Eibon Record
Zankou
Zankou is an S-Tier Incantation Main DPS who swaps between her Reality and Illusion states to spread damage-over-time effects and keep constant, unrelenting pressure on enemies. Her kit rewards proper damage-window setup and capitalizes on follow-up attacks during Illusion. The bulk of her output comes from Incantation damage, Heartwrench DoT pressure, and enhanced attacks after shifting states, so her best build balances CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, Incantation DMG%, Universal DMG%, and ATK% to maximize both direct and sustained damage at the same time.
Build Guide
Strengths
- Signature Arc Ravenous Blade provides the CRIT ceiling she wants while massively boosting damage on every Incantation hit.
- Constant Incantation damage lets her naturally stack and maintain cartridge and Arc buffs while on-field.
- Heartwrench and the Scorch reaction keep enemies under sustained damage-over-time pressure rather than relying only on burst windows.
- Strong, accessible alternatives exist in Fluff of Finesse, Cosmos Daze, Wild Reverie, and Lost Radiance.
- A Break-focused team variant lets her play around enemy broken phases more safely.
Weaknesses
- Her best damage windows hinge on correctly timing Reality and Illusion form switches.
- She wants long on-field time, so her Support Skill and off-field contributions matter less.
- Her lowest-priority Awakenings add only comfort and interruption resistance rather than damage.
- Reaching peak performance is tied to premium supports like Sakiri and Lacrimosa.
Best Arcs
Increases CRIT Rate by 16% and grants a 9% CRIT DMG bonus for 15s whenever the wearer deals Incantation DMG, stacking up to 7 times and refreshing on trigger.
Increases the wearer's damage by 8% for 10s after performing a Critical Dodge, stacking up to 3 times and refreshing on trigger.
Increases the wearer's damage dealt by 18% for 10s after casting a Support Skill. Triggers at most once every 20s.
Best Cartridge
Module Layout
Best Teams
A premier damage-over-time team built around Zankou's Incantation damage and sustained DoT effects, keeping enemies under constant pressure while she operates under extreme safety.
Open with your supports to prepare buffs, shields, and DoT support before swapping to Zankou.
Use Zankou's Skill to enter Illusion after 4-5 Basic Attacks, triggering Disarray for AoE Break damage.
Attack in Illusion to apply Incantation damage and spread Heartwrench DoT across grouped enemies.
Use Soulcross just before the Illusion timer expires to trigger Oblivion and return to Reality.
Cast Bloodfeast Reverie as soon as it is available, then follow up with a free Inferno Flamenco.
Loop back to supports to refresh buffs and shields, then repeat the rotation.
A Break-centric setup that trades some of the DoT team's constant pressure for more potent Break utility, letting Zankou dish out damage more safely during enemies' broken phases.
Lean on Daffodill to tear down the enemy's Break gauge before committing Zankou's damage windows.
Keep Sakiri's buffs active to boost both the team's overall damage and the secondary Scorch DoT source.
Use Adler's shielding to safely run this rotation while enemies are broken.
Equip Sakiri or Adler with The Great Thief Arc to add Break Intensity for quicker clears.
Skill Priority
Sanguine Dash / Soulcross (Skill)
A cornerstone of her kit, but still upgrade it after her Ultimate and Basic Attack. Sanguine Dash enters Illusion and applies Heartwrench, while Soulcross returns her to Reality with a chance to activate Bloodfeast Reverie when timed properly. The form-switching utility is always relevant, but its damage scaling is slightly lower priority.
Stoked Flame (Support Skill)
Level last since Zankou is first and foremost a Main DPS. It is still valuable as an added Incantation DMG and instance source, but most of her value comes from staying active on-field instead of swapping in and out.
Bloodfeast Reverie / Inferno Flamenco (Ultimate)
Prioritize her Ultimate first, as it is the main end goal coming off her primary rotations. After laying down Bloodfeast Reverie, she can follow up with an enhanced Inferno Flamenco without spending additional Ultimate Energy, giving her a massively empowered burst window after applying Heartwrench.
Wildfire (Basic Attack)
Another top priority since, as a Main DPS who appreciates long field time, she spends most of it attacking in both Reality and Illusion. Wildfire deals Incantation DMG while stacking toward her form switch, and its four distinct forms cater to any situation.
How to Play
Zankou's game plan is to frontload support buffs, shields, and reaction support, then build up Heartwrench DoT in Illusion before snapping back to Reality to cash out. Use her Redirect Skills deliberately: enter Illusion to spread damage-over-time, return with Soulcross just before the timer expires to trigger Oblivion, and finish with Bloodfeast Reverie into a free Inferno Flamenco.
Rotations
- 1Sakiri Skill → Adler Skill or Iroi Skill → Lacrimosa Skill or Daffodill Skill → Swap to Zankou → Perform 4-5 Basic Attacks to trigger Disarray → Zankou Skill to enter Illusion → Basic Attack combo with Stoked Flame → Apply and spread Heartwrench DoT → Use Soulcross to return to Reality → Trigger Oblivion → Cast Bloodfeast Reverie (as soon as available) → Follow up with Inferno Flamenco → Repeat
Tips
- Prepare buffs, shields, or DoT support from Sakiri and Iroi/Adler before swapping to Zankou.
- Perform at least 4 Basic Attacks before dashing so Sanguine Dash triggers Disarray's heavy AoE Break damage.
- Attack with Nightmare Waltz or Moonlight in Illusion to spread Heartwrench to nearby foes, especially against grouped mobs.
- Jolt back to Reality with Soulcross just before the Illusion timer expires, when the skill icon flashes/lights up, to trigger Oblivion's AoE damage.
- Do not use Soulcross as a movement or utility ability; it is an integral part of her damage rotation.
- Cast Bloodfeast Reverie right after Soulcross, then immediately follow up with the Energy-free Inferno Flamenco for her strongest burst.
- Loop back to supports once her damage sequence ends to reapply and refresh buffs, shields, or reaction boosts, then repeat.
Skills
<Italic>The nightmare drifts in, and despair burns from within.
<Italic>No need to wake up yet. The nightmare is only beginning.
<Italic>The soul's flame dies within the dream, slipping into a sleep with no need to wake.
Wields her blade to attack, dealing 1 instance of Incantation DMG.
Passives
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Awakening
Allows Wildfire, Flickering Shadow, Voidstep, enhanced Sanguine Dash, and enhanced Soulcross to spread DoT effects upon Awakening. Grants Zankou Hunt and Delusion at all times. Keeps both buffs active without delayed removal and prevents them from being removed when Zankou leaves the field or switches forms. Removes them only when Zankou is defeated.
The DMG bonus granted to Zankou by Hunt increases to 40%. The DoT Crit DMG bonus granted to the whole team by Delusion increases to 50%.
Builds up Kindling whenever Zankou participates in a Cycle that triggers Scorch or Hexed, increasing the Final DMG dealt by the next Inferno Flamenco by 150%. Allows Kindling to accumulate even before Inferno Flamenco becomes available, up to 1 stack.
Hunt increases Zankou's Resistance to Interruptions by an additional 50%. Delusion restores HP equal to 4% of her Max HP per second.
Activates Bloodfeast Reverie immediately when Inferno Flamenco becomes available.
Applies the DMG Bonus from Kindling to Bloodfeast Reverie, which shares the same Kindling stacks with Inferno Flamenco.
Guarantees that the first Breakable target hit by enhanced Sanguine Dash enters the Broken state. Triggers only once per target per battle and does not affect bosses in Character Balance Mode.
Increases all allies' Break DMG by 300% while Zankou is on the team.
Increases the DMG dealt by the final hit of Oblivion to a single target by 12% for each DoT stack on that target, up to 240%. Calculates the DMG Bonus separately for each target when multiple targets are hit, based on the total number of DoT stacks on each target.
Increases the skill levels of Wildfire, Nightmare Waltz, Sanguine Dash, Soulcross, Inferno Flamenco, and Bloodfeast Reverie by 1. Increases the DMG Ratios of Bloodfeast Reverie and Inferno Flamenco by 20%.
Increases Zankou's ATK by 40% for 20s after she deals damage. This effect does not stack. Resets the duration when triggered again.
Grants an enhanced effect for 60s when a target afflicted with Scorch is defeated. Maxes out the target's Scorch stacks whenever Zankou inflicts DoTs on them during the enhancement. Refreshes the enhancement's duration whenever another target afflicted with Scorch is defeated.
Voice Actors
CN
陈婷婷
EN
Stephanie Wong
JA
井上喜久子
KO
허예은