Best Phoebe build in Wuthering Waves – weapons, echoes, team compositions, and sequences

Phoebe strikes a unique balance between complexity and ease in Wuthering Waves, making her both fun and powerful to play. If you’re pulling for her, learning how to set her up, optimize her kit, and master her mechanics will help you maximize her strengths.

Best Phoebe build in Wuthering Waves

Phoebe is a highly unique character in that she has two separate stance stances that actively determine her role. She is a Spectro Main DPS when in her Absolution stance, and a Spectro Sub-DPS when in her Confession stance. More on her stances shortly. Her weapon of choice is the Rectifier, and she is focused on dealing ranged damage.

Before we can dive into Phoebe’s core game plan, you need to understand exactly how her rather complete kit works in conjunction with the Spectro Frazzle debuff.

Spectro Frazzle

Spectro Frazzle is a DoT (Damage over Time) status that stacks up 10 times, and a ‘tick’ will reduce that stack by one. Each ‘tick’ deals damage based on how many stacks are currently active on the target.

Phoebe’s damage, as a Main DPS, is completely reliant on a target having at least one Spectro Frazzle stack applied to them. This is because Phoebe’s most powerful DPS tool, Heavy Attack: Starflash, gains a walloping 256% DMG Amplification to targets afflicted with Spectro Frazzle, while she is in Absolution stance. This is the single most important aspect of Phoebe’s kit, so remember it as I proceed. While in Confession stance, Phoebe’s Heavy Attack: Starflash, instead, applies five Spectro Frazzle to all targets hit.

Absolution Stance

Absolution is Phoebe’s Main DPS stance, and the one she will be in for a majority of her on-field time. Phoebe can choose to enter Absolution Stance every 24 seconds by holding Heavy Attack, which allows her to cast Heavy Attack: Starflash four times. You want all four Starflashes to land while your target has Spectro Frazzle on them. Otherwise, Phoebe’s damage will be quite poor and underwhelming. In summary:

• Hold Heavy Attack to enter Absolution Stance
• Basic Attack until you can use Heavy Attack: Starflash
• Use Heavy Attack: Starflash on enemies with Spectro Frazzle
• Heavy Attack: Starflash can be used four times
• Heavy Attack: Starflash deals 254% more damage to Spectro Frazzle targets

Confession Stance

Confession is Phoebe’s Sub-DPS stance and the one that Phoebe will not be in for most rotations. Phoebe can choose to enter Confession stance every 24 seconds by holding Skill, which allows Phoebe’s Heavy Attack: Starflash can be cast two times, with each one applying five stacks of Spectro Frazzle on targets hit. Confession stance Starflashes do not deal much damage, as a result, as the point is the Spectro Frazzle application. You want🎉 to land both Starflashes so that the target(s) have the maximum amount of Spectro Frazzle stacks, which is 10. In summary:

• Hold Skill to enter Confession Stance
• Basic Attack until you can use Heavy Attack: Starflash
• Heavy Attack: Starflash can used twice
• Heavy Attack: Starflash applies five stacks of Spectro Frazzle each.

Forte Circuit

Now that you understand Spectro Frazzle and Phoebe’s two stances, it’s time to talk about her two Forte Circuit mechanics: Divine Voice and Prayer.

Prayer is what determines when Phoebe is allowed to enter one of her two stances. Prayer fills up over time, and when it is full, Phoebe can enter either Absolution or Confession stance. When you invoke one of her stances, it takes 24 seconds before Prayer fills back up to full, thus allowing you🌠 the option of entering one stance once more.

Divine Voice is the second part of her Forte, and it determines how many times Phoebe can cast 💟Heavy Attack: Starflash when in Absolution or Confession stance. Phoebe can only gain Divine Voice while:

• While she is in a Stance
• Following her third Basic ATK in a string

Only after both criteria above are met will Phoebe 🎶be able to cast Heav🐷y Attack: Starflash.

Resonance Skill

Phoebe’s Resonance Skill places a large yellow circle on the ground nearby or at a target’s location. This circle will cause enemies inside to stagnate for two seconds, preventing all movement entirely. Note that enemies moving in and out of the circle will not cause the stagnation effect. For enemies to be affected by stagnate, they must have been within the circle’s AoE at the moment of the cast. Stagnate works on bosses.

When Phoebe attacks from outside of the circle and hits it, her attacks bounce off the circle’s inner edges, dealing bonus damage and grouping enemies toward the center. When Phoebe attacks from within the circle, her basic attacks deal more damage to all enemies, and her attacks and gain significantly increased AoE. Ideally, Phoebe should be within her circle as much as possible for maximum DPS when attacking.

Using her Resonance Skill again following a previous cast (within 10 seconds) will allow Phoebe to teleport to the center of the circle. During the initial cast animation until the teleportation animation ends, Phoebe is impervious to all damage.

Resonance Liberation

Phoebe’s Resonance Liberation is nothing complex. She invokes a massive Spectro nuke in a big AoE around herself that deals a bunch of damage. However, the stance Phoebe is in when casting it does dramatically change its effects.

• Absolution Stance – Deals 255% more Damage
• Confession Stance – Applies eight stacks of Spectro Frazzle to all targets hit.

You will want to be in Absolution Stance in a majority of cases before you use Phoebe’s Resonance Liberation for maximum damage.

Absolution vs Confession Stance

Phoebe requires Spectro Frazzle to deal significant damage in Absolution stance, but she cannot𓆉 apply Spectro Frazzle unless🥂 she is in Confession Stance. This means that Phoebe must open in Confession stance and, after 24 seconds, enter Absolution stance to deal her damage. This is not efficient.

Instead, have Phoebe in Absolution Stance at all times and pair with a teammate who can apply Spectro Frazzle. Phoebe should be paired with Spectro Rover, so that she can function effectively. This will likely change as new Resonators are released. However, Phoebe will always need a teammate🤡 who can apply Spectro Frazzle to function as a main DPS. Future characters likely will give her Confession stance a use case, but for now, just use Absolution stance.

In Summary

Phoebe’s overall rotation is as follows:

• Intro Skill
• Enter Absolution Stance
• Cast Resonance Skill
• Basic ATK to gain Divine Voice
• Cast Heavy Attack: Starflash four times
• Resonance Liberation
• Outro

This is Phoebe’s very standard rotation every time she is thrown into the field, and what you want to adhere to as much as possible. However, if, for any reason, your enemy does not have Spectro Frazzle applied, do not continue the rotation until they do. I must stress that Phoebe’s damage is extremely poor if Spectro Frazzle is not applied to the enemy(s) she is attacking and is not worth the rotation time or Forte wasted.

Best Echoes for Phoebe in Wuthering Waves

Due to Phoebe’s reliance on Spectro Frazzle, she only has one Echo set you should use, which is tailor-made for her.

• 5-Piece Eternal Radiance – This Echo set gives Phoebe a free 20% increase to Crit RATE and a 15% increase to Spectro DMG for 15 seconds, so long as her target(s) have at least one stack of Spectro Frazzle applied to them. Naturally, Phoebe should always be attacking targets with Spectro Frazzle, making this set’s bonus effectively permanent.

Best Weapons of Phoebe in Wuthering Waves

As a Re꧂ctifier user, Phoebe is blessed with two viable options in terms of weapon choice.

• Luminous Hymn – As her signature weapon, Luminous Hymn is tailor-made for Phoebe’s focus on Spectro Frazzle, granting her significant damage boosts to most of her kit and even allowing her to amplify the damage of Spectro Frazzle when casting her Outro. It is her BiS (Best in Slot) weapon.
• Stringmaster – Phoebe can also make extremely good use of the effects Stringmaster provides, thanks to its incredible universal buffs.

Best Team Compositions for Phoebe in Wuthering Waves

Spectro Frazzle being such a paramount part of Phoebe’s game plan means that her team compositions must fit around the constant supply and application of this debuff. However, since Phoebe gains so much damage from a target suffering from Spectro Frazzle, she does not need Outro buffs from other characters to perform well. This allows her to use unique dual DPS team comps instead of your standard Sub-DPS/Support setup. Spectro Rover, however, is non-negotiable thanks toꦯ their ability to apply Spectro Frazzle.

Phoebe, Spectro Rover, Verina

This is one of Phoebe’s strongest team comps, and it is also very inexpensive to get functioning. Phoebe is thrown out onto the field after Verina has activated her ATK % buff, and Spectro Rover has applied several stacks (ideally 10) of Spectro Frazzle. Once Phoebe is on the field, she needs to cast all four of her Starflash nukes for maximum damage. Then, simply repeat the cycle until the fight is over.

Phoebe, Spectro Rover, Any DPS

This team functions identically to the above-mentioned composition, replacing Verina’s support capabilities with simply more DPS instead. Since Phoebe is not sensitive to sub-DPS buffs that require her to stay on the field, she can very easily play in quick-swap comps with any other DPS without losing much of anything. Currently, Phoebe is the only DPS character in Wuthering Waves with this unique benefit.

Best Sequences for Phoebe in Wuthering Waves

Phoebe’s Sequences are a rather mixed bag in terms of value effectiveness. Early on, her Sequences are quite strong, adding a lot of power to her kit. However, her later Sequences focus less on damage and more on giving her strong utility, which is not really necessary in Wuthering Waves’ game state. However, if you’re interested in pulling a few dupes for Phoebe, here’s what each one does, and their values.

• Warm Light and Bedside Wishes (S1) – In both stances, it dramatically boosts the DMG of her Resonance Liberation. Additionally, while in Confession stance, Resonance Liberation applies 10 stacks of Spectro Frazzle to all enemies hit. This is decently strong but nothing game-breaking.
• A Boat Adrift in Tears (S2) – Dramatically boosts the potency of Phoebe’s Outro effects in both of her stances, more than doubling the effects. This is very strong because Phoebe uses her Outro often thanks to her fast Concerto generation.

• Daisy Wreaths and Dreams (S3) – In Absolution stance, makes her Starflash attack deal 91% increased damage per cast. This is a huge DPS increase. In Confession stance, her Starflash will deal 249% increased DMG, which is even more insane thanks to the implication it offers. This effectively allows Phoebe to deal reasonably high amounts of damage without Spectro Frazzle on her targets, as long as she is in her Confession stance. This is Phoebe’s best stopping point and arguably her best Sequence overall.

• Ringing Bells on Wings Aloft (S4) – Phoebe’s Basic attacks will now reduce Spectro resistance of her enemies by 10% for 30 seconds. This is pretty good, but not so much that it’s worth investing further into Phoebe unless you enjoy her playstyle. It also futureproofs her for any Spectro DPS.

• Prayer to the Distant Light (S5) – When casting Phoebe’s Intro Skill, she gains 12% Spectro DMG for 15 seconds. This is Phoebe’s weakest Sequence and is not worth going for unless you’re going for her S6.
• Whispering Chirps in Silence (S6) – There’s a bit of jargon in this one, but to get to the point: her S6 causes her Resonance Skill’s stagnation effect to last double the time, and every time she casts her Resonance Skill, she gets to cast a free Starflash without using any of her resources. She also gains a free 10% ATK bonus for 20 seconds. This does improve her damage quite a bit, but when compared to other S6 characters, it is rather lackluster. However, the stagnation effect is incredibly powerful, so this S6 is more about the utility than the damage.

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