What is the best ZZZ Ellen build? Victoria Housekeeping’s snarky shark maid loves her naps, but don’t snooze on her efficacy in battle. Ellen dashes across the battlefield, inflicting ice damage in a flurry of tail swipes and scissor strikes to devastate her opponents. She also prefers to keep things simple, so achieving her best build isn’t too complex.
Ellen is the first S-Rank character to grace Zenless Zone Zero banners, so you can bet your bottom Denny that this shark girl’s in high demand. Her attack specialty and high crit damage ensures she’s the driving offensive force in any ZZZ team comp, though you’ll need to pair her with the right W-Engines and Disc Drives to feel the full force behind her razor-sharp scissors. Here’s how to craft the best Zenless Zone Zero Ellen build to slice, freeze, and shatter any Hollow hostiles that come your way.
The best ZZZ Ellen build
Ellen is a simple and efficient attack unit, inflicting ice damage in rapid succession to trigger Flash Freeze. We recommend building her to boost her damage output and crit rate, ideally while dodging to take full advantage of her Roaming State. You can also opt for anomaly proficiency bonuses if you’d like her to function as a Freeze applicator, though a mono-ice team comp leaves her free to bring the pain.
The best Zenless Zone Zero Ellen build is:
- W-Engine:
- Deep Sea Visitor (S-Rank) or Cannon Rotor (A-Rank)
- Drive Discs:
- Puffer Electro (two-piece set)
- Polar Metal (four-piece set)
Best ZZZ Ellen W-Engine
| W-Engine | Effects |
| Deep Sea Visitor | Increases ice damage by 50%. Upon hitting an enemy with a basic attack, the equipper’s crit rate increases by 20% for eight seconds. When dealing ice damage with a dash attack, the equipper’s crit rate increases by an additional 20% for 15 seconds. The duration of each effect is calculated separately. |
| Cannon Rotor | Increases attack by 12%. Landing a critical hit on an enemy will inflict an additional 200% of attack as damage. This effect can trigger once every six seconds. |
| Street Superstar | Whenever a squad member launches a Chain attack, the equipper gains one Charge stack, stacking up to three times. Upon activating their own ultimate, the equipper consumes all Charge stacks, and each stack increases the skill’s damage by 24%. |
The Deep Sea Visitor is Ellen’s signature ZZZ W-Engine, which should come as no surprise given its shark-like appearance. Ellen’s already huge ice damage is increased by a further 50%, while her basic attack triggers an increase to her critical hit rate by 20% for eight seconds. Adding a dash attack into any ice damage will further increase that rate by an additional 20% for an extra 15 seconds. Stacking these on top of each other makes Ellen’s damage almost unrivalled.
Best ZZZ Ellen Drive Discs
| Drive Disc | Effects |
| Puffer Electro (2-piece) | Increases penetrative damage ratio by 8% |
| Polar Metal (4-piece) | Increase the damage of basic and dash attacks by 20%. When any squad member inflicts freeze or shatter, this effect increases by an additional 20% for 12 seconds. |
The Polar Metal set is perfect for Ellen and her dash-reliant ice attacks, with the potential to consistently boost her basic and dash attack damage by 40% in a mono-ice team comp. We recommend pairing Ellen with fellow Lycaon and Soukaku for consistent Freeze and Shatter effects.
Since you can equip one two-piece set and one four-piece set on each character, any two-piece set which further increases Ellen’s damage output is a valuable addition to her build. However, we’ve specifically chosen Puffer Electro, which gives her an extra advantage over penetrating enemy defenses.
Be sure to check the base stats of each ZZZ Drive Disc for an increase to damage, penetrative damage, or critical hit rate, to really maximize the devastation Ellen can cause. With these weapon engines and Drive Discs equipped, Ellen becomes a valuable asset to any team – but don’t forget to level her up to increase her base stats as well.
To unlock the full Zenless Zone Zero Ellen build, you need to grab all the ZZZ Polychrome you can to participate in the latest banners. Join in the latest ZZZ events for even more rewards, or redeem the latest Zenless Zone Zero codes to skip the legwork. Finally, check out more gacha games if you just can’t get enough of weird and wonderful waifus.