Stress guide for Chaos Zero Nightmare (CZN). See how to reduce or increase stress, management, system mechanic, stress levels, modes, deep trauma, and mental breakdown art in CZN.
Table of Contents
What is Stress?
Combat Accumulated Status Effects

Stress accumulates at the end of the turn or when taking damage. When Stress is fully accumulated, the Combatant will enter a Collapse state and suffer various disadvantages.
Can be Managed with Healing or Shield

By using Healing Cards, you can recover not only HP but also recover from Stress. Additionally, if damage is prevented with a Shield, Stress will not increase.
Counseling GuideMental Breakdowns Effects
Cards and Ego Skills Become Unusable

A Combatant who falls into a Mental Breakdown state will be unable to use their Ego Skill, and their Cards will change into Mental Breakdown Cards that cannot be used to act. Also, their Max HP will be greatly reduced, and it will be impossible to recover any further.
Recover Using Break Cards

A Combatant in a Mental Breakdown recovers by using a specified number of Mental Breakdown Cards. The first time is 5 cards, and after that the Mental Breakdown state is recovered by using +1 Mental Breakdown Card for each subsequent breakdown. When they recover from a Mental Breakdown, the Cost of their Ego Skill is also greatly reduced.
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