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Wuthering Waves Echoes Tier List | Rankings and Analysis

Our comprehensive Wuthering Waves Echoes Tier List ranks echoes based on their abilities and impact on gameplay, helping you make informed decisions.

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Impermanence Heron Impermanence Heron

Increases Resonance Energy and buffs the next character’s ATK; deals high total Havoc DMG and is top Sub-DPS choice for Moonlit Clouds, with the nightmare variant favoring Havoc Sub-DPS via Midnight Veil.

Fallacy of No Return Fallacy of No Return

Best Rejuvenating Glow for HP-scaling supports; synergizes with Shorekeeper and can rapidly charge Concerto Energy by holding the echo button without stopping the Resonator’s actions.

Hecate Hecate

Best coordinated-attack Sub-DPS echo; provides ATK increase tied to critical hits from coordinated attacks and works off-field via blade summons.

Nightmare: Inferno Rider Nightmare: Inferno Rider

Strong attacker when summoned; grants ATK buff for 15s after skill, deals up to 270% damage, and can be used in overworld for fast traversal.

Nightmare: Crownless Nightmare: Crownless

Deals a total of 270% damage per summon and can be charged up to three times for multiple echo uses.

Nightmare: Tempest Mephis Nightmare: Tempest Mephis

One of the two best Electro-DPS echoes; choose based on whether your Resonator scales off Resonance Skill, and it also supports coordinated-attack Sub-DPS via Empyrean Anthem sonata effects.

Nightmare: Thundering Mephis Nightmare: Thundering Mephis

One of the two best Electro-DPS echoes; use when your Resonator scales off Resonance Liberation (Electro DPS matchup).

Reminiscence: Fleurdelys Reminiscence: Fleurdelys

Top Wind/Aero-oriented reminiscence choice for Aero units; provides Aero DMG bonus (extra value for Aero Rover), helps Cartethyia’s Erosion DPS, and may offer a small time-slowing window.

Lady of the Sea Lady of the Sea

Primary Aero Crown of Valor echo; can group enemies and is summon-type so it won’t interrupt combos.

Hyvatia Hyvatia

Solid Spectro damage and useful in Spectro Resonator setups (DPS/Sub-DPS); grants 10% All-Attribute DMG Bonus to the next Resonator’s Intro Skill.

Nightmare: Lampylumen Myriad Nightmare: Lampylumen Myriad

Good for passive Glacio DMG and coordinated-attack buffs; deals 270%+ Glacio DMG but is generally less universal than Hecate due to coordinated-attack scaling restrictions.

Capitaneus Capitaneus

Main echo for Zani and Phoebe Spectro Frazzle builds; better than Nightmare: Mourning Aix because it can unconditionally provide Heavy Attack DMG, though it’s harder to farm (3-cost).

Nameless Explorer Nameless Explorer

Strong passive for Aero units scaling off Echo Skill DMG; summon-type so it blends into rotations and deals quick Aero damage on cast.

Twin Nova: Nebulous Cannon Twin Nova: Nebulous Cannon

Provides Spectro and Basic Attack DMG simply by being equipped as main Echo, and has unique utility from using both Twin Nova echoes together.

Nightmare: Impermanence Heron Nightmare: Impermanence Heron

More inflexible because it targets Sub-DPS in Havoc teams; nightmare version gives 300%+ total Havoc DMG, while normal variants can be better outside Havoc.

Nightmare: Feilian Beringal Nightmare: Feilian Beringal

Rated as strong due to its Glacio/coordinate synergy (nightmare flavor), though its value depends on whether your Coordinated Attacks scale with Glacio DMG Bonus.

Lioness of Glory Lioness of Glory

Niche echo usable only by Lupa; valuable as a 4-cost in Flaming Clawprint but otherwise largely wasted—farm only if building Lupa.

Sentry Construct Sentry Construct

Best echo for the Frosty Resolve sonata effect; deals lots of echo damage and doesn’t need to be summoned to grant its bonuses.

The False Sovereign The False Sovereign

Slightly tailored to Augusta with Electro DMG + Heavy Attack DMG bonuses; high-value because it’s the only 4-cost in Crown of Valor and provides stats without needing Echo Skill activation.

Nightmare: Kelpie Nightmare: Kelpie

Primarily works as the second 4-cost echo for Cartethyia’s 44111 configuration; buffs are somewhat underwhelming (Glacio + Aero) and don’t provide a sonata benefit for Glacio characters despite buffing them.

Nightmare: Mourning Aix Nightmare: Mourning Aix

Included in A tier; functions as a solid option within its build/synergy niche (details not shown in the provided snippet beyond its placement).

Jué Jué

Included in A tier; a strong echo pick for its associated synergy/role (details not shown in the provided snippet beyond its placement).

Mourning Aix Mourning Aix

Included in A tier; effective in its intended role/team synergy (details not shown in the provided snippet beyond its placement).

Bell-Borne Geochelone Bell-Borne Geochelone

Included in A tier; provides solid utility/damage for the intended setup (details not shown in the provided snippet beyond its placement).

Nightmare: Hecate Nightmare: Hecate

Included in A tier; generally a strong variant for coordinated/crit-based synergies (details not shown in the provided snippet beyond its placement).

Corrosaurus Corrosaurus

Included in A tier; useful corrosive/DoT damage-focused echo option within appropriate compositions (details not shown in the provided snippet beyond its placement).

Sigillum Sigillum

Included in A tier; valuable defensive/utility stat package for certain builds (details not shown in the provided snippet beyond its placement).

Reactor Husk Reactor Husk

Included in A tier; strong in specific resonator setups due to its echo bonuses (details not shown in the provided snippet beyond its placement).

Reminiscence: Threnodian - Leviathan Reminiscence: Threnodian - Leviathan

Included in A tier; a strong reminiscence choice for its intended damage/utility pattern (details not shown in the provided snippet beyond its placement).

Reminiscence: Fenrico Reminiscence: Fenrico

Included in A tier; a powerful reminiscence option for its niche team mechanics (details not shown in the provided snippet beyond its placement).

Dreamless Dreamless

Placed in B tier; a less optimal echo option compared to the listed higher tiers (details not shown in the provided snippet beyond its placement).

Mech Abomination Mech Abomination

Placed in B tier; generally weaker than top-tier meta picks for damage/utility in typical teams (details not shown in the provided snippet beyond its placement).

Feilian Beringal Feilian Beringal

Placed in B tier; less competitive outside specific matchups compared to the strongest Havoc/Electro/Spectro and coordinated-attack options (details not shown in the provided snippet beyond its placement).

Nightmare: Kelpie Nightmare: Kelpie

Placed in B tier as well in this tier table; primarily valued for niche Cartethyia echo configuration rather than broad team power.