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Zenless Zone Zero Disputed Node Guide

Disputed Node is a node that consists of eight stages in Zenless Zone Zero's Shiyu Defense. Check out how to unlock Disputed Node, all the frontier guides, best characters for each stage, and all the rewards here!

List of Contents

How to Unlock
Disputed Node 1
Disputed Node 2
Disputed Node 3
Disputed Node 4
Disputed Node 5
Disputed Node 6
Disputed Node 7
Disputed Node 8
Node Rewards
What is Disputed Node?
Related Guides

How to Unlock Disputed Node

Complete Chapter 2 Interlude and Shiyu Defense 5

Zenless Zone Zero Chapter 2 Interlude Mission Unthinkable

Disputed Node can be unlocked after completing the Chapter 2 Interlude: Mission Unthinkable and clearing the Fifth Frontier of the Stable Node.

Disputed Node 1

Disputed Node 1 Details

Objectives	- 0 Agent defeats - Total Agent defeats equal to or less than 2 times - Total Agent defeats equal to or less than 4 times
Frontier Effect	Defensive Assist's Daze increases by 100%. Assist Follow-Up's DMG increases by 100%.
Recommended Attributes	Fire
Enemies	Corrupted Bandit - Ruthless Fiend Corrupted Bandit - Frenzied Maniac

Shiyu Defense Disputed Node 1 Guide

Disputed Node 1 Best Characters

Attack	Billy Soldier 11
Stun/Anomaly	Ben Koleda
Support	Nicole Lucy

Disputed Node 2

Disputed Node 2 Details

Objectives	- 0 Agent defeats - Total Agent defeats equal to or less than 2 times - Total Agent defeats equal to or less than 4 times
Frontier Effect	Dodge Counter DMG increases by 150%.
Recommended Attributes	Electric
Enemies	Autonomous Support Unit - Lightfoot Rover MK II Illegal Support Unit - Enraged Sweeper

Shiyu Defense Disputed Node 2 Guide

Disputed Node 2 Best Characters

Attack	Billy Anton Zhu Yuan
Stun/Anomaly	Anby Grace Qingyi
Support	Nicole Rina

Disputed Node 3

Disputed Node 3 Details

Objectives	- 0 Agent defeats - Total Agent defeats equal to or less than 2 times - Total Agent defeats equal to or less than 6 times
Frontier Effect	When launching EX Special Attacks, Agent DMG increases by 35% and DMG received is reduced by 25% for 15s.
Recommended Attributes	1st Half: Fire Physical 2nd Half: Ice Ether
Enemies	1st Half: Autonomous Support Unit - Heavy Striker Hollow Thug - Wanted Enforcer 2nd Half: Goblin Farbauti

Shiyu Defense Disputed Node 3 Guide

Disputed Node 3 Best Characters

	1st Half	2nd Half
Attack	Nekomata Corin Soldier 11	Billy Ellen Zhu Yuan
Stun/Anomaly	Koleda Piper	Anby Lycaon Qingyi
Support	Ben Lucy	Nicole Rina

Disputed Node 4

Disputed Node 4 Details

Objectives	- 0 Agent defeats - Total Agent defeats equal to or less than 2 times - Total Agent defeats equal to or less than 6 times
Frontier Effect	Increases Agent Impact by 30%. Slows down Daze recovery for Stunned enemies by 20%.
Recommended Attributes	1st Half: Electric 2nd Half: Ice Ether
Enemies	1st Half: Autonomous Support Unit - Guardian MK III 2nd Half: Notorious - Thanatos

Shiyu Defense Disputed Node 4 Guide

Disputed Node 4 Best Characters

	1st Half	2nd Half
Attack	Billy Anton	Corin Ellen Zhu Yuan
Stun/Anomaly	Anby Grace	Lycaon Qingyi
Support	Ben Rina	Nicole Soukaku

Disputed Node 5

Disputed Node 5 Details

Objectives	- 0 Agent defeats - Total Agent defeats equal to or less than 2 times - Total Agent defeats equal to or less than 6 times
Frontier Effect	When launching Perfect Assists, Agent DMG increases by 35% and DMG received is reduced by 25% for 15s.
Recommended Attributes	1st Half: Electric 2nd Half: Fire Physical
Enemies	1st Half: Autonomous Tactical Unit - Typhon Slugger 2nd Half: Hollow Thug - Bulky Enforcer

Shiyu Defense Disputed Node 5 Guide

Disputed Node 5 Best Characters

	1st Half	2nd Half
Attack	Anton Corin Ellen Zhu Yuan	Billy Nekomata Soldier 11
Stun/Anomaly	Anby Grace Qingyi	Koleda Piper
Support	Nicole Soukaku Rina	Ben Lucy

Disputed Node 6

Disputed Node 6 Details

Objectives	- 0 Agent defeats - Total Agent defeats equal to or less than 2 times - Total Agent defeats equal to or less than 6 times
Frontier Effect	Increases Agent Anomaly Buildup Rate by 30%. Enemies afflicted with Attribute Anomaly deal 25% less DMG for 10s.
Recommended Attributes	1st Half: Ice Ether 2nd Half: Fire Physical
Enemies	1st Half: Notorious - Armored Hati 2nd Half: Hollow Thug - Rampant Brute

Shiyu Defense Disputed Node 6 Guide

Disputed Node 6 Best Characters

	1st Half	2nd Half
Attack	Anton Corin Ellen Zhu Yuan	Nekomata Corin Soldier 11
Stun/Anomaly	Anby Lycaon Qingyi	Koleda Grace Piper
Support	Nicole Soukaku Rina	Ben Lucy

Disputed Node 7

Disputed Node 7 Details

Objectives	- 0 Agent defeats - Total Agent defeats equal to or less than 2 times - Total Agent defeats equal to or less than 6 times
Frontier Effect	When triggering a Perfect Dodge, Agent DMG increases by 10% and DMG received is reduced by 10% for 10s, stacking up to 3 times. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
Recommended Attributes	1st Half: Ice Ether 2nd Half: Fire Physical
Enemies	1st Half: Dullahan Thanatos 2nd Half: Autonomous Tactical Unit - Typhon Slugger Heavy Gunner

Shiyu Defense Disputed Node 7 Guide

Disputed Node 7 Best Characters

	1st Half	2nd Half
Attack	Anton Corin Ellen Zhu Yuan	Nekomata Corin Soldier 11
Stun/Anomaly	Anby Lycaon Qingyi	Koleda Piper
Support	Nicole Soukaku Rina	Ben Lucy

Disputed Node 8

Disputed Node 8 Details

Objectives	- 0 Agent defeats - Total Agent defeats equal to or less than 2 times - Total Agent defeats equal to or less than 6 times
Frontier Effect	• When triggering a Perfect Dodge or Perfect Assist, Agent DMG increases by 40%, and they slowly recover 5% of their HP for 5s. • If an agent is hit while the above buffs are active, the DMG boost and HP recovery effects will be interrupted.
Recommended Attributes	1st Half: Ice Ether 2nd Half: Fire Physical
Enemies	1st Half: Notorious - Thanatos Goblin 2nd Half: Hollow Thug - Rampant Brute Hollow Thug - Bulky Enforcer

Shiyu Defense Disputed Node 8 Guide

Disputed Node 8 Best Characters

	1st Half	2nd Half
Attack	Anton Ellen Zhu Yuan	Billy Nekomata Corin Soldier 11
Stun/Anomaly	Anby Lycaon Grace Qingyi	Koleda Piper
Support	Nicole Soukaku Rina	Ben Lucy

Disputed Node Rewards

List of Disputed Node Rewards

Frontiers	Rewards
1st	Polychrome x200 Denny x45,000 W-Engine Chip x1 Noise Reduction Master Copy x5
2nd	Polychrome x200 Denny x45,000 W-Engine Chip x1 Noise Reduction Master Copy x5
3rd	Polychrome x200 Denny x45,000 W-Engine Chip x2 Noise Reduction Master Copy x10
4th	Polychrome x200 Denny x45,000 W-Engine Chip x2 Noise Reduction Master Copy x10
5th	Polychrome x200 Denny x45,000 W-Engine Chip x2 Noise Reduction Master Copy x10
6th	Polychrome x200 Denny x45,000 W-Engine Chip x2 Noise Reduction Master Copy x10
7th	Polychrome x200 Denny x45,000 W-Engine Chip x2 Noise Reduction Master Copy x10
8th	Polychrome x200 Denny x45,000 W-Engine Chip x2 Noise Reduction Master Copy x10

Each stage on the Disputed Node rewards 200 Polychrome. This means you can get up to 1600 Polychromes for clearing everything on this mode. Note that these rewards don't reset.

What is Disputed Node?

Shiyu Defense Stages

ZZZ - Shiyu Defense Guide
Disputed Node is a node you will playthrough in Shiyu Defense. Unlike Stable Node and Critical Node, the Disputed Node stages do not have a time limit and your performance will depend on whether or not your Agents survive.

These consist of eight stages you can challenge to collect up to 1,600 Polychromes.

Shiyu Defense Guide

Zenless Zone Zero Related Guides

Zenless Zone Zero - Shiyu Defense

Shiyu Defense Guide

Stable Node Guides

All Stable Node Stages
Frontier 1	Frontier 2	Frontier 3	Frontier 4	Frontier 5
Frontier 6	Frontier 7	Frontier 8	Frontier 9	Frontier 10

Stable Node Guide

Disputed Node Guides

All Disputed Node Stages
Frontier 1	Frontier 2	Frontier 3	Frontier 4
Frontier 5	Frontier 6	Frontier 7	Frontier 8

Disputed Node Guide

Critical Node Guides

All Critical Node Stages
Frontier 1	Frontier 2	Frontier 3	Frontier 4
Frontier 5	Frontier 6	Frontier 7

Critical Node Guide

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