Wuthering Waves: How It Works and Benefits Players

Wuthering Waves, the action RPG from Kuro Games, is now available and drawing favorable comparisons to Genshin Impact. This gacha game offers slick, responsive combat and open-world exploration, reminiscent of both Genshin Impact and Breath of the Wild. Available on mobile devices and PC, with controller support and plans for a console launch, Wuthering Waves promises a broad and engaging experience.

As with many gacha games, Wuthering Waves features a banner system where players spend Tides to obtain new characters and weapons. Integral to these systems is the pity mechanic, a fail-safe that guarantees rewards after a certain amount of pulls to prevent players from endless bad luck. Here's an in-depth look at how Wuthering Waves' pity system operates.

How Wuthering Waves' Pity System Works

When Do Fail-Safes Kick In On Rate-Up Banners?

Wuthering Waves' pity system is structured around key elements of its banners:

Permanent Banner (Tidal Chorus) and Limited-Time Banners:

Every 10 pulls: Guarantees at least one 4-star character or weapon.

Every 80 pulls: Guarantees at least one 5-star character or weapon.

Weapon Banners:

Do not have a 50/50 split; they always yield the rate-up weapon once pity is triggered.

Character Banners:

Feature a 50/50 chance upon hitting pity. Players will either receive the rate-up character or a different 5-star character.

If a player fails the 50/50 chance, they are guaranteed the rate-up character the next time pity is reached.

Once 80 Tides are spent on any banner, the pity system activates, ensuring a 5-star character or weapon. Notably, weapon banners avoid the 50/50 split, simplifying the decision to aim for a new character or weapon. A desired character might cost up to 160 Tides due to the 50/50 mechanism, whereas a weapon will cost a maximum of 80 Tides.

For the permanent Tidal Chorus banner, pity still triggers at 80 Tides, but it does not guarantee a specific character even after 160 Tides, as there is no specific rate-up character featured.

Does Pity Carry Over In Wuthering Waves?

Can Tides Spent On One Banner Affect A Later Banner?

Good news for players: pity carries over across multiple banners. This means if a player spends 50 Tides on a limited-time banner without hitting a 5-star character or weapon, those 50 Tides count towards the pity on the same type of banner later. There are separate pity counts for:

Permanent character banner

Permanent weapon banner

Limited-time character banner

Limited-time weapon banner

Tracking pity is an essential strategy in gacha games, particularly those with fast-moving metas. While it's too early to tell if Wuthering Waves will follow this trend, planning when to spend Tides effectively will help players maximize their accounts' strength with minimal investment.

By understanding and utilizing Wuthering Waves' pity system, players can optimize their pulls and enhance their gaming experience, ensuring that their investment of time and resources yields the best possible rewards.