Why NO ONE Plays: Calcharo | Wuthering Waves

Calcharo was considered one of if not the strongest attacker in Wuthering Waves during the recent closed betas and even when he came out. But in just a few patches he quickly disappeared from top tier discussion. For our next Why NO ONE Plays episode, we'll be covering Calcharo and how he fell off so quickly.
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[@VarsII]

Y’all just opening up a dictionary and choosing every word that starts with “Ca-“ 💀

[@Cenzurat]

You stop hating on my boy Calcitration, or we gonna have problems. Nobody disrespects Calibrator like that.

[@zyzhang1130]

😹😹

[@arocomisgamusclademork1603]

more put, Why NO ONE Plays Zhezhi Next video, Why NO ONE Plays Encore

[@Vailah]

bro cmon it's in the name Cal-CHAAA!!! lie chalk CAL-CHaaaa ch pronunciation not K CALCHARO not calkaro

[@miraqen7801]

I love Calculator's design, though. I never got him to this day and I've regretted getting c1 Verina instead of a new character. Maybe I'll get him after a year or so, depending if they give us another 5* selector - which could happen in anniversary or half anniversary.

[@inagaya993]

I saw this at a glance and was confused like "why he doing another no one plays sephiroth?" 💀

[@zyzhang1130]

More like ‘why no one plays sephiroth at home’

[@arocomisgamusclademork1603]

@@zyzhang1130 Where is Cloud Strife?

[@lucasroman6510]

Calcharo is the diluc of wuwa, an extremely hyped character that everyone usted and had a high tier at lunch but then people noticed their flaws and got replaced by another five star who appeared just a few months after launch who use their same teams (diluc --> klee --> hu tao) (calcharo --> xiangli Yao)

[@miraqen7801]

Except Diluc actually obliterates abyss with Xianyun vape. ~250k per plunge is quite strong, especially against the reoccurring geo bosses.

[@ffffff6104]

​@@miraqen7801 however, diluc fell off YEARS before xianyun released meaning he was still dead for a good while

[@hijodelsoldeoriente]

​​@@miraqen7801Calcharo actually deals a lot of damage and still is enough to clear the Tower without any requirement of another premium unit. Not to mention, Diluc was saved by a character years away from his release. Before Xianyun, Klee and Hutao rendered him obsolete. What was powercrept is his strict playstyle with little room for mistakes. Playing him is like playing Danjin near perfectly. Meanwhile, diluc needs xianyun and a hydro applicator. I use Diluc for burgeon though and he's great there. I'm not pulling for a premium character just to make him work when I could just use hyperbloom or Arlecchino.

[@exJumple]

@@ffffff6104 at least he has his own niche with highest plunging attacks numbers in the game. Yet calcharo has literally the same kit as xiangli yao, but being worse in every aspect of it. If devs introduce something in the future, that could buff calcharo, same would be with yao. And gap between them will be even higher. Only rework will save him (replacing his dogshit S2 with something useful at least)

[@hoshistrider5076]

​@@exJumplethat's why it's called powercreep. Xangli was the dev's answer to player complaints with Calcharo. He's literally made to replace him. So it kinda makes your argument redundant like wdym he's better? He IS supposed to be better. That's a given already.

[@turi5959]

As a Calcharo main, I already knew this video was going to happen eventually as soon as the doomposting started 😭 This is the third time one of my mains gets a WNOP (alongside Blade and Sephiroth)

[@SheruMuko]

Shulk, Blade, and Calcharo main here. We are in the same boat. Except Sephiroth is also one of my two Secondaries right now alongside Ridley.

[@endcorruption993]

Calcharo is very hard to learn how to play, I think that’s why most people don't like him.

[@turi5959]

@@endcorruption993 Yeah for sure. I do think he still would have had a (though somewhat small) spot in the meta if not for the final nail in the coffin that was xiangli yao

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

It's funny that they're all a similar type of character.

[@turi5959]

@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks Haha yeah I definitely have a type 😋 My future genshin main's also gonna be Capitano

[@miraqen7801]

I guess you could say that Calculator was the Diluc of WuWa. But, Dynamic actually found his place in the meta again with the introduction of Xianyun... Then again, Shinramyun took 3 years to make Deluxe meta again. At this point, Carbonara is in meta hiatus and only time will tell.

[@minisage1961]

…what.😭

[@llucaas.111]

bro what 😭

[@Anakuya1]

I understood that... that worries me xD

[@xd_teoma93]

Calculator Dynamic Deluxe² Carbonara

[@justarandomgamer7448]

I love this comment so much 😂

[@hijodelsoldeoriente]

I play Calamari the same way I play Danjin. They help you play better due to their strict and unforgiving playstyle. When played well, Cucaracha could still clear the tower. Also, holy Sephiroth. His design is cool.

[@SheruMuko]

Hello, Closed Beta Tester here. I actually main Calcharo. I haven’t played in a while due to personal reasons but I am redownloading the game to return. And I return to this video. Kinda sad to see my favorite character get treated this way.

[@LargeBanana]

Welcome back king 👑

[@haruusami1831]

He is still fine for a Standard 5 star but compared Limited Char. he kinda bit weak (i mean every standard char. is bit weak compare to limited anyways except Encore probably). If they just allow him get killing intent with Resonance skill when in liberation by 2, this could easily fix his awkward playstyle and lower liberation CD a bit also.

[@SheruMuko]

@@LargeBanana I am no king. I wasn’t around for long and I was gone for so long that I am a little rusty. I am glad to be back though.

[@SheruMuko]

@@haruusami1831 I know which is sad but I like his play style and the difficulty that comes with it.

[@jemerson12345]

@@SheruMuko surprised to see level 90? lot of events you gotta catch up with, good luck bro

[@The_Rum]

I honestly think he just need QoL and not even numbers buffs. Like for example, getting a stack of forte when you dodge counter. Among others.

[@legionssb]

Stacks from counter would solve his problem. Works for Yao.

[@WadeWontson]

Yeah, I think they should make his current optimal playstyle optional instead of being a borderline necessity so that he's at least more enjoyable to play for casuals. Anyone who says "skill issue" can go stuff it, yeah I'm not great at the game, I know. But there's also nothing wrong with making a unit more fun and satisfying to play. Besides, any QoL changes will most likely benefit even skilled players by increasing his damage ceiling so it'll be a win for everyone.

[@JohnathanTrinity]

And uninterrupted DM too. God, doesn't it feel bad when Chalcaro does his DM and then Big Monke or Rider swats you to the ground like a miserable mosquito.

[@khonsenwright4986]

Also some form of interruption resistance and or greater damage reduction while he's in his burst. Getting knocked down and losing his Forte stacks hurts so bad

[@bradcrumz5219]

I hope Kuro hears us regarding QOL buffs for Calcharo 🥲

[@Nunazac]

Aww, come on! The game is only a few months old and we already hate our beloved top-tier 1.0 main DPS??? RIP Kakarot

[@playermasterfun7334]

Its mostly due to xiangli yao since the devs took everything that made cocomelon clunky and made him actually fun to play.

[@playermasterfun7334]

Btw its never about skill issue with him, its about feel of gameplay. Imagine jinshi without the teleporting broadblade. Imaginne evrytime she swings her sword she launches towards the opponent directly…. This would not only look weird but makes the time between those attacks very wasteful.

[@kison7715]

it's just diluc all over again

[@theskywalker8416]

His gameplay suck let be real. Slow atks, long animation which make you get hit, bad reaction time... Just feel very awful 😢

[@Indian_gae_boii]

i will always love you calcium

[@ChaffleWadapon]

Chicharron has a pretty good range for a broadblade user. Chuppacabra's first BA and plunge attack can easily parry enemy's attacks. Also, Chimpanzee excell in quickswap team due to his multiple skill activation and Liberation intro. One of the few things that bring Chocobo down was the best in slot echo for him is just as clunky as him. Overall Chimeramon is a really fun character to learn due to his high skill ceiling and I can't thank him enough for carrying me through the first 6 act.

[@Someone-ov1ro]

u got me at chimpanzee 😭

[@liliavacyncosplay]

You are the FIRST content creator I have heard pronounce his name correctly, so you get an instant like for that LOL. I love Calcharo's design and I am eagerly awaiting his story quest so I'm devastated he's fallen off so hard, but I still use him since I haven't finished building my Xiangli Yao yet. I know the Kuro devs listen to their players, but I won't get my hopes up that they make Calcharo more playable in the future. I will just continue to enjoy him from a lore & design perspective, and use him for less difficult content.

[@DrSwazz]

Ngl I thought Vars was the first person to get Climax’s name wrong.

[@danielferrieri7434]

Calcharo lost the vibe check to Yinlin and Xiangli Yao.

[@arocomisgamusclademork1603]

What's not lost is verina and sanhua

[@alexoceanmeow]

I hope Kuro considers either reworking his kit a smidge because he is a standard banner character and/or gives him a specific support that, while may work for a bunch of other units, makes Cal god tier. I picked him with the free ticket because he looked so frickin cool and I'd really like to find situations where it's like I want to choose Calcharo because he is the best dps option. It doesn't have to happen a lot, him being the best dps option, but it'd be nice to have a boss that's perfect for him, a ToA floor that's perfect for him over Xiangli Yao. Big Sigh tho, bc I doubt they'd rework his kit stuff and I think Xiangli Yao is just always gonna be better. 😔

[@deeptobhattacharyya3249]

I doubt ppl would be happy

[@alexoceanmeow]

@@deeptobhattacharyya3249 they wouldn't be lol. A gal can hope tho.

[@tencive5749]

Hope WuWa gives cal the first Leap buff

[@theskywalker8416]

Nope ,at least 2yrs from now buddy and i doubt ppl actually still care about the dude after XY

[@shadowboi8620]

@@tencive5749 Giving him forte stacks for dodge counters would do wonders for him.

[@theonewhoasked2391]

In beta his damage actually far surpasses jiyan so his hard playstyle was very much worth it but its kind dumb of kuro to remove the very thing that kept him up in that throne its crazy how nerfing one mechanic (yinlin swap) can make him perform way weaker he went from top to mid same tier as lingyang who only got his sub dps a couple of months ago

[@playermasterfun7334]

They were definitely worried about him being “too strong” compared to jiyan

[@SkySovereignn]

​@@playermasterfun7334imo that worry from those devs is their stupid mistake. i regret spending resources on him

[@popkhorne5372]

oh no, we've made a standard 5 star character that is also a fan fovorite in terms of design too strong compared to our limited main dps... what do we do ? nerf him in addition to him getting powercrept.

[@Dee-ix8nt]

​@@popkhorne5372it was actually an indirect nerf since back then any sub dpses used to just give you the buff with no penalty if you do the exact same rotation which limited the freedom on mechanics of each characters since one tech far surpasses every single normal tech making it almost always the best rotation leaving no room for creativity they had to remove it for balance since combat will be too bland for not just the current characters but also the future ones but ended up scalping calcharo in the process

[@ZeromusNightmare122]

@@Dee-ix8nt But I feel like they should have changed him as compensation for that by making him at least a bit easier to work with. Not a direct numbers buff, but like an animation speed increase or something at least.

[@null.3120]

I'm still using him for clearing early stages in left and right towers. And solo boss stages.. till I get Jiyan on his rerun.

[@ShikharKasera-ns5wg]

which a couple days away

[@therranolleo468]

100% because Yao is free, this feels just like if Ratio was a standard banner char and the devs give out Feixao for free 2 patches later, someone who plays on the same axis as him only with better performance and numbers

[@therranolleo468]

add to this that Fei also snags the entirety of Ratio's best teammates just like how Yao takes Yinlin out of Cal's team, with your 3rd slot being almost exclusively Verina (or SK after 1.3)

[@redsky397]

​@@therranolleo468 its even worse as they have the exact same way of dealing damage, building up their forte during their liberation. And for some reason they even have the same element so they share echos.

[@therranolleo468]

@@redsky397 yeah just like how most ppl snag away Yanqing's gear and give it to Jingliu

[@Honeybee-cr3fm]

also the big ass ping issue 😭 (when in his enhanced state, sometimes normal attacks wont register for his forte with higher ping)

[@VernaldoNiisama]

So my standard banner when the game first came out was Calcharo, and depite not being a fan of his aesthetic his play style was alot of fun and had alot of potential for skill expression. So I got Verina for him with the selector, and Jiyan's sword for Calcharo's weapon, then got Yinlin for him also. Fast forward to today, and Calcharo sits in the background, alittle mad as his sword is given to Jinhsi, and his team goes to Yao. Welp, so long world hopper Razor, it was a fun headcanon while it lasted.

[@Cenzurat]

His best in slot is still the standard broadblade, tested that myself.

[@c.c.anubis]

IMHO, it feels like it's another "Genshin 1.0 tierlist" situation, where characters were more or less solely judged by what they can do alone or with some Sanhua buffs, but since Calcharo was so hyped alongside Yinlin, that boosted his standing in the community, as outside Jiyan with Mortefi, he was the only other character that had a workable team when it came to DPS. Hell, I remember my girl Jianxin being considered B tier at best in the early tier lists, hell, even Encore was seen as sub par in some lists that I've seen, and we know now what she's fully capable of. So yea, as people got better at understanding teams and how the game works, the flaws Calcharo had could no longer hide behind "I have a proper team and you don't", so his fall from grace feels worse than it actually is because of all the hype he had, hell, people were rerolling accounts just to get him and Verina together due to the hype around him.

[@Ulquiorra_Cifer]

1.0 rating was heavily influenced by beta theorycrafting, at that time calculator was actually really good and did hide his clunkiness but after changing how both him and yinlin work the synergy was no more that amazing

[@Otherface]

Lesson learned: never judge a gacha game in their first weeks. In any shape or form.

[@27Ganon]

Encore + Sanhua was available at the start and still performs at the level of limited DPSs, Calcharo was just heavily nerfed at release and so was overrated from the start based on his beta performance

[@c.c.anubis]

@@27Ganon Shanhua was available to pretty much everyone, so I wouldn't count that as a "proper team". I mean, you're giving 2 really good generic supports to Encore and it's a solid team, sure, but you can do the same with almost every other DPS at the time, and it would be a solid functional team.

[@wikidpsycokilla]

Heres a tinfoil hat take: What if they actually did re-work Calcharos kit but at the last minute gave it to Xiangli Yao and made him free to avoid having people constantly begging for a Lingyang re-work?

[@dellee4793]

Yao weapon are lingyang buff

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

Nah, their gameplay is still kinda fundamentally different. I don't think any changes would be that significant, except to make him more playable..It's possible they'll still do that. They've done it in PGR. WuWa can be different though, if they're feeling like they can be a bit more stingy.

[@spookynomnoms6751]

First time i've seen his name spelled right

[@theonewhoasked2391]

Its taboo to say calzones name right

[@skrrskrr5386]

​@@theonewhoasked2391wdym, Chicharon always has his name spelt right

[@Qwerty-ns9yk]

never seen cockroach's name spelled wrong

[@duc_huy_ngo]

Nothing's wrong with Calchurro, though

[@ashik_fahmin]

I invested so much in my Calcium. 😭😭

[@maevethefox5912]

I got s2 of this dude right off the hop to play with Yinlin, then took a couple month break from the game and came back only to immediately replace him with free Xiangli Yao immediately. Kinda wishing I'd taken Encore instead, but at the time he looked so much cooler than she did.

[@D_enDAionNoEien]

All hope is not lost, you can still play calcium and xiangliyao with yinlin....just quickswap in between both dude and somehow put yinlin intro buff in between their rotation(still better go hyper when yinlin buff active after intro,with xiangli ig🗿🫠) Btw don't ask healing,when you chosen the goat calcarrot you already going into full instinct mode anyway,and dodge every shiet.😌

[@tanthientruong3820]

Another thing is that XY has his Sig weapon while LaCucaracha doesn’t. None of the 5* broadsword work that well on him as a sig weapon and the 4* bp weapon doesn’t have enough raw stat

[@f.b.iagent3971]

You said that Xiangli Yao is a perfect powercreep of Calcharo, but you basically said that they’re both Electro Hypercarries, it’s not even just that, because ALL of Xiangli Yao’s damage scales with Resonance Liberation damage, whereas only the bulk of Calcharo’s damage does, which means that not only is Xiangli Yao’s best teammate also Yinlin, but he makes use of Yinlin’s buffs even BETTER than Calcharo does

[@Aibadenshi]

Calcharo. The characters that need the Genshin Shield the most in the game.

[@Krutonkreatura]

not really he can still tank even with no healers

[@salvatoredantonio2413]

​@@KrutonkreaturaIts not about tanking damage, its about interruption

[@miraqen7801]

Camaro*

[@itsallinthepast2944]

you cant get stack when he dodge,so ult mean deal less dmg every time he dodge because he get less stack

[@powwowken2760]

I really wanted to like Calcharo, but he's kind of a mess. My biggest problems with him was that he can cancel his own empowered attacks by dodging and his Ult is on a timer, which means if you want to avoid losing damage you need to just face tank hits instead of dodging or waiting for an opening... It got old real fast and while I messed around with the quick swap shenanigans to try and optimize him, the return just didn't match the investment.

[@ozzcoremidmx8287]

Calcharo Beta vs Calcharo in game feels like night and day difference, he was brutally nerfed :(

[@sweetwinter4803]

The electro echo sucks so much, you need to use heavy atk and complete Memphis entire animation to get the buff and it's the lowest buff compared to other elemental echos, add to that Xiangli Yao, Calculator was doomed from the start.

[@Radi_1712]

I don't understand why his fourth and fifth hit are so long that you have to dash cancel after the third to pull off the 3 enhanced attacks in his ult window. You're also not allowed to do dodge counters because they take too much time as well. It just feels like they didn't think his character design through and "finished" the playstyle only to release it as Xiangli Yao.

[@PappaNappa]

Really enjoy your WuWa content! Would like to see more :)

[@novaboy1174]

As a Changli main, I'm so glad I am one. No need to care for strict rotation patterns as everything just get blown away with one ultimate~

[@drantino]

calcharo absolutely feels like the 1.0 good pick standard banner into power creeped by limited banner chars untell you get C3 or more. which then at least C6 standards at least match C2 limiteds from what ive generally felt. ya its going to take a bit to finally get that dmg on calcharo, but i got C1 on the literal selector banner(like actually 2 calcharos off 1 10pull, im fairly sure it forces selector both times, i just got absurdly lucky for double 5 star) so its only a matter of time for me to get power to the same lvl as xiangli yao

[@mauronoacontaldomurgia8476]

A video on calculator? damn

[@khonsenwright4986]

Seeing the thumbnail right after maxing out my Calcharo and clearing tower of adversity with him felt so disorienting 💀

[@primadansaripudin9269]

Personally he looks so badass that it would be embarrassing if I play him with my skill issue

[@miraqen7801]

Camaro is a standard character, anyways. It's bound to happen at some point, it just so happens that he got shafted way sooner...

[@Faust227]

Blade and Diluc: What the hell are you doing? Soldier 11 and Calcharo: we are enjoying being meta, you wouln't understand. Blade and DIluc: We used to be meta, but then they changed what meta was. Now what I’m with isn’t meta anymore and what’s meta seems weird and scary. It’ll happen to you!

[@Apt23-v8u]

The only advantage Calcharo has in contrast of the rest is that wuwa Is a Game of skill first but well we know that is more difficult a Game like this , the powercreep in wuwa Is more akin to accessibility that power

[@AK70FORYOU]

Is Soldier 11 useless already?

[@Piccolololmao]

I hope they buff him with a Leap system like PGR

[@warmpereer65]

Don't worry Calculator, you will get buff during illusive realm

[@chrispascual8118]

Please buff calculator

[@KafHimexx]

Doesn't matter he is still cool and strong af

[@GTsvetkovski]

California has one of the coolest character designs in the game, I'm pretty bummed out that I never got around to building him before Xangli Yao and now it's just wasteful to do so (unless you have S4 and then he become XY's sub dps lol)

[@DEEKPro]

Feel free to correct me, but doesn't Calcharo's dodge counter inside his Res Liberation change into a free Death Messenger? I'm certain that's what it is as someone who uses him as his Main Electro DPS.

[@kwaakwoo]

There's actually a video that shows Xiangli Yao's clear time vs Calcharo's, and Calcharo actually cleared faster, he just needs a lot more maintenance.

[@LargeBanana]

Though I agree with almost everything in this video, there is 1 thing you forgot to mention. Attack speed is an existing buff in the game. It is widely used in DIR. If future support comes that gives insane attack speed bonus, Calcharo will benefit immensely. Meanwhile Xiangli Yao potential is capped, because his ult can only do 3 empowered skill. Attack speed, if ever exist in a support, can boost Calcharo heavily.

[@Ollie_roses]

Calcharo is that one character that NEVER leaves my team..been playing with him since the release and he is amazing for my team.. tho im still salty that we don't have a single mention of him in the main story or even have his own story 😭

[@imimori]

Sephiroth Vergil Raiden Mr. Lightningbolt Calculator Calories Calvin Klein Carbonara Calcium Call Center Calendar Calling Card Calico Cat Calm Churros California Calculus Calligrapher Calisthenics Kakarot Calibrate Caliber Calf Cauldron Jojo Stand

[@fionaroni]

would you ever consider doing in depth lore reviews/speculations? and also you’d be amazing at telling the story and arch’s and such, i love content like that

[@khonsenwright4986]

As much as i love playing him, i do hope Kuro listens here again and does give him some form of qol changes. It feels nice to play a character that requires some skill to play but a few adjustments would never hurt

[@randomguyblank1616]

Hey Vars, if you're up for suggestions, I think the perfect April video would be like "Why everyone plays Sparkle...in Honkai Impact" (new character, meta defined for her) or "Why noone plays Fischl in Honkai Impact" (old character, got power crept). You know throw people off for a loop until they realize you're talking about a different game, bonus points if you release a Sparkle vid for HSR before so people are wondering if you re uploaded the same vid.

[@spades4369]

i'm actually surprised not a lot of people play him, i actually built him when xiangli yao dropped and calcharo damage is really good, granted you need 3 death messenger to output really good damage, it's strict but it's fun and rewarding, i can honestly say him with changli or yinlin is one my fastest team on tower

[@Rylai_xiv]

enjoyed playing him sub optimally during 1.0. was a lot of fun. but now that I have XY, there's really no reason to trot him out anymore. XY just does more damage for a fraction of the effort needed to play kalamazoo

[@angeldiaz762]

*California

[@ineedmorecarrots6063]

he's a high risk high reward characte. his damage is quite insane tbh but like you said he needs a skilled player to unlock his full potential

[@MorphineTM]

Calcharo got all the nicknames .. Calculator Carlos Churo Calcium Chalkboard

[@Haru-ek3up]

Chimichanga had a cool play style when I first saw him and contemplated on getting Chimichurri for my free 5 star voucher but decided not to after reading all his skills. Cunnilingus was the most hyped character especially by CC's given his looks and game play so they overlooked his downsides. Although hoping Capitalism gets buffed by Kuro in the future even though I don't use him at all.

[@Mormento]

Amazing vid, sir ❤

[@centin9315]

I can’t believe this happened to my favorite wuthering waves character, Carcharodontosaurus 😢

[@dimaspradipta13]

>Why no one plays Calzone Guess I'm no one then.

[@alexanderluna4598]

Swap cancelling is so cancer

[@MKIS_33]

Just 12/12 the right side tower with him (jinhsi weapon) and chixia (she is barely built), shorekeeper. Been doing 12/12 with him since start of 1.2 update. I dont ever do the animation cancel stuff lol. Powercreep is natural but he is super fun to play and bit challenging too. However he did expose a specific part of the community lol.

[@miraqen7801]

I'm pretty sure the reason why Carpaccio being irrelevant is 100% because of Xiangli Yao being free.

[@rodokuzelokuda717]

I say: "Bring Back The One Wing Angel Boot-Leg Sephiroth, Back To Being the 2nd Top Tire DPS Characters In Weathering Waves!!!"

[@vikscliq]

Not going to deny Calcharo's apparent flaws, however it's mostly the casual community that's making a big deal out of Calcharo being "unusable" or super powercrept. It's those same people that jumped to WuWa cus they finally wanted a harder, combat-oriented game and then realized that the game got hands and they actually need to learn how to play their units efficiently to clear content. The "pressure range" segment in the video is immaculate and I'm glad that someone finally put it in perspective. Most casual players will perform within that 100% range, however anyone who bothers to learn him thoroughly can efficiently push like 130-135% of that range. 3DM tech has been optimized well enough to be pulled off consistently with 3 different combos depending on the situation (skill-cancel, dash-cancel, 4dm dash-cancel). His damage being semi-liberation related is a bit of a double-edged sword though. While he can't fully utilize Yinlin's buff for all of his attacks, unlike Xiangli Yao, he can utilize other buffs like Sanhua's Basic Attack DMG outro (since liberation basics are still counted as basic dmg) or even Zhezhi/Taoqi's outros if you wanna do a memey run (since his skill's multiplier adds up to around 860%). Those buffs are pretty comparable to his optimal team and still lets him clear ToA just fine. Still, I wouldn't confidently recommend Calcharo to a new/casual player as of now since he actually requires a functional brain to provide you good results. Due to his "flaws", he remains the hardest character to master so I'd argue that he'll provide you the greatest sense of reward/achievement once you learn him (if you're chasing complex gameplay). In the end of the day, I urge players to play whoever they wanna play.

[@himeoftwili]

My main to this day. I knew this man was gonna get the Diluc treatment. Just you wait. He'll come back. Right?

[@wildcrown340]

He will come back. His legend will not meet the end yet

[@sb18wlc]

Meanwhile Encore is so good that she can still compete most of the Limited characters lol. Edit: I'm bitter because I lost 2 50/50 on a character that I will never use even if he was Meta.

[@violet9530]

Poor Calcium, got overshadowed just 2 patches later by another male, electro, similar playstyle male named Xiangli Yao(i). Poor Calcium was actually really good in the betas, Carbon had to be nerfed a bit cause Calendar + Yinlin was just one of the best teams.

[@Zephyr425]

Great video!

[@Lilililizzo]

Calcharo main since day 1 here. Still can clear some endgame content with him and honestly just play who you like.

[@sparklingcutie]

Not only that he's hard to play, but also he's overshadowed with a better and easier standard character which is Encore.

[@paooo6673]

Why I never played Calcharo: MF only came home after I built XY and no resources left.

[@theastroguy7417]

You say that, but I will still run my Calcharo, even if he isn't too built. Also, quick question: Is 2400 attack and 58/224 crit good for calcharo?

[@MrErdtree]

I didn’t do the Changli Yao event because “I had Calcharo with Jinshi’s weapon, I don’t need him” so I feel like this is an attack on me who thinks Calcharo is still meta. (Ignore my team is hyper invested with Shorekeeper and Yinlin keeping him alive)

[@pegeta]

one nutjob had a whole channel and persona around this character.

[@number9999]

Calcharo just need to have more dept into his character, an additional visual update to his attacks. He's still very strong, players just like to lean on new characters. It's the curse of being a 1.0 character.

[@the7blargs]

He had story in the beta but yet to have any at all in current version? That's so silly lol

[@thebrigade7684]

He is still kinda relevant for lover floors and sharing the same exact echo sets with Xiangli Yao

[@GomerJ]

Short answer: Xiangli Yao Though my Yao isn't built great yet so Calcharo still outclasses him for electric DPS on my account. Honestly though is this guy ever going to show up in the story? A companion quest? I'm assuming he must be from one of the future regions but as a 1.0 character I dunno if anyone will care anymore by the time we do see him. And also personally, I don't think I'll ever 100% stop playing characters like Calcharo as sometimes I get a little tired of the limited characters doing wild stuff and want to play a more meat and potatoes kind of action game, where you need to lock in a bit more, hit your dodges and parries, and fight up close. It's still super fun and a nice challenge. Takes me back to the days before something as simple as "Jinhsi + Grappling gun" broke 90% of the bosses.

[@jasondragonsbane8283]

I'll be honest, I completely forgot the man existed.

[@loukabarone]

Got him S2 while getting Shorekeeper, and was thinking of coming back to finish building him. Then this drops...

[@WakeUpUniverse66]

Because they aren't one of the Cool Kids

[@paladin-1258]

Use both Calcharo and Xiangli. It’s fun as hell, and you can deal pretty good damage with it.

[@eternalflame8104]

You mean in the same team? That would be a pipe dream

[@Piccolololmao]

@@eternalflame8104 thats cuz u a noob

[@eternalflame8104]

@@Piccolololmao nah it's because Inlike to play with husbandos

[@paladin-1258]

@@eternalflame8104 yes. It’s pretty fun swapping every 3 seconds tbh.

[@BingQilin]

I was so happy to get Cornichon on Jiyan's banner only to bench him right after

[@melaniabladeofmiquella]

This game could just be about Calcharo and I would still play it

[@SWPIGWANG]

Calcharo getting top 28s speedrun 0+1 record with XLY points to future niche. Without a matching 5* limited weapon Calcharo is said to do 60% of dps in Cal/XLY dual carry. Time slow of XLY really make DM more practical and burst extension means 4DM is possible on moving enemies. With more control based characters plus a liberation weapon, Calcharo can make a general comeback. The character that is having a problem in the speedrun meta is yinlin.

[@mechchococh.4313]

At first, I chose Calcharo because he's the best dps for Yinlin But then Xiangli Yao turns out to be free, I realised: Oh shit, Sephiroth gonna become SephiNONE

[@ArcueidBrunestuddo]

Seeing the Sephiroth expy being bad makes me sad, he's one of the characters that I was interested in if I ever tried Wuwa. Well, guess I won't be.

[@VincentLloydM]

A creator named VinSenneth did a constructive breakdown of how to actually address his issues meaningfully and within the game. It was a cool video since these kinds of videos never bring up solutions. The only one ever thrown around is to just bring back the cbt swap buffs, but that won't happen.

[@rev4912]

Man really hope Kuro add the leap system from PGR to Wuwa to make Calcium cool again

[@cristianvasquez7194]

It's no even that long dude some of us still playing with him as our main dps

[@citrusbomb9376]

what do you mean no one plays calcharo THAT MF HAS CARRIED ME THROUGH IT ALL

[@mara-e1b]

Look, anytime I try playing Calcharo in the new multiplayer mode, one of the other players ask me to change to a different one. They're not rude about it but it's starts to grate when you just wanna have fun.

[@xd_teoma93]

These comments with misspelled Calcharo is getting even funnier every time I read a comment about it 😂😂😂

[@Raykushi]

I am literally so offended that you didn't talk about Lingyang at all when talking about the standard characters. Actually on that topic Lingyang is actually quite good now because of Zhezhi and Shorekeeper. As for Calcharo, he's fine, but it's really funny that they gave players another free Electro main dps Liberation Damage centric dps. If I used my selector on Calcharo I'd be pissed.

[@theflop3483]

Not having a dedicated weapons really shows.

[@kohakudesu221]

Calcaro not that bad,he just need a signature weapons

[@jasonj5579]

remember how ppl hate Diluc in GI? yea, you get the point.

[@nicksm2976]

I prefer Calculator's design and playstyle over Xiangli Yao, but my 150-200ms makes Caltrop so annoying to play >:( I used my 5* selector on him and pulled the Lustrous Razor for him only to later find out I can't even play him optimally because of latency, this is such a scam.

[@keepkarlm6771]

Try to do the N2D and get stacks through the power of friendship, I have ~160 ping and manage to have spare time to fit an extra attack after the third death messenger. There is a KZbin video from "it'sSenpai" that teaches it

[@darielfernandez4865]

He reminds of Seele from HSR where only the die hard mains can make him optimal

[@jaztinjaurigue2996]

Regardless, I still love Excavator. Paired him with Encore and Shorekeeper.

[@tyrilliamoon5237]

i remember when people used to be happy pulling calcharo :)