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Shiyu Defense 13 Critical Node Guide for Version 2.3

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Zenless Zone Zero Shiyu Defense Critical Node 3 Guide

Critical Node 3 is Shiyu Defense Stage 13 in Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ). We've got the best teams, recommended characters, and rewards for Shiyu Defense 13 here.

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Shiyu Defense 13 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 - Ether Ether
 Second Half
ZZZ - Fire Fire
ZZZ - Physical Physical
Enemy Resistances
First Half
ZZZ - Physical Physical
 Second Half
ZZZ - Ice Ice

Current Special Effect

Deceitful Steps
• When an Agent with the Stun specialty hits a Stunned enemy, the enemy's Stun DMG Multiplier increases by 50%.
• Agent EX Special Attack and Ultimate DMG increase by 60%.
Next Reset 12/19/2025 - 04:00

Shiyu Defense 13 Best Teams

Shiyu Defense 13 First Half

Ether Rapture Team
Pulchra Pulchra Lucia Lucia Yixuan Yixuan Resonaboo Resonaboo
Ice-Ether Disorder Team
Astra Astra Miyabi Miyabi Vivian Vivian Robin Robin
Ether Team
Qingyi Qingyi Nicole Nicole Zhu Yuan Zhu Yuan Officer Cui Officer Cui
F2P Team
Nicole Nicole Soukaku Soukaku Corin Corin Booressure Booressure

Ether is the best attribute and Physical is the only attribute you need to avoid due to the enemy resistance.

Alternative Agents
Anton ImageAnton Lycaon ImageLycaon Grace ImageGrace
Ellen ImageEllen Rina ImageRina Yanagi ImageYanagi
Harumasa ImageHarumasa Hugo ImageHugo Yidhari ImageYidhari

Shiyu Defense 13 Second Half

Fire Rupture Team
Ju Fufu Ju Fufu Manato Manato Pan Yinhu Pan Yinhu Belion Belion
Mono Fire Team
Lighter Lighter Orphie and Magus Orphie and Magus Evelyn Evelyn Rocketboo Rocketboo
Fire-Physical Disorder Team
Yuzuha Yuzuha Burnice Burnice Alice Alice Miss Esme Miss Esme
F2P Team
Anby Anby Ben Ben Billy Billy Bagboo Bagboo

Fire and Physical are the best attributes for this half, while you must avoid Ice due to the enemy resistance.

Alternative Agents
Nekomata ImageNekomata Soldier 11 ImageSoldier 11 Lucy ImageLucy
Piper ImagePiper Jane ImageJane Caesar ImageCaesar
Soldier 0 Anby ImageSoldier 0 Anby Trigger ImageTrigger Seed ImageSeed

Shiyu Defense 13 Enemies

First Half Enemies

Wave 1 Enemies Weakness Resistance
Ionized - Nassellaria Ionized - Nassellaria x2
ZZZ - Ether
None
Ionized - Cyrtoidea Ionized - Cyrtoidea x2
ZZZ - Ether
None
Wave 2 Enemies Weakness Resistance
Dullahan Dullahan x1
ZZZ - EtherZZZ - Ice
None
Wave 3 Enemies Weakness Resistance
Miasmic Frenzied Maniac Miasmic Frenzied Maniac x1
ZZZ - Ether
ZZZ - Physical

Second Half Enemies

Wave 1 Enemies Weakness Resistance
Ambusher Ambusher x2
ZZZ - PhysicalZZZ - Fire
None
Rustler Rustler x2
ZZZ - PhysicalZZZ - Fire
None
Wave 2 Enemies Weakness Resistance
Doppelganger Pulchra Doppelganger Pulchra x1
ZZZ - PhysicalZZZ - Fire
ZZZ - Ice
Wave 3 Enemies Weakness Resistance
Doppelganger Bellum Doppelganger Bellum x1
ZZZ - PhysicalZZZ - Fire
ZZZ - Ice
Doppelganger Mors Doppelganger Mors x1
ZZZ - PhysicalZZZ - Fire
ZZZ - Ice

How to Beat Shiyu Defense 13

Shiyu Defense 13 First Half

Always Counter Attacks

Both the Dullahan and Miasmic Frenzied Maniac can be dealt with by simply countering their attack cues with a perfect assist or a dodge counter.

Shiyu Defense 13 Second Half

Overwhelm the Doppelgangers

Doppelganger Pulchra can be defeated easily by overwhelming them with attacks from the get-go, making it harder for them to actually do significant damage. Use the first wave to gain Decibels and Energy for this.

When Doppelganger Bellum and Doppelganger Mors spawn, target Mors first. Due to Bellum's large build, his attacks are well telegraphed. Mors can chip at your HP if you decide to attack Bellum first.

Shiyu Defense 13 Rewards

Rank Rewards
ZZZ - S
Polychrome Polychrome x30
Denny Denny x20,000
ZZZ - A
Polychrome Polychrome x30
Denny Denny x15,000
W-Engine Chip W-Engine Chip x1
ZZZ - B
Polychrome Polychrome x30
Denny Denny x10,000
Noise Reduction Master Copy Noise Reduction Master Copy x5

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Shiyu Defense Guide

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Frontier 1 Frontier 2 Frontier 3 Frontier 4
Frontier 5 Frontier 6 Frontier 7 Frontier 8

Disputed Node Guide

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Critical Node Guide

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All Ambush Node Stages
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