Wuthering Waves 3.8 Lilies in a Dying Dream Brings Lily and Chapter IV Act V on November 12

Wuthering Waves moves into Version 3.8, "Lilies in a Dying Dream", on November 12 (UTC+8), and Kuro Games' official preview makes it look like a story-heavy patch with some welcome quality-of-life work on top.

Lily and the new story act

The headline is Lily, a new 5-star Resonator in a lily-crowned, hooded outfit, along with her 5-star signature weapon Lullaby, a pistol. She leads Phase I of the featured Resonator Convene, which runs three banners per phase across two phases. The main story continues with Chapter IV Act V: A Bouquet for Tomorrow, and there's a new Tactical Hologram challenge, Calamity Effigy, for players chasing harder fights.

Hiyuki also gets attention: a deluxe outfit called Lune Noire, with a red-carpet, paparazzi theme, plus a new accessory, Flaming Sakura. Reverb Convenes for returning Resonators and weapons and a batch of events, including a 7-day login event, round it out.

Quality-of-life changes

• Rover's Resonance Conversion screen is redesigned and now switches to the matching Echo set automatically.
• A Material Locator in the Guidebook and Ascension Planner teleports you to material challenges, and a new Blitz Mode lets you restart them without reloading.
• Resonator animations are smoother when turning in place, moving and taking hits.
• PC players can pick Full or Basic Resources in the launcher, as part of a limited test.
• Supported consoles get a Performance or Quality toggle, and PS5 Pro can use PSSR to push resolution up to 4K.

I'm mostly here for Lily's design and the next story act, but the material shortcuts might save more of my week than any banner. Kuro Games' Version 3.8 preview has the full rundown.