The Ultimate Lune Build Guide for Expedition 33

Welcome to the ultimate Lune build guide for Expedition 33. Whether you’re just starting your journey or diving deep into the endgame, this article covers everything you need to know—from early-game tips to endgame builds that can deal hundreds of millions of damage.

This guide is divided into several sections:

1. Starter Tips – Basic gameplay and stat allocation

2. Best Weapons & Pictos – From early to mid-game

3. Abilities & Combos – How to maximize your damage

4. Endgame Builds – Including a critical damage setup and a “game-breaking” combo

5. Late Game Strategy – Optimizing Lune for AoE destruction

6. Spoiler Warnings – Major spoilers are clearly marked beyond Act 2

Let’s get started!

1. Getting Started: Tips for Beginners

Here are some spoiler-free, foundational tips for Lune:

• Picto Slots: Early on, use the 3 free Picto slots primarily for base stat boosts, not passive abilities. Focus on boosting Critical Chance, Speed, and Health.

• Speed is essential: It determines turn order and can let you act twice before enemies. It’s often more important than raw damage early on.

• Attribute Allocation: Before level 30, focus on Might to increase damage output. Only add points to Agility if enemies begin acting twice before you.

2. Early to Mid-Game Weapons and Pictos

Recommended Weapons

• Deminerim and Kralim: Both are excellent choices early on and are easily obtainable. They’ll carry you comfortably until you hit the damage cap.

Pictos (Pre-Level 30)

Use any Pictos that:

• Increase Speed

• Support Lumina economy (optional)

• Complement your main damage output from Might and weapon level

3. Lune’s Best Ability Combos (Early Game)

Start the game using Ice Lance and Immolation, but aim to unlock:

• Electrify (to gather stains)

• Crustal Crush (to spend stains)

• Rockslide for breaking enemies

• Thunderfall as an optional backup

This combo setup will serve you well until you relocate your build around level 33.

4. Post-Level 33: The Critical Chance Build

Why Critical Chance?

At level 33, you can relocate your attribute points and build for 100% Critical Hit Chance, unlocking the devastating Elemental Trick + Elemental Genesis combo.

• Elemental Trick: Requires a Crit to give you one of each stain

• Elemental Genesis: Deals 8x 10k capped AoE damage

Attribute Reallocation

• Spend up to 53 points in Luck

• Equip 3 high-value Critical Chance pictos

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5. Notable Pictos – Acts 1 & 2

Act 1 Must-Haves

• Critical Burn: Bonus Crit against burned targets

• Burning Shots: Easy way to apply burn

• Dead Energy: Bonus Ability Points on kill

• Augmented Counter: Universal counterattack buff

• Energizing Start: Free ability points at battle start

• Teamwork: Bonus damage for each living ally

• Confident: No healing, 50% less damage taken

• First Strike: Always act first (potential double turns)

Act 2 Game-Changers

• Sweet Kill: Heals on kill

• Inverted Affinity: +50% damage, take damage on healing

• Energizing Parry: AP on parry (costly)

• Confident Fighter: +30% damage, no healing

• Glass Cannon: High risk, high reward DPS

• Immaculate: Bonus damage until hit

• Energizing Turn: +1 AP each turn

6. End of Act 2: Breaking the Damage Cap

⚠️ Spoiler Warning Begins

After defeating a key boss at the end of Act 2, the damage cap is lifted via a special Picto. This allows you to build the true endgame Lune.

New Weapon: Scaverim

• Found in Falling Leaves by defeating the Scavenger Boss

• Scales with Agility and Vitality

• Attribute reallocation: Max Agility, then Vitality

Recommended Endgame Combo

• Elemental Trick → Elemental Genesis

• If you can spare 9 Ability Points, swap in Hell for insane 2-hit damage

7. Sample Endgame Build

• 3 Pictos with high Speed & Crit Chance

• Suggested: Immaculate, Greater Powerful, Breaking Attack

• Spend 0–50 points on Luck based on gear

Essential Passive Pictos

• Augmented Counter 1 & 2 (cheap and efficient)

• Critical Burn

• Energizing Start 2 & 3 + Energizing Turn

• First Strike

• Glass Cannon, Immaculate, Inverted Affinity, Roulette

8. Ultra DPS Build: 1 HP Combo

This high-risk, high-reward combo activates when Lune is at 1 HP.

Required Pictos

• Auto Death + Survivor: Drops you to 1 HP but you survive

• Solidifying: 2 free shields

• At Death’s Door: +50% damage

• Critical Moment: +50% Crit Chance

• Picto Cheater: Always play twice per round (40 Lumina cost)

• IN Medias Res: 3 shields at battle start

• Powerful Shield: +10% damage per shield

• Shield Affinity (Optional): High risk, removes all shields on hit

All Buff Combo

Use the following Pictos to trigger Rush, Powerful, and Shell simultaneously:

• SoS Shell or Auto Shell

• Powerful on Shell

• Rush on Powerful

• Greater Powerful / Greater Rush to enhance the effects

9. Final Party Trick: Millions in One Hit

To hit millions of AoE damage, assemble the following setup:

Party Setup

• Sciel Support Build (activates buffs, sets enemies on fire)

• Verso DPS Setup (Free aim shots, fills Gradient bar, stuns)

• Lune: Uses Sky Break Gradient ability

Strategy

1. Sciel: Applies Rush, Powerful, Burn, and full Breaking Bar

2. Verso: Stuns all enemies and marks them

3. Sciel: Casts Fortune’s Fury (double damage)

4. Lune: Uses Sky Break to obliterate enemies

Conclusion

That wraps up the ultimate Lune build guide for Expedition 33. Whether you’re after a balanced early-game strategy or a record-breaking endgame burst, this guide gives you the tools to dominate.

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