Best guide and build for Galbrena from WW (Wuthering Waves). Galbrena is a 5★ rarity character from the
Fusion element who uses the Pistols type weapon.
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Video guide
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Update tracker
Last review update
Patch 2.7
Last major build/calcs update
Patch 2.7
Last profile update*
October 9th, 2025
*Profile update means smaller edits to echoes, stats, synergies or teams that don't require new calculations.
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Profile
Review
Build
Gameplay and teams
Calculations
Profile
Skills
Active skills
Passive skills
Concerto skills
Basic Attack
Slayer's Trigger
Basic Attack
Perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Fusion DMG. Basic Attack Stage 1 to 3 DMG are considered as Heavy Attack DMG, and Basic Attack Stage 4 DMG as Echo Skill DMG.
Press Normal Attack right after performing Basic Attack Stage 4 to perform Basic Attack Stage 2.
Heavy Attack - Volley of Death
Consume STA to attack the target and perform up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Fusion DMG. Stage 3 DMG is considered as Echo Skill DMG.
Press Normal Attack right after performing Heavy Attack - Volley of Death Stage 1 to perform Basic Attack Stage 2. Press Normal Attack right after performing Heavy Attack - Volley of Death Stage 2 or 3 to perform Basic Attack Stage 3.
Mid-air Attack - Ashfall Barrage
While in mid-air, press Normal Attack to consume STA to perform a Plunging Attack, dealing Fusion DMG, considered as Heavy Attack DMG.
While in mid-air, hold Normal Attack to continuously consume STA to launch a barrage of shots at targets below, dealing Fusion DMG, considered as Heavy Attack DMG. If Galbrena does not land when interrupted during the barrage, she cannot immediately cast this skill again. Release Normal Attack during the barrage to cast Plunging Attack.
Press Normal Attack right after casting Plunging Attack to cast Basic Attack Stage 3.
Dodge Counter - Blood for Blood
Press Normal Attack right after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Fusion DMG, considered as Heavy Attack DMG.
Press Normal Attack right after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack Stage 4.
Mid-air Attack - Ashfall Barrage Sustained Fire DMG
13.50%
Heavy Attack - Volley of Death Stage 1 DMG
26.81%+26.81%
Heavy Attack - Volley of Death Stage 2 DMG
17.40%*2
Heavy Attack - Volley of Death Stage 3 DMG
8.44%*3+59.05%
Mid-air Attack - Ashfall Barrage Sustained Fire STA Cost (Per Sec)
20
Mid-air Attack - Ashfall Barrage STA Cost
30
Heavy Attack - Volley of Death Stage 1 STA Cost
10
Heavy Attack - Volley of Death Stage 2 STA Cost
10
Heavy Attack - Volley of Death Stage 3 STA Cost
10
Resonance Skill
Edge Transcended
Resonance Skill - Encroach
Dash forward and leap into the air. Flip backward upon hitting the target, dealing Fusion DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.
Resonance Skill - Ascent of Malice
Upon reaching 100 points of Sinflame, Resonance Skill is replaced with Resonance Skill - Ascent of Malice.
Slash at enemies with her wings, dealing Fusion DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG. Upon casting this skill:
Galbrena enters Demon Hypostasis.
Sinflame is converted into an equivalent amount of Purging Flame.
Can be followed by Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 2.
Lv. 1
Resonance Skill - Encroach DMG
5.40%+12.60%
Resonance Skill - Ascent of Malice DMG
25.94%+25.94%
Resonance Skill - Ascent of Malice Concerto Regen
10
Resonance Skill - Encroach Cooldown
5s
Resonance Skill - Ascent of Malice Cooldown
13s
Resonance Liberation
Hellfire Absolution
Attack the target and deal Fusion DMG, considered Echo Skill DMG.
Gain 85% DMG Multiplier increase for Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution, Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict, Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage, and Dodge Counter - Purgatory Scourge for 14s while in Demon Hypostasis.
Press Normal Attack after casting Resonance Liberation to cast Basic Atttack Stage 2. While in Demon Hypostasis, cast Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 2 instead.
Can be cast in mid-air close to the ground.
Lv. 1
Resonance Liberation - Hellfire Absolution DMG
55.79%+45.64%*11
Resonance Liberation - Hellfire Absolution Resonance Energy Cost
By default, Galbrena is in Threshold State, and in this state, she accumulates Afterflame and Sinflame.
Demon Hypostasis
While in Demon Hypostasis, Basic Attack, Heavy Attack - Volley of Death, Mid-air Attack - Ashfall Barrage, Dodge Counter - Blood for Blood, and Resonance Skill - Encroach are replaced with Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution, Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict, Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage, Dodge Counter - Purgatory Scourge, and Resonance Skill - Ravage, which consume Purging Flame on hit.
While in Demon Hypostasis, every point of Afterflame increases the DMG of Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution, Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict, Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage, Resonance Skill - Ravage, and Dodge Counter - Purgatory Scourge by 1.5%, up to 60%, which is removed upon exiting Demon Hypostasis.
When Purging Flame depletes or after staying in Demon Hypostasis for over 50s, Demon Hypostasis ends automatically.
Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution
Perform up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Fusion DMG. Consume Purging Flame on hit. Stage 1 to 3 DMG are considered Heavy Attack DMG, and Stage 4 & 5 DMG Echo Skill DMG.
Press Normal Attack after casting Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 5 to cast Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 3.
Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict
Consume STA to attack the target and perform up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Fusion DMG. Consume Purging Flame on hit. Stage 3 DMG is considered Echo Skill DMG.
Press Normal Attack after casting Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict Stage 1 to cast Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 2.
Press Normal Attack after casting Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict Stage 2 & 3 to cast Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 3.
Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage
While in mid-air, press Normal Attack to consume STA to perform aerial attacks, dealing Fusion DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG. Consume Purging Flame on hit.
While in mid-air, hold Normal Attack to continuously consume STA to launch a barrage of shots at targets, dealing Fusion DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG. Consume Purging Flame on hit. If Galbrena does not land when interrupted during the barrage, she cannot immediately cast this skill again. Release Normal Attack during the barrage to cast Plunging Attack.
Press Normal Attack after the Plunging Attack to cast Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 3.
Dodge Counter - Purgatory Scourge
Press Normal Attack right after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Fusion DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.
Press Normal Attack right after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 4.
Resonance Skill - Ravage
Dash forward and leap into the air. Flip backward upon hitting the target, dealing Fusion DMG, considered Heavy Attack DMG.
Consume Purging Flame on hit. Resonance Skill - Ravage and Resonance Skill - Encroach share a cooldown.
Hellstride
Press Dodge on the ground while casting Galbrena's own skills to cast Hellstride to deal a fixed amount of Fusion DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG that does not bear any effect from DMG buffs. Hellstride can trigger successful Dodges. Hellstride cannot be cast consecutively.
Casting this skill does not reset the attack cycles within a short period of time.
Burning Drive
Casting Intro Skill, Hellstride, Normal Attack - Seraphic Execution Basic Attack Stage 4, Resonance Skill - Encroach, Resonance Skill - Ascent of Malice, and Resonance Skill - Ravage increases Galbrena's resistance to interruptions and ATK by 20% for 4s.
Afterflame
Galbrena can hold up to 40 points of Afterflame.
While in Threshold State, Galbrena recovers 8 points of Afterflame when Resonators in the nearby team cast Echo Skill. Echoes with the same name can only trigger this effect once. This effect resets when Galbrena exits Demon Hypostasis.
All Afterflame is removed upon exiting Demon Hypostasis.
Sinflame
Galbrena can hold up to 100 points of Sinflame.
While in Threshold State, hitting an enemy with Basic Attack, Heavy Attack - Volley of Death, Mid-air Attack - Ashfall Barrage, Resonance Skill - Encroach, and Intro Skill - Hellflare Overload recovers Sinflame.
Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage Sustained Fire DMG
15.00%
Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage Sustained Fire STA Cost (Per Sec)
20
Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage STA Cost
30
Resonance Skill - Ravage DMG
5.40%+12.60%
Resonance Skill - Ravage Cooldown
5s
Inherent Skill
Oathbound Hunt
1 stack of Fated End is inflicted on the target when the following skills hit: Intro Skill, Basic Attack, Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution, Dodge Counter, Heavy Attack - Volley of Death, Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict, Mid-air Attack, Hellstride, Resonance Skill - Encroach, Resonance Skill - Ascent of Malice, Resonance Skill - Ravage and Resonance Liberation, up to 4 stacks.
Each stack Amplifies the DMG directly dealt by Galbrena's Normal Attack, Resonance Skill, Forte Circuit, Resonance Liberation, Intro Skill, and Outro Skill by 5% for 5.5s. The same type of skill can trigger this effect on the same target once every 5s.
Resonance Skill - Encroach and Resonance Skill - Ravage are considered the same type of skill.
Inherent Skill
Sin Feaster
Casting Basic Attack Stage 4, Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 5, Heavy Attack - Volley of Death Stage 3, and Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict Stage 3 recovers 10 points of STA.
Intro Skill
Hellflare Overload
Attack the target and deal Fusion DMG.
Hold Normal Attack after casting this skill to cast Heavy Attack - Volley of Death Stage 2. While in Demon Hypostasis, cast Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict Stage 2 instead.
Press Normal Attack right after casting this skill to perform Basic Attack Stage 2, which is replaced with Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 2 if Galbrena is in Demon Hypostasis.
Lv. 1
Intro Skill - Hellflare Overload DMG
47.34%
Intro Skill - Hellflare Overload Concerto Regen
10
Outro Skill
Ashen Pursuit
Attack the target, dealing Fusion DMG equal to 79.5%*3+556.5% of Galbrena's ATK.
Resonance Chain (Dupes)
S1
Sequence Node 1
When casting Resonance Skill - Ascent of Malice, each point of Afterflame additionally grants 2% Crit. DMG to Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution, Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict, Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage, Resonance Skill - Ravage, and Dodge Counter - Purgatory Scourge, up to 80%. This effect is removed upon exiting Demon Hypostasis.
While in Demon Hypostasis, Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution Stage 5, Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict Stage 3, and Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage are immune to interruption.
S2
Sequence Node 2
Burning Drive grants 350% more ATK Bonus.
S3
Sequence Node 3
Resonance Liberation DMG Multiplier is increased by 130%.
S4
Sequence Node 4
When Resonators in the team cast Echo Skill, all Resonators in the team gain 20% all-Attribute DMG Bonus for 20s.
S5
Sequence Node 5
The DMG Multipliers of Resonance Skill - Encroach, Resonance Skill - Ascent of Malice, and Resonance Skill - Ravage are increased by 150%.
S6
Sequence Node 6
Demon Hypostasis becomes Eternal Hypostasis. Eternal Hypostasis retains all effects of Demon Hypostasis.
Additionally, Eternal Hypostasis lasts, the DMG Multipliers of Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution, Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict, Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage, and Dodge Counter -Purgatory Scourge are additionally increased by 60%.
When casting Resonance Skill - Ascent of Malice, for every 1 point of Afterflame consumed, Galbrena's Basic Attack - Seraphic Execution, Heavy Attack - Flamewing Verdict, Mid-air Attack - Hellsent Barrage, Resonance Skill - Ravage, and Dodge Counter -Purgatory Scourge gain 0.875%Fusion DMG Amplification, up to 35%, which is removed upon exiting Eternal Hypostasis.
Minor Fortes (Total)
CRIT DMG
+16%
ATK%
+12%
Stats
Include minor fortes
Lv. 90
HP
10300
ATK
463
DEF
1112
Max Energy
125
CRIT Rate
5%
CRIT DMG
150%
Healing Bonus
0%
Fusion DMG
0%
Upgrade Materials
Character Ascension (total)
4xLF Tidal Residuum
12xMF Tidal Residuum
12xHF Tidal Residuum
4xFF Tidal Residuum
46xBlighted Crown of Puppet King
60xStone Rose
170 000Shell Credits
Skill Upgrades (total)
25xLF Tidal Residuum
28xMF Tidal Residuum
40xHF Tidal Residuum
57xFF Tidal Residuum
25xImpure Phlogiston
28xExtracted Phlogiston
55xRefined Phlogiston
67xFlawless Phlogiston
26xCurse of the Abyss
2 030 000Shell Credits
While the source of the materials can be quickly found in the game, when it comes Stone Rose you will have to gather them from the map. Check our Interactive map to find them quickly:
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.
DPS
T0
Tower of Adversity
T0
Tower of Adversity (Sig)
T1
Whimpering Wastes
T1
Whimpering Wastes (Sig)
Pros & Cons
Pros
Is the best Fusion damage dealer currently in the game;
Has lots of different teammate options and performs well with all of them;
Signature weapon isn’t necessary to perform alongside good teammates — standard 5-star is easily acceptable;
Has a really strong Dodge Counter combo, meaning she isn’t affected by enemies being more aggressive provided the player can execute proper Perfect Dodging;
Her Outro only does damage, meaning she doesn’t restrict the next character from quickswapping — this adds a lot to her damage ceiling.
Cons
Has a rather bland playstyle only dependent on pressing Basic Attacks or occasionally executing Dodge Counters;
The overwhelming majority of her damage is loaded into the last two thirds of her rotation. In a meta where constant AoE output is important for one of the two hardest endgame modes, this significantly lowers her pull value;
Galbrena excels in the Mono Fusion team, but Changli is very competitive for her spot. Galbrena may be a redundant pull in this team if Changli is already owned, not because she isn’t stronger, but because the difference is marginal (particularly if neither of them own their Signature weapon).
Review
Review
Galbrena is a 5-star Fusion Pistol DPS who, despite what her weapon class would make you think, gets up close and personal with her targets to deal massive Cleave damage to them under her enhanced state called Demon Hypostasis. Accessing this state and optimizing its damage via Galbrena’s numerous self-buffs included in her kit is the key to unleashing her full potential.
Key Mechanics
Galbrena’s kit focuses around entering a stance called Demon Hypostasis. It allows her to cast massively enhanced attacks that deal the overwhelming majority of her damage at the cost of Forte points called Sinflame. They get converted 1 to 1 into Purging Flame which is then expended to cast her enhanced moves in Demon Hypostasis. As a result, the focus of her kit is generating her max of 100 Sinflame to then expend it after entering Demon Hypostasis, entered by casting her Enhanced Skill.
The amount of Sinflame currently generated is visible on her Forte bar, marked in blue outside of Demon Hypostasis. In Demon Hypostasis, only Purging Flame will be visible.
Via her Inherent Passives, Galbrena possesses Stamina recovery on a lot of her attacks, and a ramp-up DMG Amplify effect up to 20% which is easy to fully stack, as well as 20% ATK which will be up throughout most of her rotation. A lot of self-buffs make for a strong, self-sufficient kit.
Furthermore, she additionally possesses an extra Forte bar marked in red, and it stacks up to 40 points. It is called Afterflame, and it replenishes by casting Echo skills, at a rate of 8 points per. This increases the DMG Taken of enemies during Demon Hypostasis by up to 60% (1.5% per point).
The above is especially important because DMG Taken is a multiplier very rarely seen in character kits (mostly high Sequences like Cartethyia’s and Phrolova’s). On any character currently, in most cases it is rare enough to be considered a completely unique multiplier that buffs overall damage by whatever percentage is indicated. In other words, Galbrena’s damage increases by up to 60% with multiple Echo skill casts on the team u can replace it by (in her best teams, this will typically not be maxed out and be left at 36% without Phrolova, 48% with Phrolova).
And for those who are curious: DMG Taken is the opposite of DMG Reduction observable in Tower of Adversity. They interact with one another directly and are considered the same damage multiplier.
Attacks outside of Demon Hypostasis
Outside of Demon Hypostasis, Galbrena will mostly want to execute Basic Attacks because they replenish her Forte gauge the fastest. As a result, we can exploit the following during her rotations:
Intro leads into Basic Attack 2;
Basic Attack 4 leads into Basic Attack 2;
Dodge Counter leads into Basic Attack 4 (situational).
Basic Attack 4 is a great Swap Cancel window if no Outro buffs are currently active on Galbrena.
Additionally, her Enhanced Skill has a very short animation as it is a very short slash which has a small amount of endlag. This endlag will be animation-cancelled on hit by her Ultimate to save a small amount of time.
Finally, her Ultimate increases the DMG multiplier of all attacks in Demon Hypostasis by 85% which means it is necessary to cast before entering Demon Hypostasis because this buff represents a massive damage boost. However, the 20% DMG Amplify from her Inherent skill should be fully stacked up before using it to maximize damage (simply doing Intro + Basic Attack + Enhanced Skill is sufficient!)
Attacks during Demon Hypostasis
During Demon Hypostasis, Galbrena only has her Basic Attack and Dodge Counter that she should worry about in order to fully expend her Forte gauge. There are 3 different properties to note here:
Ultimate leads into Basic Attack 2;
Basic Attack 5 leads into Basic Attack 3;
Dodge Counter leads into Basic Attack 4.
All of these properties are used in her rotation to skip out on the weak Basic Attack 1 and only focus on the much stronger Basic Attacks 3, 4 and 5 which have much higher damage values than the first two. Additionally, the Dodge Counter is really strong and for all intents and purposes replaces Basic Attack 3 as a better version, both in Forte consumption and in damage.
What this means is that Galbrena’s full Dodge Counter combo is really strong and particularly important to execute whenever possible. If an enemy attack is incoming, make sure to Perfect Dodge it and execute her Dodge Counter combo to take Galbrena’s damage to new heights!
Starting from max Forte, 2 Dodge Counter combos or 2 full Basic 3,4,5 combos can be executed (alongside a Basic 2 to start with). The final Basic 5 can and should be Swap Cancelled for optimal damage.
Unused parts of her kit
In practice, all of Galbrena’s Mid-Air Attacks, her base Resonance Skill, her Hellstride attack, and all Heavy Attacks will go unused. They are not essential to her rotation and deal less damage than her Basic Attacks and Dodge Counters, so optimally Galbrena will not want to use them to optimize damage during her field time.
Meta Position & Conclusion
Galbrena is a very simple Basic Attack spam character, whose only real damage ceilings reside in her rotation outside of Demon Hypostasis (where her Forte gauge can be generated before Introing into her in certain teams, particularly those involving Lupa to nearly immediately go into Demon Hypostasis after Intro and save time) as well as her ability to execute strong Dodge Counters during Demon Hypostasis.
Beyond this, she has very little intricacies to her kit and as a result presents herself as a strong Fusion main damage dealer who can benefit from a wide variety of teammates, ranging from Brant/Mortefi + Lupa, to Phrolova + Shorekeeper, or even Mortefi + Shorekeeper/Verina for more F2P-accessible units. And the best part is that she can perform with all of these teammates. However, as the main damage dealer of all teams she is present in, she will definitely require a strong weapon to boot, ideally her Signature, but with strong teammates, she can function on Static Mist (the standard banner 5-star pistol) just fine.
In conclusion, Galbrena functions in a main damage dealer archetype that has been done several times in the past, but despite functioning in a classic role she is also very strong in her niche. Her only real weakness is multi-wave content found in Whimpering Wastes, due to the nature of her kit focusing around a strong burst damage window instead of constant damage output (which is generally favourable for multi-wave). With that being said, she can also function there given enough effort and a strong enough team, making her specialized against Boss encounters, yet still generally usable in AoE situations as well.
As the new best single-target Fusion damage dealer in the game, Galbrena cements herself a comfortable spot in the Wuthering Waves meta, using a variety of teammates, taking new and old characters alike to new heights.
Video guides
Build
Best Weapons
123.5%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 587 | CRIT DMG: 48.6%
Galbrena's Signature Weapon has great base stats and a passive focusing around giving Damage Amplify to Heavy Attacks and Echo Skills in tandem with one another. When both effects are stacked, it even gives a small DEF Ignore boost to further increase this weapon's potential. Overall this is her best choice easily.
101%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 500 | CRIT DMG: 72%
Simple stat-stick for Galbrena, who does not benefit from this weapon's Skill DMG-increasing effects.
100.3%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 500 | CRIT Rate: 36%
Simple stat-stick for Galbrena, who does not benefit from this weapon's Aero Erosion-focused effects.
100%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 587 | CRIT Rate: 24.3%
The standard banner 5-star is a great choice for Galbrena, having a fully utilized passive in Mono Fusion teams to buff the next incoming character's damage (Lupa for example), while still being generally useful via its high Base ATK, CRIT Rate and Energy Regen stats in any team. This makes it not face significant drop-offs compared to her Signature weapon, which isn't necessary to clear endgame contents thanks to Static Mist, provided Galbrena has good teammates to back her up.
93.3%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 412 | CRIT Rate: 20.3%
This Battle Pass exclusive provides a good CRIT Rate stat as well as a ramp-up ATK and Heavy ATK DMG increase when dealing Basic or Heavy Attack DMG, all fantastic stats for Galbrena. However, it isn't as strong as any 5-star choice due to its lower Base ATK than the choices above.
87%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 462 | ATK: 18.2%
Overall a great 4-star choice for Galbrena who needs a slight amount of Energy. This weapon's passive increases ATK and restores flat Energy when casting Skill, which makes it a solid choice for her as it makes her not require any Energy Regen substats, although it's not comparable to any 5-star.
85.4%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 387 | ATK: 36.4%
The best no-gacha option, this craftable 4-star provides extra ATK over time assuming you don't get hit. This weapon will perform worse than calculated if Galbrena gets hit by enemies often, however it should still outclass any other option than the ones listed above.
76.5%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 412 | ATK: 30.3%
This weapon provides extra ATK when dodging which forces Galbrena to cast frequent dodges to benefit from its passive effect. Doing so does not interrupt her attack combos, but it will extend her rotation.
Best Echo Sets
Best Echo Sets show the best sets that support the main character playstyle and work out of the box while the Special Echo Sets either are situational, support an alternative playstyle or are targeted toward min-maxers. The percentage numbers showcase the relative DPS increase when you take into account the set bonus only. For some characters there's no DPS (or its equivalent) available and in that case we listed the sets in the order of priority.
100%
3 Set: Dealing Echo Skill DMG increases Heavy Attack Crit. Rate by 20% for 6s. Dealing Heavy Attack DMG increases Echo Skill Crit. Rate by 20% for 6s. While both effects are active, gain 16% Fusion DMG Bonus.
Increases the CRIT Rate of Echo skills and Heavy Attacks and increases Fusion DMG Bonus when both effects are active. This makes it the best bundle of stats for Galbrena, who is the only one able to use this Echo set effectively.
Best Combined with your choice of:
2P Molten Rift/Flaming Clawprint (Recommended)
2P Lingering Tunes
2P Moonlit Clouds/Empyrean Anthem (when lacking Energy Regen)
Below you can find Main Echo options that you should be using with the set:
Corrosaurus
- Always use Echo Active Skill before executing Galbrena's Enhanced Skill to generate Afterflame. Summon Echo that provides a small amount of damage and 20% Echo as well as 12% Fusion DMG Bonus when equipped in the main slot, being both of Galbrena's main damage types.
Best Echo Stats
4-3-3-1-1:
4 cost
CRIT DMG
CRIT Rate
3 cost
Fusion DMG
ATK%
3 cost
Fusion DMG
1 cost
ATK%
1 cost
ATK%
Substats: Energy Regen (Until Satisfied) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% > ATK > Heavy Attack DMG%
Echo setup comparison (Static Mist S1)
Galbrena 4-3-3-1-1 (ELE% + ELE%)
41383 DPS100%
Galbrena 4-3-3-1-1 (ELE% + ATK%)
39899 DPS96.4%
Echo setup comparison (Lux and Umbra S1)
Galbrena 4-3-3-1-1 (ELE% + ELE%)
51103 DPS100%
Galbrena 4-3-3-1-1 (ELE% + ATK%)
49222 DPS96.5%
Best Endgame Stats (Level 90)
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.
HP: 14500+
DEF: 1100+
ATK: 1900-2100+
Crit Rate: 60%-80% (before set)
Crit DMG: 130%-170%+
Energy Regen: 10%-25% (depending on teammates)
Fusion DMG%: 40%-70%+
Skill Priority
Below you can find the order of leveling the abilities for Galbrena.
Forte Circuit
Res. Liberation
Basic Attack
Res. Skill
Intro Skill
Gameplay and teams
Rotation
Below you can find optimal rotation (or rotations) for Galbrena. The total time needed to perform it is 12.316 seconds. 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.
Gameplay Section
The focus of Galbrena’s kit lies on building her 2 Forte resources - Afterflame (in red) and Sinflame (in blue) - to then use them during her Demon Hypostasis state (entered via her Enhanced Skill obtained by fully restoring her Sinflame bar).
To restore Sinflame, the most efficient ways are Basic Attacks and Dodge Counters. This is also her most efficient way to deal damage during Demon Hypostasis. As a result, they are what we will make use of in her rotation.
To restore Afterflame, it is dependent on Echo skill casts and that is solely provided by casting active Echo skills or having specific teammates like Phrolova who have additional attacks that count as Echo skill casts. This means we always want to cast Galbrena’s active Echo Skill before entering Demon Hypostasis to restore Afterflame and expend it during Demon Hypostasis to enhance Galbrena’s damage.
With these factors in mind, below is what her standard rotation should look like:
Standard Rotation
Intro
Basic P2
Basic P3
Basic P4
Basic P2
Basic P3
Skill: Ascent of Malice (interrupt animation on hit)
Ultimate
Forte: Basic P2
Forte: Basic P3
Forte: Basic P4
Forte: Basic P5
Forte: Basic P3
Forte: Basic P4
Forte: Basic P5 (Swap)
Outro
Additional Tips & Tricks
Dodge Counters are a big deal for Galbrena as they can directly combo into her Basic P4 (whether in or out of Demon Hypostasis). They also deal much higher damage than any of her multipliers, effectively acting as a stronger version of her Basic P3 (both in Forte consumption and generation). Whenever they can be executed, Dodge Counters should always be performed to optimize damage, and followed by Basic Attacks since the later parts of her Basic Attack string are the strongest.
Galbrena’s final Forte Basic P5 can and should be swap-cancelled to optimize her rotation time. The Swap Cancel window is much earlier than you may initially think judging by her animations, so make sure to practice doing it as early as you can. Similarly, the Enhanced Skill cast can be interrupted rather early before the animation fully ends but the damage has landed via her Ultimate, which saves a couple fractions of a second (which is a free DPS increase)! In any case, be careful not to interrupt the animation before the damage actually lands.
Galbrena’s Ultimate could theoretically be used before her Enhanced Skill, however it deals a high amount of damage and as a result we want to stack up her 20% DMG Amplify effect from her Inherent Passive to optimize damage.
Following this point, while Galbrena’s Basic Attacks before her Enhanced Skill can be performed before her Intro, one Basic Attack always needs to be performed to fully stack up this Inherent Passive effect in time for her Ultimate cast. However, to optimize team rotation time (this is particularly applicable with Lupa on the team since she has many Swap Cancel windows), Galbrena can and should ideally perform a Basic 2,3,4 combo before her Intro, to then cast Basic 2,3 after her Intro and proceed with her rotation as normal. This ensures all damage buffs are up while minimizing rotation time. The Basic 4 is swap cancellable (and ideally should be). Note that Galbrena will always start from her Basic 2 if swapped from any character in combat, whether her Intro is available or not.
Make sure to use all of these tricks as needed to optimize damage!
Synergies
Below you can find a list of some of the stronger synergies between this character and others.
Lupa - The best teammate for Galbrena for now. Lupa is the ultimate Fusion buffer, providing several buffs ranging from ATK to DMG% to Fusion RES Ignore and even free dodges, which complements Galbrena wanting to execute Dodge Counters perfectly. Lupa additionally has lots of Swap Cancel windows that Galbrena can use to prepare her Forte gauge ahead of time! Pair them with Mortefi or Brant for a perfect Mono Fusion team.
Brant - Brant is the best partner for Galbrena + Lupa at higher investments, because he can benefit fully from Lupa's Outro skill buff and deal lots of personal damage while healing and shielding the team, as well as providing 20% Fusion DMG Amplify to Galbrena on his own Outro. However, he doesn't provide any buffs for Galbrena beyond this, meaning a lot of his value lies in his personal damage; hence, if your Brant isn't well-invested for damage, he will lag behind a stronger buffer like Mortefi in comparison.
Mortefi - Another one of Galbrena's best partners, Mortefi provides 38% Heavy Attack DMG Amplify on his Outro which is one of Galbrena's 2 main damage types. Additionally, he can wield Moonlit Clouds and the Static Mist pistol for a ton of ATK% and DMG% buffing. On top of his fast rotation and solid personal damage, he makes for a fantastic Galbrena teammate in general, particularly with Lupa in a Mono Fusion setup.
Phrolova - Phrolova definitely isn't Galbrena's best teammate choice, but by virtue of her fast rotation, her ability to provide an extra Echo Skill for Galbrena's Afterflame mechanic, and her 25% Heavy Attack DMG Amplify on Outro as well as her super high personal damage, if she's well-invested she could make for a good pair with Galbrena if you lack the Mono Fusion setup with Lupa.
Iuno - Similar to Phrolova, Iuno's presence on a Galbrena team is solely justified by her personal damage and her ability to Amplify Galbrena's Heavy Attack DMG by 50% on Outro. She even has extra healing and Stamina restoration if it is desired. However, she lags behind other choices by a lack of buffs and her inability to work with Lupa.
Verina - One of the usual Healing Support options that can slot into any team. Super easy to use, provides amazing team-wide ATK% buffs and 15% DMG Amplify with one of the fastest rotations in the game. Enjoy.
The Shorekeeper - A premium Healing Support option who can not only slot into any team, but also provide insane 12.5% Crit Rate, 25% Crit DMG, 25% ATK and 15% DMG Amplify buffs to your whole team. One of the best but also easy to use characters in the game.
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.
Do note that DPS and DMG aren’t perfect metrics for a character’s individual value and should be taken with a grain of salt. Anything pertaining a character’s relevance in the meta is addressed in our Review and Tier List, which the numbers below shouldn’t be used for as an end-all-be-all to. Instead, DPS and DMG are good metrics for a character’s sequence value and comparison between an individual character’s different rotations. We recommend using those metrics for such purposes.
Galbrena in 1 Target scenario
Rotation time: 12.316s
Galbrena (S6)
1 375 370 DMG (111 673 DPS)269.86%
Galbrena (S5)
963 425 DMG (78 225 DPS)189.03%
Galbrena (S4)
947 291 DMG (76 915 DPS)185.87%
Galbrena (S3)
865 835 DMG (70 301 DPS)169.88%
Galbrena (S2)
715 167 DMG (58 068 DPS)140.32%
Galbrena (S1)
555 025 DMG (45 065 DPS)108.90%
Galbrena (S0)
509 672 DMG (41 382 DPS)100.00%
Details about the calculations
Here's the rotation we have used to calculate the DPS (Damage Per Second) shown above.
Standard Rotation
Intro
Basic P2
Basic P3
Basic P4
Basic P2
Basic P3
Skill: Ascent of Malice (interrupt animation on hit)
Ultimate
Forte: Basic P2
Forte: Basic P3
Forte: Basic P4
Forte: Basic P5
Forte: Basic P3
Forte: Basic P4
Forte: Basic P5 (Swap)
Outro
And here are the Echoes and Weapons used in the calculations.
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 587 | CRIT Rate: 24.3%
3 Set: Dealing Echo Skill DMG increases Heavy Attack Crit. Rate by 20% for 6s. Dealing Heavy Attack DMG increases Echo Skill Crit. Rate by 20% for 6s. While both effects are active, gain 16% Fusion DMG Bonus.
2 Set:Fusion DMG% increases by 10%.
5 Set: Upon using Resonance Skill, Fusion DMG increases by 30% for 15s.
