Understand Aubade of Morningstar and Moon
Useful when…
- Increasing Lunar Reaction damage while the wearer spends time off-field.
- Adding Elemental Mastery through the two-piece bonus.
How do the piece bonuses work?
Two pieces grant 80 Elemental Mastery. Four pieces increase Lunar Reaction DMG by 20% while the wearer is off-field. If the party's Moonsign Level is at least Ascendant Gleam, Lunar Reaction DMG increases by a further 40%. The effect ends after the wearer has been active for three seconds.
Who benefits from its condition?
Consider the four-piece effect when the wearer's Lunar Reaction damage can occur while that character is off-field. The Ascendant Gleam condition adds the further increase, so the set's value depends in part on party Moonsign Level. The three-second expiration after becoming active makes time spent on-field relevant to how long the off-field bonus remains available.
How does it compare with other Lunar-focused options?
Night of the Sky's Unveiling grants the wearer conditional CRIT Rate when nearby party members trigger Lunar Reactions and the wearer is on-field. Silken Moon's Serenade instead grants party Elemental Mastery after the wearer deals Elemental DMG and increases Lunar Reaction DMG based on different Gleaming Moon effects. These conditions emphasize on-field reaction triggering or party support, rather than Aubade's off-field Lunar Reaction bonus.
What should you watch for?
The 20% and additional 40% are tied to the wearer being off-field; the latter also requires at least Ascendant Gleam. Remaining active for three seconds ends the effect, so do not assume the off-field bonus persists through an extended on-field period.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- Its main bonus is conditional on off-field time and Lunar Reaction damage.
- The extra 40% requires at least Ascendant Gleam, and the effect expires after three seconds active.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Treating the additional 40% as unconditional rather than requiring Ascendant Gleam.
- Staying active for three seconds and expecting the off-field effect to remain.