Wuthering Waves uses a deep currency system, and understanding how each resource works is the first step to spending your Lunites and Astrite efficiently. The main currencies you will see in-game are: Shell Credits, Astrite, Lunite, Lustrous / Radiant / Forging
Tides,
Waveplates, and several special tokens.
1. Shell Credits – the universal money
Shell Credits are the basic "gold" of Wuthering Waves. You earn them constantly from:
• Story and side quests
• Daily activities and events
•
Tacet Fields and
Simulation Training
• Selling items and materials
They are mainly used to:
• Level up
Resonators and weapons
• Upgrade Fortes and skills
• Buy materials, food, and consumables from NPC shops
• Cover many everyday costs as your account grows
Because character and weapon upgrades become more expensive at higher levels, most players will end up spending millions of Shell Credits over time, especially if they are pushing endgame content like
Tower of Adversity.
2. Astrite – high-value premium currency
Astrite is the main premium currency that free-to-play players care about. You can obtain Astrite from:
• Story quests and exploration
• Achievements and events
• Supply Crates and other in-game rewards
Astrite is primarily used to:
• Buy Lustrous Tides, Radiant Tides, and Forging Tides for the gacha system
• Refill Waveplates (stamina) when you want to farm more materials
• Occasionally purchase small items in the in-game Store
A single Tide costs 160 Astrite, so a 10-pull on any banner usually costs 1,600 Astrite.
This makes Astrite the core resource for planning your
gacha pulls and
pity.
3. Lunite – paid premium currency
Lunite is the paid version of the premium currency. When you top up Wuthering Waves through the in-game shop or a recharge site like ManaBuy, you receive Lunites.
Lunites can then be:
• Converted directly into Astrite
• Spent on special offer bundles in the Store
• Used to buy the Lunite Subscription (monthly pass) for a mix of Lunite and Astrite
• Used on other monetized packs that include Shell Credits, development materials,
Echo EXP, and more
For players who plan to pull regularly on limited banners, Lunites are effectively the fastest way to turn real-world money into Astrite, Tides, and eventually 5-star Resonators and weapons.
4. Lustrous, Radiant and Forging Tides – gacha tickets
Tides are the "tickets" you actually use on the Convene (gacha) banners:
• Lustrous Tides – used for the Standard / Permanent Banner and the Novice banner
• Radiant Tides – used for limited character event banners
• Forging Tides – used for limited weapon banners
Astrite can always be exchanged for the Tides you need, so in practice the loop is:
Lunite → Astrite → Tides → gacha pulls → Resonators & weapons
Understanding this chain is crucial if you want to plan around pity, limited banners, and long-term account growth.
5. Waveplates – stamina system
Waveplates are the stamina resource in Wuthering Waves. You spend Waveplates to:
• Farm Tacet Fields for
Echoes and materials
• Run
Forgery Challenges for weapon and character mats
• Clear other instanced farming content and weekly bosses
Waveplates regenerate slowly over time, but can also be refilled with Astrite.
Many mid-to-endgame players will sometimes convert Astrite (or indirectly Lunite) into extra Waveplates to push progression faster on important farming days.
6. Special tokens – corals, shards and more
Beyond the main currencies, there are several special tokens such as:
• Afterglow Corals & Oscillate Corals – earned from gacha pulls and exchanged in special shops for Tides, character fragments, and other high-value items
• Data Sets & Hazard Records – rewarded from high-level combat modes (Simulation Training, Tower of Adversity) and exchanged for powerful upgrade materials
• Wood-textured Shards – exploration tokens that can be turned into Tides or other resources in the Souvenir Store
These secondary currencies become more important as you progress into late game and start optimizing advanced builds and teams.
Summary: Why this matters for Lunite top-ups on ManaBuy
If you plan to top up Lunites on ManaBuy, having a clear picture of how Lunites → Astrite → Tides → account power works helps you:
• Decide how many Lunites you actually need
• Plan your pulls around limited banners and pity
• Balance between gacha pulls, resource bundles, and Waveplate refills
With this overview of Wuthering Waves currencies, you can get maximum value from every Lunite recharge and grow your account more efficiently.
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