ZZZ Characters: All Agents by Faction & Meta Tier (2026)

Maximizing your damage ceiling in Shiyu Defense or surviving the highest intensity nodes in Hollow Zero requires a flawless understanding of all Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ) characters.

As theorycrafters who spend hours calculating Daze multipliers, analyzing Anomaly buildup rates, and optimizing frame-perfect Defensive Assists, we know that slapping random high-rarity units together doesn’t work.

Success in this game relies on rigid elemental formulas, tight faction passives, and exploiting massive multiplier windows during a boss’s Stun phase.

With the launch of Version 2.8 (“New: Eridan Sunset”), the roster has expanded to 52 playable Agents, introducing advanced mechanics like the Rupture specialty and brand-new elemental attributes.

So our compiled catalog breaks down every single character by specialty, faction, rarity, and elemental attribute while evaluating their definitive place in the current endgame meta.

All ZZZ Characters by Faction

In ZZZ, factions are more than just lore flavor. They influence Bangboo compatibility, trigger specific team passive bonuses, and define which compositions are worth building around.

Below is every faction as of v2.8 with full agent lists and meta context.

Angels of Delusion

Ether-heavy, anomaly-focused faction with strong Disorder and Abloom synergy. One of the newer factions quietly becoming meta in 2.6–2.8.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Specialty	Attack Type
Aria	S	Ether	Anomaly	Strike
Nangong Yu	S	Ether	Stun	Strike
Sunna	S	Physical	Support	Strike

Belobog Heavy Industries

Industrial faction built around Electric/Fire synergy. One of the more F2P-accessible faction rosters, with A-Ranks that hold up in mid-to-late endgame.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Specialty	Attack Type
Anton Ivanov	A	Electric	Attack	Pierce
Ben Bigger	A	Fire	Defense	Strike
Grace Howard	S	Electric	Anomaly	Pierce
Koleda Belobog	S	Fire	Stun	Strike

Cunning Hares

The starter faction; agile, accessible, and now legitimately meta in v2.8 with Starlight Billy adding the game’s first Physical Rupture agent.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Specialty	Attack Type
Anby Demara	A	Electric	Stun	Slash
Billy Kid	A	Physical	Attack	Pierce
Nekomiya Mana	S	Physical	Attack	Slash
Nicole Demara	A	Ether	Support	Strike
Starlight – Billy Kid (NEW v2.8)	S	Physical	Rupture	—

Hollow Special Operations Section 6

Elite Hollow investigators. Home to Miyabi (consistently T0 in tier lists) and a deep Ice/Electric toolkit that rewards precise play.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Specialty	Attack Type
Soukaku	A	Ice	Support	Slash
Asaba Harumasa	S	Electric	Attack	Pierce/Slash
Hoshimi Miyabi	S	Frost	Anomaly	Slash
Tsukishiro Yanagi	S	Electric	Anomaly	Slash

Krampus Compliance Authority

Judicial enforcers from the Outer Ring. v2.8’s Promeia is the headline addition; an Ice Anomaly machine with Abloom DoT and DEF-ignore mechanics, and one of the more compelling backstories in the game.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Specialty	Attack Type
Banyue	S	Fire	Rupture	Strike
Dialyn	S	Physical	Stun	Slash
Zhao	S	Ice	Defense	Slash
Promeia (NEW v2.8)	S	Ice	Anomaly	Slash

Mockingbird

Performance and illusion-themed duo. Vivian and Hugo pair cleanly for Ether anomaly into Ice attack Disorder chains. Growing relevance as Disorder comps become better understood.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Specialty	Attack Type
Vivian Banshee	S	Ether	Anomaly	Slash
Hugo Vlad	S	Ice	Attack	Slash

Obol Squad (OBLOS)

Military-grade Fire/Electric firepower. Orphie & Magus is the game’s only true dual-agent mechanic. Soldier 11 still produces reliable Fire burst, while Seed and Trigger cover Electric.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Specialty	Attack Type
Soldier 11	S	Fire	Attack	Slash
Trigger	S	Electric	Stun	Pierce
Seed	S	Electric	Attack	Slash/Strike
Orphie Magnusson & Magus	S	Fire	Attack	Pierce/Slash

Phaethon

The protagonist proxy faction. Currently non-combat (Belle/Wise), but Pyrois is confirmed as an upcoming Ether Attack agent tied to the Phaethon identity.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Specialty	Attack Type
Pyrois (UPCOMING)	TBD	Ether	Attack	—

Public Security – Metropolitan Order Division

New Eridu law enforcement. Cissia joined in v2.7 as a solid Electric Attacker with clean Slash-type output.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Specialty	Attack Type
Cissia	S	Electric	Attack	Slash

Public Security – Criminal Investigation Special Response Team

Police procedural squad with strong Ether/Physical/Electric coverage. Jane Doe’s Physical Anomaly output is underrated by new players.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Specialty	Attack Type
Zhu Yuan	S	Ether	Attack	Pierce
Qingyi	S	Electric	Stun	Strike
Jane Doe	S	Physical	Anomaly	Slash
Seth Lowell	A	Electric	Defense	Slash

Roscaelifer – External Strategy Department

Upcoming faction. Norma brings Fire Stun coverage; Velina breaks new ground as the game’s first Wind Anomaly agent, expect a brand-new Anomaly meta when she arrives.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Specialty	Attack Type
Norma Hollowell (UPCOMING)	S	Fire	Stun	—
Velina Airgid (UPCOMING)	S	Wind	Anomaly	—

Defense Force – Silver Squad

Elite military variant. Soldier 0 – Anby is a significant step up from standard Anby for Electric endgame compositions.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Specialty	Attack Type
Soldier 0 – Anby	S	Electric	Attack	Slash

Sons of Calydon

Outer Ring biker crew with a deep Physical/Fire anomaly roster. Multiple A-Ranks punch well above their weight in sustained damage compositions.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Specialty	Attack Type
Luciana de Montefio (Lucy)	A	Fire	Support	Strike
Piper Wheel	A	Physical	Anomaly	Slash
Caesar King	S	Physical	Defense	Slash/Strike
Burnice White	S	Fire	Anomaly	Pierce
Lighter	S	Fire	Stun	Strike
Pulchra Fellini	A	Physical	Stun	Slash

Spook Shack

Ghost-themed faction with a wide, hard-to-unify spread of attributes. Individually strong agents that work better as cross-faction fillers than a locked Spook Shack comp.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Specialty	Attack Type
Ukinami Yuzuha	S	Physical	Support	Strike
Alice Thymefield	S	Physical	Anomaly	Slash
Komano Manato	A	Fire	Rupture	Slash
Lucia Elowen	S	Ether	Support	Strike
Yidhari Murphy	S	Ice	Rupture	Strike

Stars of Lyra

Entertainment duo. Astra Yao is one of the cleanest universal supports in the game. Evelyn’s Fire DPS pairs naturally with Lighter and Lucy in cross-faction Fire builds.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Specialty	Attack Type
Astra Yao	S	Ether	Support	Strike
Evelyn Chevalier	S	Fire	Attack	Slash

Yunkui Summit

Eastern-inspired faction introducing the newest special attributes: Honed Edge (Ye Shunguang) and Auric Ink (Yixuan). Pan Yinhu and Ju Fufu cover Physical Defense and Fire Stun efficiently.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Specialty	Attack Type
Pan Yinhu	A	Physical	Defense	Strike
Yixuan	S	Auric Ink	Rupture	Strike
Ju Fufu	S	Fire	Stun	Strike
Ye Shunguang	S	Honed Edge	Attack	Slash

Victoria Housekeeping Co.

The OG premium faction. Lycaon/Ellen is still one of the most reliable Stun + Attack pairings in the game. Rina handles Electric Support coverage, and Corin is the best-performing launch A-Rank Physical attacker.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Specialty	Attack Type
Alexandrina Sebastiane (Rina)	S	Electric	Support	Strike
Corin Wickes	A	Physical	Attack	Slash
Ellen Joe	S	Ice	Attack	Slash
Von Lycaon	S	Ice	Stun	Strike

See Also: Zenless Zone Zero 2.6 Pull Tips & 180 Free Pulls

ZZZ Characters by Rarity

Rarity in ZZZ breaks down to S-Rank and A-Rank. S-Ranks are higher-baseline, typically limited-banner pulls with special mechanics and stronger Mindscape Cinemas.

A-Ranks are more accessible; available on standard banners, event shops, and often bundled on limited banners as companion rates.

S-Rank Agents (v2.8) — Full List

Agent	Attribute	Specialty	Faction	Since
Alexandrina Sebastiane (Rina)	Electric	Support	Victoria Housekeeping	v1.0
Alice Thymefield	Physical	Anomaly	Spook Shack	v2.1
Aria	Ether	Anomaly	Angels of Delusion	v2.6
Asaba Harumasa	Electric	Attack	Section 6	v1.4
Astra Yao	Ether	Support	Stars of Lyra	v1.5
Banyue	Fire	Rupture	Krampus	v2.4
Burnice White	Fire	Anomaly	Sons of Calydon	v1.2
Caesar King	Physical	Defense	Sons of Calydon	v1.2
Cissia	Electric	Attack	Metro Order Division	v2.7
Dialyn	Physical	Stun	Krampus	v2.4
Ellen Joe	Ice	Attack	Victoria Housekeeping	v1.0
Evelyn Chevalier	Fire	Attack	Stars of Lyra	v1.5
Grace Howard	Electric	Anomaly	Belobog	v1.0
Hoshimi Miyabi	Frost	Anomaly	Section 6	v1.4
Hugo Vlad	Ice	Attack	Mockingbird	v1.7
Jane Doe	Physical	Anomaly	CIST	v1.1
Ju Fufu	Fire	Stun	Yunkui Summit	v2.0
Koleda Belobog	Fire	Stun	Belobog	v1.0
Lighter	Fire	Stun	Sons of Calydon	v1.3
Lucia Elowen	Ether	Support	Spook Shack	v2.3
Nangong Yu	Ether	Stun	Angels of Delusion	v2.7
Nekomiya Mana	Physical	Attack	Cunning Hares	v1.0
Orphie Magnusson & Magus	Fire	Attack	Obol Squad	v2.2
Promeia (NEW)	Ice	Anomaly	Krampus	v2.8
Qingyi	Electric	Stun	CIST	v1.1
Seed	Electric	Attack	Obol Squad	v2.2
Soldier 0 – Anby	Electric	Attack	Silver Squad	v1.6
Soldier 11	Fire	Attack	Obol Squad	v1.0
Starlight – Billy Kid (NEW)	Physical	Rupture	Cunning Hares	v2.8
Sunna	Physical	Support	Angels of Delusion	v2.6
Trigger	Electric	Stun	Obol Squad	v1.6
Tsukishiro Yanagi	Electric	Anomaly	Section 6	v1.3
Ukinami Yuzuha	Physical	Support	Spook Shack	v2.1
Vivian Banshee	Ether	Anomaly	Mockingbird	v1.7
Von Lycaon	Ice	Stun	Victoria Housekeeping	v1.0
Ye Shunguang	Honed Edge	Attack	Yunkui Summit	v2.5
Yidhari Murphy	Ice	Rupture	Spook Shack	v2.3
Yixuan	Auric Ink	Rupture	Yunkui Summit	v2.0
Zhao	Ice	Defense	Krampus	v2.5
Zhu Yuan	Ether	Attack	CIST	v1.0

A-Rank Agents (v2.8) — Full List

Agent	Attribute	Specialty	Faction	Since
Anby Demara	Electric	Stun	Cunning Hares	v1.0
Anton Ivanov	Electric	Attack	Belobog	v1.0
Ben Bigger	Fire	Defense	Belobog	v1.0
Billy Kid	Physical	Attack	Cunning Hares	v1.0
Corin Wickes	Physical	Attack	Victoria Housekeeping	v1.0
Komano Manato	Fire	Rupture	Spook Shack	v2.3
Luciana de Montefio (Lucy)	Fire	Support	Sons of Calydon	v1.0
Nicole Demara	Ether	Support	Cunning Hares	v1.0
Pan Yinhu	Physical	Defense	Yunkui Summit	v2.0
Piper Wheel	Physical	Anomaly	Sons of Calydon	v1.0
Pulchra Fellini	Physical	Stun	Sons of Calydon	v1.6
Seth Lowell	Electric	Defense	CIST	v1.1
Soukaku	Ice	Support	Section 6	v1.0

A-Ranks aren’t filler. Nicole’s DEF Shred passive, Soukaku’s Ice ATK buff stacking, and Anby’s consistent Daze application all contribute meaningfully in dedicated meta teams.

The gap to S-Rank is narrower than it looks when you’re working with their specific mechanics.

See Also: ZZZ 3.0 Banners Revealed: Who Is the New Wind Agent?

ZZZ Characters by Element / Attribute

Element selection determines your Anomaly interaction chains (Disorder, Abloom, Assault, Shatter) and which Drive Disc sets are worth farming. Here’s the full breakdown by attribute as of v2.8.

Attribute	Agents	Anomaly Type	Meta Note
Physical	Nekomata, Billy, Corin, Jane Doe, Piper, Caesar, Pulchra, Pan Yinhu, Alice, Sunna, Dialyn, Ukinami Yuzuha, Starlight Billy	Assault (Bleed)	Wide roster; Starlight Billy adds first Physical Rupture in v2.8
Fire	Koleda, Ben, Soldier 11, Burnice, Lucy, Lighter, Evelyn, Ju Fufu, Banyue, Orphie & Magus, Komano Manato	Burn	Deep roster; Burn + Electric Disorder chains remain reliable
Ice	Ellen, Von Lycaon, Soukaku, Hugo Vlad, Zhao, Promeia, Yidhari Murphy	Freeze / Shatter	Promeia pushes Ice Anomaly ceiling in v2.8; Lycaon/Ellen still T1 core
Frost	Hoshimi Miyabi	Freeze (enhanced)	T0 DPS; a distinct sub-attribute with superior anomaly scaling.
Electric	Anton, Anby, Grace, Rina, Qingyi, Seth, Yanagi, Harumasa, Trigger, Seed, Soldier 0 Anby, Cissia, Nangong Yu	Shock	Largest roster; Electric Shock + Disorder chains are consistently meta
Ether	Nicole, Zhu Yuan, Astra Yao, Vivian Banshee, Aria, Lucia Elowen	Corruption	Ether Disorder comps around Astra/Vivian are high-ceiling in v2.6–2.8
Honed Edge	Ye Shunguang	Special (unique)	New attribute mechanic; team-dependent; community still optimizing
Auric Ink	Yixuan	Special (Rupture)	Yunkui Summit Rupture carry; unique break interaction
Wind	Velina Airgid (upcoming)	TBD	First Wind agent; entirely new Anomaly meta territory post-v2.8

See Also: Zenless Zone Zero New Character Leak & Banner Update

ZZZ Characters by Specialty

Your squad needs to cover three functional slots efficiently: someone to deal damage, someone to build Daze and trigger Stun windows, and a Support or Anomaly anchor to amplify the whole chain. Here’s where every agent slots in.

Attack (DPS)

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Attack Type	Approx. Tier
Hoshimi Miyabi	S	Frost	Slash	T0
Ellen Joe	S	Ice	Slash	T0
Ye Shunguang	S	Honed Edge	Slash	T1
Asaba Harumasa	S	Electric	Pierce/Slash	T1
Zhu Yuan	S	Ether	Pierce	T1
Soldier 0 – Anby	S	Electric	Slash	T1
Evelyn Chevalier	S	Fire	Slash	T1
Hugo Vlad	S	Ice	Slash	T2
Orphie Magnusson & Magus	S	Fire	Pierce/Slash	T2
Seed	S	Electric	Slash/Strike	T2
Nekomiya Mana	S	Physical	Slash	T2
Soldier 11	S	Fire	Slash	T2
Cissia	S	Electric	Slash	T2
Anton Ivanov	A	Electric	Pierce	T3
Billy Kid	A	Physical	Pierce	T3
Corin Wickes	A	Physical	Slash	T3

Stun (Daze / CC)

A dedicated Stunner is non-negotiable at high-level Shiyu Defense. A well-maintained Stun window multiplies your whole team’s damage output, and anyone who’s hit the cancel window just before the Chain Attack fires knows exactly why Stunner selection matters.

Agents like Lycaon and Lighter hit Daze thresholds fast and consistently, keeping the enemy locked through your entire DPS rotation.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Approx. Tier
Von Lycaon	S	Ice	T0
Lighter	S	Fire	T0
Qingyi	S	Electric	T1
Nangong Yu	S	Ether	T1
Dialyn	S	Physical	T1
Ju Fufu	S	Fire	T1
Koleda Belobog	S	Fire	T2
Trigger	S	Electric	T2
Anby Demara	A	Electric	T2
Pulchra Fellini	A	Physical	T3

Anomaly (DoT / Status Application)

Anomaly agents are the backbone of the Disorder meta. Stacking multiple Anomaly types on a single target and chaining Disorder procs is how top ZZZ players consistently 3-star endgame content with time to spare.

Promeia in v2.8 adds a serious Ice Anomaly option; her DEF-ignore passive pushes Ice Abloom compositions to a tier they haven’t reached before.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Approx. Tier
Hoshimi Miyabi	S	Frost	T0
Promeia (v2.8)	S	Ice	T1
Tsukishiro Yanagi	S	Electric	T1
Vivian Banshee	S	Ether	T1
Aria	S	Ether	T1
Jane Doe	S	Physical	T1
Burnice White	S	Fire	T1
Grace Howard	S	Electric	T2
Alice Thymefield	S	Physical	T2
Piper Wheel	A	Physical	T2

Support

Agent	Rank	Attribute	What They Enable
Astra Yao	S	Ether	Universal buff; best-in-slot support for most team compositions
Alexandrina Sebastiane (Rina)	S	Electric	Electric ATK buff + Pen boost; Victoria Housekeeping faction synergy
Ukinami Yuzuha	S	Physical	Physical team enabler; sustain and buff stacking
Lucia Elowen	S	Ether	Ether support and healing; cross-faction Spook Shack utility
Sunna	S	Physical	Physical enabler; Angels of Delusion faction synergy
Soukaku	A	Ice	Ice ATK buff + Energy generation; core in Miyabi and Ellen teams
Luciana de Montefio (Lucy)	A	Fire	ATK buff; accessible Fire support for Calydon compositions
Nicole Demara	A	Ether	DEF Shred; underrated value in Ether attack teams

Defense

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Notes
Caesar King	S	Physical	Shield + counterattack; strong offensive uptime via perfect parry timing
Zhao	S	Ice	Ice shielding; pairs with Krampus Compliance Authority comp
Pan Yinhu	A	Physical	Yunkui Summit tank; accessible Physical defender
Ben Bigger	A	Fire	Starter Defense slot; Belobog faction passive synergy
Seth Lowell	A	Electric	Electric niche defender; pairs with CIST teammates

Rupture (Newest Specialty)

Rupture is the most recently added Specialty, sitting between Attack and Anomaly in playstyle; burst-oriented with strong break potential.

Starlight Billy in v2.8 is the game’s first Physical Rupture agent, opening Physical comp archetypes that simply didn’t exist before.

The theorycrafting around Rupture compositions is still actively evolving.

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Notes
Yixuan	S	Auric Ink	Yunkui Summit Rupture carry; unique Auric Ink break interaction
Banyue	S	Fire	Fire Rupture burst; needs specific team slots to shine
Starlight – Billy Kid (v2.8)	S	Physical	First Physical Rupture; high-mobility burst; Phase 2 May 27
Yidhari Murphy	S	Ice	Ice Rupture; Spook Shack; niche but functional in dedicated comps
Komano Manato	A	Fire	Accessible Fire Rupture option; Spook Shack faction

Current Endgame ZZZ Agents Tier Overview (v2.8)

Tier placements reflect Shiyu Defense and Hollow Zero endgame performance based on community consensus as of v2.8. Meta shifts with each patch.

Your Drive Disc rolls and team synergy matter more than tier position alone.

Tier	Agents
T0	Hoshimi Miyabi, Von Lycaon, Lighter, Ellen Joe, Astra Yao
T1	Qingyi, Promeia, Yanagi, Vivian Banshee, Aria, Jane Doe, Burnice, Ye Shunguang, Harumasa, Nangong Yu, Dialyn, Caesar King, Zhu Yuan, Ju Fufu, Yixuan, Rina
T2	Evelyn, Soldier 0 Anby, Trigger, Grace, Seed, Hugo, Alice, Koleda, Lucia Elowen, Piper, Nekomata, Cissia, Soukaku, Nicole, Ukinami Yuzuha, Orphie & Magus
T3	Anton, Billy, Corin, Seth, Anby, Ben, Pan Yinhu, Pulchra, Soldier 11, Lucy, Sunna, Komano, Banyue, Zhao

New & Upcoming ZZZ Agents (v2.8+)

1. Promeia – S-Rank · Ice · Anomaly · Slash · Krampus Compliance Authority

Promeia is a former Sweeper, someone tasked with eliminating Ethereals and those too corrupted to save, treating them as “necessary sacrifices.”

After confronting the moral weight of that role, she accepted exile and judgment, becoming a Krampus Judge. That “poor moth” motif runs through her entire kit design, not just her story.

Mechanically, she’s an Abloom specialist. Her loop builds Corrosive Chill stacks, transitions into a Trial by Cold resource, and triggers Ice Anomaly DoT with a passive that ignores a portion of enemy DEF.

Her Bound Absolution state grants auto-dodge capability, making her more forgiving to pilot than most Anomaly carries. The Core Passive amplifies squad-wide Abloom damage, and her Mindscapes push DEF ignore and self-restoration further.

Her best compositions pair her with a dedicated Support (Soukaku or Astra Yao) and a second Anomaly agent; Yanagi or Vivian Banshee for cross-element Disorder chains is the current theorycrafted optimum. T1 consensus at launch with T0 potential in dedicated Ice Anomaly builds.

• Banner: Phase 1, May 6–27, 2026. Rerun companions: Soukaku, Lucy.

2. Starlight – Billy Kid – S-Rank · Physical · Rupture · Cunning Hares

The upgraded Billy; motorcycle tricks, flying kicks, and a high-mobility Rupture kit that turns the previously limited Billy Kid into a legitimate carry.

Physical Rupture didn’t exist as an archetype before v2.8, which means the full optimal team compositions are still being worked out by the community.

Reception has been strong, especially among F2P players who invested in Billy early.

• Banner: Phase 2, May 27 – June 16, 2026. Rerun companions: Orphie & Magus.

Confirmed Upcoming Agents (Post-v2.8)

Agent	Rank	Attribute	Specialty	Faction	Why It Matters
Norma Hollowell	S	Fire	Stun	External Strategy Dept.	New Fire Stun option; debut of a new faction
Velina Airgid	S	Wind	Anomaly	External Strategy Dept.	First Wind attribute agent in ZZZ. Entirely new Anomaly type incoming
Pyrois	TBD	Ether	Attack	Phaethon	Playable proxy form; significant lore weight and Ether Attack coverage

Team Synergy & Faction Passives in Zenless Zone Zero

ZZZ team-building is a chain of enablers; Attribute pairing for Disorder/Abloom triggers, Specialty pairing (Stunner + DPS + Support is still the core loop), and Faction matching for Bangboo and passive bonuses.

Victoria Housekeeping — The Evergreen Core

Lycaon + Ellen is still the benchmark Stun + Attack pairing in ZZZ. Add Soukaku and the loop is textbook: Soukaku buffs Ice ATK, Lycaon builds Daze and locks the target, Ellen dumps damage during the Stun window.

Rina fits when you need additional Pen rate and Electric coverage, especially against high Physical RES targets. Victoria Bangboo passives reward running two or more Victoria members, so build toward that when you can.

Sons of Calydon — Sustained Fire/Physical Output

Caesar + Burnice + Lucy and Caesar + Lighter + Evelyn are the two most reliable Calydon structures. Caesar’s shielding and counter mechanics protect your DPS agents while generating consistent damage throughout the rotation.

The Calydon Bangboo amplifies Fire/Physical damage with two Calydon members active; Lucy’s ATK buff stacks cleanly on top, keeping the damage floor high even outside Stun windows.

Section 6 — Ice/Electric Disorder

Miyabi + Yanagi is the premier Disorder composition in the current meta. Yanagi applies Electric Anomaly; Miyabi applies Frost Anomaly; hitting both on one target triggers Disorder, a massive burst proc.

Soukaku or Astra Yao fills the third slot as the buffer. This composition has maintained the highest single-team damage ceiling for multiple consecutive patches and still holds through v2.8.

Belobog — F2P Electric/Fire Accessibility

Koleda + Grace + Anton is the pure Belobog faction team. Not T0, but genuinely accessible for early-to-mid endgame before you build out S-Rank rosters.

Grace’s Electric Anomaly stacks DoT that Anton’s Pierce attacks trigger efficiently. The Belobog Bangboo adds bonus damage for faction matches; a real option for newer players.

Krampus (v2.8) — Abloom Ice Anomaly

Promeia’s squad Abloom passive makes the Krampus Ice composition more viable than any previous Ice Anomaly team.

The theorycrafted direction is Promeia + Soukaku (buffer) + second Anomaly agent (Yanagi or Vivian for cross-element Disorder).

Zhao fills the Defense slot to keep the team safe while Promeia runs her Corrosive Chill loop. This comp is still being solved by the community post-launch.

W-Engine Notes (F2P vs Signature)

Full W-Engine optimization is a deep topic on its own, but the framework is consistent: every agent has a signature W-Engine tuned to their specific Core Passive mechanic, and an accessible F2P alternative that still clears endgame content without it.

Agent	Signature W-Engine	Best F2P Alternative
Hoshimi Miyabi	Timeweaver	Fusion Compiler (craftable)
Ellen Joe	Deep Sea Visitor	Steel Cushion / The Brimstone
Von Lycaon	The Restrained	Steam Oven (craftable)
Lighter	Blazing Laurels	Precious Fossilized Core
Qingyi	Demara Battery Mark II	Steam Oven
Astra Yao	Kaboom the Cannon	Slice of Time / Weeping Gemini
Promeia	Shattered Frost	Fusion Compiler / BP option
Caesar King	Original Transmorpher	Bunny Band
Tsukishiro Yanagi	Timeweaver	Fusion Compiler
Soukaku	Weeping Gemini	Slice of Time

The gap between signature and F2P is real at endgame, roughly 10–20% in clear speed and damage ceiling, but most Shiyu Defense and Hollow Zero content is clearable with correct team composition and well-rolled Drive Discs before W-Engine optimization even becomes the bottleneck. Farm your discs first.

See Also: Yidhari & Rerun Ju Fufu: Should You Pull in Zenless Zone Zero? (Complete Guide)

That’s the complete picture of all Zenless Zone Zero characters as of Version 2.8; 52 playable Agents across 17 factions, multiple Attributes, six Specialties, and a meta that keeps expanding every patch.

The roster is deep enough now that how you build around Anomaly interactions, Faction passives, and Stun timing windows separates clean Shiyu clears from hitting a wall at node 7.

Promeia is the immediate priority if you run Ice or Abloom compositions. Starlight Billy is worth serious investment if you’re building Physical attackers or want to stake early ground in the new Physical Rupture archetype before the community fully solves it.

And start saving Polychrome; Velina Airgid introduces Wind to ZZZ for the first time, and first-of-attribute agents have historically landed in strong meta positions right at launch.

We keep this guide updated with every new patch, tier shift, and agent release. Check back after each version drop.

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