Zenless Zone Zero – Nicole build and promotion guide

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Stand out among the Cunning Hares by utilizing the top-tier Zenless Zone Zero Nicole setup for substantial earnings, paving the way towards their secure financial destiny. As a character specialized in support, Nicole shines by enhancing the party’s offensive potential in numerous ways.

In simpler terms, Nicole’s main ability involves temporarily decreasing the defense of enemies she attacks, making them more susceptible to damage from your attacker. She can amplify her basic attacks using various skills such as her Special, EX Special, Chain Attack, or Ultimate. The number of bullet icons under her portrait in the top screen indicates how many enhanced basic attacks she currently has available.

In addition to this, another significant move for her EX Special Attack is its dual function. Primarily, it serves as a crowd control ability, pulling in surrounding enemies towards a vortex resembling a black hole. Simultaneously, it inflicts Ether damage on them and shares the same defensive reduction feature with her enhanced basic attacks.

  • Full Name: Nicole Demara
  • Role: Support
  • Damage Type: Ether
  • Faction: Gentle House aka. Cunning Hares
  • Rarity: A-Rank

Placing Nicole on a team alongside Cunning Hares or Ether Agents significantly boosts the group’s Ether Damage output.

Boosting multiple copies of Nicole enables you to enhance her Mindscape Cinema, making her even more potent. At level 1, she experiences an upgrade to her EX Special Attack damage and Anomaly Buildup, facilitating Corruption infliction more efficiently. Level 2 grants some energy whenever her Core Skill activates, while level 4 expands the energy field radius from her skills, enhancing her crowd control abilities. Lastly, level 6 significantly amplifies Nicole’s supportive role by providing a stacking, temporary CRIT Rate buff for the entire team against enemies affected by her energy field.

ZZZ – Nicole: best W-Engines

While her debilitating status effect can be initiated with Enhanced Basic Attacks, it’s Nicole’s EX Special Attack that stands out as her key skill. To maximize her potential, you should aim for high Energy Regeneration on her character. Her unique ability, The Vault (W-Engine), significantly enhances Energy Regeneration and also passively increases the damage output of the entire team against targets affected by Ether Damage from an EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate. Under the same conditions, Nicole temporarily gains additional Energy Regeneration.

Best W-Engines for Nicole in ZZZ:

  • The Vault (A-Rank)
  • Elegant Vanity (S-Rank)
  • Weeping Cradle (S-Rank)
  • Kaboom the Cannon (A-Rank)
  • Slice of Time (A-Rank)
  • Unfettered Game Ball (A-Rank)

ZZZ – Nicole: best Drive Discs

As a gamer, I’d say it this way: When it comes to Nicole, she may not be the ultimate damage dealer, but investing in her offensive stats can significantly boost her DPS contribution to the team. However, if you’re not quite confident with your dodging and countering skills, pumping up her HP and defense will make the game feel more comfortable for you.

Best Drive Disc sets for Nicole in ZZZ:

  • Astral Voice (4) + Swing Jazz (2): +10% ATK, whenever a squad member enters the field via Quick Assist, every ally gains one stack of Astral for 15s (up to three stacks), which increases the DMG of characters entering the field via Quick Assist by 8%; +20% Energy Regeneration.
  • Swing Jazz (4) + Chaotic Metal (2): +20% Energy Regeneration, +15% DMG for all allies for 12s after launching a Chain Attack or Ultimate, +10% Ether DMG.

Best Drive Disc stats for Nicole in ZZZ:

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

ZZZ – Nicole: best teams

Nicole is an exceptional Support character, particularly strong due to her ability to universally reduce DEF. This strength increases significantly once she reaches Mindscape Cinema Level 6, as it grants her a CRIT Rate boost. Moreover, when combined with other Ether Agents, her capacity to deal additional Ether DMG becomes even more beneficial in the right team setup.

  • Zhu Yuan (Main DPS), Vivian (Sub DPS), Nicole (Support)
  • Bangboo: Robin

Zhu Yuan intends to utilize all the assistance skills that Nicole provides. The crowd management abilities of Nicole are particularly beneficial for her since they enable Zhu Yuan to inflict damage on multiple enemies at once using her Enhanced Basic Attack. Vivian is an excellent complement to this team, as she too gains from Nicole’s Ether DMG bonuses and gives Zhu Yuan the room she needs to shine in her role.

Absolutely, if you prefer a more conventional team setup, consider swapping Vivian for a character who specializes in stuns such as Qingyi or Anby instead.

ZZZ – Nicole: promotion materials

Once you’ve acquired Nicole, it would be beneficial to elevate her to Level 60 at the earliest opportunity to utilize her skills effectively in battle. Here is a list of resources needed for her level-up to Level 60:

After getting Nicole, it’s wise to raise her to Level 60 as soon as you can so you can take advantage of her abilities in fights. To do this, here are the items required:

  • Basic Support Certification Seal x4
  • Advanced Support Certification Seal x32
  • Ruler Certification Seal x30
  • Dennies x800,000

In the VR Combat Simulation, you can earn Certification Seals. It’s also possible to create advanced items using basic materials. Additionally, Denny points can be accumulated by participating in the VR Combat Simulation or managing the Random Play video store.

As a devoted fan, I can’t help but emphasize that elevating Nicole alone isn’t the whole story; it’s crucial to enhance all her skills to truly unlock her potential in combat. To fully optimize each skill – Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack – here’s a list of materials needed to reach the maximum level:

The total materials required for maxing out one skill are provided below; simply divide that amount by five to obtain the necessary resources for upgrading a single skill.

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

In the Virtual Reality Combat Simulation, you can cultivate regular chips, and there’s an option to create more complex and specialized chips. On the other hand, Hamster Cage Access Tokens are a scarce resource that can be obtained from limited-time events or the New Eridu City Treasury.

Ultimately, you can enhance Nicole’s Core Skill up to six times to boost her power. Here are the necessary materials for doing so:

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

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2025-04-25 13:48