Burnice,Zenless Zone Zero’snewest five-star pyromaniac, has finally touched down with quite the explosive hype behind her. If you’replanning to pull her, or already have and are looking to build from scratch, here’s everything you need to know to ensure Burnice can utterly cremate your enemies.
Best Burnice Build in Zenless Zone Zero
Starting with some surface-level details, Burnice is aFire Anomalycharacter with a huge focus onFire DoT (Damage over Time)andOff-field damage. You read that correctly: Burnice deals a large portion of her damage while not on the field, contrasting with every other character inZenless Zone Zero.That isn’t to say she isn’t capable of playing like a standard DPS, however, as all of her abilities have very high damage scaling. This means that Bunrice is very flexible with her role, and has several teams and gear setups where she can excel.
Burnice’s Gameplan
Burnice’s most fundamental game plan is to come on-field and applyBurnand her uniqueAfterburnmechanic to as many enemies as possible. Enemies afflicted with Afterburn take additional Burn Build-up and Fire Damage when hit by any of her allies, allowing her to fight off the field while taking up as little field time as possible.
Afterburn can only be applied when Burnice has enoughHeat, which is her secondary resource that determines how long Afternburn can stay applied. When she has more than 50% Heat, she will enterNitro-Fuel Cocktail State, which, while active, allows her to apply Afterburn to enemies.
When Afterburn is triggered, Burnice uses a portion of her Heat gauge. To regain Heat, she must use Energy by using EX Specials, creating a constant need to balance both her Energy and Heat gauges. If her Heat is fully drained, she loses her Nitro-Fuel Cocktail State, drastically weakening her overall abilities. Without Heat, she can no longer activate Afterburn or use her Enhanced Basic Attacks, making careful resource management crucial to maintaining her strength.
Best Drive Disks for Burnice in Zenless Zone Zero
Since Burnice is an Anomaly character, she valuesATK%andAnomaly Proficiency(AP) above all other stats, thanks to Burn being such a large part of her damage. However, because of her overall stat scaling, can she be built viably withCrit, Crit DMG,PEN Ratio, Anomaly Mastery(AM), andEnergy Regen(ER) as secondary stats to look out for on Drive Disks.
The Drive Disk sets you should use on Burnice depend on how you plan to build her and how much investment you’re willing to put into her.
Sub-DPS Burnice
Burnice is at her strongest when she is played with ATK% and AP as her focus while serving as a Sub-DPS for team compositions. With this in mind, Burnice has a few options.
Hypercarry Burnice
If you plan to play Burnice on-field as your main DPS character, then there are a few more options open to her for Drive Disksoutside of Chaos Jazz. However, as a warning, Hypercarry Burnice is very expensive to build optimally, as she wants ATK%, AP, CRIT Rate, and CRIT DMG on as many Discs as possible to be truly effective. Note:I don’t recommend this setup unless you’re prepared to invest significant time farming for Burnice’s gear.
Best W-Engines for Burnice in Zenless Zone Zero
Unsurprisingly, Burnice’s best W-Engine is her signatureFlamemaker Shaker, as it provides Burnice with everything she needs to be a strong DPS in any team role. That said,Electro-Lip Gloss(R5)andFusion Compilerare strong competitive options that allow Burnice to dish out large sums of damage. Fusion Compiler, in particular, works exceptionally well if you can stack Burnice with other sources of PEN Ratio %.
Beyond these three options, I don’t recommend using anything else outside of niche situations.
Best Mindscapes for Burnice in Zenless Zone Zero
It’s important to note that Burnice is already fully viable and highly effective in the current meta, even at M0. She doesn’t require any of her Mindscapes to excel. However, her Mindscapes amplify her existing strengths and role options, making them even more potent. If you aim to invest in a few, M2 is the ideal stopping point for most players. For your convenience, here’s a breakdown of how each of Burnice’s Mindscapes enhances her effectiveness.
Best Team Comps for Burnice in Zenless Zone Zero
Burnice has several strong team compositions that she works very well for thanks to her versatile build options.
Burnice/Jane/Caeser
This is Burnice’s strongest team composition, and it functions with Burnice herself acting as sub-DPS for Jane Doe. The team’s goal is to causeDisorder, a status effect that occurs when two different Anomalies are applied to an enemy. Ideally, you want Burnice to inflict Burn first and then have Jane ‘pop’ the Burn with an Assault, which triggers Disorder for massive damage. Caeser’s part in the team is for the additional 1000 flat ATK she gives to the on-field Agent, which will mostly be Jane in this composition.
Burnice/Piper/Lucy
This composition is also powerful and has the same goal as the Jane team previously mentioned: Disorder. The main difference is that both Burnice and Piper will be playing the sub-DPS role together, and you’ll switch back and forth between them far more often than the Jane team. Lucy and Caeser are largely interchangeable in this team, though M6 Lucy offers more damage output specifically for Piper and Burnice because of the continuous nature of their EX Specials.
Burnice/Caeser/Lucy
If you’re playing Burnice as a Hypercarry, this is the strongest composition she has access to thanks to the considerable ATK buff both Caeser and Lucy can consistently provide. This results in a Burnice that will dish out massive damage through her Afterburn, Burn status, and direct damage abilities. Caeser’s shield also protects her while she is channeling her flamethrower, and flamethrower hits also activate Lucy’s M6, simultaneously.
Burnice/Koleda/Lucy
This team comp also features Burnice as the main damage dealer, aiming to make use of Stun windows for the highest possible Burn damage. As a mono Fire team, her Burns will be diluted between all three characters, which is why you want to ensure that Koleda and Lucy are built with damage in mind (CRIT sub-stats, etc…). Additionally, having CRIT sub-stats on Burnice will also help.
Burnice/Rina/Lucy or Caeser
If you’re running Burnice withFusion Compilerand/or are using her M2, then PEN Ratio becomes a highly competitive stat for her to stack. Rina provides a large amount of additional PEN Ratio, and large amounts of it make it stronger overall. Lucy/Caeser continues to provide competent levels of damage while still providing Burnice with her large ATK buff. Ideally, Rina should be M1 and Lucy should be M6 for this team to be competitive with the other comps mentioned.
