Critical Node - Rewards & Reset Time

Critical Nodes guide in Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ). See Shiyu Defense stages, how to unlock, end game mode, updates, reset, best teams, challenge rewards, tips and more!

Critical Node Rewards Reset

Resets on August 16 (Fri)

The rewards for Critical Nodes refreshes on August 16 (Fri) 4:00 (Server Time). Critical Nodes will be updated on the 1st and 16th day every month and the stages and effects will also change.

Critical Node Stage Details

Special Buff Effect this Period

Special Buff Effect "Stun"
Before an enemy becomes Stunned, the damage dealt by the Agent to the target is reduced by 20%, and Daze is increased by 50%. If an enemy is stunned, the duration is extended by 20%.
Increases Agent's Ice Attribute damage and Ether Attribute damage by 20%.

The current stage effects are enhanced Daze with Ice and Ether Attribute Enhancement. Including the featured characters like Ellen and Zhu Yuan, Stun specialty characters have an advantage during this period.

Recommended Agents

Recommended Attacker
Zhu Yuan	Ellen
Recommended Stun Agent
Lycaon	Koleda	Anby
Recommended Supporter
Nicole	Soukaku

Recommended Attributes/Resistance for Current Stages

1. First Frontier

   Enemy Lv. 50

   Weakness [First half] [Second half]

   Resistance [First half] N/A [Second half] N/A
2. Second Frontier

   Enemy Lv. 53

   Weakness [First half] [Second half]

   Resistance [First half] [Second half]
3. Third Frontier

   Enemy Lv. 55

   Weakness [First half] [Second half]

   Resistance [First half] N/A [Second half]
4. Fourth Frontier

   Enemy Lv. 58

   Weakness [First half] [Second half]

   Resistance [First half] [Second half]
5. Fifth Frontier

   Enemy Lv. 60

   Weakness [First half] [Second half]

   Resistance [First half] N/A [Second half]
6. Sixth Frontier

   Enemy Lv. 65

   Weakness [First half] [Second half]

   Resistance [First half] N/A [Second half]
7. Seventh Frontier

   Enemy Lv. 70

   Weakness [First half] [Second half]

   Resistance [First half] N/A [Second half]

Critical Nodes Completion Rewards

Stage 1 -7 Total Rewards

Polychrome x720	Investigation Merits x1,060	Denny x315,000
Noise Reduction Master Copy x25	W-Engine Chips x3

Critical Nodes 1st Frontier

Result	Rewards
S	Polychrome x30 Investigation Merits x100 Denny x20,000
A	Polychrome x30 Noise Reduction Master Copy x5 Denny x15,000
B	Polychrome x30 Noise Reduction Master Copy x5 Denny x10,000

Critical Nodes 2nd - 4th Frontier

Result	Reward
S	Polychrome x30 Investigation Merits x100 Denny x20,000
A	Polychrome x30 W-Engine Chips x1 Denny x15,000
B	Polychrome x30 Noise Reduction Master Copy x5 Denny x10,000

Critical Nodes 5th to 7th Frontier

Result	Reward
S	Polychrome x40 Investigation Merits x100 Denny x20,000
A	Polychrome x40 Investigation Merits x70 Denny x15,000
B	Polychrome x40 Investigation Merits x50 Denny x10,000

How Critical Nodes Work

High Difficulty Challenge with Regular Updates

Critical Nodes is a high difficulty challenge in "Shiyu Defense". Unlike Stable Nodes, which are the basic stages, the completion rewards and stages are updated regularly.

Each Stage needs 2 Teams

Each stage of Critical Nodes is divided into two halves, requiring two teams to complete. Enemy weaknesses and resistance often change between the first and second halves, so it is important to use the right teams for the Attributes.

Rewards Depend on Completion Time

Each stage has three levels of rewards: S, A, and B. The conditions are to defeat all enemies within 5, 7, and 10 minutes, respectively. The enemies in the final stage are level 70, higher than the maximum character level, so significant character enhancements are necessary to achieve an S rating.

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