Wuthering Waves Calcharo: Best Build, Teams & Echoes
Jun. 1, 2024Calcharo is one of the most sought-after Resonators in Wuthering Waves, and he has tremendous damage potential with the correct build. He is a 5-star Electro broadblade user with a strong DPS kit. With the correct Echoes, teams, and weapons, Calcharo is easilyone of the strongest DPSin the game. Here is how you can get the best out of Calcharo’s kit using his best build.
Calcharo Kit, Rotation & Forte Upgrade Priority
Calcharo is a strong electro DPS in Wuthering Waves and he features a complete damage output kit. Let’s take a closer look at Calcharo’s kit to understand how to play him correctly:
Playing Calcharo is a bit complicated if you want to get the best out his kit. First, use his three hit Resonance Skill to build up his Forte Gauge. After getting 3 stacks of Cruelty, use Calcharo’s heavy attack to use his Forte Circuit, Mercy.
Note:While Calcharo is using Mercy, you can quickly swap to another character, prioritizing characters that deal high damage at short periods, to basically have two characters on the field at the same time for a couple of seconds. This way you can maximize the damage output during Calcharo’s Mercy attack animation.
After Calcharo’s Resonance Liberation energy is full, use it to enter Deathblade Gear and perform his five basic attack combo to fill the Killing Intent Forte Gauge. Once Calcharo has 5 stacks of Killing Intent, his basic attack will do the Death Messenger Heavy attack.
You can also swap out to another character during the Death Messenger animation, and swap back to Clacharo, to maximize the damage output.
The swap window is very small but if timed correctly, can increase the damage output significantly, especially when swapped with characters like Mortefi and Danjin,and later Yinlin. To sum it up, here is Calcharo’s best rotation:
Next, here is Calcharo’s Forte upgrade priority:
Calcharo’s Resonance Chain abilities are minor buffs to his overall kit. They can be good investments, especially his RC2 and RC3 as they increase his damage output significantly. Also, Calcharo gets a good Intro Skill buff with RC2 and RC5, which is needed if you plan to use his Intro Skill in the Deathblade Gear state, as the normal damage is quite underwhelming.
The best main Echo for Calcharo is Thundering Memphis, which deals Electro damage while also buffing Electro and Resonance Liberation damage. Simply start Calcharo’s rotations with the Thundering Memphis echo ability to buff the damage output of his overall kit.
Other than that, you can also use Tempest Memphis as your main echo, as it also buffs Electro damage, alongside Heave Attack damage, of the current character.
The 5-piece Void Thunder Sonata effect is the best echo set effect for Calcharo, giving him a massive boost to Electro damage after he uses his Heavy attack or Resonance Skill.
The 5-piece Lingering Tunes can also be a good alternative, if you have good sub-stats on them. This set increases the Attack massively for the wearer while on-field and also significantly increases their Outro Skill damage.
The 4-3-3-1 Echo Cost priority is the best for Calcharo. Here is how his main and sub-stats should look like for his best build.Echo CostMain / Sub-Stat4Crit Rate = Crit Damage / Crit Rate = Crit Damage > Attack % > ER > Forte Damage Bonuses3Electro Damage % > Crit Rate = Crit Damage > Attack % > ER > Forte Damage Bonuses3Electro Damage % > Crit Rate = Crit Damage > Attack % > ER > Forte Damage Bonuses1Attack % / Attack % > Crit Rate = Crit Damage > Attack % > ER > Forte Damage Bonuses1Attack % / Crit Rate = Crit Damage > Attack % > ER > Forte Damage BonusesCalcharo Main and Sub Stats for his Echoes
For Calcharo’s stats try to stack as much Crit Rate, Crit Damage, and Attack % as possible. Also, make sure to reach Energy Regen of 20% to get his Resonance Liberation almost every rotation.
The Verdant Summit,signature weapon of Jiyan, is also the best weapon for Calcharo. It gives a massive 12% damage bonus to all Resonance Attributes and further increases Heavy attack damage by 24% (max 2 stacks) when the user’s Intro Skill or Resonance Liberation is cast, for 14 seconds.
Other than that, the Autumntrace is also a good alternative for Calcharo, as it increases his Attack significantly upon using his Basic or Heavy attacks.
Calcharo’s best team will feature Yinlin and Verina, however,Yinlin is going to be released during the 2nd phase of version 1.0.Other than Yinlin, Mortefi is Calcharo’s best damage dealing partner.
For support units, Verina is a clear favorite with her buffs and healing abilities.However, Jianxin can also be a good pick for Calcharo as she buffs Resonance Liberation damage specifically.
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