Together with the exciting news about Wuthering Waves brand new region Lahai-Roi and the game’s version update 3.0, the Sentinel Resonator of Rinascita, Cartethyia will be making her return with her rerun banner alongside her best teammates. In this guide, we will go over the best builds for Cartethyia, including her best weapons, echoes and teams to help maximize her damage potential in the game.
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Cartethyia Skill Kit & Playstyle Analysis
General Introduction
Cartethyia is a 5-star Resonator of Aero element. She wields a shortsword as her main weapon type and specializes in dealing massive amounts of damage as the main damage dealer in the team when up against enemies inflicted with Aero Erosion.
Skill Analysis & Leveling Priority
 | Basic Attack: Deal Aero Damage to enemies, on the 4th hit of basic attack, inflict one stack of Aero Erosion on enemies and summon a Sword of Divinity’s Shadow. Heavy Attack: Consume Stamina to deal an instance of Aero Damage to enemies and summon a Sword of Divinity’s Shadow. Mid-air Attack: Perform a plunge attack and deal Aero damage to enemies, this attack is considered Aero Erosion Damage. |
| Leveling Priority: High | |
| Normal Attack | |
| Reason: One of the primary damage sources for Cartethyia, should be leveled up to the max to maximize her damage output. | |
 | Attack enemies, launching them then perform a plunging attack on them, dealing Aero Damage and inflicting 2 stacks of Aero Erosion on enemies hit. This damage is considered Basic Attack Damage and can be performed in mid air. Afterwards, summons a Sword of Virtue’s Shadow. |
| Leveling Priority: High | |
| Resonance Skill | |
| Reason: Another of Cartethyia’s damage sources, leveling this up will help boost her overall damage output. | |
 | Cartethyia’s skill changes when she transform into her Fleurdelys mode:- All damaging moves are enhanced and considered Basic Attack Damage, dealing higher Aero Damage to enemies.- Resonance Skill now pulls enemies in continuously and deals Aero Damage to them.- All attacks restore conviction points. |
| Leveling Priority: Highest | |
| Forte Circuit | |
| Reason: Leveling this up helps massively improve Cartethyia’s damage when she is in her Fleurdelys form, so this should be the highest priority ability players need to level up. | |
 | Consumer 50% of Cartethyia’s HP Bar in order to transform into Fleurdelys. While in Fleurdelys form, attacks can accumulate Conviction Points and consume Aero Erosion stacks on attack to enhance the damage dealt instance. Upon Conviction reaching maximum, use all Conviction points to unleash a powerful attack on enemies, dealing Aero Damage, restoring 50% of HP, removes all Aero Erosion Stacks on enemies and deal extra damage for each stack removed, then ends the Fleurdelys mode. While Conviction is not max, using the Resonance Liberation changes between Cartethyia and Fleurdelys forms. |
| Leveling Priority: High | |
| Resonance Liberation | |
| Reason: Enhancing this ability helps to improve the damage modifiers of Cartethyia’s Fleurdelys form and help to boost her nuke damage, so it should be leveled accordingly. | |
 | Deals Aero damage to enemies and inflicts them with 2 stacks of Aero Erosion. Then summon a Sword of Discord’s Shadow. |
| Leveling Priority: Medium | |
| Intro Skill | |
| Reason: Cartethyia wants to start combat with her Intro Skill as the starting move, so leveling this up will help to optimize her damage output. | |
 | 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. |
| Unlock Priority: Medium | |
| Inherent Skill 1 | |
| Reason: A decent Inherennt Skill that helps boost the survivability of the team in addition to granting Aero Rover some extra benefits when they are in the same team. | |
 | Targets with 1 to 3 stacks of Aero Erosion take 30% more DMG from Cartethyia and Fleurdelys. Targets with more than 3 stacks of Aero Erosion additionally take 10% more DMG from Cartethyia and Fleurdelys for each stack of Aero Erosion they have, up to 3 stacks. |
| Unlock Priority: High | |
| Inherent Skill 2 | |
| Reason: This Inherent Ability massively improves Cartethyia’s damage output when the enemies are inflicted with enough Aero Erosion stacks, helping to optimize her damage output greatly. | |
Playstyle Guide & Rotation
Cartethyia is a Main DPS Hypercarry character that has a very dynamic skill kit that allows her to deal massive amounts of combo damage against enemies inflicted with the special negative status Aero Erosion.
Cartethyia’s Forte Gauge allows her to gain 3 different types of swords depending on the different action she performs during her combo string: 1 sword when she perform her final basic attack string, 1 sword when she uses her Resonance Skill and 1 sword when she perform a mid-air attack or intro skill. When all 3 swords are gained, Cartethyia can perform an enhanced instance of damage dealing massive amounts of damage and recovering her Resonance Liberation gauge.
When her Resonance Liberation can be used, Cartethyia can use it to transform into her Fleurdelys mode, which enhances all of her basic attack, resonance skill and damage overall. During this mode, players can switch between her two modes to perform constant basic attack and Resonance skill combo to fill up the Resonance Liberation Gauge again. Once the 2nd Resonance Liberation Gauge is filled, players can unleash a devastating blow of damage to all enemies in front of Fleurdelys.
Cartethyia’s damage output scales off her Max HP and she especially excels at dealing damage against enemies inflicted with Aero Erosion Negative Status, making her the prime Main DPS Hypercarry character of the Aero team that can inflict Aero Erosion.
Cartethyia Best In Slot & F2P Weapons
For Cartethyia, as a character that uses a Shortsword as her main weapon type and a main DPS character, Cartethyia wants mostly critical stats and effects on her best weapons to help boost her damage output as high as possible to wipe out enemies as quickly as possible. Crucially, her damage scales off her HP, so HP sub stat weapons are preferred when building Cartethyia.
Cartethyia Best Premium Weapon Choices
Some of Cartethyia’s Best Premium Weapon Choices are:
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| Defier’s Thorn | Red Spring | Blazing Brilliance |
| Limited 5* Weapon | Limited 5* Weapon | Limited 5* Weapon |
| Main Stat: 413 Attack |
| Sub Stat: 72.2% HP | |
| Defier’s Thorn | Weapon Rating: Best In Slot |
| Effect: Max HP is increased by 12%. 15s after casting Intro Skill or Basic Attacks, ignore 8% of the target’s DEF when dealing damage. If the target has at least 1 stack of Aero Erosion, the DMG taken by the target is Amplified by 20%. | |
| Explanation: Cartethyia’s signature weapon and her best in slot option as it provides her with a massive amount of HP needed to maximize her damage output in addition to allowing her to ignore enemies defense and amplifies her damage output against enemies with Aero Erosion. | |
| Main Stat: 588 Attack |
| Sub Stat: 24.3% Crit Chance | |
| Red Spring | Weapon Rating: Good Alternative |
| Effect: Increase ATK by 12%. When dealing Basic Attack DMG, the wielder gains 10% Basic Attack DMG Bonus for 14s. This effect can be triggered once per second, stacking up to 3 times.When the wielder’s Concerto Energy is consumed, gain 40% Basic DMG Bonus for 10. This effect can be triggered once per second and ends when the wielder is switched off the field. | |
| Explanation: A decently good Alternative option for Cartethyia as it provides her with a good Critical chance boost while also massively improves her overall basic attack damage output. | |
| Main Stat: 588 Attack |
| Sub Stat: 48.6% Crit Damage | |
| Blazing Brilliance | Weapon Rating: Good Alternative |
| Effect: ATK increased by 12%. The wielder gains 1 stack of Searing Feather upon dealing damage, which can be triggered once every 0.5s, and gains 5 stacks of the same effect upon casting Resonance Skill. Each stack of Searing Feather gives 4% additional Resonance Skill DMG Bonus for up to 14 stacks. After reaching the max stacks, all stacks will be removed in 12s. | |
| Explanation: Another good alternative for Cartethyia which provides her with a critical damage boost while also grants her massive amount of Resonance Skill Damage boosts, helping her to deal more damage overall. | |
Cartethyia Best F2P Weapon Choices
Some of Cartethyia’s Best F2P Weapon Choices are:
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| Emerald of Genesis | Fables of Wisdom | Feather Edge |
| Standard 5* Weapon | Craftable 4* Weapon | BP 4* Weapon |
| Main Stat: 588 Attack |
| Sub Stat: 24.3% Crit Chance | |
| Emerald of Genesis | Weapon Rating: Best Standard Weapon Alternative |
| Effect: Increases Energy Regen by 12.8%. When Resonance Skill is cast, increases ATK by 6%, stacking up to 2 time(s). This effect lasts for 10s. | |
| Explanation: A decent F2P alternative for Cartethyia as it serves as a decent critical stat stick for her as well as providing her with a decent attack buff. | |
| Main Stat: 463 Attack |
| Sub Stat: 18.2% Attack | |
| Fables of Wisdom | Weapon Rating: Best Craftable Alternative |
| Effect: Dealing DMG to enemies with Negative Statuses increases the wielder’s ATK by 4% for 10s. This effect can be triggered 1 time per second, stackable up to 4 times. | |
| Explanation: A craftable weapon option that helps boost Cartethyia damage output by providing her with a lot of attack stat. | |
| Main Stat: 413 Attack |
| Sub Stat: 20.3% Critical Chance | |
| Feather Edge | Weapon Rating: BP Alternative |
| Effect: Casting Resonance Liberation increases ATK by 7.2% and grants 10.8% Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus for 15s. | |
| Explanation: A decent weapon that can serve as a critical stat stick for Cartethyia. | |
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Cartethyia Best Echoes & Stats
Cartethyia Best Echoes Set & Echoes
Cartethyia’s best echoes set is the Windward Pilgrimage set, which grants her an Aero Damage and Critical Boost when she hits enemies inflicted with Aero Corrosion.
 | Windward Pilgrimage |
| 2-pcs: Aero DMG + 10% | |
| 5-pcs: Hitting a target with Aero Erosion increases Crit. Rate by 10% and grants 30% Aero DMG Bonus, lasting for 10s. | |
The best main Echo for Cartethyia to bring on Windward Pilgrimage set is Reminiscence: Fleurdelys :
Effect: Summon Windcleaver and attack the target, dealing 27% Aero DMG 8 times and 136% Aero DMG once.
The Resonator with this Echo equipped in the main slot gains 10% Aero DMG Bonus. When Resonator: Aero or Cartethyia equips this Echo, they gain 10% more Aero DMG Bonus.
Cartethyia Best Main Stats & Sub Stats
As Cartethyia is a main DPS character, she wants the usual Critical stats as her main focus. Additionally, since Cartethyia’s damage scales off her HP stat, players will need to invest in as much HP for Cartethyia as possible to maximize her damage output. Cartethyia’s build is also extremely unique in that she wants to have a 4-4-1-1-1 Echoes build instead of the usual 4-3-3-1-1 Echo Build to help optimize her critical stats and HP stat as much as possible.
| Echoes | Main Stats |
| 4 Cost | Critical Chance or Critical Damage |
| 4 Cost | Critical Chance or Critical Damage |
| 1 Cost | HP |
| 1 Cost | HP |
| 1 Cost | HP |
| Priority | Sub Stats |
| 1st | Critical Chance |
| 2nd | Critical Damage |
| 3rd | HP |
| 4th | Energy Regen |
Important Stat Threshold:
– Cartethyia, like other main DPS options in the game, wants to have a good Critical Chance to Critical Damage Ratio to maximize her damage potential. Aims for at least 70% Crit Chance and at least 200% Crit Damage for her.
– Cartethyia’s skill kit scales off her Max HP instead of her Attack stat, so players should focus on boosting her HP as much as possible, preferably around the range of 40-50k HP so that her damage is consistent.
– To allow Cartethyia to properly perform her Ultimate rotation, players need to have her Energy Regen at around 115 to 120% to allow her a comfortable damage rotation.
Cartethyia Best Teams
As the main DPS option for the Aero team that want to deal as much Aero damage to enemies as possible when they are under the Aero Erosion DoT, Cartethyia wants to be paired up with characters that can either boost the team’s Aero and Resonance Skill Damage while also debuffing enemies with Aero Erosion to enable Cartethyia’s damage.
Aero Erosion Team
The Aero Erosion Team is Cartethyia’s best team, with Cartethyia serving as the team’s main DPS carry, with Ciaccona being the team’s main Aero Erosion debuffer and damage support for Cartethyia and Chisa being a semi-support and sustain character for the team.
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| Cartethyia | Ciaccona | Chisa |
| Main DPS | Support | Support/Sustain |
| Essential | Essential | Flexible |
Main DPS: Cartethyia is the team’s main DPS option as she can deal massive amounts of Aero Damage during one single rotation against enemies inflicted with Aero Erosion.
Sub DPS: Ciaccona is Cartethyia’s best partner and best support option as she applies large amount of Aero Erosion stacks on enemies for Cartethyia to take advantage of in addition to being very concerto energy efficient, allowing her to quickly take the field then switch off to provide Cartethyia with a massive 100% damage up against enemies under Aero Corrosion.
Sustain: Chisa is the team’s best sustain and secondary support option with her ability to increase the maximum stacks of negative status inflicted on enemies by allies in addition to being able to allow the team to ignore a portion of the enemies’ defenses when attacking enemies with Negative Statuses. She can also heal the team and help to deal a decent amount of damage when Cartethyia is in cooldown. For an alternative F2P option, players can use Aero Rover as the budget option for this slot in the team.
Conclusion
The Sentinel Resonator of the region of Rinascita and one of the game’s best Aero DPS characters, with Cartethyia’s return, players should take full advantage of Enjoygm’s special Wuthering Waves Top Up Discounts to be able to get this amazing character and make the perfect team for her.
