I still remember the exact moment I discovered the Levitator in Wuthering Waves. I was standing outside Jinzhou, staring at a suspiciously placed explosive barrel, a wall of thorny vines, and a pressure plate that clearly wanted a heavy object on it. My brain said "puzzle." My brain also said "throw the barrel at the vines," and somehow both answers were correct. That, dear reader, is the Levitator in a nutshell.

So if you're a fresh Rover who has been walking past levitatable objects and wondering why the game keeps winking at you, this is the guide I wish I'd had.

What Even Is the Levitator? 🧲

In short: the Levitator is one of the core tools in Wuthering Waves. It lets you lift objects, carry them around like a very smug delivery worker, and either place them on pressure plates or hurl them at things that deserve it. Path blocked by vines? Throw something explosive. Enemy looking at you funny? Throw something explosive. Pressure plate sulking in the corner? Gently place a rock on it, you monster.

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Unlocking It Is Embarrassingly Easy

Here's the good news: you don't have to do anything special. No hidden quest, no obscure NPC, no sacrificing your Waveplates to a sea monster. You simply play the early story missions until you hit the Grappling Hook tutorial. Keep going, and shortly after you reach Jinzhou City, you'll run into the Sensor and Levitator tutorials right outside the city walls.

The Levitator unlocks alongside your other core traversal toys:

Tool What It Does Unlock Timing
Glider Lets you fall with style Early story
Grappling Hook Turns buildings into shortcuts Early story
Sensor Finds hidden goodies Near Jinzhou
Levitator Lifts and throws objects Near Jinzhou

Basically, the game hands you the whole toolkit while you're still learning which button makes you dodge. Very generous. Very chaotic.

Swapping to the Levitator 🎛️

Once unlocked, you need to actually equip it. The Levitator lives in your Tool Wheel, which is the game's way of hiding four useful gadgets behind one button and hoping you remember.

On PC:

  1. Press and hold Tab to open the Tool Wheel.

  2. Select the Levitator — it's the box-shaped icon.

On Mobile:

  1. Press and hold the tool button, which sits just above your Normal Attack button.

  2. Select the Levitator from the wheel.

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I cannot tell you how long I spent in 2024 pressing random keys because I forgot the wheel existed. Don't be me. Be better than me.

Actually Using It: The Fun Part 💥

Once the Levitator is selected, walk up to any object that can be levitated and press the Tool key — T on PC, or the button above your Normal Attack on mobile. The object will float obediently in front of you. From there, you have two options:

  • Place it. Perfect for pressure plates, puzzles, and feeling like a responsible adult.

  • Throw it. Perfect for clearing thorn vines, smashing destructible obstacles, and mildly bullying enemies.

For the early thorn vine tutorial, aim and throw the nearby explosive barrel at the vines. Boom. Path cleared. You are now officially a genius.

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A Few Things I Learned the Hard Way 🧠

  • The Levitator only works on specific objects. If something refuses to float, it's not broken — you're just trying to lift scenery.

  • Thrown objects can absolutely hurt you if you're careless. I've tested this. Repeatedly. Unwillingly.

  • Puzzle pressure plates often want the object placed, not yeeted at Mach speed. Aim before you yeet.

  • Since the Levitator's introduction back in version 1.0, the tool has stayed remarkably consistent, which means every guide from 2024 still holds up in 2026.

Frequently Asked Levitator Questions

Do I need to unlock it again after updates?

No. Once it's yours, it's yours forever. It's the most loyal thing in Solaris-3.

Can I throw enemies?

Only the objects. Sorry to dash your dreams of becoming a human catapult.

What if I can't find the Tool Wheel?

Hold the button longer. It's a hold, not a tap. Everyone taps first. Everyone.

Final Floaty Thoughts

The Levitator is one of those tools that feels pointless until the exact moment it becomes essential, and then you wonder how you ever solved anything without it. It clears paths, solves puzzles, opens shortcuts, and occasionally lets you commit crimes against explosive barrels.

So go on — open that Tool Wheel, grab the box icon, and start throwing things around Jinzhou. Just, uh, don't tell anyone I told you to do it.