I can still remember the chill that ran down my spine when the \u201cAbsolute Pulsation\u201d banner first leaked\u2014back then, it was just a rumor among data miners. But today, January 23, 2026, the rumor is gloriously real. I logged into Wuthering Waves and was greeted by a splash screen that made my hoarded Forging Tides tremble: the Featured Weapon Convene event is live, headlined by the breathtaking 5-star sword Tragicomedy, with three stellar 4-star weapons riding shotgun.
Honestly, the timing couldn\u2019t be better. I\u2019ve been nursing a half-built Jinhsi for weeks, and every guide I\u2019ve read whispers the same thing: she ascends to deity status with the right blade. Tragicomedy is that blade. The event runs from January 23 at 10:00 all the way to February 12, 2026 at 11:59 (server time), so there\u2019s a solid window to grind, save, and\u2014let\u2019s be real\u2014maybe open a wallet or two.
Who can participate?
If you\u2019ve reached Union Level 8 or cleared the combat trial in \u201cFirst Resonance\u201d and unlocked the Convene function, you\u2019re in. That\u2019s practically everyone past the prologue, so no gatekeeping here\u2014just a friendly invitation to throw your resources at one of the most stacked weapon banners I\u2019ve seen in 2026.
The fine print that makes us weak
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Every 10 attempts guarantee a 4-star or better Resonator or Weapon. The rhythm is familiar, but the stakes feel higher when a 5-star sword is dangling in front of you.
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The guarantee count is shared across all Featured Weapon Convene events and carries over until you pluck a 5-star. No reset shenanigans\u2014thank you, Kuro Games.
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When that golden glow finally appears, the 5-star you receive is guaranteed to be Tragicomedy. No 50/50, no off-banner heartbreak. This is the cleanest weapon pity I\u2019ve ever experienced, and I\u2019ve been gacha-burned more times than I can count.
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Once the event curtain falls on February 12, Tragicomedy retreats into the vault. It won\u2019t join the standard pool, won\u2019t peek out from a future off-banner, and won\u2019t suddenly appear in the shop. This is a true limited exclusive, and that scarcity makes my palms sweat.
I threw my first ten-pull this morning with that reckless optimism only a gacha player knows. A purple glow. Variation. \u201cAlright,\u201d I muttered, \u201cwe take those.\u201d Variation may be a 4-star Rectifier, but don\u2019t sleep on it\u2014the Concerto Energy it pumps into your support characters is life-changing for quickswap rotations. In a team where Verina or Baizhi needs to ult on cooldown, Variation is the secret sauce.
The other 4-star rate-ups are equally tempting. Celestial Spiral, another Rectifier, sings a different tune: it steadily cranks up your damage bonus as long as you remain on the field, making it a darling for main DPS characters who camp on active slots. Then there\u2019s Dauntless Evernight, a Broadblade that laughs in the face of chip damage. When equipped, it periodically grants a hefty shield, which turns fragile heavy hitters like Calcharo into unkillable juggernauts. I\u2019ve already theory-crafted a dozen teams around these four weapons, and my coffee table is littered with sticky notes.
But let\u2019s circle back to the star of the show. Tragicomedy is a 5-star Sword with a personality. Visually, it\u2019s a blend of crimson ribbons and theater masks\u2014like something a stage performer would swing while delivering a fatal monologue. Its passive ability, \u201cEncore of Blades,\u201d grants a massive critical damage boost and, with each Resonance Skill cast, stacks a rising attack buff that lasts long enough to bridge entire rotations. So, you\u2019re rewarded for staying aggressive and cycling abilities. And guess what? Jinhsi\u2019s kit revolves entirely around cast-on-cooldown Resonance Skills. It\u2019s a match written in the stars.
Man, I\u2019ve been daydreaming about this synergy since I first saw the stats. Picture this: you open with a support harmony, swap into Jinhsi, pop her skill, trigger the crit buff, and watch her Liberation rip a boss\u2019s health bar in half. That\u2019s the kind of euphoria that keeps me logging into Solaris-3 every dawn. Even for other sword wielders like Changli or Rover, Tragicomedy elevates their damage floor so drastically that you\u2019ll wonder how you ever tolerated a 4-star weapon before.
The math behind the pity is also generous enough to make your stash go further. With Forging Tide currency, which you can earn from dailies, events, and the new Illusive Realm season that dropped alongside this banner, f2p players have a real shot at reaching the hard pity of 80 pulls. I\u2019ve done the napkin calculation: if you\u2019ve been diligently participating in the latest Simulacra Submerged event and didn\u2019t splurge on the previous character banner, you might already be sitting on 40-50 tides. Throw in the log-in bonuses running throughout early February, and that guarantee starts looking very achievable.
There\u2019s a quiet beauty in how Kuro Games structures these weapon banners. No overshadowing by an unwanted rate-up, no diluted pool. Even the 4-stars are handpicked to complement current heavily used resonators. I\u2019ve spoken to guild mates who pulled Dauntless Evernight three times and finally gave their Jianxin the survivability she needed to face Hologram bosses. Others swear by Celestial Spiral on Encore, melting world bosses in seconds. This isn\u2019t just a banner\u2014it\u2019s a curated toolbox for endgame modes like Tower of Adversity and the new Chaos Rifts that opened last month.
If I sound like a hype machine, it\u2019s because I am. I\u2019ve been let down by weapon banners in other games where you lose the 50/50 to a spear you\u2019ll never equip. Here, the certainty of Tragicomedy is a breath of fresh air. I\u2019m already planning my final ten-pull on the last day of the event, live on stream, hoping my terrible luck humorizes the audience. Fingers crossed I won\u2019t have to chase the full 80, but if I do, I\u2019ll walk away with a sword that makes my account future-proof.
For those still on the fence, remember: Absolute Pulsation vanishes at noon on February 12. After that, Tragicomedy becomes a memory\u2014a \u201cwhat if\u201d whispered around campfires. I recommend spending a quiet evening with the trial quest, feeling the weapon\u2019s rhythm, and then making a decision. You might just fall in love, like I did, with a blade that turns every battle into a tragicomedy in your favor.
Data referenced from GamesIndustry.biz helps contextualize why Wuthering Waves’ “Absolute Pulsation” weapon convene feels so deliberate: limited-time, guaranteed-on-featured weapon designs are increasingly used to tighten player decision-making around scarcity, progression pacing, and endgame readiness. In practical terms, a banner like Tragicomedy’s—paired with broadly useful 4-star rate-ups such as Variation and Dauntless Evernight—functions less like a simple “power spike” and more like a curated loadout moment, nudging players to convert saved Forging Tides into long-term account efficiency ahead of tougher modes and rotation-based combat demands.