Investigate and Duel are the Side Story stages for the Champion TV Schedule in Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ). See all the Investigate and Duel Stages, tips on how to beat each stage, the rewards, and all the information here!

The Champion Guides
Side Story	Eternal Noon	Battle

The Champion Investigate Stages

All Investigate Stages

The Champion Investigate Stages
Wasteland Search	Dancing With The King
Fuel Time	The Fist & The Gun

Wasteland Search Guide

Objective	• Complete Wasteland Search in under 10 min. • Complete Wasteland Search in under 5 min. • Complete Wasteland Search in under 3 min.
Enemies	Hollow Thug - Ambusher Hollow Thug - Rustler Hollow Thug - Wanted Enforcer Hollow Thug - Wanted Intimidator
Reward	Duel Arena Token x50

Rely on Perfect Coordinations

The Champion's Technique for Wasteland Search focuses on successfully timing Perfect Coordinations. Like with Perfect Assists, keep an eye out for gold flashes and switch Burnice in to slow the enemies and increase Lighter's damage.

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Dancing With the King Guide

Objective	• Complete Dancing With the King in under 10 min. • Complete Dancing With the King in under 5 min. • Complete Dancing With the King in under 3 min.
Enemies	Hollow Thug - Ambusher Hollow Thug - Rustler Hollow Thug - Wanted Enforcer Hollow Thug - Wanted Intimidator
Reward	Duel Arena Token x50

Maintain Frenzy as Much as You Can

Maintain Frenzy as much as possible to allow Lighter to inflict Execute, instantly defeating enemies with HP below 20%. Build up Frenzy's uptime by defeating smaller enemies first before targeting the much tougher targets like the Wanted Enforcer.

The Champion's Technique from Wasteland Search is still active, so watch out for opportunities to perform Perfect Coordination!

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Fuel Time Guide

Objective	• Complete Fuel Time in under 10 min. • Complete Fuel Time in under 5 min. • Complete Fuel Time in under 3 min.
Enemies	Hollow Thug - Ambusher Hollow Thug - Rustler Hollow Thug - Arsonist Hollow Thug - Wanted Enforcer Hollow Thug - Wanted Intimidator
Reward	Duel Arena Token x50

Activate Full Frenzy as Much as You Can

It is recommended that you activate Full Frenzy as often as you can. Full Frenzy increases Lighter's damage, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, and Morale regeneration even further.

While Full Frenzy cannot be extended, it can always be re-activated as long as Lighter is in Frenzy.

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The Fist and The Gun Guide

Objective	• Complete The Fist and The Gun in under 10 min. • Complete The Fist and The Gun in under 5 min. • Complete The Fist and The Gun in under 3 min.
Enemies	Hollow Thug - Looter Hollow Thug - Ambusher Hollow Thug - Rustler Hollow Thug - Arsonist Hollow Thug - Wanted Enforcer Hollow Thug - Wanted Intimidator
Reward	Duel Arena Token x50

Provoke Enemies to Buff Support

Hold the Dodge button to have Lighter provoke the enemies around him and buff his support character. While provoking enemies, Lighter will buff his allies with up to +90% CRIT DMG with a successful parry.

Notably, Lighter will automatically parry enemies that attack him while he is provoking them.

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The Champion Duel Stages

The Champion Investigate Stages
Wasteland Search+	Dancing With The King+
Fuel Time+	The Fist & The Gun+

Wasteland Search+ Guide

Objective	• Reach 5,000 Points in Wasteland Search+ • Reach 10,000 Points in Wasteland Search+ • Reach 15,000 Points in Wasteland Search+
Enemies	Tyrfing - Energized Alpeca - Energized Arlaune - Energized Corrupted Bandit - Greedy Ranger Corrupted Bandit - Wicked Wraith
Reward	Duel Arena Token x50

Rely on Perfect Dodges

The heat multipliers may seem dangerous, but Perfect Dodges nullify the possible numbers advantage and critical hits from the enemy.

Performing a Perfect Dodge will lower the cooldown for Coordinated Attacks and Perfect Coordinations, while increasing the support character's damage.

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Dancing With the King+ Guide

Objective	• Reach 5,000 Points in Dancing With the King+ • Reach 10,000 Points in Dancing With the King+ • Reach 15,000 Points in Dancing With the King+
Enemies	Demolition Jaeger Guard Jaeger Light Jaeger Hollow Thug - Rustler Hollow Thug - Wanted Intimidator Hollow Thug - Wanted Enforcer
Reward	Duel Arena Token x50

Perform Support Character's Ultimate

In addition to Execute, maintaining Frenzy allows Lighter to refund Energy and Decibels when casting his EX Special Attack and Ultimate.

Use the extra Energy and Decibels to prolong Frenzy and activate the support character's Ultimate whenever you can.

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Fuel Time+ Guide

Objective	• Reach 5,000 Points in Fuel Time+ • Reach 10,000 Points in Fuel Time+ • Reach 15,000 Points in Fuel Time+
Enemies	Sordidus - Energized Alpeca - Energized Goblin - Energized Faun - Energized Fossor - Energized Corrupted Bandit - Wicked Wraith Corrupted Bandit - Frenzied Maniac
Reward	Duel Arena Token x50

Rely on Coordinated Attacks

In addition to activating Full Frenzy, Lighter can repeatedly perform Coordinated Attacks with his support character to clear waves of enemies quickly.

It is recommended that both heat multipliers be activated to give Lighter more opportunities to perform his buffed coordinated attacks.

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The Fist and The Gun+ Guide

Objective	• Reach 5,000 Points in Fist and The Gun+ • Reach 10,000 Points in Fist and The Gun+ • Reach 15,000 Points in Fist and The Gun+
Enemies	Demolition Jaeger Guard Jaeger Light Jaeger Heavy Gunner Hollow Thug - Wanted Enforcer
Reward	Duel Arena Token x50

Continue Provoking Enemies

Like in The Fist and the Gun, provoking enemies is still the best way to go. Not only will Lighter's allies be buffed, but taking both heat multipliers will increase Lighter and his support character's damage even further!

Furthermore, parrying with a provoke instantly resets Lighter's coordinated attack button to 0!

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Investigate and Duel Event Information

Part of The Champion Event

The Investigate and Duel Stages are a group of sidescroller combat stages that are part of The Champion TV Schedule event.

Test out Lighter's skills and abilities alongside unique stage buffs and trial characters!

The Champion TV Schedule Event Guide

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