Wuthering Waves 3.0 Update Patch Notes: New characters, Lahai-Roi, and more

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The Wuthering Waves 3.0 update is finally available for PC, PS5, and mobile devices. The latest patch added the much-anticipated Lahai-Roi region to the game, alongside several new gameplay features, including the new Expedition Bike. Version 3.0 is also jampacked with quite a few events, allowing you to earn resources like Astrites in Wuthering Waves.

This article will cover the Wuthering Waves 3.0 patch notes.

Wuthering Waves 3.0 patch notes

Here are the patch notes for the Wuthering Waves 3.0 update:

Wuthering Waves 3.0: New Resonators

5-Star Resonator: Lynae (Spectro/Pistols)

A Startorch Academy prep student whose head-turning, electric style hides an inner focus as explosive as a coiled spring.
Combat Roles: Concerto Efficiency, Basic Attack DMG, DMG Amplification, Resonance Liberation DMG Amplification, Tune Rupture Response, Tune Strain Response, Tune Break Boost
Obtainable through the [Undefined Spectrum] Featured Resonator Convene.

5-Star Resonator: Mornye (Fusion/Broadblade)

Mornye, a Spacetrek Collective Research Institute engineer and a Department of Exostrider Engineering professor at Startorch Academy. Each step on her prosthetic legs carries her toward the stars of her dreams.
Combat Roles: Support and Healer, DMG Amplification, Tune Rupture Response, Tune Strain Response, Off-Tune Buildup Rate
Obtainable through the [Distant May the Starlights Be] Featured Resonator Convene.

Wuthering Waves 3.0: New Weapons

5-Star Weapon: Spectrum Blaster (Pistols)

Prismatic light dances at her fingertips, arcs of color carving radiant trails.
Every rushing hue converges upon her aim, and at last, she reaches a sky where nothing lies beyond her sight.
Obtainable through the [Absolute Pulsation - Spectrum Blaster] Featured Weapon Convene.

5-Star Weapon: Starfield Calibrator (Broadblade)

Every pattern can be observed. Every phenomenon can be understood.
The ideal may lie light-years away, yet the path toward it rests within her own hands.
Obtainable through the [Absolute Pulsation - Starfield Calibrator] Featured Weapon Convene.

Synth Armament Series (5-Star)

Laser Shearer (Sword)
Radiance Cleaver (Broadblade)
Phasic Homogenizer (Pistols)
Pulsation Bracer (Gauntlets)
Boson Astrolabe (Rectifier)
The weapons in the Synth Armament series are obtainable through Standard Weapon Convene.

Wuthering Waves 3.0: New Region

[Lahai-Roi]

Region includes: Starward Riseway, Fangspire Chasm, Bjartr Woods, Stagnant Run, Rebirth Uplands, Etching Plains, Startorch Academy, Mawburrow Desert, Giant's Gaze.
A warm, humid underground haven deep beneath the Roya Frostlands. Following an ancient polar shift that made Lahai-Roi Solaris's new pole, the changing climate drove the surface-dwelling Roya to migrate below.
Long isolated, it became a refuge for extinct prehistoric life, which has since evolved into a unique and remarkably independent ecosystem.

New Utility: Expedition Motorbike

The expedition motorbike is a lightweight, all-terrain vehicle co-developed by the Department of Exostrider Engineering and the Department of Voidmatters at Startorch Academy. You can summon the expedition motorbike or adjust the relevant settings via the Utility wheel. The motorbike cannot be summoned while in combat or when there is insufficient space.
[Motorbike Specs] When riding the expedition motorbike, you have access to features such as Acceleration, Boost, Drift, and Bounce Jump. While moving, a force field is deployed around the expedition motorbike, and the Resonator will be forced to dismount upon taking damage or being controlled after the force field is down.
[Motorbike Appearance] The Expedition Motorbike's appearance has three customizable areas: Left Fender, Right Fender, and Front/Rear. You can use the same Livery for all three areas, or use parts from different Liveries.
[Motorbike Expansion Modules] Complete Motorbike Modding Tasks to obtain Modding Points for specific modules, then spend those points to upgrade the Module to unlock more motorbike functions.

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: New Echoes

Hyvatia
Reactor Husk
Twin Nova: Nebulous Cannon
Twin Nova: Collapsar Blade
Flora Reindeer, Mining Reindeer
Ironhoof
Spacetrek Explorer
Sabercat Reaver
Sabercat Prowler
Frostbite Coleoid
Windlash Coleoid
Flora Drone
Mining Drone
Geospider S4
Zip Zap
Tremor Warrior

New Tacet Discord Nest: Tacet Discord Nest - Lahai-Roi

Two difficulty modes available: normal and difficult. A set number of Tacet Discords are available daily. Defeat them to claim the corresponding Echoes without spending Waveplates.

New Sonata Effects

Pact of Neonlight Leap (5pcs Set): Casting Outro Skill increases the ATK of the incoming Resonator who casts Intro Skill by 15%. Each point of Tune Break Boost the incoming Resonator has additionally increases their ATK by 0.3%, up to 15%. This effect lasts for 15s, or until the Resonator is switched out.
Halo of Starry Radiance (5pcs Set): When healing a Resonator in the team, every 1% of Off-Tune Buildup Rate grants a 0.2% ATK increase to all Resonators in the team for 4s, up to 25%. Effects of the same name cannot be stacked.
Rite of Gilded Revelation (5pcs Set): Dealing Basic Attack DMG increases Spectro DMG by 10% for 5s, stacking up to 3 times. With 3 stacks, casting Resonance Liberation grants 40% Basic Attack DMG Bonus.

Wuthering Waves 3.0: New Stories

Main Quest Chapter III: To the Stars Yet to Shine

Main Quest Chapter III Prologue: When the Unknown Thrums
Main Quest Chapter III Act I: What Burns Beneath Frostlands
Main Quest Chapter III Act II: Ode to the Second Sunrise

Duration: Main Quest Chapter III Prologue: When the Unknown Thrums and Main Quest Chapter III Act I: What Burns Beneath Frostlands will become available when Version 3.0 goes live, while Main Quest Chapter III Act II: Ode to the Second Sunrise will become available on 2026-01-15 at 10:00 (server time).

Exploration Quest: Where Light Takes Shape
Exploration Quest: No. 1 Biker
Exploration Quest: The Lost Melody

Wuthering Waves 3.0: New Events & Gameplay Features

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: [Lahai-Roi Pioneers] Area Exploration Event

Join the Lahai-Roi Pioneer Project launched by the Spacetrek Collective! Explore every corner of Lahai-Roi, uncover its wonders, and earn rewards along the way.
Duration: After the Version 3.0 update

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: [Capturing Starlight] Photo Collection Event

A total of 9 Chrono Traces are scattered throughout Lahai-Roi. Explore areas according to the clues and snap the correct photo or search the target location to complete Collection tasks and claim the rewards.
Duration: After the Version 3.0 update

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: [Peaks of Prestige: Rekindled Duel] Echo Combat Event

Summon special Echoes from "Peaks of Prestige" to build your own deck and engage in thrilling duels across Lahai-Roi.
Duration: After the Version 3.0 update

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: [Beyond the Waves: Lahai-Roi] Featured Exploration Event

Participate and upload your Adventure Logs to the Lollo courier truck to get various Adventure Packages!
Duration: 2026-01-01 04:00 - 2026-01-19 03:59 (server time)

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: [Startorch Racing] Leisure Event

The new Startorch Racing Season is officially underway! Give it up for on-track thrills, roaring crowds, and enticing prizes! Hop on your beloved motorbike and sign up for the race now!
Duration: 2026-01-15 04:00 - 2026-02-04 03:59 (server time)

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: [Signs of a Silent Star] Leisure Event

Deciphering scrambled WavesLine messages will reveal their true form and earn you rewards.
Duration: 2026-01-22 04:00 - 2026-02-04 03:59 (server time)

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: [Gifts of Freshers Week] 7-Day Login Event

During the event, log in to claim the day's login rewards from the event page.
Duration: Version 3.0 Update - 2026-02-04 03:59 (server time)

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: [Collab Event] - Persona Sonic

Themed collaboration event with Persona 5 Royal, Persona 3 Reload, and Sonic the Hedgehog. Complete event tasks to unlock Collab Liveries and development materials.
Duration: Version 3.0 Update - 2026-02-04 03:59 (server time)

Wuthering Waves 3.0: New Gameplay Features

Doubled Pawns Matrix: Pilot (New High Difficulty Recurring Challenge)

In the Spacetrek Collective's database, invisible offenses and defenses occur every day. Locate the malice deep inside the matrix, and delete it.
Duration: After Version 3.0 Update - Before Next Version Update Maintenance
Eligibility: Achieve at least 24 Crests in one phase of the Tower of Adversity's Hazard Zone and reach at least 3,500 points in one phase of the Respawning Waters: Torrents in Whimpering Wastes after 3.0 is released.

Operation: Frontier Renewal (New Permanent Event)

Lahai-Roi's route network, along with the Spacetrek Observatory that used to monitor its terrain, ecosystem, and climate, has been devastated by a Void Storm. It's time to rebuild them all!
Use rebuild materials gathered in Lahai-Roi to assist Dhalifa in restoring the Route Network and the Spacetrek Observatory.
Duration: After the Version 3.0 update
Eligibility: Reach Union Level 8 and complete Tutorial Quest "Operation: Frontier Renewal."

Wuthering Waves 3.0: Other New Content

"Tactical Hologram: Synchronization" Challenge: Dreamless
Phantom Echoes: Phantom: Twin Nova Collapsar Blade, Phantom: Twin Nova Nebulous Cannon, Phantom: Chop Chop
Sigil: Voyager of the World
Titles: Bathed in Pain, Calamity Ender
Expedition Motorbike Liveries: Carefree Rainbow, Student Abby!

Wuthering Waves 3.0: Resonators & Weapons

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Combat Mechanics

New combat mechanic: Tune Break
Click on the Tune Break icon on a Resonator's Forte page for more details.
Your Resonators' attacks build up enemies' Off-Tune Level. Once the enemy's Off-Tune Level reaches the limit, they enter the Mistune state. During the enemy's Mistune state, your Resonators can unleash a powerful Tune Break, dealing additional damage. Landing a Tune Break resets the enemies' Off-Tune Level. Within a period after being struck by Tune Break, the enemy's Off-Tune level cannot be built up again.

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Skills

New feature: Resonance Mode Switch
The Forte pages of certain Resonators now feature a Resonance Mode Switch icon. Click on the icon to switch between Resonance Modes and change the combat characteristics.
A Resonance Mode icon appears under each of the Skills that can be affected by a Resonance Mode Switch, to show the current Resonance Mode.
Click on the question mark beside the Resonance Mode Switch icon for more details.

Wuthering Waves: Features

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: WavesLine

WavesLine allows you to receive messages from other characters, Resonators, chat groups, or organizations.
You can accept some tasks and quests and receive rewards through WavesLine.
Click on the settings icon in the top right corner of the WavesLine screen and switch between Chat Bubble or Chat Background styles.

Wuthering Waves 3.0: Map

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: New feature - Region Guide

Click on the icon in the bottom left corner of the Map screen to access this feature, which displays region-specific gameplay features for all the currently available regions.
You can jump to a specific gameplay feature that has been unlocked through Region Guide or check the unlock conditions for a gameplay feature that remains locked.
Specific gameplay features in unlocked regions can be pinned. You can pin up to 2 gameplay features.

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Map functionality optimizations

Added an overview of rewards for completing certain challenges already marked on the Map.
Adjusted the Map icon view and selection priority to reduce overlapping.
Adjusted certain Map functions to resolve the issue of minor Map icons remaining on the Map screen, as well as other problems.

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Gallery

As you explore Lahai-Roi, by locking on certain visual assets in your surroundings, you can trigger a brief description of the target, and capture the moment in the Record section of the Gallery's Sceneries.
Access this feature via Gallery > Sceneries > Record.

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Reprise of Tides

(Added) Reprise Journey: During the Reprise Journey, you can claim Reprise Gift rewards by completing set tasks. You can also purchase the Reprise Bounty Unlock to obtain more rewards.
(Added) Support Resonators: During Reprise of Tides, Support Resonators are available to use if you meet their SOL-3 Phase requirements.
(Added) Leveling Aid: During Reprise of Tides, to fast-track levelling up Resonators, you will enjoy access to locations that contain upgrade materials and recommended Echoes for Featured Resonators currently available for Convene.
(Added) New Content Showcase: Visit this page to check Featured Events, the latest Main Quest, and currently available Resonators for Convene.

Note: For more details about the optimizations made to Reprise of Tides, please refer to the Returnee Event Upgrade Notice.

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Birthday System:

Updated the Birthday system

New Startorch Academy-style 2026 Birthday gift.
Birthday Blessing Review. You'll be able to re-access the wishes sent to you by various Resonators.
New Startorch Academy-style Birthday Blessing screen.
If you did not log in within 7 days but did log in within 30 days of your birthday, the gift will still be sent to you, but now via WavesLine instead of mail, and the gift will be permanently available in your WavesLine.

Note: If you haven't unlocked WavesLine, the gift will be sent to your Backpack. Your Birthday gift will always be there for you.

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Projector

You may project Echoes by equipping unlocked Echoes from the Gallery into the Projector via the Utility Wheel panel. Utility: Projector is no longer tied to the Main Echo equipped on the current Resonator.
Use Utility: Projector to call out the selection menu and choose the Echo to be projected. The Utility: Projector cannot be used to project more than one Echo.
Some areas in Lahai-Roi present puzzles that require special interactions. Use the Projector to create the appropriate Echo Projection to help your exploration.

Wuthering Waves 3.0: Leveling

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Data Bank

Increased Data Bank's Max Level and adjusted some functions
The Data Bank's Max Level is increased to 30.
When the Databank Level reaches 25, new UI effects will become available for the Terminal on the Data Bank page.
When the Data Bank Level reaches 27, in addition to existing Enhanced Absorptions for COST 4 (Overlord Class/ Calamity Class) Echoes, Enhanced Absorption attempts will also apply to COST 1 (Common Class) and COST 3 (Elite Class) Echoes.
When the Data Bank Level reaches 30, the weekly Enhanced Absorption attempts for COST 4 (Overlord Class/ Calamity Class) Echoes will be increased to 20.

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Purification and Separation

When claiming rewards upon completing certain challenges, you can spend double Waveplates to claim double rewards. This feature is now also available during Bountiful Crescendo and Chord Cleansing.
When you choose to claim double rewards during the event period, if you have more than 2 double-drop claims remaining, you'll consume 2 claims to receive 4 times the rewards, and if you only have one claim left, you will consume 1 claim to receive triple rewards.

Wuthering Waves 3.0: Challenges, Puzzles, & Events✦

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Fantasies of the Thousand Gateways

Added a new method of obtaining Remnant Crystals. Each week, Fantasies of the Thousand Gateways provides 2 attempts to freely claim the first 2 rewards from Remnant Crystal without Waveplates. Free reward collections do not carry over to the next week.
In each Fantasies of the Thousand Gateways challenge, the number of attempts allowed for claiming Remnant Crystals has been increased from 2 to 4.
Adjusted the method of claiming certain rewards (after interacting with the Remnant Crystal); to claim the rewarded Random Echo, you now select a Tacet Field on the page and obtain the corresponding Echo. You must clear the target Tacet Field challenge and claim its original reward before you can claim the same set of rewards again from the interface.

Note: The above adjustments to Fantasies of the Thousand Gateways will take effect on 2025-12-29 at 04:00 (server time), when the new cycle of this event goes live.

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Herald of New Tides

New event for new players: Herald of New Tides
New players who meet the requirements can participate in this event to unlock Support Resonators and include them in their teams for a better combat experience.
During the event, increase your SOL3 Phase to unlock more Support Resonators and receive bonus rewards.
During this event, to fast-track levelling up Resonators, you will enjoy access to locations that contain the upgrade materials and the recommended Echoes of the current Featured Resonators and New Voyage Resonators.

Wuthering Waves 3.0: UI

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Event Interface:

Display optimizations of the event interface
Added a corner countdown timer to limited-time events when they are within 3 days of their closing time.
Added icons that show the various event types, along with their corresponding descriptions.
Added an icon to mark the important event(s) in the current version.
Adjusted the display of various event tags.

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Login Screen

Lahai-Roi-style login screen in Version 3.0
Adjusted the visuals displayed on the login screen.
Adjusted the login music.
Replaced static visuals on the lineup interface with dynamic ones.
Adjusted the display and UI of the Announcement menu.

Wuthering Waves 3.0: Graphics & Performance

Extended the availability of the Frame Generation option on mobile. To enable the Frame Generation option, your device must meet one of the following requirements:

Dimensity 9400 or 9400+ (not including tablet computers equipped with 9400e or 9400)
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Access the Frame Generation option via Settings > Graphics > Frame Generation.
Enable this option to increase the frame rate while running the game.

Note: For Dimensity 9400 or 9400+, you need to enable the Vulkan option first before enabling the Frame Generation option. vPlease note that there is a frame rate limit on mobile devices produced by certain manufacturers.

Wuthering Waves 3.0: Adjusted Graphics settings

Optimized the Special Effects Quality and Shadow Quality when the Graphics Quality is set to Ultra Performance, Performance, Balanced on some devices.
Widened the range of visuals affected by the LOD Bias option when enabled in the Graphics settings.
Added interactive effects to certain types of vegetation and sand in Lahai-Roi on PC.

Wuthering Waves 3.0: Audio

Improved the audio performance of cutscenes; added audio details that make a cutscene feel more well-rounded.
Adjusted the sound effects for when enemies take hits, to make them clearer and more distinguishable.

Wuthering Waves 3.0: Other

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Game Assets Management

Upon entering the game after a successful login on mobile, a resource download menu will pop up. You can choose between Full Resources and Basic Resources.
Select Full Resources to download all the available resources in one go. Or select Basic Resources to download only story resources for the early game.
After officially entering the game, you can view details about resource download options via Settings > Other > Manage Game Assets, and the remaining resources may be downloaded in the background as you play the game.
Resource Cleanup allows you to delete the cutscenes that you have watched and are saved on your device. You can check the size of the saved cutscenes via Settings > Other > Resource Cleanup, and delete them as you see fit.
Adjusted the number of items from which you can select when you open a Pioneer Podcast Supply Pack in Version 3.0.
Optimized the descriptions of certain in-game settings and functions.

Wuthering Waves 3.0: Bug Fixes

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Resonators & Weapons

Fixed an issue where some of the skill VFX might persist in certain domains after Resonator Qiuyuan finished casting Resonance Liberation "Sundering Strike" or was in the "Inksplash of Mind" state.
Fixed an issue where the texts of some of Resonator Galbrena's Voicelines failed to display properly.
Fixed an issue where Resonator Galbrena's character model on the "Resonators - Resonance Chain" screen behaved abnormally.
Fixed a clipping issue that affected Resonator Augusta's character model on the "Resonators - Overview" screen.
Fixed an issue where the model of Resonator Fleurdelys' weapon behaved abnormally on mobile devices.
Fixed an issue where certain player actions might cause Resonators Ciaccona and Chixia to move at an abnormal rate while using Heavy Attack to aim and shoot.
Fixed a clipping issue that sometimes affected the hair of Resonator Carlotta's character model after switching to walking mode.
Fixed an issue where after using Terminal Swap in certain circumstances, the Terminal displayed was not the one currently equipped.
Fixed an issue in the "Fantasies of the Thousand Gateways" event where Resonators Taoqi and Lumi were not listed on the Recommended page.
Fixed an issue where the buff "Increase DMG dealt through Poetic Essence" was granted to non-Poetic Essence skills when the buff was triggered through Antithesis, Triplet, Perfect Rhyme on Resonator Youhu's Forte Circuit "Poetic Essence."
Fixed an issue where the VFX for some weapons failed to display properly after a Resonator cast an Echo Skill to transform into the Echo.

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Enemies & Echoes

Fixed an issue where damage dealt by the "Nightmare: Inferno Rider" Echo Skill in Riding Mode did not match the DMG Multiplier shown in the description of the skill.
Adjusted the number of invincibility frames for some enemies after they respawn.

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Features

Fixed an issue where the Trophy "Follow the Map" could not be obtained.
Fixed an issue in Co-op Mode where the Sigil displayed on the Player Info page failed to display properly.
Fixed an issue where the icons of certain factions on the "Gallery - Main Story - Main Quests" screen were not correctly displayed.
Fixed an issue where edits made in Echo Management failed to take effect under certain circumstances.
Fixed an issue where in-game icons might flicker on PC devices equipped with AMD graphics cards and with the Frame Generation option enabled.
Fixed an issue where the "Tactical Hologram: Phantom Pain" page flickered on some Android devices under certain settings.
Fixed an issue where the game might become unresponsive at certain points on some Android devices.

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Challenges, Puzzles, & Events

Fixed an issue in the "Stranger Things in Honami" event where the model of the NPC "Polmes" failed to display properly under certain circumstances.

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Quests

Fixed an issue where the group photo taken following the completion of Main Quest Segue "Flowing Starlight in the Iris" inside the Shashou Cafe, located in the Black Shores' Chronorift Metropolis, might fail to display properly.
Fixed an issue in Side Quest "Cerulean Echoes Adrift in the Winds" where the Aetherfin challenge continued when all the energy had been consumed.

Wuthering Waves 3.0 update: Environment

Fixed an issue where interactions with certain objects in the "Black Shores -Chronorift Metropolis" area failed to perform normally.
Fixed an issue where characters could move outside the bounds of the Map in certain parts of the "Black Shores - Chronorift Metropolis - Shashou Cafe" area.
Fixed an issue where the models of certain objects in the "Black Shores - Chronorift Metropolis " area failed to perform normally on some Android devices.
Fixed an issue where certain player actions could cause certain environment assets in the "Rinascita - Septimont - Minos Sewers" area to float in mid-air.
Fixed an issue where certain above-ground models in some parts of the "Rinascita - Septimont" might fail to perform normally.
Fixed an issue where the models of certain structures in the "Rinascita - Avinoleum" area failed to perform normally.
Fixed an issue in PS5 mode where the shadowing effects might fail to perform normally in the "Rinascita - Averardo Vault - A Hidden Place" area.
Fixed an issue where the names displayed above some NPCs in the Black Shores did not match those shown in the corresponding dialogue text.
Fixed an issue where certain environment assets in the "Huanglong - Jinzhou" area floated in mid-air.

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