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Calcharo

Wuthering Waves Calcharo Build Guide

Element: Electro type Electro
Weapon Type: Broadblade type Broadblade
Birth: July 8th
Birthplace: New Federation
Affiliation: "Ghost Hounds"
Combat Roles: Main Damage Dealer tagResonance Liberation Damage tag

Leader of the "Ghost Hounds," an international mercenary group. Ruthless, vengeful, unforgiving. His Forte allows him to summon a special Tacet Discord to assist his assault on the targets.
A potential client must be mindful of the price to pay before making him an offer.

Calcharo Ascension Materials

Shell Credit
170000
Crude Ring
4
Basic Ring
12
Improved Ring
12
Tailored Ring
4
Thundering Tacet Core
46
Iris
60

Calcharo Talent Level-Up Materials

Shell Credit
Crude Ring
Basic Ring
Improved Ring
Tailored Ring
Monument Bell
Waveworn Residue 210
Waveworn Residue 226
Waveworn Residue 235
Waveworn Residue 239

Best Echo Sets for Calcharo

Void Thunder
5pc
Void Thunder

Void Thunder increases the Electro DMG Bonus which is great for a main DPS like Calcharo. The 5-pc effect also helps him deal more damage after using Heavy ATK or Resonance Skill.

Void Thunder
2pc
Void Thunder
Lingering Tunes
2pc
Lingering Tunes

A great starting set for Calcharo if you do not have the full 5-pc Void Thunder set yet. Great for the early game.

Calcharo's Best Primary Echo

Nightmare: Thundering Mephis

Nightmare: Thundering Mephis

Increases Electro DMG and Resonance Liberation DMG. No need to use Echo Skill to receive buffs.

Thundering Mephis

Thundering Mephis

Increases Liberation DMG and Electro DMG. Good for Calcharo, but the buffs are quite hard to get because of the long attack animations.

Flautist

Flautist

An early game echo for Calcharo, perfect for just dealing Electro DMG on demand.

Best Stats for Calcharo Echoes

4 Cost: CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG
3 Cost: Electro DMG
1 Cost: ATK%

Best Substats for Calcharo Echoes

1
CRIT Rate
2
CRIT DMG
3
Energy Regen
4
ATK%
5
Res. Liberation DMG Bonus
6
Flat ATK

Best Weapons for Calcharo

Best Tips & Tricks for Calcharo

Focus on upgrading Calcharo's <b>Forte</b> and <b>Liberation</b> abilities first, since those two are his primary sources of damage.
After upgrading the two, level up his <b>Resonance Skill</b> given he utilizes it the most outside of his Liberation-empowered state. Lastly, upgrade his Normal Attack and Intro Skill once his other skills are done.
Calcharo needs <b>CRIT stats</b> and some <b>Energy Regen</b> to maximize damage and frequently access his Resonance Liberation.

Best Teams for Calcharo

Tune Break Liberation Team

With the introduction of Tune Break, Calcharo's best team is with Lynae and Mornye, utilizing the new mechanic to trigger additional damage throughout each rotation.

1. Begin as Mornye and cast three Basic Attacks to build up her Rest Mass Energy. Then, do a Heavy Attack to enter Wide Field Observation Mode., 2. In Wide Field Observation Mode, cast three enhanced Basic Attacks. With the third Basic Attack, animation cancel it with her Resonance Skill, and continue immediately with Liberation to save time. Upon doing so, Syntony Field is upgraded to its enhanced form., 3. Once the High Syntony Field is deployed, cast a Heavy Attack and switch to Lynae via Outro., 4. As Lynae enters via her Intro, follow it up with a Resonance Skill to achieve max stacks. Then, use her Liberation to deal damage and give a team-wide buff before following it up with a Basic Attack., 5. With her Overflow full, do a Heavy Attack and charge it for 1.6s to convert all of it to Lumiflow. This will then deal damage and cause her to enter the Kaleidoscopic Parade state., 6. In this state, jump up 3 times to perform her Polychrome Leaps and generate True Color stacks., 7. With three True Color stacks, do a Mid-Air Attack to cast an enhanced attack before switching to Calcharo via her Outro., 8. As Calcharo, immediately cast Resonance Skill and Liberation. This will cause you to enter the Deathblade Gear state, 9. In this empowered state, do five (5) Basic Attacks followed by a Heavy Attack to perform Death Messenger., 10. Aim to cast three (3) instances of the BA into HA attack string in this short time window., 11. Once Concerto is full, switch back to Mornye via Outro., 12. Repeat until no enemies remain in the field.

Calcharo Electro Team

This is a premier Calcharo Main DPS team that has him on-field to trigger Yinlin's Coordinated Attacks, with Shorekeeper empowering both Electro Characters' DPS.

1. Shorekeeper starts the battle and charges Concerto Energy and her Resonance Liberation. Use the latter when it is available, and swap to Yinlin afterwards, when the former is full., 2. Charge up Yinlin's Forte Gauge with her Skill and Basic Attacks, while applying Sinner's Marks to enemies. Once it's full, use a Heavy Attack to transform the Sinner's Marks to Punishment Marks., 3. Continue to DPS with Yinlin until Concerto Energy is fully charged. Use her Resonance Liberation if it is available, then swap to Calcharo to give him her Outro Skill buff., 4. Once Calcharo is on the field, activate his Resonance Liberation as soon as possible. Look to do as much damage as possible while in his Enhanced State, as well as while Yinlin's Punishment Marks and Outro Skill last., 5. Charge Concerto Energy again with Calcharo, then switch back to Shorekeeper once it's full to have her detonate her Resonance Liberation Field. Repeat until the enemy is felled.

Calcharo Basic Attack Team

This team composition focuses on giving Calcharo Sanhua's Outro Skill buff to amplify his Basic Attack damage, which also affects his Basic Attacks in his Resonance Liberation Form.

1. Begin with Shorekeeper, and use her rotations to charge Concerto Energy and her Resonance Liberation. Use the latter when it comes up, then switch to Sanhua when the former is full., 2. Cycle through Sanhua's kit using optimal rotations to maximize her Ice Structure damage, while also maxing out Concerto Energy., 3. Switch to Calcharo with maxed Concerto Energy to grant him Sanhua's Outro Skill buff. Charge and use his Resonance Liberation to enter his enhanced form and do more damage., 4. As Calcharo, charge Concerto Energy one more time, then switch to Shorekeeper to detonate her Resonance Liberation's field., 5. Repeat the steps until the enemy is felled.

Calcharo Free-to-Play Team

This free-to-play team composition relies on Yangyang providing Resonance Energy for Calcharo so that he can use his Resonance Liberation sooner.

1. Yangyang starts the battle and charges the Concerto Energy until the other Resonator's icons glow up. She can use her Resonance Liberation to group up small enemies., 2. Once Calcharo is fully charged, you can switch to him so he can use his Intro Skill. Switching from Yangyang to Calcharo will restore the latter's Resonance Energy., 3. Use Calcharo's Resonance Liberation to enter Deathblade Gear and deal a lot of DMG with his kit., 4. Switch to Yangyang again once the Concerto Energy has fully charged up. If you need healing, switch to Baizhi and use their healing skill for a quick heal., 5. Repeat the steps until the enemy is felled.

Calcharo Skills

Gnawing Fangs

Gnawing Fangs

Basic Attack
Calcharo performs up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG.

Heavy Attack
Consumes STA to attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.

Mid-air Attack
Consumes STA to perform a Mid-Air Plunging Attack, dealing Electro DMG.

Dodge Counter
Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.

Extermination Order

Extermination Order

Calcharo performs up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG.
If Calcharo is switched off field, or if Resonance Skill Extermination Order is not activated again in a while, this skill will enter Cooldown.
Resonance Skill Extermination Order does not interrupt Calcharo's Basic Attack cycle.

Phantom Etching

Phantom Etching

Calcharo attacks the target, dealing Electro DMG and enters Deathblade Gear state. After Deathblade Gear state ends, Calcharo's next Intro Skill is replaced with Intro Skill "Necessary Means", which deals Electro DMG, considered as Intro Skill DMG.

Deathblade Gear
-Basic Attack is replaced with Basic Attack Hounds Roar.
-Heavy Attack deals increased DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.
-Dodge Counter deals increased DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.

Basic Attack: Hounds Roar
Calcharo performs up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG, considered as Basic Attack DMG.

Bloodshed Awaken

Bloodshed Awaken

Casting Heavy Attack Mercy gives Calcharo 10% Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus for 15s.

Revenant Rush

Revenant Rush

When Heavy Attack "Death Messenger" hits the target, the damage taken by Calcharo is reduced by 15% for 5s.

Wanted Outlaw

Wanted Outlaw

Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.

Hunting Mission

Hunting Mission

Heavy Attack: "Mercy"
When Calcharo has 3 "Cruelty", his Heavy Attack is replaced with Heavy Attack "Mercy."
When casting Heavy Attack "Mercy", Calcharo consumes 3 "Cruelty" to deal Electro DMG, considered as Heavy Attack DMG, and recovers Resonance Energy and Concerto Energy.

"Cruelty"
Calcharo can hold up to 3 "Cruelty."
In Resonance Liberation Deathblade Gear state, "Cruelty" cannot be acquired.
When Resonance Skill Extermination Order hits the target, gain 1 "Cruelty."

Heavy Attack: "Death Messenger"
When Calcharo has 5 "Killing Intent", his Basic Attack is replaced with Heavy Attack "Death Messenger."
When casting Heavy Attack "Death Messenger," Calcharo consumes 5 "Killing Intent" to deal Electro DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG, and recovers Resonance Energy and Concerto Energy.

"Killing Intent"
In Resonance Liberation Deathblade Gear state, Calcharo's Forte Gauge is replaced with "Killing Intent", stacking up to 5.
When Basic Attack Hounds Roar hits the target, Calcharo gains 1 "Killing Intent."

Shadowy Raid

Shadowy Raid

Calcharo summons Phantom to support the active Resonator, clearing the targets in front with a slash. The Phantom's attack deals Electro DMG equal to 195.98%+391.96% of Calcharo's ATK.

Tune Break: Broadblade

Tune Break: Broadblade

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

Calcharo Resonance Chain

Covert Negotiation

Covert Negotiation

When Resonance Skill Extermination Order hits a target, it additionally recovers 10 Resonance Energy. This can be triggered once every 20s.

Zero-Sum Game

Zero-Sum Game

After Calcharo casts Intro Skill Wanted Criminal or Intro Skill "Necessary Means", his Resonance Skill DMG Bonus is increased by 30% for 15s.

Iron Fist Diplomacy

Iron Fist Diplomacy

During the Resonance Liberation Deathblade Gear state, Calcharo's Electro DMG Bonus is increased by 25%.

Dark Alliance

Dark Alliance

After casting Outro Skill Shadowy Raid, Electro DMG Bonus of all team members is increased by 20% for 30s.

Unconventional Compact

Unconventional Compact

Intro Skill Wanted Criminal and Intro Skill "Necessary Means" deal 50% more DMG.

The Ultimatum

The Ultimatum

When casting Resonance Liberation "Death Messenger", Calcharo will summon 2 Phantoms to perform Coordinated Attacks. Each Phantom deals Electro DMG equal to 100.00% of Calcharo's ATK, which is considered Resonance Liberation DMG.

Calcharo Skill Inputs

Recover Forte Gauge under normal state for Resonance Skill hit. Cast Enhanced Heavy Attack when Forte Gauge is full

Recover Forte Gauge under for Basic Attack hit. Cast Resonance Liberation Attack when Forte Gauge is full

"Mercy": When Forte Gauge reaches 3, hold LeftMouseButton
"Death Messenger": Under Resonance Liberation state, tap LeftMouseButton when Forte Gauge reaches 5

Calcharo Skins

Calcharo Special Food

Ration Bar

Ration Bar

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Reduces Cooldown for Grapple by 30% for a selected Resonator in the team for 30m. Only effective on your own Resonators in Co-op Mode.