Build by Nekomata | Zenless Zone Zero
Playing as an adorable catgirl in gacha games is your thing with Zenless Zone Zero's Nekomata. This character is rather naughty and has a history of "curiosity killed the cat" events, based on her Hoyolab profile. She is armed with what seems to be a very lethal boxcutter, so be careful—this cat has claws.
Since Nekomata is a member of the Cunning Hares faction, you should definitely check out our guides for Zenless Zone Zero Billy, Zenless Zone Zero Nicole, and Zenless Zone Zero Anby if you're interested in learning more about the other Zenless Zone Zero characters that collaborate with her.
All the information you want regarding Zenless Zone Zero's Nekomata is available here:
Which Nekomata build is the best?
S-rank attack agent Nekomata uses slash attacks to inflict bodily harm. Inflicting physical damage on adversaries results in the accumulation of physical anomaly buildup, which, when reached, initiates the assault and flinch effects. Flinch lengthens the duration of an adversary's drowsiness while interrupting the enemy and dealing tremendous physical damage.It is advised that you outfit her with the Steel Cushion W-Engine in order to boost her physical damage and critical strike rate. Choose a four-piece set of Woodpecker Electro to raise her crit rate and two pieces of Fanged Metal or Puffer Electro to enhance your physical damage or PEN ratio, respectively, for her drive discs.| Best W-Engine | Steel Cushion |
| Best drive discs | Four pieces: Woodpecker Electro Two pieces: Fanged Metal or Puffer Electro |
| Main stats | Crit (rate or damage) > attack ratio > anomaly mastery |
| Sub-stats | Crit (rate or damage) > attack ratio > anomaly proficiency > attack |
Nekomata performs best when coupled with at least one other physical and/or slash character because of her extra ability; as such, teaming her with Corin from Zenless Zone Zero is an excellent concept.
Which W-engine from Nekomata is the best?
Steel Cushion is Nekomata's greatest W-engine. It's an S-rank unit made especially for her equipment that greatly increases her physical damage and critical strike rate.| W-engine | Effect |
| Steel Cushion | Increases physical damage by 20%. Increases Nekomata’s damage by 25% when attacking an enemy from behind |
Which drive discs work best with Nekomata?
Drive discs resemble the relics from Honkai Star Rail or the objects from Genshin Impact. Six drive discs are available for each character, and each drive disc set comes with a two- or four-piece set bonus.
While we continue to research the ideal drive discs for Nekomata, we have some suggestions in the meantime. For now, we advise Nekomata to have a complete four-piece Woodpecker Electro set on in order to increase her basic attack damage and crit rate. To increase her physical damage, you may use two pieces of Fanged Metal in the remaining two slots. or two Puffer Electro pieces to boost her pen ratio.
| Drive discs set | Effect |
| Woodpecker Electro | Two pieces: Increases crit rate by 8% Four pieces: Increases Nekomata’s attack by 9% for six seconds when she triggers a critical hit with a basic attack, dodge counter, or EX special attack. The buff duration for different skills is calculated separately |
| Fanged Metal | Two pieces: Increases physical damage by 10% |
| Puffer Electro | Two pieces: increases PEN ratio by 8% |
Naturally, when we discover more about the various numbers and have access to new drive disc sets, we'll make sure to update this guide, so be sure to check back soon.
Nekomata's suggested stats:When developing Nekomata, be careful to raise these stats.
Principal data:- Crit (rate or damage)
- Attack ratio
- Anomaly mastery
- Crit (rate or damage)
- Attack ratio
- Anomaly proficiency
- Attack
What abilities does Nekomata have?
The whole list of Nekomata's in-game abilities is provided here.
Attacks by Nekomata:| Skill | Effect |
| Basic attack – Kitty Slash | Unleashes up to five slashes, dealing physical damage. There’s a 33.33% chance of repeating this hit three times on the final strike |
| Basic attack – Crimson Blade | Hold down the attack button during the first three hits of Nekomata’s basic attack to slash enemies in front and pass through them, dealing physical damage. There’s a 33.33% chance of repeating this hit three times on activation |
| Special attack – Surprise Attack | Unleashes a downward strike, dealing physical damage. Increases anti-interrupt level during this skill |
| EX special attack – Super Surprise Attack! | When Nekomata has enough energy, press the special attack button to unleash a powerful falling slash that deals massive physical damage. Nekomata is invulnerable during this skill |
| Skill | Effect |
| Dodge – Can’t Touch Me-ow~ | Perform a rapid dodge. Nekomata is invulnerable while using this skill |
| Dash attack – Over Here! | Tap attack while dodging to slash enemies in front, dealing physical damage |
| Dodge counter – Phantom Claws | Press attack during a perfect dodge to slash enemies in front, dealing physical damage. Nekomata is invulnerable while using this skill |
Combination attacks of Nekomata: | Skill | Effect |
| Quick assist – Cat’s Paw | Slashes enemies in front, dealing physical damage. Nekomata is invulnerable while using this skill |
| Defensive assist – Desperate Defense | Parry an enemy’s attack, dealing massive daze. Nekomata is invulnerable while using this skill |
| Assist follow-up – Shadow Strike | Charge forward and slash enemies in front, dealing physical damage. Nekomata is invulnerable while using this skill |
| Chain attack – Claw Swipe | When a chain attack triggers, select Nekomata to unleash a powerful upward slash at enemies in a large AoE, dealing massive physical damage. Nekomata is invulnerable during this skill |
| Ultimate – Claw Smash | When the decibel rating is at maximum, press the ultimate button to unleash powerful slashes at enemies in a large AoE, dealing massive physical damage. Nekomata is invulnerable during this skill |
| Skill | Effect |
| Core passive – Stealthy Paws | Increases Nekomata’s damage by 15% for six seconds when her dodge counter or quick assist hits an enemy |
| Additional ability – Catwalk | When another character in your squad shares the same attribute or faction: increases the damage of Nekomata’s next EX special attack by 35% after any character inflicts assault. Can stack up to two times |
What promotional materials does Nekomata offer?
You must accumulate your Denny and Offense Certification Seals from Combat Simulation - Agent Promotion in order to level up Nekomata, or you may construct them from outdated seals and unnecessary parts.
All of Nekomata's promotional materials are available here:| Level | Denny and materials |
| 20 | 24k denny and four basic offense certification seals |
| 30 | 56k denny and 12 advanced offense certification seals |
| 40 | 120k denny and 20 offense certification seals |
| 50 | 200k denny and ten pioneer’s certification seals |
| 60 | 400k denny and 20 pioneer’s certification seals |
What mindscape theaters does Nekomata offer?
Nekomata needs to be picked up in duplicate during a signal search in order to level up her mindscape cinematic experience. Genshin Impact's constellations and Honkai Star Rail's eidolons are comparable to mindscape cinema.
All of Nekomata's mind-bending movies are listed below:| Mindscape cinema | Effect |
| Bird Hunter | Nekomata ignores 16% of her target’s physical resistance when hitting them from behind. All of Nekomata’s attacks are considered back attacks when the enemy is stunned |
| Cat & Mouse | Increases Nekomata’s energy generation rate by 25% when there’s only one enemy on the field and she’s in combat |
| Curious Left Tail | Increases the level of basic attack, dodge, assist, special attack, and chain attack by two |
| Sharpen Claws | Increases Nekomata’s crit rate by 7% for 15 seconds when she uses her EX special attack, stacking up to two times. Each stack’s duration is calculated separately |
| Lucky Right Tail | Increases the level of basic attack, dodge, assist, special attack, and chain attack by two |
| Predator Lineage | When Nekomata launches a chain attack or uses her ultimate, her crit damage increases by 28%, stacking up to three times and expiring when she leaves battle. This effect gains max stacks immediately on defeating an enemy |
Which basic skill-building resources does Nekomata offer?
Nekomata's fundamental skill levels may be raised with a combination of higher dimensional data (murderous obituaries from expert tasks), a lot of denny, and a few vicious grips from renowned hunts.All of Nekomata's primary resources for improving skills are available here:| 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 |
Which resources does Nekomata provide for improving skills?
Different shock chip levels are required to advance Nekomata'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 one of Nekomata's talents, which is level 12. You may get these passes via events or the New Eridu City Fund.All of Nekomata's resources for improving skills are available here:| 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 |