Defier's Thorn — Wuthering Waves

Summary stats

Base ATK	412.00
Secondary Stat	HP
Passive Name	A Free Knight's Tarantella
Passive Description	Max HP is increased by 12%. 15s after casting Intro Skill or Basic Attacks, ignore 8% of the target's DEF when dealing damage. If the target has at least 1 stack of Aero Erosion, the DMG taken by the target is Amplified by 20%.

Refinement / passive

Rank 1 A Free Knight's Tarantella

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

Rank 2 A Free Knight's Tarantella

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

Rank 3 A Free Knight's Tarantella

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

Rank 4 A Free Knight's Tarantella

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

Rank 5 A Free Knight's Tarantella

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

Stat progression

Values by promotion phase and level (from game data).

Promotion 0 — 20 steps

Level	Values
1	ATK: 33 HP: 16.05% (ratio)
2	ATK: 35.7786 HP: 16.05% (ratio)
3	ATK: 38.5605 HP: 16.05% (ratio)
4	ATK: 41.3424 HP: 16.05% (ratio)
5	ATK: 44.121 HP: 19.17% (ratio)
6	ATK: 46.9029 HP: 19.17% (ratio)
7	ATK: 49.6848 HP: 19.17% (ratio)
8	ATK: 52.4634 HP: 19.17% (ratio)
9	ATK: 55.2453 HP: 19.17% (ratio)
10	ATK: 58.0272 HP: 22.29% (ratio)
11	ATK: 60.8058 HP: 22.29% (ratio)
12	ATK: 63.5877 HP: 22.29% (ratio)
13	ATK: 66.3696 HP: 22.29% (ratio)
14	ATK: 69.1515 HP: 22.29% (ratio)
15	ATK: 71.9301 HP: 25.41% (ratio)
16	ATK: 74.712 HP: 25.41% (ratio)
17	ATK: 77.4939 HP: 25.41% (ratio)
18	ATK: 80.2725 HP: 25.41% (ratio)
19	ATK: 83.0544 HP: 25.41% (ratio)
20	ATK: 85.8363 HP: 28.53% (ratio)

Promotion 1 — 21 steps

Level	Values
20	ATK: 107.8341 HP: 28.53% (ratio)
21	ATK: 110.616 HP: 28.53% (ratio)
22	ATK: 113.3979 HP: 28.53% (ratio)
23	ATK: 116.1765 HP: 28.53% (ratio)
24	ATK: 118.9584 HP: 28.53% (ratio)
25	ATK: 121.7403 HP: 31.65% (ratio)
26	ATK: 124.5222 HP: 31.65% (ratio)
27	ATK: 127.3008 HP: 31.65% (ratio)
28	ATK: 130.0827 HP: 31.65% (ratio)
29	ATK: 132.8646 HP: 31.65% (ratio)
30	ATK: 135.6432 HP: 34.77% (ratio)
31	ATK: 138.4251 HP: 34.77% (ratio)
32	ATK: 141.207 HP: 34.77% (ratio)
33	ATK: 143.9856 HP: 34.77% (ratio)
34	ATK: 146.7675 HP: 34.77% (ratio)
35	ATK: 149.5494 HP: 37.9% (ratio)
36	ATK: 152.3313 HP: 37.9% (ratio)
37	ATK: 155.1099 HP: 37.9% (ratio)
38	ATK: 157.8918 HP: 37.9% (ratio)
39	ATK: 160.6737 HP: 37.9% (ratio)
40	ATK: 163.4523 HP: 41.02% (ratio)

Promotion 2 — 11 steps

Level	Values
40	ATK: 185.4534 HP: 41.02% (ratio)
41	ATK: 188.2353 HP: 41.02% (ratio)
42	ATK: 191.0139 HP: 41.02% (ratio)
43	ATK: 193.7958 HP: 41.02% (ratio)
44	ATK: 196.5777 HP: 41.02% (ratio)
45	ATK: 199.3563 HP: 44.14% (ratio)
46	ATK: 202.1382 HP: 44.14% (ratio)
47	ATK: 204.9201 HP: 44.14% (ratio)
48	ATK: 207.702 HP: 44.14% (ratio)
49	ATK: 210.4806 HP: 44.14% (ratio)
50	ATK: 213.2625 HP: 47.26% (ratio)

Promotion 3 — 11 steps

Level	Values
50	ATK: 235.2636 HP: 47.26% (ratio)
51	ATK: 238.0422 HP: 47.26% (ratio)
52	ATK: 240.8241 HP: 47.26% (ratio)
53	ATK: 243.606 HP: 47.26% (ratio)
54	ATK: 246.3846 HP: 47.26% (ratio)
55	ATK: 249.1665 HP: 50.38% (ratio)
56	ATK: 251.9484 HP: 50.38% (ratio)
57	ATK: 254.7303 HP: 50.38% (ratio)
58	ATK: 257.5089 HP: 50.38% (ratio)
59	ATK: 260.2908 HP: 50.38% (ratio)
60	ATK: 263.0727 HP: 53.5% (ratio)

Promotion 4 — 11 steps

Level	Values
60	ATK: 285.0705 HP: 53.5% (ratio)
61	ATK: 287.8524 HP: 53.5% (ratio)
62	ATK: 290.6343 HP: 53.5% (ratio)
63	ATK: 293.4129 HP: 53.5% (ratio)
64	ATK: 296.1948 HP: 53.5% (ratio)
65	ATK: 298.9767 HP: 56.62% (ratio)
66	ATK: 301.7553 HP: 56.62% (ratio)
67	ATK: 304.5372 HP: 56.62% (ratio)
68	ATK: 307.3191 HP: 56.62% (ratio)
69	ATK: 310.101 HP: 56.62% (ratio)
70	ATK: 312.8796 HP: 59.74% (ratio)

Promotion 5 — 11 steps

Level	Values
70	ATK: 334.8807 HP: 59.74% (ratio)
71	ATK: 337.6626 HP: 59.74% (ratio)
72	ATK: 340.4412 HP: 59.74% (ratio)
73	ATK: 343.2231 HP: 59.74% (ratio)
74	ATK: 346.005 HP: 59.74% (ratio)
75	ATK: 348.7836 HP: 62.86% (ratio)
76	ATK: 351.5655 HP: 62.86% (ratio)
77	ATK: 354.3474 HP: 62.86% (ratio)
78	ATK: 357.126 HP: 62.86% (ratio)
79	ATK: 359.9079 HP: 62.86% (ratio)
80	ATK: 362.6898 HP: 65.98% (ratio)

Promotion 6 — 11 steps

Level	Values
80	ATK: 384.6909 HP: 65.98% (ratio)
81	ATK: 387.4695 HP: 65.98% (ratio)
82	ATK: 390.2514 HP: 65.98% (ratio)
83	ATK: 393.0333 HP: 65.98% (ratio)
84	ATK: 395.8119 HP: 65.98% (ratio)
85	ATK: 398.5938 HP: 69.1% (ratio)
86	ATK: 401.3757 HP: 69.1% (ratio)
87	ATK: 404.1543 HP: 69.1% (ratio)
88	ATK: 406.9362 HP: 69.1% (ratio)
89	ATK: 409.7181 HP: 69.1% (ratio)
90	ATK: 412.5 HP: 72.23% (ratio)

Ascension

Phase	Level cap	Bonuses / costs
0	20	Materials Shell Credit × 10000 LF Howler Core × 6
1	40	Materials Shell Credit × 20000 MF Howler Core × 6 Inert Metallic Drip × 6
2	50	Materials Shell Credit × 40000 HF Howler Core × 4 Reactive Metallic Drip × 8
3	60	Materials Shell Credit × 60000 HF Howler Core × 6 Polarized Metallic Drip × 6
4	70	Materials Shell Credit × 80000 FF Howler Core × 4 Heterized Metallic Drip × 8
5	80	Materials Shell Credit × 120000 FF Howler Core × 8 Heterized Metallic Drip × 12
6	90	—