Wuthering Waves Encore Build Guide
A girl accompanied by one black and one white Wooly. Encore, consultant from <te href=850109>the Black Shores</te>, dreams of creating happy stories with candies, fairy tales, and her imagination.
Best Echo Sets for Encore
5-piece Molten Rift (Best) — The 5pc Sonata increases Fusion DMG after using a Resonance Skill, which Encore uses frequently during her rotations.
2pc Molten Rift + 2pc Moonlit Clouds — Increases Fusion DMG and Energy Regen to improve Ult uptime; strong alternative when 5pc is unavailable.
2pc Molten Rift + 2pc Lingering Tunes — Third-best option; boosts Fusion DMG and ATK to maximize damage if better sets are missing.
Encore's Best Primary Echo
Nightmare: Inferno Rider
Passively increases Encore's Fusion DMG and Resonance Skill DMG. No need to use Echo Skill to get the damage buff. Recommended if Rinascita is unavailable.
Best Stats for Encore Echoes
Best Substats for Encore Echoes
Best Weapons for Encore
Stringmaster
Rime-Draped Sprouts
Cosmic Ripples
Augment
Variation
Guardian Rectifier
Rectifier of Night
Best Tips & Tricks for Encore
Best Teams for Encore
Encore Mono Fusion — Changli variant
Start off with Lupa's Starfall and activate Resonance Skill twice immediately after. Then, cast her Resonance Liberation to receive Pack Hunt and Glory's team-wide effects., Follow this up with Foebreaker. Generate Wolflame and convert them into Wolfaith with her optimal combos. Once available, perform her Enhanced Resonance Skill and switch to another Resonator. (Next resonator: Encore for Changli's team flow — switch to Encore.), When Encore is on-field, do her optimal combos and maximize the effects of Lupa's Fusion DMG and Basic Attack DMG Amplification. When you use their Liberation, Lupa will also perform a Coordinated Attack., Once Encore's Outro is available, switch to Changli., With Changli on-field, do Changli's internal rotations to deal damage while in Lupa's buff duration. Build their Concerto energy and switch to Lupa once available., Lupa will enter the field via her enhanced Intro Skill, Nowhere to Run!. From here, repeat the previous steps until all enemies are defeated.
Encore Mono Fusion — Brant variant
Start off with Lupa's Starfall and activate Resonance Skill twice immediately after. Then, cast her Resonance Liberation to receive Pack Hunt and Glory's team-wide effects., Follow this up with Foebreaker. Generate Wolflame and convert them into Wolfaith with her optimal combos. Once available, perform her Enhanced Resonance Skill and switch to another Resonator. (Next resonator: Brant for the Brant variant.), When Brant (or Encore on-field) do their optimal combos and maximize the effects of Lupa's Fusion DMG and Basic Attack DMG Amplification. When you use their Liberation, Lupa will also perform a Coordinated Attack., Once Brant or Encore's Outro is available, switch to the next resonator (in this variant: switch to Encore after Brant's Outro)., With Encore or Brant on-field, do their internal rotations to deal damage while in Lupa's buff duration. Build their Concerto energy and switch to Lupa once available., Lupa will enter the field via her enhanced Intro Skill, Nowhere to Run!. From here, repeat the previous steps until all enemies are defeated.
Encore - Changli Double DPS
Start the battle with Shorekeeper and build up her Resonance Liberation while charging Concerto Energy. Once both are full, cast her Resonance Liberation first to set up her Stellarealm before swapping to the next Resonator., Swap out to Changli to cast her Intro Skill and immediately gain a stack of Forte., Execute Changli's optimal combos to get 4 stacks of Forte to activate her enhanced Heavy Attack. Do this until her Resonance Liberation is ready to use., After casting Changli's Resonance Liberation, use her enhanced Heavy Attack. At this point, the Concerto Energy should be fully charged again. Ideally, switch to Encore to boost her Fusion DMG and Resonance Liberation DMG., Swap back to Shorekeeper once Concerto Energy is full to detonate her Stellarealm for a burst of damage. Repeat until the enemy is felled.
Encore - Brant Double DPS
Start the battle with Shorekeeper and build up her Resonance Liberation while charging Concerto Energy. Once both are full, cast her Resonance Liberation first to set up her Stellarealm before swapping to the next Resonator., Swap out to Brant and try to fill his Resonance Liberation gauge and max out his Bravo points. Once Bravo is full, cast at least one Returned From Ashes., Swap to Encore and execute her optimal combos, maximizing her damage before switching back to Brant., When Brant is on-field again, cast his Resonance Liberation to enter the Aflame state and deal heavy sustained damage; end Aflame with another Returned From Ashes as needed., Swap back to Shorekeeper once Concerto Energy is full to detonate her Stellarealm for a burst of damage. Repeat until the enemy is felled.
Encore DPS-Buffed Team
Initiate combat with Lupa and do her optimal rotations to cast her Liberation and activate Pack Hunt and Glory. Use Foebreaker afterwards and generate Wolflame to be converted into Wolfaith., Cast Lupa's enhanced Resonance Skill and switch to Encore afterwards. Lupa's Outro Skill will amplify Encore's Fusion DMG and Basic Attack DMG simultaneously., Use Encore's Resonance Skill to deal damage. If available, use her Ultimate to enter Berserk mode for heavy damage. Use the equipped echo when it is off cooldown., Switch to the support to heal and provide buffs as needed. Once the support's Outro Skill is available, switch back to Lupa to continue the buff cycle., Lupa will perform an enhanced Intro Skill that deals significant damage. Repeat the cycle until enemies are defeated.
Encore Time Stop Team
Rover starts the battle and charges Concerto Energy until other character Resonator icons are ready., When Encore's Concerto Energy is full, switch to Encore. Rover's Time Stop Outro should trigger, slowing time for ~3s and giving Encore free-hit window., Use Encore's Resonance Skill and Ultimate (if available) to maximize damage during the Time Stop period. Use equipped echo when appropriate., When Concerto Energy recharges, switch back to Rover. If healing is needed, swap to the healer/support and use healing skills., Repeat the rotation until the enemy is defeated.
Encore Skills
Wooly Attack
Encore performs up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Fusion DMG.
After Basic Attack 4, press the Normal Attack button to attack the target, dealing Fusion DMG.
Encore consumes STA to attack the target, dealing Fusion DMG.
Encore consumes STA to perform a Mid-Air Plunging Attack, dealing Fusion DMG.
Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Fusion DMG.
Flaming Woolies
Encore summons Cloudy and Cosmos to attack with burning rays, dealing Fusion DMG.
After casting Flaming Woolies, use Resonance Skill to perform Energetic Welcome, dealing Fusion DMG.
Cosmos Rave
As Encore loses control, Cosmos breaks free and wreaks havoc on its surroundings.
During Cosmos Rave, the Basic Attack is replaced with Cosmos - Frolicking, which performs up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Fusion DMG, considered as Basic Attack DMG.
During Cosmos Rave, the Heavy Attack is replaced with Cosmos - Heavy Attack, consuming STA to attack the target, dealing Fusion DMG, considered as Heavy Attack DMG.
During Cosmos Rave, Flaming Woolies is replaced with Cosmos - Rampage, dealing Fusion DMG, considered as Resonance Skill DMG.
During Cosmos Rave, use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Fusion DMG, considered as Basic Attack DMG.
Angry Cosmos
During the Resonance Liberation Cosmos Rave, when Encore's HP is above 70%, DMG dealt is increased by 10%.
Woolies Cheer Dance
When Resonance Skill Flaming Woolies or Resonance Skill Cosmos - Rampage is cast, Encore's Fusion DMG Bonus is increased by 10% for 10s.
Woolies Helpers
Encore pounces at the enemies with Cosmos, dealing Fusion DMG.
Black & White Woolies
When Encore's "Mayhem" is full, after casting a Heavy Attack, Encore will consume all "Mayhem" to enter the Mayhem state, reducing damage taken by 70%. Switching Characters does not interrupt the Mayhem state.
After the Mayhem state ends, Encore will cast Cloudy Frenzy, dealing Fusion DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation damage.
During Cosmos Rave, when casting Heavy Attack, if "Mayhem" is full, Encore will consume all "Mayhem" to enter Cosmos' Mayhem state, reducing damage taken by 70%. Switching Characters does not interrupt the Cosmos' Mayhem state.
After Cosmos' Mayhem state ends, Encore will cast Cosmos Rupture, dealing Fusion DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.
Encore can hold up to 100 "Mayhem".
When Normal Attack Wooly Attack hits a target, Encore restores "Mayhem".
When Resonance Skill Flaming Woolies hits a target, Encore restores "Mayhem".
When Resonance Skill Energetic Welcome hits a target, Encore restores "Mayhem".
When Intro Skill Woolies Helpers hits a target, Encore restores "Mayhem".
During the duration of Resonance Liberation Cosmos Rave, Encore restores "Mayhem" when hitting a target.
Thermal Field
Encore generates a Thermal Field centered around skill target, with a radius of 3m. Targets inside the Thermal Field are continuously burned, suffering Fusion DMG equal to 176.76% of Encore's ATK every 1.5s for 6s.
Encore Resonance Chain
Wooly's Fairy Tale
When Basic Attack hits a target, Encore's Fusion DMG Bonus is increased by 3%, stacking up to 4 time(s) for 6s.
Sheep-counting Lullaby
Encore additionally restores 10 Resonance Energy when casting Basic Attack Wooly Strike or Resonance Skill Energetic Welcome. This can be triggered once every 10s.
Fog? The Black Shores!
The DMG multiplier of Heavy Attack Cloudy Frenzy and Heavy Attack Cosmos Rupture is increased by 40%.
Adventure? Let's go!
Heavy Attack Cosmos Rupture increases the Fusion DMG Bonus of all team members by 20% for 30s.
Hero Takes the Stage!
Resonance Skill DMG Bonus is increased by 35%.
Woolies Save the World!
During Resonance Liberation Cosmos Rave, Encore gains 1 stack(s) of "Lost Lamb" every time she deals damage, each stack increasing her ATK by 5% for 10s, stacking up to 5 time(s).
Encore Special Food
Baa Baa Crisp




Increases DEF of all Resonators in the team by 40%, lasting for 30m. Only effective on your own Resonators in Co-op Mode.