BenBuild and Guide

Introduction

Ben is a
rank character with the Fire attribute who belongs to the
Defence Specialty and who is part of the
Belobog Heavy Industries faction.

Strong Body & Honest Soul. Those paws could shatter bones, luckily they're busy tapping away on a calculator. Has His Fish and Eats It Too. Finds an easy balance between fighting thugs with his pillar on the battlefield and returning to accounting at the times of peace... The only thing that could make it all better is a jar of caviar. Fuzzy Fur, No Fuzzy Math. Naturally sensitive to all things numerical, he's careful in his bookkeeping, and has memorized all 58 account ledgers in his office. Repays Recognition With Loyalty. After 1 year and 321 days of employment, Koleda promoted him to Head of Finance, and he's followed her faithfully ever since.

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Last updated

Ben profile has been last updated on July 5th, 2024.

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Profile

Review

Build

Rotation & Teams

Calculations

Core skills

Core Passive Guardian

Lv. 1

Ben's ATK increases with his DEF. He gains 40% of his DEF as ATK. When Ben launches a follow-up attack during his EX Special Attack, all squad members gain a Shield of 15% of his DEF +100, lasting for 30s.

Base Energy Regen 0

BASE ATK: 0

Additional Ability Contractual Agreement

When another character in your squad shares the same Attribute or Faction:

While the Shield from Core Passive: Guardian is in effect, the character's CRIT Rate is increased by 16%.

Skills

Basic

Dodge

Assist

Special

Chain

Basic Attack: Debt Reconciliation

Press to activate. Unleashes up to 3 strikes, dealing Physical DMG.

Lv. 1

1st-Hit DMG Multiplier

65.90%

1st-Hit Daze Multiplier

47.10%

2nd-Hit DMG Multiplier

189.00%

2nd-Hit Daze Multiplier

156.90%

3rd-Hit DMG Multiplier

348.30%

3rd-Hit Daze Multiplier

260.10%

Dodge: Missing Invoice

Press to dodge. A rapid dodge. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Dash Attack: Incoming Expense

Press during a Dodge to activate. Strikes enemies in front of him, dealing Physical DMG.

Lv. 1

DMG Multiplier

138.40%

Daze Multiplier

69.20%

Dodge Counter: Accounts Settled

Press during a Perfect Dodge to activate. Strike enemies in front, dealing Fire DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Lv. 1

DMG Multiplier

225.70%

Daze Multiplier

196.70%

Special Attack: Fiscal Fist

Press to activate. Ben lifts his weapon, blocking the enemy's attack before unleashing a forward strike, dealing Physical DMG. Successfully blocking an attack enhances the power of this skill and triggers Block Counter, dealing massive Physical DMG. Hold to remain in the Blocking stance. While in the Blocking stance, Ben gains a Shield that weakens over time. After leaving the blocking stance, the Shield is removed and recovers over time. The Shield cannot exceed 16% of Ben's Max HP. Ben is invulnerable when activating Block. Anti-Interrupt level is increased while launching strikes.

Lv. 1

Active Attack DMG Multiplier

41.70%

Active Attack Daze Multiplier

41.70%

Block Counter DMG Multiplier

233.40%

Block Counter Daze Multiplier

233.40%

EX Special Attack: Cashflow Counter

With enough energy, press to activate. Ben lifts his weapon, blocking the enemy's attacks before unleashing a forward strike, dealing Fire DMG. Successfully blocking an attack enhances the power of this skill and triggers Block Counter, dealing massive Fire DMG. Hold to remain in the Blocking stance. While in the Blocking stance, Ben gains a Shield that weakens over time. After leaving the blocking stance, the Shield is removed and recovers over time. The Shield cannot exceed 16% of Ben's Max HP. When this skill is activated, the Shield is restored to its maximum value. After activating the skill, press again to follow up with a powerful forward strike, dealing massive Fire DMG. Ben is invulnerable when activating Block. Ben is invulnerable while launching strikes.

Lv. 1

Active Attack DMG Multiplier

438.50%

Active Attack Daze Multiplier

247.10%

Follow-Up DMG Multiplier

438.50%

Follow-Up Daze Multiplier

247.10%

Block Counter DMG Multiplier

500.50%

Block Counter Daze Multiplier

367.60%

Block Follow-Up DMG Multiplier

551.20%

Block Follow-Up Daze Multiplier

367.60%

Chain Attack: Signed and Sealed

When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate. Unleashes a powerful slash at enemies in front of him in a large area, dealing massive Fire DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Lv. 1

DMG Multiplier

627.30%

Daze Multiplier

328.30%

Ultimate: Complete Payback

When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press to activate. Unleashes a powerful strike at enemies in front in a large area, dealing massive Fire DMG. When activating the skill, additionally recover 3 Assist Points. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Lv. 1

DMG Multiplier

1643.00%

Daze Multiplier

110.00%

Quick Assist: Joint Account

When the on-field character is launched, press to activate. Strikes enemies in front, dealing Fire DMG. Character is invulnerable during the attack.

Lv. 1

DMG Multiplier

96.70%

Daze Multiplier

96.70%

Defensive Assist: Risk Allocation

When the character on field is about to be attacked, press to activate. Parries 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. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Lv. 1

Light Defensive Daze Multiplier

225.10%

Heavy Defensive Daze Multiplier

268.40%

Chain Defensive Daze Multiplier

108.40%

Assist Follow-Up: Don't Break Contract

Press after a Defensive Assist to activate. Charge and strike enemies in front, dealing Fire DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Lv. 1

DMG Multiplier

325.90%

Daze Multiplier

282.80%

Mindscapes

Reacting Force

Mindscape 1

When successfully Blocking an enemy with Ben's Special Attack or EX Special Attack, the DMG dealt by the blocked enemy is reduced by 30% for 15s.

Offense Through Defense

Mindscape 2

When successfully triggering a Block Counter during Ben's Special Attack or EX Special Attack, inflict an additional 300% of Ben's DEF as DMG.

Careful Accounting

Mindscape 3

Basic Attack, Assist, Dodge, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

Agile Adaptation

Mindscape 4

When successfully blocking enemy DMG with Ben’s invulnerable effect during his Special Attack or EX Special Attack, the following counter deals 30% more DMG.

Meticulous Detail

Mindscape 5

Basic Attack, Assist, Dodge, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

Wild spirit

Mindscape 6

After launching an attack or follow-up attack during Ben's EX Special Attack, Daze inflicted by Basic Attacks, Dash Attack, and Dodge Counter is increased by 20%, lasting 12s.

Stats

Only the max level (60) stats are available for Ben currently, as we need to re-check the scaling. The slider will come back soon!

Ben Stats (Level 60)

8578.4

DEF

724.1

ATK

653.09

CRIT Rate

CRIT DMG

50%

PEN Ratio

Impact

Anomaly Mastery

Anomaly Proficiency

Energy Regen

1.56

Voice Actors

ENG

JPN

Hamada Kenji (浜田賢二)

Xianglong Meng (孟祥龙)

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Review

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Pros & Cons

Pros

Applies a sizable team-wide Shield when executing his EX combo - something that isn’t necessary in endgame but can be nice to have and allows you to make a few mistakes.
The only Defensive character suitable for being played as a Stunning character making him valuable to F2P players without other options.
Grants all other Fire and Belobog agents 16% Crit Rate while Shielding them, allowing him to stand out from other Stun and Defense-based characters.
When paired with Koleda will modify and significantly improve her Ultimate and Enhanced Basic Attacks.

Cons

Has far slower Movement Speed than any other character in the game making main fielding him cumbersome when moving around and not attacking.
Despite having the potential to be played as a Daze character has less base Impact and no additional bonuses to his Daze potential in his kit causing him to fall noticeably behind dedicated Stun characters in the role.

Ratings

This tier list assesses characters based on their combat potential in Zenless Zone Zero’s current most demanding content, Shiyu Defense (SD). SD is a mode similar to Genshin Impact’s Spiral Abyss or Honkai Star Rail’s Memory of Chaos and requires multiple teams, Disk Drives and good W-Engines. This mode offers a reasonable mix of Boss encounters (single target) and Elite packs (2-3 targets), allowing multiple characters to find a niche but in the end, there is a bias toward single target focused characters at the top-end and tier list ratings will reflect that.

Please keep in mind Zenless Zone Zero is a skill-based game and each character has a different playstyle, difficulty level and even special tricks and combos. Zenless Zone Zero is also a team based game and it's only by combining both these factors to the highest level a character can reach optimal performance.

Shiyu Defense

Best W-Engines

The W-Engines are listed in order of priority. Sometimes the percentages appearing near them won't reflect their performance as pure damage or Stun output isn't the only thing we're looking at - the utility of the W-Engine might be more important than the calculations imply.

Reduces DMG taken 7.5/8.5/9.5/10.5/12%. When attacked, the equipper's Energy Generation Rate increased by 10/11.5/13/14.5/16% for 12s. When the equipper switches off-field, this buff will be transferred to the new on-field character with its duration refreshed. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

Level 1:

Base ATK: 46

Attack: 10%

Level 60:

Base ATK: 594

Attack: 25%

Increases Max HP by 8/9/10/11/12.5%. When attacked, the equipper's Impact is increased by 10/11.5/13/14.5/16% for 12s.

Level 1:

Base ATK: 46

HP: 10%

Level 60:

Base ATK: 594

HP: 25%

When attacked, the equipper's DEF increases by 20/23/26/29/32% for 8s.

Level 1:

Base ATK: 37

Defense: 12.8%

Level 60:

Base ATK: 475

Defense: 32%

Best Disk Drives Sets

(2)

Increases Impact by 6%.

(4)

Basic Attacks, Dash Attacks, and Dodge Counters, inflict 20% more Daze upon the main target.

Best option for all Stun-focused characters granting 6% permanent Impact% from the 2-PPC and 20% increased Daze for Basic Attacks, Dash Attacks and Dodge Counters. As Stun characters top priority is dealing as much Daze as possible as fast as possible, no other set comes close to this one and the 4-PC should be pursued even at the cost of good sub-stats.

Best combined with your choice of 2-PC Set:

Swing Jazz for 20% Energy Regen (Recommended),
Freedom Blues for 30 Anomaly Proficiency to boost anomaly damage,
Inferno Metal, Puffer Electro or Hormone Punk to boost overall damage.

Best Disk Drives Stats

Disk 4

DEF%

Disk 5

DEF%

Disk 6

Impact

Substats: DEF% > DEF > Everything else

Best Endgame Stats (Level 60)

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Skill priority

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Synergy

Koleda

Ben and Koleda are synergistic in Lore and kit, granting each other their Additional Abilities first and foremost but Ben also empowers two of Koleda's best abilities, her Ultimate and Enhanced Basic Attacks. Koleda’s empowered Ultimate has a larger AoE, is easier to aim and also deals more damage and Daze Whereas, the empowered Basic Attack’s “only” gain a good chunk more Daze and damage. Overall, Ben makes Koleda stronger but there is a slight catch to combining the two of them. Both Ben and Koleda are geared toward Stunning enemies as their primary role, something most team’s don’t specifically need two of causing their synergy to come at the cost of a true dedicated Supporter or additional DPS which would likely boost performance more than combining these two together.

Soldier 11

Ben is a more F2P accessible option for Soldier 11’s Stun slot than Koleda and similar to her can activate Soldier 11’s Additional Ability while also activating his own. Ben can’t bring as much Daze as Koleda but grants Soldier 11 different benefits to somewhat make up for this, the first of which is a team wide Shield which when built around can serve as a nice buffer against large hits if any taken. Fortunately Ben has more to offer Soldier than just his Shields as when Fire or Belobog allies are Shielded they gain 16% Crit Rate something which Ben can maintain throughout combat given enough energy regeneration. Ben doesn’t quite match up to Koleda in Soldier’s teams but he is a solid option if you don’t have her or are using her elsewhere.

Teams

If a column has multiple characters, the bigger one is the priority choice for the team while the smaller ones are alternatives. If they are the same size, either of them can be used.

Max Stun

Soldier 11

DPS

Koleda

Stun