Spectro 
Gauntlets 
Main Damage Dealer Basic Attack Damage Tune Strain Response Build · 01
Ranked on calculated damage at equal investment. Everything below rank one is a real option, not a consolation.
Gauntlets Increases ATK by 12%. After dealing Basic Attack DMG, the wielder gains 20% Spectro DMG Bonus for 4s. Each time after the wielder inflicts Tune Strain - Shifting on the target, they gain 20% Basic Attack DMG Amplification and their Basic Attack DMG ignores 10% of the target's DEF for 6s.
Official Kuro recommendation and best-in-slot option.
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One recommended setup this patch. Farm the listed main stats first, then refine the substats in order.
Recommended Full Set
Main stats by slot
Main echo
Second slotThird slot
Fourth slotFifth slotSubstat priority
1Energy Regen (at least 120%)2Crit Rate
3Crit DMG4ATK5Basic ATK DMG
The Resonator with this Echo equipped in the main slot gains 12.00% Spectro DMG Bonus and 12.00% Basic Attack DMG Bonus.
Echo skill: Transform into Twin Nova: Nebulous Cannon and fire a Spectro blast at nearby enemies. The main-slot bonus grants 12.00% Spectro DMG Bonus and 12.00% Basic Attack DMG Bonus.
Skill upgrade priority
FirstResonance Liberation 
SecondResonance Skill 
ThirdForte Circuit 
FourthBasic Attack 
FifthIntro Skill Build · 03
2 verified lineups. Other rotations stay off the page until they are checked against the current game.
Recommended lineup
SpectroSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.
FusionAlso works
FusionAlso works
Recommended lineup
SpectroSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.
GlacioAlso works
SpectroAlso works
Detailed reference
Perform up to 4 consecutive attacks, dealing Spectro DMG.
Hurl out a whirling blade on Stage 3, which disappears when Luuk Herssen casts other skills that can deal damage or leaves the field.
Consume STA to jump into the air, dealing Spectro DMG.
Perform up to 4 consecutive attacks in mid-air, dealing Spectro DMG. Stage 4 is a Plunging Attack at the cost of STA.
Press Normal Attack or Jump to perform Basic Attack Stage 2 and 3 in mid-air.
Luuk Herssen attacks with Scythe: Dissection when the input is Normal Attack.
Luuk Herssen attacks with Scythe: Resection when the input is Jump. He also inflicts Tune Strain - Shifting on the target hit for 25s and reduces DMG taken by 15% for 1s.
As the active Resonator, while in mid-air, this skill's cycle will not be reset.
While in mid-air, hold Normal Attack to perform a Plunging Attack at the cost of STA.
Normal Attack right after a successful Dodge on the ground to deal Spectro DMG. Normal Attack right after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack Stage 3.
Normal Attack right after a successful Dodge in mid-air to flash toward the target, dealing Spectro DMG.
Flash toward the target and deal Spectro DMG. Inflict Tune Strain - Shifting on the target hit for 25s.
Golden Reflux has 2 charges.
Can be cast in mid-air.
Casting Basic Attack Stage 4 or Mid-air Attack Stage 3 replaces Resonance Skill with Aureole of Execution, which deals Basic Attack DMG and inflicts Tune Strain - Shifting on the target hit for 25s.
Aureole of Execution has 3 forms, including Aureole of Execution: Ring, Aureole of Execution: Breach, and Aureole of Execution: Glare.
Casting any form of Aureole of Execution grants 1 stack of Endnotes on the Endgame and switches Aureole of Execution to the next form in sequence.
Switching to another Resonator resets the cycle of Aureole of Execution and Resonance Skill is reset to Golden Reflux.
Can be cast in mid-air.
Deal Spectro DMG, and reset the Mid-air Attack cycle to Stage 1.
The next Normal Attack triggers Basic Attack - Golden Impale.
Basic Attack - Golden Impale is no longer available if Dodge Counter is cast in mid-air or Luuk Herssen is switched out in the duration.
Spin and dash forward, dealing Spectro DMG to enemies along the path and resetting the Mid-air Attack cycle to Stage 1. Then, hurl out an Ichor Blade.
The next Normal Attack triggers Basic Attack - Golden Impale.
Basic Attack - Golden Impale is no longer available if Dodge Counter is cast in air or Luuk Herssen is switched out in the duration.
Hurl out Solid-State Ichor, dealing Spectro DMG and forming an Ichor Deposit on the ground.
Flash toward the target and deal Spectro DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG.
When the Solid-State Ichor of Resonance Skill Aureole of Execution: Glare is hurled out, Normal Attack in mid-air to cast Mid-air Attack - Gavel of Earthshaker.
Slam down from the air to detonate the Ichor Deposit, dealing Spectro DMG (considered Basic Attack DMG) and recovering all STA.
Mid-air Attack - Gavel of Earthshaker is no longer available when Resonance Liberation Rewritten in Winter's Margins is cast or Luuk Herssen is switched off the field.
With full Ichor Flow, enter the Aureate Judge state. In this state, Luuk Herssen gains the following effects:
When Luuk Herssen is in the team, all other Resonators in the team gain Golden Rule. When Resonators with Golden Rule cast Outro Skill and the incoming Resonator is Luuk Herssen, remove all Golden Rules on Resonators in the team and grant Luuk Herssen 200 points of Ichor Flow and 12 points of Concerto Energy. Resonators in the team gain Golden Rule again after 24s. This effect does not apply in Co-op Mode.
When Luuk Herssen performs Dodge in mid-air, he briefly stays airborne and hurls out an Ichor Blade.
Luuk Herssen consumes STA continuously while airborne.
If Luuk Herssen is launched into mid-air, Dodge before landing to trigger this effect, up to 3 times. When he is on the ground or switched out for more than 3s, the trigger count is reset.
Deal Spectro DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG.
Can be cast in mid-air.
Deal Spectro DMG and hurl out an Ichor Blade and inflict Tune Strain - Shifting on the target.
Press Normal Attack after this skill to cast Mid-air Attack Stage 2: Scythe: Dissection or Jump to cast Mid-air Attack Stage 2 Scythe: Resection
When Resonators in the team directly damage and defeat targets, if the targets are affected by Tune Strain - Interfered:
When Luuk Herssen's skills directly damage targets affected by Tune Strain - Interfered, every 10 points of Tune Break Boost he has Amplifies this instance of damage by 5%, up to 30%.
After any nearby Resonator in the team inflicts Tune Strain - Shifting on the enemies or deals Tune Break DMG, Luuk Herssen's ATK increases by 25% for 20s.
Deal Spectro DMG equal to 500% of Luuk Herssen's ATK.
Luuk Herssen can inflict Tune Strain - Shifting on targets.
Luuk Herssen can respond to Tune Strain - Interfered.
When responding to Tune Strain - Interfered: For each stack of Tune Strain - Interfered on the target, each point of Luuk Herssen's Tune Break Boost increases his total DMG against the target by 0.12%. While Luuk Herssen is in the team, the max stack limit of Tune Strain - Interfered on a target is increased by 1.
When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, Luuk Herssen can cast Tune Break on the target.
Luuk Herssen gains 150% Mid-air Attack DMG Bonus.
The max stack limit of Dawnlit Keep is increased by 1.
When in the Aureate Judge state, casting Resonance Skill Aureole of Execution grants 1 stack of Dawnlit Keep.
The DMG Multiplier of Resonance Liberation Rewritten in Winter's Margins is increased by 60%. This DMG Multiplier increase effect is stackable with that of Endnotes on the Endgame.
Inherent Skill Uncaused Diagnosis is enhanced:
When Luuk Herssen deals damage to targets inflicted with Tune Strain - Interfered, every 10 points of Tune Break Boost he has now Amplify this instance of damage by 10%. This effect increases the DMG Amplification from 30% up to 60%.
The DMG Multipliers of all forms of Resonance Skill Aureole of Execution and Mid-air Attack - Gavel of Earthshaker are increased by 136% in the Aureate Judge state. Casting Aureole of Execution: Glare increases the DMG Multipliers of the next Mid-Attack - Gavel of Earthshaker and Ichor Deposit by 136%.
Inherent Skill Pulses Under the Snow is enhanced:
Perpetuating Daytime now stacks up to 4 times.
After a Resonator in the team deals Tune Break DMG, all Resonators in the team deal 20% more DMG for 20s. This effect is unstackable.
Intro Skill Before Injection of Dawn and Outro Skill Bow to the Last Light gain 80% DMG Bonus.
Resonance Skill Golden Reflux has its DMG Multiplier increased by 50% and Cooldown reduced by 2s, and gains 1 more charge.
When Resonators in the nearby team deal Tune Break DMG, all forms of Resonance Skill Aureole of Execution, Ichor Deposit, and Mid-air Attack - Gavel of Earthshaker deal 30% more DMG to the target for 25s.
Each stack of Endnotes on the Endgame additionally grants Resonance Liberation Rewritten in Winter's Margins 40% DMG Bonus, up to 120%.
When Luuk Herssen deals damage to targets inflicted withTune Strain - Interfered, the stack count of Tune Strain - Interfered on the target is increased by 2. This effect ignores the max stack limit.
Gauges and states Luuk Herssen's skills refer to, defined once.
Luuk Herssen gains 1 stack of Dawnlit Keep when he stays out of combat for over 4s or casts Intro Skill Before Injection of Dawn.
Dawnlit Keep is capped at 1 stack. When damaged, consume 1 stack of Dawnlit Keep to reduce the DMG taken by 60% and gain immunity to interruptions for 1s. This effect can be triggered once per second.
Increase the DMG Multiplier of Resonance Liberation Rewritten in Winter's Margins by 25%, stacking up to 3 times. Casting Rewritten in Winter's Margins or switching to another Resonator removes all stacks.
Deal fixed Spectro DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG that is not affected by any DMG Bonus.
Only one Ichor Blade can exist at a time. It cannot trigger Counterattack.
Ichor Blade cannot be launched without a nearby target.
Ichor Blade disappears when Luuk Herssen casts other skills that deal damage or leaves the field.
Ichor Deposit detonates automatically after 5s, dealing Spectro DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG.
Luuk Herssen holds up to 300 points of Ichor Flow.
Normal Attacks, Resonance Skill Golden Reflux, Resonance Skill Aureole of Execution, Basic Attack - Golden Impale, and Mid-air Attack - Gavel of Earthshaker restore Ichor Flow on hit.
Casting Intro Skill Before Injection of Dawn restores 100 points of Ichor Flow.
Kit text from the official Wuthering Waves guide by Kuro Games, supplemented with reviewed Wuthering Waves Wiki data under CC BY-SA.
Luuk Herssen is a Spectro element resonator in Wuthering Waves.
Luuk Herssen uses a Gauntlets in Wuthering Waves.
Luuk Herssen is a 5-star resonator in Wuthering Waves.
Luuk Herssen serves as: Main Damage Dealer, Basic Attack Damage, Tune Strain Response.
Luuk Herssen was released on 26 February 2026.
Luuk Herssen's signature weapon is Daybreaker's Spine.