5 Ways You're Bricking Rotations

Summary

This guide explores five key ways to optimize rotations in Weathering Waves, focusing on efficiency and smooth gameplay. It demonstrates advanced techniques for popular characters like Shorekeeper, Verina, Morphe, and Sona, emphasizing animation cancels, swap windows, and weapon synergy. Viewers learn how to speed up rotations using R5 Variation, Overture, and sequence notes, while managing team-specific mechanics such as Augusta's Majesty. The tutorial balances beginner-friendly tips with advanced tech, showing how small optimizations save seconds and enhance Conerto generation without requiring top-tier gear. Overall, it equips players with practical strategies for faster, more effective rotations in various team setups.

Takeaways

• 😀 Shorekeeper’s rotation can be optimized by canceling the 3rd basic attack and forte animations using skills or dodges, significantly reducing rotation time.
• 😀 Equipping high-tier weapons like Variation (R5) on Shorekeeper can shorten rotations by a few seconds and smooth out animations.
• 😀 Verina should not start in the first slot; swapping to her immediately and performing three attacks generates a fast forte circuit.
• 😀 In Augusta-Verina-Morphe teams, wait 4 seconds for Augusta’s Majesty before starting Verina’s rotation to ensure proper liberation usage.
• 😀 Verina’s outro skill should be used without swapping to prevent rotation issues and preserve Augusta’s Majesty points.
• 😀 Morphe’s swap mechanic allows him to perform the last attack of his chain, which pairs effectively with Shorekeeper’s long animations to build conerto and forte quickly.
• 😀 The Morphe swap technique cannot be used in the second rotation with Augusta due to Majesty restrictions but works with other teams.
• 😀 Sona (SOA) can achieve zero field rotation time using the 'naked build' with Overture (R1 or higher) and specific sequence notes to maximize conerto generation.
• 😀 Quick swaps between supports and sub-DPS units can optimize rotations naturally and save several seconds per rotation.
• 😀 Weapon and skill upgrades, such as S2 on Verina or sequence notes on Sona, can further improve rotation efficiency without changing core strategies.
• 😀 Small optimizations, even saving 1–2 seconds per support, accumulate to significant efficiency gains over full rotations.
• 😀 Practicing timing for skill cancels, heavy attack dodges, and swaps is essential to fully utilize these rotation techniques.

Q & A

What is the main purpose of the guide in the video?

The guide focuses on optimizing Weathering Waves rotations by providing tips to avoid suboptimal play, such as long animations or inefficient skill usage, ultimately saving seconds per rotation.

How can Shorekeeper's rotation be optimized?

By canceling the third basic attack with a skill or dodge, using heavy attack dodge cancels for faster conerto generation, and utilizing swaps with characters like Morphe to exploit long animations.

What impact does the weapon Variation have on Shorekeeper and Verina?

Variation significantly speeds up rotations by allowing faster conerto generation and reducing the number of attacks needed, saving one to two seconds per rotation.

Why should Verina not start in the first slot or use her intro skill?

Starting her in the first slot or using an intro skill delays conerto generation. Swapping to her immediately from another character and using three basic attacks enables a much faster rotation.

How does Augusta's Majesty mechanic affect Verina's rotation?

Augusta's Majesty requires a 4-second delay to generate points for her liberation. Verina, as the recipient of Augusta’s outro, must complete her rotation without swapping to avoid disrupting Augusta’s ultimate point generation.

What is the purpose of the Morphe and Mortify swap technique?

By swapping between Shorekeeper and Morphe or Mortify during long animations, players can build conerto efficiently, using subDPS characters to exploit Shorekeeper’s long animations without losing rotation speed.

What restrictions exist for using Morphe swap tech with Augusta?

The swap tech cannot be used on the second rotation of Augusta’s team because it interferes with Augusta’s Majesty mechanic and ultimate point generation.

How can Sona achieve zero rotation time?

By equipping Overture and using her detonation combo while another character’s animation is playing, Sona can generate full conerto off-field, allowing her to perform instant intro skills with no field time.

What prerequisites are required for Sona’s zero rotation time tech?

Sona requires an R5 Overture and a sequence note at S5 or S6 to maximize conerto generation. This tech does not work if she is on EOG.

What general advice does the guide offer for optimizing rotations?

Quick swaps, animation cancels, proper skill timing, and appropriate weapon selection are key. While optimizations are small, they save cumulative time, make rotations smoother, and can be applied across most subDPS and support setups.

Does the guide recommend extreme or complex swap rotations?

No, the guide emphasizes practical optimizations that feel natural in gameplay rather than overly complicated or extreme quick swap rotations.

Why is Variation considered one of the best weapons in the game?

Variation consistently saves seconds on every rotation for all supports by boosting conerto generation, making rotations feel smoother, even if it doesn't dramatically change damage output.