Aria is an S-rank Anomaly agent in Zenless Zone Zero. This Aria Drive Disc build lists the sets, main stats and substats to aim for, and the Area Patrol stage that drops them, as of version 3.2.
- 4-piece
- Phaethon's Melody
- 2-piece
- Anomaly Proficiency +30, Ether DMG +10% or Anomaly Mastery +8%
- Disk 4
- Anomaly Proficiency
- Disk 5
- Ether DMG% or ATK%
- Disk 6
- Anomaly Mastery
- Substats
- Anomaly Proficiency > ATK% > PEN
- W-Engine
- Angel in the Shell
- Farm at
- Gunslinger vs Guardian
Best Drive Disc sets for Aria
Aria's best 4-piece set is Phaethon's Melody. Shining Aria is the alternative.
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Phaethon's Melody Best in slot
4-piece: When any squad member uses an EX Special Attack, the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency increases by 45 for 8s. If the character using the EX Special Attack is not the equipper, the equipper's Ether DMG is increased by 25%
2-piece: Anomaly Mastery +8%. Drops from Gunslinger vs Guardian.
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4-piece: When the equipper's Basic Attack hits an enemy, their Anomaly Proficiency increases by 36, lasting 8s. Repeated triggers reset the duration. When any enemy on the field is Stunned, the equipper's DMG increases by 25% for 18s. Repeated triggers reset the duration
2-piece: Ether DMG +10%. Drops from Deceits and Bulwarks.
2-piece options
For the 2-piece slot the bonus matters, not the set's name. Several sets share the same 2-piece bonus, so Aria can take it from whichever one you have spare pieces of:
- Anomaly Proficiency +30: any of Freedom Blues, Chaos Jazz or Feathered Fate (they give the same bonus)
- Ether DMG +10%: any of Chaotic Metal, Shining Aria or The Sky Ablaze (they give the same bonus)
- Anomaly Mastery +8%: Phaethon's Melody
Aria main stats: Disk 4, 5 and 6
Disks 1 to 3 always roll HP, ATK and DEF as their main stat, so the choice is on 4, 5 and 6. A > means "better than"; = means the two are about as good.
| Slot | Main stat, best first |
|---|---|
| Disk 4 | Anomaly Proficiency |
| Disk 5 | Ether DMG% = ATK% > PEN Ratio |
| Disk 6 | Anomaly Mastery |
Aria substat priority
Roll for Anomaly Proficiency and ATK% first. A disc showing neither of those is rarely worth levelling for Aria, whatever else it has.
- Anomaly Proficiency
- ATK%
- PEN
- Flat ATK
Where to farm Aria's Drive Discs
Phaethon's Melody drops from the Gunslinger vs Guardian Area Patrol stage. The other set it drops, Shadow Harmony, is not part of Aria's build.
| Area Patrol stage | Sets it drops |
|---|---|
| Gunslinger vs Guardian | Shadow Harmony (not in this build) Phaethon's Melody (best 4-piece) |
| Deceits and Bulwarks | White Water Ballad (not in this build) Shining Aria (4-piece option 2) |
| Monster and Weirdo | Swing Jazz (not in this build) Chaotic Metal (2-piece option) |
| Sharp Fang and Blunt Axe | Freedom Blues (2-piece option) Polar Metal (not in this build) |
| Hunter and Beast | Chaos Jazz (2-piece option) Proto Punk (not in this build) |
| Pilot and the Rebel Mech | Wuthering Salon (not in this build) The Sky Ablaze (2-piece option) |
| Swiftspine and Splitclaw | Feathered Fate (2-piece option) Thorned Rose (not in this build) |
Building more than one agent? The Area Patrol Recommender ranks every stage for your whole team at once, and the Drive Disc Stat Guide says which drops to keep while you farm.
Aria W-Engine and skill priority
Angel in the Shell S-rank, Anomaly Mastery sub-stat
Aria's Signature is her best option. The Anomaly Mastery mainstat is key to squeezing value out of her Abloom scaling, and it still matches other S-Rank Anomaly engines in Anomaly Proficiency while adding DMG% and a rarely saturated Anomaly DMG% buff. Its short buff duration calls for some active upkeep.
Skills to level first
- Basic Attack
- Assist
- Special Attack
- Chain Attack
- Dodge
Agents who also use Phaethon's Melody
These agents compete with Aria for the same set, which is worth knowing before you hand a good piece to one of them.
Check the discs you already have
Hundreds of discs in the inventory and no idea which ones Aria could use? Drive Disc Triage reads an export of your account and sorts every disc into lock or discard, checking each one against this build and every other agent you own.
Open Drive Disc TriageQuestions
What is the best Drive Disc set for Aria?
Phaethon's Melody 4-piece, with Shining Aria as the alternative. For the 2-piece, any set with Anomaly Proficiency +30, Ether DMG +10% or Anomaly Mastery +8% works.
What main stats should Aria use on Disk 4, 5 and 6?
Disk 4: Anomaly Proficiency. Disk 5: Ether DMG% = ATK% > PEN Ratio. Disk 6: Anomaly Mastery. Disks 1 to 3 have fixed main stats (HP, ATK and DEF), so only their substats matter.
What substats does Aria need?
In priority order: Anomaly Proficiency, ATK%, PEN, Flat ATK. The first two are what make a disc worth levelling for Aria; the rest are tiebreakers.
Where do I farm Aria's Drive Discs?
Phaethon's Melody drops from the Gunslinger vs Guardian Area Patrol stage, alongside Shadow Harmony. Each run at Lv.60 costs 60 Battery Charge and splits its S-rank discs between the two sets.
Build data for ZZZ 3.2, from the community ZZZ Agent Build Guide and zzz-build.com, cross-checked against the Prydwen-derived Drive Disc Salvaging Helper sheet. Area Patrol drops from the ZZZ Wiki. Updated .