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Beginners Tips & Tricks
Beginners Tips & Tricks
Tutorials & Mechanics Guides
Tutorials & Mechanics Guides How to Unlock Dailies How to Skip Cutscenes How to Increase Player Union Level How to Fast Travel How to Test Run Characters How To Take Photos & Where to Find Saved Photos How To Change Time How to Play In Co-Op Mode How To Get Money (Shell Credits) How To Get Astrite How to Lower Difficulty How to Increase The Data Bank How to Use Echo Pity How to Super Jump How to Upgrade Weapons How to Increase Stamina Daily Reset Time Intro & Outro Skill What are Waveplates? How to use Sensor and Levitator Combat System Guide How to Farm Data Bank EXP How to Find Chests How To Use Gilded Ginkgo Golden Eternal Weapons How To Fly In Rinascita How To Get And Use Monnaie
Beginner Tips
Beginner Tips What to do first in Wuthering waves lore Waves Tips to Advance Mistakes to Avoid
System Mechanics
System Mechanics How to Fix Failed Error How to Fix Music How to Play on Mac How to Fix Controller Problems How to Fix ‘Verifying File Integrity’ Error How to Fix ‘Gateway Connection’ Error How to Fix Lag How to Delete Account Best Game Settings
Story Guides and Walkthrough
Story Guides and Walkthrough
Main & Exploration Quests
Main & Exploration Quests Main Quest Chapter 1, Act 3 (Ominous Star) Main Quest Chapter 1, Act 5 (Rewinding Raindrops) Stygian Lacrimosa (Whining Aix’s Mire) Shadows of the Past (Tiger’s Maw Mine) We Promise, We Deliver (Sea of Flames) Glorious Loong’s Pearl (Mt Firmament) Where Wind Returns To Celestial Realms (Fagaceae Peninsula) Shadow Of The Towers (Thorncrown Rises)
Tutorial Quests and Guide
Tutorial Quests and Guide
Depths of Illusive Realm
Depths of Illusive Realm Memory of Unknown Keys Guide
Tower of Adversity Guide How To Unlock Mt. Firmament
Side Quests, Puzzles, & Challenges
Side Quests, Puzzles, & Challenges Tacet Field Challenges
Huanglong
Huanglong Lost History (Lighthouse Locations) Perspective Bender Domain Guide Backflip Challenge Hero of the Leap Secret Investigation How to Find the Guide Crystals When The Moonlight Shines In The Forest A Free Meal? Quest (Part 1 & 2) Journal of Jinzhou & Quest of Wits Save the World? Save the Cat!
Encryption Block Puzzle (Fallen Grave)
Encryption Block Puzzle (Fallen Grave) How to Clear the Mud
Unknown Masters Journal Hidden Quest The Fabled Magnetic Cube Mechanics Quest (Part 1, 2 & 3) Tales of the Past and Present No Response Tonight Quest A True Arena Champion Quest Clang Bang Echo Challenge Solutions How To Break The Seal At Loong’s Crest
Black Shores
Black Shores Boundary of Deduction Quest
Rinascita
Rinascita Silver Moon? Crimson Moon? Quest Nightmare Cloud Puzzle Whisperwind Haven Overflowing Palette Whisperwind Haven Treasure Spot Chest Locations Thessaleo Falls Overflowing Palette Thessaleo Falls Treasure Spot Chest Locations Averardo Overflowing Palette Averardo Vault Treasure Spot Chest Locations Averardo Vault Three Fratelli Challenges Penitent’s End Treasure Spot Chest Locations Treasures In The Painting Quest Dream Patrol: Knight in a Storm How To Defeat The LIfer The Last Knight Quest How To Restore The Morph Painting Puzzle
All Unfinished Book Challenges
All Unfinished Book Challenges How To Detect The Lost Pages
The Best Audience Quest
Daily Quests
Daily Quests How to Use 1 Supply
Companion Quests
Companion Quests Solitary Path (Yinlin Story Quest) Immortal Blaze (Changli Story Quest)
Character Guides & Banners
Character Guides & Banners
Jiyan
Jiyan Build Guide Team Composition Guide
Yinlin
Yinlin Build Guide Team Composition Ascension Materials
Calcharo
Calcharo Build Guide Team Composition
Jianxin
Jianxin Build Guide Team Composition
Encore
Encore Build Guide Team Composition
Lingyang
Lingyang Build Guide Team Composition
Verina
Verina Build Guide Team Composition
Rover (Spectro)
Rover (Spectro) Build Guide Team Composition
Rover (Havoc)
Rover (Havoc) Build Guide Team Composition
Aalto
Aalto Build Guide Team Compositions
Baizhi
Baizhi Team Compositions Build Guide Team Composition
Chixia
Chixia Build Guide Team Compositions
Danjin
Danjin Build Guide Team Composition
Mortefi
Mortefi Build Guide Team Composition
Sanhua
Sanhua Build Guide Team Composition
Taoqi
Taoqi Build Guide Team Composition
Yangyang
Yangyang Build Guide Team Composition
Yuanwu
Yuanwu Build Guide Team Composition
Jinhsi
Jinhsi Build Guide Team Composition Ascension Materials
Changli
Changli Build Guide Team Composition Ascension Materials
Zhezhi
Zhezhi Build Guide Team Composition Ascension Materials
Xiangli Yao
Xiangli Yao Build Guide Team Composition Ascension Materials
The Shorekeeper
The Shorekeeper Build Guide Team Composition Ascension Materials
Youhu
Youhu Build Guide Team Composition Ascension Materials
Camellya
Camellya Build Guide Team Composition Ascension Materials
Lumi
Lumi Build Guide Team Composition Ascension Materials
Carlotta
Carlotta Build Guide Team Composition Ascension Materials
Roccia
Roccia Build Guide Team Composition Ascension Materials
General
General How to Get All Free Characters How to Get A Free 5-Star Character Resonators Guide Character Tier List Basic Team Composition Guide All Available 5-Star Characters How to Ascend Characters Best DPS Characters To Use Best Healers Every Glacio Resonator Every Fusion Resonator Every Congenital Resonator Every Aero Resonator Every Mutant Resonator Best Companion Stories To Complete Every Playable 4-Star Character
Banners & Pulling
Banners & Pulling Pity System Explained Reroll Guide All Current, Next, And Past Banners Priority Banners & Pulling
Materials & Items Locations
Materials & Items Locations
Materials
Materials All Ascension Materials Pecok Flower Locations
Iris Locations
Iris Locations Where Is Heron Wetland
Belle Poppy Locations Wintry Bell Locations Scarletthorn Ore Locations Coriolus Locations Floramber Ore Locations Lampylumen Ore Locations Pavo Plum Locations Loong’s Pearl Locations Violet Coral Locations Lanternberry Locations Nova Locations Sword Acorus Locations Firecracker Jewelweed Locations
Huanglong Sonance Casket Locations
Huanglong Sonance Casket Locations Central Plains Jinzhou & Gorges of Spirits
Rinascita Sonance Casket Locations
Rinascita Sonance Casket Locations Ragunna City Whisperwind Haven Thessaleo Falls
Recipes
Recipes Clear Soup Recipe
Overworld Items
Overworld Items All Viewpoints
Windchimer Locations
Windchimer Locations Where To Use Windchimers
Frostbug Locations
Enemy Materials
Enemy Materials Flautist Locations Howler Core Locations H11 Diamondclaw Locations
Weapons and Echoes
Weapons and Echoes
Weapons
Weapons How to Get The Free 5-Star Weapon How to Upgrade Weapons Where to Get All Free 4-Star Weapons Weapon Tier List Best Pioneer Podcast Weapons Rinascita Craftable Weapons
Echoes
Echoes What are Echoes? Echo Tier List Abilities & Sonata Effects Explained How to Data Merge How to Farm Echoes Echo Pity Explained How To Make Use of the Enhanced Drop Rate
All Nightmare Echoes Locations
All Nightmare Echoes Locations How To Unlock Nightmare Crownless How To Unlock Nightmare Tempest Mephis
Tactical Hologram: Vitreum Dancer Guide
Elements
Elements Elements Explained
Boss Guides
Boss Guides Lampylumen Myriad Boss Tempest Mephis Boss Mech Abomination Boss Inferno Rider Boss Bell-Borne Geochelone Boss Dreamless Boss (Weekly Boss) How To Defeat Scar (And Get Unending Destruction) Sentinel Jue Boss Weekly Boss List
Special/Red Enemies
Special/Red Enemies How To Beat Special/Red Enemy Prism Heart How To Beat Special/Red Enemy Obelisk Guardian
Trophy/Achievement Guides
Trophy/Achievement Guides Special/Red Enemies Locations (Special Achievement) Do You Believe In Light? Trophy Kitter First Trophy
Players will unlock an alternate form of Rover, called Havoc Rover, during the course of the main story of Wuthering Waves . Havoc Rover shares a lot of similarities with Spectro Rover , but the changes in their kit allow them to take on more of a main DPS role.
Havoc Rover’s Forte Circuit allows them to enter a buffed berserk state called Dark Surge. During the Dark Surge state, Havoc Rover’s attacks do more damage, and their basic attack combo is replaced by an alternative variant that deals more AoE. The great thing about Rover is their base stats are surprisingly high, meaning even if their kit seems lackluster on paper, the damage numbers are through the roof. Here is how to build a team around them.
Havoc Rover is the main DPS on this team, while both Danjin and Jianxin provide support, mainly through their respective Outro Skills . Danjin’s Outro skill provides a 23% Havoc DMG Deepen to the next character that switches on the field. Jianxin’s Outro, on the other hand, provides a 38% Liberation DMG bonus to the next character after her. These two effects cannot be stacked. You cannot trigger Danjin’s Outro and then immediately trigger Jianxin’s Outro to give Havoc Rover both buffs. Each buff is only given to the one character that switches into it first. This means that players need to be very aware of which buff their Rover currently has.
If they have the Danjin buff, they want to use their basic and heavy attacks combo and trigger their Forte Circuit to enter the Dark Surge state. But if they want to do their Liberation, Jianxin’s buff will technically result in more damage. Of course, Danjin’s Havoc DMG Deepen also affects Rover’s Liberation, but the difference will be between +22% and +38%. Note, however, that min-maxing is not required to play this team. Jianxin also serves as an excellent sub-DPS and support unit . Her value extends beyond just her Outro skill.
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Havoc Rover : DPS
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Danjin : Sub-DPS
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Jianxin : Healer, Buffer, Shielder, Crowd Control
Mortefi is one of the best support characters in Wuthering Waves who can work with almost any unit owing to the way his Liberation works. Havoc Rover is no exception. Best suited in the role of the sub-DPS, Mortefi’s goal in a fight is to gather enough ER to trigger his Liberation. Once used, Mortefi summons a turret next to the active on-field unit. This can be Mortefi himself or any other unit, and the turrent doesn’t fade when switching multiple times.
Any time the on-field character uses a basic attack, the turret fires one Marcato. If the character uses a heavy attack, it fires 2 Marcato. Additionally, Mortefi’s Outro skill buffs the Heavy Attack damage of the incoming character by +38%. This means that characters that use exclusively heavy attacks like Jiyan are Mortefi’s best pairings, but he works for other units as well. Luckily, Havoc Rover tends to use their Heavy Attack during their combo in the Dark Surge state.
Verina’s buff works similarly to Mortefi’s, allowing her to attack from off-field when another unit attacks a target marked by her Liberation. This means that players can stack both Mortefi’s and Verina’s Liberation before switching to Havoc Rover to deal massive damage.
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Havoc Rover : DPS
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Mortefi : Sub-DPS
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Verina : Healer, Buffer
For F2P players, Sanhua is a free Glacio DMG unit in Wuthering Waves who can be obtained by logging in for 5 days straight. While Sanhua primarily works as a sub-DPS, she wants to have a little more time on-field in this team. Sanhua’s Outro Skill buffs the incoming characters’ basic attack DMG by 38%. Havoc Rover can take advantage of this by weaving and spamming basic attacks during their combo.
In an optimal rotation, Rover uses the time they have on-field with Sanhua’s buff to generate as much of their Forte Circuit as possible before switching to Sanhua who will then complete a full combo (Skill, Liberation, Forte Circuit) before switching back to Rover once her Concerto is full, repeating the cycle. Baizhi’s main responsibility is to heal and use her Outro skill if she needs to be switched so that the next character gains a +15% All Damage Type Deepen.
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Havoc Rover : DPS
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Sanhua : Sub-DPS
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Biazhi : Healer, Buffer
