Wuthering Waves 3.6 launches Aug 20 with new Resonants Cheongcho and Gyeongyeon

The front half of 3.6 brings the five-star Resonant Cheongcho (청초), an Anemo-type straight sword wielder described as a legendary swordfairing who blends swordplay with bowed-instrument performance. Cheongcho is released as the initial pickup banner and focuses on harmony-density effects in combat. The back half then introduces another five-star Resonant, Gyeongyeon (경연), a male greatsword user nicknamed the “mountain-cat lantern” who uses Melting (melt) elemental mechanics, a life-sacrificing lantern to draw power, and a companion echo creature called the mountain cat to press offensive pressure.

Story progression continues into the chapter 4, act 3 quest “연운이 아득하니 심검이 우네,” where the Wanderer accompanies Cheongcho into the Mu-eung Pavilion to chase fragments of a scattered past and unearth new threats. A new aerial stage called the Woonseon Fleet (운선 함대) appears as a skyborne backdrop, and after completing certain missions players unlock a harp-like activity tied to the game’s seven-string instrument: the Qixing (칠현금). Players can obtain the instrument, play tunes, and share melodies with others in a dedicated music-play feature.

Traversal and combat get a notable new tool: Sword Flight (어검비행). Players will be able to ride a sword to fly through the sky over areas like Mengzhu and the Hyunbang region, providing an aerial mobility option distinct from the existing gliding mechanic. The update also adds limited-time combat events with changed rules: a quarter-view “Military Resonance Simulation Zone” where single players can test multiple Resonants’ unique skills, and a cooperative event, “If Echoes Sound in Dreams,” that boosts Echo allies and pits teams against waves of powerful foes.

Quality-of-life improvements and platform performance changes are broad. Echo equip recommendation calculations now show detailed stat comparisons between equipped and candidate items. The exploration bike’s navigation and auto-drive behaviors are refined; mailbox capacity is increased and a favorites feature is added. On the technical side, Kuro Games refactored the engine across Windows, iOS and PS5 service builds to raise average frame rates by around ten frames per second, and introduced NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 to improve character motion fidelity and smoother visuals. The broadcast also briefly revealed a 3D model of Swaemyeong’s (쇄명) previously unseen back view and confirmed a 1/7 scale figure of Linne; a Domino’s Pizza collaboration was announced with details to follow.