Best build and team for Ellen (Ellen Joe) in Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ). See the best W-Engine/weapon, Driver Disc, upgrade priority, promotion & enhancement materials!
Table of Contents
| Agent | Signatured Weapon |
|---|---|
 Ellen | Deep Sea Visitor |
Ellen - Tier and Basic Info
Ellen - Basic Information
| Attribute/Specialty Type/Faction | |
|---|---|
| Role | |
| Signatured W-Engine | Deep Sea Visitor Skin Effect |
| How to Get | Mellow Waveride (Limited Banner) |
Status
Tier and Rating
| Rating | Features | |
|---|---|---|
| - 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 | ||
User Score
Ellen's Strength
High DMG Attacker with Fast Movement
Ellen has one of the highest damage outputs and is a very agile Attacker. She can dash quickly at any moment and can easily deal with any kind of enemy, big or small.
Anti-Interrupt/Invulnerable State Allows Continuous Attacks
Ellen can avoid taking damage with her Anti-Interrupt/Invulnerable effect that activate for many of her attacks, so it's easy to perform a combo without worrying about being attacked. She is easy to use for beginners and also becomes very powerful if you enhance her level and stats.
Ellen's Weakness
Double EX Special Attack Requires lots of Energy
Ellen's EX Special Attack and Basic Attack combo is powerful if you perform both moves, but this consumes 80 energy. Even with MAX Energy, it can't be used twice in a row. Although it is powerful it can rarely be used repeatedly.
Ellen - Strategy and Combo
Fight while Maintaining "Flash Freeze Charge" with Dash Attack
Ellen Joe's main focus is to charge the "Flash Freeze Charge" with a Dash Charge Attack, and consume the charge to perform a powerful Basic Attack by holding down the button on the third hit. Dash to move around and use the Charge attack and always maintain 3 or more stacks of “Flash Freeze Charge”.
The Second Hit of EX Special Attack
Ellen's EX Special Attack can be used twice in a row to perform a wide range attack, but the firepower itself is higher if you use the EX Special Attack 1st hit then connect to Basic Attack 3rd hit. Use both depending on the situation, such as whether there are weak enemies or not.
| Tips! | When using EX Special Attack then connecting to the Basic Attack, "Flash Freeze Charge" will be charged by 1 stack, so you will be able to deal Ice DMG. |
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Ellen - Best Build (W-Engine/Disc Drive)
Recommended Drive Disc
Ice CRIT Build
| Drive Disc | Set Effect |
|---|---|
| Polar Metal x4 | 2-Pieces: Increases Ice DMG by 10% 4-Pieces: Increases the DM of Basic Attack and Dash Attack by 20%. When any squad member inflicts Freeze or Shatter, this effect increases by an additional 20% for 12s. |
| Woodpecker Electro x2 | 2-Pieces: Increases CRIT Rate by 8% |
| Recommended Base Stat | |
| [4] | Crit DMG / CRIT Rate |
| [5] | Ice DMG / PEN Ratio |
| [6] | ATK / Energy Regen |
| Recommended Random Stats | |
| Crit DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK (%) / PEN | |
Recommended W-engine
| W-engine | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Deep Sea Visitor | Recommend: - Ellen's signature W-engine - Ice DMG constantly increased - Greatly increases CRIT Rate and easy to activate |
| Cannon Rotor | Recommend: - Combine with Advanced Stats to greatly increase CRIT Rate - Additional Damage upon Crit hit - Obtain in New Eridu City Fund |
| Starlight Engine | Recommend: - W-Engine that greatly increases ATK - Effect should activate frequently since you will be using assist attacks |
| Street Superstar | Recommend: - Number of Chain Attacks performed increase Ultimate Damage - High burst damage is impressive - Other than the Ultimate, damage output is low |
| [Lunar] Noviluna | Recommend: - Comes with CRIT Rate and Energy Regen Buff - The low basic ATK stat is a disadvantage, replace when you can |
Ellen - Best Team Comp
Freeze & Disorder Team
Double Attribute Ellen Team
Combine Ellen, who is a powerful Ice Attribute Attacker, with Electric Attributes. You can activate all Additional Abilities and it's easy to apply Disorder Anomaly. You can use Nekomata or Corin if you don't have Ellen.
Use Ellen after Enemy is Stunned
You will be using the basic strategy, Stun the enemy with a Stun Character, Switch to a Support Character and use Quick Assist, then use the Attack Character to deal damage. You want to deal high burst damage when the enemy is stunned so it's better if you have enough Flash Freeze Charge with Ellen.
| Tips | Ellen can fight alone against weaker enemies. |
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Low Cost Gacha Soukaku Team
Great Match with Soukaku
Soukaku is the same Attribute with Ellen and can activate the Additional Ability. Also, Soukaku has a powerful Ice Attribute buff. Anby won't be able to use her Additional Ability but she can increase DMG for Ellen by gathering enemies and using Ice buffs and debuffs.
Anby is Replaceable
You won't be able to use the Additional Ability for the 3rd character, so you can use any non-Ice Stun, Anomaly or Defense character. Grace can apply Anomaly effects and Ben can endure enemy attacks.
Recommended Characters
| Character | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Rina | Recommend: - Additional Ability activates when another character in your squad shares the same Faction - Greatly increase damage with CRIT and PEN buffs - Many choices for the 3rd character that can use additional ability |
| Soukaku | Recommend: - Additional Ability activates when another character in your squad shares the same Attribute - Great for Soukaku's Ice Support abilities - 3rd character tends to be Ice Attribute or have no additional ability |
| Lycaon | Recommend: - Additional Ability activates when another character in your squad shares the same Faction/Attribute - SImple high damage output team |
Recommended Bangboo
| Bangboo | Recommendation/Ranking |
|---|---|
| Butler | Recommend: - Activate Additional Ability with 2 Victoria Housekeeping Co. Faction - Greatly recovers energy for allies! - Easy to use regardless of the situation |
| Sharkboo | Recommend: - Activate Additional Ability with 2 Ice Attributes - Assists in adding Ice Attribute Anomaly |
| Penguinboo | Recommend: - Activate Additional Ability with 2 Ice Attributes - Assists in adding Ice Attribute Anomaly - Low rare version of Sharkboo |
| Booressure | Recommend: - Activate Additional Ability with 1 Support - Helps restore energy - Chain Attack cannot be used |
Ellen - Skill Upgrade Priorities and Effect
Skill Upgrade Priorities
| Skill | Recommendation |
|---|---|
Skill Effect
Basic Attack: Saw Teeth Trimming
Press to activate: Unleashes up to 3 attacks, dealing
Physical DMG. Press repeatedly or hold
during the 3rd attack to extend the attack duration.
Basic Attack: Flash Freeze Trimming
While Flash Freeze is active, press to activate: Launch up to 3 attacks at enemies in front, dealing
Ice DMG. Each attack consumes 1 point of Flash Freeze Charge. Press repeatedly and hold
during the 3rd attack to extend the attack duration.
Best Mindscape Cinema for Ellen
Effect and Recommended Mindscape Cinema
| C1 | Glacial Omen Upon hitting an enemy with Swift Scissors during Dash Attack: Arctic Ambush, the obtained Flash Freeze Charges are increased to 3. Upon hitting an enemy with Charged Scissor Strike during Dash Attack: Arctic Ambush, the obtained Flash Freeze Charges are increased to 6. For each Flash Freeze Charge consumed, Ellen's CRIT Rate is increased by 2% for 15s, stacking up to 6 times. The duration of each stack is calculated separately. |
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| C2 | Arctic Ocean Predator The 3rd hit of Basic Attack: Flash Freeze Trimming can be directly followed up with EX Special Attack: Sharknami. When using an EX Special Attack, each Flash Freeze Charge increases the current attack's CRIT DMG by 20%, up to a maximum of 60%. |
| C3 | Overtime-Intolerant Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2 |
| C4 | Endless Hoarfrost Whenever a squad member Freezes or Stuns an enemy, Ellen gains 6 Flash Freeze Charges and the Quick Charge effect. She also recovers 4 Energy. The Energy recovery effect can trigger once per 10s. |
| C5 | Adequate Sleep Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2 |
| C6 | The Feast Begins When Ellen uses an EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or gains Quick Charge, her PEN Ratio increases by 20% for 6s. She also gains 1 stack of The Feast Begins, up to a maximum of 3 stacks. With 3 stacks of The Feast Begins, using a Charged Scissor Strike during Dash Attack: Arctic Ambush consumes all stacks, increasing the DMG of the current attack by 250%. |
Recommend C1 and C2
We recommend getting C1 which helps recover Flash Freeze Charge and C2 which increases damage output. C1 will make it a lot easier to manage your Flash Freeze Charge, but the basic strategy will be the same so having only C0 won't be too much of a problem.
Get Signature W-Engine First
Ellen's Signature W-Engine Deep Sea Visitor greatly increases CRIT Rate. It is a great match with Ellen since she can also buff CRIT damage, so we recommend getting the signature weapon first.
Ellen - Promotion/Skill Enhancement Materials
All Required Materials
| Pioneer's Certification Seal×30 | Advanced Offense Certification Seal×32 | Basic Offense Certification Seal×4 |
| Hamster Cage Pass×1 | Specialized Freeze Chip×50 | Advanced Freeze Chip×15 |
| Basic Freeze Chip×5 | Ferocious Grip×9 | HDD: Murderous Obituary×60 |
Required Denny
| Denny ×1205000 |
Materials for Promotion
| Lv.20 | Basic Offense Certification Seal ×4Denny ×24000 |
|---|---|
| Lv.30 | Advanced Offense Certification Seal ×12Denny ×56000 |
| Lv.40 | Advanced Offense Certification Seal ×20Denny ×120000 |
| Lv.50 | Pioneer's Certification Seal ×10Denny ×200000 |
| Lv.60 | Pioneer's Certification Seal ×20Denny ×400000 |
Materials for Skill Enhancement (Each Lvl)
| Lv.2 | Basic Freeze Chip×2 |
|---|---|
| Lv.3 | Basic Freeze Chip×3 |
| Lv.4 | Advanced Freeze Chip×2 |
| Lv.5 | Advanced Freeze Chip×3 |
| Lv.6 | Advanced Freeze Chip×4 |
| Lv.7 | Advanced Freeze Chip×6 |
| Lv.8 | Specialized Freeze Chip×5 |
| Lv.9 | Specialized Freeze Chip×8 |
| Lv.10 | Specialized Freeze Chip×10 |
| Lv.11 | Specialized Freeze Chip×12 |
| Lv.12 | Specialized Freeze Chip×15Hamster Cage Pass×1 |
Materials for Core Skill Enhancement
| Denny ×5000 | |
| HDD: Murderous Obituary×2Denny ×12000 | |
| HDD: Murderous Obituary×4Denny ×28000 | |
| Ferocious Grip×2HDD: Murderous Obituary×9Denny ×60000 | |
| Ferocious Grip×3HDD: Murderous Obituary×15Denny ×100000 | |
| Ferocious Grip×4HDD: Murderous Obituary×30Denny ×200000 |
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