Catch the wave in Genshin Impact: how to get it and who is suitable for the catalyst

Catch the wave in Genshin Impact - a catalyst of legendary rarity, which is the signature of Mualani. The first part of its passive ability increases the health of its owner, and, unlike most weapons of this type, it is aimed not at supports, but at the main damage dealer who uses regular attacks and plays in certain teams.

In the guide we will look at who is suitable for the Catch the Wave catalyst and how to get it. We will pay special attention to what materials are needed to upgrade weapons and provide precise rotation that allows you to maintain all stacks of the passive effect.

How to get the Catalyst Wave catalyst

Catch the Wave, since it is Mualani's signature, is knocked out of the weapon banner of the first half of patch 5.0, with August 28 to September 17 2024.

To stay up to date with other useful equipment, keep an eye on banner schedule и weapons tier list.

Characteristics of the catalyst

• Type: catalyst
• Rarity: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Basic attack 44-542
• Additional characteristic: CRIT DMG 19,2-88,2%
• Passive: Increases max. HP on 20/25/30/35/40%. Once every 15 sec. after using an elemental skill for 14 sec. the following effect occurs: grants 4 levels of Sultry Summer. Each level increases the damage of a normal attack by 12/15/18/21/24%. While it is active, once every 1,5 sec: hitting an enemy with a normal attack removes 1 level; 1 time every 1,5 sec: activating the Steam reaction on an enemy adds 1 level. The effect of Sultry Summer stacks up to 4 times.

How to elevate and awaken Catch the Wave

Resource	Rarity and total quantity
	Terror of the Burning Sacrificial Heart ×5 Doubt of the Burning Sacrificial Heart×14 Burning Sacrificial Heart's Determination ×14 The Splendor of the Burning Sacrificial Heart ×6
	Shard of Broken Will ×23 Image of a clear will ×27 Talisman of the Wandering Will ×41
	Juvenile Fang ×10 Seasoned fang ×15 Tyrant's Fang ×18
	Mora × 1
	Enhancement Ore ×908

To upgrade Catch the Wave, collect resources from Pyro Kingdom:

• Terror/Doubt/Determination/Splendor of the Burning Sacrificial Heart is a weapon elevation material that can be farmed in Monday, Thursday и Sunday in Natlan's dungeon.
• Shard of Broken Will/Image of Clear Will/Talisman of Wandering Will - Obsidian figurine dropped by enemies of the Incarnation of Vayob.
• Young fang/fang of an adult/tyrant - obtained for defeating the Saurians of Natlan.

Who is suitable for Catch the Wave in Genshin Impact

Catalyst Catch the Wave is intended for main damage dealers who have scales from HP, Pyro or Hydro elements and play through the Steam reaction, and bring most of their damage from using regular attacks. Ideally, a weapon is suitable only for its owner’s signature Mualani, since only it meets all combinations of these requirements.

Character	Features
Mualani	The first effect of the passive ability increases Mualani's main stat, on which all the damage she deals depends. The second part of the passive completely coincides in cooldown with Mualani’s stance, enhances normal attacks and supports her in the game with Pyro allies. However, if you use Mualani in other units, the signature almost does not realize itself.

Other characters will have trouble maintaining stacks of the passive or getting benefit from it, since most damage from normal attacks have scales from attack power, use charged hits, or belong to another element that cannot cover the reaction of Steam. The table told about all the characters for whom Catch the Wave is suitable, albeit with their own nuances.

Note that for none of the listed heroes this weapon is even top 3-4, so we do not recommend purposefully knocking it out. However, if Catch the Wave lands and there is no Mualani, it can be awarded to the following characters.

Character	Features
Neuvillette	Even though Nevillet doesn't use regular attacks in his gameplay, he still benefits from the combination of a HP bonus and a high amount of crit. damage. In general, weapons can be given away in the absence of a signature if the catalyst falls out accidentally.
Wanderer	For the Wanderer, damage scales come from attack power, not HP, so the first part of the passive is useless for him. However, the main damage in his rotation is made up of regular attacks. Please note that the buff will not apply to every stance due to the 15 second cooldown, but probably only to every second one. Also, since the Traveler cannot cause a Steam reaction himself by renewing stacks, only the first four hits will receive the boost.
Klee	The Spark Knight often plays in squads through Steam, alternating between normal and charged attacks. Although most of the damage comes from charged attacks, which are used to cover reactions, regular hits still contribute to the total damage. Having a Hydro sub-dd will help maintain buff stacks.
Yanfei	The situation is almost similar to Klee. The increase in HP will not play a big role even for survival, since the heroine’s own base health is low. However, she will be able to resume normal attack boost levels.
Columbina	Columbine doesn't interact with the Fire element, so she won't be able to realize the bonus from Steam's reaction, but she will benefit from the bonus to K/U and HP.

Also, the weapon is not recommended for healers. 20-40% increase in HP, depending on awakening, is too little. If you need to increase your health, use the crafted Ring of Yashche or Prototype: Amber, which will give more of this stat.

How the weapon works

The passive ability Catch the Wave is designed in such a way that once every 15 sec. a special condition is triggered:

• When activated, the wearer of the weapon is instantly given 4 stacks of the effect.
• Over the next 14 seconds, stacks may accumulate and/or be spent. Using a normal attack spends 1 level of the effect, and closing the Steam reaction (hitting Hydro on Pyro or Pyro on Hydro) adds 1. The stack can be spent or received once every 1,5 seconds, and can be accumulated to a maximum of 4. Cooldowns for adding/decreasing effect levels they work separately from each other, that is, you can make a regular blow and close the reaction after 0,5 seconds. In this case, the stack will first be spent, and then restored again.

Due to these features, a full-fledged game with Catch the Wave is tied to alternating regular attacks and calling the Par reaction in order to compensate for the spent levels of the effect. The rotation looks like this:

1. Start the battle with the abilities of the supports: ensure survival and buffs, activate the abilities of the sub-dam.
2. Enter the battlefield as the owner of the catalyst and press E-shka. This way you will immediately get 4 levels of effect. If the owner of the weapon belongs to the Pyro or Hydro element, then use his normal attack to spend a stack. Next, close the Steam reaction, restoring the expended effect level. Alternate these actions, trying not to drop your stacks below 3, in order to hit enemies with the maximum increase in damage. If the character with Catch the Wave belongs to other elements, then simply deal four regular hits, spending all the stacks.
3. Deal damage as main dd while your support abilities are active. Once they disappear, repeat the cycle. If you are using a weapon on a character other than Pyro or Hydro, try to time it so that more buffs land at the time the effect is activated, that is, reset the largest buffs every 15 seconds.

We hope this guide helped you find out how to get the Catch the Wave catalyst in Genshin Impact, who it is suitable for and how to use it. If you have any questions, ask them at comments. Read others Genshin Impact Weapon Guides in the relevant section of the website.