After Zani rerun banner, her best supporting partner in the form of Phoebe is also getting her banner rerun. In this guide, we will go over everything players need to know about Phoebe to make the best Phoebe build for different endgame contents in Wuthering Waves.
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Phoebe Skill Kit & Playstyle Analysis
General Introduction
Phoebe is a 5-star Resonator of the Spectro element. She wields a rectifier in the form of her staff to strike enemies down as a main DPS or support the team as a Sub DPS/ Support character. She has the ability to change modes depending on her combo and is able to deal Spectro Heavy Attack damage to enemies in her way.
Skill Analysis & Leveling Priority
 | Basic Attack: Deals 3 instances of Spectro Damage to enemies Heavy Attack: Consume STA to deal Spectro Damage to Enemies. |
| Leveling Priority: High | |
| Normal Attack | |
| Reason: Phoebe’s main damage output is from her Heavy Attacks, so leveling it up massively improves her damage output. | |
 | Summons a Ring of Mirrors beneath the enemies, dealing Spectro damage to enemies within the ring. If Resonance Skill is used again immediately, if Phoebe is nearby, teleports inside the ring. |
| Leveling Priority: Medium | |
| Resonance Skill | |
| Reason: Phoebe’s Skill Damage Modifiers are quite mediocre, so players only need to upgrade this to maximize her damage output if you are using her as a main DPS. | |
 | Phoebe has access to the Prayer bar, which fills up overtime. Once Phoebe’s Prayer bar is filled, she can enter different stances depending on which button is held:- If the heavy attack button is held, enter Absolution Mode, dealing high Spectro damage.- If the Resonance skill button is held, enter Confession mode, inflicting a lot of Spectro Frazzle at the cost of damage. |
| Leveling Priority: High | |
| Forte Circuit | |
| Reason: Phoebe’s main gimmick for both Main DPS and sub DPS build Phoebe, leveling this up will increase Phoebe’s overall damage modifiers. | |
 | Deal Spectro damage to all enemies in front of her, gain enhancements based on her mode:- Absolution Mode: Increase damage modifiers- Confession Model: Apply 8 stacks of Spectro Frazzle to enemies. |
| Leveling Priority: Low | |
| Resonance Liberation | |
| Reason: Leveling this up only boosts the Resonance’s damage, which should only be leveled up if you want to maximize Phoebe’s damage. The other beneficial effects have set value, making leveling this up unnecessary. | |
 | Immediately take the field and deal Spectro damage to the enemies |
| Leveling Priority: Low | |
| Intro Skill | |
| Reason: Leveling this up only boosts the damage output of Phoebe and doesn’t offer much value aside from that. | |
 | Mid Air Heavy Attack Can Be Used One More Time |
| Unlock Priority: Low | |
| Inherent Skill 1 | |
| Reason: This inherent skill allows Phoebe to use her mid air heavy attack twice, which is only really useful during explorations. | |
 | While in either of her Modes, increase Phoebe’s Spectro damage bonus. |
| Unlock Priority: Medium | |
| Inherent Skill 2 | |
| Reason: This inherent skill grants Phoebe a Spectro damage boost, helping to improve Phoebe’s overall damage output. | |
Playstyle Guide & Rotation
Phoebe is a very versatile character that can be slotted into a team as either the main DPS or a sub DPS support for a team due to her special mode switching mechanic works.
In her Absolution mode, she serves as the main DPS of the team by inflicting extremely high Spectro damage against enemies inflicted with Spectro Frazzle. To enter this mode, players want to hold Phoebe’s Heavy Attack after her Forte Gauge is filled up. While Phoebe is in Absolution Mode, players will want to use her basic attacks 3 times before using her Heavy Attack when her Heavy Attack button glows, this will allow her to deal a massive hit of Spectro damage against enemies, with increased damage against enemies inflicted with Spectro Frazzle. Her mode will be reset after her forte gauge is reduced to 0 after 4 rotations.
In her Confession mode, Phoebe serves as a sub DPS character that inflicts a massive amount of Spectro Frazzle on enemies for other characters to take advantage of. To enter Coffession Mode, instead of holding the heavy attack button when Phoebe’s Forte Gauge is full, players will need to hold her Resonance Skill instead. In this mode, you can still do the normal 3 basic attacks and 1 heavy attack combo string, dealing less damage but inflicting a lot of Spectro Frazzle on the enemies. You will be able to do 2 full rotation combos in this mode before Phoebe’s Forte Gauge is completely depleted.
Depending on the team and builds, players will need to use Phoebe main in 1 more instead of the other, with Absolution mode wanting her to run with other characters that inflict Spectro Frazzle on enemies before switching to her to deal damage, while the Confession mode wants you to let her take the field first to inflict enemies with as much Spectro Frazzle as possible before switching to the main DPS to deal damage to the enemies.
Phoebe Best In Slot & F2P Weapons
For Phoebe, as a character that uses Rectifier as her main weapon, depending on her build, players would want weapons that boost Phoebe’s on field DPS and critical stats for Main DPS Phoebe or weapons that boost Energy Regen and Damage buffing abilities for sub DPS Phoebe.
Phoebe Best Premium Weapon Choices
Some of Phoebe’s Best Premium Weapon Choices are:
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| Luminous Hymn | Stringmaster | Cosmic Ripples |
| Limited 5* Weapon | Standard 5* Weapon | Limited 5* Weapon |
| Main Stat: 500 Attack |
| Sub Stat: 36.0% Crit Rate | |
| Luminous Hymn | Weapon Rating: Best In Slot |
| Effect: Increase ATK by 12%. Dealing DMG to enemies with Spectro Frazzle gives 14% Basic Attack and 14% Heavy Attack DMG Bonus respectively, stacking up to 3 times for 6s. Casting Outro Skill Amplifies the DMG from Spectro Frazzle on enemies around the active Resonator by 30% for 30s. Effects of the same name cannot be stacked. | |
| Explanation: Phoebe’s signature weapon and her best in slot weapon for both Main and Sub DPS build as it provides her with the massive amount of stats she needs while also supplementing the damage dealt by allies when she uses her Outro skill. | |
| Main Stat: 500 Attack |
| Sub Stat: 36.0% Crit Rate | |
| Stringmaster | Weapon Rating: Best Alternative |
| Effect: Increases the DMG Bonus of all Resonance Attributes by 12%. When Resonance Skill hits a target, increases ATK by 12%, stacking up to 2. This effect lasts for 5s. When the equipped character is not on the field, increases their ATK by an additional 12%. | |
| Explanation: A good Alternative Weapon for Phoebe that provides her with Critical Rate and increases her overall damage output, helping to boost her overall damage in both Main and Sub DPS builds. | |
| Main Stat: 500 Attack |
| Sub Stat: 53.9% Attack | |
| Cosmic Ripples | Weapon Rating: Good Stat Stick |
| Effect: Increases Energy Regen by 12.8%. When hitting a target with Basic Attacks, increases Basic Attack DMG Bonus by 3.2%, stacking up to 5 time(s). This effect lasts for 8s and can be triggered 1 time(s) every 0.5s. | |
| Explanation: A good weapon that provides Phoebe with a lot of energy regen stats in addition to critical stats, allowing her to refill her energy much faster for Sub DPS build. | |
Phoebe Best F2P Weapon Choices
Some of Phoebe’s Best F2P Weapon Choices are:
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| Augment | Radiant Dawn | Variation |
| Battle Pass 4* Weapon | Event 4* Weapon | Gacha 4* Weapon |
| Main Stat: 412 Attack |
| Sub Stat: 20.2% Crit Rate | |
| Augment | Weapon Rating: BP Alternative |
| Effect: When Resonance Liberation is released, increases the caster’s ATK by 15%, lasting for 15s. | |
| Explanation: The Battlepass Alternative for Phoebe, with good critical stat and a decent attack boost her after she uses her Resonance Liberation. | |
| Main Stat: 412 Attack |
| Sub Stat: 40.5% Crit Damage | |
| Radiant Dawn | Weapon Rating: Good BP Alternative |
| Effect: Casting Resonance Skill increases ATK by 9% and grants 9% Basic Attack DMG Bonus for 10s. | |
| Explanation: A strong BP weapon that provides Phoebe with Critical Damage stats and boosts her attack as well as basic attacks. | |
| Main Stat: 412 Attack |
| Sub Stat: 51.8% Energy Regen | |
| Variation | Weapon Rating: Best F2P Alternative |
| Effect: When Resonance Skill is released, restores Concerto Energy by 8. This effect can be triggered 1 time every 20s. | |
| Explanation: Phoebe’s Best F2P option, especially for sub DPS Phoebe since it provides Phoebe with a large amount of energy regen stat, lowering her stat requirements. | |
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Phoebe Best Echoes & Stats
Phoebe Best Echoes Set & Echoes
For both Main DPS and Sub DPS Phoebe, her best Echoes Set is the Eternal Radiance set, with its ability to boost her Critical Rate and grant her extra Spectro Damage bonus when she inflicts Spectro Frazzle on enemies.
 | Eternal Radiance |
| 2-pcs: Spectro DMG +10%. | |
| 5-pcs: Inflicting enemies with Spectro Frazzle increases Crit. Rate by 20% for 15s. Attacking enemies with 10 stacks of Spectro Frazzle grants 15% Spectro DMG Bonus for 15s. | |
The best main Echo for Phoebe to bring is Capitaneus, a 3 Cost Echo:
Effect: Summon a Capitaneus to jump up and smash enemies, dealing 118.80% Spectro DMG. This attack generates 4 extra Merciless Judgements, each dealing 59.40% Spectro DMG.
The Resonator with this Echo equipped in their main slot gains 12.00% Spectro DMG Bonus and 12.00% Heavy Attack DMG Bonus.
Phoebe Best Main Stats & Sub Stats
Depending on Phoebe’s role, players will need to adjust her Echoes’ Main and Sub Stats accordingly to accommodate her role in the team.
For Main DPS Phoebe, her main and sub stats are as followed:
| Echoes | Main Stats |
| 4 Cost | Crit Rate or Crit Damage |
| 3 Cost | Spectro Damage |
| 3 Cost | Spectro Damage |
| 1 Cost | Attack |
| 1 Cost | Attack |
| Priority | Sub Stats |
| 1st | Critical Rate |
| 2nd | Critical Damage |
| 3rd | Heavy Attack Damage Bonus |
| 4th | Attack |
For Sub DPS Phoebe, her main and sub stats are as followed:
| Echoes | Main Stats |
| 4 Cost | Crit Rate or Crit Damage |
| 3 Cost | Spectro Damage |
| 3 Cost | Energy Regen |
| 1 Cost | Attack |
| 1 Cost | Attack |
| Priority | Sub Stats |
| 1st | Energy Regen |
| 2nd | Critical Rate |
| 3rd | Critical Damage |
| 4th | Heavy Attack Damage Bonus |
Important Stat Threshold:
– For Main DPS Phoebe, aims for a 1:2 Critical Ratio on her with as much Attack and Heavy Attack Damage Bonus as possible to maximize her damage output.
– For Sub DPS Phoebe, her damage output is not really important, so players should focus on increasing her Energy Regen as much as possible to allow her to quickly finish her combo and switch out to the team’s main DPS.
Phoebe Best Teams
Main DPS Phoebe Team
For her best main DPS team, Phoebe wants to run alongside characters to inflict Spectro Frazzle aside from her to maximize her damage output, this role can be fulfilled by Spectro Rover.
 |  |  |
| Phoebe | Spectro Rover | Shorekeeper |
| Main DPS | Sub DPS/Support | Support/Sustain |
| Essential | Essential | Flexible |
Main DPS: Phoebe is the team’s main DPS option in her Absolution Mode, dealing massive amounts of Spectro Heavy Attack damage against enemies inflicted with Spectro Frazzle.
Sub DPS: Aside from Phoebe, Spectro Rover is the only character that can reliably inflict Spectro Frazzle on enemies, making them the perfect character to apply Spectro Frazzle on enemies to allow Phoebe to maximize her damage output.
Sustain: Shorekeeper is the team’s best sustain with her high energy regen and critical stat boosting skill kit. However, she can be replaced with other healing options.
Sub DPS Phoebe Team
For sub DPS Phoebe, her team is alongside Zani, who takes full advantage of the large amount of Spectro Frazzle Phoebe inflicts to deal massive amounts of damage to enemies once she takes the field.
 | | |
| Zani | Phoebe | Shorekeeper |
| Main DPS | Sub DPS/Support | Support/Sustain |
| Essential | Essential | Flexible |
Main DPS: Zani serves as the team’s main DPS and takes the fields for the highest amount of time once the entire team has finished their rotation to help Zani gain Forte Gauge and buff her with beneficial buffs.
Sub DPS: Phoebe is Zani’s best in slot sub DPS/ Support character due to her special Confession mode being able to inflict large amounts of Spectro Frazzle stacks on enemies, allowing Zani to fill her Forte Gauge completely before taking the field. Additionally, her Outro skill massively enhances the Spectro Frazzle damage Zani deals, boosting Zani damage output even further.
Sustain: Shorekeeper is the team’s best sustain with her high energy regen and critical stat boosting skill kit, reducing Zani overall critical requirements while massively boosting her damage output. If players do not have Shorekeeper, however, players can substitute her with other characters like Spectro Rover for Spectro Frazzle resistance reduction or Verina as a budget sustain option.
Conclusion
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