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Chaos Zero Nightmare (CZN)

Haru Best Team and Build

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Haru Best Team and Build

This is a guide for the best teams and loadout for Haru in Chaos Zero Nightmare (CZN). Learn which combatants are best to pair with Haru, as well as recommended cards, partners, and equipment.

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Best Haru Build

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Build Overview

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Character Partner Equipment
Haru
Scarlet
Refinement:
・At the start of battle, if owning 18 or more cards, increase Damage Amount of Attack Cards by 30%
Memory Fragments and Stat Priorities
1. Justice Damage %
2. Crit Chance %
3. Crit Damage %
4. Attack
5. Attack %
Cards and Epiphanies
Anchor Shot Anchor Pointer Anchor Pointer Anchor Pointer Anchor Pointer Charge Energy Lift Anchor
Note: Haru's performance will significantly increase if her or another party member can inflict Vulnerable on the enemy.

Haru's best build focuses on playing Anchor Shots multiple times using duplicate copies of Anchor Pointer in one turn to deal massive single-target damage as it ramps up in damage for every use. Haru consists of high AP cost cards in exchange for dealing consistent single-target damage which makes AP recovery or card discounts much more needed for her. However, with Narja in the team, Anchor Shot can cost 0 AP for the entire turn.

After the February 4 Patch, Haru's Anchor Shot becomes more potent as it can stack up to 10 times now and has more damage scaling in total. This makes multiplicative damage buffs such as Vulnerable, more important for her as it can amplify its damage a lot.

She is best suited with the 4/2 set consisting of Beast's Yearning to get a 30% multiplicative damage for 5 attacks per turn and Executioner's Tool to enhance the critical damage of Haru's Anchor Shots.

Her favored chaos zone is City of Mist to get her best equipment for the Seed of Karmic Fire season such as Foggy Crystal Ball for 40% multiplicative damage when using 0 AP cost cards. Regenerative Ribcage for a 12% max HP boost and Flower of Dead Souls for 20% multiplicative damage for attacks after the first attack card used in every turn.

Date Changes
02-05-2026 ・Updated build overview for Season 2: Seed of Karmic Fire
・Added refinements recommendations
・Changed best team to Narja and Veronica
・Added Mika as an alternative team member
・Changed best memory fragment to Beast's Yearning
・Changed best equipment to City of Mist
・Changed playstyle and build tips
12-16-2025 ・Updated build overview
・Added Khalipe as an alternative team member
・Changed best equipment to Laboratory 0
11-18-2025 ・Added build overview
・Revised entire Haru build page layout
10-28-2025 ・Added Magna as a viable team member after careful testing.

Haru Best Team

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Support Sub-DPS
Narja Narja Veronica Veronica

Haru's best team is now Narja and Veronica where the gameplan is Narja reducing the cost of Anchor Shot down to 0 AP and providing additive buffs to Haru while Veronica ensures that the team has enough card draw to cycle through the deck and execute the combo in one turn.

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Alternative Team Members

Character Explanation
Khalipe Khalipe Khalipe can replace Narja as a Sub-DPS as she has access to celestial cards which makes Haru's Anchor Shots an activator for Vulture Ejections. She also has shields to help the team survive attacks and AoE attacks that Haru lacks.
Orlea Orlea Orlea can replace Narja or Veronica as the team's Support. She offers heals and multiplicative damage buff thanks to Softie and Vulnerable infliction however she doesn't have innate draws.
Magna Magna Magna can replace Narja as the team's Sub-DPS. She offers more shields, and provides additional counterattacks. She can also provide vulnerable to the enemies which makes Haru's Anchor Shots much more potent.
Nia Nia Nia can replace Veronica as another Support for Haru as she can utilize the Eternal Hunger combo. However, as of Season 2, Forbidden cards cannot be used in Seed of Karmic Fire content.
Mika Mika Mika can replace Narja as another Support for Haru as she is very easy to play and does not consume much AP, so you can reserve your AP for Haru. You can also take advantage of her Repose to potentially draw Haru's cards.

Haru Best Cards

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Card Epiphany Effect
Wiki - Anchor ShotAnchor Shot AP Cost: 2
Tags: Pulverize
400% Damage
・+120% Damage for each time this card has been used (Max 10)
Wiki - Anchor PointerAnchor Pointer AP Cost: 0
・From Draw Pile or Graveyard, move Anchor Shot to hand, +25% to Critical Chance of that card for 1 turn
Wiki - Charge EnergyCharge Energy AP Cost: 1
Tags: Retain
・For 1 turn, +70% Attack card Damage by number of cards in hand
Wiki - Lift AnchorLift Anchor AP Cost: 0
Tags: Retain
・For Anchor Shot in hand, +1 Cost, +80% Damage for 1 turn

Haru's best build revolves around cycling and using Anchor Shot continuously to deal increasing high single-target damage. Anchor Point, upgraded with the Critical Chance buff (for increased damage potential) is highly recommended. Critical strikes are highly valued especially to characters that has high damage multipliers to their card and this epiphany can help Haru get more chances of hitting critical chance.

With the recent changes in save data after the February 4 Patch, it is best to remove Power Charge because non-starting cards does not cost any save data points anymore. This will help you reduce your card counts and increase the chance of you getting the desired duplication card target.

For Charge Energy, you can choose either the first epiphany that boosts all of Haru's attacks by 40% for 1 turn or the 70% additive damage for every card in hand when played, both are viable choices.

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Essential Team Cards and Epiphanies

Card Epiphany Effect
Wiki - ReposeRepose AP Cost: 0
・Draw 2 other combatant's card(s)
Wiki - Sir KowalskiSir Kowalski AP Cost: 1
・Choose 1 Ballista in Hand, +150 % Damage until used
・Draw 2
Wiki - Shackles of HungerShackles of Hunger AP Cost: 1
・30% Defense-Based Damage x 4
・ Attunement: 6 Voracity
Wiki - Bottomless HungerBottomless Hunger AP Cost: 0
・Decrease Cost of 2 random cards in hand by 1 for 1 turn(s)
Wiki - Voluntary ControlVoluntary Control AP Cost: 1
Tags: Unique
10 Voracity
Select 1 Attack Card(s) 1
1 Predation each time that card is moved to hand

Veronica is simple enough that you only need copies of Repose and Sir Kowalski for her to work while the rest are upgrade cards that will leave the deck once used which will thin your deck for better card cycling.

Narja, on the other hand, wants specific epiphanies such as Bottomless Hunger that decreases the cost of two cards by 1 AP and Voluntary Control with the upgrade epiphany that selects an attack card and gives your team 1 Predation stack every time it moves to your hand which is a great target for Anchor Shot.

Haru Best Partner

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Partner Details
Scarlet Scarlet Passive Effect:
Binding Knot - The assigned Combatant’s Attack is increased by 8% If a card used immediately before was from the assigned combatant, +15% attack card damage. Stacks up to 2 times and is removed if another combatant's card is used. When the assigned combatant uses 2 or more cards, they gain Focus. Focus: Attack card damage of the assigned combatant is increased by 20%. Remove Focus when another combatant's card is used.
Ego Skill:
The Path to Mastery - 250% Damage +10% assigned combatant's attack card damage per buff owned

After the February 4 Patch, Scarlet is now the best partner for Haru as she has 20% multiplicative damage as long as you use Haru's attack cards in sequence of each other so that you won't lose focus stacks that Scarlet provides.

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Alternative Budget Partners

Partner Explanation
Ritochka Ritochka The same with Scarlet, Ritochka was buffed and is a viable budget partner for Haru as she can boost 2 or more AP cost cards despite it being additive and provide more attack stat boost if you can max her manifest ego.

Haru Best Memory Fragments

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Wiki - BeastBeast's Yearning Set Wiki - ExecutionerExecutioner's Tool Set

The best Memory Fragment set for Haru in this build combines the Beast's Yearning and Executioner's Tool effects. This combination grants a 30% multiplicative damage for 5 attack cards per turn and 25% Critical Damage, respectively.

In this build, Haru's Anchor Shot will always be at 0 AP and the only memory fragment that can use those high damage multipliers 0 AP Anchor Shots is Beast's Yearning.

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Stat Priority

Main Stats Recommended Substats
Ideal: Critical Chance %
Desire: Justice Damage %
Imagination: Attack %
・Critical Chance %
・Critical Damage %
・Attack
・Attack %

For both main stats and substats, aim for Justice Damage, Critical Chance, Critical Damage and Attack. Haru's damage relies heavily on dealing crit damage so you should focus on giving her as much critical chance as possible without neglecting the other stats such as critical damage and attack.

As for her last potential node, she requires a total of 1000 attack for another 10% to her anchor shot which is hard to reach even with optimal levels and substats. It is best to focus on critical chance and critical damage instead of aiming for it.

Haru Best Equipment

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Weapon Armor Accessory
Wiki - Foggy Crystal BallFoggy Crystal Ball Wiki - Regenerative RibcageRegenerative Ribcage Wiki - Flower of Dead SoulsFlower of Dead Souls
Refinements:
・When an Attack Card is activated on a target in a Weaken state, +15% Critical Chance
・Increase Damage Amount of Attack Cards by 20%
・At the start of battle, if owning 18 or more cards, increase Damage Amount of Attack Cards by 30%

Haru's best equipment for Seed of Karmic Fire season can only be found in City of Mist which consists of Foggy Crystal Ball for 40% multiplicative damage for 0-cost AP cards. Regenerative Ribcage for the 12% max HP. Flower of Dead Souls for 20% multiplicative damage to all her attack cards after using her first attack card every turn.

As for refinements, what you want are cards that boosts the damage of attack cards multiplicatively. You can also pick the refinement that increases the critical chance of that card when targeting an enemy with Vulnerable if you can.

List of All Equipment

Alternative Budget Equipment

Weapon Armor Accessory
Wiki - Obsidian SwordObsidian Sword Wiki - Titan Combat SuitTitan Combat Suit Wiki - Amorphous CubeAmorphous Cube

If you aren't able to get the best, you can settle for these equipment that some can be found in any chaos zones inside shops. Obsidian Sword to boost the damage of all her attacks by 16%. Titan Combat Suit for extra healing after getting hit once every turn and Amorphous Cube gives a permanent +25% damage to all her attacks.

Haru Build Tips and Playstyle

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0-Cost Anchor Shot Combo

Haru can dish out high single-target damage but requires a lot of AP to use due to how her Anchor Shot costs 2 AP. Thanks to Narja, she can reduce its cost to 0 AP for 1 turn and can be reused again with Anchor Pointer with minimal AP usage. Here is the steps you need to execute the combo:

  1. The first 1-2 turns, play normally and use all the upgrade cards of Narja and Veronica
  2. Make sure to use Voluntary Control on Haru's Anchor Shot
  3. Once all upgrade cards are used, use Repose and Sir Kowalski to draw all your cards
  4. Use Bottomless Hunger once you have Anchor Shot in hand to reduce it down to 0 AP
  5. Play your Anchor Shot then Anchor Point until you don't have any so that buffs from Scarlet works

Use Multiplicative Buffs for Haru

Given how Haru's cards has high damage multipliers, make sure to use multiplicative buffs to significantly increase its damage. Having an epiphany or neutral card that can inflict vulnerable will further boost Haru's damage.

Voluntary Control and Anchor Shot Interaction

Another interaction that makes Narja a worthwhile partner for Haru is between Voluntary Control and Anchor Shot where each move of it will provide you 1 stack of Predation that will increase Haru's damage even if it is an additive damage buff.

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6 BBRIL BBRIL about 2 months

No wonder people having hard time with Haru. I will tell you guys, playing Haru will be so much fun if you have her 2nd manifest ego (you can cast anchor shot even if you dont have enough AP). With Anchor combo +1 hit and her retriever card, you can easily ravage monster and hit like a truck. Go try my build 😉👍🏼

5 Anonymous Anonymous 2 months

my favorite unit so far, it's preferable to pick discard card or combo+1 hit on anchor shot, my haru is lvl50 and deal like 2k-4k anchor shot each time

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