Build by Anton | Zenless Zone Zero
Anton of Zenless Zone Zero Ivanov works at Belobog Industries as a senior employee. As an A-rank assault agent, he uses his beloved drill to execute strong piercing blows that take down his enemies by dealing a combination of electric and physical damage. Now let's get started building the greatest ZZZ Anton build, which will include all of his abilities, supplies, and equipment.
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Everything you need to know about Anton from Zenless Zone Zero is provided here.
Which Anton build is the best?
Anton is an A-rank assault specialist agent who uses piercing strikes to deliver electric damage. His characteristic A-rank, Drill Rig - Red Axis, is his greatest W-Engine as it is specifically designed to enhance his kit's performance with a significant increase in electric damage and more energy regeneration.Though four pieces of Freedom Blues and two pieces of Thunder Metal is also a great option for a more anomaly-focused build, his best drive disc set is four pieces of Thunder Metal plus two pieces of Puffer Electro, which further boosts his electric damage while also providing some pen ratio to help him chew through enemy defenses.| Best W-Engine | Drill Rig – Red Axis |
| Best drive discs | 4pc Thunder Metal and 2pc Puffer Electro |
| Main stats | Crit rate/damage > attack ratio or pen ratio > anomaly mastery or energy regen |
| Sub-stats | Crit rate/damage > pen > attack ratio > anomaly proficiency |
Anton is an expert at immediately inflicting significant harm as an attack agent. He is a strong damage dealer who often enjoys engaging in close combat with his adversaries, taking them down with strong punches and drill techniques.
Anton's burst mode, which he can activate with his EX special strike when he has enough energy, is the most crucial component of his equipment. Anton can be a valuable member of his squad if he learns how to use this system to its full potential. His shock-inducing assaults have the ability to pierce through opposing armor and disable opponents.
To fully use Anton's extra power, pair him with characters who have the same attribute (electricity) or faction (Belobog Heavy Industries), such as .Grace of Zenless Zone Zero.
Which W-engines do Anton's best?
The A-rank Drill Rig with Red Axis is Anton's distinctive W-Engine. With its advanced stats that increase energy regeneration and electric damage from basic and dash strikes when he performs his special or chain attack, it is a fantastic fit for him and properly complements his kit, particularly with its burst mode ability.Right now, though, none of the S-tier weapons seem to fit him nearly as well as his own A-rank choice.He may find use for the attack increase provided by the Brimstone.
As an alternative, we advise arming Anton with [Lunar] Pleniluna, which provides a great, flat boost to his basic attack, dash attack, and dodge counter damage without requiring any prerequisites. This will help you get by until you get his trademark W-engine.
| W-engine | Effect |
| Drill Rig – Red Axis | When launching an EX special attack or chain attack, electric damage from attacks and dash attacks increases for ten seconds. This effect can trigger once every 15 seconds |
| The Brimstone | Upon hitting an enemy with a basic attack, dash attack, or dodge counter, Anton’s attack increases by a set percentage for eight seconds. This effect can trigger once every 0.5 seconds. The duration of each stack is calculated separately |
| [Lunar] Pleniluna | Increases basic attack, dash attack, and dodge counter damage |
Which drive disks work best for Anton?
The ideal drive disc combination for Anton is two pieces of Puffer Electro and four pieces of Thunder Metal. This combination gives him a significant damage boost and increases his pen ratio, enabling him to break through the enemy's defense much more quickly.As an alternative, Anton would be wise to use four pieces of Freedom Blues and two pieces of Thunder Metal, as this combination not only increases his electric damage and anomaly proficiency but also rips through the enemy's electric resistance, enabling Anton and his allies to shock and quickly eliminate their enemies.
| Drive discs | Effect |
| Thunder Metal | Two equipped: increases electric damage by 10% Four equipped: as long as an enemy in combat is shocked, Anton’s attack ratio increases by 28% |
| Puffer Electro | Two pieces: increases pen ratio by 8% Four pieces: increases ultimate damage by 20%. Launching an ultimate also increases the equipper’s attack by 15% for 12 seconds |
| Freedom Blues | Two pieces: increases anomaly proficiency by 30 Four pieces: when an EX special attack hits an enemy, the target’s anomaly buildup resistance to the equipper’s attribute decreases by 20% for eight seconds. This effect does not stack with others of the same attribute |
Anton Stat suggestions
We advise giving the following statistics top priority when selecting drive disks for Anton.
Principal statistics:- Crit rate/damage
- Attack ratio or pen ratio
- Anomaly mastery or energy regen
- Crit rate/damage
- Pen (if you have some pen ratio)
- Attack ratio
- Anomaly proficiency
What abilities does Anton have?
These are all of Anton's abilities, including his main talents, dodges, combos, and assaults.
Attacks made by Anton:| Skill | Effect |
| Basic attack – Enthusiastic Drills | Unleash up to four mixed attacks in front, dealing physical damage. The fourth hit is a piledriver attack |
| Basic attack – Enthusiastic Drills (burst mode) | Press the attack button while Anton is in burst mode to unleash up to three mixed attacks in front, dealing massive electric damage. During the second drill attack and the third piledriver attack, repeatedly press or hold the basic attack button to extend the skill duration |
| Special attack – Spin, Bro! | Unleash a pile driver attack against enemies in front, dealing electric damage. Anti-interrupt level increases during this skill |
| Special attack – Explosive Drill (burst mode) | Press the special attack button while in burst mode to have Anton launch a pile driver attack at enemies in front of him, dealing electric damage. Anti-interrupt level increases during this skill |
| EX special attack – Smash the Horizon, Bro! | When you have enough energy, press the special attack button to have Anton launch several pile driver attacks at enemies in a line in front of him, dealing massive electric damage. Anton is invulnerable while using this skill. Anton then enters burst mode, during which his attacks become more powerful, dealing electric damage while continually consuming energy when he hits an enemy. Burst mode remains active until Anton depletes all of his energy |
| Skills | Effect |
| Dodge – Let’s Move | Perform a rapid dodge, during which Anton is invulnerable |
| Dash attack – Fire With Fire | Press the attack button during a dodge to ram into enemies in front of you, dealing physical damage |
| Dodge counter – Retaliation | Press the attack button during a perfect dodge to continuously strike enemies in front with heavy punches, dealing physical damage. Anton is invulnerable during this attack |
| Dodge counter – Overload Drill (burst mode) | While in burst mode, press the attack button during a perfect dodge to launch a drill attack at enemies in front of you, dealing massive electric damage. Anton is invulnerable during this attack |
| Skills | Effect |
| Quick assist – Shoulder-To-Shoulder | Anton continuously strikes enemies in front of him with heavy punches, dealing physical damage. Anton is invulnerable during this attack |
| Quick assist – Protective Drill (burst mode) | Anton attacks enemies in front of him with a drill attack, dealing massive electric damage. Anton is invulnerable during this attack |
| Defensive assist – Iron Wrist | Parry the enemy’s attack, dealing massive daze. This skill excels at parrying enemy attacks and reduces the consumption of assist points when the character is under intense attacks. Anton is invulnerable while using this skill |
| Assist follow-up – Limit Burst | Press basic attack after a defensive assist to launch a drill attack that ends in a pile driver attack, dealing electric damage. Anton is invulnerable while using this skill |
| Chain attack – Go Go Go! | When a chain attack triggers, switch to Anton to unleash a pile driver attack on the ground in front of him, dealing massive electric damage to enemies in a large AoE. Anton is invulnerable during this attack |
| Ultimate – Go Go Go Go Go! | When decibel rating is at maximum, press the ultimate button while Anton is on the field to unleash a pile driver attack on the ground in front of him, dealing massive electric damage to enemies in a large AoE, ignoring 10% of the target’s damage res on hit. Anton is invulnerable during this attack |
| Skills | Effect |
| Core passive – Brothers in Arms! | When Anton uses his pile driver attack or drill attack, the skill’s damage increases by a set percentage (the percentage scales with his core skill level) |
| Additional ability – Teamwork | When another character in your squad shares Anton’s attribute (electric) or faction (Belobog Heavy Industries): While Anton is in burst mode, for every four critical hits, the next attack that hits shocked enemies triggers an additional bout of shock damage at 45% of the original damage. This effect can trigger once every 0.5 seconds |
Which promotional materials does Anton have?
You must promote Anton at certain intervals to raise his level caps in order for him to level up. You'll need a ton of offense certification seals and a ton of denny to do this. Through the agent promotion combat tasks in the combat simulation, you may get offense certification seals.
These are all of ZZZ. Materials for Anton's promotion:| Level | Denny and materials |
| 20 | 24k denny, four basic offense certification seals |
| 30 | 56k denny, 12 advanced offense certification seals |
| 40 | 120k denny, 20 advanced offense certification seals |
| 50 | 200k denny, ten pioneer’s certification seals |
| 60 | 400k denny, 20 pioneer’s certification seals |
Which theaters do Anton's mindscapes play in?
Like the constellations in Genshin Impact and the eidolons in Honkai Star Rail, mindscape movies are unique passive talents and boosts that you may get by drawing several copies of a character.
All of Anton's mind-bending movie theaters are listed here:| Talent | Effect |
| Warm-Up Exercise | When drill attack hits an enemy, Anton gains additional energy, up to a maximum of five energy per skill use |
| State of Flow | When Anton uses his EX special attack and enters burst mode, he gains a shield that equals up to 7.5% of his max HP. While in burst mode, entering combat or switching in reapplies the shield effect. This effect can trigger once every 15 seconds. The shield dissipates when burst mode ends |
| Rotational Training | Increases the level of Anton’s basic attack, dodge, assist, special attack, and chain attack by two |
| Everyone Get Fired Up! | When Anton uses a chain attack or ultimate, all squad members’ crit rate increases by 10% for 12 seconds |
| Jack of All Trades | Increases the level of Anton’s basic attack, dodge, assist, special attack, and chain attack by two |
| Break the Limit | When Anton’s piledriver attack triggers a critical hit, his basic attack Enthusiastic Drills (burst mode) and dodge counter Overload Drill (burst mode) deal 4% more damage for 30 seconds, stacking up to six times. Repeated triggers reset the duration |
What are the essential resources for improving Anton's skills?
Enhancements to Anton's core skills increase the damage of his core passive. Three resources (Denny, higher dimensional data: destructive advance, and live drives) may be used to improve his core competence.
By completing the Expert Challenge gaming style and the Notorious Hunt gameplay mode, you may get higher dimensional data: destructive advance and living drives.
All of ZZZ Anton's primary resources for improving skills are listed below:| Required level | Denny and materials |
| 15 | 5k denny |
| 25 | 12k denny and two higher dimensional data: destructive advance |
| 35 | 28k denny, and four higher dimensional data: destructive advance |
| 45 | 60k denny, nine higher dimensional data: destructive advance, and two living drives |
| 55 | 100k denny, 15 higher dimensional data: destructive advance, and three living drives |
| 60 | 200k denny, 30 higher dimensional data: destructive advance, and four living drives |
What resources does Anton use to improve his skills?
To raise Anton's talents' power, you may also improve them. You will need shock chips, which you can get via the battle Simulation – Agent Skills battle challenge, plus a ton of denny chips in order to do this.In addition, you'll need a hamster cage pass—which is akin to Genshin's crowns—in order to fully use Anton's talent at level 12, which may be obtained via events or the New Eridu City Fund.All of the supplies required to improve one of Anton's talents are listed below:| Required level | Denny and materials |
| 15 | 2k denny and two basic shock chips |
| 15 | 3k denny and three basic shock chips |
| 25 | 6k denny and two advanced shock chips |
| 25 | 9k denny and three advanced shock chips |
| 35 | 12k denny and four advanced shock chips |
| 35 | 18k denny and six advanced shock chips |
| 45 | 45k denny and five specialized shock chips |
| 45 | 67.5k denny and eight specialized shock chips |
| 55 | 90k denny and ten specialized shock chips |
| 55 | 112.5k denny and 12 specialized shock chips |
| 60 | 135k denny, 15 specialized shock chips, and one hamster cage pass |