Zenless Zone Zero has multiple characters, all with one of five Specialties, but what does this exactly mean? We’ll explain the differences between each Specialty and how they change the characters’ playstyles.
All Specialties in Zenless Zone Zero, explained
There are five Specialties in Zenless Zone Zero that act similarly to classes, which areAttack, Defense, Support, Stun, and Anomaly. A Specialty determines the character’s build and combat duties which makes it easier to create decent team comps. Let’s go over each Speciality and how they work.
Attack Specialty
Agents with the Attack Specialty possessformidable damage capabilitiesand excel at rapidly racking up damage through direct attacks, allowing combat to come to an end quickly. These Agents typically excel in theATK statand there are more Attack Agents than any other Speciality, with seven available for your roster.
Defense Specialty
Agents with the Defense Specialty haveincreased survivability and excel at tankingenemy attacks. They’re also great at counterattacks to gain the upper hand in battle. Defense Agents will typically havehigher HP and DEF stats. So far, there’s only one Defense character in Zenless Zone Zero.
Stun Speciality
Stun Agents have strong control capabilities and excel atbuilding up the Daze effect to Stun enemieswhich opens opportunities for your team to deal increased damage. Characters with this Specialty should have ahigher Impact statto heighten the amount of Daze an enemy receives, and there are three Stun characters available right now.
Support Specialty
Agents who have the Support Specialty are here to aid andenhance team members by buffing themto improve their combat effectiveness. While they may have low ATK stats, they should be higher inHP and DEF, as well asEnergy Regento use their buffs more often. So far, only three Support Agents exist.
Anomaly Specialty
Anomaly Agents specialize inapplying debuffs to enemieswhile also being skilled inaccumulating Anomaly Buildupwhich weakens enemies and deals damage by triggering Attribute Anomalies. They should have higherAttribute Anomaly and Anomaly Rate Bonus stats, and right now there’s only one Anomaly character.
Hopefully, you now understand a bit more about how each of the five Specialties works in Zenless Zone Zero!
Anyka Pettigrew
Anyka Pettigrew has been a Staff Writer for PC Invasion since November 2023 and a Contributing Writer since February 2023. She is a Canadian graduate of a Bachelor of Arts degree who has been writing in games journalism for four years. Anyka is an avid guides writer but also enjoys writing anything from news pieces, to reviews, and even opinion pieces. Having a never-ending passion for video games for as long as she can remember got her into a plethora of genres like action adventure, RPGs, horror, survival etc. Some of her favorite franchises are God of War, Persona, The Last of Us, Zelda, and Resident Evil. She also enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi books, as well as drawing digital art. Anyka also regularly listens to podcasts on gaming news from ‘Kinda Funny Games’, and ‘Play, Watch, Listen’.
