A large open world filled with numerous activities awaits players in Wuthering Waves. With so many options available, it’s easy to feel unsure where to focus early on. For those new to Wuthering Waves, the game offers a welcoming experience with accessible mechanics and an intuitive progression system.
While mastering combat and character development takes time, beginners can ease into the adventure with well-guided missions. Understanding core mechanics like dodging, skill combos, and resource management can enhance the experience for new players.
Face powerful enemies and bosses with allies by your side (Photo: Wuthering Waves/A-1 Pictures and Aniplex)With the right strategies and gradual learning, even newcomers can go around challenges and enjoy the game to its fullest.
Main Tips for Early Progression
Take advantage of the Novice Convene
Prioritize collecting Echoes
Ensure Waveplates are consistently used
Preserve Crystal Solvents for later use
Invest resources in a select group of Resonators
Use the Novice Convene
Spending Lustrous Tide on the Novice Convene
Utterance of Marvels is highly beneficial. With just 40 Lustrous Tides, players can Convene 50 times, essentially receiving a 20% discount. During the early stages, accumulating 40 Lustrous Tides should be achievable through login bonuses.
Additionally, progressing through Union Level and Data Bank Level will provide more opportunities to earn them.
Collect Echoes
Acquiring as many new Echoes as possible is highly beneficial. Each unique or high-rarity Echo obtained grants experience to the Data Bank, increasing the appearance rate and quality of Echoes from enemies.
If farming stronger Echoes becomes difficult, venturing into a different zone to battle new foes can help level up the Data Bank more effectively. Additionally, reaching the first ten Data Bank Level-ups will expand stamina capacity.
Don’t Let Your Waveplates Fill Up
Since Waveplates are a constantly regenerating resource, they should be used efficiently rather than left to reach their limit. These are required for repeatable activities such as Combat Simulations, Boss Challenges, and other resource-gathering tasks.
Because they replenish over time and rely on a scarce resource to recharge instantly, it’s crucial to spend them frequently to avoid wasting potential gains. A single Waveplate regenerates every few minutes, so using them all before logging off ensures optimal resource collection.
If there are limited activities available for spending Waveplates, completing Story Quests can help unlock additional resource-intensive tasks.
Save Your Crystal Solvents
Since Crystal Solvents instantly restore 60 Waveplates, they are valuable for acquiring additional materials from activities like Boss Challenges or Forgery Challenges. While it may be tempting to use them early on for a quick boost, it’s best to hold onto them.
Early gameplay provides multiple chances to gather these solvents, but such opportunities become rarer as progression continues. Instead of spending them immediately, saving them for when the SOL3 Phase is higher allows for better rewards and a wider variety of materials.
Focus Your Resources on a Few Resonators
Since upgrading Resonators and their skills requires time-gated resources, careful allocation is necessary. Forgery Challenges are limited by Waveplates, meaning only a certain number of runs can be completed before resources run out.
While early-game workarounds exist, a point will come where managing the last few Waveplates becomes critical for gathering upgrade materials. To make the best use of these limited resources, focusing on a core team of 3-5 Resonators is recommended.
Even within this small group, there may still be some overlap in needed materials, but spreading resources across too many characters will lead to more scarcity. The strength of the party determines how far the SOL3 Phase can advance, unlocking higher-tier rewards and making it easier to eventually strengthen the remaining characters later on.