Chaos Zero Nightmare (CZN)BerylBuild and Guide

• Retain: Some of Beryl’s best cards have the Retain tag, which allows them to be held in the hand and not discarded between turns.
• Retain Hold Effects: To complement Retain, many cards have special effects that trigger when held in hand via the Retain mechanic. These can be one-off effects that require one turn or infinitely scaling ones that encourage Retaining as long as possible. Regardless of which it is, capitalizing on these effects is crucial to doing well with Beryl.

5

Maximum Output Charged Shot

Ego Skill

350% Damage to all enemies

Maximum Output Charged Shot

Costs 5 EP and does a large amount of AoE damage to all enemies, that’s it. Best used to burst down large packs of trash enemies.

1

Launcher

Attack

100% Damage.

Launcher

Beryl’s 1AP basic attack is entirely standard and doesn't have any extra synergy with her kit outside of gaining significant damage boosts through her Potentials.

2

Charge Launcher

Attack

220% Damage.​

Charge Launcher

A 2AP version of Launcher, which doesn’t offer anything new outside of higher damage numbers.

1

Barrier

Skill

100% Shield.

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Barrier

Beryl’s basic shield is entirely standard and doesn't have any extra synergy with her kit.

1

Opening Found

Attack

[Retain]

120% Damage.
Retain: Add 1 Hit(s) for 1 turn.

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Opening Found

Beryl's first Retain card costs 1AP, deals solid up-front damage, and gains an additional hit after being Retained, but only for one turn, preventing it from endlessly stacking. Aim to always preserve this card for at least one turn unless at risk of wasting AP.

2

Charged Shot

Attack

[Retain]

200% Damage.
Retain: Damage +80%.

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Charged Shot

Beryl’s other Retain card costs 2AP, deals more damage, and gains an additive +80% DMG multiplier when Retained. Should be held for as long as is feasible and until burning 2AP on a large attack is effective and safe.

0

Guilty Pleasure

Skill

[Exhaust]

Draw 3.

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Guilty Pleasure

A 0AP draw 3 with the only downside of having Exhaust. Despite being a one-time use, it is absurdly AP efficient for how much card draw it provides and is definitely one of Beryl’s best cards for herself and her team. Will get your Retain cards into your hand faster to start stacking.

1

Unlimited Firepower

Skill

100% Shield.
+80% Damage of next Attack Card used.

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Unlimited Firepower

Grants shielding and an additive +80% damage increase to the next Attack Card used for 1AP. Not a bad card to include, but definitely not a core part of Beryl’s game plan. Most efficiently used on Opening Found due to its multi-hitting.

1

Heavy Weapons Specialist

Skill

Create 1 Opening Found or Charged Shot card, apply Exhaust to that card, decrease Cost by 1 until used.

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Heavy Weapons Specialist

A skill that generates either Opening Found or Charged Shot on use while also reducing their cost by 1 at the cost of 1AP. Equivalent to searching out one of Beryl’s best cards, then gaining 1 AP, with the only downside being that the card won't have the chance at having an Epiphany. Cards generated by Heavy Weapons Specialist are exhausted after use.

Beryl’s Signature Potentials are all completely damage-focused, making them a high priority to unlock.

• 3-1: Increases the multipliers of both the Launcher and Charge Launcher Basic Attacks by +20%.
• 5-1: Further increases Launcher and Charge Launcher damage multipliers by +5% with an additional +5% bonus granted if Crit DMG exceeds 160%.
• 7: Boosts Opening Found Damage after unlocking, but also boosts Charged Shot damage as well if Crit DMG exceeds 230%.

Standard Playstyle

Playing Beryl is easy - leverage draw power until collecting her Retain cards. Hold them for at least one turn, or longer if using them early causes inefficiencies. Then unload them when fully empowered and AP is available and convenient to use.

Note

For every Epiphany, we're colored their name based on how useful we think it is compared to the other variants. Here's the key to the colors:

• Epiphany Name - the best variant,
• Epiphany Name - a good variant,
• Epiphany Name - a niche variant.

Recommended Loadout

2

Executioner's Tool [2-PC]

[2-PC]: +25% Critical Damage.

Black Wing [2-PC]

[2-PC]: +12% Attack.

Flex

Due to Beryl’s mixed costing and the fact that there is no 4P Justice set, Beryl is limited to 2/2/2 combinations. Executioner’s and Black Wing are easy inclusions, but the final 2P set is less solid. You can either use 2P

Cursed Corpse [2-PC]

if you’re confident in applying Agony to the enemy or 2P

Seth's Scarab [2-PC]

to amplify basic damage if you’re not.

2-PC Bonuses

• 

  Executioner's Tool [2-PC]

  - The 25% unconditional Crit DMG from this set makes it Beryl’s best option among 2P sets.
• 

  Black Wing [2-PC]

  - A 12% unconditional ATK% increase benefits all of Beryl’s abilities and is a stat she can’t get anywhere else apart from gear, making it a high priority.
• 

  Cursed Corpse [2-PC]

  - Grants +10% Multiplicative DMG% to all of Beryl’s abilities as long as there is Agony on the target. A solid damage boost, across the board, but one that isn’t as accessible to Beryl as other characters, as she herself doesn’t normally apply Agony, and neither do her most common teammates.
• 

  Seth's Scarab [2-PC]

  - An alternative to 2P Cursed Corpse if Agony isn’t accessible. Boosts all basic attacks and shields by +20% multiplicatively. Strong in Zero System runs but loses value in the endgame as many high-end Beryl decks remove basics.

Sub-stats

Beryl has two playstyles: one focused on Extra Attack damage and the other on direct damage. Pick the sub-stat priority that fits the build you’re pursuing.

Extra Attack build sub-stat focus:

Direct damage build sub-stat focus:

Weapon

• 

  Second Method
• 

  Obsidian Sword
• 

  Bone Cutter

Armor

• Flex

Trinket

• 

  Dimensional Cube
• 

  Amorphous Cube
• 

  Quantum Collector

Comments - Weapons

1. 

   Second Method
   - A situational powerful equipment for Beryl, which will be outstanding on some builds but almost useless on others. If you’re playing an Extra Attack-focused Beryl, such as the one that uses Opening Found V, the Second Method will provide a huge additive +30% bonus to all shots, making it her best shop-based weapon. Not recommended for non-extra attack builds.
2. 

   Obsidian Sword
   - Grants +12% Multiplicative damage to all of Beryl’s attacks. Not better than the Second Method for extra attack builds, but a solid all-around option that boosts her entire kit and the go-to shop choice for non-extra attack set-ups.
3. 

   Bone Cutter
   - Grants a +30% Additive damage boost to all of Beryl’s abilities while they have the Weaken debuff. Stronger than Obsidian Sword and Second Method in theory, but relies on Weaken being on all targets, something that’s not easy to achieve consistently.

Comments - Armor

1. Flex - As an ATK scaler, Beryl's shielding from defense items is underwhelming, and unfortunately, none of the shop-based Armors have much synergy with her kit. This slot is ideally taken up by an Event/World item, but if you don’t find any, feel free to fill it with any equipment you see fit.

Comments - Trinkets

1. 

   Dimensional Cube
   - Grants Beryl +10% additive damage whenever any character discards any card anywhere, with the exception of the end-of-turn discard. When paired with characters like Nia or Cassius, it has the potential to grant Beryl an absurd amount of extra damage, which is especially potent in builds that have high hit counts like her extra attack-focused decks. Not useful without a discard outlet, though, and less powerful for builds that favor large singular hits.
2. 

   Amorphous Cube
   - Grants Beryl a permanent +25% Additive damage bonus to all her abilities. Not nearly as potent as Dimensional Cube, but doesn’t require specific team mates and is always active, making it a solid choice for those who value consistency.
3. 

   Quantum Collector
   - A stacking +20% multiplicative damage bonus to all Beryl’s damage for 1 turn per upgrade played this turn. As this applies to all damage, it’s strong but its short duration, combined with the fact that upgrades can only be played once, limits its longevity. It can compete with the highs of the Dimensional Cube when lined up perfectly, but only for a short time.

Important!

CZN is a game of randomness; sometimes you’ll be offered generic or Divine epiphanies that are stronger than a character's standard five options. In these cases, breaking the listed build can result in an even more powerful save. Adjust as you see fit!

Card Removal Priority

• Barrier: 4-star Rangers have the lowest base Defense stats in the game, making Beryl’s Barrier a weak source of Shields compared to other basic Shield skills. Remove this as your first priority
• Launcher & Charge Launcher: Beryl’s basics do higher damage than most characters, but aren’t relevant in her endgame upgrade/retain build and should be removed as the next priority.
• Unlimited Firepower: Unlimited Firepower can only buff attack cards, meaning it doesn’t boost Opening Found upgrade damage. Because of this, if you have the spare deck save data, you could remove it, but it’s also fine to keep it to boost Beryl’s attack card damage when you use them to finish off enemies.

Card Dupe Priority

Dupe Priority

Opening Found V

Opening Found V is the key card to dupe for Beryl, as each additional copy will add another round of shots per card retained, boosting damage significantly.

Epiphany Alternatives

• Charged Shot: All epiphanies of Charged Shot work for Beryl’s Opening Found Retain build, as the only thing this card really needs is retain. Ideally, the one you choose can infinitely stack for as long as you hold it to provide a strong finisher nuke when you need it, making I and V the more optimal choices, with III also being an option if you value AP over scalability.
• Guilty Pleasure: All the Guilty Pleasure epiphanies are incredible, making choosing which one a matter of preference. We’ve chosen V for the build, but all options are viable.
• Unlimited Firepower: As mentioned in the card removal section, Unlimited Firepower cannot boost Beryl’s Opening Found upgrade damage, meaning you’ll either want to thin the deck by converting it to an upgrade with Epiphany V or use it to buff another character's damage using II or IV.

Mika

• Mika’s AP generation helps Beryl play her expensive attacks and also frees up AP for more aggressive defending to keep the team alive until Beryl is set up.

Important!

If you’re losing runs when playing a damage-focused composition either to sanity or dying, consider using a team with more defensive characters - so including both a shielder and healer. This is especially important in the Zero System mode.

AFK Retain Beryl Team

Support Damage

Support

Flex

Flex DPS

Flex Other

Double Support Beryl Team

Damage

Support

Support