The WuWa 1.3 Black Shores livestream reveals information on new characters, events, story twists, and more.

Wuthering Waves is getting an exciting update. Version 1.3 introduces an explorable region — Black Shores. There will be two new characters in WuWa 1.3, including 5 and 4-stars. Encore will have her companion story. Everything about this and more were revealed during Wuthering Waves 1.3 stream. All of the details are here, including the broadcast itself.

Where to watch WuWa 1.3 stream

The official WuWa channels on YouTube and Twitch streamed the Version 1.3 presentation. You can also watch the Wuthering Waves 1.3 Black Shore broadcast here since the stream is embedded below on this page.

Wuthering Waves 1.3 Black Shore: Details

Like the previous updates, Version 1.3 adds exciting new content to Wuthering Waves.

WuWa 1.3 characters

Two new characters will join the game. Their banners will be active during Wuthering Waves 1.3.

  • Shorekeeper: 5-star. Her element is Spector, and her weapon is Rectifier. Shorekeeper is a support character, able to give damage buffs to her teammates and protect those with little health. The girl can turn into a butterfly to fly across difficult location. This feature is helpful for exploration.
Shorekeeper (Image via Kuro Games)
Shorekeeper (Image via Kuro Games)
  • Youhu: 4-star. Her element is Glacio. Youhu battles with Gauntlets. The character has a magic chest to pull various devices out of it. Depending on a device Youhu gets, her moveset changes, adapting to your current battle.
Youhu (Image via Kuro Games)
Youhu (Image via Kuro Games)

New WuWa weapons

New weapons have been added to Wuthering Waves 1.3.

  • Stellar Symphony, a 5-star Rectifier. It's a signature weapon for Shorekeeper.
  • Deep Sky Blazer Weapon Series, a set 4-star WuWa weapons.
WuWa 1.3 weapons (Image via Kuro Games)
WuWa 1.3 weapons (Image via Kuro Games)

A new area in WuWa 1.3

The very stream title reveals the newest area in Wuthering Waves 1.3 — a remote island, Black Shores. It’s a place from where some WuWa characters come from. Also, Black Shores is a mysterious organization with the divine being Shorekeeper as its leader. Aalto, Encore, and Camellya are coming from the Black Shore island.

Black Shores (Image via Kuro Games)
Black Shores (Image via Kuro Games)

In Version 1.3, the Black Shores island is available for exploration. Unveiling its secrets has a meaning for the main story of Wuthering Waves, as your character will find here pieces of their lost memories.

New creatures in WuWa

Black Shores is place to meet new WuWa creatures.

  • Hedgepuff and Lumiscale Construct are two new Phantoms that inhabit Black Shores. Players will meet them in battles.
Hedgepuff and Lumiscale Construct (Image via Kuro Games)
Hedgepuff and Lumiscale Construct (Image via Kuro Games)
  • Fallacy of No Return is a powerful boss that patrols the gates between physical and digital realities.
Fallacy of No Return (Image via Kuro Games)
Fallacy of No Return (Image via Kuro Games)

A new story chapter

During the WuWa 1.3 livestream, we discovered something interesting about new chapters of the game's story. There is information about the main campaign and a companion story.

To the Shore’s End is tightly connected to Black Shores. This story chapter will fully reveal its secrets to the players when Version 1.3 is released.

  • Where Stars Slumber has been created to motivated WuWa players to explore the Black Shores island.
Where Stars Slumber (Image via Kuro Games)
Where Stars Slumber (Image via Kuro Games)
  • Amidst the Stares is another event for the Black Shore area exploration. It is focused on taking photos.
Amidst the Stares (Image via Kuro Games)
Amidst the Stares (Image via Kuro Games)
  • Small Wooly, Big Adventures is a companion story for Encore.
Small Wooly, Big Adventures (Image via Kuro Games)
Small Wooly, Big Adventures (Image via Kuro Games)

New events

The Black Shores broadcast revealed all of the events in Wuthering Waves 1.3. This one is about exploring the island, and specifically its hidden basement layers.

  • Portal Puzzle is whirling around and traveling though magic portals. Players should solve these puzzles to get rewards.
Portal Puzzle in WuWa 1.3 (Image via Kuro Games)
Portal Puzzle in WuWa 1.3 (Image via Kuro Games)

Version 1.3 starts right after the 1.2 banners, which is Sept. 28/29 (depending on your time zone). For more Wuthering Waves news and updates, stick around on esports.gg!