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Lynae

Spectro Spectro
Pistol

Lynae is a 5★ Spectro who uses Pistol.

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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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01/04/2026

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)