rank character with the Ether attribute who belongs to the
Anomaly Specialty and who is part of the Mockingbird faction.
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Video guide
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Update tracker
Last review/pros & cons update
Patch 1.7
Last build/calcs update
Patch 1.7
Last teams/synergies update
Patch 1.7
Last profile update*
April 23rd, 2025
*Profile update means smaller edits to disk drives, stats or other things that don't require new calculations.
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Core skills
Core Passive Dirge of Destiny
Lv. 1
When Basic Attack: Featherbloom hits a target that is suffering from an Ether, Electric, Fire, Physical, or Ice Anomaly, it will trigger Abloom, dealing additional Attribute Anomaly DMG. The additional DMG is 3.07% / 1.6% / 4% / 0.37% / 0.54% per 10 points of Anomaly Proficiency of the original Anomaly DMG.
When Basic Attack: Fluttering Frock - Suspension or Basic Attack: Featherbloom hits a target suffering any Attribute Anomaly, it will inflict Vivian's Prophecy, causing the target to take Ether DMG equal to 55% of Vivian's ATK every 0.55s. This DMG can trigger additional DMG from Attribute Anomalies. Vivian's Prophecy ends when the target is no longer suffering an Attribute Anomaly.
When entering the battlefield, Vivian gains 2 Flight Feathers.
Anomaly Mastery: 0
BASE ATK: 0
Additional Ability Prophetic Tears
When another character in your squad is an Anomaly character or shares the same attribute:
Whenever another squad menber applies Attribute Anomaly to an enemy, Vivian will consume 1 Guard Feather to launch Basic Attack: Featherbloom on the target. This can trigger once every 0.5s. Corruption DMG dealt by all squad members and the Corruption status' Disorder DMG increases by 12%.
Skills
Basic
Dodge
Assist
Special
Chain
Basic Attack: Feathered Strike
Press to activate:
Unleashes up to 4 attacks in front, dealing Physical DMG and Ether DMG.
After triggering the fourth attack, enter the Noblewoman state. With Flight Feathers available, holding during the fourth attack will activate the Fluttering Frock state.
Lv. 1
1st-Hit DMG Multiplier
34.10%
1st-Hit Daze Multiplier
42.40%
2nd-Hit DMG Multiplier
24.20%
2nd-Hit Daze Multiplier
28.10%
3rd-Hit DMG Multiplier
76.90%
3rd-Hit Daze Multiplier
81.80%
4th-Hit DMG Multiplier
128.40%
4th-Hit Daze Multiplier
127.20%
Basic Attack: Noblweoman - Waltz
Press while in the Noblewoman state to activate:
Dash forward with an attack that deals Ether DMG and restores 1 Flight Feather upon hitting an enemy.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
If a Perfect Dodge is triggered during the dash, gain 1 additional Flight Feather.
If Flight Feathers are available after the skill, enter the Fluttering Frock state, which can be canceled by holding when the skill is used.
Lv. 1
DMG Multiplier
47.80%
Daze Multiplier
37.20%
Dodge: Lightstream
Press to activate.
A quick dash dodge.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Dash Attack: Silver Thorned Melody
Press during a dodge to activate:
Launches a forward thrust at enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG.
Lv. 1
DMG Multiplier
59.60%
Daze Multiplier
24.80%
Dodge Counter: Wingblade Reverb
Press during a Perfect Dodge to activate.
Launches an attack on enemies ahead, dealing Physical DMG and Ether DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
After activating the skill, enter the Noblewoman state.
When there are Flight Feathers available, hold during skill activation to enter the Fluttering Frock state.
Lv. 1
DMG Multiplier
236.40%
Daze Multiplier
207.30%
Special Attack: Song of Silver Wings
Press to activate.
Quickly attack forward, dealing Physical DMG and Ether DMG.
Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill.
Lv. 1
DMG Multiplier
56.90%
Daze Multiplier
56.90%
EX Special Attack: Violet Requiem
With enough Energy, press to activate.
Unleash a powerful forward attack that deals massive Ether DMG and grants 3 Flight Feathers.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Enter the Fluttering Frock state after using the skill. Hold during the skill to enter the Noblewoman state.
Lv. 1
DMG Multiplier
592.60%
Daze Multiplier
484.80%
Energy Cost
60
Chain Attack: Chorus of Celestial Wings
When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate:
Launch a powerful attack on a large area of enemies ahead, dealing massive Ether DMG and gaining 2 Flight Feathers.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
After the skill activates, enter the Fluttering Frock state, which can be canceled by holding during the skill.
Lv. 1
DMG Multiplier
658.90%
Daze Multiplier
220.00%
Ultimate: Soarding Bird's Song
When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press to activate.
Launch a powerful attack on a large area of enemies ahead, dealing massive Ether DMG and gaining 5 Flight Feathers.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
After the skill is activated, enter the Fluttering Frock state, which can be canceled by holding during the skill.
Lv. 1
DMG Multiplier
1686.80%
Daze Multiplier
249.40%
Quick Assist: Frostwing Guard
When the active character is launched, press to activate.
Launches an attack on enenies ahead, dealing Physical DMG and Ether DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
After the skill activates, enter the Noblewoman state.
With Flight Feathers available, hold during skill activation to enter the Fluttering Frock state.
Lv. 1
DMG Multiplier
97.30%
Daze Multiplier
48.70%
Defensive Assist: Silver Umbrella Formation
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
271.30%
Heavy Defensive Daze Multiplier
342.80%
Chain Defensive Daze Multiplier
166.80%
Assist Follow-Up: Featherblade Execution
Press after a Defensive Assist to activate:
Launch an attack at enanies ahead, dealing Ether DMG and gaining 2 Flight Feathers.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
After the skill activates enter the Fluttering Frock state, which can be canceled by holding during the skill.
Lv. 1
DMG Multiplier
373.90%
Daze Multiplier
325.30%
Mindscapes
M1
Walking Into the Orchard in Spring
Mindscape 1
When a total of 4 Guard Feathers are consumed, gain 1 Flight Feather. All Attribute Anomaly DMG and Disorder DMG received by targets under Vivian's Prophecy increases by 16%.
M2
Stormy Night, Stormy Night
Mindscape 2
Vivian's Ether Anomaly Buildup Rate increases by 25%. The benefits of Abloom from Anomaly Proficiency are raised to 130% of the original value, and 15% of the target's All-Attribute RES is ignored.
M3
Another and the Same
Mindscape 3
Basic Attack, Assist, Dodge, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
M4
The Wind Between the Reeds
Mindscape 4
Basic Attack: Fluttering Frock - Suspension and Basic Attack: Featherbloom will always CRIT on hit, and they will also increase Vivian's ATK by 12% for 12s. Repeated triggers reset the duration. When entering the battlefield, Vivian immediately gains 5 Guard Feathers.
M5
Sonnet
Mindscape 5
Basic Attack, Assist, Dodge, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
M6
Vivian
Mindscape 6
Vivian's Ether DMG increases by 40%. When triggering a Perfect Dodge during Basic Attack: Noblewoman - Waltz's dash, or using EX Special Attack: Violet Requiem, gain 1 additional Flight Feather. Launching Basic Attack: Fluttering Frock - Suspension consumes all Guard Feathers, the downward attack's area of effect increases, and upon hit, triggers a special instance of Abloom. Each additional Guard Feather consumed will increase the proportion of additional Anomaly DMG dealt by that instance of Abloom, consuming a maximum of 5 Guard Feathers to increase the DMG up to a maximum of 5 times the original.
Stats (Level 60)
Vivian Stats at level 60 (including Core passive bonuses).
HP
7673
DEF
606
ATK
880
CRIT Rate
5%
CRIT DMG
50%
PEN Ratio
0%
Impact
86
Anomaly Mastery
144
Anomaly Proficiency
118
Energy Regen
1.2
Voice Actors
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Review
Pros & Cons
Pros
Dynamic SubDPS-style kit with lots of Anomaly DMG that can be triggered from on and off-field;
Damage scales directly with Anomaly DPS strength — the more Anomaly damage your DPS does, the better she becomes;
Flexible character: has room for optimizations while being strong at a baseline, has lots of teams to choose from;
Very F2P-friendly — competitive F2P team and build options, any player can make good use out of Vivian.
Cons
Her own damage depends on the stats of your other Anomaly Agents, which can be expensive to build;
Relies on Perfect Assists to make the best use of her kit, making her enemy-dependent to an extent;
Other characters substitute her role in a team effectively in spite of her unique mechanics.
Review
Vivian is an Ether S-Rank Anomaly Agent whose defining characteristic is her ability to apply extra Anomaly damage based on your other Agents’ Anomaly damage. This element alone makes her fit into several teams and have high flexibility as a Sub-DPS type Agent, it defines the majority of her damage potential and is what her gameplay revolves around. Let’s first explain her kit and mechanics (fair warning: this will be lengthy).
These “extra Anomalies” (to use simple terms) are called “Abloom”. Vivian triggers Abloom whenever a character is suffering from any Attribute Anomaly of the 5 standard elements (Ether, Electric, Fire, Ice, Physical) and any character in the team uses their EX Special, once per ability used. Simultaneously, Basic Attack: “Featherbloom” is triggered. Featherbloom and Abloom both can activate off-field via any party member’s EX Special attack. This process can also happen whenever any Attribute Anomaly of the 5 elemental kinds is inflicted on an enemy once every 0.5s while her Additional Ability is active. However, in both cases this must come at the cost of 1 “Guard Feather” each time, which Vivian needs to generate on-field in several ways.
Generating a Guard Feather requires first converting it from a “Flight Feather”. Any available Flight Feathers, up to a maximum of 5, are converted into Guard Feathers via Vivian’s Basic Attack in the “Fluttering Frock” state during which she is suspended in mid-air. Fluttering Frock is activated if any Flight Feathers are available and in the following ways:
Holding Basic Attack after using Basic Attack 4, Dodge Counter or Quick Assist;
Using her Noblewoman - Waltz Basic attack (we cover this shortly after);
Using an EX Special attack, Assist Follow-Up, Chain Attack or Ultimate.
Holding Dodge cancels the state if it’s undesirable, and can additionally prevent Vivian from causing her to enter this state at all. If at any point Vivian switches out during the Fluttering Frock state, it automatically activates “Suspension” which is the attack responsible for converting Flight Feathers into Guard Feathers. Noblewoman - Waltz is a Basic Attack only available after pressing Basic Attack in the Noblewoman state, during which Vivian gets a free dodge once (which doesn’t give a Dodge Counter). It can be accessed in the following ways:
After using Basic Attack 4, Dodge Counter or Quick Assist.
To generate Flight Feathers, which are necessary to convert into Guard Feathers for Vivian to use and trigger Abloom, different abilities give different amounts in the following ways:
1 Flight Feather after using Noblewoman - Waltz (this gives 1 additional Feather if it triggers a Perfect Dodge);
2 Flight Feathers after using Chain Attack;
2 Flight Feathers after using Assist Follow-Up;
3 Flight Feathers after using EX Special attack;
5 Flight Feathers after using Ultimate.
All of these abilities are reliant on Energy of some kind or are slow to access consistently (Noblewoman - Waltz). This means Assist Follow-Ups are especially important to generate Flight Feathers with Vivian. Upon converting available Flight Feathers by using Basic Attack in the Fluttering Frock state (called “Suspension”), Vivian is free to switch out to other characters for them to apply Attribute Anomalies for Vivian to trigger Abloom with.
Vivian’s Core Passive is responsible for triggering Abloom, and hence it is the top priority to focus on to maximize Vivian’s damage. It has the following effects
When first engaging in combat, gain 2 Flight Feathers.
When Basic Attack: Featherbloom hits a target inflicted with an Attribute Anomaly, trigger Abloom which deals damage depending on the Anomaly Proficiency of the inflicted Attribute Anomaly applied to the enemy, as well as the element of the Anomaly (balanced to give out the same damage roughly).
When Suspension or Featherbloom hit targets suffering any Attribute Anomaly, inflict a Damage Over Time effect called “Vivian’s Prophecy” which deals Ether DMG based on her ATK every 0.55s. This contributes to Anomaly DMG and ends when targets aren’t affected by Anomalies.
Additional Ability: Corruption and Corruption Disorder DMG increases by 15%. Vivian now also consumes 1 Guard Feather and triggers Featherbloom (and Abloom) up to once every 0.5s when any Attribute Anomaly is inflicted on an enemy.
Beyond the effects of all abilities listed above, all of Vivian’s combat skills inflict DMG and Daze as normal. Some are Physical DMG, but most are Ether DMG. It is important to level Vivian’s combat skills to an extent for extra Daze output to generate more Stun windows for your team on most enemies, even though only her Core Passive contributes to her Abloom DMG.
Based on this kit, the game plan with Vivian is therefore as follows:
Generate up to 5 Flight Feathers in any way (4 is fine depending on the team & available resources);
Enter Fluttering Frock state;
Switch out to automatically convert Flight Feathers into Guard Feathers and apply Anomalies to trigger Abloom for lots of Anomaly damage (switching out immediately upon entering Fluttering Frock state is the fastest possible method to do this).
When it comes to combos, Vivian can use any combination of skills that generate 2 or 3 Flight Feathers to reach a total of 4 or 5 to ultimately convert. Make sure not to waste any Flight Feathers however, as you would lose potential Abloom activations otherwise, so only use Ultimate on Vivian if she’s devoid of these resources.
Regarding her position in the meta, Vivian is an Agent who is heavily dependent on other Anomaly Agents’ Anomaly DMG and Anomaly Proficiency stats to perform. She is capable of dishing out amazing Anomaly DMG in the right team, whether that is through Corruption, Disorder, or Abloom. Generally speaking, all 3 of these damage sources, on top of the damage provided during her on-field time, make her stand out as a comfortable high to top tier character who is able to slot in any Anomaly Agent’s team and perform at least decently well to very effectively, especially if that Anomaly Agent is meant to stay on the field during the majority of combat. Check out our Teams section for a more in-depth look on this!
Generally speaking, Vivian is an Agent who’s simple to play and build, who can perform very well in low-cost teams and with a low-cost W-Engine, which doesn’t require a lot of premium resources put into them. She, however, does hold some big vertical upgrades that can be considered to enhance team performance if necessary. Her main weakness is undoubtedly her reliance on Assist Follow-Ups to have the highest possible Flight Feather generation, as well as adapting her combos dynamically based on the amount of Flight Feathers you can generate and convert in the moment. Additionally, Vivian’s damage isn’t just dependent on her stats but other characters’ which means everyone in the team will require good investment in terms of Disc Drives. However if players can manage this, they will find a lot of success with Vivian as she is one of this game’s top-performing Anomaly Agents.
To summarize, Vivian is an Anomaly DPS Agent that lots of players can draw high performance out of. Pairing her with a second Anomaly Agent is mandatory for her to reach her full potential, but she has lots of options to cover for this, meaning building a team around her is not difficult. She sports great damage with dynamic combos and is able to buff any Anomaly Agent’s damage to great lengths, all of these factors securing her a high spot in the Zenless Zone Zero meta.
Ratings
This tier list assesses Agents (characters) based on their combat potential in Zenless Zone Zero’s most demanding contents -Deadly Assault (DA) and Shiyu Defense (SD).
SD is a similar mode to Genshin Impact’s Spiral Abyss or Honkai Star Rail’s Memory of Chaos and requires 2 teams of 3 Agents with good Disk Drives and 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. With that being said, there is a bias towards single-target performance, which may reflect in select character ratings. Additionally, since this content’s goal is to kill all enemies within the shortest time frame possible, Agents who dish out lots of damage quickly instead of damage over time are favoured. This Tier List focuses on Agents’ ability to clear within 150s (2m30s) out of the 300s (5m) needed to obtain all rewards.
DA is a very unique mode in Zenless Zone Zero which offers Boss encounters exclusively, meaning other types of damage than single-target are rarely impactful (if ever). It requires a total of 3 teams to maximize all possible rewards, however only 2 well-geared teams are necessary to maximize Polychrome (premium pull currency) rewards (which are the most important and as a result are what we consider for this Tier List). The goal of this gamemode is to inflict as much damage to a boss as possible in a total time span of 3 minutes, meaning sustainable damage within long time windows is favoured. A maximum of 65000 score points can be obtained by fully depleting a boss’s HP, however this is unrealistic for the overwhelming majority of players while being unnecessary to maximize rewards. Only 20000 points is needed to maximize said rewards, with up to 5000 points being obtainable via Performance (obtained via performing certain actions on specific Boss enemies). Agents’ ability to reach this threshold of 20000 points is what the Tier List focuses upon.
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.
T0.5
Endgame Modes
Build and teams
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.
100%
Increases Anomaly Buildup Rate by 40/46/52/58/64%. When the equipper deals Ether DMG, their Anomaly Proficiency increases by 20/23/26/29/32 for 5s, stacking up to 6 times. This effect can trigger once every 0.5s, and repeated triggers reset the duration.
Base ATK (Lv 60):713
Anomaly Proficiency (Lv 60):90
Vivian's signature W-Engine and easily her best option, as it gives her 90 Anomaly Proficiency from base stats and an extra 120 stackable Anomaly Proficiency at full stacks while giving a passive 40% Anomaly Buildup Rate. This boosts her Anomaly potential by huge amounts, making it the best by raw stats alone.
87.71%
Whenever a squad member inflicts an Attribute Anomaly on an enemy, the equipper gains a buff that increases Anomaly Proficiency by 30/34/38/42/46, stacking up to 4 times. This effect expires when the target recovers from Stun or is defeated. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
Base ATK (Lv 60):594
Attack (Lv 60):25%
On top of giving an unconditional 25% ATK boost, this W-Engine gives a ton of stackable Anomaly Proficiency which is Vivian's most desirable stat, especially at Phase 5 (up to 184). The passive stacks are gained from applying Anomalies on enemies and they only expire when the enemy recovers from Stun or is defeated, and as Stuns rarely happen in Anomaly teams the buff is at max value for the majority of a fight. This makes this option the best free-to-play choice by far.
81.57%
When there are enemies inflicted with Attribute Anomaly on the field, the equipper's ATK increases by 10/11.5/13/14.5/16% and they deal an additional 15/17.5/20/22.5/25% more DMG to the target.
Base ATK (Lv 60):594
Anomaly Proficiency (Lv 60):75
The Anomaly battle pass W-Engine - an expensive engine to acquire and one that can either be exceptionally powerful or fairly weak depending on the combat circumstances, team and gameplay utilized alongside it. This Engine is only recommended for teams that can apply an Attribute Anomaly at all times on relevant enemies.
79.89%
For every 10 Energy consumed, the equipper gains a buff that increases ATK by 2.5/2.8/3.2/3.6/4% for 10s, stacking up to 10 times. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
Base ATK (Lv 60):594
Anomaly Proficiency (Lv 60):75
Another free-to-play option that offers 75 Anomaly Proficiency unconditionally and a stackable Combat ATK% buff. This engine is a good choice for characters that are all about rapidly using their energy reserves through EX Specials to apply Anomalies in quick and powerful bursts, however this means it's less useful on Vivian than other options.
78.79%
The equipper's Electric Anomaly Buildup Rate increases by 30/35/40/45/50%. When Special Attacks or EX Special Attacks hit enemies under Attribute Anomalies, the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency increases by 75/85/95/105/115 for 15s.
When the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency is greater than or equal to 375, Disorder DMG inflicted by the equipper increases by 25/27.5/30/32.5/35%.
Base ATK (Lv 60):714
Attack (Lv 60):30%
Usually an outstanding W-Engine for Disorder characters. The 25% boost from this Engine is a separate multiplier to all other % increases, making it a true 25% extra Disorder damage for all triggered Disorders. Unfortunately, the Electric Anomaly Buildup Rate boost isn't usable on Vivian but the option remains viable by sheer stat amount. Note that this option gets stronger depending on how many Disorders you can activate, but Weeping Gemini and Electro Lip-Gloss should always outperform it.
75.97%
Increases ATK by 12/15/18/21/24%. When using a Special Attack or EX Special Attack, the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency is increased by 25/31/37/43/50 for 8s, stacking up to 3 times. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
Base ATK (Lv 60):684
PEN Ratio (Lv 60):24%
Grace's Signature W-Engine is usually a great all-around choice for most Anomaly characters, however on Vivian it falls short because it only gives Anomaly Proficiency when using EX Specials which Vivian doesn't get to do often due to her EX Special cost. As this is a stat she values above all else, this option is behind other choices despite giving plenty of other useful stats.
Best Disk Drives Sets
100%
(2)
Anomaly Mastery +8%.
(4)
When any squad member uses an EX Special Attack, the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency increases by 45 for 8s. If the character using the EX Special Attack is not the equipper, the equipper's Ether DMG is increased by 25%.
Best Disc Drive set for Anomaly-focused Ether Agents, as it gives a stackable 45 Anomaly Proficiency bonus for 8s when any character in the team uses EX Specials, boosting Ether DMG for the equipper if the effect is activated by other party members, all the while boosting Anomaly Mastery with the 2-piece effect.
Best combined with your choice of 2-PC Set:
Chaos Jazz / Freedom Blues (Recommended)
Chaotic Metal
Astral Voice / Hormone Punk
Puffer Electro
Best Disk Drives Stats
Disk 4
Anomaly Proficiency
Disk 5
Ether DMG%
>
PEN Ratio%
=
ATK%
Disk 6
Anomaly Mastery
>=
ATK%
Substats: Anomaly Proficiency > ATK% > ATK = PEN
Best Endgame Stats (Level 60)
ATK: 2400 - 3000+
HP: 10000
DEF: 800
Anomaly Mastery: 144 - 198+
Anomaly Proficiency: 330 - 430+ (Before Combat)
Anomaly Proficiency is a more valuable stat for Vivian compared to other Anomaly characters due to the additional scaling granted by her Core Passive.
Her Abloom Anomaly damage, which makes up most of her DPS, increases directly with how much Anomaly Proficiency she has. This means she favours this stat over ATK% in almost all situations.
Skill priority
Basic Attack
Chain Attack
Special Attack
Assist
Dodge
Video guides
Teams & Synergy
Synergy
Below we list only the most important synergies for Vivian. The character can work with others if you know what to do and how to use them. For more alternatives, refer to the Teams section.
Piper - Vivian functions very well with all the Anomaly DPS Agents we have in the game. They activate Vivian's Additional Ability and her damage scales directly off of how much Anomaly damage her teammates do. For this reason, Miyabi is the odd one out of the bunch as a lot of her damage comes from CRIT instead of Anomaly, however she still deals enough Anomaly DMG to make a viable pairing. Overall, all of Vivian's best teams involve Anomaly DPS Agents as they increase each other's damage, making these pairings highly recommended.
Burnice - as a Second off Field Anomaly Applying unit she provides Synergy to the On Field Anomaly unit and Vivian for more Anomaly application and Disorder Procs providing Close to similair times as Astra Yao without stealing the premiere Universal Support for Anomaly Teams.
Lucy - These 3 generalist Support units are capable of servicing as the Support to any team in the game. Astra Yao provides Quick Assists, extra Chain Attacks, healing, super low field time, ATK, DMG and CRIT DMG buffs which makes her the overall best choice in almost all cases. Astra Yao also helps tremendously with consuming Guard Feathers for Vivian to dish out her damage faster. Nicole provides the sought-after DEF Shred and Ether DMG Boost via her Additional Ability. Both tend to be preferred due to helping Vivian activate Corruption. Lastly, Lucy has long-lasting ATK buffs which makes her a very practical choice, and she ends up being preferable when needed to activate Additional Abilities of certain characters. All in all, these three can work with any team in the game to great effect.
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.
[Robin] - For extra Ether Anomaly Buildup (Recommended)
[Snap] - General Extra Damage alternative
[Luckyboo] - Alternative for Jane teams
For more team ideas, check this video:
How to play
Rotations
Vivian's rotations are dynamic depending on the enemy you're fighting, the resources you have available (Decibels, Chain Attacks, EX Specials, Assist Points...) and your 2 other party members. However, we listed below some possible combos to help you build Flight Feathers from 0 to 4 or 5 and quickly convert them into Guard Feathers to activate her Ablooms as fast as possible.
Note: Chain Attack can replace any Defensive Assist + Assist Follow-Up or Noblewoman - Waltz if available. It's also possible in very rare cases to Chain twice into Vivian to perform a 4 Flying Feather combo only using 2 Chain Attacks, however other teammates may want to execute Chain Attacks instead.
IMPORTANT: If Vivian has any Guard Feathers, only use EX Specials on any character if an Attribute Anomaly is present on the enemy! Otherwise, Abloom will not activate and the Guard Feather will be wasted.
OPENER COMBO
Use this combo at the start of runs in modes where EX Special Energy is available. If Energy is not available right away, perform the No Energy Combo with 1 less Defensive Assist and Assist Follow-Up.
Start with 2 Flying Feathers (Core Passive)
EX Special
(Swap) Fluttering Frock: Suspension
NO ENERGY COMBO:
Basic P4/Quick Assist/Dodge Counter
Noblewoman - Waltz
Defensive Assist
Assist Follow-Up
Defensive Assist
Assist Follow-Up
(Swap) Fluttering Frock: Suspension
EX SPECIAL COMBO:
Defensive Assist
Assist Follow-Up
EX Special
(Swap) Fluttering Frock: Suspension
NO ASSIST ENERGY COMBO:
This combo will only give you 5 Flying Feathers if Noblewoman - Waltz also activates a Perfect Dodge. Otherwise, this will give you 4 Flying Feathers (still acceptable).
Noblewoman - Waltz
EX Special
(Swap) Fluttering Frock: Suspension
ULTIMATE COMBO:
Make sure to only use Ultimate when all Guard Feathers have been consumed, as it regenerates them fully.
Ultimate
(Swap) Fluttering Frock: Suspension
Calculations
Damage
Don't use the damage output calculations as an indication on who is worth pulling or investing as those are just simulations and in day-to-day gameplay there's a lot variables and also the skill of the player is important. As usual, don't compare the numbers between characters.
About Vivian calculations:
The following is very important when assessing Vivian's performance:
These Vivian calculations assume she is paired with Jane and able to trigger Ablooms based off her Assaults.
Vivian does a lot of her damage while off the field, resulting in low field time requirements compared to the damage she outputs similar to Burnice. This significantly inflates her DPS numbers compared to other characters.
A large portion of Vivian's damage potential is based on the Anomaly character you pair her with and their gear. Pairing her with other characters other than Jane or with a character with sub-par or excellent gear can impact results significantly.
About Vivian Mindscapes:
Mindscape 4: The 5 initial Guard Feathers from this Mindscape are more powerful the faster you finish the fight. In quicker fights you can expect the front loaded value of this Mindscape to outperform what is listed below.
Mindscape 6: This Mindscape alters Vivian's kit and playstyle significantly and allows her to front load a massive amount of her Abloom damage while also allowing her to better utilize the feather generate in her kit and earlier Mindscapes (specifically M1). While in calculations this Mindscape might look underwhelming it allows her to burn through the majority of her Guard Feathers immediately triggering the refunds of M1 faster than usual, resulting in a massive amount of Vivian's total damage in a fight being dealt up front. The result of this compressed damage is the potential to burst enemies down leading to much faster clear times even though in theory the total damage gain over a longer period isn't that much higher.
Vivian in 1 Target scenario - Burst
Rotation time: 13.72s for Burst
M6
8 841 883 DMG (644 546 DPS)239.32%
M5
6 906 461 DMG (503 460 DPS)186.93%
M4
6 839 845 DMG (498 604 DPS)185.13%
M3
6 098 763 DMG (444 581 DPS)165.07%
M2
6 051 619 DMG (441 144 DPS)163.80%
M1
4 395 229 DMG (320 399 DPS)118.96%
M0
3 694 617 DMG (269 326 DPS)100%
Details about the calculations
Here are the rotations used in the calculations.
Basic Rotation
Defensive Assist: Silver Umberella Formation
Assist Follow-Up: Featherblade Execution
Defensive Assist: Silver Umberella Formation
Assist Follow-Up: Featherblade Execution
Basic Attack: Fluttering Frock - Suspension
Basic Attack: Featherbloom x 4
Chain Attack: Chorus of Celestial Wings
EX Special Attack: Violet Requiem
Basic Attack: Fluttering Frock - Suspension
Basic Attack: Featherbloom x 5
Ultimate: Soaring Bird's Song
Basic Attack: Fluttering Frock - Suspension
Basic Attack: Featherbloom x 5
And here are the W-Engines and Disk Drives used in the calculations.
Increases Anomaly Buildup Rate by 40/46/52/58/64%. When the equipper deals Ether DMG, their Anomaly Proficiency increases by 20/23/26/29/32 for 5s, stacking up to 6 times. This effect can trigger once every 0.5s, and repeated triggers reset the duration.
Base ATK (Lv 60):713
Anomaly Proficiency (Lv 60):90
(2)
Anomaly Mastery +8%.
(4)
When any squad member uses an EX Special Attack, the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency increases by 45 for 8s. If the character using the EX Special Attack is not the equipper, the equipper's Ether DMG is increased by 25%.
(2)
Anomaly Proficiency +30.
(4)
When an EX Special Attack hits an enemy, reduce the targets Anomaly Buildup RES to equippers attribute by 20% for 8s. This effect does not stack with others of the same attribute.
