Wuthering Waves 3.6 wrap-up: what still matters in the last days
The 3.6 event schedule ends September 30, while the current Tower of Adversity cycle runs September 14 to October 12, so the two do not line up.
Codes that are already dead
The three 3.6 preview codes, FALLINGSANCTUM, FINDSENTINEL, and WAKINGMOON, expired on September 21 at 23:59.This is not a rumor. It is the official page stating the cutoff. If someone is still reposting those codes in your group chat, skip them.
Three things to clear first
Spend your Waveplates on things that do not expire. Recommended order: push this cycle of the Tower of Adversity as far as your account allows, because it runs until October 12 and counts as a long-term item; then clear limited-time event content closing with 3.6 on September 30; only then burn Waveplates on materials, which carry over into the next version.
Wuthering Waves 3.7 preview: Xin, Suoming and the new region
The official September 19 broadcast confirmed that 3.7 introduces the Resonators Xin and Suoming, along with a new region and new Tide Chasing quests.
What two Resonators in one patch means
Two new characters in a single version means you cannot realistically pull both without a deep reserve. You have to decide in advance. The official broadcast confirmed names and version placement only. Skill mechanics and scaling go in the post-launch announcement, and pre-release datamine claims are not a basis for pulling.
New region and Tide Chasing quests
A new region and its quests are exploration and story content, usually paired with new Echo spawn points and exploration rewards. For players skipping the new characters, this is free Astrite and worth prioritizing in week one.
Wuthering Waves banner split: how to order your pulls
Work the order this way: check your pity reserve first, then the weapon question, and only then the second character.
Step one: secure one character's pity
The real risk of a double-banner patch is spreading pulls across two targets and landing neither. Pick the one you must have, concentrate Astrite on its pity, and only then consider the second.
Step two: decide whether the signature weapon outranks the second Resonator
If the signature weapon meaningfully improves your rotation, it often outranks character number two. If your roster already has a usable substitute, giving the Astrite to the second character is the better trade. The underlying logic is marginal value: a weapon upgrade usually moves you from usable to good, while a second character moves you from nothing to something.
Wuthering Waves Tower of Adversity: bridging the version change
The current Tower of Adversity cycle runs September 14 to October 12, crossing the 3.7 launch.
A longer cycle means another adjustment window
Because the cycle outlasts the version, you get roughly two more weeks after 3.7 launches to fix your teams. If your investment is thin, you do not need to force a full-star clear before September 30. Wait until the new version's upgrade resources land, then come back.
Rewards do not scale with earliness
Tower rewards are cycle-gated. Clearing earlier means claiming earlier, but it does not pay more. The correct move at version end is to finish before October 12, not before 3.6 closes.
Wuthering Waves pre-3.7 preparation checklist
The day or two before launch is your preparation window. Two kinds of work matter: stockpiling upgrade resources and confirming Echo direction.
Materials and double-drop windows
September's double-drop windows fall at the start and the end of the month. If you are preparing ascension materials for Xin or Suoming, farm during those windows rather than scrambling after launch.
Should you pre-farm Echoes?
Do not blind-farm. Main stats and substat priorities for a new Resonator depend on mechanics that only exist after launch. Pre-release information is not enough to fix a set or substat target. The safer play is stocking generic Echo tuning resources and waiting for the official kit reveal before farming targeted pieces.
Wuthering Waves version transition: what actually carries over
Version changes in Wuthering Waves reset far less than the event calendar suggests. Knowing what persists stops you from re-farming things you already own.
Progression that does not reset
Echo inventory, weapon and Resonator ascension, Forte upgrades, and Union level all carry into 3.7. Tower of Adversity records also persist, and the current cycle keeps running past the patch line. What does expire is the limited-time event shop and any event currency tied to 3.6.
Astrite for 3.7: plan with a range, not a number
Community compilations put the 3.6 cycle at roughly 44 pulls for free-to-play accounts and project a similar or slightly higher total for 3.7, with the split across Astrite and weapon pulls. (Source: community September resource compilation, not official) Treat that as a planning band rather than a promise. The practical takeaway is that two Resonators plus a signature weapon is out of reach on free-to-play income alone, which is exactly why the pull order above matters more than the raw total.
Materials you should stop farming
If a material only feeds a 3.6 event shop, stop farming it on September 30. Everything in the regular ascension track stays valid, so the safe stockpile is ascension materials, Shell Credits, and Echo tuning resources. Nothing you farm in those three categories can be wasted by the version change.
Wuthering Waves FAQ
Q: When was the 3.7 preview broadcast?
A: September 19, 2026 at 19:00 on the official channel.
Q: Who are the new 3.7 Resonators?
A: Xin and Suoming, alongside a new region and Tide Chasing quests.
Q: Do the 3.6 codes still work?
A: No. FALLINGSANCTUM, FINDSENTINEL, and WAKINGMOON expired September 21 at 23:59.
Q: When does the current Tower of Adversity cycle end?
A: October 12, crossing the 3.7 launch.
Q: Should I pre-farm Echoes for the new characters?
A: No. Set and substat direction depend on the post-launch kit reveal. Stock generic tuning resources instead.
Come discuss in the Gghubs comments.
Action checklist
- Stop hunting the 3.6 codes; they are expired.
- Push Tower of Adversity progress rather than rushing it before September 30. October 12 is the real deadline.
- Decide your 3.7 pull order before launch: one guaranteed character first, weapon or second character second.
- Farm ascension materials during the late-September double-drop window.
- Skip blind Echo farming and wait for the official kit reveal.
- In week one of 3.7, clear the new region and Tide Chasing quests for exploration Astrite.
Game Guides
- Palworld v1.0.5 Tower Boss Order Guide: Elements, Counters and Squad Choices
Palworld's v1.0.5 patch (2026-09-15) only fixed texture loading, so what actually shapes tower runs is the 1.0 release itself: the boss count expanded from 7 towers in early access to 9, the level curve runs from 10 all the way to 80, and the new Sunreach sky islands and World Tree finale sit at the end of it . Clearing towers is less about raw investment than about picking Pals that exploit each boss's element.
- Reverse: 1999 Version 4.0.0 Second Half Guide: Drake, the October 15 Banner Swap and Free Rewards
Reverse: 1999 has moved into the second half of version 4.0.0, and the banners swap on October 15: Drake arrives as a new standard six-star Beast character, while a pick-your-own rate-up runs with Quniang, Liangyue, Nana, Lucy and Nodica selectable . The first half's limited SP Crossbow banner closes at the same point, so October 15 is a clean dividing line.
- Love and Deepspace Xavier Birthday Guide: Wish Upon This Moment Banner Window
Love and Deepspace's Xavier birthday event is live, and the birthday five-star Memory is obtainable from 2026-10-11 at 05:00 to 2026-10-18 at 04:59 (source: official birthday calendar and birthday Memory announcement, 2026-10-08). The window is only seven days and it is a single-character banner rather than a pooled one, so the budget is easier to plan, provided you count your tickets and diamonds before you start pulling. The single target is the main advantage: there is no risk of boosting the wrong Memory and no need to compare three candidates.
- Honkai: Star Rail 4.6 Planar Fissure Guide: Double Relic Drops and Immersifier Spending
Honkai: Star Rail's 4.6 Planar Fissure event is live, and Planar Ornaments drop double rewards for the duration . The doubled runs are limited and do not reset during the event, so the goal is not farming more but spending the limited runs on the two worlds your roster actually needs.
- Genshin Impact 7.1 Imaginarium Theater Guide: Ice, Hydro and Anemo Stacking
The October 2026 Imaginarium Theater rotation locks the playable elements to Ice, Hydro and Anemo, and its core mechanic grants one stack of Frost Benediction whenever your party triggers Swirl, with each stack adding 80% Swirl damage and 12% crit damage up to 3 stacks . So the rotation is not about raw damage but about Swirl frequency, getting the blessing to full stacks as fast as possible.
- Wuthering Waves 3.7 Tower of Adversity Lineup Guide: Mid Tower Splits and Side Tower Stamina
The Wuthering Waves 3.7 Tower of Adversity refreshed on October 13, and this rotation cuts Havoc resistance on the left tower's fourth floor, which clears the way for Havoc teams. The mid tower remains the hardest part of the cycle, with Sunmoon, Cartethyia and Phrolova squads still carrying it, Zhanfei usable, and Galbrena needing Qiuyuan to reach full shape. If you only need the rewards, the side towers auto-clear and your stamina belongs to the mid tower.
- Zenless Zone Zero 3.2 Shiyu Defense Guide: Three Teams and the October 2 Rotation
Zenless Zone Zero's October 2 Shiyu Defense rotation runs through October 16 and ends in a three-room score check where each room caps at 25,000 points for an S rank and the total reaches 100,000 (source: in-game Shiyu Defense interface plus creator testing, 2026-10-02). If you only want the Polychrome, getting all three rooms to S is enough, because the reward gate is the S rank and not the total.
- Arknights October 9 Update Guide: New Modules, Paradox Simulations and Voucher Timing
Arknights ran a forced maintenance on 2026-10-09 that shipped four free progression tracks at once: 4 operator records, 4 Paradox Simulations, 4 exclusive modules including the second modules for Shou and Ulpianus, plus 5 Originite Prime in compensation . The dates worth writing into a calendar are 10-15 04:00 for the mid-tier headhunting refresh and voucher store update, and 10-16 04:00 for the Security Service reward refresh .