NTE | Esper Zero Build Guide: Best Arcs, Team & Cartridge

Esper Zero build guide: best Arcs, Console Cartridges, Scorch team comp, skill rotation, and ascension materials for this S-Class Incantation DPS.

Table of Contents

Esper Zero Overview
How To Play & Rotations
Life Skill & Exploration Passive
Best Team
Best Arc / Weapon
Best Gear / Build
Recommended Awakening
Leveling Priority
Life Skill Details
Ascension Materials
How To Get?
Voice Actor & Profile

Esper Zero Overview & Review

	Rarity	S Rank
	Esper Type	Cosmos
	Arc	Solid
	Role	Damage

Esper Zero is a straightforward Cosmos DPS. Their biggest strength is being able to instantly trigger Esper Cycle just by casting a Redirect Skill, making them an exceptional character who can both initiate combos and provide ally HP Recovery.

Rating

Best Tier	Reroll Tier	Life Skills	Exploration
	-		-

How To Play & Rotation for Esper Zero

Basic Playstyle

Rack up steady damage with straightforward attack motions
Trigger Esper Cycle instantly with the Redirect Skill
Recover allies' HP through the Charge effect

Rack Up Damage with Straightforward Attack Motions

Esper Zero's Basic Attacks and Ultimate are all simple, wide-ranging, and easy to use. Since there are no complex resource management gimmicks, their strength lies in dealing reliable damage while dodging enemy attacks.

Trigger Esper Cycle Instantly with the Redirect Skill

The Redirect Skill "Appraise and Engrave" is set to a Cycle Value of 100, meaning a single use can immediately trigger Esper Cycle. It performs exceptionally well as a starter or facilitator for Cycle-focused team compositions.

Recover Allies' HP through the Charge Effect

Thanks to their Support Skill, when a deployed ally gains Ultimate Energy, HP equal to 50% of Zero's base ATK is recovered. This is an extremely powerful effect that compresses the healer slot while bolstering the party's survivability.

Esper Zero Life Skill & Exploration Passive

Increases Affection gained and Bond Level cap

Esper Zero has Life Skills related to bonds. Affection gained up to a certain level and the maximum level cap are increased. Since this directly affects the efficiency of leveling Bond Level, be sure to upgrade it before seriously working on raising bonds.

How to Increase Bond Level

Esper Zero Best Team Composition

Charge Comp

DPS	Anima	Lakshana	Survival
Esper Zero	Nanally	Hathor	Fadia

This comp is built around Esper Zero's Charge enhancements. Pair with Hathor to trigger Remora while teaming up with Nanally to deal heavy damage.

Basic Rotation

Order	Rotation
	Trigger Remora through your link with Hathor
	Trigger Blossom via your link with Mint to activate Charge
	Use Fadia's Ultimate when HP gets low

Substitute Options

Character	Notes
	(No alternatives)

Blossom & Nova Comp

Cosmos	Main	Break	Buff
Esper Zero	Nanally	Daffodill	Haniel

A team comp that triggers Blossom with Esper Zero and Nanally, then triggers Nova with Daffodill and Haniel. Since it specializes in offense, we recommend using it once you're more familiar with combat.

Basic Rotation

Step	Action
	Trigger the Blossom Esper Cycle with Esper Zero and Nanally.
	Trigger the Nova Esper Cycle with Daffodill and Haniel.
	Apply Haniel's buff, then trigger Blossom again from Esper Zero to Nanally and attack with Nanally.
	Reset with Haniel & Daffodill and repeat the loop.

Substitute Options

Character	Notes
Jiuyuan	・Swaps with Nanally
Sakiri	・Swaps with Haniel ・For mob enemies
Mint	・Swaps with Nanally ・No-Limited Characters comp

Best Ark / Weapon for Esper Zero

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Best Gear for Esper Zero

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Esper Zero Recommended Awakening

All Awakening

Awakening	Effect
Blooming Gaze	【Recommended】：★★★ Deals 1 additional hit of 200% ATK to enemies of lower level on first hit. This damage ignores 75% of the target's DEF.
Finding the Calling	【Recommended】：★・・ Casting Redirect Skill: Appraise and Engrave grants Jiuyuan an additional 8 Ultimate Energy.
Anomalies Record	【Recommended】：★★★ Increases Divide by Zero's Crit Chance by 50%.
Undecided Factors	【Recommended】：★★・ Every 1 point of Zero's Base ATK increases Ultimate: Divide by Zero damage by 0.1%, up to a maximum of 25%.
Theopneustos	【Recommended】：★★・ Increases Zero's ATK by 10% for 20s when triggering Support Skill.
Deceptive Liberation	【Recommended】：★★・ Increases Extra DMG Ratio of Appraise and Engrave to 300% of ATK.

Resonance

Resomance	Effect
Discern	Increases the skill level of Appraisal, Appraise and Engrave, and Divide by Zero by 1.
Zero Display	When Zero triggers an Esper Cycle with any Cosmos Esper character, grants the team +12% ATK for 20s.

Anomalies Record or Blooming Gaze are recommended

For the first Awakening Slot, we recommend setting either "Anomalies Record," which boosts Ultimate CRIT Rate by +50%, or "Blooming Gaze," which makes the Redirect Skill ignore 75% of DEF. Both dramatically boost DPS.

The more Awakening Slots, the more they transform into an all-purpose attacker

Since this game lets you freely set Awakening Effects, as your Awakening Slots increase you can simultaneously stack self-buffs like "CRIT Rate Up," "Penetration," and "multiplier increase," ultimately transforming them into a high-DPS attacker.

Esper Zero Stats & Leveling Priority

Stats

ATK	85
DEF	75
HP	1250
CRIT Rate	5％
CRIT DMG	50％
DMG Up	0％

Esper Ability Leveling Priority

Basic	Redirect	Ultimate	Support
★★・・・	★★★★★	★★★★・	★★★・・

Basic Attack: Appraisal

Appraisal - Severance

Cycle Rate: Channels energy through the weapon, performing up to 5 consecutive attacks that deal Cosmos DMG.

Appraisal - Break

Esper Zero swings their weapon while airborne to plunge, dealing 1 instance of AoE Cosmos DMG on impact. Increases DMG based on fall height, up to 200%.

Flash of Inspiration

Triggers when using Appraisal - Severance after a Critical Dodge. Seizes the opening from the enemy's missed attack and swings the weapon to counter, dealing 1 instance of Cosmos DMG to an area and reducing Break.

Status

1st Instance Ratio: 10.4%+23.1%
2nd Instance Ratio: 17%
3rd Instance Ratio: 26.2%+34.1%
4th Instance Ratio: 18.4%
5th Instance Ratio: 25.5%+52.3%
Plunge DMG Ratio: 65%
Cycle Rate: 21
Critical Riposte Ratio: 174%
Jump DMG Ratio: 28.3%×3+46.7%
Hold Basic Attack DMG Ratio: 13.3% per Instance
Hold Stamina Cost: 38
Hold Duration: 6s

Redirect Skill: Appraise and Engrave

Appraise and Engrave

Cooldown: 16 Sec.

Opening, exposed! Performs 3 consecutive weapon strikes. Leaps into the air to charge. Fires an Esper Cannon that deals 1 instance of Cosmos DMG to an area. Deals an additional 1 instance of Cosmos DMG to the first enemy hit whose level is below Zero's own level.

Stats

Weapon Strike Ratio: 20%+20%+125.6%+134.4%
Bonus DMG Ratio: 200%
Cycle Rate: 33

Ultimate

Divide by Zero

Energy Cost: 100

Cooldown: 15 Sec.

Sweeps away with her sword the unseen lines that connect the singularities, dealing multiple instances of Cosmos DMG to an area.

Ultimate Status

DMG Ratio: 132.7%+5.3%×4+177.5%+168.6%

Support Skill

Rift Blossom

Slashes through space and detonates a rift, dealing 2 instances of Cosmos DMG to an area.

Appraiser

Charge Enhancement: Restores HP equal to 50% of Zero's Base ATK when the active character gains Ultimate Energy.

Anomaly Perception

Ultimate: Divide by Zero damage increases by 25%.

Support Skill

DMG Ratio: 75.3%+124.7%

Esper Zero Life Skill

Five-Star Paragon

Lv1	Increases Affinity gained from Gifts by 5% when Bond Level is 4 or below.
Lv2	Increases Affinity gained from Gifts by 5% when Bond Level is 6 or below.
Lv3	Increases Bond Level limit to Lvl 8. (Default Lvl 6)
Lv4	Increases Bond Level limit to Lvl 9.
Lv5	Increases Bond Level limit to Lvl 10.

Esper Zero Ascension Materials & Number Needed

Ascension Materials

Ascension1	Lost Whispers×5 Beetle Coin×25000
Ascension2	Lost Whispers×12 Charging Knight Spark Plug×2 Beetle Coin×50000
Ascension3	Obscure Whispers×6 Charging Knight Spark Plug×8 Beetle Coin×75000
Ascension4	Obscure Whispers×12 Charging Knight Spark Plug×16 Beetle Coin×100000
Ascension5	Paradoxical Whispers×6 Charging Knight Spark Plug×24 Beetle Coin×125000
Ascension6	Paradoxical Whispers×9 Charging Knight Spark Plug×36 Beetle Coin×150000

Esper Ability Enhancement Materials

Lv.2	Nestling's Longing×2 Lost Whispers×2 Beetle Coin×2000
Lv.3	Nestling's Longing×3 Lost Whispers×3 Beetle Coin×5000
Lv.4	Nestling's Longing×5 Lost Whispers×5 Beetle Coin×10000
Lv.5	Dove's Flutter×2 Obscure Whispers×2 Beetle Coin×20000
Lv.6	Dove's Flutter×3 Obscure Whispers×3 Beetle Coin×40000
Lv.7	Dove's Flutter×5 Obscure Whispers×5 Good Boy Stamp×1 Beetle Coin×60000
Lv.8	The Olive Branch×3 Paradoxical Whispers×3 Good Boy Stamp×1 Beetle Coin×80000
Lv.9	The Olive Branch×5 Paradoxical Whispers×5 Good Boy Stamp×2 Beetle Coin×100000
Lv.10	The Olive Branch×8 Paradoxical Whispers×8 Good Boy Stamp×4 Beetle Coin×120000

Life Skill Enhancement Materials

Lv.1	Dreamless Seed×2 Fons×500
Lv.2	Dreamless Seed×6 Fons×1500
Lv.3	Dreamless Seed×10 Fons×3600
Lv.4	Dreamless Seed×16 Fons×7000
Lv.5	Dreamless Seed×24 Fons×70000