Wuwa Latest Phoebe Build: Best Teams, Weapons, Echoes

Good day, Rovers! The powerful Spectro DPS Phoebe is finally getting her rerun in Wuthering Waves Version 2.8, and she remains one of the strongest burst carries in the entire game.

With exceptional Spectro Frazzle application and explosive synergy alongside top Resonators like Zani, Phoebe continues to dominate both single-target and boss-focused content.

This guide covers everything you need to maximize her value—from the best weapons, Echo sets, and skill priorities to optimal team comps and whether she’s worth pulling in 2.8. If you’re still planning out your wishes, be sure to check our full 2.8 banner and pulling guide to help you spend wisely.

Phoebe Overview

Rarity: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Element: Spectro Weapon: Rectifier

Phoebe, an acolyte of the Order of the Deep, serves as both a versatile main DPS and support. Here are her strengths and weaknesses.

Pros	Cons
Wise Selection of teammates Ease of Use Incredible AoE	Needs Rover Lacks Great Buffers Competes with Jinsi

Playstyle

We can tell from Phoebe's kit that her playstyle revolves around her ability to summon the Ring of Mirror and her Forte Circuit. When Phoebe is inside or outside the Ring, it will trigger different effects and here we recommended to stand inside because the basic attack will be enhanced.

Her Forte Circuit is also important when you use Phoebe, she has 2 Forte bars, Prayer and Gospel, and 2 modes of status, Absolution and Confession. Both of these staus can help Phoebe to apply 1 stack of Spectro Frazzle and especially the Confession mode is a sub-DPS mode tailored around buffing the Spectro Frazzle Effect.

 

Skill Priority

Leveling Phoebe's Forte Circuit first is crucial for her playstyle. While the Resonance Skill primarily summons the "Ring of Mirror," the damage of her enhanced Basic Attacks within the ring scales with the Resonance Skill's rank, making it a key damage source.

Her Resonance Liberation (Ultimate) offers significant burst AoE damage but is typically leveled after the Resonance Skill. The Intro Skill deals decent damage but has a lower priority compared to her core on-field skills.

Based on these factors, the recommended skill priority is
Forte Circuit > Resonance Skill > Resonance Liberation > Normal Attack > Intro Skill

 

Ascension and Forte Materials

Phoebe Ascension Materials

• Firecracker Jewelweed can be obtained from: Collection Spots & Purchase at Rosemary's Apothecary

• Cleansing Conch can be obtained by defeating the world boss Lorelei.

 

Phoebe Forte Materials

• Sentinel's Dagger can be obtained by clearing a Weekly Challenge against Sentinel Jué.

 

Weapon Choices

Best Option

Luminous Hymn

Rarity	Base TAK (at Lv.90)	CRIT Rate (at Lv.90)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	500	36%

Her best weapon is obviously her signature weapon, it has a base attack of 500 and will give up to 36% CRIT Rate. Its passive will give you 14% DMG bonus to your basic attack and heavy attack whenever you attack an enemy that is affected with Spectro Frazzle.

Undoubtedly it is Phoebe's dedicated weapon as it gives her everything she wants mainly the heavy attack DMG and CRIT Rate.

 

Great Alternatives

Stringmaster

Rarity	Base TAK (at Lv.90)	CRIT Rate (at Lv.90)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	500	36%

The Stringmaster is much like Phoebe's signature weapon, however, its passive is where things change you gain a flat 12% damage bonus just for nothing. So that's neat and you also gain 12% attack whenever you you use your Resonance Skill.

But you are only going to be able to get one stack because Phoebe is only able to use her skill once within a duration, so it is the second nest weapon for Phoebe.

 

Rime-Draped Sprouts

Rarity	Base TAK (at Lv.90)	CRIT DMG (at Lv.90)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	500	72%

It has 500 base attack and 72% CRIT DMG, this is actually better than the CRIT Rate that her signature weapon and Stringmaster give. Because Phoebe gets 20% CRIT Rate from her sets already, she kind of overlap on CRIT Rate with those other two weapons.

However, this weapon does drop the ball a little bit, giving only 12%basic attack bonus and 12% attack. So it is still worse than Stringmaster.

 

Augment

Rarity	Base TAK (at Lv.90)	CRIT Rate (at Lv.90)
⭐⭐⭐⭐	413	20.3%

It will give a decent amount of base attack with 20.3% CRIT Rate. However, its passive is where you get the real benefit. Whenever you use your Resonance Liberation, you will gain an absolute load of attack. But the effect is much weaker than the above weapons.

 

Cosmic Ripples

Rarity	Base TAK (at Lv.90)	ATK (at Lv.90)
⭐⭐⭐⭐	500	54%

This weapon gives lots of attack percent and it also gives a little bit of basic attack damage bonus but that's not really relevant to Phoebe's need.

 

F2P Option

Ocean's Gift

Rarity	Base TAK (at Lv.90)	ATK (at Lv.90)
⭐⭐⭐⭐	463	18.2%

This is going to be the free weapon from the 2.1 event, be the best F2P option and be quite a large margin better than most F2P weapons for most characters. It has a decent case attack and attack percent as the secondary stat. However, its passive is where you get the real value. Whenever you attack an enemy with Spectro Frazzle on them, you will gain 10% Spectro DMG bonus, stacking up to 4 times, so this is a total of 40% Spectro DMG bonus.

This is quite a good effect and a lot better than most 4-star in the game and it is going to be the best F2P weapon for Phoebe.

 

Waltz in Masquerade

Rarity	Base TAK (at Lv.90)	ATK (at Lv.90)
⭐⭐⭐⭐	463	18.2%

Although this F2P craftable option is outperformed by many better options, it grants a lot of ATK% when fighting foes with debuffs applied.

 

Echo Sets Recommendation

Best Echo Sets for Main DPS Phoebe

Echo Sets
	Eternal Radiance 2-Pc: Spectro DMG + 10% 5-Pc: Inflicting enemies with Spectro Frazzle increases Crit. Rate by 20% for 15s. Attacking enemies with 10 stacks of Spectro Frazzle grants 15% Spectro DMG Bonus for 15s.
Main Echo
	Nightmare: Mourning Aix The main Echo you will use is the Nightmare: Mourning Aix because it is a summon that doesn't require Field Time and has pretty good damage and it also give 12% Spectro DMG bonus. CD: 20s

 

Alternative Echo Sets for Main DPS Phoebe

Echo Sets
	Celestial Light 2-piece set: Spectro DMG +10%. 5-piece set: Spectro DMG +30% for 15s after releasing Intro Skill.
Main Echo
	Mourning Aix Transform into Mourning Aix and perform 2 consecutive claw attacks, each attack dealing 113.16% and 169.74% Spectro DMG respectively. After the transformation, increase current character's Spectro DMG by 12.00% and Resonance Liberation DMG by 12.00% for 15s CD: 20s

 

Best Echo Sets for Sub DPS Phoebe

Echo Sets
	Moonlit Clouds 2-Pc: Energy Regen + 10%. 5-Pc: Upon using Outro Skill, increases the ATK of the next Resonator by 22.5% for 15s.
Main Echo
	Impermanence Heron Transform into Impermanence Heron to fly up and smack down, dealing 310.56% Havoc DMG. Long press to stay as Impermanence Heron and continuously spit flames, each attack dealing 55.73% Havoc DMG. Once the initial attack lands on any enemy, the current character regains 10 Resonance Energy. If the current character uses their Outro Skill within the next 15s, the next character's damage dealt will be boosted by 12% for 15s. CD: 20s

 

Echo Stats Priority

Main Stats

Cost	Main Stats
4-Cost	CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG
3-Cost	Spectro DMG
3-Cost	Spectro DMG / ATK%
1-Cost	ATK%
1-Cost	ATK%

As for 4-Cost, it's going to be the CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG, run CRIT DMG if your weapon has CRIT Rate, otherwise it would be CRIT Rate.

 

Substats

• CRIT Rate / CRIT Damage
• ATK%
• Energy Regen%
• Basic ATK DMG

 

Best Team Recommendations

Zani-focused Team

Sub-DPS	Main DPS	Support
Phoebe	Zani	Chisa or Shorekeeper

Zani acts as the primary on-field DPS, while Phoebe provides massive Spectro Frazzle uptime, burst detonation, and dual-DPS pressure during rotations. You can pair her with either Chisa or Shorekeeper. Chisa supplies healing, damage buffs, and consistent Energy support to keep the team’s Resonance Skills flowing smoothly. (Check our full Chisa build guide here.)

With Zani’s fast hit-count, Phoebe’s Frazzle stacking, and the support from Chisa or Shorekeeper, this lineup deletes bosses quickly and remains stable even in difficult endgame content—making it the go-to team for players who want fast clears with extremely high damage ceiling.

 

Phoebe Best DoT Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Phoebe	Rover Spectro	Shorekeeper
Alternative Support:	Verina	Baizhi

Rover is the best teammate for Phoebe, due to the fact that they are the only character in the game currently able to inflict Spectro Frazzle onto enemies.

Given Spectro Frazzle is a DoT mechanic, the more stacks of Spectro Frazzle that have been inflicted on enemies, the more damage they will take. Having both Phoebe and Rover will allow a more comfortable experience in maintaining a max of 10 stacks of Spectero Frazzle to deal the most damage possible.

In addition, Rover's S4 is capable of healing teammates along with shredding 10% Spectro resistance through scale with Rover's final sequence for 20s. So Rover is going to synergize extremely well alongside Phoebe given the ton of utility Rover can provide.

Shorekeeper is a top-tier support, offering consistent healing for Rover and Phoebe, plus CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG bonuses via her Stellarealm field, which persists for 30 seconds even when switching characters. Her Outro Skill further boosts team damage. Verina or Baizhi are good alternatives if you lack Shorekeeper.

 

Phoebe Hypercarry Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Phoebe	Roccia	Shorekeeper
Phoebe	Sanhua	Baizhi

As Phoebe's main source of damage is her basic attack, Resonators like Roccia and Sanhua that can buff her basic attack are Phoebe's good teammates in the Hypercarry team.

 

Phoebe Quickswap Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Phoebe	Changli	Rover Spectro

 

Suggested Chain Recommendation

Sequence1

Liberation's damage multiplier will be increased by 480% instead of 255% when Phoebe enters Absolution status. A big increase to her nuke but not really for her rotation, but if you are in Confession instead, you'll get a 90% DMG multiplier buff and you'll be able to apply the maximum amount of Spectro Frazzle on enemies which currently is 10.

Sequence2

Her S2 will buff Outro Skill DMG, amplified by 120%, a massive increase within the Confession mode, so it's going to be the strongest sequence for Phoebe's Confession mode.

Sequence3

Absolution: Heavy Attack Starflash DMG Multiplier +91%

Confession: Heavy Attack Starflash DMG Multiplier +249%

Biggest raw DPS boost after S1, making S3 a premium stopping point for damage-focused builds.

Sequence4

When Basic Attack, Basic Attack Chamuel’s Star, Dodge Counter, or Chamuel’s Star Dodge Counter hit, target’s Spectro RES is reduced by 10% for 30s. This is a normal sequence, not that good and not that bad too, you can pull for it if you want.

Sequence5

Casting Intro Skill grants +12% Spectro DMG Bonus for 15s. This is kind of a disappointing sequence, and not recommended.

Sequence6

Targets entering Ring of Mirrors are stagnated +2s, up to 12 targets, once per target.

When in Absolution or Confession:

Summoning the Ring of Mirrors grants +10% ATK for 20s

Triggers an extra Heavy Attack Starflash at the Ring location

This extra hit does not consume Divine Voice and is not considered a Heavy Attack cast

Very strong rotational value. Two procs per rotation, long ATK uptime, free extra Heavy Attack. Second-best option for Absolution builds and also valuable for Confession

⭐If you want to invest in Phoebe, it is better to get her weapon first and then go until S3 (S1 + S2 + S3 give enormous burst, max Frazzle value, and huge Heavy Attack scaling).⭐

⭐If you only want to grab her up to use her with Zani, you can stop at S2.⭐

⭐Also, S6 is an excellent luxury pick for Absolution and still strong in Confession.⭐

 

Conclusion

Phoebe remains one of the strongest Spectro damage dealers in Wuthering Waves, offering huge burst power, fast Frazzle stacking, and great synergy with current and future Spectro units. Whether you use her as a main carry in Absolution or a sub-DPS in Confession, she delivers consistent value across all endgame content.

If you want a reliable DPS or plan to build a Spectro-centered team, Phoebe is a smart long-term investment. And for players picking up Zani, she’s easily the best dual-DPS partner in Version 2.8.

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