How to wish in Wuthering Waves

The Wuthering Waves wish system, known as the Convene or gacha system, let's you get new characters and weapons, so it's important to know how to wish to get more stuff. With enough Lustrous Tide and a good understanding of Convene banners and pity mechanics, you can start building a dream team. 

From unlocking the Wuthering Waves wish system to obtaining pity, here’s everything you need to know about what you need to do.

Wuthering Waves wish system explained

The Wuthering Waves wish system is similar to other gacha games, with chance-based drops. Making a wish will give you a new character (also referred to as Resonator) or a weapon. The game offers three starter characters for free, but using the wish system is the only way to obtain additional characters. As for weapons, all 5-star weapons and most of the 4-star weapons can only be obtained by wishing. 

In Wuthering Waves, a wish is called a ‘Convene’. One Convene costs one ‘Lustrous Tide’, a currency used for wishing. You must open the Convene menu and choose a banner to spend your Lustrous Tide on. One Lustrous Tide, one wish/Convene, will always get you one new character or weapon, but its rarity is based on chance. The great majority of items you’ll receive are of 3-star rarity, while the more valuable 4- and 5-star item drops are rare.

How to unlock Wuthering Waves wishes

As a new player, the Wuthering Waves wish system may not be available initially. You can check this by opening the main menu - if you don’t see a ‘Convene’ menu button, as shown in the picture above, you haven’t unlocked it yet.

To unlock the Wuthering Waves wish system, all you need to do is play through the main quest. During the third main quest, First Resonance, you’ll enter the Huaxu Academy in Jinzhou, where a character named Baizhi will transport you to a ‘simulation training’. After completing this, which involves defeating three waves of Tacet Discord enemies, the Wuthering Waves wish system is unlocked. 

As soon as you’ve made a wish, your new Resonators and weapons will appear.  

How to obtain Wuthering Waves wishes

Although you’ll be given some Lustrous Tide for free as a new player, you’ll need to get more if you want to make more wishes. There are three ways to get more Lustrous Tide: spend real-life money in the Store, use Wuthering Waves codes that award Lustrous Tide, or use the Item Exchange in the in-game Store.

If you want ‘free’ wishes from the Item Exchange, obtain as much of the in-game currency called ‘Astrite’ as you can - this is usually rewarded by quests and events. In the Tidal Exchange menu, choose the Lustrous Tide type you prefer and exchange your Astrite. 

Not sure which Lustrous Tide to pick? Here’s what they’re used for:

• Lustrous Tide: the default type. Used to wish on the Novice and Permanent Convene banners. 
• Radiant Tide: used to wish on the Character Event Convene banner.
• Forging Tide: used to wish on the Weapon Event Convene banner.

Wuthering Waves Convene banners and pity system

You know how to wish in Wuthering Waves and how to get more Lustrous Tide, but what banner should you spend your wishes on? Here’s what each banner awards:

• Novice Convene: a temporary starter banner with a 20% discount. You only need to spend eight Lustrous Tide to obtain ten wishes. One of these ten wishes is guaranteed to be a 4-star item (weapon or character). You can only use this Convene banner for a maximum of 50 wishes, after which it’ll disappear. You’re guaranteed to get at least one 5-star Resonator in those 50 pulls. 
• Character Event Convene: features a new 5-star character every few weeks. When pulling a 5-star item from this banner, it has a 50% chance to be the featured 5-star character. If it’s not, the next time you pull a 5-star item it’s guaranteed to be the featured character. This banner also guarantees one 4-star item every ten pulls, and one 5-star item every 80 pulls. 
• Weapon Event Convene: features a new 5-star weapon every few weeks. When pulling a 5-star item from this banner, it’s guaranteed to be the featured weapon (no 50/50). This banner also guarantees one 4-star item every ten pulls, and one 5-star item every 80 pulls. 
• Character Permanent Convene: has a chance to drop any 3- or 4-star item, plus a limited selection of 5-star Resonators: Verina, Encore, Calcharo, Lingyang, and Jianxin. This banner guarantees one 4-star item every ten pulls, and one 5-star item every 80 pulls. 
• Weapon Permanent Convene: has a chance to drop any 3- or 4-star item, plus a limited selection of 5-star weapons. This banner guarantees one 4-star item every ten pulls, and you’ll get a 5-star weapon of your choice every 80 pulls. Make sure you select the 5-star weapon you want before making a wish!

The guaranteed pulls (one 4-star per ten pulls and one 5-star per 80 pulls) are called the Wuthering Waves pity system. If there’s a 5-star character you really want, keep in mind that it may take 160 wishes to obtain that character - provided you haven’t had any unsuccessful wishes to build up pity yet. Wuthering Waves pity is counted individually for each banner.

And that concludes this Wuthering Waves wishing guide. Good luck!

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