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Luna

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Luna
21 + 2.2
24 + 3.4
23 + 1.9
Grants the following bonuses per level:
+48.4HP and +0.22HP regeneration
+0.57 armor and 3.4 attack speed
+3.4 Main Attack Damage
+22.8MP and +0.095MP regeneration
+0.1% base magic resistance
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6
Armor
(791.52 EHP)
27.3%
Magic Resist
(800.55 EHP)
900
Projectile Speed
Melee Melee units have their projectile speed set to 900, if they should ever need it.
100 (124)
(1.7 BAT)
Base Attack Time Attacks per Second is defined as
ΣAS / BAT / 100
0.35 + 0.54
Turn Rate This unit takes 0.175s to turn 180°.
This ability component has a different effect during daytime. 1800 / This ability component has a different effect during nighttime. 800
Default
Gib Type
2012-06-28
Released
2004-03-01
Competitive Span
2012-07-05 — Present
Version Control
This article is mostly accurate for 7.41, the last version this hero was changed in.

New interactions that emerged in following patches may have not yet been accounted for.
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Tears into her enemies with bouncing attacks.
Renouncing her savage past, Luna swore her service to Selemene, and embraced the title of Moon Rider. The goddess bestows a Lunar Blessing on her new champion, boosting her strength and heightening her nocturnal senses. Saddled on top of Nova, her beastly mount, Luna bounds across the Nightsilver Woods to smite trespassers with a searing Lucent Beam. Superior numbers are no advantage against the Moon Rider. Through divine will, the midday sun gives way to night, and every foe is struck by rays of lunar energy as Luna tears through their ranks with flying Moon Glaives. By Selemene's wrath or through her own hand, the Moon Rider levels the battlefield under the brief darkness of the Eclipse.
Lunar Blessing
Lunar Blessing
Lucent Beam
Lunar Orbit
Lunar Orbit
Moon Glaives
Eclipse
Eclipse
Roles:Carry Carry Nuker Nuker Pusher Pusher
AdjectivesBlue, Female, Steed, Nose
Legs ( 2 )

Bio

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I was once the scourge of the plains, a terror on the wind. What hope do our enemies think they have?
▶️  Luna, the Moon Rider
How had she been reduced to this? She was once the Scourge of the Plains, a merciless leader of men and beasts, and able to sow terror wherever she dared. Now she was far from her homeland, driven half mad from starvation and months of wandering, her army long dead or worse. As she stood at the edge of an ancient forest, a pair of glowing eyes spied on from an elder branch. Something beautiful and deadly sought a meal in the wilting dusk. Without a sound, it turned and left. Fury overtook her. Clutching a rust-eaten dagger, she charged after the beast determined to reclaim even a shred of her past glory, but her quarry would not be caught. Three times she cornered the creature among the rocks and trees, and three times she pounced only to witness its fading shadow darting further into the woods. Yet the full moon shone brightly, and the creature's trail was easy to follow.

Arriving in a clearing atop a high hill, the beast's massive feline form sat in the open, attentive and waiting. When the woman brandished her dagger, the creature reared and roared and charged. Death, it seemed, had come for her at long last in this strange place. She stood, calm and ready. A flash of movement, and the beast snatched the dagger from her hand before vanishing into the forest. Stillness. Hooded figures approached. In reverent tones they revealed that Selemene, Goddess of the Moon, had chosen her, had guided her, had tested her. Unwittingly she had endured the sacred rites of the Dark Moon, warriors of the Nightsilver Woods.

She was offered a choice: join the Dark Moon and pledge herself to the service of Selemene, or leave and never return. She did not hesitate. Embracing her absolution, she renounced her bloody past, and took up a new mantle as Luna of the Dark Moon, the dreaded Moon Rider, ruthless and ever-loyal guardian of the Nightsilver Woods.

Upgrades

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Aghanim's

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Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter.
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade:
Eclipse
Increases total beams and the Eclipse duration. Removes the limit on beams per unit, with the beams appearing twice as fast.

Luna may now cast Eclipse on an area, an allied unit, or herself, and have the ability effects follow them.
Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard.
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade:
Lunar Orbit
Grants incoming damage reduction while active.

Talents

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Lucent Beam Multicast25+25 Lunar Blessing Flat Attack Damage Bonus
1.5x Lunar Orbit Orbit Speed/Instant Attack Damage20-40s Eclipse Cooldown
+80 Lucent Beam Damage15+1 Lunar Orbit Glaives
+0.5s Lucent Beam Stun Duration10-5% Moon Glaives Damage Reduction
▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃ ▃
+2 All / / Attributes

Innate. Innate

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Lunar Blessing

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Lunar Blessing
This ability can be bestowed by Illusions. Fully disabled by Break.
Ability
Passive / Aura
Affects
Allied Heroes
Grants allied heroes bonus attack damage within the radius.

Lunar Blessing is more effective on Luna.
Aura Radius: This ability component has a different effect during daytime. 1200
Attack Damage Bonus: 1
Self Bonus Factor: 2
Aura Linger Duration: 0.5
Flat Attack Damage Bonus: (With level 25 Right Talent.With level 25 Right Talent. 25)
At nighttime, the Lunar Blessing is Global, and additionally grants Luna bonus night vision.
Aura Radius: This ability component has a different effect during nighttime. The ability effects are felt everywhere in the map. Global
Self Night Vision Bonus: This ability component has a different effect during nighttime. 225
Hero Innate Ability
Innate Properties
The higher Luna's level, the greater the attack damage bonus and self night vision bonus value.
Attack Damage Bonus Increase: +This ability component scales with Hero Levels. 1
Self Night Vision Bonus Increase: +This ability component scales with Hero Levels. 25
Linked abilities are learned automatically when their counterpart ability is learned and vice versa.Linked abilities are learned automatically when their counterpart ability is learned and vice versa.
This ability levels up with Luna.
The Goddess of the Moon smiles upon her kin.
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    • All ability effects are provided by an aura centered around Luna.
    • Grants the following bonuses:
  • The affected ally unit(s).The affected ally unit(s).
    • Affects the following units:
    • Does not affect the following units:
Ability interactions with the caster's illusions.
Bestows the aura and the Nighttime nighttime vision bonus component.

Other illusion-related mechanic notes apply.
Buff modifier_luna_lunar_blessingUndispellable.
Hidden Modifier
Buff modifier_luna_lunar_blessing_auraUndispellable.
Lunar Blessing: Increasing damage by x%
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PREATTACK_BONUS_DAMAGE
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_BONUS_NIGHT_VISION
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ABILITY_SPECIAL
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ABILITY_SPECIAL_VALUE
  • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
    • Hero Level 30
    • The ability's visual effects.
      • Has particle effects surround the hero model by default.

Hero Model

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Hero Model
Ability
Passive / Channeling
Affects
Self
Luna's hero model has the following hidden Innate. innate abilities.

She may only perform or utilize the ability's functions upon a successful channeling.
Details
Hidden Innate Abilities
Watch Tower
Warp
Warp
Lantern of Sight
Tap on the Innate. innate abilities for more details.

Abilities

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Lucent Beam

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Q
C
Lucent Beam
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical
Calls a beam of lunar energy down upon an enemy, damaging and briefly stunning them.
Cast Animation: 0.4 + 0.47
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. 800
Number of Targets: 1 (With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. 2)
Damage: 75/150/225/300 (With level 15 Left Talent.With level 15 Left Talent. 155/230/305/380)
Stun Duration: 0.6 (With level 10 Left Talent.With level 10 Left Talent. 1.1)
Talent Upgrade
Now additionally casts on a random secondary enemy unit within its search radius, without priorities.
Secondary Target Search Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 500
9/8/7/6
Mana Cost
90/100/110/120
Selemene smites those who encroach upon the Nightsilver Woods.
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Ability interactions with Spell Block sources.
With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. Does not proc Spell Block sources on secondary affected targets.
Ability interactions with Spell Reflection sources.
With level 25 Left Talent.With level 25 Left Talent. Does not proc Spell Reflection sources on secondary affected targets.
Buff modifier_luna_lucent_beam_damage_buffOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PREATTACK_BONUS_DAMAGE
Buff modifier_luna_lucent_beam_damage_buff_counterOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Lucent Damage: Attack damage increased by x.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOOLTIP
Debuff modifier_stunnedDispellable by Strong Dispel sources.
Stunned
MODIFIER_STATE_STUNNED
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_OVERRIDE_ANIMATION
  • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
    • Luna's weapon emit ability particles during its cast point visible to everyone.

Lunar Orbit

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W
L
Lunar Orbit
Affects
Self / Enemy Units
Damage
Attack Damage / Instant Attack
Luna's glaive spirals out, rotates around her, and instantly attacks collided enemy units for a portion of her attack damage.
Orbit Radius: 225
Number of Glaives: 4 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 5)
Orbital Speed: 160 (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 240)
Collision Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 200
Instant Attack Factor: 0.28/0.32/0.36/0.4 (With level 20 Left Talent.With level 20 Left Talent. 0.42/0.48/0.54/0.6)
Duration: 5/6/7/8
Move Speed Bonus: (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 20%)
Grants incoming damage reduction while active.
Damage Reduction: Affects the incoming ability value positively of the affected unit. 8%/12%/16%/20% (Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. 18%/22%/26%/30%)
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Aghanim's Shard Upgrade
Grants bonus movement speed and increases damage reduction while active.
40/35/30/25
Mana Cost
65/70/75/80
None may approach Selemene's chosen without favor from the goddess herself.
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  • The ability has three main components:
    • Recasting the ability refreshes the duration, but do not respawn the orbiting glaives.
    • 1 Clockwise or With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent.
      • Creates 4 (With level 15 Right Talent.With level 15 Right Talent. 5) glaives S logarithmically spiraling clockwise upon cast from Luna's current location, point O , and reaches its revolution orbit P over seconds.
      • Each glaives are placed in the same formation and symmetrically apart each other, with the first glaive always created North 225-distance from Luna, at point S within Circle P .
        • OP = 225
        • The angle between glaives is defined as:
          • EXPR
            θ = 360° / n
        • Can affect enemy units at min Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 25-distance and max Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 425-distance away with the orbit radius and glaives collision radius.
    • 2 This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
      • Centered on Luna upon cast for the entire duration.
      • Applies generic Affects the incoming ability value positively of the affected unit. incoming damage reduction while active.
        • Stacks additively with other incoming damage manipulation sources.
        • Does not reduce HP Removal sources.
    • 3 Instant Attack to The affected enemy unit(s).
Buff modifier_luna_moon_glaive_shieldOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Glaive Shield: Taking x less damage and damaging nearby enemies.
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_TOTALDAMAGEOUTGOING_PERCENTAGE
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_INCOMING_DAMAGE_PERCENTAGE
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE
    • Has the following additional properties:
    • COSMETIC
      Utilizes Luna's current weapon in the loadout slot.

Moon Glaives

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E
G
Moon Glaives
Ability
Passive / No
Affects
Enemy Units / Self
Damage
Spell / Physical / Instant Attack / Physical
Luna's attacks bounce between enemy units, and deals lesser damage per bounce.
Search Radius: 500
Number of Bounces: 3/4/5/6
Bounce Speed: 900
Damage Factor per Bounce: 0.5/0.55/0.6/0.65 (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 0.55/0.6/0.65/0.7)
Carefully sharpened, Luna's boomerang-like weapon cuts a wide swath through enemy numbers.
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  • The projectile bounce properties. to The affected enemy unit(s). to ... to The affected enemy unit(s).
    • Moon Glaives Bounce VisualizedMoon Glaives Bounce Visualized
      • The successful attack bounces toward a random enemy unit within circle B , centered around the the primary attacked enemy unit P , without priorities.
      • The attacks may bounce back to the same units if it hits all other valid enemy units per attack.
      • All ability notes apply to subsequent bounces, centered around the n + 1th attacked enemy unit, until the following the conditions:
        • Reaching the max number of bounces.
        • When no other targets are available, nothing happens.
    • LEVEL 4
      Has the following ability values per bounced damage:
      • Can affect other enemy units at the following theoretical max distance with the attack range and the secondary target search radius.
nth Bounce 1 2 3 4 5 6
× f(Dmg) 0.65 0.4225 0.2746 0.1785 0.116 0.0754
Affected by Attack Range increasing sources. Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. Max Distance 830 1330 1830 2330 2830 3330
Ability interactions with Disjoint sources.
The projectile does not bounce when disjointed by the primary attacked unit.

When disjointed by a secondary target, it is not registed as a projectile impact. The attack may immediately bounce on it again if it is within the search radius.

Other bounce limit ability notes apply.
Buff modifier_luna_moon_glaiveUndispellable.
Hidden Modifier
MODIFIER_PROPERTY_PROJECTILE_NAME
MODIFIER_EVENT_ON_ATTACK_LANDED
  • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
    • Increases Luna's outgoing damage by 87.5%/111.04%/138.34%/171.71% (With level 10 Right Talent.With level 10 Right Talent. 101.89%/130.56%/164.17%/205.88%) if all bounces hit (before reductions).
    • Has the following additional properties:
      • The ability's visual effects.
        • Luna's glaive permanently emits blue particles visible to everyone upon learning the ability.
        • The bounce projectile is cosmetically identical to Luna's attack projectile.
      • Projectile SpeedProjectile Speed
      • MeleeMelee
        • For melee attacks, Moon Glaives uses a The ability's projectile properties.The ability's projectile properties. projectile after the primary attack.
        • For melee units, if the enemy target is 350-distance farther than the attacker's Affected by Attack Range increasing sources. attack range, the attack will Evasion miss regardless.

Eclipse

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Ability
No / Unit / Area
Affects
Enemy Units
Damage
Spell / Magical
Temporary obscures the sun, turning the day into night, while showering enemy units with lucent strikes in a radius around Luna.

There is a max number of times that a single target can be struck per cast.
Cast Animation: 0.5 + 0.37
Search Radius: Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 675
Number of Beams: 6/9/12 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 6/12/18)
Max Beams per Unit: 5 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 6/12/18)
Beam Interval: 0.6 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 0.3)
Eclipse Duration: 2.4/4.2/6 (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 1.8/3.6/5.4)
Set Nighttime Duration: 10
These lucent strikes are of the corresponding level of Lucent Beam.

The beams do not stun their target.
Damage Factor: 1
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Aghanim's Scepter Upgrade
Increases total beams and the Eclipse duration. Removes the limit on beams per unit, with the beams appearing twice as fast.

Luna may now cast Eclipse on an area, an allied unit, or herself, and have the ability effects follow them.
Cast Range: Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. (Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 2500)
105 (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 65)
Mana Cost
150/200/250
In times of great need, Selemene herself descends into the world, blocking out the light and hope of the opposed.
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Has the following priorities among Time of Day manipulation sources.

Set Nighttime nighttime sources work independently of each other.
Eclipse Clock
The appearance of the game clock changes upon an Eclipse cast.
  • The ability has two main components, with both components independent of each other.
    • Recasting the ability creates an independent instance.
    • 1 This ability component has a different effect during nighttime.
    • 2 Buff luna_eclipse to This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
      • Centered on Luna upon cast for the entire duration.
      • Has the following Lucent Beam properties:
        • Does not apply its stun component.
        • Other Lucent Beam ability notes apply.
      • Does not affect the following units:
  • Has the following targeting functionalities:
    • A Non-targetable ability is immediately cast as soon as its button is pressed.
      • Searches for valid enemy units within the radius centerd around Luna.
    • Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. The ability's area-of-effect properties. to
      • The Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. ability upgrade changes the ability targeting functionality from non-targeted to area and unit-targeted.
        • The first cast can affect enemy units at max Affected by Cast Range increasing sources. Affected by AoE Radius increasing sources. 2500-distance away with the cast range and effect radius.
        • The ability's area-of-effect properties.
          • When area-targeted, Eclipse happens at the area-targeted location.
            • Grants a 1.8/3.6/5.4-second 675-radius vision centered around the area-targeted location.
          • Other Eclipse notes apply.
        • The ability's unit-targeted properties.
          • When targeted on an allied unit, Eclipse is centered on the targeted ally for the entire duration.
          • Doubletap ability to self-cast whenever available. Doubletap casts the ability on Luna.
          • Does not affect the following allied units:
Ability interactions with Spell Block sources.
This ability's Lucent Beam casts do not proc Spell Block sources.
Ability interactions with Spell Reflection sources.
This ability's Lucent Beam casts do not proc Spell Reflection sources.
Ability interactions with Spell Steal.
Applies Lucent Beam of Luna's corresponding ability level when acquired.
Buff modifier_luna_eclipseOnly dispellable by Death.Only dispellable by Death.
Eclipse: Striking nearby targets with Lucent Beam.
  • This ability component affects the caster themselves.This ability component affects the caster themselves.
    • Directly use Lucent Beam's ability values, it does nothing if Lucent Beam is not learned upon cast.
    • The ability's visual effects.
      • Luna's glaive emits particles during the cast point visible to everyone.
  • Magical Damage Type Spell DamageSpell Damage
    • Deals the following max possible spell damage to a single target (before reductions) with
      LEVEL 4
      Lucent Beam as follows:
      • 1500 (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 1900)
      • Upgradable by Aghanim's Scepter. 1800/3600/5400 (With level 20 Right Talent.With level 20 Right Talent. 2280/4560/6840)

Recent Matches

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Main Article: Luna/Matches
DateTierTournamentPicksScorevs. PicksPatch
June 7, 2026 - 19:25 MSKTier 4LOST S2 Div 1 - Group Stage - Week 2LOST S2 Div 1 - Group Stage - Week 2
Disruptor
Phoenix
Invoker
Mars
Luna
1 : 0
Dawnbreaker
Tusk
Enchantress
Vengeful Spirit
Lycan
7.41c
+ Details
June 6, 2026 - 17:00 CESTTier 3EPL Season 38 - June 6EPL Season 38 - June 6EPL Season 38 - June 6
Hoodwink
Treant Protector
Undying
Luna
Sniper
1 : 0
Shadow Fiend
Doom
Lion
Huskar
Bane
7.41c
+ Details
June 6, 2026 - 13:00 CSTShowmatchImmortal Cup S2 - PlayoffsImmortal Cup S2 - PlayoffsImmortal Cup S2 - Playoffs
Phoenix
Luna
Earthshaker
Void Spirit
Silencer
0 : 1
Winter Wyvern
Hoodwink
Bristleback
Puck
Necrophos
7.41b
+ Details
June 5, 2026 - 22:30 EESTTier 4HYYTYY X BAR LATEGAME - Group BHYYTYY X BAR LATEGAME - Group B
Lina
Treant Protector
Beastmaster
Keeper of the Light
Luna
1 : 0
Pangolier
Rubick
Tusk
Drow Ranger
Timbersaw
7.41d
+ Details
June 5, 2026 - 20:00 CESTTier 3EPL Season 38 - June 5EPL Season 38 - June 5EPL Season 38 - June 5
Storm Spirit
Ringmaster
Brewmaster
Grimstroke
Luna
0 : 1
Snapfire
Axe
Lion
Slark
Oracle
7.41c
+ Details

Recent Changes

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Main Articles: Changelogs, Old Abilities and Hero Lore
Description
7.41
(2026-03-24)
  • REMOVED Lucent Beam Moonstorm ability component.
  • Lunar Orbit
    • REMOVED Moonshield ability component.
    • Now applies 8%/12%/16%/20% incoming damage reduction while active.
  • REWORKED Upgradable by Aghanim's Shard. Aghanim's Shard upgrade:
    • OLD Increases Instant Attack instant attack factor and glaives rotation speed.
    • NEW Increases damage reduction by 10% and provides Luna with 20% bonus Movement Speed movement speed for the duration.
7.40
(2025-12-15)
  • Lunar Orbit
    • Reduced max revolution orbit time from 1.2 to 0.9.
    • Reduced orbit radius from 250 to 225.
    • Increased collision radius from 175 to 200.
    • Increased instant attack damage factor from 0.22/0.28/0.34/0.4 to 0.28/0.32/0.36/0.4.
7.39d
(2025-08-05)
  • Reduced Eclipse cooldown from 110 to 105.

Dota Plus Progress

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Main Article: Hero Challenges

Relics track a hero's actions and statistics, and display in-game notifications when a milestone is reached. They are only available to Dota Plus subscribers.

Luna's Relics Voice Lines

Lucent Beam Kills

Moon Glaives Building Damage

Eclipse Kills

Eclipse Maximum Hits On Hero

Life Stolen

Spells Disjointed With Manta Style

Hurricane Pike Target Damage

Kills During Black King Bar

Triple Kills

Mega Kill Streaks

Barracks Destroyed

Towers Destroyed

Kill Assists

Kills
Bronze

Silver

Gold

Platinum

Master

Grandmaster

Equipment

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Trivia

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  • The name Luna means "moon" in Latin, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Romanian and Bulgarian.
    • Her mount's name is Nova, which originally translates to "new" from Latin, but commonly refers to the birth of a new star.
  • Luna's lore, quotes, accent, and reverence for Selemene derive largely from the Celts. Celtic lore heavily features warrior queens, who were often associated mystically with the moon.
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References

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