Denia Skill Kit & Playstyle Analysis

General Introduction

Denia is a 5-star Resonator of the Fusion Element and wields a rectifier as her main weapon type. Denia serves as the last missing piece for the Fusion Burst Team and also has the ability to enable the Tune Strain teams thanks to her ability to switch between 2 different modes similar to Lynae.

Skill Analysis & Leveling Priority

	Basic Attack – Stagecraft Form Perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Fusion DMG. Basic Attack – Breakdown Form Perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Fusion DMG. Heavy Attack – Stagecraft Form Consume STA to attack the target, dealing Fusion DMG. Heavy Attack – Breakdown Form Consume STA to pull in nearby targets, dealing Fusion DMG. Mid-air Attack – Stagecraft Form Consume STA to perform Mid-air Plunging Attack, dealing Fusion DMG. Mid-air Attack – Breakdown Form Consume STA to perform 4 consecutive attacks in the air, dealing Fusion DMG. Mid-air Heavy Attack – Breakdown Form Hold Normal Attack in the air to perform Mid-air Plunging Attack at the cost of STA, dealing Fusion DMG. Dodge Counter – Stagecraft Form Press Normal Attack shortly after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Fusion DMG.Press Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill to perform Basic Attack – Stagecraft Form Stage 4. Dodge Counter – Breakdown Form Press Normal Attack shortly after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Fusion DMG.Press Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill to perform Basic Attack – Breakdown Form Stage 4.
	Leveling Priority: Medium
Normal Attack
Reason: Level this up to maximize Denia’s damage output if you have materials to spare.

	Phantom Bubble – Stagecraft Form Pull in nearby targets, dealing Fusion DMG. Beckon – Breakdown Form Pull in nearby targets, dealing Fusion DMG.This skill shares a cooldown with Banish – Breakdown Form. Banish – Breakdown Form While holding a Dark Core, replace Beckon – Breakdown Form with Banish – Breakdown Form.Cast Banish – Breakdown Form Stage 1 to pull in nearby targets, dealing Fusion DMG. Press Normal attack or Resonance Skill shortly after to cast Banish – Breakdown Form Stage 2. Banish – Breakdown Form Stage 2 consumes all Dark Cores, dealing Fusion DMG. For each Dark Core consumed, the DMG Multiplier of the attack is increased by 150%. The skill deals Resonance Liberation DMG.This skill shares a cooldown with Beckon – Breakdown Form.
	Leveling Priority: High
Resonance Skill
Reason: Denia will use this ability in between her skill combos, so players should level this up to maximize her damage output

	Erosion Field After casting Resonance Liberation Final Act – Breakdown Form, generate an Erosion Field, lasting for 30s. Erosion Field pulls in nearby targets once every 4s, dealing Fusion DMG, considered Resonance Liberation DMG. Void Particle When in the Breakdown Form while holding Void Particle, casting Normal Attack consumes Void Particle and grants the following effects: – The skill damage is considered Resonance Liberation DMG and the DMG Multiplier is increased by 50%. – Conformal Charge regenerates 100% faster. Resonance Mode – Fusion Burst While in Resonance Mode – Fusion Burst, Denia gains the following effects: – Each time when the following skills deal damage, inflict 2 stacks of Fusion Burst on the target. The same skill can only trigger this effect once every 2s against the same target. Intro Skill It’s Been A While!, Intro Skill Knock Knock, Resonance Liberation Final Act – Stagecraft Form, Resonance Liberation Final Act – Breakdown Form, and Erosion Field. – Each time when the following skills deal damage, inflict Fusion Burst on the target. The same skill can only trigger this effect once every 2s against the same target. Basic Attack – Stagecraft Form Stage 3, Basic Attack – Stagecraft Form Stage 4, Basic Attack – Breakdown Form Stage 3, Basic Attack – Breakdown Form Stage 4, Mid-air Attack – Breakdown Form Stage 3, and Mid-air Attack – Breakdown Form Stage 4. – When Denia is in the team, if an enemy falls to Fusion Burst DMG, it counts as caused by the nearest active Resonator. Resonance Mode – Tune Strain While in Resonance Mode – Tune Strain, Denia gains the following effects: – Each time when the following skills deal damage, inflict Tune Strain – Shifting on the target and reset the duration of Tune Strain – Interfered on the target. The same skill can only trigger this effect once every 2s against the same target. Intro Skill It’s Been A While!, Intro Skill Knock Knock, Resonance Liberation Final Act – Stagecraft Form, Resonance Liberation Final Act – Breakdown Form, Erosion Field, Basic Attack – Stagecraft Form Stage 3, Basic Attack – Stagecraft Form Stage 4, Basic Attack – Breakdown Form Stage 3, Basic Attack – Breakdown Form Stage 4, Mid-air Attack – Breakdown Form Stage 3 and Mid-air Attack – Breakdown Form Stage 4. – When Resonators in the team inflict Tune Strain – Shifting on the target, this target’s Off-Tune Level is increased by 50% of the max. This effect can only be triggered on the same target once every 300s. Dark Core – Denia can hold up to 3 Dark Cores. – While in the Entropy Shift states, Denia obtains 1 Dark Core every 12s. Denia obtains 1 Dark Core upon casting Intro Skill It’s Been A While! and Intro Skill Knock Knock. Void Particle – Denia can hold up to 100 points of Void Particle. – While in Stagecraft Form, dealing damage through Normal Attack grants Void Particle. – Casting Intro Skill It’s Been A While!, Intro Skill Knock Knock or Resonance Skill Phantom Bubble – Stagecraft Form grants 25 points of Void Particle. Conformal Charge – Denia can hold up to 1 points of Conformal Charge. – While in Breakdown Form, dealing damage through Normal Attack or Resonance Skill Beckon – Breakdown Form grants Conformal Charge. – Casting Resonance Skill Banish – Breakdown Form Stage 2 grants 40 points of Conformal Charge.
	Leveling Priority: Highest
Forte Circuit
Reason: A large majority of Denia’s damage comes from her Forte Gauge, so players should prioritize leveling this up as much as possible

	Final Act – Stagecraft Form Deal Fusion DMG. After performing this skill, obtain Entropy Shift: Breakdown Form, which lasts for 12s, and switch to Breakdown Form.Can be performed in mid-air. Final Act – Breakdown Form When Conformal Charge is full, consume all Conformal Charge and Void Particle to perform this skill.Deal Fusion DMG.After casting this skill, obtain Entropy Shift: Stagecraft Form, which lasts for 30s, and then switch to Stagecraft Form. Can be performed in mid-air. Entropy Shift: Stagecraft Form Increases ATK by 30%.Obtaining this effect removes the Entropy Shift: Stagecraft Form effect. Entropy Shift: Breakdown Form Grants 1 points of Void Particle per second. Obtaining this effect removes the Entropy Shift: Breakdown Form effect.
	Leveling Priority: High
Resonance Liberation
Reason: Denia’s nuke skill, should be leveled up to maximize her damage output.

	It’s Been A While! Available in Stagecraft Form, dealing Fusion DMG. Press Normal Attack after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack – Stagecraft Form Stage 4. Knock Knock Available in Breakdown Form, dealing Fusion DMG. Casting this skill grants Entropy Shift: Breakdown Form, for 12s.
	Leveling Priority: Medium
Intro Skill
Reason: Only level this up if you have spare materials to maximize Denia’s damage output

	When Denia engages in combat in Stagecraft Form: restore Dark Cores to 2 if she has less than 2; restore Void Particle to 20 points if she has less than 20. This effect can be triggered once every 12s.
	Unlock Priority: Highest
Inherent Skill 1
Reason: An amazing Inherent skill that helps Denia cycle her skill more easily.

	While in the Entropy Shift state, Denia obtains the following effects based on her current Resonance Mode: – Resonance Mode – Fusion Burst: All Resonators in the team gain 30% Fusion DMG Bonus. – Resonance Mode – Tune Strain: All Resonators in the team gain 45 Break Boost.
	Unlock Priority: Highest
Inherent Skill 2
Reason: Denia’s most important Inherent Skill that grants her and the team massive amounts of Fusion Damage bonus and Break Boost.

Playstyle Guide & Rotation

Based on her skill kit and her ability to switch between 2 different forms, Denia is a sub DPS and Enabler Support Resonator for both the Tune Strain and Fusion Burst teams, filling a similar role to Lynae as she can also change between 2 different forms before the start of a fight to help facilitate 2 different teams.

When in combat, Denia has 2 different forms that she can switch between with different effects: Stagecraft Form and Breakdown Form. In Stagecraft Form, Denia can accumulate her Forte Gauge by attacking enemies and can enhance her Resonance skill when her Forte Gauge is filled. Upon using her Resonance Skill, Denia can enter Breakdown Form and consume her Forte Gauge energy in order to deal massive amounts of damage to enemies. When in this state, Denia gains Dark Cores overtime, which help unlock her Enhanced Resonance Skills.

Casting her Resonance Liberation in the different forms allows her to gain different effects and benefits, allowing her to deal more damage to enemies. Additionally, depending on her state before the start of the fight, Denia can inflict Tune Strain or Fusion Burst to enemies with her abilities, making her a very powerful Sub DPS and Fusion Burst enabler.

Denia Best In Slot & F2P Weapons

As Denia serves as a main DPS/ Sub DPS character for the Fusion Burst and Tune Strain teams that deals Resonance Liberation Damage, she wants weapons that can boost her overall Fusion damage and Resonance Liberation Damage output while also having effects that help boost the team’s overall damage output.

Denia Best Weapon Choices

Some of Denia’s Best Weapon Choices are:

Forged Dwarf Star	Lethean Elegy	Waltz in Masquerade
Limited 5* Weapon	Limited 5* Weapon	4* Weapon

	Main Stat: 500 Attack
	Sub Stat: 36% Critical Rate
Forged Dwarf Star	Weapon Rating: Best In Slot
Effect: Increases ATK by 12%. After the wielder inflicts Fusion Burst or Tune Strain – Shifting on the target, their Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus is increased by 36% for 5s. While this effect lasts, after Resonators in the team inflict Fusion Burst or Tune Strain – Shifting, their ATK is increased by 24% for 15s. Effects of the same name cannot be stacked.
Explanation: Denia’s signature weapon that massively boost her Resonance Liberation Damage and critical stat while also help to boost the team’s attack.

	Main Stat: 588 Attack
	Sub Stat: 24.3% Crit Rate
Lethean Elegy	Weapon Rating: Best Alternative
Effect: ATK is increased by 12%. Within 12s after dealing Echo Skill DMG, gain 32% Resonance Skill DMG Bonus and 32% Echo Skill DMG Amplification, and ignore 8% of the target’s DEF when dealing damage.
Explanation: An Alternative Weapon for Denia that allows her to gain a decent critical stat boost while also helping her to ignore a portion of the enemies’ defenses while attacking.

	Main Stat: 463 Attack
	Sub Stat: 18.2% Attack
Waltz in Masquerade	Weapon Rating: F2P 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: The F2P weapon alternative for Denia that massively boosts her attack output when she attacks enemies under Fusion Burst.

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Denia Best Echoes & Stats

Denia Best Echoes Set & Echoes

Denia’s best Echoes set is the Chromatic Foam set, which boost Denia’s own Fusion damage bonus while also providing the incoming Resonator a massive Fusion damage boost when Denia switches out.

	Chromatic Foam
2-pcs: Fusion DMG + 10%
5-pcs: When the Resonator inflicts Fusion Burst on the enemies, they gain the following effects: Gain 10% Fusion DMG Bonus for 15 s. While this effect is active, casting an Outro Skill grants the incoming Resonator 25% Fusion DMG Bonus for 15s.

The best main Echo for Denia to bring on the set is Reminiscence: Denia:

Effect: Summon “Trickster” to deal 273.60% Fusion DMG to enemies. Within the next 15s, casting Outro Skill grants the incoming Resonator 12.00% Fusion DMG Bonus for 15s.

Denia Best Main Stats & Sub Stats

As a Main/ Sub DPS character, Denia wants the usual critical stats, Fusion Damage and Resonance Liberation Damage stats for her echoes to maximize her own damage output.

Important Stat Threshold:

– Like with other main DPS characters, Denia wants a decent critical chance to critical damage ratio to max out her damage output, so players should aim for at least 70-80% Critical Chance and 220%+ Critical Damage for her to keep up with the game’s endgame contents.

– Since Denia’s main damage output is from her Resonance Liberation, players should focus on boosting this up as much as you can.

– Players can replace one of the Echoes on Fusion Damage Bonus into Energy Regen if they want Denia to function a bit more smoothly while doing less damage.

Denia Best Teams 

Denia as a character is very versatile, with her ability to fit in with both the Fusion Burst and Tune-Strain Centric teams in both the Main and Sub DPS roles depending on the team comp. Therefore, some of her best teams includes:

Aemeath Fusion Burst Team

Aemeath	Denia	Chisa
Main DPS	Sub DPS/Support	Support/Sustain
Essential	Essential	Flexible

This team makes use of Aemeath’s powerful ability to deal extremely high Fusion damage to enemies in her Fusion Burst mode while being supported and enabled by Denia’s skill kit that inflicts Fusion Burst to enemies and grants Aemeath a lot of Fusion Damage boost effects. Denia’s is the team’s sub DPS and support character, capable of applying a lot of different Fusion Burst stacks on enemies for Aemeath to detonate and deal extra Fusion damage while also boosting Aemeath’s Fusion damage through her weapon and echoes set. Chisa is the team’s main Support character with her ability to heal the team, apply additional Negative Status stacks and boost Aemeath’s critical damage with her weapon.

Tune Strain Damage Team

Luuk Herssen	Denia	Mornye
Main DPS	Sub DPS/Support	Support/Sustain
Essential	Essential	Flexible

This team takes advantage of Denia’s powerful ability to quickly inflict Tune Strain on the enemies to help boost Luuk Herssen’s damage output while he is on field. Both Luuk Herssen and Denia serves as DPS characters in this team with them being able to alternate taking the field to deal damage to enemies and inflict Tune Strain onto them while being supported and healed by Mornye.

Denia Main DPS Team

Denia	Lynae	Mornye
Main DPS	Sub DPS/Support	Support/Sustain
Essential	Essential	Flexible

As mentioned, due to how versatile her skill kit is, Denia can also serve as the team’s main DPS character. This team takes advantage of Lyane’s powerful ability to buff the Resonance Liberation damage and overall stats of Denia with her outro skill to allow Denia to deal powerful Tune Strain damage to enemies. Mornye is the team’s main support and sustain character, capable of boosting Denia’s overall Tune Strain and Fusion damage output.

Conclusion

The artificial Resonator related to Aleph-1 that helps facilitate both the Fusion Burst and Tune Strain teams, players should take advantage of Enjoygm’s special Wuthering Waves Top Up Discounts and try and get Denia in order to make one of the best performance teams in the game at the lowest possible prices.