Wriothesley GUIDE
Understand Wriothesley
Useful when…
- Sustained Cryo damage from rapid Normal Attacks.
- Using his Skill's enhanced attacks when HP is above 50%.
- Recovering from low HP with the enhanced Charged Attack granted below 60% HP.
Attack pattern and Skill conditions
Forceful Fists of Frost performs up to five rapid Cryo Normal Attacks. Icefang Rush is a short forward dash that starts Chilling Penalty for 10 seconds at talent level 1. While he remains on field, it increases interruption resistance; when his HP is above 50%, his Normal Attacks are enhanced and deal increased damage, and each enhanced hit consumes 4.5% of his Max HP, once per 0.1 seconds. His Normal Attack combo count does not reset for a short time after the Skill or sprinting, helping him resume the sequence. The Charged Attack costs 50 Stamina and hits an area; it is not the attack enhanced by Chilling Penalty.
HP recovery and Burst
When Wriothesley's HP is below 60%, There Shall Be a Plea for Justice grants one Gracious Rebuke, at most once every five seconds. His next Charged Attack becomes Rebuke: Vaulting Fist: it costs no Stamina, deals 50% more damage, and restores HP equal to 30% of his Max HP after it hits. This gives the Skill's HP cost a recovery mechanic, but the passive has its own threshold and cooldown. Darkgold Wolfbite deals a Cryo hit followed by five instances of AoE Cryo damage in front of him; after Icicle Impact, an Ousia-aligned Cryo Surging Blade descends at an opponent's position. The Burst has a 60 Energy cost and a 15-second cooldown at the listed values.
Building and leveling
For a Normal Attack focused setup, the Normal Attack track is the most direct talent investment because it covers his repeated Repelling Fists. The Skill track is also relevant: it enables Chilling Penalty and its enhanced Normal Attacks. Raise the Burst track according to how much you rely on its five hits and follow-up Ousia strike. Ascension uses Shivada Jade, Subdetection Units, gears, and the listed Tourbillon Device at later stages. His crafting passive gives a 10% chance to receive double Weapon Ascension Materials when crafting them.
Practical cautions
Chilling Penalty ends if Wriothesley leaves the field, so swapping out interrupts the enhanced-attack window. Its HP cost applies only to enhanced Normal Attack hits while above 50%; the low-HP Charged Attack passive is a separate effect, triggered below 60%. Do not count on that Charged Attack to activate at exactly 60% or while above it. His Skill adds interruption resistance, but the provided effect does not say it prevents interruption entirely.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Skill-enhanced Normal Attacks spend HP, so their use depends on managing his health.
- The enhanced Charged Attack requires dropping below 60% HP and can only be granted once every five seconds.
- Leaving the field cancels Chilling Penalty.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Swapping out during Chilling Penalty and expecting the effect to persist.
- Confusing the above-50% Skill enhancement with the below-60% Charged Attack trigger.
- Assuming interruption resistance means immunity to interruption.
Effects and reference details
Forceful Fists of Frost · Normal attack
Normal Attack
Coalescing frost about his fist, Wriothesley will unleash powerful Repelling Fists, performing up to 5 rapid attacks that deal Cryo DMG.
Apart from this, Normal Attack combo count will not reset for a short time after using Icefang Rush or sprinting.
Charged Attack
Consumes a fixed amount of Stamina to leap and unleash a Vaulting Fist, dealing AoE Cryo DMG.
Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE Cryo DMG upon impact.
Purchased talent coefficients at level 1 and 1. These are individual skill values; they do not represent total build damage.
| Effect | Level 1 | Level 1 |
|---|
| 1-Hit DMG | 53.4% | 53.4% |
| 2-Hit DMG | 51.8% | 51.8% |
| 3-Hit DMG | 67.2% | 67.2% |
| 4-Hit DMG | 37.9%+37.9% | 37.9%+37.9% |
| 5-Hit DMG | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| Charged Attack DMG | 153.0% | 153.0% |
| Charged Attack Stamina Cost | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Plunge DMG | 56.8% | 56.8% |
| Low/High Plunge DMG | 114%/142% | 114%/142% |
Icefang Rush · Elemental skill
Adjusting his breathing, rhythm, and pace, Wriothesley sprints forward a short distance, entering the Chilling Penalty state and unleashing more powerful attacks than before.
Chilling Penalty
·Increases Wriothesley's interruption resistance
·When his HP is above 50%, it will enhance the Repelling Fists of Normal Attack: Forceful Fists of Frost and increase its DMG. When such an attack hits, it will consume a fixed amount of Wriothesley's HP. HP can be lost this way once every 0.1s.
This effect will be canceled should Wriothesley leave the field.
Purchased talent coefficients at level 1 and 1. These are individual skill values; they do not represent total build damage.
| Effect | Level 1 | Level 1 |
|---|
| Enhanced Repelling Fist DMG | 143.2% Normal Attack DMG | 143.2% Normal Attack DMG |
| HP Cost | 4.5% Max HP | 4.5% Max HP |
| Duration | 10.0s | 10.0s |
| CD | 16.0s | 16.0s |
Darkgold Wolfbite · Elemental burst
Activating his boxing gloves, Wriothesley strikes out with an icy straight, then uses Icicle Impact to cause multiple instances of AoE Cryo DMG in a frontal area.
Arkhe: Ousia
After Icicle Impact ends, a Surging Blade will descend upon the opponent's position, dealing Ousia-aligned Cryo DMG.
Purchased talent coefficients at level 1 and 1. These are individual skill values; they do not represent total build damage.
| Effect | Level 1 | Level 1 |
|---|
| Skill DMG | 127.20%×5 | 127.20%×5 |
| Surging Blade DMG | 42.40% | 42.40% |
| CD | 15.0s | 15.0s |
| Surging Blade CD | 10.0s | 10.0s |
| Energy Cost | 60 | 60 |
There Shall Be a Plea for Justice
When Wriothesley's HP is less than 60%, he will obtain a Gracious Rebuke. The next Charged Attack of his Normal Attack: Forceful Fists of Frost will be enhanced to become Rebuke: Vaulting Fist. It will not consume Stamina, will deal 50% increased DMG, and after hitting will restore HP for Wriothesley equal to 30% of his Max HP.
You can gain a Gracious Rebuke this way once every 5s.
There Shall Be a Reckoning for Sin
When Wriothesley's current HP increases or decreases, if he is in the Chilling Penalty state conferred by Icefang Rush, Chilling Penalty will gain one stack of Prosecution Edict. Max 5 stacks. Each stack will increase Wriothesley's ATK by 6%.
The Duke's Grace
When Wriothesley crafts Weapon Ascension Materials, he has a 10% chance to receive double the product.
References and version
Game data version: 7.1
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