Wuthering Waves feature an equipment system similar to Genshin Impact's Artifact system or Honkai Star Rail's Relic system. The system is somewhat similar but in Wuthering Waves, you can further increase your characters' stats by equipping them with Echoes - essence of monsters and enemies that can be defeated and collected in the open world. In this guide, we will discuss how this system works and how you can take advantage of it.
What are Sonata Effects
Similar to said artifact and relic systems of the other games, Echo sets in Wuthering Waves activate bonus effects called Sonata Effects. To put it simply, equipping Echoes with the same type (Sonata) will activate Sonata Effects after equipping 2 same-type echoes and a full set of 5 echoes of the same type. When you have a full set, the 2-piece and 5-piece effects become active. Full set effects are usually more potent but you can also opt for two different effects by equipping 2-piece and 3-piece Echoes of the same type as needed.
One thing to remember though is that copies of the same echo don't count towards the activation of Sonata effects. If you don't have enough echoes of the same type, you can still equip identical copies as placeholders and for stat boosts. Phantom Echoes are not counted as well, since they are just practically skins for your echoes.
Sonata Effects List
There are currently nine Sonata Effects in the game that can be identified in three categories: damage boost, heal, and energy regeneration boost. You can review these effects Echoes menu of characters or directly from the Sonata Gallery.
Equipping the right echoes and activating their corresponding Sonata Effect will significantly complement a character's kit. For example, support/ healer characters should have echoes that will activate the Rejuvenating Glow effect. A full set increases the amount of HP they can recover while boosting the entire party's ATK.
Celestial Light
Set | Effect |
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2PC: Spectro DMG +10%. | 5PC: Spectro DMG +30% after activating Intro Skill. Effect lasts for 15s. |
Freezing Frost
Set | Effect |
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2PC: Glacio DMG +10%. | 5PC: Glacio DMG +10% after using Basic or Heavy Attacks. This effect can stacked up to 3 times with each stack lasting 15s. |
Lingering Tunes
Set | Effect |
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2PC: ATK +10% | 5PC: ATK increases by 5% every 1.5s while on the field, up to 4 stacks. Outro Skill DMG +60%. |
Molten Rift
Set | Effect |
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2PC: Fusion DMG +10%. | 5PC: Fusion DMG +30% after activating Resonance Skill. Effect lasts for 15s. |
Moonlit Clouds
Set | Effect |
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2PC: Energy Regen +10%. | 5PC: After using an Outro Skill, the next Resonator's ATK is increased by 22.5%. Effect lasts for 15s. |
Rejuvenating Glow
Set | Effect |
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2PC: Healing Bonus +10% | 5PC: Upon healing allies, the ATK of all party members is increased by 15%. Effect lasts for 30. |
Sierra Gale
Set | Effect |
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2PC: Aero DMG +10%. | 5PC: Aero DMG +30% after activating the Intro Skill. Effect lasts for 15s. |
Sun-sinking Eclipse
Set | Effect |
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2PC: Havoc DMG +10%. | 5PC: Havoc DMG +7.5% after performing Basic or Heavy Attacks. This effect can stacked up to 4 times with each stack lasting 15s. |
Void Thunder
Set | Effect |
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2PC: Electro DMG +10%. | 5PC: Electro DMG +15% after performing Heavy Attacks or activating the Resonance Skill. This effect can be stacked up twice with each stack lasting 15s. |