Welcome to The First Descendant Luna Build Guide for Season 4 Episode 1. This page covers both normal and ultimate Luna. In this guide, we’ll show you how to unleash the full potential of Luna, the dancing lady. Luna excels at supporting other characters, but she can also be played as a damage dealer!
Table of Contents:
- How to play Luna
- Luna Builds Overview
- Luna Trigger Module
- Luna Ancestor Modules
- Arche Tuning for Luna
- Luna Equipment Overview
- Luna Basics
- Luna’s Story
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Here is a quick list of the strengths and weaknesses of the Luna Build for The First Descendant.
Luna’s Strengths
Luna’s Weaknesses
How to Play Luna in the First Descendant
Luna isn’t just a support character. With the right transcendent module, she’s capable of dealing tremendous area-of-effect damage.
It’s pretty standard to see her paired with other Descendants on the leaderboards as a support. Her primary role is to enhance the performance of her teammates, as she provides powerful buffs that significantly boost critical hits. This is especially valuable when trying to burst down bosses.
On top of her supportive strengths, Luna can also be played as a damage dealer, particularly when clearing groups of enemies, since her AOE damage is exceptionally strong.
Luna’s buffs scale with her max MP. Therefore, you want to get that number as high as possible!
Luna’s AoE Capabilities: Dance Dance Dance!
If you want to play Luna as a damage dealer, you want to make sure to use the Luna-exclusive Noise Surge Transcendent Module. This allows you to deal massive AOE damage. Check out Luna’s Mobbing Build if you want to know more.
Luna Support: Maximum Critical Hits!
Luna is best played as a support character. She can support both skill and weapon-based Descendants. In our case, we will use the skill-based version. All that really changes is that you need to swap your transcendent mod.
- Skill Buffs: Nimble Footsteps
- Weapon Buffs: Aggressive Melody
Check out our Luna Support Build module setup on how to run this correctly. It is important to understand that your buffs get stronger with more max MP. Therefore, we want to maximize this stat as much as possible!
Ultimate Luna Is Here! Insanely Powerful Transcendent Modules!
Ultimate Luna has been released and her new Transcendent Module Battlefield Concert is insanely strong. Don’t forget that her skills turn all into tech when you equip the module, this is important for your reactor! This mod both works for mobbing and bossing to deal massive damage:
It is important to note that the Weapon Luna uses with Battlefield Concert matters a lot as it actually affects her damage output.
Luna’s Equipment: Make Or Break It!
To unlock Luna’s full potential, you need the right Weapons, Reactors, and External Components:
- Modules: Selecting the right Modules boosts your character’s power the most; this is very important and changes depending on what build you use.
- Ancestor Modules: Having a good Ancestor module with the right perks is key to maxing out your damage potential.
- Weapons: While you can use a powerful weapon with her to deal damage, they are mostly used as “stat stick” to boost her skills further. See the Best Weapons for Luna section.
- Reactors: Selecting the right reactor can drastically boost your damage. Check out the Best Reactors for Luna section.
- External Components: These are critical for survivability. Properly configured, they double or triple your HP and DEF. Learn more in the Best External Components for Luna section.
Building a top-tier The First Descendant Luna Build requires not only the right modules but also optimized weapons, reactors, and components.
Best Luna Builds Overview for The First Descendant
Crystallization Catalysts: To unlock the necessary socket slots.- Energy Activator: To increase overall module capacity.
- Gold & Kuiper: Best Gold Farming Method – Best Kuiper Shard Farming Method.
Equipment: I will cover Weapons, Reactors, External Components, Inversion Reinforcements, and Transcendent Modules in the Luna Equipment section. To maximize the power of any build, you must get the correct items!
| Name | Description |
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| Luna Mobbing Build | Used in any hard content that requires AoE damage. |
| Luna Support Build | Used in any content that you want to buff others. |
| Ultimate Luna Mobbing Build | Ultimate exclusive mobbing build with Battlefield Concert mod. |
| Ultimate Luna Bossing Build | Ultimate exclusive bossing build with Battlefield Concert mod. |
Luna Mobbing Build
- Mobbing Build Type: Any hard difficulty mobbing content
- Mobbing Build Focus: Optimized for AoE damage, max range and speed!
- Playable on: Normal Luna and Ultimate Luna
This is a crit-based damage setup. We also try to maximize the range on our AoE skills to hit as many enemies as possible at once.
| Module Slot | Module Name | Mod Level | Socket Type | Crystallized |
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| 0 (Trigger Module) | Gap in Time | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1 (Skill Module) | Noise Surge | Max |  Malachite |
No |
| 2 | Emergency Measures | Max |  Almandine |
Yes |
| 3 | Front Lines | Max | Almandine |
Yes |
| 4 | Multitalented | Max | Malachite |
Yes |
| 5 | Maximize Skill | Max |  Xantic |
Yes |
| 6 | Amplification Control | Max |  Rutile |
Yes |
| 7 (Sub Module) | Mid-Air Maneuvering | Max | Malachite |
Yes |
| 8 | Skill Concentration | Max | Almandine |
Yes |
| 9 | Increased HP | Max |  Cerulean |
Yes |
| 10 | Potent Collector | Max | Xantic |
Yes |
| 11 | Maximize Power | Max | Xantic |
Yes |
| 12 | Skill Expansion | Max | Rutile |
Yes |
Luna Supporter Build for The First Descendant
- Support Build Type: Used in any content where you want to buff allies.
- Support Build Focus: Maximize Critical Hit of allies to deal more damage.
- Playable on: Normal Luna and Ultimate Luna
This Luna Support Build focuses on buffing your allies to achieve an insanely high Critical Hit Rate and Skill Power DMG. This will make it easy to reach a 100% Critical Hit Rate with almost any crit-based Descendant. Not only that, but the Skill Power also increases depending on how much Max MP you have. Therefore, we want to increase our Max MP as much as possible with this support setup.
Arche Concretion Mod: Because we use the Arche Concretion Module, it is important to understand that if you dodge roll or grapple hook you will reset the stacks, therefore, don’t!
Transcendent Module Change: Nimble Footsteps buffs skill-based Descendants. Aggressive Melody buffs weapon-based Descendants.
| Module Slot | Module Name | Mod Level | Socket Type | Crystallized |
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| 0 (Trigger Module) | None | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1 (Skill Module) | Nimble Footsteps | Max | Malachite |
No |
| 2 | HP Conversion (MP) | Max | Malachite |
Yes |
| 3 | Enlightenment | Max | Malachite |
Yes |
| 4 | Arche Concretion | Max | Malachite |
Yes |
| 5 | Increased HP | Max | Cerulean |
Yes |
| 6 | Increased DEF | Max | Rutile |
Yes |
| 7 (Sub Module) | Mid-Air Maneuvering | Max | Malachite |
Yes |
| 8 | Battle of Stamina | Max | Cerulean |
Yes |
| 9 | Maximize Duration | Max | Rutile |
Yes |
| 10 | Skill Expansion | Max | Rutile |
Yes |
| 11 | Maximize Range | Max | Rutile |
Yes |
| 12 | Skill Extension | Max | Rutile |
Yes |
Ultimate Luna Mobbing Build
- Mobbing Build Type: Any hard difficulty mobbing content
- Mobbing Build Focus: Optimized for AoE damage, max range and speed!
- Playable on: Ultimate Luna
This Ultimate Luna Mobbing Build focuses on the Battlefield Concert Transcendent Module. This mod allows you to deal massive AOE damage and also single-target. With this you can easily clear any mobbing content in The First Descendant.
We do use MP Collector, so we don’t have to hit every note and run out of MP. If you manage to hit every note, it won’t drain MP as much, and then you don’t need the MP Collector. But during combat, you will often miss notes.
Important: Battlefield Concert Module turns all her skills into Tech. Therefore, make sure to use the correct tech reactor for this setup!
| Module Slot | Module Name | Mod Level | Socket Type | Crystallized |
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| 0 (Trigger Module) | Power Beyond | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1 (Skill Module) | Battlefield Concert | Max | Rutile |
No |
| 2 | Maximize Skill | Max | Xantic |
Yes |
| 3 | MP Collector | Max | Xantic |
Yes |
| 4 | Decimator | Max | Xantic |
Yes |
| 5 | Maximize Power | Max | Xantic |
Yes |
| 6 | Skill Concentration | Max | Almandine |
Yes |
| 7 (Sub Module) | Mid-Air Maneuvering | Max | Malachite |
Yes |
| 8 | Skill Insight | Max | Almandine |
Yes |
| 9 | Emergency Measures | Max | Almandine |
Yes |
| 10 | Front Lines | Max | Almandine |
Yes |
| 11 | Skill Extension | Max | Rutile |
Yes |
| 12 | Skill Expansion | Max | Rutile |
Yes |
Ultimate Luna Bossing Build
- Bossing Build Type: Any hard difficulty Colossus
- Bossing Build Focus: Maximizing damage, sustain and survivability.
- Playable on: Ultimate Luna
This Ultimate Luna Bossing Build focuses on the Battlefield Concert Transcendent Module. This mod allows you to deal damage to any Colossus, destroying them within seconds.
Important: Battlefield Concert Module turns all her skills into Tech. Therefore, make sure to use the correct tech reactor for this setup!
| Module Slot | Module Name | Mod Level | Socket Type | Crystallized |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (Trigger Module) | Power Beyond | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1 (Skill Module) | Battlefield Concert | Max | Rutile |
No |
| 2 | Maximize Skill | Max | Xantic |
Yes |
| 3 | Non-Attribute Synctium | Max | Xantic |
Yes |
| 4 | Dangerous Ambush | Max | Xantic |
Yes |
| 5 | Maximize Power | Max | Xantic |
Yes |
| 6 | Skill Concentration | Max | Almandine |
Yes |
| 7 (Sub Module) | Mid-Air Maneuvering | Max | Malachite |
Yes |
| 8 | Skill Insight | Max | Almandine |
Yes |
| 9 | Emergency Measures | Max | Almandine |
Yes |
| 10 | Front Lines | Max | Almandine |
Yes |
| 11 | Skill Extension | Max | Rutile |
Yes |
| 12 | Skill Expansion | Max | Rutile |
Yes |
Luna Trigger Module
Trigger Modules are a new type of Modules that can be unlocked. Learn how to unlock Trigger Modules in The First Descendant.
- Luna Mobbing Setup: Gap in Time or Power Beyond.
- Ultimate Luna Mobbing & Bossing Setup: Power Beyond
- Luna Support Setup: None
Luna Ancestor Module
Ancestor Modules can be slotted once you have acquired them. However, they are only worth it once you have an Ancestor module with good stat rolls on them.
- Luna Ancestor Module: Artist’s Resolution
- Superconductive Cooling Units (Needed to Reroll perks): How to farm
- Must Read: How Ancestor Modules Scale & Examples
Superconductive Cooling Units (Needed to Reroll perks):
It is only worth slotting an Ancestor Module if you have good rolls on it; otherwise, it isn’t worth it.
Luna Nimble Footsteps Buffer Setup
- Ideal Positive Rolls
- Non-Attribute
- Singular
- Duration
- Range
- Ideal Negative Rolls
- Skill Crit Rate
- Skill Crit Damage
Luna Noise Surge Mobbing Setup
- Ideal Positive Rolls
- Non-Attribute
- Singular
- Skill Crit Damage
- Ideal Negative Rolls
- DEF
Ultimate Luna Battlefield Concert Mobbing & Bossing Setup
- Ideal Positive Rolls
- Non-Attribute
- Tech
- Skill Crit Rate
- Skill Crit Damage
- Ideal Negative Rolls
- DEF
Ancestor Module: What to Replace and Why
To slot an Ancestor Module effectively, identify existing modules that share the same primary stat. By replacing a standard module with an Ancestor version that offers similar values, you maintain your core build while gaining its additional unique perks as a ‘free’ bonus.
- How to: Replace a standard module with an Ancestor Module that mirrors its main perk.
- The values should be close; you preferably don’t want to replace a 100% with a 30% value.
- Example 1: If your Ancestor Module provides Skill Critical Hit Rate, replace Skill Insight.
- Example 2: If your Ancestor Module provides Max HP, replace Increased HP.
- Example 3: If your Ancestor Module provides Skill Effect Range, replace Skill Expansion.
- Result: All other perks from the Ancestor Module will basically be a “freebie” and improve your build!
- Helpful Links:
As long as the Ancestor Module reaches a similar value to the one you’re removing, every additional stat on that Ancestor Module becomes a “free” bonus for your build.
Arche Tuning for Luna
- Left Image: Normal & Ultimate Luna Mobbing Arche Tuning (Non-Attribute Cohesion)
- Middle Image: Ultimate Luna Bossing Arche Tuning (Arche Chain Catalyst)
- Right Image: Luna Support Arche Tuning (Defense Neutralization)
The Arche Tuning System in The First Descendant is important for every Character; it buffs your stats by a good amount. For The First Descendant Luna, we are focusing on the right and upper right section. You level up Arche Tuning in the Sigma Sector Dropoff Operation. Mutant Cells also drop there with a small chance.
For Luna, you want to use two different Arche Tuning setups depending on what build you use. The left image shows the Arche Tuning for Mobbing, and the right image shows the Arche Tuning for Support.
Luna Equipment Overview in The First Descendant
Equipment is the cornerstone of any successful The First Descendant Build. For Luna, having the right setup can mean the difference between dominating a dungeon and falling short. This section breaks down the essential equipment types: Weapons, Reactors, External Components, and Transcendent Modules, and explains how they maximize her power.
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Best Weapon for the Luna Build in The First Descendant
Below, you can find the Top Weapons for Luna in The First Descendant. Generally, you only really need the A-TAMS, everything else is optional.
Top Weapons for Luna
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Other Useful Weapons
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Best Reactor for Luna in The First Descendant
Selecting the best reactor for Luna in The First Descendant can significantly enhance her abilities, allowing you to maximize her effectiveness in various scenarios. Not only does the reactor determine your skill damage, but it also gives additional secondary benefits through modifiers. These are often hard to get and take time to grind out!
| Best Reactor | Specs | Key Benefits | Best Builds |
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| Materialized Singularity Reactor |
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| Materialized Phase Reactor |
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| Materialized Mechanics Reactor |
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How to Find the Location of Reactors
Reactor drop locations change every day. Not many players know this and get confused. Now, there is a reactor search function in-game. Go to the map and press on Difficulty Level Rewards. In here, you can see where all the reactors currently drop.
Note: It is possible that not all reactor types are currently dropping. You have to come back and recheck every day.
If your specified reactor drops in an area, you go there and farm any missions and monsters (Preferably missions with lots of monster spawns). There will be plenty of reactors dropping from monsters all over the place, any monster works. It will take a while to get a good reactor!
Best External Components for the Luna Build
Here are the two best external components for Luna, depending on what build you run. You must understand that you must have the MP Recovery and Max MP stats; otherwise, the build won’t function. This isn’t specific to Luna; this is often a problem on all builds where players overlook the secondary stats on the External Components and then don’t have enough MP recovery and run out of MP mid-fight.
- Ultimate & Luna Mobbing + Bossing Setup:
Enlightened Mage Auxiliary Power: MP Recovery Out of Combat & Max HP- Enlightened Mage Sensor: Max MP & MP Recovery in Combat
- Enlightened Mage Memory: DEF & MP Recovery Modifier
- Enlightened Mage Processor: Any stats are fine.
- Luna Support Setup:
- Hungry Sonic Auxiliary Power: MP Recovery Out of Combat & Max HP
- Hungry Sonic Sensor: Max MP & MP Recovery in Combat
- Hungry Sonic Memory: DEF & MP Recovery Modifier
- Hungry Sonic Processor: Any stats are fine.
External Component Cores:
- Recovery Augmentation: Always Max HP.
- Defense Augmentation: Always DEF.
Recovery Augmentation: Always Max HP.
Defense Augmentation: Always DEF.Inversion Reinforcements Setup for Luna
You can find the Inversion Reinforcements in the inventory, located on the bottom left side. This changes with every new season and needs to be leveled up again. You level up Inversion Reinforcements by doing any activity. However, the fastest way to advance it is by completing Disrupt Invasion (max 4 daily) in the dungeon terminal with the red dungeons.
At max level, you have unlocked everything. While the last perk is always active in each row, you can only slot three additional perks at the bottom. Here is what you want to prioritize:
Luna Mobbing & Bossing Build:
- Skill: Perk 1.
- Weapon: None.
- Recovery: Perk 1.
- Survival: Perk 2.
- Season: None.
Luna Support Build:
- Skill: Perk 2.
- Weapon: None.
- Recovery: Perk 1.
- Survival: Perk 2.
- Season: None.
Luna Basics in The First Descendant
If it is your first time playing Luna in The First Descendant, here are some useful things you should know.
How to Unlock Luna in The First Descendant
Let’s take a quick look at how to unlock Luna in the First Descendant. To unlock Luna, you have to purchase her from the store, or research her. You need the following items to research Luna:
- 1x Luna Enhanced Cells
- 1x Luna Stabilizer
- 1x Luna Spiral Catalyst
- 1x Luna Code
- 400k Credits
When you visit Magisters Anais at the Research Institute you can hover over each item. Then click on Acquisition Info and it will tell you where this specific item drops.
In-depth Unlock Luna Guide: How to get Luna in The First Descendant
The First Descendant Luna Skills Explained
In this section, we will explain the skills available to our Luna Build in the First Descendant, how each skill works, and the best ways for you to use it.
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Stage Presence | Changes Luna’s weapon to her Unique Weapon. Performing the notes in time to the music by using skills or hitting monsters stacks and increases her Skill Power Modifier. |
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Exciting Act | Luna plays upbeat music, increasing the Skill Power Modifier of Luna and her allies. Gaining the Enhanced Effect increases the Skill Power Modifier even more and also increases the Skill Critical Hit Rate and damage of allies. |
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Relaxing Act | Luna plays relaxing music. Hitting the enemy with a note grants an effect that instantly recovers the MP of Luna and her allies. Gaining the Enhanced Effect increases MP Recovery, and reduces Skill Cost. |
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Cheerful Act | Luna plays delightful music. Hitting the enemy with a note increases Inspiration Gauge and decreases the skill cooldown of allies. Gaining the Enhanced Effect increases the Inspiration Gauge even more and immediately resets the cooldown of allies. |
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Improvisation (passive) | Using any skill increases Inspiration Gauge, which allows Luna to use Enhanced Skills. |
Stage Presence
Exciting Act
Relaxing Act
Cheerful Act
Improvisation (Passive)
All Luna Transcendent Modules Explained
Luna has the following transcendent modules:
- Aggressive Melody
- Nimble Footsteps
- Noise Surge
- Singer’s Mercy
- Battlefield Concert (Ultimate only)
- Battlefield Artist (Ultimate only)
Smooth Grapple Hook for your Luna Build
Using the standard Grapple Hook in The First Descendant can be a pain, and it feels kinda frustrating at times. Don’t worry, there is a way better alternative that will make it a joy to use the grappling hook!
It is called the Mid-Air Maneuvering Sub Module. I use this on all my The First Descendant Builds because it improves grappling by so much.
With this Module, you can attach your Grapple Hook to anything, even air! That means you can simply aim towards the sky and Hook up your grapple hook there for guaranteed fast movement!
Here is a guide on how to get the Mid-Air Maneuvering Sub Module in The First Descendant. It won’t take a lot of effort, but it will definitely improve your build and overall gameplay in The First Descendant.
Luna’s Story in The First Descendant
“Music is the only dessert allowed in Albion.”
This is a familiar phrase to anyone living in Albion. In resource-poor Albion, even making small candies required a formal permit because ingredients were scarce to make even essential foods. However, there was no such restrictions on music. There was no regulation to listen to only one song, nor was there an allocation to sing only one song. Music was literally an unrestricted dessert allowed in Albion.
In that sense, Luna was the perfect dessert.
When Luna, an excellent singer, began to sing, her listeners felt refreshed and their sweet tooth satisfied. Her voice gave them joy when they were depressed, and her whispering music had a tremendous concentration effect when they wanted to be calm. In Albion, Luna’s music was almost like an indispensable consumer product.
Her talent piqued the interest of HQ and the Magisters. For it to be dismissed as a simple talent, there were far too many reports of unusual observances such as the stability of Luna’s residential area being way above average, or the security forces patrolling that area experiencing a significant increase in their combat capabilities. These results led HQ to assume that Luna possessed Arche and they initiated an investigation, but it hit a stumbling block from the start. First, human resources officers and an escort unit were sent to bring Luna in to HQ. However, Luna was displeased with the military personnel who were interrupting her performance, so she incapacitated them by singing a song that bordered on screaming. Most of the soldiers reeled in shock, and some even became deaf for a time.
Eventually, Luna was subdued and she underwent an Arche test, which revealed that she was a Descendant with the Arche power to manipulate sound waves at will. In particular, when research on the sonic waves of Luna’s songs found that a certain range of frequencies responded to the Arche of other people, HQ began to come up with numerous hypotheses for tactical use. Clearly, Luna’s abilities were highly tactical.
The problem was Luna’s behavior. On the day she was sent into battle in a team after officially completing her Descendant training, the reactions of other Descendants upon their return were less than favorable. Her volatile mood swings and unpredictable behavior were the cause. In addition, her habit of dancing to loud music even during the meetings of the Command Staff started to stress Nell and Enzo out, and so Alpha’s concerns for Luna, the unpredictable troublemaker, grew deeper by the day.
But Luna could not be dismissed so easily. Every Descendant was important to HQ, and they couldn’t afford to let go of Luna who had the ability to consistently enhance the combat capabilities of others. Ultimately, Alpha took extraordinary action.
“Luna Swift. You’re hereby assigned to the Descendant Corps, but I’m giving you a special mission to avoid being constrained by any operation. Feel free to sing and dance, but there is one condition. Go out into the battlefield and sing for your allies. That way, you’ll receive the adulations of your comrades who have recovered after listening to your songs, and may even turn our enemies, the Vulgus, into your audience. What do you think?”
Is this the debut she heard so much about?
Luna, who was the only dessert allowed in Albion, now had an opportunity to step outside of Albion and become the star of Ingris. There was no reason to refuse. Overjoyed and excited, she eagerly accepted Alpha’s offer.
“Cool beans! The whole of Ingris is my stage now!”
Related Guides for The First Descendant
You can also check out our Ultimate Weapons Database for The First Descendant or the Builds Database for The First Descendant.
