Zenless Zone Zero: Character Specialty, Explained…

Characters in Zenless Zone Zero each have their own specialty that defines their role in combat. Akin to Paths from HoYoverse's previous game, Honkai: Star Rail, players can think of character specialties as classes from traditional RPGs, which determines the scope of their abilities and power.

There are five specialties in Zenless Zone Zero: Attack, Stun, Support, Defense, and Anomaly. While some specialties are currently lacking in numbers, like Defense, HoYoverse is bound to introduce more characters in future updates.

Attack: The Main Damage Dealers

The Attack specialty focuses on outputting high amounts of damage in a fight. Characters with this specialty are the primary damage dealers of the team. Each team aims to have at least one Attack specialty to ensure fights end as swiftly as possible.

Agent Name	Specialty	Attribute	Rank	Faction
Ellen Joe	Attack	Ice	S	Victoria Housekeeping
Nekomiya Mana	Attack	Physical	S	Cunning Hares
Soldier 11	Attack	Fire	S	Obol Squad
Zhu Yuan	Attack	Ether	S	Criminal Investigation Special Response Team
Anton Ivanov	Attack	Electric	A	Belobog Heavy Industries
Billy Kid	Attack	Physical	A	Cunning Hares
Corin Wickes	Attack	Physical	A	Victoria Housekeeping

Support: Enhancing the Team

The Support specialty focuses on enhancing the combat effectiveness of the team through various buffs and debuffs, as well as crowd control. While debuffs on enemies are typically applied universally, some buffs from Support characters are exclusive to units sharing the same Attribute or Faction. This specialty closely resembles Harmony units from Honkai: Star Rail.

Agent Name	Specialty	Attribute	Rank	Faction
Alexandrina Sebastiane	Support	Electric	S	Victoria Housekeeping
Luciana de Montefio	Support	Fire	A	Sons of Calydon
Nicole Demara	Support	Ether	A	Cunning Hares
Soukaku	Support	Ice	A	Section 6

Stun: Daze Specialists

The Stun specialty excels at quickly building up Daze meters on enemies. When a Daze meter is filled, the enemy becomes Stunned, rendering them unable to perform any action and causing them to take increased damage from the Agents. Stunning is especially important against bosses in order to bring them down quicker and prevent their deadly attacks.

Agent Name	Specialty	Attribute	Rank	Faction
Koleda Belobog	Stun	Fire	S	Belobog Heavy Industries
Von Lycaon	Stun	Ice	S	Victoria Housekeeping
Anby Demara	Stun	Electric	A	Cunning Hares

Defense: Protecting the Team

Characters with the Defense specialty are incredibly tanky and serve to protect the team through utilities like shields and parries. Defense characters are highly resistant against interruptions, allowing them to stand their ground against the deadliest of attacks. Players will find this specialty similar to Preservation units from Honkai: Star Rail. Currently, Ben Bigger is the only Defense unit in Zenless Zone Zero, but players can obtain a copy of him for free by progressing through the story.

Agent Name	Specialty	Attribute	Rank	Faction
Ben Bigger	Defense	Fire	A	Belobog Heavy Industries

Anomaly: Masters of the Elements

Anomaly specialty characters excel at applying their respective Attributes (elements) to enemies, causing Anomaly Buildup, and inflicting debuffs. Accumulation of Anomaly Buildup eventually triggers an Attribute-specific effect. For example, having enough Electric Anomaly Buildup triggers the Shock effect, which interrupts enemies and applies an Electric DoT. While not identical, the Anomaly specialty functions similarly to characters from Genshin Impact that specialize in applying Elements to targets in order to trigger Elemental Reactions.

Agent Name	Specialty	Attribute	Rank	Faction
Grace Howard	Anomaly	Electric	S	Belobog Heavy Industries
Piper Wheel	Anomaly	Physical	A	Sons of Calydon

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Specialties in Zenless Zone Zero play an important role in creating team compositions and tackling different end-game content. However, like other HoYoverse games, characters are not strictly confined to their designated roles. Players can still freely choose how to play their characters, such as using Nicole in a damage-dealing role instead of as a support.

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Released: July 4, 2024
ESRB: T (Teen) - Suggestive Themes & Violence
Developer(s): HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo)
Publisher(s): HoYoverse
Engine: Unity

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