Hiyuki Wuthering Waves Build Guide: Best Weapon, Echoes, Teams, Skills, and Materials

Hiyuki Overview

Hiyuki is a 5-star Glacio Sword character released on April 30, 2026. She is a premium main DPS built for Glacio Chafe teams and one of the clearest roster anchors among recent Glacio releases.

Hiyuki is worth pulling if you want a high-end Glacio carry with a very clear upgrade path. She becomes especially valuable when paired with Lucilla, because Lucilla supports exactly the team archetype Hiyuki wants to play.

If you are planning to pull Hiyuki or her signature setup, Topuplist and the official Wuthering Waves top up page are the fastest way to prepare.

Kit Snapshot

Hiyuki is a straightforward damage dealer compared to many of the more complex 2026 releases. Her kit wants proper field time, a stable buff window, and a supporting team that feeds her Glacio Chafe value instead of fighting over resources.

That makes her one of the easiest premium carries to understand: set her up correctly, let her take the field, and cash out damage during the main burst window.

Skill Priority

Priority	Skill
Highest	Resonance Liberation
High	Basic Attack
High	Forte Circuit
Medium	Resonance Skill
Lowest	Intro Skill

Liberation should be your first major investment, followed by the parts of the kit that keep her personal damage consistent while on field.

Best Weapons

Tier	Weapon	Notes
Best	Frostburn	Best-in-slot weapon for Hiyuki's Glacio carry role.
Strong	Premium 5-star Swords	Good alternatives if already owned.
Practical	Generalist 5-star Sword	Reasonable fallback option.
Budget	Lower-rarity Sword	Temporary progression choice only.

Frostburn is the cleanest choice because it supports the exact damage profile Hiyuki wants to push.

Best Echoes

Hiyuki's build path is much more fixed than that of flexible supports.

Team Style	Recommended Set	Main Echo
Standard best build	Wishes of Quiet Snowfall	High-end Glacio main Echo

Main Stats

Slot	Main Stat
4 Cost	CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
3 Cost	Glacio DMG
3 Cost	Glacio DMG or ATK%
1 Cost	ATK%
1 Cost	ATK%

Substats

CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% > Basic Attack DMG > ATK

Endgame Goal

CRIT Rate: 70%+
CRIT DMG: 230%+
ATK: around 2100 to 2400+
Energy Regen: only enough for comfortable burst timing

Resonance Chain Value

Hiyuki is already excellent at S0.

Chain	Value
S0	Already a premium carry
Early chains	Better output and smoother burst windows
S6	Premium damage ceiling

If you are building Hiyuki from scratch, team quality usually matters more than early chain greed.

Best Teams

Hiyuki has one team direction that clearly stands above the rest.

Team Goal	Recommended Core
Best overall team	Hiyuki + Lucilla + Chisa
Premium alternative	Hiyuki + Lucilla + Mornye
Flexible fallback	Hiyuki + Glacio support + healer or buffer

Lucilla is Hiyuki's best partner because she directly supports the Glacio Chafe environment Hiyuki wants.

Rotation

Hiyuki's loop is built around getting full value from her main field window:

Support setup -> Intro -> Skill -> Core attack string -> Resonance Liberation -> empowered field time -> Outro

Always let the supports finish their buffs before Hiyuki takes the field. Her damage falls noticeably if her main window starts without setup.

Materials

Material Type	Main Items
Ascension boss material	Our Choice
Local specialty	Redbell
Elite enemy material	FF Exoswarm Core
Currency	Shell Credit

Reserve extra farming time for Forte training materials and weekly drops once your ascension materials are secure.

Should You Pull Hiyuki?

Pull Hiyuki if you want one of the strongest dedicated Glacio carries in the current roster, especially if Lucilla is already part of your plan. Skip her only if your account still lacks more flexible foundational units or if you are not interested in Glacio-focused teams.

If you are ready to commit, Topuplist and the official Wuthering Waves top up page make banner prep simple.

Final Thoughts

Hiyuki is a clean, premium Glacio main DPS with one of the strongest recent team identities in the game. If you can support her properly, she rewards that investment with a very stable and very powerful carry profile.