Wuthering Waves 2.0 release date, time, and countdown

The Wuthering Waves 2.0 update will be released worldwide on January 2, 2025. As per the usual update schedule, the new version will likely go live at 10 am (UTC+8). It will finally introduce the island nation of Rinascita, new characters, and the main storyline that players have been looking forward to for quite some time.

This article will cover the release dates and timings for the upcoming Wuthering Waves 2.0 update and feature a countdown showing the time until the new version goes live.

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Wuthering Waves 2.0 release date and countdown

Kuro Games has officially confirmed that the Wuthering Waves 2.0 update will release on January 2, 2025. While they didn't reveal the exact timings, it is easy to predict that it will go live at 10 am (UTC+8), based on the previous version updates.

The timings for the version 2.0 release in all major time zones have been provided below :

• Pacific Standard Time (PST): January 1, 2025, 6 PM
• Mountain Standard Time (MST): January 1, 2025, 7 PM
• Central Standard Time (CST): January 1, 2025, 8 PM
• Eastern Standard Time (EST): January 1, 2025, 9 PM
• Western European Time (WET): January 2, 2025, 2 AM
• Central European Time (CET): January 2, 2025, 3 AM
• Eastern European Time (EET): January 2, 2025, 4 AM
• India Standard Time (IST): January 2, 2025, 7:30 AM
• China Standard Time (CST): January 2, 2025, 10 AM
• Philippine Time (PT): January 2, 2025, 10 AM
• Japanese Standard Time (JST): January 2, 2025, 11 AM
• Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT): January 2, 2025, 1 PM

Here's a universal countdown that Rovers can refer to for the version 2.0 release:

The timer above also applies to Carlotta and Zhezhi's banner since they will be available in the first phase of version 2.0.

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Version 2.0 banners

Carlotta, Zhehzi, Roccia, and Jinhsi (Image via Kuro Games)

Here are all the characters that will be featured on the banners in version 2.0:

Phase I (January 2, 2025)

• Carlotta (5-star Glacio)
• Zhezhi (5-star Glacio)
• Chixia (4-star Fusion)
• Mortefi (4-star Fusion)
• Sanhua (4-star Glacio)
• The Last Dance (5-star Pistols)
• Rime-Draped Sprouts (5-star Rectifier)

The Last Dance is Carlotta's signature weapon and Rime-Draped Sprouts is Zhezhi's signature.

Phase II

• Roccia (5-star Havoc)
• Jinhsi (5-star Spectro)
• Danjin (4-star Havoc)
• Yuanwu (4-star Electro)
• Youhu (4-star Glacio)
• Tragicomedy (5-star Guantlets)
• Ages of Harvest (5-star Broadblade)

Tragicomedy is Roccia's signature weapon, while Jinhsi wields the Ages of Harvest.

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