Hiyuki in Wuthering Waves is the new 5-star Sword Resonator that specialises in dealing Glacio damage. Her kit is the best part of her gameplay, allowing her to change form and deal a truckload of damage. However, that’s only possible with the right setup and loadout. So, if you want to make the most out of this character, then our Wuthering Waves Hiyuki build guide lists all the details you need to know.
Wuthering Waves Hiyuki Overview
Hiyuki is the new character released in Wuthering Waves version 3.3. She can be obtained starting April 30, 2026, by wishing on the limited-time Wuthering Waves banner. Here’s everything you need to know about her, including rarity, type, and more:
- Rarity: 5-star
- Element: Glacio
- Weapon: Sword
- Team Role: Main DPS
- ATK: 462
- DEF: 1112
- HP: 10300
She is a Glacio Sword resonator whose damage scales on ATK and Crit. She functions as the main DPS in a team, specializing in Resonance Liberation DMG. Below, you can learn about her best build and kit.
Wuthering Waves Hiyuki Build
Hiyuki is a solid Glacio character, and to make the most out of her, you need to assemble the best possible build. Here’s how you can build Hiyuki in Wuthering Waves:
Type Information Weapons Frostburn Main Echo Reminiscence: Threnodian – Voidborne Construct Sonata Sets Wishes of Quite Snowfall Main Stats Cost 4: Crit Rate or Crit DMG
Cost 3: Glacio DMG Bonus or ATK%
Cost 3: Glacio DMG Bonus or ATK%
Cost 1: ATK%
Cost 1: ATK%Sub Stats Crit Rate > Crit DMG > Energy Regen > Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus > ATK%
If you are planning to assemble the best build for Hiyuki in Wuthering Waves, then a good 5-star weapon and a proper Echo set are non-negotiable. Try getting her signature weapon, the Frostburn, from the weapon banner if you’ve had enough pulls, after getting Hiyuki. We also recommend that you farm for the Wishes of Quite Snowfall sonata set, and prioritize Crit, Glacio DMG bonus, or ATK% in main and sub stats.
Lastly, don’t forget to check our Wuthering Waves tier list to learn about Hiyuki’s ranking in the game.
Hiyuki Weapons
Below, we have listed the best weapons for Hiyuki in Wuthering Waves, alongside the best alternatives:
- Frostburn (Signature, 5-star)
- Blazing Brilliance (5-star)
- Emerald of Genesis (5-star)
- Red Spring (5-star)
- Feather Edge (4-star)
- Fable is Wisdom (4-star)
Besides her signature sword, you can use any other weapon that has Crit Rate or Crit DMG on it. The Blazing Brilliance is the second-best option with a high base ATK and 48.60% Crit DMG. Emerald of Genesis, obtainable from the Standard Banner and the Red Spring 5-star sword, has the same stats, with slightly different passives. You can even use Feather Edge or Fable is Wisdom as 4-star options if you lack any 5-star weapons.
Hiyuki Sonata Set
- Wishes of Quiet Snowfall (5-pc)
- Freezing Frost (5-pc)
The Wishes of Quiet Snowfall is the best sonata set for Hiyuki in Wuthering Waves. The 5-Piece boosts Glacio DMG and grants the Snowfall effect, increasing Crit Rate by 25% when Resonance Liberation DMG is used. This is perfect for Hiyuki, who relies on the damage of her Resonance Liberation. If you aren’t able to farm this set yet, then the Freezing Frost can be a decent alternative in the meantime.
Hiyuki Main Echo
- Reminiscence: Threnodian – Voidborne Construct
- Lampylumen Myriad
The Reminiscence: Threnodian – Voidborne Construct is the best main Echo for Hiyuki as it can not only deal damage when summoned, but also provides an extra 12% Glacio and Resonance Liberation DMG bonus. This is the newly released Echo, which can be used with the 5-pc Wishes of Quiet Snowfall Sonata set. If you don’t have it yet, then the Lampylumen Myriad can be a great alternative, combined with the Freezing Frost 5-pc set.
Hiyuki Teams
Teams that revolve around Hyuki in Wuthering Waves mostly include one support and a Sub-DPS buffer character in Wuthering Waves. The support either provides interruption resistance or healing, and the Sub-DPS buffs Hiyuki while dealing enough damage from the sidelines. Here are some of the best teams that revolve around Hiyuki:
Team DPS Sub DPS Support Hiyuki Premium Team I Hiyuki Lynae Chisa Hiyuki Premium Team II Hiyuki Lynae Mornye Hiyuki Glacio Team Hiyuki Zhezhi Chisa Hiyuki Resonance Liberation Team Hiyuki Changli Shorekeeper Hiyuki F2P Team I Hiyuki Jiyanxin Verina Hiyuki F2P Team II Hiyuki Sanhua Verina
Lynae and Chisa are the best teammates for Hiyuki. Lynae is the best sub-DPS due to her massive DMG buffs, which can increase all DMG types and Resonance Liberation DMG. On the other hand, Chisa is the best healer support for Hiyuki as she can increase the max stack limit of Glacio Chafe by 3. Hiyuki’s Inherent Skill also has great synergy with Chisa’s Havoc Bane application, increasing her damage by a lot.
If you don’t have Lynae or Chisa, then Mornye or Shorekeeper works well, alongside sub-DPS that can buff Hiyuki’s Glacio DMG bonus, ATK, Crit Rate, or Crit DMG.
Wuthering Waves Hiyuki Kit
Hiyuki’s kit in Wuthering Waves is based on her two forms. Her entire gameplay is based on switching between her two forms and building up power before dropping a high-scaling Resonance Liberation. Here’s everything that you need to know about her kit.
Hiyuki Kit Explained
- Scaling: Like a normal DPS character, Hiyuki scales off ATK
- Role: Glacio DPS
- Present Self (Normal State): This is the state where Hiyuki starts off after entering the field. She uses Normal Attacks and Resonance Skill to build Forte Gauge Dedication. When Dedication is full, enhanced Heavy Attack and Resonance Liberation are available for use. Using the enhanced Resonance Liberation transforms Hiyuki into her Forclaimed Self.
- Forclaimed Self (Transformed State): In Foreclaimed Self, Hiyuki restores Forte Gauge Frostheart when Normal Attacks or Resonance Skill hits the target. With sufficient Forte Gauge stacks, dodging allows her to enter Iai Stance. Pressing the Normal Attack in the Iai Stance deals Basic Attack Iai damage, which are quick slashes that can ignore incoming damage.
- Iai Stance Explained: Every time you use Basic Attack – Iai, you build up a stack of Whiteout Bitterfrost. Once you reach three stacks, you can use Heavy Attack – Bitterfrost in her Forclaimed form to gain a Snowforged Blade stack. These Snowforged Blade stacks can then be spent by charging your Resonance Liberation (Blade Liberation) to increase its damage. And if you don’t use them immediately, they aren’t wasted—they carry over and stay available for later use.
- Glacio Effects: Applies Glacio Chafe and Glacio Bite to enemies, dealing bonus damage, and triggers effects like Frostbind
- Off-field Buffs: Provides a team-wide Glacio damage buff even when swapped out.
Hiyuki Skills and Forte
| Skill | Details |
|---|---|
| Basic Attack – Present Self | Press or hold Normal Attack to perform up to 3 consecutive strikes, dealing Glacio DMG. The 3rd hit applies 1 stack of Glacio Chafe. |
| Heavy Attack – Frost Splinter: Present Self | Becomes available when Dedication reaches 300. Hold Normal Attack to fire 3 arrows in sequence (costs STA), dealing Glacio DMG counted as Resonance Liberation DMG. Hiyuki is immune to interruption during this attack. After the final arrow, all Dedication is consumed and Foreclaiming: Inward Vision becomes available. Each arrow applies 1 stack of Glacio Chafe. |
| Mid-air Attack – Present Self | Consumes STA to perform a plunging attack from mid-air, dealing Glacio DMG. |
| Dodge Counter – Present Self | After a successful Dodge, press Normal Attack to counterattack and deal Glacio DMG. Press Normal Attack again within a short window to directly trigger Basic Attack Stage 3. |
| Basic Attack – Foreclaimed Self | Replaces Present Self attacks in Foreclaimed Self. Perform up to 5 consecutive strikes, dealing Glacio DMG counted as Resonance Liberation DMG. Hits 3, 4, and 5 each apply 1 stack of Glacio Chafe. |
| Heavy Attack – Foreclaimed Self | Hold Normal Attack to enter Hold Breath, continuously consuming STA. Release or run out of STA to perform a forward thrust that deals Glacio DMG (Resonance Liberation DMG). After casting, pressing Normal Attack chains into Stage 2. If Hiyuki is hit during the thrust, she negates the damage, Stagnates nearby enemies, becomes immune to interruption, and takes no damage for a short duration. In this case, the follow-up chains into Stage 4 instead. |
| Heavy Attack – Bitterfrost: Foreclaimed Self | Replaces the normal Heavy Attack when Whiteout Bitterfrost reaches max stacks. Hold Normal Attack to consume STA and all 3 Bitterfrost stacks, gaining 1 Snowforged Blade while dealing Glacio DMG (Resonance Liberation DMG). Applies 1 stack of Glacio Chafe. If used mid-air, Hiyuki lands before attacking. |
| Mid-air Attack – Foreclaimed Self | Replaces Present Self mid-air attack. Consume STA to perform up to 3 aerial strikes, dealing Glacio DMG (Resonance Liberation DMG). The 3rd hit is a plunging attack. Hits 2 and 3 apply 1 stack of Glacio Chafe. This combo is not interrupted by other skills (except Basic Attack – Iai) for a short duration. Holding Normal Attack mid-air performs a plunge attack. |
| Dodge Counter – Foreclaimed Self | Replaces Present Self dodge counter. After dodging, press Normal Attack to deal Glacio DMG (Resonance Liberation DMG). Press again within a short window to chain into Basic Attack Stage 3. |
| Resonance Skill – Present Self | Deals Glacio DMG and enhances the next Basic Attack Stage 3 to restore 100 Dedication. This buff ends if Hiyuki is switched out. After casting, press or hold Normal Attack to immediately perform Stage 3. |
| Frostblight: Jade Cleave | Available in Foreclaimed Self (ground). Pulls nearby enemies together and deals Glacio DMG, removing Frostbind. Shares cooldown with Petalfall. |
| Frostblight: Petalfall | Available in Foreclaimed Self (mid-air). Pulls nearby enemies together and deals Glacio DMG, removing Frostbind. Shares cooldown with Jade Cleave. |
| Foreclaiming: Inward Vision | Available after using Frost Splinter. In Present Self, activate Resonance Liberation to deal Glacio DMG, gain 3 Frostharden Iai, consume all Dedication and Frostheart, enter Foreclaimed Self, and restore 50 Frostheart. Applies 4 stacks of Glacio Chafe. Does not consume Resonance Energy. |
| Foreclaiming: Blade Liberation | Usable in Foreclaimed Self. Tap to cast immediately, or hold to charge. While charging, Snowforged Blade stacks are consumed over time. Releasing triggers the attack. If none are consumed, the attack auto-casts after a delay. Also auto-casts when all stacks are consumed. Each Snowforged Blade increases damage. Consumes all Dedication and Frostheart and ends Foreclaimed Self. |
| Intro Skill – Frostedge | Deals Glacio DMG (counts as Resonance Liberation DMG) and applies 1 stack of Glacio Chafe. In Present Self, restores 200 Dedication and allows chaining into Stage 3. In Foreclaimed Self, allows chaining into Stage 2. |
| Inherent Skill – Fine Snow | When teammates apply Glacio Chafe or Havoc Bane, Hiyuki gains Snow Rust (max 3 stacks, once per teammate). 1 stack: +30% Glacio Bite DMG and +40% Crit DMG. 2 stacks: applying Glacio Chafe also triggers an extra Glacio Bite hit (102%). 3 stacks: Glacio Bite DMG gains an additional +30%. Resets when team composition changes. |
| Inherent Skill – Ephemeral Realm | After leaving combat or reviving, if Hiyuki remains out of combat for 4s and has no Snowforged Blade, she gains 1 stack. |
| Forte Circuit – Glacio Bite | Converts Glacio Chafe applied by teammates into Glacio Bite. Each new stack triggers Glacio Bite DMG based on current stack limits. Can affect frozen targets. Counts as both Glacio Chafe and its damage type. If Inward Vision or Iai hits a target with ≥10 stacks, consumes 10 stacks to trigger Frostbind. Entering battle clears Chafe; leaving removes all Glacio Bite if no converter remains. |
| Iai Stance | If Frostheart ≥100, certain actions (dodging after attacks or holding skill after Frostblight) cause Hiyuki to reposition and enter Iai Stance (costs STA). Can reposition behind enemies. Works mid-air and resets aerial dodges. Ends when switching out. |
| Basic Attack – Iai | While in Iai Stance, press Normal Attack to consume 100 Frostheart and deal Glacio DMG (Resonance Liberation DMG). Can chain if enough Frostheart remains. If hit during the attack, the damage is negated and Hiyuki gains full damage reduction and interruption immunity briefly. Consumes 1 Frostharden Iai to apply 3 stacks of Glacio Chafe and grant 1 Whiteout Bitterfrost. |
| Dedication | Resource (max 300). Gained from Basic Attack Stage 3 and enhanced by Resonance Skill. Required for Frost Splinter. |
| Frostheart | Resource (max 300). Gained from Foreclaimed Self attacks and Frostblight skills. Used for Iai and Liberation. |
| Frostharden Iai | Resource (max 3). Gained from Inward Vision. Consumed by Iai attacks. |
| Whiteout Bitterfrost | Resource (max 3). Gained from Iai attacks. Enables enhanced Heavy Attack. |
| Snowforged Blade | Resource (max 3). Gained from Bitterfrost Heavy Attack. Used to increase Blade Liberation damage. |
| Bonus Crit Rate | 8% |
| Bonus ATK% | 12% |
Hiyuki Resonance Chain
| Sequence | Details |
|---|---|
| S1 – Springless | Increases damage of all Foreclaimed Self attacks by 120%. Stage 3 gains pull effect, Stage 4–5 become interruption immune. After using Inward Vision, next Stage 1–2 attacks apply Glacio Chafe. |
| S2 – To Burn Cold in Silence | Iai damage increased by 140%. After being out of combat for 4s: gain 3 Frostharden Iai, reset 2 Jade Cleave charges, and next 2 skill uses restore extra Frostheart. |
| S3 – No Self, No Bound | Gains 1 Snow Rust stack every 2s after entering battle. Frost Splinter and Bitterfrost damage +120%. At 2 stacks, Glacio Bite bonus damage massively increases (+488%). |
| S4 – Like Reeds on Tides | Using any skill boosts team damage by 20% for 30s. Also heals Hiyuki for 18% Max HP when using Jade Cleave or Petalfall. |
| S5 – Vessel of Thousand Wishes | Increases damage of all Resonance Skills (Present Self, Jade Cleave, Petalfall) by 80%. |
| S6 – Into a Night Without End | Increases Liberation damage (Inward Vision & Blade Liberation) by 150%. At 2 Snow Rust: Glacio Bite now triggers from any teammate’s Chafe, deals more damage (+25%), and Hiyuki gains +40% Crit DMG. Out-of-combat effect now restores 3 Snowforged Blade instead. |
Hiyuki Materials
Below you can find a list of all the ascension materials for Hiyuki in Wuthering Waves:
| Material | Total |
|---|---|
| LF Exoswarm Core | 4 |
| MF Exoswarm Core | 12 |
| HF Exoswarm Core | 12 |
| FF Exoswarm Core | 4 |
| Our Choice | 46 |
| Redbell | 60 |
| Shell Credit | 170,000 |
Here we have listed all the materials needed to max out the Forte, Inherent Skill, and Stat bonus for Hiyuki:
Skill Materials Forte (Total) LF Exoswarm Core ×25
MF Exoswarm Core ×28
HF Exoswarm Core ×40
FF Exoswarm Core ×57
We Who Question ×26
Broken Wing Polarizer ×25
Monowing Polarizer ×28
Polywing Polarizer ×55
Layered Wing Polarizer ×67
Shell Credit ×2,030,000Stat Bonus 1 Polywing Polarizer ×3
HF Exoswarm Core ×2
Shell Credit ×16,000Stat Bonus 2 Layered Wing Polarizer ×3
FF Exoswarm Core ×3
We Who Question ×1
Shell Credit ×100,000Inherent Skill 1 Monowing Polarizer ×3
MF Exoswarm Core ×3
We Who Question ×1
Shell Credit ×10,000Inherent Skill 2 Polywing Polarizer ×3
HF Exoswarm Core ×3
We Who Question ×1
Shell Credit ×20,000
That sums up everything you needed to know about Hiyuki in Wuthering Waves. Are you pulling for her? Let us know in the comments below.
