How to Play Soukaku in Zenless Zone Zero

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.

Attributes and Role

• Rank: A
• Attribute: Ice
• Role: Support Slash Fighting Style
• Weapon: Heavy blade
• Position: Part of the Section 6 Faction, with Hoshimi Miyabi

Free-to-Play Guide To Obtain Soukaku

You can obtain Soukaku for free during the Eridu Frontier Event! This event is permanent, you only need to reach Main Story Chapter 2 - Intermission and unlock Shiyu Defense.

Soukaku is available as a rate-up character in Ellen's Limited-Time Banner for Phase 1 of Version 1.0 from July 04, 2024 to July 24, 2024! You have all the info here: https://www.tacter.com/es/zenless/guides/zenless-zone-zero-banners-zhu-yuan-and-ellen-8aba2b5e

Soukaku can also be pulled from any banner, except for the Bangboo Banners.

If you are a F2P player, remember you can also get her for free if you follow this guide: ZZZero F2P guide to get 100 Pulls, free S tier agent and 80 Boopons

Basic Attack

Making Rice Cakes

• Activation: Press Basic Attack
• Effect: Unleashes up to 3 attacks, dealing Physical DMG.

Making Rice Cakes (Frosted Banner)

• Activation: When Frosted Banner is active, press Basic Attack
• Effect: Unleashes up to 3 faster attacks in front, dealing Ice DMG.

Dodge

Grab a Bite

• Activation: Press Dodge
• Effect: A rapid dodge. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Dash Attack

50/50

• Activation: Press Basic Attack during a dodge
• Effect: Slashes enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG.

50/50 (Frosted Banner)

• Activation: When Frosted Banner is active, press Basic Attack during a dodge
• Effect: Slashes enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG.

Dodge Counter

Away From My Snacks

• Activation: Press Basic Attack during a Perfect Dodge
• Effect: Slashes enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG. While using it, character is invulnerable.

Special Attack

Cooling Bento

• Activation: Press Special Attack
• Effect: Releases a wind current in front of the character and unleashes the finishing move, dealing Ice DMG. Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill, and DMG taken is reduced by 40%. Holding Special Attack while using this skill allows for a quick transition to Fly the Flag.

Special Attack

Rally!

• Activation: Hold Special Attack
• Effect: Soukaku plunges her weapon into the ground, morphing it into a flag and launching Fly the Flag. Hitting an enemy with Fly the Flag deals Ice DMG and triggers a Reactive Asist. Pressing Basic or Special Attack after Fly the Flag activates a Special Attack as she retracts the flag, dealing Ice DMG. If Soukaku owns 3 stacks of Vortex when using Fly the Flag, she consumes all of them and enters the Frosted Banner state. In this state she can unleash an enhanced Basic Attack or an enhanced Dash Attack, dealing massive Ice DMG. The effect can last up to 45s or stack up to 6 times. Soukaku's weapon can accumulate a maximum of 3 stacks of Vortex. It can gain Vortexes as follows: 1 stack when launching an EX Special Attack, 1 stack when launching a Chain Attack, 3 stacks when launching an Ultimate.

EX Special Attack

Fanning Mosquitoes

• Activation: When Soukaku has enough energy, press Special Attack
• Effect: Repeatedly releases wind currents of extended range in front of her, dealing massive Ice DMG. This skill can be used in rapid succession by pressing Special Attack repeteadly; 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 Special Attack while using this skill allows for a quick transition to Fly the Flag.

Chain Attack

Pudding Slash

• Activation: When a Chain Attack is triggered, press the character icon
• Effect: 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.

Ultimate

Extra Large Pudding Slash

• Activation: When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press Ultimate
• Effect: Quickly unleashes a series of even more strikes at enemies in front and follows up with Fly the Flag, dealing massive Ice DMG. Upon activating this skill, Soukaku enters the Masked state and deals 25% increased Daze for 15s. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Blade Flurry

• Effect: When launching Fly the Flag, Soukaku's ATK is increased by 6.25/7.5/8.75/10/11.25/12.5% of her base ATK for 12s. Consuming Vortex during Fly the Flag doubles the ATK increase. This buff given can be passed along to characters switching in via Chain Attacks or Assist Attacks triggered by Fly the Flag.

Additional Ability

Group Set Meal

• Effect: When another character in your squad shares the same Attribute or Faction, and Soukaku consumes Vortex to activate Fly the Flag, the Ice DMG of the squad is increased by 6.25%

Reactive Assist

A Set for Two

• Activation: When the on-field character is launched, press Assist Attack
• Effect: Slashes enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Defensive Assist

Guarding Tactics

• Activation: When the character on field is about to be attacked, press Assist Attack
• Effect: Parries the enemy's attack, inflicting massive daze. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. This skill excels at parrying enemy attacks and reduces the consumption of Assist Points when the character is under intense attacks.

Assist Follow-Up

Sweeping Strike

• Activation: Press Special Attack after a Defensive Assist
• Effect: Charge and cross slash enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

A. Hypothermia

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

B. Experimental Charging module

• Effect: Basic Attacks, Dash Attacks, Dodge Counters, and Reactive Assists have a 15% chance upon hit to gain one stack of Vortex, triggering up to once per second. When Vortex reaches max stacks, further stacks gained grant Soukaku 1.2 Energy instead.

C. Attendance Meal Allowance

• Effect: Basic Attack, Dodge, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

D. Uplifting Current

• Effect: Blade Flurry provides an extra 10% CRIT Rate upon triggering.

E. Late-Night Snacks

• Effect: Basic Attack, Dodge, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

F. Northern Wild

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

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