If you’ve ever stared at a limited Resonator banner with 3 days left, wondering if you have enough pulls left to hit your guaranteed 5-star before it expires, you’re not alone. A huge number of new players waste hundreds of Astrite every patch because they guess their pity count instead of looking it up directly. The good news is it only takes 10 seconds to learn how to check pity in Wuthering Waves, no fancy tools or math required. I’ve been playing since launch, and this one small skill has saved me from missing out on three limited 5-star units I’d been saving for months to get.
How to Check Pity in Wuthering Waves In-Game (No Third-Party Tools Needed)
The only official, accurate way to check your pity count is through the game’s built-in wish history feature. You don’t need to download any apps or share your account info with external sites to get the correct number. The process works exactly the same on PC, mobile, and console versions of the game, and your history syncs across all devices you use to log in.
To find your pity count, follow these simple steps: Open the main menu by pressing Esc on PC or tapping the three-line icon in the top right of mobile/console screens. Scroll down to the “Records” option, which sits right under the Mail tab in the menu. Select “Wish History” from the left-hand menu on the Records screen, then use the dropdown filter at the top to select the banner type you want to check. Count the number of pulls listed after your most recent 5-star drop, which will have a gold border around it in the history.
The game counts pity separately for each banner type, so you’ll need to switch between the limited character, limited weapon, and standard banner filters to get the count for each. Your limited character pity carries over between different limited character banners, but limited weapon pity stays tied to that specific weapon banner run, so make sure you’re checking the right filter when you plan your pulls.
What Pity Thresholds Should You Track for Wuthering Waves Banners?
Before you start calculating how many more pulls you need, it helps to know what the actual pity thresholds are for each banner type. Pity is the gacha system’s built-in guarantee that you’ll get a 5-star item after a set number of pulls, no matter how unlucky you are. There are two types of pity for every banner: soft pity, where your 5-star drop rate starts increasing dramatically, and hard pity, where you’re guaranteed to get a 5-star on your next pull.
Soft pity increases your 5-star drop rate exponentially per pull, so almost 90% of players get their 5-star before hitting the hard pity threshold. I’ve pulled 8 limited 5-stars since launch, and I’ve never had to go all the way to the hard pity mark on a character banner. All my drops have landed between 73 and 77 pulls, which is the average range for most players.
The exact pity thresholds for each banner type are:
- Limited Character Banner: 90 total pulls for hard pity, soft pity starts at 70 pulls, 50/50 chance for the limited rate-up unit on your first 5-star pull
- Limited Weapon Banner: 80 total pulls for hard pity, soft pity starts at 60 pulls, 75% chance for one of the two rate-up weapons on your first 5-star pull
- Standard Permanent Banner: 90 total pulls for hard pity, no limited units or weapons available, counter never resets between banner rotations
Your guaranteed pity after losing a 50/50 carries over to future limited character banners, so if you lost your last 5-star roll to a standard unit, your next 5-star on any limited character banner will automatically be the featured rate-up Resonator. This rule doesn’t apply to weapon banners, so you’ll need to win a 75/20 roll twice to guarantee the specific rate-up weapon you want.
Common Pity Tracking Mistakes to Avoid
Even if you know how to pull up your wish history, it’s easy to make small mistakes that mess up your pity count calculation. I’ve seen friends skip a banner they could have gotten a 5-star on, or waste all their saved pulls on a banner they had no chance of hitting pity for, all because they made one of these simple errors.
First, don’t mix up counters for different banner types. If you pulled 40 times on the last limited character banner, then 35 times on the current limited character banner, your total pity is 75, not 75 across character and weapon banners. Your weapon banner pulls don’t count towards your character pity, and vice versa, so always double check you’re looking at the right filter when you count.
All free and paid pulls count equally towards your pity counter, so don’t forget to include free pulls from event rewards, daily login bonuses, and maintenance compensation in your count. A lot of new players only count pulls they bought with paid Astrite, but free pulls add up fast and will trigger pity just like paid ones do. 4-star and 5-star pity counters are completely separate, so getting a 4-star unit or weapon doesn’t reset your 5-star pity progress, even if you get a 4-star right before your 5-star is due.
Never enter your Wuthering Waves account credentials on third-party pity tracking sites, no matter how convenient they seem. These sites often steal account information, and using them can get your account permanently banned by the developers. The in-game wish history is 100% accurate, so there’s no reason to risk your account for a tool that auto-counts pulls for you.
How to Plan Your Pulls Using Your Pity Counter Data
Once you know your exact pity count, you can make way smarter decisions about when to pull and when to save your Astrite for future banners. Free-to-play players only get around 60 to 70 pulls per patch, so you can’t afford to waste pulls on banners you won’t be able to hit pity for. I used to guess my pity count all the time, and I missed out on the first run of Jiyan because I thought I was 20 pulls further away from pity than I actually was.
For example, if you check your pity and see you’re at 68 pulls on the current limited character banner, and you already lost your last 50/50, you only need around 6 to 10 more pulls to get the guaranteed limited Resonator. You can easily farm that many pulls by doing leftover side quests, unlocking new waypoints, or completing event challenges before the banner ends. If you’re only at 30 pulls and the banner ends in 3 days, you’re not going to get enough pulls to hit pity unless you spend real money, so you can safely save your currency for the next banner instead of wasting pulls.
Calculating your remaining pity can save you hundreds of wasted Astrite if you’re saving for a future limited unit. Last patch, I thought I was at 50 pulls on the limited weapon banner, but when I checked my wish history, I realized I was actually at 67 pulls, just 3 pulls away from soft pity. I decided to do a few more event challenges to get the extra pulls I needed, and I ended up getting the rate-up 5-star weapon I’d been saving for 2 patches to get. If I’d guessed my count, I would have skipped the pulls and waited for the next banner run, which would have set me back months.
At the end of the day, learning how to check pity in Wuthering Waves is one of the most useful small skills you can pick up as a new player. It takes less than 30 seconds to pull up your wish history and count your pulls, and it can save you from wasting months of saved currency or missing out on your favorite limited Resonator. You don’t need any fancy tools or complicated spreadsheets to track your progress, just the built-in records feature and a quick count of your pulls since your last 5-star. Next time you’re debating whether to pull on a banner or save, pop into the records tab first to get your exact count before you make a decision.