Bloom Bearer from the Black Shores, Camellya is a laid-back character free from shackles, with her personal aroma of "danger." Intrigued by the belief in fate, she wanders the lands of her own accord, following such a chain of scenarios and its vague guidance.
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Video guide
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Update tracker
Last review update
Patch 1.4
Last major build/calcs update
Patch 1.4
Last profile update*
December 11th, 2024
*Profile update means smaller edits to echoes, stats, synergies or teams that don't require new calculations.
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Gameplay and teams
Calculations
Profile
Skills
Active skills
Passive skills
Concerto skills
Basic Attack
Burgeoning
Basic Attack
Perform up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Havoc DMG.
After performing Basic Attack Stage 3 or Heavy Attack Pruning, hold Normal Attack Button to continuously strike the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
Basic Attack Stage 4 is automatically followed by Basic Attack Stage 5.
Heavy Attack
Consume STA to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
Plunging Attack
Consume STA to perform Plunging Attack, dealing Havoc DMG.
Dodge Counter
Use Basic Attack right after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
Lv. 1
Basic Attack 1 DMG
31.45%
Basic Attack 2 DMG
23.38%*2
Basic Attack 3 DMG
25.50%*3
Basic Attack 4 DMG
12.42%*20
Basic Attack 5 DMG
24.23%*4
Heavy Attack DMG
44.33%*3
Mid-air Attack DMG
33.00%*2
Dodge Counter DMG
50.00%*3
Heavy Attack STA Cost
25
Plunging Attack STA Cost
30
Resonance Skill
Valse of Bloom and Blight
Crimson Blossom
Attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG (considered Basic Attack DMG), then enter Blossom Mode.
This attack can be performed in mid-air.
Blossom Mode
Unable to move in Blossom Mode;
Basic Attack and Heavy Attack Pruning are replaced by Basic Attack Vining Waltz: chain together 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Havoc DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG.
When performing Vining Waltz Stage 3, hold Normal Attack Button to cast Blazing Waltz that deals Havoc DMG before automatically performing Vining Waltz Stage 4.
Dodge Counter is replaced by Dodge Counter Atonement. Normal Attack Button right after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG.
Resonance Skill is replaced by Resonance Skill Floral Ravage. Casting Floral Ravage deals Havoc DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG.
Resonance Skill Floral Ravage can be cast in mid-air.
Blossom Mode ends after casting Resonance Skill Floral Ravage.
Blossom Mode ends after using the Levitator.
Jump is replaced with Basic Attack Vining Ronde. Jump to attack the target at the cost of STA, dealing Havoc DMG (considered Basic Attack DMG). This ends the Blossom Mode.
Using Basic Attack Vining Waltz and Basic Attack Blazing Waltz in mid-air consumes STA.
Consume STA continuously to stay suspended on the vines.
Lv. 1
Crimson Blossom DMG
57.15%*2
Vining Waltz 1 DMG
48.45%
Vining Waltz 2 DMG
22.95%*2
Vining Waltz 3 DMG
11.04%*6
Vining Waltz 4 DMG
34.00%*3
Blazing Waltz DMG
11.04%*19
Floral Ravage DMG
26.46%*5
Vining Ronde DMG
26.64%*3
Atonement DMG
57.00%*2
Cooldown
4
Crimson Blossom Concerto Regen
7
Floral Ravage Concerto Regen
7
Vining Waltz 1 STA Cost
5
Vining Waltz 2 STA Cost
5
Vining Waltz 3 STA Cost
5
Vining Waltz 4 STA Cost
5
Blazing Waltz STA Cost
5
Vining Ronde STA Cost
5
STA Cost Per Second When Suspended
5
Resonance Liberation
Fervor Efflorescent
Attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
This attack can be performed in mid-air.
Lv. 1
Skill DMG
605.00%
Cooldown
25
Resonance Energy Cost
125
Concerto Regen
20
Forte Circuit
Vegetative Universe
Hitting a target with Normal Attack, Basic Attack Vining Waltz, Basic Attack Blazing Waltz, Basic Attack Vining Ronde, Dodge Counter Atonement , Resonance Skill Crimson Blossom, and Resonance Skill Floral Ravage consumes Crimson Pistils. The Energy Regen Multiplier of this attack is increased by 150%.
Consuming 10 Crimson Pistils recovers 4 Concerto Energy and obtains 1. Each bud lasts for 15s, stacking up to 10 times.
Forte Circuit: Ephemeral
When Concerto Energy is fully recovered, and Ephemeral is not on Cooldown, Resonance Skill is replaced with Ephemeral.
Casting Ephemeral consumes 70 Concerto Energy and deals Havoc DMG to the targets. This damage is considered Basic Attack DMG.
Camellya enters Budding Mode after casting Ephemeral.
This can be cast in mid-air.
Budding Mode
Sweet Dream: Increase the DMG Multiplier of Normal Attack, Basic Attack Vining Waltz, Basic Attack Blazing Waltz, Basic Attack Vining Ronde, Dodge Counter Atonement, Resonance Skill Crimson Blossom, and Resonance Skill Floral Ravage by 50%.
Casting Ephemeral consumes all Crimson Buds. Each Crimson Bud consumed additionally increases the DMG Multiplier of Sweet Dream by 5%, up to 50%.
When in Budding Mode, Camellya cannot gain Crimson Buds.
When in Budding Mode, the Energy Regen Multiplier of Normal Attack, Basic Attack Vining Waltz, Basic Attack Blazing Waltz, Basic Attack Vining Ronde, Dodge Counter Atonement, Resonance Skill Crimson Blossom, and Resonance Skill Floral Ravage is reduced to 0%.
Budding Mode ends when Camellya is switched off the field.
Budding Mode ends when all Crimson Pistils are consumed.
Activating Forte Circuit's Ephemeral recovers 100 Crimson Pistils.
Lv. 1
Ephemeral DMG
635.00%
Budding Mode Duration
15
Ephemeral Cooldown
25
Inherent Skill
Seedbed
Gain 15% Havoc DMG Bonus. DMG dealt by Heavy Attack Pruning is now considered Basic Attack DMG.
Inherent Skill
Epiphyte
Gain 15%Havoc DMG Bonus. Gain increased resistance to interruption when casting Basic Attack, Basic Attack Vining Waltz, and Basic Attack Blazing Waltz.
Intro Skill
Everblooming
Attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
Lv. 1
Skill DMG
100.00%
Concerto Regen
10
Outro Skill
Twining
Attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG equal to 329.24% of Camellya's ATK.
After activating Forte Circuit's Ephemeral, the next Outro Skill Twining deals additional Havoc DMG equal to 459.02% of Camellya's ATK.
Resonance Chain (Dupes)
S1
Sequence Node 1
Casting Intro Skill Everblooming increases Camellya's Crit. DMG by 28% for 18s. This effect can be triggered once every 25s.
Immune to interruptions while casting Ephemeral.
S2
Sequence Node 2
The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Skill Ephemeral is increased by 120%.
S3
Sequence Node 3
The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Liberation Fervor Efflorescent is increased by 50%. When in Budding Mode, Camellya's ATK is increased by 58%.
S4
Sequence Node 4
Casting Everblooming gives all team members 25% Basic Attack DMG Bonus for 30s.
S5
Sequence Node 5
The DMG Multipliers of Outro Skill Everblooming is increased by 303% and Intro Skill Twining is increased by 68%.
S6
Sequence Node 6
The DMG Multiplier of Forte Circuit's Sweet Dream is additionally increased by 150%.
Forte Circuit Perennial: Within 15s after casting Ephemeral, if Concerto Energy is full and Perennial is not on cooldown, Resonance Skill is replaced with Perennial.
Casting Perennial consumes 50 Concerto Energy and recovers 50 Crimson Pistils, dealing Havoc DMG equal to 100% of Ephemeral DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG. This skill can be cast once every 25s.
Camellya enters Budding Mode after casting Perennial and removes all Crimson Buds. The bonus DMG Multiplier granted by Forte Circuit's Sweet Dream is increased to 250%.
Immune to interruptions when casting Perennial.
Minor Fortes (Total)
CRIT DMG
+16%
ATK%
+12%
Stats
Include minor fortes
Lv. 90
HP
10325
ATK
450
DEF
1161
Max Energy
125
CRIT Rate
5%
CRIT DMG
150%
Healing Bonus
0%
Havoc DMG
0%
Upgrade Materials
Character Ascension (total)
4xLF Whisperin Core
12xMF Whisperin Core
12xHF Whisperin Core
4xFF Whisperin Core
46xTopological Confinement
60xNova
170 000Shell Credits
Skill Upgrades (total)
25xLF Whisperin Core
28xMF Whisperin Core
40xHF Whisperin Core
57xFF Whisperin Core
25xInert Metallic Drip
28xReactive Metallic Drip
55xPolarized Metallic Drip
67xHeterized Metallic Drip
26xDreamless Feather
2 030 000Shell Credits
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Excellent AoE damage in a large radius making her one of the top AoE DPS.
Easy to understand and play with a little bit of practice.
Still capable of dealing great damage even without access to her Ultimate - unlike other characters.
Gains Interruption resistance throughout the majority of her combo.
Spin to Win.
Cons
Less mobile than other characters during her rotation due to her kit requiring her to channel abilities or be Airborne most of the time.
May have less efficient rotations against highly mobile enemies due to her channeled abilities missing some of their duration due to enemy movement.
Missing a portion of (or entire) abilities interrupts her vital Concerto Energy generation, meaning you'll need to add in other abilities to compensate.
Trust me, you can't fix her.
Review
Camellya is a 5-star Havoc Sword wielder who specializes in dealing overwhelming Basic Attack-focused AoE damage. She fulfills a similar role to Jiyan in teams - a Hyper Carry with high field time requirements and an AoE wrecking ball. However what she differs in, is that she is far less reliant on her Ultimate, and as a Basic Attack user, she works best with different teammates. Furthermore, she possesses the ability to generate an unparalleled amount of Concerto Energy and then use it to activate Special Abilities to empower her kit dramatically. She is also currently the only character in-game who is able to consume Concerto outside of Outro and Intro Skill and doing so is part of her strongest rotations. With that said let's learn how to generate and spend that Concerto for maximum damage!
Camellya is a character that's all about specialized Airborne states and the enhanced abilities and buffs they come up with. As such, gaining access to (and executing optimal combos within them) is her main goal. She has access to two specialized states - the weaker “Blossom Mode” and the more powerful “Budding Mode”. Entering either state launches Camellya Airborne and keeps her there until she exits herself with an appropriate ability. Both of these modes restrict her movement to Dashes and Dash-based attacks only. “Blossom Mode” lasts indefinitely or until canceled, whereas the “Budding Mode” only remains active for a short while. “Blossom mode” and the enhanced abilities it offers are easily accessible at almost all times during combat and is superior in almost every way to her standard Ground-based mode of play. “Budding Mode” in contrast offers a similar array of enhanced attacks but is much harder to enter - requiring Concerto Energy to do so - but in return, it grants her incredibly potent buffs while active. Based on this her basic play pattern is as follows:
Enter “Blossom Mode”.
Execute Enhanced Abilities until enough Concerto Energy is generated.
Enter “Budding Mode”.
Execute Buffed Enhanced Abilities until forced to exit.
Now, with the basics covered let's break down each of her abilities to get into specifics.
Her Resonance skill “Crimson Blossom” has a 4-second cooldown, deals damage, and causes her to become Airborne, immediately entering “Blossom Mode”. While in “Blossom Mode” or “Budding Mode” each of the following abilities is enhanced:
As we’ve learned already, each enhanced ability is much stronger than the original. Her enhanced Basic Attack - Vining Waltz is the bread and butter of her combo. It causes her to dash toward targets while performing Spinning Whipping attacks that target all enemies in a wide arc around her. Using all 4 parts of this attack is optimal, but after the 3rd attack, she has the option to press and hold the Basic Attack to begin spinning in place performing Blazing Waltz instead, which deals tremendous damage to all targets in range over its duration. Blazing Waltz is almost always a worthwhile addition to every Basic Attack combo making the heart of her rotation.
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 1
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 2
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 3
Skill: Blazing Waltz (Full Channel)
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 4
Her enhanced Resonance Skill - Floral Ravage shares the same 4-second cooldown as Crimson Blossom, deals damage, and causes her to immediately exit “Blossom Mode” and become Ground-based once again. Floral Ravage is best used as a finisher and should be only used when you’re prepared to wait-out the cooldown to get Airborne and access “Blossom Mode” again via Crimson Blossom or are about to switch Camellya off the field.
Her enhanced Dodge Counter isn’t important to her core rotation but can be used when Dodging is necessary and is useful for Concerto Energy generation if you find yourself in need of (which as we’ll find out when we get to her Forte explanation, that it can be quite an important tool to have in your arsenal)
Similar to her Dodge Counter her enhanced “Jump” is also situationally useful for Concerto Energy generation, but moves her position much higher into the air making targeting more challenging - often needing to execute her Mid-Air Attack to reposition.
Her Forte Gauge is next and it does a lot. The main component of her Forte is a resource called “Crimson Pistils” which can be tracked on the Forte Gauge itself. Camellya can hold up to 100 “Crimson Pistils” at a time and can recover 100 of them via either her Intro Skill or her Special Forte Ability - Ephemeral. When Camellya has “Crimson Pistils” and uses any of the following abilities she consumes them for bonuses:
Any Ground-based Normal Attack (Basic, Heavy, Mid-Air, Dodge Counter)
Basic Attack: Vining Waltz
Basic Attack: Blazing Waltz
Jump: Vining Ronde
Dodge Counter: Atonement
Skill: Crimson Blossom
Skill: Floral Ravage
Each ability consumes a varying amount of “Crimson Pistils” but when any attack does so, its Energy Regen Multiplier increases by 150% for that attack. Additionally, for every 10 “Crimson Pistils” consumed Camellya gains 4 Concerto Energy plus another resource called “Crimson Buds” which can be stacked up to 10 times and which we’ll use in a bit (100 “Crimson Pistils” = 10 “Crimson Buds” stacks).
The other function of Camellya’s Forte is granting her access to the alternative enhanced Resonance Skill - Ephemeral we mentioned earlier. Ephemeral deals massive Havoc damage with a huge 25-second cooldown and a whopping 100 Concerto Energy activation requirement. Upon acquiring 100 Concerto Energy - and as long as it’s not on cooldown - her Resonance Skill will be converted to Ephemeral automatically. Using it consumes 70 Concerto Energy leaving you with 30 left, recovers all 100 “Crimson Pistils” and causes her to enter “Budding Mode”.
“Budding Mode” is the second of her specialized states that lasts until she is switched off the field or all the “Crimson Pistils” generated via Ephemeral are consumed. While within “Budding Mode” every attack capable of consuming “Crimson Pistils” listed earlier is massively enhanced gaining a 50% increase to their Base Damage Multiplier (96.33% x 1.5 = 144.5%). Furthermore, Camellya increases this bonus a further 5% for every “Crimson Bud” she possesses when using Ephemeral - for 10 stacks max (10 stacks = 50% additional bonus); for a potential total “Budding Mode” bonus of 100% Additional Damage Multipliers. As a trade-off, during “Budding mode” instead of gaining the usual Energy Regen bonus from consuming “Crimson Pistils”, Camellya has her Energy Regen Multiplier bonus on “Crimson Pistils” consuming abilities set to 0% and cannot generate “Crimson Buds”. However, she still gains Concerto Energy for every 10 “Crimson Pistils” consumed. Thus, her Forte and “Budding Mode” by extension are both the fuel and payoff for her kit, and playing around them is essential.
Her Intro not only is essential for generating “Crimson Pistils” but also generates an above-average 20 Concerto Energy on use, making it all the more important when pursuing quick access to Ephemeral and “Budding Mode”. Aim to have her Intro available before switching to her whenever possible.
Her Resonance Liberation or Ultimate is simply a large Havoc damage nuke that generates a sizable amount of Concerto Energy as fuel for her rotation while sharing a 25-second cooldown with Ephemeral, making aligning the two ideal. As her Ultimate does not benefit from “Budding Mode’s” damage multipliers, it makes it a good option to use beforehand to quickly build Concerto Energy to reach Ephemeral faster.
Her Outro simply deals a large amount of Havoc damage with an additional large hit granted if she used Ephemeral before activating it - something she already very much intended on doing. As for her Normal Attacks - they aren't that useful in her mostly Airborne kit, rotation, or game plan making them situational additions only used in specific scenarios when aiming to achieve certain goals.
Lastly, rounding out her kit - her Inherent Skills grants her some handy bonuses. Her first Inherent Skill - Epiphyte offers her a passive 15% Havoc damage bonus and causes her Ground-based Basic Attacks plus Airborne Vining Waltz and Blazing Waltz to gain increased Interruption resistance. Damage% bonuses are always welcome but the Interruption resistance is a huge boon for Camellya as she spends most of her time performing a combination of Vining Waltz and Blazing Waltz, meaning she retains this resistance for most of her total field time. Her second Inherent Skill - Seedbed at the time of our testing was much harder to use, it converts her Heavy Attack to Basic Attack damage and causes it to grant 15% Havoc damage on use (The English translation that appears does not match its in-game effect). This bonus is great, but using this ability makes her playstyle more challenging and a little awkward requiring her to mix Aerial and Ground-based attacks - the worth of this skill is currently up in the air (we’re waiting for an updated translation or ability effect).
Bringing it all together, Camellya’s full game plan is focused on building Concerto Energy and “Crimson Buds” to access and empower Ephemeral for a massive burst damage window, switch out, and bide time while waiting for her 25-second cooldowns to become available. To achieve an optimal rotation Camellya must generate 100 Concerto Energy quickly through any means necessary to access Ephemeral, execute an optimal burst rotation while rebuilding her Concerto Energy to 100, follow that up with her Outro, and then switch out. Here is what a combination of all her abilities can look like in order to first build 100 Concerto Energy quickly then rebuild the additional 70 required for the Outro.
Intro
Skill: Crimson Blossom (Enters “Blossom State”)
Ultimate (For Concerto Generation)
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 1
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 2
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 3
Skill: Blazing Waltz (Full Channel)
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 4
Forte: Skill: Ephemeral (Enters “Budding State”)
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 1
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 2
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 3
Skill: Blazing Waltz (Full Channel)
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 4
Skill: Floral Ravage
Outro
This combo generates exactly 170 Concerto Energy and 8 “Crimson Buds” before Ephemeral (90% Additional Damage Multiplier) making it a strong option for those looking for a clean-cut rotation without too many additions. One thing to be on the lookout for though, is if you miss an ability or part of a Blazing Waltz Charge you’ll be short on Concerto Energy required and will need to weave in other attacks as a substitute.
In conclusion, Camellya is a Resonator that is relatively easy to get your head around as she possesses excellent AoE damage potential and isn’t too reliant on her Ultimate outside of the Concerto Energy it provides. Her long rotation and cooldowns put her firmly in the Hypercarry category, but unlike others, she still has passable AoE damage without her cooldowns (Ultimate and “Budding Mode”) just relying on “Blossom mode”. Being constantly Airborne, with movement limited to Attack based Dashes and Dodges might not be everyone's cup of tea and/or hard to get used to but if you can she certainly packs a punch as one of the top DPS in the game at the time of her release.
Ratings
This tier list assesses characters based on their combat potential in Wuthering Waves current most demanding content Tower of Adversity (ToA). ToA is a mode similar to Genshin Impact’s Spiral Abyss or Honkai Star Rail’s Memory of Chaos and requires multiple teams, strong Echoes and good Weapons. This mode offers a reasonable mix of Boss encounters (single target), Elite packs (2-3 targets) and AoE scenarios (5+ Targets), allowing multiple characters to find a niche but in the end, there's a bias toward single target focused characters at the top-end.
Please keep in mind Wuthering Waves is a skill-based game and each character has a different playstyle, difficulty level and even special tricks and combos. Wuthering Waves is also a team based game and it's only by combining both these factors to the highest level a character can reach optimal performance.
T0
Tower of Adversity
Video guides
Build
Best Weapons
140.15%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 587 | CRIT Rate: 24.3%
Camellya's signature weapon is usable by all Basic Attack focused Sword wielding characters, but clearly designed with her in mind due to a lot of its power locked behind spending Concerto mid-rotation - something only Camellya can do. Offers a decent amount of ATK%, CRIT RATE% and Basic Attack DMG for all characters but a huge Basic Attack DMG bonus after spending Concerto.
116.07%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 587 | CRIT Rate: 24.3%
Camellya's signature weapon is usable by all Basic Attack focused Sword wielding characters, but clearly designed with her in mind due to a lot of its power locked behind spending Concerto mid-rotation - something only Camellya can do. Offers a decent amount of ATK%, CRIT RATE% and Basic Attack DMG for all characters but a huge Basic Attack DMG bonus after spending Concerto.
100%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 587 | CRIT Rate: 24.3%
Outstanding Sword choice, offering significantly higher base damage due to its 5★ rarity, as well as a stackable ATK% buff almost every character can effortlessly get 1 stack of (but with 2 also being easily achievable by most when played correctly). Additionally has a good amount of Energy Regen, which on most characters will allow one sub-stat of Energy Regen to be allocated elsewhere to increase damage even further. Best Sword choice across the board with only S5 4★ Swords having a chance to compete with it.
87.92%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 387 | ATK: 36.4%
Sword option for Heavy and Basic ATK users with an easy to trigger passive - with the only downside being its 10 second time limit. For characters that use their Skill multiple times per rotation, this downside is a non-issue but for Main DPS characters who take up a lot of field time and don't use their skill often this sword can lose value.
86.06%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 412 | ATK: 30.3%
Exceptional all-around generic Sword gaining its bonus close to unconditionally as most Resonators almost always aim to make use of their Intro skill and very few characters spend more than 15 seconds on field during their duration.
84.22%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 462 | ATK: 18.2%
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81.63%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 412 | ATK: 30.3%
Powerful sword for Resonators spending minimal time on the field - the shorter the better. Best for Hybrid characters executing their rotation fast and infrequently, but less powerful on Main DPS characters that aim to spend extended time on field.
72.65%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 325 | ATK: 24.3%
Easily accessible 3★ weapon that despite having lower base attack makes up for it with a high ATK% bonus at higher dupes. It does not have enough stats to compete with 4-star weapons but is a reasonable option if it's all you have. The only downside is that the buff only lasts 10 seconds, meaning it may fall off in the hands of a Main DPS character who takes up more field time.
Best Echo Sets
100%
2 Set:Havoc DMG increases by 10%.
5 Set: Upon using Basic Attack or Heavy Attack, Havoc DMG increases by 7.5%, stacking up to four times for 15s.
98.87%
2 Set: ATK increases by 10%.
5 Set: While on the field, ATK increases by 5% every 1.5s, stacking up to 4 times. Outro Skill DMG increases by 60%.
91.05%
2 Set:Havoc DMG increases by 10%.
5 Set: Upon using Basic Attack or Heavy Attack, Havoc DMG increases by 7.5%, stacking up to four times for 15s.
2 Set: ATK increases by 10%.
5 Set: While on the field, ATK increases by 5% every 1.5s, stacking up to 4 times. Outro Skill DMG increases by 60%.
Best Main Echoes
Echoes in Wuthering Waves are an essential part of the character rotations, granting a large amount of Resonance Energy and damage but at the cost of high field time for the most powerful ones. But by using some Echoes right before you're about to switch out on the character, you're able to move to your next character while your previous one is still in the echo animation - it’s what we call an Echo Swap Cancel.
Echo Swap Cancel is almost always the optimal way to use Echoes, and will result in big reductions in character field time and large increases to DPS, but not all of the most powerful Echoes can be swap cancelled in this way. For example, the Feilian Beringal (Aero), Dreamless (Havoc), Tempest Mephis (Electro), Mourning Aix (Spectro), and Infernal Rider (Fusion) Echoes can all be Swap Cancelled.
The remaining element, so Glacio while having powerful Echoes has none powerful enough that can be swap cancelled, and to make things worse, no Echoes that generate sufficient Energy and damage for their field time investment.
The result of this is that you can expect Glacio characters to have higher field time and lower DPS in calculations than their other elemental counter parts until they receive better Echoes to use.
Sun-sinking Eclipse
One of the strongest burst damage Echoes in the game that also generates a sizeable chunk of Resonance Energy. What makes this Echo strong is that its damage is delivered in a massive 360 degree area around the target it fixates on and is immediately swap cancellable the second it's used with 0 downsides. When using this Echo, always use it and immediately switch out so it deals it's damage and finishes its animation while the caster of the Echo is off the field. Due to this fact this Echo is normally used outside of characters burst windows.
Lingering Tunes
Very easy echo to use that should be used at the very beginning of the burst window right after the Intro. Thanks to its instant cast there is no thinking required and you can enjoy your ATK% boost and some nice burst damage.
Important! CRIT DMG has base value of 150% and Energy Regen has a base value of 100% when you check them in game. The recommended values below don't include the base value but rather show how much on top of it you need to obtain.
ATK: 1900-2600+
HP: 14000+
DEF: 1100+
HAVOC DMG%: 30%-70%+ (45% - 85% With Inherent Passive)
CRIT RATE%: 55-75%+
CRIT DMG% 110-150%+
Energy Regeneration: 10-30%
Camellya isn't reliant on her ultimate to deal damage but it is part of her optimal rotation due to the Concerto and damage it contributes.
Camellya has in-built Energy Regeneration in her kit, allowing her to get away with less than other characters but some is still recommended to ensure she remains consistent - 10-30% is what we recommend (note you can get away with less in some teams and playstyles).
Skill Priority
Below you can find the order of leveling the abilities for Camellya.
Res. Skill
Res. Liberation
Forte Circuit
Intro Skill
Basic Attack
Gameplay and teams
Rotation
Below you can find optimal rotation (or rotations) for Camellya. The total time needed to perform it is 15.5 secondsfor S0-S5 and 22.52 seconds for S6. When selecting the rotations we prioritized achieving 100 Concerto as fast as possible and once that condition was fulfilled, we focused on maximizing the damage output. As or if new and more optimal rotations are found, we'll update the characters calculations as needed.
BURST COMBO
Crimson Pistils and Concerto is essential to Camellya's rotation and without them she cannot function. Camellya's intro is one of her only accessible sources of Crimson Pistils and grants a huge amount of Concerto - ensure it is always available before swapping to her.
When opening combat in the Tower of Adversary no character will have access to their Intro/Outro. As mention above Camellya very much relies on her intro for a seamless rotation. To get around this and to ensure a maximum damage first combo generate your supportive character's Outros first. This grants Camellya full buffs and also ensure's she'll have access to her Intro for a smooth first rotation.
Below is Camellya's basic combo focused on using all available resources in order to generate a perfect amount of Concerto to fuel all her abilities in the shortest amount of time:
Execute and land Camellya's Intro for a large influx of Concerto.
Enter Blossom Mode via Skill: Crimson Blossom - as soon as you see both hits register cut the animation short by executing Camellya's Ultimate to save time.
Execute a full string of empowered basic attacks, ensuring a full channel on Skill:Blazing Waltz when available.
After the first full set of empowered Basic Attacks use Camellya's Forte Enhanced skill Forte: Skill: Ephemeral to enter "Budding Mode".
Perform another full sequence of empowered Basic Attacks.
Finish the burst combo with Skill: Floral Ravage for a final burst of damage followed by her Outro, and if you're using it, the Dreamless echo (Swap Cancelled).
If you are lacking either Camellya's Ultimate or Intro skill this combo will need to be altered. This is also the case if you miss any abilities or a portion of the Skill: Blazing Waltz channel as you'll be lacking Concerto to execute the next step.
If you make use of Camellya's Mid-Air Attack (which is very efficient at consuming Crimson Pistils) you will find yourself ground bound after. You'll need to execute a Resonance Skill once again to get back up (you may find yourself needing to wait for its cooldown).
Dodge counters are a good way to make up for lost Concerto.
Burst Rotation
Intro
Skill: Crimson Blossom
Ultimate
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 1
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 2
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 3
Skill: Blazing Waltz (Full Channel)
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 4
Forte: Skill: Ephemeral
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 1
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 2
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 3
Skill: Blazing Waltz (Full Channel)
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 4
Skill: Floral Ravage
Outro
Use Camellya's Echo either at the end of her rotation and perform a swap cancel (Dreamless) or if using a buffing echo use it so that its buff duration applies to her "Budding State" damage window firstly but also her Ultimate if possible.
Synergies
Below you can find a list of some of the stronger synergies between this character and others.
Sanhua - A large amount of Camellya's damage is counted as "Basic Attack" damage which Sanhua can buff with her Outro skill that amplifies Basic ATK DMG by 38% offering a substantial boost to her output. Sanhua's Outro is excellent but her field time is also some of the shortest of the game, allowing Camellya and the support of your choosing more time for themselves. At higher Sequences, Sanhua's supportive capabilities only improve further specially at S6, offering a 20% ATK team wide buff, further boosting Camellya's capabilities. Due to Camellya's long rotation you'll want to time Sanhua's buffs right before you swap to her and execute her damage combo.
Verina as a healing support can easily accommodate running the 5P Rejuvenating Glow set alongside a Bell-Borne Geochelone echo, offering the team a wide array of offensive and defensive buffs already bringing a tonne of worth just from that alone. Additionally Verina's many rotational options to access her Ultimate and Concerto are all fast and relatively easy to execute, leaving ample field time for the rest of team mates to execute their combos. Verina's Outro is by far the most flexible and powerful Outro in the game granting all allies 15% generic DMG% Amplify for 30 seconds. Most units only grant 1 type and only for the very next unit to switch in locking them into staying on field less they lose the buff but Verina grants it to all allies completely unrestricted. On top of this Verina grants an additional 20% ATK and a Cheat Death ability preventing one death every 10 minutes. She's universal, flexible, takes little field time and outstanding in every team.
The Shorekeeper is incredibly flexible thanks to her generic buffs, lingering Outro amplification and relatively low field time requirements after her first rotation. Because of this, she can be played as a support in most team compositions to great effect.
Don't use the damage output calculations as an indication on who is worth pulling or investing as those are just simulations and in day-to-day gameplay there's a lot variables and also the skill of the player is important - if you can't consistently perform the character's rotation, their damage will suffer.
As usual, don't compare the numbers between characters - especially between Main DPS and Hybrids as they fulfill different roles in the team.
Additional information
The numbers below show the character's DPS (Damage Per Second) and DMG (total damage done). When selecting the rotations we prioritized achieving 100 Concerto as fast as possible and once that condition was fulfilled, we focused on maximizing the damage output. As or if new and more optimal rotations are found, we'll update the characters calculations as needed. Listed character calculations are done without buffs or any damage contribution from teammates (full solo). They only include what the character, their Weapon, Echo and gear are capable of during their ideal Burst or Concerto rotation when starting with their Intro and Resonance Liberation available.
Camellya in 1 Target scenario
Rotation time: 15.5s (Post S6: 22.62s)
Camellya (S6)
1,706,030 DMG (75,428 DPS)230.74%
Camellya (S5)
923,686 DMG (59,585 DPS)182.28%
Camellya (S4)
847,634 DMG (54,679 DPS)167.27%
Camellya (S3)
766,953 DMG (49,474 DPS)151.35%
Camellya (S2)
678,130 DMG (43,745 DPS)133.82%
Camellya (S1)
561,923 DMG (36,248 DPS)110.89%
Camellya (S0)
506,752 DMG (32,689 DPS)100.00%
Details about the calculations
Here's the rotation we have used to calculate the DPS (Damage Per Second) shown above. The total time needed to perform the rotation is 15.5 seconds.
Rotation
Intro
Skill: Crimson Blossom
Ultimate
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 1
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 2
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 3
Skill: Blazing Waltz (Full Channel)
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 4
Forte: Skill: Ephemeral
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 1
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 2
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 3
Skill: Blazing Waltz (Full Channel)
Skill: Basic Attack: Vining Waltz 4
Skill: Floral Ravage
Outro
And here are the Echoes and Weapons used in the calculations.
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 587 | CRIT Rate: 24.3%
2 Set:Havoc DMG increases by 10%.
5 Set: Upon using Basic Attack or Heavy Attack, Havoc DMG increases by 7.5%, stacking up to four times for 15s.
Echoes in Wuthering Waves are an essential part of the character rotations, granting a large amount of Resonance Energy and damage but at the cost of high field time for the most powerful ones. But by using some Echoes right before you're about to switch out on the character, you're able to move to your next character while your previous one is still in the echo animation - it’s what we call an Echo Swap Cancel.
Echo Swap Cancel is almost always the optimal way to use Echoes, and will result in big reductions in character field time and large increases to DPS, but not all of the most powerful Echoes can be swap cancelled in this way. For example, the Feilian Beringal (Aero), Dreamless (Havoc), Tempest Mephis (Electro), Mourning Aix (Spectro), and Infernal Rider (Fusion) Echoes can all be Swap Cancelled.
The remaining element, so Glacio while having powerful Echoes has none powerful enough that can be swap cancelled, and to make things worse, no Echoes that generate sufficient Energy and damage for their field time investment.
The result of this is that you can expect Glacio characters to have higher field time and lower DPS in calculations than their other elemental counter parts until they receive better Echoes to use.
