Lucy Pre-Farm Guide - Version 3.4
Pre-farm Lucy's ascension materials, Forte skills, and Shell Credits before she drops in version 3.4 on June 8. Maximize Waveplate efficiency from day one.
Core Goal
Farm everything now so you can immediately level Lucy to 80/90+, max key skills, and use her effectively without weeks of post-pull grinding. Community posts (especially infographics from accounts like @Jiyan0117 on X) confirm the priority order below.
1 Farm Ascension Materials Highest Priority
Exoswarm Core Series
- Drops from Flora Drone, Mining Drone in Li Hwa / Lahai-Roi areas
- Collect all tiers: LF / MF / HF / FF variants - stockpile 20-60+ across tiers
- Prioritize Lahai-Roi daily Waveplate runs specifically for Exoswarm enemies
Past Reveries (New Collab Material)
- Found in the new Night City / Somnoire area from the collab
- Target: 25-60+ pieces depending on ascension level
- Explore the new zone heavily on launch day - priority over other activities
Nightmare Flashdrive (Weekly Boss Drop)
- Source: new weekly/overworld boss Nightmare: Adam Smasher
- Target: 46+ pieces - plan Waveplates for post-launch weeks
- This is a post-release farm - set Waveplate budget for it from week one
Shell Credits: You need approximately 1.7M-2M+ Shell Credits total for full ascension plus all skill upgrades. Start saving now - do not spend on lower-priority characters.
2 Farm Forte (Skill) Materials
Skill Upgrade Priority Order
- Prioritize Basic Attack and Heavy Attack skills first
- Lucy's kit revolves around Heavy Attack DMG, Basic Attack DMG amplification, and Tune Hack Response
- Lower-tier tuning items scale up: gather roughly 25 / 28 / 40 / 57 of each tier across skill upgrades
- Use daily Waveplates on Forgery Challenges for the relevant material type
- Deprioritize non-DPS skills until core attack skills are maxed
3 General Resource Grinding
Daily Routine Before Launch
- Run daily and weekly bosses and Echo hunts in Lahai-Roi for Exoswarm cores
- Collect ~60 Forget-Me-Not (or equivalent new collectibles listed in community guides)
- Save Astrites and Pulls - do not convert pull currency to sub-optimal uses
- Raise Union level to unlock better sweep/skip functions for faster daily farming
Key Decision Points
Weapon vs Character Pull
Farm character mats regardless of weapon choice. Lucy has boosted rates on her banner. Decide F2P vs signature weapon based on pull reserve, not material prep.
Build Focus
Focus on Heavy Attack-oriented builds and teams. Lucy pairs naturally with Rebecca (free 5-star in this version), so plan your team around that synergy.
Night City Priority
On launch day, open the new Night City / Somnoire zone first. Past Reveries and collab-specific drops are gated here - prioritize exploration over old-content farming.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Wasting Waveplates on old content - the collab brings new enemies (Adam Smasher, Exoswarm) that drop Lucy-specific mats. Old zones cannot substitute.
Ignoring Shell Credits and generic EXP - they accumulate into a large requirement fast. Start saving now, not after the pull.
Leveling wrong skills first - deprioritize non-DPS utility skills. Heavy Attack and Basic Attack upgrades directly impact her output.
Pulling without pre-farmed mats - sitting on a level 1 Lucy while you grind mats post-pull means missing early content windows.
Over-farming old regions - Lahai-Roi and the Night City zone are the correct farming locations for 3.4. Do not rely on older area drop tables.