The Best Brant Build, Weapons, And Echoes Guide In Wuthering Waves

Wuthering Waves already had some of the best character designs in the gacha genre, and they’ve somehow managed to make them even better with Rinascita’s release. Brant is the perfect example of that as the first Rinascita character you meet in the main story while trying to cross the waters.

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During the version 2.1 update, Brant was released as a playable five-star character with Fusion as his element and a Sword as his weapon. He’s one of the best characters to have, but you’ll have to build him properly to get good value.

Best Brant Weapons

Once you successfully pull Brant from the gacha system of Wuthering Waves, you’ll first have to get to his weapon screen not only to look at the cool pose while holding a sword, but also giving him the best one you can find on your account. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you should give him any five-star sword.

Each sword has a specific passive and secondary stat, and you’d want the one that synergizes well with him. The best weapon you can have on Brant is Unflickering Valor, which is his signature sword. However, not everyone can get it, and there are plenty of other options:

Name	Rarity	Synergy With Brant
Unflickering Valor	Five-Star	Being his signature, Unflickering Valor has every stat and buff you’ll need on Brant. Not only does it give you a massive Energy Regen from the secondary stat, but also provides a bit of Crit Rate and a ton of Basic Attack DMG. Having this weapon makes it a lot easier to build Brant to his full potential.
Overture	Four-Star	The second best sword you’ll find for Brant is Overture, and it’s mainly because of the shared secondary stat with the above weapon. This sword also gives you a ton of Energy Regen. Other than that, you can also regenerate 16 Concerto Energy upon triggering the Resonance Skill once every 20 seconds, which helps him switch out faster while being used as a sub-DPS.
Emerald of Genesis	Five-Star	You can get this sword from the Standard weapon banner in Wuthering Waves, and it can be used on Brant if you’re planning to use him as a DPS. It provides a significant Crit Rate boost after being fully upgraded. You’ll also get a bit of Energy Regen, which can go a long way for this character as his Resonance Liberation is a big deal (more on this below). You can also get some ATK on using his Resonance Skill.
Red Spring	Five-Star	Apart from giving a similar Crit boost as Emerald of Genesis, this sword is made for Brant DPS build. It doesn’t have Energy Regen, but gives you a ton of ATK and Basic Attack DMG upon using these attacks. However, you won’t be able to use the last part of this unless you use Brant’s outro skill and instantly switch back to him.
Lumingloss	Four-Star	If you’re looking to build Brant as a DPS but can’t have the five-star weapons mentioned above, Lumingloss can be another decent choice for people who buy the battle pass. It provides a decent ATK and Basic Attack DMG bonus, with the latter being applied after casting the Resonance Skill.
Sword of Voyager	Three-Star	Finally, if you don’t have any of the above weapons, you can use Sword of Voyager to get the required Energy Regen boost while also getting extra Energy when you cast your Resonance Skill. This will help you get the Liberation back in time for every rotation.

Brant Echo Guide

After upgrading Brant and the weapon that you chose for him, the next step is to pay attention to his Echoes. These give you most of the stat boosts and a bunch of bonus effects for having two or five pieces from the same set. These bonuses add diversity to echoes while making only a few of them viable for each character.

Best Brant Echo Sets

For Brant, the best echo set is Tidebreaking Courage for the sub-DPS build and Molten Rift for the main DPS build. Here’s the main reason for that and the other choices that you have:

Tidebreaking Courage	This is a great set for Brant both in the main and sub-DPS builds as it provides him with Energy Regen on the two-piece, which helps you get the Liberation back in time for the rotation. Furthermore, after getting all five pieces from it, you can get an extra 15 percent ATK and 30 percent all Attribute DMG bonus if you have 250 percent Energy Regen.
Moonlit Clouds	If you want to use Brant as a sub-DPS but don’t have access to the above set just yet, you can use Moonlit Clouds to get a similar Energy Regen with the two-piece. It works even better for the support build as this set can increase the ATK of resonator that comes on the field after Brant’s outro skill by a whopping 22.5 percent with five-piece bonus.
Molten Rift	Finally, this is an early-game set that can be used for Brant’s main DPS build as it provides up to 40 percent Fusion DMG bonus after you use his Resonance Skill, which is a big part of his kit.

Best Brant Main Echoes

When you’re equipping different echoes on Brant, you’ll see a bigger slot at the top, which is reserved for the main echo. Each echo in the game has a unique skill, and you can use the skill assigned to the main echo in combat. For Brant, the best main echoes are Dragon of Dirge and Nightmare Inferno Rider respectively:

Echo Name	Set	Synergy With Brant
Dragon of Dirge	Tidebreaking Courage	As soon as you equip this echo in Brant’s main echo slot, he’ll get a 12 percent Fusion and Basic Attack DMG bonus, which are both great stats for him. However, this echo has quite a long field time upon use. While using the Dragon of Dirge, it’s best to avoid using the echo skill as it makes your rotation less efficient overall.
Impermanence Heron	Moonlit Clouds	When the first hit from this echo lands on an enemy, Brant gains ten Resonance Energy while giving the next resonator extra ATK upon using Outro Skill, which perfectly suits this set’s bonuses. While using this echo, you’d want to long press the Heron to go into fly mode while spitting flames. This will let you get the first hit quickly, after which you can use his Outro Skill to animation cancel.
Nightmare: Inferno Rider	Molten Rift	This echo doesn’t fully suit Brant as it gives Fusion DMG and Resonance Skill DMG bonus, and the latter isn’t the best for him. However, it’s still the best one you’ll find in the Molten Rift set. You can use it at the end of his turn and instantly switch off to the next character, which lets you get some extra damage without waiting for the echo’s skill to finish.

Best Echo Stats For Brant

Now that you’ve selected the best set and main echo for Brant, the next step is to select the main and sub-stats for each echo. Much like other characters, you’d want to go for a four-three-three-one-one build on Brant with the following main stats:

For the sub-stats, you can prioritize them in the following order: Crit Rate > Crit DMG > Energy Regen > Basic Attack DMG > ATK. Since Brant doesn’t get much Crit Rate unless you use specific weapons, it’s more important to get his Crit Rate in a good position before pushing for the Crit DMG.

Brant Skills Overview And Priority

Each character in Wuthering Waves has a total of six abilities that they can use in combat, with four of them being active and two being used in specific circumstances. The most important thing with these characters is to learn how their abilities work and the best combinations you can use.

Brant Abilities, Explained

Here’s everything you need to know about Brant’s abilities:

• His basic attacks can be executed both on the ground and in mid-air, with the latter being better but also easier to interrupt. After the second or fourth ground basic attack and the fourth mid-air basic attack, you can perform a special heavy attack with him where he grapples to the enemy.
• You can start the mid-air combination of attacks by either jumping or using his Resonance Skill. With the mid-air attacks, Brant will grapple to the enemy you’re aiming at. If he can’t hit an enemy with these, he’ll fall to the ground. You can also press the Skill button to bring him to the ground with a plunging attack.
• After four mid-air attacks, Brant automatically lands on the ground and you can start the combination by jumping again. However, for a sub-DPS build, one cycle of these attacks is usually enough.
• Brant gains Bravo with every Basic Attack, Resonance Skill, and Intro Skill used. He can hold up to 100 Bravo and upon reaching that number, you’ll unlock a special Resonance Skill that deals massive damage, which counts as Basic Attack DMG. This attack also provides allies with a shield.
• Every time you get a quarter amount of Bravo, Brant will heal all allies. He also heals allies upon using his Liberation, which also doubles the amount of Bravo you get from Basic Attacks and Skill.
• Finally, Brant gets an ATK bonus for each percent of Energy Regen over 150 percent, and it caps at 280 percent. He can increase this ATK bonus when his Liberation is activated as well. This helps him make up for the three-cost echoes where you have to use Energy Regen.

Brant Attack Combinations

If you want to beat the endgame content like Tower of Adversity or Whimpering Waves, you’ll have to perfect your attack combinations with Brant since time is of the essence. While using him as a sub-DPS you’ll start with his Liberation every time as it massively boosts his kit.

Once the Liberation is out, use your Skill to jump in the air and start your mid-air attack combination. Use all four mid-air basic attacks and then the special heavy attack once you land on the ground. This will be enough to fill your Bravo bar, which lets you use the buffed skill and switch to the main DPS. You can also check out the video above to see how this combination works.

Brant Forte Priority

It takes quite a lot of resources to upgrade a character’s abilities in Wuthering Waves, which makes it important to prioritize the right one. For Brant, the Forte Circuit is undoubtedly the first choice for upgrades as it boosts the healing, shielding, and damage you get from the buffed Skill.

After this, you can upgrade his abilities in the following order: Basic Attack – Resonance Liberation – Resonance Skill – Intro Skill. If you’re low on resources while trying to build other characters, you can also ignore the last two abilities once you have them around level six. You’ll need to unlock his Inherent Skills and other stat nodes as soon as possible.

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