extra ‘Chi’ from Basic Attacks for 10s.
- Sequence 2– Tao Seeker’s Journey: Resonance Skill Calming Air can be used 1 more time.
- Sequence 3– Principles of Wuwei: After staying in the Parry Stance of Resonance Skill Calming Air for 2.5s, Resonance Skill Chi Counter becomes immediately available.
- Sequence 4– Multitude Reflection: When performing Forte Circuit Heavy Attack: Primordial Chi Spiral, Jianxin’s Resonance Liberation Purification Force Field damage is increased by 80% for 14s.
- Sequence 5– Mirroring Introspection: The range of Resonance Liberation Purification Force Field is increased by 33%.
- Sequence 6– Truth from Within: During Forte Circuit Heavy Attack: Primordial Qi Spiral, if Jianxin performs Pushing Punch, enhanced Resonance Skill Special Chi Counter can be used 1 time(s) in 5s. Special Chi Counter: Deals Aero DMG equal to 556.67% of Jianxin’s ATK, considered as Heavy Attack DMG. Obtain a Zhoutian Progress 4 Shield (Benefits from Inherent Skill Reflection’s bonus effect.)
Best weapons for Jianxin in Wuthering Waves
Abyss Surges
Abyss Surges has a pretty high Base Attack and also boasts the ATK% substat. Additionally, it increases Energy Regeneration by 12.8%, as well as boasting Resonance Skill and Basic ATK DMG by 10% whenever you hit a target.
This weapon synergizes well with Jianxin’s kit due to the ATK scaling and it helps in dealing damage to enemies. The energy regeneration also comes in handy as Jianxin can use her ultimate ability more often.
Marcato
This weapon restores 8 Energy for the wearer whenever they use their Resonance Skill. It has a low base attack but boasts the Energy Regen substat. The purpose of this weapon is to make sure that Jianxin can keep using her ultimate as quickly as possible, thereby increasing her utility in the team.
Best Echo and Sonata for Jianxin in Wuthering Waves
Jianxin is a utility unit, and her Echo, Sonata, and stats need to support and synergize with her kit.
Echo
The best Echo for Jianxin is Impermanence Heron. This Echo breathes fire and deals massive Havoc DMG to enemies. Additionally, attacks by the Heron restores Resonance Energy and also increase the ATK of the next character.
The Energy Recharge helps out Jianxin a lot which is what makes the Echo so effective. Additionally, the ATK boost synergizes well with any DPS you might be running in Jianxin’s team.
You might wonder why you shouldn’t use Feilian Beringal. This is because of the associated Sonata Effect with that Echo. Feilian Beringal has the Sierra Gale Sonata which increases Aero DMG bonus. Jianxin is not a damage dealer so DMG bonus is a wasted stat.
Sonata Effect
The best Sonata Effect for Jianxin is Moonlit Clouds. This Sonata Effect has the following properties:
| Set piece | Bonus |
|---|---|
| 2-pc Bonus (Moonlit Clouds) | Energy Regen +10%. |
| 5-pc Bonus (Moonlit Clouds) | After using Outro Skill, increases the ATK of the next Resonator by 22.5% for 15s. |
As you can see, the Moonlit Clouds Sonata provides utility which is essential for Jianxin. This is why Impermanence Heron is so good as it’s key to obtaining this Sonata Effect.
Echo cost and stats
The stats you need to focus on for Jianxin are as follows:
| Main stat | Substat |
|---|---|
| Cost 4: Crit Rate or Crit DMG | Energy Recharge |
| Cost 3: Energy Recharge | Crit Rate or Crit DMG |
| Cost 3: Energy Recharge | ATK% |
| Cost 1: ATK% | |
| Cost 1: ATK% |
Jianxin Ascension and Forte level-up materials in Wuthering Waves
Jianxin Ascension materials
Jianxin in Wuthering Waves needs LF Howler Core and its upgrades, Roaring Rock Fist, and Lantern Berry. The exact number of materials you need are as follows:
- LF Howler Core x4
- MF Howler Core x12
- HF Howler Core x12
- FF Howler Core x4
- Roaring Rock Fist x46
- Lanternberry x60
Where to farm Jianxin Ascension materials
LF Howler Core and its upgrades
These are materials dropped by the Howlers in Wuthering Waves. This includes Hoartoise, Fusion Dreadmane, Diamondclaw, Hooscamp Flinger, Chirpuff, Hoochief Menace, Hoochief Cyclone, Havoc Dreadmane, Roseshroom, and Geohide Saurian.
You can locate these from the Echo Hunting directory. If you don’t know how to find them, you can refer to the Guidebook by opening the main menu, navigating to Guidebook, and selecting the Echo Hunting selection option.
Once you locate your desired enemy, click on Detect and the game will guide you to the necessary location.
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Roaring Rock Fist
Roaring Rock Fist is a boss item dropped by the Feilian Beringal. You can locate this boss under the Giant Banyan in Dim Forest.
Lanternberry
Lanternberry is an ascension level-up item that can be found all across the Tiger’s Maw Mine in abundance. The area has been marked in red in the image above.
Jianxin Forte level-up materials
The materials you need for Jianxin’s Forte are LF Howler Core and its upgrades, Cadence Seed and its upgrades, and Unending Destruction. The exact number of materials you need are:
- LF Howler Core x25
- MF Howler Core x28
- HF Howler Core x40
- FF Howler Core x57
- Cadence Seed x25
- Cadence Bud x28
- Cadence Leaf x55
- Cadence Blossom x67
- Unending Destruction x26
Where to farm Jianxin Forte level-up materials
Cadence Seed and its upgrades
Cadence Seed and its upgrades can be farmed from the Forgery Challenge: Moonlit Groves. It’s located to the South of Tiger’s Maw Mine, near the Distribution Centre.
Unending Destruction
This material is dropped by the Weekly Boss Chaotic Juncture: Ember. You need to unlock it by progressing the version 1.0 story quest.
Jianxin Forte and Resonance Chain priority in Wuthering Waves
In this section, we will discuss the Forte you should focus on first while leveling and the Resonance Chain Wavebands you can consider pulling.
Forte priority
The Forte you should consider when leveling Jianxin are:
- Forte Circuit
- Resonance Liberation
- Basic Attack
Jianxin’s Forte Circuit is her most important skill as this is where she gains the ability to shield and heal her allies. Since she is a support unit, this is her most important ability and you must level it up first.
The Resonance Liberation is also quite valuable as it is the crowd control ability of Jianxin. Finally, her Basic Attack is also important as she gains Concorte and Resonance Charges from this. While you do not need to max out her Basic Attack, leaving it too low will be a detriment.
Resonance Chain Priority
The Resonance Chain Wavebands you should consider for Jianxin are:
- Sequence 4- Multitude Reflection: This ability increases the damage from Jianxin’s Resonance Liberation. This will increase her personal damage which will further help out the DPS unit in your team.
- Sequence 5-Mirroring Introspection: The range of her Resonance Liberation is increased which significantly enhances her crowd control ability.
- Sequence 6- Truth from Within: This Sequence turns Jianxin into a Main DPS unit as she gains a free counter-attack, an upgraded shield, and even more damage.
Jianxin pros and cons in Wuthering Waves
Here are the pros and cons of using Jianxin in this game:
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Amazing Crowd Control | Low damage potential |
| Provides Healing and Shielding | |
| Ability to tank enemy hits |
Is Jianxin worth pulling in Wuthering Waves?
Yes, Jianxin is worth pulling in Wuthering Waves, but there is a catch. She is a jack-of-all-trades type of character. Her healing isn’t as potent when compared to Verina and Baizhi. However, it’s still worth it when you combine the fact that she can shield as well.
She is fairly tanky which is a plus in the current state where all your DPS units can die in one hit. Her crowd control is also quite good and comes in handy against mobs.
That being said, one of the issues with Jianxin is that setting her up with stacks takes some time. This can lead to losing DPS windows in fights. In the current meta, she is definitely worth it, but do not rely on her too much in the future.
Best Jianxin team in Wuthering Waves
The best characters to pair alongside Jianxin are Calcharo and Verina. This is because you want to make sure that the DPS character in your team can utilize Jianxin’s Outro Skill. The 38% Resonance Liberation DMG bonus benefits Calcharo the most.
Verina is also very good here as she can provide both buffs and heals which will further enhance the DPS potential of Calcharo.
Jianxin trailer in Wuthering Waves
On February 7, 2024, Kuro Games released the official trailer for Jianxin on their YouTube channel. If you have not watched it yet, you can do so from the link provided below:
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