Wuthering Waves Banners Explained: Current, Next, and What’s Past

Wuthering Waves primarily monetizes through a gacha system called “Convene.” The game’s summon events are organized into two banner types: a featured banner and a standard banner. On the standard banner, five characters are always on offer. The featured banner includes those five plus an additional featured unit that is only obtainable for a limited window.

The featured banner’s odds work like this: you can “miss” the featured unit by pulling one of the five standard characters instead. If that happens, the next 5-star you obtain is set to be the featured 5-star character, effectively guaranteeing you the featured target after losing the initial 50/50.

Because of this setup, many players plan their spending by saving enough Astrite for two separate 5-star pulls if they want to reliably secure the featured character. That makes Wuthering Waves next banner information—along with WuWa banner schedule and history—a big deal for anyone trying to manage resources without getting caught short.

On top of banner timing, the Wuthering Waves tier list is also a common tool for “Rovers” looking to decide which characters are actually worth building. The goal is straightforward: invest your materials where they’ll pay off most, especially when banner planning demands careful budgeting.

Wuthering Waves Current Banners

The current 5-star banner in WuWa includes the following lineup of banner events and characters:

Version 3.4: July 9, 2026 – July 30, 2026 (Phase 1)

Version 3.4: July 9, 2026 – August 19, 2026

Starpath Reverbs: Jiyan, Yinlin, Jinhsi, Changli, Zhezhi, and Xiangli Yao

Wuthering Waves Next Banners

The next set of banners in Wuthering Waves is listed below:

Version 3.4: July 30, 2026 – August 19, 2026 (Phase 2)

Wuthering Waves Upcoming Banners

Here are the known characters for future Wuthering Waves banners:

Wuthering Waves Banner History

Below is the full archive of past Wuthering Waves banners:

Version 3.4: June 18, 2026 – July 9, 2026 (Phase 2)

Version 3.4: June 13, 2026 – July 9, 2026 (Phase 1)

Version 3.4: June 8, 2026 – July 9, 2026 (Phase 1)

Version 3.4: May 21, 2026 – June 7, 2026 (Phase 2)

Version 3.3: April 29, 2026 – May 21, 2026 (Phase 1)

Version 3.2: April 9, 2026 – April 29, 2026 (Phase 2)

Version 3.2: March 19, 2026 – April 9, 2026 (Phase 1)

Version 3.1: February 26, 2026 – March 18, 2026 (Phase 2)

Version 3.1: February 5, 2026 – February 26, 2026 (Phase 1)

Version 3.0: January 15, 2026 – February 4, 2026 (Phase 2)

Version 3.0: December 25, 2025 – January 15, 2026 (Phase 1)

Version 2.8: December 11, 2025 – December 24, 2025 (Phase 2)

Version 2.8: November 20, 2025 – December 11, 2025 (Phase 1)

Version 2.7: October 30, 2025 – November 19, 2025 (Phase 2)

Version 2.7: October 9, 2025 – October 30, 2025 (Phase 1)

Version 2.6: September 17, 2025 – October 8, 2025 (Phase 2)

Version 2.6: August 27, 2025 – September 17, 2025 (Phase 1)

Version 2.5: August 14, 2025 – August 27, 2025 (Phase 2)

Version 2.5: July 24, 2025 – August 14, 2025 (Phase 1)

Version 2.4: July 3, 2025 – July 23, 2025 (Phase 2)

Version 2.4: June 11, 2025 – July 3, 2025 (Phase 1)

Version 2.3: April 29, 2025 – June 11, 2025 (Phase 2)

Anniversary Rerun – Phase 2

Anniversary Weapon Rerun – Phase 2

Version 2.3: April 29, 2025 – May 22, 2025 (Phase 1)

Anniversary Rerun – Phase 1

Anniversary Weapon Rerun – Phase 1

Version 2.2: April 17, 2025 – April 28, 2025 (Phase 2)

Version 2.2: March 27, 2025 – April 17, 2025 (Phase 1)

Version 2.1: March 6, 2025 – March 26, 2025 (Phase 2)

Version 2.1: February 13, 2025 – March 6, 2025 (Phase 1)

Version 2.0: January 23, 2025 – February 12, 2025 (Phase 2)

Version 2.0: January 2, 2025 – January 23, 2025 (Phase 1)

Version 1.4: December 12, 2024 – January 1, 2025 (Phase 2)

Version 1.4: November 14, 2024 – December 12, 2024 (Phase 1)

Version 1.3: October 24, 2024 – November 13, 2024 (Phase 2)

Version 1.3: September 29, 2024 – October 24, 2024 (Phase 1)

Version 1.2: September 07, 2024 – September 28, 2024 (Phase 2)

Version 1.2: August 15, 2024 – September 07, 2024 (Phase 1)

Version 1.1: July 22, 2024 – August 14, 2024 (Phase 2)

Version 1.1: Jun 28, 2024 – Jul 22, 2024 (Phase 1)

Version 1.0: Jun 6, 2024 – Jun 26, 2024 (Phase 2)

Version 1.0: May 22, 2024 – Jun 12, 2024 (Phase 1)

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