Luna’s best build options make the most of her support skills in The First Descendant. She is amazing at buffing her teammates increasing their skill power and MP recovery if she hits the right notes.
Moreover, Luna is versatile enough to be turned into a DPS threat with the use of the Noise Surge Transcendant Module. So, while she might not be the easiest Descendant to pilot in the shooter, she is quite fun to play and comes with unique mechanics that will help you cheese through the endgame content if you build her right.
Below is a guide on one of the best Luna build options that you should be trying out in the First Descendant.
How to unlock Luna in The First Descendant
To get your hands on Luna in The First Descendant you can either purchase her from the shop with the use of Caliber or craft her by talking to Anais in Albion. If you are looking to make her, there are all the resources that you will need:
| Items | Materials | Blueprint Drop |
|---|---|---|
| Luna Enhanced Cells | 430x Silicon 554x Carbon Crystal 40x Pure Energy Residue 1x Luna Enhanced Cells Blueprint 200k Gold | 081-Mutant AA (Muskeg Swamp Reactor-Hard) 038-Mutant AA (Pyromaniac-Normal) 017-Mutant AA (Executioner-Normal) |
| Luna Stabilizer | 292x Flectorite 303x Hellion 34x Highly-Concentrated Energy Residue 1x Luna Stabilizer Blueprint 200k Gold | 098-Mutant AA (Mountaintops Void Reactor-Hard) 068-Mutant AA (Dead Bride-Hard, Gluttony-Hard) 020-Mutant AA (Muskeg Swamp Reactor-Normal) |
| Luna Spiral Catalyst | 571x Superfluid 386x Hardener 46x Specialized Biometal 1x Luna Spiral Catalyst Blueprint 200k Gold | 071-Mutant AA (The Ruins Void Reactor-Hard, Vespers Ruins) 049-Mutant AA (Fortress Defense Lines Void Reactor Normal) 015-Mutant AA (Moonlight Lake Void Reactor-Normal, Vespers) |
| Luna Code | – | 094-Mutant AA (Swamp Walker-Hard, Gluttony-Hard) 090-Mutant AA (The Storage Void Reactor-Hard, Agna Desert) 027-Mutant AA (The Storage Void Reactor Normal, Agna Desert) |
Apart from the above materials, you will also require 400,000 Credits to research Luna.
Luna’s abilities in The First Descendant
Luna’s abilities revolve around buffing her teammates. She is amazing in Void Intercept battles and will be able to help your team have a much easier time taking down the various bosses in the game.
Here is a list of all of her abilities in the shooter:
| Skill Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Improvisation | When using a skill to hit the Note, Inspiration Gauge goes up. When the Inspiration Gauge maxes out, an Enhanced Skill which enhances skills can be used. Using the Enhanced Skills completely depletes the Inspiration Gauge. However, failing to hit the Note, some of the Inspiration Gauge is given back. |
| Stage Presence | Changes current Firearm to Synthesizer Gun and activates Notes. Hitting the Note with a correctly timed shot or skill grants Perfect Pitch effect, increasing Skill Power. |
| Passionate Stage | Increases Skill Power during skill duration. Grants Exciting Sound effect to nearby allies, increasing their Skill Power for the duration. *When enhanced, grants allies increased Skill Critical Hit Rate and additional Skill Critical Hit Damage |
| Relaxing Act | Recovers MP upon hitting Notes and successful attacks. Grants Relaxing Sound effect to nearby allies, recovering MP per second for the duration. *When enhanced, grants allies immediate MP Heal, HP Recovery per second, and reduced Skill Cost |
| Delightful Stage | Acquires Inspiration Gauge upon hitting Notes and successful attacks. Grants Cheerful Sound effect to nearby allies, reducing Cooldowns for the duration. *When enhanced, resets all ally skills except for Passive Skills, and reduces Cooldowns. |
Best Descendant Modules for Luna
here are some of the best Modules that you should be looking to use on Luna:
1) Best Support Modules for Luna
| Module | Socket Type | Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Nimble Footsteps |  Malachite | Buffing allies grants Luna extra Movement Speed and Skill Range. |
| Increased DEF |  Rutile | Improves Defence |
| Skill Extension | Rutile | Improves Skill Duration |
| Enlightenment | Malachite | Increases Maximum MP |
| Increased HP |  Cerulean | Increases max HP |
| Passionate Sponsor | Cerulean | When buffing ally, gain additional Firearm and Skill Power Modifier Max 10 stacks |
| Mid-Air Maneuvering | Malachite | With this you can grapple hook even air |
| Maximize Range | Rutile | Increases Skill Effect Range Decreases Skill Power Modifier |
| Battle of Stamina | Cerulean | Increases Max HP and Skill Duration |
| Maximize Duration | Rutile | Increases Skill Duration and decreases Skill Power Modifier |
| Medical Support |  Xantic | Improves overall HP heal |
| Skill Expansion | Rutile | Increases Skill Effect Range |
2) Best DPS Modules for Luna
| Module | Socket Type | Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Noise Surge | Malachite | Instead of her skills buffing, they will now deal damage |
| Focus on Singular | Rutile | Increases Singular Skill Power Modifier Decreases Skill Cooldown |
| Skill Extension | Rutile | Increases Skill Duration |
| Focus on Non-Attribute | Malachite | Improves non-attribute kill power Decreases Skill Cooldown |
| Skill Insight |  Almandine | Improves Skill Critical Hit Rate |
| Skill Concentration | Almandine | Increases Skill Critical Hit Damage |
| Mid-Air Maneuvering | Malachite | With this mod, you can grapple hook even air |
| Front Lines | Almandine | Increases Skill Critical Hit Damage and Skill Critical Hit Rate |
| Battle of Stamina | Cerulean | Increases Max HP and Skill Duration |
| Emergency Measures | Almandine | Increases Skill Critical Hit Rate and Skill Critical Hit Damage |
| MP Collector | Xantic | Recover MP when defeating enemies |
| Skill Expansion | Rutile | Increases Skill Effect Range |
To completely optimize Luna’s Module setup you will need to use Crystallization Catalysts to include mod slot types so that you have an easier time managing her Module Capacity.
Best Weapon and Weapon Modules for Luna
Irrespective of the type of playstyle that you are going for with Luna (Support or DPS) the best weapon for Luna in The First Descendant will be the Thunder Cage. Here is one of the best weapon modules that you should be going for with it:
Best Weapon Modules for Luna’s Thunder Cage build
| Module | Socket Type | Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Rifling Reinforcement | Malachite | Increase Firearm attack |
| Fire Rate UP | Xantic | Increase Fire Rate |
| Electric/Chill/Fire/Toxic Enhancement | Xantic | Adds Elemental Damage Equal to 30% of Firearm ATK |
| Edging Shot | Almandine | Increase Firearm Critical Hit Rate Decrease Firearm ATK |
| Firing Fiesta | Xantic | When reloading, rounds are not consumed for a short duration |
| Action and Reaction | Malachite | Increases Firearm ATK and improves weapon Recoil |
| Better Concentration | Almandine | Increases Firearm Critical Hit Damage |
| Better Insight | Almandine | Improves Firearm Critical Hit Rate |
| Concentration Priority | Almandine | Increases Firearm Critical Hit Damage Reduces Reload Time Modifier |
| Expand Weapon Charge | Cerulean | Increases Rounds per Magazine |
Best Reactor and External Components
Luna’s playstyle revolves heavily around her skills, so when you are making her best build you will need to select a Reactor that makes the most of her Singularity powers.
So when picking her Reactor, this is the best choice you can go for:
- Materialized Singularity: Boost to Non-Attribute and Singular type
Make sure to keep farming for better Reactors that provide improved passive stats to her skills and defense.
How to play Luna in The First Descendant
Luna is very hard to pilot as a solo player even with her DPS build. She is best used in a premade group and some even consider her an S-tier support Descendant when used in a party.
Her playstyle revolves heavily around buffing her allies in combat so you will constantly have to keep your eyes on your cooldowns and the position of your teammates.
Her DPS build is reliable at clearing AoE content but falls short of expectations when up against Void Intercept bosses. Moreover, locked Crystallized Sockets make it so that you can only fully optimize her build for either Support or DPS.
You cannot have both if you are completely min-maxing her. If you are going for a more budget build, you will be able to pivot between the two, but that will no longer be the case when you start using Crystallization Catalysts.
Here are some of the Pros and Cons of playing Luna in The First Descendant:
Pros:
- Currently one of the best support choices for a premade team
- Can boast a Support or a DPS build
- Pretty tanky and can frontline for the rest of the team in most situations
Cons:
- One of the hardest Descendants to pilot as a solo player
- Rythm-based gameplay takes getting used to
- Can be fully optimized for only one playstyle and not both
