Lynae Kit, Gameplay and Weapon | Wuthering Waves 3.0

Hey, players! With the arrival of the Wuthering Waves 3.0 update, a brand-new 5★ Spectro Pistols character—Lynae—has officially arrived! She not only boasts stunning skill effects and smooth gameplay, but also can seamlessly switch between Optical Sampling and Kaleidoscopic Parade mechanics during combat, providing continuous Spectro damage and support buffs for the team.

If you want to master Lynae’s skill, resonance chains, and her signature weapon, this guide will definitely help you get up to speed quickly!

 

Basic Information: Lynae

Rarity: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Element: Spectro | Weapon: Pistols

As a newly introduced 5★ Spectro Pistols character, Lynae stands out with her stunning skill effects and smooth gameplay. She can seamlessly switch between the Optical Sampling and Kaleidoscopic Parade states, continuously dealing Spectro damage through her basic attacks, Polychrome Leap and Visual Impact skills, while also providing stable buffs and support effects for the team, making the combat rhythm more dynamic and strategic.

In terms of Resonance mechanics, Lynae can accumulate and expend Overflow, Lumiflow, and True Color to unleash powerful Resonance skills and Resonance Liberation, enhancing the team’s overall damage and defensive capabilities. Her Resonance Chains also boost skill multipliers, extend status effects, and increase the team’s resonance damage amplification, allowing her to excel in both single-target burst and team-wide support. She truly becomes an indispensable core character in any Spectro-focused team.

 

Lynae Kit

Normal Attack：Chroma Drift

Basic Attack

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

Mid-air Attack

Consume STA to perform Plunging Attack, dealing Spectro DMG.

Dodge Counter

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

Spark Collision

With full Overflow in the Optical Sampling Stage, hold Normal 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 and takes 40% less DMG.

Upon releasing Normal Attack, Lynae casts Spark Collision of varying strengths based on the ratio of Lumiflow, dealing Spectro DMG considered Basic Attack DMG.

Spark Collision Lv. 1: Lumiflow <50%

Spark Collision Lv. 2: 50% ≤ Lumiflow < 100%

Spark Collision Lv. 3: Lumiflow=100%

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.

Kaleidoscopic Parade - Ground Heavy Attack

While in Kaleidoscopic Parade, hold Normal 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.

Kaleidoscopic Parade - Mid-air Heavy Attack

Gains 1 extra charge while on the ground.

While in Kaleidoscopic Parade, hold Normal Attack in mid-air to cast this skill. Consume STA to attack the target, dealing Spectro DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG.

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, considered Basic Attack DMG.

Kaleidoscopic Parade - Dodge Counter

While in Kaleidoscopic Parade, Dodge Counter is replaced with Kaleidoscopic Parade - Dodge Counter.

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

While in Kaleidoscopic Parade, press Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill to cast Kaleidoscopic Parade - Basic Attack Stage

Forte Circuit：Chromaticity Modeling

Optical Sampling Stage

Lynae is in Optical Sampling Stage by default. While in this state, Lynae's Basic Attack, Resonance Skill, Plunging Attack, and Dodge Counter recover Overflow.

Kaleidoscopic Parade

After casting Spark Collision, Lynae enters Kaleidoscopic Parade. In this state, Lynae moves faster and continuously recovers Lumiflow by roller skating on the ground.

Polychrome Leap - Stage 1

With at least 1/3 of the max Lumiflow, press Jump and consume 1/3 of the max Lumiflow to perform a leap strike, considered Basic Attack, dealing Spectro DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG. Inflict Photochromic Flux on targets hit. Gain 1 point of True Color. Successful Dodges can be triggered during this skill. If Lynae holds at least 1/3 of the max Lumiflow before landing, press Jump to cast Polychrome Leap - Stage 2. Press Normal Attack shortly after landing to cast Kaleidoscopic Parade - Basic Attack Stage 2.

Polychrome Leap - Stage 2

With at least 1/3 of the max Lumiflow, press Jump and consume 1/3 of the max Lumiflow to perform a leap attack, considered Basic Attack, dealing Spectro DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG. Inflict Photochromic Flux on targets hit. Gain 1 point of True Color. Successful Dodges can be triggered during this skill. If Lynae holds at least 1/3 of the max Lumiflow before landing, press Jump to cast Polychrome Leap - Stage 3.

Polychrome Leap - Stage 3

With at least 1/3 of the max Lumiflow, press Jump, consume 1/3 of the max Lumiflow, and Lynae rises into the air, considered Basic Attack, dealing Spectro DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG. Inflict Photochromic Flux on targets hit. Gain 1 point of True Color.

Spectral Analysis

When hitting a target with Polychrome Leap and Visual Impact, inflict Photochromic Flux.

Lynae can switch between Spectral Analysis - Tune Rupture and Spectral Analysis - Tune Strain. Based on the state, Photochromic Flux inflicts additional effects on targets as follows:

- When in Spectral Analysis - Tune Rupture, Photochromic Flux inflicts Tune Rupture - Shifting on targets for 25s..

- When in Spectral Analysis - Tune Strain, Photochromic Flux inflicts Tune Strain - Shifting on targets for 25s.

Overflow

Lynae can hold up to 120 points of Overflow.

While in Optical Sampling Stage, Lynae's Basic Attack, Resonance Skill, Plunging Attack, and Dodge Counter recover Overflow.

When Overflow is full, Spark Collision becomes available.

Exiting Optical Sampling Stage removes all Overflow.

Lumiflow

Lynae can hold up to 120 points of Lumiflow.

While in Kaleidoscopic Parade and roller skating on the ground, restore 20% of Lumiflow per second.

When Lynae isn't the active Resonator or skating on the ground, Lumiflow depletes by 20% per second.

Exiting Kaleidoscopic Parade removes all Lumiflow.

With 120 points of Lumiflow, Lynae skates at full speed.

True Color

Lynae can hold up to 3 points of True Color.

Polychrome Leap grants 1 point of True Color each time it's cast. With 3 points of True Color, Iridescent Splash and Visual Impact become available.

Exiting Kaleidoscopic Parade removes all True Color.

 

Resonance Skill：Lynae-Style Palettes

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 Normal Attack with a certain time after this skill to cast Basic Attack Stage 2.

Lynae-Style Palettes and Additive Color share a cooldown.

Additive Color

During Kaleidoscopic Parade, press Resonance Skill on the ground to attack the target, dealing Spectro DMG.

Within a certain time after this skill is cast, press Normal Attack to cast Kaleidoscopic Parade - Basic Attack Stage 2.

Lynae-Style Palettes and Additive Color share a cooldown.

Resonance Liberation: Prismatic Overblast

Deal Spectro DMG. During this skill, all nearby Resonators in the team deal 24% more DMG for 25s.

To a Vivid Tomorrow!

Press Normal Attack shortly after casting Prismatic Overblast to cast To a Vivid Tomorrow!, considered a Basic Attack, dealing Spectro DMG, considered Basic Attack DMG.

 

Inherent Skill

Colors Never Fade!

After casting 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 type of Spectral Analysis doesn't affect Photochromic Flux inflicted by the Spray Paint.

Adaptive Optics: Everyday Applications

Casting Intro Skill - Taste My Colors! grants Polychrome Leap enhanced resistance to interruption and increases Lynae's Spectro DMG by 10% in the next 8s. 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. Performing environmental, gameplay or functional interactions, or entering combat removes Optic Camo. With Optic Camo, Lynae may entering an enemy's aggro range without triggering combat.

 

Intro Skill: Time to Show Some Colors!

Deal Spectro DMG and recover 100 points of Overflow.

Outro Skill: Let's Hit the Road!！

Attack the target and deal 100%Spectro DMG. The next incoming Resonator has their All DMG Amplified by 15% and Resonance Liberation DMG by 25% for 14s or until they are switched out.

Stay tuned

Spectral Analysis

Lynae can inflict Tune Rupture - Shifting or Tune Strain - Shifting on targets.

Lynae can respond to Rupturous Tune Break and Strained Tune Break.

Responding to Rupturous Tune Break: When Resonators in the team hit a target under Tune Rupture - Interfered, Lynae casts Tune Rupture Response - Spectral Analysis, dealing 1880.74% Tune Rupture DMG to that target once, triggered every 8s. The trigger interval is calculated respectively for each target.

Responding to Strained Tune Break: 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's in a nearby team, the target's max stacks of Tune Strain - Interfered is increased by 1.

When the target's Off-Tuning Level is full, Lynae can cast on the target.

 

Resonance Chain

1. Days to be Painted Like a Canvas

The duration of Spray Paint is increased by 100%.

The DMG Multiplier of Polychrome Leap is increased by 2. Lynae is immune to interruptions during Polychrome Leap.

2. Into Lights' Vanishing Point

The DMG Multiplier of Tune Rupture Response - Spectral Analysis is increased by 70%. When Lynae is in a nearby team, the target's max stacks of Tune Strain - Interfered is increased by 1.

3. For One Brilliant Moment

When Lynae stays out of combat for 1s, she gains Premixed Hue. When in combat, if Lynae holds Premixed Hue, when Resonators in the team hit a target, she consumes Premixed Hue and casts Radiance Boom on the target, dealing 25 AoE Spectro DMG, considered Tune Rupture DMG.

The DMG Multiplier of Visual Impact is increased by 55%.

After casting Visual Impact, all Resonators in the team gain 0.5 points of Tune Break Boost against targets under Tune Rupture - Interfered and Tune Strain - Interfered.

4. Shadows of a Wind Racer

ATK is increased by 20%.

5. Visions of a Future Unbound

Resonance Liberation - Prismatic Overblast Multiplier is increased by 90%.

6. Painted in My True Color

Lynae now stays in Kaleidoscopic Parade after casting Outro Skill - Let's Hit the Road!.

The Lumiflow limit is increased from 120 to 360.

Each time Kaleidoscopic Cruise - Ground Heavy Attack is cast repeatedly, Lynae gains 1 stack of Color of Soul. Each stack of Color of Soul increases the DMG dealt through Kaleidoscopic Cruise - Graffiti Blast by 250%. After casting Kaleidoscopic Cruise - Graffiti Blast or any skills other than Kaleidoscopic Cruise - Ground Heavy Attack and Kaleidoscopic Cruise - Graffiti Blast, all stacks of Color of Soul are removed.

 

Lynae Signature Weapon

Rarity: ★★★★★ | ATK: 488 | CRIT Rate: 24.3%

ATK is increased by 12%. Casting Intro Skill or Basic Attack grants the wielder 36% Basic Attack Bonus for 4s upon hitting the targets. Each time the wielder inflicts Tune Rupture: Shifting or Tune Strain: Interfered during Basic Attacks, all DMG dealt by Resonators in the team is increased by 8% for 25s, up to 3 stacks.

 

Conclusion

In summary, Lynae is a Spectro support unit who delivers both explosive bursts and consistent damage. By skillfully cycling Lumiflow and True Color together with her Resonance Skill, she can significantly enhance your team’s overall combat power. Whether you are aiming for strong single-target output or broad team buffs, she can handle both with ease. Want Lynae to perform at her best in your team? Master her skill timing and Resonance Chains to ensure every fight feels both thrilling and strategic.

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