Wuthering Waves 3.7 Closes the Xuanfang Arc: Two New Five-Stars and a Story's End
On September 30, Wuthering Waves rolled out version 3.7, the finale of its Xuanfang chapter: two new five-star Conductors, the new permanent zone Mengshu Tianluo, and content that runs until November 12. Official demo videos for the new characters had already passed 4.85 million views.
Wuthering Waves version 3.7 went live on September 30 and closes the Xuanfang arc, the game's longest and most heavily invested Chinese-themed chapter to date. The update adds two five-star Conductors, the new permanent zone Mengshu Tianluo, and more than ten events, running until November 12. Official demo videos passed 4.85 million views before launch. This piece breaks down the content structure and banner advice, and looks at how a live-service game should land a long arc. More Wuthering Waves guides and version breakdowns on GameHub.
一、Why Players Call 3.7 a Final Exam
Xuanfang is one of Wuthering Waves' longest and most heavily invested Chinese-themed chapters, and 3.7 is its finale.
Finale patches are hard to land: the main story has to close, the content has to feel substantial, and the door has to stay open for whatever comes next. Expectations were already high — the official demo videos for the two new characters passed 4.85 million views on IGN's channel alone, with longtime players waiting for old threads to pay off.
3.7 answers by giving everything at once: new characters, a new zone, new modes and systems tuning, all in one patch.
There is also a structural shift worth noting. Earlier Wuthering Waves patches often read as standalone episodes, with loose threads between chapters. The Xuanfang arc tightened that up, weaving its clues into one continuous line and paying them off in the finale — the main reason players describe this run as the game's most narratively coherent chapter yet.
二、Two New Five-Stars, and It Is Not Only About Power
"Xin": the first playable Sentinel
"Xin" is a fragment of the Sentinel Xinyuehu, and the first Sentinel that players can actually field. She uses a dual-form design, a Conduct of the Electric attribute with a tuner weapon, and her second-stage ultimate is staged at a noticeably higher budget than a typical release.
Kuro Games paired her with multiple animated sequences and songs, including a theme and an EP. For story-driven players, half her appeal is narrative: the finale is about what happened between Xinyuehu and her fragment Xin.
"Suoming": the Electric Resonance piece
"Suoming" is an inspector of the Tianjian Prefecture, an Electric-attribute character with a swift-blade weapon. Her kit leans on marking enemies and recording damage, then converting it into area output through her ultimate — a key piece of the Electric Resonance system.
With both new five-stars on the Electric path, the Electric Resonance team archetype should move from niche to mainstream after 3.7, and team-building guides will have to follow.
三、Mengshu Tianluo: A "Pseudo-Infinite" Map
The new permanent zone Mengshu Tianluo is built as a "pseudo-infinite" map: walk through a drawbridge at any of the four corners and you re-enter from the opposite diagonal, dissolving the sense of a boundary. The giant fox silhouettes standing across it are the most memorable scenery of the patch.
For side content, exploration lets you collect items of varying rarity and turn them in at an altar to raise a level and unlock stronger exploration buffs. Add photo collection and puzzle-solving, and it is the sort of content meant to be chewed on slowly. Because the zone is permanent rather than event-only, that investment keeps paying out after the version ends.
四、Content and Banners: Running Until November 12
Event timeline
Version 3.7 runs until maintenance on November 12, with content rolled out in stages. A casual mode opens at launch; a timed combat challenge starts October 8; and a stage challenge plus an exploration commission arrive October 22. Double-drop material events are slotted in between.
Banners and pity
The first banner features the five-star "Xin," with four-stars Buling, Taoqi and Youhu on rate-up; the matching weapon banner features the five-star weapon Yuque Xuanhua. The first phase runs until October 22.
One thing to know: character and weapon banners share pity within the same pool type, and every 10 pulls guarantee a four-star or better. Work out your pity count and resources before you commit.
A single version lasting six weeks is standard for the game, but finishing a chapter this long inside that window is the unusual part. If you are returning after a break, 3.7 is a reasonable point to catch up, since the arc it closes is the one most of the recent story builds on.
五、FAQ
When does Wuthering Waves 3.7 end?
A: Version 3.7 runs until maintenance on November 12. The first character banner and its weapon banner end on October 22, with a second phase to follow.
Are "Xin" and "Suoming" worth pulling?
A: It depends on your roster. For the Xuanfang finale and the first playable Sentinel, prioritize Xin. To fill out the Electric Resonance archetype with a sub-DPS, prioritize Suoming. The two banners share five-star pity, so decide your priority first.
What comes after the Xuanfang arc ends?
A: The finale wraps Xinyuehu and Xin's storyline and sets up what follows. Overseas leaks mention new characters and a "New Union" setting, but that is unconfirmed — trust official announcements.
Closing a chapter cleanly is harder than opening one loudly. 3.7 at least shows Wuthering Waves is willing to settle its longest Chinese-inspired storyline on purpose. Have you finished the finale, and did it stick the landing? Tell us below. More version breakdowns at gghubs.com.