Wuwa 2.7 Aero Characters Tier List

Welcome to our Aero Character Tier List for Wuthering Waves! Curious which heroes will dominate your team? From high-damage powerhouses like Cartethyia and Jiyan to utility-focused supports like Ciaccona, Iuno, and Aalto, this guide will help you understand each character's strengths, playstyles and all characters'tier. Dive in and see which Aero units are worth investing in for your next adventure!

 

T0

Cartethyia	Ciaccona	Iuno

Cartethyia

Rarity	Element	Weapon
5-Star	Aero	Sword

Cartethyia is a 5-star Aero Sword-wielding DPS in Wuthering Waves, defined by her Dual-Form System. In her youthful state, she unleashes aggressive and fluid sword combos to overwhelm enemies with speed. After using her Resonance Liberation, she permanently shifts into her Fleurdelys form, unlocking special abilities such as walking on water and significantly enhancing her offensive potential.

Her damage is built around Aero Erosion scaling with HP-based stats, making her both durable and devastating. Her signature weapon, Defier's Thorn, is essential to her kit, providing unique HP bonuses and critical stats that maximize her performance. This versatile toolkit cements her as a powerful and adaptive main DPS who thrives as a righteous wandering knight.

Ciaccona

Rarity	Element	Weapon
5-Star	Aero	Pistol

Ciaccona is a 5-star Aero Resonator in Wuthering Waves, serving as both a support and Sub-DPS. Wielding pistols, she specializes in applying Aero Erosion and amplifying Aero damage for her team. Her kit combines utility and offense, featuring crowd control through her Forte Circuit, which pulls enemies together, and a potent Outro Skill that increases the Aero Erosion damage enemies take by 100%.

Her strength lies in her efficiency within quick-swap team compositions. Ciaccona spends minimal time on the field—applying buffs, debuffs, and grouping enemies—before switching out to let her teammates capitalize on the enhanced damage environment. This makes her a natural fit for Aero-focused lineups and especially valuable in Spectro Frazzle teams, where she amplifies the potential of characters like Phoebe.

What sets Ciaccona apart is her ability to enable and accelerate team damage. With reliable Aero Erosion application from her kit and powerful debuffing tools, she not only ensures consistent damage amplification but also provides utility through enemy grouping. This combination of damage boost, control, and adaptability cements her as a top-tier enabler and Sub-DPS in the current meta.

Iuno

Rarity	Element	Weapon
5-Star	Aero	Gauntlet

Iuno is a 5-star Aero Resonator in Wuthering Waves, wielding gauntlets and serving as a versatile sub-DPS and support. She operates using two Lunar Cycle stances: Half Moon, which emphasizes gauntlet attacks, and New Moon, which switches to powerful bow attacks. Her kit revolves around generating and consuming Forte Gauge to deal damage, while her Resonance Liberation allows her to instantly enter a Lunar Cycle state and restore her gauge.

Iuno excels as a supportive sub-DPS due to her flexibility and utility. She can provide consistent damage through Half Moon and New Moon attacks, sustain allies with healing, and enhance team performance with her domains. This combination of damage amplification, healing, and versatility makes her a strong pick in a variety of team setups, especially for shield-focused or durable units.

T1

Jiyan	Rover (Aero)

Jiyan

Rarity	Element	Weapon
5-Star	Aero	Broadblade

Jiyan is the General of the Midnight Rangers and the first limited 5-star Aero Broadblade DPS in Wuthering Waves. He specializes in AoE damage, excelling at defeating multiple enemies simultaneously. This combination of high AoE damage, heavy-attack utility, and team-enabling mechanics makes Jiyan a formidable main DPS and a top-tier choice for compositions focused on area-of-effect damage.

His core gameplay revolves around Resonance Liberation, which activates Qingloong Mode, granting high-damage, multi-hit heavy attacks and enhanced interruption resistance, allowing him to maintain consistent on-field pressure. As a main DPS, Jiyan excels in crowd control and area damage. His skills are designed to strike multiple targets at once, while his Resolve mechanic, built through normal and intro skills, enables him to efficiently enter Qingloong Mode. In this state, his normal attacks are replaced by devastating heavy attacks, and his Outro Skill triggers follow-up coordinated attacks for the next character performing a heavy attack, further amplifying team damage.

Rover (Aero)

Rarity	Element	Weapon
5-Star	Aero	Sword

Aero Rover is a versatile Sub-DPS and Support character introduced in Version 2.2 of Wuthering Waves. They specialize in applying and converting Aero Erosion effects through Resonance Skills and enhanced mid-air attacks. Aero Rover can adapt to different team roles, functioning either as a primary damage dealer or as a healer/support, depending on how they are built.

Their strength lies in their ability to manipulate Aero Erosion and amplify team damage. Using their Resonance Skills, Rover can apply Aero Erosion stacks to enemies or convert existing Spectro Frazzle debuffs into additional stacks, dealing consistent periodic Aero damage.

Aero Rover is also highly flexible in playstyle. They can focus on dealing strong mid-air attacks while generating wingstring points through the Forte system, enabling more powerful abilities. Additionally, depending on the build, they can heal teammates and provide buffs, amplifying overall team performance. This combination of damage versatility, sustained Aero Erosion application, and support utility makes Aero Rover a strong and adaptable pick for both DPS and support roles.

 

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T2

Jianxin	Aalto

Jianxin

Rarity	Element	Weapon
5-Star	Aero	Gauntlett

Jianxin is a Taoist monk in Wuthering Waves who practices Fengyiquan, a martial art that manipulates environmental Chi to create protective barriers and purify allies. She excels in crowd control, shielding, and buffing, making her a versatile support or sub-DPS who can gather enemies, heal the team, and enhance ultimate damage for her teammates.

Her kit is well-rounded and focuses on both defense and team utility. Jianxin can create shields that provide continuous healing, gather enemies for efficient damage application, and increase bonus Resonance Liberation damage for allies.

Jianxin's strengths lie in her versatility and ease of use. She is comfortable to play with intuitive abilities, including parries from her channeling skills, while offering reliable sustain through shields and heals. With her combination of defensive utility, crowd control, and offensive support, she fits seamlessly into many team compositions and enhances both survivability and damage output.

Aalto

Rarity	Element	Weapon
4-Star	Aero	Pistol

Aalto is a 4-star Aero Resonator in Wuthering Waves, known as an enigmatic information broker for the Black Shores organization. In combat, Aalto uses mist to dash around the battlefield and fires precise shots with his dual pistols, functioning as a versatile sub-DPS and offensive support character.

His strengths lie in both damage and team utility. As an Aero Resonator, his abilities allow him to deal consistent Aero damage, debuff enemies, and take down shields from a safe distance, enabling main DPS characters to strike more effectively. His mobility and precision make him ideal for controlling the battlefield while supporting allies with offensive buffs.

Aalto also synergizes well with other team members. He pairs particularly effectively with Jiyan, providing Aero buffs that enhance Jiyan's AoE damage, and can also complement healer-focused teams with characters like Baizhi or Verina by amplifying overall team damage. This combination of versatile offense, debuffing, and team support makes Aalto a valuable asset in a wide range of compositions.

T3

Yangyang

Yangyang

Rarity	Element	Weapon
4-Star	Aero	Sword

Yangyang is a free, early-game 4-star Aero character in Wuthering Waves, functioning as a sub-DPS and energy battery. She excels at crowd control, using black hole-like abilities from her Resonance Skill and Resonance Liberation to pull enemies together. Her Outro Skill, Whispering Breeze, grants substantial Resonance Energy to the next character, enabling faster Ultimate casts and smooth quick-swap rotations.

Her strengths lie in enemy clustering and team support. Yangyang's black hole effects make her ideal for AoE-focused compositions, setting up massive damage for main DPS units. Even though her initial damage is low at Sequence 0, her potential increases significantly at higher Sequence levels, particularly S3–S5, where her abilities gain substantial multipliers. This makes her a flexible and valuable support unit for both early- and mid-game content, such as the Tower of Adversity.

Yangyang also offers team utility and flexibility. She synergizes well with characters that have strong AoE damage, and her quick-swap kit allows for bursty rotations where she enters the field to use her abilities and quickly exits, maintaining high efficiency.

 

Upcoming Characters: Qiuyuan

Rarity	Element	Weapon
5-Star	Aero	Sword

Qiuyuan is a 5-star Aero character wielding a Sword, perfectly matching his "The lone wayfaring swordsman" designation. He excels at applying pressure through rapid normal attacks and stacking Resonance.

As a teammate for Galbrena, Qiu Yuan's C1 provides interrupt resistance and minor self-synergy, C2 enhances support capabilities, C3 enables her to function as a DPS. In terms of Resonance Chains, Qiuyuan's upgrades are consistently focused on her independent combat potential.

The current stats for Qiuyuan are still under testing. Please wait for the official release for detailed skills and values.

 

Conclusion

Now that you’ve explored the Aero roster and tier rankings, it’s your turn to experiment! Which characters fit your playstyle best? Can you combine Yangyang’s crowd control, Jiyan’s AoE, and Aalto’s debuffs for a perfect rotation? Don’t forget to keep an eye on upcoming heroes like Qiuyuan, who may completely reshape the meta.

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