Carlotta Build Guide
Level: 1
HP
ATK
DEF
Energy
125
Update Log: Updated Carlotta full build.
Carlotta Overview
In Wuthering Waves, Carlotta is a 5-Stars Glacio character and uses Pistol during the fight.
Carlotta obtains Moldable Crystals during combat, consumes Moldable Crystals, and restores Substance to perform damage output. Most of Carlotta’s skills are single-target.
Pros
- Excellent at single target
- Easy to operate
Cons
- Not good in multi-targets scenerio.
Carlotta Mechanism
Forte Circuit Energy – Substance
Carlotta’s passive energy is called [Substance], displayed above the health bar, with a maximum value of 120, divided into two segments. The way to use Carlotta’s passive energy is quite simple. When the Forte Circuit Bar is fully charged, holding down the Basic Attack button will unleash a Charged Heavy Attack. There are two types of Charged Heavy Attacks, and you can see a diamond-shaped crystal in the middle of the Forte Circuit Bar, called the [Tinted Crystal].
- When the crystal is red, the Charged Heavy Attack becomes a Special Charged Heavy Attack, which deals damage at a multiplier of 800%+, provides a large amount of Liberation energy (Ultimate energy), and reduces the cooldown of Resonance Skill by 6 seconds. However, after using the Special Charged Heavy Attack, the crystal turns blue and enters a 22-second cooldown. During this cooldown, if [Substance] fills up again, only Normal Charged Heavy Attacks can be used. While these also reduce the Skill cooldown by 6 seconds, their damage multiplier is only 200%+.
Thus, in Carlotta’s common rotation, only the Special Charged Heavy Attack needs to be used, with no need to allocate [Substance] for Normal Charged Heavy Attacks. Additionally, when [Substance] is fully charged, Carlotta gains a buff called [Final Bow], which increases the Ultimate’s damage multiplier by 80%. Once obtained, the [Final Bow] buff remains permanently until the Ultimate is used, and switching characters does not cause the buff to disappear.
How to obtain [Substance]
On Carlotta’s left side, you may notice a snowflake-shaped icon called [Moldable Crystal], with a maximum of 6. When Carlotta uses the second hit of her Basic Attack, dodges, uses her Intro Skill, performs a Plunge Attack, Normal Heavy Attack, or the first stage of her Skill, she gains 3 Moldable Crystals.
When Carlotta uses Enhanced Basic Attacks, Counter-Dodges, or the second stage of her Resonance Skill, she consumes Moldable Crystals. For every 1 Moldable Crystal consumed, 10 points of [Substance] are gained.
- Enhanced Basic Attacks and Counter-Dodges each consume only 1 Moldable Crystal at a time.
- The second stage of the Resonance Skill consumes all of Carlotta’s available Moldable Crystals.
Thus, the Resonance Skill’s second stage is the most efficient way to generate [Substance]. Additionally, using the Intro Skill grants 3 Moldable Crystals and directly provides 30 points of [Substance].
Carlotta Active Skills
Carlotta Skills Priority
Carlotta’s damage multiplier is approximately 53% from Resonance Liberation, so upgrading Resonance Liberation should be the top priority. Next is the Resonance Skill, which account for 24% of the damage multiplier. Following that is Forte Circuit, contributing about 11% to the multiplier.
Carlotta Burst Rotation
- Echo Skill
- (Switch to other characters)
- Intro Skill (Crystal=3, Substance=30)
- Heavy Attack (Crystal=6, Substance=60)
- Basic Attack * 3 (Crystal=0, Substance=90)
- Resonance Skill (Crystal=6, Substance=90)
- Resonance Skill – Chromatic Splendor (Crystal=0, Substance=120)
- Mid-air Attack (Crystal=3, Substance=120)
- Heavy Attack – Imminent Oblivion (Crystal=3, Substance=0)
- Resonance Liberation
- Basic Attack – Death Knell*4
- Basic Attack – Fatal Finale
- Resonance Skill
- Resonance Skill – Chromatic Splendor (Crystal=0, Substance=30)
Carlotta Damage Types Composition
Note: Please note this chart shows the proportion of different types of damage, instead of the multiplier.
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Base Attack Lv:
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Basic Attack
Perform up to 2 consecutive strikes, dealing Glacio DMG.
Necessary Measures
With Moldable Crystals, Carlotta’s Basic Attack is replaced with Necessary Measures.
Chain up to 3 strikes, dealing Glacio DMG. Each strike of Necessary Measures consumes 1 Moldable {Cus:Sap,S=Crystal P=Crystals SapTag=1}.
Heavy Attack
Deliver a charged attack at the target at the cost of STA, dealing Glacio DMG.
Heavy Attack – Containment Tactics
When Carlotta’s Substance is full, her Heavy Attack will be replaced with Containment Tactics: consume all Substance to deal Glacio DMG and reduce the cooldown of Resonance Skill Art of Violence by 6s.
Mid-air Attack
Perform a Plunging Attack at the cost of STA, dealing Glacio DMG. Using Basic Attack shortly after the landing will cast Customary Greetings.
Mid-air Attack – Customary Greetings
Flip over the target and deliver a surprise shot, dealing Glacio DMG.
Dodge Counter
Normal Attack shortly after a successful Dodge to deliver a riposte shot, dealing Glacio DMG. This consumes 1 Moldable.
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Resonance Skill Lv:
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Deal Glacio DMG and inflict Dispersion on the target. Resonance Skill again shortly after to cast Chromatic Splendor.
Dispersion
Targets with Dispersion are immobilized for 1.5s.
Chromatic Splendor
Consume all Moldable Crystals and deal Glacio DMG.
The Resonance Skill enters cooldown after a while if Chromatic Splendor is not cast or Carlotta is switched off the field.
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Resonance Liberation Lv:
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Deal Glacio DMG to all targets in an area (considered Resonance Skill DMG) and inflict Deconstruction on targets hit, then activate Twilight Tango.
Can be cast in mid-air close to the ground.
Deconstruction
Dealing DMG to targets inflicted with Deconstruction ignores 18% of their DEF.
Twilight Tango
While in Twilight Tango, Normal Attack or Resonance Liberation to cast Death Knell.
Each Death Knell grants 1 Meta.
With 4 Meta Vectors, Normal Attack or Resonance Liberation to cast Fatal Finale.
– All Substance is removed when activating and ending Twilight Tango. Cannot perform Basic Attack Necessary Measures, Heavy Attack Containment Tactics, and Heavy Attack Imminent Oblivion while in Twilight Tango.
Death Knell
Carlotta fires powerful shots with her musket and summons 4 crystal shards to attack the target, dealing Glacio DMG, considered Resonance Skill DMG.
– Carlotta moves in the direction of the movement input with each shot of Death Knell.
Fatal Finale
Deal Glacio DMG to an area, considered Resonance Skill DMG.
– Twilight Tango ends after casting Fatal Finale.
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Forte Circuit Lv:
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Heavy Attack – Imminent Oblivion
Carlotta activates Tinted Crystal every 22s.
When Substance is full and Tinted Crystal is activated, hold Normal Attack to consume all Substance and cast Heavy Attack Imminent Oblivion, after which Tinted Crystal enters cooldown.
Deal Glacio DMG (considered Resonance Skill DMG), reduce the cooldown of Resonance Skill Art of Violence by 6s, and enter Grand Unveiling state.
Grand Unveiling
Increase the DMG Multiplier of Resonance Liberation Era of New Wave, Resonance Liberation Death Knell, Resonance Liberation Fatal Finale by 80%. Switching to other Resonators ends this effect.
Substance
Carlotta can hold up to 120 points of Substance.
Cannot gain Substance while in Twilight Tango triggered by Resonance Liberation.
Restore 30 of Substance upon casting Intro Skill Wintertime Aria.
Restore 10 of Substance for every 1 Moldable consumed upon casting Resonance Skill Chromatic Splendor.
Restore 10 of Substance for every 1 Moldable consumed upon casting Basic Attack Necessary Measures.
Consume 1 Moldable and restore 10 of Substance upon casting Dodge Counter.
Moldable Crystal
Carlotta can hold up to 6 Moldable Crystals.
Cannot gain Moldable Crystal while in Twilight Tango triggered by Resonance Liberation.
Restore 3 Moldable upon casting Basic Attack Stage 2.
Restore 3 Moldable upon casting Heavy Attack.
Restore 3 Moldable upon casting Mid-air Attack Customary Greetings.
Restore 3 Moldable upon casting Intro Skill Wintertime Aria.
Restore 3 Moldable upon casting Resonance Skill Art of Violence.
Restore 3 Moldable upon a successful Dodge.
Carlotta Passive Skills
Carlotta Inherent Skill
Carlotta Inherent Skill
Carlotta Switch Skills
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Intro Skill Lv:
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Carlotta Stat Bonus
Carlotta Stat Bonus 1
Crit Rate – 8%
*All Bonus unlocked value
Carlotta Stat Bonus 2
ATK% – 12%
*All Bonus unlocked value
Carlotta Resonance Chain
Suggested Resonance Chain
S1 – An additional 30 points of Substance allows Carlotta to cycle much faster during solo play. In team situations, it also alleviates the issue of the signature weapon’s buff duration being too short.
Because the signature weapon’s buff effect only lasts 5 seconds, Carlotta usually enters with Intro Skill and uses two Resonance Skills. She performs a mid-air attack, followed by Heavy Attack – Imminent Oblivion. At this point, the buff disappears. In other words, the tail damage of Heavy Attack – Imminent Oblivion with a 500% multiplier doesn’t benefit from the signature weapon’s bonus.
With S1 Carlotta, Resonance Skills and Intro Skill can obtain 120 points of Substance. We can perform a combo of Intro Skill + Resonance Skill + mid-air attack + Heavy Attack – Imminent Oblivion + Resonance Liberation, then execute Resonance Skill – Chromatic Splendor during Resonance Liberation.
S2 – The multiplier of the Resonance Liberation is increased by 126%, and the Final Bow buff’s 80% multiplier is multiplicative with that. That is, the original multiplier is multiplied by 1.8 and then by 2.26. Therefore, the benefits are very good.
S3 – The benefit is very high, with a 24% increase. Resonance Skills’ multiplier is increased by 70%.
S4-S6 – Purely numerical increases. The multiplier increase effect of S6 is the same as in S2 and is multiplicative with the Final Bow’s 80% increase.
Pulling recommendations (Other than S0R0):
S1, S2, or S6
Carlotta Sequence 1
Carlotta Sequence 2
Carlotta Sequence 3
Carlotta Sequence 4
Carlotta Sequence 5
Carlotta Sequence 6
Carlotta Build
Carlotta Best Glacio Echo set
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Main Echo
Any Cost 3 Echo
Any Cost 3 Echo
Any Cost 1 Echo
Any Cost 1 Echo
Sub Echo
Carlotta Echo Stats Priority
Cost 4
Cost 3
Cost 1
Sub Stats
Carlotta Best Weapons Damage Comparison
The percentage change in damage output is compared to the weapon designated as 100%.
100%
Base ATK : 500
Secondary Stats – Crit DMG : 72.0%
Increases ATK by 12%/15%/18%/21%/24%. Every time Intro Skill or Resonance Liberation is cast, Resonance Skill DMG Bonus increases by 48%/60%/72%/84%/96% for 5s.
83%
Base Attack : 587
Secondary Stat – Crit Rate : 24.3%
Increases Energy Regen by 12.8%/16%/19.2%/22.4%/25.6%. Incoming Resonator’s ATK is increased by 10%/12.5%/15%/17.5%/20% for 14s, stackable for up to 1 times after the wielder casts Outro Skill.
75%
Base Attack : 412
Secondary Stat – ATK : 30.3%
When Intro Skill is cast, increases Resonance Skill DMG Bonus by 20%/25%/30%/35%/40% for 15s.
Carlotta’s signature weapon, The Last Dance, provides exceptionally high Crit DMG and Resonance Skill damage bonuses, making it undoubtedly the most suitable weapon for Carlotta. If you do not plan to obtain the signature weapon, Static Mist and Undying Flame (R5) are viable alternatives, performing at 83% and 75% of the signature weapon’s effectiveness, respectively.
Carlotta Team Comp
Carlotta Best Team
Main DPS
Main DPS – Carlotta
Carlotta is a single-target specialized character, with nearly 90% of her damage coming from Resonance Skill damage. Therefore, teammates need to find characters that can enhance Glacio damage and Resonance Skill damage.
Sub DPS – Zhezhi/Taoqi/Lumi
Zhezhi’s 20% Glacio DMG and 25% Resonance Skill DMG Deepen perfectly complement Carlotta. If you don’t have Zhezhi, replacing with Taoqi or Lumi is also acceptable.
Healer – Shorekeeper/Verina/Baizhi
In addition to providing the traditional 15% All DMG Deepen like other healers, Shorekeeper’s Liberation can offer continuous healing, crit rate, and crit damage, making it very powerful. The Outro Skill’s buff allows knocked-back teammates to immediately recover from the interruption.
Both Verina and Baizhi are healers that can provide All-types DMG deepen and ATK% increase to teammates. While Verina is more comprehensive that her buff is longer and Verina can protects a party member from fatal damage every 10 mins.
Carlotta Ascension Material
Rank 1
Req Lv 20
Rank 2
Req Lv 40
Rank 3
Req Lv 50
Rank 4
Req Lv 60
Rank 5
Req Lv 70
Rank 6
Req Lv 80
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Sanhua
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