Wuthering Waves Ciaccona Build Guide
Aero 
Pistols 
A wandering bard from <te href=850096>Rinascita</te>, Ciaccona. She sings not only for the Divinity, but also for the common folk.<br/>She records stories along her journeys, turning them into songs that evoke laughter, emotion, and tears in both the storytellers and the audience.
Ciaccona Ascension Materials
Ciaccona Talent Level-Up Materials
Best Echo Sets for Ciaccona
Best-in-slot set for Ciaccona providing party-wide Aero DMG increase for 20s, boosting both on-field and off-field damage.
Secondary option providing ATK buffs to on-field Resonator and Energy Regen to empower Resonance Liberation uptime.
Early option combining Aero DMG and Heavy Attack DMG bonuses, but buffs only apply to Ciaccona herself, limiting Sub-DPS potential.
Ciaccona's Best Primary Echo
Reminiscence: Fleurdelys
Best-in-slot main echo providing Aero DMG Bonus, only ④-cost Echo in Gusts of Welkin set, deals multiple hits of Aero DMG.
Impermanence Heron
Good option when using Moonlit Clouds set; increases damage dealt by the next Resonator after switching out.
Nightmare: Feilian Beringal
Best main echo when using 2-pc Gusts of Welkin and Sierra Gale; grants Aero DMG and Heavy Attack DMG Bonus.
Best Stats for Ciaccona Echoes
Best Substats for Ciaccona Echoes
Best Weapons for Ciaccona
Best Tips & Tricks for Ciaccona
Best Teams for Ciaccona
Premium Aero Erosion Team
Start combat with Chisa and build her Forte using Resonance Skill and Basic Attacks. When Forte ~60, cast Liberation to increase damage and fill Forte., With Forte full, cast enhanced Resonance Skill to enter Chainsaw Mode, then hold attack to perform full Sawring string. Use Outro and switch to Ciaccona. (Note: Chisa's Outro increases max Erosion stacks to 6.), As Ciaccona enters with Intro, generate Musical Essence and apply 1 Aero Erosion stack; follow up with Basic Attacks to prepare a Solo Concert which grants +24% Aero DMG team buff., Fill Ciaccona's Forte Circuit with combos, use Heavy Attack to group enemies, then cast Resonance Liberation. Before switching to Cartethyia, ensure Ciaccona applied Aero Erosion in her Liberation., Ciaccona's Outro amplifies Aero Erosion DMG by 100% for 30s. On Cartethyia, perform optimal rotations to summon Sword Shadows and recall them before transforming into Fleurdelys, then build Conviction stacks., When Cartethyia reaches 120 Conviction, cast second Resonance Liberation for high Aero DMG amplified by Erosion stacks. Use her Outro to amplify team Aero DMG, switch back to Chisa, and repeat.
Jiyan Aero DPS Team
Start with Ciaccona on-field; build Ensemble Sylphs and apply Erosion stacks. When Concerto is filled, switch to Aero Rover., Use Aero Rover to quickly build Windstrings and deal damage; when their Outro is available, switch back to Ciaccona to raise the max Erosion stack limit., With Ciaccona on-field again, apply more Erosion and perform a Solo Concert to boost team Aero DMG. Use Heavy Attack to group enemies, then cast Resonance Liberation., Switch to Jiyan and cast his Resonance Liberation on entry to capitalize on Ciaccona's Aero DMG buffs for big AoE damage., Repeat rotation, maintaining Erosion application and Solo Concert uptime until enemies are defeated.
F2P Full Aero Team
Initiate combat with Ciaccona and build Erosion stacks; when Concerto gauge is filled, use Outro to buff and switch to Aero Rover., Build Aero Rover's Windstrings, use enhanced Skill/Liberation and their Outro; switch back to Ciaccona to increase max Erosion stacks when needed., On Ciaccona's subsequent entry, generate Musical Essence and perform Solo Concert to provide a large team Aero DMG boost., Group enemies with Ciaccona's Heavy Attack and use Resonance Liberation to apply Erosion and off-field damage. Then switch to Aalto and perform his internal combos., Repeat while maintaining Erosion stacks and Solo Concert uptime.
Spectro Frazzle Team
Start with Shorekeeper and perform optimal internal rotations; cast Resonance Liberation to deploy Stellarealm, then switch to Ciaccona once her Concerto is filled., On-field, have Ciaccona do her combos to build Resonance energy quickly; group enemies with enhanced Heavy Attack and cast Resonance Liberation to apply Frazzle., Ensure Ciaccona's last Tonic is Yellow so she applies Spectro Frazzle when switching to Zani., Switch to Zani and perform optimal combos to enter Inferno mode; Ciaccona will continue to apply off-field Spectro Frazzle stacks to fuel Zani's Heliacal Embers and damage., When Zani's 2nd Resonance Liberation is ready and Blaze is depleted, cast it for high damage, then switch back to Shorekeeper to detonate Stellarealm and recover/heal., Repeat rotations to maintain Frazzle stacks and maximize Zani's Inferno damage.
Ciaccona Skills
Quadruple Time Steps
Perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Aero DMG. Basic Attack Stage 4 inflicts 1 stack of
- When the first three stages of Ciaccona's Basic Attack are interrupted by dodging, {Cus:Ipt,Touch=tap PC=press Gamepad=press} Basic Attack in time to resume the attack cycle and cast the corresponding Basic Attack stage.
- After Basic Attack Stage 4, Ciaccona starts a Solo Concert. If Ciaccona's Basic Attack Stage 4 or Solo Concert ends early (proactively or being interrupted), an Ensemble Sylph is generated.
When Ciaccona or Ensemble Sylph performs Solo Concert, they give 24% Aero DMG Bonus to all nearby Resonators in the team. This effect is not stackable.
Up to 2 Ensemble Sylphs may exist simultaneously.
If Ciaccona's Basic Attack Stage 4 is interrupted, the Ensemble Sylphs generated will finish the attack for Ciaccona and enter Solo Concert.
If Ciaccona's Solo Concert is interrupted, the Ensemble Sylphs generated will continue the Solo Concert for Ciaccona.
Aside from the two situations mentioned above, Ensemble Sylphs generated by Resonance Skill will finish Ciaccona's current attack without entering Solo Concert.
Consume STA to jump into mid-air and attack the target, dealing Aero DMG.
{Cus:Ipt,Touch=Tap PC=Press Gamepad=Press} Aim to enter Aiming Mode to fire charged shots, dealing Aero DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.
Consume STA to perform up to 2 consecutive attacks, dealing Aero DMG.
{Cus:Ipt,Touch=Tap PC=Press Gamepad=Press} Normal Attack after Mid-air Attack Stage 2 to cast Basic Attack Stage 4.
Follow up successful Dodges with Basic Attack to attack the target, dealing Aero DMG.
Harmonic Allegro
Move a certain distance, dealing Aero DMG and inflicting 1 stack of
{Cus:Ipt,Touch=Tap PC=Press Gamepad=Press} Normal Attack in time to cast Basic Attack Stage 2.
- When Ciaccona interrupts Basic Attack, Heavy Attack, Mid-air Attack, or
- Ciaccona's Resonance Skill can be cast in mid-air.
Singer's Triple Cadenza
Ciaccona and
When in Recital, sound waves will periodically radiate around Ciaccona. When the sound wave overlaps with the circle indicator, {Cus:Ipt,Touch=tap PC=press Gamepad=press} the green or yellow buttons to generate Symphonic Poem: Tonic of the corresponding color and recover a certain amount of Concerto Energy.
During Recital:
- Switching to another Resonator doesn't end Recital, but automatically generates a Symphonic Poem: Tonic matching the color of the last generated Tonic before switching. A green Symphonic Poem: Tonic is generated by default if no interaction input is given before switching to another Resonator.
- Ciaccona is immune to interruptions and takes 50% less DMG.
- Exit Recital by {Cus:Ipt,Touch=tapping PC=pressing Gamepad=pressing} Resonance Liberation again or switching Ciaccona back onto the field.
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Green Tonic: Deal Aero DMG to nearby targets and inflict a stack of
Yellow Tonic: Deal Aero DMG to nearby targets and inflict a stack of
Interlude Tune
Casting Resonance Liberation Singer's Triple Cadenza grants Ciaccona a Shield equal to 100% of her Max HP for 4s. Switching out Ciaccona removes the Shield.
Winds of Rinascita
Increase Heavy Attack - Quadruple Downbeat's DMG by 30%.
Roaming with the Wind
Attack the target to deal Aero DMG and inflict a stack of
Follow up with Basic Attack in time to cast Basic Attack Stage 3.
Symphony of Wind and Verse
When there are 3 segments of Musical Essence, Heavy Attack is replaced with Heavy Attack - Quadruple Downbeat.
Consume all Musical Essence to shoot Downbeat Notes forward to deal Aero DMG, pulling in the nearby targets and inflicting 1 stack of
Heavy Attack - Quadruple Downbeat can be cast in mid-air close to the ground.
Ciaccona can hold up to 3 segments of Musical Essence.
Casting Basic Attack Stage 4 or Intro Skill recovers 1 segment of Musical Essence.
Windcalling Tune
Ciaccona Resonance Chain
Where Wind Sings
Casting Resonance Skill Harmonic Allegro grants Ciaccona immunity to interruption for 3s. Casting Basic Attack increases Ciaccona's ATK by 35% for 10s.
Song of the Four Seasons
During Resonance Liberation Singer's Triple Cadenza, Resonators in the team gain 40% Aero DMG Bonus.
Starlit Improv
Casting Basic Attack Stage 4 additionally grants
Toccata and Fugue
Ciaccona ignores 45% of the targets' DEF when dealing damage with Heavy Attack Quadruple Downbeat;
Ciaccona ignores 45% of the targets' DEF when dealing Resonance Liberation DMG.
Eternal Idyll to Lasting Summer
Gain 40% Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus;
DMG taken by Resonators within and around the range of Resonance Liberation Singer's Triple Cadenza is reduced by 30%.
Unending Cadence
When in
Ciaccona Special Food
Pasta Bocadillo
Gives 8% Healing Bonus to all Resonators in the team and increases their Max HP by 12% for 15m. Only effective on your own Resonators in Co-op Mode.