Glossary Wuthering Waves

Convene

Convene is Wuthering Waves' gacha system for pulling new Resonators and weapons, using Astrite as the pull currency.

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Astrite

Astrite is the premium currency spent on Convene pulls, with each pull costing 160 Astrite.

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Lunite

Lunite is a subscription-based currency, purchased periodically and used alongside Astrite for various in-game purchases.

Pity

Pity is the guaranteed-5★ counter on every Convene banner: hard pity hits at pull 80, though most players' 5★ actually lands earlier, around the soft-pity range in the mid-60s to low-70s.

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50/50

The 50/50 is the character-banner coinflip: when a 5★ drops, there's an even chance it's the featured Resonator or a standard one instead.

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Guarantee

Guarantee is the rule that kicks in right after losing a 50/50 — the next 5★ pulled on that banner is certain to be the featured Resonator; pity and this guarantee carry over between banners of the same type, though the Standard Banner keeps its own separate counter.

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Standard & Featured Banner

The Standard Banner is the permanent pool of older 5★ Resonators and weapons, separate from the Featured 5★ headlining the current limited banner; on the weapon banner there's no 50/50 at all — every 5★ pulled there is guaranteed to be the Featured weapon.

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Concerto Energy

Concerto Energy is a gauge that fills as a Resonator fights; once it's full, swapping that character out triggers their Outro Skill.

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Outro Skill

An Outro Skill fires when a Resonator with full Concerto Energy is swapped out, usually buffing or applying Deepen to the teammate coming in.

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Intro Skill

An Intro Skill is the entrance move a Resonator performs the instant they're swapped into the fight.

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Forte Circuit

The Forte Circuit is each Resonator's own unique gauge-and-mechanic system, distinct from character to character, layered on top of the shared combat basics.

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Resonance Skill

Resonance Skill is a Resonator's core combat ability, separate from their basic attacks and their ultimate.

Resonance Liberation

Resonance Liberation is a Resonator's ultimate move, unleashed once their Resonance Energy gauge is full.

Deepen

Deepen is a damage-amplification stat that multiplies, rather than adds to, other damage bonuses — stacking two different +30% sources works out to roughly +69% total damage, not +60%.

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Quick-Swap

Quick-swap is the core rotation technique of chaining Outro and Intro Skills by switching characters rapidly mid-combo.

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Parry & Dodge

Parry and Dodge are the two defensive options in combat: a well-timed parry blocks and counters an incoming attack, while dodging (including via an Echo Skill) briefly avoids the hit altogether.

Echo

An Echo is Wuthering Waves' equipment system, dropped by defeated enemies; every Resonator equips five of them at once.

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Sonata Effect

A Sonata Effect is the set bonus for wearing multiple Echoes from the same family — 2 pieces grant a small bonus, while 5 pieces shape the whole build.

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Echo Cost

Echo Cost is the resource value (4, 3, or 1) attached to each Echo; the total cost across a full loadout is capped, with 4-3-3-1-1 being a common configuration.

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Tuning & Tuner

Tuning is the process of unlocking an Echo's substats, and a Tuner is the item consumed to do it.

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Data Bank

The Data Bank is a progression system that must be leveled up to raise the maximum rarity of Echoes a player can obtain.

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Nightmare Echo

A Nightmare Echo is an upgraded Echo variant whose effect activates just by equipping it in the main slot — no summoning the Echo required.

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Calamity Echo

A Calamity Echo is a 4-cost Echo dropped by Tacet Field bosses; realistically only one full set can be farmed per Waveplate run.

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Main Stat

An Echo's Main Stat is its primary attribute, determined by its cost tier — 4-cost Echoes, for example, can roll Crit Rate, Crit DMG, or Healing.

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Substat

A Substat is one of up to five secondary attributes on an Echo, revealed through Tuning; each substat's roll value comes from a fixed pool regardless of the Echo's rarity.

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Union Level

Union Level is a player's overall account level, gating world content, features, and rewards as it rises.

Waveplate

Waveplate is the stamina resource spent to farm Tacet Fields and other resource stages.

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Tacet Field

A Tacet Field is a combat stage where Echoes are farmed by defeating the enemies inside.

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Shell Credit

Shell Credit is Wuthering Waves' common currency, spent on everyday costs like leveling and ascending characters and weapons.

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Sequence

Sequence (Resonance Chain) is a Resonator's duplicate system — six nodes total, with each unlocked copy adding a new layer of power.

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Solaris-3 & Phase

Solaris-3 is the planet Wuthering Waves takes place on, and each major patch is split into phases — phase 1 and phase 2 — each bringing its own banner lineup.

Aero Erosion

Aero Erosion is the negative status tied to the Aero element, one of the six element-specific debuffs that the current combat meta revolves around.

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Spectro Frazzle

Spectro Frazzle is the negative status tied to the Spectro element, one of the six element-specific debuffs central to the current combat meta.

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Glacio Chafe

Glacio Chafe is the negative status tied to the Glacio element, applied and stacked as part of elemental team rotations.

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Fusion Burst

Fusion Burst is the negative status tied to the Fusion element, one of the six status effects that shape team-building around elemental damage.

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Havoc Bane

Havoc Bane is the negative status tied to the Havoc element, applied by Havoc-aligned Resonators and their teams.

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Electro Flare

Electro Flare is the negative status tied to the Electro element, rounding out the six elemental debuffs Resonators can inflict.

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Tune Rupture

Tune Rupture is one of the Tune Break family of status effects, tied to breaking down an enemy's resistance through sustained hits.

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Tune Strain

Tune Strain is another status in the Tune Break family, building up alongside Tune Rupture as part of the same break-oriented mechanic.

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Hack-Shifting

Hack-Shifting is the collaboration-tied entry in the Tune Break family, following the same break-oriented logic as Tune Rupture and Tune Strain.

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