Carlotta is the only pistol-wielding, five-star limited character in Wuthering Waves, and she is also one of the best and strongest characters in the game, especially if you have the right build for her, and utilize it correctly. As she is a main DPS character, Carlotta’s whole kit revolves around causing as much damage as possible, which also makes her a very fun character to play.
This article will guide you through the best build for Carlotta in Wuthering Waves, and tell you exactly which weapons, echoes, and team compositions you should use to get the best out of this character.
The Best Weapons For Carlotta In Wuthering Waves
Following are the best weapons to equip Carlotta and get the best out of her. As she is a DPS character, weapons play a huge role in defining her playstyle and you need to focus on this part of her kit more so than anything else.
| The Last Dance | The Last Dance is Carlotta’s signature weapon and undoubtedly the best weapon choice for her. With its high amount of Crit DMG and its ability to increase Resonance Skill DMG as well, there aren’t too many better weapons in the game. |
| Static Mist | The Static Mist is the only five-star alternative weapon that you can equip on Carlotta, and it comes with a high Crit DMG rate as well. It can also increase Energy Regen rates as well which makes it a good choice. |
| Thunderbolt R5 | The Thunderbolt is probably the best four-star option when it comes to weapons for Carlotta, as its ability to stack Resonance skill damage can be quite useful on her. The only issue is that obtaining this weapon will be quite hard, as it is only available if you purchase the battlepass. |
| Undying Flame R5 | If you can’t afford to get the Thunderbolt, then the Undying Flame will be your best option as it also provides a similar Resonance skill damage bonus, just with lesser overall stats. |
| Romance in Farewell | The Romance in Farewell is also a decent four-star option for Carlotta, as it can let her deal increased damage to enemies with debuffs, which can be very useful with her kit. |
What Are The Best Echoes For Carlotta In Wuthering Waves?
Although choosing the right Echoes for each character in Wuthering Waves can be a hassle, Carlotta has one of the most straightforward kits in the game, which makes choosing the right Echoes for her fairly easy.
The Sonata Effect called the Frosty Resolve is basically made for Carlotta, and it supports her kit perfectly. This increases her Resonance Skill Damage as well as her Glacio DPS Damage potential, which is perfect for the DPS focused build. You should ideally pair up this effect with the Sentry Construct, as it provides her with an additional 12% Skill and Glacio damage bonus when put in her main slot.
If you don’t want to go with the Frosty Resolve, then choose Freezing Frost, which also provides a consistently high Glacio Damage bonus, but doesn’t do much in the Resonance skill damage area. The Lampylumen Myriad should ideally be your main echo if you choose to go with this effect, as it helps boost your Resonance and Glacio Damage.
If you’re looking for a completely different alternative, then go with the Lingering Tunes effect that increases attack by 10% alongside a main echo of the Mech Abomination, which adds to her damage-causing potential.
Best Stats For Carlotta In Wuthering Waves
Your main focus in terms of stats should be on getting your Crit Rate as high as possible, as this is the stat that compliments her kit the most. As such, you should probably use your four-cost echo on Crit Rate, while you can use the three-cost ones on doubling down on stats such as Glacio DMG, which is always useful. The ATK Percent is the best choice when it comes to one-cost echoes, which means your main stats should look something like this:
| Four-cost Echo | Three-cost Echoes | One-cost Echoes |
| Crit Rate | Glacio DMG + Glacio DMG | ATK Percent + ATK Percent |
Substats also play a key role when it comes to having the best builds, and for Carlotta, they should ideally focus on Energy Regen, Resonance Skill Damage, Crit Rate, and Crit DMG.
Best Team Compositions For Carlotta
There aren’t many great options for pairing up with Carlotta in Wuthering Waves, and one team composition stands out by far as the best choice. Pairing up Carlotta as the main DPS, with Zhezhi as the sub-DPS and Shorekeeper as the Support is probably as good as it gets. Zhezhi has great synergy with Carlotta due to both of their high damage potentials, their Forte attacks, and their abilities to work off each other’s skills to debuff and then damage opponents. Shorekeeper can provide good support to both of them due to her combo moves and ability to buff the attacks of both DPS characters.
If you’re looking for alternative team compositions, then replace Zhezhi with either Taoqi or Lumi, while you can choose to replace Shorekeeper with either Verina or Baizhi. While these characters will function a lot differently from Zhezhi and Shorekeeper, you can still pull off plenty of cool combos and synergies with them.
Best Forte Priority For Carlotta
As most of Carlotta’s damage attacks are in the form of her Resonance Skill attacks, focus on improving her Resonance Liberation Forte over anything else at first. This means that Resonance Liberation should take top priority in her Forte, and you can follow it up with her Resonance Skill, which can then be followed up with her Forte Circuit, her Intro Skill, and then finally her Normal Attack. An ideal Forte Priority list for Carlotta should look like this :
- Resonance Liberation
- Resonance Skill
- Forte Circuit
- Intro Skill
- Normal Attack
Utilizing Carlotta’s Resources In Wuthering Waves
Carlotta’s kit already includes two Resources that you must utilize well if you want to get the best out of her. The first of these resources is the Moldable Crystals, which can be used to enhance your basic attacks or to deal a lot of Glacio DMG by consuming them all at the same time. You can obtain these Crystals by either using your Resonance Skill, Art of Violence, or by using the basic attack combos, default heavy attacks, mid-air attacks, successful dodges, or intro skills. You will gain 10 Substance every time you use a Moldable Crystal.
The other resource that you need to be aware of is Substance, which allows Carlotta to enter her Final Blow state, which can increase her Resonance Liberation DMG. along with unlocking her Enhanced Heavy Attack that can be used to deal a lot of Glacio DMG. You can also choose to use her Substance to enhance her Heavy Attacks at different set intervals, which causes even more damage but needs more precise timing.
You should ideally look to use Carlotta’s Resonance skill twice, when ever you start a battle. This allows her to build up her Substance, while you rotate her out for other teammates. When she enters the field again, all she will need to do is use six of her Moldable Crystals, and she can work to build up her Forte bar very quickly.
