Zhu Yuan Best Builds and Teams

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

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Zhu Yuan Character Profile

Zhu Yuan Agent Information

Agent Information
Zhu Yuan VA (EN): Alaina Wis	Rarity	Rank
	Attribute	Ether
	Specialty	Attack
	Faction	Criminal Investigation Special Response Team
	Core Stat	Crit DMG
	How to Get	Limited Gacha

Zhu Yuan Tier List Ranking

Overall	DPS	Stun	Support
		-	-

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Zhu Yuan Base Stats

Stat	Base @ Lv. 60
HP	TBD
ATK	TBD
DEF	TBD
Impact	TBD
Anomaly Mastery	TBD
Anomaly Proficiency	TBD

Zhu Yuan Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths
• Her Basic Attacks are ranged and make her evasive. • Can deal a lot of damage especially on Stunned enemies. • Very easy to learn. • Has F2P-friendly team comps.
Weaknesses
• Needs a Stun unit to maximize her own DMG. • Getting Enhanced Shotshells is kind of tedious outside her EX Special Attack and Chain Attack.

Zhu Yuan is a strong Ether Attack agent that can dish out a lot of damage from a distance. Zhu Yuan's damage output can be amplified even further if her attacks hit Stunned enemies.

Zhu Yuan Best Builds

Zhu Yuan DPS Build

Best W-Engine	Riot Suppressor Mark VI
Alt. W-Engines	1. The Brimstone 2. Cannon Rotor 3. Starlight Engine 4. Street Superstar
Drive Disc Build	Chaotic Metal (4-pc) Woodpecker Electro (2-pc)
Disc Main Stats	6: ATK
	5: Ether DMG
	4: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Disc Substats	CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK%, PEN

This build maximizes Zhu Yuan's damage output through her Enhanced Normal Attacks. We recommend prioritizing CRIT DMG stats over CRIT Rate since Zhu Yuan can get a lot of CRIT Rate from her Core Skill.

Zhu Yuan Best Teams and Bangboo

Zhu Yuan F2P Team

Zhu Yuan F2P Team			Bangboo
Zhu Yuan Attack	Anby Stun	Nicole Support	Devilboo
Bangboo Alternatives		• Booressure • Sumoboo • Amillion

This free-to-play team can easily trigger the Corrupted effect on enemies, which will increase Zhu Yuan's damage with her best build in mind.

Zhu Yuan and Nicole work well together since both can activate each others' Core Skills and Nicole can decrease enemy DEF. Anby will be your Stun unit here since Nicole can activate her Core Skill.

Zhu Yuan Ether Team

Zhu Yuan Ether Team			Bangboo
Zhu Yuan Attack	Qingyi Stun	Nicole Support	Resonaboo
Bangboo Alternatives		• Devilboo • Booressure • Sumoboo

Zhu Yuan and Qingyi have great synergy since the latter can increase the Stun Multiplier. Combined with Zhu Yuan's Core Skill, this team can deal a lot of damage against Stunned enemies.

Zhu Yuan Generalist Team

Zhu Yuan Premium Team			Bangboo
Zhu Yuan Attack	Lycaon Stun	Rina Support	Butler
Bangboo Alternatives		• Booressure • Sumoboo

Zhu Yuan's best team comps typically consist of one Stun unit and one Support unit. Zhu Yuan deals more damage on Stunned enemies and any Support unit can activate her Core Skill.

Zhu Yuan Best W-Engines

Recommended W-Engines

These W-Engines are rated based on their performance at Update Level 0.

	W-Engine	Effect
1	Riot Suppressor Mark VI	Security Patrol Increases CRIT Rate by 15%. Launching an EX Special Attack grants the equipper 8 Charge stacks, up to a maximum of 8 stacks. Whenever the equipper's Basic Attack deals Ether DMG, consumes a Charge stack and increases the skill's DMG by 35%.
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	Starlight Engine	Knight's Combo Launching a Dodge Counter or Quick Assist increases the equipper's ATK by 12% for 12s.
5	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%.

All W-Engine (Weapon) Guides

Riot Suppressor Mark VI is the Best for Zhu Yuan

Riot Suppressor Mark VI is Zhu Yuan's signature W-Engine and also her best one since it provides her with increased Basic Attack DMG after using her EX Special Attack. The W-Engine's CRIT DMG and Ether DMG buff is also a solid damage increase for Zhu Yuan.

Zhu Yuan Best Drive Discs

Best Drive Discs and Set Bonuses

Drive Disc	Rating and Merits
Chaotic Metal (4-pc) Woodpecker Electro (2-pc)	★★★ - Best Set! Chaotic Metal is easily Zhu Yuan's best Drive Disc set since it increases her Ether DMG and CRIT DMG. The CRIT DMG buff can be increased if any party member triggers Corruption. A two piece Woodpecker Electro is nice to have since it provides a definite increase in CRIT Rate.
Woodpecker Electro (4-pc) Chaotic Metal (2-pc)	★★☆ - 2nd Best You can opt for the four piece Woodpecker Electro if you have better sub-stats for those pieces. Woodpecker Electro can increase Zhu Yuan's ATK and CRIT Rate.

Zhu Yuan Skill Priority

Skill	Priority	Explanation
Core Skill	★★★★★	Zhu Yuan's Core Skill increases the damage dealt to Stunned enemies, so you would want to max this out.
Basic Attack	★★★★★	Most of Zhu Yuan's damage will come from her Basic Attacks during Suppressive Mode.
Dodge	★★★★★	You will also want to upgrade Zhu Yuan's Dodge since you can use your Enhanced Shotshells on your Dash Attack.
Assist	★☆☆☆☆	Zhu Yuan's Assist allows her to deal some Daze, but it's less of a priority than her other Skills.
Special Attack	★★★★☆	Upgrading Zhu Yuan's Special Attack simply increases the damage dealt. Upgrade this after Zhu Yuan's Basic Attack and Dodge.
Chain Attack	★★★★☆	While most fo Zhu Yuan's DMG comes from her Enhanced Basic Attacks, you still want to upgrade her Ultimate since it deals a significant amount of damage.

Zhu Yuan's Basic Attack and Dodge should be prioritized since most of her damage will come from firing her Enhanced Shotshells. Zhu Yuan's Core Skill is also a top priority since this will increase her damage against stunned enemies.

Once all those Skills are taken care of, you can move on to her Special Attack and Chain Attack to improve her overall damage output.

Core Skill

Core

Basic

Dodge

Asst

Spe

Chain

Skill Effects
Core Passive - Special Ops Ammunition When Zhu Yuan is under Suppressive Mode, using Enhanced Shotshells to attack increases her DMG by 20%. When attacking Stunned enemies, this DMG boost is further increased by 20%.
Additional Ability - Tactical Coordination When another character in your squad is a Support character or shares the same Faction, Zhu Yuan's CRIT Rate is increased 30% for 10s after using an EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate.

Core Skill Enhancements

Total Core Stat Upgrade Bonus
CRIT DMG +28.8% Base ATK +75
Final Core Passive Upgrade Effect
When Zhu Yuan is under Suppressive Mode, using Enhanced Shotshells to attack increases her DMG by 40%. When attacking Stunned enemies, this DMG boost is further increased by 40%.

Basic Attack

Core

Basic

Dodge

Asst

Spe

Chain

Skill Effects
Basic Attack - Don't Move! [Assault Mode] Press Basic Attack Button to activate. Unleash a flurry of martial arts, bullets, and Ether Buckshots in a series of up to 5 attacks, dealing Physical DMG and Ether DMG. When the 4th or 5th hits strike an enemy, obtain 1 Enhanced Shotshell. A max of 1 can be obtained per activation of this Basic Attack. While using this skill, drag the joystick and press Basic Attack to activate Dash Attack - Firepower Offensive and readjust to face the selected direction. While under Assault Mode, hold Basic Attack to switch to Suppressive Mode.
Basic Attack - Please Do Not Resist [Suppressive Mode] Hold the Basic Attack Button to activate. Unleash up to 3 Shotshell piercing attacks, dealing Physical DMG. If Zhu Yuan has Enhanced Shotshells upon firing, 1 Enhanced Shotshell will be consumed, dealing massive Ether DMG. While using this skill, drag the joystick to activate her Dash Attack - Overwhelming Firepower and readjust to face the selected direction. While in Suppressive Mode, release the Basic Attack button to return to Assault Mode.

Dodge

Core

Basic

Dodge

Asst

Spe

Chain

Skill Effects
Dodge - Tactical Detour Press the Dodge Button to activate. A rapid dodge. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Dash Attack - Firepower Offensive [Assault Mode] Press the Basic Attack Button during a dodge to activate. Uses handgun to attack, dealing Physical DMG.
Dash Attack - Overwhelming Firepower [Suppressive Mode] Drag the joystick during Basic Attack - Please Do Not Resist to activate. Unleashes a Shotshell piercing attack, dealing Physical DMG. If Zhu Yuan has Enhanced Shotshells upon firing, 1 Enhanced Shotshell will be consumed, dealing massive Ether DMG.
Dodge Counter - Fire Blast Press the Basic Attack Button during a Perfect Dodge to activate. Shoots enemies in front with an Ether Buckshot, dealing Ether DMG. Gain 1 Enhanced Shotshell on skill use. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Assist

Core

Basic

Dodge

Asst

Spe

Chain

Skill Effects
Quick Assist - Covering Shot When the on-field character is launched, press the Perfect Assist Button to activate. Shoots enemies in front with an Ether Buckshot, dealing Ether DMG. Gain 1 Enhanced Shotshell on skill use. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Evasive Assist - Guarded Backup When the character on field is about to be attacked, press the Assist Button to activate. Dodges the enemy's attack and activates the Vital View. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Assist Follow-Up - Defensive Counter Press the Special Attack Button after an Evasive Assist to activate. Attack with a combination of martial arts and shotshells, dealing Physical DMG and Ether DMG. Upon activation, gain 3 Enhanced Shotshells. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Special Attack

Core

Basic

Dodge

Asst

Spe

Chain

Skill Effects
Special Attack - Buckshot Blast Press the Special Attack Button to activate. Shoots Ether Buckshots that deal Ether DMG. This can be repeated 3 times by repeatedly pressing the Special Attack Button. Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill.
EX Special Attack - Full Barrage With enough Energy, press the EX Special Attack Button to activate. Shoots a series of Ether Buckshots, that explode and deal massive Ether DMG. Upon activation, gain 3 Enhanced Shotshells. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Chain Attack

Core

Basic

Dodge

Asst

Spe

Chain

Skill Effects
Chain Attack - Eradication Mode When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate. Uses Modified Master Firearm to execute a saturated attack, firing lasers and seeking missiles to deal massive Ether DMG. Upon activation, gain 3 Enhanced Shotshells. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Ultimate - Max Eradication Mode When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press Chain Attack to activate. Uses Modified Master Firearm to execute a saturated attack, firing lasers and seeking missiles to deal massive Ether DMG. Upon activation, gain 3 Enhanced Shotshells. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

How to Play Zhu Yuan

• Charge Up Basic Attacks with Enhanced Shotshells
• Deal a Lot of Ether DMG with Ultimate

Charge Up Basic Attacks with Enhanced Shotshells

	How to Get Enhanced Shotshells
1	Use EX Special Attack, Dodge Counter, Assist Follow-Up, or Ultimate to gather Enhanced Shotshells.
2	Hold down the Basic Attack or use a Dash Attack to deal Ether DMG and consume Enhanced Shotshells.

Zhu Yuan's playstyle revolves around using her kit to gather Enhanced Shotshells. You can use these Enhanced Shotshells to enhance Zhu Yuan's Basic Attacks and deal a lot of Ether DMG.

You can check how many Enhanced Shotshells Zhu Yuan has below her HP if she's currently the active character.

Enhanced Shotshell Count

3 Shotshells	1 Shotshell
• EX Special Attack • Assist Follow-Up • Chain Attack • Ultimate	• 4th or 5th Basic Attack • Dodge Counter • Quick Assist

There are multiple ways of getting Enhanced Shotshells, but we typically recommend using her EX Special Attack and Chain Attack to easily collect them.

Deal a Lot of Ether DMG with Ultimate

Zhu Yuan's Ultimate can deal a lot of damage to both multiple targets and bosses. We recommend using Zhu Yuan's Ultimate on a Stunned enemy to amplify the damage dealt.

Zhu Yuan Promotion and Skill Upgrade Materials

Zhu Yuan 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 Ether Chip x5 Advanced Ether Chip x15 Specialized Ether Chip x50 Hamster Cage Pass x5 Denny x500,000
Total Core Skill Upgrade Materials
Living Drive x9 Higher Dimensional Data - Ethereal Pursuit 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 Ether Chip x2
03	Denny x3,000 Basic Ether Chip x3
04	Denny x6,000 Advanced Ether Chip x2
05	Denny x9,000 Advanced Ether Chip x3
06	Denny x12,000 Advanced Ether Chip x4
07	Denny x18,000 Advanced Ether Chip x6
08	Denny x45,000 Specialized Ether Chip x5
09	Denny x67,500 Specialized Ether Chip x8
10	Denny x90,000 Specialized Ether Chip x10
11	Denny x112,500 Specialized Ether Chip x12
12	Denny x135,000 Hamster Cage Pass x1 Specialized Ether Chip x15

Core Skill Materials Per Level

	Materials
A	Denny x5,000
B	Higher Dimensional Data - Ethereal Pursuit x2 Denny x12,000
C	Higher Dimensional Data - Ethereal Pursuit x4 Denny x28,000
D	Living Drive x2 Higher Dimensional Data - Ethereal Pursuit x9 Denny x60,000
E	Living Drive x3 Higher Dimensional Data - Ethereal Pursuit x15 Denny x100,000
F	Living Drive x4 Higher Dimensional Data - Ethereal Pursuit x30 Denny x200,000

Zhu Yuan Mindscape Cinema (Duplicates)

Recommended Cinema

	Why We Recommend It
M1	★★★★★ - Amazing Zhu Yuan's Chain Attack and Ultimate can now fully stack up her Enhanced Shotshells, making it easier to do her Enhanced Basic Attacks.
M2	★★★★★ - Amazing Best stopping point for spenders. Zhu Yuan gains increased resistance to interruption when she enters Suppressive Mode. Her Enhanced Basic Attacks will also deal more damage to enemies.
M4	★★★★☆ - Great Zhu Yuan's Enhanced Basic and Dash Attack will ignore the enemy's Ether RES, increasing her overall damage.
M6	★★★★☆ - Great Zhu Yuan's EX Special Attack will require less energy if she has a total of 12 Enhanced Shotshells. With Ether Afterglow, Zhu Yuan's EX Special Attack will also receive a damage boost based on her ATK stat.

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

Mindscape Cinema List and Effects

	Cinema Effect
M1	Quick Reload When Zhu Yuan activates a Chain Attack/Ultimate, she gains the Quick Reload effect. When Zhu Yuan has the Quick Reload effect and uses up all Enhanced Shotshells, the Quick Reload effect will be consumed to instantly gain 6/9 Enhanced Shotshells.
M2	Ether Ember In Suppressive Mode, Zhu Yuan's Anti-Interrupt level is increased and DMG taken reduced by 10%. When Zhu Yuan hits an enemy with Enhanced Shotshells, the target takes 10% more Ether DMG from Basic Attack - Please Do Not Resist and Dash Attack - Overwhelming Firepower, stacking up to 5 times and lasting for 5s. Each shot adds one stack of this effect, and repeated triggers reset the duration.
M3	Public Security Special Training Basic Attack, Dodge, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
M4	Ether Perforation When Zhu Yuan hits an enemy with Enhanced Shotshells, her Basic Attack - Please Do Not Resist and Dash Attack - Overwhelming Firepower ignore 25% of the target's Ether RES.
M5	Special Ops Experience Basic Attack, Dodge, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
M6	Expanded Energy Pack III When Zhu Yuan consumes a total of 12 Enhanced Shotshells, she receives the Ether Afterglow effect, and the Energy cost of the next EX Special Attack is reduced by 30. Launching an EX Special Attack will consume Ether Afterglow and shoot an additional 4-bullet Ether Buckshot. Each extra bullet deals DMG equal to 220% of Zhu Yuan's ATK.

How to Get Zhu Yuan

Obtain From A Limited Banner

Unswerving Bullet Banner
Unswerving Bullet
Latest Run
Version 1.0 July 24, 2024 - August 13, 2024

Zhu Yuan was available from the Limited Banner Unswerving Bullet that ran in Version 1.0 of Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ) from July 24, 2024 to August 13, 2024.

Zhu Yuan Banner Guide

Zhu Yuan Voice Actor and Lore

Voice Actor and Basic Info

English VA	Alaina Wis
Japanese VA	Marina Inoue
Korean VA	Lee Joo-eun
Chinese VA	Mace
Gender	Female
Birthday	July 01
Height	175cm

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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