Wuthering Waves · 5★ Resonator
"Symphony of Beyond" The sorrowful violinist who commands Hecate
Phrolova is a musician who once played the violin in a small town, later became one of the Fractsidus Overseers, and in the end left the organization to choose her own path. She wields a Rectifier with the Havoc element and has no Resonance Energy at all: She builds six Volatile Notes with Basic Attack and Resonance Skill, unlocks her Liberation with Scarlet Coda, and in the 24 s Maestro state her ATK rises by 120% while Hecate does the fighting. Hecate's attacks count as Echo Skill damage, and while Phrolova is off the field, her teammates' Echo Skills trigger Hecate; that is why she shines with Echo Skill supports like Cantarella and Qiuyuan.
Phrolova is a limited 5★ Resonator and does not drop from the standard banner; you can only pull her with Radiant Tide while her banner is active. She first arrived in Version 2.5 with the "Requiem Without End" banner that opened on July 24, 2025, and got reruns in the second phases of 2.8 and 3.3. You are guaranteed a 5★ within 80 pulls; your first 5★ has a 50% chance of being the featured character, and if it isn't, the next 5★ is guaranteed.
3-piece: Holding {0} Resonance Energy increases Crit. Rate by {1} and grants {2} Echo Skill DMG Bonus.
Grants 20% Crit. Rate and 35% Echo Skill DMG while Resonance Energy is 0; Phrolova's energy is always 0, so it is permanently active. Thanks to the set's Crit. Rate, you can prioritize Crit. DMG on your Echoes.
2-piece: Havoc DMG + 10%.
Together with 3-piece Dream of the Lost, this is the best combination in a 4-3-3-1-1 layout.
2-piece: ATK +10%
If you use 2-piece Lingering Tunes instead of Havoc Eclipse, you get 10% ATK instead of 10% Havoc DMG; pick whichever set your well-rolled Echoes belong to.
2-piece: Havoc DMG + 10%.
5-piece: Havoc DMG + 7.5% after releasing Basic Attack or Heavy Attack. This effect stacks up to 4 times, each stack lasts 15s.
If you don't have Dream of the Lost Echoes yet, use 5-piece Havoc Eclipse in the early game; it works well with Nightmare: Crownless as the main Echo.
Nightmare: Hecate
Its Echo Skill lands a three-stage Havoc strike; in the main slot it grants 12% Havoc DMG and a 20% Echo Skill DMG Bonus, and it is also part of the Dream of the Lost set.
Phrolova's Resonance Energy is 0, so she has no need for Energy Regen at all. Dream of the Lost and her signature weapon give high Crit. Rate, so be careful not to go over 100% and prioritize Crit. DMG.
Signature weapon. Gives a 24.3% Crit. Rate main stat and an ATK bonus; for 12 s after Echo Skill damage, it provides a 32% Resonance Skill DMG Bonus, a 32% Echo Skill DMG Amplify and 8% DEF ignore.
Yinlin's signature weapon. It gives a 36% Crit. Rate main stat and a 12% Attribute DMG bonus; the ATK that stacks with Resonance Skill damage rises even further while Phrolova is off the field.
Cantarella's signature weapon. It carries a 72% Crit. DMG main stat; its stacks fill with Echo Skill uses, and at 2 stacks they let her ignore 12% of the target's Havoc RES.
The standard 5★ Rectifier; an easy-to-get option with a 54% ATK main stat, but its Energy Regen passive goes to waste on Phrolova.
A 4★ with a Crit. Rate main stat; since Waltz of Forsaken Depths also counts as Resonance Liberation, it grants an ATK bonus for 15 s.
An easy-to-find 3★ option: An ATK% main stat and an ATK bonus that lasts 10 s after Intro.
46
Truth in Lies
60
"Afterlife"
4
LF Polygon Core
12
MF Polygon Core
12
HF Polygon Core
4
FF Polygon Core
170,000
Shell Credit
26
The Netherworld's Stare
25
LF Polygon Core
28
MF Polygon Core
40
HF Polygon Core
57
FF Polygon Core
25
Lento Helix
28
Adagio Helix
55
Andante Helix
67
Presto Helix
2,030,000
Shell Credit
Totals are calculated from game data: Every ascension stage from 1→90, skills 1→10 and every skill tree node.
A three-hit Havoc combo; the 3rd hit puts Phrolova into the Reincarnate state. In the Compose state, which she enters once every 25 s, Heavy Attack turns into Scarlet Coda if she has 6 Volatile Notes: This strike counts as Resonance Skill damage and as an Echo Skill cast, pulls enemies in and Stagnates them, grows stronger with Aftersound stacks and unlocks Resolving Chord.
Deals Havoc damage to the target and puts Phrolova into the Reincarnate state. On hit, it grants 1 Volatile Note - Winds.
In Reincarnate, Basic Attack turns into Movement of Fate and Finality, which Stagnates the target, and Resonance Skill turns into Murmurs in a Haunting Dream; both count as Resonance Skill damage and grant Volatile Notes. She holds up to 6 Volatile Notes; while she is off the field, Hecate's enhanced attacks grant Aftersound stacks (up to 24).
Costs no Resonance Energy; it is used during Resolving Chord after Scarlet Coda and puts Phrolova into the 24 s Maestro state: ATK rises by 120%, Hecate fights in her place as she plays her Volatile Notes in order, and its attacks count as Echo Skill damage. When Phrolova leaves the field, her teammates' Echo Skills make Hecate perform enhanced attacks (up to 10 times); Curtain Call ends Maestro.
Deals Havoc damage on entry; pressing Normal Attack right away skips to the 3rd hit. During Maestro, the next Intro turns into Suite of Immortality, which counts as Resonance Skill damage and Stagnates the target.
The next character's Havoc damage is amplified by 20% and Heavy Attack damage by 25% (Amplify); the effect lasts 14 s or until the character is switched out. If you use Outro during Maestro, Hecate performs 2 extra enhanced attacks within the same Maestro duration.
Using Echo Skill raises her interruption resistance and reduces the damage she takes by 30% for 15 s. The first Volatile Note after Suite of Quietus, Suite of Immortality or Echo Skill turns into Cadenza.
She gains 10 Aftersound stacks when entering combat, and each stack gives 2.5% Crit. DMG (60% at 24 stacks). Each new Aftersound gained while the stacks are full gives an extra 1% Crit. DMG (up to 100%); this bonus is lost when the stacks are cleared.
When the target's Off-Tune level is full, Phrolova can perform the Rectifier-specific Tune Break attack. A shared mechanic that opens an extra damage window on the staggered enemy.
She is a strong main DPS at S0; aim for her signature weapon Lethean Elegy first. On the Sequence side, S3, which amplifies Echo Skill damage by 80%, is one of the clearest jumps, while S6 pushes her damage ceiling way up.
The multipliers of Movement of Fate and Finality and Murmurs in a Haunting Dream increase by 80%; after waiting 4 s outside combat, her Volatile Notes are topped up to at least 2 with Cadenza.
Scarlet Coda's multiplier increases by 75%, the bonus that Aftersound stacks add to Coda rises by an extra 75%, and Coda grants 14 Aftersound stacks.
Echo Skill damage is amplified by 80% (Amplify); Scarlet Coda turns all Volatile Notes into Cadenza, and targets hit by Hecate: Cadenza have their ATK reduced by 20% for 15 s.
Using Echo Skill gives the whole team a 20% Attribute DMG Bonus for 30 s.
Entering Maestro creates a field that Stagnates nearby targets for 4 s; damage taken during Maestro is reduced by 30%.
The multiplier of Enhanced Attack - Hecate increases by 24%; during Movement of Fate and Finality and Murmurs in a Haunting Dream, Hecate deals an extra hit equal to 216.42% of her ATK and grants 8 Aftersound. In Maestro, if she is off the field, targets take 40% more damage from Hecate and Phrolova; if she is on the field, she gains a 60% Havoc DMG Bonus.
Phrolova
Qiuyuan
Cantarella
Qiuyuan gives the team a 30% Echo Skill DMG Bonus and, with his Outro, a 50% Echo Skill Amplify; Cantarella's skills that count as Echo Skills trigger Hecate while healing the team.
Phrolova
Roccia
Cantarella
Roccia's Outro amplifies Havoc damage by 20%; Cantarella takes care of both the Havoc and Resonance Skill Amplify and the healing.
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | The Fractsidus |
| English voice | Rae Lim |
| Japanese voice | Fujita Saki |
| Chinese voice | Zhang Qi |
| Korean voice | Choi Ha Ri |
Phrolova is a limited 5★ Resonator and can only be pulled with Radiant Tide while her banner is active. She first arrived in Version 2.5 with the "Requiem Without End" banner and got reruns in the second phases of 2.8 and 3.3.
3-piece Dream of the Lost + 2-piece Havoc Eclipse is the best combination; since her energy is always 0, the 20% Crit. Rate and 35% Echo Skill DMG bonus from Dream of the Lost are permanently active. Use Nightmare: Hecate as the main Echo.
Her signature weapon Lethean Elegy is by far the best; after Echo Skill damage, it raises both Resonance Skill and Echo Skill damage. Alternatives are Stringmaster, Whispers of Sirens and Cosmic Ripples, and on the budget side Augment.
Phrolova's maximum Resonance Energy is 0; her Liberation, Waltz of Forsaken Depths, costs no energy and is unlocked after Scarlet Coda. That is why Energy Regen gives her nothing; in substats, focus on crit stats and Resonance Skill DMG Bonus.
The strongest lineup is Phrolova + Qiuyuan + Cantarella. If you don't have Qiuyuan, Roccia is a good alternative, and for a budget-friendly team, Danjin and Buling.
Ascension needs Truth in Lies from Fenrico, the local specialty "Afterlife" and Polygon Cores. Skill upgrades use the Helix series, Polygon Core and the weekly material The Netherworld's Stare from Hecate; the full list with quantities is in the materials section.
