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Wuthering Waves
Wuthering Waves
2.8|Nov 19, 2025
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New Content in Wuthering Waves Version 2.8: To the City Set in Amber

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Wuthering Waves 2.8 introduces 5-star Resonator Chisa, the Chronorift Metropolis region, and a highly requested one-click Echo absorption feature.

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Key Changes

  • 1New 5-Star Resonator: Chisa (Havoc/Broadblade)
  • 2New Location: Chronorift Metropolis
  • 3Added 'one-click absorption' for all absorbable Echoes
  • 4New 5-Star Weapon: Kumokiri (Broadblade)
  • 5Main Quest Chapter II Act XII 'Stagnant Dawn on Wastelands'
  • 6New Sonata Effect: Thread of Severed Fate
  • 7New 4-Star Resonator: Buling (Electro/Rectifier)
  • 8Honami City Nightmare Nest challenge for Waveplate-free Echoes
  • 9Ray Tracing and visual asset performance optimizations
  • 10Auto Supplement feature for the Upgrade function

All Changes

👥Resonators(4)

  • newChisa: Added 5-Star Resonator Chisa (Havoc/Broadblade), obtainable via the Horizon of Dawnbreak convene.
  • newBuling: Added 4-Star Resonator Buling (Electro/Rectifier), obtainable via featured banners.
  • changeBuling: Buling will be added to the permanent Standard Resonator/Weapon Convene pool starting next version.
  • newBuling: Buling added to the Afterglow Coral Store for a limited time (until the end of the next version).

⚔️Weapons(1)

  • newKumokiri: Added 5-Star Weapon Kumokiri (Broadblade), obtainable via the Absolute Pulsation featured convene.

🗺️World & Story(3)

  • newChronorift Metropolis: New location Chronorift Metropolis added, accessible during Main Quest Chapter II Act XII.
  • newMain Quest Chapter II Act XII: Added Main Quest Chapter II Act XII 'Stagnant Dawn on Wastelands'.
  • newMain Quest Chapter II Segue: Added Main Quest Chapter II Segue 'Flowing Starlight in the Iris'.

👻Echoes & Combat(7)

  • newNightmare: Roseshroom: Added Nightmare: Roseshroom Echo variant.
  • newNightmare: Tick Tack: Added Nightmare: Tick Tack Echo variant.
  • newNightmare: Dwarf Cassowary: Added Nightmare: Dwarf Cassowary Echo variant.
  • newThread of Severed Fate: Added new Sonata Effect: Thread of Severed Fate (3pcs Set).
  • newHonami City Nightmare Nest: Added Honami City Nightmare Nest challenge, allowing Echo collection without spending Waveplates.
  • newThe False Sovereign: Added Tactical Hologram: Phantom Pain challenge featuring The False Sovereign.
  • newPhantom - The False Sovereign: Added Phantom - The False Sovereign Echo.

⚙️Features & UI(3)

  • newOne-click absorption: Added 'one-click absorption of all absorbable Echoes' feature.
  • newAuto Supplement: Added 'Auto Supplement' feature to the Upgrade function.
  • newMute when Game is in the Background: Added 'Mute when Game is in the Background' option for PC players.

💻Performance(2)

  • changeRay Tracing: Optimized Ray Tracing performance.
  • changeVisual assets: Optimized performance of visual assets.

🎁Events & Cosmetics(9)

  • newDowntown Repose: New Deluxe Outfit 'Downtown Repose' for Zani.
  • newPost-Doomsday Coffee: Added 'Post-Doomsday Coffee' Avatar.
  • newHonami Doom Walker: Added 'Honami Doom Walker' Title.
  • newStranger Things in Honami: Launched 'Stranger Things in Honami' Combat Event.
  • newWhispers of the Waves: Launched 'Whispers of the Waves' Photo Collection Event.
  • newTactical Simulacra: Off Tune: Launched 'Tactical Simulacra: Off Tune' Featured Combat Event.
  • newLollo Campaign: Rising Anew: Launched 'Lollo Campaign: Rising Anew' Featured Commission Event.
  • newSearch for It! Bits of Lahai-Roi: Launched 'Search for It! Bits of Lahai-Roi' Showcase Event.
  • newGifts of Amber: Launched 'Gifts of Amber' 7-Day Login Event.

Summary

New Resonators & Weapons

Version 2.8, "To the City Set in Amber," debuts Chisa, a 5-star Havoc/Broadblade Resonator, and Buling, a 4-star Electro/Rectifier Resonator. Players can also obtain the new 5-star Broadblade, Kumokiri, through the featured weapon convene.

World Expansion & Story

The narrative progresses with Main Quest Chapter II Act XII and a new Segue, leading players into the Chronorift Metropolis. This new location is unlocked during the progression of the stagnant dawn storyline.

Echoes & Gameplay Systems

A major quality-of-life update introduces one-click Echo absorption and an Auto Supplement feature for upgrades. Combat is expanded with new "Nightmare" Echo variants, the Thread of Severed Fate Sonata Effect, and the Honami City Nightmare Nest challenge which allows for Waveplate-free Echo farming.

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