Who is Yangyang: Xuanling in Wuthering Waves?

Yangyang: Xuanling, often called Yangyang SP, is the first-ever SP (special edition) character in Wuthering Waves — an alternate 5-star version of the original 4-star Aero Yangyang, reworked into a Havoc Sword main DPS built around the Havoc Bane mechanic. She headlines Phase 1 of Version 3.5 from July 10, 2026 with her signature weapon, Azure Oath.

What are the Wuthering Waves 3.5 banners?

Phase 1 of Version 3.5 (from July 10, 2026) features Yangyang: Xuanling with rerun banners for Luuk Herssen and Lynae. Phase 2 features Suisui alongside Aemeath's first rerun. A special Starpath Reverb banner featuring six 1.x Huanglong characters — Jinhsi, Jiyan, Yinlin, Xiangli Yao, Zhezhi, and Changli — also runs with a free 10-pull and separate pity.

Version 3.5 Update — Mengzhou · Yangyang: Xuanling Live Now

Wuthering Waves 3.5 Update

Q: What is in the Wuthering Waves 3.5 update?

Wuthering Waves 3.5, Blade of Past Resounds, Lingering Dream Hymns, releases July 10, 2026. It opens the new Mengzhou region (Xuanfang Hold), debuts Yangyang: Xuanling (the first-ever SP character) and her sister Suisui, adds a new Electro Rover element, introduces the Starpath Reverb rerun banner, and launches the game on Xbox and Game Pass.

Q: Is Wuthering Waves coming to Xbox?

Yes. Version 3.5 marks the Wuthering Waves Xbox debut on July 10, 2026, launching on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Xbox Game Pass with cross-save support. It is the game's first release beyond PC and mobile.

Version 3.5 — Blade of Past Resounds, Lingering Dream Hymns — went live July 10, 2026. It's a landmark patch: Rover returns to Huanglong through the new Mengzhou region, the game's first-ever SP character (Yangyang: Xuanling) debuts, the Electro Rover arrives, and Wuthering Waves lands on Xbox & Game Pass. Here's everything confirmed from the June 26 Preview Special Broadcast.

Now Live

Version 3.5 went live July 10, 2026. Servers are operational and all the content below is playable now. The next update (3.6) is expected around late August 2026. See the 3.5 Maintenance page for the maintenance record and next-patch schedule.

New Region: Mengzhou

Version 3.5 opens Mengzhou, home to the city of Xuanfang Hold — the second major Huanglong city after Jinzhou. It marks a tonal homecoming after several patches set in distant regions like Rinascita and Lahai-Roi, blending ancient Chinese architecture with cutting-edge mechanisms. Mengzhou is planned as a multi-version arc spanning 3.5 through 3.7, so this is the start of a much larger chapter.

Exploration introduces a new Mingshen system and the Danjin Exploration Quest, plus controllable Autopuppet machines you pilot in top-down minigames to grapple, move obstacles, and trigger mechanisms. The fan-favourite Expedition Motorbike returns with dedicated tracks, and you keep a free bike chassis as a story reward. New enemies (the Fog Lionarch and Kernel Puppets), two new bosses, new Echoes, and three new Sonata Effects arrive alongside the region.

Yangyang: Xuanling — First-Ever SP Character

Yangyang: Xuanling (widely called "Yangyang SP") is the single biggest headline of 3.5. She's the first-ever SP character in Wuthering Waves — an alternate 5-star version of an existing character, in this case the original 4-star starter Yangyang, completely reworked.

Element & weapon: Havoc, Sword (switched from her original Aero element)
Role: Heavy-attack main DPS built around the Havoc Bane mechanic
Playstyle: Switches between two sword stances — one fast, one graceful — that reshape her moveset and enhanced attacks
Signature weapon: Azure Oath (5-star Sword), debuting in Phase 1
Nice touch: the game icon changes to her SP form for the whole of Version 3.5

She headlines Phase 1 from July 10. If you lack an on-field Havoc main DPS — or you're simply a fan of the mascot finally getting her moment — she's the pick of the patch.

Suisui & the Electro Rover

Suisui is Yangyang's older sister and shares the bird-and-feather theme. She debuts in Phase 2 as a 5-star Glacio Rectifier — an HP-scaling healer and support built around negative-status application and team-wide sustain. Her kit centres on a "Ceaseless Landscape" domain that raises the max stack limits of elemental negative statuses on enemies and grants buffs scaling with her Energy Recharge.

Version 3.5 also adds the Electro Rover — a brand-new elemental form for the Rover, playable during and after the Main Quest. It functions as a support / sub-DPS that inflicts multiple negative statuses while boosting team performance, joining the existing Spectro, Havoc, and Aero Rover forms.

Xbox & Game Pass Launch

For the first time, Wuthering Waves expands beyond PC and mobile. On July 10, 2026, the game launches on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Xbox Game Pass, with a new presence on the Microsoft Store and full cross-save support. This is a significant reach expansion for the game and a strong onboarding moment for new players — worth noting if you're planning to introduce friends to Wuthering Waves this patch.

3.5 Banner Schedule

Phase	Featured 5-Star	Reruns
Phase 1 (Jul 10)	Yangyang: Xuanling (Havoc Sword) + Azure Oath	Luuk Herssen, Lynae
Phase 2	Suisui (Glacio Rectifier)	Aemeath (first rerun)
Starpath Reverb	Choose one 1.x Huanglong unit	Jinhsi · Jiyan · Yinlin · Xiangli Yao · Zhezhi · Changli

The Starpath Reverb banner is a special rerun featuring six 1.x Huanglong characters with a free 10-pull and its own separate pity, so it won't drain your Astrite budget for Xuanling or Suisui. Their 1.x signature weapons also feature for a limited time.

Codes & Pull Planning

The 3.5 livestream (June 26) dropped three codes — MECHANISMCITY, INTOTHEFOG, and REUNION, worth 300 Astrites total — but they expired June 28. No separate launch-day codes were issued for 3.5, so the only active code right now is the permanent WUTHERINGGIFT. The next new codes are expected during the 3.6 livestream (~August 2026). We track these on our codes page and update within hours of release.

Planning your pulls: the Cyberpunk collab banners in 3.4 use a separate currency with independent pity, so don't factor those pulls into your 3.5 planning. Save daily-mission Astrite now, decide between Xuanling (Phase 1) and Suisui (Phase 2), and remember the Starpath Reverb free 10-pull is effectively free value on top.

Track 3.5 maintenance & server status

Live countdown to the July 10 maintenance, regional start times, and real-time server status.

View 3.5 Maintenance Page →

Frequently Asked Questions

Version 3.5, "Blade of Past Resounds, Lingering Dream Hymns," releases July 10, 2026. It opens the new Mengzhou region (Xuanfang Hold), debuts Yangyang: Xuanling (the first-ever SP character) and her sister Suisui, adds the Electro Rover, introduces the Starpath Reverb rerun banner, and launches the game on Xbox and Game Pass.

Yangyang: Xuanling ("Yangyang SP") is the first-ever SP character in Wuthering Waves — a reworked 5-star version of the original 4-star Aero Yangyang, now a Havoc Sword main DPS built around the Havoc Bane mechanic. She headlines Phase 1 from July 10 with her signature weapon, Azure Oath.

Yes. Version 3.5 marks the Xbox debut on July 10, 2026 — Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Xbox Game Pass, with cross-save support. It's the game's first release beyond PC and mobile.

Phase 1 (from July 10): Yangyang: Xuanling, with Luuk Herssen and Lynae reruns. Phase 2: Suisui, with Aemeath's first rerun. A Starpath Reverb banner also runs, featuring six 1.x Huanglong characters (Jinhsi, Jiyan, Yinlin, Xiangli Yao, Zhezhi, Changli) with a free 10-pull and separate pity.

The 3.5 livestream codes (MECHANISMCITY, INTOTHEFOG, REUNION) expired June 28, 2026 and are archived. No separate launch-day codes were issued for 3.5, so only the permanent WUTHERINGGIFT is active now. The next new codes are expected during the 3.6 livestream (~August 2026). See our codes page.

Last updated: July 11, 2026 · We update this page within hours of any official Kuro Games announcement.