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This is a guide for the best teams and loadout for Luke in Chaos Zero Nightmare (CZN). Learn which combatants are best to pair with Luke, as well as recommended cards, partners, and equipment.
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List of Contents
Best Luke Build
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Build Overview
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 Mutant Predator Spike Mutant Predator Spike When there are 4 or more cards in hand, increase Damage Amount by 30%
Wings of Freedom
Wings of Freedom When hit, +10% Damage Amount (Max 3 stacks)  Emblem of an Exceptional Entity Emblem of an Exceptional Entity +30% Damage Amount. Stress received becomes 0 (1 for each battle) |
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 Black Wing Set Black Wing Set +12% Attack  Cursed Corpse Set Cursed Corpse Set Increases damage dealt to targets inflicted with Agony by 10%.  Executioner's Tool Set Executioner's Tool Set +25% Critical Damage |
1. Order Damage % 2. Crit Chance % (At least 50%) 3. Crit Damage % 4. Attack 5. Attack % |
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| Cards and Epiphanies | ||
 Rapid Fire (Luke) 2
AP Cost: 1 Type:  Attack ・30% x 3 Damage ・Create Handgun Bullet equal to number of Critical Hits ・+50% Critical Chance Rapid Fire (Luke) 2
AP Cost: 1 Type: Attack ・30% x 3 Damage ・Create Handgun Bullet equal to number of Critical Hits ・+50% Critical Chance Rapid Fire (Luke) 2
AP Cost: 1 Type: Attack ・30% x 3 Damage ・Create Handgun Bullet equal to number of Critical Hits ・+50% Critical Chance Rapid Fire (Luke) 2
AP Cost: 1 Type: Attack ・30% x 3 Damage ・Create Handgun Bullet equal to number of Critical Hits ・+50% Critical Chance 
 Dance of the Demon 2
AP Cost: 1 Type: Attack ・50% Damage ・+1 hit equal to the number of Attack Cards used this turn  Finisher Round 0
AP Cost: Ø Type: Tags: Unique, Bullet Attack ・200% Damage ・After using 5 Handgun Bullet Card times remove Unusable |
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| Duplicate Priorities | ||
| Rapid Fire > Stealth Reload | ||
Skill
UpgradeLuke's best build focuses on generating as many bullet cards as possible through critical strikes from his Rapid Fire to fuel his Dance of the Demon that deals a ton of damage to a single-target enemy. His kit contains a lot of attack cards with low damage multipliers so he wants teammates that can provide him additive buffs so that his bullets can deal more damage.
He is best suited with the 2/2/2 set consisting of Black Wing, Cursed Corpse and Executioner's Tool to further enhance the damage of his cards especially when he crits. Luke doesn't really want multiplicative damage buffs to his kit therefore it is better for him to have these sets instead of Bullet of Order as it does multiplicative damage buff making it less efficient when worn by him.
His favored chaos zone is Laboratory 0 to get her best equipment such as Mutant Predator Spike for more damage buff if there are 4 more cards in your hand. Wings of Freedom to get increasing 10% damage buff after getting hit for a total of 3 times and Emblem of an Exceptional Entity for an unconditional additional damage amount for all of his attack cards. Despite needing additive buffs for Luke, this is the best equipment he can get even if it is multiplicative.
| Date | Changes |
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| 01-12-2026 | ・Updated build overview ・Changed best team to Cassius and Rei ・Added more alternative team members ・Changed best cards to reflect the new best team ・Changed best memory fragment to 2/2/2 ・Added stat priority ・Changed best equipment to Laboratory 0 ・Added alternative budget equipment ・Changed best playstyle and build tips |
| 11-18-2025 | ・Added Luke build overview ・Revised Luke build page layout |
Luke Best Team
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| Sub-DPS | Support |
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 Cassius
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 Rei
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Luke's best team is Cassius and Rei. Cassius helps generate a lot of attack cards, draw cards and morale buffs with his quest cards for Luke to utilize with his 0-cost attack cards that has low damage multipliers which Rei can significantly increase with her additive buffs alongside passive heals and draw cards too.
Alternative Team Members
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 Hugo
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Can replace Cassius or Rei as the Sub-DPS as he can follow-up Luke's attacks with his Commence the Hunt. Do take note that his follow up attacks does not get affected by Rei's buffs. |
 Lucas
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Can replace Cassius as the Sub-DPS as he can also do follow-up attacks specifically on bullet attack cards. He also has access to more bullet cards and AoE damage which Luke lacks. |
 Mika
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Can replace Cassius or Rei as another Support if you ever want more AP recovery and survivability for your team especially if you are running chaos. |
 Nia
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Can replace Cassius or Rei as another Support as she can provide targeted draw with her cards and allows Luke to take the Dimensional Cube equipment to get more additive damage buffs after discarding cards which Nia specializes. |
Luke Best Cards
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| Card | Epiphany Effect |
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Rapid Fire (Luke)
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AP Cost: 1
・30% x 3 Damage ・Create Handgun Bullet equal to number of Critical Hits ・+50% Critical Chance |
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Stealth Reload
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AP Cost: 1
・Create 3 Handgun Bullet |
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Seize the Opportunity
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AP Cost: 1
Tags: Lead ・+30% Handgun Bullet Card Damage |
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Dance of the Demon
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AP Cost: 1
・50% Damage ・+1 hit equal to the number of Attack Cards used this turn |
The most important cards for Luke would be Rapid Fire and Dance of the Demon as these are his bread and butter for consistently executing Bullet attacks with high Critical chance. Rapid Fire works best when used with higher hit counts to generate more Bullets so we recommended getting the 30% x 3 Damage epiphany.
His choice for Stealth Reload is the epiphany that gives the the most bullet when used that is not an exhaust. This way he can still generate more bullets in later turns. While Seize the Opportunity should be the upgrade version so that you only need to play it once. However, you can use the +70% damage amount to bullets for 1 turn epiphany if you have the AP for it.
Lastly, the final core of this build is Dance of the Demon. This enables Luke to do an attack that scales the hit count based off how many attack cards were used in that turn. When buffed, this can deal a ton of damage to a single-target enemy. This makes it so Cassius 0-cost attack cards that he generates with his quests will be counted to the card as well.
Essential Team Cards and Epiphanies
| Card | Epiphany Effect |
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 Pop Eyed Popper
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AP Cost: 0
・From 4 Quests, choose 1 to begin |
 Devil Dice
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AP Cost: 0
・Draw 1 ・80% Damage to all enemies equal to that card's cost |
 Dice Trick
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AP Cost: 2
・On Quest completion, create 1 Quest Card(s) |
 Resonating Darkness
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AP Cost: 1
Tags: Unique ・+40% Damage of cards with cost 1 or below |
 Snack Time
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AP Cost: 0
Tags: Retain, Exhaust ・Heal 150% ・Draw 2 |
 Dark Condensation
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AP Cost: 1
・Choose 1 Attack Card(s) in hand, +150% Damage for 1 turn |
Cassius must have the epiphany for his Pop Eyed Popper to be choosable so you can always choose the Triple 0 quest. He also needs the Dice Trick epiphany that creates a new quest card after completing his current quest.
Rei's goal is to have the epiphanies that can buff Luke's bullets as well because all of her buffs are additive which he likes. So she needs to have the epiphany for Resonating Darkness to be the version that includes 0-cost AP cards as well while Dark Condensation should be the +150% version and must always target Dance of the Demon and nothing else.
Luke Best Partner
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| Partner | Details |
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 Janet
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Passive Effect: Ultimate Missle Turret - +9% Critical Chance of the assigned combatant's attack cards costing 1 or less. When the assigned combatant uses 5 Bullet cards, generate a random Handgun Bullet card. The generated card deals +50% damage. Ego Skill: Understanding and Ideas - 150% Damage to all enemies For 1 turn, +20% Designated Combatant's Bullet Card Damage |
The best Partner for Luke would be Janet since she increases your Critical Chance and helps generate more Bullet cards. This is especially useful for Luke as he requires a good amount of Critical Chance to maximize his damage output.
Additionally, her Ego Skill provides us with an AoE Damage option while also increasing our Bullet Damage at the same time.
Alternative Budget Partner
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 Yuri
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Yuri is a great 3-star Partner alternative since her Ego Skill allows you to Draw 2 cards to help Luke setup his Bullets early and also provides an increase on his base attack stat. |
Luke Best Memory Fragments
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Black Wing Set Black Wing Set +12% Attack |
Cursed Corpse Set Cursed Corpse Set Increases damage dealt to targets inflicted with Agony by 10%. |
Executioner's Tool Set Executioner's Tool Set +25% Critical Damage |
Since Luke works best when dealing Critical Hits and with additive damage buffs, we recommend getting the Executioner's Tool Set to further increase his Critical Damage by 25%, Black Wing Set for more attack stats and Cursed Corpse Set for 10% more damage boost against targets with agony even if it is a multiplicative damage buff.
Despite looking like Bullet of Order Set is tailored for him, it takes up 4 memory fragment slots and gives multiplicative damage buffs which is not great for him hence why 2/2/2 is the best for Luke.
Stat Priority
| Main Stats | Recommended Substats |
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Ideal: Critical Chance % Desire: Order Damage % Imagination: Attack % |
・Critical Chance % (At least 50%) ・Critical Damage % ・Attack ・Attack % |
For both main stats and substats, aim for Order Damage, Critical Chance, Critical Damage and Attack. Luke's damage relies heavily on dealing crit chance with his Rapid Fire to create bullet cards. Make sure you reach at least 50% critical chance to activate his last potential node and guarantee critical strikes when using Rapid Fire then fill the rest with either critical damage or attack.
Luke Best Equipment
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| Weapon | Armor | Accessory |
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Mutant Predator Spike Mutant Predator Spike When there are 4 or more cards in hand, increase Damage Amount by 30% |
Wings of Freedom Wings of Freedom When hit, +10% Damage Amount (Max 3 stacks) |
Emblem of an Exceptional Entity Emblem of an Exceptional Entity +30% Damage Amount. Stress received becomes 0 (1 for each battle) |
Luke's best equipment can only be found in Laboratory 0 with Mutant Predator Spike giving him 30% more damage for all of his attacks as long as you have 4 or more cards in hand. Wings of Freedom for 10% more damage each time your team gets hit up to 3 times. Emblem of an Exceptional Entity for an unconditional 30% additional damage to all of his attacks.
Do take note that all of these equipment except Emblem of an Exceptional Entity are multiplicate which is not great for Luke as he needs additive buffs. However, there isn't other alternative equipment that can do additive damage buff.
Foggy Crystal Ball or RFS-17 if You Can Reduce the AP Cost to 0
| Best Option | Budget Option |
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 Foggy Crystal Ball Foggy Crystal Ball +40% Damage for Attack cards with Cost 0 |
 RFS-17 RFS-17 +10% Critical Chance of Attack Cards with cost 0 |
You can switch to these equipments if you can make either Rapid Fire or Dance of the Demon costs 0 AP, better if both. The reason why is because Foggy Crystal Ball, despite still being multiplicative, has 10% more damage buff compared to Mutant Predator Spike while RFS-17 is a good alternative if you are still not able to reach 40% critical chance.
Dimensional Cube if You Use Nia Instead
 Dimensional Cube Dimensional Cube When discarding a card, +10% Damage for 1 turn |
Dimensional Cube for a 10% additional damage to all his attacks after Nia or any of his party member discards a card and lasts for 1 turn. This can stack infinitely as long as you discard as many cards as you want but the buff will only last for 1 turn and will reset the next turn. Do take note that you need to reach exploration level 30 on Blue Pot to make this equipment appear in any chaos zone.
Alternative Budget Equipment
| Weapon | Armor | Accessory |
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 Bone Cutter Bone Cutter When hitting a target under Weakened status, +30% Damage |
 Incomplete Carapace Incomplete Carapace At the end of the turn, if you have 3 or more Cards in hand, +140% Fixed Shield |
 Amorphous Cube Amorphous Cube +25% Damage |
If you aren't able to get the best, you can settle for these equipment that some can be found in any chaos zones inside shops. Bone Cutter adds 30% damage to all of Luke's cards as long as the target has the Weaken debuff. Incomplete Carapace for shield if you have 5 or more cards in hand at the end of turn which is easily achievable by him but can only be found in Laboratory 0 and Amorphous Cube gives a permanent +25% damage to all his attacks and this is additive.
Luke Build Tips and Playstyle
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Keep Track of Hand Size Before Creating BulletsKeep Track of Hand Size Before Creating Bullets
To start setting up Luke's playstyle, you will need to constantly use Rapid Fire whenever you can to generate 0-cost Bullet cards every time you deal a critical strike. However, you only have a 10 card hand limit so make sure that you have enough space for your bullets before generating it because excess generated cards will vanish.
Attack Cards From Other Characters Counts in Dance of the Demon
One epiphany for Dance of the Demon says that it will also include attack cards and not only bullet cards. After testing, attack cards from other combatants fulfills its condition. For example, Cassius Triple 0 quest cards or Rei's Predator Blade counts towards Dance of the Demon.
Despite the lower base damage, you can stack a even more hits to the card especially when Cassius generates a lot of attack cards that you can use.
Dance of the Demon Combo
Dance of the Demon is one of Luke's highest damaging card in his kit and benefits entirely from the amount of attack cards you used during your turn. With that, we want to use as much attack cards and buff it with Rei as we can before we start using Dance of the Demon to maximize its damage output. Follow these steps to execute his combo:
- Make sure that Pop Eyed Popper has the Triple 0 Quest activated.
- Resonating Darkness and Dice Trick should be played next.
- Draw all the Rapid Fire, Stealth Reload and Dance of the Demon if you haven't already.
- (Optional) If you have the AP for it, use Predator's Blade to get more morale buffs.
- Use Rapid Fires and Stealth Reloads to create and play a lot of bullet cards.
- Make sure to always keep watch of your hand size and use any Quest Cards or Bullets you've generated to free some space.
- (Optional) Use Dark Condensation to buff Dance of the Demon's damage.
- With 1 AP, use Dance of the Demon to deal a high-amount of single target damage especially if you've stacked a lot of morale buffs with Cassius.
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I don't understand why all your memory fragment recs include cursed corpse even when Agony isn't even part of anyone's kit, can you explain?