5. Lucy
At launch, players favored Soukaku over Lucy for A-rank support roles, primarily due to Soukaku's higher attack buffs and synergy with the 1.0 version's limited Ice DPS, Ellen. However, as players acquired more DPS characters, Lucy's versatility became evident. Her straightforward playstyle and team-wide attack buffs make her ideal for dual-DPS teams. Additionally, her ability to synchronize quickly without occupying much of the main DPS's output time has increased her popularity.
4. Anby
Anby is among the few characters who received official buffs post-launch. Initially, her extreme dodge felt unresponsive, with mismatched invincibility frames and animation timing, leading to a subpar experience. Following substantial player feedback, developers promptly enhanced her responsiveness within a week. Post-optimization, Anby's dodges became more agile, and her fourth and fifth normal attacks gained full invincibility, making her attacks harder to interrupt and significantly improving her overall performance.
3. Jane Doe
Jane's strength has seen significant fluctuations. She debuted as a top-tier DPS but lost prominence as enemies with physical weaknesses became scarce and the overpowered anomaly character, Hoshimi Miyabi, emerged. However, the introduction of Vivian revitalized Jane's viability. Jane's enhanced special skills and physical anomaly strikes can trigger Vivian's "Anomaly Release," which also benefits from critical hits. While the scarcity of physically weak enemies remains a limitation, Jane's synergy with Vivian has restored her relevance.
2. Yuecheng Liu
Yuecheng Liu's rise is also attributed to Vivian's introduction. Originally popular for her ability to induce polarity disorder with enhanced special skills, she often served as a sub-DPS in Hoshimi Miyabi's teams, supplementing damage and providing Frost Points. Vivian's arrival enabled Yuecheng Liu to take center stage as a main DPS. Her airborne normal attacks grant invincibility, and her swift transitions and blocking abilities ensure survivability. With rapid electric anomaly accumulation and frequent enhanced special skill usage, her polarity disorder damage, combined with Vivian's anomaly release, results in explosive output.
1. Wright
Initially, Wright was designed as a support character specializing in ice-fire DPS and breakthrough roles. While he offered significant buffs to DPS characters, his limited versatility and lack of suitable DPS partners at the time made him one of the least pulled S-rank characters. The release of Yao Jiayin and Evelyn in version 1.5 provided Wright with the perfect teammates. The "Evelyn" team composition offers seamless character switching, rapid imbalance infliction, and high burst damage, making it a top-tier setup. In the current 1.7 version, Wright remains the best partner for the new ice DPS character, Hugo. Despite the upcoming introduction of another S-rank fire DPS, Ju Fufu, Wright is expected to maintain his position as the preferred choice in ice-fire DPS teams.
Conclusion
Every character in Zenless Zone Zero possesses unique strengths and potential. If a character seems underwhelming at launch, it might be due to the current game environment or lack of suitable teammates. With time and the right circumstances, any character can rise to prominence.
Wishing all players continuous success and enjoyment in your adventures!
