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Wuthering Waves Best Sanhua Build

Ice queen.

Sanhua is a loyal guard for the magistrate of Jinzhou, Jinhsi, in Wuthering Waves. She is a 4-star Glacio Resonator who can become a reliable main or sub-DPS for your team. Here’s the best Sanhua build in Wuthering Waves.

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How to Build Sanhua in Wuthering Waves

Sanhua is a good DPS who can deal a ton of Glacio DMG. Besides hitting enemies, she can also provide a Basic Attack buff to her allies via her Outro Skill. She is a great support if you use a main DPS that deals damage via their basic attacks, such as Encore.

Her biggest downside is the ice structures that she creates. Although you can detonate them for extra damage, they can also get in your way, preventing you from moving.

Best Weapon

Sanhua wields the Emerald of Genesis.
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Similar to Danjin, the best weapon for Sanhua is the 5-star sword Emerald of Genesis. Besides boosting her Energy Regen, this gear can also buff her ATK whenever she casts her Resonance Skill. If you don’t have this weapon, you can use these alternative swords:

  • Commando of Conviction
  • Lunar Cutter
  • Sword of Night

Best Echoes

Sanhua equips the Freezing Frost Echo set.
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The best Echo set for Sanhua depends on what type of role you are assigning her. For sub-DPS, you should equip the Moonlit Clouds set to boost her Energy Regen and get the ATK buff. On the other hand, the Freezing Frost set is more suitable for Sanhua as a main DPS.

  • Main Echo:
  • Main stats Priority:
    • 4-Cost: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
    • 3-Cost: Glacio DMG or Energy Regen
    • 1-Cost: ATK%
  • Sub-stats Priority:
    • CRIT Rate
    • CRIT DMG
    • Energy Regen
    • ATK%
    • Flat ATK

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Forte Priority

Sanhua's Forte abilities screen.
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  • First Priority: Resonance Liberation
  • Second Priority: Forte Circuit and Resonance Skill
  • Third Priority: Intro Skill and Basic Attack

When building Sanhua, you should prioritize leveling up her Resonance Liberation since that’s her strongest ability. Afterward, you can level up her Forte Circuit to increase the damage from her detonation. Her Resonance Skill is also important to level up since it also deals decent damage.

Sanhua’s Intro Skill and Basic Attack should be your last priority. These abilities don’t contribute much to her kit, and you can afford to level them up the last.

Related: Wuthering Waves Best Yinlin Build Guide

Best Resonance Chain

Sanhua's Resonance Chain screen.
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The best Resonance Chain for Sanhua is her S6, Daybreak Radiance. This ability can boost her ATK buff for her allies. After she detonates an Ice Prism or Glacier, she will boost her team members’ ATK by 10 percent for 20 seconds. You can stack this effect twice.

And that’s the best Sanhua build in Wuthering Waves.

Wuthering Waves is available now for PlayStation and PC.


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Gabriela has been a game guide writer since 2023. She mainly covers WuWa, Genshin Impact, and HSR, but she also enjoys trying out new games. Her favorites are TOTK, P5R, Stardew Valley, RDR2, The Witcher 3, and RE4 Remake. Gabriela has a BA in English Literature from Ma Chung University and loves to spend her time reading novels and manga/anime.