Weapons
Defier's Thorn(R 1 )
Red Spring(R 1 )
Blazing Brilliance(R 1 )
Feather Edge(R 5 )
+3 options
Emerald Sentence(R 1 )
Emerald of Genesis(R 1 )
Guardian Sword(R 5 )
Wuthering Waves
Cartethyia build
Equipment options · Main stats · Team examples
For Cartethyia, compare Defier's Thorn while keeping the recommended CRIT Rate · CRIT DMG · HP% setup fixed. A weapon or set change is easier to judge when you do not also change the team and skill timing.
Equipment options
8 optionsStart with equipment you can actually obtain. These are alternative recommendations, not pieces to equip together. Refinement, set size and team restrictions change the result.
Echo sets
Windward Pilgrimage
Main stats
Use the slot recommendations to make your first functional setup. When several stats are listed, choose the one that fills the gap in your current team rather than mixing every option.
4 costCRIT Rate
4 costCRIT DMG
1 costHP%
1 costHP%
1 costHP%
Substats
Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > HP% > Basic Attack DMG% = Liberation DMG% > HP
Skill priority
Follow the skill order below for your next upgrade. Compare one rank at a time, and keep the same team and enemy so equipment changes do not hide the result.
Forte Circuit > Res. Liberation > Basic Attack > Res. Skill > Intro Skill
Abilities
Check ability names and unlock information against your current game form. Level, upgrades and variants can change skills.
Sword to Carve My Forms
Sword to Bear Their Names
A Knight's Heartfelt Prayers
Tempest
A Heart's Truest Wishes
Wind's Indelible Imprint
Sword to Mark Tide's Trace
Wind's Divine Blessing
Sequence Node 1
Skill parameters
Check the selected level and any upgrade requirements. Separate values can belong to different targets, triggers or phases; they do not necessarily apply together. These tables summarize numerical parameters, while some effects still require a complete gameplay explanation.
Displayed version
| Parameter | Value | Condition markers |
|---|---|---|
| Parameter | 10s | when · Damage |
| Parameter | 1s | after |
| Parameter | 30 | when · on hit |
| Parameter | 60 | when · on hit |
| Parameter | 90 | when · on hit |
| Parameter | 120 | when · on hit |
| Parameter | 25% | up to · DMG |
| Parameter | 15s | up to · DMG |
| stacks | 4 | up to · DMG |
Sequence Node 2
Skill parameters
Check the selected level and any upgrade requirements. Separate values can belong to different targets, triggers or phases; they do not necessarily apply together. These tables summarize numerical parameters, while some effects still require a complete gameplay explanation.
Displayed version
| Parameter | Value | Condition markers |
|---|---|---|
| stacks | 3 | |
| DMG | 50% | DMG · Basic Attack |
| Parameter | 200% | DMG |
| Parameter | 1 | after |
Sequence Node 3
Skill parameters
Check the selected level and any upgrade requirements. Separate values can belong to different targets, triggers or phases; they do not necessarily apply together. These tables summarize numerical parameters, while some effects still require a complete gameplay explanation.
Displayed version
| Parameter | Value | Condition markers |
|---|---|---|
| Parameter | 5 | Basic Attack |
| Parameter | 2 | Basic Attack |
| stacks | 2 | |
| Parameter | 100% | DMG |
Sequence Node 4
Skill parameters
Check the selected level and any upgrade requirements. Separate values can belong to different targets, triggers or phases; they do not necessarily apply together. These tables summarize numerical parameters, while some effects still require a complete gameplay explanation.
Displayed version
| Parameter | Value | Condition markers |
|---|---|---|
| DMG Bonus | 20% | DMG · DMG Bonus |
| Parameter | 20s | DMG · DMG Bonus |
Sequence Node 5
Skill parameters
Check the selected level and any upgrade requirements. Separate values can belong to different targets, triggers or phases; they do not necessarily apply together. These tables summarize numerical parameters, while some effects still require a complete gameplay explanation.
Displayed version
| Parameter | Value | Condition markers |
|---|---|---|
| Scaling / HP | 20% | Damage · Shield · HP |
| HP | 10s | Damage · Shield · HP |
| Scaling / HP | 25% | HP |
Sequence Node 6
Skill parameters
Check the selected level and any upgrade requirements. Separate values can belong to different targets, triggers or phases; they do not necessarily apply together. These tables summarize numerical parameters, while some effects still require a complete gameplay explanation.
Displayed version
| Parameter | Value | Condition markers |
|---|---|---|
| Parameter | 30s | after |
| DMG | 40% | DMG |
Test your setup
Balance critical rate with critical damage. A large damage number is less useful when critical hits are inconsistent; evaluate the complete setup rather than a single item.
Keep the recommended defensive stat when the character scales with it. An offensive-looking replacement can reduce both survivability and the contribution expected from this setup.
Choose one option, run the same encounter twice, and change one variable. Record whether the next rotation starts on time and whether the team survives without losing its damage window.
Checked · 2026-10-13 · Patch 3.6
