Ben is an A-rank Defense agent in Zenless Zone Zero. This Ben 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
- Inferno Metal
- 2-piece
- CRIT Rate +8%, CRIT DMG +16%, ATK +10% or PEN Ratio +8%
- Disk 4
- CRIT Rate
- Disk 5
- Fire DMG% or PEN Ratio
- Disk 6
- ATK%
- Substats
- CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > ATK%
- W-Engine
- Tremor Trigram Vessel
- Farm at
- Madman and Follower
Best Drive Disc sets for Ben
Ben's best 4-piece set is Inferno Metal. Woodpecker Electro and Puffer Electro are the alternatives, in that order.
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Inferno Metal Best in slot
4-piece: Upon hitting a Burning enemy, the equipper's CRIT Rate is increased by 28% for 8s
2-piece: Fire DMG +10%. Drops from Madman and Follower.
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4-piece: Landing a critical hit on an enemy with a Basic Attack, Dodge Counter, or EX Special Attack increases the equipper's ATK by 9% for 6s. The buff duration for different skills are calculated separately
2-piece: CRIT Rate +8%. Drops from Tower and Cannon.
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4-piece: Ultimate DMG increases by 20%. Launching an Ultimate increases the equipper's ATK by 15% for 12s
2-piece: PEN Ratio +8%. Drops from Madman and Follower.
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 Ben can take it from whichever one you have spare pieces of:
- CRIT Rate +8%: Woodpecker Electro
- CRIT DMG +16%: Branch & Blade Song
- ATK +10%: any of Hormone Punk or Astral Voice (they give the same bonus)
- PEN Ratio +8%: Puffer Electro
Ben 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 | CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG |
| Disk 5 | Fire DMG% = PEN Ratio |
| Disk 6 | ATK% |
Ben substat priority
Roll for CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG first. A disc showing neither of those is rarely worth levelling for Ben, whatever else it has.
- CRIT Rate (aim for 70%+)
- CRIT DMG
- ATK%
- PEN
- Flat ATK
Where to farm Ben's Drive Discs
Inferno Metal drops from the Madman and Follower Area Patrol stage. The other set it drops, Puffer Electro, is also in Ben's build (4-piece option 3), so every run there is useful.
| Area Patrol stage | Sets it drops |
|---|---|
| Madman and Follower | Puffer Electro (4-piece option 3) Inferno Metal (best 4-piece) |
| Tower and Cannon | Woodpecker Electro (4-piece option 2) Soul Rock (not in this build) |
| Monster Duet | Branch & Blade Song (2-piece option) Astral Voice (2-piece option) |
| Fist and Gun | Hormone Punk (2-piece option) Fanged Metal (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.
Ben W-Engine and skill priority
Tremor Trigram Vessel A-rank, ATK sub-stat
Pan's Signature is arguably Ben's best option since so much of his damage comes from EX Specials and his Ultimate, making its DMG Bonus count. The energy gain only triggers on HP loss, so EX Special blocks (which shield him) will not proc it, and with no CRIT Rate the limited S-Rank stat sticks can pull ahead depending on substats. At P1 the stat gains shrink considerably, dropping it behind those S-Ranks.
Skills to level first
- Chain Attack
- Special Attack
- Assist
- Basic Attack
- Dodge
Check the discs you already have
Hundreds of discs in the inventory and no idea which ones Ben 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 Ben?
Inferno Metal 4-piece, with Woodpecker Electro or Puffer Electro as the alternatives. For the 2-piece, any set with CRIT Rate +8%, CRIT DMG +16%, ATK +10% or PEN Ratio +8% works.
What main stats should Ben use on Disk 4, 5 and 6?
Disk 4: CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG. Disk 5: Fire DMG% = PEN Ratio. Disk 6: ATK%. Disks 1 to 3 have fixed main stats (HP, ATK and DEF), so only their substats matter.
What substats does Ben need?
In priority order: CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK%, PEN, Flat ATK. The first two are what make a disc worth levelling for Ben; the rest are tiebreakers.
Where do I farm Ben's Drive Discs?
Inferno Metal drops from the Madman and Follower Area Patrol stage, alongside Puffer Electro. 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 .