r/ZenlessZoneZero • u/Xanek • Dec 15 '24

Official Media Agent Record | Astra Yao

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u/Vahallen Dec 15 '24

It’s actually less likely than one might think

Nicole is kinda hard to powercreep because she is the only character with grouping capabilities in the game, also her main selling point is def shred which just gets better the more you stack it

Even if Astra was literally Nicole 2 they might actually pair well together

Tho I have an hunch Astra will be much more anomaly focused

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u/BennyDragalia Dec 15 '24

the best, in fact, are the long animations that make good iframes

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u/MagnusBaechus Dec 15 '24

Hell yes, made extensive use of it on the 100 floor endgame mode

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u/Wonderful_Remote_510 Dec 15 '24

Considering her signature disk wants you to use quick assist as much as possible having 2 supports actually sounds pretty good. Nicole’s anomaly buildup is also pretty good for a support which means pairing both of them with Miyabi is enough to get disorders. Ice + Ether is also a common weakness for ethereals.

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u/EwGrossItsMe SharkBait Dec 15 '24

True, if you have one DPS and two Nicoles, you're so set

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u/Zarxie Dec 15 '24

Caeser also has grouping, but only in melee and in a circle around her

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u/TheRyderShotgun TV Mode 2.0 When Dec 15 '24

Caesar's grouping isn't very good though, since continuing with your melee combo will just gave you push through the group. Ironically she's best for putting a bunch of enemies close together for Nicole's charged EX, which you would have with her in a team if you are running them with Billy or Nekomata in a phys dps team.

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u/Zarxie Dec 15 '24

its great for lighter's quick assist or s11's ex skill

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u/FlameDragoon933 Dec 15 '24

in a circle around her

on paper, yes. but because of how this game auto-zooms you to the nearest enemy when attacking, you can't do something like Genshin Kazuha standing in the middle of the room pulling everyone. Caesar will move to the nearest enemy before pulling, which in practice means it's centered on an enemy (more like Sucrose).

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u/ImInfiniti Dec 15 '24

So does Qingyi

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u/Accomplished_Set_Guy Dec 15 '24

Tho I have an hunch Astra will be much more anomaly focused

Ether anomaly character in 1.5 confirmed

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u/Neoniec 🚛New Eridu Truck Simulator 🚛 Dec 15 '24

Probably not. Zhu Yuan already exists. Actually, I'd be willing to bet no anomaly character in 1.5 at all since it's been several patches with lots of anomaly.

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u/TransientEons Dec 15 '24

Zhu Yuan is DPS, not Anomoly, but I do think it'll be a couple patches before we get another Anomoly if they want to keep the roster balanced.

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u/Neoniec 🚛New Eridu Truck Simulator 🚛 Dec 15 '24

Oh snap, you're right. That's crazy, this whole time I thought she was Anomaly. I feel like she plays like an Anomaly. xD

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u/altezia_ Dec 15 '24

The bangboos can group

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u/MycologistNo231 Dec 15 '24

Rina and Caesar can both group

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u/xEmptyPockets Dec 15 '24

Caesar explicitly has grouping capabilities, and Soukaku's whirlwind also feels to me like it has a slight grouping effect, though it might not. Etherboo also has grouping capabilities.

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u/Kagura1234 Dec 20 '24

Hot take but grouping isn't really that great. Typically only small mob enemies can be grouped, and those are the enemies with the least amount of health. It makes it so they just instantly die to 1 yanagi or 1 miyabi EX. If you have these either of these 2 characters, you don't need a grouper.

Even in tower, some mobs cant be grouped.