Wuthering Wavesgives many choices to the player, such as a large open world to explore, plenty of quests to take on, and many possibilities regarding team selection and character builds.
While most characters are restricted to being obtained through thein-game gacha system, there are a few individuals that can be unlocked completely for free throughout your journey. For this reason, knowing when they become available and how to unlock them will certainly come in handy and give you more options to work with in combat and team strategies or builds.
All Free Characters in Wuthering Waves & How to Get Them
InWuthering Waves, players will mostly be restricted to unlocking new characters throughtheBanner mechanic,which resembles a gacha system. By expendingAstrites, you receiveTides, which you can then use as gacha tickets to roll within a Convene of your choice. Both Tides and Astrites can be obtained from multiple sources, such as some shops, events, and missions.160 Astritescan be traded forone Radiant Tide, one Lustrous Tide, or one Forging Tide.
However, there are also a select fewcharacters who can be obtained for freeat various points of the game through story unlocks and in-game, without the need for the Banner system at all. These characters have all been identified below, as well as their weapons, elements, and how to obtain them, so taking some time to familiarize yourself with this information can be highly beneficial to your playthrough and enable you to plan.
Spectro
5 Star
Rover is the main protagonist, and the first playable character - automatically unlocked at the beginning of the game.
Havoc
The Havoc variant of Rover can be unlocked after clearing the Grand Warstorm quest further into the game.
Aero
4 Star
Yangyang is the first character to join Rover’s team as an ally, and will automatically unlock and join you during the prologue chapter.
Fusion
Chixia is the second character to join Rover’s team as an ally, and will automatically unlock and join you at the end of the prologue chapter, once you reach the city of Jinzhou.
Glacio
Players can unlock Baizhi by pulling from the Tidal Chorus banner for the very first time as part of the Banner gacha system tutorial.
Electro
Players can unlock Yuanwu by participating in the Rumbling Hollows event and clearing the Tower of Adversity: Stable Zone.
Participate in the Gates of Thawing Frost event and log in for five consecutive days to unlock Sanhua.
