Ellen is an S-rank Attack agent in Zenless Zone Zero. This Ellen 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
- Puffer Electro
- 2-piece
- CRIT Rate +8%, Ice DMG +10%, CRIT DMG +16%, ATK +10% or PEN Ratio +8%
- Disk 4
- CRIT DMG
- Disk 5
- PEN Ratio
- Disk 6
- ATK%
- Substats
- CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > ATK%
- W-Engine
- Deep Sea Visitor
- Farm at
- Madman and Follower
Best Drive Disc sets for Ellen
Ellen's best 4-piece set is Puffer Electro. Woodpecker Electro and Shadow Harmony are the alternatives, in that order.
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Puffer Electro Best in slot
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.
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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: Upon hitting an enemy with an Aftershock or Dash Attack, if the DMG dealt aligns with the equipper's attribute, the equipper gains 1 stack of a buff effect, at most once per use of a skill. For each stack, the equipper's ATK increases by 4%, and CRIT Rate increases by 4%. The effect can stack up to 3 times and lasts for 15s. Repeated triggers reset the duration
2-piece: The DMG of Aftershocks and Dash Attacks is increased by 15%. Drops from Gunslinger vs Guardian.
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 Ellen can take it from whichever one you have spare pieces of:
- CRIT Rate +8%: Woodpecker Electro
- Ice DMG +10%: any of Polar Metal or Notes From the Chained (they give the same bonus)
- 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
Ellen 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 DMG |
| Disk 5 | PEN Ratio > Ice DMG% |
| Disk 6 | ATK% |
Ellen substat priority
Roll for CRIT DMG and CRIT Rate first. A disc showing neither of those is rarely worth levelling for Ellen, whatever else it has.
- CRIT DMG
- CRIT Rate
- ATK%
- PEN
- Flat ATK
Where to farm Ellen's Drive Discs
Puffer Electro drops from the Madman and Follower Area Patrol stage. The other set it drops, Inferno Metal, is not part of Ellen's build.
| Area Patrol stage | Sets it drops |
|---|---|
| Madman and Follower | Puffer Electro (best 4-piece) Inferno Metal (not in this build) |
| Tower and Cannon | Woodpecker Electro (4-piece option 2) Soul Rock (not in this build) |
| Gunslinger vs Guardian | Shadow Harmony (4-piece option 3) Phaethon's Melody (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) |
| Sharp Fang and Blunt Axe | Freedom Blues (not in this build) Polar Metal (2-piece option) |
| Dragon Taming Chariot | Bunny in Wonderland (not in this build) Notes From the Chained (2-piece option) |
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.
Ellen W-Engine and skill priority
Deep Sea Visitor S-rank, CRIT Rate sub-stat
Ellen's signature and a top pick for any Ice Attack Agent: 24% CRIT Rate and 25% Ice DMG with no conditions, another 10% CRIT Rate for 8 seconds after landing a Basic Attack, and 10% more after an Ice Dash Attack connects.
Skills to level first
- Chain Attack
- Special Attack
- Basic Attack
- Dodge
- Assist
Agents who also use Puffer Electro
These agents compete with Ellen 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 Ellen 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.
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What is the best Drive Disc set for Ellen?
Puffer Electro 4-piece, with Woodpecker Electro or Shadow Harmony as the alternatives. For the 2-piece, any set with CRIT Rate +8%, Ice DMG +10%, CRIT DMG +16%, ATK +10% or PEN Ratio +8% works.
What main stats should Ellen use on Disk 4, 5 and 6?
Disk 4: CRIT DMG. Disk 5: PEN Ratio > Ice DMG%. Disk 6: ATK%. Disks 1 to 3 have fixed main stats (HP, ATK and DEF), so only their substats matter.
What substats does Ellen need?
In priority order: CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, ATK%, PEN, Flat ATK. The first two are what make a disc worth levelling for Ellen; the rest are tiebreakers.
Where do I farm Ellen's Drive Discs?
Puffer Electro drops from the Madman and Follower Area Patrol stage, alongside Inferno Metal. 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 .