Wuthering Waves · Build Guide
Cartethyia Build
Best weapons, echoes & teams
Best Weapons
by calculated performance
Defier's Thorn
R1BestCartethyia's Signature and her best by a large amount, as it provides her with a massive amount of HP% for her to utilize her kit to the fullest potential. On top of this, having an extra passive 8% DEF Ignore and 20% general DMG Amplification to all targets inflicted with Aero Erosion makes this weapon the uncontested best for Cartethyia, as it is the only option which gives her the stats she truly wants.
100.0%
Red Spring
R1Camellya's weapon works well for Cartethyia by virtue of providing 24.3% CRIT Rate as its secondary stat, but also providing an extra 30% Basic Attack DMG bonus via the weapon's passive effect which she uses decently well. For this reason, it is the second best option behind her sought-after Signature.
79.5%
Feather Edge
R5This Battle Pass exclusive is fantastic on Cartethyia because the usual issue of 4-star weapons being low Base ATK doesn't hinder her at all (since she doesn't scale off of it). Instead, she can enjoy the large amount of Liberation DMG Bonus (one of her two main damage types) and the 20.3% CRIT Rate provided by the weapon, making it a great alternative to her Signature.
76.3%
Blazing Brilliance
R1Simple CRIT DMG and Skill DMG stat-stick for Cartethyia, which doesn't compare to above options as Skill DMG is a negligible part of her damage overall.
77.0%
Emerald Sentence
R1Simple CRIT Rate stat-stick for Cartethyia, who barely makes any use of the weapon's passive effects (very minor increase to her Echo Skill DMG which is really negligible).
75.9%
Percentages show relative damage performance from calculations; some weapons bring un-quantifiable quality-of-life on top.
Best Echo Sets
5-Piece Sonata
Windward Pilgrimage
Best set for Aero Main DPS characters who can apply Aero Erosion or have an Aero Erosion applier on the team. Grants 10% Aero DMG Bonus and an extra 30% Aero DMG Bonus as well as 10% CRIT Rate for 10s when attacking targets inflicted with Aero Erosion. Offers an extra 10% CRIT Rate over the other Aero sets such as Gusts of Welkin or Sierra Gale, providing extra overall damage so long as Aero Erosion is present on the enemy.
Example Loadout · 4 · 4 · 1 · 1 · 1 cost
Echo Main Stats
4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost
CRIT Rate
CRIT DMG
HP%
HP%
HP%
Substats Priority
Energy Regen (Until Satisfied)BestCRIT Rate = CRIT DMGHP%
Basic Attack DMG% = Liberation DMG%HPEnergy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > HP% > Basic Attack DMG% = Liberation DMG% > HP
Skill Priority
Forte
Liberation
Basic
Skill
Intro
Best Teams
Aero Erosion Core
Alternative Team
Best Awakening Nodes
Priority nodes: S2 Blade Broken by Tempest · S3 Prisoner Hanged in the Tower · S6 Freedom Found in Storm's Wake
Blade Broken by Tempest
★ PriorityOn Liberation cast: nearby targets' max Aero Erosion stacks increase by 3 for the duration; the next attack inflicts 3 Aero Erosion stacks on all nearby targets and triggers 1 instance of Aero Erosion DMG without consuming stacks. Basic, Heavy, Dodge Counter, and Intro Skill DMG Multipliers increase by 50%; Mid-air Attack DMG Multiplier increases by 200%. Each Sword Shadow recalled by a Mid-air Attack reduces Resonance Skill cooldown by 1s (max 3s reduction).
+200% DMG · Casting Resonance Liberation, A Knight's Heartfelt Prayers increases the max stack limit of Aero Erosion on targets within a certain range by 3 stacks.