
Wuthering Waves · Build Guide
Augusta Build
Best weapons, echoes & teams
Skills
Hunter's Path
Perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG.
Consume STA to attack the target, dealing Electro DMG. Normal Attack shortly after to cast Basic Attack Stage 2.
Consume STA to perform a Plunging Attack from mid-air, dealing Electro DMG.
Normal Attack after a successful Dodge to attack, dealing Electro DMG.
Normal Attack after a successful Mid-air Dodge to perform a Plunging Attack at STA cost, dealing Electro DMG.
When Prowess is full, Heavy Attack: Steelclash is replaced. Deal Electro DMG and consume all Prowess. Release or Normal Attack again within a period to perform Thunderoar: Spinslash; Spinslash also available after interruption if Augusta stays on the ground.
Augusta whirls her Broadblade, dealing Electro DMG.
Jump when Prowess is full to perform Uppercut, dealing Electro DMG and consuming all Prowess. Also accessible from full-Prowess Resonance Skill, Steelclash, or Dodge Counter via Normal Attack or Jump.
When Prowess is full, Dodge Counter is replaced, dealing Electro DMG (Heavy Attack DMG).
When Ascendancy is full, replaces Dodge Counter and Dodge Counter: Heavy Attack - Steelclash, dealing Electro DMG (Heavy Attack DMG). Can chain into Thunderoar: Spinslash the same way as Backstep.
Up to 100 points. Restored by Basic Attack, Steelclash, Mid-air Attack, Mid-air Dodge Counter, Resonance Skill, Dodge Counter, or Dodge Counter: Heavy Attack - Steelclash dealing damage. Fully restored on Intro Skill cast.
Warrior's Blade
Augusta leaps and slams down her Broadblade, dealing Electro DMG.
Sunward Conquest
Release Resonance Liberation to sweep forward with her Broadblade, dealing Electro DMG (Heavy Attack DMG). Restores 40% Ascendancy.
When Majesty reaches 2 stacks, hold Resonance Liberation to cast this skill. Costs 2 Majesty instead of Resonance Energy. Generates Ruler's Realm (30s), enters Sworn Allegiance state (7s), and temporarily stops time while disabling Resonator switching. In Sworn Allegiance, only Sunborne, Everbright Protector, and Dodge are available; also performs Mid-air Attack when airborne.
Deal Electro DMG (Heavy Attack DMG). After 9 casts, Normal Attack or Resonance Liberation to perform Everbright Protector.
Deal Electro DMG (Heavy Attack DMG). Ends Sworn Allegiance and consumes all Crown of Wills stacks. Hold Resonance Liberation early in Sworn Allegiance to cast immediately.
Lasts 30s. When Resonators cast Intro Skill within Ruler's Realm, they gain a Shield equal to 650 + 5% of Augusta's Max HP for 10s (unstackable, non-transferable).
Up to 2 stacks. Gained when casting Resonance Skill: Undying Sunlight - Plunge (+1), or when other Resonators cast Outro Skill under Augusta's Outro effect (+1).
Stride of Goldenflare
Deal Electro DMG. Fully restores Prowess and restores 20% Ascendancy.
Battlesong of the Unyielding
Each stack grants 15% Electro DMG Bonus (up to 1 stack by default). All Crown of Wills stacks are removed when Everbright Protector ends.
Inherent Skills
Glory's Favor
When Augusta deals damage, she gains a Shield equal to 350 + 2.5% of her Max HP for 5s, triggered once every 0.5s. Non-stackable, non-transferable.
Blazing Valor
When Augusta is out of combat for over 4s, she gains the following effects once every 4s: if Majesty is less than 1 stack, restore 1 stack; fully restore Crown of Wills.
Tune Break
Tune Break: Broadblade
When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast Tune Break on the target.
Forte Circuit
Call Me By the Sun
When Ascendancy is full, Resonance Skill: Warrior's Blade is replaced. Deal Electro DMG. Normal Attack or Resonance Skill during the action to cast Undying Sunlight: Leap. Can be cast mid-air.
Deal Electro DMG. Normal Attack or Resonance Skill during the action to cast Undying Sunlight: Plunge. Can only be cast mid-air.
Consume all Ascendancy to deal Electro DMG (Heavy Attack DMG). Grants 1 Majesty on cast. Can only be cast mid-air.
When Ascendancy is full, Resonance Skill after a successful Dodge replaces Dodge Counter. Deal Electro DMG (Resonance Skill DMG). Chain into Undying Sunlight: Leap via Normal Attack or Resonance Skill.
Up to 100 points. Restored when Normal Attacks deal damage; +20% when casting Intro Skill; +10% when casting Resonance Skill: Warrior's Blade; +40% when casting Resonance Liberation: Sword of Eternal Oath.
Resonance Chain
Priority nodes: S6 Engraved in Radiant Light · S2 Cleansed in Crimson War · S3 Forged in Rot and Ruin
Engraved in Radiant Light
★ PriorityAugusta can now hold up to 4 Crown of Wills stacks. For every 1% Crit. Rate over 150%, she gains 2% Crit. DMG increase, up to 50%. Heavy Attack - Thunderoar: Spinslash and Uppercut each grant 2 Crown of Wills (once per second). While casting Spinslash or Uppercut, Thunder Rage triggers at the spot dealing 2× Electro DMG equal to 100% of ATK (Heavy Attack DMG).
+150% CRIT DMG · Augusta can now hold up to 4 stacks of Crown of Wills.
Augusta is a 5★ Electro Broadblade Main DPS in Wuthering Waves. The best build is Thunderflare Dominion with the 5-piece Crown of Valor echo set, using The False Sovereign as the main echo. The strongest team is Augusta with Yinlin and Shorekeeper (electro solar burst). At Level 90, aim for 14500+ HP, 1100+ DEF, 2000-2800+ ATK, 65-80%+ CRIT Rate, 210-260%+ CRIT DMG, 116%-125% Energy Regen and 40-70%+ Electro DMG Bonus.
Best Weapons
by calculated performance
Thunderflare Dominion
R1BestA very specialized Broadblade that breaks records for the highest Base ATK in the game, providing a smaller amount of CRIT Rate in exchange, while giving Heavy Attack DMG Bonus, ATK%, and allowing Heavy Attack DMG to ignore target DEF when applying shields up to 36% DEF at 5 stacks. While this weapon does have ramp-up on its DEF ignore effect, it's easily the best choice for Augusta bar none, as this weapon is specialized to be used by her in order to make full use of its effect.
100.0%

Verdant Summit
R1Jiyan's Signature weapon is fantastic on Augusta and has similar performance to even her Signature weapon thanks to its easy to acquire 48% Heavy Attack DMG Bonus increase, as well as 12% general DMG Bonus, good Base ATK and CRIT DMG stats.
90.3%

Ages of Harvest
R1While this weapon focuses on boosting Resonance Skill damage, Jinhsi's Signature is still great on Augusta as she does deal some amount of Skill damage and benefits from its good Base ATK, as well as its DMG Bonus and CRIT Rate increasing effects.
80.4%

Wildfire Mark
R1This Broadblade lacks the extra punch that the above options do as its passive effect is entirely useless on Augusta. It does buff Mortefi's DMG if he is present on the team, however he is far from dealing most of the damage in the team and Augusta only uses this Broadblade for its ATK and CRIT DMG stats, which makes it rank lower than above options.
77.3%

Radiance Cleaver
R1Simple ATK and CRIT DMG stat-stick for Augusta, the strongest permanently available choice for her.
77.3%
Percentages show relative damage performance from calculations; some weapons bring un-quantifiable quality-of-life on top.
Best Echo Sets
5-Piece Sonata
Crown of Valor
Augusta's best set bar none. Increases ATK and CRIT DMG by 6% and 4% for 4s respectively when a Shield is applied to the equipped character, stacking up to 5 times every 0.5s. This totals to 30% ATK and 20% CRIT DMG, which is the best set for Augusta in specific as she's the only character in the game who's able to fully stack up this effect. Best combined with your choice of: 2P Void Thunder (Recommended) 2P Endless Resonance Reel of Spliced Memories 2P Moonlit Clouds Empyrean Anthem Tidebreaking Courage
Example Loadout · 4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost
Echo Main Stats
4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 costCRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Electro DMG
Electro DMG > ATK%
ATK%
ATK%
Substats Priority
Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% = Heavy Attack DMG% > ATK > Resonance Skill DMG%
Skill Priority
Liberation
Forte
Basic
Skill
Intro
Best Teams
Best Resonance Chain Nodes
Priority nodes: S6 Engraved in Radiant Light · S2 Cleansed in Crimson War · S3 Forged in Rot and Ruin
Engraved in Radiant Light
★ PriorityAugusta can now hold up to 4 Crown of Wills stacks. For every 1% Crit. Rate over 150%, she gains 2% Crit. DMG increase, up to 50%. Heavy Attack - Thunderoar: Spinslash and Uppercut each grant 2 Crown of Wills (once per second). While casting Spinslash or Uppercut, Thunder Rage triggers at the spot dealing 2× Electro DMG equal to 100% of ATK (Heavy Attack DMG).
+150% CRIT DMG · Augusta can now hold up to 4 stacks of Crown of Wills.
Augusta build summary
Thunderflare Dominion is the weapon to build around. Without it, Verdant Summit, Ages of Harvest and Wildfire Mark are the next picks, in that order. Aureate Zenith is the budget option.
On the Crown of Valor set, run CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG on the 4-cost, Electro DMG on the 3-cost, Electro DMG > ATK% on the 3-cost and ATK% on both 1-costs. Substats in priority order: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% = Heavy Attack DMG% > ATK > Resonance Skill DMG%.
The Resonance Chain nodes worth pulling for are S6 (+150% CRIT DMG), S2 (+100% CRIT DMG) and S3 (+25% Heavy Attack DMG). Level Res. Liberation → Forte Circuit → Basic Attack → Res. Skill → Intro Skill.
Ascension needs 46× Blighted Crown of Puppet King above everything else, and the full build — ascension plus every forte node — costs 2,200,000 Shell Credits.
- Role
- 5★ Electro Broadblade Main DPS
- Best weapon
- Thunderflare Dominion
- Alternatives
- Verdant Summit, Ages of Harvest, Wildfire Mark
- Echo set
- Crown of Valor
- Main echo
- The False Sovereign
- Main stats
- 4-cost CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG · 3-cost Electro DMG · 3-cost Electro DMG > ATK% · 1-cost ATK% · 1-cost ATK%
- Substats
- Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% = Heavy Attack DMG% > ATK > Resonance Skill DMG%
- Skill priority
- Res. Liberation > Forte Circuit > Basic Attack > Res. Skill > Intro Skill
- Best chain nodes
- S6, S2, S3
- Best team
- Augusta + Yinlin, Shorekeeper
- Level 90 targets
- 14500+ HP · 1100+ DEF · 2000-2800+ ATK · 65-80%+ CRIT Rate · 210-260%+ CRIT DMG · 116%-125% Energy Regen · 40-70%+ Electro DMG Bonus
- Key ascension material
- 46× Blighted Crown of Puppet King
- Full build cost
- 2,200,000 Shell Credits
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best weapon for Augusta?
Thunderflare Dominion is the best-in-slot weapon for Augusta. A very specialized Broadblade that breaks records for the highest Base ATK in the game, providing a smaller amount of CRIT Rate in exchange, while giving Heavy Attack DMG Bonus, ATK%, and allowing Heavy Attack DMG to ignore target DEF when applying shields up to 36% DEF at 5 stacks. While this weapon does have ramp-up on its DEF ignore effect, it's easily the best choice for Augusta bar none, as this weapon is specialized to be used by her in order to make full use of its effect. The next best options are Verdant Summit and Ages of Harvest. Aureate Zenith is the strongest budget pick.
What echo set should Augusta use?
Run the 5-piece Crown of Valor set on Augusta. The False Sovereign is the recommended main echo. Main stats by cost: 4-cost CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG, 3-cost Electro DMG, 3-cost Electro DMG > ATK%, 1-cost ATK%, 1-cost ATK%.
What substats does Augusta want?
On Augusta, prioritise these echo substats: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% = Heavy Attack DMG% > ATK > Resonance Skill DMG%.
Which skills should you level first on Augusta?
Level the forte nodes in this order on Augusta: Res. Liberation → Forte Circuit → Basic Attack → Res. Skill → Intro Skill.
What is the best team for Augusta?
Electro Solar Burst: Augusta with Yinlin and Shorekeeper. Alternative Team: Augusta with Yuanwu and Verina. Augusta enters with Intro (Stride of Goldenflare, Prowess restored, Ascendancy +20%), builds Ascendancy through Normal Attacks…
What element and weapon does Augusta use?
Augusta is a 5★ Electro Broadblade resonator from Rinascita.
Ascension Materials
×4LF Tidal Residuum
×12MF Tidal Residuum
×12HF Tidal Residuum
×4FF Tidal Residuum
×46Blighted Crown of Puppet King
×60Luminous Calendula
170,000 Shell CreditsSkill Upgrade Materials
×25LF Tidal Residuum
×28MF Tidal Residuum
×40HF Tidal Residuum
×57FF Tidal Residuum
×25Waveworn Residue 210
×28Waveworn Residue 226
×55Waveworn Residue 235
×67Waveworn Residue 239
×26When Irises Bloom
2,030,000 Shell Credits



