Defier's Thorn

Rarity

Type	2nd Stat Type
Sword	HP

General
Details

Acquisition Method

Absolute Pulsation: Defier's Thorn

Associated Resonator

Cartethyia

Release Date

12 June, 2025
5 months, 1 day ago

Effects

Rank

1
2
3
4
5

A Free Knight's Tarantella
Max HP is increased by 12%. 15s after casting Intro Skill or Basic Attacks, ignores 8% of the target's DEF when dealing damage. If the target has at least 1 stack of Aero Erosion, the target’s DMG taken is Amplified by 20%.

1 → 2

Cost ×10,000

A Free Knight's Tarantella
Max HP is increased by 15%. 15s after casting Intro Skill or Basic Attacks, ignores 10% of the target's DEF when dealing damage. If the target has at least 1 stack of Aero Erosion, the target’s DMG taken is Amplified by 25%.

2 → 3

Cost ×20,000

A Free Knight's Tarantella
Max HP is increased by 18%. 15s after casting Intro Skill or Basic Attacks, ignores 12% of the target's DEF when dealing damage. If the target has at least 1 stack of Aero Erosion, the target’s DMG taken is Amplified by 30%.

3 → 4

Cost ×30,000

A Free Knight's Tarantella
Max HP is increased by 21%. 15s after casting Intro Skill or Basic Attacks, ignores 14% of the target's DEF when dealing damage. If the target has at least 1 stack of Aero Erosion, the target’s DMG taken is Amplified by 35%.

4 → 5

Cost ×40,000

A Free Knight's Tarantella
Max HP is increased by 24%. 15s after casting Intro Skill or Basic Attacks, ignores 16% of the target's DEF when dealing damage. If the target has at least 1 stack of Aero Erosion, the target’s DMG taken is Amplified by 40%.

MAX

The surging tides force the crown of thorns upon the knight, out of which the knight forges this sword.
Unburdened by the crown, the knight waded through the roaring waves unwaveringly.

Defier's Thorn is a Sword weapon in Wuthering Waves.

Ascensions and Stats[]

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Ascension Rank	Level	Base ATK	2nd Stat (HP)
0✦	1/20	33	16.0%
0✦	20/20	85	28.5%
Ascension Cost (0 → 1) 10,000 6
1✦	20/40	107	28.5%
1✦	40/40	163	41.0%
Ascension Cost (1 → 2) 20,000 6 6
2✦	40/50	185	41.0%
2✦	50/50	213	47.2%
Ascension Cost (2 → 3) 40,000 8 4
3✦	50/60	235	47.2%
3✦	60/60	263	53.4%
Ascension Cost (3 → 4) 60,000 6 6
4✦	60/70	285	53.4%
4✦	70/70	312	59.7%
Ascension Cost (4 → 5) 80,000 8 4
5✦	70/80	334	59.7%
5✦	80/80	362	65.9%
Ascension Cost (5 → 6) 120,000 12 8
6✦	80/90	384	65.9%
6✦	90/90	412	72.2%

Total Cost (0✦ → 6✦)

330,000 Shell Credit

6 Inert Metallic Drip

8 Reactive Metallic Drip

6 Polarized Metallic Drip

20 Heterized Metallic Drip

6 LF Howler Core

6 MF Howler Core

10 HF Howler Core

12 FF Howler Core

Availability[]

Event Convenes[]

Defier's Thorn is featured in 1 Event Convene:

Convene	Featured	Duration	Version
Absolute Pulsation: Defier's Thorn 2025-06-12	Defier's Thorn Endless Collapse Marcato Amity Accord	June 12, 2025 – July 3, 2025	2.4

Other Languages[]

Defier's Thorn

Language	Official Name
English	Defier's Thorn
Chinese (S)	不屈命定之冠
Chinese (T)	不屈命定之冠
Japanese	定めを覆す荊冠
Korean	숙명에 맞서는 관
French	Épine de l'insoumise
German	Dorn des Herausforderers
Spanish	Espina de la Desafiadora

A Free Knight's Tarantella

Language	Official Name
English	A Free Knight's Tarantella
Chinese (S)	自由骑士之舞
Chinese (T)	自由騎士之舞
Japanese	自由の騎士の踊り
Korean	자유기사의 독무
French	Tarentelle de la chevaleresse libre
German	Tarantella einer freien Ritterin
Spanish	Tarantela de una caballera libre