Twin Marionettes Guide

Last Updated: September 6, 2024 6:50 AM

Marionette Twins (Weekly Boss) in Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ). Includes Notorious Hunt strategy walkthrough, weaknesses, rewards, best team builds, combat tips and how to defeat them.

Table of Contents

Boss Weaknesses and Rewards
Best Team Builds
How to Defeat Twin Marionettes

Weekly Bosses Guide
Dead End Butcher	Unknown Corruption Complex	Twin Marionettes

Notorious Hunt Guide

Twin Marionettes Weaknesses and Rewards

Boss Weaknesses and Resistances

Weaknesses	Resistance
Ice Ether	None
Features
- Fight two Marionettes at the same time - Boss revives the other if either one goes down - Becomes Invulnerable during Special action - Motion is fast and difficult to Parry

Twin Marionettes are bosses that appear in Main Story Chapter 3. To fight them in the weekly boss challenge, you must complete Chapter 3, and like the final battle, you will fight two enemies at the same time.

Storyline Walkthrough

Obtain Core Skill Upgrade Materials

Limited Reward	Compatible Characters
Finale Dance Shoes

How to Upgrade Core Skills

Best Team Builds

Recommended Team Comp Example
▼Ellen Main Team Build	▼Soukaku Attacker Team Build
▼Starter Cunning Hares Team Build

Ellen Main Team Build

Attack	Stun	Support
Ellen	Lycaon	Rina

Use Ellen after Stun with Lycaon

Try to follow the basic strategy of Stun with [Stun Character], trigger Quick Assist with [Support Character], and then deal damage with [Attack Character]. To maximize damage during the Stun, it’s helpful to first charge Ellen’s energy, or Flash Freeze Charge.

Alternate Characters

Character	Detail
Grace	- Replace with Lycaon or Rina. - When replacing Lycaon, Shock DMG increases significantly. - When replacing Rina, it is easy to target Disorder.
Anby	- Stun character who is a Lycaon replacement candidate - Additional abilities can be activated for everyone - You can also aim for Shock + Disorder
Soukaku	- Support character who is a candidate to replace Rina - Ice support increases Ellen's firepower - The problem is that it becomes a single Attribute PT

Soukaku Attacker Team Build

Support	Stun	Defense
Soukaku	Lycaon	Ben

Use Soukaku as an Attacker

This is a formation with Soukaku in the "Frosted Banner" state as the main DPS. Depending on the number of Mindscapes you have unlocked and if the enemy is Stunned, you can flexibly choose whether to "Fly the Flag" and switch characters or continue to fight and deal more damage.

The Third Character Can Be Changed

The third character is Ben for the purpose of ensuring durability, but there is also Victoria Housekeeping for the purpose of activating the Additional Ability or having another Support character. Use the strongest character you have.

Alternate Characters

Character	Detail
Anby	- Stun character who is a Lycaon replacement candidate - Also replace Ben with Cunning Hares such as Nicole - Soukaku's Additional Ability can no longer be activated.

Starter Cunning Hares Team Build

Attack	Stun	Support
Billy	Anby	Nicole

Cunning Hares Party for Early Game

This is the Cunning Hares team that can be used even at the start of the game and can be assembled with the three characters you get early on. While it may not have significant Attribute Anomalies or Attribute Synergies, it is a recommended party for learning the Basic Controls of with Stun [Stun] → Trigger Quick Assist with [Support] → [Attack] to deal damage.

Tips!	Billy can attack from a distance, but the damage is lower when you are far from the enemy so you need to stay at close range.

Alternate Characters

Character	Detail
Nekomata	- Replace with Billy - High firepower after switching in with Quick Assist - Excellent compatibility with Nicole's short Buff + Quick Assist change
Soukaku	- Replace with Nicole - Recommended if you don't have Lycaon

How to Defeat Twin Marionettes

Weak against Ice and Ether Attribute
└ They have no resistances, so you can try other Attributes as well.
Choose Support in the Resonia Collection
Reduce HP to Defeat Them at the Same Time
Focus on Dodging the Special Attack
Be Careful of the Plunging Attack

Choose Assist in the Resonia Collection

In the Twin Marionettes battle, you can select the Resonia Collection from Ether, Duel, or Assist before the battle begins. Currently, there are no Ether Attribute attackers, so we recommend choosing "Assist" regardless of which team you choose to challenge it with.

Reduce HP to Defeat Them at the Same Time

If one of the Twin Marionettes goes down, they will revive the other right away. The revived boss will have more HP than the other, so try to reduce their HP in a balanced manner so that you can defeat them at the same time, even if it takes a while.

Focus on Dodging the Special Attack

If the main character says "That's one frenzied Ethereal. Watch out!" during battle, it means the boss will perform its special attack. The boss in this state will be invulnerable and cannot be damaged, so take some distance from the boss and move around in a circle to dodge it.

Be Careful of the Plunging Attack

Continuous charging attacks are also one of the special attacks. The attack consists of a spin that sends the blade flying, a continuous lunge, and then a plunging attack.The final plunging attack cannot be avoided by running, so remember the timing and use Dodge to avoid it.