Path of the Proxy I is a main quest in Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ). See how to unlock Path of the Proxy I, a walkthrough on how to complete this main story commission, its Hollow guide, and its rewards here!

Path of the Proxy I Quest Information

Path of the Proxy I Main Story Details

HDD Chapter	Prologue - Chapter 1
Required Inter-Knot Level	20
Enemy Level	20
Location	Sixth Street, Abandoned Metro
Client	Shepherd
Difficulty	⬤⬤⬤⬤⬤〇
Rec. Attributes
Time	Anytime

Path of the Proxy I is one of the subquests in Chapter 1 Intermission. To unlock this commission, Proxies will need to finish the previous quest, Earlybird Ticket to Safety.

Complete this quest to unlock the next mission in the questline, Emergency Rescue.

Chapter 1 Intermission Quest Guide

Increases Agent Level Cap to 30

The level cap for your Agents will be raised to 30 after completing Path of the Proxy I. A notification at the top of the screen will notify you upon quest completion.

Unlocks Hard Mode

Alongside the Agent level cap increase, Hard Mode for Hollow commissions will be unlocked. You can toggle between Easy and Hard Mode by clicking on the button found on the top right.

How to Unlock Path of the Proxy I

Reach Inter-Knot 20 and Collect 40 Observation Data

To unlock and accept Path of the Proxy I, you need to have reached Inter-knot Level 20, and have collected 40 Observation Data from HDD stages.

Once you have reached the required level and gathered enough Observation Data, Shepherd will send you a message to go through a Reputation Rank Up Trial.

How to Raise Your Inter-Knot Level

Best Teams for Path of the Proxy I

Best F2P Team and Bangboo

Best F2P Team			Bangboo
Anby	Billy	Nicole	-

As the starting cast for the Proxy, Anby, Billy and Nicole are perfectly fine to use as is.

Also, do not forget to equip Anby with the free Demara Battery Mark II you get from Susie in the gadgets store!

Path of the Proxy I Quest Walkthrough

How to Beat Path of the Proxy I

1. Bring Ice or Ether Characters
2. Use Perfect Assists or Dodge to Defeat Enemy
3. Avoid Farbauti's Multiple Attacks
4. Evade Notorious - Armored Hati's Projectiles

Bring Ice or Ether Characters

We recommend bringing Ice or Ether Agents when completing Path of the Proxy I. This commission has tough enemies that can hit hard, so we recommend exploiting their attribute weakness if you can!

List of All Characters (Agents) as of Ver 1.0

Use Perfect Assists or Dodge to Defeat Enemy

All the enemies in Path of the Proxy I have moves that can be dodged indicated by orange blinks. Time your dodges or execute a Perfect Assist whenever the enemy shows orange blinks.

How to Do Perfect Assists and Parry

Avoid Farbauti's Multiple Attacks

Farbauti can chain some of its punch and slam attacks together. Watch out for orange blinks and Dodge or Perfect Assist your way out of Farbauti's large sweep of attacks!

Evade Notorious - Armored Hati's Projectiles

Notorious - Armored Hati has ranged attacks that are indicated by a purple glow on its head. When you see this glow in its armored and un-armored state, prepare to dodge out of the way!

Path of the Proxy I Rewards

Quest Rewards

All Quest Rewards
Polychrome x30	Denny x12000	Inter-Knot Credit x300
Master Component x36	Prototype Seal x36

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