
Wuthering Waves · Build Guide
Calcharo Build
Best weapons, echoes & teams
Best Weapons
by calculated performance
Wildfire Mark
R1BestLupa's Signature weapon is an increase in damage for Calcharo, albeit a very small one. As it buffs Resonance Liberation DMG, it's able to buff Calcharo's Death Messengers which concentrate the majority of his damage, however it will not buff more than 2 Death Messengers due to the short nature of its buff (Calcharo cannot extend this effect without reducing the number of Death Messengers he can perform per rotation). As a result, the increase this weapon provides for him definitely exists, it's simply very small.
100.7%

Lustrous Razor
R1Top Broadblade option only in competition with some 4★ weapons with multiple copies invested or limited 5★ weapons. Offers high base ATK, ATK%, a good amount of Energy Regen to save at least 1 sub-stat on gear to be reallocated to better uses and a stackable Resonance Liberation ATK DMG% bonus that ramps up as you use Resonance Skills.
100.0%

Ages of Harvest
R1A very competitive option to his best in slot if you didn't pull it on the standard banner. The high base ATK, as well as the 24% crit rate and 12% DMG bonus substats are very nice, especially if you need your weapon to even out your crit ratios, in which builds it might outdo Lustrous Razor; and while barely used on Calcharo at all, the Resonance Skill DMG boost is always a small damage increase.
98.4%

Verdant Summit
R1Jiyan's signature weapon that's not only fantastic for him but also usable on all damage-focused Broadblade users. Offers a huge main stat of CRIT DMG% granting excellent scaling, 12% permanent generic DMG% and up to 48% increased Heavy ATK DMG% after using 1/2 skills and or a Resonance Liberation.
96.7%

Autumntrace
R5Strongest 4★ Broadsword option, granting main stat CRIT RATE for excellent scaling and an incredibly easy to access bonus ability which grants a stacking ATK% buff that only requires you to use Basic or Heavy attacks during your rotation.
94.3%
Percentages show relative damage performance from calculations; some weapons bring un-quantifiable quality-of-life on top.
Best Echo Sets
5-Piece Sonata
Void Thunder
Offers a 10% unconditional Electro DMG% boost and up to an additional 30% Electro DMG% after you land a combination of 2 Heavy Attacks or Resonance Skills for a grand total of 40% additional Electro damage after fully ramped.
Example Loadout · 4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost
5-Piece Sonata
Endless Resonance
Offers a 10% unconditional ATK% boost and an additional 5% ATK% for every 1.5 seconds the equipped character has been in combat, up to 20% after 6 seconds, totalling 30% additional ATK% after fully ramped. This set almost almost loses out to most characters signature elemental sets, but is generically usable across all damage characters regardless of their element. The calculations for this set assume you're not swaping during the combo. If you will swap, the set performance drops (to 88.81%).
Example Loadout · 4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 cost
Echo Main Stats
4 · 3 · 3 · 1 · 1 costCRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Electro DMG
Electro DMG > ATK%
ATK%
ATK%
Substats Priority
Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% > ATK = Liberation DMG%
Skill Priority
Forte
Liberation
Skill
Intro
Basic
Best Teams
Best Awakening Nodes
Priority nodes: S2 Zero-Sum Game · S3 Iron Fist Diplomacy · S4 Dark Alliance
Zero-Sum Game
★ PriorityAfter Calcharo casts Intro Skill Wanted Criminal or Intro Skill Necessary Means, his Resonance Skill DMG Bonus is increased by 30% for 15s.
+30% Skill DMG · After Calcharo casts Intro Skill Wanted Criminal or Intro Skill "Necessary Means", his Resonance Skill DMG Bonus is increased by 30% for 15s.








