Kuro Games released a new update titled By Sun’s Scourge By Moon’s Revelation for its award-winning, story-rich, open-world action role playing game Wuthering Waves. The update titled By Sun’s Scourge By Moon’s Revelation features two new 5-Star resonators, a new location, a variety of events and bundles as well as game optimizations and improvements.
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The By Sun’s Scourge By Moon’s Revelation update introduces new Resonators Augusta (who represents the sun) and Iuno (representing the moon), the Sanguis Plateaus location, main quests and new events.
Wuthering Waves Version 2.6 Update Features:
- Maintenance Time & Compensation Details
- Maintenance Time: 8/28/2025 04:00 through 8/28/2025 11:00 (UTC+8)
- Maintenance Compensation: Astrite x300, Crystal Solventx2
- Compensation Eligibility: Create a character and unlock the Mail feature before 8/28/2025 04:00 (UTC+8). The compensation can be claimed before the next version update. In the event that the maintenance is extended, the dev team will issue a follow-up notice and adjust the compensation accordingly.
- Bug Fixes Compensation: Astrite x300
- Compensation Eligibility: Create a character and unlock the mail feature before 8/28/2025 04:00 (UTC+8). The compensation can be claimed before the next version update.
- Gifts of the Moon Roamer
- Log in during the event period to claim rewards.
- Rewards: Radiant Tide x10, Forging Tide x10
- Eligibility: Reach Union Level 8
- Duration: 9/17/2025 (10:00) through 10/8/2025 (server time)
- New Resonators
- 5-Star Resonator: Augusta (Electro/Broadblade)
- Ephor of Septimont. The undying sun eternally ablaze, and a banner under which defeat does not exist. She comes. She sees. She conquers. With blade held high, she awaits the next challenger or the fate that claims it cannot be defied.
- Combat Roles: Main Damage Dealer, Heavy Attack DMG, DMG Amplification (Obtainable through the Eternal Radiance of the Crown) featured resonator convene.
- 5-Star Resonator: Iuno (Aero/Gauntlets)
- She is favored by fate under one name, and swept away by it in another. Yet never once has she been defeated, nor has she ever yielded. Now witness the defiant Priestess. Witness what keeps her striding forward, never to look back. Witness how she walks the intricate web of destiny and becomes the only answer.
- Combat Roles: Support and Healer, Concerto Efficiency, Resonance Liberation DMG, Heavy Attack DMG Amplification (Obtainable through the Across Time’s Waxes and Wanes) featured resonator convene.
- 5-Star Resonator: Augusta (Electro/Broadblade)
- New Weapons
- 5-Star Weapon: Thunderflare Dominion (Broadblade)
- Thunder shall purge her pain and weakness. From the crucible of blood and sand, the Sun rises. Not dimmed by dust, but ablaze in her full radiance.
- Obtainable through the Absolute Pulsation – Thunderflare Dominion Featured Weapon Convene
- 5-Star Weapon: Moongazer’s Sigil (Gauntlets)
- By what means do all things endure? By light and heat, by matter and word, by the mechanics of converging chances, by the soft dissolution into silence, by a moment that mimics the eternal… All things rise and fall in endless rhythm, each bearing its meaning. As for hers, it lies here within her grasp.
- Obtainable through the Absolute Pulsation – Moongazer’s Sigil Featured Weapon Convene
- Hunter’s Grown Series (4-Star): Aureate Zenith (Broadblade), Feather Edge (Sword), Solar Flame (Pistols), Aether Strike (Gauntlets), Radiant Dawn (Rectifier).
- The engravings draw inspiration from Griffexes – natural-born hunters and the first allies Septimontians found in this land. Their bond needs no words, radiant and pure, like blazing sun that watches over all.
- To obtain a 4-Star Hunter’s Growl weapon, purchase and unlock the Insider Channel or Connoisseur Channel of the Pioneer Podcast to obtain a Pioneer Podcast Supply Pack, and open the Pack to claim one Hunter’s Growl weapon of your choice.
- 5-Star Weapon: Thunderflare Dominion (Broadblade)
- New Area
- Sanguis Plateaus: The Sanguis Plateaus serve as both Septimontians’ hunting grounds and the first line of defense against the Dark Tide. On these magnificent yet bleak highlands, the Blightcloud hovering above stirs relentlessly.
- Here power and glory reach their peak, then give way to bloodshed and death. Reach the location during Main Quest Chapter II Act VIII “By Sun’s Burning Hand.”
- New Echoes
- Corrosaurus, False Sovereign, Lady of the Sea, Nightmare: Gulpuff, Nightmare: Chirpuff, Nightmare: Cyan-Featheed Heron, Nightmare: Violet-Featheed Heron, Nightmare: Aero Predator, Nightmare: Electro Predator.
- New Nightmare Purification Challenges: Tideline Verge Nightmare Nest, The Wastelands Nightmare Nest.
- A set number of Nightmare Tacet Discords are available daily. Defeat them to claim the corresponding Echoes without spending Waveplates.
- New Sonata Effects: Crown of Valor, Law of Harmony
- Crown of Valor (3pcs Set): Upon gaining a Shield, increase the Resonator’s ATK by 6% and Crit. DMG by 4% for 4s. This effect can be triggered once every 0.5s and stacks up to 5 times.
- Law of Harmony (3pcs Set): Casting Echo Skill grants 30% Heavy Attack DMG Bonus to the caster for 4s. Additionally, all Resonators in the team gain 4% Echo Skill DMG Bonus for 30s, stacking up to 4 times. Echoes of the same name can only trigger this effect once. The record of Echo triggering this effect is cleared along with this effect. At 4 stacks, casting Echo Skill again resets the duration of this effect.
- New Stories
- Main Quest – Chapter II Act VII: By Sun’s Burning Hand
- As the High Tide draws near, a lurking calamity stirs, with its gaze fixed upon the borders of Septimont. Ephor Augusta invites you to the Sanguis Plateaus for a fateful hunt, the one that may decide the realm’s survival. To recover the lost relic of Sentinel Imperator and halt the Dark Tide before it devours Rinascita once more, you and the Gladiators of Septimont set out for the expedition.
- Duration: Permanently available after the Version 2.6 update
- Eligibility: Complete Main Quest Chapter II VII “Dreamcatchers in the Secret Garden”
- Main Quest Chapter II Act IX: By Moon’s Fated Light
- With the Sovereign slain, you attend the victory ceremony by invitation of Ceremonial Officer Bruno. The celebration honors the new Hero of Heroes and those who stood by their side amidst the cracking bonfire and joyous cheers of the crowd…Now that the countless petals are to be thrown into the sky to become the rain of glory and triumph, you might finally reunite with the girl you have never forgotten in a way even beyond fate’s grasp.
- Duration: Permanently available after 9/17/2025 10:00 (server time)
- Eligibility: Complete Main Quest Chapter II Act VIII “By Sun’s Burning Hand.”
- Main Quest – Chapter II Act VII: By Sun’s Burning Hand
- New Events & Gameplay Features
- Special Events:
- Sanguis Plateaus: Area Events – Participate in Area Exploration Event “Hunt of Ash and Steel” to explore the area and win rewards.
- Participate in Featured Exploration Event “Sanguis Plateaus Travel Atlas” to increase Exploration Progress for the new location and win Astrites and Premium Tuners.
- Participate in Photo Collection Event “Prints of Plateaus” to capture beautiful moments in the Sanguis Plateaus.
- Duration: Version 2.6 update – 10/8/2025 03:59 (server time)
- Tidal Defense Simulator Tacet Discord Tower Defense Event:
- The agents of the Black Shores have long been the first to respond in times of crisis. To lower the risks they face in fighting the TDs, the Black Shores has developed.
- Special Events:
- Adjustments and Optimizations
- Resonators & Weapons:
- Optimized the display of some Resonators’ icons during combat.
- Enemies & Echoes:
- Optimized the special effects used to indicate the triggering of an enemy’s Immobilization during combat.
- Optimized the visual effects associated with the disappearance of a defeated enemy.
- Features:
- Gallery
- Added a new category: Weapons
- Access the page via Terminal > Gallery > Weapons
- The Weapons page displays information about weapons and weapon projections.
- Flight
- Optimized the functionality of Utility: Flight
- Made Utility: Flight available in Jinzhou and the Black Shores. After Version 2.6goes live participate in Windrider Project and complete the Flight tutorials to unlock Utility: Flight in Jinzhou and the Black Shores.
- NOTE: Within the two regions, Utility: Flight is temporarily unavailable in certain areas near water surfaces or the map border; Utility: Flight will be switched to Utility Glide in these areas.
- Adjusted the way Utility: Flight can be activated. Use Utility: Flight to leap into the air and start flying.
- Adjusted the border connections between the regions of Beohr Waters and Septimont on the Map.
- Map
- Optimized the functionality of the Map
- Added the tracking feature for mineral collection spots. On the Backpack or Synthesis page, press the icon of a Crafting Material and select “Collection Spots” to jump to the Map and start tracking.
- Added the tracking feature for specific Exploration Progress quests in Jinzhou, including Viewpoints, Blobflies, and Frostbugs
- Increased the detection range of the Lootmapper, making it easy to detect Supply Chests and Tidal Heritage.
- Reward Claiming
- Optimized the reward claiming mechanics
- Added one-click collection. Click any “Claim” button on the reward page to claim all available rewards on that page.
- This feature is available for Guidebook, Data Bank, and most events / gameplay features.
- Challenges, Puzzles & Events
- Whimpering Wastes Adjustments
- Added Record Sync. For details on how Record Sync works, please refer to the in-game Whimpering Wastes page.
- Replaced the Burning Waves system with the Ember system. Build up Ember during combat in Respawning Waters: Chasm and Respawning Waters: Torrents. When the Ember gauge is full, you’ll enter the powerful Burning Waves state.
- Added a button that allows you to switch teams on the setup page.
- Adjusted the displayed content of the event page for Whimpering Wastes. It now displays your progress made in the current cycles of Respawning Waters: Chasm and Respawning Waters: Torrents.
- Tower of Adversity
- Added Record Sync. For details on how Record Sync works, please refer to the in-game “Tower of Adversity” page.
- Added Floor 3 and Floor 4 to Hazard Zone: Hazard Tower. Achieve the challenge goals and obtain full Crests to additionally win Astrite x100, Shell Credit x100000, Hazard Record x240.
- Adjusted the unlock condition for the Overdrive Zone. Clear the Stable Zone and Experiment Zone to unlock, without the need to clear the Hazard Zone.
- Fantasies of the Thousand Gateways
- Added new Metaphors
- Added Memory Zone 14: Sub-Memory Zone, accessible after completing Zone 13. Enemies in the Sub-Memory Zone have very high HP. Clearing the Sub-Memory Zones grants additional Illusive Points.
- Updated some existing Metaphors.
- Lucid Dream has been changed to Divined Dream. When Dreamscape Energy is full, the Divined Dream state can be activated manually. In the Divined Dream state, the effects of certain Metaphors will be enhanced, granting powerful buffs to the team.
- Adjusted the displayed content on the event page for “Fantasies of the Thousand Gateways” to include the current Dreamscape Aid Effects.
- Adjusted the lineup page. Resonators with Point Bonuses in the team will be highlighted.
- The above-mentioned adjustments to Fantasies of the Thousand Gateways will be available in the new cycle of the event, on 9/1/2025 at 04:00 (server time).
- Controls: Keyboard and Mouse
- Added keyboard shortcuts across various screens. For instance, for the “Tap to land in Solaris-3” title screen, the popup that appears upon upgrading a Resonator, acquiring an item, and obtaining Lunite Subscription rewards, you can now use the space key to proceed instead of clicking the blank area.
- Controller: Added adaptive triggers for DualSense® and DualSense Edge™ controllers. For now, this feature is available only when using Hoverdroid: Shooter in the Tidal Defense Simulator: Tacet Discord Tower Defense Event.
- UI:
- Adjusted the rules by which certain entries are highlighted on the Echo recommendation page.
- Adjusted the displayed content of the Tactical Hologram: Phantom Pain page. It now displays the new enemy available in the current cycle and the corresponding progress.
- Adjusted Ascendant Aces. You can restart an Ascendant Aces challenge via the popup that appears upon its completion.
- Adjusted Ascendant Aces. A Trial Resonator’s Combat Roles are shown on the page that displays the details of the Resonator.
- Additional Optimizations: include graphics and performance, audio optimizations and along with many others.
- Resonators & Weapons:
Wuthering Waves is a free-to-play, cross-platform, open-world action RPG that emphasizes dynamic movement and freedom of exploration on a mysterious, post-cataclysmic, sci-fi planet. Engage in fast-paced PVE combat that focuses on special dodge, parry, and counter mechanics. Compose a harmonious battle concerto with characters of different abilities. Wuthering Waves hosts a deep storyline, breathtaking art and atmosphere, and addictive action-RPG combat that is suitable for novice and veteran RPG players alike. Wuthering Waves features plenty of fierce opponents and captivating quests that unfold in the game’s vast world.
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