Wuthering Waves Encore Character Guide

WuWa. Encore Guide Wuthering Waves Character Build. Fusion DPS. Sub DPS.

Encore is a 5-star character that wields a Rectifier and uses Fusion as her elemental damage. She is a DPS with the option of being main or secondary due to her flexibility.

Pros – Has long-winded damage with her ultimate for more DPS but also more burst oriented damage from her Resonance Skill, allowing multiple playstyles.

Cons – Long animations that lock you in place if you don’t animation cancel them.

Team Compositions – Because she can work in a quick swap team as a Sub DPS or with more supportive characters as a main DPS, there are many viable compositions Encore can fit into.

Skills and Playstyle

Basic/Heavy Attack – Ranged attacks mostly used to fill your Forte bar.

Resonance Skill (E>E) – Shoots a flurry of attacks at the target and provides 15 Resonance Energy. Near the end of the animation this can be recasted to do a final blast, cast window shown by the white circle that appears. This leaves you vulnerable while casting it, but the first portion of the attack will continue even after swapping characters. Prioritize using this skill whenever it is off cooldown.

Intro > E > E

Forte Circuit – Filled by using any of Encore’s attacks and even faster on Intro. Use Heavy Attack when the gauge is full to perform a long animation that will deal significant damage to enemies after a few seconds. While in this animation she takes 70% less damage, but she is still easily interruptible. Try to swap characters at the beginning of this cast as it will continue while she is off-field.

Basic Attacks > Forte Heavy

Resonance Liberation (R) – Enters into the Cosmos Rampage state for 10 seconds, enhancing her Basic Attack, Dodge Counter, Heavy Attack, and Resonance Skill. Mostly use the Basic Attack and Resonance Skill as they will have faster cast times, less cooldowns, and do more damage.

Using the Forte Heavy Attack during this state will deal extra damage but end the Ultimate state. Save this for near the end when the Forte bar starts to blink.

R > E > Basic Attacks > E > Basic Attacks > Forte Heavy > Outro

Rotation

Intro > E > E > Basic Attacks > Forte Heavy > Swap
E > E > Q
R > E > Basic Attacks > E > Basic Attacks > Forte Heavy > Outro

When playing for a main DPS playstyle, use more auto attacks to get Forte up. When playing with other DPS, swap after using the Resonance Skill if you don’t have enough Resonance Energy to use Ult.

Intro Skill – Deals damage and generates a considerable amount of Forte.

Outro Skill – Leaves behind a fire field that deals damage over a few seconds.

Encore Build Guide Progression

Ascension Materials

Rage Tacet Core – Defeat Inferno Rider in Port City of Guixu – Costs Waveplates
Pecok Flower – Pick these flowers around the Taoyuan Vale in Central Plains or Buy at the Shifang Pharmacy
Whisperin Core – Looted from Humanoid Tacet Discords.

Weapons

Stringmaster (Convene 5-star) – Crit Rate – Increases the damage of all Resonance by 12%. When Resonance Skill hits a target, increase ATK by 12%, stacking twice, and another 12% additional ATK when not on the field.
Cosmic Ripples (Convene 5-star) – ATK – Increases Energy Regen by 13%. When hitting with Basic Attacks, increase Basic Attack damage by 3.2% for 8 seconds, stacking up to five times.
Augment (Podcast 4-star) – Crit Rate – Increases ATK by 15% for 15 seconds after Resonance Liberation is cast.
Jinzhou Keeper (Convene 4-star) – ATK – Increases ATK by 8% and HP by 10% for 15 seconds after Intro.

Echo Skill (Q) – Fusion – Inferno Rider – After the final strike of this chain hits, Basic Attack and Fusion Damage increased by 12% for 15 seconds.

Echo Main Stat Priority

4 – Crit Rate
4 – Crit Damage
3 – Fusion
1 – ATK%

Sub Stat Priority

Energy Regen (10-20%)
Crit Rate
Crit Damage
ATK%
Basic Attack
ATK

Skill Leveling Materials

Whisperin Core – Looted from Humanoid Tacet Discords.
Helix – Forgery Challenge: Misty Forest in Dim Forest – Costs Waveplates.
Undending Destruction – Defeat Scar in the Chaotic Juncture: Ember in Central Plains – Costs Waveplates.

Inherent Skill 1 – During the Resonance Liberation, Encore deals 10% more damage while above 70% health.

Inherent Skill 2 – Fusion damage increased by 10% for 10 seconds after using the Resonance Skill.

Skill Priority

Resonance Liberation
Forte Circuit
Resonance
Intro
Basic Attack

Sequence 1 – Fusion Damage increased by 3% for 6 seconds when hitting with Basic Attacks, stacking up to four times.

Sequence 2 – Once every 10 seconds, the Basic Attack or Resonance Skill can restore 10 Resonance Energy.

Sequence 3 – Resonance Liberation Forte Heavy Attack damage increased by 40%.

Sequence 4 – Resonance Liberation Forte Heavy Attack increases Fusion Damage of all party members by 20% for 30 seconds.

Sequence 5 – Resonance Skill damage is increased by 35%.

Sequence 6 – During Resonance Liberation, every time you deal damage gain 5% ATK for 10 seconds, stacking up to 5 times.

Should you try to pull extra sequences for Encore?

As mostly options to increase her DPS, the sequences don’t increase it greatly or change the functionality in any way. Going for no sequences would be fine, so only if you really want to optimize should you go for sequences.