Wuthering Waves Phrolova Build Guide
Phrolova, a Fractsidus Overseer walking the fine line between life and death, an uncanny, deadly conductor.
A silent wave of her baton is enough to attune the very frequencies of being and conduct the symphonies of "souls." The music of hers can sculpt a better world or, just as easily, summon a legion to wreak havoc.
Best Echo Sets for Phrolova
Best: Dream of the Lost provides unconditional Crit Rate and Echo Skill DMG (perfect fit). Pair with a 2-pc Havoc DMG Bonus (Havoc Eclipse or Midnight Veil) to cover Phrolova's lack of Havoc DMG sources.
Second best. Lingering Tunes gives ATK which is usable, but Havoc DMG bonus should generally be prioritized over ATK if possible.
Early-game option. Good temporarily but outperformed by the 3-pc Dream of the Lost composition once you can access it.
Phrolova's Best Primary Echo
Nightmare: Hecate
Best-in-slot. Increases both Resonance Skill DMG and Echo Skill DMG, the two stats Phrolova heavily relies on.
Nightmare: Crownless
Good option when using a 5-pc Havoc Eclipse set. Replace with Nightmare: Hecate after moving to Dream of the Lost.
Best Stats for Phrolova Echoes
Best Substats for Phrolova Echoes
Best Weapons for Phrolova
Best Tips & Tricks for Phrolova
Best Teams for Phrolova
Phrolova Echo Skill DMG Team
Start on Phrolova and generate Volatile Notes with Basic Attacks and Resonance Skill combos., When Volatile Notes reach 6, perform Scarlet Coda (hold Heavy Attack) to enter Resolving Chord and cast Liberation to summon Hecate., Switch to Qiuyuan via Phrolova's Outro to buff Heavy Attack DMG. Build Forte with two Basic Attacks, then cast his Echo Skill and Liberation., Use Forte-enhanced Heavy Attack string (3 hits) to consume stacks, then cast his Resonance Skill and switch to Cantarella via Outro., On Cantarella, immediately cast Resonance Skill and Liberation to stack Trance, enter Mirage, do her combos to Stagnate and heal, then use her Outro to switch back to Phrolova to buff Havoc/Resonance DMG., Repeat the rotation (Phrolova -> Qiuyuan -> Cantarella -> Phrolova) to maximize Hecate's off-field attacks; prioritize Echo Skill casts to trigger Hecate.
Echo Skill Havoc Team
Begin on Phrolova; build six Volatile Notes then hold Heavy Attack to perform Scarlet Coda and enter Resolving Chord. Use Liberation to summon Hecate (Maestro state)., During Maestro, switch to Roccia via Phrolova's Outro to buff Roccia's Havoc and Heavy Attack DMG., Perform Roccia's rotations to maximize Imagination stacks, execute three Plunge Attacks to generate Concerto, then cast her Liberation for a party ATK buff and switch to Cantarella., On Cantarella, cast Resonance Skill and Liberation to quickly fill Trance, enter Mirage and use her combos to Stagnate enemies. Use Cantarella's Outro to return to Phrolova and buff Havoc/Resonance DMG., Repeat steps to keep casting Echo Skills (especially from Roccia and Cantarella) to empower Hecate's off-field Havoc-focused attacks.
Phrolova Hypercarry Team
Start on Phrolova and build Volatile Notes via Basic Attacks and Resonance Skill combos., At 6 Volatile Notes, perform Scarlet Coda (hold Heavy Attack) to enter Resolving Chord; use Liberation to summon Hecate., When Hecate is active and Phrolova's Outro is ready, switch to Shorekeeper and run her rotations to fill Concerto; activate Stellarealm then switch to Cantarella when Intro is available., On Cantarella, quickly fill Trance with Resonance Skill and Liberation, enter Mirage (optionally use Heavy Attack to enter Mirage), use her Resonance Skill/combos to suspend enemies and heal, then switch back to Phrolova via Intro/Outro., Repeat the rotation to repeatedly summon Hecate and use Echo Skills each cycle; Shorekeeper provides sustain and detonation value for repeated rounds.
Double Echo Skill DPS Team
Open on Phrolova and build six Volatile Notes then hold Heavy Attack to cast Scarlet Coda and summon Hecate with Liberation., Switch to Qiuyuan via Outro; build Forte with two Basic Attacks, cast his Echo Skill and Liberation, use Forte-enhanced Heavy Attack string, then Resonance Skill and switch to Sigrika., On Sigrika, cast Echo Skill and Basic Attacks, use Resonance Skill to generate Runes and Forte progress, perform Heavy Attacks and Resonance Liberation as described, then switch back to Phrolova to continue the loop., Repeat cycles; prioritize Echo Skill casts from all three characters (Qiuyuan and Cantarella/Echo Skills count) to trigger Hecate's off-field attacks. Note: Sigrika's skills scale off Echo Skill DMG but aren’t Echo Skill casts themselves.
Phrolova Double DPS Team
Start on Shorekeeper and run her rotations to fill Resonance and Concerto gauges; activate Stellarealm then switch to Phrolova when Intro is ready., On Phrolova, build 6 Volatile Notes, perform Scarlet Coda and Liberation to summon Hecate (Resolving Chord)., When Phrolova's Outro is ready, switch to Augusta and perform Prowess-enhanced Heavy Attacks, cast Echo Skill, Resonance Skill and Liberation, then continue Heavy Attacks to build Ascendancy/Forte and execute high-damage sequences., Switch back to Shorekeeper to detonate Stellarealm and repeat the cycle; time Forte/Liberations to overlap with Phrolova/Hecate windows.
Phrolova F2P Team
Start on Buling and generate Thunder trigram sequences via Basic and Heavy Attacks; cast Resonance Skill and an empowered Liberation to apply Electro Flare and Resonance Skill DMG boost., When Concerto is full, switch to Phrolova and build six Volatile Notes with Basic Attacks and Resonance Skill combos., Hold Heavy Attack to perform Scarlet Coda and summon Hecate via Liberation, then switch to Danjin via Outro., Use Danjin on-field to build Forte and cast Echo Skill/Liberation (cast Echo Skills when available to trigger Hecate), then switch back to Buling and repeat the loop.
Alternative Phrolova Teams
These are interchangeable option lists rather than a single rotation. The general approach is to pair Phrolova with characters that buff Resonance Skill or Havoc DMG and provide support for repeated Echo Skill casts., Note that with fewer Echo Skill casts available in many alternative teams, Hecate will trigger far fewer enhanced attacks (often only twice), resulting in notable DPS loss compared to dedicated Echo Skill compositions.
Phrolova Skills
Movement of Life and Death
Perform up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Havoc DMG.
When performing Basic Attack Stage 3, enter
Consume STA to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
Press Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack Stage 2.
Phrolova enters the Compose state every 25s.
When the following 3 conditions are met, Heavy Attack is replaced with Scarlet Coda.
- Has 6
- In the Compose state.
- Not in the
Scarlet Coda: Consume STA to deal Havoc DMG, Stagnating and pulling in nearby targets. This instance of damage is considered Resonance Skill DMG.
Each stack of
Casting this skill is considered as casting Echo Skill.
Casting this skill sends Compose state into cooldown and activates the Resolving Chord state.
Consume STA to perform a Plunging Attack, dealing Havoc DMG.
Press Normal Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
Press Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack Stage 3.
Whispers in a Fleeting Dream
Attack the target and deal Havoc DMG.
Casting this skill sends Phrolova into
Waltz of Forsaken Depths
Phrolova's max Resonance Energy is 0. Waltz of Forsaken Depths does not consume Resonance Energy.
When in the
Casting this skill ends the Resolving Chord state, and Phrolova enters the Maestro state for 24s.
Gain 120% ATK increase.
Phrolova floats in the air and commands Hecate to fight. Hecate will share Phrolova's stats and statuses, and damage dealt by Hecate will be considered coming from Phrolova. Hecate's attacks will not remove the target's Hazy Dream state.
During this period, Phrolova plays the
If Phrolova is the active Resonator on the field, she can give the following cues to Hecate. Any damage taken by Hecate in this state affects Phrolova as well.
- Cue - Basic Attack: Press Normal Attack to command Hecate to cast Basic Attack - Hecate. When Phrolova is the active Resonator on the field, for every 2 times Hecate casts Basic Attack - Hecate, the next Basic Attack - Hecate is replaced with Enhanced Attack - Hecate.
- Cue - Dodge: Press Dodge to command Hecate to dodge an attack. Hecate takes no damage from a hit successfully Dodged.
- Cue - Reset: Press Jump to reset Hecate's position.
- Cue - Curtain Call: Press Resonance Liberation to command Hecate to cast Curtain Call and end the Maestro state.
When Phrolova is not the active Resonator, Hecate takes no damage and automatically casts Basic Attack - Hecate to attack the target. When Resonators in the team cast Echo Skill, Hecate casts Enhanced Attack - Hecate to attack the target. This effect can be triggered up to 10 times in total during Phrolova's Maestro state. Echoes of the same name can trigger this effect
Switching back to Phrolova ends Maestro state.
Ending Maestro state removes all Volatile Notes.
Perform up to 2 consecutive attacks, dealing Havoc DMG (considered Echo Skill DMG).
When Phrolova plays Volatile Note - Strings, Hecate casts Enhanced Attack - Hecate: Strings when casting Enhanced Attack - Hecate, dealing Havoc DMG and Stagnating the targets (considered Echo Skill DMG).
When Phrolova plays Volatile Note - Winds, Hecate casts Enhanced Attack - Hecate: Winds when casting Enhanced Attack - Hecate, dealing Havoc DMG, pulling the targets in (considered Echo Skill DMG).
When Phrolova plays Volatile Note - Cadenza, Hecate casts Enhanced Attack - Hecate: Cadenza when casting Enhanced Attack - Hecate, dealing Havoc DMG, Stagnating and pulling the targets in (considered Echo Skill DMG).
Curtain Call can be cast via the following 5 ways, Stagnating the targets and dealing Havoc DMG.
- When Phrolova is the active Resonator on the field, end the Maestro state.
- When Phrolova is in the Maestro state, switch to Phrolova without casting Intro Skill.
- When Phrolova is not the active Resonator and the Maestro state ends, switch to Phrolova without casting Intro Skill.
- When Phrolova is in the Maestro state, press Resonance Liberation.
- When Phrolova is in the Resolving Chord state, hold Resonance Liberation.
When in Resolving Chord state, casting Curtain Call removes all Volatile Notes and ends the Resolving Chord state.
Accidental
Casting Echo Skill grants increased resistance to interruption and reduces damage taken by 30% for 15s.
After casting Suite of Quietus, Suite of Immortality, and Echo Skill, the next
Octet
Obtain 10 stacks of
When Aftersound reaches the max, each new stack of Aftersound increases Phrolova's Crit. DMG by 1%, up to 100%. The increased Crit. DMG is removed when Aftersound stacks are cleared.
Suite of Quietus
Attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
Press Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack Stage 3.
When in the
Press Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack Stage 3.
Rhapsody of a New World
When in Reincarnate, press Normal Attack on the ground to cast Movement of Fate and Finality, which Stagnates the target, dealing Havoc DMG (considered Resonance Skill DMG) and ending Reincarnate afterward.
When in Reincarnate, press Resonance Skill on the ground to cast Murmurs in a Haunting Dream, dealing Havoc DMG (considered Resonance Skill DMG) and ending Reincarnate afterward.
Phrolova can hold up to 24 stacks of Aftersound.
When Phrolova is not the active Resonator, casting Enhanced Attack - Hecate: Strings, Enhanced Attack - Hecate: Winds, and Enhanced Attack - Hecate: Cadenza grants
When Phrolova is out of combat, all stacks of Aftersound are removed every 30s.
Phrolova can hold up to 6 Volatile Notes. When Volatile Notes reach the max number, gaining new Volatile Notes moves all Volatile Notes one slot to the left, and the leftmost Volatile Note - Strings or Volatile Note - Winds will be removed.
Hitting a target with Basic Attack Stage 3 or Movement of Fate and Finality grants 1 Volatile Note - Strings.
Hitting a target with Resonance Skill Whispers in a Fleeting Dream or Resonance Skill Murmurs in a Haunting Dream grants 1 Volatile Note - Winds.
When Inherent Skill - Accidental is activated, casting Suite of Quietus, Suite of Immortality, or Echo Skill grants 1 Volatile Note - Cadenza.
Phrolova cannot obtain Volatile Notes during Resolving Chord.
Unfinished Piece
The incoming Resonator gains 20% Havoc DMG Amplification and 25% Heavy Attack DMG Amplification for 14s or until they are switched out.
If Phrolova is in
Tune Break: Rectifier
When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast
Phrolova Resonance Chain
A Key to Netherworld's Secrets
The DMG Multiplier of Movement of Fate and Finality is increased by 80%.
The DMG Multiplier of Murmurs in a Haunting Dream is increased by 80%.
If Phrolova has less than 2
A Rope Tied to a Life Beyond
The DMG Multiplier of Scarlet Coda is increased by 75%.
Casting Scarlet Coda grants
A Dagger to Cut Clean Obsessions
Echo Skill DMG is Amplified by 80%.
Casting Scarlet Coda will convert all
A Torch Illuminating the Path
Casting Echo Skill grants 20% Attribute DMG Bonus for all Resonators in the team for 30s.
A Forked Road in Fate's Heartland
Upon entering the
Damage taken during the Maestro state is reduced by 30%.
A Night to Depart From Eternal Rest
The DMG Multiplier of Enhanced Attack - Hecate is increased by 24%.
During Movement of Fate and Finality and Murmurs in a Haunting Dream, command Hecate to cast 1 Apparition of Beyond - Hecate, dealing Havoc DMG equal to 216.42% of Phrolova's ATK (considered Echo Skill DMG) and granting
If Phrolova is not the active Resonator during the
Phrolova Skill Inputs
Casting Basic Attack Stage 3 or Resonance Skill enables a follow-up with Enhanced Basic Attack or Enhanced Resonance Skill and gains different types of Forte Gauge.
Obtain 6 pieces of Forte Gauge to cast Enhanced Heavy Attack, dealing massive damage and unlocking Resonance Liberation.
After casting Resonance Liberation, Phrolova plays her Forte Gauge in turn and grants different movesets to Hecate.
In the Enhanced State, when the active Resonator casts Echo skill, Hecate unleashes a powerful attack.
Phrolova Skins
Phrolova Special Food
Redcurrant Tart


Reduces Flight STA consumption for all Resonators in the team by 12% for 15m. Only effective on your own Resonators in Co-op Mode.