Wuthering Waves Lucilla Kit: Gameplay, Resonance Chain, and Signature Weapon Leak

Lucilla, the headmistress, is about to make her debut. She is a gentle guardian who quietly watches over her students and protects their dreams. Losela possesses memory manipulation abilities, allowing her to rewind, extract, and materialize fragments of memories, and even reconstruct scenes from the past.

Let’s take a look at her gameplay mechanics, skill kit and signature weapon! A little hint—Lucilla has a dual-form mechanic, and her second phase can be maintained permanently.

Lucilla Gameplay

Lucilla is a fast-paced Glacio Resonator designed around dual combat states, precision timing, and resource-based enhancement cycles. Her gameplay emphasizes alternating between standard damage output and empowered states triggered through well-timed inputs.

Her kit combines sustained Glacio DPS with conditional team utility, allowing her to function both as a primary damage dealer and a situational enabler depending on her active state.

 

Lucilla Skill Kit

Normal Attack: Snapshot

Basic Attack

Perform up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Glacio DMG.

While casting Basic Attack Stage 3, hold Normal Attack to deploy Focus Ring. A cursor will move along the Focus Ring.

- If the cursor falls within Perfect Focus, Lucilla will cast Basic Attack Stage 3 - Unremarkable.

- If the cursor falls outside of Perfect Focus, Lucilla will cast Basic Attack Stage 3 - Commendable, dealing increased Glacio DMG and restore additional Traces.

Holding Normal Attack casts Basic Attack Stage 1, 2, and 3 in sequence, and deploys Focus Ring during Basic Attack Stage 3.

Mid-air Attack

Consume STA to perform Plunging Attack, dealing Glacio DMG. Press Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack Stage 2.

Dodge Counter

Press Normal Attack shortly after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Glacio DMG. After performing this attack, press Normal Attack to perform Basic Attack Stage 3.

Resonance Skills: Phantom Frame

Deal Glacio DMG.

While casting this skill, hold Resonance Skill to deploy Focus Ring. A cursor will move along the Focus Ring.

- If the cursor falls within Perfect Focus, Lucilla will cast Compensate.

- If the cursor falls outside of Perfect Focus, Lucilla will cast Spotlight, dealing increased Glacio DMG and restore additional Traces.

Compensate

Attack the target, dealing Glacio DMG and reducing the remaining cooldown of Lucilla's Resonance Skill by 50%s.

Press Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack Stage 2.

Spotlight

Attack the target, dealing Glacio DMG. Switching to another Resonator interrupts this skill.

While casting Spotlight, Lucilla recovers 20 additional Concerto Energy, and inflicts 1 extra stacks of Glacio Chafe onto the target if she is in Resonance Mode - Glacio Chafe.

Press Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack Stage 2.

Resonance Liberation: Clear As Day

 

Deal Glacio DMG and enter Reminiscence:

- When in Resonance Mode - Glacio Chafe, considered as Basic Attack DMG. Casting this skill increases Lucilla's Basic Attack DMG Bonus by 30% for 10s.

- When in Resonance Mode - Echo, considered as Echo Skill DMG. Casting this skill increases Lucilla's Echo Skill DMG Bonus by 30% for 10s.

When in Reminiscence, Lucilla's resistance to interruption is increased, and cannot cast Resonance Skill. Her Basic Attack, Dodge Counter, Mid-air Attack, and Intro Skill - Clip It are replaced with Basic Attack - Tracing Forms, Dodge Counter - Reminiscence, Mid-air Attack - Reminiscence, and Intro Skill - Clip It: Hard Cut respectively.

Can be performed in mid-air.

Basic Attack - Tracing Forms

Perform up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Glacio DMG, considered as Basic Attack DMG.

While casting Basic Attack - Tracing Forms Stage 3, hold Normal Attack to continuously attack the target.

While casting Basic Attack - Tracing Forms Stage 3, releasing Normal Attack or after Basic Attack - Tracing Forms Stage 3 ends automatically casts Letting It Go.

Letting It Go

When in Resonance Mode - Glacio Chafe/Resonance Mode - Echo, considered as Basic Attack DMG/Echo Skill DMG.

Letting It Go is immune to interruption, and Resonator switching is disabled while casting.

Casting Letting It Go ends Reminiscence.

Mid-air Attack - Reminiscence

Consume STA to perform Plunging Attack, dealing Glacio DMG. Press Normal Attack shortly after casting this skill to cast Basic Attack - Tracing Forms Stage 2.

Dodge Counter - Reminiscence

Press Normal Attack shortly after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Glacio DMG, considered as Basic Attack DMG. After performimg this attack, press Normal Attack to perform Basic Attack - Tracing Forms Stage 3.

Forte Circuit: Memory Palace

Déjà Vu

While casting Resonance Liberation - Clear As Day, Lucilla grants the following enhancements based on her Resonance Mode:

- When in Resonance Mode - Glacio Chafe, gain 4 stacks of Film Roll for 30s, stacking up 4 times. All stacks are removed when the duration ends.

- When in Resonance Mode - Echo, gain 1 stacks of Zoom for 30s, stacking up 1 times. All stacks are removed when the duration ends.

Film Roll

When Resonators besides Lucilla inflict Glacio Chafe onto the target, Lucilla consumes 1 stacks of Film Roll and inflicts Glacio Chafe 2 times. This effect can be triggered once every 0.2s.

Zoom

Each stack of Zoom increases the Crit. DMG of the active Resonator's Echo Skill by 10%.

Oblivion

Casting Basic Attack - Tracing Forms Stage 3 consumes Photo. Each time Lucilla consumes Photo, she restores 5 Concerto Energy and casts Oblivion one time, dealing Glacio DMG:

- When in Resonance Mode - Glacio Chafe, considered as Basic Attack DMG, and inflicts the target with 1 stacks of Glacio Chafe.

- When in Resonance Mode - Echo, considered as Echo Skill DMG. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Oblivion cast during Reminiscence are considered as Echo Skills not of the same name. Leaving Reminiscence clears this record.

Quick Glance

Press Aim to enter camera mode. During this mode, Reverberations, collectibles, and other items within a certain range of Lucilla's shot will be marked. Press the shutter to capture the moment, and the marked items will be gathered.

Traces

Lucilla can hold up to 150 Traces.

Restore 100 Traces upon casting Intro Skill - Clip It.

Restore 50 Traces while casting Resonance Skill - Spotlight.

Restore 50 Traces while casting Basic Attak Stage 3 - Commendable.

Restore 25 Traces upon casting Resonance Skill - Compensate or Basic Attack Stage 3 - Unremarkable.

Photos

Lucilla can hold up to 3 Photos.

Every 50 Traces restored generates 1 Photo.

Inherent Skill

Slow Motion

While deploying Focus Ring, Lucilla slows targets within her camera coverage.

While casting Resonance Skill - Phantom Frame to deployFocus Ring and landing the cursor within the Perfect Focus, Lucilla grants the following enhancements based on her Resonance Mode:

- When in Resonance Mode - Glacio Chafe, Glacio RES of nearby targets is reduced by 8% for 30s. Enemies defeated by Glacio Chafe damage during this time is credited to the nearest active Resonator.

- When in Resonance Mode - Echo, Echo Skill DMG Bonus of Resonators in the team is increased by 25% for 30s.

Remembrance

Film Roll can now be stacked up to 10 stacks, and Zoomup to 4 stacks.

Each time Lucilla consumes Photo when in Resonance Mode - Glacio Chafe/Resonance Mode - Echo, she gains 2 stacks of Film Roll/1 stacks of Zoom.

Intro Skill: Clip It

Attack the target, dealing Glacio DMG, and inflict 1 stacks of Glacio Chafe.

Clip It: Hard Cut

When in Reminiscence, Intro Skill is replaced with Clip It: Hard Cut.

Attack the target, dealing Glacio DMG, and inflict 1 stacks of Glacio Chafe.

Outro Skill: Montage

When in Resonance Mode - Glacio Chafe, nearby targets takes 60% increased damage from Glacio Chafe for 30s.

When in Resonance Mode - Echo, grant 50% Echo Skill DMG Amplification to the incoming Resonator for 14s or until the Resonator is switched out.

Tune Break: Rectifier

When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast Tune Break on the target.

 

Resonance Chain

1. Distant Noon

While casting Resonance Skill - Phantom Frame to deploy Focus Ring and landing the cursor within Perfect Focus for the first time, Perfect Focus immediately fills up Focus Ring. Releasing the Resonance Skill while the cursor is within Perfect Focus increases Lucilla's Crit. Rate by 20% for 10s.

Lucilla is immune to interruption while casting Resonance Skill - Phantom Frame and deploying Focus Ring.

Resonance Skill - Spotlight and Basic Attack - Tracing Forms Stage 3 are immune to interruption.

2. Slumbering Moonlight

Outro Skill - Montage is enhanced:

- When in Resonance Mode - Glacio Chafe, nearby targets takes 120% Amplified damage from Glacio Chafe for 30s.

- When in Resonance Mode - Echo, grant 80% Echo Skill DMG Amplification to the incoming Resonator for 14s or until the Resonator is switched out.

3. Days Fade Unheard

The DMG Multiplier of Letting It Go is increases by 100%.

4. The Past Fades Into Silence

Oblivion pulls in nearby targets upon hit. While casting Oblivion, Lucilla's ATK is increased by 10% for 6s, stacking up 3 times. All stacks are removed when the duration ends.

While casting Basic Attack - Tracing Forms Stage 3, Lucilla takes 30% less DMG.

5. Time Equally a Stream

The DMG Multiplier of Oblivion is increases by 50%.

6. Gazing In the Mist of Time

When in Reminiscence, each time Lucilla consumes Photo she gains 1 Remembrance, stacking up 3 times. Each stack of Remembrance increases Letting It Go's damage dealt to the target by 30%. Casting Letting It Go removes all stacks of Remembrance.

Defeating a target with Letting It Go grants Lucilla Longing: When not in combat, consume Longing, restoring 100% Resonance Energy and 150 Traces.

 

Lucilla Signature Weapon

Freeze Frame

Increases ATK by 12%. After the wielder inflicts Glacio Chafe on the target, their Glacio DMG Bonus is increased by 30% for 12s. The ATK of all Resonators in the team is increased by 24% ATK for 30s. Effects of the same name cannot be stacked.

 

Conclusion

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