Zenless Zone Zero: Best DPS Characters, Ranked (2025)

The gameplay of Zenless Zone Zero heavily revolves around the combat, as there's not much exploration and puzzles. The story can also be skipped easily, unlike other HoYoverse titles that are heavy on the lore, such as Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. Therefore, practicing battle and knowing the available Agents is crucial to fully enjoy ZZZ.

When composing a squad in Zenless Zone Zero, players generally want a DPS and Support, with a flexible third slot. One unique part of ZZZ DPS is that players can either go raw with Critical stat, or play around something called Anomaly, which deals damage after the Agent buildup enough hits of their respective Attributes. Whether it's Attack or Anomaly characters, here are the best DPS in Zenless Zone Zero.

8 Piper Wheel

The Wheel On Piper Goes Round And Round

Piper Wheel is a Physical-Anomaly character that can easily trigger Physical Anomaly, Assault. On top of the large Assault damage, Physical Anomaly also applies a debuff called Flinch, which causes the target to take increased Daze, making them easier to Stun.

Piper is great not only for how fast she triggers Assault but also for having a lot of suitable teammates. Players can use other Sons of Calydon Agents like Lucy and Caesar, a Support like Seth, or even make Piper a sub-DPS to enable Nekomata's Additional Ability.

7 Nekomata

Cunning Cat

In terms of personal damage, Nekomata doesn't fall far behind other DPS, but she has one issue: she has no perfect teammates. This places her down on the list as she can't truly shine without the proper support.

Nekomata needs either another Physical character or an Agent from the Cunning Hares faction to trigger her Additional Ability. Sadly, the only viable teammate from Cunning Hares is Nicole, yet she's not fully suitable for the neko. A viable workaround is something like Caesar + Piper, Lucy + Piper, or Jane Doe + Nicole.

6 Soldier 11

Practice Your Tap

Soldier 11 is a Fire-Attack Agent that can carry you in the early game. On release, she was the only character from her Faction, but she's not lacking suitable teammates like Nekomata. Players can pair the mysterious fighter with Agents like Lucy + Koleda, Koleda + Ben, Lucy + Piper, or even Koleda + Grace.

Soldier 11 deals Fire DMG instead of Physical when she triggers Fire Suppression. There are many ways to unlock this move, such as using Chain Attack, Ultimate and EX Special Attack. But players can also trigger it without the aforementioned methods if they press Soldier 11's Basic Attack at the right time. If Proxies manage to learn the correct rhythm for endless Fire Suppression, Soldier 11's performance will rise significantly.

5 Grace

Shockingly Good

Anomaly is not as straightforward as Attack characters, which may cause them to be overlooked in the early game. It's fine when Proxies are new, but it's a grave mistake to ignore them forever. Knowing how Anomaly works and truly utilizing it will make a massive difference in completing harder end-game content.

Grace's Electric Anomaly applies Shock to enemies, triggering Electric DoT while Shock is applied, and interrupting the enemy's movement. Typically, machine-type foes are incapacitated while Shocked. Some can even lose their shield instantly.

4 Burnice

Adds Fuel To Fire

Although Burnice excels as a damage dealer, her playstyle is more of a sub-DPS than main DPS. Players would want to wait until she has enough Energy to use her EX Special Attack, then unleash hell fire on the enemies. After her Energy is depleted, switch her out and enjoy the Burning chaos she did.

Burnice works best with another Anomaly character and can trigger her Additional Ability by having someone from the Sons of Calydon. Proxies can combine something like Caesar + Lucy, Lucy + Grace, or even Caesar + Jane Doe.

3 Zhu Yuan

Shotshells For The Win

Zhu Yuan, Jane Doe, and Ellen are arguably equal in terms of personal strength. The game-changer would be which other Agents players have on their roster. For instance, if Proxies have MC6 Nicole and Qingyi, then Zhu Yuan is a top-tier DPS in ZZZ, but if players instead have MC6 Lycaon + Soukaku, then Ellen is the best damage dealer. Of course, if you're a whale or incredibly lucky to have everyone, the best DPS would depend on the Agent's W-Engine and Drive Discs.​​​​​

Zhu Yuan is an Attack-Ether Agent whose hits get stronger when she has Shotshells stacks. There are many ways to get this stack, so Proxies must learn how to fully utilize it to get the most out of the Criminal Investigation Special Response Team officer.

2 Jane Doe

Raw Anomaly Or Even Disorder

Jane Doe was the first limited Anomaly character in ZZZ, with Burnice and Yanagi debuting after her. You can say that she's the 5-star version of Piper as both spins to trigger Assault. One major difference is the fact that Jane Doe's Assault DMG is cranked up insanely via her Core Passive, allowing Jane to Crit her Assault.

On top of that, Jane's Additional Ability is also less demanding, where players can either pair her with someone from the same Faction or an Anomaly Agent. Placing another Anomaly unit in Jane's team is a great idea since the two can work together to trigger Disorder. However, focusing solely on Physical Assault with combinations such as Caesar + Seth or Qingyi + Seth is highly viable too.

1 Ellen

The Shark Thiren

Ellen is an Attack Agent who relies on Critical stat to unleash her potential. She gains Crit DMG from her Core Passive, and Ice DMG Bonus from her Additional Ability.

Unlike Zhu Yuan and Jane Doe, Ellen's best teammates are easier to get for F2P players. Lycaon is available from the Standard Banner, while Soukaku is given for free in the early game. Having a mono-Ice team also allows the team to focus on triggering the Ice Anomaly, Freeze. Frozen enemy gains a debuff called Frostbite, which causes them to take extra Crit DMG from allied characters.

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Zenless Zone Zero

Action RPG

Systems

OpenCritic Reviews

Top Critic Rating:76/100 Critics Recommend:69%

Platform(s)

PlayStation 5 , PC , Android , iOS

Released

July 4, 2024

Developer(s)

HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo)

Publisher(s)

HoYoverse

Engine

Unity

ESRB

T (Teen) - Suggestive Themes & Violence

OpenCritic Rating

Strong

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