Best guide and build for Luuk Herssen from WW (Wuthering Waves). Luuk Herssen is a 5★ rarity character from the
Spectro element who uses the Gauntlets type weapon.
To learn more about Luuk Herssen check the sections below. Use the tabs to quickly switch to the kind of information you're looking for.
Video guide
Luuk Herssen has at least one video guide available, so if you prefer this sort of medium to learn more about a character, check it out:
Update tracker
Last review update
Patch 3.1
Last major build/calcs update
Patch 3.1
Last profile update*
March 18th, 2026
*Profile update means smaller edits to echoes, stats, synergies or teams that don't require new calculations.
To learn more about Luuk Herssen check the sections below. Use the tabs to quickly switch to the kind of information you're looking for.
Profile
Review
Build
Gameplay and teams
Calculations
Profile
Skills
Active skills
Passive skills
Concerto skills
Basic Attack
Such is Light
Basic Attack
Perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Spectro DMG.
Hurl out a whirling blade on Stage 3, which disappears when Luuk Herssen casts other skills that can deal damage or leaves the field.
Heavy Attack
Consume STA to jump into the air, dealing Spectro DMG.
Mid-air Attack
Perform up to 4 consecutive attacks in mid-air, dealing Spectro DMG. Stage 4 is a Plunging Attack at the cost of STA.
Press Normal Attack or Jump to perform Basic Attack Stage 2 and 3 in mid-air.
Luuk Herssen attacks with Scythe: Dissection when the input is Normal Attack.
Luuk Herssen attacks with Scythe: Resection when the input is Jump. He also inflicts Tune Strain - Shifting on the target hit for 25s and reduces DMG taken by 15% for 1s.
As the active Resonator, while in mid-air, this skill's cycle will not be reset.
While in mid-air, hold Normal Attack to perform a Plunging Attack at the cost of STA.
Dodge Counter
Press Normal Attack right after a successful Dodge on the ground to deal Spectro DMG. Press Normal Attack right after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack Stage 3.
Press Normal Attack right after a successful Dodge in mid-air to flash toward the target, dealing Spectro DMG.
Lv. 1
Basic Attack Stage 1 DMG
20.40%+20.40%
Basic Attack Stage 2 DMG
30.26%+45.39%
Basic Attack Stage 3 DMG
2.53%*30
Basic Attack Stage 4 DMG
48.45%
Heavy Attack DMG
45.90%
Mid-air Attack Stage 1 DMG
28.90%
Mid-air Attack Stage 2 Scythe: Dissection DMG
14.20%+14.20%+18.93%
Mid-air Attack Stage 3 Scythe: Dissection DMG
21.59%+21.59%+28.79%
Mid-air Attack Stage 2 Scythe: Resction DMG
25.36%+25.36%
Mid-air Attack Stage 3 Scythe: Resction DMG
37.69%+37.69%
Mid-air Attack Stage 4 DMG
52.70%
Ground Dodge Counter DMG
63.33%+63.33%
Mid-air Dodge Counter DMG
129.20%
Heavy Attack STA Cost
25
Mid-air Attack Stage 4 STA Cost
30
Resonance Skill
Reunion of All the Fallen
Golden Reflux
Flash toward the target and deal Spectro DMG. Inflict Tune Strain - Shifting on the target hit for 25s.
Golden Reflux has 2 charges.
Can be cast in mid-air.
Aureole of Execution
Casting Basic Attack Stage 4 or Mid-air Attack Stage 3 replaces Resonance Skill with Aureole of Execution, which deals Basic Attack DMG and inflicts Tune Strain - Shifting on the target hit for 25s.
Aureole of Execution has 3 forms, including Aureole of Execution: Ring, Aureole of Execution: Breach, and Aureole of Execution: Glare.
Casting any form of Aureole of Execution grants 1 stacks of Endnotes on the Endgame and switches Aureole of Execution to the next form in sequence.
Switching to another Resonator resets the cycle of Aureole of Execution and Resonance Skill is reset to Golden Reflux.
Can be cast in mid-air.
Aureole of Execution: Ring
Deal Spectro DMG, and reset the Mid-air Attack cycle to Stage 1.
The next Normal Attack triggers Basic Attack - Golden Impale.
Basic Attack - Golden Impale is no longer available if Dodge Counter is cast in mid-air or Luuk Herssen is switched out in the duration.
Aureole of Execution: Breach
Spin and dash forward, dealing Spectro DMG to enemies along the path and resetting the Mid-air Attack cycle to Stage 1. Then, hurl out an Ichor Blade.
The next Normal Attack triggers Basic Attack - Golden Impale.
Basic Attack - Golden Impale is no longer available if Dodge Counter is cast in air or Luuk Herssen is switched out in the duration.
Aureole of Execution: Glare
Hurl out Solid-State Ichor, dealing Spectro DMG and forming an Ichor Deposit on the ground.
Basic Attack - Golden Impale
Flash toward the target and deal Spectro DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG.
Ichor Deposit
Ichor Deposit detonates automatically after 5s, dealing Spectro DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG.
Endnotes on the Endgame
Increase the DMG Multiplier of Resonance Liberation Rewritten in Winter's Margins by 25%, stacking up to 3 times. Casting Rewritten in Winter's Margins or switching to another Resonator removes all stacks.
Lv. 1
Golden Reflux DMG
101.20%
Aureole of Execution: Ring DMG
13.36%*5+44.53%
Aureole of Execution: Breach DMG
48.24%*3
Aureole of Execution: Glare DMG
178.12%
Basic Attack - Golden Impale DMG
78.20%
Ichor Deposit DMG
77.19%
Golden Reflux Cooldown
8
Resonance Liberation
Rewritten in Winter's Margins
Deal Spectro DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG.
Can be cast in mid-air.
Lv. 1
Skill DMG
375.00%+25.00%*5
Resonance Energy Cost
125
Concerto Regen
20
Cooldown
25
Forte Circuit
Spark from the Frost
Mid-air Attack - Gavel of Earthshaker
When the Solid-State Ichor of Resonance Skill Aureole of Execution: Glare is hurled out, press Normal Attack in mid-air to cast Mid-air Attack - Gavel of Earthshaker.
Slam down from the air to detonate the Ichor Deposit, dealing Spectro DMG (considered Basic Attack DMG) and recovering all STA.
Mid-air Attack - Gavel of Earthshaker is no longer available when Resonance Liberation Rewritten in Winter's Margins is cast or Luuk Herssen is switched off the field.
Aureate Judge
With full Ichor Flow, enter the Aureate Judge state. In this state, Luuk Herssen gains the following effects:
Ichor Flow does not restore. The DMG Multipliers of all forms of Resonance Skill Aureole of Execution increase by 110%.
Casting Aureole of Execution: Glare increases the DMG Multiplier of the next Mid-air Attack - Gavel of Earthshaker and Ichor Deposit DMG by 110%.
100 points of Ichor Flow is consumed each time Resonance Skill Aureole of Execution is cast.
Aureate Judge ends when Ichor Flow depletes.
Golden Rule
When Luuk Herssen is in the team, all other Resonators in the team gain Golden Rule. When Resonators with Golden Rule cast Outro Skill and the incoming Resonator is Luuk Herssen, remove all Golden Rules on Resonators in the team and grant Luuk Herssen 200 points of Ichor Flow and 12 points of Concerto Energy. Resonators in the team gain Golden Rule again after 24s.
This effect does not apply in Co-op Mode.
Dawnlit Keep
Luuk Herssen gains 1 stacks of Dawnlit Keep when he stays out of combat for over 4s or casts Intro Skill Before Injection of Dawn.
Dawnlit Keep is capped at 1 stack. When taking damage from enemies, consume 1 stacks of Dawnlit Keep to reduce the DMG taken by 60% and gain immunity to interruptions for 1s. This effect can be triggered once per second.
Radiant Reave
When Luuk Herssen performs Dodge in mid-air, he briefly stays airborne and hurls out an Ichor Blade.
Luuk Herssen consumes STA continuously while airborne.
If Luuk Herssen is launched into mid-air, press Dodge before landing to trigger this effect, up to 3 times. When he is on the ground or switched out for more than 3s, the trigger count is reset.
Ichor Blade
Deal fixed Spectro DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG that is not affected by any DMG Bonus.
Only one Ichor Blade can exist at a time. It cannot trigger Counterattack.
Ichor Blade cannot be launched without a nearby target.
Ichor Blade disappears when Luuk Herssen casts other skills that deal damage or leaves the field.
Ichor Flow
Luuk Herssen holds up to 300 points of Ichor Flow.
Normal Attacks, Resonance Skill Golden Reflux, Resonance Skill Aureole of Execution, Basic Attack - Golden Impale, and Mid-air Attack - Gavel of Earthshaker restore Ichor Flow on hit.
Casting Intro Skill Before Injection of Dawn restores 100 points of Ichor Flow.
Lv. 1
Gavel of Earthshaker DMG
154.37%
Gavel of Earthshaker Concerto Regen
10
Ichor Blade DMG (per 0.15s)
10
Mid-air Suspension STA Cost (per second)
5
Ichor Blade Duration
5
Forte Circuit
Silent Debate of Light
Luuk Herssen can inflict Tune Strain - Shifting on targets.
Luuk Herssen can respond to Tune Strain - Interfered.
When responding to Tune Strain - Interfered: For each stack of Tune Strain - Interfered on the target, each point of Luuk Herssen's Tune Break Boost increases his total DMG against the target by 0.12%. While Luuk Herssen is in the team, the max stack limit of Tune Strain - Interfered on a target is increased by 1.
When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, Luuk Herssen can cast Tune Break on the target.
Inherent Skill
Pulses Under the Snow
When Resonators in the team directly damage and defeat targets, if the targets are affected by Tune Strain - Interfered:
If Luuk Herssen has no Perpetuating Daytime, gain stacks of Perpetuating Daytime equal to the stacks of Tune Strain - Interfered.
If Luuk Herssen already has Perpetuating Daytime, and the target's stacks of Tune Strain - Interfered exceed the current stacks of Perpetuating Daytime, increase Perpetuating Daytime's stacks to match the target's Tune Strain - Interfered stacks.
Perpetuating Daytime
When Resonators in the team casts Tune Break, if the target is affected by Tune Strain - Shifting, Luuk Herssen loses all stacks of Perpetuating Daytime, then apply equal stacks of Tune Strain - Interfered on the target, up to the target's current Tune Strain - Interfered stack cap. Cooldown: 1s.
Luuk Herssen loses all stacks of Perpetuating Daytime and will not be able to obtain any new stacks when knocked out.
Perpetuating Daytime stacks up to 2 times.
Inherent Skill
Uncaused Diagnosis
When Luuk Herssen's skills directly damage targets affected by Tune Strain - Interfered, every 10 points of Tune Break Boost he has Amplifies this instance of damage by 5%, up to 30%.
After any nearby Resonator in the team inflicts Tune Strain - Shifting on the enemies or deals Tune Break DMG, Luuk Herssen's ATK increases by 25% for 20s.
Outro Skill
Bow to the Last Light
Deal Spectro DMG equal to 500% of Luuk Herssen's ATK.
Resonance Chain (Dupes)
S1
Sequence Node 1
Luuk Herssen gains 150% Mid-air Attack DMG Bonus.
The max stack limit of Dawnlit Keep is increased by 1.
When in the Aureate Judge state, casting Resonance Skill Aureole of Execution grants 1 stacks of Dawnlit Keep.
S2
Sequence Node 2
The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Liberation Rewritten in Winter's Margins is increased by 60%. This DMG Multiplier increase effect is stackable with that of Endnotes on the Endgame.
Inherent Skill Uncaused Diagnosis is enhanced: When Luuk Herssen deals damage to targets inflicted with Tune Strain - Interfered, every 10 points of Tune Break Boost he has now Amplify this instance of damage by 10%. This effect now increases the DMG Amplification up to 60% instead of 30%.
S3
Sequence Node 3
The DMG Multipliers of all forms of Resonance Skill Aureole of Execution are increased by 136% in the Aureate Judge state. Casting Aureole of Execution: Glare increases the DMG Multipliers of the next Mid-Attack - Gavel of Earthshaker and Ichor Deposit by 136%.
Inherent Skill Pulses Under the Snow is enhanced: Perpetuating Daytime now stacks up to 4 times.
S4
Sequence Node 4
After a Resonator in the team deals Tune Break DMG, all Resonators in the team deal 20% more DMG for 20s. This effect is unstackable.
S5
Sequence Node 5
Intro Skill Before Injection of Dawn and Outro Skill Bow to the Last Light gain 80% DMG Bonus.
Resonance Skill Golden Reflux has its DMG Multiplier increased by 50% and Cooldown reduced by 2s, and gains 1 more charge.
S6
Sequence Node 6
When nearby Resonators in the team deal Tune Break DMG, all forms of Resonance Skill Aureole of Execution, Ichor Deposit, and Mid-air Attack - Gavel of Earthshaker deal 30% more DMG to the target for 25s.
Each stack of Endnotes on the Endgame additionally grants Resonance Liberation Rewritten in Winter's Margins 40% DMG Bonus, up to 120%.
When Luuk Herssen deals damage to targets inflicted with Tune Strain - Interfered, the stack count of Tune Strain - Interfered on the target is increased by 2. This effect ignores the max stack limit.
Minor Fortes (Total)
CRIT Rate
+8%
ATK%
+12%
Stats
Include minor fortes
Lv. 90
HP
10300
ATK
463
DEF
1112
Max Energy
125
CRIT Rate
5%
CRIT DMG
150%
Healing Bonus
0%
Spectro DMG
0%
Upgrade Materials
Luuk Herssenupgrade material information aren't available yet. They will be added soon!
Voice Actors
ENG
-
JPN
-
CN
-
KR
-
Review
Ratings
Please keep in mind Wuthering Waves is a skill-based game and each character has a different playstyle, difficulty level and even special tricks and combos. Wuthering Waves is also a team based game and it's only by combining both these factors to the highest level a character can reach optimal performance.
DPS
T0.5
Tower of Adversity
T3
Whimpering Wastes
Pros & Cons
Pros
Strong damage in a mid-air combat style, which makes it fairly easy to avoid a good amount of enemy attacks;
One of the most accessible DPS in the game by far, able to function very well with a permanently obtainable weapon and teammates;
Super easy to understand, pick up, and optimize. Has one of the lowest barriers to entry in terms of optimization ceiling in the game.
Cons
A focus on mid-air combat means enemies hitting Luuk out of the air can be especially bad. Make sure to be careful when engaging and dodge so you don’t plummet down;
If Luuk swaps out of his rotation at any point, his kit completely stops functioning - quickswap is a strict impossibility as a playstyle;
Outro buffs will almost certainly expire if you don’t use Dash Cancels on his Golden Impale attacks to shorten his rotation - while it’s not a strict necessity with Lynae, it’s vital to keep in mind with Sanhua and is always good to learn regardless of team used;
If you wish to use him in his best team, he’s in direct competition with Aemeath who overall has a higher ceiling. His best teammates can easily be stolen away from him for now, so consider that carefully when pulling (although it is worth noting he is easily the best Sanhua user in the entire game).
Review
Luuk Herssen is a 5-star Spectro Gauntlets Main DPS character whose kit revolves around aerial combat and building up to his very strong single-hit Ultimate nuke. Luuk’s best combat playstyle is to attack enemies in mid-air to build up his enhanced skills to eventually lead to an enhanced plunging attack which will empower his Ultimate by a massive amount, which he can then unleash on the enemies for a massive blast of damage (it is indeed one of the strongest Ultimate nukes in the game by far, competing with characters like Aemeath with her second Ultimate and Jinhsi’s Skill). Let’s look into the specifics of how to make that happen:
Key Mechanics
Luuk’s most important mechanic to keep in mind when rotating by far is his Golden Rule mechanic. This is a kind of buff related to Luuk that’s given to other teammates on a 24-second cooldown following his Intro. It is, in fact, triggered by his Intro and will cause him to start with a full Forte bar when rotating. This is extremely important and vital to his rotation, as he needs to consume his Forte bar in order to use his enhanced Skills which enhance his Ultimate’s damage multiplier, allow him to access his special plunging attack called “Gavel of Earthshaker” and also increase the damage of that same plunging attack. Overall, it’s very important to keep in mind Luuk will only ever rotate on this 24-second cooldown basis (although realistically it’ll be a 25-second cooldown instead since that’s his Ultimate’s cooldown duration). It also gives him the extra Concerto needed to get his Outro off after performing his full rotation, so overall it’s very important to keep in mind that Luuk operates on the cooldown of Golden Rule.
Other than this, his most important mechanic is that in order to empower his Ultimate, he needs to cast 3 enhanced skills that he gets by consuming his Forte; in order they are Ring, Breach and Glare. Glare also allows him to cast his Gavel of Earthshaker plunging attack which deals a lot of damage on its own, so most of Luuk’s damage is locked behind actually casting those 3 Skills. He accesses them by casting 3 mid-air attacks consecutively. All 3 skills provide a total of 75% multiplier increase to his Ultimate which, as you can probably guess, is huge.
In other words, by these factors alone, it is very easy to guess Luuk’s kit summarizes to every 25 seconds, cast his Intro and do a rotation composed of 3 strings of 3 mid-air attacks, 3 skills, a plunging attack and finish it off with his Ultimate. But you can optimize a bit further by looking into the finer details of his kit, so let’s have a look at that.
Rotation Details
Luuk possesses 2 different strings of Mid-air Attacks that he can use. One is his Dissection string activated by pressing Basic, and the other is his Resection string activated by pressing Jump. Which one is better? While the Basic string is very slightly shorter (by a difference of a few frames), the Jump string deals slightly more damage per rotation and generates slightly more Energy. Overall, the Jump string is hence slightly better for total damage per rotation and even considering the extra time, that makes it the better one to use generally.
Additionally, after he casts his Ring and Breach skills, he also gains access to a special Basic Attack called Golden Impale. While this sounds good on paper, it doesn’t deal more damage than even his 3rd Mid-air Attack, which is actually really low amounts of damage. The animation, on the other hand, takes a while to execute and can make his rotations really tight for buff uptime purposes. For this reason, since we have to cast Golden Impale to access his next Mid-air Attack string following the Golden Impale cast, it’s optimal to cast it and then dash out of it in order to access the next Mid-air Attack string quicker. This ensures Luuk retains all character buffs in the team throughout his whole rotation (and most importantly his huge Ultimate blast at the end of it) against all kinds of enemies in the game (unless he gets interrupted too much, but dodging out of the way is very much a possibility using this Dash Cancel technique). In the case of Luuk, it’s particularly important to learn for buff uptime reasons - as we said earlier.
Meta Position & Conclusion
Luuk is overall a very budget-friendly character. While he relies on Tune Strain to activate a lot of his kit’s mechanics and enhance his damage, he can apply it and stack it up fully on his own to a good degree, which makes him very self-sufficient. Other teammates that can play around Tune Strain, such as Lynae and Mornye, are very strong support choices for him due to these mechanics, however they’re not strictly necessary for Luuk to operate well. Indeed, Luuk is one of the most accessible characters in the game, since the permanently accessible 5-star weapon Pulsation Bracer plays into his Basic Attack DMG and Tune Strain-focused playstyle, and the free character Sanhua accessed just via logging in for a few days via a beginner event is a perfectly suitable damage booster for him.
Luuk harbours one of the most accessible playstyles, and while he has limited built-in Interruption Resistance, learning his rotation is not very difficult and he can serve new players as a way to not only get comfortable with team rotations, but his playstyle also heavily incentivizes learning how to dodge out of the way of enemies.
When it comes to the performance granted by players who pick him up and build a team around him, he doesn’t disappoint, rising up to the standard of other modern DPS like Phrolova, Augusta or Galbrena in his premium team, or even Carlotta or Zani in his more accessible teams.
In conclusion, while his multi-wave and AoE capabilities aren’t off the charts, they remain more than usable and his performance against boss enemies is amazing, so he definitely appears on the list of the strongest DPS characters in the game that you can acquire and perform well with, whether you’re more experienced or more casual. Luuk’s accessibility in both investment and playstyle makes him worth considering for a lot of players, beginners and veterans alike, and his performance results definitely make him worth the investment while not overshadowing other modern DPS releases.
Video guides
Build
Best Weapons
The percentages show the performance of the weapon based on calculations, but in some cases, some weapons might provide additional QOL that can't be quantified and it would push that weapon ahead of others in the priority (and in those cases, we would put that weapon higher).
Luuk Herssen calculations were done using added buffs from the following teammates:
Luuk's Signature enables him to gain lots of extra Spectro DMG Bonus, Basic DMG Bonus and DEF Ignore on top of the high ATK and CRIT Rate the weapon gives by default, making it his strongest option by far.
85.70%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 587 | CRIT Rate: 24.3%
Amazing F2P option for Luuk which is accessible via the permanent weapon banner providing him with the same ATK and CRIT Rate as his Signature with a weaker passive that grants him a good amount of Basic DMG Bonus instead. Overall his second best option.
83.40%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 587 | CRIT DMG: 48.6%
Zani's Signature provides Luuk with ATK, CRIT DMG and some DEF Ignore which makes it a pretty good alternative to Pulsation Bracer if you need it (it may also be situationally better via crit-fishing).
80.70%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 500 | CRIT Rate: 36%
Simple ATK and CRIT Rate stat-stick for Luuk, who does not benefit from this weapon's Liberation DMG-focused effects.
80.40%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 587 | CRIT Rate: 24.3%
Simple ATK, CRIT Rate and DMG Bonus stat-stick for Luuk, who does not benefit from this weapon's Liberation DMG-focused effects.
80.20%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 587 | CRIT Rate: 24.3%
Simple ATK and CRIT Rate stat-stick for Luuk, who does not benefit from this weapon's Heavy ATK-increasing effects.
74.50%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 587 | ATK: 36.4%
Much weaker permanent option than Pulsation Bracer as it does not provide CRIT as its secondary stat but provides ATK instead, and also provides a worse passive for Luuk's damage overall. Avoid this weapon in favour of Pulsation Bracer if possible.
66.50%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 462 | ATK: 18.2%
Provides a solid amount of ATK while restoring some amount of Energy for Luuk, lowering his Energy needs by a good amount.
65.90%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 412 | CRIT DMG: 40.5%
Since Luuk uses his Ultimate at the end of his rotation, this Battle Pass Exclusive's passive is almost useless for him which makes a lot of options significantly stronger than this weapon on top of its already low Base ATK in spite of its CRIT DMG stat.
63.90%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 412 | CRIT Rate: 20.2%
ATK and CRIT Rate stat-stick for Luuk, who does not benefit from this weapon's Liberation DMG-increasing effects. Much weaker than 5-stars due to a much lower Base ATK.
63.50%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 412 | ATK: 30.3%
While this weapon's passive can theoretically have permanent uptime (which is assumed in these calculations), if any damage is taken Luuk will take a while to refresh the weapon passive's stacks which may make it perform slightly worse than shown. Generally shoot for better options (particularly Pulsation Bracer) if possible.
61.60%
Stats at Level 90: ATK: 462 | ATK: 18.2%
Weak ATK stat-stick for Luuk who cannot use this weapon's passive and only gains ATK from it. While this weapon is the best no-gacha choice he has, it is generally strongly recommended to go for Pulsation Bracer at minimum due to its ease of access compared to any options below it (particularly this weapon).
Best Echo Sets
Best Echo Sets
100.00%
2 Set:Spectro DMG +10%.
5 Set: Dealing Basic Attack DMG increases Spectro DMG by 10% for 5s, stacking up to 3 times. With 3 stacks, casting Resonance Liberation grants 40% Basic Attack DMG Bonus.
Provides Luuk with a stackable Spectro DMG Buff totaling to 40% Spectro DMG Bonus, and also provides his Ultiimate cast with an extra 40% Basic DMG Bonus, significantly increasing his Ultimate's firepower. This makes it his best set bar none.
Below you can find Main Echo options that you should be using with the set:
Twin Nova: Nebulous Cannon
- Provides 12% Spectro DMG and 12% Basic DMG Bonus when equipped in the main slot, making this Echo a very easy choice to equip Luuk.
All recommended endgame stats portray a fairly good quality endgame build as a goal to aim for on most characters. However, don’t treat this as an end-all-be-all, and more of a suggestion.
All stat recommendations are given at S0 for 5-stars, S6 for 4-stars, and free characters (unless specified otherwise), based on total stats in the in-game stat-screen with the character out of combat but also active in the party (and hence some buffs may or may not apply). Any other precision may be directly specified. If not specified, Energy Regen requirements are estimated in the character’s best team.
HP: 14500+
DEF: 1100+
ATK: 2100-3000+
CRIT Rate: 65-80%+
CRIT DMG: 210-260%+
Energy Regen: 118-125%+
Lower end estimated in a team with Sanhua+Mornye, higher end estimated with Lynae+Mornye.
Spectro DMG Bonus: 40-70%+
Skill Priority
Below you can find the order of leveling the abilities for Luuk Herssen.
Res. Skill
Res. Liberation
Basic Attack
Forte Circuit
Intro Skill
Intro can be skipped when levelling to save on resources at a minimal damage loss.
Gameplay and teams
Rotation
Luuk wants to use each of his Aureate of Execution Skills after Mid-Air Attacks to gain Endnotes of the Endgame, powering up his Ultimate. These Skills gain a massive damage increase while is Ichor Flow is full, as this lets him enter the Aureate Judge state, letting him consume Ichor Flow for damage increases. He has only 1 real rotation with slight deviations.
Standard Rotation
Intro
Jump: Mid-air Attack: Resection 2
Jump: Mid-air Attack: Resection 3
Skill: Ring
Basic: Golden Impale (Instantly interrupt via Dash)
Dash
Basic: Mid-air Attack 1
Jump: Mid-air Attack: Resection 2
Jump: Mid-air Attack: Resection 3
Skill: Breach
Basic: Golden Impale (Instantly interrupt via Dash)
Dash
Basic: Mid-air Attack 1
Jump: Mid-air Attack: Resection 2
Jump: Mid-air Attack: Resection 3
Skill: Glare
Basic: Mid-air Attack: Gavel of Earthshaker (Cancel animation endlag via Ultimate)
Ultimate
Echo (Swap)
Outro
While it is technically possible to have all buffs active for the entire duration without dash cancelling Golden Impale, assuming you have frame-perfect inputs, the dash cancel is highly recommended in order to improve Team DPS and to ensure Luuk’s Ultimate is able to retain every buff.
Sanhua - The best second slot buffers for Luuk. Lynae provides very valuable extra Tune Strain application while also slighlty increasing Luuk's general DMG Amplification via her Outro on top of her other massive ATK and DMG Bonus buffs, which makes her the best choice by a lot. Sanhua is however totally fine as a budget option as she is accessible for free and provides a lot of extra Basic DMG Amplification on top of her usual ATK buffs and super fast rotation which makes her a very good choice as well. Keep in mind though that she may require Luuk to extend his rotation with an extra Mid-air Attack chain following his Ultimate in order to ensure he rotates on a 25s cooldown.
Verina - The best general Supports for Luuk. Mornye is always the strongest since Luuk applies her own Tune Strain for Mornye to bounce off of and buff him to the max of her abilities, even at S0. Shorekeeper and Verina are however always strong alternatives that are competitive if you don't have access to Mornye.
Example Teams
Best Team
With Sanhua, if necessary extend Luuk's rotation after his Ultimate by adding in extra Mid-air Attacks to ensure he and the rest of his team operate on a 25s cooldown.
Calculations
Damage Profile
Luuk Herssen damage profile
Damage Output
Don't use the damage output calculations as an indication on who is worth pulling or investing as those are just simulations and in day-to-day gameplay there's a lot variables and also the skill of the player is important - if you can't consistently perform the character's rotation, their damage will suffer.
As usual, don't compare the numbers between characters - especially between Main DPS and Hybrids as they fulfill different roles in the team.
Additional information
The numbers below show the character's DPS (Damage Per Second) and DMG (total damage done). When selecting the rotations we prioritized achieving 100 Concerto as fast as possible and once that condition was fulfilled, we focused on maximizing the damage output. As or if new and more optimal rotations are found, we'll update the characters calculations as needed. Listed character calculations are done without buffs or any damage contribution from teammates (full solo). They only include what the character, their Weapon, Echo and gear are capable of during their ideal Burst or Concerto rotation when starting with their Intro and Resonance Liberation available.
Do note that DPS and DMG aren’t perfect metrics for a character’s individual value and should be taken with a grain of salt. Anything pertaining a character’s relevance in the meta is addressed in our Review and Tier List, which the numbers below shouldn’t be used for as an end-all-be-all to. Instead, DPS and DMG are good metrics for a character’s sequence value and comparison between an individual character’s different rotations. We recommend using those metrics for such purposes.
Calculations information
The calculations were done using added buffs from the following teammates:
