@SolaceSaga

Even with an almost 20 minute long video, I am sure there are things I missed or could have explained better. Drop a comment to leave your best tips for others and SUBSCRIBE for more Wuthering Waves and gacha videos!
EDIT: It’s been brought to my attention that food buffs may not work in Tower of Adversity?! I thought they did. But just be aware of that— if that’s the case, should ignore my advice when I said you can possibly build your echoes with food buffs in mind. Food buffs 100% do work everywhere in overworld and in Hologram fights though!

@songleo3749

Okay I'm not a beginner, I'm a returnee but I admit that this guy is really good at explaining!

@brazilianheatseeker

I'm a returnee, haven't played since Yinlin's banner ended (basically since release lmaoo) thanks for refreshing my memory, i had totally forgotten everything about combat!!

@Tovosx2

This guys voice is perfect for this. I could probably listen to him talk for a while and still be interested.

@BeingbasedAether

Also another tip:
Follow your pants and see which character turns u on and pull for them instead of chasing meta

@Demon-LZ

The FIRST thing anyone should realize is this is NOT a regular triple A game, and should not be treated as such. Eventually you'll run out of things to do, and the game basically becomes a farming/collection sim. You'll run into all manner of time-gating from soft, like in the case of waveplates, and podcast point max, to events outright being locked until the next day(s) Don't be too frustrated. Just enjoy what you can, while you can.
  I wish this guide was done before I started playing. I pretty much did everything wrong that you could possibly do wrong, lol. My account was so bad I ended up making a new one. My new account is in a MUCH better position than the old one was. One thing to mention is do NOT sleep on the in-game shops. You can get a pretty huge amount of resources for pulling, AND development resources in the points shops, Items shop, and even in places like Sheifeng Pharmacy, and the Pioneer Association gift shop. I mention this because the gift shop even sells lustrous tides that you can use in times of desperation when you're super close to hard pity. All in all this is an outstanding guide video. Thank you, Solace!

@raoni00111

Another tip: do NOT underestimate 4 star characters. When you play them right, they will absolutely perform great. I have Aalto (who is a 4*, has really fun combat) at max level, and I can clear all endgame contents using him as a DPS.

I showcase him on my channel if you doubt to build him.

*I only recommend what Solace suggest you doing, but you can't go wrong with using underrated *4 characters. Play who you really enjoy the most.

@Mike55690

Started up WuWa last night on PS5 since it dropped with 2.0 and coming from Honkai i had a bit of knowledge with how the systems overlap in terms of say.. Relics, the chain thing being like Eidolons etc etc but this guide is super comprehensive and easy to digest/understand! 

Exceptionally well made Solace!

@hijodelsoldeoriente

I'm not a beginner but commenting for the algo. Not to mention this is really well-made.

@zasher4030

Started with PS5 launch and this was the first video I could find that was actually helpful.

@thegamingant3

Im so overstimulated rn i just hopped on to give it a try again there is just way too much going on for me to process

@SebastianBaumruker

A few things I'd like to add:

Anything that says "Increased vibration strength damage" is referring to the stagger bar. This applies e.g. to Yuanwu who does more damage to the stagger bar.

For the sample team you highlighted I would instead suggest Encore, Sanhua, Verena. Here is why: Mortefi buffs heavy attack damage, Sanhua buffs basic attack damage. Encores ult replaces her basic attacks with more powerful attacks. When she is the main dps you want to do her damage while she is in her ult state. Almost all the damage she does in that state counts as basic attack damage. The important thing here is that you want the basic attack buff but you want to level her ult first and don't actually care about her basic attack talent at all. This might be confusing for new players so here is the quick cheat sheet:

Encore
Fire set (Molten Rift)
4-Cost: Crit Rate/Crit DMG main stat
3-Cost: 2x Fusion damage (if you have them) or attack %
1-Cost: 2x attack %
Substats: don't worry if you are just starting. For later: crit rate/dmg > attack% > flat attack (yes flat attack is better than the dmg% like basic attack%) > basic attack%
Talent: ult (resonance liberation) > forte circuit > resonance skill > intro skill > basic attack

Sanhua
White set (Moonlit Clouds)
4-Cost: same as Encore
3-Cost: 2x Glacio dmg (if you have them) or attack%
1-Cost: same as Encore
Substats: less important than for your main dps. If you want to start optimizing: crit stuff, attack stuff 
Talent: forte circuit > ult > skill > intro > basic attack

Note: you get Sanhua from a beginner login event guaranteed so you can always guarantee this team. It is not the best team in the game but it is one of the really strong ones even in late game and all the characters can also be used in other teams so you are not wasting any resources investing into these characters.

Thank you Solace for the great video and I hope my additions are welcome and will help someone on their WuWa journy.

@nicksm2976

Pro tip: Tier lists don't matter in this game. Even starter characters like Rover and Chixia can do enough damage to clear endgame content. Sure you may not be able to clear Tower of Adversity while underleveled like with some of the more op characters, but once you reach Union Level 60 (which takes roughly 2 months) the dps check becomes trivial and you can use just about any combination of characters, even if they have no synergy at all, and still be able to clear each floor with 3 crests. And it's not like you lose that many rewards for not getting a perfect clear either, since the last 6 crests from the hazard tower only give 100 astrite in total.

I also wouldn't recommend pulling for limited 5 star sub-dps characters like Yinlin and Zhezhi if you want to save astrite unless you really like them, since they can't carry a team on their own like a main-dps, and when compared to other 4 star sub-dps characters like Yangyang and Sanhua (which every player gets for free) they don't perform that much better (outside of their meta teams with perfect synergy).

TLDR don't underestimate the power of starter characters :)

@markjasondimen5818

This is one of the greatest Benginner guide out there! This is so simplified and detailed at the same time!

@rid2cyn

Thanks for this. Just started the game on PS5. I want to get into the game but have been kinda daunted by how impenetrable it seems. Been looking for a simple but comprehensive guide to break through the introductory cruft. So many videos just seem like usual, vapid clickbait garbage which I refuse to give views. This has helped a lot. It definitely seems far more complicated than Genshin, which I expect I'll be thankful for in the long run.

@Stixxy

"PULL FOR THE HOT WAIFU'S"
Only guide you need.

@KarmaAvenika

Saving all these kinda videos for a couple days before ps5 release. Can't wait to jump in

@Degen-Danny

I just started playing last week and even though I got Encore and Verina in the banner I chose the life of a Danjin main and playing her solo in hologram runs 😂

@TheMagickHat77

I started playing around release, but quickly found that my computer at the time could not run it very well without screaming at me .  A couple upgrades later and I might just be able to play more regularly.   This guide should help me get back into the game well enough so thanks!

@YindigoYangMonk

Bro, i need to thank you. I was literally like: Damn... i'm feeling a bit lost here, i don't know what is optimal to spend right away and what isn't. Then i found your video and it really gave me everything i needed! Thanks a lot man!