NicoleBuild and Guide

Introduction

Nicole is a
rank character with the Ether attribute who belongs to the
Support Specialty and who is part of the
Cunning Hares faction.

The leader of the odd-job agency the Cunning Hares, who accept all kinds of Hollow-related commissions. She's been on the streets for many years, and has a reputation among her peers as being exceedingly cunning. She's been blacklisted by many clients due to her all-or nothing approach. She loves money, but is surprisingly bad at managing it, leaving the Cunning Hares constantly on the edge of bankruptcy and owing many debts.

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Last updated

Nicole profile has been last updated on July 12th, 2024.

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Build

Rotation & Teams

Calculations

Core skills

Core Passive Mechanical Case

Lv. 1

After hitting an enemy with a Special Attack, EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate, Nicole can reload, enhancing her Basic Attack and Dash Attack. When her enhanced bullets or Energy Field hits an enemy, the target's DEF is reduced by 20% for 3.5s.

Base Energy Regen 0

BASE ATK: 0

Additional Ability Hare of Many Burrows

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

When Nicole's Core Passive: Mechanical Case applies a debuff to an enemy, all squad members deal 25% more Ether DMG to the target for 3.5s.

Skills

Basic

Dodge

Assist

Special

Chain

Basic Attack: Cunning Combo

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

Lv. 1

1st-Hit DMG Multiplier

65.90%

1st-Hit Daze Multiplier

40.20%

2nd-Hit DMG Multiplier

71.30%

2nd-Hit Daze Multiplier

56.60%

3rd-Hit DMG Multiplier

304.30%

3rd-Hit Daze Multiplier

242.30%

Basic Attack: Do As I Please

After using a Special Attack, EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate, Nicole can reload, and her Basic Attack and Dash Attack are enhanced, increasing the power of her bullets.

Lv. 1

1st-Hit DMG Multiplier

88.10%

1st-Hit Daze Multiplier

40.20%

2nd-Hit DMG Multiplier

100.90%

2nd-Hit Daze Multiplier

56.60%

3rd-Hit DMG Multiplier

452.30%

3rd-Hit Daze Multiplier

242.30%

Dodge: Speed Demon

Press to activate. A rapid dodge. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. Drag the to dodge, then hold to reload while dodging, enhancing Basic Attacks and Dash Attacks up to 8 times.

Dash Attack: Jack in the Box

When dragging the during a dodge, press : Dashes in the target direction and strikes nearby enemies, dealing Physical DMG. When not dragging the during a dodge, press : Vaults backward and launches a ranged strike against enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance her Basic Attack and Dash Attack, up to 8 times.

Lv. 1

Forward Dash DMG Multiplier

158.20%

Forward Dash Daze Multiplier

73.20%

Backward Vault DMG Multiplier

60.00%

Backward Vault Daze Multiplier

60.00%

Dodge Counter: Diverted Bombard

Press during a Perfect Dodge to activate. Dodge backwards and send a ranged strike at enemies in front, dealing Ether DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times.

Lv. 1

DMG Multiplier

182.40%

Daze Multiplier

163.40%

Special Attack: Sugarcoated Bullet

Press to activate. Unleashes a ranged strike against enemies in front, dealing Ether DMG. Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times.

Lv. 1

DMG Multiplier

52.60%

Daze Multiplier

50.00%

EX Special Attack: Stuffed Sugarcoated Bullet

With enough energy, press to activate. A powerful ranged strike, generating an energy field that pulls enemies towards its center to deal Ether DMG. Hold down to charge up this attack, during which a small energy field is generated at the muzzle as Energy is consumed, dealing bonus DMG to enemies nearby. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. A Quick Assist is triggered when this skill hits an enemy. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times.

Lv. 1

Charged Attack DMG Multiplier

215.20%

Charged Attack Daze Multiplier

179.80%

Bombard DMG Multiplier

215.10%

Bombard Daze Multiplier

179.80%

Energy Field DMG Multiplier

387.00%

Energy Field Daze Multiplier

323.60%

Charger Attack Energy Cost (per sec)

Bombard Energy Cost

Chain Attack: Ether Shellacking

When a Chain Attack is triggered, select a character to activate: Unleashes a powerful ranged strike at enemies in a small area, generating an energy field that pulls enemies towards its center to deal Ether DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. A Quick Assist is triggered when this skill hits an enemy. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times.

Lv. 1

Bombard DMG Multiplier

209.60%

Bombard Daze Multiplier

50.00%

Energy Field DMG Multiplier

283.00%

Energy Field Daze Multiplier

67.50%

Ultimate: Ether Grenade

When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press to activate: Unleashes a powerful ranged strike at enemies in a small area, generating an energy field that pulls enemies towards its center to deal Ether DMG. When using this skill, other squad members recover 10 Energy. The next character to switch in gains an additional 20 energy. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. A Quick Assist is triggered when this skill hits an enemy. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times.

Lv. 1

Bombard DMG Multiplier

646.80%

Bombard Daze Multiplier

36.00%

Energy Field DMG Multiplier

873.20%

Energy Field Daze Multiplier

48.60%

Quick Assist: Emergency Bombard

When the on-field character is launched, press to activate. Dodge backwards and send ranged strikes at enemies in front, dealing Ether DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times.

Lv. 1

DMG Multiplier

63.40%

Daze Multiplier

63.40%

Defensive Assist: The Hare Strikes Back

When the character on field is about to be attacked, press to activate. Parries the enemy's attack, dealing massive Daze. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Lv. 1

Light Defensive Daze Multiplier

246.70%

Heavy Defensive Daze Multiplier

311.70%

Chain Defensive Daze Multiplier

151.70%

Assist Follow-Up: Window of Opportunity

Press after a Defensive Assist to activate. Charge forward and bombard enemies, dealing Ether DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Lv. 1

DMG Multiplier

377.10%

Daze Multiplier

330.30%

Mindscapes

Supercharged Bomb

Mindscape 1

The DMG and the Anomaly Buildup inflicted by Nicole’s EX Special Attack increases by 16%. For each additional 0.1s of charging when Nicole activates her EX Special Attack, the duration of the energy field created at the target location increases by 0.15s.

Charging Device

Mindscape 2

Nicole recovers 5 Energy when Core Passive: Mechanical Case's debuff is triggered. This effect can trigger once every 15s.

A Hare’s Cunning

Mindscape 3

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

Field Expansion

Mindscape 4

When Nicole uses her EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate, the diameter of the energy field generated at the target location is increased by 3m.

Industry Star

Mindscape 5

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

Corrupting Energy Field

Mindscape 6

When Nicole’s energy fields deal DMG to an enemy, all squad members CRIT Rate against that enemy increases by 1.5%, stacking up to 10 times, and lasting 12s. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.

Stats

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

Nicole Stats (Level 60)

8147.1

DEF

623.2

ATK

649.17

CRIT Rate

CRIT DMG

50%

PEN Ratio

Impact

Anomaly Mastery

Anomaly Proficiency

Energy Regen

1.56

Voice Actors

ENG

JPN

Serizawa Yu (芹澤優)

Tingting Chen (陈婷婷)

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Review

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Pros & Cons

Pros

Can apply a very large Defense Shred debuff on enemies increasing the damage they take considerably.
Increases the entire squads' Ether damage by 25% while her Additional Ability is active
She’s free!
One of the only characters that synergizes with characters such as Billy and Nekomata due to the limited roster of characters on release in 1.0.

Cons

There are no Ether damage characters for Nicole to support on release, but this will quickly change with the release of Zhu Yuan - still, for now, her Ether boost is only useful for herself.
Requires specific timing or constant swapping to maintain good uptime of DEF shred debuff on enemies due to its low duration.

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.

While off-field, Energy Regen increases by 0.6/0.75/0.9/1.05/1.2 per second. Attacks from the equipper enhance the squad's DMG against a struck target by 10/12.5/15/17.5/20% for 3 seconds. During this period, this effect is further increased by 1.7/2/2.5/3/3.3% every 0.5s, up to a maximum additional increase of 10.2/12/15/18/19.8%. Repeated triggers only refresh its duration without refreshing the DMG increase effect. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

Level 1:

Base ATK: 53

PEN Ratio: 9.6%

Level 60:

Base ATK: 684

PEN Ratio: 24%

Dealing Ether DMG using an EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate increases all squad members' DMG against the target by 15/17.5/20/22/24% and increases the equipper's Energy Regen by 0.5/0.58/0.65/0.72/0.8 per second for 2s. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

Level 1:

Base ATK: 48

Energy Regen: 20%

Level 60:

Base ATK: 624

Energy Regen: 50%

Launching an EX Special Attack or Chain Attack increases all squad members' Anomaly Mastery and Anomaly Proficiency by 10/12/13/15/16 for 10s. This effect can trigger once every 20s. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

Level 1:

Base ATK: 37

Energy Regen: 16%

Level 60:

Base ATK: 475

Energy Regen: 40%

Launching a Chain Attack or Ultimate increases all squad members' ATK by 8/9/10/11/12% for 10s. This effect can trigger once every 20s. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

Level 1:

Base ATK: 37

HP: 8%

Level 60:

Base ATK: 475

HP: 20%

Whenever the equipper's attack triggers an Attribute Counter effect, all squad members' CRIT Rate against the struck enemy increases by 12/13.5/15.5/17.5/20% for 12s. The bonuses triggered by the same type of passive effects do not stack.

Level 1:

Base ATK: 46

Energy Regen: 20%

Level 60:

Base ATK: 594

Energy Regen: 50%

Best Disk Drives Sets

(2)

Energy Regen increases by 20%.

(4)

Launching a Chain Attack or Ultimate increases all squad members' DMG by 15% for 12s. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

Best set for Supports aiming to support direct damage dealers or Anomaly characters that do not require the buff from Freedom Blues. Grants the entire squad a 15% DMG increase for 12 seconds following a Chain Attack or Ultimate. Almost always activated via a Chain Attack which perfectly buffs all allies right before the team's largest damage window during stun.

Best combined with your choice of 2-PC Set:

Freedom Blues for 30 Anomaly Proficiency to boost Anomaly damage (Recommended),
Hormone Punk or Puffer Electro to buff overall damage.

Best Disk Drives Stats

Disk 4

Flex

Disk 5

Flex

Disk 6

Energy Regen

Substats: -

Best Endgame Stats (Level 60)

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Synergy

Nekomata

Nicole and Nekomata enable each other’s Additional Ability, opening up the last slot of a team member to your choice. Nicole also provides Nekomata an incredibly impactful Defense Shred debuff on enemies which when timed right can significantly increase Nekomata’s total damage output. Nekomata appreciates an ally who can allow her to perform Quick Assist in order to activate her Core Ability and Nicole is capable as well as very good at making it happen as her playstyle revolves around weaving her EX into combat often in order to keep her Defense Shred active. Nicole wants to keep her Defense Shred up using her EX which grants Nekomata a Quick Assist which keeps Neko’s buff up ending in a nice synergy giving Neko the tool’s she needs to deal max damage even when she can’t perform Dodge Counter.

Billy

Billy’s biggest issue is his access to good synergistic supportive options, especially ones that can enable his additional ability if possible. Fortunately for Billy, while there aren’t any Physical supports in 1.0, Nicole is a support who shares a faction with Billy, allowing them both to activate their additional abilities. Nicole also offers Billy other benefits - primarily through her excellent DEF shredding debuff capabilities. Nicole’s DEF shred is a great damage amplification tool but due to its low duration it should be deployed before Billy intends to execute burst damage and if possible weaved in between the teams rotation frequently to keep it active as much as possible.

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.

Best Zhu Yuan Team