Zenless Zone Zero | Nicole construction
Nicole in Zenless Zone Zero Demara is an A-rank character that uses the ether element and has a striking attack style. She is a helpful character who may easily strengthen the group. Nicole, Anby, Billy, and Nekomataa are all part of the Cunning Hares faction.
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Here is all the information you want about Nicole from Zenless Zone Zero.
Which Nicole build is the best?
Nicole is an A-rank agent with the element of ether who deals out strike damage. The corruption effect is brought on by doing ether damage, which also accumulates the ether attribute anomaly. When you strike an opponent with corruption, you deal more ether damage, and enemies with corruption may attack both allies and adversaries.When she employs an EX special, chain attack, or ultimate, it is advised that you equip her with The Vault W-Engine to assist increase the damage dealt to squad members. For her drive discs, she also received a two-piece set of Woodepecker Electro and four pieces of Chaotic Metal.| Best W-Engine | The Vault |
| Drive discs | Four-piece: Chaotic Metal Two-piece: Woodpecker Electro |
| Main stats | Crit (rate or damage) > attack ratio or pen ratio > energy regen |
| Sub-stats | Crit (rate or damage) > pen (only if you have some pen ratio) > attack ratio > attack |
Nicole's EX special may gather opponents in a destructive energy sphere, and her special assault delivers ranged ether damage to adversaries. Her basic assault, in which she hits opponents with her suitcase to inflict physical damage, allows you to also participate in the action.
Which W-Engine does Nicole prefer?
The Vault is Nicole's favorite W-Engine. When she utilizes an EX special, chain attack, or ultimate, her distinctive A-rank amplifies the damage dealt to other squad members.| W-Engine | Effect |
| The Vault | Dealing ether damage using an EX Special attack, chain attack, or ultimate increases all squad members’ damage against the target and increases Nicole’s energy regen for two seconds. Passive effects of the same name do not stack |
Which drive disks work best for Nicole?
Nicole should be outfitted with a quartet of Chaotic Metal. to increase her ether and critical damage together with a pair of Woodpecker Electro to boost her rate of criticism.This information is subject to change; we'll update this guide as we play more and experiment with other configurations.
| Drive discs | Effect |
| Chaotic Metal | Two pieces: Increases ether damage by 10% Four pieces: Increases crit damage by 20%. When any character in the squad triggers corruption’s additional damage, this effect increases by 5.5% for eight seconds, stacking up to six times. Repeated triggers reset the duration. |
| Woodpecker Electro | Two pieces: Increases crit rate by 8% Four pieces: Increases Nicole’s attack by 9% for six seconds when triggering a critical hit with a basic attack, dodge counter, or EX Special attack. The buff duration for different skills is calculated differently |
When creating Nicole, you should give priority to these stats.
Principal statistics:- Crit (rate or damage)
- Attack ratio or pen ratio
- Energy regen
- Crit (rate or damage)
- Pen (only if you have some pen ratio)
- Attack ratio
- Attack
What abilities does Nicole have?
The talents listed here are all of Nicole's that are playable in the second closed beta; they may vary when the game is released in its entirety.
Attacks by Nicole:| Skill | Effect |
| Basic attack – Cunning Combo | Press the basic attack button to perform up to three strikes, dealing physical damage |
| Sub-basic attack – Do As I Please | Nicole can reload after using her special attack, EX Special attack, chain attack, or ultimate, enhancing her basic and dash attacks, increasing the power of her bullets |
| Special attack – Sugarcoated Bullet | Press the special attack button to unleash a ranged attack against enemies in front, dealing ether damage. Increases Nicole’s anti-interrupt level while in use. Nicole automatically reloads after this move to enhance her basic and dash attacks up to eight times |
| EX special attack – Stuffed Sugarcoated Bullet | When Nicole has enough energy, press the special attack to launch a powerful ranged attack that generates an energy field that pulls enemies toward its center to deal ether damage. Hold special attack down to charge up, during which period a small energy field is generated at the muzzle of her weapon, dealing bonus damage to nearby enemies. Nicole is invulnerable while using this skill. Triggers a quick assist when this skill hits an enemy. Nicole automatically reloads after this move to enhance her basic and dash attacks up to eight times |
| Skill | Effect |
| Dodge – Speed Demon | Press the dodge button to rapidly avoid an enemy’s attack. Nicole is invulnerable while using this skill. Drag the joystick and hold the dodge button to reload, enhancing her basic and dash attacks up to eight times |
| Dash attack – Jack in the Box | When moving during a dodge press basic attack to dash at the target location and strike nearby enemies, dealing physical damage. When not moving during a dodge, press basic attack to vault backward and launch a ranged attack against enemies in front, dealing physical damage. Nicole reloads her weapon after the attack to enhance her basic and dash attacks up to eight times |
| Dodge counter – Diverted Bombard | Press dodge during a perfect dodge to vault backward and launch a ranged attack against enemies in front, dealing ether damage. Nicole reloads her weapon after the attack to enhance her basic and dash attacks up to eight times. She’s invulnerable while using this skill |
Attacks in combination by Nicole:| Skill | Effect |
| Quick assist – Emergency Bombard | When the character in combat is knocked back, press the swap character button to launch this attack. Nicole dodges backward and unleashes a ranged strike, dealing ether damage. Nicole reloads her weapon after the attack to enhance her basic and dash attacks up to eight times and is invulnerable while using this skill |
| Defensive assist – The Hare Strikes Back | When an enemy is about to attack the character in combat, press the swap character button to launch this attack. Nicole parries the enemy’s attack and deals massive daze. She’s invulnerable while using this skill |
| Assist follow-up – Window of Opportunity | Press the special attack button after a defensive assist to activate this attack. Nicole charges forward and deals ether damage. She’s invulnerable while using this skill |
| Chain attack – Ether Shackling | When you trigger a combo attack, change to Nicole to unleash a powerful ranged attack that damages enemies in a small AoE and creates a field that draws foes in and deals ether damage. Nicole is invulnerable while using this skill. A quick assist is triggered when this skill hits an enemy. Nicole reloads her weapon after the attack to enhance her basic and dash attacks up to eight times |
| Chain attack ultimate – Ether Grenade | When Nicole’s decibel rating is at maximum, press the ultimate button to unleash a powerful ranged attack that damages enemies in a small AoE and creates a field that draws foes in and deals ether damage. When using this skill, other squad members recover ten energy, and the next character to switch in gains an additional 20 energy. Nicole is invulnerable while using this skill. A quick assist is triggered when this skill hits an enemy. Nicole reloads her weapon after the attack to enhance her basic and dash attacks up to eight times |
| Skill | Effect |
| Core passive – Mechanical Case | After Nicole hits an enemy with her special attack, EX special attack, chain attack, or ultimate, she reloads her weapon to enhance her basic and dash attacks. When her enhanced bullets or energy field hits an enemy, the target’s defense is reduced for 3.5 seconds |
| Additional ability – Hare of Many Burrows | When another character in your squad shares the same attribute or faction: all squad members deal 25% more ether damage for 3.5 seconds when Mechanical Case applies a debuff to an enemy |
Which promotional materials does Nicole have?
You must save up your denny and support certification seals from combat simulation - agent promotion, or build them from outdated seals and unnecessary components, in order to get Nicole to her maximum level.
Nicole's promotional materials are all available here:| Level | Denny and materials |
| 20 | 24k denny and four basic support certification seals |
| 30 | 56k denny and 12 advanced support certification seals |
| 40 | 120k denny and 20 advanced support certification seals |
| 50 | 200k denny and ten ruler certification seals |
| 60 | 400k denny and 20 ruler certification seals |
Which movie theaters are Nicole's mindscapes?
It is necessary to get a copy of Nicole during a gacha pull in order to raise her mindscape cinema level. The mindscape cinema is comparable to the eidolons of Honkai Star Rail and the constellations of Genshin Impact.
All of Nicole's mindscape movies are available here:| Mindscape cinema | Effect |
| Supercharged Bomb | Increases the damage and anomaly buildup inflicted by Nicole’s EX special attack by 16%. Increases the duration of the energy field created by her EX special attack by 0.15 seconds for each additional 0.1 seconds of charging |
| Charging Device | Nicole recovers five energy when Mechanical Case’s debuff is triggered. This effect can trigger once every 15 seconds |
| A Hare’s Cunning | Increases the level of basic attack, dodge, assist, special attack, and chain attack by two |
| Field Expansion | When Nicoles uses her EX special attack, chain attack, or ultimate, the diameter of the energy field generated increases by three meters |
| Industry Star | Increases the level of basic attack, dodge, assist, special attack, and chain attack by two |
| Corrupting Energy Field | Increases all squad members’ crit rate by 1.5% against a target that receives damage from Nicole’s energy field, stacking up to ten times, and lasting 12 seconds. The duration of each stack is calculated separately |
What resources does Nicole use to strengthen her fundamental skills?
You need a lot of Denny, some higher dimensional data (murderous obituaries from expert tasks), and a few vicious clutches from infamous hunts to raise Nicole's core skill levels.
The following are all of Nicoles's primary resources for improving skills:| Required level | Denny and materials |
| 15 | 5k denny |
| 25 | 12k denny and two higher dimensional data: murderous obituary |
| 35 | 28k denny and four higher dimensional data: murderous obituary |
| 45 | 60k denny, nine higher dimensional data: murderous obituary, and two ferocious grips |
| 55 | 100k denny, 15 higher dimensional data: murderous obituary, and three ferocious grips |
| 60 | 200k denny, 30 higher dimensional data: murderous obituary, and four ferocious grips |
What resources does Nicole use to improve her skills?
Different ether chip levels are required to improve Nicole's abilities. These may be obtained by breaking apart other chips and finishing the battle simulation agent skills. In addition, a hamster cage pass—which is akin to Genshin's crowns—is required in order to fully use Nicole's talent at level 12, and it may be obtained via events or the New Eridu City Fund.
These are all of Nicole's resources for improving her skills:| Required level | Denny and materials |
| 15 | 2k denny and two basic ether chips |
| 15 | 3k denny and three basic ether chips |
| 25 | 6k denny and two advanced ether chips |
| 25 | 9k denny and three advanced ether chips |
| 35 | 12k denny and four advanced ether chips |
| 35 | 18k denny and six advanced ether chips |
| 45 | 45k denny and five specialized ether chips |
| 45 | 67.5k denny and eight specialized ether chips |
| 55 | 90k denny and ten specialized ether chips |
| 55 | 112.5k denny and 12 specialized ether chips |
| 60 | 135k denny, 15 specialized ether chips, and one hamster cage pass |