Wuthering Waves: Ultimate Encore Guide | Best Build, Weapons, Echoes & Teams

When building a team in Wuthering Waves, one of the most important things to consider is who your DPS character will be. Your DPS character will always be the main carry of your team and is probably the hardest selection right now. There are a ton of different DPS characters in the game right now, with most of them being very good in their own way.

A lot of people in Wuthering Waves want their DPS character to just dish out insane amounts of damage in seconds. Well if that is you, then look no further than Encore. In terms of pure DPS, there aren’t many characters better than Encore in the game.

To fully utilize Encore’s damage though, you must first know how to build her. An optimized build can elevate her damage by an instance amount. Optimizing builds in Wuthering Waves is often the hardest part for a lot of players. Fortunately, our guide will help you with exactly that by giving you the best way to build Encore.

Ultimate Encore Guide

When building a character in Wuthering Waves, the most important aspects to look at are going to be your Echos and Weapons. Other than these 2 decisions, optimizing your team is also extremely important.

The right build and team selection are essential in maximizing Encore’s damage. There are tons of different options to choose from in Wuthering Waves, which can make the decision a bit difficult. We will be looking at all of these aspects in more detail below.

Echos

For her main Echo, the best option in almost any scenario is the Inferno Rider. Encore is heavily reliant on maximizing her Fusion damage and basic attack damage in her ultimate form. Inferno Rider helps her do that, as he buffs your character’s damage.

The one major downside of Inferno Rider is his extremely long animations. Encore has small windows in which she can deal a ton of damage, and Inferno Riders animations might sometimes be a bit annoying. Still, he is still the best option as the damage boost is very nice to have.

When choosing the Echo Substats, your priority should be:

• CRIT rate and CRIT DMG
• ATK%
• Energy Regen%

Encore relies a lot on basic attack damage and heavy attack damage. Other than that her main window in which you will deal damage is her ultimate form. All this makes having the above stats very important.

Lastly for the Sonata effect, the best way to go is a 5-set Molten Rift effect. Together with your main Echo, the Molten Rift will give you a big boost for your ultimate and fusion damage.

Weapons

The Stringmaster is the way to go when it comes to weapons. Out of all the possible weapons on Encore, the Stringmaster has the highest damage potential. For a DPS character, that is often the most important thing to consider.

Other than Stringmaster, the Cosmic Ripples weapon is also pretty strong. It has slightly less damage than the Stringmaster, but makes up for it by giving you higher energy regen. Encore being so reliant on energy makes having energy regen extremely valuable. Both these weapons are pretty interchangeable, so you can use either of them.

Ideal Team

Finding the right team for Encore can be pretty tricky, mainly because Encore doesn’t have some insane synergy with any character. Some character like Jiyan have a clear composition that is their best. Encore isn’t like that, so when deciding on a comp, a lot of it comes down to your preference.

If we take a standard 3-character team, we will need to have a DPS character, one Sub-DPS, and one support/healer. Encore is our DPS, so we will need to pick a Sub-DPS and healer to round out our team.

For the healer/support spot, Verina is easily one of the best characters you can go for. She is one of the strongest supports in the game right now and fits well into a lot of different team compositions. Not only will she provide you valuable healing, she can also buff the damage of your other characters.

Lastly for our Sub-DPS, we will need someone who can help deal damage alongside Encore. Sanhua is a very good pick for this as alongside having decent damage of her own, Sanhua can also increase the basic attack damage of Encore. Other than Sanhua, Yangyang is also a perfectly fine option. You will lose some damage with Yangyang, but at the same time, you will get better energy regen for Encore. Check out our ultimate Yangyang guide if you do choose that team comp!

Overall Playstyle

In terms of how her abilities work, Encore is a pretty easy to understand character. She is generally not that strong in her normal form, but as soon as she casts her ultimate ability, Encore starts melting enemies. That being said, the main challenge of playing her is utilizing her ultimate.

Encore’s ultimate, allows her to enter into the Cosmos Rave state. She can be in this state for up to 10 seconds, and during this, she will become a melee character and deal insane amounts of damage. The best way to use this ultimate is to always cast it whenever you have the energy. Use the other character when the ultimate is on cooldown and try to build up energy again.

Once you get the hang of her ultimate ability, Encore will start feeling extremely strong. In terms of pure DPS potential, Encore is probably the best in the game. Optimize your build and select the best possible team to turn Encore into the DPS monster she is meant to be.

Make sure to check out our ultimate combat guide for Wuthering Waves.