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Last updated on: December 11, 2025 11:37 PM

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

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Build Overview

Character	Partner	Equipment
		Mutant Predator Spike Wings of Freedom Emblem of an Exceptional Entity
Memory Fragments and Stat Priorities
Black Wing Set Cursed Corpse Set Executioner's Tool Set		1. Order Damage % 2. Extra Damage % 3. Crit Chance % 4. Crit Damage % 5. Attack
Cards and Epiphanies

Duplicate Priorities
Hunting Instincts > Quick Fix > Dingo Howling

Hugo's best build focuses on maintaining his Commence the Hunt stacks by playing multiple copies of Hunting Instincts and providing card draw with his Quick Fix and Dingo Howling. His only goal for his teammates is to always have 5 stacks max all the time to provide more follow-up damage.

He is best suited with the 2/2/2 set consisting of Black Wing, Cursed Corpse and Executioner's Tool to further boost her overall extra damage with his Commence the Hunt. His favored chaos zone is Laboratory 0 to get his best equipment such as Mutant Predator Spike for more damage buff if there are 4 more cards in your hand and it also applies to his extra attacks. Wings of Freedom to get more damage buff after getting hit 3 times and Emblem of an Exceptional Entity for additional damage amount added to his extra attacks.

Date	Changes
12-12-2025	・Updated build overview ・Changed best cards epiphany for Quick Fix and Dingo Howling ・Changed best memory fragment to Black Wing, Cursed Corpse and Executioner's Tool ・Changed best equipment to Laboratory 0 equipments ・Added Orlea as an alternative support
11-21-2025	・Added neutral cards to Hugo's best cards ・Changed Hugo's best equipment
11-18-2025	・Added build overview ・Revised entire Hugo build page layout

Hugo Best Team

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Memory Fragment				Equipment				Playstyle

Support	Main DPS
Mika	Tressa

The best team composition for Hugo includes Tressa and Mika, as their cards synergize strongly with Hugo’s Commence the Hunt mechanic. Mika’s Skill cards for healing and AP sustain help increase Hugo’s Commence the Hunt stacks with each use. As the main DPS, Tressa can generate numerous Shadow Dagger cards that trigger Commence the Hunt to deal additional damage, provided you’ve built up enough stacks.

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Alternative Team Members

Character	Explanation
Mei Lin	Can replace Tressa as the Main DPS, since her kit contains cards that can summon her basic Strike cards, allowing Hugo to stack Commence the Hunt through the Skill card, and deal Extra Attack damage after using the Mei Lin's attack cards.
Orlea	Can replace Mika as the Support, as she can boost damage of attack cards, provide constant heals and can attack on her own. However, she can easily populate your hand with her retain cards so play accordingly to not waste generated cards.
Nia	Can replace Mika as the Support, since her kit contains lots of Skill cards and draw. Unfortunately, she's not the strongest when it comes to healing unlike Mika.
Selena	Can replace Mika as the Sub-DPS, as this team formation revolves around Hugo and Selena following up Tressa's attacks with Marks, Coordinated Attacks and Extra Attacks at the cost of survivability.

Hugo Best Cards

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Memory Fragment				Equipment				Playstyle

Card	Explanation
Hunting Instincts	AP Cost: 0 Type: Upgrade Tags: Initiation ・When another Combatant uses an Upgrade or Skill Card, gain 1 Hunt Commence
Quick Fix	AP Cost: 1 Type: Attack Tags: Haste ・100% x 2 Damage ・If in Commence the Hunt, Draw 2
Dingo Howling	AP Cost: 1 Type: Upgrade ・Upon gaining Commence the Hunt, Draw 1 Attack Card(s)(1 per turn)
Fixer's Approach	AP Cost: 1 Type: Upgrade Tags: Unique ・+40 Extra Attack of Commence the Hunt Damage

The most important cards for Hugo are Hunting Instincts, Quick Fix, Dingo Howling, and Fixer's Approach, as these are the key cards for commence the hunt stacks, card draw and extra attack damage buffs.

Hunting Instincts must always have the Initiation epiphany to activate at turn 1. It allows Hugo to maintain his Commence the Hunt stack moreso if he has multiple copies of it. It also allows him to get the more stacks with only one use of a skill card so that he can deal the maximum damage possible with his follow up attacks.

For Quick Fix and Dingo Howling, you need the epiphany that lets him draw cards to help the team cycle through the deck and draw out Tressa's attack cards if needed. Fixer's Approach is also a vital card in Hugo's kit and should always be played as soon as possible before activating his Commence the Hunt stacks.

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Essential Team Cards and Epiphanies

Card	Epiphany Effect
Unsheathe Dagger	AP Cost: 0 ・Create 2 Shadow Dagger
Curse	AP Cost: 0 ・For 2 turns, when using Attack Cards, 1 Agony
Shadow Reload	AP Cost: 1 Tags: Initiation ・When Healed by a Skill Card, create 1 Shadow Dagger
Vital Attack	AP Cost: 2 ・150% x 3 Damage ・+10% Damage per target's Agony

You’ll want to activate Epiphanies for Tressa’s cards to generate more Shadow Daggers. Unsheathe Dagger initially creates two Shadow Daggers, but can be upgraded to create three. The Shadow Reload card originally creates an Advanced Shadow Dagger, but it can be modified through Epiphany to instead create a Shadow Dagger each time you heal using a Skill card, cards Mika has plenty of.

Hugo Best Partner

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Partner	Details
Tina	Passive Effect: Target Confirmed Initiating Support - Order Attribute's Attack Damage increase by 15%. +25% Extra Attack damage from Targeting Attack Cards. Ego Skill: Communication Support - Draw 1 Increase the combatant's Extra Attack damage by 30% for 1 turn

Tina’s passive effect increases the Extra Attack damage from Commence the Hunt by 25%. When she uses her Ego Skill, this bonus increases by an additional 30% for one turn. This is especially effective if you have many Commence the Hunt stacks and multiple copies of Tressa’s Shadow Dagger cards to maximize your damage output.

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Alternative Budget Partners

Partner	Explanation
Rosaria	Rosaria’s passive increases Hugo’s Extra Attack damage by 10% and grants a 25% chance to gain one stack of Morale when using an Upgrade or Skill card.

Hugo Best Memory Fragment

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Hugo's best memory fragment is Black Wing for further attack stat increase, Cursed Corpse Set for increased damage against enemies with Agony and Executioner's Tool for more critical damage. Do note that all of these memory fragments applies to his Commence the Hunt attacks.

Stat Priority

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

For both main stats and substats, aim for Order Damage, Extra Damage, Critical Chance, Critical Damage and Attack. Order damage is a direct multiplier, and you'll want to prioritize Extra Damage to further increase his Commence the Hunt damage while still maintaining the proper critical chance and critical damage increase too.

Hugo Best Equipment

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Weapon	Armor	Accessory
Mutant Predator Spike	Wings of Freedom	Emblem of an Exceptional Entity

Hugo's best equipment can only be found in Laboratory 0 which consists of Mutant Predator Spike for 30% increased damage if you have more than 4 cards when it activates. Wings of Freedom for 10% increase damage each time you get hit, maximum 3 times. Emblem of an Exceptional Entity for more 30% additional damage unconditionally. All of these equipments applies to his Commence the Hunt stacks alongside his attack cards.

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Only Pick W-52 Dopamine Injector If You Can Draw 2 Cards Consistently

Weapon
W-52 Dopamine Injector

You can replace Mutant Predator Spike if Hugo can consistently draw 2 cards at the start of each turn because W-52 Dopamine Injector will increase his damage by 40% which is more than 10% than Mutant Predator Spike.

Alternative Budget Equipment

Weapon	Armor	Accessory
Obsidian Sword	Incomplete Carapace	Amorphous 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 amount of his extra attacks. Incomplete Carapace for shield if you have 5 or more cards in hand at the end of turn but can only be found in Laboratory 0 and Amorphous Cube gives a permanent +25% damage to all his attacks including extra attacks.

Hugo Build Tips and Playstyle

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Increase Commence the Hunt Stacks by Using Skill Cards

Activate Hugo’s Hunting Instincts first, then use Mika’s skill cards to increase Commence the Hunt stacks. This may take more than one turn if you want to maximize your damage output. Acquiring several of Tressa’s Shadow Daggers can also take some time, since the cards you draw are random.

Prioritize getting your Commence the Hunt to max stacks (5 max) to also increase the damage multiplier of the Extra Attack from the mechanic.

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Chisa about 2 months

thanks!

Anonymous about 2 months

Not like he needs it. He dishes damage like crazy

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