New York, United States, November 12th, 2025, GamingWire
Kuro Games has confirmed the release of Chisa, a new five-star Havoc Broadblade Resonator, arriving with Version 2.8 on November 20, 2025. The announcement has generated significant anticipation within the Wuthering Waves community.
Distinctive Character Design
Chisa features a Japanese schoolgirl-inspired design that sets her apart from existing Resonators. With long black hair, crimson eyes, and a traditional black uniform, her visual presentation contrasts with the post-apocalyptic aesthetic common in Huanglong and Rinascita. Promotional materials depict her wielding a scissor-like weapon, symbolizing precision and analytical thinking. According to official lore, she is a disciplined student from Startorch Academy who approaches every challenge logically, viewing human connection as the only unsolvable element—a trait that adds depth to her narrative characterization.
Gameplay Role and Abilities
Chisa’s kit establishes her as a central support for Negative Status teams. Her Outro Skill increases the maximum stacks of Negative Status and Electro Rage effects on enemies by three, enhancing debuff effectiveness across the team. Beyond her supportive role, Chisa also provides substantial healing, ensuring sustained survivability during extended battles.
Her Resonance Liberation restores HP to nearby Resonators, enabling players to maintain offensive rotations without sacrificing team health. This dual role positions Chisa as one of the most flexible Resonators available, offering both sustain and utility. Early testing indicates strong synergy with characters who apply status effects, as her kit removes previous limitations on stack potential and broadens team composition options.
Banner Details and Release Information
Chisa will headline Phase 1 of Version 2.8 as a limited five-star Resonator. Her banner will run alongside a rerun of Phoebe, offering players the chance to obtain both characters. The update provides opportunities for players to refine existing teams or build new compositions centered around debuff amplification and team sustain.
Pre-Farming and Resource Preparation
Preparation for Chisa’s arrival involves collecting materials from several existing challenges. Essential ascension items can be obtained by defeating the Lady of the Sea in Capitoline Hill, while the Weekly challenge “The Wheel of Broken Fate” in Avinoleum, Rinascita, provides the When Irises Bloom material needed for Forte upgrades.
Players are also advised to accumulate Polygon Cores, Waveworn Residues, and Shell Credits to facilitate early progression. Using the Stuffed Tofu consumable increases material drop rates by 50% for 30 minutes, offering efficiency during farming sessions. A new item, Summer Flower, will serve as one of Chisa’s ascension materials and will become available only after the update’s release.
Team Composition and Strategy
Chisa’s design allows her to enhance the effectiveness of existing debuff-oriented Resonators, such as Zani. By expanding the maximum limit for Negative Status stacks, she enables teams to achieve higher and more consistent damage output. Even outside of dedicated Damage-over-Time builds, Chisa’s healing and buffing capabilities make her suitable for general use, ensuring long-term relevance in future updates.
Evaluation and Long-Term Outlook
Chisa’s introduction addresses several key aspects of team building—utility, survivability, and strategic depth. Her aesthetic fills a previously unexplored niche in Wuthering Waves’ design framework, while her balanced kit resolves the need to compromise between healing and offensive capability.
Given her role in advancing the Negative Status meta, Chisa is expected to retain value as the game’s mechanics evolve. Her presence provides both immediate utility and potential synergy with forthcoming Resonators that expand on damage-over-time systems.
Future Outlook
Wuthering Waves Version 2.8 marks a significant update for Kuro Games’ expanding title, with Chisa leading as its most anticipated addition. Her unique aesthetic, versatile gameplay, and synergy with existing and future characters are expected to make her a central figure in upcoming strategies. Players preparing for the November 20 release can benefit from early resource collection, ensuring Chisa reaches full strength as soon as Version 2.8 launches.
About Kuro Games
Kuro Games is a global interactive entertainment developer known for creating immersive action RPG experiences, including Wuthering Waves. The studio is committed to delivering high-quality storytelling, strategic gameplay systems, and ongoing content expansions for its player community.