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Lynae 5-star character Spectro element Sub DPS Wuthering Waves

Guide Lynae Wuthering Waves

Spectro Spectro
Pistol

Lynae is a 5★ Spectro who uses Pistol.

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Lynae guide video build rotation Wuthering Waves

Important Info

All information presented in this guide is subject to change based on game updates. This guide aims to help you understand the character and their optimal gameplay at the time of publication.

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SKILLS

A.N

Chroma Drift

Press or hold Basic Attack to perform up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Spectro DMG.

A.A

Mid-air Attack

Consume STA to perform Plunging Attack, dealing Spectro DMG.

C-A.E

Dodge Counter

Press Basic Attack right after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Spectro DMG.

A.N

Kaleidoscopic Parade - Basic Attack

While in Kaleidoscopic Parade, Basic Attack is replaced with Kaleidoscopic Parade - Basic Attack. Perform up to 5 consecutive attacks, dealing Spectro DMG.
With 120 points of Lumiflow, Kaleidoscopic Parade - Basic Attack Stage 1 & 4 track enemies in a greater distance.

A.L

Kaleidoscopic Parade - Ground Heavy Attack

While in Kaleidoscopic Parade, hold Basic Attack on the ground to cast this skill. Consume STA to continuously attack the target, dealing Spectro DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG. Release to cast Kaleidoscopic Parade - Graffiti Blast, dealing Spectro DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG.

A.L.A

Kaleidoscopic Parade - Mid-air Heavy Attack

While in Kaleidoscopic Parade, hold Basic Attack in mid-air to cast this skill. Consume STA to attack the target, dealing Spectro DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG.
Cannot gain new charges while in the air. The available charges reset when Lynae is the active Resonator and is on the ground.

A.A

Kaleidoscopic Parade - Mid-air Attack

While in Kaleidoscopic Parade, Mid-air Attack is replaced with Kaleidoscopic Parade - Mid-air Attack. Consume STA to perform Plunging Attack, dealing Spectro DMG.

C-A.E

Kaleidoscopic Parade - Dodge Counter

While in Kaleidoscopic Parade, Dodge Counter is replaced with Kaleidoscopic Parade - Dodge Counter. Press Basic Attack right after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Spectro DMG.
While in Kaleidoscopic Parade, press Basic Attack shortly after casting this skill to cast Kaleidoscopic Parade - Basic Attack Stage 2.

COMP

Lynae-Style Palettes

Press Resonance Skill to deal Spectro DMG. While in Kaleidoscopic Parade, hold Resonance Skill to attack the target, dealing Spectro DMG and exiting the Kaleidoscopic Parade.
Press Basic Attack within a certain time after this skill to cast Basic Attack Stage 2.
Lynae-Style Palettes and Additive Color share a cooldown.

COMP

Additive Color

During Kaleidoscopic Parade, press Resonance Skill on the ground to attack the target, dealing Spectro DMG.
Within a certain time during the skill, press Basic Attack to cast Kaleidoscopic Parade - Basic Attack Stage 2.
Lynae-Style Palettes and Additive Color share a cooldown.

A.N

Optical Sampling Stage

Lynae is in Optical Sampling Stage by default. While in this state, Overflow recovers during certain skills.

PASSIF

Overflow

Lynae can hold up to 120 points of Overflow. While in Optical Sampling Stage, Overflow recovers during Basic Attack, Lynae-Style Palettes, Mid-air Attack, and Dodge Counter, or when Intro Skill is cast.
When Overflow is full, Basic Attack - Spark Collision becomes available. Casting Basic Attack - Spark Collision removes all Overflow.

A.N

Basic Attack - Spark Collision

With full Overflow in the Optical Sampling Stage, hold Basic Attack to enter a charging state.
During this state, 15 points of Overflow will be converted to 12.5% of Lumiflow every 0.2s. Lynae is immune to interruption and takes 50% less DMG.
Upon releasing Basic Attack or when Lumiflow is full, Lynae casts Spark Collision of varying strengths based on the ratio of Lumiflow:
- Spark Collision Lv. 1: Lumiflow <50%
- Spark Collision Lv. 2: 50% ≤ Lumiflow < 100%
- Spark Collision Lv. 3: Lumiflow=100%

Forte 2

Kaleidoscopic Parade

Casting Basic Attack - Spark Collision sends Lynae into Kaleidoscopic Parade. In this state, Lynae continuously recovers Lumiflow while moving on the ground or during certain periods of certain skills. Lynae will not Walk during this state, and her Running and Sprinting will be replaced by the faster Free Skating and Speed Skating.

PASSIF

Lumiflow

Lynae can hold up to 120 points of Lumiflow. During Kaleidoscopic Parade:
- Restore 20% of Lumiflow per second when Lynae is moving on the ground/climbing, or performs a successful Dodge on the ground, or within a certain time during Kaleidoscopic Parade - Basic Attack, Kaleidoscopic Parade - Ground Heavy Attack, Kaleidoscopic Parade - Mid-air Heavy Attack, Kaleidoscopic Parade - Dodge Counter, Additive Color, ground Dodge, Intro Skill, or Basic Attack - To a Vivid Tomorrow!.
- Lumiflow starts to deplete by 20% per second while Lynae is staying still on the ground/climbing/swimming or off the field, or after a certain time following the use of the skills listed above.
- Lumiflow does not change while Lynae is not in any of the states described above.
Exiting Kaleidoscopic Parade removes all Lumiflow.
With 120 points of Lumiflow, Lynae's roller skating speed further increases. Speed Skating consumes STA over time.

A.N.B

Basic Attack - Polychrome Leap

While in Kaleidoscopic Parade, with at least 1/3 of the max Lumiflow, Jump is replaced by Basic Attack - Polychrome Leap.
Consume 1/3 of the max Lumiflow to deal Spectro DMG. Inflict Photochromic Flux on targets hit. Successful Dodges can be triggered within a certain time during this skill. While airborne, Basic Attack - Polychrome Leap chains up to 3 stages. Switching to another Resonator resets the combo.
- While in combat, each stage of Basic Attack - Polychrome Leap cast recovers 1 point of True Color.
Within a certain time after Basic Attack - Polychrome Leap Stage 1 press Basic Attack on the ground to cast Kaleidoscopic Parade - Basic Attack Stage 2.
Casting Basic Attack - Polychrome Leap Stage 2 also pulls in nearby targets.

PASSIF

True Color

Lynae can hold up to 3 points of True Color.
- During combat, each time Basic Attack - Polychrome Leap is cast, gain 1 point of True Color. With 3 points of True Color, Basic Attack - Iridescent Splash and Basic Attack - Visual Impact become available.
Exiting Kaleidoscopic Parade removes all True Color.

A.N.I

Basic Attack - Visual Impact

During Kaleidoscopic Parade, when Lynae is in mid-air with 3 points of True Color, and this skill is not on cooldown, press Basic Attack or Resonance Skill to deal Spectro DMG and inflict Photochromic Flux on targets hit.
This skill consumes 3 points of True Color and grants all nearby Resonators in the team 40 points of Tune Break Boost for 30s.
Press Basic Attack within a certain time during this skill to cast Kaleidoscopic Parade - Basic Attack Stage 2.

A.N.E

Basic Attack - Iridescent Splash

During Kaleidoscopic Parade, when Lynae is in mid-air with 3 points of True Color, and Basic Attack - Visual Impact is on cooldown, press Basic Attack or Resonance Skill to deal Spectro DMG and inflict Photochromic Flux on targets hit.
This skill consumes 3 points of True Color.
Press Basic Attack within a certain time during this skill to cast Kaleidoscopic Parade - Basic Attack Stage 2.

PASSIF

Resonance Mode

Inflict Photochromic Flux when hitting a target with Basic Attack - Polychrome Leap, Basic Attack - Iridescent Splash, Basic Attack - Visual Impact and Intro Skill - Time to Show Some Colors!.
Lynae can switch between Resonance Mode - Tune Rupture and Resonance Mode - Tune Strain:
- When in Resonance Mode - Tune Rupture, Photochromic Flux inflicts Tune Rupture - Shifting on targets for 25s.
- When in Resonance Mode - Tune Strain, Photochromic Flux inflicts Tune Strain - Shifting on targets for 25s.

PASSIF

Tune Rupture Response - Spectral Analysis

Deal an instance of Spectro DMG, considered Tune Rupture DMG, to targets within range affected by Tune Rupture - Interfered.

LIB

Prismatic Overblast

Deal Spectro DMG. Casting this skill increases the DMG dealt by all nearby Resonators in the team by 24% for 30s.

Basic Attack - To a Vivid Tomorrow!
Press Basic Attack within a certain time after casting Resonance Liberation - Prismatic Overblast to cast Basic Attack - To a Vivid Tomorrow!, dealing Spectro DMG.
While in Kaleidoscopic Parade, press Basic Attack within a certain time during the skill to cast Kaleidoscopic Parade - Basic Attack Stage 2.

INTRO

Time to Show Some Colors!

Deal Spectro DMG, inflicting Photochromic Flux on targets hit.
While in Optical Sampling Stage, casting this skill recovers 100 points of Overflow.

OUTRO

Let's Hit the Road!

Attack the target and deal 100% Spectro DMG. The next incoming Resonator gains 15% All DMG Amplification and 25% Resonance Liberation DMG Amplification for 14s or until they are switched out.
Lynae leaves the Kaleidoscopic Parade state upon casting Outro Skill.

INTER

Spectral Analysis

Lynae can inflict Tune Rupture - Shifting and Tune Strain - Shifting on targets.
Lynae can respond to Tune Rupture - Interfered and Tune Strain - Interfered.
- Responding to Tune Rupture - Interfered: When any Resonator in the team deals Tune Break DMG and inflicts the Tune Rupture - Interfered state, Lynae casts Tune Rupture Response - Spectral Analysis. Each target can be damaged by this skill up to once every 8s.
- Responding to Tune Strain - Interfered: For each stack of Tune Strain - Interfered on the target, each point of Lynae's Tune Break Boost increases her total DMG against that target by 0.12%. When Lynae is in the team, the target's max stack limit of Tune Strain - Interfered is increased by 1.
When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, Lynae can cast Tune Break on the target.

PASSIF

"Adaptive Optics: Everyday Applications"

Casting Intro Skill - Time to Show Some Colors! increases Lynae's Spectro DMG Bonus by 25% for 9s.
During Kaleidoscopic Parade, if Lynae isn't in combat, dodging without directional input grants her Optic Camo for 15s, which will be removed when Lynae casts any skill other than dodging or is switched off the field. Performing environmental, gameplay or functional interactions, or entering combat, removes the Optic Camo. With Optic Camo, Lynae may enter the enemy's aggro range without triggering combat.

PASSIF

Colors Never Fade!

After casting Basic Attack - Visual Impact, Lynae leaves Spray Paint on the ground and continuously inflicts Photochromic Flux on targets within the Spray Paint for 5s, triggered once every 2s. When Spray Paint is on the ground, switching to another Resonance Mode doesn't affect the Photochromic Flux effects inflicted by the Spray Paint.
With Lynae in the team, the expedition motorbike's Energy Tank expands by 600 points. Lynae enters Kaleidoscopic Parade automatically while on the expedition motorbike and restores 20% of Lumiflow per second.

PASSIF

Skillful Cooking

Has a chance to produce special dishes when cooking.

S1

Days to be Painted Like a Canvas

The DMG Multiplier of Basic Attack - Polychrome Leap is increased by 120%. The duration of Spray Paint is increased by 100%. Targets within the range of Spray Paint are pulled in towards the center every 6s. Lynae is now immune to interruptions during Basic Attack - Polychrome Leap and Basic Attack - Visual Impact. During Optical Sampling Stage, after staying in a non-combat state for 2s, restore 120 points of Overflow every 2s.

S2

Into Lights' Vanishing Point

Gain 25% All DMG Amplification.
Outro Skill gains the following effect: Casting Outro Skill now additionally grants the incoming Resonator 25% All DMG Amplification for 14s or until the Resonator is switched out.

S3

For One Brilliant Moment

The DMG Multiplier of Basic Attack - Visual Impact and Basic Attack - Iridescent Splash is increased by 90%.
While Lynae is in combat, when Lumiflow is at least 120 points, gain 1 stack of Premixed Hue every 1s, up to 25 stacks. Each stack of Premixed Hue increases the Spectro DMG Bonus of Additive Color by 55%. No Premixed Hue is gained while casting Additive Color. When Additive Color ends, remove all stacks of Premixed Hue. Lynae loses a stack of Premixed Hue every 0.5s when Lumiflow is below 120 points.
While Lynae is out of combat, with at least 120 points of Lumiflow, gain 1 stack of Premixed Hue every 0.5s; when Lumiflow is below 120 points, lose 1 stack of Premixed Hue every 1s.

S4

Shadows of a Wind Racer

ATK is increased by 20%.

S5

Visions of a Future Unbound

The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Liberation - Prismatic Overblast is increased by 70%.

S6

Painted in My True Color

Each time Kaleidoscopic Parade - Graffiti Blast or Kaleidoscopic Parade - Mid-air Heavy Attack is cast, Lynae gains 1 stack of Color of Soul, up to 3 stacks. Each stack of Color of Soul increases the DMG the target takes from Basic Attack - Iridescent Splash and Basic Attack - Visual Impact by 30%. After casting Basic Attack - Iridescent Splash or Basic Attack - Visual Impact, all stacks of Color of Soul are removed.
Casting Basic Attack - Polychrome Leap resets the charges of Kaleidoscopic Parade - Mid-air Heavy Attack. Lynae is immune to interruptions, and DMG taken is reduced by 30% during Kaleidoscopic Parade - Mid-air Heavy Attack.
Lynae now stays in Kaleidoscopic Parade after casting Outro Skill - Let's Hit the Road!. The Lumiflow upper limit is increased from 120 to 360. At the max limit, Lynae's roller skating speed further increases.
If Intro Skill is cast during Kaleidoscopic Parade, restore 120 points of Lumiflow.

UPGRADE PRIORITY

1
Forte
(68% of damage)
2
Liberation
(15% of damage)
3
Basic Attack
(13% of damage)
4
Intro
(3% of damage)
5
Skill
(1% of damage)

What is the best build for Lynae?

The optimal build for Lynae is Pact of Neonlight Leap 5-piece with the main echo Hyvatia. Her signature weapon Spectrum Blaster is recommended, or Phasic Homogenizer and Static Mist as permanent alternatives.

Which echo sets to use for Lynae?

The best set is Pact of Neonlight Leap 5-piece. The Moonlit Clouds set has no interest for her. The Rite of Gilded Revelation is better solo but loses team damage.

What rotation to use with Lynae?

Lynae rotation: Intro (Time to Show Some Colors!) → Echo → Lynae-Style Palettes (Skill) → Basic Attack - Spark Collision (hold) → Prismatic Overblast (Liberation) → Polychrome Leap x3 → Visual Impact → Outro (Let's Hit the Road!).

What are the best teams for Lynae?

The best team is Aemeath + Lynae + Mornye/Shorekeeper/Verina in Rupture. You can also play Luuk + Lynae + support in Strain, or any ATK-based Main DPS + Lynae + support. Mornye is preferred over Shorekeeper with Lynae.

Which talents to prioritize for Lynae?

Lynae talent priority: 1) Forte (68% of damage), 2) Liberation (15%), 3) Basic Attack (13%), 4) Intro (3%), 5) Skill (1%). Max Forte first as it concentrates the majority of her damage.

Meilleures armes Lynae Wuthering Waves

Lynae arme Spectrum Blaster

The best weapon for Lynae but not mandatory

Lynae arme Phasic Homogenizer

Lynae arme Woodland Aria

Lynae arme The Last Dance

Lynae arme Static Mist

This weapon is more than enough for Lynae, or even better, the new permanent weapon Phasic Homogenizer.

Lynae arme Relativistic Jet (R5)

Lynae arme Solar Flame

We assume R1 here.

Lynae arme Pistols#26 (R5)

We assume here having constant weapon buffs.

Lynae arme Undying Flame (R5)

We assume here having constant weapon buffs.

Lynae arme Novaburst (R5)

We assume here having constant weapon buffs.

Lynae arme Thunderbolt

We assume here having constant weapon buffs.

Meilleur build Lynae sets d'échos Wuthering Waves

Lynae set Pact of Neonlight Leap

PoNL 5-piece set

After the Outro, the ATK of the next active Resonator who cast the Intro is increased by 15%. Each Tune Break Boost point increases their ATK by 0.3% up to 15% for 15 seconds. Perfect for a Sub DPS like Lynae.

Lynae set Rite of Gilded Revelation

RRD set 5-piece

You might think this set is better but it's not — you lose team damage here, so based on the same stats, it's less relevant.

Lynae set Moonlit Clouds

MC set 5-piece

There is no reason to use this set.

Rotation Lynae Wuthering Waves

Intro Skill - Time to Show Some Colors!: Lynae never starts first — she always enters via her Intro. This deals Spectro DMG, applies Photochromic Flux to the target — inflicting Tune Rupture - Shifting or Tune Strain - Shifting depending on the active Resonance Mode — and restores 100 Overflow points out of the 120 required to trigger Basic Attack - Spark Collision.

Echo Skill: Activate your Echo to deal additional Spectro DMG and gain time while your resources recharge.

Lynae-Style Palettes (Resonance Skill): Press Resonance Skill to trigger Lynae-Style Palettes, dealing Spectro DMG. This gives you the remaining 20 Overflow points to reach the 120 points needed, making Basic Attack - Spark Collision available.

Basic Attack - Spark Collision: Hold Basic Attack to enter a charging state: Overflow points convert into Lumiflow every 0.2s. During this phase, Lynae is immune to interruption and takes 50% less DMG. Lynae enters Kaleidoscopic Parade.

Prismatic Overblast (Resonance Liberation): Cast Resonance Liberation - Prismatic Overblast to deal Spectro DMG and increase the DMG dealt by all nearby Resonators in the team by 24% for 30 seconds.

Basic Attack - Polychrome Leap x3: During Kaleidoscopic Parade, jump to cast Basic Attack - Polychrome Leap up to 3 consecutive times in the air. Each cast consumes 1/3 of max Lumiflow to deal Spectro DMG, applies Photochromic Flux — inflicting Tune Rupture - Shifting or Tune Strain - Shifting depending on the active Resonance Mode — and grants 1 True Color point. After 3 casts, you reach the maximum of 3 True Color points, unlocking Basic Attack - Visual Impact.

Basic Attack - Visual Impact: In mid-air with 3 True Color points, press Basic Attack to trigger Basic Attack - Visual Impact. This deals heavy Spectro DMG, applies Photochromic Flux — inflicting Tune Rupture - Shifting or Tune Strain - Shifting depending on the active Resonance Mode — and grants all nearby Resonators in the team 40 Tune Break Boost points for 30 seconds. The 3 True Color points are consumed.

Outro Skill - Let's Hit the Road!: Once the Concerto gauge is full, cast the Outro to deal Spectro DMG and boost the next active Resonator: their DMG is Amplified by 15% and their Resonance Liberation DMG is Amplified by 25% for 14 seconds. The effect ends if the active Resonator is switched. You can then switch to your Main DPS.

Lynae never starts in first position — the rotation is broken without her Intro which provides the 100 essential Overflow points. Pay close attention to her energy recharge: the 24% DMG boost from Prismatic Overblast is crucial for the whole team and must be available every rotation.

Meilleures teams Lynae WuWa

Lynae team Team Aemeath Rupture

Lynae can apply Tune Rupture - Shifting and thus fits perfectly with all characters who need it. She also boosts what Aemeath needs and activates all of Mornye's buffs.

Lynae team Team Strain

Lynae can apply Tune Strain - Shifting and thus fits perfectly with all characters who need it. She also boosts Luuk's Tune Break Boost and activates all of Mornye's buffs.

Lynae team Team Liberation

Aemeath works too and Lupa + Changli are here as examples. Lynae's Outro boosts Liberation DMG and her Liberation increases overall DMG dealt, so she pairs very well with all Liberation-focused characters.

Lynae team Team Main DPS

Lynae increases DMG dealt through her Outro and her set increases the ATK of the next Resonator. As long as your Main DPS is ATK-based, this team will always work. Mornye is still preferred over Shorekeeper with Lynae.

Lynae DPR Wuthering Waves - Lynae DPS WuWa - Lynae Calculs Wuthering Waves

Lynae DPR Lynae Mornye Team

We play Tune Rupture here and assume we're on the 2nd rotation (Tune Rupture).

Lynae DPR Lynae Shorekeeper Team

Mornye is better than Shorekeeper here but this remains a very strong team (Tune Rupture).

Lynae DPR Lynae Verina Team

The team remains more than acceptable even if Shorekeeper or Mornye are preferred with Aemeath (Tune Rupture).

Lynae DPR Lynae Baizhi Team

You MUST pick up Baizhi's feather with Aemeath, but assume that in practice your damage will be lower with Baizhi than the DPR (Tune Rupture).

Lynae DPR Iuno Lynae Team

Lynae fits perfectly in the team with great synergy, but it's weaker than the Shorekeeper version. Also, Lynae prefers 3.x teams.

Lynae DPR Lynae Team

Lynae fits perfectly in the team with great synergy, but it's weaker than the Shorekeeper version. Also, Lynae prefers 3.x teams.

Lynae DPR Team Lynae

One of the best teams for Galbrena.

Lynae DPR Lynae Chisa Team

This is a very strong team that can deal even more damage depending on how you play it. Note that this is not Hiyuki's best team.

Lynae DPR Lynae Chisa Team, F2P Chisa Weapon

Chisa's weapon is not mandatory but you lose a lot of damage without it. If you have Hiyuki's weapon it's close, otherwise... good luck.

Lynae DPR Lynae Mornye Team

This team is very strong but if you already play a Rupture / Tension character, pulling Hiyuki's dedicated Sub-DPS is a good idea.

Lynae DPR Lynae Shorekeeper Team

Lynae DPR Lynae Verina Team

This team is equivalent to an Augusta Iuno Shorekeeper team, or slightly below.

Lynae DPR Premium Lynae Team

Nice S0R1 team for Luuk.

Lynae DPR Premium Lynae R0 Luuk Team

Nice S0R0 team for Luuk.

Lynae DPR Shorekeeper Team

Still very playable with Shorekeeper.

Lynae DPR Verina Team

Still very playable with Verina.

Lynae DPR Lynae Mornye Team

A great S0R1 team for Sigrika but she won't have all her kit buffs.

Lynae DPR Lynae Mornye Team

The rotation is shorter here, Zani stays on the field for less time.

Lynae S0 DPR 449970 - Lynae S0 DPS Wuthering Waves - Team Aemeath - Mornye S0 R1

Lynae S1 DPR 490391 - Lynae S1 DPS Wuthering Waves

Lynae S2 DPR 550382 - Lynae S2 DPS Wuthering Waves

Lynae S3 DPR 671441 - Lynae S3 DPS Wuthering Waves

Lynae S4 DPR 715090 - Lynae S4 DPS Wuthering Waves

Lynae S5 DPR 782107 - Lynae S5 DPS Wuthering Waves

Lynae S6 DPR 851695 - Lynae S6 DPS Wuthering Waves - This percentage is not very representative in a Sub DPS rotation.