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Wuthering Waves: endgame modes explainedTower of Adversity, Tactical Hologram: Calamity, and the limited-time Depths of Illusive Realm
Tower of Adversity, Tactical Hologram: Calamity, and the limited-time Depths of Illusive Realm
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Kuro Games
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Kuro Games
Curious about endgame modes in Wuthering Waves?If you’re getting close to the endgame of the gacha RPGWuthering Waves, it might be time to start taking on the game’s endgame modes, including the Tower of Adversity, Tactical Hologram: Calamity, and the limited event Depths of Illusive Realm. These are where your characters' builds truly become important — just a single stat can make or break a run or boss fight in any of these modes.
If you’re confident in your characters' builds (or just want to learn more about what’s ahead), we’ve got your back. In this guide, we’ll explain everything you need to know about endgame modes in Wuthering Waves, includingwhat each mode is, how to unlock it, and what rewards you’ll get.
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Tower of Adversity
In the Tower of Adversity, you’ll go througha series of progressively more difficult floors, each with their own challenges and buffs and enemies to defeat within a time limit. To tackle them all, you’ll need tobuild quite a few charactersbecause they’ll loseVigor(or stamina) between floors, meaning you’ll need to switch between characters to make it through more floors in a row.
The Tower of Adversity has a few different modes that you’ll unlock in succession. You’ll first make your way through the relatively short Stable Zone, and you’ll get the 4-star resonator Yuanwu as a bonus reward for completing this tower. After this, you’ll gain access to the Experiment Zone, then, after completing this, you’ll finally get access to the Hazard Zone.
Based on your completion time in each level, you’ll earn rewards likeAstrite and Hazard Records, the latter of which can be exchanged for rewards like Premium Tuners, Phantom Appearances, Advanced Resonance Potions, and Shell Creditsin the Shop.
Tactical Hologram: Calamity
Tactical Hologram: Calamity is aset of reworked boss fights that get progressively more difficult. You’ll gain access to these at Union Level 27.
Each boss has six different difficulty levels, and you’ll need to complete each one in order while staying within each level’s time limit. These enemies also have different abilities and are stronger compared to their non-Calamity counterparts, so it’s worth making sure your Resonators of choice are properly leveled and built before taking one on.
To initiate a fight, simply find one of the four bosses on the map, walk up to it, and hit “Start Challenge.”
Beating a boss will grant you a handful ofAstrite and the boss' respective Echo. You’ll also get Data Sets, which can be exchanged in the Simulation Training Store (a tab in the Shop) for rewards likeLustrous Tides, Tuners, and Phantom Appearances. It’s worth noting that these rewards can’t be claimed again — these are permanently depleted after beating each boss' difficulty levels for the first time!
Depths of Illusive Realm
The Depths of Illusive Realm is alimited-time roguelike event modethat you’ll unlock at Union Level 17.
As you clear different rooms, you’ll find Memory of Rest rooms, where you can heal up and buy more Metaphors to upgrade your Echoes with. And, if you’re stuck, you can purchase permanent upgrades in the Thought Evolution menu. At the end of every run, you’ll encounter a boss.
Completing the Depths of Illusive Realm will net you better rewards as well. Speaking of rewards, you’ll be able to get things likeAstrite, Advanced Resonance Potions, Shell Credits, Premium Tuners, and Phantom Appearanceswith the Illusive Specimens you earn.
The Depths of Illusive Realm is a temporary mode — it’s only around until June 26. However, like timed events in other gacha games, it’s likely it could make a comeback.
That’s all the information we’ve got on endgame modes in Wuthering Waves! Need to level up a bit more to unlock them? Head to ourUnion Level guideto find the best ways to gain Union EXP. Or, if you’re hoping to build your Resonators a bit more before bringing them into the endgame with you, we’ve got your back with ourResonator leveling guide.
