Wuthering Waves Cartethyia Build Guide
Aero 
Sword 
Cartethyia, the wandering knight who travels across <te href=850096>Rinascita</te>. Formerly known as the Blessed Maiden, the vessel of Divinity, and the Queen of Gale and Tide, she went by the name Fleurdelys. Now, she is simply a free and unfettered wandering knight.
Cartethyia Ascension Materials
Cartethyia Talent Level-Up Materials
Best Echo Sets for Cartethyia
The Erosion DPS set, Windward Pilgrimage, is the undisputed best set for Cartethyia as it provides a virtually guaranteed boost in Crit Rate and Aero DMG Bonus for Cartethyia. This makes her way easier to build, considering her best in slot weapon won't provide any additional crit stat.
If you still don't have Windward Pilgrimage, we can suggest going for a Gusts of Welkin set instead. This provides the same Aero DMG Bonus without the additional Crit Rate boost of Windward Pilgrimage. You should still go for Windward Pilgrimage though, as it is generally much better for Aero Erosion DPS than Gusts of Welkin for Sub-DPS.
If you still have not reached Rinascita, Sierra Gale is going to be your go-to set. This provides virtually unconditional Aero DMG Bonus by just hitting Intro Skills, but you will not have access to Remembrance: Fleurdelys. When you get to Rinascita, especially Septimont, try farming for Windward Pilgrimage if you can.
Cartethyia's Best Primary Echo
Reminiscence: Fleurdelys
Best option for Cartethyia, as it covers both the Windward Pilgrimage and the Gusts of Welkin sets.
Provides 20% Aero DMG Bonus to Cartethyia specifically.
Players are recommended to farm the new Windward Pilgrimage, as it's her best-in-slot Sonata Effect.
However, you can use Gusts of Welkin if you have it while farming this new set.
Nightmare: Feilian Beringal
Last option for Cartethyia if you don't have Windward Pilgrimage or Gusts of Welkin Echoes.
She mainly benefits from the Aero DMG provided by this Echo.
Only use this if you're early into the game without other Echo options.
Best Stats for Cartethyia Echoes
Best Substats for Cartethyia Echoes
Best Weapons for Cartethyia
Best Tips & Tricks for Cartethyia
Best Teams for Cartethyia
Cartethyia Premium Erosion Team
1) Let Chisa enter the field and initiate with Resonance Skill. Do her Basic Attack string up to Death Snip and follow with Thread Withdrawn., 2) Cast her Liberation to fill her Forte bar. With Forte full, enter Chainsaw Mode with Resonance Skill. Hold attack to perform the full Sawring combo., 3) Chisa finishes with Sawring - Eradication. Switch to the next Resonator. Chisa's Outro increases the max Aero Erosion stacks to 6., 4) When Ciaccona enters via Intro Skill she immediately generates 1 Musical Essence and inflicts 1 Erosion stack. Do 2 Basic Attacks to generate another Musical Essence and let her do a Solo Concert. (Solo Concert provides 24% Aero DMG Bonus to all teammates.), 5) Perform Ciaccona's rotations to build Forte and Resonance Energy. Once Forte Circuit is full, cast a Heavy Attack to group enemies and deal damage., 6) Cast her Resonance Liberation and switch to Cartethyia when her Intro is available. Ensure Ciaccona applies Aero Erosion in her Liberation., 7) As Cartethyia enters, her Intro applies 2 Erosion stacks and summons Sword of Discord. Cast 3 BAs to inflict another Erosion stack and summon Sword of Divinity., 8) Cast her Resonance Skill to inflict two more Erosion stacks and summon Sword of Virtue. With all three Swords on-field, perform a plunging attack to recall them and immediately transform into Fleurdelys using Liberation., 9) Fleurdelys will be in Manifest for 12s. In this state, use Resonance Skill to group enemies, then jump and use Upward Cut followed by 3 mid-air attacks., 10) Cast 2nd Resonance Skill to deal more damage and pull enemies in. Follow with 3 Basic Attacks to restore Conviction., 11) Cast Heavy Attack and immediately enhance it with a Basic Attack, then another Basic Attack to set up Upward Cut and bring enemies up., 12) Cast the second Resonance Liberation to deal heavy straight-line damage, then use Outro to amplify team Aero DMG and switch back to Chisa., 13) Repeat the loop until enemies are defeated, maintaining Erosion stacks and keeping Fleurdelys uptime when available.
Cartethyia Non-Premium Team
1) Start with Aero Rover and build Windstring stacks by doing two rotations of Cloud Burst Dance. When available, cast Resonance Liberation to fill the Concerto Gauge., 2) Cast transformed skill Unbound Flow and immediately switch to Aalto (if used). Rover's Outro increases max Aero Erosion stacks to 6., 3) With Sanhua on-field, perform his rotations to build Concerto Energy. When full, activate his Echo and transform into Impermanence Heron., 4) After the initial Echo attack, switch immediately to Cartethyia. Sanhua's Outro and Echo buff Cartethyia's Basic Attack damage., 5) Cartethyia enters with Intro applying Erosion and summoning Sword of Discord. Cast 3 BAs to apply another Erosion stack and summon Sword of Divinity., 6) Cast Resonance Skill to apply two more Erosion stacks and summon Sword of Virtue. When all Swords are present, do a plunging attack to recall them., 7) Use Resonance Liberation to transform into Fleurdelys and enter Manifest for 12s. Group enemies with Resonance Skill, then use Upward Cut and 3 mid‑air attacks., 8) Use the 2nd Resonance Skill to pull and damage enemies, follow with 3 BAs to restore Conviction., 9) Revert to Cartethyia and reapply Sword Shadow buffs (steps 5–6) to reapply Aero Erosion, then transform again to Fleurdelys at no energy cost., 10) Cast Heavy Attack and immediately enhance with a Basic Attack, then another Basic Attack to set up Upward Cut and air time., 11) Cast second Resonance Liberation for strong forward damage and revert to Cartethyia., 12) Switch back to Rover and enable her Outro to buff team Aero DMG. Repeat until enemies are defeated.
Cartethyia Skills
Sword to Carve My Forms
Perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Aero DMG.
Following Basic Attack - Cartethyia Stage 4, inflict 1 stack of
Up to 1
Consume STA to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG and summoning
Up to 1
This instance of DMG is considered Basic Attack DMG.
Release Normal Attack button while airborne to perform Plunging Attack at the cost of STA, dealing Aero DMG, also considered
{Cus:Ipt,Touch=Tap PC=Press Gamepad=Press} Normal Attack shortly after the Plunging Attack to perform Basic Attack - Cartethyia Stage 2.
Casting Mid-air Attack - Cartethyia recalls all Sword Shadows. Based on the types and number of Sword Shadows recalled, perform different forms of Plunging Attack and obtain the corresponding
{Cus:Ipt,Touch=Tap PC=Press Gamepad=Press} Normal Attack shortly after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG.
Sword to Bear Their Names
Attack the target, launch nearby enemies, and then plunge them to the ground, dealing Aero DMG and inflicting 2 stacks of
Following Cartethyia - Resonance Skill, summon
Up to 1
A Knight's Heartfelt Prayers
By reducing HP to 50% of the Max HP, Cartethyia transforms into Fleurdelys, unlocking new moves and entering the Manifest state for 12s.
Can be performed in mid-air.
Entering Manifest clears all
As Fleurdelys, Basic Attack - Fleurdelys Stage 5, Mid-air Attack - Fleurdelys Stage 2, and Resonance Skill - May Tempest Break the Tides instantly trigger 1 instance of
- Ending the state will not clear Resonance Energy.
- No HP cost when HP is below 50%.
Fleurdelys's attacks restore
When
When Fleurdelys has
- Basic Attack - Fleurdelys Stage 4 will generate a force field to Stagnate the targets within the range.
- Fleurdelys's resistance to interruption increases.
When Fleurdelys has
When Fleurdelys has
When casting Basic Attack - Fleurdelys Stage 5, Mid-air Attack - Fleurdelys Stage 2 and Enhanced Heavy Attack - Fleurdelys or after Resonance Skill - May Tempest Break the Tides deals damage, raise the
Fleurdelys will transform back to Cartethyia during quest dialogues, environmental interaction animations, or using Utilities.
Fleurdelys can walk on water. Doing so on deep waters continuously consumes STA. When in walking state, Fleurdelys can step out of a high place and walk in mid-air by continuously consuming STA.
As Fleurdelys, when
Can be cast in mid-air. Casting the skill in mid-air performs Mid-air Attack - Cartethyia.
When in Manifest, casting Resonance Liberation as Cartethyia performs Basic Attack - Fleurdelys Stage 2 without consuming Resonance Energy and transforms her back to Fleurdelys, which resumes the timer on Manifest.
Can be cast in mid-air. Casting this skill in mid-air performs Mid-air Attack - Fleurdelys Stage 1.
When Fleurdelys has 120 points of
Casting Resonance Liberation - Blade of Howling Squall removes all
Can be cast in mid-air.
A Heart's Truest Wishes
The healing received by all Resonators other than Cartethyia/Fleurdelys in the team is increased by 20% and their resistance to interruption is enhanced. If Rover: Aero is in the team, Rover: Aero additionally restores 25 Windstrings upon casting Omega Storm.
Wind's Indelible Imprint
Targets with 1 to 3 stacks of
Sword to Mark Tide's Trace
Deal Aero DMG and inflict 2 stacks of
Up to 1
{Cus:Ipt,Touch=Tap PC=Press Gamepad=Press} Normal Attack shortly after Cartethyia - Sword to Mark Tide's Trace to perform Basic Attack - Cartethyia Stage 2.
Thrust forward to impale the target, dealing Aero DMG and restoring
{Cus:Ipt,Touch=Tap PC=Press Gamepad=Press} Normal Attack shortly after Fleurdelys - Sword to Call for Freedom to cast Basic Attack - Fleurdelys Stage 2.
Tempest
Cartethyia unlocks new moves when she transforms into Fleurdelys:
Basic Attack - Cartethyia is replaced by Basic Attack - Fleurdelys.
Perform up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Aero DMG and restoring
Mid-air Attack - Cartethyia is replaced by Mid-air Attack - Fleurdelys.
Perform up to 3 consecutive attacks in the air at the cost of STA, dealing Aero DMG and restoring
While airborne, hold Normal Attack to cast Mid-air Attack - Fleurdelys Stage 3.
Follow up with Basic Attack shortly afterward to cast Basic Attack - Fleurdelys Stage 3.
While airborne, casting Resonance Skill - Sword to Answer Waves' Call and Resonance Skill - May Tempest Break the Tides resets the cycle of Mid-air Attack - Fleurdelys.
Heavy Attack - Cartethyia is replaced by Heavy Attack - Fleurdelys.
Thrust forward to deliver a focused strike, dealing Aero DMG and restoring
While casting Heavy Attack - Fleurdelys, {Cus:Ipt,Touch=tap PC=press Gamepad=press} Normal Attack again to cast Enhanced Heavy Attack - Fleurdelys: fall back and blast the area in a straight line in front, dealing Aero DMG and restoring
Follow up with Basic Attack shortly after casting Enhanced Heavy Attack - Fleurdelys to cast Upward Cut - Fleurdelys.
While Fleurdelys is on the ground, Jump to cast this skill, dealing Aero DMG and restoring
Dodge Counter - Cartethyia is replaced by Dodge Counter - Fleurdelys.
{Cus:Ipt,Touch=Tap PC=Press Gamepad=Press} Normal Attack shortly after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG and restoring
Follow up with Basic Attack shortly afterward to cast Basic Attack - Fleurdelys Stage 4 .
Resonance Skill - Cartethyia is replaced by Resonance Skill - Sword to Answer Waves' Call.
Summon a force field near the target's location to continuously pull in nearby targets, dealing Aero DMG and restoring
Can be cast in mid-air.
Following Resonance Skill - Sword to Answer Waves' Call, {Cus:Ipt,Touch=tap PC=press Gamepad=press} Resonance Skill again to call down a giant Sword Shadow to crush an area around the target, creating a force field to pull in nearby targets, dealing Aero DMG to ground targets, and restoring
Follow up with Basic Attack shortly afterward to cast Basic Attack - Fleurdelys Stage 3.
The Resonance Skill enters cooldown if Resonance Skill - May Tempest Break the Tides is not cast within a certain period or when switching to another Resonator.
Can be cast in mid-air.
Wind's Divine Blessing
Aero DMG dealt by the active Resonator in the team other than Cartethyia/Fleurdelys to targets with
Cartethyia Resonance Chain
Crown Destined by Fate
Gain Zeal that lasts for 10s when Cartethyia's or Fleurdelys's attacks directly damage and defeat targets inflicted with
In the Zeal state, upon defeating enemies, the next move that directly damages targets raises the
When Fleurdelys's
Blade Broken by Tempest
Casting Resonance Liberation - A Knight's Heartfelt Prayers increases the max stack limit of
The DMG Multipliers of Cartethyia's Basic Attack, Heavy Attack, Dodge Counter, and Intro Skill are increased by 50% and the DMG Multiplier of her Mid-air Attack is increased by 200%.
After casting Mid-air Attack - Cartethyia, every 1 type of Sword Shadow recalled reduces the cooldown of Resonance Skill - Cartethyia by 1s.
Prisoner Hanged in the Tower
Basic Attack - Fleurdelys Stage 5, Mid-air Attack - Fleurdelys Stage 2, Enhanced Heavy Attack - Fleurdelys, and Resonance Skill - May Tempest Break the Tides now inflict
The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Skill - Blade of Howling Squall is increased by 100%.
Sacrifice Made for Salvation
After Resonators in the team inflict
Hope Reshaped in Storms
When Cartethyia or Fleurdelys takes a fatal blow, they will not be downed by this instance of damage, but instead gain a Shield equal to 20% of Cartethyia's Max HP for 10s. This effect can be triggered once every 10 min.
The HP cost for casting Resonance Liberation - A Knight's Heartfelt Prayers is reduced to 25% of Max HP.
Freedom Found in Storm's Wake
After casting Resonance Liberation - Blade of Howling Squall, raise the
Within 30s after casting Intro Skill - Sword to Mark Tide's Trace, Intro Skill - Sword to Call for Freedom, Resonance Liberation - A Knight's Heartfelt Prayers, and Resonance Liberation - Blade of Howling Squall, when any Resonator in the team inflicts
The targets take 40% more DMG from Fleurdelys.
Cartethyia Special Food
Knight-Errant's Essentials
Grants 34% Healing Bonus to all Resonators in the team for 30m. Only effective on your own Resonators in Co-op Mode.