In Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ) Zhu Yuan is 5 star character, belonging to the Attack type and using the Ether attribute. In a team, she can serve as the main damage dealer. In this guide you will learn about her best builds, amplifiers And drive discs, as well as recommended units with her
Main Features of Zhu Yuan
How to get Zhu Yuan
In the second phase of version 1.0 (July 24), this Sobez criminal operative appeared in banner, which increased the likelihood of it falling out. In the future, it will be possible to obtain this character only by searching for a signal. Unfortunately, HoYoverse has never held an event where the reward would be a 5-star fighter, so you definitely won’t be able to get a captain for free.
Key Characteristics of Zhu Yuan
| Rarity | Fraction | Attribute | Speciality | Attack type | Basic parameters (level 90) | Place in the ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 stars |
Special response group of the criminal investigation department |
Ether |
Attack |
Penetrating | HP: 7480 Attack: 916 Defense: 603 Critical Damage: 74% | SS |
Zhu Yuan's abilities and the priority of leveling them up
You can find information about the heroine’s abilities in the game itself, so we decided to add it under the spoiler so as not to increase the size of the article. We also recommend that you read our combat system guide to understand it better.
Basic Attacks
Don `t move! (Attack mode)
To start, press the basic attack button (LMB). Alternating between martial arts techniques, shooting and the use of ethereal projectiles, Zhu Yuan performs up to 5 strikes in front of himself, causing physical and ethereal damage. On the fourth and fifth hits, she receives 1 round of reinforced buckshot.
While using the skill, by pulling the joystick (A/D) and pressing the LMB, you can activate a burst attack, reorienting the agent in the selected direction. By holding LMB in attack mode, you can switch to suppression mode.
Do not resist (Suppression Mode)
To activate, hold down the basic attack button (LMB). Fires up to 3 piercing shots, dealing physical damage. If Zhu Yuan has Enhanced Buckshot when firing, it will consume 1 shell of Enhanced Buckshot and deal high Ether damage.
While using the skill, by pulling the joystick (WASD), you can activate the Fire Hold Dash attack, reorienting the agent in the chosen direction. By releasing LMB in suppression mode, you can switch to attack mode.
Dodges
Evasion: Flanking
Press the dodge button (RMB or L Shift) to dodge. Quick evasion. While using this skill, the character is invulnerable.
Dash Attack: Flash Fire (Assault Mode)
To activate, press the basic attack button (LMB) while dodging. Zhu Yuan fires his pistol, dealing physical damage.
Dash Attack: Fire Hold (Suppression Mode)
To launch, move the joystick (WASD) while the basic attack “Do not resist” is activated. Fires piercingly from a shotgun, causing physical damage. If Zhu Yuan has Enhanced Buckshot at the time of shooting, 1 shell of Enhanced Buckshot is consumed and large ether damage is dealt.
Counterattack after dodging: Fire Strike
To activate, press the basic attack button (LMB) after launching a perfect dodge. Fires ethereal projectiles at enemies in front of you, dealing ethereal damage. Activating this skill grants 1 charge of enhanced Buckshot. While using this skill, the character is invulnerable.
Help
Hit Assist: Barrage
To activate, press the help button (Space) when the active character is thrown up. Fires ethereal projectiles at enemies in front of you, dealing ethereal damage. Activating this skill grants 1 charge of enhanced Buckshot. While using this skill, the character is invulnerable.
Evasion Assistance: Preemptive Reinforcement
To activate, press the help button (Space) when the character is about to be attacked. The agent dodges enemy attacks and activates heightened perception. While using this skill, the character is invulnerable.
Extra Attack Assist: Self Defense Strike
To activate, press the basic attack button (LMB) after assisting in dodging. Zhu Yuan combines martial arts techniques and shotgun fire to attack, dealing physical and ethereal damage. If this attack damages an enemy, Zhu Yuan receives 3 charges of enhanced buckshot. While using this skill, the character is invulnerable.
Special Attacks
Killer fire
To activate, press the special attack button (E). Zhu Yuan fires ethereal projectiles that deal ethereal damage. You can shoot three times by quickly pressing "E". While using this skill, the level of protection against interruption increases.
Slaughter line
To activate, press the special attack button (E) when Zhu Yuan has enough energy. Zhu Yuan fires ethereal projectiles that deal high etheric damage. When this skill is launched, Zhu Yuan receives 3 reinforced buckshot projectiles. While using this skill, the character is invulnerable.
Quick Time Event (QTE)
Attack Chain: Elimination Mode
To activate, select an agent when the attack chain is launched. Zhu Yuan performs an attack with a modified main caliber, firing lasers and homing projectiles, dealing ethereal damage. If this attack damages an enemy, Zhu Yuan receives 3 rounds of enhanced buckshot. While using this skill, the character is invulnerable.
Superpower: Elimination Mode to Maximum
To activate, press the ultra button (Q) at the maximum decibel level. Zhu Yuan performs an attack with a modified main caliber, firing lasers and homing projectiles, dealing ethereal damage. If this attack damages an enemy, Zhu Yuan receives 3 rounds of enhanced buckshot. While using this skill, the character is invulnerable.
Makings of
Ammunition for special operations
When Zhu Yuan's Suppressed Mode attacks with the Enhanced Buckshot, it deals 20-40% more damage. When attacking enemies while stunned, the effect is 20-40% stronger. Appearing on the battlefield, Zhu Yuan immediately receives 6 pieces. charges of reinforced buckshot.
Tactical coordination
If there is another agent of the Support specialty or from the same faction in the squad: When launching an enhanced special attack, attack chain or super ability, Zhu Yuan increases his crit chance. hits by 30% for 10 sec.
Concerning leveling up the heroine's talents, then basic attacks and evasion should be a priority, since the main source of its damage will be enhanced buckshot. Next in importance are the Makings, because they increase the damage against stunned enemies.
Once you maximize these abilities, you can move on to leveling up special attacks and chains of attacks (ultra), increasing Zhu Yuan’s overall damage. Level up assistance last, as it provides noticeably less benefit than other skills.
Zhu Yuan's mental picture
To open it, you need to accumulate Agent Profiles, issued when duplicates of the heroine appear, which, of course, is random. Given the low chance of getting 5-star characters, you will need to spend a lot of time and money to unlock all mentals. However, even without them, Zhu Yuan can play the role of main DD without any problems.
If you still decide to try your luck, you can stop on M1, which causes the attack chain/ultimate to completely fill all of the Empowered Buckshot's charges, making it much easier to perform its Empowered Basic Attacks. If you have a choice between this mentality and a signature weapon, then we advise you to take the second option, as it will bring more benefits.
| Name | Bonus | Utility |
|---|---|---|
| Fast recharge | If Zhu Yuan activates a chain of attacks/super ability, the effect of “Fast Recharge” will be applied. While Quick Reload is active, after expending all the stacks of Reinforced Buckshot, Zhu Yuan can immediately regain 6/9 of the Reinforced Buckshot charges by spending the Quick Reload effect. | Very high. |
| Ethereal Ash | In suppression mode, Zhu Yuan's interrupt protection level increases and damage taken is reduced by 10%. When Zhu Yuan hits an enemy with an Empowered Buckshot, the target's basic attack "Don't Resist" and dash attack "Fire Hold" increase their damage by 10%. This effect stacks up to 5 times and lasts for 5 seconds. Each shot adds one level of this effect. Repeated launches reset the duration. | Very high, as it becomes more difficult for enemies to unbalance the heroine, plus, she deals more damage with enhanced basic attacks. |
| Special Sobez training | Level of basic attack, evasion, assist, special attack, attack chain +2. | Average. |
| Ether penetration | When Zhu Yuan hits an enemy with an Empowered Buckshot, the target's Basic Attack Damage "Do Not Resist" and Dash Attack "Fire Hold" ignores 25% of the target's Ether Resistance. | High. Increases the heroine's overall damage. |
| Special missions experience | Level of basic attack, evasion, assist, special attack, attack chain +2. | Average. |
| Expanded set of energy modules III | When Zhu Yuan's total number of Enhanced Buckshot charges reaches 12, she gains the Aether Thermal Inertia effect: the next time she launches an Enhanced Special Attack, her energy consumption is reduced by 30 units. If the Aether Thermal Inertia effect is consumed when launching an Empowered Special Attack, Zhu Yuan will fire 4 additional Aether projectiles, each dealing damage equal to 220% of Zhu Yuan's attack power. | High. Reduces energy consumption when using an empowered special attack (if 12 charges are collected) and increases its damage. |
How to play as Zhu Yuan
Base
The entire gameplay of the Threat Captain revolves around gaining stacks of enhanced Buckshot, which significantly increases the damage of basic attacks in Suppressive Fire mode. To accumulate these projectiles you can do the following:
- Basic attacks: 4th and 5th hits give 1 charge.
- Quick help: give out 1 charge.
- Counterattack after dodging: grants 1 charge.
- Chain of attacks: gives out 3 charges.
- Superpower: gives out 3 charges.
- Extra Attack Assist: Gives out 3 charges.
- Enhanced Special Attack: Gain 3 charges.
Let's add that Zhu Yuan also automatically gains 6 shells after appearing on the battlefield. The number of available cartridges of reinforced buckshot can be seen in the upper left corner of the screen under the heroine’s avatar.
So, all you need to do is collect the Buckshot charges using the above methods, and then spend them all by going into Suppression Mode (hold LMB) and start shooting at the enemies in front of you. Even so, you will be able to deal a ton of damage to your opponents, but if you want to maximize her DPS, then you will need to follow certain combos.
Optimal combinations
Recall that when executing basic attacks You can use the heroine's own dodge by moving the joystick left/right or pressing the A/D keys on the keyboard. However, depending on when you use them, they will begin to change her combo.
For example, if you use a dodge after the first hit, then Zhu Yuan will immediately move on to the 3rd hit, which will speed up the collection of reinforced bullets. Thus, the ideal rotation for her when performing basic attacks would look like this:
- Basic attack
- Evasion (A/D)
- Basic attack x3
- Evasion (A/D) – you will receive 1 projectile and skip the 6th unscripted and useless blow
- Basic attack x3 – will be performed at an accelerated pace
Now let's move on to enhanced basic attacks, which are activated by holding down the LMB. This combo consists of three 3 hits and 5 shots, and on the 3rd hit the heroine fires 3 shots at once.
As it turned out, if you perform a dash (WASD) immediately after the 3rd attack, the threat captain will not start the combination again, but will immediately move on to the 3rd strike, performing it again. Thus, the optimal rotation for her when performing enhanced basic attacks will look like this:
- Enhanced basic attacks x3 - you will spend 5 charges of buckshot.
- Dash with the joystick (or WASD) - you will spend 1 charge of buckshot.
- 3rd enhanced basic attack x1 - you will spend the remaining 3 charges of buckshot.
Using these combinations, you will be able to maximize the damage dealt by your character. However, again, even without strictly following these rules, you will be able to deal gigantic damage to enemies with it.
Correct agent switching
We recommend placing her in the 1st position in the squad. 2nd position should be given to a character who accelerates the stun of enemies, since Zhu Yuan deals more damage to stunned enemies. Give the 3rd position to the Support hero, which will increase the chance of a critical hit for the Social Security employee after the start of the chain of attacks.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Zhu Yuan
With the help of her unique abilities, the policewoman can inflict enormous ethereal damage to both single opponents and large enemy groups. Its advantages also include:
- Her basic attacks can be used from a long distance, making it easier to evade enemy attacks. The dodge system is built into her combos.
- Can cause enormous damage even without using combinations, especially after stunning enemies.
- Relatively easy to operate.
- To activate the passive, it is enough to have a Support character in the team (not limited by faction or attribute), which simplifies the composition of teams.
However, it is still impossible to call Zhu Yuan an ideal character, since she also has her drawbacks:
- It is highly advisable to add a character to your squad who speeds up the stunning of enemies.
- Recruiting stacks of enhanced Buckshot can be quite tedious at times if you can't chain attacks or use an enhanced special attack often.
Best builds for Zhu Yuan
The best amplifiers
The table below presents the most interesting options.
| Name | Characteristics | Ability |
|---|---|---|
|
Riot Stopper VI |
Base attack: 48-713 Critical damage: 19.2-48% |
Increases critical chance. hits by 15-30%. Activating an Empowered Special Attack gives the agent with this item 8 charges (this is the maximum). When an agent with this item deals ethereal damage with his basic attack, it consumes 1 charge and increases damage by 35-70%. |
|
Sulfur |
Base attack: 46-684 Attack Power: 12-30% |
If a basic attack, dash attack, or counterattack after dodging hits an enemy, the attack power of the agent with this item is increased by 3.5-7% for 8 sec. Stacks up to 8 times, fires once every 0.5 sec. The duration of each effect level is calculated separately. |
|
Stellar engine |
Base attack: 40-594 Attack Power: 10-25% |
When performing a counterattack after dodging or quickly assisting, an agent equipped with this item will have their attack power increased by 12-19.2% for 12 seconds. |
|
Artillery rotor |
Base attack: 40-594 Crit chance hits: 8-20% |
Attack power increases by 7.5-12%. When you land a critical hit on an enemy, you deal additional damage equal to 200% of your attack power. It works no more than once every 8-6 seconds. |
|
Street star |
Base attack: 40-594 Attack Power: 10-25% |
When a squad member initiates a chain of attacks, the agent with this item gains 1 charge level. Can be folded up to 3 times. Using your super will consume all charges. Each charge effect increases the damage dealt by the skill by 15-24%. |
The best drive discs
The table below presents the most interesting options.
| Name | Bonuses | Advantages |
|---|---|---|
|
Chaos metal (4 parts)
Woodpecker-electro/Fugu-electro (2 parts) |
2 parts: Increases ethereal damage by 10%. 4 parts: The wearer's critical damage increases by 20%. If any team member uses the Infestation effect, it is increased by an additional 5.5% (up to a maximum of 6 times). Lasts 8 seconds. Repeated launches reset the duration. 2 pieces: Increases critical hit chance by 8%/2 pieces: Increases penetration chance by 8% |
Chaos Metal is the best kit for Zhu Yuan, as it increases her ethereal and critical damage, and two pieces of Woodpecker Electro or Fugu Electro will increase the critical chance she needs. hits or penetration chance, respectively. |
|
Dyatlokor-electro (4 parts)
Chaos metal (2 parts) |
2 parts: Increases critical hit chance by 8%. 4 pieces: Whenever a basic attack, dodging counterattack, or enhanced special attack critically hits the wearer, the wearer gains 1 level of buff. For each stack, the owner's attack power increases by 9% for 6 seconds. The duration of the buff differs for different skills. 2 parts: Increases ethereal damage by 10%. |
Worse than the previous option, but still has the right to life, especially if the specified disks have more suitable stats. |
Concerning main characteristics of drive disks then your selection should look like this:
- IV sector: critical chance/crit. damage in a ratio of 1 to 2 (if the probability of a critical hit is below 45%, then take the first option, and if higher, then the second).
- V-sector: bonus ethereal damage.
- VI sector: attack power.
- Substats: crit chance, critical damage, attack% and penetration
Best commands for Zhu Yuan
Ethereal Squad
| Maine-DD | Sub-DD | Support | Banbu |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Zhu Yuan |
Enby |
Nicole |
Rezonabu (Beelzebu, Barobu, Sumobu, Amillion) |
An extremely accessible squad due to the presence of two free characters in it, but at the same time it is capable of inflicting significant damage on enemies, without any problems imposing negative effects on them.
Zhu Yuan and Nicole pair well together as they can activate each other's complementary abilities. In addition, the latter can reduce the defense of opponents. Enby quickly accumulates stun on enemies, which will increase the damage of the threat captain.
Universal Squad
| Maine-DD | Sub-DD | Support | Banbu |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Zhu Yuan |
Lycaon (Enby( |
Rina |
Majordomo (Barobu, Sumobu) |
Optimal teams with Zhu Yuan usually consist of one stun character and one support, as the first allows her to deal more damage, and the second allows her to activate her additional ability.
In this case, we are talking about the best squad with her, since Lycaon stuns opponents as quickly as possible, and Rina can increase the chance of penetration. All of this greatly increases Zhu Yuan's overall damage.
Fire-Ethereal Squad
| Maine-DD | Sub-DD | Support | Banbu |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Zhu Yuan |
Kolyada |
Lucy |
Rocketaboo (Barobu, Sumobu and Plaxaboo) |
Kolyada without Ben is less effective, but it should still be enough to stun opponents relatively quickly. Lucy will allow you to increase the attack power of your allies and deal damage from your pocket. This option is a little worse than the previous one, but is still effective, especially if the enemies are vulnerable to fire.
Leveling up Zhu Yuan
The table below shows the materials needed to increase the level, skills and inclinations of the heroine, as well as their total quantity.
| Leveling up | Leveling up your skills | Leveling up your deposits |
|---|---|---|
|
Denny x800000
Entry level attack tokens x4
High level attack tokens x32
Pioneer tokens x30 |
Denny x500000
Basic Ether chips x5
Advanced ether chips x15
Special ether chips x50
Pass to the “Hamster Cage” x1 |
Denny x400000
Agony of the Tyrant x9
High Dimensional dаta: Chasing a Ghost x60 |
With this, the guide to the best builds for Zhu Yuan in ZZZ can be considered complete. We hope that this information will help you choose the optimal amplifiers, drive disks and commands for the heroine.
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