Zenless Zone Zero – Ellen build and promotion guide

Zenless Zone Zero – Ellen: best Drive Discs

Aside from the usual array of damage-boosting stats – CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK, and PEN – Ellen benefits from some additional Anomaly Mastery and Anomaly Proficiency. Since she has a rapid attack speed and can reliably trigger Shatter, this will allow you to regularly activate the full buff of Polar Metal and maximize the Shatter effect’s damage.

Best Drive Disc sets for Ellen:

• Polar Metal (4) + Puffer Electro (2): +10% Ice DMG, +20% Basic Attack and Dash Attack DMG and an additional +20% Basic Attack and Dash Attack DMG for 12 seconds after any squad member inflicts Freeze or Shatter on an enemy, +8% PEN Ratio.
• Polar Metal (4) + Woodpecker Electro (2): +10% Ice DMG, +20% Basic Attack and Dash Attack DMG and an additional +20% Basic Attack and Dash Attack DMG for 12 seconds after any squad member inflicts Freeze or Shatter on an enemy, +8% CRIT Rate.

Best Drive Disc stats for Ellen:

• Partition 1 – HP (Primary), CRIT Rate %, CRIT DMG %, ATK %, PEN
• Partition 2 – ATK (Primary), CRIT Rate %, CRIT DMG %, ATK %, PEN
• Partition 3 – DEF (Primary), CRIT Rate %, CRIT DMG %, ATK %, PEN
• Partition 4 – CRIT Rate % or CRIT DMG % (Primary), CRIT Rate % or CRIT DMG %, ATK %, PEN, Anomaly Proficiency
• Partition 5 – PEN % (Primary), CRIT Rate %, CRIT DMG %, ATK %, PEN
• Partition 6 – Anomaly Mastery (Primary), CRIT Rate %, CRIT DMG %, ATK %, PEN

Zenless Zone Zero – Ellen: best teams

Ellen is an absolute monster in combat, but the right team can further increase the amount of punishment she can mete out.

• Ellen (Main DPS), Lycaon (Sub DPS), Soukaku (Support)
• Bangboo: Sharkboo

Lycaon and Soukaku both bring some excellent abilities to the table that improve Ellen’s DPS. The Stun Agent can reduce the enemy’s Ice DMG RES and enable Chain Attacks, while the flag-bearing Support Agent provides an Ice DMG buff to the entire team and bolsters the ATK of allies participating in Chain Attacks she’s initiated. This gives you a very clear rotation that smoothly leads from one Agent into the next.

If you're going for a Victoria Housekeeping-themed team, then Rina is a fantastic Support in lieu of Soukaku, as she can provide a boost to PEN Ratio.

Zenless Zone Zero – Ellen: promotion materials

After obtaining Ellen, you’ll want to level her up as quickly as possible to make use of her talents in combat. Here are the materials required to upgrade her to Level 60:

• Basic Offense Certification Seal x4
• Advanced Offense Certification Seal x32
• Pioneer Certification Seal x30
• Dennies x800,000

You can obtain Certification Seals from the VR Combat Simulation. Advanced materials may be crafted using lower-level materials as well. Dennies can be earned in the VR Combat Simulation as well as through operating the Random Play video store.

Leveling Ellen up is only half the game, though – you’ll want to upgrade all of her skills as well to get the most out of her performance in battle. Here are the materials required to max out her Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack – we’re giving you the total you need, so just divide everything by five to get the materials needed for a single skill:

• Basic Freeze Chip x25
• Advanced Freeze Chip x75
• Specialized Freeze Chip x250
• Hamster Cage Pass x5
• Dennies x2,500,000

Chips can be farmed in the VR Combat Simulation with Advanced and Specialized Chips also being available through crafting. Hamster Cage Passes are a rare material that can be grabbed from time-limited events as well as the New Eridu City Fund.

Finally, you can upgrade her Core Skill six times to make Ellen stronger, for which you need the following materials:

• Higher Dimensional Data: Murderous Obituary x60
• Ferocious Grip x9
• Dennies x405,000

Higher Dimensional Data: Murderous Obituary is available from the Expert Challenge: Notorious – Dullahan, while Ferocious Grip must be acquired through Notorious Hunt: Newborn Dead End Butcher.