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Jinhsi’s best build is as a main DPS.
- Weapon – Ages of Harvest (5-Star), Lustrous Razer (5-Star), Broadblade of Night (3-Star).
- Main Echo – Jué, Mourning Aix.
- Sonata Effect – 5-Piece Celestial Light for Spectro DMG +10% and Spectro DMG +30% after using Intro Skill.
The best builds for Jinhsi in Wuthering Waves will focus on her role as the main damage dealer and her fantastic damage scaling while in her Incandescence mode. In combat, the dragon Loong is incorporated into her attacks, enhancing her basic attack when using your Skill after a combo. Jinhsi is the third limited 5-Star character in Wuthering Waves, and she is arguably one of the strongest you can get. Let’s look at how to build Jinhsi.
Jinhsi is stylish, that’s for sure. Image taken by VideoGamer.
Our Jinhsi isn’t properly built yet. Image taken by VideoGamer.
The Broadblade of Night is a fantastic F2P weapon. Image taken by VideoGamer.
The Sonata Resonance for Jinhsi focuses on Spectro DMG. Image taken by VideoGamer.
Best build for Jinhsi
With Jinhsi, you have a very clear-cut way to build her as your main DPS. Her Ultimate and Skill are extremely powerful and all serve to enhance her Basic Attack damage and let Jinhsi use an alternative Basic Attack that deals even more damage. Here is an overview of what you want:
| Build | Weapon | Main Echo | Sonata Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jinhshi main DPS | Ages of Harvest (5-Star) Lustrous Razor (5-Star) Autumntrace (4-Star) Broadblade of Night (3-Star) Helios Cleaver (4-Star) | Jue, Mourning Aix, | 5-Piece Celestial Light to maximise Jinhsi’s Spectro DMG. |
Jinhsi best weapon
Without question, the best weapon for Jinhsi is the Ages of Harvest. This is her 5-star signature weapon that can be pulled from the Convene that runs alongside Jinhsi’s Banner. If you don’t have her signature weapon, you can use plenty of alternatives. Thanks to how simple Jinhsi is to build, you can even get a lot of mileage out of the Broadblade of Night as a great alternative. If you use Broadblade of Night, make sure you refine it to 5/5.
| Weapon | Rarity | Main Stat | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ages of Harvest | 5-Star | Crit Rate | As Jinhsi’s signature sword, this is her best-in-slot weapon. The passive abilities on this sword enhance the crucial aspects of her kit, upping her Skill damage substantially. |
| Lustrous Razer | 5-Star | ATK% | The Lustrous Razer is the 5-star broadblade on the standard weapon banner. This sword is simply a great stat stick for Jinhsi, increasing her ATK%, and Energy Regen, and giving a damage bonus. |
| Autumn Trace | 4-Star | Crit Rate | This weapon buffs ATK when dealing Basic or Heavy attack damage, which will help keep Jinhsi’s DPS high so long as she keeps on swinging. The Crit Rate stat on this sword makes it better than the other two beneath. |
| Helios Cleaver | 4-Star | ATK% | The Helios Cleaver is more of the same, increasing ATK once you use your Skill. If you have to choose between this or the Autumn Trace, go for Autumn Trace. |
| Broadblade of Night | 3-Star | ATK% | The Broadblade of night is very F2P friendly, being a standard drop on the banner. You’ll be able to get this to rank 5 through enhancement, making the passive effect better. |
Best Echo and Sonata Resonance for Jinhsi
Echoes are extremely important when building your characters since they provide a direct upgrade to their abilities and kit. If you’re familiar with Genshin Impact, Echo Sonata Resonances act like Artifacts, providing a set bonus depending on how many of the same Echo types you have equipped. Each character can also equip a Main Echo, which they can use in combat.
The good news is that Jinhsi has a clear-cut choice with her Echos, which makes it nice and simple. You want to give her the Celestial Light Sonata Resonance, as this will provide a buff to her Spectro damage when equipping all five pieces of the set. It also provides an extra 30% Spectro damage bonus after you use her Intro Skill, which provides perfect synergy for how you play her.
Best Primary Echoes For Jinhsi
The best main Echo for Jinhsi is Jue or Mourning Aix. Both of these are powerful Echos that will boost Jinhsi’s damage potential. Depending on how far you are in the game, you might have to wait a while to get Jue or Mourning Aix. Each character has five Echo slots, and the largest one you see first in the menu is the slot for the primary Echo.
The primary Echo is special because it lets you use the Echo’s skill in combat. This can help push your DPS further or provide a buff. For Jinhsi’s case, we want one that will do both. Here are the best Echos for her:
| Echo | Effect |
|---|---|
| Jue | Using Jue in combat will deal Spectro DMG in an AoE while also granting a damage bonus to your Skill. When you hit an enemy with your skill, Jue will deal more damage to them over time. Jue is a summon, which means you can place them on the field and stay in control of Jinshi instead of being transformed into the Echo. |
| Mourning Aix | Using Mourning Aix in combat will transform you into the monster for a short time and you deal AoE damage during the transformation. Mourning Aix is fantastic for Jinhsi because it increases her Spectro damage. |
Jinhsi Echo Stat Priority
Echoes have a cost to equip, which can lead to some interesting setups. You want to equip a 4-Cost Echo, a 3-Cost Echo, and a 1-Cost Echo. These Echoes will come with stats, which we have explained down below. For this setup, you want to have the cost be 4 – 3 – 3 – 2 – 1 or 4 – 3 – 3 – 1 – 1. :
| Echo Type | Main Stat Priority |
|---|---|
| 4-Cost Echo | Crit Rate/DMG |
| 3-Cost Echo | Spectro DMG Bonus |
| 1-Cost Echo | ATK Percent |
When building a simple DPS like Jinhsi, you’ll always want to focus on perfecting your Crit Rate to Crit DMG ratio. You probably want to have a 1:2 Crit Rate, meaning that if you have 50% Crit Rate, you want 100% Crit DMG. Aim for around 60%, and try to get your Crit DMG to over 100% with substats. Outside of Crit Rate and DMG, you want to focus on Resonance Skill DMG Bonus, Liberation DMG Bonus, and ATK%.
Jinhsi Forte priority
Levelling your Fortes is a big part of increasing your damage in Wuthering Waves. Now you’ve got Jinhsi, learning her Forte priority will help you spread your resources and understand which part of her kit you should focus on improving first.
To once again draw a comparison to Genshin Impact, these are your character Talents, letting you upgrade your Basic Attack, Skill, and Ultimate damage. In terms of priority, you want to level to level them in this order:
| Forte | Priority |
|---|---|
| Forte Circuit | High |
| Resonance Skill | High |
| Resonance Liberation | Medium |
| Intro Skill | Medium |
| Normal Attack | Low |
Jinhsi’s Forte Circuit is her Incandescence form, which is what lets her fly around and attack from the air. This is her main way to deal damage, alongside her enhanced skill. These Fortes should be levelled first, then move on to her Intro Skill and Normal Attack when you want to.
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