Best Verina Wuthering Waves build: Weapons, Echo, team comp & more

Wondering about whether to pull Verina on the standard banner in Wuthering Waves? Here are all the currently known details about her best weapons, team comp, Echo, and more.

Verina is one of the best units you can get in Wuthering Waves. She provides ATK and Elemental DMG buffs to allies while keeping your party healthy against bosses and other enemies. In a game where combat is difficult and the end-game is very challenging, Verina is a must-have unit.

You can get Verina for free provided you still have your 5-star ticket. You can also get her from the Utterance of Marvels or Beginner Convene banners.

If you decide to get her, we have you covered with a detailed guide covering all the necessary areas.

Who is Verina in Wuthering Waves?

Verina is a botanist who hails from the New Federation nation on Solaris-3. She was previously a member of the New Federation’s Pioneer Association expedition team.

You come across Verina in the version 1.0 story quest where she helps identify the Black Shores flower. While she wasn’t able to mention a specific source, she did confirm that the flower is not naturally occurring and uses Resonance Energy.

Verina Forte in Wuthering Waves

Verina’s abilities in Wuthering Waves are as follows:

Basic Attack: Cultivation

• Basic Attack
  • Verina performs up to 5 consecutive attacks with vines, dealing Spectro DMG.
• Heavy Attack
  • Verina consumes Stamina to charge forward, dealing Spectro DMG.
• Mid-air Attack
  • Verina consumes Stamina to perform up to 3 consecutive attacks in mid-air, dealing Spectro DMG.
• Mid-air Heavy Attack
  • Hold Basic Attack to consume Stamina and perform an Mid-air Plunging Attack, dealing Spectro DMG.
• Dodge Counter
  • Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Spectro DMG.

Resonance Skill: Botany Experiment

• Verina converges an energy field in front to grow foliage, dealing Spectro DMG within the range.

Resonance Liberation: Arboreal Flourish

• Verina nourishes nearby foliage at rapid speed, dealing Spectro DMG while restoring HP to all Characters on teams nearby. A Photosynthesis Mark is applied to the target on hit.
• Photosynthesis Mark
  • Whenever a Character on a team nearby performs an attack on targets with a Photosynthesis Mark, Verina performs a Coordinated Attack, dealing Spectro DMG while restoring HP to the active Character dealing damage on a team nearby, triggered once per second.

Forte Circuit: Starflower Blooms

• Heavy Attack: Starflower Blooms
  • When casting Heavy Attack, if Verina carries ‘Photosynthesis Energy’, Verina consumes 1 stack of ‘Photosynthesis Energy’ to recover Concerto Energy and restore HP for all party members nearby;
  • Heavy Attack: Starflower Blooms deals Spectro DMG, considered as Heavy Attack damage.
• Mid-air Attack: Starflower Blooms
  • When casting Mid-air Attack, if Verina carries ‘Photosynthesis Energy’, Verina consumes 1 stack of ‘Photosynthesis Energy’ to recover Concerto Energy and restore HP for all party members nearby;
  • Mid-air Attack: Starflower Blooms deals Spectro DMG, considered as Basic Attack damage.
  • Verina can cast Mid-air Attack: Starflower Blooms by using Basic Attack after casting Heavy Attack: Starflower Blooms.
• Photosynthesis Energy
  • Verina can hold up to 4 ‘Photosynthesis Energy’.
  • Verina obtains 1 stack of ‘Photosynthesis Energy’ for every Basic Attack 5 on hit;
  • Verina obtains 1 stack of ‘Photosynthesis Energy’ for every Resonance Skill Botany Experiment on hit;
  • Verina obtains 1 stack of ‘Photosynthesis Energy’ for every Intro Skill Verdant Growth on hit

Passive Skills

• Grace of Life
  • Verina protects a party member from fatal damage and grants a shield with strength equal to 120% of Verina’s ATK, lasting for 10s. This can be triggered once every 10 minutes.
• Gift of Nature
  • When Verina casts Heavy Attack Starflower Blooms, Mid-air Attack Starflower Blooms, Resonance Liberation Arboreal Flourish or Outro Skill Blossom, ATK for all party members is increased by 20% for 20s.

Switch Skills

• Intro Skill: Verdant Growth
  • Verina attacks the target, dealing Spectro DMG.
• Outro Skill: Blossom
  • Verina recovers HP to the next character (or other characters on a nearby team that activates an Outro Skill) equal to 19% of her ATK per second for 6s. All Characters on nearby teams gain 15% all-Type DMG Deepen for 30s.

Verina Resonance Chain in Wuthering Waves

• Level 1- Moment of Emergence: Outro Skill Blossom grants the next character a continuous Healing effect, recovering HP equal to 20% of Verina’s ATK every 5s for 30s.
• Level 2- Sprouting Reflections: Resonance Skill Botany Experiment additionally grants 1 [Photosynthetic Energy] and 10 Concerto Energy.
• Level 3- The Choice to Flourish: Healing of Resonance Liberation’s Photosynthesis Mark is increased by 12%.
• Level 4- Blossoming Embrace: Heavy Attack Starflower Blooms, Mid-Air Attack Starflower Blooms, Resonance Liberation Arboreal Flourish and Outro Skill Blossom increases the Spectro DMG Bonus of all team members by 15% for 24s.
• Level 5- Miraculous Blooms: When Verina heals a team member with HP less than 50%, her Healing is increased by 20%.
• Level 6- Joyous Harvest: Heavy Attack Starflower Blooms and Mid-Air Attack Starflower Blooms deal 20% more damage. They will trigger Coordinated Attack 1 time and heal all characters nearby. The DMG of this Coordinated Attack and the Healing are equal to those of the Resonance Liberation’s Photosynthesis Mark.

Best weapons for Verina in Wuthering Waves

Here are the weapons you should consider using for Verina in Wuthering Waves.

Variation

The key reason for using this weapon is the Energy Recharge substat. For Verina, you need to get her Ultimate up as much as possible. This weapon takes care of that problem. Additionally, upon using Resonance Skill, it restores Concerto Energy by eight for the wearer.

Variation is also quite accessible since it is a 4-star weapon.

Cosmic Ripples

This weapon has ATK% substats which comes in handy for Verina due to her ATK scaling. Additionally, it also increases energy regeneration by 12.8% for the wearer. This helps with recharging Verina’s ultimate as much as possible.

Cosmic Ripples is a 5-star weapon, but you can get it for free upon reaching Union Level 45. If you want an exceptionally strong Verina, you can go for this weapon. However, Variation is much more accessible and requires less investment.

Best Echo and Sonata for Verina in Wuthering Waves

Verina is a healer and buffer in Wuthering Waves. This means her Echo and Sonata need to be focused on enhancing her healing.

Echo

The best Echo for Verina is Bell-Borne Geochelone. This Echo upon summoning grants a shield that reduces all forms of incoming damage. Additionally, upon triggering the Echo, it also deals Glacio DMG to nearby enemies that scale off a character’s DEF.

Sonata Effect

The best Sonata for Verina is Rejuvenating Glow. The set bonus for this Sonata Effect is:

Set Piece	Set Bonus
2-pc bonus (Rejuvenating Glow)	Healing Bonus +10%.
5-pc bonus (Rejuvenating Glow)	Increases the ATK of all party members by 15% for 30s upon healing allies.

Echo cost and stats for Verina

The stats you should focus for Verina along with the cost are as follows:

Main stat	Substat
Cost 4: Healing Bonus or ATK%	Energy Regen
Cost 3: Energy Regen	ATK%
Cost 3: Energy Regen	ATK
Cost 1: ATK%
Cost 1: ATK%

Verina Ascension and Forte level-up materials

Verina Ascension Materials

Verina in Wuthering Waves needs LF Howler Core and its upgrades, Elegy Tacet Core, and Belly Poppy. The exact number of materials you need are as follows:

• LF Howler Core x4
• MF Howler Core x12
• HF Howler Core x12
• FF Howler Core x4
• Elegy Tacet Core x46
• Belly Poppy x60

Where to farm Verina Ascension materials

LF Howler Core and its upgrades

This particular material can be farmed from any of the Howlers in Wuthering Waves. The enemies that fall in this category are Hooscamp Flinger. Diamondclaw, Hoartoise, Violet-Feathered Heron, Cyan-Feathered Heron, and Fusion Dreadmane.

You can locate any of these enemies from the Echo Hunting tab in the game. First press Escape and then click on Guidebook. Then look for the fifth option on the left. Once you locate the enemy of your choice, click on Detect.

The game will automatically guide you the the desired location.

Elegy Tacet Core

Elegy Tacet Core is a boss material that is dropped upon defeating the Mourning Aix. This enemy can be found in the Southwest direction of Fallen Grave in Whining Aix’s Mire.

Belly Poppy

Belly Poppy can be found in abundance near the Sea of Flames in Wuthering Waves. The location has been marked in red in the image above.

Verina Forte level-up materials

The materials you need to level up Verina’s Forte are LF Howler Core and its upgrades, Lento Helix, Adagio Helix, Andante Helix, Presto Helix, and Monument Bell.

• LF Howler Core x25
• MF Howler Core x28
• HF Howler Core x40
• FF Howler Core x57
• Lento Helix x25
• Adagio Helix x28
• Andante Helix x55
• Presto Helix x67
• Monument Bell x26

Where to farm Verina’s Forte level-up materials

Lento Helix and its upgrades

Lento Helix and its upgrades can be farmed from Forgery Challenge: Misty Forest. This can be located between Sea of Flames and Dim Forest, to the very end of the map.

Monument Bell

Monument Bell is a drop from the weekly boss Bell-borne Geochelone. You can farm it for a maximum of three times per week.

Verina Forte and Resonance Chain priority in Wuthering Waves

In this section, we have discussed the Forte you should prioritize while leveling up Verina. We have also provided a list of the Resonance Chain levels you should consider to make your Verina stronger.

Forte Priority

The Forte you should focus on when leveling up Verina are:

• Resonance Liberation
• Forte Circuit

Resonance Liberation is Verina’s main source of healing and the first skill you should be focusing. Forte Circuit increases the amount of healing from Resonance Liberation. The rest of the skills are not worth it as dealing damage with Verina is not your concern.

Resonance Chain Priority

The Resonance Chain you should be focusing for Verina are:

• Level 2- Sprouting Reflections: This one helps activate Intro Skills for the entire party a lot quicker. It also improves Verina’s healing.
• Level 4- Blossoming Embrace: This one increases the Spectro DMG bonus for the entire team. If you have this one, you can use Verina as a buffer for Spectro characters.

Verina pros and cons in Wuthering Waves

The pros and cons of Verina in Wuthering Waves are:

Pros	Cons
Amazing Healing	No visible cons right now
Party-wide buffs
Easy to use character

Should you pull for Verina in Wuthering Waves?

Yes, Verina is absolutely worth it in Wuthering Waves. This is because she is the best healer in the game by a massive margin. She can also provide ATK and DMG bonus buffs through her Passive and Outro skills.

She is also very easy to use as all you need to do is press her ultimate ability whenever it is available. Verina also synergizes very well with the Rejuvenating Glow Sonata Effect, which further improves her heals and teamwide damage buffs.

In the current meta, she is a must-have character with no downsides. The only problem you might face is that her height is very small which makes her one of the worst characters to run and explore with.

Best Verina team in Wuthering Waves

Verina works in almost any team in Wuthering Waves. However, if you want her best team right now you should go with Jiyan, Mortefi, and Verina. In this team, Jiyan is the best DPS unit in the game. You pair him with Mortefi who provides coordinated attacks and works as a wonderful sub-DPS.

Finally, Verina provides heals and party-wide buffs that benefit both Jiyan and Mortefi.

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