Combat basics

Attributes (elements)

Resonators deal Glacio, Fusion, Electro, Aero, Spectro, or Havoc damage. Enemies have Attribute resistances. Matching your DPS Attribute DMG% (echoes, sonatas) matters more than chasing fake “reaction recipes.”

Team drafting tips: Team Builder. Relative ATK/CRIT math: damage worksheet.

Basic loop

1. Normal / Heavy / Dodge — basic string, charged attacks, and dodge counters (Perfect Dodge windows feed Concerto and safety).
2. Resonance Skill — short cooldown toolkit skill.
3. Resonance Liberation — ultimate; costs Resonance Energy.
4. Intro / Outro — swapping characters spends Concerto Energy. Outro from the character leaving often buffs the next one; Intro on entry can deal damage or set up Forte.

Concerto, Intro, Outro

Concerto Energy fills as you fight (attacks, skills, dodges — kit-dependent). When the bar is ready, swap to trigger the leaving character's Outroand the entering character's Intro. Good teams are built around those handoffs (e.g. support Outro ATK / Heavy Attack amp into a Main DPS Intro window).

Moonlit Clouds and similar sonatas exist specifically to empower that Outro ATK handoff — see the Echoes guide.

Forte Circuit

Each resonator has a Forte Circuit — a unique resource or stance (stacks, bars, modes). Filling and spending Forte is usually where a kit's damage or utility spikes. Read the in-game Forte description; do not assume every character plays like a Genshin Normal Attack driver.

Vibration Strength (stagger / “break”)

Bosses and elites have a Vibration Strength meter. Dealing enough stagger-type pressure breaks them into a vulnerable window. Heavy Attacks, certain skills, Liberations, and coordinated hits contribute differently by kit. Learn the break timing for Tower of Adversity and holograms — it matters more than inventing elemental reaction names.

Echoes in combat

Equipped echoes grant stats and a Cost 4 echo skill you can cast. Sonata set bonuses (2pc / 5pc) are the long-term build goal. Plan Cost 4/3/1 on the Echo Planner.