Electro element who uses the Rectifier type weapon.
Yinlin is a skilled Patroller and powerful Natural Resonator. After being suspended from her duties at the Public Security Bureau, she must now pursue hidden evils in secrecy.
To learn more about Yinlin check the sections below. Use the tabs to quickly switch to the kind of information you're looking for.
Video guide
Yinlin has at least one video guide available, so if you prefer this sort of medium to learn more about a character, check it out:
Update tracker
Last review update
Patch 1.0
Last major build/calcs update
Patch 1.3
Last profile update*
November 18th, 2024
*Profile update means smaller edits to echoes, stats, synergies or teams that don't require new calculations.
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Profile
Review
Build
Gameplay and teams
Calculations
Profile
Skills
Active skills
Passive skills
Concerto skills
Basic Attack
Zapstring's Dance
Basic Attack
Yinlin controls the puppet "Zapstring" to perform up to 4 attacks, dealing Electro DMG.
Heavy Attack
Consumes Stamina to control puppet "Zapstring" to attack, dealing Electro DMG.
Mid-air Attack
Consumes Stamina to control the puppet "Zapstring" to perform a Plunging Attack, dealing Electro DMG.
Dodge Counter
Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.
Lv. 1
Part 1 Damage
14.49%
Part 2 Damage
17.01%*2
Part 3 Damage
7.04%*7
Part 4 Damage
37.80%
Heavy Attack Damage
15%*2
Mid-Air Attack Damage
62.00%
Dodge Counter Damage
12.18%*7
Heavy Attack Stamina Consumption
25
Mid-Air Attack Stamina Consumption
30
Resonance Skill
Magnetic Roar
Magnetic Roar
The puppet "Zapstring" deals Electro DMG to the target, and puts Yinlin into the Execution Mode.
Execution Mode
Basic Attack and Dodge Counter will trigger 1 Electromagnetic Blast when hitting a target. Each stage of Basic Attack or Dodge Counter can only trigger 1 Electromagnetic Blast, up to 4 times.
Electromagnetic Blast
Attack all targets marked with Resonance Circuit Sinner's Mark, dealing Electro DMG.
Lightning Execution
Use Resonance Skill after casting Resonance Skill Magnetic Roar to cast Lightning Execution to attack the target, dealing Electro DMG. If Resonance Skill Lightning Execution is not activated in a while or this Character is switched, this Skill will be put on Cooldown.
Lv. 1
Magnetic Roar Damage
30%*3
Lightning Execution Damage
45%*4
Electromagnetic Blast Damage
10%
Execution Mode Duration
10
Cooldown
12
Magnetic Roar Con. Energy Regen
10
Lightning Execution Con. Energy Regen
15
Electromagnetic Blast Con. Energy Regen
5
Resonance Liberation
Thundering Wrath
Command "Zapstring" to call for thunder to fall upon a large range, dealing Electro DMG.
Lv. 1
Skill Damage
58.63%*7
Cooldown
16
Res. Energy Cost
125
Con. Energy Regen
20
Forte Circuit
Chameleon Cipher
Chameleon Cipher
When Yinlin's "Judgment Points" is full, her Heavy Attack is replaced with Chameleon Cipher, which consumes all "Judgment Points" to attack the target, dealing Electro DMG. When it hits a target marked with Sinner's Mark, the Sinner's Mark is replaced with Punishment Mark, lasting for 18 seconds.
Sinner's Mark
Normal Attack Zapstring's Dance, Resonance Liberation Thundering Wrath, and Intro Skill Roaring Strorm will apply Sinner's Mark on hit.
Sinner's Mark is removed when Yinlin exits.
"Punishment Mark"
When a target marked with Punishment Mark is damaged, Judgement Strike will fall, dealing Electro DMG to all targets marked with Punishment Mark. This can be triggered up to once per second.
Judgment Points
Yinlin can hold up to 100 Judgement Points.
When Normal Attack Zapstring's Dance hits a target, restores "Judgment Points".
Upon casting Resonance Skill Magnetic Roar, restores "Judgment Points".
When Resonance Skill Electromagnetic Blast hits a target, restores "Judgment Points".
Lv. 1
Chameleon Cipher Damage
90%*2
Judgment Strike Damage
39.56%
Inherent Skill
Pain Immersion
After using Resonance Skill Magnetic Roar, Yinlin's Crit. Rate is increased by 15% for 5s.
Inherent Skill
Deadly Focus
The damage of Resonance Skill Lightning Execution is increased by 10% when hitting targets marked with "Sinner's Mark", and Yinlin's ATK is increased by 10% for 4s when this is triggered.
Intro Skill
Raging Storm
Command puppet "Zapstring" to attack, dealing Electro DMG in a large range.
Lv. 1
Skill Damage
7.2%*10
Con. Energy Regen
10
Outro Skill
Strategist
The next character (or other characters on a nearby team that activates an Outro Skill) gains 20%Electro DMG Deepen, and 25% Resonance Liberation DMG Deepen for 14 seconds or until the Character is switched.
Resonance Chain (Dupes)
S1
Sequence Node 1
Resonance Skill Magnetic Roar and Lightning Execution deal 70% more damage.
S2
Sequence Node 2
Resonance Skill Electromagnetic Blast recovers an additional 5 "Judgement Point(s)" and 5 Resonance Energy on hit.
S3
Sequence Node 3
Forte Circuit Judgment Strike's DMG multiplier is increased by 55%.
S4
Sequence Node 4
When Forte Circuit Judgment Strike hits a target, the ATK of all team members is increased by 20% for 12s.
S5
Sequence Node 5
Resonance Liberation Thundering Wrath deals 100% extra damage to targets with Forte Circuit's Sinner's Mark or Punishment Mark.
S6
Sequence Node 6
In the first 30s after casting Resonance Liberation Thundering Wrath, when Yinlin's Basic Attack hits a target, Furious Thunder will be triggered, dealing Electro DMG equal to 419.59% of Yinlin's ATK. Every Basic Attack hit can trigger Furious Thunder 1 time, up to 4 times. This is considered Resonance Skill DMG.
Minor Fortes (Total)
CRIT Rate
+8%
ATK%
+12%
Stats
Include minor fortes
Lv. 90
HP
11000
ATK
400
DEF
1283
Max Energy
125
CRIT Rate
5%
CRIT DMG
150%
Healing Bonus
0%
Electro DMG
0%
Upgrade Materials
Character Ascension (total)
4xLF Whisperin Core
12xMF Whisperin Core
12xHF Whisperin Core
4xFF Whisperin Core
46xGroup Abomination Tacet Core
60xCoriolus
170 000Shell Credits
Skill Upgrades (total)
25xLF Whisperin Core
28xMF Whisperin Core
40xHF Whisperin Core
57xFF Whisperin Core
25xLento Helix
28xAdagio Helix
55xAndante Helix
67xPresto Helix
26xUnwarranted Feather
2 030 000Shell Credits
While the source of the materials can be quickly found in the game, when it comes Coriolus you will have to gather them from the map. Check our Interactive map to find them quickly:
Absurd amounts of damage for how little field time she must spend,
Can deal a large chunk of her damage unconditionally while off the field,
Almost all damage she deals is in a gigantic AoE,
Damage is not gated behind long attack sequences and is actually realistic to pull off in most combat scenarios,
Can deliver large amounts of burst AoE damage at the start of ToA runs helping to take out annoying small fries.
Cons
Some people might not like quick swapping constantly,
Swap canceling might be tricky for some,
Outro currently feels a bit useless due to how she is best in Quick Swap teams,
You will often get distracted while playing her.
Review
Yinlin is a 5-star Electro Rectifier wielder who specializes in dealing massive AOE damage without spending much time on the field at all. She’ll almost always be played alongside another bursty main DPS - preferably one who has incredible Quick Swap potential with abilities that either deal large upfront damage or have long durations that can be swap canceled.
Yinlin’s Forte has a passive effect that causes the majority of her abilities to inflict Sinner’s Mark which allows her skill’s Execution Mode to deal additional damage. Yinlin’s Forte can also gain Judgement Points from most of her abilities, and, when fully accumulated they can be used to empower her next heavy attack into Chameleon Cipher that converts all Sinner’s Marks on enemies hit into Punishment Marks for 18 seconds that when struck by any ally even if Yinlin leaves the field will take damage up to once per second.
Yinlin’s skill comes in two parts:
the first one will deal AoE Electro damage and activate Execution mode: a special buff she gains for 10 seconds,
the second part must be cast shortly after the first and is an AoE electro-damage nuke,
Execution mode will empower Yinlin’s next 4 Basic Attacks to cause an Electromagnetic Blast when hitting enemies with Sinners Mark, dealing additional damage and generating more Concerto.
This may sound complicated, but once you play Yinlin, her rotation is actually easy to follow and execute.
Considering how much damage Yinlin deals, you might think that she would be a great Main DPS, but it's a trap. That's because Yinlin spends very little time on the field when played optimally at the highest level - her rotation is incredibly short - and after you perform it, you would only be left basic attacking, lowering the team's overall damage. It's more optimal to play her in Quick Swap teams with characters like Calcharo, Encore, or Havoc Rover.
How hard Yinlin is to play will depend on the other damage dealer you pair with her - a combo with Calcharo yields one of the hardest teams to pilot in the game and a pairing with Encore or Havoc Rover will be much easier. In all Yinlin teams, you'll have to master her swap cancel though which might sound tough at first but with a bit of practice becomes second nature. Yinlin is a top-tier pick for the Quick Swap dual DPS teams due to how much damage she does, combined with how little on-field time she needs.
Yinlin's Outro also provides 25% Liberation and 20% Electro Amplification (formerly Deepen) but due to her Quick Swapping nature, this can be tricky to utilize to its maximum potential - and currently, all her best teams belong to the Quick Swap archetype.
As a Hybrid character that allows another damage dealer to take up a larger amount of field time, Yinlin can be expected to make use of the 5P Moonlit Cloud set and Heron Echo. While this set is certainly viable on her, focusing on boosting her damage by equipping the damage dealer set (Void Thunder) is also an insanely strong option - as her damage output is great and the set will boost it even further.
Overall, Yinlin is the strongest Hybrid character in the game who is resonably easy to learn and play well, while having multiple different teams where she can be used with great success.
Ratings
This tier list assesses characters based on their combat potential in Wuthering Waves current most demanding content Tower of Adversity (ToA). ToA is a mode similar to Genshin Impact’s Spiral Abyss or Honkai Star Rail’s Memory of Chaos and requires multiple teams, strong Echoes and good Weapons. This mode offers a reasonable mix of Boss encounters (single target), Elite packs (2-3 targets) and AoE scenarios (5+ Targets), allowing multiple characters to find a niche but in the end, there's a bias toward single target focused characters at the top-end.
Please keep in mind Wuthering Waves is a skill-based game and each character has a different playstyle, difficulty level and even special tricks and combos. Wuthering Waves is also a team based game and it's only by combining both these factors to the highest level a character can reach optimal performance.
T0.5
Tower of Adversity
Video guides
Build
Best Weapons
121.94%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 500 | CRIT Rate: 36%
Yinlin's signature Rectifier that stands far above all other options currently in the game for Rectifier damage dealers, thanks to its unethical amount of CRIT RATE and generic damage boost on top of a reasonably easy to active ATK% boost.
105.91%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 500 | CRIT DMG: 72%
Zhezhi's Signature weapon that is tailored for her and characters that deal a large amount of their damage through Basic Attacks. Characters that intend to use this weapon should also be able to frequently launch Resonance Skills - ideally every 6 seconds while fighting. As a baseline the weapon offers a tremendous 72% CRIT DMG main stat alongside an unconditional 12% ATK buff, all on top of its Basic Attack DMG buffing capabilities. When using any Resonance Skill, the wearer gains a stack granting 12% Basic Attack DMG for 6 seconds stackable up to 3 times. This effect isn't easy to keep active for characters that aren't Zhezhi but if you can it's a nice bonus. Upon casting an Outro, if the wearer has a full 3 stacks of the buff all of them will be consumed replacing the buff with a 52% Basic Attack DMG bonus for 27 seconds but only while that character remains off the field.
100%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 500 | ATK: 54%
An excellent Rectifier, only in competition with some 4★ Weapons with multiple dupes. Offers high base ATK, ATK%, a good amount of Energy Regen to save at least 1 sub-stat on gear to be reallocated to better uses and a stackable Basic ATK DMG% bonus that ramps up as you use more and more Basics.
96.07%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 412 | CRIT Rate: 20.2%
Outstanding generic Rectifier option, offering base CRIT RATE for excellent scaling but also an easily activatable and maintainable bonus ability granting ATK% after the wearer's Resonance Liberation is activated. Almost any character who can use CRIT RATE and ATK will be more than happy to have this weapon available only losing to 5★ options.
87.72%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 462 | ATK: 18.2%
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85.79%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 387 | ATK: 36.4%
A good alternative 4★ Rectifier to Augment, offering an easy to maintain bonus ability granting ATK% after using an Intro skill and a good amount of ATK% as a main stat.
75.81%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 325 | ATK: 24.3%
Easily accessible 3★ weapon that despite having lower base attack makes up for it with a high ATK% bonus at higher dupes. It does not have enough stats to compete with 4-star weapons but is a reasonable option if it's all you have. The only downside is that the buff only lasts 10 seconds, meaning it may fall off in the hands of a Main DPS character who takes up more field time.
Best Echo Sets
100%
2 Set:Electro DMG increases by 10%.
5 Set: Upon using Heavy Attack or Resonance Skill, Electro DMG increases by 15%, stacking up to 2 times, each stack lasting for 15s.
88.70%
2 Set:Electro DMG increases by 10%.
5 Set: Upon using Heavy Attack or Resonance Skill, Electro DMG increases by 15%, stacking up to 2 times, each stack lasting for 15s.
2 Set: ATK increases by 10%.
5 Set: While on the field, ATK increases by 5% every 1.5s, stacking up to 4 times. Outro Skill DMG increases by 60%.
88.40%
2 Set:Electro DMG increases by 10%.
5 Set: Upon using Heavy Attack or Resonance Skill, Electro DMG increases by 15%, stacking up to 2 times, each stack lasting for 15s.
2 Set: Energy Regen increases by 10%.
5 Set: Upon using Outro Skill, ATK of the next Resonator increases by 22.5% for 15s.
86.32%
2 Set: ATK increases by 10%.
5 Set: While on the field, ATK increases by 5% every 1.5s, stacking up to 4 times. Outro Skill DMG increases by 60%.
2 Set: Energy Regen increases by 10%.
5 Set: Upon using Outro Skill, ATK of the next Resonator increases by 22.5% for 15s.
79.38%
2 Set: Energy Regen increases by 10%.
5 Set: Upon using Outro Skill, ATK of the next Resonator increases by 22.5% for 15s.
Best Main Echoes
Echoes in Wuthering Waves are an essential part of the character rotations, granting a large amount of Resonance Energy and damage but at the cost of high field time for the most powerful ones. But by using some Echoes right before you're about to switch out on the character, you're able to move to your next character while your previous one is still in the echo animation - it’s what we call an Echo Swap Cancel.
Echo Swap Cancel is almost always the optimal way to use Echoes, and will result in big reductions in character field time and large increases to DPS, but not all of the most powerful Echoes can be swap cancelled in this way. For example, the Feilian Beringal (Aero), Dreamless (Havoc), Tempest Mephis (Electro), Mourning Aix (Spectro), and Infernal Rider (Fusion) Echoes can all be Swap Cancelled.
The remaining element, so Glacio while having powerful Echoes has none powerful enough that can be swap cancelled, and to make things worse, no Echoes that generate sufficient Energy and damage for their field time investment.
The result of this is that you can expect Glacio characters to have higher field time and lower DPS in calculations than their other elemental counter parts until they receive better Echoes to use.
Moonlit Clouds
Supportive Echo that can be run at the cost of a sizeable chunk of damage for the character who equips, trading personal gain for team benefits. Should always be used and immediately switch cancelled right before performing an Outro, leading to another DPS. When done so will grant the next character switching in 12% increased DMG% which when combined with the 5P Moonlit set which also grants 22.5% ATK% under the same conditions makes for a sizeable boost.
While the echo does lower the damage of whoever wears it, it grants a massive chunk of energy on use usually saving 1 or sometimes even 2 Energy Regen sub stats that may otherwise be needed by the wearer allowing for some damage to be recovered.
Void Thunder
Strong all around choice specifically when using 5P Void Thunder. Can be immediately swap cancelled on use for burst damage in which the Echo will deal damage equal to 4 tail swipes but no claw damage. Alternatively, can be fully cast or swap cancelled as soon as the claw attack starts to gain a 12% Electro, Heavy DMG boost and more resonance energy at the cost of higher field time.
Option 1 offers higher echo dps but Option 2 offers a little more resonance energy and a buff. Which will be more effective for you will depend on playstyle, team and the fight you're up against.
Thundering Mephis is most effective when fully used for its entire duration. Fully using this Echo demands a tremendous amount of field time making it unsuitable for many players, teams and situations so only use it if it makes sense for you. If you do decide to use it, this echo will generate a very large amount of Resonance Energy, deal reasonable total damage (much less when compared to a DPS's burst window in similar time) and upon the final strike grant a 12% Electro and Liberation DMG% bonus.
Void Thunder
Lingering Tunes
A more challenging echo to use that requires the user press and hold the echo attack button to channel a beam which deals good damage, and generates resonance energy and concerto energy. This echo can be fully channelled - or if timed just right can be swap cancelled - while still yielding most of it's effect. At a minimum this echo will deal 3 instances of damage but the longer you channel before swap cancelling it the more it will deal. Not as easy or popular as either Mephis or Mech Abomination.
Important! CRIT DMG has base value of 150% and Energy Regen has a base value of 100% when you check them in game. The recommended values below don't include the base value but rather show how much on top of it you need to obtain.
ATK: 2000-2400+
HP: 15500+
DEF: 1250+
ELECTRO DMG%: 42%-72%+
CRIT RATE%: 50-70%+
CRIT DMG% 100-140%+
Energy Regeneration: 20-30%
Yinlin's Ultimate is a major part of her damage and an incredibly helpful tool for quickly applying her Sinner's Mark to multiple enemies at once after a quick swap.
This makes her Forte Chameleon Cipher which aims to convert Sinner's Marks to Punishment Mark much easier to use - with a higher chance to apply the Punishment Mark to many more enemies at once. Without combining these two you'll have to rely on Yinlin's basics and skills to mark enemies before using her Forte.
Due to these interactions getting enough Energy Regeneration is important. We recommend 20-30% to comfortably have your ultimate available in a timely manner for damage and applying Sinner's Mark in cases you need them.
Skill Priority
Below you can find the order of leveling the abilities for Yinlin.
Forte Circuit
Res. Liberation
Res. Skill
Basic Attack
Intro Skill
Gameplay and teams
Rotation
This is the optimal rotation for the character. The total time needed to perform it is 3.73 seconds. When selecting the rotations we prioritized achieving 100 Concerto as fast as possible and once that condition was fulfilled, we focused on maximizing the damage output. As or if new and more optimal rotations are found, we'll update the characters calculations as needed.
OPENER ROTATION
Yinlin’s utmost priority in battle is to apply the Punishment Mark as quickly and on as many enemies as possible. To do the same, she needs to build her Forte Gauge, her Intro being the best tool for it, but unfortunately not always accessible (especially at the start of ToA run). As such, you might consider using the following rotation to quickly build up her initial Forte Gauge before your team gets access to Intro’s.NOTE: This rotation should only be utilized when her Intro is unavailable in a timely manner, which is usually limited to the start of ToA runs.
Ultimate (Should be full in ToA Runs from the start)
Skill: Magnetic Roar
Skill: Lightning Execution (Swap Cancel)
Heavy Attack
Heavy Attack
Chameleon Cipher (Swap Cancel)
STANDARD ROTATION
This rotation ensures you have 100% uptime of Punishment Mark on primary target by generating Forte to access Chameleon Cipher within 18 seconds (it’s duration) each time:
This and most Yinlin rotations make ample use of Swap-Cancels, which improves both her damage and survivability. A large part of her abilities have extremely long animations, which causes damage loss and chance to hit and stunned by enemies if kept on field.
When Swapping in Yinlin without her Intro active, she will begin her Basic Attack Sequence from Part 2 instead of Part 1. Her Intro, both parts of her Resonance Skill and 3 Basic Attacks are ample to fill her Forte Gauge. While there are many ways to build it, this is what we found to be easiest and safest without utilizing her Intro.
When Swapped out, all Sinner’s Mark applied by Yinline are removed from enemies. When activating her Forte: Chameleon Cipher, she can only inflict Punishment Mark to enemies inflicted with Sinner’s Mark beforehand, making it imperative to re-apply them to high priority enemies before using her Forte Skill.
Using Yinlin’s Ultimate just before her Forte skill is a quickfire way to widely apply Sinner’s Mark to enemies.
Her Forte: Chameleon Cipher can be charged during other skill animations, including her Ultimate. By holding Left Mouse Button (or your Heavy Attack equivalent), you can skip the charge time by performing Basic Attack 1 before ability activation to save a lot of time.
All abilities we listed as Swap-Cancel, can be immediately done from the very start of their animations without any wait.
And here's the rotation:
Echo (Swap-Cancel)
Intro
Skill: Magnetic Roar
Skill: Lightning Execution (Swap-Cancel)
Basic P2
Basic P3
Basic P4 (Swap-Cancel)
Ultimate
Chameleon Cipher (Swap-Cancel)
EASY/EMERGENCY MODE ROTATION
In case you fail to grant Yinlin an Intro in midst of combat, fail to perform Basic Attacks or have to utilize more field time on other team mates, you may find her Skill be off cooldown before fully generating your Forte Gauge. If this happens and your Forte is still not close to completion, you can use her Skill again, executing a rotation like one listed below. However, using 2 sets of Skills for 1 Forte Gauge will result in Punishment Mark downtime as skill has a cooldown of 12 seconds, whereas Punishment Mark lasts for 18 seconds, causing a 6 seconds downtime on two sets of Skill.
Yinlin is one of the most synergistic characters with Xiangli Yao at the time of his release, primarily thanks to her tremendously powerful Outro ability which grants both 20% Electro DMG amplification and 25% Liberation DMG amplification for 14 seconds. This buff is a tremendous boost to Xiangli Yao's ultimate burst window with all of his damage being Electro and over 50% of it being Liberation, the duration is also just right to fully buff the entirety of it assuming you don't make any mistakes. Yinlin also does respectable damage of her own and can run the Moonlit Clouds set if desired to further boost Xiangli Yao's burst damage potential.
Yinlin is the great partner for Calcharo as her playstyle is very similar to his - they both want to have their skills swap cancelled as often as possible. Just keep in mind that you won't really make use of the Yinlin's Deepen buff too much due to the constant switching and that the combination has the highest skill-cap in the game to play properly, but if you do, it's simply insane.
If playing Calcharo is just too much for you, you can use Rover Havoc as the DPS partner for Yinlin. The Quick Swap team with those two together is easier to play and perform really well.
Similar to Havoc Rover, you can use Encore as the DPS partner for Yinlin. The Quick Swap team with those two together is easier to play and perform really well.
Verina as a healing support can easily accommodate running the 5P Rejuvenating Glow set alongside a Bell-Borne Geochelone echo, offering the team a wide array of offensive and defensive buffs already bringing a tonne of worth just from that alone.
Additionally Verina's many rotational options to access her Ultimate and Concerto are all fast and relatively easy to execute, leaving ample field time for the rest of team mates to execute their combos. Verina's Outro is by far the most flexible and powerful Outro in the game granting all allies 15% generic DMG% "Deepen" for 30 seconds. Most units only grant 1 type and only for the very next unit to switch in locking them into staying on field less they lose the buff but Verina grants it to all allies completely unrestricted.
On top of this Verina grants an additional 20% ATK and a Cheat Death ability preventing one death every 10 minutes. She's universal, flexible, takes little field time and outstanding in every team.
Shorekeeper is incredibly flexible thanks to her generic buffs, lingering Outro amplification and relatively low field time requirements after her first rotation. Because of she she can be played as a support in most team compositions to great effect.
Insane damage potential team but also insanely hard (like by far the hardest team in the game) to play at the highest level.
Calcharo can take advantage of Yinlin's Outro Electro and Liberation amplification but due to the quick swap nature of both character's it can lose impact unless specifically played around perfectly.
Havoc Rover and Encore both offer great burst abilities from their Resonance Skills and Echoes with Encore also having the option to fill field time with her Resonance Liberation and Havoc Rover having that same option but from their Forte Umbra state. Brings the bursty Quick Swap potential Yinlin works so well with but also with the ability to fill downtime as needed while Yinlin and the team waits for cooldowns.
Reasonably easy team combo to play - just use all of the abilities on cooldown and ensure you execute Yinlin's swaps and rotation correctly to assure Punishment Mark is applied for as much as the battle as possible.
Here's the Encore/Rover Quick Swap team in action:
Calculations
Damage Profile
Yinlin damage profile
Damage Output
Don't use the damage output calculations as an indication on who is worth pulling or investing as those are just simulations and in day-to-day gameplay there's a lot variables and also the skill of the player is important - if you can't consistently perform the character's rotation, their damage will suffer.
As usual, don't compare the numbers between characters - especially between Main DPS and Hybrids as they fulfill different roles in the team.
Additional information
The numbers below show the character's DPS (Damage Per Second) and DMG (total damage done). When selecting the rotations we prioritized achieving 100 Concerto as fast as possible and once that condition was fulfilled, we focused on maximizing the damage output. As or if new and more optimal rotations are found, we'll update the characters calculations as needed. Listed character calculations are done without buffs or any damage contribution from teammates (full solo). They only include what the character, their Weapon, Echo and gear are capable of during their ideal Burst or Concerto rotation when starting with their Intro and Resonance Liberation available.
Important! Due to the incredibly short nature of Yinlin's rotation when implementing Swap-Cancels, her DPS numbers are incredibly high. If you are unable to perform Swap-Cancels her DPS will be lower, Please also pay close attention to S2 as it makes her already short rotation even shorter - this is the reason it results in such a tremendous damage gains but smaller total damage numbers.
Yinlin in 1 Target scenario
Rotation time: 3.73s (Post S2: 2.86s)
Yinlin (S6)
409,628 DMG (144,898 DPS)246.03%
Yinlin (S5)
301,864 DMG (106,779 DPS)181.31%
Yinlin (S4)
279,783 DMG (98,968 DPS)168.04%
Yinlin (S3)
266,713 DMG (94,345 DPS)160.19%
Yinlin (S2)
224,123 DMG (79,279 DPS)134.61%
Yinlin (S1)
230,182 DMG (61,761 DPS)104.87%
Yinlin (S0)
219,498 DMG (58,894 DPS)100.00%
Additional information
Here's a comparison between Swap-Cancelling different parts of Yinlin rotation. Compared to Calcharo, Swap-Cancelling her is much easier and that's why the 'Full Cancel' variant is used by us as the default one as everyone can learn how to do it properly with some practice.
Swap Meter
Yinlin (ECHO + SKILL + CHAMELEON + B4)
58,894 DPS100%
Yinlin (ECHO + SKILL + CHAMELEON)
49,582 DPS84.19%
Yinlin (ECHO + SKILL)
37,222 DPS63.2%
Yinlin (ECHO ONLY)
29,674 DPS50.39%
Details about the calculations
Here's the rotation we have used to calculate the DPS (Damage Per Second) shown above. The total time needed to perform the rotation is 3.73 seconds.
STANDARD ROTATION
Echo (Swap-Cancel)
Intro
Skill: Magnetic Roar
Skill: Lightning Execution (Swap-Cancel)
Basic P2
Basic P3
Basic P4 (Swap-Cancel)
Ultimate
Chameleon Cipher (Swap-Cancel)
And here are the Echoes and Weapons used in the calculations.
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 500 | ATK: 54%
2 Set:Electro DMG increases by 10%.
5 Set: Upon using Heavy Attack or Resonance Skill, Electro DMG increases by 15%, stacking up to 2 times, each stack lasting for 15s.
Echoes in Wuthering Waves are an essential part of the character rotations, granting a large amount of Resonance Energy and damage but at the cost of high field time for the most powerful ones. But by using some Echoes right before you're about to switch out on the character, you're able to move to your next character while your previous one is still in the echo animation - it’s what we call an Echo Swap Cancel.
Echo Swap Cancel is almost always the optimal way to use Echoes, and will result in big reductions in character field time and large increases to DPS, but not all of the most powerful Echoes can be swap cancelled in this way. For example, the Feilian Beringal (Aero), Dreamless (Havoc), Tempest Mephis (Electro), Mourning Aix (Spectro), and Infernal Rider (Fusion) Echoes can all be Swap Cancelled.
The remaining element, so Glacio while having powerful Echoes has none powerful enough that can be swap cancelled, and to make things worse, no Echoes that generate sufficient Energy and damage for their field time investment.
The result of this is that you can expect Glacio characters to have higher field time and lower DPS in calculations than their other elemental counter parts until they receive better Echoes to use.
