Wuthering Waves Calcharo Build Guide
Leader of the "Ghost Hounds," an international mercenary group. Ruthless, vengeful, unforgiving. His Forte allows him to summon a special <te href=850081>Tacet Discord</te> to assist his assault on the targets.<br/>A potential client must be mindful of the price to pay before making him an offer.
Best Echo Sets for Calcharo
Best 5-piece set. Void Thunder increases Electro DMG Bonus which is ideal for a main DPS like Calcharo. The 5-pc also boosts damage after Heavy Attack or Resonance Skill.
Good starter combination if you don't have the full 5-piece Void Thunder. Offers solid early-game performance.
Calcharo's Best Primary Echo
Nightmare: Thundering Mephis
Increases Electro DMG and Resonance Liberation DMG. No need to use Echo Skill to receive buffs. (Recommended main echo.)
Thundering Mephis
Increases Liberation DMG and Electro DMG. Good for Calcharo but buffs are harder to get due to long attack animations.
Flautist
An early-game echo that reliably provides Electro DMG on demand; good pick if you lack better main echoes.
Best Stats for Calcharo Echoes
Best Substats for Calcharo Echoes
Best Weapons for Calcharo
Lustrous Razor
Wildfire Mark
Kumokiri
Verdant Summit
Autumntrace
Helios Cleaver
Guardian Broadblade
Broadblade of Night
Best Tips & Tricks for Calcharo
Best Teams for Calcharo
Tune Break Liberation Team
Begin as Shorekeeper and perform her optimal combos to charge Concerto and Resonance Energy. When her Liberation is available, cast it to generate her Stellarealm; switch to Lynae once her Outro is available., As Lynae enters via Intro, use a Resonance Skill to reach max stacks., Use Lynae's Liberation for damage and to grant a team-wide buff, then follow with a Basic Attack., When Lynae's Overflow is full, do a Heavy Attack charged for ~1.6s to convert it to Lumiflow, triggering Kaleidoscopic Parade., In Kaleidoscopic Parade, jump three times to perform Polychrome Leaps and generate three True Color stacks., With three True Color stacks, do a Mid-Air Attack (enhanced), then switch to Calcharo via Lynae's Outro., On Calcharo, immediately cast Resonance Skill then Resonance Liberation to enter Deathblade Gear., In Deathblade Gear, perform five Basic Attacks followed by a Heavy Attack to execute Death Messenger., Aim to fit three instances of the BA->HA attack string while in the short enhanced window., Once Concerto is full, switch back to Shorekeeper and detonate the Stellarealm (her Liberation field)., Repeat the loop until enemies are defeated.
Calcharo Electro Team
Start as Shorekeeper to charge Concerto and Resonance Liberation; use her Liberation when available and swap to Yinlin once Concerto is full., Build Yinlin's Forte Gauge with Skill and Basic Attacks, applying Sinner's Marks; when full, use a Heavy Attack to convert them to Punishment Marks., DPS on Yinlin until Concerto is full again; use her Resonance Liberation if available, then swap to Calcharo to receive Yinlin's Outro buff., On Calcharo, activate his Resonance Liberation ASAP and maximize damage during his enhanced state and while Yinlin's Punishment Marks/Outro buff remain., Recharge Concerto with Calcharo and switch back to Shorekeeper to detonate her Resonance Liberation field; repeat the rotation.
Calcharo Basic Attack Team
Begin with Shorekeeper to charge Concerto and her Resonance Liberation; use the Liberation when ready, then switch to Sanhua when Concerto is full., Run Sanhua's optimal rotations to maximize Ice Structure damage and continue charging Concerto., Switch to Calcharo with maxed Concerto to grant him Sanhua's Outro buff and use his Resonance Liberation to enter his enhanced form., While Calcharo is on-field, charge Concerto again, then switch to Shorekeeper to detonate her Resonance Liberation field., Repeat until the enemy is defeated.
Calcharo Free-to-Play Team
Start as Yangyang and charge Concerto Energy until other Resonators are ready; use her Resonance Liberation to group small enemies if helpful., Switch to Calcharo once he is fully charged (switching from Yangyang restores Calcharo's Resonance Energy) and use his Intro then Resonance Liberation to enter Deathblade Gear., Deal damage on Calcharo using his enhanced kit; when Concerto is full again, swap back to Yangyang to continue charging., If healing is needed, switch to Baizhi for a quick heal and support, then return to rotation., Repeat the loop until enemies are defeated.
Calcharo Skills
Gnawing Fangs
Calcharo performs up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG.
Consumes STA to attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.
Consumes STA to perform a Mid-Air Plunging Attack, dealing Electro DMG.
Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.
Extermination Order
Calcharo performs up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG.
If Calcharo is switched off field, or if Resonance Skill Extermination Order is not activated again in a while, this skill will enter Cooldown.
Resonance Skill Extermination Order does not interrupt Calcharo's Basic Attack cycle.
Phantom Etching
Calcharo attacks the target, dealing Electro DMG and enters Deathblade Gear state. After Deathblade Gear state ends, Calcharo's next Intro Skill is replaced with Intro Skill "Necessary Means", which deals Electro DMG, considered as Intro Skill DMG.
-Basic Attack is replaced with Basic Attack Hounds Roar.
-Heavy Attack deals increased DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.
-Dodge Counter deals increased DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG.
Calcharo performs up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG, considered as Basic Attack DMG.
Bloodshed Awaken
Casting Heavy Attack Mercy gives Calcharo 10% Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus for 15s.
Revenant Rush
When Heavy Attack "Death Messenger" hits the target, the damage taken by Calcharo is reduced by 15% for 5s.
Wanted Outlaw
Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG.
Hunting Mission
When Calcharo has 3 "Cruelty", his Heavy Attack is replaced with Heavy Attack "Mercy."
When casting Heavy Attack "Mercy", Calcharo consumes 3 "Cruelty" to deal Electro DMG, considered as Heavy Attack DMG, and recovers Resonance Energy and Concerto Energy.
Calcharo can hold up to 3 "Cruelty."
In Resonance Liberation Deathblade Gear state, "Cruelty" cannot be acquired.
When Resonance Skill Extermination Order hits the target, gain 1 "Cruelty."
Heavy Attack: "Death Messenger"
When Calcharo has 5 "Killing Intent", his Basic Attack is replaced with Heavy Attack "Death Messenger."
When casting Heavy Attack "Death Messenger," Calcharo consumes 5 "Killing Intent" to deal Electro DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation DMG, and recovers Resonance Energy and Concerto Energy.
In Resonance Liberation Deathblade Gear state, Calcharo's Forte Gauge is replaced with "Killing Intent", stacking up to 5.
When Basic Attack Hounds Roar hits the target, Calcharo gains 1 "Killing Intent."
Shadowy Raid
Calcharo summons Phantom to support the active Resonator, clearing the targets in front with a slash. The Phantom's attack deals Electro DMG equal to 195.98%+391.96% of Calcharo's ATK.
Calcharo Resonance Chain
Covert Negotiation
When Resonance Skill Extermination Order hits a target, it additionally recovers 10 Resonance Energy. This can be triggered once every 20s.
Zero-Sum Game
After Calcharo casts Intro Skill Wanted Criminal or Intro Skill "Necessary Means", his Resonance Skill DMG Bonus is increased by 30% for 15s.
Iron Fist Diplomacy
During the Resonance Liberation Deathblade Gear state, Calcharo's Electro DMG Bonus is increased by 25%.
Dark Alliance
After casting Outro Skill Shadowy Raid, Electro DMG Bonus of all team members is increased by 20% for 30s.
Unconventional Compact
Intro Skill Wanted Criminal and Intro Skill "Necessary Means" deal 50% more DMG.
The Ultimatum
When casting Resonance Liberation "Death Messenger", Calcharo will summon 2 Phantoms to perform Coordinated Attacks. Each Phantom deals Electro DMG equal to 100.00% of Calcharo's ATK, which is considered Resonance Liberation DMG.
Calcharo Special Food
Ration Bar



Reduces Cooldown for Grapple by 30% for a selected Resonator in the team for 30m. Only effective on your own Resonators in Co-op Mode.