Calcharo Best Builds and Teams

Calcharo is a playable 5-star Electro Broadblade character in Wuthering Waves (WuWa). Check out this guide for the best Calcharo build, Calcharo best teams, echoes, kit (skills), skill priority, and voice actor here!

Calcharo Character Overview

Calcharo Information

Resonator Information
Calcharo
	Rarity	★★★★★
	Element	Electro
	Weapon	Broadblade
	How to Get	Permanent Convene
	Voice Actor (EN)	Ben Cura

Calcharo Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Overall
	-	-

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Character Tier List

Calcharo Stats

	Lv. 1	Lv. 90
HP	840	10,500
ATK	35	437
DEF	97	1,185
Energy Regen	100%	-
Crit. Rate	5%	-
Crit. DMG	150%	-

Stat calculations does not include the Attribute Bonuses from Calcharo's Forte.

How Strong is Calcharo?

Strengths
• Deals an insane amount of damage when played correctly. • Combo-oriented gameplay provides a lot of attack options. • Outro Skill provides off-field damage.
Weaknesses
• Quite difficult to use. • Loses a bunch of DMG if combos aren't timed properly.

Calcharo is a great Electro DPS character that can dish out tons of damage when his combos are hit perfectly. His Outro Skill also deals a huge chunk of burst damage when he switches out, sometimes even enough to defeat a low-health enemy. Calcharo is quite difficult to use though as you have to execute his combos perfectly to maximize his damage potential. High risk, high reward.

Calcharo Build Guide

Calcharo Best Build: Electro DPS Build

Best Weapon	Verdant Summit
Alt. Weapons	Lustrous Razor Autumntrace Helios Cleaver
Sonata Effect	5-piece Void Thunder
Cost Pattern	④ ③ ③ ① ①
Main Echo	Tempest Mephis

Calcharo Best Echo Stats

Echo Main Stats Priority
④-Cost	③-Cost	①-Cost
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG	Electro DMG	ATK%
Echo Substats Tuning Priority
1. CRIT Rate ★★★ 2. CRIT DMG ★★★ 3. Energy Regen ★★ 4. ATK% ★★ 5. Res. Liberation DMG Bonus ★★ 6. Flat ATK ★

Calcharo is an Electro hypercarry DPS that scales on the ATK stat. Like most DPS units, Calcharo will need CRIT stats to increase his overall DMG and some Energy Regen to frequently access his Resonance Liberation.

Calcharo Best Echo Sets

Optimal Main Echo

Main Echo	Explanation
Tempest Mephis	・Increases Electro DMG and Heavy Attack DMG. ・Can be weaved in combos because you can get the echo bonus quickly.
Thundering Mephis	・Increases Liberation DMG and Electro DMG. ・Good for Calcharo, but the buffs are quite hard to get because of the long attack animations.
Flautist	・An early game echo for Calcharo, perfect for just dealing Electro DMG on demand.

Echo Tier List

Calcharo Best Sonata Effects

Echo Set	Rating
Void Thunder (5-pc)	★★★ - Best Void Thunder increases the Electro DMG Bonus which is great for a main DPS like Calcharo. The 5-pc effect also helps him deal more damage after using Heavy ATK or Resonance Skill. Recommended Main Echo: Tempest Mephis
Void Thunder (2-pc) Lingering Tunes (2-pc)	★★☆ - 2nd Best A great starting set for Calcharo if you do not have the full 5-pc Void Thunder set yet. Great for the early game. Recommended Main Echo: Tempest Mephis

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Calcharo Best Weapons

Best Weapons for Calcharo Ranked

	Weapon	Skill
1	Verdant Summit	Swordsworn Increases DMG Bonus by 12%. Every time Intro Skill or Resonance Liberation is cast, increases Heavy Attack DMG Bonus by 24%, stacking up to 2 time(s). This effect lasts for 14s.
2	Lustrous Razor	Incision Increases Energy Regen by 12.8%. When Resonance Skill is released, increases Resonance Liberation DMG by 7%, stacking up to 3 times. This effect lasts for 12s.
3	Autumntrace	Edge Direction Increases ATK by 4% upon dealing Basic Attack DMG or Heavy Attack DMG, stacking up to 5 time(s). This effect lasts for 7s and can be triggered 1 time(s) every 1s.
4	Helios Cleaver	Plasma Recoiler Within 12s after Resonance Skill is cast, increases ATK by 3% every 2s stacking up to 4 time(s). This effect can be triggered 1 time(s) every 12s. When the number of stacks reaches 4, all stacks will be reset within 6s.
5	Guardian Broadblade	Consensus Increases Basic Attack and Heavy Attack DMG Bonus by 12%
6	Broadblade of Night	Arrival When Intro Skill is cast, increases ATK by 8%, lasting for 10s.

List of All Weapons

Calcharo Best Weapon Explained

Verdant Summit is Calcharo's best-in-slot weapon as it provides CRIT DMG and a DMG boost to his entire kit. Calcharo can also use the Lustrous Razor since it can help him increase his Resonance Liberation DMG. If you can't afford either weapon, any Broadblade that provides CRIT or ATK% will work on him.

Calcharo Best Free-to-Play (F2P) Weapon

Weapon	Skill
Guardian Broadblade	ATK: 26 ATK: 5.4% Consensus: Increases Basic Attack and Heavy Attack DMG Bonus by 12%

Guardian Broadblade is Calcharo's best free-to-play weapon thanks to its ATK stats and Heavy Attack DMG increase. You can get this weapon through Crafting in Jinzhou.

Calcharo Best Teams

Calcharo Premium Electro Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Calcharo	Yinlin	Shorekeeper

This is a premier Calcharo Main DPS team that has him on-field to trigger Yinlin's Coordinated Attacks, with Shorekeeper empowering both Electro Characters' DPS.

Yinlin's Outro Skill also applies an Electro and Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus to the entering Resonator, further amping Calcharo's damage.

General Rotation

1	Shorekeeper starts the battle and charges Concerto Energy and her Resonance Liberation. Use the latter when it is available, and swap to Yinlin afterwards, when the former is full.
2	Charge up Yinlin's Forte Gauge with her Skill and Basic Attacks, while applying Sinner's Marks to enemies. Once it's full, use a Heavy Attack to transform the Sinner's Marks to Punishment Marks.
3	Continue to DPS with Yinlin until Concerto Energy is fully charged. Use her Resonance Liberation if it is available, then swap to Calcharo to give him her Outro Skill buff.
4	Once Calcharo is on the field, activate his Resonance Liberation as soon as possible. Look to do as much damage as possible while in his Enhanced State, as well as while Yinlin's Punishment Marks and Outro Skill last.
5	Charge Concerto Energy again with Calcharo, then switch back to Shorekeeper once it's full to have her detonate her Resonance Liberation Field. Repeat until the enemy is felled.

Calcharo Basic Attack Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Calcharo	Sanhua	Shorekeeper

This team composition focuses on giving Calcharo Sanhua's Outro Skill buff to amplify his Basic Attack damage, which also affects his Basic Attacks in his Resonance Liberation Form.

Shorekeeper can buff both of the aforementioned Resonators and increase their damage and survivability with her own Resonance Liberation.

General Rotation

1	Begin with Shorekeeper, and use her rotations to charge Concerto Energy and her Resonance Liberation. Use the latter when it comes up, then switch to Sanhua when the former is full.
2	Cycle through Sanhua's kit using optimal rotations to maximize her Ice Structure damage, while also maxing out Concerto Energy.
3	Switch to Calcharo with maxed Concerto Energy to grant him Sanhua's Outro Skill buff. Charge and use his Resonance Liberation to enter his enhanced form and do more damage.
4	As Calcharo, charge Concerto Energy one more time, then switch to Shorekeeper to detonate her Resonance Liberation's field.
5	Repeat the steps until the enemy is felled.

Calcharo Free-to-Play Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Calcharo	Yangyang	Baizhi

This free-to-play team composition relies on Yangyang providing Resonance Energy for Calcharo so that he can use his Resonance Liberation sooner.

Your third slot can be Baizhi or any other healer if you have them.

General Rotation

1	Yangyang starts the battle and charges the Concerto Energy until the other Resonator's icons glow up. She can use her Resonance Liberation to group up small enemies.
2	Once Calcharo is fully charged, you can switch to him so he can use his Intro Skill. Switching from Yangyang to Calcharo will restore the latter's Resonance Energy.
3	Use Calcharo's Resonance Liberation to enter Deathblade Gear and deal a lot of DMG with his kit.
4	Switch to Yangyang again once the Concerto Energy has fully charged up. If you need healing, switch to Baizhi and use their healing skill for a quick heal.
5	Repeat the steps until the enemy is felled.

How to Play Calcharo

Calcharo Gameplay Guide
Do Calcharo's Resonance Skill Combo Use Calcharo's Ultimate to Enter Enhanced State Using Basic Attacks in Ultimate Form

Do Calcharo's Resonance Skill to Unleash Heavy Attack: “Mercy”

Calcharo's Resonance Skill can deal a lot of damage especially if the button inputs are timed correctly.

Tap the Resonance Skill button 3 times and then use Calcharo's Heavy Attack to deal a lot of damage.

Heavy Attack Deals AoE Damage

It is important to use Calcharo's Resonance Skill 3 times before using his Heavy Attack since you need a full Forte Circuit gauge to access Heavy Attack: “Mercy”.

Heavy Attack: “Mercy” has a wide range and can hit multiple targets. The ability can also recover Resonance Energy and Concerto Energy.

Use Calcharo's Ultimate to Enter Enhanced State

Calcharo will transform into an enhanced state when using his Ultimate. In the Deathblade Gear state, The damage of his Basic Attacks, Heavy Attacks, and Dodge Counter will increase.

Charge Forte Using Basic Attacks

Do note that after using Calcharo's Ultimate, his Forte Circuit gauge will not get charged using his Resonance Skill. Instead, landing Basic Attacks will now allow Calcharo to gain one point of “Killing Intent.”

Using Basic Attacks in Ultimate Form

As mentioned above, Calcharo's Forte Circuit gauge gets filled up when he uses his Basic Attacks in Ultimate form and requires 5 Killing Intent stacks to be able to unleash Heavy Attack: Death Messenger.

Calcharo Recommended Combos

Resonance Skill Combo

Combo
Res. Skill 1 → Res. Skill 2 → Res. Skill 3 → Heavy Attack: “Mercy” (consumes 3 “Cruelty” stacks)

Outside of Calcharo's Ultimate form, you should be using the Resonance Skill combo by tapping the Resonance Skill button 3 times and then using Calcharo's Heavy Attack to end it.

Resonance Liberation Mode Combo

Combo
(During Res. Lib) BA1 → BA2 → BA3 → BA4 → BA5 → Heavy Attack: “Death Messenger” (uses 5 “Killing Intent” stacks)

During Calcharo's Ultimate form, use Calcharo's Basic Attack five times to access Heavy Attack: Death Messenger and deal a lot of damage.

High DMG Combo

Combo
Intro → Res. Skill 1 → Res. Lib → Heavy Attack: “Death Messenger” → Basic Attack x5 → Heavy Attack: “Death Messenger” → Basic Attack x5 → Heavy Attack: “Death Messenger” → Echo → Outro

This is Calcharo's highest damage combo. This can only work if you can use his Intro Skill and his Resonance Liberation is ready.

Start by using Calcharo's Intro Skill, use his Resonance Skill once then enter Resonance Liberation. After entering Resonance Liberation, you should have five Killing Intent stacks to use Heavy Attack: “Death Messenger”.

After using the first Heavy Attack: “Death Messenger”, use five Basic Attacks to do another Heavy Attack: “Death Messenger”. Repeat this combo until you've done your third Heavy Attack: “Death Messenger”.

Once the Resonance Liberation is over, use your Echo then switch to your next character for Calcharo's Outro Skill.

Calcharo Materails: Ascension and Forte

Calcharo Ascension Materials

Character Ascension Materials

How to Get	Materials
Normal Enemies	Crude Ring x4 Basic Ring x12 Improved Ring x12 Tailored Ring x4
World Boss	Thundering Tacet Core x46
Overworld Material	Iris x60
Currency	Shell Credit x170,000

Forte Materials

How to Get	Materials
Normal Enemies	Crude Ring x25 Basic Ring x28 Improved Ring x40 Tailored Ring x57
Forgery Challenge	Waveworn Residue 210 x25 Waveworn Residue 226 x28 Waveworn Residue 235 x55 Waveworn Residue 239 x67
Weekly Boss	Monument Bell x26
Currency	Shell Credit x2,030,000

Ascension Materials Per Rank

	Character Ascension Materials
Rank 1 20 ➔ 40	Crude Ring x4 Shell Credit x5,000
Rank 2 40 ➔ 50	Thundering Tacet Core x3 Iris x4 Basic Ring x4 Shell Credit x10,000
Rank 3 50 ➔ 60	Thundering Tacet Core x6 Iris x8 Basic Ring x8 Shell Credit x15,000
Rank 4 60 ➔ 70	Thundering Tacet Core x9 Iris x12 Improved Ring x4 Shell Credit x20,000
Rank 5 70 ➔ 80	Thundering Tacet Core x12 Iris x16 Improved Ring x8 Shell Credit x40,000
Rank 6 80 ➔ 90	Thundering Tacet Core x16 Iris x20 Tailored Ring x4 Shell Credit x80,000

Total Forte Materials

	Total Forte Materials
Main Nodes (Total) Lv. 1 ➔ 10	Waveworn Residue 210 x25 Waveworn Residue 226 x25 Waveworn Residue 235 x40 Waveworn Residue 239 x55 Crude Ring x25 Basic Ring x25 Improved Ring x25 Tailored Ring x45 Monument Bell x20 Shell Credit x1,400,000
Stat Bonus 1 (Total)	Waveworn Residue 235 x12 Improved Ring x12 Shell Credit x200,000
Stat Bonus 2 (Total)	Waveworn Residue 239 x12 Tailored Ring x12 Monument Bell x4 Shell Credit x400,000
Inherent Skill 1	Waveworn Residue 226 x3 Waveworn Residue 226 x3 Monument Bell x1 Shell Credit x10,000
Inherent Skill 2	Waveworn Residue 235 x3 Improved Ring x3 Monument Bell x1 Shell Credit x20,000

Calcharo Skill Priority and Forte List

Skill	Priority	Explanation
Normal Attack	★☆☆☆☆	While his Basic Attacks are used often, you'd want to prioritize upgrading his Ult first and foremost. This is because the enhanced Basic Attacks in that mode are when his damage output is at its highest. Upgrade this after his higher priority skills are maxed out.
Resonance Skill	★★★☆☆	Calcharo's Resonance Skill is still an important part of his kit, but it doesn't deal as much damage when compared to his enhanced attacks during his Resonance Liberation. You'll still want to upgrade this third since you'll be weaving this in between attacks.
Forte Circuit	★★★★★	Even though Heavy Attack: Death Messenger is tied to his Resonance Liberation, it scales off Calcharo's Forte Circuit level instead of his Ult. Upgrade this alongside his Ultimate so that you can maximize his damage output.
Resonance Liberation	★★★★☆	This is Calcharo's most important skill since it enhances his Basic Attacks and enables his Forte Skill to use Death Messenger instead of Mercy. Prioritize upgrading this first alongside his Forte Skill so that he can deal as much damage as possible.
Intro Skill	★☆☆☆☆	While his Intro Skill isn't bad, it's still the lowest priority upgrade since it's more important to upgrade his other skills.

First of all, you need to upgrade Calcharo's Forte Circuit first because it is his main source of damage. Once at full stack, unleashing a Heavy Attack will deal immense damage against any foes. Afterward, upgrade his Resonance Liberation next as entering Deathblade Gear state elevates Calcharo's damage and most of the multipliers are found in this skill. You can opt to upgrade his Resonance Skill, but only after the first two.

Normal Attack

NATK

SKIL

FORT

INHE

LIBE

INTR

OUTR

Gnawing Fangs

Basic Attack: Calcharo performs up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG. Heavy Attack: Consumes Stamina to attack the target, dealing Electro DMG. Mid-air Attack: Consumes Stamina to perform a Mid-Air Plunging attack, dealing Electro DMG. Dodge Counter: Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Electro DMG. Attribute Bonuses: 1. Crit. DMG +2.40% 2. Crit. DMG +5.60%

Resonance Skill

NATK

SKIL

FORT

INHE

LIBE

INTR

OUTR

Extermination Order
Calcharo performs up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG. If Calcharo is switched off field, or if Resonance Skill Extermination Order is not performed again in a while, this skill will enter Cooldown. Resonance Skill Extermination Order does not interrupt Calcharo's Basic Attack combo. Attribute Bonuses: 1. ATK +1.80% 2. ATK +4.20%

Forte Circuit

NATK

SKIL

FORT

INHE

LIBE

INTR

OUTR

Hunting Mission

Heavy Attack - Mercy: When Calcharo has 3 Cruelty, his Heavy Attack is replaced with Heavy Attack Mercy. When casting Heavy Attack Mercy, consumes 3 Cruelty to deal Electro DMG, considered as Heavy Attack damage, and recovers Resonance Energy and Concerto Energy. Cruelty: Calcharo can hold up to 3 Cruelty. Under Resonance Liberation Deathblade Gear state, Cruelty cannot be acquired. When Resonance Skill Extermination Order hits the target, gain 1 Cruelty. Resonance Liberation - Death Messenger: When Calcharo has 5 Killing Intent, his Basic Attack is replaced with Heavy Attack Death Messenger, Calcharo consumes 5 Killing Intent to deal Electro DMG, considered as Resonance Liberation damage, and recovers Resonance Energy and Concerto Energy. Killing Intent: Under Resonance Liberation Deathblade Gear state, Calcharo's Forte Gauge is replaced with Killing Intent, stacking up to 5. When Basic Attack Hounds Roar hits the target, Calcharo gains 1 Killing Intent.

Inherent Skills

NATK

SKIL

FORT

INHE

LIBE

INTR

OUTR

Inherent Skill 1: Bloodshed Awake
When casting Heavy Attack Mercy, Calcharo's Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus is increased by 10% for 15s.
Inherent Skill 2: Revenant Rush
When Resonance Liberation “Death Messenger” hits the target, the damage received by Calcharo is reduced by 15%, lasting 5 seconds.

Resonance Liberation

NATK

SKIL

FORT

INHE

LIBE

INTR

OUTR

Phantom Etching

Calcharo attacks the target, dealing Electro DMG and enters Deathblade Gear state. After Resonance Liberation Deathblade Gear state ends, Calcharo's next Intro Skill is replaced with Necessary Means, which deals Electro DMG, considered as Intro Skill damage. Deathblade Gear: - Basic Attack is replaced with Basic Attack Hounds Roar. - Dodge Counter deals increased damage, considered as Resonance Liberation damage. Hounds Roar: Calcharo performs up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Electro DMG, considered as Basic Attack DMG. Attribute Bonuses: 1. ATK +1.80% 2. ATK +4.20%

Intro Skill

NATK

SKIL

FORT

INHE

LIBE

INTR

OUTR

Wanted Outlaw
Attack the target, dealing Electro DMG. Attribute Bonuses: 1. Crit. DMG +2.40% 2. Crit. DMG +5.60%

Outro Skill

NATK

SKIL

FORT

INHE

LIBE

INTR

OUTR

Shadowy Raid
Calcharo summons Phantom to support the on-field Resonator, clearing the targets in front with a slash. The Phantom's attacks deals Electro DMG equal to 195.98%+391.96 of Calcharo's ATK.

Calcharo Resonance Chain

Recommended Sequence Nodes

	Why We Recommend It
S1	★★☆☆☆ - Okay This is an okay Sequence Node to unlock since Calcharo's most important skill is his Ultimate. Even though there are other ways to get Resonance Energy, having an extra source of Resonance Energy Regen will allow Calcharo to use equipment that has more offensive stats instead of ones with Energy Regen%.
S2	★★☆☆☆ - Okay This is a pretty good upgrade to get since you'll want to weave in Resonance Skills in between attacks whenever you can. However, this loses value when he's in his Ult since you'd want to focus on spamming his Forte Circuit instead of using his Resonance Skill.
S3	★★★★☆ - Great Calcharo gets a generically great buff from this Sequence Node since he'll want to use his Resonance Liberation as much as possible anyway. If you don't plan on maxing out his Resonance Chain, aim for this at least since it's the best upgrade he'll get until S6.
S4	★☆☆☆☆ - Bad This Sequence Node is only good if you have an optimized team where you'll be able to swap back to Calcharo and get his full damage rotation off with the 30s timeframe. If you can't fit your rotation within that time, including Outro Skill buffs and all, don't bother pulling for this upgrade.
S5	★☆☆☆☆ - Bad While this is a nice buff to get, this is counterintuitive to Calcharo's playstyle since he isn't used in quick-swap teams that spam all of their skills to burst down enemies. However, it's still nice to have since it's a generic damage increase.
S6	★★★★★ - Amazing His capstone is by far the best one to unlock since it heavily increases his damage output, especially when paired with Jianxin who buffs Resonance Liberation DMG. The only downside is that you have to invest heavily into Calcharo to max out his Resonance Chain, and most other Sequence Nodes aren't worth unlocking.

All Sequence Node Effects

S1	Covert Negotiation When the Resonance Skill Extermination Order hits a target, it additionally recovers 10 Resonance Energy, which can be triggered once every 20 seconds.
S2	Zero-Sum Game After Calcharo casts Intro Skill Wanted Criminal or Intro Skill Necessary Means, his Resonance Skill DMG Bonus is increased by 30% for 15s.
S3	Iron Fist Diplomacy During the Resonance Liberation Deathblade Gear state, Calcharo's Electro DMG Bonus is increased by 25%.
S4	Dark Alliance After casting the Outro Skill Shadowy Raid, Electro DMG Bonus of all team members is increased by 20% for 30s.
S5	Unconventional Compact Intro Skill Wanted Criminal and Intro Skill Necessary Means deal 50% more damage.
S6	The Ultimatum When casting Resonance Liberation Death Messenger, Calcharo will summon 2 Phantoms to perform coordinated attacks, each Phantom deals Electro DMG equal to 100% of Calcharo's ATK, which is considered Resonance Liberation DMG.

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Calcharo is a 5-star standard character that can be currently summoned from all Character Convenes listed above!

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Calcharo Voice Actor and Lore

Calcharo Voice Actors

Calcharo Voice Actor List
EN	Ben Cura
JP	Toshiyuki Morikawa
CN	Xu Xiang
KR	Park Min-gi

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Calcharo In-Game Lore

Gender	Male
Birthplace	New Federation
Affiliation	Ghost Hounds
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