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Havoc Rectifier

Cantarella

Support and Healer Concerto Efficiency Basic Attack Damage Echo Skill Damage Coordinated Attack Havoc DMG Amplification Resonance Skill DMG Amplification

Build · 01

Weapons, ranked

Ranked on calculated damage at equal investment. Everything below rank one is a real option, not a consolation.

  1. 02 Rime-Draped Sprouts72.0% Crit. DMG · 500 ATK · Panorama
  2. 03 Stringmaster36.0% Crit. Rate · 500 ATK · Electric Amplification
  3. 04 Augment20.2% Crit. Rate · 412 ATK · Forgiving Resilience
  4. 05 Jinzhou Keeper36.5% ATK · 388 ATK · Guardian
  5. 06 Cosmic Ripples54.0% ATK · 500 ATK · Stormy Resolution
  6. 07 Rectifier#2551.8% Energy Regen · 338 ATK · Dawnbringer

Build · 02

Echo set and stats

2 reviewed setups this patch. Each one keeps its own main Echo and stat priorities.

Recommended Setup

5pc Midnight Veil

Layout
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Main stats by slot

4Main echo
CRIT Rate
3Second slot
Energy Regen
3Third slot
Havoc DMG Bonus
1Fourth slot
ATK%
1Fifth slot
ATK%

Substat priority

  1. 1CRIT Rate
  2. 2CRIT DMG
  3. 3ATK%
  4. 4Basic Attack DMG Bonus
  5. 5Energy Regen
Main echoOverlord · 4-cost

Lorelei

Havoc DMG +10%.

Cost
4
Charges
1
Cooldown
25s

Echo skill: Transform into Lorelei and attack surrounding enemies, dealing 405.00% Havoc DMG. The Resonator with this Echo equipped in their main slot gains 12.00% Havoc DMG Bonus and 12.00% Basic Attack DMG Bonus.

DPS Alternative

5pc Havoc Eclipse

Layout
43311

Main stats by slot

4Main echo
CRIT Rate
3Second slot
Energy Regen
3Third slot
Havoc DMG Bonus
1Fourth slot
ATK%
1Fifth slot
ATK%

Substat priority

  1. 1CRIT Rate
  2. 2CRIT DMG
  3. 3ATK%
  4. 4Basic Attack DMG Bonus
  5. 5Energy Regen
Main echoOverlord · 4-cost

Lorelei

Havoc DMG +10%.

Cost
4
Charges
1
Cooldown
25s

Echo skill: Transform into Lorelei and attack surrounding enemies, dealing 405.00% Havoc DMG. The Resonator with this Echo equipped in their main slot gains 12.00% Havoc DMG Bonus and 12.00% Basic Attack DMG Bonus.

Skill upgrade priority

  1. FirstForte Circuit
  2. SecondResonance Skill
  3. ThirdResonance Liberation
  4. FourthBasic Attack
  5. FifthIntro Skill

Build · 03

Teams

7 verified lineups. Other rotations stay off the page until they are checked against the current game.

Recommended lineup

Cantarella main DPS team

Era 2.0
Main DPSStep 1

Cantarella

Havoc

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.
Buffer / Sub-DPSStep 2

Sanhua

Glacio

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.
Support / OpenerStep 3

Shorekeeper

Spectro

Also works

Verina
Rotation

Sanhua opens, the healer quickly charges Concerto, then Sanhua re-enters with Intro Skill before Cantarella takes the field.

Recommended lineup

Alternative Phrolova Team

Main DPSStep 1

Phrolova

Havoc

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.
Buffer / Sub-DPSStep 2

Cantarella

Havoc

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.
Support / OpenerStep 3

Rover (Havoc)

Havoc

Also works

Shorekeeper

Recommended lineup

Danjin Best Team (Main DPS)

Main DPSStep 1

Danjin

Havoc

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.
Buffer / Sub-DPSStep 2

Cantarella

Havoc

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.
Support / OpenerStep 3

Shorekeeper

Spectro

Also works

Verina
Rotation

It is recommended to use Cantarella with Verina in this team, Shorekeeper takes extended field time that may result in cooldown issues.

Alternative lineup

Galbrena Team

Main DPSStep 1

Galbrena

Fusion

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.
Buffer / Sub-DPSStep 2

Qiuyuan

Aero

Also works

PhrolovaIunoRebeccaMortefi
Support / OpenerStep 3

Cantarella

Havoc

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.
Rotation

Shorekeeper → Qiuyuan → Galbrena.

Alternative lineup

Phrolova Team

Main DPSStep 1

Phrolova

Havoc

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.
Buffer / Sub-DPSStep 2

Cantarella

Havoc

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.
Support / OpenerStep 3

Lucilla

Glacio

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.
Rotation

Lucilla → Qiuyuan → Phrolova.

Worth knowing: With Cantarella on the team, pivot Lucilla to the 3rd slot and have Cantarella Outro buff Phrolova instead.

Alternative lineup

Camellya Alternative Team

Main DPSStep 1

Camellya

Havoc

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.
Buffer / Sub-DPSStep 2

Cantarella

Havoc

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.
Support / OpenerStep 3

Shorekeeper

Spectro

Also works

Verina

Alternative lineup

Havoc Rover (Hybrid) Team

Main DPSStep 1

Rover (Havoc)

Havoc

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.
Buffer / Sub-DPSStep 2

Cantarella

Havoc

Substitutions

No verified replacement for this slot.
Support / OpenerStep 3

Shorekeeper

Spectro

Also works

Verina

Detailed reference

Full kit and field notes

Basic Attack

Illusion Collapse

Basic Attack

Perform up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Havoc DMG.

Heavy Attack

Consume STA to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.

Heavy Attack - Delusive Dive

When Cantarella has Trance, Heavy Attack becomes Delusive Dive, dealing Havoc DMG to the target, and then Cantarella enters Mirage. While in Mirage, casting Delusive Dive does not activate Mirage again.

Can be cast in water.

Mid-air Attack

Consume STA to perform Plunging Attack, dealing Havoc DMG.

Dodge Counter

Normal Attack right after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.

Resonance Skill

Dance with Shadows

Graceful Step

Attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.

Flickering Reverie

When in Mirage, Resonance Skill becomes Flickering Reverie, which is considered an Echo Skill when being cast. Attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG, and send them into Hazy Dream.

Can be cast in mid-air.

Hazy Dream

Reduce the target's movement speed for 6.5s. When the target takes damage, Jolt is triggered once, removing Hazy Dream to deal Havoc DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG.

Attacks by other Resonators in the team will not Jolt a target influenced by Hazy Dream and will remove the Hazy Dream.

Coordinated Attacks and damage from Utilities will not Jolt a target.

Forte Circuit

Between Illusion and Reality

Mirage

  • Basic Attack becomes Basic Attack Phantom Sting. Perform up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Havoc DMG. Can be cast in mid-air. When cast mid-air, Basic Attack Phantom Sting consumes STA, and the combo does not reset when Cantarella is airborne.
  • Hitting the target with Basic Attack Phantom Sting consumes 1 point of Trance to obtain 1 point of Shiver and heal all nearby Resonators in the team.
  • The third stage of Basic Attack Phantom Sting triggers 3 Coordinated Attacks, dealing Havoc DMG.
  • Mid-air Attack becomes Abysmal Vortex. Press Jump to perform a Plunging Attack at the cost of STA, dealing Havoc DMG.
  • Dodge Counter becomes Dodge Counter Shadowy Sweep. Attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG. Normal Attack right after casting the skill to cast Basic Attack Phantom Sting Stage 2.
  • When Mid-air Attack Abysmal Vortex or Dodge Counter Shadowy Sweep hits a target, consume 1 point of Trance to obtain 1 point of Shiver and heal all nearby Resonators in the team.
  • Mirage lasts for 8s.
  • Mirage ends when Trance is depleted.
Forte Circuit - Perception Drain

If Cantarella has 3 points of Shiver when in Mirage, Resonance Skill becomes Perception Drain.

Consume all Shiver to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG. Send the target into Hazy Dream and heal all Resonators in the team.

Casting this skill is also considered as casting Echo Skill.

Can be cast in mid-air.

Abyssal Rebirth

After casting Intro Skill, Cantarella enters Abyssal Rebirth, which lasts for 25s and can be activated once every 25s. In the duration, for up to 6 times, when Resonators in the team cast Echo Skill, Cantarella recovers 6 points of Concerto Energy. Echoes with the same name can only trigger this effect once.

When in water, Cantarella's swimming speed increases and STA cost decreases.

Trance
  • Cantarella can hold up to 5 points of Trance.
  • Casting Intro Skill recovers 1 point of Trance.
  • Hitting a target with Basic Attack Stage 3 recovers 1 point of Trance.
  • Casting Resonance Skill Graceful Step recovers 1 point of Trance.
  • Casting Resonance Liberation Flowing Suffocation recovers 3 points of Trance.
  • When in the water, recover 1 point of Trance every 5s.
Shiver
  • Cantarella can hold up to 3 points of Shiver.
  • Hitting the target with Basic Attack Phantom Sting recovers 1 point of Shiver.
  • When Mid-air Attack Abysmal Vortex or Dodge Counter Shadowy Sweep hits a target, restore 1 point of Shiver.
Resonance Liberation

Beneath the Sea

Flowing Suffocation

Attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG (considered Basic Attack DMG). Grant Diffusion to all Resonators in the team. Casting this skill is also considered as casting Echo Skill.

Can be cast in mid-air close to the ground.

Diffusion

When the Resonator on the field deals damage to a target, summon Dreamweavers to perform Coordinated Attack, dealing Havoc DMG (considered as Basic Attack DMG).

  • Within 3s after the Resonator deals damage, summon 1 per second. This effect can be triggered once per second. Damage dealt by Dreamweavers cannot trigger this effect.
  • Up to 1 can be summoned each second, max 21 Dreamweavers in total.
  • This effect lasts for 30s or until reaching the maximum number of Dreamweavers.
Intro Skill

Cruise

Ripple

Attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.

Press Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill to start the Basic Attack combo from Basic Attack Stage 3.

Tidal Surge

When in Mirage, Intro Skill becomes Tidal Surge, which triggers 3 coordinated attacks on hit, dealing Havoc DMG. Casting Tidal Surge resets the combo of Basic Attack Phantom Sting.

Inherent Skills

"Cure"

Increase Healing Bonus by 20%.

"Poison"

Casting Echo Skill gives 6% Havoc DMG Bonus for 10s, stacking up to 2 times.

Outro Skill

Gentle Tentacles

Amplify the incoming Resonator's Havoc DMG by 20% and Resonance Skill DMG by 25% for 14s. Switching Resonators ends this effect.

Tune Break

Rectifier

When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast Tune Break on the target.

Resonance Chain

  1. Sequence 1: Embrace the Endless Waves

    Casting Resonance Skill recovers 1 point of Trance. The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Skill Graceful Step, Resonance Skill Flickering Reverie, and Forte Circuit Perception Drain is increased by 50%. Immune to interruptions while casting Perception Drain.

  2. Sequence 2: Surrender to the Illusive Reverie

    Resonance Liberation Flowing Suffocation now sends the target into Hazy Dream. The DMG Multiplier of Jolt triggered by Cantarella is increased by 245%.

  3. Sequence 3: Gaze into the Abyss

    The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Liberation Flowing Suffocation is increased by 370%. After casting Resonance Liberation Flowing Suffocation, enter into Mirage. If already in Mirage, casting Resonance Liberation Flowing Suffocation does not activate the Mirage state again.

  4. Sequence 4: Behold Your Own Soul

    When in Mirage, Healing Bonus is increased by 25%.

  5. Sequence 5: Rest in Your Reflection

    The maximum number of Dreamweavers Cantarella can summon through Resonance Liberation Diffusion is increased by 5.

  6. Sequence 6: Fall, Fall... and Fall Deeper into the Dream

    Increase the DMG Multiplier of Basic Attack Phantom Sting by 80%. Casting Resonance Liberation Flowing Suffocation makes Cantarella's DMG ignore 30% of the target's DEF for 10s.

    For the first 1.2s of Hazy Dream, when the target takes an instance of DMG that does not inflict Hazy Dream, Jolt will not be triggered on the target.

Kit text from the official Wuthering Waves guide by Kuro Games, supplemented with reviewed Wuthering Waves Wiki data under CC BY-SA.

◇ Frequently Asked Questions

What element is Cantarella?

Cantarella is a Havoc element resonator in Wuthering Waves.

What weapon does Cantarella use?

Cantarella uses a Rectifier in Wuthering Waves.

What rarity is Cantarella?

Cantarella is a 5-star resonator in Wuthering Waves.

What role does Cantarella play?

Cantarella serves as: Support and Healer, Concerto Efficiency, Basic Attack Damage, Echo Skill Damage, Coordinated Attack, Havoc DMG Amplification, Resonance Skill DMG Amplification.

When was Cantarella released?

Cantarella was released on 27 March 2025.

What is Cantarella's signature weapon?

Cantarella's signature weapon is Whispers of Sirens.