Soukaku Best Builds and Teams

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

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Soukaku Builds	Signature W-Engine

Soukaku Character Profile

Soukaku Agent Information

Agent Information
Soukaku	Rarity	Rank
	Attribute	Ice
	Specialty	Support
	Faction	Hollow Special Operations Section 6
	Core Stat	Energy Regen
	How to Get	Gacha / Free

Soukaku Tier List Ranking

Overall	DPS	Stun	Support
	-	-

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Soukaku Base Stats

Stat	Base @ Lv. 60
HP	8025
ATK	590
DEF	597
Impact	86
Anomaly Mastery	93
Anomaly Proficiency	96

Soukaku Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths
• Universal ATK buff can increase the next party member's DMG and has a long uptime. • Can easily Freeze enemies. • Ice DMG buff is useful on Ice Attack units.
Weaknesses
• Holding down the Special Attack takes a while to switch to other characters.

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, but she can be used in other teams outside .

Soukaku Best Builds

Soukaku Support Build

Best W-Engine	Bashful Demon
Alt. W-Engines	1. Slice of Time 2. Unfettered Game Ball 3. Reverb - Mark III
Drive Disc Build	Swing Jazz (4-pc) Hormone Punk (2-pc)
Disc Main Stats	6: Energy Regen
	5: ATK
	4: ATK
Disc Substats	ATK, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG

This build has a lot of ATK stats on Soukaku so that she can maximize her Core Skill's ATK buff. Energy Regen is also an important stat so that Soukaku can use her EX Special Attack.

Soukaku Best Teams and Bangboo

Soukaku Premium Ice Team

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

Soukaku and Caesar pair up to provide ATK buffs and Shields respectively. Use Caesar's shield to provide ATK buffs and increase the party's resistance to interuption.

Soukaku F2P Team

Soukaku F2P Team			Bangboo
Soukaku Support	Billy Attack	Anby Stun	Penguinboo
Bangboo Alternatives		• Bagboo • Exploreboo

Soukaku doesn't have a free-to-play unit that has the same faction or element as her. Despite this, Soukaku can be used as your typical ATK buffer for the DPS.

We recommend using Billy and Anby since both characters are from the Cunning Hares faction.

Soukaku Best W-Engines

Recommended W-Engines

	W-Engine	Effect
1	Bashful Demon	Visage of Greed Increases Ice DMG by 15%. When launching an EX Special Attack, all squad members' ATK increases by 2% for 12s, stacking up to 4 times. Repeated triggers refresh the duration. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.
2	Slice of Time	Say Cheese Any squad members' Dodge Counter, EX Special Attack, Assist Attack, or Chain Attack respectively generates 20/25/30/35 more Decibels and generates 0.7 Energy for the equipper. This effect can trigger once every 12s. The cooldown for each type of attack is independent of others. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.
3	Unfettered Game Ball	Game Start! Whenever the equipper's attack triggers an Attribute Counter effect, all squad members' CRIT Rate against the struck enemy increases by 12% for 12s. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.
4	Reverb - Mark III	Booming Sound Launching an Chain Attack or Ultimate increases all squad member's ATK by 8% for 10s. This effect can trigger once every 20s. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

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Bashful Demon is the Best for Soukaku

Bashful Demon synergizes well with Soukaku since it increases her Ice DMG and ATK. The ATK buff also affects other party members, so it increases overall damage.

Soukaku Best Drive Discs

Best Drive Discs and Set Bonuses

Drive Disc	Rating and Merits
Swing Jazz (4-pc) Hormone Punk (2-pc)	★★★ - Best Set! Swing Jazz increases Soukaku's Energy Regen and enables Soukaku to become a DMG buffer with her Chain Attack and Ultimate.
Woodpecker Electro (4-pc) Swing Jazz (2-pc)	★★☆ - 2nd Best Woodpecker Electro can be used since it helps increase the ATK of the entire party. You might want to put CRIT Rate stats on Soukaku for the ATK buff to take effect.

Soukaku Skill Priority

Skill	Priority	Explanation
Core Skill	★★★★★	Soukaku's Core Skill increases the ATK buff that Soukaku can transfer to an ally.
Basic Attack	★☆☆☆☆	Upgrading Soukaku's Basic Attack is unnecessary since she is a Support unit.
Dodge	★☆☆☆☆	Soukaku's dodge is also unnecessary since she doesn't take a lot of field time and is mostly uninterrupted thanks to her Special Attack.
Assist	★☆☆☆☆	Soukaku's Assist only increases the damage, so this can also be left out.
Special Attack	★★★★★	When Soukaku is on the field, you will mostly be using her Special Attacks to deal damage and activate her ATK buff.
Chain Attack	★★★☆☆	Soukaku's Ultimate can deal a lot of damage and can easily wipe out smaller enemies.

Soukaku's ATK buff comes from stacking her Special Attack as you will mostly use it to deal damage most of the time - upgrade it before anything else. If you have extra materials, go for her Chain Attack as she can deal damage with it as well. Lastly, always uupgrade Soukaku's Core Skill as her buffs scales off of its levels.

Core Skill

Core

Basic

Dodge

Asst

Spe

Chain

Skill Effects
Core Passive - Blade Banner When Soukaku launches Fly the Flag, her ATK is increased by 10%, up to 500, for 22s. When consuming Vortex during Fly the Flag, the ATK increase is doubled, up to a max of 1000. This buff can be passed along to characters switching in via Quick Assists or Chain Attacks triggered by Fly the Flag, and it refreshes the duration of the buff.
Additional Ability - Group Set Meal When another character in your squad shares the same Attribute or Faction: When Soukaku consumes Vortex to activate Fly the Flag, the Ice DMG of the squad is increased by 20% for 22s.

Core Skill Enhancements

Total Core Stat Upgrade Bonus
Base Energy Regen +0.36/s Base ATK +75
Final Core Passive Upgrade Effect
When Soukaku launches Fly the Flag, her ATK is increased by 20%, up to 500, for 22s. When consuming Vortex during Fly the Flag, the ATK increase is doubled, up to a max of 1000. This buff can be passed along to characters switching in via Quick Assists or Chain Attacks triggered by Fly the Flag, and it refreshes the duration of the buff.

Basic Attack

Core

Basic

Dodge

Asst

Spe

Chain

Skill Effects
Basic Attack - Making Rice Cakes Press Basic Attack to activate: Unleashes up to 3 attacks, dealing Physical DMG.
Basic Attack - Making Rice Cakes (Frosted Banner) When Frosted Banner is active, press Basic Attack to activate: Unleashes up to 3 faster attacks in front, dealing Ice DMG.

Dodge

Core

Basic

Dodge

Asst

Spe

Chain

Skill Effects
Dodge - Grab a Bite Press Dodge to activate: A rapid dodge. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Dash Attack - 50/50 Press Basic Attack during a dodge to activate: Slashes enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG.
Dash Attack - 50/50 (Frosted Banner) When Frosted Banner is active, press Basic Attack during a Dodge to activate: Slashes enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG.
Dodge Counter - Away From My Snacks Press Basic Attack during a Perfect Dodge to activate: Slashes enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Assist

Core

Basic

Dodge

Asst

Spe

Chain

Skill Effects
Quick Assist - A Set for Two When the on-field character is launched, Press Assist to activate: Slashes enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Defensive Assist - Guarding Tactics When the character on field is about to be attacked, press Assist to activate: Parries the enemy's attack, dealing massive Daze. This skill excels at parrying enemy attacks and reduces the consumption of Assist Points when the character is under intense attacks. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Assist Follow-Up - Sweeping Strike Press Basic Attack after a Defensive Assist to activate: Charges and strikes enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. Holding Basic Attack while using this skill allows for a quick transition to Fly the Flag.

Special Attack

Core

Basic

Dodge

Asst

Spe

Chain

Skill Effects
Special Attack - Cooling Bento Press Special Attack to activate: Soukaku releases a wind current in front of her and unleashes her finishing move, dealing Ice DMG. Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill, and DMG taken is reduced by 40%. Holding Special Attack while using this skill allows for a quick transition to Fly the Flag.
EX Special Attack - Fanning Mosquitoes With enough Energy, press Special Attack to activate: Releases wind currents of extended range in front of her, dealing massive Ice DMG. This skill can be used in rapid succession by pressing repeatedly. Each use consumes a specified amount of Energy. When Soukaku's Energy is depleted, or you stop pressing the button, she unleashes a powerful finishing move that deals massive Ice DMG. Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill, and her DMG taken is reduced by 40%. Holding Special Attack while using this skill allows for a quick transition to Fly the Flag.
Special Attack - Rally! Hold Special Attack to activate: Soukaku plunges her weapon into the ground, morphs it into a flag, and launches Fly the Flag, dealing Ice DMG. Hitting an enemy with Fly the Flag triggers a Quick Assist. Pressing Basic Attack or Special Attack after Fly the Flag activates a Special Attack as she retracts the flag, dealing Ice DMG. If Soukaku owns 3 stacks of Vortex on using Fly the Flag, she consumes all 3 stacks and enters the Frosted Banner state. In the Frosted Banner state, she can unleash an enhanced Basic Attack or an enhanced Dash Attack, dealing massive Ice DMG. This effect can last up to 45s or stack up to 6 times. Soukaku's weapon gains Vortexes in the following circumstances: Gains 1 stack of Vortex when launching an EX Special Attack, Gains 1 stack of Vortex when launching a Chain Attack, Gains 3 stacks of Vortex when launching an Ultimate. Soukaku can accumulate a maximum of 3 stacks of Vortex.

Chain Attack

Core

Basic

Dodge

Asst

Spe

Chain

Skill Effects
Chain Attack - Pudding Slash When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate: Soukaku quickly unleashes a series of strikes at enemies in front of her and follows up with Fly the Flag, dealing massive Ice DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Ultimate - Jumbo Pudding Slash When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press Chain Attack to activate: Soukaku quickly unleashes an extended series of strikes at enemies in front of her and follows up with Fly the Flag, dealing massive Ice DMG. Upon activating this skill, Soukaku enters the Masked state, increasing her CRIT Rate by 15% for 15s. Upon activating this skill, other squad members recover 10 Energy. The next character to switch in gains an additional 20 Energy. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

How to Play Soukaku

• Acquire Vortex Stacks with EX Special Attack
• Use Quick Assists or Chain Attacks to Pass the ATK Buff
• Restore the Party's Energy with Ultimate
• Soukaku Optimal Combo

Acquire Vortex Stacks with EX Special Attack

	How to Use Vortex Stacks
1	Hit enemies with Soukaku's EX Special Attack until you get three stacks of Vortex.
2	Hold down the Special Attack to enter Fly the Flag. Which infuses Soukaku's Basic Attacks with Ice and grants her an ATK buff.

Use Soukaku's EX Special Attack to gather Vortex stacks. You can check the Vortex stack count below Soukaku's HP bar if she's the active character.

Once three Vortex stacks have been accumulated, hold down the Special Attack to enhance Soukaku's Basic Attacks and gain an ATK buff.

Double the ATK Buff By Repeating the Combo

If Soukaku has three Vortex Stacks and you hold down the EX Special Attack during the Fly the Flag state, this will effectively double the ATK buff.

The initial ATK buff has a long uptime of 45 seconds, so you have plenty of time to unleash three more EX Special Attacks to increase the buff. You can check if the ATK buff is still up below the HP bars.

Use Quick Assists or Chain Attacks to Pass the ATK Buff

The ATK buff gained from Fly the Flag can be transfered to other allies through the use of Quick Assists or Chain Attacks. This lets Soukaku increase the next agent's overall damage.

Soukaku's Chain Attack will also cast Raise the Flag. So if Soukaku has three Vortex stacks during the Chain Attack, she can effectively buff the next character.

Restore the Party's Energy with Ultimate

You can use Soukaku's Ultimate to enter an enhanced state and restore energy to the entire party. When you switch to another character, that character will gain a larger restoration to their energy.

Soukaku Optimal Combo

Soukaku Optimal Combo
EX Special Attack x3 → Hold Down Special Attack → Repeat Prior Combo or Use Ultimate → Chain Attack or Quick Assist to DPS Unit

Use Soukaku's EX Special Attack combo then hold down the Special Attack to enhance Soukaku.

You can repeat the prior Combo or use her Ultimate then ideally Chain Attack or Quick Assist to the DPS unit to transfer Soukaku's ATK buff.

Soukaku Promotion and Skill Upgrade Materials

Soukaku Total Upgrade Materials

Total Promotion Materials
Basic Support Certification Seal x4 Advanced Support Certification Seal x32 Ruler 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
Finale Dance Shoes x9 Higher Dimensional Data - Murderous Obituary x60 Denny x400,000

Promotion Materials Per Level

Lv.	Character Promotion Materials
10 ↓ 20	Denny x24,000 Basic Support Certification Seal x4
20 ↓ 30	Denny x56,000 Advanced Support Certification Seal x12
30 ↓ 40	Denny x120,000 Advanced Support Certification Seal x20
40 ↓ 50	Denny x200,000 Ruler Certification Seal x10
50 ↓ 60	Denny x400,000 Ruler 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	Finale Dance Shoes x2 Higher Dimensional Data - Murderous Obituary x9 Denny x60,000
E	Finale Dance Shoes x3 Higher Dimensional Data - Murderous Obituary x15 Denny x100,000
F	Finale Dance Shoes x4 Higher Dimensional Data - Murderous Obituary x30 Denny x200,000

Soukaku Mindscape Cinema (Duplicates)

Recommended Cinema

	Why We Recommend It
M1	★★★★★ - Amazing Soukaku's ATK and Ice DMG buff duration increases by 8s, which is a huge upgrade to her supportive kit.
M2	★★★☆☆ - Good Soukaku's Basic, Dash Attack, Dodge Counter, and Quick Assist provide more chances of stacking Vortex. This provides extra Energy if Soukaku has the maximum number of Vortex stacks.
M4	★★★★★ - Amazing Soukaku can provide an Ice RES Shred with Fly the Flag. This is especially useful in Mono Ice teams.
M6	★★★★☆ - Great Soukaku's Basic Attacks and Enhanced Dash attacks deal a lot more damage. You can opt to build CRIT Rate on Soukaku to increase her overall damage.

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

Mindscape Cinema List and Effects

	Cinema Effect
M1	Uplifting Current When Soukaku triggers Core Passive: Blade Banner or Additional Ability: Group Set Meal, the buff duration is increased by 8s.
M2	Experimental Charging Modue When Soukaku's Basic Attack, Dash Attack, Dodge Counter, or Quick Assist hits an enemy, there's a 15% chance she gains 1 stack of Vortex, triggering up to once per second. When Vortex reaches max stacks, any additional stacks grant Soukaku 1.2 Energy instead.
M3	Attendance Meal Allowance Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
M4	Hypothermia If an enemy is hit by Fly the Flag, the target's Ice RES is reduced by 10% for 8s.
M5	Late-Night Snacks Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
M6	Northern Wind While in the Frosted Banner state, the number of usable enhanced Basic Attacks and enhanced Dash Attacks are increased to 12, and also deal 45% more DMG.

How to Get Soukaku

Rate-up in the Ellen Banner

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

Ellen Banner Guide

Obtain From All Character Banners

All Current Signal Search Banners
Moonlit Serenity	Dissonant Sonata
Star-Studded Cast

Soukaku is an A-Rank character that is available to get from all Character and W-Engine banners available right now in Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ)!

All Banners and Signal Search Guide

Complete Third Frontier in Shiyu Defense

You can get a free Soukaku by completing the Third Frontier of Shiyu Defense's Stable Node. You can unlock Shiyu Defense after completing Chapter 2 - Intermission.

Shiyu Defense Guide

Soukaku Voice Actor and Lore

Voice Actor and Basic Info

English VA	TBD
Japanese VA	Machico
Korean VA	Lee Ji-hyun (이지현)
Chinese VA	Liu Wen (刘雯)
Gender	Female
Birthday	TBD
Height	TBD

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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