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Tier List and Best Characters

This Tier List of the crossplatform game Zenless Zone Zero categorizes the characters of the game into different tiers based on their performance in the game. The characters are assessed based on their performance in the core game content of the game – Shiyu Defense.

Tier 0

astra_yao
yuzuha
lucia

Tier 1+

trigger
caesar

Tier 1

nicole
lucy
orphie_magus
seed
rina
soukaku
seth
pan_yinhu

Tier 2

pulchra

Tier 3

ben

Explanation

miyabi

Miyabi is a very powerful Anomaly unit who can deal a massive amount of damage with Frostburn and Basic Attack - Shimotsuki. Miyabi can gain a huge boost in damage with the Hailstorm Shrine W-Engine equipped.

yixuan

Yixuan is a powerful Rupture agent who can deal Sheer Force DMG, which can ignore enemy DEF. While very technical to use, Yixuan can dish out a lot of DMG with her Special Attack and Ultimate when used correctly.

astra_yao

Astra is an excellent and versatile Support character that can provide ATK and DMG buffs with her kit. Astra can allow other units to use their Chain Attacks as Assists and she can use her Ultimate to restore HP.

yuzuha

Yuzuha is an amazing Support unit who buffs the party's ATK, Anomaly DMG, and Anomaly Buildup Rate. She is the best Support unit for Anomaly teams.

lucia

Lucia is an Ether Support unit that can provide several buffs to increase the team's damage. She can also trigger Aftershocks and provide healing.

dialyn

Dialyn is a powerful Stun Agent capable of boosting Attack and Rupture DMG. She can trigger Chain Attack that turns into an Ultimate!

ju_fufu

Ju Fufu is a highly capable off-field Stun agent capable of buffing the entire team's CRIT DMG as well as their Chain ATK and Ultimate aside from stunning enemies. She can increase the whole team's decibels by 1000 while also refunding 300 to Attack or Rupture agents when they use their Ultimate.

trigger

Trigger is an off-field long-ranged Stun unit that uses Aftershocks to inflict Daze on the enemy. Trigger can also stun enemies from afar due to her sniping ability.

evelyn

Evelyn is a powerful Attack unit who specializes in dealing a lot of DMG with her Chain Attacks. Her kit is great in grouping mobs of enemies and taking down bosses.

vivian

Vivian is an off-field Ether Anomaly unit that can help increase Disorder DMG with Abloom. She shines well on teams with a second Anomaly unit.

soldier_0_anby

Soldier 0 Anby is a powerful Attack unit who stacks up White Thunder stacks on enemies to deal high Aftershock DMG. Soldier 0 Anby is best played when she's on-field for the most part.

yidhari

Yidhari is a powerful Ice Rupture DPS capable of dealing high damage when her HP is below 50%. She can also use her Ultimate more often due to her Ether Veil mechanic.

alice

Alice is an Anomaly unit who can trigger Assault frequently and increase Disorder damage. She can even trigger Disorder with other Physical units.

seed

Seed is an Attack unit that can also act as a Support for other Attack units. Seed's Basic Attack DMG is powerful and enemies will have a hard time interrupting her when she attacks.

yanagi

Yanagi is an Anomaly unit who can increase Disorder DMG dealt by all squad members. Yanagi especially works well with other Anomaly units of a different attribute.

orphie_magus

Orphie and Magus is a Fire Attack unit highly capable of dealing off-field damage. Her EX Special Attack: Heat Charge is capable of inflicting great damage while also triggering the Zeroed In Stage, which can buff her team's ATK and ignore the enemies' DEF.

lighter

Lighter is a Stun character who can inflict a ton of Daze and provide Fire and Ice DMG buffs to the party. Lighter is best used on Fire and Ice teams.

hugo

Hugo is an Attack unit who thrives in inflicting increased damage to stunned enemies.

burnice

Burnice is an Anomaly unit who specializes in Burning enemies with her kit. Burnice can inflict Burn on enemies and provide off-field damage with Afterburn.

caesar

Caesar is a Defense unit who can provide a strong shield to the party and can Stun enemies well thanks to her high Impact. Caesar's shield can also provide an ATK buff, making her a great all-around Support.

qingyi

Qingyi is a great Stun unit who can deal a lot of Daze with her Basic Attacks and she can increase the Stun multiplier thanks to Subjugation. Qingyi is a very versatile agent who can be put on any team with an Attack unit.

jane

Jane is an Anomaly unit with high mobility and deals a lot of damage through the Assault Attribute Anomaly. Jane can be used on an Assault-centric team or a team with another Anomaly unit with a different element to trigger Disorder.

ellen

Ellen is a strong Attack-unit with high mobility and strong Normal Attack damage. Ellen's Ultimate is also very powerful and is effective against any enemy regardless of size.

manato

Manato is a strong A-Rank Rupture unit that can sacrifice his HP for more damage. His Defensive Assist can transition to his Special Attack for a barrage of hits.

zhu_yuan

Zhu Yuan is a powerful Attack-unit who can deal a lot of ranged damage with her Enhanced Shotshells via Basic Attacks. Zhu Yuan attacks get especially stronger when attacking stunned enemies, so be sure to use a Stun unit with her.

harumasa

Harumasa is a strong and mobile Attack character that excels in dealing damage at any range. Harumasa can deal more damage on enemies that are either stunned or affected with Attribute Anomalies.

lycaon

Lycanon is a powerful Stun unit who specializes in dealing tons of Daze with his Basic Attacks. Lycanon can be used well on any team as their Stun unit, but he excels on Ice teams thanks to his Ice RES shred.

nicole

Nicole is a free Support unit that can gather enemies with her EX Special Attack and can reduce DEF with her enhanced Basic and Dash Attacks. Nicole is very useful against small enemies, but may struggle against heavier enemies.

lucy

Lucy is a decent Support unit who can deal off-field damage with her guard boar summons. Lucy's Guard Boars can provide ATK buffs to the party after they trigger an explosion.

rina

Rina is an excellent Support unit who can increase your team's PEN Ratio, a stat that ignores enemy DEF. While Rina is best used in a Shock-centric team, her buffs are versatile enough to be used effectively in other teams.

pulchra

Pulchra is an off-field Stun unit that uses Aftershocks to inflict Daze on the enemy. Pulchra can also increase Aftershock DMG (and all types of DMG at M6).

soukaku

Soukaku is a versatile Support unit who can make other units stronger with her ATK buff. Soukaku is especially useful in Ice-centric teams with her Ice DMG buffs and strong Freezing capability.

seth

Seth is a Defense unit who can provide shields to the party. Characters shielded by Seth will get an Anomaly Proficiency buff, making him a great support for Anomaly teams.

pan_yinhu

Pan Yinhu is a Defense unit who can be used to buff Sheer Force for Rupture Agents. He can also provide healing through the use of his Ultimate.

piper

Piper is an Anomaly unit who can increase her own Anomaly Buildup with her EX Special Attack and Ultimate. Piper can increase the party's DMG when she has accumulated enough Power stacks, although this will be tedious to build up.

soldier_11

Soldier 11 is a solid Fire Attack unit who is easy to use and can deal a lot of damage especially against stunned enemies. Activating Fire Suppression through Soldier 11's EX Special Attack or Chain attack will increase her Basic and Dash Attack DMG.

grace

Grace is a strong and mobile Anomaly unit who specializes in dealing damage through Shock. Enemies affected with Shock can take damage even if Grace isn't active, so she can be used with an Attack unit to deal the most amount of damage possible.

koleda

Koleda is a great Stun unit who can deal a lot of Daze DMG and increase the party's Chain Attack DMG on stunned enemies. Koleda becomes a lot stronger if Ben is on the team.

anby

Anby is a free Stun unit who can deal a ton of Daze damage with her Special Attack. You will have to use Anby's Special Attack after the third hit of Anby's Basic Attack to deal the maximum amount of Daze.

nekomata

Nekomata is a strong AoE Attack unit with quick attacks and high mobility. Nekomata excels against multiple weak enemies and can easily take them down with her Dodge Counter and Ultimate.

anton

Anton is a strong A-Rank Attack unit that can deal multiple hits with his Basic Attacks during Burst Mode. Anton will deal more damage against enemies affected with Shock.

corin

Corin is an Attack unit who can deal a ton of damage when an enemy is stunned. Corin is best used on single-targets due to her lack of AoE. Though she lacks viable AoE attacks, her single target attacks hit multiple times, making her viable as a DPS character against harder bosses in the game.

ben

Ben is a Defense unit who can provide shields with his EX Special Attack. While his slow attack speed is underwhelming, he can help you survive tough boss fights and is especially useful on teams with Koleda.

billy

Billy is a free Attack unit who can deal a decent amount of damage at a distance. To maximize his damage, he has to rely on Crouching Shot which limits him to just attacking one target and staying stationary while doing the action. This poses a huge risk especially when taking on multiple enemies in one battle.