Havoc 
Broadblade 
Support and Healer Resonance Liberation Damage Havoc Bane Build · 01
Ranked on calculated damage at equal investment. Everything below rank one is a real option, not a consolation.
Broadblade ATK is increased by 12%. When the wielder casts Intro Skill or inflicts Negative Statuses, they gain 8% Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus, stacking up to 3 times for 15s. At max stacks, when Resonators in the team inflict Negative Statuses, they gain 24% All-Attribute DMG Bonus for 15s. Effects of the same name cannot be stacked.
Official Kuro recommendation and best-in-slot option.
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2 reviewed setups this patch. Each one keeps its own main Echo and stat priorities.
Recommended Hybrid Setup
Main stats by slot
Main echo
Second slotThird slotFourth slotFifth slotSubstat priority
1Energy Regen2Crit Rate
3Crit DMG4ATK
5Resonance Liberation DMG
The Resonator with this Echo equipped in the main slot gains 12.00% Havoc DMG Bonus and 12.00% Resonance Liberation DMG Bonus.
Echo skill: Summon a Collapsing Horizon, dealing two instances of 131.04% Havoc DMG to nearby enemies and obtaining the Core of Collapse for 15s. While it lasts, Core of Collapse deals 24.57% Havoc DMG when the active Resonator in the team deals damage.
Healer Setup
Main stats by slot
Main echoSecond slotThird slotFourth slotFifth slotSubstat priority
1Energy Regen2Crit Rate3Crit DMG4ATK5Resonance Liberation DMG
Healing Bonus +10%.
Increases the ATK of all party members by 15% for 30s upon healing allies.
Echo skill: Activate the Echo Skill to summon a fraction of the Fallacy of No Return's power and deal a blast to the surrounding area, inflicting Spectro DMG equal to 15.86% of max HP, after which the Resonator gains 10% bonus Energy Regen and all team members 10% bonus ATK for 20s. Hold Echo Skill to unleash a series of flurry assaults at the cost of STA, each dealing Spectro DMG equal to 1.58% of max HP; Release to end the assail in a powerful blow, dealing Spectro DMG equal to 19.82% of max HP.
Skill upgrade priority
FirstForte Circuit 
SecondResonance Liberation 
ThirdBasic Attack 
FourthResonance Skill 
FifthIntro Skill Build · 03
6 verified lineups. Other rotations stay off the page until they are checked against the current game.
Recommended lineup
FusionSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.FusionSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.HavocSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.Start with Chisa to apply Havoc Bane, use Denia to apply Fusion Burst and buff Aemeath, then let Aemeath apply her own Fusion effects and finish with increased damage.
Worth knowing: Run Denia to apply Fusion Burst and buff Aemeath, with Suisui replacing the usual support slot to heal and amplify team damage.
Recommended lineup
GlacioSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.GlacioAlso works
HavocSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.Chisa → Lucilla → Hiyuki.
Worth knowing: Start with Suisui to build her Forte and cast Resonance Liberation, switch to Lucilla for her Reminiscence combo, then enter on Hiyuki and hold Heavy Attack to fill Forte before casting Resonance Liberation.
Recommended lineup
AeroSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.AeroSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.HavocSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.Chisa → Ciaccona → Cartethyia.
Worth knowing: Remember Aero Rover is the 2nd character in the rotation with Chisa or Shorekeeper on the team, but they open the rotation with Sanhua on the team. Also use Skyfall Severance to convert Havoc Bane into Erosion if you use them with Chisa!
Recommended lineup
HavocSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.HavocSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.GlacioAlso works
Start with Suisui to build her Forte and cast Resonance Liberation, switch to Chisa for a full Basic Attack string and Resonance Liberation, then enter on Yangyang: Xuanling via Intro and hold Heavy Attack until her Forte depletes.
Alternative lineup
ElectroSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.AeroAlso works
HavocSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.Use support outro windows before Augusta takes field time.
Alternative lineup
AeroSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.
SpectroAlso works
HavocSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.Detailed reference
Perform up to 2 consecutive attacks, dealing Havoc DMG.
Press Normal Attack shortly after casting Basic Attack Stage 2 to cast Rending Lunge.
Deal Havoc DMG.
Press Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill on the ground to cast Death Snip.
Use Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill in mid-air to cast Hanging Finality.
Open the scissors, dealing Havoc DMG. After a while, the scissors snip, dealing Havoc DMG and restoring HP for all nearby Resonators in the team.
Use Normal Attack during this skill to deal additional Havoc DMG. Use Normal Attack again to immediately snip the target.
The skill DMG is considered Resonance Liberation DMG.
Press Normal Attack shortly after casting Death Snip to cast Thread Withdrawn.
Deal Havoc DMG.
Can trigger successful Dodges within a certain time after being cast.
Leap into the air and consume STA to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
This skill cannot be cast while in Chainsaw Mode.
Perform the following actions within a certain time after casting this skill to cast Hanging Finality:
Hold Normal Attack before landing after casting Heavy Attack to cast Heavy Attack - Severed Facet.
Consume STA to perform Plunging Attack, dealing Havoc DMG.
While not in Chainsaw Mode, Press Normal Attack to cast Basic Attack Stage 2.
Deal Havoc DMG.
Use Normal Attack within a certain time after casting Heavy Attack - Severed Facet to cast Hanging Finality.
If interrupted, Heavy Attack - Severed Facet can be cast again by holding Normal Attack before landing. This effect can be triggered once only before landing.
Consume STA to perform Plunging Attack, dealing Havoc DMG.
Press Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill on the ground to cast Death Snip.
Normal Attack right after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
Press Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill to cast Rending Lunge.
Hold Dodge after a successful Dodge on the ground to cast Dodge Counter - Eye of Unraveling: Retraction to attack and Stagnate the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
Stagnate and deal Havoc DMG.
Can be cast in mid-air.
While on the ground and Ring of Chainsaw is full, Resonance Skill is replaced with Serrated Loop.
Stagnate targets, and deal Havoc DMG and pull in nearby targets.
Casting this skill sends Chisa into Chainsaw Mode and replaces Resonance Skill with Eye of Unraveling.
Press Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill to cast Sawring - Blitz Stage 2.
Hold Resonance Skill while casting this skill to continuously attack and pull in nearby targets. Release the Resonance Skill button in the duration or keep holding it for a certain period of time to cast Sawring - Blitz Stage 1.
While in Chainsaw Mode, Chisa unlocks Sawring - Blitz, Sawring - Eradication, Chainsaw Mode - Dodge Counter.
Sawring - Blitz and Chainsaw Mode - Dodge Counter consume Ring of Chainsaw on hit.
Sawring - Blitz chains up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Havoc DMG.
Press Normal Attack to start the combo from Sawring - Blitz Stage 1. Hold Normal Attack to start from Sawring - Blitz Stage 2.
Hold Normal Attack while casting Sawring - Blitz Stage 2 to continuously attack the target. Sawring - Blitz Stage 2 is automatically followed by Sawring - Blitz Stage 3.
While casting Sawring - Blitz Stage 2, release the Normal Attack button or Dodge without directional input to automatically cast Sawring - Blitz Stage 2: Discordance, dealing Havoc DMG. Shortly after casting Sawring - Blitz Stage 2: Discordance, successful Dodges can be triggered.
Press Normal Attack shortly after casting Sawring - Blitz Stage 2: Discordance to cast Sawring - Blitz Stage 3.
While casting Sawring - Blitz Stage 3, hold Normal Attack to continuously attack the target. Sawring - Blitz Stage 3 is automatically followed by Sawring - Eradication.
Release Normal Attack during Sawring - Blitz Stage 3 to automatically cast Sawring - Blitz Stage 3: Falltone, dealing Havoc DMG.
Sawring - Blitz DMG is considered Resonance Liberation DMG.
While in Chainsaw Mode, Normal Attack following a successful Dodge to cast Chainsaw Mode - Dodge Counter, dealing Havoc DMG.
Normal Attack following Chainsaw Mode - Dodge Counter to cast Sawring - Blitz Stage 3.
Hold Normal Attack while casting Chainsaw Mode - Dodge Counter to sustain the attack. When Chainsaw Mode - Dodge Counter ends, cast Sawring - Blitz Stage 3 automatically.
Release the Normal Attack button or Dodge backwards while casting Chainsaw Mode - Dodge Counter to cast Sawring - Blitz Stage 2: Discordance automatically.
Chainsaw Mode - Dodge Counter deals Resonance Liberation DMG.
While in Chainsaw Mode, Chisa casts Sawring - Eradication in the following 2 ways:
Attacking targets with Sawring - Eradication deals Havoc DMG and grants Shields to all nearby Resonators in the team for 30s.
The skill DMG is considered Resonance Liberation DMG.
Every 1 point of Ring of Chainsaw consumed by Sawring - Blitz and Chainsaw Mode - Dodge Counter increases the DMG Multiplier of the next Sawring - Eradication. Up to 100 points will be counted toward this effect.
Casting this skill consumes all Ring of Chainsaw and ends Chainsaw Mode.
While in Chainsaw Mode, Lifethread - Jetstream is replaced with Chainsaw Fever.
Chainsaw Fever is at 100% by default.
When Chisa goes on for a period without dealing any damage, Chainsaw Fever will rapidly deplete. Once it reaches 0, Chisa enters the Burnout State and exits Chainsaw Mode.
While in Chainsaw Mode, Chisa resets Chainsaw Fever when dealing damage or when casting Resonance Liberation Moment of Nihility, Intro Skill Reverberance - Return and Sawring - Blitz Stage 3: Falltone.
While in the Burnout State, Ring of Chainsaw will rapidly deplete. Once it reaches 0, Chisa exits the Burnout State.
When in Burnout State, Chisa exits the state upon dealing damage, or casting Resonance Liberation Moment of Nihility and Intro Skill Reverberance - Return.
When Chisa is not in Chainsaw Mode and has more than 10 points of Lifethread - Jetstream, she can consume 50 points of Lifethread - Jetstream to cast Lifethread - Glide in the following 5 ways:
Casting this skill can pull in nearby enemies marked by Unseen Snare.
During the skill, hold Dodge to glide a short distance on the weapon.
Can trigger successful Dodges within a certain time after casting this skill.
Deal Havoc DMG and recover HP for all nearby Resonators in the team.
Casting this skill sends Chisa into Woven Myriad - Convergence for 15s.
While not in Chainsaw Mode, Press Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack Stage 2.
Can be cast in mid-air close to the ground.
Attack the target, dealing Havoc DMG.
While not in Chainsaw Mode, Press Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack Stage 2.
While in Chainsaw Mode, use Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack Stage 2.
When a Resonator in the team defeats a target marked by Unseen Snare, the Cooldown of Chisa's Resonance Skill Eye of Unraveling is reset, triggered up to once every 3s.
Casting Intro Skill Reverberance - Return or Resonance Liberation Moment of Nihility grants 20% Havoc DMG Bonus and 20% Healing Bonus for 12s.
When Resonators in the team with Thread of Bane defeat a target marked by Unseen Snare, Chisa gains Sight of Unraveling, lasting 3s.
While in Sight of Unraveling, Chisa inflicts Unseen Snare that lasts for 30s on the targets damaged by Resonators in the team with Thread of Bane.
Grant Resonant Thread of Closure to all nearby Resonators in the team for 20s.
While in Resonant Thread of Closure:
When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast Tune Break on the target.
Chisa is immune to interruption during Sawring - Blitz, Sawring - Eradication, and Chainsaw Mode - Dodge Counter
Ignore 10% of the target's Havoc RES when dealing damage.
Nearby Resonators in the team with Thread of Bane gain 50% All-Attribute DMG Bonus.
The DMG Multipliers of Sawring - Blitz, Chainsaw Mode - Dodge Counter and Sawring - Eradication are increased by 120%. This effect is mutually stackable with that of Woven Myriad - Convergence.
The bonus DMG Multiplier for Sawring - Eradication granted by Sawring- Blitz and Chainsaw Mode - Dodge Counter when Ring of Chainsaw is consumed is increased by 120%. This effect is mutually stackable with that of Woven Myriad - Convergence.
The Vibration Strength Reduction Rate of Sawring - Blitz, Chainsaw Mode - Dodge Counter and Sawring - Eradication is increased by 50%.
When targets marked by Unseen Snare take direct damage from Resonators, Chisa inflicts 1 stack of Havoc Bane on them. This effect is triggered up to once every 1s.
Resonance Liberation Moment of Nihility gains 100% DMG Bonus.
Lifethread - Glide costs 50% less Lifethread - Jetstream.
When Chisa takes a fatal blow during Sawring - Blitz, Sawring - Eradication, and Chainsaw Mode - Dodge Counter, she will remain standing with at least 1 HP.
Gauges and states Chisa's skills refer to, defined once.
Chisa can hold up to 100 points of Lifethread - Jetstream.
Chisa continuously obtains Lifethread - Jetstream over time.
Chisa obtains 100 points of Lifethread - Jetstream upon defeating a target.
Exiting Chainsaw Mode resets Lifethread - Jetstream to the max limit.
Chisa cannot obtain Lifethread - Jetstream passively for a short period of time after casting Lifethread - Glide.
Chisa can hold up to 100 points of Ring of Chainsaw.
Hitting a target with Normal Attack and Resonance Skill Eye of Unraveling grants Ring of Chainsaw.
Casting Resonance Liberation Moment of Nihility grants 40 points of Ring of Chainsaw.
Casting Intro Skill Reverberance - Return grants 20 points of Ring of Chainsaw.
When dealing damage to targets affected by Unseen Snare, ingore 18% of their DEF.
Chisa inflicts Unseen Snare on the target for 30s in the following 4 ways:
When targets marked by Unseen Snare take direct damage from Resonators, Chisa inflicts 1 stack of Havoc Bane on them. This effect can be triggered up to once every 2s.
The DMG Multipliers of Sawring - Blitz, Chainsaw Mode - Dodge Counter, and Sawring - Eradication are increased by 120%.
The bonus DMG Multiplier for Sawring - Eradication granted by Sawring- Blitz and Chainsaw Mode - Dodge Counter when Ring of Chainsaw is consumed additionally increases by 120%.
Casting Sawring - Eradication ends Woven Myriad - Convergence.
Kit text from the official Wuthering Waves guide by Kuro Games, supplemented with reviewed Wuthering Waves Wiki data under CC BY-SA.
Chisa is a Havoc element resonator in Wuthering Waves.
Chisa uses a Broadblade in Wuthering Waves.
Chisa is a 5-star resonator in Wuthering Waves.
Chisa serves as: Support and Healer, Resonance Liberation Damage, Havoc Bane.
Chisa was released on 20 November 2025.
Chisa's signature weapon is Kumokiri.