WuWa 3.6 Qingxiao Kit | Dual Stance & Sword-Riding Flight Mechanics

Qingxiao is the first 5-star Resonator set to debut in Wuthering Waves 3.6. She's an Aero unit who wields a sword, and beta data confirms her as a Main DPS built around a guqin-and-blade dual identity. Her kit is one of the more mechanically dense debuts in recent patches, leaning on two build-up resources during normal combat and a third once she transforms. Some story and lore details are still circulating only through community leaks, so treat anything about her background as directional until Kuro's official character trailer drops.

Qingxiao Overview

Rarity: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Element: Aero Weapon: Cluoud Jasper Role: Main DPS

Qingxiao's core identity is the "Sheathed/Drawn Stance" weave — her basic attacks automatically alternate between the two stances, and each one feeds a different resource. Her whole kit carries this Qin-and-Sword duality, right down to how her enhanced state and Resonance Chains are structured.

 

Qingxiao Skills

Normal Attack: Strings to Steel

Basic Attack – Stringblade
Press repeatedly or hold Normal Attack for up to 4 consecutive hits, dealing Aero DMG. Stages 1 and 4 count as Sheathed Stance; stages 2 and 3 count as Drawn Stance.

Heavy Attack – Stringblade
Unlocks once Qin Heart and Sword Spirit are both full. Hold Normal Attack (costs 30 Stamina) to unleash this attack. It consumes all Qin Heart and Sword Spirit and puts Qingxiao into the Ephemeral Transcendence state.

Mid-air Attack – Stringblade
Up to 3 consecutive hits. After landing from stage 3, pressing Normal Attack within a short window chains into Basic Attack stage 3. Stage 1 is Sheathed Stance; stages 2 and 3 are Drawn Stance. While airborne, Resonance Skill is replaced by stage 3 of this attack.

Plunging Attack
While in the Sword Flight state, Jump is replaced by this attack. Costs 30 Stamina for a diving strike.

Dodge Counter – Stringblade
Press Normal Attack shortly after a successful Dodge to strike the target. Counts as Drawn Stance, and pressing Normal Attack again shortly after chains into Basic Attack stage 4.

Sword Glide
While airborne, Dodge is replaced by this skill, dealing Aero DMG counted as Basic Attack DMG. Costs 20 Stamina.

At level 10, the confirmed multipliers run from roughly 24–37% per hit across the four basic attack stages, with the finishing stage 4 hitting for 65% plus four extra ticks of 10.85%. Heavy Attack – Stringblade is the heaviest hitter in this kit segment at 14.62%×3 + 21.92%×6 + 263.03%, and it costs 30 Stamina to cast.

 

Resonance Skill: Severing Note

Severing Note – Judgement
Deals Aero DMG and grants 30 points of Qin Heart on cast. Cooldown 20 seconds.

Severing Note – Ascendant
While casting Basic Attack stage 2 or 3, Resonance Skill is replaced by this version. Counts as Drawn Stance.

Resonance Liberation: Billows Beneath Heaven

Deals a large burst of Aero DMG and can be cast in mid-air close to the ground. Confirmed damage runs 30.62%×10 + 1224.67% at level 10, with a 25-second cooldown, 125 Resonance cost, and 20 Concerto Regen on cast.

 

Forte Circuit: Formless Heart Sword

Ephemeral Transcendence

Entering this state unlocks two enhanced attacks:

Basic Attack – Ephemeral Transcendence
Up to 4 consecutive hits, castable in mid-air. Before Heavy Attack – Heaven's Reckoning is unlocked, this attack gets a confirmed 100% DMG Multiplier increase.

Dodge Counter – Ephemeral Transcendence
Same trigger window as the standard Dodge Counter, castable in mid-air, and also gets the 100% DMG Multiplier boost before the Heavy Attack below unlocks.

Heavy Attack – Heaven's Reckoning: Ephemeral Transcendence
Unlocks once Heart Sword Intent is full. Hold Normal Attack to cast; this consumes all Heart Sword Intent and ends the Ephemeral Transcendence state.

Resource Rules

• Qin Heart: Caps at 100. Generated by Sheathed Stance damage. Cannot be gained while in Ephemeral Transcendence.
• Sword Spirit: Caps at 100. Generated by Drawn Stance damage. Cannot be gained while in Ephemeral Transcendence.
• Heart Sword Intent: Caps at 100. Generated by Basic Attack or Dodge Counter damage while in Ephemeral Transcendence.

Mindlock

Caps at 15 stacks. When a teammate applies Tune Strain – Interfered to a target, that target gains 1 stack of Mindlock. Each stack amplifies the DMG the target takes from Qingxiao's Heavy Attack – Stringblade, both Ephemeral Transcendence attacks, Heaven's Reckoning, and Resonance Liberation by 2%, with an extra 5% per stack for the first 7 stacks.

Heaven's Clarity

Gained on entering combat or casting Resonance Liberation. While active, casting Heavy Attack – Stringblade applies 2 stacks of Mindlock to nearby enemies and raises the next Heaven's Reckoning cast's DMG Multiplier by 100% — switching characters ends that bonus early. Casting Heaven's Reckoning removes Heaven's Clarity.

Swordlight Ward

Granted by casting Intro Skill – Tonic Shift or Heavy Attack – Stringblade. Caps at 1 stack by default. When taking enemy DMG, consuming a stack grants interrupt immunity and cuts incoming DMG by 60% for 1 second, and this can trigger once per second.

Sword Flight

Triggered by Sword Dodge, Heavy Attack – Stringblade, Mid-air Attack stages 1 and 2, Severing Note – Ascendant, both Ephemeral Transcendence attacks, Heaven's Reckoning, and Intro Skill – Tonic Shift. Continuously drains Flight Qi while active. Ends via Mid-air Attack stage 3, Plunging Attack, environmental interactions or Utility skills, or landing.

Sword Step

Hold Jump while in Sword Flight to dash forward a short distance, continuing to drain Flight Qi.

 

Inherent Skill

Sea of Thought, World of Dust

When a teammate's damage defeats a target carrying Mindlock: if Qingxiao has no Mind Coalescence, she gains it equal to the target's Mindlock stacks; if her existing Mind Coalescence is lower than the target's Mindlock count, it rises to match.

Mind Coalescence

When teammates deal Tune Break DMG to a Mistuned target affected by Tune Strain – Shifting, that target additionally gains Mindlock equal to Qingxiao's Mind Coalescence stacks plus 1 stack of Tune Strain – Interfered, once per target. Base duration is 15 seconds.

To Know, To Banish

Qingxiao's Heavy Attack – Stringblade, both Ephemeral Transcendence attacks, Heaven's Reckoning, and Resonance Liberation deal 2% increased DMG per Mindlock stack on the target, with an extra 5% for the first 7 stacks. When teammates apply Tune Strain – Interfered to an Overlord- or Calamity-class enemy, that enemy also gains a bonus Mindlock stack.

 

Intro Skill

Deals Aero DMG. On cast, gains 30 points of Sword Spirit and gains Resonant Chime. Counts as Drawn Stance. Damage runs 39.79% + 46.42%×2 at level 10, with 10 Concerto Regen on cast.

Resonant Chime: Casting Severing Note – Judgement grants 30 Qin Heart and removes Resonant Chime.

 

Outro Skill: Strings Unceasing

Deals Aero DMG equal to 800% of Qingxiao's ATK.

Concord Break: Draw and Sunder

Qingxiao applies Tune Strain – Shifting to a target when dealing DMG, once per skill per target. She can respond to Tune Strain – Interfered: for each stack on the target, every point of her Tune Break Boost adds 0.12% to the total DMG she deals to that target. While she's in the party, the target's Tune Strain – Interfered cap is raised by 1. Once a target's Off-Tune Level is full, she can cast Tune Break directly on it, and outside Ephemeral Transcendence, pressing Normal Attack shortly after chains into Basic Attack stage 3.

 

Resonance Chain

Sequence 1 — Like Clouds That Meet and Drift Apart
Crit Rate +16%. Swordlight Ward's cap rises to 2 stacks, and Heavy Attack – Stringblade grants an extra stack.

Sequence 2 — Like Petals That Fall Without a Sound
Heavy Attack – Stringblade's DMG Multiplier +40%. Heaven's Clarity is enhanced so Heavy Attack applies 5 Mindlock stacks nearby, and casting it also grants "World in Chorus" stacks equal to the highest nearby Mindlock count — each stack adds 3% to Heaven's Reckoning's DMG Multiplier, consumed on cast.

Sequence 3 — Dreams Fade, Sword Abides
Resonance Liberation Crit DMG +100%. Nearby Mindlock cap rises to 25. Mind Coalescence is enhanced: teammates dealing Tune Break DMG to a Mistuned/Shifting target applies Mindlock equal to Qingxiao's Mind Coalescence stacks plus 2 Tune Strain – Interfered stacks, once per target. Mind Coalescence now caps at 25 stacks and lasts 30 seconds, and is cleared if Qingxiao is knocked out.

Sequence 4 — Wherever the Road Leads, Side by Side
When teammates apply Tune Strain – Shifting, ATK rises 20% for 8 seconds.

Sequence 5 — Cold Steel That Longs to Warm the Snow
Severing Note – Judgement's DMG Multiplier +100%. Sword Flight's Flight Qi consumption is cut by 30%.

Sequence 6 — Cleanse This Tarnished Age, Till All Runs Clear
Targets take 30% more DMG from Heavy Attack – Stringblade, Heaven's Reckoning, and Resonance Liberation. Her Tune Strain – Interfered response bonus is increased by 60%. Casting Heavy Attack – Stringblade grants "Exorcising Seal" stacks equal to the highest nearby Mindlock count; once Exorcising Seal hits 10 stacks, casting Basic Attack, Mid-air Attack, or Basic Attack – Ephemeral Transcendence triggers "Juque Perdition," dealing Aero DMG equal to 400% of her ATK (counted as Basic Attack DMG, once per second max) and reducing Exorcising Seal by 10. Exorcising Seal caps at 50, she starts combat with 50 stacks already banked, and her first Heavy Attack cast after entering combat applies 7 bonus Mindlock stacks nearby.

 

Qingxiao's Signature Weapon

Qingxiao's signature weapon is Cloud Jasper, a 5-star sword sitting at 40 ATK and 8.0% Crit Rate at level 1 — those numbers will scale up considerably at max level, so treat this as a baseline rather than her final stats. Its Rank 1 passive, Evil's Scourge, raises ATK by 12% and adds a stacking Aero DMG buff tied to her Tune Strain – Shifting application: each application grants 11.2% Aero DMG Bonus for 2 seconds, stacking up to 5 times, with the trigger capped at once every 0.5 seconds. Once the buff hits max stacks, its duration extends to 15 seconds, and while it's active her Aero DMG ignores 10% of the target's DEF. The weapon's flavor text leans into her sword-and-jade imagery, framing the blade as something she carries to "cleanse this tarnished age."

Conclusion

Qingxiao's kit rewards players who can weave stances cleanly and read her resource bars in real time. Between the Mindlock stacking from Heaven's Clarity, the Exorcising Seal loop at Sequence 6, and the tight window she gets during Ephemeral Transcendence, her rotation has a lot of moving parts for a sword DPS. Getting the most out of her will likely come down to team support that keeps Tune Strain – Interfered rolling on the enemy, since so much of her damage scales off those stacks. If you're stacking Astrite ahead of her banner, keep an eye on LDShop's WuWa top-up deals so you're ready the moment Version 3.6 goes live.