Luuk Herssen Build Guide
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Updated Luuk Herssen’s full build.
Luuk Herssen Overview
In Wuthering Waves, Luuk Herssen is a 5-Stars Spectro character and uses Gauntlet, Gauntlets during the fight.
Luuk Herssen Mechanism
Luuk Herssen’s gameplay can be summed up in one sentence: use three Enhanced Resonance Skills to perform the Aureole of Execution, stacking the Endnotes on the Endgame three times, then finish with your Resonance Liberation.
Note this Enhanced Resonance Skill, the Aureole of Execution, is the core combo. It’s simple to execute: every time you land the fourth stage of a Basic Attack or the third stage of an Aerial Attack, your Resonance Skill is replaced with Aureole of Execution. After each Aureole of Execution, perform a Special Basic Attack. This will reset your Basic Attack combo back to the first stage.
So, the full combo is: perform three Aerial Basic Attacks, then use the Enhanced Memory to stack one Endnotes on the Endgame. Repeat this process until you have three stacks of Endnotes on the Endgame, then unleash your Resonance Liberation.
Now, let’s talk about Luuk Herssen’s unique traits. First, he can respond to Tune Strain – Interfered. For every stack of this effect on an enemy, the character’s final damage is increased by 0.12% for every point of Tune Break Boost.
Secondly, if the party lands a Tune Break or executes the Luuk Herssen, the entire team gains a 25% ATK buff. Luuk Herssen himself also gains an additional Damage Deepen buff against targets under the Tune Strain – Interfered effect, up to a maximum of 30%. This bonus is also scaled from his Tune Break Boost stat.
Therefore, it’s best to have as many teammates as possible who can respond to Tune Strain, and ideally, they should also be able to increase the party’s Tune Break Boost. In the current version, the best combination is Lynae and Mornye. Lynae can increase a teammate’s Tune Break Boost by 40 points. Combined with the innate 10 points that post-3.0 characters have when entering Tune Break, this results in a 24% increase for the entire party.
Luuk Herssen Active Skills
Luuk Herssen Skills Priority
Regarding skill priority, Luuk Herssen’s Inherent Skill covers both fire transfer and damage output, so it is recommended to unlock this first.
Next, prioritize leveling his Resonance Skill and Resonance Liberation, followed by his Basic Attack and Forte Circuit. It is suggested to level these four skills to level 10.
As for his Intro Skill, leveling it is optional.
Luuk Herssen Burst Rotation
- Intro Skill
- Basic Attack * 2
- Resonance Skill (Enhanced Resonance Skill 1) (Endnotes on the Endgame=1)
- Basic Attack (Basic Attack – Golden Impale)
- Basic Attack * 3
- Resonance Skill (Enhanced Resonance Skill 1) (Endnotes on the Endgame=2)
- Basic Attack (Basic Attack – Golden Impale)
- Basic Attack * 3
- Resonance Skill (Enhanced Resonance Skill 1) (Endnotes on the Endgame=3)
- Basic Attack (Mid-air Attack – Gavel of Earthshaker)
- Resonance Liberation
- Outro Skill
Luuk Herssen Damage Types Composition
Note 2 : Please note this chart shows the proportion of different types of damage, instead of the multiplier.
Such is Light
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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.
Reunion of All the Fallen
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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.
Rewritten in Winter’s Margins
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Resonance Liberation Lv:
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Deal Spectro DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG.
Can be cast in mid-air.
Spark from the Frost
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Forte Circuit Lv:
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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.
Luuk Herssen Passive Skills
Luuk Herssen Inherent Skill
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.
Luuk Herssen Inherent Skill
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.
Luuk Herssen Switch Skills
Before Injection of Dawn
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Intro Skill Lv:
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Deal Spectro DMG. Hurl out an Ichor Blade and inflict Tune Strain – Shifting on the target.
Press Normal Attack after this skill to cast Mid-air Attack Stage 2 – Scythe: Dissection or Jump to cast Mid-air Attack Stage 2 – Scythe: Resection.
Deal Spectro DMG equal to 500% of Luuk Herssen’s ATK.
Luuk Herssen Tune Break
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.
Luuk Herssen Stat Bonus
Luuk Herssen Stat Bonus 1
Crit Rate – 8%
*All Bonus unlocked value
Luuk Herssen Stat Bonus 2
Atk% – 12%
*All Bonus unlocked value
Luuk Herssen Resonance Chain
Suggested Resonance Chain
The Percentage shown is damage boost of the Resonance Chain to Luuk Herssen.
S1
This sequence node provides a significant 100% damage bonus to Aerial Attacks. These Aerial Attacks also include the plunge and explosion from the third Enhanced Basic Attack, giving it good coverage. The overall numerical increase is about 12.33%. Additionally, starting from S1, Luuk Herssen’s maximum stack of the interruption resistance buff is increased by one. He gains this buff every time he uses an Enhanced Skill, effectively granting him near-permanent interruption resistanc in combat.
S2
This is a purely numerical increase. It enhances the multiplier of his Resonance Liberation and the damage amplification effect of his Inherent Skill. The personal improvement from this node is approximately 22.79%.
S3
S3 boosts the multipliers of various Enhanced Resonance Skills and the plunge attack, resulting in a personal damage increase of roughly 24.82%. It also improves his “fire transfer” capability, which is a significant boost for the Tune Break rotation.
S4
After performing a Tune Break, this node provides a 20% damage bonus for the entire party. The theoretical maximum personal gain from this is 7%.
S5
This node increases the multiplier of Luuk Herssen’s Intro and Outro Skills, offering a personal damage increase of about 1.94%. It also slightly reduces the cooldown and increases the maximum count of his basic skills, providing a small improvement to his mobility.
S6
Upon performing a Tune Break, this node increases the multipliers for most of Luuk Herssen’s skills. Furthermore, it increases the current stack count of Tune Strain by two after a Tune Break, speeding up his ramp-up time. The personal damage increase from this final node is substantial, at about 35.03%.
Pulling Recommendation
The priority is to get S1R0. The appeal of having nearly constant interruption resistance is just too significant. For players with a larger budget, the recommended paths to consider are S2R0, S3R0 or S6R0.
Gold Kindled in Ash
Luuk Herssen Sequence 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.
Avalanche Roaring in Eyes
Luuk Herssen Sequence 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%.
Spine Tempered by Golden Rain
Luuk Herssen Sequence 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.
Pulse Thrumming Under Rime
Luuk Herssen Sequence 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.
Through the Stillness of Snowstorm
Luuk Herssen Sequence 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.
Dawn Unfurling over Frostlands
Luuk Herssen Sequence 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.
Luuk Herssen Build
Luuk Herssen Best Sub DPS Echo set
Rite of Gilded Revelation(5)
Main Echo
Any Cost 4 Echo
Any Cost 3 Echo
Any Cost 1 Echo
Any Cost 1 Echo
Sub Echo
Luuk Herssen Stats Priority
Cost 4
Cost 3
Cost 1
Sub Stats
Energy Regen (Target = 130%) > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > ATK% > Basic Atk Dmg % > ATK
Luuk Herssen Best Weapons
The Percentage shown is damage boost of the Weapons to Luuk Herssen.
100%
Base ATK : 588
Secondary Stats –
CRIT Rate : 24.3%
Increases ATK by 12%/15%/18%/21%/24%. After dealing Basic Attack DMG, the wielder gains 20%/25%/30%/35%/40% Spectro DMG Bonus for 4/4/4/4/4s. Each time after the wielder inflicts Tune Strain – Shifting on the target, they gain 20%/25%/30%/35%/40% Basic Attack DMG Amplification and their Basic Attack DMG ignores 10%/12.5%/15%/17.5%/20% of the target’s DEF for 6/6/6/6/6s.
87%
Base ATK : 588
Secondary Stats –
CRIT Rate : 24.3%
Increases ATK by 12% / 15% / 18% / 21% / 24%. Dealing damage to targets under Tune Strain – Interfered grants 6% / 6.7% / 7.4% / 8.1% / 8.8% Basic Attack DMG Bonus for 3s, stacking up to 4 times. This effect can be triggered once every 0.5s. Retriggering the effect resets its duration.
85%
Base ATK : 588
Secondary Stats –
CRIT DMG : 48.60%
Increases ATK by 12%/15%/18%/21%/24%. Casting Basic Attack grants the following effects: Dealing damage ignores 8%/10%/12%/14%/16% of the target’s DEF and Amplifies Spectro Frazzle DMG dealt by 50%/62.5%/75%/87.5%/100% for 6/6/6/6/6s. Retriggering the effect resets its duration.
85%
Base ATK : 463
Secondary Stats –
ATK% : 18.23%
Casting the Resonance Skill grants 6/7/8/9/10 Resonance Energy and increases ATK by 10%/12.5%/15%/17.5%/20%, lasting for 16/16/16/16/16s. This effect can be triggered once every 20/20/20/20/20s.
Regarding weapons, the top recommendation is his signature weapon, Daybreaker’s Spine. It provides Luuk Herssen with nearly 100% uptime on DEF Ignore and bonus Diffraction DMG, along with enhanced Basic Attack DMG.
The next best option is the standard weapon, Pulsation Bracer. When refined to R5, its performance gap compared to the signature weapon is less than 8%. Even at R1, the gap is only around 13%.
Luuk Herssen Team Comp
Luuk Herssen Best Teams
Main DPS – Luuk Herssen
Luuk Herssen can respond to Tune Strain – Interfered. For every stack of this effect on an enemy, the character’s final damage is increased based on Tune Break Boost. Luuk Herssen himself also gains an additional Damage Deepen buff against targets under the Tune Strain – Interfered effect, up to a maximum of 30%. This bonus is also scaled from his Tune Break Boost stat.
Sub DPS – Lynae
Lynae can increase a teammate’s Tune Break Boost which is very suitable for Luuk Herssen.
Healer- Mornye
Mornye can provide 25% ATK, 25% universal DMG Deepen, 50% Off-Tune Buildup Rate, and healing. When there is a character in the team like Lynae who can apply the “Tune Rupture” or “Tune Stain” status to enemies, Mornye can grant the entire team a 40% DMG Bonus for 8 seconds after a team member performs a Tune Break on an enemy.
If you don’t have Lynae or Mornye, or if they are being used in another team, you can team Luuk Herssen up with Sanhua and Shorekeeper. Sanhua can provide a Basic Attack Deepen buff to Luuk Herssen. The downside is that Sanhua is a “speedy” character, while Luuk Herssen’s skills have long cooldowns, which means they don’t synergize very well with each other.
Luuk Herssen Ascension Material
Rank 1
Req Lv 20
Rank 2
Req Lv 40
Rank 3
Req Lv 50
Rank 4
Req Lv 60
Rank 5
Req Lv 70
Rank 6
Req Lv 80
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Sanhua
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