Summary of "Not what I expected! - Ultimate Luna Build Guide - Tips & Tricks, Axion, VEP | The First Descendant"
Ultimate Luna Build Guide - The First Descendant
Storyline / Context
Luna is a new descendant in The First Descendant who has recently received attention due to her impressive trailer and developer live streams. This guide focuses on building Luna optimally using her new modules, particularly Battlefield Concert and Battlefield Artist, while briefly touching on her noise surge build.
Gameplay Highlights & Build Breakdown
1. Battlefield Concert Module (Tech DPS Build)
This build converts all Luna’s abilities into tech damage, focusing on tech reactor and tech power ratios.
Passive
- Gain custom resource stacks; max stacks allow enhancing abilities with unique buffs called Fever Time.
Fever Time Buff
- Increases fire rate capped at 666 RPM.
- Boosts DPS drastically.
- Effects vary depending on which ability is enhanced.
Abilities
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1st Ability: Equips Luna’s unique weapon, increases movement speed by 40%, and scales with weapon damage (including faction, elemental, firearm attack). Fire rate capped at 666 RPM. Weak points, crits, multi-hit, and weapon cores do not work with this weapon.
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2nd Ability: Grants 30% skill crit rate and 30% skill power per debuff (up to 90%). Applies a debuff reducing enemy movement speed; enhanced version stuns enemies.
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3rd Ability: Applies AoE debuff reducing enemy defense by 10%; enhanced version increases enemy damage taken by 12% when hit by Fever Time damage.
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4th Ability: Splits attack into three hits targeting different enemies, decreases skill power by 8%; enhanced version decreases enemy attack on Fever Time hits.
Optimal Rotation
- Cast 1st ability.
- Cast other abilities once to apply buffs/debuffs.
- Shoot to fill the gauge.
- Only enhance the 2nd (blue) ability for maximum value.
- Stop shooting when buffing yourself to avoid cooldown penalties.
- Small intervals between ability casts prevent cooldowns and mana loss.
Build Focus
- Duration mods to extend buffs and debuffs (improves quality of life and DPS uptime).
- Four crit modules (though 100% crit cap is unattainable due to changes in crit stacking).
- Reactor focus on tech power boost ratio and crit damage.
- Potent collector mod to help fill gauge faster and sustain mana.
- Weapon choice: High base attack weapons preferred; gun barrel mod favored for elemental damage bonus over fire rate.
- Arcade tuning: Focus on critical nodes and duration; non-attribute cohesion preferred for Luna.
- Power Beyond is used since Gap in Time doesn’t work here (damage comes from unique weapon, not abilities).
2. Battlefield Artist Module (Support Gunner Build)
This build turns Luna into a gunner with supportive buffs.
Passive
- Successful note hits fill a gauge (max 8).
Abilities 1-3
- Apply different weapon buffs to Luna and allies.
- Apply Explosive Inspiration debuff to enemies.
Explosive Inspiration
- Deals AoE bonus damage based on Luna’s max shield (up to 150% bonus damage at 37,500 shield).
- Has a 0.3-second downtime per enemy, requiring frequent reapplication.
4th Ability
- Activates the buffs from abilities 1-3.
Challenges
- Requires a dance mechanic (casting abilities repeatedly) which causes DPS downtime.
- Animation cannot be canceled, making it clunky.
- Bonus damage works on sub-weapon abilities but not on some main weapons (e.g., Adams, Malevolent).
- Buff stacking mechanics are complex; diminishing returns on crit buffs but not on others.
- Buff combinations should be adjusted based on weapon type (crit vs non-crit weapons, weak point focus).
Build Tips
- Use range mods for Explosive Inspiration (no range cap).
- Choose weapons based on playstyle: Last Dagger for bossing, Malevolent or Albin Cavalry Gun for mobbing.
- Free mod slot can be passionate sponsor or shot focus.
- Generally less recommended due to complexity and DPS downtime.
- For supporting allies, Aggressive Melody module is preferred for flat crit buffs.
3. Noise Surge Build
- No significant changes with new modules.
- Use Gap in Time for supporting builds.
- Use Circulation Component for max mana.
- No buffs to old modules like speed on noise surge.
- Refer to previous video for detailed noise surge strategies.
Key Tips & Strategies
Battlefield Concert
- Prioritize buff duration and crit damage.
- Use potent collector for faster gauge fill.
- Follow the skill rotation strictly to maintain buffs and debuffs.
- Avoid shooting while buffing to prevent cooldown penalties.
Battlefield Artist
- Be mindful of animation downtime.
- Manage buff stacks carefully for optimal damage.
- Consider weapon synergy when choosing buffs.
Noise Surge
- Stick to previous builds; no major changes.
- Use mana and cooldown management mods.
Sources / Featured Gamer
- Build and guide presented by Axion.
- Additional references to VEP for noise surge supporting build.
- Gameplay and explanations based on Luna’s new modules and mutant cells from the dev live streams and patch updates.
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