Honkai Star Rail Luka Guide

Honkai Star Rail Luka Guide: Introduction

Honkai Star Rail Luka is a compelling Nihility character, known for his ability to significantly increase the damage dealt to enemies. As a prominent member of the Wildfire organization, Honkai Star Rail Luka brings a unique combination of strength, agility, and tactical knowledge to the battlefield. His roots lie in the brutal world of mixed martial arts, where he honed his skills and resilience before shifting his focus to more significant battles. Honkai Star Rail Luka’s transition from the fighting ring to combatting the dangers of the Underworld was fueled by a deep sense of personal loss and despair, which ignited a powerful drive to protect others and bring hope to those who need it most.

Honkai Star Rail Luka’s combat style is heavily centered around his physical prowess and the use of his advanced mechanical arm, a signature piece of equipment that enhances his abilities. He excels at dealing Physical damage, while also applying the Bleed status to enemies, weakening them over time. His kit is designed to synergize with his ability to boost damage taken by foes, making him an exceptional character for those who want to increase overall team damage output. His special mechanic, Fighting Will stacks, further empowers his attacks, allowing him to deal devastating blows as he builds up strength during battles.

When it comes to Honkai Star Rail Luka’s base stats, his strength shines through. With a max-level HP of 917, DEF of 485, and an ATK of 582, Honkai Star Rail Luka has a solid foundation to endure tough battles while also dealing substantial damage. His SPD of 103 gives him decent speed in combat, allowing him to respond quickly to threats. His TAUNT of 100 is another key feature, drawing enemy attention to himself and ensuring that his allies remain safe from harm. This defensive utility is vital in longer fights, as Honkai Star Rail Luka’s presence can help maintain control over the battlefield.

This guide will delve deeper into how to optimize Honkai Star Rail Luka’s abilities and effectively incorporate him into your strategies.

Honkai Star Rail Luka Guide: Abilities and Skills

Honkai Star Rail Luka’s abilities are centered around dealing Physical damage, applying the Bleed status, and utilizing stacks of Fighting Will to enhance his attacks. This combination of abilities allows Honkai Star Rail Luka to inflict damage, apply the Bleed DoT, and increase damage taken by enemies while also building up his Fighting Will to enhance his Basic ATK.

Direct Punch (Basic ATK)

Single Target

Single Target Deals Physical DMG equal to 50% of Luka’s ATK to a single enemy. Single Target Consumes 2 stacks of Fighting Will. First, uses Direct Punch to deal 3 hits, with each hit dealing Physical DMG equal to 10% of Luka’s ATK to a single enemy target. Then, uses Rising Uppercut to deal 1 hit, dealing Physical DMG equal to 40% of Luka’s ATK to the single enemy target.

Lacerating Fist (Skill)

Single Target

Deals Physical DMG equal to 60% of Luka’s ATK to a single enemy target. In addition, there is a 100% base chance to inflict Bleed on them, lasting for 3 turn(s). While Bleeding, the enemy will take 24% of their Max HP as Physical DoT at the start of each turn. This DMG will not exceed more than 130% of Luka’s ATK.

Coup de Grâce (Ultimate)

Single Target

Receives 2 stack(s) of Fighting Will, with a 100% base chance to increase a single enemy target’s DMG received by 12% for 3 turn(s). Then, deals Physical DMG equal to 198% of Luka’s ATK to the target.

Flying Sparks (Talent)

Enhance

After Luka uses his Basic ATK “Direct Punch” or Skill “Lacerating Fist,” he receives 1 stack(s) of Fighting Will, up to 4 stacks. When he has 2 or more stacks of Fighting Will, his Basic ATK “Direct Punch” is enhanced to “Sky-Shatter Fist.” After his Enhanced Basic ATK’s “Rising Uppercut” hits a Bleeding enemy target, the Bleed status will immediately deal DMG for 1 time equal to 68% of the original DMG to the target. At the start of battle, Luka will possess 1 stack of Fighting Will.

Anticipator (Technique)

Immediately attacks the enemy. Upon entering battle, Luka deals Physical DMG equal to 50% of his ATK to a random single enemy with a 100% base chance to inflict his Skill’s Bleed effect on the target. Then, Luka gains 1 additional stack of Fighting Will.

Honkai Star Rail Luka Guide: Traces

Honkai Star Rail Luka’s Traces provide a series of powerful buffs and abilities that significantly enhance his combat effectiveness as he ascends. These Traces are key to unlocking his full potential, allowing you to tailor his playstyle to different roles, whether as a DPS or support. As Honkai Star Rail Luka ascends, his Traces grant him additional stat boosts and abilities that amplify his damage output, utility, and energy regeneration, making him a more formidable character on the battlefield.

Kinetic Overload (Ascension 2)

• First Tier (Ascension 2}: When the Skill is used, immediately dispels 1 buff from the enemy target.
• Second Tier (Ascension 2): Effect Hit Rate +4%
• Third Tier (Ascension 3): ATK +4%
• Forth Tier (Ascension 3): DEF +4%

Cycle Braking (Ascension 4)

• First Tier (Ascension 4): For every stack of Fighting Will obtained, additionally regenerates 3 Energy.
• Second Tier (Ascension 4): ATK +6%
• Third Tier (Ascension 5): Effect Hit Rate +6%
• Forth Tier (Ascension 5): ATK +6%

Crush Fighting Will (Ascension 6)

• First Tier (Ascension 6): When using Enhanced Basic ATK, every hit Direct Punch deals has a 50% fixed chance for Luka to use 1 additional hit. This effect does not apply to additional hits generated in this way.
• Second Tier (Ascension 6): DEF +7.5%
• Second Tier (Lv. 75): Effect Hit Rate +8%

Honkai Star Rail Luka Guide: Eidolons

Honkai Star Rail Luka’s Eidolons provide significant boosts to his abilities, making him a more powerful and versatile character. Each Eidolon level unlocks new enhancements, improving various aspects of his combat potential. Eidolons can be obtained by pulling duplicate copies of Honkai Star Rail Luka, and as you unlock more levels, Luka becomes more effective in both dealing damage and supporting his team. These Eidolons complement his core abilities and enhance his synergy with Fighting Will, allowing you to maximize his potential as either a main DPS or support.

Fighting Endlessly (Eidolon 1)

When Luka takes action, if the target enemy is Bleeding, increases DMG dealt by Luka by 15% for 2 turn(s).

The Enemy is Weak, I am Strong (Eidolon 2)

If the Skill hits an enemy target with Physical Weakness, gain 1 stack(s) of Fighting Will.

Born for the Ring (Eidolon 3)

Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent ATK Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.

Never Turning Back (Eidolon 4)

For every stack of Fighting Will obtained, increases ATK by 5%, stacking up to 4 time(s).

The Spirit of Wildfire (Eidolon 5)

Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.

A Champion’s Applause (Eidolon 6)

After the Enhanced Basic ATK’s “Rising Uppercut” hits a Bleeding enemy target, the Bleed status will immediately deal DMG 1 time equal to 8% of the original DMG for every hit of Direct Punch already unleashed during the current Enhanced Basic ATK.

Honkai Star Rail Luka Guide: Build

This section details the optimal Light Cones, Relics, Ornaments, main stats, and substats for Honkai Star Rail Luka to maximize his effectiveness in battle.

Best Light Cones

Those Many Springs Overview and effects

Attribute Details Light Cone Name Those Many Springs RarityLight Cone Type The Nihility

Worldly Affairs Leave No Mark

Increases the wearer’s Effect Hit Rate by 60%/70%/80%/90%/100%. After the wearer uses Basic ATK, Skill, or Ultimate to attack an enemy target, there is a 60% base chance to inflict “Unarmored” on the target. While in the Unarmored state, the enemy target receives 10%/12%/14%/16%/18% increased DMG, lasting for 2 turn(s). If the target is under a DoT state inflicted by the wearer, there is a 60% base chance to upgrade the “Unarmored” state inflicted by the wearer to the “Cornered” state, which additionally increases the DMG the target enemy receives by 14%/16%/18%/20%/22%, lasting for 2 turn(s). During this period, the wearer cannot inflict “Unarmored” on the target.

Incessant Rain Overview and effects

Attribute Details Light Cone Name Incessant Rain RarityLight Cone Type The Nihility How to Obtain Light Cone Event Warp

Mirage of Reality

Increases the wearer’s Effect Hit Rate by 24%/28%/32%/36%/40%. When the wearer deals DMG to an enemy that currently has 3 or more debuffs, increases the wearer’s CRIT Rate by 12%/14%/16%/18%/20%. After the wearer uses their Basic ATK, Skill, or Ultimate, there is a 100% base chance to implant Aether Code on a random target that does not yet have it and was hit by the ability. Targets with Aether Code receive 12%/14%/16%/18%/20% increased DMG for 1 turn.

Patience Is All You Need Overview and Effect

Attribute Details Light Cone Name Patience Is All You Need RarityLight Cone Type The Nihility How to Obtain Light Cone Event Warp

Spider Web

Increases DMG dealt by the wearer by 24%/28%/32%/36%/40%. After every attack initiated by the wearer, the wearer’s SPD increases by 4.8%/5.6%/6.4%/7.2%/8% up to 3 stack(s), with a 100% base chance of causing the attacked enemy to take 60%/70%/80%/90%/100% additional DoT DMG for 1 turn.

Eyes of the Prey Overview and effects

Attribute Details Light Cone Name Eyes of the Prey RarityLight Cone Type The Nihility How to Obtain Departure Warp, Stellar Warp, Character Event Warp, Light Cone Event Warp

Self-Confidence

Increases Effect Hit Rate of its wearer by 20%/25%/30%/35%/40% and increases DoT by 24%/30%/36%/42%/48%.

Resolution Shines As Pearls of Sweat Overview and effects

Attribute Details Light Cone Name Resolution Shines As Pearls of Sweat RarityLight Cone Type The Nihility How to Obtain Departure Warp, Stellar Warp, Character Event Warp, Light Cone Event Warp

Glance Back

When the wearer hits an enemy and if the hit enemy is not already Ensnared, then there is a 60%/70%/80%/90%/100% base chance to Ensnare the hit enemy. Ensnared enemies’ DEF decreases by 12%/13%/14%/15%/16% for 1 turn(s)

Best Relics

Thief of Shooting Meteor (4-set)

• 2-set effect: Increases Break Effect by 16%.
• 4-set effect: Increases the wearer’s Break Effect by an additional 16%, and when the wearer inflicts Weakness Break on an enemy, regenerates 3 Energy.

Talia: Kingdom of Banditry (2-set)

• 2-set effect: Increases the wearer’s Break Effect by 16%. When the wearer’s SPD reaches 145 or higher, the wearer’s Break effect increases by an extra 20%.

Other Relic Set

(2 or 4 set)

• 2-set effect: ATK increases by 12%.
• 4-set effect: For every DoT the target enemy is afflicted with, the wearer will ignore 6% of its DEF when dealing DMG to it. This effect is valid for a max of 3 DoTs.

Champion of Streetwise Boxing (2 or 4 set)

• 2-set effect: Increases Physical DMG by 10%.
• 4-set effect: After the wearer attacks or is hit, their ATK increases by 5% for the rest of the battle. This effect can stack up to 5 time(s).

Best Ornaments

Firmament Frontline: Glamoth

Space Sealing Station

Best Stats

• Body: ATK%
• Feet: Speed or ATK%
• Planar Sphere: Physical DMG
• Link Rope: ATK%

Best Substats

• Speed
• ATK%
• Effect Hit Rate
• Break Effect

By focusing on these Light Cones, Relics, Ornaments, main stats, and substats, you can optimizeHonkai Star Rail Luka’s damage output, survivability, and overall utility in battle. Prioritizing Speed, ATK%, Effect Hit Rate, and Break Effect will allow Honkai Star Rail Luka to maximize his damage-over-time potential with Bleed, and take advantage of his ability to increase damage taken by enemies.

Honkai Star Rail Luka Guide: Team Compositions

Honkai Star Rail Luka is a highly versatile character, capable of fitting into a wide range of team compositions depending on the role you want him to play. Whether as a main DPS or a support character, Honkai Star Rail Luka brings unique abilities to the table that can amplify the effectiveness of your entire team. By taking advantage of his ability to increase damage taken by enemies and his Bleed infliction, Honkai Star Rail Luka can provide excellent synergy with various other characters. Below are two recommended team compositions that showcase the flexibility of Luka and how he can contribute to different strategies.

Premium Team (Luka as Main DPS)

Luka Main DPS, excels at maximizing his damage output and enhancing the overall team damage. His abilities focus on increasing the damage taken by enemies, making him ideal for exploiting weaknesses. Honkai Star Rail Luka’s unique ability to inflict the Bleed status further amplifies his damage, causing continuous harm to enemies over time. His kit is designed to quickly break enemy weaknesses, allowing him to deal devastating blows and significantly boost the team’s damage potential in battle.

Yanqing: Yanqing, when built as a Main DPS, is focused on enhancing his critical rate and critical damage to maximize his offensive output. His abilities are designed to increase his chances of landing critical hits, while also boosting the damage dealt when those critical hits land. This makes him a highly effective DPS character, as he can deal substantial damage consistently, especially when paired with characters that can break enemy weaknesses or amplify his critical hit potential further. Yanqing thrives in teams built around maximizing damage through critical strikes.

Gepard functions as a Support/Shield character, specializing in defense. His abilities are centered around providing powerful shields that scale with his DEF stat, making him an excellent protector for the team. These shields not only absorb damage but also allow the team to sustain longer in battle, especially against tough enemies or bosses. Gepard’s shield capabilities are crucial for mitigating incoming damage, ensuring that squishy damage-dealers or healers stay safe and able to contribute effectively in combat.

Natasha serves as a dedicated healer in Honkai Star Rail, focusing on restoring the health of her allies to ensure they can endure in prolonged battles. Her abilities are designed to heal multiple characters at once, often scaling based on her stats, which allows her to provide consistent and reliable support to the team. Natasha is especially valuable in teams that require sustain, as her healing ensures that damage-dealing characters can continue performing without being sidelined by low health. Her role is essential in maintaining the team’s longevity in tougher fights.

This team composition utilizes Honkai Star Rail Luka as the primary damage dealer, with Yanqing providing additional DPS. Gepard’s shield and Natasha’s healing provides survivability to the team.

Free-to-Play (F2P) Team (Luka as Support)

Kafka: Kafka is indeed a Main DPS character in Honkai Star Rail who focuses on applying Damage over Time (DoT) effects to enemies. Her abilities, such as Sparks of the Universe and Searing Fragrance, deal significant damage over time and further boost damage to enemies suffering from DoT effects. This allows Kafka to excel in prolonged battles by wearing down enemies while dealing additional damage when they are affected by DoT, making her highly effective in those setups.

Luka: Luka, when used as a Support, focuses on enhancing the damage taken by a single enemy and helping to break their weaknesses. His abilities, like Fighting Will, increase damage dealt by his Bleed effect, which scales based on his own maximum HP%. He can also apply Taunt to ensure that enemies target him, allowing the rest of the team to focus on dealing damage safely. His role as a support revolves around amplifying the team’s damage through his debuffs and weakening enemy defenses.

Sampo: Sampo is a Sub DPS character in Honkai Star Rail. His main role is to enhance the effectiveness of DoT abilities by applying additional damage with his own DoT effects and boosting the damage taken by enemies from all DoT sources. His Windrider ability applies the Wind Shear debuff, which increases the DoT damage taken by the enemy. This synergy makes Sampo ideal for teams that rely on stacking DoT damage.

Natasha: Natasha is a Healer in Honkai Star Rail whose abilities focus on restoring the health of her allies. She uses abilities like Embodiment of Medicine to heal multiple allies, scaling with her healing stats to provide consistent recovery. Natasha’s role is vital in ensuring the team’s sustainability during extended fights, particularly against tough enemies. Her healing keeps damage dealers and support characters alive, making her a key member of any team focused on longevity and survivability.

In this team, Honkai Star Rail Luka’s role shifts to support, enhancing Kafka’s damage output with the Bleed status and increasing the damage taken by the target. Sampo provides additional DoT damage, and Natasha ensures the team stays healthy.

Key Considerations

Luka’s role: Honkai Star Rail Luka can function as either a main DPS or a support. His role depends on the team composition and available characters. When built as a Main DPS, his role is to increase the damage received by a single enemy target, quickly break their weaknesses, and increase the damage dealt by the “inflict bleed” effect. When built as a support character, his role is to increase the damage taken by a single enemy target and break their weaknesses, and increase the damage dealt by the “inflict bleed” effect.

Synergy: Teams are built to maximize the potential of each character, for example, Sampo and Kafka benefit from Honkai Star Rail Luka applying Bleed, and their DoT abilities benefit from one another.

Flexibility: Depending on the situation, Honkai Star Rail Luka can fit into different team compositions. It’s beneficial to experiment with different characters to discover the best team for your playstyle.

These team compositions provide a starting point for using Honkai Star Rail Luka effectively. Depending on what other characters you have available, these team compositions can be modified or changed completely to suit your personal playstyle and needs.

Honkai Star Rail Luka Guide: Ascension Materials

Level Credits Enemy Drops Stagnant Shadow Drops 20 3,200 4x Ancient Part 30 6,400 8x Ancient Part 40 12,800 5x Ancient Spindle 2x Broken Teeth of Iron Wolf 50 32,000 8x Ancient Spindle 5x Broken Teeth of Iron Wolf 60 64,000 5x Ancient Engine 15x Broken Teeth of Iron Wolf 70 128,000 7x Ancient Engine 28x Broken Teeth of Iron Wolf

Ancient Parts: The best way to obtain Ancient Parts in Honkai Star Rail is by completing daily Character Assignments. These assignments reward you with various materials, including Ancient Parts. Additionally, you can use the Material Synthesizer system to convert other materials into Ancient Spindle and Ancient Engine, which are advanced upgrades. Alternatively, defeating specific enemies in the Simulated Universe or those related to Automation can also yield Ancient Parts, providing you with a variety of ways to farm this valuable material.

Broken Teeth of Iron Wolf: You can obtain Broken Teeth of Iron Wolf by clearing the Stagnant Shadow: Shape of Spike challenge in the Great Mine area on Jarilo-VI. This area features tough enemies, including the Iron Wolf bosses, and is a key location for farming various materials needed to upgrade and enhance characters. Completing this challenge will reward you with Broken Teeth of Iron Wolf, which are required for upgrading specific characters or crafting higher-tier materials.

Basic Attack Trace Materials

Level Credits Calyx Materials Enemy Drops 2 4,000 2x Obsidian of Dread 4x Ancient Part 3 8,000 2x Obsidian of Desolation 2x Ancient Spindle 4 16,000 4x Obsidian of Desolation 3x Ancient Spindle 5 36,000 2x Obsidian of Obsession 2x Ancient Engine 6 128,000 6x Obsidian of Obsession 3x Ancient Engine

Obsidian of Dread: Obsidian of Dread and its higher-quality versions are valuable rewards obtained from the Calyx (Crimson) challenges in Honkai Star Rail. To farm this material, you need to complete the Bud of Nihility challenge located on the Great Mine map in Jarilo-VI. As you progress, you can collect lower-tier versions of Obsidian and, once you have a sufficient stack of these materials, use the Material Synthesizer to upgrade them into higher-tier Obsidian items, such as Obsidian of Desolation and Obsidian of Obsession, which are used for character ascensions and other upgrades.

Ancient Parts: Ancient Parts are crucial materials in Honkai Star Rail, and the best way to acquire them is through daily Character Assignments. These assignments will often reward you with various materials, including Ancient Parts. Additionally, you can use the Material Synthesizer to upgrade these into advanced components such as Ancient Spindle and Ancient Engine. Another reliable method for obtaining Ancient Parts is by defeating specific enemies found in the Simulated Universe or related to Automation, which drop these parts as part of their loot, giving you flexibility in farming these materials.

Trace Talent, Skill, and Ultimate Materials

Level Credits Calyx Materials Enemy Drops Echoes of War Drops Tracks of Destiny 2 2,000 2x Ancient Part 3 4,000 2x Obsidian of Dread 4x Ancient Part 4 8,000 2x Obsidian of Desolation 2x Ancient Spindle 5 16,000 4x Obsidian of Desolation 3x Ancient Spindle 6 24,000 6x Obsidian of Desolation 5x Ancient Spindle 7 36,000 2x Obsidian of Obsession 2x Ancient Engine 8 64,000 4x Obsidian of Obsession 3x Ancient Engine 1x Regret of Infinite Ochema 9 128,000 6x Obsidian of Obsession 1x Regret of Infinite Ochema 10 240,000 11x Obsidian of Obsession 1x Regret of Infinite Ochema 1x Tracks of Destiny

Regret of Infinite Ochema: Regret of Infinite Ochema is a special material obtained as a reward from the Divine Seed challenge on the Scalegorge Waterscape map in Honkai Star Rail. This material plays an essential role in character ascension and the crafting of higher-tier items. To acquire it, players need to complete the Divine Seed challenge, which is a part of the game’s Echo of War system. Completing these challenges grants you valuable rewards like the Regret of Infinite Ochema, which can be used for upgrading certain characters or unlocking new abilities.

Tracks of Destiny: Tracks of Destiny is a versatile material that can be obtained from several sources in Honkai Star Rail. It is a common reward from various events, such as Trailblaze level-up rewards, Simulated Universe rewards, and certain in-game activities. This material is crucial for character progression, particularly for ascending characters and unlocking new abilities. The availability of Tracks of Destiny through multiple gameplay modes, including events and level-ups, makes it a widely accessible resource for players as they progress through the game.

Ascension Abilities Materials

Name Credits Trace Materials Echoes of War Drops Tracks of Destiny Kinetic Overload 4,000 2x Obsidian of Dread 1x Regret of Infinite Ochema Cycle Braking 16,000 4x Obsidian of Desolation 1x Regret of Infinite Ochema 1x Tracks of Destiny Crush Fighting Will 128,000 6x Obsidian of Obsession 1x Regret of Infinite Ochema 1x Tracks of Destiny

Honkai Star Rail Luka Guide: Conclusion

Honkai Star Rail Luka stands out as a versatile Nihility character in Honkai Star Rail, offering significant value as both a main DPS and a support character, depending on your team composition. His ability to deal Physical damage, inflict Bleed, and enhance his attacks through his Fighting Will makes him an adaptable character in a variety of scenarios. His skillset allows him to increase the damage enemies take while also amplifying his own damage output, making him an excellent addition to any team. By focusing on his strengths, you can optimize Honkai Star Rail Luka’s role in different team setups, whether as a primary damage dealer or a strategic support unit.

When considering Honkai Star Rail Luka’s role in a team, his role flexibility stands out. As a Main DPS, his focus is on increasing the damage received by a single enemy, applying Bleed, and quickly breaking their weaknesses to maximize his team’s damage potential. As a support, Honkai Star Rail Luka enhances his team’s overall damage by breaking enemy weaknesses and applying Bleed to enemies, ensuring his allies can deal higher damage. This dual functionality allows Honkai Star Rail Luka to fit into a wide range of team compositions, making him a valuable asset for both premium and free-to-play players, depending on how you choose to build him.

To maximize Honkai Star Rail Luka’s effectiveness, understanding his core abilities is essential. Fighting Will, his Talent, allows him to stack Flying Sparks and empowers his Basic ATK, Sky-Shatter Fist, making his attacks even more impactful. Additionally, his Lacerating Fist Skill applies a Bleed effect that scales with the enemy’s Max HP, while his Coup de Grace Ultimate amplifies the damage received by enemies, further enhancing his team’s damage output.

By focusing on key stats like Speed, ATK%, Effect Hit Rate, and Break Effect, you can optimize Honkai Star Rail Luka’s damage potential. Light Cones such as Resolution Shines As Pearls of Sweat and Patience Is All You Need complement his abilities, while Relics like Thief of Shooting Meteor and Talia: Kingdom of Banditry are strong options for maximizing his effectiveness. By mastering his abilities and building him around team synergy, Honkai Star Rail Luka becomes an invaluable character capable of taking on various roles.