In the first release update of Wuthering Waves, we finally got the opportunity to play as Jinxi, the magistrate of Jinzhou, who devotes herself entirely to caring for her people. But to fully unleash her powers, you need to know how to properly assemble your character. This is what we will talk about in our article.
About the character
As we have already mentioned, Jinxi is the magistrate of Jinzhou. She governs the city and has a connection with the guardian spirit Jue, which is embodied in the world as a huge Chinese dragon. Having awakened as a resonator and established a connection with the guardian, the girl received the title of magistrate at an early age. But the people of the city trust Jinxi and know that she is ready to protect the people.
The heroine’s fighting style is based on xianxia, a genre of Chinese fantasy that often features supernatural powers, flying swords, and immortal gods. Therefore, during battles, Jinxi can hover in the air with her weapon and summon the spirit of Jue for powerful attacks.
How to get
Since Magistrate Jinzhou is an event legend, it can only be obtained during the banner period. Thawborn Renewal is available in version 1.1 from June 28 to July 22, 2024. After that, the character’s banner disappears and all that remains is to wait for the rerun.
Pumping materials
Character Rise
| Level | Credits | Materials from enemies | World Boss (Mourning Aix) | Material from the world |
| 20 | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | 5,000 | x4 LF Howler Core | — | — |
| 50 | 10,000 | x4 MF Howler Core | x3 Elegy Tacet Core | x4 Loong’s Pearl |
| 60 | 15,000 | x8 MF Howler Core | x6 Elegy Tacet Core | x8 Loong’s Pearl |
| 70 | 20,000 | x4 HF Howler Core | x9 Elegy Tacet Core | x12 Loong’s Pearl |
| 80 | 40,000 | x8 HF Howler Core | x12 Elegy Tacet Core | x16 Loong’s Pearl |
| 90 | 80,000 | x4 FF Howler Core | x16 Elegy Tacet Core | x20 Loong’s Pearl |
Upgrading abilities
| Credits | Materials from enemies | Dungeon Materials / Forgery Challenge: Misty Forest | Weekly Boss (Jué) |
| 20 300 000 | x25 LF Howler Core
x28 MF Howler Core x40 HF Howler Core x57 FF Howler Core |
x25 Waveworn Residue 210
x28 Waveworn Residue 226 x55 Waveworn Residue 235 x67 Waveworn Residue 239 |
x26 Sentinel’s Dagger |
Recommended stats
Since Jinxi takes the main damage dealer slot in battle, we collect combat stats for her first. When selecting Echo, pay special attention to %ATK, critical damage and critical hit chance, as well as bonuses to skill damage (E-shki).
Source: GamesHorizon / Jinxi and Jue from Wuthering Waves
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For example, you can strive for the following indicators at level 90:
- 2000-2500 attack power;
- 65-75% critical hit chance;
- 200-250% critical damage;
- 40-70% Spectro damage;
- 15,000 HP;
- 120-130% energy recovery.
The last stat is also quite important for the heroine. The thing is that her ult deals a huge amount of damage and for maximum DPS it is worth pressing it as often as possible.
Capabilities
Basic attacks
| Ability name | Ability type | Description |
| Slash of Breaking Dawn | Basic Attack / Basic Attack | Performs up to 4 consecutive attacks, each of which hits with the Spectro element. |
| Heavy Attack / Heavy Attack | Costs a small amount of stamina to perform a powerful attack. | |
| Mid-air Attack | Hits enemies in the air, consuming stamina. | |
| Dodge Counter/Counterattack | After a successful dodge, he can counterattack with the Spectro element. | |
| Trailing Lights of Eons | Resonance Skill / E-shka | Dashes forward and delivers a series of blows.
After the heroine performs 4 basic attacks or uses an Intro skill without being in the Incarnation state, an alternative version of the E-class – Overflowing Radiance – becomes available for 5 seconds. |
| Purge of Light | Resonance Liberation / Ulta | Unleashes the power of Spectro, summoning Jue and dealing massive damage to enemies. |
| Luminal Synthesis | Forte Circuit / Resonance Scale / Energy | Jinxi can accumulate up to 40 Incandescence . While she is in a party, other Resonators gain the Eras in Unity status . If they deal damage, the Magistrate gains one Incandescence every 3 seconds.
When Jinxi enters the Incarnation state , her attacks also gain this status and are strengthened, dealing more damage. During this time, the heroine can rise into the air and use E-style, basic and heavy attacks, as well as dodge and counterattack. After the fourth basic attack while in Incarnation, it is interrupted and Ordination Glow status is applied instead . During this effect, basic attacks become heavy attacks and consume stamina. Also, the E-key is replaced by Illuminous Epiphany , and when activated, it releases a Solar Flare , which then explodes and performs an AoE attack called Stella Glamour . After this, Jinxi gains Unison . Unison is used in place of Concerto energy when switching characters and activates Jinxi’s Outro and an ally’s Intro. |
| Loong’s Halo | Intro Skill / Intro kick | Appears on the battlefield, dealing Spectro damage to the enemy. |
| Temporal Bender | Outro Skill / Outro strike | Reduces the cooldown of the Eras in Unity status to 1 second. |
Passive skills
| Skill name | Skill Description |
| Radiant Surge | Grants 20% Spectro element damage. |
| Converged Flash | Intro is boosted by 50%. |
| Skillful Cooking | Can create a special dish while cooking. |
Priority of pumping
When leveling skills, we prioritize Forte Circuit – this is the main source of damage for the character. Jinxi will spend a lot of time on the field and activate this skill first.
After that, we pump the ult, there are no enhancements here, but we receive a large amount of damage. Along with the ult, we pump the E-ka, since in the awakened version it also hits hard. Lastly, we pump Intro and Outro and basic attacks.
Weapons for Jinxi
| Name | Base stat | Characteristics | Description |
| Ages of Harvest | 5.4–24.3 critical hit chance | The wearer gains 12-24% elemental damage. Each basic attack grants the character the Blessing of Ages status, which can stack up to 4 times and disappears when switching heroes.
When 4 or more levels are accumulated, they are automatically consumed and increase the E-skill by 48-96% for 2.5 seconds. Can only occur once every 6 seconds. |
Jinxi’s signature weapon and the best option among others. Provides the necessary critical hit chance and good damage bonuses. Overall, a great option for the account if you are leveling up other characters with a heavy sword. |
| Verdant Summit | 10.8–48.6% Critical Damage | Grants the wearer 12-24% of E-Shki’s damage (in any state). When activating the Intro or Ultimate, the damage of heavy attacks increases by 24-48%. The bonus can stack up to 2 times and lasts for 14 seconds. | If you have Jiyan’s signature on your account, you can give it to Jinxi. The weapon works well on damage dealers and stacks well with the heroine’s Resonance Scale mechanic. |
| Lustrous Razor | 8.1–36.4% attack power | Increases energy recovery by 12.8–25.6%. Activating E increases the character’s ult by 7–14%. This effect can stack up to 3 times and lasts for 12 seconds. | Quite a versatile sword that can work well. Due to the peculiarities of the E-shka, Jinxi can press it several times in a row and get the full bonus. |
| Autumntrace | 4.5–20.3% critical hit chance | The wearer’s attack power is increased by 4-12.8% each time Basic and Heavy Attacks hit enemies. The effect occurs once per second and lasts up to 7 seconds. | There is only one minus – this is a sword from the battle pass. Otherwise, you can safely bet on the magistrate, the attack power from the passive and the critical hit chance will never be superfluous. |
| Helios Cleaver | 6.8–30.4% attack power | After activating E, the wearer gains 3-6% attack power every 2 seconds for 12 seconds. The maximum you can get is 12-24%. The effect stacks even after reaching the maximum and disappears if the number of stacks reaches 12. | The best “budget” option. True, it needs to be knocked out of the gacha. |
| Broadblade of Night | 5.4–24.3% attack power | After a character activates Intro Strike, their attack power is increased by 8-16% for 10 seconds. | The best starting option. In principle, it works well if you have nothing better. |
Which Echo to install?
Celestial Light
Since Jinxi is a Spectro element character, she is well buffed by the Celestial Light set. Two pieces give 10% elemental damage, and 5 pieces give another 30% if you used Intro.
Source: CQ.ru screenshot / Echo of the Celestial Light set
Jué can be used as the main Echo. When summoned, the guardian soars into the air, dealing Specter damage to enemies and releasing Light Thunder lightning that ticks 5 times. After that, the dragon descends, attacking mobs and granting the owner the Blessing of Time status for 15 seconds. During Blessing of Time, E’s damage increases by 12%, and when activated, the character deals additional Specter damage.
You can also use Mourning Aix as a base. When summoned, the creature attacks enemies twice and gives the carrier 12% Specter damage, and also increases their ult by 12% for 15 seconds.
Lingering Tunes
Another good option is Lingering Tunes. This set gives a lot of attack, so it looks good on almost any damage dealer. 2 pieces give 10% ATK, and 5 pieces give 5% ATK every 1.5 seconds when the owner is in combat. The effect stacks up to 4 times. It also increases Outro by 60%, but this will not work for Jinxi.
We put Mech Abomination on the main echo slot. When summoned, it dashes forward and summons Mech Waste, which hit enemies with Electro damage and explode. After summoning Echo, the character’s attack increases by 12% for 15 seconds. At the same time, the damage from Mech Waste is considered as Outro, which means it is enhanced by 5 parts of the set.
2+2 combo
Well, here’s a classic. If you can’t put a full set right away, take 2+2. We take the Celestial Light and Lingering Tunes sets. At the output, it gets 10% Specter damage and 10% ATK. And we put Jué on the main echo slot.
Commands for Jinxi
The best team for Jinxi ideally includes the previous event Resonator, Yinling . This is essentially a team-based attack, with Yinling marking enemies and increasing the Magistrate’s damage.
We are taking into the squad:
- Jinxi;
- Yinlin/Mortefi;
- Verinu/Baizhi.
And the second option is aimed at playing from E-sheks. In this case, we definitely take Taoci, since so far only she is capable of increasing their damage. Who to take for the third slot is up to you, but the best option would be either a healer or a support for joint attacks.
This squad includes:
- Jinxi;
- Taoqi;
- Verina/Mortefi/Yinlin.
Resonance circuit
| Chain number | Name | Description |
| 1 | Abyssal Ascension | When using a Basic Attack Empowerment or a Special E Charge, Jinxi gains 1 stack of Herald of Revival. It stacks up to 4 times and lasts for 6 seconds. When using a Special E, all stacks are consumed and increase her damage by 20% for each. |
| 2 | Chronofast Repose | Being “in the pocket” for more than 4 seconds, the heroine restores 40 units of Incandescence. |
| 3 | Celestial Incarnate | After activating Intro, 12 Incandescence is restored and Jinxi gains a charge of Immortal’s Descendancy. It lasts for 20 seconds, stacks up to 2 times, and each charge increases attack power by 25%. |
| 4 | Benevolent Grace | After activating the heroine’s ult or enhanced E, other characters in the squad receive 20% damage to all attacks for 20 seconds. |
| 5 | Frostfire Illumination | Ultimate damage increased by 120%. |
| 6 | Thawing Triumph | The damage of the enhanced E-Shka is increased by 45%. When using Incandescence charges, the damage is further increased by 71%. |
Now you are familiar with Magistrate Jinzhou and know how to collect her. And to learn more about other characters of Wuthering Waves – read our guides.