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Wuthering Waves 2.1 is here! Recently, Kuro Games conducted their livestream preview in which they shared new codes full of rewards for players to redeem. In this preview, they also discussed everything that will be part of the new chapter and beyond. The release date and time countdown for when Wuthering Waves 2.1 will start is nearly here, and here you will find the maintenance schedule, banners, and WuWa roadmap.
Wuthering Waves 2.1 release date
The release date for Wuthering Waves 2.1 is February 13th. This is the game’s second newest chapter since debuting on PS5 consoles.
As per usual, Kuro Games are introducing two new playable 5-stars characters. This time they are Phoebe and Brant. Phoebe will arrive in the first half of WuWa’s newest chapter, meanwhile, Brant will arrive in the second.
When does Wuthering Waves 2.1 start?
The release time for when Wuthering Waves 2.1 will start is 7PM PT and 10PM ET on February 12th, as well as 3AM GMT on February 13th.
This comes courtesy of Kuro Games’ maintenance schedule. Per Kuro, maintenance will begin at 4AM UTC+8 on February 13th, which translates to 12PM PT/3PM ET/8PM GMT on February 12th. Maintenance is then scheduled to end at the release times noted above.
It’s possible delays can occur, but nothing has been announced as of writing.
Wuthering Waves 2.1 start time US
- 7PM PT on Wednesday, February 12th
- 10PM ET on Wednesday, February 12th
Wuthering Waves 2.1 release time UK
- 3AM GMT on Thursday, February 13th
Countdown
Below is a visual countdown to when the new WuWa chapter will start:
WuWa roadmap
Below is Kuro Games’ roadmap for WuWa 2.1 across February and March:
- Phoebe banner – Feb 13th – Mar 6th
- Phoebe weapon banner – Feb 13th – Mar 6th
- Old Man and the Whale event – Feb 13th – Mar 6th
- Gifts of Blue Water event – Feb 13th – Mar 6th
- Chord Cleansing event – Feb 20th – Feb 27th
- Apex Ragunna event – Feb 20th – Mar 10th
- Tactical Simulaera III event – Feb 27th – Mar 13th
- Brant banner – Mar 6th – Mar 26th
- Brant weapon banner – Mar 6th – Mar 26th
- Changli banner – Mar 6th – Mar 26th
- Changli weapon banner – Mar 6th – Mar 26th
- Infinite Battle Simulation II event – Mar 6th – Mar 27th
- Beyond the Waves event – Mar 13th – Mar 27th
- Beautiful Crescendo event – Mar 20th – Mar 27th
The banners for Wuthering Waves 2.1 are as follows:
February 13th – March 6th:
- Phoebe – 5-stars
- Lumi – 4-stars
- Chixia – 4-stars
- Aalto – 4-stars
March 6th – 26th:
- Brant – 5-stars
- Changli – 5-stars
- Youhu – 4-stars
- Taoqi – 4-stars
- Mortefi – 4-stars
For more Wuthering Waves, we have a guide to all of the voice actors in the game, and we also have a guide explaining how to add friends.