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This is a guide to the upcoming five-star Spectro character Zani, who wields gauntlets. She is a main D.P.S. Zani is an exciting and intricate character whose potential lies in mastering a combination of precise attacks, timing, and resource management to fully unleash devastating damage. This guide will walk you through all essential aspects of Zani’s gameplay, ensuring you master her skillset and can dominate battles with ease and efficiency.
Zani’s best weapon is obviously her signature gauntlets. Zani’s signature weapon complements her skill set, greatly amplifying damage potential. With impressive attributes, five hundred eighty-seven attack, and a forty-eight percent critical damage bonus, it notably enhances her battle efficiency. Additionally, this weapon increases Zani’s attribute damage bonus by twelve percent. When dealing damage against Spectro Frazzle-affected enemies, the signature weapon boosts the heavy attack damage bonus significantly by twenty-four percent, stacking up to twice, lasting eight seconds each. Additionally, Resonance Liberation reduces enemy Spectro resistance by fifteen percent for fifteen seconds, greatly facilitating enhanced damage output.
I would recommend pulling for Zani’s signature weapon over her Sequence Node One because it provides more useful stats.
A standard gacha five-star pair of gauntlets that Zani can use is Abyss Surges, which has an attack percent substat. Its effect increases energy regeneration by twelve point eight percent. When hitting a target with a Resonance Skill, it enhances the Basic Attack Damage Bonus by ten percent for eight seconds. Similarly, when hitting a target with basic attacks, it increases the Resonance Skill Damage Bonus by ten percent, also lasting for eight seconds.
A four-star weapon that Zani can use is the Celestial Spiral. It has an attack percent substat and the effect where using the resonance skill awards six resonance energy and boosts attack by ten percent for sixteen seconds. Alternative four star gauntlets include Stonard and Hollow Mirage.
The best echo set for Zani is a five-piece set of Eternal Radiance. Its two-piece set effect increases spectro damage by ten percent. Its five-piece set effect states that when enemies are afflicted with Spectro Frazzle, it boosts Critical Rate by twenty percent for fifteen seconds. Attacking enemies with ten stacks of Spectro Frazzle provides a fifteen percent Spectro Damage Bonus for fifteen seconds.
An alternate five-piece echo set for Zani is Celestial Light. Its two-piece set effect increases spectro damage by ten percent. Its five-piece set effect boosts spectro damage by an additional thirty percent for fifteen seconds after using the Intro Skill.
The only main echo for Eternal Radiance is Nightmare: Mourning Aix. Damage to enemies affected by Spectro Frazzle is increased by one hundred percent. Zani, with this Echo equipped in her main slot, receives a twelve percent bonus to Spectro Damage.
The best main echo for Celestial Light is Jue. Using Jue’s Echo Skill grants Zani a Blessing of Time effect for fifteen seconds, during which Zani receives a sixteen percent bonus to Resonance Skill Damage. Each hit from Zani's Resonance Skill inflicts sixteen percent spectro damage per second for fifteen seconds, counted as part of Zani’s Resonance Skill Damage.
An alternate main echo for Celestial Light is Mourning Aix; it boosts Zani’s spectro damage and resonance liberation damage by twelve percent each for fifteen seconds.
The best echo stats for Zani are four cost of critical rate percent or critical damage percent, three cost of spectro damage, three cost of spectro damage, one cost of attack percent, and one cost of attack percent.
An alternate echo stats arrangement for Zani is four cost of critical rate percent, four cost of critical damage percent, one cost of attack percent, one cost of attack percent, and one cost of attack percent.
Zani’s substat priority is first energy regeneration until one hundred thirty-five percent, then critical rate percent or critical damage percent, aiming for an optimal crit ratio of one to two, then attack percent, then heavy attack damage bonus, then basic attack damage bonus, and lastly flat attack.
Zani’s recommended endgame stats at level ninety are fifteen thousand H.P., two thousand seven hundred attack, one thousand two hundred defense, forty percent spectro damage percent, eighty percent critical rate percent, one hundred sixty percent critical damage percent, and thirty-five percent energy regeneration.
Zani’s ability leveling priority is first her forte circuit, second her resonance skill, third her resonance liberation, fourth her basic attack, and lastly her intro skill.
The best team for Zani is herself, Phoebe, and the Shorekeeper. A free-to-play team for Zani is herself, Spectro Rover, and Verina.
Starting off with Zani’s Basic Attack, she has a unique and dynamic combo system involving four distinct stages. Each strike within this four-hit combo delivers potent spectro damage, progressively building towards the climax of her assault. Notably, the first three stages can seamlessly flow together. However, after the third strike, players must pay close attention, as timing becomes critical. Immediately following the third attack, a quick-time-event window emerges. Within this short window, pressing the basic attack button again triggers a special move known as Breakthrough, a swift dash maneuver that bridges to the decisive fourth stage attack. This elegant yet deadly strike delivers amplified spectro damage, ensuring your target feels the full force of Zani’s combat prowess.
Yet, what if you miss the Breakthrough timing? Zani’s combat design gracefully offers a second chance. Even if the Breakthrough window is missed after her third basic attack, you’re given a limited timeframe to dodge. Successfully evading an enemy strike during this window and promptly pressing basic attack afterward allows Zani to perform the same powerful fourth-stage attack. Thus, mastering timing and rhythm becomes integral to optimizing her combat capabilities.
Next, Zani boasts versatile Resonance Skills, categorized primarily into the Standard Guard Plan and the Advanced Annihilation Plan. First, holding down the resonance skill button engages the Standard Guard stance, a parry mechanic where Zani prepares to counter incoming attacks. Upon releasing the resonance button after this stance, Zani unleashes a forceful spectro damage strike against her foes. Moreover, after successfully performing this resonance skill, players have a short, critical moment in which pressing basic attack transitions immediately into a potent basic attack suppression combo. This combo inflicts significant spectro damage and effectively slows enemy movement, providing a tactical advantage.
The true complexity emerges when Zani transitions into her Advanced Annihilation Plan. Before entering her berserk state, also referred to as Inferno State, the resonance skill evolves dynamically. Under specific conditions, this standard guard stance shifts into an offensive resonance called the Advanced Annihilation stance. By holding down the resonance button, Zani enters a preparation phase. Releasing the resonance button or allowing the stance to fully charge triggers a powerful strike that consumes her accumulated energy resource, Redundant Kinetic Energy. Importantly, this attack deals high spectro damage, dramatically shifting the battle in your favor.
However, this resonance stance isn’t merely offensive; it's equally valuable defensively. If Zani takes damage during this charged preparation phase, she gains remarkable resistance to crowd control effects and reduced incoming damage. Simultaneously, she automatically retaliates with Break Counterattack, consuming Redundant Kinetic Energy to freeze her attacker momentarily and significantly reduce their stagger gauge by five percent. Thus, Zani offers unparalleled versatility, combining both powerful offense and robust defensive capabilities.
To complement these abilities, Zani possesses innate talents that enhance her effectiveness significantly. Her Intro Skill significantly boosts spectro damage output by twelve percent, lasting an impressive duration of fourteen seconds. Additionally, when Zani enters her Inferno State, she gains notable survivability enhancements, reducing all incoming damage by twenty percent. Understanding and capitalizing on these passive boosts can drastically enhance your combat effectiveness.
Central to her advanced gameplay mechanics is Zani’s Resonance Liberation mode, with two crucial skills: Rekindle and End of Judgement. Initiating Resonance Liberation activates Rekindle, propelling Zani into Inferno State, increasing her Infernal Light resource capacity from one hundred to one hundred fifty. Immediately upon activation, Zani receives a significant bonus, gaining an instant influx of fifty Infernal Light points. During Inferno State, her basic attacks receive notable damage multipliers, dramatically improving combat efficiency. Conversely, End of Judgement becomes accessible when Zani’s Infernal Light falls below thirty, serving as a decisive finisher. Performing End of Judgement deals tremendous spectral damage while simultaneously exiting her Inferno State. Skilled players will carefully balance their Infernal Light resources, maximizing damage while ensuring optimal timing to unleash devastating finishing moves.
Further enhancing Zani’s depth and team synergy potential, the Forte Circuit offers exciting team-oriented mechanics through the Bright Sun’s Ember system. Whenever Zani’s teammates apply Spectro Frazzle, Bright Sun’s Ember instantly calculates and deals all stack damage, simultaneously converting Frazzle stacks into Bright Sun’s Ember stacks. Each conversion grants Zani additional Infernal Light, providing remarkable synergy potential. Consequently, Zani significantly benefits from strategic team compositions, greatly enhancing damage potential.
Zani’s Forte Circuit further enriches her skillset with Resonance Skill Ignite Bright Light, available exclusively during Inferno State. This mode unlocks three devastating Heavy Slash attacks: Break of Dawn, Morning’s Arrival, and Night’s End, all delivering substantial spectro damage. Uniquely, damage from these attacks is simultaneously considered both heavy attack damage and Spectro Frazzle damage, multiplying their versatility. By entering preparation stance while holding the resonance button, players can precisely select which heavy slash attack to unleash. For instance, releasing early triggers Heavy Slash Break of Dawn, consuming Infernal Light to deliver focused damage.
Moreover, if Zani sustains damage during the preparation stance, she demonstrates incredible resilience, immune to crowd control and receiving reduced damage. Immediately retaliating, Zani performs the potent Heavy Slash Flash Destruction, freezing enemies temporarily and significantly reducing their stagger gauge by an impressive ten percent. Additionally, allowing full charge duration in preparation stance executes Heavy Slash Night’s End, consuming up to forty Infernal Light points, amplifying its damage multiplier proportionally to consumed Infernal Light points. Furthermore, managing Infernal Light resources strategically is crucial; possessing over thirty Infernal Light points transforms Zani’s basic attack into the powerful Heavy Slash Break of Dawn, paving the way for subsequent strikes of escalating potency. Each successive heavy slash consumes Infernal Light, further amplifying its damage output and cementing Zani’s position as a devastating damage-dealer capable of decisive battlefield impact.
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