SoukakuBuild and Guide

Introduction

Soukaku is a
rank character with the Ice attribute who belongs to the
Support Specialty and who is part of the
Section 6 faction.

Soukaku, Deceptively Strong in Combat. Not only a member of Section 6, but also one of its "assets." Enemies who underestimate her have a tendency to vanish from existence. Totally. Not Picky, Hates Wasting Food. She loves to eat, and gets angry when seeing others waste food. Totally. Trouble With Words. Due to certain reasons, she's somewhat uneducated, and often mispronounces words, which results in some cute blunders. Totally. A Pure & Innocent Child. Though only an immature kid, much like the boy in "The Emperor's New Clothes," she often uncovers the simple truths. Totally.

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Last updated

Soukaku profile has been last updated on July 17th, 2024.

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Profile

Review

Build

Rotation & Teams

Calculations

Core skills

Core Passive Blade Flurry

Lv. 1

When Soukaku launches Fly the Flag, her ATK is increased by 10% up to 500, for 22s. When consuming Vortex during Fly the Flag, the ATK increase is doubled, up to a max 1000. This buff given can be passed along to characters switching in via Quick Assist or Chain Attacks triggered by Fly the Flag, and it refreshes the duration of the buff.

Base Energy Regen 0

BASE ATK: 0

Additional Ability Group Set Meal

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

When Soukaku consumes Vortex to activate Fly the Flag, the Ice DMG of the squad is increased by 20% for 22s..

Skills

Basic

Dodge

Assist

Special

Chain

Basic Attack: Making Rice Cakes

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

Lv. 1

1st-Hit DMG Multiplier

66.20%

1st-Hit Daze Multiplier

33.10%

2nd-Hit DMG Multiplier

216.30%

2nd-Hit Daze Multiplier

188.00%

3rd-Hit DMG Multiplier

293.10%

3rd-Hit Daze Multiplier

221.70%

Basic Attack: Making Rice Cakes (Frosted Banner)

When Frosted Banner is active, press to activate. Unleashes up to 3 faster attacks in front, dealing Ice DMG.

Lv. 1

1st-Hit DMG Multiplier

76.60%

1st-Hit Daze Multiplier

46.60%

2nd-Hit DMG Multiplier

228.50%

2nd-Hit Daze Multiplier

127.50%

3rd-Hit DMG Multiplier

511.40%

3rd-Hit Daze Multiplier

263.30%

Dodge: Grab a Bite

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

Dash Attack: 50/50

Press during a Dodge to activate. Slashes enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG.

Lv. 1

DMG Multiplier

76.70%

Daze Multiplier

38.40%

Dash Attack: 50/50 (Frosted Banner)

When Frosted Banner is active, press during a Dodge to activate. Slashes enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG.

Lv. 1

DMG Multiplier

131.50%

Daze Multiplier

80.10%

Dodge Counter: Away From My Snacks

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

Lv. 1

DMG Multiplier

247.30%

Daze Multiplier

213.40%

Special Attack: Cooling Bento

Press to activate. Soukaku releases a wind current in front of her and unleashes her finishing move, dealing Ice DMG. Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill, and DMG taken is reduced by 40%. Holding while using this skill allows for a quick transition to Fly the Flag.

Lv. 1

1st-Hit DMG Multiplier

28.40%

1st-Hit Daze Multiplier

28.40%

Finishing Move DMG Multiplier

100.10%

Finishing Move Daze Multiplier

100.10%

Special Attack: Rally!

Hold to activate. Soukaku plunges her weapon into the ground, morphs it into a flag, and launches Fly the Flag, dealing Ice DMG. Hitting an enemy with Fly the Flag triggers a Quick Assist. Pressing or after Fly the Flag activates a Special Attack as she retracts the flag, dealing Ice DMG. If Soukaku owns 3 stacks of Vortex on using Fly the Flag, she consumes all 3 stacks and enters the Frosted Banner state. In the Frosted Banner state, she can unleash an enhanced Basic Attack or an enhanced Dash Attack, dealing massive Ice DMG This effect can last up to 45s or stack up to 6 times. Soukaku's weapon gains Vortexes in the following circumstances: Gains 1 stack of Vortex when launching an EX Special Attack, Gains 1 stack of Vortex when launching a Chain Attack, Gains 3 stacks of Vortex when launching an Ultimate. Soukaku can accumulate a maximum of 3 stacks of Vortex.

Lv. 1

Fly the Flag DMG Multiplier

250.10%

Fly the Flag Daze Multiplier

275.10%

Quick Fly the Flag DMG Multiplier

140.10%

Quick Fly the Flag Daze Multiplier

140.10%

Lowering the Flag DMG Multiplier

245.00%

Lowering the Flag Daze Multiplier

245.00%

EX Special Attack: Fanning Mosquitoes

With enough energyy, press to activate. Releases wind currents of extended range in front of her, dealing massive Ice DMG. This skill can be used in rapid succession by pressing repeatedly. Each use consumes a specified amount of Energy. When Soukaku's Energy is depleted, or you stop pressing the button, she unleashes a powerful finishing move that deals massive Ice DMG. Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill, and her DMG taken is reduced by 40%. Holding while using this skill allows for a quick transition to Fly the Flag.

Lv. 1

Chain Attack DMG Multiplier

131.20%

Chain Attack Daze Multiplier

112.90%

Wind Current DMG Multiplier

102.10%

Wind Current Daze Multiplier

87.90%

Energy Cost to Use

Energy Cost of Each Attack

Chain Attack: Pudding Slash

When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate: Soukaku quickly unleashes a series of strikes at enemies in front of her and follows up with Fly the Flag, dealing massive Ice DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Lv. 1

DMG Multiplier

748.80%

Daze Multiplier

346.80%

Ultimate: Jumbo Pudding Slash

When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press to activate. Soukaku quickly unleashes an extended series of strikes at enemies in front of her and follows up with Fly the Flag, dealing massive Ice DMG. Upon activating this skill, Soukaku enters the Masked state, increasing her CRIT Rate by 15% for 15s. Upon activating 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.

Lv. 1

DMG Multiplier

1989.80%

Daze Multiplier

376.80%

Quick Assist: A Set for Two

When the on-field character is launched, press to activate. Slashes enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Lv. 1

DMG Multiplier

113.40%

Daze Multiplier

113.40%

Defensive Assist: Guarding Tactics

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

246.70%

Heavy Defensive Daze Multiplier

311.70%

Chain Defensive Daze Multiplier

151.70%

Assist Follow-Up: Sweeping Strike

Press after a Defensive Assist to activate. Charges and strikes enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. Holding while using this skill allows for a quick transition to Fly the Flag.

Lv. 1

DMG Multiplier

264.00%

Daze Multiplier

231.30%

Mindscapes

Uplifting Current

Mindscape 1

When Soukaku triggers Core Passive: Blade Banner or Additional Ability: Group Set Meal, the buff duration is increased by 8s.

Experimental Charging Module

Mindscape 2

When Soukaku's Basic Attacks, Dash Attacks, Dodge Counters, or Quick Assist hits an enemy, there's a 15% chance she gains 1 stack of Vortex, triggering up to once per second. When Vortex reaches max stacks, any additional stacks grant Soukaku 1.2 Energy instead.

Attendance Meal Allowance

Mindscape 3

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

Hypothermia

Mindscape 4

If an enemy is hit by Fly the Flag, the target's Ice RES is reduced by 10% for 8s.

Late-Night Snacks

Mindscape 5

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

Northern Wind

Mindscape 6

While in the Frosted Banner state, the number of usable enhanced Basic Attacks and enhanced Dash Attacks is increased to 12, and also deal 45% more DMG.

Stats

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

Soukaku Stats (Level 60)

8027.4

DEF

596.5

ATK

665.83

CRIT Rate

CRIT DMG

50%

PEN Ratio

Impact

Anomaly Mastery

Anomaly Proficiency

Energy Regen

1.56

Voice Actors

ENG

JPN

Saito Machiko (齊藤真知子)

Liu Wen (刘雯)

Gallery

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Review

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Pros & Cons

Pros

Gains a buff that grants herself an absurd 1000 flat Attack that can be transferred to the next character that switches in after using Fly the Flag normally or as a part of a chain skill. Transferring this ATK buff to your main damage dealer makes Soukaku one of the most potent supports in the game for this alone.
Grants the team 20% additional Ice damage after consuming a full set of 3 Vortex charges - something that can be done easily and continually after a short ramp-up time at the start of the fight.
All buffs Soukaku applies last a long time meaning they can be maintained indefinitely if managed carefully.
Deals a strong amount of Ice anomaly with most of the attacks she uses when played as a dedicated Support, allowing her to help Freeze and Shatter enemies interrupting their movement and sometimes extending stun durations.
Despite having an Ice-themed additional ability can still be used to support non-Ice damaging characters thanks to her incredibly powerful 1000 possible flat Attack buff.

Cons

Requires a high amount of personal Attack in order to gain and grant her most powerful 1000 flat Attack buff to herself or allies.
When activating Fly the Flag to gain her flat Attack buff Soukaku is only capable of gaining the full 1000 potential flat ATK if she consumes 3 Vortex charges which must first be built by using her EX. Casting Fly the Flag without consuming Vortex Charges will only grant 500 flat ATK.
EX ability feels sluggish to use, opening up Soukaku to getting attacked while using it. While this is a problem it can be mitigated by immediately switching after using the EX.
EX does not grant a quick assist to the next character like most other support characters. Instead, Soukaku’s quick assist is tied to her Fly the Flag ability which is accessed by holding down the Special Attack regardless if she has enough energy or not.

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.

Increases Ice DMG by 15/17.5/20/22/24%. When launching an EX Special Attack, all squad members' ATK increases by 2/2.3/2.6/2.9/3.2% for 12s, stacking up to 4 times. Retriggering refreshes duration. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

Level 1:

Base ATK: 48

Attack: 10%

Level 60:

Base ATK: 624

Attack: 25%

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:

Hormone Punk to help cap out Soukaku's Fly the Flag buff (Recommended),
Freedom Blues for 30 Anomaly Proficiency to boost Anomaly damage,
Puffer Electro for 8% PEN Ratio or Polar Metal for 10% Ice DMG if you want to improve Soukaku's damage output.

Best Disk Drives Stats

Disk 4

ATK%

Disk 5

ATK%

Disk 6

Energy Regen

ATK%

Substats: ATK% > Everything else

Best Endgame Stats (Level 60)

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Skill priority

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How to play

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Synergy

Ellen

Soukaku is Ellen’s best support, offering her tremendous damage gains throughout her kit. The biggest benefit Soukaku offers Ellen is her tremendous 500-1000 flat ATK buff she gains but can transfer to another character via a Chain Attack or Quick Assist. If setup right, it’s incredibly easy to grant Ellen a full powered 1000 ATK bonus right as she begins her burst combo, massively boosting her damage. Soukaku offers Ellen yet more buffs though thanks to her additional ability which when played around will grant Ellen an additional 20% Ice damage on top of all this. Finally Soukaku contributes an excellent amount of Ice anomaly while performing her standard supportive duties, leading to faster and more frequent enemy Freezes.

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.

Mono-Ice

Ellen

DPS