Youhu Build Guide – Wuthering Waves – C Tier – February 2026

Youhu holds up to 4 Antiques. Each Lucky Draw Resonance Skill consumes 1 Antique and randomly applies one of four effects: Glacio DMG, heal all nearby allies, reduce enemy Vibration Strength, or stun enemy briefly. Antiques are gained via Intro Skill, Basic Attacks, and Forte Heavy. RNG nature means healing cannot be reliably triggered on demand.

Forte Heavy Attack (triggered after consuming Antiques via Resonance Skill) is Youhu’s most reliable and powerful healing source, scaling off her ATK rather than HP. This means building ATK-focused echoes and weapons directly increases both her healing and damage output simultaneously — unlike typical HP-scaling healers.

On swap-out: incoming character’s Coordinated Attack DMG Amplified by 100% for 28 seconds. Unique long-duration buff that doubles Coordinated Attack damage — ideal for characters like Xiangli Yao (Sub-DPS who relies on off-field Coordinated Attacks) or Encore at specific sequences.

Resonance Liberation deals multi-hit Glacio DMG to all nearby enemies. With Bell-Borne Geochelone as her main Echo, she can also cast a shield during her rotation. Liberation is her main source of elemental damage if running a DPS-hybrid build, and generates useful Concerto Energy for fast Outro cycling.

✓ Strengths

• ✓+100% Coordinated Attack DMG Outro (28s) — one of the longest-duration and highest-multiplier Outro buffs for the specific characters it helps; doubles all Coordinated Attack hits for almost 3 full rotations
• ✓ATK-scaling heals — both her Forte Heavy and Lucky Draw heal scale with ATK, meaning a single offensive echo build simultaneously maximises healing and damage output without compromising either
• ✓Versatile hybrid — can be built as a pure healer (Rejuvenating Glow), a support buffer (Moonlit Clouds), or a niche Sub-DPS (Void Thunder); adapts to different team needs
• ✓Crowd control and stance-break utility via Lucky Draw — the Vibration Strength reduction and stun effects provide rare CC value for a healer, helping break certain boss shields and opening damage windows

✗ Weaknesses

• ✗RNG healing unreliable — Lucky Draw’s random outcome means you cannot guarantee the healing result when your team needs it most; burst damage phases require hoping for the heal roll at the right time
• ✗High on-field time requirement — building Antiques and executing the full Forte loop takes significantly longer than Baizhi or Verina’s quick rotations, eating into the main DPS’s field time each cycle
• ✗Outro buff (Coordinated Attack ×2) has very narrow application — only meaningfully benefits characters who deal a significant portion of their damage through Coordinated Attacks, limiting which teams she genuinely upgrades
• ✗Strictly outclassed as a healer by Baizhi and Verina — both provide more consistent healing, stronger team buffs, and shorter on-field time. Youhu is a C Tier backup healer option only when neither is available

Priority	Skill
1st ★★★★★	Forte Circuit (primary ATK-scaling heals + DMG)
2nd ★★★★	Resonance Skill (Lucky Draw — secondary healing + bonus heal via Inherent Skill 1)
3rd ★★★	Resonance Liberation (main Glacio DMG source for DPS hybrid)
4th ★★	Intro Skill (Antique gain + minor Glacio DMG)
Last ★	Normal Attack (only if using Youhu as DPS; negligible for healer build)

Weapon	Notes
Abyss Surges 5★	BiS — Crit DMG substat (48.6%) + ATK stacking passive on Resonance Skill; boosts both healing magnitude and Glacio DMG simultaneously
Verity’s Handle 4★	Best 4★ overall — ATK% substat + Resonance Skill hit grants +ATK stacks (up to 3×); directly amplifies Lucky Draw heal scaling and Forte Heavy heal output per stack
Comet Flare 4★	HP + Healing Bonus substat — ideal for dedicated healer-only Youhu build where raw healing output matters more than damage; pairs best with Rejuvenating Glow 5-PC
Gauntlets of Voyager R5 3★ F2P	ATK% + ER on Skill use — best F2P option; ER helps Liberation uptime and the ATK% boost modestly improves heal scaling until a 4★ is available

2-PC: +10% Healing Bonus — flat healing output boost. 5-PC: Healing any character (via Forte Heavy or Lucky Draw heal) grants entire team +15% ATK for 30s. Converts Youhu’s healer role into a team-wide ATK buffer — best for teams lacking other ATK buffers.
Main Echo: Fallacy of No Return — ER on Echo Skill + +10% ATK team buff; helps Liberation uptime and adds a secondary ATK buff layer on top of Rejuvenating Glow’s heal-triggered ATK bonus

2-PC: +10% ER — helps Liberation cycle. 5-PC: Outro grants incoming Resonator +22.5% ATK for 15s — stacks with Youhu’s Outro Coordinated Attack ×2 buff for a dual ATK + Coord ATK buff handoff to Xiangli Yao or Encore.
Main Echo: Bell-Borne Geochelone — team shield on Echo Skill use + +10% ATK team buff; provides survivability to compensate for Youhu’s sometimes unreliable RNG heal

Substats (Healer): Healing Bonus % ★★★ > ATK% ★★★ > ER ★★ > Flat ATK
Substats (DPS Hybrid): Crit Rate ★★★ = Crit DMG ★★★ > ATK% > Glacio DMG Bonus

Youhu’s +100% Coordinated Attack DMG Outro directly doubles Xiangli Yao’s off-field Coordinated Attack hits — his primary damage source at S0–S2. Paired with Verina or Shorekeeper for sustain and additional team buffs. Per Game8 Feb 2026, this is the recommended team for Youhu’s Outro value.

When Verina and Baizhi are unavailable or already committed to the other team in dual-team content, Youhu slots in as the backup healer. Her ATK-scaling heals are sufficient for most content at reasonable investment. Rejuvenating Glow 5-PC’s +15% team ATK on heal adds passive value in any team.

Intro Skill (+1 Antique) → Resonance Liberation → Basic Attack ×2 (+Antiques) → Resonance Skill: Lucky Draw (consume Antique) → Forte Heavy Attack (heal all allies) → Resonance Skill: Lucky Draw (consume Antique) → Forte Heavy Attack → Bell-Borne / Fallacy Echo → Resonance Skill final Lucky Draw → Outro → [Next character receives +100% Coordinated ATK DMG for 28s]