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Galbrena

Wuthering Waves Galbrena Build Guide

Element: Fusion type Fusion
Weapon Type: Pistols type Pistols
Birth: Unknown
Birthplace: Rinascita
Affiliation: The Black Shores
Combat Roles: Main Damage Dealer tagHeavy Attack DMG tag

Cold and decisive, she is the "Discord Slayer" who hunts across Solaris and the same "Fiend of Ever-burning Flame" spoken of in whispers. Now, she serves as a Black Shores Consultant, active across the world.

Galbrena Ascension Materials

Shell Credit
170000
LF Tidal Residuum
4
MF Tidal Residuum
12
HF Tidal Residuum
12
FF Tidal Residuum
4
Blighted Crown of Puppet King
46
Stone Rose
60

Galbrena Talent Level-Up Materials

Shell Credit
LF Tidal Residuum
MF Tidal Residuum
HF Tidal Residuum
FF Tidal Residuum
Curse of the Abyss
Impure Phlogiston
Extracted Phlogiston
Refined Phlogiston
Flawless Phlogiston

Best Echo Sets for Galbrena

Flamewing's Shadow
2pc
Flamewing's Shadow
Flaming Clawprint
2pc
Flaming Clawprint

Galbrena primarily scales off Echo Skill DMG and Heavy Attack DMG, which is the main selling point of Flamewing's Shadow. This set with Corrosaurus maximizes Galbrena's potential, so you should collect Echoes under this set from the Nightmare Nests or Flaming Clawprint when you can!

Molten Rift
5pc
Molten Rift

Molten Rift is the second best option for Galbrena due to its easy-to-activate Fusion DMG buffs. This set is farmable very early on and is useful throughout all stages of the game. That said, you can replace the 5-pc bonus for the 3-pc bonus of Flamewing's Shadow when you get to the area.

Law of Harmony
2pc
Law of Harmony
Flaming Clawprint
2pc
Flaming Clawprint

Law of Harmony is decent for Galbrena, but is harder to maximize on her due to its short uptime. The set is better suited for a sub-DPS, since she can benefit from the global Echo Skill DMG buff it gives. That said, if you only have this as an option, she will utilize the bonus to some extent.

Galbrena's Best Primary Echo

Corrosaurus

Corrosaurus

Best and only option for Galbrena with the Flamewing's Shadow and Flaming Clawprint sets. Gives both Fusion DMG and Echo Skill DMG Bonus that she heavily scales off of. A summon-type Echo that deals decent Fusion DMG. You can also use 2-pc Molten Rift instead of Flaming Clawprint for her secondary Sonata Effect bonus.

Nightmare: Inferno Rider

Nightmare: Inferno Rider

Secondary choice for Galbrena in the Molten Rift set. Gives a passive 12% Fusion DMG bonus which she benefits from. A downside to this Echo is the Resonance Skill DMG bonus, which is practically useless on her. Transform-type Echo that deals decent Fusion DMG, but takes up time during her combos.

Inferno Rider

Inferno Rider

Significantly inferior to the Nightmare variant because of its activation requirement to get its buffs. Galbrena will be able to utilize the Fusion DMG Bonus, but doesn't benefit from the Basic Attack DMG increase. Long combo takes too much time.

Best Stats for Galbrena Echoes

4 Cost: Crit Rate, Crit DMG
3 Cost: Fusion DMG
1 Cost: ATK%

Best Substats for Galbrena Echoes

1
CRIT Rate
2
CRIT DMG
3
Heavy Attack DMG Bonus
4
Energy Regen
5
ATK%
6
Flat ATK

Best Weapons for Galbrena

Best Tips & Tricks for Galbrena

Aim for a 75:250 Crit Ratio on Galbrena for consistent damage output.
Prioritize meeting the Crit. Rate requirement over Crit. DMG when building her.
Aim for around 120% Energy Regen to comfortably apply her combos per rotation.
Her signature weapon Lux & Umbra is tailor-fitted to her damage scaling.
Use Corrosaurus with Flamewing's Shadow set for maximum potential.

Best Teams for Galbrena

Galbrena Echo Skill Team

Galbrena's best team is with Qiuyuan and Shorekeeper. Qiuyuan is the sole unit to provide Echo Skill DMG buffs to other Resonators, and his kit fits this team perfectly. Meanwhile, Shorekeeper is the best support in the game for her insane healing and damage buffs via her Stellarealm. You want to funnel most of the buffs from Shorekeeper and Qiuyuan into Galbrena who thrives in being the on-field DPS.

Initiate combat with Shorekeeper and use her combos to build up her Resonance and Concerto gauges. Once available, activate Stellarealm and Echo Skill before switching to Qiuyuan when Concerto is full., Have Qiuyuan enter via his Intro, then follow it up with two Basic Attacks to fill his Forte. Then, cast Echo Skill and Liberation., Next, hold his Heavy Attack button to perform a 3-step attack string that consumes his Forte for enhanced damage. Lastly, cast his Resonance Skill and switch out to Galbrena via Outro., As Galbrena, cast Echo Skill and deal 6 Basic Attacks to fill her Sinflame. Then, cast Resonance Skill and enter Demon Hypostatsis., In this state, cast Liberation to increase her skills' DMG multipliers on top of dealing damage. Continue this combo with 7 Basic Attacks to consume her Forte energy., Once Forte is depleted and Concerto full, switch back to Shorekeeper to detonate Stellarealm., Repeat until no enemies are left on the field.

Galbrena Fusion Team

One of Galbrena's strongest teams is the Mono Fusion team with Brant and Lupa, though you could replace Brant with Changli with slightly worse performance. Lupa has one of the highest buffing capabilities for Fusion-centric teams, and Galbrena makes use of that throughout her kit. Since Fusion DMG buffs all of her abilities regardless of their scaling, she will perform well as long as you can balance it out with getting Heavy Attack DMG and ATK from other sources. As for Brant, he is ideally your source of sustain in this team as he gives decent healing and pretty strong shields for his short rotations. Note: If Brant can't meet the 250% ER requirement of Tidebreaking Courage, have him use Molten Rift instead.

Initiate combat with Lupa's two Resonance Skill casts, then perform her Liberation to activate Pack Hunt and Glory., Follow up with Foebreaker and build up her Wolflame stacks. Once full, convert it to Wolfaith with her Mid-air and Heavy Attacks. Lastly, use her Echo Skill for Galbrena's Afterflame and Resonance Skill, then switch to Brant with her Outro., As Brant enters the field, immediately activate his Liberation. Then, build up his Forte gauge with mid-air attacks and use his enhanced Resonance Skill, Returned from Ashes once available. Lastly, make sure to activate his Echo Skill for Galbrena's Afterflame stacks, then switch to Galbrena mid-animation., Once Galbrena is on-field, cast her Echo Skill to generate Afterflame. Follow this up with 6 Basic Attacks to fill her Sinflame, then cast Resonance Skill to enter Demon Hypostasis., During Demon Hypostasis, cast her Liberation to deal massive damage and increase her skills' DMG multipliers. Continue this combo with 7 Basic Attacks to consume her Forte energy., When her Forte Circuit is depleted and Concerto filled, switch back to Lupa to end the rotation., Repeat until all enemies are defeated.

Galbrena Heavy Attack Team

Galbrena can be used in a hypercarry team focused on providing her Crit and DMG buffs. Iuno, as a sub-DPS, provides huge Heavy Attack DMG amplification and can deal good damage on her own. As for the third slot, the best option for supports is Shorekeeper with her team-wide general DMG buffs and healing, though you can replace her with other healers like Verina and Baizhi.

Start the fight with Shorekeeper and go through her combos to generate Resonance and Concerto Energy. Once available, use her Liberation to activate Stellarealm and switch to Iuno with her Outro. Make sure to cast her Echo Skill before exiting the field to generate Afterflame for Galbrena., As Iuno, immediately use her Resonance Skill after her Intro to activate the Lunar Cycle. Then, jump to enter the New Moon state., During New Moon state, quickly cast Liberation to generate Forte energy. Continue this with three Basic Attacks and two instances of her Resonance Skill to consume her Forte for increased damage., Once Iuno's Outro is available, quickly perform Echo Skill for Afterflame stacks, then switch to Galbrena to amplify her Heavy Attack DMG., With Galbrena on-field, cast Echo Skill shortly after her Intro and continue with six Basic Attacks. Once her Forte is full, cast her enhanced Resonance Skill to enter the Demon Hypostasis state., After entering the state, perform her Liberation to deal damage and increase her skills' DMG multipliers. Then, follow this up with seven Basic Attacks., Once her Forte is consumed and Concerto filled, switch back to Shorekeeper to detonate Stellarealm., Repeat until all enemies are defeated.

Galbrena Skills

Slayer's Trigger

Slayer's Trigger

Basic Attack
Perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Fusion DMG. Basic Attack Stage 1 to 3 DMG are considered as Heavy Attack DMG, and Basic Attack Stage 4 DMG as Echo Skill DMG.
Press Normal Attack right after performing Basic Attack Stage 4 to perform Basic Attack Stage 2.

Heavy Attack - Volley of Death
Consume STA to attack the target and perform up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Fusion DMG. Stage 3 DMG is considered as Echo Skill DMG.
Press Normal Attack right after performing Heavy Attack - Volley of Death Stage 1 to perform Basic Attack Stage 2. Press Normal Attack right after performing Heavy Attack - Volley of Death Stage 2 or 3 to perform Basic Attack Stage 3.

Mid-air Attack - Ashfall Barrage
While in mid-air, press Normal Attack to consume STA to perform a Plunging Attack, dealing Fusion DMG, considered as Heavy Attack DMG.
While in mid-air, hold Normal Attack to continuously consume STA to launch a barrage of shots at targets below, dealing Fusion DMG, considered as Heavy Attack DMG. If Galbrena does not land when interrupted during the barrage, she cannot immediately cast this skill again. Release Normal Attack during the barrage to cast Plunging Attack.
Press Normal Attack right after casting Plunging Attack to cast Basic Attack Stage 3.

Dodge Counter - Blood for Blood
Press Normal Attack right after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Fusion DMG, considered as Heavy Attack DMG.
Press Normal Attack right after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack Stage 4.

Edge Transcended

Edge Transcended

Resonance Skill - Encroach
Dash forward and leap into the air. Flip backward upon hitting the target, dealing Fusion DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.

Resonance Skill - Ascent of Malice
Upon reaching 100 points of Sinflame, Resonance Skill is replaced with Resonance Skill - Ascent of Malice.
Slash at enemies with her wings, dealing Fusion DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG. Upon casting this skill:
- Galbrena enters Demon Hypostasis.
- Sinflame is converted into an equivalent amount of Purging Flame.
- Can be followed by Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 2.

Hellfire Absolution

Hellfire Absolution

Attack the target and deal Fusion DMG, considered Echo Skill DMG. Gain 85% DMG Multiplier increase for Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution, Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict, Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage, and Dodge Counter - Purgatory Scourge for 14s while in Demon Hypostasis.
Press Normal Attack after casting Resonance Liberation to cast Basic Atttack Stage 2. While in Demon Hypostasis, cast Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 2 instead.
Can be cast in mid-air close to the ground.

Oathbound Hunt

Oathbound Hunt

1 stack of Fated End is inflicted on the target when the following skills hit: Intro Skill, Basic Attack, Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution, Dodge Counter, Heavy Attack - Volley of Death, Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict, Mid-air Attack, Hellstride, Resonance Skill - Encroach, Resonance Skill - Ascent of Malice, Resonance Skill - Ravage and Resonance Liberation, up to 4 stacks. Each stack Amplifies the DMG directly dealt by Galbrena's Normal Attack, Resonance Skill, Forte Circuit, Resonance Liberation, Intro Skill, and Outro Skill by 5% for 5.5s. The same type of skill can trigger this effect on the same target once every 5s.
Resonance Skill - Encroach and Resonance Skill - Ravage are considered the same type of skill.

Sin Feaster

Sin Feaster

Casting Basic Attack Stage 4, Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 5, Heavy Attack - Volley of Death Stage 3, and Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict Stage 3 recovers 10 points of STA.

Hellflare Overload

Hellflare Overload

Attack the target and deal Fusion DMG.
Hold Normal Attack after casting this skill to cast Heavy Attack - Volley of Death Stage 2. While in Demon Hypostasis, cast Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict Stage 2 instead.
Press Normal Attack right after casting this skill to perform Basic Attack Stage 2, which is replaced with Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 2 if Galbrena is in Demon Hypostasis.

Beyond Threshold

Beyond Threshold

Threshold State
By default, Galbrena is in Threshold State, and in this state, she accumulates Afterflame and Sinflame.

Demon Hypostasis
While in Demon Hypostasis, Basic Attack, Heavy Attack - Volley of Death, Mid-air Attack - Ashfall Barrage, Dodge Counter - Blood for Blood, and Resonance Skill - Encroach are replaced with Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution, Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict, Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage, Dodge Counter - Purgatory Scourge, and Resonance Skill - Ravage, which consume Purging Flame on hit.
While in Demon Hypostasis, every point of Afterflame increases the DMG of Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution, Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict, Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage, Resonance Skill - Ravage, and Dodge Counter - Purgatory Scourge by 1.5%, up to 60%, which is removed upon exiting Demon Hypostasis.
When Purging Flame depletes or after staying in Demon Hypostasis for over 50s, Demon Hypostasis ends automatically.

Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution
Perform up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Fusion DMG. Consume Purging Flame on hit. Stage 1 to 3 DMG are considered Heavy Attack DMG, and Stage 4 & 5 DMG Echo Skill DMG.
Press Normal Attack after casting Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 5 to cast Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 3.

Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict
Consume STA to attack the target and perform up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Fusion DMG. Consume Purging Flame on hit. Stage 3 DMG is considered Echo Skill DMG.
Press Normal Attack after casting Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict Stage 1 to cast Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 2.
Press Normal Attack after casting Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict Stage 2 & 3 to cast Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 3.

Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage
While in mid-air, press Normal Attack to consume STA to perform aerial attacks, dealing Fusion DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG. Consume Purging Flame on hit.
While in mid-air, hold Normal Attack to continuously consume STA to launch a barrage of shots at targets, dealing Fusion DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG. Consume Purging Flame on hit. If Galbrena does not land when interrupted during the barrage, she cannot immediately cast this skill again. Release Normal Attack during the barrage to cast Plunging Attack.
Press Normal Attack after the Plunging Attack to cast Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 3.

Dodge Counter - Purgatory Scourge
Press Normal Attack right after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Fusion DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.
Press Normal Attack right after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 4.

Resonance Skill - Ravage
Dash forward and leap into the air. Flip backward upon hitting the target, dealing Fusion DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG. Consume Purging Flame on hit. Resonance Skill - Ravage and Resonance Skill - Encroach share a cooldown.

Hellstride
Press Dodge on the ground while casting Galbrena's own skills to cast Hellstride to deal a fixed amount of Fusion DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG that does not bear any effect from DMG buffs. Hellstride can trigger successful Dodges. Hellstride cannot be cast consecutively.
Casting this skill does not reset the attack cycles within a short period of time.

Burning Drive
Casting Intro Skill, Hellstride, Normal Attack - Seraphic Execution Basic Attack Stage 4, Resonance Skill - Encroach, Resonance Skill - Ascent of Malice, and Resonance Skill - Ravage increases Galbrena's resistance to interruptions and ATK by 20% for 4s.

Afterflame
Galbrena can hold up to 40 points of Afterflame.
While in Threshold State, Galbrena recovers 8 points of Afterflame when Resonators in the nearby team cast Echo Skill. Echoes with the same name can only trigger this effect once. This effect resets when Galbrena exits Demon Hypostasis.
All Afterflame is removed upon exiting Demon Hypostasis.

Sinflame
Galbrena can hold up to 100 points of Sinflame.
While in Threshold State, hitting an enemy with Basic Attack, Heavy Attack - Volley of Death, Mid-air Attack - Ashfall Barrage, Resonance Skill - Encroach, and Intro Skill - Hellflare Overload recovers Sinflame.

Ashen Pursuit

Ashen Pursuit

Attack the target, dealing Fusion DMG equal to 79.5%*3+556.5% of Galbrena's ATK.

Tune Break: Pistols

Tune Break: Pistols

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

Galbrena Resonance Chain

Heart of Defiance Ever Ablaze

Heart of Defiance Ever Ablaze

When casting Resonance Skill - Ascent of Malice, each point of Afterflame additionally grants 2% Crit. DMG to Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution, Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict, Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage, Resonance Skill - Ravage, and Dodge Counter - Purgatory Scourge, up to 80%. This effect is removed upon exiting Demon Hypostasis.
While in Demon Hypostasis, Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 5, Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict Stage 3, and Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage are immune to interruption.

Hellbound Dive of Fire and Abyss

Hellbound Dive of Fire and Abyss

Burning Drive grants 350% more ATK Bonus.

Hunter’s Blood Oath Rekindled

Hunter’s Blood Oath Rekindled

Resonance Liberation DMG Multiplier is increased by 130%.

Carry Forth This Fading Spark

Carry Forth This Fading Spark

When Resonators in the team cast Echo Skill, all Resonators in the team gain 20% all-Attribute DMG Bonus for 20s.

Though Light Fades, Torment Consumes

Though Light Fades, Torment Consumes

The DMG Multipliers of Resonance Skill - Encroach, Resonance Skill - Ascent of Malice, and Resonance Skill - Ravage are increased by 150%.

I Remain Who I am, Eternal My Flame

I Remain Who I am, Eternal My Flame

Demon Hypostasis becomes Eternal Hypostasis. Eternal Hypostasis retains all effects of Demon Hypostasis.
Additionally, Eternal Hypostasis lasts, the DMG Multipliers of Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution, Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict, Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage, and Dodge Counter -Purgatory Scourge are additionally increased by 60%.

When casting Resonance Skill - Ascent of Malice, for every 1 point of Afterflame consumed, Galbrena's Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution, Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict, Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage, Resonance Skill - Ravage, and Dodge Counter -Purgatory Scourge gain 0.875% Fusion DMG Amplification, up to 35%, which is removed upon exiting Eternal Hypostasis.

Galbrena Skill Inputs

While in Threshold State, Galbrena accumulates Sinflame when her attacks hit a target. When Sinflame reaches 100 points, press Resonance Skill to enter Demon Hypostasis.

In Demon Hypostasis, 100 points of Purging Flame are obtained by consuming all available Sinflame. While in Demon Hypostasis, the more Afterflame Galbrena has, the more DMG enemies take from various enhanced moves.

Heavy Attack - Volley of Death: Hold LeftMouseButton to fire 3 consecutive shots.
Mid-air Attack - Ashfall Barrage: While in the air, hold LeftMouseButton.
Hellstride: Press RightMouseButton during combat actions.

Galbrena Skins

Galbrena Special Food

Super Doubleshot Shaved Ice Milkshake Deluxe

Super Doubleshot Shaved Ice Milkshake Deluxe

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Grants 28% Healing Bonus to all Resonators in the team for 30m. Only effective on your own Resonators in Co-op Mode.