Taoqi Build Guide
Level: 1
HP
ATK
DEF
Energy
125
Update Log: Updated based on live version 1.016
Taoqi Overview
In Wuthering Waves, Taoqi is a 4-Stars Havoc character and uses Broadblade during the fight.
Taoqi is in charge of border defense in Jinzhou at the Ministry of Development. Despite her calm nature, she is highly reliable and works tirelessly to ensure the safety of others and establish a peaceful sanctuary. With seamless efficiency, she manages to maintain a balance between her professional and personal life as she steadily progresses toward her ultimate goal: creating a future where everyone can experience true safety.
Taoqi Review
Taoqi is a 4-Star Havoc character in Wuthering Waves.
A character whose damage is based on defense, with core output methods being defensive counterattacks and Resonance Liberation. Although the base stats and Skill Multiplier are high (due to high defense values), the output rhythm is too passive, and the acquisition of Concerto Energy and Resonance Energy is not efficient. The enhanced Basic Attack of the Forte Circuit can generate a shield, which is shared by the entire team,
and the Outro Skill can provide Resonance Skill DMG Deepen, making this character usable as a support.
Pros
- Can provide shields and damage reduction shields, making the defensive counterattack playstyle suitable for beginners new to action games.
- High defense and self-healing ensure survivability.
- After using the Intro Skill, the enhanced Basic Attack of the Forte Circuit can provide a shield for the entire team, making it a good match with Danjin.
Cons
- Resonance Skill can only heal the character, making the defensive counterattack playstyle too passive and prone to downtime when clearing small mobs in the Open World.
- Even with damage reduction, there is still a risk of insufficient sustain when tackling high-difficulty game content.
Taoqi Active Skills
Taoqi Skills Priority
Taoqi Burst Rotation
1st round
- Resonance Liberation
- Resonance Skill
- (Switch to next Character)
2nd round
- Intro Skill
- Basic Attack *3
- Resonance Skill
- Resonance Liberation
- Echo Skill(Impermanence Heron)
- Outro Skill (Switch to Main DPS)
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Base Attack Lv:
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Basic Attack
Taoqi performs up to 4 continuous attacks, dealing Havoc DMG.
Heavy Attack
Taoqi consumes Stamina and enters Rocksteady Defense state.
Rocksteady Defense
Taoqi’s damage taken is reduced by 35%;
-When Taoqi is attacked during Rocksteady Defense, she will cat Strategic Parry;
-Strategic Parry is automatically cast after Rocksteady Defense lasts for 3s;
-If Taoqi is attacked when casting Resonance Skill Rocksteady Shield, Strategic Parry is automatically cast.
Strategic Parry
Taoqi attacks the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
Mid-air Attack
Taoqi consumes Stamina to perform a Mid-Air Plunging Attack, dealing Havoc DMG.
Dodge Counter
Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
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Resonance Skill Lv:
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Taoqi deals Havoc DMG to surrounding targets, generating 3 Rocksteady Shield and restoring HP to Taoqi.
If attacked when casting Fortified Defense, Strategic Parry will be automatically cast.
Rocksteady Shield
When the active character is attacked, 1 Rocksteady Shield is consumed to reduce the damage taken.
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Resonance Liberation Lv:
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Launch an attack based on Taoqi’s DEF on the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
Taoqi Forte Circuit
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Forte Circuit Lv:
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Timed Counters
When carrying ‘Resolving Caliber’, use Basic Attack after Heavy Attack: Strategic Parry or Intro Skill: Defense Formation to cast Timed Counters, performing up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Havoc DMG, considered as Basic Attack damage.
Timed Counters consume 1 ‘Resolving Caliber’ upon hitting an enemy to grant a shield.
After casting the Intro Skill Defense Formation, using Basic Attack can directly cast Timed Counters.
Resolving Caliber
Taoqi can hold up to 3 Resolving Caliber.
Basic Attack 4 will consume all of Taoqi’s Rocksteady Shields to obtain that many ‘Resolving Caliber’.
While Rocksteady Shield exists, when the on-field character is attacked, 1 Rocksteady Shield will be consumed, and ‘Resolving Caliber’ is recovered.
After Rocksteady Shield ends, all remaining Rocksteady Shield will be consumed to grant that many ‘Resolving Caliber’.
Taoqi Passive Skills
Taoqi Inherent Skill
Taoqi Inherent Skill
Taoqi Switch Skills
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Intro Skill Lv:
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Taoqi Stat Bonus
Taoqi Stat Bonus 1
Havoc DMG Bonus increased by 12%.
*All Bonus unlocked value
Taoqi Stat Bonus 2
DEF increased by 15.2%.
*All Bonus unlocked value
Taoqi Resonance Chain
Suggested Resonance Chain
Taoqi Sequence 1
Taoqi Sequence 2
Taoqi Sequence 3
Taoqi Sequence 4
Taoqi Sequence 5
Taoqi Sequence 6
Taoqi Build
Taoqi Best Support Echo set
Moonlit Clouds X 5
Main Echo
Any Cost 3 Echo
Any Cost 3 Echo
Any Cost 1 Echo
Any Cost 1 Echo
Sub Echo
Taoqi Sub DPS Echo Skill Priority
Taoqi Echo Stats Priority
Cost 4
Cost 3
Cost 1
Sub Stats
Taoqi Best Weapon
Other Weapons can be used
100%
Base ATK : 337
Secondary Stat – DEF : 61.5%
When Intro Skill is released, increases ATK by 8%/10%/12%/14%/16% and DEF by 15%/18.75%/22.5%/26.25%/30%, lasting for 15s.
Taoqi Team Comp
Taoqi Premium Best Team
Sub DPS – Sanhua/Danjin/Taoqi
To activate Rover (Havoc)’s Forte Circuit, you need one set of Basic Attack (33 Umbra), Resonance Skill (40 Umbra), and one Intro Skill (30 Umbra). If you don’t use the Intro Skill, you’ll need two sets of Basic Attacks, which takes longer and yields lower benefits. Therefore, pairing with Sanhua to quickly trigger QTE is the first choice. Additionally, Sanhua provides a 38% Basic Attack DMG Deepen, which fits well with Rover (Havoc)’s damage output cycle. Since Rover (Havoc)’s Outro Skill deals AoE damage for 6 seconds, switching to Sanhua after completing Rover (Havoc)’s Forte Circuit can help maximize the Outro Skill damage against enemies that can be frozen. In such cases, Lampylumen Myriad can assist Rover (Havoc) in fully utilizing the Outro Skill damage.
Danjin’s ability to gain Concerto Energy is also quite impressive. Four sets of “3 Basic + 3 Resonance Skill” can fully charge Concerto Energy in 12 seconds. Switching back to Rover (Havoc) just as Resonance Skill comes off cooldown fits perfectly. After Rover (Havoc) completes a set of core skills, Danjin uses Intro Skill and two Resonance Skills, then activates Forte Circuit with full energy. A set of “3 Basic + 3 Resonance Skill” will fully charge Concerto Energy. Additionally, because Rover (Havoc)’s damage distribution is fairly balanced, Danjin’s 23% Havoc DMG Deepen offers a greater boost to Rover (Havoc) compared to Sanhua. However, Danjin has a drawback: she is prone to dying quickly. When hastily trying to generate Concerto Energy, even a slight hit can be fatal.
In contrast to Danjin, Taoqi takes a different approach. Taoqi provides Resonance Skill DMG Deepen, which does not boost Rover (Havoc)’s damage as much as Danjin, and is even less effective than Sanhua. Additionally, Taoqi has the slowest Concerto Energy gain among the three. However, Taoqi can help ensure Rover (Havoc)’s survival during the “Dark Surge”. This is important because executing a full combo of “Heavy Attack + Umbra: Thwackblade + Enhanced Basic Attack 3, 4 & 5” takes a lengthy time, and focusing too much on damage can easily lead to taking hits.
Healer – Verina/Baizhi
Verina’s healing abilities and Concerto Energy acquisition abilities are both greater than Baizhi’s, making her the preferred healer character. Verina’s Inherent Skill provides a one-time death immunity effect. Baizhi also has a similar effect that is even better, but it requires unlocking at Sequence 5.
Verina’s healing amount is based on her ATK, so Verina has a certain degree of damage output. If you build it well, her damage should not be underestimated.
Verina’s Inherent Skill can provide a 20% attack buff to the entire team, while Baizhi can only provide a 15% attack buff to a single character.
Taoqi Ascension Material
Rank 1
Req Lv 20
Rank 2
Req Lv 40
Rank 3
Req Lv 50
Rank 4
Req Lv 60
Rank 5
Req Lv 70
Rank 6
Req Lv 80
More Build Guides
Sanhua
Although Sanhua has burst capabilities, her overall damage is not high. In Sanhua’s output cycle, Resonance Skill damage and Resonance Liberation account for approximately 51% and 41% of her total damage, respectively.
While Resonance Skill damage is slightly higher, there is a risk of missing in actual combat. Sanhua features a unique Forte Circuit trigger mechanism similar to rhythm games, where hitting enemies can cause a slight time-stopping effect.
Baizhi
As the only healer among the 4-star characters, Baizhi offers a Resonance Liberation healing effect comparable to Verina’s. At high Resonance Chains, Baizhi provides resurrection and increases teammates’ Glacio damage.
Although Verina’s Concerto Energy acquisition ability was enhanced in the official release, Baizhi’s ability remains excellent.
By using the co-axial technique to accumulate passive energy, Baizhi can gain up to 42 points of Concerto Energy at once when using the Resonance Skill.
Yangyang
A free character obtained immediately upon entering the game, this character’s damage gradually falls behind as the game progresses due to the low Skill Multiplier.
Although her Concerto Energy acquisition ability is decent, her low damage output and unimpressive Outro Skill make it challenging to find a suitable team for her.
