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Shiyu Defense 11 Critical Node Guide for Version 2.5

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Zenless Zone Zero Shiyu Defense Critical Node 1 Guide

Critical Node 1 is Shiyu Defense Stage 11 in Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ). We've got the best teams, recommended characters, and rewards for Shiyu Defense 11 here.

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Shiyu Defense 11 Information

Stage Details

Objectives
ZZZ - S - More than 300s remaining
ZZZ - A - More than 180s remaining
ZZZ - B - Defeat all enemies
Recommended Attributes
First Half
ZZZ - Ice Ice
ZZZ - Physical Physical
 Second Half
ZZZ - Electric Electric
Enemy Resistance
First Half
None 		Second Half
ZZZ - Fire Fire

Current Special Effect

Frontier Info
• Agent ATK increases by 30%, CRIT DMG increases by 15%.
• Enemy Stun DMG Multiplier increases by 20%.
Next Reset 01/09/2026 - 04:00

Shiyu Defense 11 Best Teams

Shiyu Defense 11 First Half

Ye Shunguang Team
Ye Shunguang Ye Shunguang Dialyn Dialyn Zhao Zhao Sprout Sprout
Yidhari Team
Yidhari Yidhari Ju Fufu Ju Fufu Lucia Lucia Rocketboo Rocketboo
Miyabi Team
Miyabi Miyabi Yanagi Yanagi Zhao Zhao Agent Gulliver Agent Gulliver
F2P Team
Corin Corin Ben Ben Zhao Zhao Bagboo Bagboo

In the first half, the recommended attributes are Ice and Physical. There are no enemy resistances here, so feel free to use any team here.

Alternative Agents
Lycaon ImageLycaon Ellen ImageEllen Jane ImageJane
Lighter ImageLighter Vivian ImageVivian Hugo ImageHugo

Shiyu Defense 11 Second Half

Sanby Team
Soldier 0 Anby Soldier 0 Anby Trigger Trigger Orphie and Magus Orphie and Magus Mercury Mercury
Seed Team
Seed Seed Trigger Trigger Orphie and Magus Orphie and Magus Mercury Mercury
F2P Team
Billy Billy Anby Anby Nicole Nicole Avocaboo Avocaboo

Electric is the best attribute against the enemies for the second half, but the Elite enemies are resistant to Fire.

Alternative Agents
Grace ImageGrace Rina ImageRina Qingyi ImageQingyi
Seth ImageSeth Astra ImageAstra Pulchra ImagePulchra

Shiyu Defense 11 Enemies

First Half Enemies

Wave 1 Enemies Weakness Resistance
Raider Raider x2
ZZZ - PhysicalZZZ - Ice
None
Poacher Poacher x2
ZZZ - PhysicalZZZ - Ice
None
Wave 2 Enemies Weakness Resistance
Bulky Intimidator Bulky Intimidator x1
ZZZ - PhysicalZZZ - Ice
None
Raider Raider x2
ZZZ - PhysicalZZZ - Ice
None
Wave 3 Enemies Weakness Resistance
Bulky Enforcer Bulky Enforcer x1
ZZZ - PhysicalZZZ - Ice
None
Poacher Poacher x2
ZZZ - PhysicalZZZ - Ice
None

Second Half Enemies

Wave 1 Enemies Weakness Resistance
Patrol Jaeger Patrol Jaeger x3
ZZZ - Electric
None
Wave 2 Enemies Weakness Resistance
Assault Gunner Assault Gunner x1
ZZZ - Electric
ZZZ - Fire
Wave 3 Enemies Weakness Resistance
Patrol Jaeger Patrol Jaeger x2
ZZZ - Electric
None
Scout Jaeger Scout Jaeger x2
ZZZ - Electric
None
Wave 4 Enemies Weakness Resistance
Lightfoot Rover MK II Lightfoot Rover MK II x1
ZZZ - Electric
ZZZ - Fire

How to Beat Shiyu Defense 11

Gather Enemies Together

Enemies here tend to appear in groups, so prioritize gathering enemies together before attacking. Walk past the enemies to position your agent, then unleash an EX Attack on the clustered enemies to eliminate them easily.

Shiyu Defense 11 Rewards

Rank Rewards
ZZZ - S
Polychrome Polychrome x50
Denny Denny x20,000
ZZZ - A
Polychrome Polychrome x50
Denny Denny x15,000
ZZZ - B
Polychrome Polychrome x50
Denny Denny x10,000
Hi-Fi Master Copy Hi-Fi Master Copy x1

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