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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

★★★ - Best. Galbrena primarily scales off Echo Skill DMG and Heavy Attack DMG; this 3pc+2pc combo with Corrosaurus maximizes her potential and consistency.

Molten Rift
5pc
Molten Rift

★★☆ - 2nd best. Easier to activate Fusion DMG buffs and farmable early; a solid intermediate option. Replace with Flamewing's Shadow combo when available.

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

★☆☆ - 3rd best. Usable but harder to maximize on Galbrena due to short uptime; better suited for sub-DPS roles.

Galbrena's Best Primary Echo

Corrosaurus

Corrosaurus

Best and preferred Main Echo for Galbrena. Provides both Fusion DMG and Echo Skill DMG Bonus that she heavily scales from; summon-type that synergizes with Flamewing's Shadow / Flaming Clawprint sets.

Nightmare: Inferno Rider

Nightmare: Inferno Rider

Secondary choice (recommended with Molten Rift). Grants a passive Fusion DMG bonus (12%) but gives Resonance Skill DMG bonus which is mostly unused by Galbrena.

Inferno Rider

Inferno Rider

Inferior to the Nightmare variant due to activation requirements and longer activation time; usable but not ideal for smooth rotations.

Best Stats for Galbrena Echoes

4 Cost: Crit Rate (preferred) or 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 Crit Ratio around 75:250 (≈70–80% Crit Rate and >250% Crit DMG). Prioritize hitting the Crit Rate target (use a 4-cost Crit Rate main if possible).
Equip Flamewing's Shadow (3-pc) + Flaming Clawprint (2-pc) with Corrosaurus for best results. Molten Rift (5-pc) is a strong farmable alternative.
Prioritize leveling Forte Circuit first, then Resonance Liberation, followed by Normal Attack. Resonance Skill and Intro Skill are lower priorities.
Target ~120% Energy Regen so you can reliably apply combos and maintain Demon Hypostasis windows.
Lux & Umbra is her signature best-in-slot weapon; Phasic Homogenizer is the best accessible alternative (easy-to-use skill via Tune Break). Static Mist and Solar Flame are reasonable choices if you lack the top options.
When in Demon Hypostasis, many attacks convert to stronger transformed versions—time your Resonance Liberation to overlap with this state for maximum damage.
You can swap the 2-pc Flaming Clawprint for a 2-pc Molten Rift if you prefer that secondary bonus; Nightmare: Inferno Rider pairs well with Molten Rift.

Best Teams for Galbrena

Echo Skill Team

Recommended sets: Galbrena — Flamewing's Shadow (3pc) + Flaming Clawprint (2pc). Qiuyuan — Law of Harmony (3pc) + Moonlit Clouds (2pc). Shorekeeper — Rejuvenating Glow (5pc). Team goal: funnel most buffs from Shorekeeper and Qiuyuan into Galbrena, with Qiuyuan providing Echo Skill DMG buffs and Shorekeeper providing strong healing and teamwide damage buffs.

Initiate combat on Shorekeeper and run her combos to build Resonance and Concerto. When available, activate Stellarealm and Echo Skill, then switch to Qiuyuan once Concerto is full., Have Qiuyuan enter via Intro, do two Basic Attacks to fill Forte, then cast Echo Skill and Liberation., Hold Qiuyuan's Heavy Attack to consume Forte with an enhanced 3-step string, then use Resonance Skill and switch to Galbrena via Outro., As Galbrena, cast Echo Skill, do 6 Basic Attacks to fill Sinflame, then cast Resonance Skill to enter Demon Hypostasis., While in Demon Hypostasis, cast Liberation to increase damage multipliers, then continue with 7 Basic Attacks to consume Forte., When Forte is depleted and Concerto is full, switch back to Shorekeeper to detonate Stellarealm., Repeat the rotation until enemies are defeated.

Fusion Team

Recommended sets: Galbrena — Flamewing's Shadow (3pc) + Flaming Clawprint (2pc). Brant — Tidebreaking Courage (5pc) (requires ~250% ER for ideal use) or Molten Rift (if ER requirement not met). Lupa — Flaming Clawprint (5pc). This is a Mono Fusion team: Lupa provides strong Fusion buffs that benefit Galbrena's entire kit; Brant offers sustain (healing/shields) and short-rotation utility.

Start on Lupa: cast two Resonance Skills, then Liberation to activate Pack Hunt and Glory. Build Wolflame stacks with Foebreaker, convert to Wolfaith, then cast Echo Skill (to generate Galbrena's Afterflame) and Resonance Skill before switching to Brant via Outro., On Brant's entry, immediately use Liberation, build Forte with mid-air attacks, use enhanced Resonance Skill (Returned from Ashes) when available, cast Echo Skill for Galbrena's Afterflame, then switch to Galbrena mid-animation., On Galbrena, cast Echo Skill to generate Afterflame, perform 6 Basic Attacks to fill Sinflame, then cast Resonance Skill to enter Demon Hypostasis., During Demon Hypostasis, cast Liberation to increase damage multipliers and deal heavy damage, then follow with 7 Basic Attacks to consume Forte., When Forte is depleted and Concerto is full, switch back to Lupa to finish the rotation., Repeat until enemies are defeated.

Heavy Attack Team

Recommended sets: Galbrena — Flamewing's Shadow (3pc) + Flaming Clawprint (2pc). Iuno — Crown of Valor (3pc) + Sierra Gale (2pc). Shorekeeper — Rejuvenating Glow (5pc). Team purpose: hypercarry Galbrena with Heavy Attack DMG amplification from Iuno and sustain/teamwide buffs from Shorekeeper.

Start on Shorekeeper and run combos to generate Resonance and Concerto. Use Liberation to activate Stellarealm, cast Echo Skill before exiting, and switch to Iuno via Outro., On Iuno's entry, use Resonance Skill to activate the Lunar Cycle, then jump to enter New Moon state., In New Moon, cast Liberation to generate Forte, perform three Basic Attacks and two Resonance Skills to consume Forte for increased damage., Before exiting Iuno, cast Echo Skill to generate Afterflame for Galbrena, then switch to Galbrena., On Galbrena, cast Echo Skill shortly after Intro, do 6 Basic Attacks, then cast enhanced Resonance Skill to enter Demon Hypostasis., While in Demon Hypostasis, use Liberation and follow with 7 Basic Attacks to consume Forte., When Forte is consumed and Concerto full, switch back to Shorekeeper to detonate Stellarealm., Repeat the rotation until 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.