Cartethyia Build Guide: Teams, Weapons and Echoes｜Wuthering Waves 3.4

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Cartethyia Overview

Rarity: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ｜ Element：Aero ｜ Weapon: Sword

Cartethyia is a powerful 5-star Aero Sword Resonator in Wuthering Waves. As a hypercarry Main DPS, she excels at shifting between two distinct combat forms: her standard Cartethyia form and her enhanced, high-burst Fleurdelys state.

 

Skill Priority

To maximize Cartethyia's damage output and rotation fluidness, level up her skills in the following order:

Skill	Priority
Resonance Liberation	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Forte Circuit	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Normal Attack	⭐⭐⭐
Resonance Skill	⭐⭐⭐
Intro Skill	⭐

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Cartethyia Weapons

Signature Weapon

Defier's Thorn

Rarity	Base ATK	HP
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	413	77.0%

Effect (R1): HP +12%. After using an Intro Skill or Basic Attack, ignores 8% of the target's Defense. When the target has more than 1 stack of Aero Erosion, damage dealt to them is increased by 20%.

 

Alternatives

Although Cartethyia's signature weapon has highly specialized HP% scaling, making it her undisputed best-in-slot, Rovers who skip her weapon banner can find excellent success with high CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG alternatives to boost her core combat scaling.

Rarity: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
	Blazing Brilliance Base ATK: 587 CRIT Rate: 48.6% Effect: ATK increased by 12%/15%/18%/21%/24%. The equipper gains 1 stack of Searing Feather upon dealing dam-age, which can be triggered once every 0.5s, and gains 5 stacks of the same effect upon casting Resonance Skill. Each stack of Searing Feather gives 4%/5%/6%/7%/8% additional Resonance Skill DMG Bonus for up to 14 stacks. All stacks will be removed within 10s after reaching the max stack.
	Red Spring Base ATK: 587 CRIT Rate: 24.3% Effect: Increase ATK by 12%/15%/18%/21%/24%. When dealing Basic Attack DMG, the wielder gains 10%/12.5%/15%/17.5%/20% Basic Attack DMG Bonus for 14s. This effect can be triggered once per second, stacking up to 3 times. When the wielder's Concerto Energy is consumed, gain 40%/50%/60%/70%/80% Basic DMG Bonus for 10s. This effect can be triggered once per second and ends when the wielder is switched off the field.
Rarity: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
	Lumingloss Base ATK: 387 ATK: 36.4% Effect: When Resonance Skill is released, increases Basic Attack DMG and Heavy Attack DMG by 20%31%/42%/53%/64%, stacking up to 1 time(s). This effect lasts for 10s and can be triggered 1 time(s) every 1s.

 

Signature Weapon vs Resonance Chain

Cartethyia's signature weapon provides an entirely unique kit synergy because she is currently the only Sword Resonator whose scaling relies heavily on HP%. Because alternative options skew heavily toward standard ATK and CRIT values, pulling Defier's Thorn is generally prioritized over early Resonance Chains (Duplications) to unlock her baseline mechanical potential and optimize her Aero Erosion efficiency.2026.07.31 23:59:59

 

Cartethyia Echoes sets

Best choice

Echo Set Effects
	Windward Pilgrimage 2-piece Set: Aero DMG + 10%. 5-piece Set: Hitting a target with Aero Erosion increases Crit. Rate by 10% and grants 30% Aero DMG Bonus, lasting for 10s.
Main Echo
	Reminiscence: Fleurdelys (4-Cost) Effect: Summon the Windcleaver to attack the target, dealing 15.20%/18.24%/21.28%/24.32%/27.36% Aero DMG 8 times and 76.00%/91.20%/106.40%/121.60%/136.80% Aero DMG once. The Resonator with this Echo equipped in their main slot gains 10.00% Aero DMG Bonus. If this Resonator is Rover: Aero, grant another 10.00% Aero DMG Bonus. CD: 20s

 

Alternative

Echo Set Effect
	Gusts of Welkin 2-piece Set: Aero DMG + 10%. 5-piece Set: Inflicting Aero Erosion upon enemies increases Aero DMG for all Resonators in the team by 15%, and for the Resonator triggering this effect by an additional 15%, lasting for 20s.
	Sierra Gale 2-piece Set: Aero DMG + 10%. 5-piece Set: Aero DMG +30% for 15s after releasing Into Skill.
Rovers can comfortably mix-and-match a 2+2 combination of these sets for a generic 20% Aero DMG baseline if perfect 5-piece substats aren't available yet.
Main Echo
	Reminiscence: Fleurdelys (4-Cost) Effect: Summon the Windcleaver to attack the target, dealing 15.20%/18.24%/21.28%/24.32%/27.36% Aero DMG 8 times and 76.00%/91.20%/106.40%/121.60%/136.80% Aero DMG once. The Resonator with this Echo equipped in their main slot gains 10.00% Aero DMG Bonus. If this Resonator is Rover: Aero, grant another 10.00% Aero DMG Bonus. CD: 20s

 

Cartethyia Echo Stats

Echo Main Stats (4-4-1-1-1 Setup)

Main Stats	Cost
CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG	Cost 4 (Main)
HP%	Cost 4 (Secondary)
HP%	Cost 1
HP%	Cost 1
Aero DMG Bonus % (Optional alternative for higher elemental scaling) / HP%	Cost 1

 

Echo Sub-Stats

Sub-Stats	Priority
CRIT Rate	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
CRIT DMG	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
HP%	⭐⭐⭐⭐
ATK%	⭐⭐⭐
Energy Regeneration	⭐⭐⭐

 

Cartethyia Teams

As a dual-form swordmaster with Aero specialization, Cartethyia excels in two primary team archetypes (DoT-heavy or Aero-focused team):

Aero Synergy Team

Main DPS	Sub DPS	Support
Cartethyia ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Ciaccona ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Chisa ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Because Cartethyia’s independent Aero Erosion stacking capabilities have been adjusted, Ciaccona has moved from optional to mandatory. Ciaccona applies reliable, consistent Aero Erosion layers. Meanwhile, Chisa acts as the premier anchor for this team, providing crucial DEF Shred, total DMG buffs, and expanding the maximum stack limit of the team's Aero Erosion mechanics. 

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Fusion Synergy Team

Main DPS	Sub DPS	Healer
Cartethyia ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Lupa ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Verina ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Lupa's coordinated Fusion applications pair flawlessly with Cartethyia's high frame-count, multi-hit attacks. Backed by Verina's global ATK buffs and mandatory hyper-healing, this team generates relentless raw numbers.

 

F2P Team

Main DPS	Sub DPS	Healer
Cartethyia ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Yangyang ⭐⭐⭐⭐	Baizhi ⭐⭐⭐⭐

A highly accessible, budget-friendly composition. Yangyang acts as a battery to fix Cartethyia's energy requirements, keeping her Resonance Liberation uptime consistent, while Baizhi provides steady safety nets and generic damage amplification.

 

Conclusion

That is everything else you need to make the most of Cartethyia in battle, skills, echoes, and team synergies. Want to unleash Cartethyia's full potential the moment you pull her? Check out our pre-farm material guide to be battle-ready on day one!

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