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How to Use the Echo Auto-Lock Feature

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Auto-Lock Echo Management

The Echo Auto-Lock feature is used to set up to 25 plans for Echoes to be instantly locked or discarded in Wuthering Waves. Learn more about Wuthering Waves' Echo Management system, how to use it, how to set auto-lock and auto-discard plans, and more in this guide!

How to Use Echo Management Feature

Echo Management Guide
1. Access the Feature via the Data Bank or Backpack
2. Select an Empty Plan to Edit
3. Choose the Echo Rarity
4. Select the Echo Cost
5. Choose the Sonata Effect
6. Select the Attributes
7. Activate or Disable the Plan

1. Access the Feature via the Data Bank or Backpack

Echo Management Access

You may access the Echo Management feature in the Data Bank or Backpack. In the Data Bank, go to the Data Merge tab to see the button leading to the feature. As for the backpack, go to the Echoes tab to find the Echo Manager.

2. Select an Empty Plan to Edit

Echo Management - Empty Plans

Once you get to the Echo Management screen, you can choose to create an auto-lock or auto-discard plan.

Click on an Empty Plan you want to edit. Then, click on the Edit button. You may also rename your Echo Management plan.

3. Choose the Echo Rarity

Echo Management - Select Rarity

Select the Echo Rarity you want for the auto-lock or auto-discard plan. This goes from 2 stars up to 5 stars.

4. Select the Echo Cost

Echo Management - Select Cost

Select the cost of the Echo you want to keep. You can choose what Echo class you want to set as auto-lock or auto-discard.

5. Choose the Sonata Effect

Echo Management - Select Sonata Effect

You can choose multiple Sonata Effects you want to retain for the plan. This can be helpful when you want to farm various Echo sets at once.

6. Select the Attributes

Echo Management - Select Main Attribute

Select which main attributes you want for your Echo Management plan. Note that Echoes' main attributes vary according to the Echo Class they are.

List of All Echoes

7. Activate or Disable the Plan

Echo Management - Activate Plan

Once you create your plan, you need to activate it for it to work. Click on the slider to the right of the plan name to enable your auto-lock or auto-discard Echo plans.

How Echo Management Works

Auto-Locks Echoes Collected from the Overworld

Locked Echoes

Any Echoes collected from the Overworld can be auto-locked through the Echo Management feature. This feature can be quite useful when you want to build your characters.

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Auto-Discards Unwanted Echoes

You can automatically discard Echoes you collect in the Overworld if they happen to have stats that are not preferrable to the set. You can set parameters for each plan, so you can customize and retain only the Echoes you really want.

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