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Virtual Crisis: Frontier Trials Event Guide

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Wuthering Waves - Virtual Crisis

Virtual Crisis: Frontier Trials is the most recent iteration of the Virtual Crisis Trial Challenge Event in Wuthering Waves 2.4. See how to play, how to unlock Frontier Trials, gameplay guide, the best teams to use, which buffs to use, and the event schedule here!

Disaster Trials Gameplay Guide

In Disaster Trials, players can customize their playthrough to increase or decrease difficulty against each stage, increasing Stress Level as you take more character debuffs. Stress Level is also cumulative, so the game will total the stress level you chose for each stage. Use this to your advantage and distribute Stress Levels across multiple stages!

Astrites are not given in Disaster Trials anymore, but if you want to maximize the Matrix Crystals gained, you will have to do this challenge. In addition, this is the only way for you to get the Virtual Vanquisher title, obtainable after reaching a total of Stress Level 48.

Jump to a Stage!
Disaster Trial 1 IconElegy from the Clouds
Lorelei
Disaster Trial 2 IconMarch of Brutal Packs
Feilian Beringal
Disaster Trial 3 IconEchoes of Sword Storms
Fleurdelys
Disaster Trial 4 IconReprise of Overlord Trio
Fallacy of No Return

Lorelei Stage: Elegy from the Clouds

Team Comp and Buffs

Recommended Team Comp Support Modules
Aero Assault
Operation Treatment

Other Team Comps Support Modules
Spectro Assault
Operation Treatment
Spectro Assault
Operation Treatment
Ethereal Grace
Operation Treatment
Ethereal Grace
Operation Treatment
Note that you can only use a Support Module once across all 4 challenges. Using two here will render them ineligible for the other 3 challenges.

Stress Level 37 Modules

To get the max Stress Level of 37, you will have to choose all the highest scoring Modules for every group. There will be groups where there are choices, and we have highlighted the choices you should prioritize below:

Stress Level 37 Choices
Feeble Mirage
over Volatile Mirage
Sluggish
over Swift Recoil
Dirge Staccato: Cure
over Dirge Staccato: Rage
Strike Mirage
over Shield Mirage

Tips to Clear the Virtual Crisis Lorelei

For Trial Stage 1, you are going to be up against a Lorelei. This special Lorelei has the ability to summon red Burst Bubbles and green Healing Bubbles that will provide either damage or healing on both enemies & Resonators respectively.

When she summons the Red Bubbles, run towards enemies and make sure the red bubbles explode next to them, including Lorelei. This will help you bring them down easily. For Green Bubbles, be sure to get them and not allow them to reach Lorelei. This will heal her significantly, prolonging the fight.

As always, try to avoid all of her attacks especially her burst damage on the floor. This is usually what causes defeat, since the stars she throws are easily telegraphed. Also, focus on Lorelei and minimize the focus on the additional enemies!

Feilian Beringal Stage: March of Brutal Packs

Team Comp and Buffs

Recommended Team Comp Support Modules
Pre-emptive Strike
Lash Healing

Other Team Comps Support Modules
Spectro Assault
Lash Healing
Spectro Assault
Armor Plating
Ethereal Grace
Armor Plating
Ethereal Grace
Armor Plating

Stress Level 37 Modules

To get the max Stress Level of 37, you will have to choose all the highest scoring Modules for every group. There will be groups where there are choices, and we have highlighted the choices you should prioritize below:

Stress Level 37 Choices
Singularity
over Repulsive Force
Tough Swarm
over Frenzy Swarm
Shock Stump
over Healing Stump
Iron Resolve
over Static Effect

Tips to Clear the Virtual Crisis Feilian Beringal

For Trial Stage 2, you are going to be up against a Feilian Beringal. This special Feilian Beringal will summon a bunch of minions like Havoc Dreadmanes, Spearbacks, and Hoochief Menaces that will attempt to provide it buffs at higher risks. If you're not aiming for high Stress Levels, just ignore them and focus on the Beringal.

The key to success here is to try and defeat all the minions the Beringal summons and choosing the Shock Stump over the Healing Stump. Having the healing stump instead will prolong the battle significantly and can render the Beringal unkillable.

In addition, you should also Dodge Counter everytime the Beringal attacks while above the stump using Zhezhi. This is a free attack, and can help in trickling down the Beringal's health!

Fleurdelys Stage: Echoes of Sword Storms

Team Comp and Buffs

Recommended Team Comp Support Modules
Spectro Assault
Impenetrable Fortress
Spectro Assault
Impenetrable Fortress

Other Team Comps Support Modules
Ethereal Grace
Armor Plating
Ethereal Grace
Armor Plating

Stress Level 37 Modules

To get the max Stress Level of 37, you will have to choose all the highest scoring Modules for every group. There will be groups where there are choices, and we have highlighted the choices you should prioritize below:

Stress Level 37 Choices
Brittle
over Resilient Blade
Fort of Despair: Shield
over Fort of Despair: Spear
Screech
over Cacophony

Tips to Clear the Virtual Crisis Fleurdelys

For Trial Stage 3, you are going to be up against a Fleurdelys. This is by far the hardest among all the four stages mostly because of Fleurdelys' resilience and equally intense attacks that can drain your health after even the smallest of slips.

For this stage, the key is to use all the buffs from the stage and avoid all of Fleurdelys' attacks. The latter advice is easier said than done because after reaching 75% health, Fleurdelys will go ham and attack relentlessly. Practice and repetition will be the name of the game for this stage, mostly until you've mastered avoiding most (if not all) of Fleurdelys' attacks.

To help you out with Fleurdelys, the stage will provide buffs depending on where you are in the special Avinoleum stage:

  • Inside the Realm of Spear (center of the arena), your Resonators deal 30% more damage to shielded enemies. Try to stay here at the start and at the 20% HP point with Fleurdelys to quickly shred her shield.
  • At anywhere in the entire arena is Realm of Shield which also covers Realm of Spear, your Resonators gain a shield that refreshes every 5s. Try to maintain this shield and stack it with the shield provided by the Intro Skill (from Impenetrable Fortress) and Resonance Liberation (from Fort of Despair: Shield). This will help you a lot!
  • A moving, circular area on the arena is called the Realm of Resonance. Staying here will charge your Liberation, but will drain your HP. Only enter this area periodically or only when you have a pretty chonky shield.

Fallacy of No Return Stage:
Reprise of Overlord Trio

Team Comp and Buffs

Recommended Team Comp Support Modules
Ethereal Grace
Armor Plating
Ethereal Grace
Armor Plating

Other Team Comps Support Modules
Spectro Assault
Lash Healing
Spectro Assault
Armor Plating
Ethereal Grace
Armor Plating
Ethereal Grace
Armor Plating
Ethereal Grace
Armor Plating
Ethereal Grace
Armor Plating

Stress Level 37 Modules

To get the max Stress Level of 37, you will have to choose all the highest scoring Modules for every group. There will be groups where there are choices, and we have highlighted the choices you should prioritize below:

Stress Level 37 Choices
Windswept Surface
over No Fly Zone
Accelerating Raid
over Decelerating Burden
Precise Blow
over Joint Effort
Marcato Frostbite
over Trill Frostbite
Deep Backlash
over Resistance Matrix

Tips to Clear the Virtual Crisis Fallacy of No Return

For Trial Stage 2, you are going to be up against a Fallacy of No Return. This special Fallacy of No Return will summon a total of three Overlord Echoes which provides the Fallacy with a very chonky shield unless you defeat those Overlord Echoes first.

The key to success here is to try and defeat all the Overlord Echoes as soon as they are summoned to remove the shield that Fallacy generates. This will happen three times in the entire battle: at 95%, 65%, and 35% HP. Defeating the Overlord Echoes completely removes the shield from Fallacy, and restores your Resonance Energy to full.

Another important ingredient to success is Brant, a trial Resonator for this stage. He will mostly attack from mid-air, completely rendering most of the Fallacy's attacks useless. Not only that, Brant can also heal himself and the entire party while attacking so Armor Plating will always be at 100% uptime. Brant can even be considered a cheese for this stage!

On that note, be sure to know how to use Brant and how to do his mid-air attack combos. He will literally easily clear Stress Level 37 with no sweat.

Crisis Trials Gameplay Guide

For the Crisis Trials, players will have no choice but to use the pre-set stress modules for each trial. Thankfully, trial resonators are provided and we now have two buffs to play with so it'll be a bit easier to manage!

Crisis Trial is also where you'll be unlocking some of the modules that you'll use in the ▲Disaster Trials, so you will have to do this!

Jump to a Stage!
Crisis Trial 1 IconStage 1
Bugged Conditions
Crisis Trial 2 IconStage 2
Arena Anomaly
Crisis Trial 3 IconStage 3
Data Overflow
Crisis Trial 4 IconStage 4
The Three Knights
Crisis Trial 5 IconStage 5
Applause for the Swift
Crisis Trial 6 IconStage 6
Mimic Siege
Crisis Trial 7 IconStage 7
Snowball Effect
Crisis Trial 8 IconStage 8
Tacet Discord Surge

Crisis Trial Stage 1: Bugged Conditions

Challenge Settings

Recommended Support Module
Aero Assault When Resonators deal Aero DMG to enemies with Aero Erosion, their Crit DMG is increased by 80%.
Blessing Resonators gain 40% Healing Bonus.
Stress Level
Stress Level 6
Suggested Attribute
Wuthering Waves - Aero

Team Composition

Main DPS Sub-DPS Support
Wuthering Waves - CartethyiaCartethyia Wuthering Waves - CiacconaCiaccona Wuthering Waves - Rover (Aero)Rover (Aero)

The team above are part of the trial resonator pool. If you have versions of these characters with better builds, use them!

How to Clear Crisis Trial Stage 1

Cartethyia, Ciaccona, and Aero Rover are the trial resonators for this trial stage. This team features Aero Erosion hence we opted with Aero Assault to increase your Crit DMG even more.

For this run, you will have a very low Stamina, so you will have to manage your evasions. Do not dash unnecessarily and opt for perfect evasions when possible. Also note that using Resonance Skill will give you stacks of Glacio Chafe which will mostly affect Aero Rover's rotation, since they spam Resonance Skills a lot.

Also, take note of the red circular hazards that will appear on the stage periodically. Make sure to perfectly evade them after glowing instead of dashing to save stamina.

Crisis Trial Stage 2: Arena Anomaly

Challenge Settings

Recommended Support Module
Fortification Resonators' Max HP is increased by 100%.
Operation Treatment Resonators' Healing Bonus is increased by 100%. When being healed, Active Resonators take 20% less damage for 8s.
Stress Level
Stress Level 6
Suggested Attribute
Wuthering Waves - Spectro

Team Compositions

Main DPS Sub-DPS Support
Wuthering Waves - JinhsiJinhsi Wuthering Waves - CantarellaCantarella Wuthering Waves - VerinaVerina

The team above are part of the trial resonator pool. If you have versions of these characters with better builds, use them!

How to Clear Crisis Trial Stage 2

For this trial, thee main challenge is going to be HP management. Thankfully, Verina and Cantarella are there to provide healing, so you will have an easier time with this challenge.

Be sure to properly go through rotations and triggering both Verina and Cantarella's Liberation because those are the ones that provide healing. You will also have to evade properly with Jinhsi, as using her Resonance Skill consumes HP so it's quite easy to be KO'd.

Crisis Trial Stage 3: Data Overflow

Challenge Settings

Recommended Support Module
Lash Healing Casting Resonance Liberation restores 25% Max HP for all Resonators in the team. This effect can be triggered once every 12s for each Resonator.
Allegro Resonators' Energy Regen is increased by 100%.
Stress Level
Stress Level 6
Suggested Attribute
Wuthering Waves - Glacio

Team Compositions

Main DPS Sub-DPS Support
Wuthering Waves - CarlottaCarlotta Wuthering Waves - ZhezhiZhezhi Wuthering Waves - ShorekeeperShorekeeper

The team above are part of the trial resonator pool. If you have versions of these characters with better builds, use them!

How to Clear Crisis Trial Stage 3

For this trial, your greatest challenge is the long Liberation cooldown. Thankfully, the team can destroy the enemies with just 1 and a half rotation so you don't have to actually reuse the Liberation again.

Just make sure you are using the proper rotations and properly utilizing Carlotta's specal Heavy Attack to make this stage a cakewalk.

Crisis Trial Stage 4: The Three Knights

Challenge Settings

Recommended Support Module
Pre-emptive Strike Casting Resonance Liberation increases the Resonator's Crit DMG by 30% for 5s, stacking up to 3 times.
Lead Tempo Resonators' Concerto Regen is increased by 100%.
Stress Level
Stress Level 6
Suggested Attribute
Wuthering Waves - Electro

Team Compositions

Main DPS Sub-DPS Support
Wuthering Waves - Xiangli YaoXiangli Yao Wuthering Waves - YinlinYinlin Wuthering Waves - ShorekeeperShorekeeper

The team above are part of the trial resonator pool. If you have versions of these characters with better builds, use them!

How to Clear Crisis Trial Stage 4

The main difficulty for this stage is the increased Vibration Strength of enemies. Thankfully, you do not actually need to break it to make things easier as having Vibration Strength does not provide the enemies with any buffs. On the contrary, you actually want to KO them without breaking their Strength to avoid the damage they will proc after being Immobilized.

For this stage, just make sure to dodge properly and thankfully it is quite easy to do so! The enemies here have a very easy tell, so any WuWa player can telegraph it quite easily!

Crisis Trial Stage 5: Applause for the Swift

Challenge Settings

Recommended Support Module
Spectro Assault When Resonators deal Spectro DMG to enemies with Spectro Frazzle, enemies' Spectro RES is reduced by 10% for 10s, stacking up to 5 times.
Allegro Resonators' Resonance Liberation cooldown is reduced by 50%.
Stress Level
Stress Level 6
Suggested Attribute
Wuthering Waves - Spectro

Team Compositions

Main DPS Sub-DPS Support
Wuthering Waves - ZaniZani Wuthering Waves - PhoebePhoebe Wuthering Waves - VerinaVerina

The team above are part of the trial resonator pool. If you have versions of these characters with better builds, use them!

How to Clear Crisis Trial Stage 5

The main difficulty of this battle lies on how enemies will have a shield after entering the battle. This is quite easy to mitigate though, as you can just deal consistent damage to break the shields. There is no special mechanic arurrounding the shield for enemies at least.

Your Resonators get less healing though, so you will need to evade properly and avoid getting hit. Also, try to maintain your shields as having no shields will cause your HP to drain. Basically, just don't get hit.

Crisis Trial Stage 6: Mimic Siege

Challenge Settings

Recommended Support Module
Armor Plating Resonators take 60% less DMG while above 50% HP.
Breathing Technique Resonators' STA Recovery Speed is increased by 100%.
Stress Level
Stress Level 6
Suggested Attribute
Wuthering Waves - Aero

Team Compositions

Main DPS Sub-DPS Support
Wuthering Waves - JiyanJiyan Wuthering Waves - MortefiMortefi Wuthering Waves - ShorekeeperShorekeeper

The team above are part of the trial resonator pool. If you have versions of these characters with better builds, use them!

How to Clear Crisis Trial Stage 6

The main difficulty of this battle lies on how enemies will have increased Max HP. They receive increased damage from Dodge Counters though, so try to do that. Thankfully, there's a consistent lightning strike on the field that you can use as a Dodge Counter opportunity!

Also note that Resonator switching cooldown is increased to 5 seconds, so make sure to only switch to another character if their Outro Skills are up. Also, quickswap teams won't work - just a warning.

Crisis Trial Stage 7: Snowball Effect

Challenge Settings

Recommended Support Module
Ethereal Grace When in mid-air, Resonators' ATK is increased by 100%. This effect is removed 2s after landing.
Close Air Support When in mid-air, Resonators restore 1% of their Max HP per second.
Stress Level
Stress Level 6
Suggested Attribute
Wuthering Waves - Havoc

Team Compositions

Main DPS Sub-DPS Support
Wuthering Waves - CamellyaCamellya Wuthering Waves - RocciaRoccia Wuthering Waves - CantarellaCantarella

The team above are part of the trial resonator pool. If you have versions of these characters with better builds, use them!

How to Clear Crisis Trial Stage 7

The main difficulty of this battle lies on how it is required for you to maintain being in mid-air for the majority of the battle. Thankfully, the trial characters will do majority of their attacks from mid-air so this trial can be passed easily.

Crisis Trial Stage 8: Snowball Effect

Challenge Settings

Recommended Support Module
Fleeting Streak Resonators' Basic Attack Speed is increased by 60%.
Impenetrable Fortress Resonators take 50% less DMG and gain increased resistance to interruption while having a shield. Casting Intro Skill grants a shield equal to 15% of the active Resonator's max HP for 10s.
Stress Level
Stress Level 6
Suggested Attribute
Wuthering Waves - Fusion

Team Compositions

Main DPS Sub-DPS Support
Wuthering Waves - BrantBrant Wuthering Waves - ChangliChangli Wuthering Waves - CantarellaCantarella

The team above are part of the trial resonator pool. If you have versions of these characters with better builds, use them!

How to Clear Crisis Trial Stage 8

The main difficulty of this battle lies on the reduced stamina brought by Feeble II. Thankfully, Brant does not need that much stamina while in mid-air and does not rely too much on Heavy Attacks so this stage can be passed easily.

In addition, make sure to not waste stamina by sprinting. Focus on perfect dodging over sprinting!

How to Unlock Virtual Crisis

Talk to Ku-Cage in Ragunna

Virtual Crisis: Frontier Trials is unlocked after talking to Ku-Cage in Ragunna. It is hiding inside a bush near Nyarla's Masked Reverie Shop! The quest marker will point you to its direction, so you cannot miss it!

How to Play Virtual Crisis

Equip Your Preferred Module

Support Modules will make the event's simulation smoother and easier, while players who love a combat challenge can max out the Stress Module. Make sure to equip the proper Support Module that will give your chosen team the best advantage, combined with Stress Modules that has minimal effect on them!

Complete Challenge Goals

Once you equip your preferred module, prepare your team and fight your way across multiple hordes of enemies. There are challenge goals you must complete to gain Matrix Crystals that you can use to exchange for rewards, so it's best to take note of and complete them during the simulation!

Complete Daily Goals

Do take note that there are Daily Challenge Goals that you will have to complete everyday if you want to maximize the Matrix Crystals gained! These are usually goals that will task you to use a certain module on a specific stage so it's quite hard to miss. In addition, the game marks modules that are part of Daily Goals to help you track them.

Exchange Matrix Crystals to Rewards

Each challenge goal will reward you with specific Matrix Crystals! Be sure to exchange these at the Supply Station to claim all of the event's rewards.

Complete Stress Level Challenges

There's a special reward waiting if you complete the Stress Level challenges in the Disaster Trials.

The minimum Stress Level for you to get the Virtual Vanquisher title is Level 48, but you can go as high as Level 148 if you're up for it! The title will display the highest Level you reach so get that highest level and flaunt your achievement!

Virtual Crisis Rewards

Astrites and Materials

Virtual Crisis: Prototype Trials Rewards
Astrite Astrite x500 HF Whisperin Core HF Whisperin Core HF Howler Core HF Howler Core
Improved Ring Improved Ring HF Polygon Core HF Polygon Core HF Tidal Residuum HF Tidal Residuum
Reactive Metallic Drip Reactive Metallic Drip Extracted Phlogiston Extracted Phlogiston Adagio Helix Adagio Helix
Waveworn Residue 226 Waveworn Residue 226 Cadence Bud Cadence Bud Advanced Resonance Potion Advanced Resonance Potion
Advanced Sealed Tube Advanced Sealed Tube Advanced Energy Core Advanced Energy Core Premium Tuner Premium Tuner
Shell Credit Shell Credit

The total rewards above are obtained from completing all the easier Crisis Trials (320 Astrites) and clearing the Supply Station using Matrix Crystals (180 Astrites and the rest).

Virtual Crisis Event Information

Available from June 19 to July 23!

Wuthering Waves - 2.4 Update

Virtual Crisis has returned with a bang in Version 2.4! Take risks and increase your Stress Level and get the coveted Virtual Vanquisher title to display on your profiles!

Version 2.4 Release Date and Details

Virtual Crisis Event History

Version Lollo Campaign Event Duration
2.2 April 3, 2025 - April 28, 2025

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