Cartethyia

Cartethyia is a 5-star Aero Resonator armed with a Sword. She plays as a main DPS, building into an enhanced state and pouring out sustained Aero damage that rewards long field time.

How to Play

Run Cartethyia with an Aero amplifier and a sustain so she can hold the field, leaning on Concerto Energy to chain her rotations. Check her placement on the Wuthering Waves tier list.

Best Build

Weapons: Defier's Thorn (signature), Red Spring, Unflickering Valor; Guardian Sword is the free-to-play option. Echo Set: 5pc Windward Pilgrimage, which provides massive Aero DMG and suits her HP-based, non-ATK scaling. Main Echo: Reminiscence: Fleurdelys (4-cost) as her primary Echo. Main Stats: Run a 4-4-1-1-1 layout. 4-cost CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG / 4-cost HP% / 1-cost HP%; she scales on HP, not ATK. Substats: HP%, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, then Energy Regen.

Best Teams

Her premier comp is Cartethyia plus Ciaccona plus Chisa. Ciaccona is effectively required at S0 to keep Aero Erosion applied off-field so her Liberation always has full stacks.

Kit Overview

• Resonance Skill: builds Aero Erosion stacks and feeds her transformed state.
• Resonance Liberation: her main burst, hitting hardest at maximum Aero Erosion stacks.
• Core role: HP-scaling Aero hypercarry who self-transforms for her damage window; relies on a teammate to pre-stack Aero Erosion for consistency.

Pros and Cons

Pros: Huge Aero burst damage; HP scaling makes her tanky; top-tier carry ceiling. Cons: Cannot reliably self-stack max Aero Erosion at S0, so she leans on Ciaccona; wants high HP and CRIT targets (around 50,000 HP, 70% CRIT Rate, 270% CRIT DMG).