If you’ve pulled, or are planning to pull, Roccia inWuthering Waves, it is important for you to understand exactly how to set her up. Roccia is a relatively simple character with her own unique set of nuances to dive into.
Best Roccia Build in Wuthering Waves
Roccia is aHavoc Sub-DPScharacter and aGauntletuser inWuthering Waves. Like many characters before her, however, she doesn’t actually use her Gauntlet much, favoring the use of her steel box and trusty companion, Pero.
As a Sub-DPS, Roccia’s goal is to switch in, deliver her payload, and switch out as quickly as possible to give the main DPS on her team bigHavocandBasic Attackbuffs. Due to this primary goal, Roccia also has one of thefastest Concerto rotationsin the game, making her somewhat valuable on any team, but having a couple of teams she favors.
Roccia does decent damage, but her main goal is to buff the main DPS as much as possible. With that in mind, let’s start by talking about her game plan.
Roccia’s game plan
As a Sub-DPS, Roccia is fairly easy to play, but her mechanics can overlap, which risks wasting them if you’re not careful. To employ her goal of ‘switch-in, switch-out’, Roccia must make use of herResonance Skill,Forte, andResonance Liberationin her rotation. Let’s start with her Forte first, as it ties directly into her Resonance Skill.
Forte Circuit
Roccia’s Forte comes with three possible charges, which can be gained in a few different ways.
Using any of the above-mentioned methods will increase her Forte Bar, allowing for one use per full charge. Roccia can use her Forte by the following methods:
When used, Roccia will launch into the air where she can deliver up tothree powerful slams, each one more powerful than the last. When a slam hits the ground, Roccia will be relaunched as long as she has at leastone Forte Barremaining. Ideally, since her slams get stronger the more you do them in succession (more damage, more Concerto generation),you want to have all three charges available when you enter this state.
Resonance Skill
Her Resonance Skill,Acrobatic Trick, is the primary part of her rotation. When used, Roccia whips up a tornado which will suck in any nearby enemies while dealing decent damage to them. It will also generate one full Forte bar for Roccia. When the tornado ends, Roccia will remain airborne where she can deliver her slams using available sections of her Forte Circuit.
Since Acrobatic Trick generates one full section,you want to ensure you do not use it when Roccia’s Forte Circuit is full. Doing so will make your rotation inefficient and slow down her ability to ‘switch-in, switch-out’ thanks to slowed Concerto generation.
Resonance Liberation
Roccia’s Resonance Liberation is calledCommedia Improvviso!, and is typically the last part of her on-field rotation. With enoughEnergy Recharge, Roccia should also be using this ability to finish filling her Concerto, allowing her to apply her Outro Buffs (20% Havoc DMG, 25% Basic ATK DMG for 14s), to the main DPS.
Functionally, Roccia’s Liberation is just an AoE (Area of Effect) nuke that deals high damage, but it does have the secondary effect of buffing her entire team with up to200 Flat ATK, based on her own Crit Rate. To gain the maximum effect, you want your Roccia to have a70% Crit Rate.
In Summary
Roccia’s overall rotation is as follows:
This is your standard bread and butter, and the rotation you want to adhere to if possible. However, not all fights will allow it, so improvise when needed. Her ultimate goal is to deliver her buffs, soif her Concerto is already full, prioritize swapping out with your main DPS.
Best Echoes for Roccia in Wuthering Waves
There are three different sets that Roccia can greatly benefit from, depending on where your priorities lie when using the character.
Best Weapons for Roccia in Wuthering Waves
As a Gauntlet User, Roccia does not have many options to choose from in terms of weapons. However, there are two standouts worth mentioning.
If you don’t have either of these weapons,I recommend not pulling Roccia, as her other options are mediocre at best.
Best Team Compositions for Roccia in Wuthering Waves
Roccia is a sub-DPS designed to serve the needs of main Havoc DPS characters, so her best teams focus on this aspect.
Camellya, Roccia, Shorekeeper
This is Roccia’s premium team comp and is her best team overall. She providesCamellyawith all of the stats she needs to dish out the most damage possible.Shorekeeperbuffs both Roccia and Camellya with her universal buffs and also serves as the healer of the comp. By the time Camellya is on the field, she should have all Roccia’s buffs while in the last stage of Shorekeeper’s Stellarealm.
Havoc Rover, Roccia, Shorekeeper
If you do not have Camellya, Havoc Rover is a strong alternative for the above team composition. It functions exactly the same way, with Roccia and Shorekeeper providing all their buffs on Havoc Rover.
For both above teams,Verinais a strong replacement for Shorekeeper, providing less Crit Value, but more ATK% with her buffs. However, thanks to the nature of both Camellya and Havoc Rover, Shorekeeper is the ideal.
Best Sequences for Roccia in Wuthering Waves
When compared to most DPS characters inWuthering Waves, Roccia has some of the most impactful Sequences in the entire game. Each one provides a considerable boost, with her later ones even allowing her to become a main DPS character.However, at s0, Roccia performs her role well enough, so don’t feel pressured to pull for her dupes, unless you desire to do so. If you want to invest a bit more into Roccia, here’s a value summary of her nodes.
