Ciaccona — Wuthering Waves 5-star Aero Pistols resonator (Sub-DPS)

Wuthering Waves · Build Guide

Ciaccona Build

Best weapons, echoes & teams

Skills

Basic Attack

Quadruple Time Steps

Basic Attack

Perform up to 4 consecutive attacks dealing Aero DMG. Basic Attack Stage 4 inflicts 1 stack of Aero Erosion on targets hit. After Stage 4, Ciaccona enters Solo Concert. If Stage 4 or Solo Concert ends early, an Ensemble Sylph is generated.

Solo Concert

While Ciaccona or an Ensemble Sylph performs Solo Concert, all nearby Resonators in the team gain 24% Aero DMG Bonus. This effect does not stack.

Ensemble Sylph

Up to 2 Ensemble Sylphs may exist simultaneously. They finish attacks or continue Solo Concert for Ciaccona when she is interrupted. Ensemble Sylphs generated by Resonance Skill finish the current attack without entering Solo Concert.

Heavy Attack

Consume Stamina to jump mid-air and attack, dealing Aero DMG.

Mid-air Attack

Consume Stamina for up to 2 consecutive mid-air attacks dealing Aero DMG. Normal Attack after Mid-air Stage 2 casts Basic Attack Stage 4.

Dodge Counter

Follow up a successful Dodge with Basic Attack to deal Aero DMG.

Resonance Skill

Harmonic Allegro

Move a distance and deal Aero DMG, inflicting 1 stack of Aero Erosion on the target hit. Normal Attack in time after this skill to cast Basic Attack Stage 2. When this skill interrupts Basic Attack, Heavy Attack, Mid-air Attack, or Solo Concert, an Ensemble Sylph is generated. Can be cast mid-air.

Resonance Liberation

Singer's Triple Cadenza

Ciaccona and Ensemble Sylphs perform together, dealing Aero DMG to nearby targets and entering Recital. During Recital, periodic sound waves radiate around Ciaccona; timing button presses with the circle indicator generates Green or Yellow Symphonic Poem: Tonics and recovers Concerto Energy. Switching characters auto-generates a Tonic matching the last color used (green by default). While in Recital, Ciaccona is immune to interruptions and takes 50% less DMG; Ensemble Sylphs directly grant the 24% Aero DMG Bonus from Solo Concert.

Green Tonic

Deals Aero DMG and inflicts 1 stack of Aero Erosion on targets hit.

Yellow Tonic

Deals Aero DMG and inflicts 1 stack of Spectro Frazzle on targets hit.

Intro Skill

Roaming with the Wind

Attack the target to deal Aero DMG and inflict 1 stack of Aero Erosion. Follow up with Basic Attack in time to cast Basic Attack Stage 3.

Outro Skill

Windcalling Tune

Aero Erosion DMG dealt to targets near the active Resonator is Amplified by 100% for 30s.

Inherent Skills

Interlude Tune

Casting Resonance Liberation Singer's Triple Cadenza grants Ciaccona a Shield equal to 100% of her Max HP for 4s. Switching out Ciaccona removes the Shield.

Winds of Rinascita

Heavy Attack - Quadruple Downbeat's DMG is increased by 30%.

Tune Break

Active

Tune Break: Pistols

When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast Tune Break on the target.

Forte Circuit

Active

Symphony of Wind and Verse

Heavy Attack

Quadruple Downbeat: When Ciaccona has 3 segments of Musical Essence, Heavy Attack is replaced with Heavy Attack - Quadruple Downbeat: consume all Musical Essence to fire Downbeat Notes forward, dealing Aero DMG, pulling nearby targets, and inflicting 1 stack of Aero Erosion. Can be cast mid-air close to the ground.

Musical Essence

Ciaccona holds up to 3 segments. Gained from Basic Attack Stage 4 (1 segment) and Intro Skill (1 segment).

Resonance Chain

Priority nodes: S2 Song of the Four Seasons · S5 Eternal Idyll to Lasting Summer · S1 Where Wind Sings

Song of the Four Seasons

★ Priority

During Resonance Liberation Singer's Triple Cadenza, all Resonators in the team gain 40% Aero DMG Bonus.

+40% Liberation DMG · During Resonance Liberation Singer's Triple Cadenza, Resonators in the team gain 40% Aero DMG Bonus.

Ciaccona is a 5★ Aero Pistols Sub-DPS in Wuthering Waves. The best build is Woodland Aria with the 5-piece Gusts of Welkin echo set, using Nightmare: Kelpie as the main echo. The strongest team is Ciaccona with Cartethyia and Shorekeeper (aero erosion core). At Level 90, aim for 16500+ HP, 1150+ DEF, 2000-2200+ ATK, 55-80%+ CRIT Rate, 225-280%+ CRIT DMG, 115%+ Energy Regen and 30-80%+ Aero DMG Bonus.

Best Weapons

by calculated performance

Woodland Aria

R1Best

The best option overall for Ciaccona not only from a personal damage perspective but also from a team damage perspective as this weapon shreds the Aero RES of enemies by 10%, which is particularly useful in Aero teams. Still outclasses all other options in any teams thanks to its big personal damage boost.

100.0%

Phasic Homogenizer

An amazing generalist permanently available pistol that can universally improve the wearer's ATK, DMG Bonus and CRIT DMG. Can get close to a lot of character signatures and is overall a must-have for most accounts. Better than Static Mist in compositions that don't benefit from its ATK buff such as Cartethyia's team.

86.9%

Lux & Umbra

Best Echo with this weapon is Reminiscence: Fleurdelys. Galbrena's Signature has a good Base ATK and CRIT DMG boosts, but can also amplify Heavy Attack DMG and Echo Skill DMG when both damage types are triggered close to one another alongside an extra DEF Ignore buff. Ciaccona takes a solid damage increase from the Heavy Attack DMG Amplify and DEF Ignore towards the end of her rotation if she uses her Echo Skill while her Forte Heavy Attack is about to cast, making it a great alternative overall.

83.0%

Spectrum Blaster

Lynae's Signature weapon can proivde extra Basic Attack DMG to Ciaccona and also has a lot of CRIT Rate and ATK for her to benefit from, however she cannot trigger the party-wide buff this weapon provides which makes it generally worse than the permanent banner weapons.

82.8%

The Last Dance

While Ciaccona takes full advantage of this weapon's passive thanks to her really short rotation, Skill DMG is the most negligible part of her damage types which makes this weapon mostly an atk and CRIT DMG stat-stick. Still a good choice for personal damage overall.

78.8%

Percentages show relative damage performance from calculations; some weapons bring un-quantifiable quality-of-life on top.

Best Echo Sets

GOW

5-Piece Sonata

Gusts of Welkin

100%

Best set for Aero Erosion supports. Allows characters that can apply Aero Erosion to gain a total of 40% Aero DMG Bonus, an equivalent to Sierra Gale. However, it gains an edge over this set by being able to give 15% of that Aero DMG Bonus to the whole team for 20s, providing both offensive and supportive benefits. This set is only favoured on Ciaccona if an Aero Main DPS is present in the team. Use Moonlit Clouds if this doesn't apply.

Example Loadout · 4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost

4Main

Nightmare: Kelpie

Capitaneus

Hurriclaw

Aero Drake

Electro Drake

5-Piece Sonata

Moonlit Clouds

75.35%

Best set for Ciaccona in all non-Aero teams. This set sacrifices Ciaccona'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

4Main

Impermanence Heron

Carapace

Glacio Dreadmane

Cruisewing

Diamondclaw

Special Set

Windward Pilgrimage

100%

Used with Main DPS Ciaccona. 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 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost

4Main

Nightmare: Kelpie

Capitaneus

Kerasaur

Fusion Drake

Glacio Drake

Echo Main Stats

4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost

CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Aero DMG

Aero DMG > ATK%

ATK%

Substats Priority

Energy Regen (Until Satisfied)Best

CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG

ATK%

ATK

Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% > ATK

Skill Priority

Liberation

Basic

Forte

Intro

Skill

Best Teams

Aero Erosion Core

Ciaccona

Cartethyia

Shorekeeper

Alternative Team

Ciaccona

Cartethyia

Rover: Aero

Best Resonance Chain Nodes

Resonance Chain

Priority nodes: S2 Song of the Four Seasons · S5 Eternal Idyll to Lasting Summer · S1 Where Wind Sings

Song of the Four Seasons

★ Priority

During Resonance Liberation Singer's Triple Cadenza, all Resonators in the team gain 40% Aero DMG Bonus.

+40% Liberation DMG · During Resonance Liberation Singer's Triple Cadenza, Resonators in the team gain 40% Aero DMG Bonus.

Ciaccona build summary

Woodland Aria is the weapon to build around. Without it, Phasic Homogenizer, Lux & Umbra and Spectrum Blaster are the next picks, in that order. Romance in Farewell is the budget option.

On the Gusts of Welkin set, run CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG on the 4-cost, Aero DMG on the 3-cost, Aero 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% > ATK.

The Resonance Chain nodes worth pulling for are S2 (+40% Liberation DMG), S5 (+40% Liberation DMG) and S1 (+35% Basic Attack DMG). Level Res. Liberation → Basic Attack → Forte Circuit → Intro Skill → Res. Skill.

Ascension needs 46× Blazing Bone above everything else, and the full build — ascension plus every forte node — costs 2,200,000 Shell Credits.

Role: 5★ Aero Pistols Sub-DPS
Best weapon: Woodland Aria
Alternatives: Phasic Homogenizer, Lux & Umbra, Spectrum Blaster
Echo set: Gusts of Welkin
Main echo: Nightmare: Kelpie
Main stats: 4-cost CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG · 3-cost Aero DMG · 3-cost Aero DMG > ATK% · 1-cost ATK% · 1-cost ATK%
Substats: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% > ATK
Skill priority: Res. Liberation > Basic Attack > Forte Circuit > Intro Skill > Res. Skill
Best chain nodes: S2, S5, S1
Best team: Ciaccona + Cartethyia, Shorekeeper
Level 90 targets: 16500+ HP · 1150+ DEF · 2000-2200+ ATK · 55-80%+ CRIT Rate · 225-280%+ CRIT DMG · 115%+ Energy Regen · 30-80%+ Aero DMG Bonus
Key ascension material: 46× Blazing Bone
Full build cost: 2,200,000 Shell Credits

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best weapon for Ciaccona?

Woodland Aria is the best-in-slot weapon for Ciaccona. The best option overall for Ciaccona not only from a personal damage perspective but also from a team damage perspective as this weapon shreds the Aero RES of enemies by 10%, which is particularly useful in Aero teams. Still outclasses all other options in any teams thanks to its big personal damage boost. The next best options are Phasic Homogenizer and Lux & Umbra. Romance in Farewell is the strongest budget pick.

What echo set should Ciaccona use?

Run the 5-piece Gusts of Welkin set on Ciaccona. Nightmare: Kelpie is the recommended main echo. Main stats by cost: 4-cost CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG, 3-cost Aero DMG, 3-cost Aero DMG > ATK%, 1-cost ATK%, 1-cost ATK%.

What substats does Ciaccona want?

On Ciaccona, prioritise these echo substats: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% > ATK.

Which skills should you level first on Ciaccona?

Level the forte nodes in this order on Ciaccona: Res. Liberation → Basic Attack → Forte Circuit → Intro Skill → Res. Skill.

What is the best team for Ciaccona?

Aero Erosion Core: Ciaccona with Cartethyia and Shorekeeper. Alternative Team: Ciaccona with Cartethyia and Rover: Aero. Ciaccona continuously applies Aero Erosion stacks through Basic Attacks, Resonance Skill, Intro Skill, and Liberation Tonics…