Ciaccona’s Resonance Liberation

After the animation of Ciaccona’s Resonance Liberation ends, she grants the entire team a 24% Aero damage boost and begins singing in the center of the field, and she is unable to perform other actions. Two buttons will appear in the middle of the screen—one yellow and one green. Pressing them when they light up will apply either Spectro Frazzle or Aero Erosion to nearby enemies.

As for the timing, the skill description states that you should press when the soundwave enters the judgment circle. However, in practice, you don’t need to worry about it—just keep pressing. There’s no penalty for pressing early, so there’s no need to stress about timing; just spam the buttons. Every successful press will restore 10 Concerto Energy for Ciaccona. It is good to know this mechanic, but it’s rarely useful in actual combat.

If you switch to another character at this point, Ciaccona will remain on the field, automatically releasing soundwaves without requiring any input from you.

• If you pressed the Yellow Circle before switching, Ciaccona will continue automatically pressing the Yellow Circle after switching, applying Spectro Frazzle to enemies.
• If you pressed the Green Circle before switching—or did nothing and switched immediately after using her Resonance Liberation—then Ciaccona will automatically press the Green Circle, applying Aero Erosion instead.

This occurs every 1.7 seconds and can trigger up to 20 times. Since Ciaccona’s Resonance Liberation has a 25s cooldown, the effect is effectively always active.

However, note that when Ciaccona automatically presses the circles from off-field, she does not gain Concerto Energy. Only when the player manually controls her to press the circles will she receive the energy.

Another thing—what if you press the wrong button before switching? For example, if you’re running a Spectro Frazzle team but forget to press the Yellow Circle before switching, there’s no way to fix it. If you switch back to Ciaccona, she will exit her Resonance Liberation state. So once you switch away, don’t switch back.

One more very important point: many players rely on sound cues to make judgments during gameplay. At the end of Ciaccona’s Resonance Liberation animation, there’s a sound effect. If you’re playing a Spectro Frazzle team, you’re supposed to be pressing the Yellow Circle at this time—so it’s easy (at least for me) to mistake this sound effect for a successful Yellow Circle trigger. Then I switch characters, only to realize Aero Erosion was applied instead. Then you can only reset the battle.

So after getting Ciaccona, pay close attention to this sound cue. Make sure the Yellow Circle is triggered before switching. Of course, if you’re playing an Aero Erosion team, it doesn’t matter—you can switch immediately after her Resonance Liberation ends.

Ciaccona’s Basic Attack & Solo Concert State

In actual combat, there are times when we need to complete Ciaccona’s full attack sequence to trigger Outro Skill buffs. So let’s take a look at her other mechanics.

First, her Basic Attack has four parts:

1. She swings her microphone once.
2. She stabs forward and jumps for the second attack.
3. She draws a Z-shape on the ground for the third attack.
4. She leaps into the air and lands for the fourth attack.

When she lands, a green circle appears beneath her feet, continuously emitting rippling waves. At the same time, green lines and musical notes float upward from Ciaccona’s body, indicating she has entered Solo Concert state, granting all allies a 24% Aero damage boost.

Additionally, when the fourth Basic Attack hits an enemy, it applies a stack of Aero Erosion, which can trigger the new Aero set’s effects and her signature weapon’s skill.

However, you’ll notice that the fourth attack—jumping and landing—has a very long animation. If you interrupt it with a dodge, Resonance Skill, jump, or similar action, Ciaccona will summon a clone to finish the fourth attack in her place. The clone will then enter Solo Concert state and apply the team buff.

Ciaccona can trigger the fourth Basic Attack in other ways:

• Mid-air Attack: She has a two-stage mid-air attack. You can jump and use it directly.
• Heavy Attack: When her Forte Circuit Energy isn’t full, holding the Basic Attack button makes her perform an upward slash and leap into the air. Pressing Basic Attack again will make her stab downward before slamming down. If you continue pressing the attack button after landing, she will immediately follow up with the fourth Basic Attack.
• Resonance Skill: Using her Resonance Skill makes her dash forward. If you then press Basic Attack, her combo will start from the second stage, allowing her to chain into the fourth attack.

Ciaccona’s Resonance Skill

Using her Resonance Skill to interrupt any of Ciaccona’s normal attacks—Basic Attack, Heavy Attack, or Mid-air Attack—will summon a clone to complete the interrupted action. However, only when interrupting the fourth Basic Attack will the clone grant the team-wide buff (the 24% Aero damage boost). So remember: only use the Resonance Skill to interrupt the fourth Basic Attack.

Ciaccona’s Forte Circuit Energy

Forte Circuit Energy has three segments, plus two musical notes on the sides. These notes represent the number of clones currently on the field—one note lights up per clone, with a maximum of 2 clones.

Forte Circuit Energy can be gained in two ways:

• Using her Intro Skill grants one segment.
• Successfully landing the fourth Basic Attack also grants one segment.

Additionally, after using her Intro Skill, pressing the attack button will immediately chain into the third Basic Attack.

Ciaccona’s Rotation

Now we can outline her rotation:

1. Use Intro Skill to enter the field, gaining one Forte Circuit Energy segment.
2. Press the attack button twice. As Ciaccona jumps (second attack), use her Resonance Skill.
   • This interrupts the fourth attack, grants another Circuit Energy segment, and summons a clone.
3. Continue pressing the attack button to perform the second and third Basic Attacks.
4. When performing the fourth Basic Attack, use a dodge to interrupt the long animation.
   • At this point, Circuit Energy will be full.
5. Hold the attack button to perform an Enhanced Heavy Attack, firing a large golden note that pulls in nearby enemies (though the suction force and range are limited).

One thing to note: using her Resonance Liberation will interrupt the Enhanced Heavy Attack. While the Concerto Energy is gained the moment Circuit Energy is consumed, the damage and Resonance Energy charge are lost. This is something to consider—if you don’t care about the lost damage and energy, you can immediately use her Resonance Liberation after the Enhanced Heavy Attack.

Ciaccona’s Outro Skill Buff

Ciaccona’s Outro Skill effect is straightforward – provides 100% increased Aero Erosion damage deepen buff for 30 seconds.