
Wuthering Waves · Build Guide
Cantarella Build
Best weapons, echoes & teams
Skills
Illusion Collapse
Perform up to 3 consecutive strikes dealing Havoc DMG.
While Mirage is active, Basic Attacks become Delusive Dive: fluid, illusion-enhanced strikes that deal Havoc DMG and generate Trance.
Casting a mid-air attack while Perception Drain is above 50 allows Cantarella to enter Mirage, changing her attack pattern until Mirage expires or she switches out.
Consume Stamina to attack, dealing Havoc DMG.
Consume Stamina for an aerial strike, dealing Havoc DMG.
Normal Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
Dance with Shadows
Cantarella dashes through the enemy, dealing Havoc DMG and generating Perception Drain.
Cantarella conjures a hallucinogenic field at the target, dealing Havoc DMG to all enemies inside. Generates Trance stacks on each tick.
A follow-up cast within the window launches a concentrated Havoc blast, dealing Havoc DMG and immediately triggering 2 Shiver pulses.
When Cantarella has maximum Trance, Resonance Skill becomes Jolt: a sudden burst dealing Havoc DMG that consumes all Trance and activates Abyssal Rebirth.
Beneath the Sea
Cantarella releases a wave of hallucinogenic energy dealing Havoc DMG and creating a Diffusion field for 20s.
Enemies inside the Diffusion field receive periodic Shiver DMG and take 10% increased Havoc DMG.
While Diffusion is active, Cantarella's Graceful Step and Flickering Reverie each spawn a Dreamweaver: a spectral echo that mirrors the attack at 60% DMG and heals all party members for 8% of Cantarella's ATK per hit.
Cruise
Enter the field with a sweeping Havoc strike, dealing Havoc DMG and immediately activating Mirage.
Follow-up to Ripple if the initial hit connects: Cantarella launches forward dealing additional Havoc DMG and generating maximum Perception Drain.
Gentle Tentacles
Release a tendril burst dealing Havoc DMG to nearby enemies. The incoming Resonator's Havoc DMG is Amplified by 20% for 30s. The incoming Resonator's Resonance Skill DMG is Amplified by 25% for 30s.
Inherent Skills
Cure
When Cantarella triggers Abyssal Rebirth, the heal amount is increased by 20% of her ATK. If any party member was below 50% HP, they receive an additional heal over 5s equal to 10% of Cantarella's ATK per second.
Poison
Cantarella's Havoc attacks against enemies afflicted with Shiver deal 8% increased DMG. At maximum Shiver stacks, this bonus increases to 15%.
Tune Break
Tune Break: Rectifier
When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast Tune Break on the target.
Forte Circuit
Between Illusion and Reality - Phantom Sting & Abyssal Rebirth
While in Mirage with Trance at maximum, Basic Attack triggers Phantom Sting: a burst of illusory needles dealing Havoc DMG (Skill DMG) and consuming all Trance.
Triggered after Jolt or consuming max Trance via Phantom Sting. Cantarella instantly heals all party members for 15% of her ATK and generates a 5s window where all of her attacks deal 25% increased Havoc DMG.
Between Illusion and Reality - Shiver
Cantarella's Havoc attacks apply Shiver to enemies (max 8 stacks). Shiver ticks Havoc DMG once per second per stack. At maximum stacks, the next Cantarella Havoc hit triggers a Shiver Burst: a single explosion dealing Havoc DMG equal to 100% of all active Shiver stack DMG and removing all stacks.
Between Illusion and Reality - Perception Drain & Trance
Holds up to 100. Gained from Basic Attacks and Skill hits. At 50, Mid-air Attack allows Mirage Entry. At 100, all hits generate double Trance.
Holds up to 10 stacks. Gained from Delusive Dive and Flickering Reverie. At maximum, enables Jolt or Phantom Sting.
Resonance Chain
Priority nodes: S3 Lullaby of the Abyss · S2 Depths of Reverie · S6 One Infinite Night
Lullaby of the Abyss
★ PriorityJolt generates 1 additional Abyssal Rebirth and reduces Resonance Liberation cooldown by 3s.
+370% Liberation DMG · The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Liberation Flowing Suffocation is increased by 370%.
Cantarella is a 5★ Havoc Rectifier Sub-DPS in Wuthering Waves. The best build is Whispers of Sirens with the 5-piece Midnight Veil echo set, using Lorelei as the main echo. The strongest team is Cantarella with Camellya and Shorekeeper (havoc diffusion core). At Level 90, aim for 16000+ HP, 1100+ DEF, 1950-2400+ ATK, 65-80%+ CRIT Rate, 210-280%+ CRIT DMG, 120-140% Energy Regen and 30-70%+ Havoc DMG Bonus.
Best Weapons
by calculated performance
Whispers of Sirens
R1BestCantarella's signature weapon is expectedly perfect for her, as it gives her a huge boost to many stats including CRIT DMG, ATK, Basic ATK DMG Bonus and can even ignore Havoc RES. These buffs activate naturally quickly in her rotation, making the weapon especially powerful.
100.0%

Rime-Draped Sprouts
R1Cantarella can make great use of the passive effects of Zhezhi's signature weapon since she heavily benefits from Basic Attack DMG Bonus. It also has CRIT DMG and ATK% - 2 stats Cantarella enjoys as a damage dealer. Having 3 uses of her Resonance Skill, Cantarella is able to exploit this weapon's passive effects well too. This makes this option an outstanding choice for her if you own it.
87.0%

Stringmaster
R1Yinlin's signature weapon is a versatile option that gives a lot great stats such as CRIT Rate, All-Type DMG Bonus and ATK, especially if the character deals off-field damage or uses Swap Cancels. Because of this, it almost always lands as the #1 or #2 weapon of choice for rectifier damage dealers. On Cantarella specifically, it's about equal to Zhezhi's Signature since she uses its passive well.
85.0%

Lethean Elegy
R1While this weapon theoretically could provide 8% DEF Ignore to Cantarella in teams where she can Swap Cancel it before casting her Intro, in practice in her best teams since Outro buffs will be active on all 3 team members at once this passive rarely sees any use since interrupting an Echo cast's damage for it is not worth it. Hence, it mostly acts as a CRIT Rate and ATK stat-stick for Cantarella.
84.5%

Luminous Hymn
R1Simple ATK and CRIT Rate stat-stick for Cantarella, who doesn't benefit from this weapon's Spectro Frazzle-related effects.
82.6%
Percentages show relative damage performance from calculations; some weapons bring un-quantifiable quality-of-life on top.
Best Echo Sets
5-Piece Sonata
Midnight Veil
Best set for Cantarella in all Havoc teams. Offers a 10% unconditional Havoc DMG% boost alongside adding a large Havoc Damage hit to the Outro of the wearer. Also grants the incoming resonator a Havoc DMG% boost when the wearer uses their Outro.
Example Loadout · 4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost
5-Piece Sonata
Moonlit Clouds
Best set for Cantarella in all non-Havoc teams. This set sacrifices Cantarella's personal damage in order to provide higher buffing to a single character. It provides an extra 10% Energy Regen to the wielder unconditionally and gives 22.5% ATK to the incoming character for 15s after casting Outro skill, making it one of the strongest sets to buff any ATK-scaling DPS.
Example Loadout · 4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost
Echo Main Stats
4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 costCRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Havoc DMG
Havoc DMG > Energy Regen
ATK%
ATK%
Substats Priority
Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT RATE = CRIT DMG > ATK% > ATK = Basic ATK DMG%
Skill Priority
Forte
Skill
Liberation
Basic
Intro
Best Teams
Havoc Diffusion Core
Alternative Team
Best Resonance Chain Nodes
Priority nodes: S3 Lullaby of the Abyss · S2 Depths of Reverie · S6 One Infinite Night
Lullaby of the Abyss
★ PriorityJolt generates 1 additional Abyssal Rebirth and reduces Resonance Liberation cooldown by 3s.
+370% Liberation DMG · The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Liberation Flowing Suffocation is increased by 370%.
Cantarella build summary
Whispers of Sirens is the weapon to build around. Without it, Rime-Draped Sprouts, Stringmaster and Lethean Elegy are the next picks, in that order. Radiant Dawn is the budget option.
On the Midnight Veil set, run CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG on the 4-cost, Havoc DMG on the 3-cost, Havoc DMG > Energy Regen on the 3-cost and ATK% on both 1-costs. Substats in priority order: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT RATE = CRIT DMG > ATK% > ATK = Basic ATK DMG%.
The Resonance Chain nodes worth pulling for are S3 (+370% Liberation DMG), S2 (+245% DMG) and S6 (+80% Liberation DMG). Level Forte Circuit → Res. Skill → Res. Liberation → Basic Attack → Intro Skill.
Ascension needs 46× Cleansing Conch above everything else, and the full build — ascension plus every forte node — costs 2,200,000 Shell Credits.
- Role
- 5★ Havoc Rectifier Sub-DPS
- Best weapon
- Whispers of Sirens
- Alternatives
- Rime-Draped Sprouts, Stringmaster, Lethean Elegy
- Echo set
- Midnight Veil
- Main echo
- Lorelei
- Main stats
- 4-cost CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG · 3-cost Havoc DMG · 3-cost Havoc DMG > Energy Regen · 1-cost ATK% · 1-cost ATK%
- Substats
- Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT RATE = CRIT DMG > ATK% > ATK = Basic ATK DMG%
- Skill priority
- Forte Circuit > Res. Skill > Res. Liberation > Basic Attack > Intro Skill
- Best chain nodes
- S3, S2, S6
- Best team
- Cantarella + Camellya, Shorekeeper
- Level 90 targets
- 16000+ HP · 1100+ DEF · 1950-2400+ ATK · 65-80%+ CRIT Rate · 210-280%+ CRIT DMG · 120-140% Energy Regen · 30-70%+ Havoc DMG Bonus
- Key ascension material
- 46× Cleansing Conch
- Full build cost
- 2,200,000 Shell Credits
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best weapon for Cantarella?
Whispers of Sirens is the best-in-slot weapon. Cantarella's signature weapon is expectedly perfect for her, as it gives her a huge boost to many stats including CRIT DMG, ATK, Basic ATK DMG Bonus and can even ignore Havoc RES. These buffs activate naturally quickly in her rotation, making the weapon especially powerful. The next best options are Rime-Draped Sprouts and Stringmaster. Radiant Dawn is the strongest budget pick.
What echo set should Cantarella use?
Run the 5-piece Midnight Veil set on Cantarella. Lorelei is the recommended main echo. Main stats by cost: 4-cost CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG, 3-cost Havoc DMG, 3-cost Havoc DMG > Energy Regen, 1-cost ATK%, 1-cost ATK%.
What substats does Cantarella want?
On Cantarella, prioritise these echo substats: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT RATE = CRIT DMG > ATK% > ATK = Basic ATK DMG%.
Which skills should you level first on Cantarella?
Level the forte nodes in this order on Cantarella: Forte Circuit → Res. Skill → Res. Liberation → Basic Attack → Intro Skill.
What is the best team for Cantarella?
Havoc Diffusion Core: Cantarella with Camellya and Shorekeeper. Alternative Team: Cantarella with Chisa and Verina. Cantarella enters with Cruise (instant Mirage + max Perception Drain), cycles Graceful Step and Flickering Reverie to build…
Which sequences are worth pulling for on Cantarella?
S2 and S6 give Cantarella the biggest gains: S2 — Depths of Reverie; S6 — One Infinite Night.
What element and weapon does Cantarella use?
Cantarella is a 5★ Havoc Rectifier resonator from Rinascita.
Ascension Materials
×4LF Polygon Core
×12MF Polygon Core
×12HF Polygon Core
×4FF Polygon Core
×46Cleansing Conch
×60Seaside Cendrelis
170,000 Shell CreditsSkill Upgrade Materials
×25LF Polygon Core
×28MF Polygon Core
×40HF Polygon Core
×57FF Polygon Core
×25Lento Helix
×28Adagio Helix
×55Andante Helix
×67Presto Helix
×26When Irises Bloom
2,030,000 Shell Credits








