
Wuthering Waves · Build Guide
Denia Build
Best weapons, echoes & teams
Skills
Dreamweaver's Banquet
Perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Fusion DMG.
Perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Fusion DMG.
Consume STA to attack the target, dealing Fusion DMG.
Consume STA to pull in nearby targets, dealing Fusion DMG.
Consume STA to perform a Mid-air Plunging Attack, dealing Fusion DMG.
Consume STA to perform up to 4 consecutive attacks in mid-air, dealing Fusion DMG.
Hold Normal Attack in the air to perform a Mid-air Plunging Attack at STA cost, dealing Fusion DMG.
Normal Attack after a successful Dodge to attack (Fusion DMG); Normal Attack after to cast Stagecraft Stage 4.
Normal Attack after a successful Dodge to attack (Fusion DMG); can be cast in mid-air. Normal Attack after to cast Breakdown Stage 4 or Mid-air Attack Stage 4.
Bubbles and Baits
Pull in nearby targets, dealing Fusion DMG.
Pull in nearby targets, dealing Fusion DMG. Shares cooldown with Banish. Can be cast in mid-air.
While holding a Dark Core, replaces Beckon. Stage 1: pull in nearby targets, dealing Fusion DMG. Normal Attack or Resonance Skill after to cast Stage 2: consumes all Dark Cores, dealing Fusion DMG. Each Dark Core consumed increases the DMG Multiplier by 150% (Resonance Liberation DMG). Shares cooldown with Beckon. Can be cast in mid-air.
Final Act
Deal Fusion DMG. After casting, obtain Entropy Shift: Breakdown Form for 12s, then switch to Breakdown Form.
When Conformal Charge is full, consume all Conformal Charge and Void Particle to deal Fusion DMG. After casting, obtain Entropy Shift: Stagecraft Form (lasts 30s), then switch to Stagecraft Form. Can be performed in mid-air.
ATK increased by 30%. Removes Entropy Shift: Stagecraft Form.
Grants 1 Void Particle per second. Removes Entropy Shift: Breakdown Form.
Formal Greetings
Available in Stagecraft Form. Deal Fusion DMG. Normal Attack after to cast Stagecraft Stage 4.
Available in Breakdown Form. Deal Fusion DMG. Grants Entropy Shift: Breakdown Form for 12s.
Unfinished Lies
Resonance Mode - Fusion Burst: Fusion Burst DMG against targets near the active Resonator is Amplified by 60% for 30s. Ends early when Denia switches modes.
Resonance Mode - Tune Strain: The incoming Resonator has their All DMG Amplified by 15% for 16s. After this Resonator inflicts Tune Strain - Shifting, they gain 40% DMG Amplification instead. Ends if the Resonator is switched out or Denia switches modes.
Inherent Skills
Vestiges of Falsehood
When Denia engages in combat in Stagecraft Form: restore Dark Cores to 2 if she has fewer than 2; restore Void Particle to 20 if she has fewer than 20. This effect can be triggered once every 12s.
Etched Colors
While in Entropy Shift states, all team Resonators gain effects based on Denia's Resonance Mode: Resonance Mode - Fusion Burst: all team Resonators gain 30% Fusion DMG Bonus. Resonance Mode - Tune Strain: all team Resonators gain 10 Tune Break Boost. When a Resonator's Off-Tune Buildup Rate exceeds 100%, every 10% over grants +8 Tune Break Boost (up to +40).
Tune Break
Shattered Hours
When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, Denia can cast Tune Break on the target. In Resonance Mode - Tune Strain, Denia can inflict Tune Strain - Shifting and respond to Tune Strain - Interfered. Each stack of Tune Strain - Interfered on the target increases Denia's total DMG against them; each point of Tune Break Boost increases total DMG by 0.12%. While Denia is in the team, the max stack limit of Tune Strain - Interfered on a target is increased by 1.
Forte Circuit
"Flawless"
After casting Final Act: Breakdown Form, generate an Erosion Field lasting 30s (only one per Resonator). Erosion Field pulls in nearby targets once every 4s, dealing Fusion DMG (Resonance Liberation DMG).
While in Breakdown Form holding Void Particle, Normal Attack consumes Void Particle on hit: skill DMG is considered Resonance Liberation DMG and DMG Multiplier is increased by 50%; Conformal Charge regenerates 100% faster.
Each time the following skills deal damage, inflict 2 Fusion Burst on the target (same skill triggers once every 2s): Intro Skills, Final Act: Stagecraft/Breakdown Form, Erosion Field. The following skills inflict Fusion Burst (once every 2s): Basic Attack Stages 3 & 4 (both forms), Mid-air Breakdown Stage 3 & 4. When Denia is in the team, enemies falling to Fusion Burst DMG count as defeated by the nearest active Resonator.
Each time the following skills deal damage (once every 2s), inflict Tune Strain - Shifting and reset Tune Strain - Interfered duration on the target: Intro Skills, Final Act Stages, Erosion Field, Basic Attack Stages 3 & 4 (both forms), Mid-air Breakdown Stages 3 & 4. When a team Resonator inflicts Tune Strain - Shifting, the target's Off-Tune Level is increased by 50% of max (once per 300s per target).
Up to 3 stacks. During Entropy Shift states, gains 1 every 12s. Gains 1 on casting either Intro Skill.
Up to 100 points. Dealing damage through Normal Attack in Stagecraft Form generates Void Particle. Casting either Intro Skill or Phantom Bubble: Stagecraft Form grants 25 Void Particle.
Up to 100 points. Dealing damage through Normal Attack or Beckon in Breakdown Form generates Conformal Charge. Casting Banish Stage 2 grants 40 Conformal Charge.
Resonance Chain
Priority nodes: S3 Through Dark and Wind, the Erlking Follows · S6 May You Find Your Sun in the Silence · S5 If Lies Patch Up a Heart
Through Dark and Wind, the Erlking Follows
★ PriorityFinal Act: Breakdown Form DMG Multiplier increased by 80%. Denia can hold up to 5 Dark Cores. Entropy Shift minimum Dark Core interval reduced to 6s. Entropy Shift: Stagecraft Form now grants 4 Void Particle per second. Entropy Shift: Breakdown Form enhanced: Final Act: Breakdown Form additionally restores 30 Concerto Energy on cast. Vestiges of Falsehood enhanced: on entering combat, Dark Core and Void Particle are restored to max (once every 12s). When Dark Cores are at max, casting Stagecraft Stage 4 or Phantom Bubble consumes all Dark Cores and increases that skill's DMG Multiplier by 1200% (Resonance Liberation DMG).
+1200% Liberation DMG · Through Dark and Wind, the Erlking Follows The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Liberation Final Act, Breakdown Form is increased by 80%.
Denia is a 5★ Fusion Rectifier Main DPS in Wuthering Waves. The best build is Forged Dwarf Star with the 5-piece Chromatic Foam echo set, using Reminiscence: Denia as the main echo. The strongest team is Denia with Lupa and Brant (fusion burst loop). At Level 90, aim for 15500+ HP, 1100+ DEF, 2100-2300+ ATK, 70%+ Crit Rate, 270%+ Crit DMG, 108%-122% Energy Regen and 40%-70% Fusion DMG%.
Best Weapons
by calculated performance
Forged Dwarf Star
R1BestDenia's Signature and best weapon, giving her a strong mix of personal damage and team-wide ATK buffing. Has close alternatives in the Fusion Burst team but definitely a worthwhile pickup for Tune Strain overall.
100.0%

Stringmaster
R1Yinlin's Signature is the usual generalist weapon of choice for any Rectifier damage dealer, and Denia can definitely rely on it for great results as well even if this weapon lacks team buffing capabilities like her Signature.
91.0%

Lethean Elegy
R1Another very strong generalist Rectifier option with a particularly high Base ATK and reduced potential in Tune Strain teams due to not activating the DEF Ignore part of the passive until the very end of the rotation.
89.3%

Luminous Hymn
R1Simple ATK and CRIT Rate stat-stick for Denia, who does not benefit from this weapon's Spectro Frazzle-related effects.
86.0%

Whispers of Sirens
R1Simple ATK and CRIT DMG stat-stick for Denia, who barely benefits from this weapon's Basic and Havoc DMG-related effects.
84.6%
Percentages show relative damage performance from calculations; some weapons bring un-quantifiable quality-of-life on top.
Best Echo Sets
5-Piece Sonata
Chromatic Foam
Best generalist option in Fusion Burst mode, grants Denia with 20% total Fusion Burst DMG increase for a small personal damage gain and most importantly a total of 37% Fusion DMG Bonus (including Main Echo) to the incoming character via Outro. Best mix of personal damage and buffing generally.
Example Loadout · 4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost
5-Piece Sonata
Reel of Spliced Memories
Best option in Tune Strain mode, gives a 10% self-ATK buff on the 2-piece and also a 20 Tune Break Boost buff team-wide which comes in handy to maximize on DMG Taken effects from Tune Strain.
Example Loadout · 4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost
Special Set
Flaming Clawprint
Best choice for Denia in the Aemeath + Lupa team, with Lupa on Moonlit Clouds, in order to give the highest possible buffs to Aemeath via Lupa's Outro while maximizing on party-wide buffing and Denia's personal DMG.
Example Loadout · 4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost
Echo Main Stats
4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 costCRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Fusion DMG
Fusion DMG > ATK%
ATK%
ATK%
Substats Priority
Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > Liberation DMG% ≥ ATK% > ATK
Skill Priority
Liberation
Forte
Skill
Basic
Intro
Best Teams
Best Resonance Chain Nodes
Priority nodes: S3 Through Dark and Wind, the Erlking Follows · S6 May You Find Your Sun in the Silence · S5 If Lies Patch Up a Heart
Through Dark and Wind, the Erlking Follows
★ PriorityFinal Act: Breakdown Form DMG Multiplier increased by 80%. Denia can hold up to 5 Dark Cores. Entropy Shift minimum Dark Core interval reduced to 6s. Entropy Shift: Stagecraft Form now grants 4 Void Particle per second. Entropy Shift: Breakdown Form enhanced: Final Act: Breakdown Form additionally restores 30 Concerto Energy on cast. Vestiges of Falsehood enhanced: on entering combat, Dark Core and Void Particle are restored to max (once every 12s). When Dark Cores are at max, casting Stagecraft Stage 4 or Phantom Bubble consumes all Dark Cores and increases that skill's DMG Multiplier by 1200% (Resonance Liberation DMG).
+1200% Liberation DMG · Through Dark and Wind, the Erlking Follows The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Liberation Final Act, Breakdown Form is increased by 80%.
Denia build summary
Forged Dwarf Star is the weapon to build around. Without it, Stringmaster, Lethean Elegy and Luminous Hymn are the next picks, in that order. Augment is the budget option.
On the Chromatic Foam set, run CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG on the 4-cost, Fusion DMG on the 3-cost, Fusion DMG > ATK% on the 3-cost and ATK% on both 1-costs. Substats in priority order: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > Liberation DMG% ≥ ATK% > ATK.
The Resonance Chain nodes worth pulling for are S3 (+1200% Liberation DMG), S6 (+200% DMG) and S5 (+100% Liberation DMG). Level Res. Liberation → Forte Circuit → Res. Skill → Basic Attack → Intro Skill.
- Role
- 5★ Fusion Rectifier Main DPS
- Best weapon
- Forged Dwarf Star
- Alternatives
- Stringmaster, Lethean Elegy, Luminous Hymn
- Echo set
- Chromatic Foam
- Main echo
- Reminiscence: Denia
- Main stats
- 4-cost CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG · 3-cost Fusion DMG · 3-cost Fusion DMG > ATK% · 1-cost ATK% · 1-cost ATK%
- Substats
- Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > Liberation DMG% ≥ ATK% > ATK
- Skill priority
- Res. Liberation > Forte Circuit > Res. Skill > Basic Attack > Intro Skill
- Best chain nodes
- S3, S6, S5
- Best team
- Denia + Lupa, Brant
- Level 90 targets
- 15500+ HP · 1100+ DEF · 2100-2300+ ATK · 70%+ Crit Rate · 270%+ Crit DMG · 108%-122% Energy Regen · 40%-70% Fusion DMG%
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best weapon for Denia?
Forged Dwarf Star is the best-in-slot weapon. Denia's Signature and best weapon, giving her a strong mix of personal damage and team-wide ATK buffing. Has close alternatives in the Fusion Burst team but definitely a worthwhile pickup for Tune Strain overall. The next best options are Stringmaster and Lethean Elegy. Augment is the strongest budget pick.
What echo set should Denia use?
Run the 5-piece Chromatic Foam set on Denia. Reminiscence: Denia is the recommended main echo. Main stats by cost: 4-cost CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG, 3-cost Fusion DMG, 3-cost Fusion DMG > ATK%, 1-cost ATK%, 1-cost ATK%.
What substats does Denia want?
On Denia, prioritise these echo substats: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > Liberation DMG% ≥ ATK% > ATK.
Which skills should you level first on Denia?
Level the forte nodes in this order on Denia: Res. Liberation → Forte Circuit → Res. Skill → Basic Attack → Intro Skill.
What is the best team for Denia?
Fusion Burst Loop: Denia with Lupa and Brant. Alternative Team: Denia with Changli and Shorekeeper. Denia enters with Intro (grants Dark Core + either Void Particle or Entropy Shift: Breakdown), cycles between Stagecraft and…
What element and weapon does Denia use?
Denia is a 5★ Fusion Rectifier resonator from Rinascita.
No material data available for Denia yet.














