Mortefi, a skilled expert in Applied Tacetite Study and a member of the Academy’s Department of Safety, possesses the unique ability to transform his accumulated frustration into fiery flames. From a burning wrath that consumes all, the red dragon shall descend.
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Video guide
This character has no video guide yet.
Update tracker
Last review update
Patch 1.0
Last major build/calcs update
Patch 1.3
Last profile update*
October 29th, 2024
*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
Impromptu Show
Basic Attack
Mortefi uses his dual guns and fire to perform up to 4 continuous attacks dealing Fusion DMG.
Heavy Attack
Mortefi enters the aiming state for a more powerful shot.
The aimed shot fired after charging finishes deals Fusion DMG.
Mid-air Attack
Mortefi consumes Stamina to perform consecutive shots at the target in mid-air, dealing Fusion DMG.
Dodge Counter
Use Basic Attack after successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Fusion DMG.
Deal Fusion DMG, and apply Burning Rhapsody to all characters in the team.
Burning Rhapsody
When the on-field character's Basic Attack hits the target, Mortefi launches a Coordinated Attack, firing 1 Marcato. When the on-field character's Heavy Attack hits the target, Mortefi launches a Coordinated Attack, firing 2 Marcato. Mortefi can launch one Coordinated Attack every 0.35s.
Marcato
Deals Fusion DMG.
Lv. 1
Violent Finale Damage
80.00%
Marcato Damage
16.00%
Duration
10
Cooldown
20
Res. Energy Cost
125
Con. Energy Regen
20
Forte Circuit
Fury Fugue
Resonance Skill: Fury Fugue
When Mortefi's "Annoyance" reaches 100, his Resonance Skill is replaced with Fury Fudge. When casting Fury Fudge, Mortefi consumes all "Annoyance" to unleash high-speed flame lightning, dealing Fusion DMG, considered as Resonance Skill damage.
Annoyance
Mortefi can hold up to 100 Annoyance. When Normal Attack Impromptu Show hits the target, “Annoyance” is restored. When Intro Skill Dissonance hits the target, “Annoyance” is restored.
When Resonance Skill Passionate Variation hits the target, “Annoyance” is restored. Within 5 seconds after casting Passionate Variation, Basic Attack Impromptu that hits the target additionally restores “Annoyance”.
Lv. 1
Fury Fugue Damage
164.00%
Con. Energy Regen
18
Inherent Skill
Harmonic Control
After casting Resonance Skill Passionate Variation, the damage of Resonance Skill Draconic Hellfire is increased by 25% for 8s.
Inherent Skill
Rhythmic Vibrato
During Resonance Liberation Burning Rhapsody, each hit of Resonance Liberation Marcato will increase the damage of the next Resonance Liberation Marcato by 1.5%, which can be triggered once every 0.35s, stacking up to 50 times. The effect will be reset after Resonance Liberation Burning Rhapsody ends.
Intro Skill
Dissonance
Attack the target, dealing Fusion DMG.
Lv. 1
Skill Damage
85.00%
Con. Energy Regen
10
Outro Skill
Rage Transposition
The next character (or other characters on a nearby team that activates an Outro Skill) gains 38% Heavy Attack DMG Deepen for 14 seconds or until the Character is switched.
Resonance Chain (Dupes)
S1
Sequence Node 1
During Resonance Liberation Burning Rhapsody, Mortefi launches Coordinated Attacks when the on-field character performs their Resonance Skills, firing 2 Resonance Liberation's Marcato hits, dealing Fusion Damage.
S2
Sequence Node 2
After using the Echo Skill, Mortefi restores an additional 10 Resonance Energy. This can be triggered once every 20 second.
S3
Sequence Node 3
During Resonance Liberation Burning Rhapsody, the Crit. DMG of Resonance Liberation's Marcato is increased by 30%.
S4
Sequence Node 4
The duration of Resonance Liberation Burning Rhapsody is extended by 7s.
S5
Sequence Node 5
When Resonance Skill Passionate Variation or Resonance Skill Fury Fugue hits a target, 4 Resonance Liberation's Marcato hits will be fired, dealing Fusion Damage. DMG of Resonance Liberation's Marcato fired in this way is reduced by 50%.
S6
Sequence Node 6
When Resonance Liberation Violent Finale is cast, ATK of all team members is increased by 20% for 20s.
Minor Fortes (Total)
Fusion DMG
+12%
ATK%
+12%
Stats
Include minor fortes
Lv. 90
HP
10025
ATK
250
DEF
1137
Max Energy
125
CRIT Rate
5%
CRIT DMG
150%
Healing Bonus
0%
Fusion DMG
0%
Upgrade Materials
Character Ascension (total)
4xLF Whisperin Core
12xMF Whisperin Core
12xHF Whisperin Core
4xFF Whisperin Core
46xRage Tacet Core
60xCoriolus
170 000Shell Credits
Skill Upgrades (total)
25xLF Whisperin Core
28xMF Whisperin Core
40xHF Whisperin Core
57xFF Whisperin Core
25xImpure Phlogiston
28xExtracted Phlogiston
55xRefined Phlogiston
67xFlawless Phlogiston
26xMonument Bell
2 030 000Shell Credits
While the source of the materials can be quickly found in the game, when it comes Coriolus you will have to gather them from the map. Check our Ascension material map guide to find them quickly:
Incredibly fast Concerto rotation allowing fast access to his Outro
Incredible synergy with Heavy Attackers, boosting them and himself tremendously
Good personal damage considering the suite of buffs he provides
Insane Sequences that make him even stronger
Easy to understand and play even at the highest level
Strong enough to be played as a Hybrid even outside of his Heavy Attacker niche
Cons
Long Ultimate cooldown - 20 seconds compared to 10 second duration of the buff - so you need to keep this in mind while doing your rotations
If you're stuck at S0, looking at the overpowered Sequences will make you feel bad
Review
Mortefi is a 4-star Fusion Pistol wielding Hybrid that can dish out good damage when built correctly, but truly shines in a more Supportive role with teammates that primarily deal Heavy Attack damage. This is because his Ultimate Skill synergises with Heavy Attacks and his Outro amplies them by a further 38%.
Mortefi recharges his Forte Gauge with Basic Attacks, Resonance Skill and Intro Skill, which when full will convert his skill to Fury Fugue. This is similar to his Resonance Skill, being an excellent generator of Concerto Energy and Resonance Energy, with the addition of Fusion DMG in an AoE radius. His Forte Gauge can be quickly filled by using his Basic Attacks after Resonance Skill, unlocking Fury Fugue faster. Another great point of Fury Fugue is that it lacks any CD; it can be spammed indefinitely as long as your Forte Gauge fills up, and it doesn’t interfere with his normal Resonance Skill, allowing him to use the two in quick succession.
His Resonance Skill generates a good amount of Concerto Energy and Resonance Energy while dealing Fusion Damage to his primary target.
His Ultimate Skill deals Fusion Damage in front of him, generating a good chunk of Concerto Energy and buffing the entire team with Burning Rhapsody. While the buff is active, Mortefi will launch a coordinated attack when an enemy is hit by an ally, up to once every 0.35 seconds. If the landed attack is a Heavy Attack, he instead deals 2 coordinated attacks, doubling his potential damage output, making Heavy Attackers his ideal partners.
Mortefi requires minimal field time thanks to having one of the fastest and easiest to execute Concerto rotations in the game, which combines his excellent Outro buff, solid DPS and highly synergistic Ultimate Skill. He is also easy to play as his rotation is simple and fast to execute, making him a good choice for players of all skill. Even if you happen to mess up his rotation, it is quite easy to recover.
While being able to deal good damage as far as Hybrid characters go, his true calling is being a Support thanks to his Outro Skill, hence he prefers the combination of 5P Moonlit Clouds and Impermanence Heron Echo. This stacks an additional 12% DMG and 22% ATK on top of his already potent 38% Heavy Attack amplification from Outro, generating a massive buff stack for the character switching in.
Overall, Mortefi is currently one of the top Hybrid characters in endgame, especially for characters/teams centered around Heavy Attack burst rotation. Even if not for that, he sees use thanks to his incredibly fast Concerto Rotation and synergy with the 5P Moonlit Clouds and Impermanence Heron Echo. His strong Sequences can further increase his utility to your team.
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.
T0.5
Tower of Adversity
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Build
Best Weapons
100%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 587 | CRIT Rate: 24.3%
Best gun in the game by a landslide, offering main stat CRIT RATE, granting better Crit ratios (and as a result scaling), great base damage, and a good amount of Energy Regen (which saves you at least 1 sub-stat on gear). Also currently the only weapon in the game that offers any form of team-supportive ability granting the next character to switch in via intro an ATK boost synergising immensely with the hybrid playstyle.
83.92%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 462 | ATK: 18.2%
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83.64%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 412 | ATK: 30.3%
Usable gun by all Resonators offering good bonuses to ATK but reliant on dodging 3 times during your rotation for maximum value with continual dodges after that. Should only be used by those willing to perform dodges at the start of their rotation and consistently after. Calculations assume you perform dodges as soon as possible and maintain the buff.
83.07%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 387 | ATK: 36.4%
Alternative gun option to Undying Flame for Resonance Skill focused damage characters, assuming they weave in several Basic Attacks in their rotation.
82.65%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 387 | ATK: 36.4%
Generic gun option usable by all characters but with a significant ramp-up time on its bonus. Also requires the player not to be hit to extract full value. If you do get hit this weapon will fall behind (calculations assume you don't get hit even once).
81.87%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 412 | ATK: 30.3%
One of the top gun options for Resonators that deals primarily Resonance Skill DMG with little to no conditions to worry about thanks to its effect being tied to Intro skills. Almost all characters make use of Intros in their rotation and the bonus lasts for 15 seconds - long enough for most Main DPS to finish their burst window making this a strong consistent option.
73.04%
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
1
2 Set: Energy Regen increases by 10%.
5 Set: Upon using Outro Skill, ATK of the next Resonator increases by 22.5% for 15s.
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.
Moonlit Clouds
Supportive Echo that can be run at the cost of a sizeable chunk of damage for the character who equips, trading personal gain for team benefits. Should always be used and immediately switch cancelled right before performing an Outro, leading to another DPS. When done so will grant the next character switching in 12% increased DMG% which when combined with the 5P Moonlit set which also grants 22.5% ATK% under the same conditions makes for a sizeable boost.
While the echo does lower the damage of whoever wears it, it grants a massive chunk of energy on use usually saving 1 or sometimes even 2 Energy Regen sub stats that may otherwise be needed by the wearer allowing for some damage to be recovered.
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: 1700-2000+
HP: 14000+
DEF: 1100+
FUSION DMG%: 42%-72%+
CRIT RATE%: 50-70%+
CRIT DMG% 100-140%+
Energy Regeneration: 10-20%
Skill Priority
Below you can find the order of leveling the abilities for Mortefi.
Res. Liberation
Forte Circuit
Basic Attack
Res. Skill
Intro Skill
Gameplay and teams
Rotation
This is the optimal rotation for the character. The total time needed to perform it is 5.62 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.
Mortefi is easy and straightforward to play when following the rotation below, however keep an eye out for the following things while playing him:
Mortefi’s Ultimate and Outro should be always used together right before you Swap to another character to perform their burst combo (preferably a Heavy attacker). Triggering his Ultimate too early or during his own rotation wastes a chunk of his damage potential as well as buffing potential if S6.
Using Resonance Skill: Passionate Variation gains you additional Annoyance from all Basic Attacks for 5 seconds.Taking advantage of this window is important to allow you regain access to Fury Fugue quickly to complete his Concerto and keep rotation short.
His Ultimate will be always used at the end of his Concerto Rotation, and generates 20 Concerto Energy (a little less than a quarter of the gauge). As such, plan around this and use his Ultimate when you are missing approx 20 Concerto so as to minimize time spent generating it.
Mortefi excels at buffing Heavy ATK DMG with his "Deepen" Outro which acts as an immense multiplier thanks to the special "Deepen" scaling mechanic. Jiyan demands high field time and Mortefi takes up very little, making the pair an ideal combo of burst and buffs with plenty of wiggle room to fit in a support or some extra action on Jiyan while waiting for cooldowns or energy to recharge.
Mortefi is another outstanding Coordinated Attack user who is capable of supporting Jinhsi but relies heavily on Sequences to get the job done to the standard of some of his competitors in her teams. Jinhsi of course gains a tremendous amount of damage from having allies constantly launching coordinated attacks - something Mortefi can do but at S0 only for 10 seconds at a time per ultimate. Unfortunately Mortefi's ultimate has a cooldown of 20 seconds meaning you'll only have access to coordinated attacks half the time. Mortefi's Sequences completely solve this issue - at S4 he gains 7 additional seconds of duration for his Coordinated Attacks bringing him up to 17 seconds of duration or close to 100% uptime and at S6 he gains a 20% ATK boost for the whole team. Mortefi can't bring his full kit to bear alongside Jinhsi (his 38% Heavy amplification isn't used) but is still useful for Jinhsi at S0 however he truly shines at S4 or higher.
Mortefi excels at buffing Heavy ATK DMG with his "Deepen" Outro which acts as an immense multiplier thanks to the special "Deepen" scaling mechanic of which Danjin deals quite a bit with her fully charged Chaos Cleaves. Danjin desires high field time and Mortefi takes up very little making the pair a strong combo of high DPS and buffs with plenty of wiggle room to fit in a support or even more field time for Danjin.
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% "Deepen" 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.
Shorekeeper is incredibly flexible thanks to her generic buffs, lingering Outro amplification and relatively low field time requirements after her first rotation. Because of she 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.
Mortefi in 1 Target scenario
Rotation time: 5.62s
Mortefi (S6)
214,678 DMG (38,199 DPS)167.27%
Mortefi (S5)
203,682 DMG (36,242 DPS)158.70%
Mortefi (S4)
195,943 DMG (34,865 DPS)152.67%
Mortefi (S3)
140,596 DMG (25,017 DPS)109.55%
Mortefi (S2)
135,088 DMG (24,037 DPS)105.25%
Mortefi (S1)
135,088 DMG (24,037 DPS)105.25%
Mortefi (S0)
128,346 DMG (22,837 DPS)100.00%
Details about the calculations
Disclaimer: Mortefi does more damage depending on who he is supporting due to how his ultimate works. His ultimate can fire a maximum amount of 60 coordinated attacks at S0 in a literal perfect world when being abused by a Heavy Attack spammer, but this is not realistic, so we've used 35 coordinated attacks instead. This is how many you could expect to get when using Jiyan. Mortefi's S1 doesn't scale particularly well with Jiyan which is how we've represented but works much much better with characters like Danjin compared to what is shown here.
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 5.62 seconds.
Intro
Skill: Passionate Variation
Skill: Fury Fugue
Basic P1
Basic P2
Basic P3
Basic P4
Skill: Fury Fugue
Ultimate
Echo (Impermanance Heron Swap-Cancel)
And here are the Echoes and Weapons used in the calculations.
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 587 | CRIT Rate: 24.3%
2 Set: Energy Regen increases by 10%.
5 Set: Upon using Outro Skill, ATK of the next Resonator increases by 22.5% 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.
