Shorekeeper — Wuthering Waves 5-star Spectro Rectifier resonator (Support)

Wuthering Waves · Build Guide

Shorekeeper Build

Best weapons, echoes & teams

Skills

Basic Attack

Origin Calculus

Basic Attack

Perform up to 4 consecutive attacks dealing Spectro DMG. Each attack generates a Collapsed Core.

Heavy Attack

Consume Stamina to attack the target, dealing Spectro DMG. While in Unbound Form, generates Deductive Data on hit (once per second).

Mid-air Attack

Consume Stamina to perform a Plunging Attack, dealing Spectro DMG.

Dodge Counter

Normal Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Spectro DMG.

Resonance Skill

Chaos Theory

Heal all party members. Summon 5 Dim Star Butterflies that periodically attack nearby enemies, dealing Spectro DMG.

Resonance Liberation

End Loop

Deal Spectro DMG and create a Stellarealm.

Outer Stellarealm

Heals all party members every 3s.

Inner Stellarealm

Activated when a party member casts Intro Skill within the Outer Stellarealm. Grants the active Resonator a CRIT Rate bonus based on Shorekeeper's Energy Regen (0.01% CRIT Rate per 0.2% ER, up to +12.5%).

Supernal Stellarealm

Activated when a party member casts Intro Skill within the Inner Stellarealm. Additionally grants the active Resonator a CRIT DMG bonus based on Shorekeeper's Energy Regen (0.01% CRIT DMG per 0.1% ER, up to +25%).

Intro Skill

Proof of Existence

Enlightenment

Heal all party members and summon 5 Dim Star Butterflies that attack nearby enemies (Resonance Skill DMG).

Discernment

Only castable while inside the Supernal Stellarealm: ends the Stellarealm, heals all party members, and guarantees the active Resonator's next Resonance Liberation will critically hit.

Outro Skill

Binary Butterfly

Summon a Flare Star Butterfly and a Dim Star Butterfly to orbit nearby for 30s, dealing Spectro DMG. Restores dodge charges to the incoming Resonator (up to 5 uses). All nearby party members' DMG is Amplified by 15% for 30s.

Inherent Skills

Life Entwined

When a party member would receive fatal damage, Shorekeeper heals that Resonator for 50% of Shorekeeper's HP. Shorekeeper's HP cannot be reduced below 1. This can trigger once every 10 minutes.

Self Gravitation

While within range of Shorekeeper's Stellarealm, Shorekeeper's Energy Regen is increased by 10%. If Rover is in the party, Rover's Energy Regen is also increased by 10%.

Tune Break

Active

Tune Break: Rectifier

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

Forte Circuit

Active

Astral Chord - Illation & Transmutation

Illation

With 5 Empirical Data stacks, Heavy Attack is replaced with Illation: deal Spectro DMG and consume all Empirical Data.

Transmutation

With 5 Empirical Data stacks, Mid-air Attack is replaced with Transmutation: deal Spectro DMG and consume all Empirical Data.

Passive

Astral Chord - Flare Star Butterfly

Collapsed Cores generated by Shorekeeper's attacks transform into Flare Star Butterflies after 6s. Flare Star Butterflies orbit Shorekeeper and periodically attack nearby enemies, dealing Spectro DMG.

Passive

Astral Chord - Empirical Data

Shorekeeper holds up to 5 Empirical Data. Gained from Basic Attack hits. Heavy Attack in Unbound Form generates Deductive Data on hit (once per second).

Resonance Chain

Priority nodes: S6 To the New World · S1 Unspoken Conjecture · S4 Overflowing Quietude

To the New World

★ Priority

Discernment: the guaranteed critical Resonance Liberation gains 42% DMG Amplification. Shorekeeper's own CRIT DMG is increased by 500%.

+500% CRIT DMG · Increase the DMG Multiplier of Intro Skill Discernment by 42%.

Shorekeeper is a 5★ Spectro Rectifier Support in Wuthering Waves. The best build is Stellar Symphony with the 5-piece Rejuvenating Glow echo set, using Fallacy of No Return as the main echo. The strongest team is Shorekeeper with Jinhsi and Verina (universal meta). At Level 90, aim for 20000-35000+ HP, 1100+ DEF, 20%-40%+ CRIT Rate, 220-280%+ CRIT DMG, 230% (Before Echo/Passive) Energy Regen and 0-30% Spectro DMG Bonus.

Best Weapons

by calculated performance

Stellar Symphony

R1Best

Shorekeeper's Signature is her best weapon but not by a big difference compared to Variation. It does provide a 14% team-wide ATK boost when casting Shorekeeper's skill and provides an extra Concerto boost when casting Ultimate. Additionally, it increases Energy Regen by a massive amount, making reaching Shorekeeper's 230% requirement easy. However, due to providing lower amounts of Concerto than an R5 Variation, its competition is fierce as this weapon makes Shorekeeper's opening rotation noticeably slower.

116.3%

Variation

The best 4-star weapon in the game for many players, Variation provides a simple, yet massive Concerto boost when casting Skill on top of a massive amount of Energy Regen. This weapon speeds up Shorekeeper's rotation significantly and makes her rotations quick and smooth, making it one of the best choices very close to her Signature even at R1.

100.0%

Rectifier#25

The best option for Shorekeeper that doesn't require any gacha. Provides a big amount of Energy Regen and a small ATK% boost when casting Skill, acquired for free via crafting.

87.2%

Call of the Abyss

More healing-focused option for Shorekeeper which is also given for free via an Exploration quest in Rinascita. Provides the same amount of Energy Regen as the above options, but has the added pro of increasing Healing Bonus by 16% for 15s when casting Ultimate. Better than Rectifier#25 if the player desires more healing on the team, but it is not a necessity.

85.1%

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

Best Echo Sets

5-Piece Sonata

Rejuvenating Glow

Offers a 10% unconditional Healing% boost and an most importantly a 15% ATK% boost for the entire team, lasting 30 seconds whenever you heal yourself or any of your allies. This bonus can be triggered by character abilities and weapon effects, is easy to keep active 100% of the time and is a big help for all party members.

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

FON

4Main

Fallacy of No Return

Chasm Guardian

Fusion Dreadmane

Cruisewing

Dwarf Cassowary

Special Set

Moonlit Clouds

100%

Offers a 10% unconditional Energy Regen% boost taking some pressure off your gear when aiming at ER breakpoints. Also upon using Outro, grants the next character switching in a 22.5% ATK boost, amplifying any of your main damage dealers burst windows.

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

4Main

Impermanence Heron

Carapace

Glacio Dreadmane

Cruisewing

Diamondclaw

Echo Main Stats

4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost

CRIT DMG > HP%

Energy Regen

Energy Regen / Spectro DMG

HP%

Substats Priority

Energy Regen (Until 230%)Best

CRIT DMG ≥ Liberation DMG%

HP%

CRIT Rate

ATK% = ATK

Energy Regen (Until 230%) > CRIT DMG ≥ Liberation DMG% > HP% > CRIT Rate > HP > ATK% = ATK

Skill Priority

Intro

Skill

Basic

Forte

Liberation

Best Teams

Universal Meta

Shorekeeper

Jinhsi

Verina

Alternative Team

Shorekeeper

Camellya

Sanhua

Best Resonance Chain Nodes

Resonance Chain

Priority nodes: S6 To the New World · S1 Unspoken Conjecture · S4 Overflowing Quietude

To the New World

★ Priority

Discernment: the guaranteed critical Resonance Liberation gains 42% DMG Amplification. Shorekeeper's own CRIT DMG is increased by 500%.

+500% CRIT DMG · Increase the DMG Multiplier of Intro Skill Discernment by 42%.

Shorekeeper build summary

Stellar Symphony is the weapon to build around. Without it, Variation, Rectifier#25 and Call of the Abyss are the next picks, in that order.

On the Rejuvenating Glow set, run CRIT DMG > HP% on the 4-cost, Energy Regen on the 3-cost, Energy Regen / Spectro DMG on the 3-cost and HP% on both 1-costs. Substats in priority order: Energy Regen (Until 230%) > CRIT DMG ≥ Liberation DMG% > HP% > CRIT Rate > HP > ATK% = ATK.

The Resonance Chain nodes worth pulling for are S6 (+500% CRIT DMG), S1 (+150% Healing) and S4 (+70% Skill DMG). Level Intro Skill → Res. Skill → Basic Attack → Forte Circuit → Res. Liberation.

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

Role: 5★ Spectro Rectifier Support
Best weapon: Stellar Symphony
Alternatives: Variation, Rectifier#25, Call of the Abyss
Echo set: Rejuvenating Glow
Main echo: Fallacy of No Return
Main stats: 4-cost CRIT DMG > HP% · 3-cost Energy Regen · 3-cost Energy Regen / Spectro DMG · 1-cost HP% · 1-cost HP%
Substats: Energy Regen (Until 230%) > CRIT DMG ≥ Liberation DMG% > HP% > CRIT Rate > HP > ATK% = ATK
Skill priority: Intro Skill > Res. Skill > Basic Attack > Forte Circuit > Res. Liberation
Best chain nodes: S6, S1, S4
Best team: Shorekeeper + Jinhsi, Verina
Level 90 targets: 20000-35000+ HP · 1100+ DEF · 20%-40%+ CRIT Rate · 220-280%+ CRIT DMG · 230% (Before Echo/Passive) Energy Regen · 0-30% Spectro DMG Bonus
Key ascension material: 46× Topological Confinement
Full build cost: 2,200,000 Shell Credits

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best weapon for Shorekeeper?

Stellar Symphony is the best-in-slot weapon. Shorekeeper's Signature is her best weapon but not by a big difference compared to Variation. It does provide a 14% team-wide ATK boost when casting Shorekeeper's skill and provides an extra Concerto boost when casting Ultimate. Additionally, it increases Energy Regen by a massive amount, making reaching Shorekeeper's 230% requirement easy. However, due to providing lower amounts of Concerto than an R5 Variation, its competition is fierce as this weapon makes Shorekeeper's opening rotation noticeably slower. The next best options are Variation and Rectifier#25. Variation is the strongest budget pick.

What echo set should Shorekeeper use?

Run the 5-piece Rejuvenating Glow set on Shorekeeper. Fallacy of No Return is the recommended main echo. Main stats by cost: 4-cost CRIT DMG > HP%, 3-cost Energy Regen, 3-cost Energy Regen / Spectro DMG, 1-cost HP%, 1-cost HP%.

What substats does Shorekeeper want?

On Shorekeeper, prioritise these echo substats: Energy Regen (Until 230%) > CRIT DMG ≥ Liberation DMG% > HP% > CRIT Rate > HP > ATK% = ATK.

Which skills should you level first on Shorekeeper?

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

What is the best team for Shorekeeper?

Universal Meta: Shorekeeper with Jinhsi and Verina. Alternative Team: Shorekeeper with Camellya and Sanhua. Shorekeeper cycles through Resonance Skill, Liberation, and Intro Skill to build Supernal Stellarealm.