What Order Do WuWa Main Quests Go In? Every Chapter and Act
By Sir Ayup
WuWa main quests are the story quests of Wuthering Waves, split into chapters and acts that follow the Rover from Jinzhou in Huanglong to Rinascita, Lahai-Roi and beyond. They unlock new regions and core systems, and the story now spans four chapters with more than forty acts, prologues and segues. Knowing the order, and which parts can be skipped ahead, makes it much easier to start fresh or pick the story up again after a break.
This guide from gamemarket.gg lists every chapter and act in release order, explains how the story is tracked and gated, shows how to reach Rinascita early, and covers the new act arriving with Version 3.8.
The Story Order at a Glance
The main story runs in four chapters, each tied to a region:
- Chapter I: Huanglong. Jinzhou, the war front and the Black Shores. Versions 1.0 to 1.3.
- Chapter II: Rinascita. Ragunna, Septimont and the Sanguis Plateau. From Version 2.0.
- Chapter III: Lahai-Roi. Startorch Academy, the Frostlands and an orbital space station. Version 3.x.
- Chapter IV: the current arc. Still being released, with Act V arriving in Version 3.8.
Each chapter is divided into acts, and the story also uses shorter quests labeled Prologue, Overture, Segue and Afterstory. These count as part of the main line, so the lists below include them in the order they unlock.
How Main Quests Are Tracked and Unlocked
Main quests appear in the Quests menu of the Terminal and are marked in gold, which separates them from the other quest types:
- Companion Stories (purple): character side stories.
- Exploration Quests (green): regional lore.
- Side Quests (blue): optional quests with no main lore.
- Tales Quests (darker blue): side stories presented like main quests.
- Hidden Quests: not listed in the log, found through purple markers in the world.
Each act unlocks after the previous one, and some also ask for a minimum Union Level. In Chapter I, for example, Act IV opens at Union Level 14 and Act V at Union Level 21. When a gold quest refuses to start, the account usually needs more Union EXP, and the Union Level guide covers the fastest sources.
Chapter I: Huanglong
The first chapter opens with a two-part prologue. The prologue and Acts I to VI were all available at launch in Version 1.0, and Act VIII arrived in Version 1.3:
- Prologue: Utterance of Marvels I and II
- Act I: First Resonance (Jinzhou City)
- Act II: Echoing Marche (the Huanglong war front)
- Act III: Ominous Star (Qichi Village)
- Act IV: Clashing Blades (Jinzhou Grand Library)
- Act V: Rewinding Raindrops (Black Shores)
- Act VI: Grand Warstorm
- Act VII: Thaw of Eons (Mt. Firmament)
- Act VIII: To the Shore's End (Black Shores and the Tethys System, Version 1.3)
How to Reach Rinascita Early
The Chapter II prologue unlocks automatically after Chapter I Act VIII. Since Version 2.0, players who want to see the newer regions first have also had a shortcut: reaching Union Level 14 and completing Chapter I Act III opens early access through the "Next Stop: Rinascita" tab in the events menu.
Taking the shortcut skips Acts III to VIII for now, but they stay in the Quests menu and can be finished at any time. Players who care about the story usually go back to them, since later chapters build on what happens in Huanglong.
Chapter II: Rinascita
The second chapter began with Version 2.0 and moves from the city of Ragunna to Septimont and the Sanguis Plateau:
- Prologue: Through the Sea Thou Break
- Act I: The Sacred Breeze So Often Breathes
- Act II: Veils Off in Sun or Shadow
- Act III: What Yesterday Wept, Today Doth Sing
- Act IV: The Maiden, The Defier, The Death Crier
- Act V: Shadow of Glory
- Act VI: Flames of Heart
- Act VII: Dreamcatchers in the Secret Gardens
- Overture: Rust, Sword, and the Sun
- Act VIII: By Sun's Burning Hand
- Act IX: By Moon's Fated Light
- Act X: The Bygone Shall Always Return (Version 2.7)
- Act XI: Dawn Breaks on Dark Tides (Version 2.7)
- Afterstory: Stranger in a Strange Land
- Act XII: Stagnant Dawn on Wastelands
- Segue: Flowing Starlight in the Iris
Chapter III: Lahai-Roi
The third chapter takes the story to Lahai-Roi, including Startorch Academy, the Frostlands and an orbital space station:
- Prologue: When the Unknown Thrums
- Act I: What Burns Beneath Frostlands
- Act II: Ode to the Second Sunrise
- Act III: The Star That Voyages Far
- Segue 1: All That Sunlight Touches
- Act IV: Gold Suspended in the Shadows (Version 3.2)
- Segue 2: Rabbit Reflected in Shades (Version 3.2)
- Segue 3: Wishes in the Bell (Version 3.3)
- Act V: Starlights from Yesterdays (Version 3.3)
- Segue 4: Beneath a Melting Night Sky (Version 3.3)
- Segue 5: We Choose the Sky
The Version 3.4 side story At Dream's Edge, part of the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners collaboration, sits alongside this chapter but is not required for the main line.
Chapter IV: The Current Arc
Chapter IV is the story currently being released:
- Act I: The Wind Before the Storm
- Act II: Xuanling Sings, Storm Quelled
- Segue: The Chant of Unseen Tides
- Act III: Song of the Heart Sword
- Segue: The Nethermancer's Requiem
- Act IV: Simulacrum of the Heart
- Act V: A Bouquet for Tomorrow (Version 3.8)
Act V arrives with Version 3.8, "Lilies in a Dying Dream," on November 12, 2026. Its story is set in the Sonoro Sphere, where the souls of those lost in the war between Resonators and ordinary people are trapped, and it introduces Lily, a former perfumer who tries to help them. Everything confirmed about her is in the Lily reveal for 3.8. RPG Site describes the update as setting the stage for Version 4.0, so a new arc is likely to follow.
Tips for Clearing WuWa Main Quests
A few habits make the story smoother, especially for returning players:
- Follow the gold quests first. Main acts unlock regions, systems and later content that side quests often depend on.
- Explore while you travel. Chests and Sonance Caskets picked up along the way feed into 100% region exploration, and the early Union Levels come almost entirely from the story itself.
- Save Waveplates until the story slows down. Early on, story progress raises the account faster than farming, and how Waveplates are best used explains when spending them starts to pay off.
- Budget your time. At launch, the main story up to Act VI alone took around 16 hours, and three more chapters have been added since.
- Leave Companion Stories and Tales for later if needed. They add context for each character but do not block the main line.
A Story Worth Following in Order
The shortcut to Rinascita is handy, but the main story reads best in order, and each chapter builds on the last. Newer players can get the basics from the Wuthering Waves beginner's guide, while returning players can check the key account milestones to see where their progress stands.
If you would rather start with a strong roster already built, you can browse Wuthering Waves Accounts, hand story quests and dailies to a verified player through Wuthering Waves Hourly Services, or clear endgame faster with Wuthering Waves Boosting.
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