Version 1.3 best characters tier list for November 2024 for Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ). See latest characters, top Agents, SS-Rank Class, strongest attacker, meta stat types and more!
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Tsukishiro Yanagi
| Character | C0 Tier | User Rating |
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| Yanagi | ||
| Evaluation Points | ||
| - Anomaly attacker who can easily activate Disorder - You can maintain multiple buffs by fighting while switching stances - It can be used even in squads made up solely of Electric Attribute characters since it can handle Polarity Disorder | ||
Yanagi not only has high Shock ability but is also the only an Anomaly character that can do a Special Disorder called Polarity Disorder. It is excellent in that it can easily and frequently cause Disorder, which has excellent instantaneous firepower, and can further increase its firepower with Disorder Buff.
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Strongest Agents
*C1+ Tier displays the minimum Mindscape Cinema level required to be viable. The order from left to right are random.
The Strongest Characters Are Yanagi, Jane, Caesar, and Qingyi
In Zenless Zone Zero, Yanagi, Jane, Caesar, and Qingyi are the strongest characters in the current meta. Yanagi and Jane have outstanding performance as main attackers based on Attribute Anomaly, while Qingyi and Caesar are active as versatile supporters regardless of the squad formation.
Character Tier List Changes
Updated Nov 6
| Character | Updates |
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| Overall Tier List | With the increase in limited characters, we have made adjustments by generally lowering the entire list by about one tier, based on the Tier 1 characters as a reference. *Only characters with special notes are listed below |
| Yanagi | [C0] Anomaly character who can be used as a main DPS in teams, specializing in high-firepower Shock and Special Disorder. It can repeatedly unleash high-firepower Disorder attacks, making it valuable in a variety of squads, ranging from teams with two Anomaly Characters to those consisting solely of Electric characters. As a result, it ranks highest at both C0 and C1+. |
| Rina | [C0] In C0, the short duration of the buff was noticeable, which led to a lower ranking in line with the adjustment of the entire tier list. On the other hand, the implementation of Yanagi, who is compatible with both the PEN Ratio Buff and Shock Buff, has kept the evaluation of C1+ unchanged. The increased buff duration for Rina and the ease of forming a squad with her have resulted in no rank change for this tier. |
| Burnice | [C0] Although she has top-class firepower and is compatible with top-rated characters like Yanagi and Jane, Burnice is more of a sub-DPS and is unlikely to carry the squad on her own. Since Burnice relies more on the performance of the squad than her own solo abilities, her rank has been lowered in line with the overall tier list adjustment. |
| Zhu Yuan | [C0] Zhu Yuan has very high instantaneous firepower and is highly compatible with Qingyi, who can enhance the Stun DMG Multiplier. However, her firepower is significantly reduced when Qingyi is not in the team. Additionally, considering that Enhanced Shotshells tend to be in short supply, especially at C0, her rank has been lowered in line with the overall tier list adjustment. |
| Ellen | [C0] Zhu Yuan has very high instantaneous firepower and is highly compatible with Qingyi, who can enhance the Stun DMG Multiplier. However, her firepower is significantly reduced when Qingyi is not in the team. Additionally, considering that Enhanced Shotshells are often in short supply, especially at C0, her rank has been lowered in line with the overall tier list adjustment. |
Updated Oct 16
| Character | Updates |
|---|---|
| Burnice | [C0] A one-of-a-kind attacker who can deal damage and inflict Anomaly on enemies while off-field. Burnice has high damage output and pairs well with other Anomaly characters such as Jane, making her top-rated both with or without Cinema upgrades. |
| Seth | [C0] Increased synergy with other Anomaly characters. The smooth switching provided by Quick Assist and the high performance of the sub-DPS on Cinema upgrades have led to a rank increase in both C0 and C1+. |
| Nicole | [C0] Nicole's crowd control effect have increased with more smaller enemies spread across higher difficulty stages. Despite the short duration, her DEF debuff remains powerful with exceptional effectiveness, resulting in an upgrade her C0 rank. |
| Rina | [C0] With more characters providing longer-lasting and stronger damage buffs, Rina’s shorter buff duration has become more apparent. While offering electrical support, there are few optimal teams since electric attacker are scarce, leading to a rank down in both C0 and C1+. |
| Grace | [C0] The introduction of more powerful limited attackers has reduced Grace’s opportunities to shine. She competes with Burnice for a Disorder role and Seth for support, and as the electric attacker, her complex controls often result in less damage compared to newer limited characters. As a result, she has dropped significantly in both rankings. |
| Soukaku | [C0] The value of Soukaku's buffs has decreased due to the increase in characters with strong damage buffs that have superior potency and duration. Although Soukaku provides ice attribute support, the current lack of ice attackers, combined with the effort required to activate buffs and the noticeable amount of time she need to stay on-field, has resulted in a rank down for both C0 and C1+. |
| Lycaon | [C1+] Compared to Qingyi and Caesar, who possess both high stun and support capabilities, Lycaon’s general support performance is somewhat lacking. Although Lycaon offers ice attribute support, the current shortage of ice attribute attackers and limited potential growth from Cinema upgrades has led to a rank down in C1+ evaluation. |
| Piper | [C1+] Piper stands out as a top low-rarity attacker and pairs excellently with Burnice. However, due to the presence of strong competitors like Jane and limited team slots for stable-gacha characters, Piper’s C1+ tier has been adjusted downward. |
| Koleda | [C0] With the rise of Defense characters and those with strong dodge and anti-interruption, Koleda’s stun-focused role has become less essential. As a result, her optimal team compositions have decreased, leading to a rank down in C1+. |
Updated Sep 25
| Character | Updates |
|---|---|
| Caesar | [C0] The high-durability shield that increases the entire team's Anti-Interrupt, combined with damage support on par with Support characters, is extremely powerful. The activation condition for the Additional Ability is also lenient, allowing for flexible integration into various teams, which is why it ranks as top tier at both C0 and C1+. |
Updated Sep 4
| Character | Updates |
|---|---|
| Jane | [C0] Physical Anomaly Character that can act as a powerful Attack role. She is easy to use with her fast dodge abilities and she is also versatile, being able to fit into many teams. |
| Seth | [C0] Defense character that has a high Anomaly support buff and Shield. He can be very powerful when teamed up with an Anomaly character, but we considered him B Tier since he isn't versatile. |
| Lucy | [C0] There are a lot of Attack characters that can deal high damage spending a long time in battle including Jane, making Lucy very powerful with her high duration buffs that activate quickly. This doesn't require her Additional Ability, making her very versatile. You can also have 2 Support Agents in 1 team because of this. |
| Piper | [C0] She is still powerful as a sub DPS with her long duration buffs, but now with Jane in the list who has the same Attribute and Specialty, we put her in the A Tier. |
| Corin | [C0] She can deal very high damage while the enemy is stunned. She is also a good match with Qingyi and Jane who can deal damage before Stunning the enemy. |
Updated Aug 14
| Character | Update Information |
|---|---|
| Qingyi | [C0] A Stun character with outstanding Stun DMG Multiplier, ranked SS for its superior Daze performance and versatility. Her Additional Ability can be activated with ease and is suitable for any kind of squad. |
| Lycaon | [C0] With high Stun performance and a strong Stun DMG Multiplier buff, it remains a powerful character and continues to be widely used, especially with Ellen in the party. However, with the addition of a new high-level character, Qingyi, the number of top-tier builds it fits in has decreased, causing a drop of one rank to adjust for the shifts in the current meta. |
| Grace | [C1+] Electric Attribute is easy to use this season, and having C2 can significantly enhances its firepower. However, she isn't the best match with Qingyi, who is anticipated to become one of the best in the future meta. Consequently, its expected damage output and ease of use fall short compared to the two limited attackers, resulting in a one-level drop in rank. |
Aug 1 Update
| Character | Update Information |
|---|---|
| [C0] Strong Ether attribute damage dealer which can be hard to control, but being strong in current end-game contents made her rank up from S to SS. |
| [C0] Strong ally buffs of the Core Passive skills can be beneficial as support for end-game content to increase firepower. Considering Soukaku is a meta Ice attribute character and the buff helps low ATK damage dealers against high DEF enemies, we decided to move her up in the Tier list. |
Who Do You Think is the Best Character?
*First half of Ver 1.3~
Current Meta Analysis
Attackers are Valuable
A lot of the characters in S and SS Tier are characters that can defeat enemies quickly or contribute to that. The goal is always to defeat the enemy, so Attack characters that deal high damage and characters that have powerful buffs and debuffs are valuable.
| Tips! | Although powerful buffs and Anomaly effects are important, they help in battle only when there is a powerful Attacker so Attack characters are considered most valuable. |
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Versatile Teams & Controls
Considering the fact that you need 2 teams for high difficulty challenges, characters like Piper, Lucy and also the only A-Rank Stun character Anby are considered high tier since they are versatile and can fit into many kinds of teams. Rina and Grace are considered high tier for the same reasons.
| Tips! | We also considered the damage output and whether the character is powerful on its own or not. |
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Evaluated Depending on Available Content
If there are few challenges or content that a character can be very good at, they are considered to be lower tier. The same can be said if there is another character with similar roles or abilities but are more versatile or easier to control.
| Tips! | Characters in B or C Tier does not mean that they are weak. Most of the times there just aren't many challenges where their abilities shine. |
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Best Attack Agents
Attack Tier List
Limited Anomaly Characters are the Best Attackers
The current strongest attackers are Jane and Yanagi. Both have high self-sufficiency and are extremely effective as the team's main DPS. They are highly recommended for achieving faster clear times in challenges like Shiyu Defense and Inferno Reap.
Any Attacker Can Get The Rewards
Even in challenges where you are required to have a lot of firepower like Shiyu Defense Critical Nodes, any Attack character will be able to get all the rewards as long as you enhance them enough. If you have your own character that you like, you can enhance them and have no problem.
| Tips! | Powerful Attack characters will make it easier to complete challenges. If you don't have a lot of time to play or don't have too many resources, enhance the Attackers first. |
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Best Stun Agents
Stun Tier List
Qingyi is Extremely Powerful
Qingyi is by far the strongest out of all the Stun characters. Each provides strong damage support, and their Stun and shield durability performance is impeccable. If you have her in your team she will definitely make it a lot easier to complete high difficulty challenges.
Just Stunning Enemies isn't Enough
Stun characters are required to do more than just Stun enemies quickly. For example, it would help if they had Stun DMG Multiplier buffs or any other buffs/debuffs that can support their allies.
| Tips! | If your Stun Agent has no abilities to support allies, some of the times it can even be stronger to have 2 support Agents. |
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Best Support Agents
Support Tier List
Caesar Stands Out
Among the support characters, Caesar stands out as the strongest. She boasts exceptionally high Shield durability and a powerful ATK Buff multiplier, both of which last for a remarkably long duration. This makes her an incredibly versatile supporter in almost any team composition.
Buffs Duration and Cooldown Time are Key Factors
For supporting characters, the most important factor is how quickly and efficiently they can apply team buffs. Being able to maintain buffs for extended periods or apply them during short time, like Chain Attacks, is what makes them highly rated.
Character Strengths by Tier
| Yanagi | - Anomaly attacker who can easily activate Disorder - You can maintain multiple buffs by fighting while switching stances - It can be used even in squads made up solely of Electric Attribute characters since it can handle Polarity Disorder |
| Caesar | - Can support allies by providing a shield and damage enhancement buffs - Can continuously apply a powerful damage enhancement buff - Possesses Daze performance comparable to that of Stun characters |
| Jane | - Anomaly character that can be a powerful main DPS - Can act as both a DPS and Disorder role - Her various dodge abilities are useful |
| Qingyi | - Stun character with excellent Stun speed and attack range - Has high magnification Stun DMG Multiplier UP - Dodge Counter is useful because it can temporarily interrupt the combo. |
S Tier Characters
| Burnice | - Can inflict Burn and deal damage even while off-field - Pairs perfectly with teams focused on Disorder - Can attack simultaneously with the attacker using the Ultimate |
| Zhu Yuan | - Attacker that can switch between 2 modes - Easy to maneuver with long range and dash attacks - Easy to build a strong team with 2 Cunning Hares Agents |
| Ellen | - Attack character that has high damage output and powerful combos - Great maneuverability with dashing and warp - Also great against weaker enemies with AoE attack and pulling enemies together |
A Tier Characters
| Lycaon | - Easy to use Stun character that charges power before unleashing a powerful attack - Can effectively apply debuffs to Stunned enemies - Long Anti-Interrupt/Invulnerable time is useful |
| Soldier 11 | - Attack character that deals high damage with enhanced Basic Attacks - Time it right and you can activate the enhanced attacks repeatedly - Deals massive damage against Stunned enemies |
| Seth | - Can support with Shield & Quick Assist - Powerful Anomaly Buff - Great match with Anomaly Agent or Attacker with Attribute Disc Drives |
| Lucy | - Support character with useful ATK buff that lasts a long time - You can use Guard Boars that attack automatically when character is not in battle - Good for continuous support effects, but not for burst damage |
| Nicole | - Versatile support character that can gather enemies and apply DEF debuffs - Energy Field that pulls enemies will remain for a while after switching characters - Ether DMG buff is also strong but Nicole is the only Ether attacker at this point |
B Tier Characters
| Rina | - Support character that applies strong PEN Ratio Buff - Electric Attribute Additional Ability is also powerful - There are many characters of the same Faction/Attribute and can fit in any kind of team |
| Grace | - Anomaly character with powerful ability to apply Shock status - Easy to perform combos with many combinations - You can also enhance the Shock effect and have all Agents of the same Attribute |
| Nekomata | - Attack character great at attacking multiple enemies - Can deal high damage right away using Quick Assist - There are no Physical support characters at this point so you will need to apply Assault buff |
| Piper | - Anomaly character that can apply Anomaly effect and Stun the enemy - DMG buff that lasts long is also powerful - However survivability is low |
| Soukaku | - Support character that can gather enemies, Buff ATK, and use Ice - Also can become an attacker with enough Mindscape Cinema - Survivability is very low |
C Tier Characters
| Koleda | - Stun character that can perform wide range attacks with low risk of taking damage - Easy to activate Defensive Assist - Higher stats when teamed with Ben |
| Corin | - Attack character that can deal massive damage if you manage to keep attacking consistently - Able to deal massive damage to Stunned enemies - However survivability is low and can barely move while attacking |
| Ben | - Defense character that can use a shield, damage buff and Stun effect - Higher stats when teamed up with Koleda - Counter attack is also powerful but movement is very slow |
| Anton | - Attack character that deals high burst damage using Burst Mode - Can apply Shock effect and is a good match with an Electric team - Not great at long range or enemies that try to immobilize you |
| Billy | - Easy to use Attack character that can perform long range and AoE attacks - Able to move around/dodge attacks while shooting enemies - Note that DMG decreases at long range |
| Anby | - Easy to use and versatile Stun character - Can recover Energy and use Special Attack repeatedly - Movements are quick making it easier to dodge attacks |
Character Tier List Evaluation Criteria
- Damage Output is Most Crucial
- Support and Stun Effects are also Important
- Number of Characters from Same Faction & Attribute
- Access to Mindscape Cinema
- Gameplay & Controls
Damage Output is Most Crucial
The basic strategy in ZZZ is dodging enemy attacks using different moves like Perfect Assist while attacking the enemy. You can end the battle faster with a high damage output so being able to deal high damage to the enemy is crucial.
Support and Stun Effects are also Important
To enhance the attacks of your Main DPS, applying Anomaly effects and Stunning the enemy in addition to Buffs and Debuffs are also important. Characters that have multiple effects to help their allies are especially useful.
Number of Charcters from Same Faction & Attribute
It is important that there are many characters that are from the same Faction and have the same Attribute in order to activate Additional Abilities. If there aren't many characters that belong in the same Faction or have the same Attribute it would be harder to fully utilize their skills.
Access to Mindscape Cinema
A-Rank Agents are easy to unlock their Mindscape Cinema, so they are evaluated at C4 - C6. On the other hand, S-Rank Agents are harder to enhance, so they are evaluated at C2 or lower. If the evaluation does not change even when they are enhance to C2, they are listed as C0.
Gameplay & Controls
Since this is an action game, we also considered the player skills needed to master the controls of each character. Characters that don't require special ammunitions or other techniques are rated slightly higher for their ease of use.
Character Stats Ranking
HP Ranking
| Caesar | 9526 636 753 | |
| Seth | 8701 568 746 | |
| Rina | 8609 642 600 | |
| Ben | 8577 578 724 | |
| Lycaon | 8416 653 606 | |
| Qingyi | 8250 683 612 | |
| Nicole | 8145 574 622 | |
| Koleda | 8127 660 594 | |
| Soukaku | 8025 590 597 | |
| Lucy | 8025 583 612 | |
| Jane | 7788 805 606 | |
| Yanagi | 7788 797 612 | |
| Soldier 11 | 7673 813 612 | |
| Ellen | 7673 863 606 | |
| Nekomata | 7560 835 587 | |
| Anby | 7500 609 612 | |
| Grace | 7482 750 600 | |
| Zhu Yuan | 7482 844 600 | |
| Burnice | 7368 788 600 | |
| Anton | 7219 716 622 | |
| Corin | 6976 732 604 | |
| Piper | 6976 683 612 | |
| Billy | 6907 712 606 |
ATK Ranking
| Ellen | 7673 863 606 | |
| Zhu Yuan | 7482 844 600 | |
| Nekomata | 7560 835 587 | |
| Soldier 11 | 7673 813 612 | |
| Jane | 7788 805 606 | |
| Yanagi | 7788 797 612 | |
| Burnice | 7368 788 600 | |
| Grace | 7482 750 600 | |
| Corin | 6976 732 604 | |
| Anton | 7219 716 622 | |
| Billy | 6907 712 606 | |
| Piper | 6976 683 612 | |
| Qingyi | 8250 683 612 | |
| Koleda | 8127 660 594 | |
| Lycaon | 8416 653 606 | |
| Rina | 8609 642 600 | |
| Caesar | 9526 636 753 | |
| Anby | 7500 609 612 | |
| Soukaku | 8025 590 597 | |
| Lucy | 8025 583 612 | |
| Ben | 8577 578 724 | |
| Nicole | 8145 574 622 | |
| Seth | 8701 568 746 |
DEF Ranking
| Caesar | 9526 636 753 | |
| Seth | 8701 568 746 | |
| Ben | 8577 578 724 | |
| Nicole | 8145 574 622 | |
| Anton | 7219 716 622 | |
| Anby | 7500 609 612 | |
| Soldier 11 | 7673 813 612 | |
| Lucy | 8025 583 612 | |
| Piper | 6976 683 612 | |
| Qingyi | 8250 683 612 | |
| Yanagi | 7788 797 612 | |
| Billy | 6907 712 606 | |
| Lycaon | 8416 653 606 | |
| Ellen | 7673 863 606 | |
| Jane | 7788 805 606 | |
| Corin | 6976 732 604 | |
| Grace | 7482 750 600 | |
| Rina | 8609 642 600 | |
| Zhu Yuan | 7482 844 600 | |
| Burnice | 7368 788 600 | |
| Soukaku | 8025 590 597 | |
| Koleda | 8127 660 594 | |
| Nekomata | 7560 835 587 |
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