Ellen Best Builds and Teams

Ellen is a playable Ice Attack character in Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ). See Ellen's best build, best teams and bangboo, skill priority, W-Engines, Drive Discs, how to play Ellen, and Ellen's upgrade materials here!

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Ellen Character Profile

Ellen Joe Agent Information

Agent Information
Ellen Joe VA (EN): Giselle Fernandez	Rarity	Rank
	Attribute	Ice
	Specialty	Attack
	Faction	Victoria Housekeeping Co.
	Core Stat	CRIT Rate
	How to Get	Limited Gacha

Ellen Tier List Ranking

Overall	DPS	Stun	Support
		-	-

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Ellen Base Stats

Stat	Base @ Lv. 60
HP	7673
ATK	863
DEF	606
Impact	93
Anomaly Mastery	94
Anomaly Proficiency	93

Ellen Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths
• Powerful Ultimate and Dash Attack DMG. • Can hold down the Dodge Button to move swifty and easily dodge enemy attacks. • Excels in Ice teams since she can increase her own DMG if there's another Ice unit in the party.
Weaknesses
• Combos can easily be interrupted.

Ellen is a powerful Ice Attack unit with high mobility and power. She can easily get away from enemies thanks to her fast Dodge and can deal a lot of damage especially when put on Ice teams.

Ellen Best Builds

Ellen Premium

Best W-Engine	Deep Sea Visitor
Alt. W-Engines	1. The Brimstone 2. Cannon Rotor 3. Street Superstar 4. Starlight Engine
Drive Disc Build	Polar Metal (4-pc) Woodpecker Electro (2-pc)
Disc Main Stats	6: ATK
	5: Ice DMG
	4: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Disc Substats	CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, ATK

This build increases Ellen's Basic Attack DMG especially after triggering Shatter on enemies. Ellen will also benefit from the Woodpecker Electro's CRIT Rate buff since she's your typical DPS.

Ellen F2P

Best W-Engine	Street Superstar
Alt. W-Engines	1. Starlight Engine 2. Lunar - Decrescent 3. Lunar - Pleniluna
Drive Disc Build	Polar Metal (4-pc) Woodpecker Electro (2-pc)
Disc Main Stats	6: ATK
	5: Ice DMG
	4: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Disc Substats	CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, ATK

This build increases Ellen's Basic Attack DMG especially after triggering Shatter on enemies. Ellen will also benefit from the Woodpecker Electro's CRIT Rate buff since she's your typical DPS.

Ellen Best Teams and Bangboo

Ellen F2P Team

Ellen F2P Team			Bangboo
Ellen Attack	Anby Stun	Soukaku Support	Penguinboo
Bangboo Alternatives		• Bagboo • Booressure • Avocaboo

Ellen's best Support unit is Soukaku since she can increase her ATK and Ice DMG stats. Anby will be your second teammate since she's the only free-to-play Stun unit.

Ellen Mono-Ice Team

Ellen Premium Team			Bangboo
Ellen Attack	Caesar Defense	Soukaku Support	Sharkboo
Bangboo Alternatives		• Bagboo • Penguinboo

As for Ellen's premium team, Caesar is the best Stun unit since her shield can prevent Ellen from getting interrupted and can provide an ATK buff.

This combined with Soukaku's own DMG buffs will significantly increase Ellen's overall damage output and ease of use.

Ellen Best W-Engines

Recommended W-Engines

	W-Engine	Effect
1	Deep Sea Visitor	Lord of Seas Increases Ice DMG by 25%. Upon hitting an enemy with a Basic Attack, the equipper's CRIT Rate increases by 10% for 8s. When dealing Ice DMG with a Dash Attack, the equipper's CRIT Rate increases by an additional 10% for 15s. The duration of each effect is calculated separately.
2	The Brimstone	Scorching Breath Upon hitting an enemy with a Basic Attack, Dash Attack, or Dodge Counter, the equipper's ATK increases by 3.5% for 8s, stacking up to 8 times. This effect can trigger once every 0.5s. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
3	Cannon Rotor	Oversized Barrel Increases ATK by 7.5%. Landing a critical hit on an enemy will inflict an additional 200% of ATK as DMG. This effect can trigger once every 8s.
4	Street Superstar	Flaming Bars Whenever a squad member launches a Chain Attack, the equipper gains a Charge stack, stacking up to 3 times. Upon activating their own Ultimate, the equipper consumes all Charge stacks, and each stack increases the skill's DMG by 15%.
5	Starlight Engine	Knight's Combo Launching a Dodge Counter or Quick Assist increases the equipper's ATK by 12% for 12s.

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Deep Sea Visitor is the Best for Ellen

Deep Sea Visitor is hands down Ellen's best W-Engine since it increases her Ice DMG and CRIT Rate. The CRIT Rate can be increased even further if Ellen does a Dash Attack.

Ellen Best Drive Discs

Best Drive Discs and Set Bonuses

Drive Disc	Rating and Merits
Polar Metal (4-pc) Woodpecker Electro (2-pc)	★★★ - Best Set! Polar Metal increases Ellen's Basic Attack DMG and the buff can be increased further after inflicting Shatter on the enemy. Woodpecker Electro is used to increase Ellen's CRIT Rate.
Puffer Electro (4-pc) Woodpecker Electro (2-pc)	★★☆ - 2nd Best Puffer Electro is also a very solid option since it can be used to ignore enemy DEF and increase Ellen's ATK upon use of her Ultimate. Woodpecker Electro can be used to increase Ellen's CRIT Rate.

Ellen Skill Priority

Skill	Priority	Explanation
Core Skill	★★★★★	Ellen's Core Skill increases the CRIT DMG buff, which increases her overall damage.
Basic Attack	★★★★★	Ellen's Basic Attacks are mostly used along with her Special Attack, so upgrade both of these Skills first.
Dodge	★★★☆☆	Ellen's Dash Attack is frequently used to infuse her Basic Attacks, so upgrade this Skill last when everything else is leveled up.
Assist	★☆☆☆☆	Ellen's Assist Skill allows her to deal some Daze, but it's less of a priority than her other Skills.
Special Attack	★★★★★	Ellen's Special Attack is mostly used along with her Basic Attacks, so upgrade both of these Skills first.
Chain Attack	★★★★☆	Ellen's Ultimate is one of her strongest tools, so upgrade this after her Basic and Special Attack.

Considering Ellen is a damage dealer (DPS) through and through, her main focus is to just upgrade skills that will increase her damage to the roof. Ellen's damage will mostly come from her Basic Attacks and Special Attacks, so always upgrade those first. Chain Attacks are optional, but is a good thing to upgrade if you have extra materials. Lastly, upgrade her Core Skill whenever you are able.

Core Skill

Core

Basic

Dodge

Asst

Spe

Chain

Skill Effects
Core Passive - Sharp-Toothed When Ellen launches a Charged Scissors strike during Dash Attack: Arctic Ambush, or consumes a Flash Freeze Charge to activate Basic Attack: Flash Freeze Trimming, the skill's CRIT DMG is increased by 50%.
Additional Ability - Rising Storm When another character in your squad shares the same Attribute or Faction: When Ellen deals Ice DMG, subsequent Ice DMG increases by 3% for 10s. This effect can stack up to 10 times, and repeated triggers reset the duration.

Core Skill Enhancements

Total Core Stat Upgrade Bonus
CRIT Rate +14.4% Base ATK +75
Final Core Passive Upgrade Effect
When Ellen launches a Charged Scissors strike during Dash Attack: Arctic Ambush, or consumes a Flash Freeze Charge to activate Basic Attack: Flash Freeze Trimming, the skill's CRIT DMG is increased by 100%.

Basic Attack

Core

Basic

Dodge

Asst

Spe

Chain

Skill Effects
Basic Attack - Saw Teeth Trimming Press Basic Attack to activate: Unleashes up to 3 attacks, dealing Physical DMG. Press repeatedly or hold Basic Attack during the 3rd attack to extend the skill duration.
Basic Attack - Flash Freeze Trimming While Flash Freeze is in effect, press Basic Attack to activate: Launch up to 3 attacks at enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG. Each attack consumes 1 Flash Freeze Charge. Press repeatedly or hold Basic Attack during the 3rd attack to extend the skill duration.

Dodge

Core

Basic

Dodge

Asst

Spe

Chain

Skill Effects
Dodge - Vortex Press Dodge to activate: A rapid dash dodge. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. When Perfect Dodge is triggered, Ellen gains the Quick Charge effect, reducing the charge time of Dash Attack: Arctic Ambush, lasting up to 5 seconds or until it triggers.
Dash - Roaming Hunt Hold or double-press Dodge to activate: Enter the Roaming state, allowing dashing movement. In the Roaming state, drag the joystick to control Ellen's direction, and release to stop. Ellen is invulnerable for a brief time after activation.
Dash Attack - Arctic Ambush While in the Roaming state, press Basic Attack to activate: Delivers a spinning slash to enemies before opening her scissors for a Swift Scissors strike, dealing Ice DMG. Gain 1 point of Flash Freeze Charge when the Swift Scissors strike hits. While in the Roaming state, hold Basic Attack to activate: Perform a spinning slash against the enemy, then pull apart the scissors to unleash a Charged Scissors strike, dealing massive Ice DMG. Gain 3 points of Flash Freeze Charge when the Charged Scissors strike hits. If the enemy is Frozen, it always triggers Shatter. Anti-Interrupt level is increased while charging the skill, and DMG taken is reduced by 40%. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Flash Freeze When Ellen has Flash Freeze Charges, the Flash Freeze effect is activated. Once Flash Freeze activates, Basic Attacks and Dash Attacks expend Flash Freeze Charges dealing massive Ice DMG. Ellen can have up to a maximum of 6 Flash Freeze Charges.
Dash Attack - Monstrous Wave Press Basic Attack during a dodge to activate: Launches a dashing slash attack at enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG.
Dash Attack - Cold Snap While Flash Freeze is active, press Basic Attack during dodge to activate: Launches a dashing slash attack at enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG. Consumes 1 Flash Freeze Charge.
Dodge Counter - Reef Rock Press Basic Attack during a Perfect Dodge to activate: Rapidly move through enemies with open scissors for a cutting strike, dealing Ice DMG. Character is invulnerable during the attack.

Assist

Core

Basic

Dodge

Asst

Spe

Chain

Skill Effects
Quick Assist - Shark Sentinel When the character on the field is knocked back, press Assist to activate. Speedily move through the enemy with open scissors for a cutting strike, dealing Ice DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. When the character on the field is launched, drag the joystick and press Assist to activate. Enter the Roaming state, enabling dashing movement. While roaming, use the joystick to change directions and release to stop. Character is invulnerable briefly when triggering the skill. Upon triggering a Quick Assist, Ellen gains the Quick Charge effect, shortening the charging time of Dash Attack - Arctic Ambush, lasting up to 5s or until it triggers once.
Defensive Assist - Wavefront Impact When the character on field is about to be attacked, press Assist to activate. Parries the enemy's attack, dealing massive Daze. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Assist Follow-Up - Shark Cruiser Press Special Attack after a Defensive Assist to activate. Charge and slash enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG. Repeatedly press or hold Basic Attack during the attack to extend the duration of the skill. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Special Attack

Core

Basic

Dodge

Asst

Spe

Chain

Skill Effects
Special Attack - Drift Press Special Attack to activate: Use a quick tail sweep attack in front, dealing Ice DMG. Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill.
EX Special Attack - Tail Swipe With enough Energy, press Special Attack to activate: Perform a forceful tail whip attack that deals massive Ice DMG. Gain 1 Flash Freeze Charge upon striking an enemy. After executing the move, you can directly follow up with the 3rd-hit of a Basic Attack. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
EX Special Attack - Sharknami After activating EX Special Attack: Tail Swipe, with enough Energy, press Special Attack to activate: Unleash a series of powerful slashes forward, dealing massive Ice DMG. Gain 1 Flash Freeze Charge upon hitting an enemy. After executing the move, you can directly follow up with the 3rd-hit of a Basic Attack. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Chain Attack

Core

Basic

Dodge

Asst

Spe

Chain

Skill Effects
Chain Attack - Avalanche When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate: Crash down from above and unleash an ice storm, dealing massive Ice DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Ultimate - Endless Winter When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press Chain Attack to activate: Crash down from above and unleash an ice storm before a powerful scissor strike, dealing massive Ice DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

How to Play Ellen

• Infuse Basic Attacks with Ice
• Shorten Charge Time with Perfect Dodge
• EX Special Attack to Basic Attack Combo
• Deal a Lot of Ice DMG with Ultimate

Infuse Basic Attacks with Ice

	How to Infuse Ellen's Basic Attacks
1	Hold or double-press Dodge to enter the Roaming State.
2	Press or hold down the Basic Attack while in the Roaming State to deal damage and gain Flash Freeze Charges.
3	Use the Flash Freeze Charges to infuse Ellen's Basic Attacks with Ice.

Use Ellen's Dodge to enter the Roaming State and then use the Basic Attack to get a Flash Freeze charge. These Flash Freeze Charges can be used so that Ellen's Basic Attacks can deal Ice DMG.

Roaming State Attacks

	Description
Hold Down	・Gain 3 Flash Freeze Charges. ・Covers a wide AoE. ・Ellen is susceptible to damage.
Short Press	・Gain 1 Flash Freeze Charges ・Covers a short range and is very narrow. ・Fast recovery from attack.

During Roaming State, you can either use a short press or hold down the Basic Attack to unleash different kinds of attacks.

We recommend holding it down against mobs of enemies since it covers a wide AoE, while only using a Short Press against bosses to recover quickly before they attack.

Shorten Charge Time with Perfect Dodge

Ellen Perfect Dodge Combo
Perfect Dodge → Dodge to Enter Roaming State → Hold Down Basic Attack

If Ellen manages to do a Perfect Dodge, she will gain a buff that shortens down her charged Dash Attack during Roaming State.

Use Ellen's EX Special Attack to Basic Attack Combo

Ellen EX Special Attack Combo
Hold Down EX Special Attack x2 → Hold Down Basic Attack

When Ellen's EX Special Attack is up, hold it down twice to unleash a combo of attacks. After the second EX Special Attack, hold down the Basic Attack to transition to the 3rd Basic Attack for optimal damage.

Deal a Lot of Ice DMG with Ultimate

Ellen's Ultimate deals a lot of Ice DMG. We recommend using it on a Stunned enemy to deal the most damage possible.

Ellen Promotion and Skill Upgrade Materials

Ellen Total Upgrade Materials

Total Promotion Materials
Basic Attack Certification Seal x4 Advanced Attack Certification Seal x32 Pioneer's Certification Seal x30 Denny x800,000
Total Skill Upgrade Materials
Basic Freeze Chip x5 Advanced Freeze Chip x15 Specialized Freeze Chip x50 Hamster Cage Pass x5 Denny x500,000
Total Core Skill Upgrade Materials
Ferocious Grip x9 Higher Dimensional Data - Murderous Obituary x60 Denny x400,000

Promotion Materials Per Level

Lv.	Character Promotion Materials
10 ↓ 20	Denny x24,000 Basic Attack Certification Seal x4
20 ↓ 30	Denny x56,000 Advanced Attack Certification Seal x12
30 ↓ 40	Denny x120,000 Advanced Attack Certification Seal x20
40 ↓ 50	Denny x200,000 Pioneer's Certification Seal x10
50 ↓ 60	Denny x400,000 Pioneer's Certification Seal x20

Skill Materials Per Level

Lv.	Skill Materials
02	Denny x2,000 Basic Freeze Chip x2
03	Denny x3,000 Basic Freeze Chip x3
04	Denny x6,000 Advanced Freeze Chip x2
05	Denny x9,000 Advanced Freeze Chip x3
06	Denny x12,000 Advanced Freeze Chip x4
07	Denny x18,000 Advanced Freeze Chip x6
08	Denny x45,000 Specialized Freeze Chip x5
09	Denny x67,500 Specialized Freeze Chip x8
10	Denny x90,000 Specialized Freeze Chip x10
11	Denny x112,500 Specialized Freeze Chip x12
12	Denny x135,000 Hamster Cage Pass x1 Specialized Freeze Chip x15

Core Skill Materials Per Level

	Materials
A	Denny x5,000
B	Higher Dimensional Data - Murderous Obituary x2 Denny x12,000
C	Higher Dimensional Data - Murderous Obituary x4 Denny x28,000
D	Ferocious Grip x2 Higher Dimensional Data - Murderous Obituary x9 Denny x60,000
E	Ferocious Grip x3 Higher Dimensional Data - Murderous Obituary x15 Denny x100,000
F	Ferocious Grip x4 Higher Dimensional Data - Murderous Obituary x30 Denny x200,000

Ellen Mindscape Cinema (Duplicates)

Recommended Cinema

	Why We Recommend It
M1	★★★★★ - Amazing This helps Ellen get more Freeze Charge stacks and her CRIT Rate gets an up to 10% increase, making her easier to use.
M2	★★★★★ - Amazing This increases Ellen's overall damage output since it increases the EX Special Attack CRIT DMG by up to 50%.
M4	★★★☆☆ - Decent Ellen can gain more Flash Freeze stacks and energy whenever a party member inflicts Stun or Freeze. This is especially useful in Mono-Ice teams.
M6	★★★★☆ - Great Ellen's Attacks can ignore DEF thanks to the PEN Ratio buffs it provides. This also increases Ellen's Dash Attack DMG by a huge margin.

M3 and M5 are excluded since they are only for skill enhancement.

Mindscape Cinema List and Effects

	Cinema Effect
M1	Glacial Omen Upon hitting an enemy with a Swift Sicssors strike during Dash Attack: Arctic Ambush, the obtained Flash Freeze Charges are increased to 3. Upon hitting an enemy with a Charged Scissor strike, the obtained Flash Freeze Charges is increased to 6. For each Flash Freeze Charge consumed, Ellen's CRIT Rate is increased by 2% for 15s, stacking up to 6 times. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
M2	Arctic Ocean Predator The 3rd hit of Basic Attack: Flash Freeze Trimming can be directly followed up with EX Special Attack: Sharknami. When using an EX Special Attack, each Flash Freeze Charge increases the current attack's CRIT DMG by 20%, up to a maximum of 60%.
M3	Overtime-Intolerant Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
M4	Endless Hoarfrost Whenever a squad member Freezes or Stuns an enemy, Ellen gains 6 Flash Freeze Charges and the Quick Charge effect, and recovers 4 Energy. The Energy recovery effect can trigger once per 10s.
M5	Adequate Sleep Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
M6	The Feast Begins When Ellen uses an EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or gains Quick Charge, her PEN Ratio increases by 20% for 6s. She also gains 1 stack of The Feast Begins, up to a maximum of 3 stacks. With 3 stacks of The Feast Begins, using a Charged Scissors strike during Dash Attack: Arctic Ambush consumes all stacks, increasing the DMG of the current attack by 250%.

How to Get Ellen

Obtain From A Limited Banner

Mellow Waveride Banner
Mellow Waveride
Latest Run
Version 1.0 July 04, 2024 - July 25, 2024

Ellen was available from the Limited Banner Mellow Waveride that ran in Version 1.0 of Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ) from July 04, 2024 to July 25, 2024.

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Ellen Voice Actor and Lore

Voice Actor and Basic Info

English VA	Giselle Fernandez
Japanese VA	Wakayama Shion
Korean VA	Lee Ji-na
Chinese VA	Xiao Qingyuan (萧清源)
Gender	Female
Birthday	January 04
Height	161cm

Zenless Zone Zero Related Guides

List of All Characters

By Rarity
S Rank															A Rank
By Gender
Male															Female
By Attribute
Physical						Fire						Ice						Electric						Ether
By Specialty
Attack						Stun						Support						Anomaly						Defense
By Type
Strike										Slash										Pierce
By Faction
Cunning Hares										Victoria Housekeeping Co.										Belobog Heavy Industries
Section 6										Obol Squad										Criminal Investigation Team
Sons of Calydon										-										-
Other
Upcoming Characters															All Free Characters

S Rarity Characters

Nekomata	Lycaon	Soldier 11
Koleda	Grace	Ellen
Rina	Zhu Yuan	Qingyi
Jane	Caesar	Burnice
Yanagi

A Rarity Characters

Anby	Billy	Nicole
Anton	Corin	Ben
Soukaku	Lucy	Piper
Seth

Unreleased Characters

Hoshimi Miyabi	Lighter	Harumasa