Nicole is rerunning in the current Zenless Zone Zero 2.5 update which is huge for ZZZ beginners and Nicole users. Even though she’s a free unit that’s accessible to everyone, you can pull for Nicole duplicates to increase her stats at least 6 other times. Doing so is great for Nicole, as she’s a very strong Support team member even in the late game. For free-to-play players, she’s one of the best choices for your teams. Here’s how to create her best builds if you plan to do more with her.
Table of Contents
- 💪 Nicole’s Strengths & Weaknesses
- ⚙️ The Best W-Engines for Nicole
- 💿 The Best Drive Discs for Nicole
- 👥 The Best Team Comps for Nicole
💪 Nicole’s Strengths & Weaknesses
Since Nicole was released at the same time as the game itself, her abilities and stats are gonna look a lot more simple compared to newer characters. However, that doesn’t make her weak at all and can actually be carried fairly well into the late-game with the right build and maybe after a few dupes. Her EX Special Attack is meant for crowd controlling lots of enemies along with reducing their Defenses with her other Skills. This creates some great opportunities for other DPS units to take over. Want to get more units and banner pulls? Get a zzz top up today!
The only real struggle Nicole has is how she progresses later on. Again, she can perform very well as you get further into the game’s storyline, but that all depends on you. If you neglect her build and don’t look into duplicates right now, she’ll struggle against heavier and stronger enemies. Since her kit is also pretty simple, you’ll need to consider that when pairing her in team comps.
| Character | Rarity | Element | Faction |
| 💅 Nicole 💅 | 🌟 A-Rank 🌟 | ✨ Ether ✨ | 🩺 Support 🩺 |
⚙️ The Best W-Engines for Nicole
Nicole’s kit for a Support is simple, so her build needs relatively simple additions. Her Special Attack and Skill abilities are your main priority since they deal the most damage, crowd control, and debuffing against her enemies. To do so, you want to focus on W-Engines that increase her Energy Regeneration to decrease the time between using her abilities.
| Ranking | W-Engines | Descriptions |
| 1 | 🏛️ The Vault 🏛️ | Max Base Attack: 624
Max Bonus: Energy Regeneration +50%
Money-Lover: Nicole dealing Ether damage using an EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate increases the party’s damage against an enemy by +15% and increases her Energy Regeneration by +0.5 for 2 seconds. |
| 2 | 🎮 Unfettered Game Ball 🎮 | Max Base Attack: 594
Max Bonus: Energy Regeneration +50%
Game Start!: Whenever Nicole’s attack triggers an Attribute Counter effect, the entire party’s Critical Rate against an enemy increases by +12% for 12 seconds. |
| 3 | ⏱️ Slice of Time ⏱️ | Max Base Attack: 594
Max Bonus: PEN Ratio +20%
Say Cheese: Any party members’ Dodge Counter, EX Special Attack, Assist Attack, or Chain Attack respectively generates +20 more Decibels and +0.7 Energy for Nicole. |
| 4 | 🎵 Reverb – Mark II 🎵 | Max Base Attack: 475
Max Bonus: Energy Regeneration +40%
Roaring Waves: Nicole launching a EX Special Attack or Chain Attack increases the party’s Anomaly Mastery and Anomaly Proficiency by 10 for 10 seconds. |
| 5 | 🎶 Reverb – Mark III 🎶 | Max Base Attack: 475
Max Bonus: Health +20%
Booming Sounds: Nicole launching a Chain Attack or Ultimate increases the party’s Attack by +8% for 10 seconds. |
💿 The Best Drive Discs for Nicole
Just like the W-Engines, you’re gonna wanna equip Drive Discs that improve Nicole’s Energy Regeneration. By combining the massive Energy buffs on her, she can use her abilities almost immediately when in battle. Some of these combinations also boost her base Attack stats to help out the DPS in your teams.
| Ranking | Drive Discs | Descriptions |
| 1 | 🎷 Swing Jazz 🎷 | 2-PC: Energy Regeneration +20%.
4-PC: A Chain Attack or Ultimate increases the party’s damage by +15% for 12 seconds. |
| 2 | 🎸 Chaotic Metal 🎸 | 2-PC: Ether damage +10%.
4-PC: Nicole’s Critical damage increases by +20%. When any other unit triggers Corruption’s additional damage, damage is again increased by +5.5% for 8 seconds. |
| 3 | 🔵 Freedom Blues 🔵 | 2-PC: Anomaly Proficiency +30.
4-PC: When an EX Special Attack hits an enemy, their Anomaly Buildup Resistance to Ether decreases by -20% for 8 seconds. |
| 4 | 🎧 Hormone Punk 🎧 | 2-PC: Attack +10%.
4-PC: When Nicole enters the field, her Attack increases by +25% for 10 seconds. |
👥 The Best Team Comps for Nicole
Nicole is a pretty good Support for almost any team, but she does exceptionally well on teams with Ether party members. A lot of her best W-Engines and especially Drive Discs boost the party’s Ether damage and enemy resistance to its effects. You can also use party members with great Stun qualities for further crowd control.
| Attack | Stun | Support | Bangboo |
| 🤖 Billy 🤖 | ⚡ Anby ⚡ | 💅 Nicole 💅 | 🥑 Avocaboo 🥑 |
| 💥 Zhu Yuan 💥 | 🌩️ Qingyi 🌩️ | 💅 Nicole 💅 | 📜 Resonaboo 📜 |
