So, what is a Wuthering Waves echo and how do you use it? Essentially, they’re passive versions of the monsters you fight in the game, that you can equip and benefit from, offering your character extra stats and moves. Our guide goes over how to get them, what they’re for, and all the different types of Wuthering Waves echoes available in the game.
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Here’s everything you need to know about the Wuthering Waves echo system.
Understanding Wuthering Waves Echoes
Echoes in Wuthering Waves act similarly to Genshin Impact’s artifacts and Honkai Star Rail’s relics. They are essentially equipable monsters that can add to your character’s existing stats along with giving them more buffs such as elemental damage bonus or a healing boost. Each echo has its own stats, and you can use its special ability in battle by placing it in the first slot.
There are nine different categories of echo, with 12 types in each. These range from cute, small creatures to fearsome boss enemies, and each comes in one- to four-star rarity. In total, there are 208 echoes to capture, so let’s get out there and catch ‘em all!
Equipping and Utilizing Wuthering Waves Echoes
In Wuthering Waves, you can equip up to five echoes to each character. Equipping two or five of the same category activates an extra bonus, so it’s best to aim for that when picking out what to give your characters.
When filling up the echoes screen, you’ll notice that there is an energy cost in the top left corner. This cost increases as you level up your data bank, starting with a cap of eight. The cost correlates with a number on each echo icon, ranging from 1-4, limiting you to lower-cost echoes in the early game.
Once you have equipped echoes, you can upgrade them. Some echoes cap out at level ten, while others reach levels of 15 or even 20 depending on their rarity. As you raise their level, you can tune each echo, potentially unlocking powerful new stats that enhance your character’s capabilities.
How to Acquire Wuthering Waves Echoes
Each enemy you defeat in the overworld has a chance of dropping a yellow hologram, representing the echoes. You can absorb these by interacting with them. If you venture into a Tacet Field, you are guaranteed to absorb a high-quality echo after completing the challenge.
Moreover, the enemies in the overworld constantly respawn, allowing you to farm for echoes without needing any currency. It's a great way to stack your collection and experiment with different echoes to find your best combinations!
Types of Wuthering Waves Echoes
You can see information about every echo you’ve captured in the data bank. Additionally, you can fuse five echoes together to create a random new one. To assist you in selecting your echoes, we have outlined the various types below along with their bonuses.
| Echo set | Bonuses |
|---|---|
| Lingering tunes | Two-piece bonus – Increases the equipping character’s attack by 10%. Five-piece bonus – Attack increases by 5% every 1.5 seconds, stacking four times, with a 60% increase in outro skill damage. |
| Moonlit clouds | Two-piece bonus – Energy regeneration increased by 10%. Five-piece bonus – Attack increases by 22.5% for 15 seconds after using the outro skill. |
| Rejuvenating glow | Two-piece bonus – Healing bonus increased by 10%. Five-piece bonus – Attack of all party members increases by 15% for 30 seconds after healing allies. |
| Freezing frost | Two-piece bonus – Glacio damage increases by 10%. Five-piece bonus – Glacio damage increases an additional 10% after using basic or heavy attacks, stacking three times. |
| Molten rift | Two-piece bonus – Fusion damage increases by 10%. Five-piece bonus – Fusion damage increases by an extra 30% for 15 seconds after using resonance skill. |
| Void thunder | Two-piece bonus – Electro damage increases by 10%. Five-piece bonus – Additional 15% electro damage after heavy attacks or resonance skills, stacking twice. |
| Sierra gale | Two-piece bonus – Aero damage increases by 10%. Five-piece bonus – Additional 30% aero damage for 15 seconds after using intro skill. |
| Sun-sinking eclipse | Two-piece bonus – Havoc damage increases by 10%. Five-piece bonus – Havoc damage increases by 7.5% after using basic or heavy attack, stacking four times. |
Top Echoes to Seek in Wuthering Waves
Given the variety of turtles, pigs, monsters, and other creatures available, we’ve compiled a list of the best echoes to aim for. Some of these echoes are harder to obtain as they are versions of the game's bosses, while others are easy to farm in the overworld.
Here are some of the standout Wuthering Waves echoes:
- Bell-Borne Geochelone – Provides a shield for 15 seconds, offering damage reduction and a damage boost.
- Jué – A personal version of the Sentinel that attacks with spectro damage and boosts resonance skill damage by 16%.
- Impermanence Heron – Boosts the next character’s damage and deals significant havoc damage.
- Crownless – Executes a combination of strikes with high havoc damage and increases character havoc damage.
- Feilian Beringal – Transforms into a giant monkey and deals significant damage with follow-up attacks.
- Inferno Rider – Launches consecutive attacks dealing fusion damage and enters ‘Riding Mode’ for extra damage. <
