Nangong Yu is an S-rank Stun agent in Zenless Zone Zero. This Nangong Yu 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%, ATK +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
- Neon Fantasies
- Farm at
- Gunslinger vs Guardian
Best Drive Disc sets for Nangong Yu
Nangong Yu's best 4-piece set is Phaethon's Melody. Freedom Blues 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 an EX Special Attack hits an enemy, reduce the target's Anomaly Buildup RES to the equipper's Attribute by 20% for 8s. This effect does not stack with others of the same attribute
2-piece: Anomaly Proficiency +30. Drops from Sharp Fang and Blunt Axe.
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 Nangong Yu 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)
- ATK +10%: any of Hormone Punk or Astral Voice (they give the same bonus)
- Anomaly Mastery +8%: Phaethon's Melody
Nangong Yu 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 |
Nangong Yu substat priority
Roll for Anomaly Proficiency and ATK% first. A disc showing neither of those is rarely worth levelling for Nangong Yu, whatever else it has.
- Anomaly Proficiency
- ATK%
- PEN
- Flat ATK
Where to farm Nangong Yu'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 Nangong Yu's build.
| Area Patrol stage | Sets it drops |
|---|---|
| Gunslinger vs Guardian | Shadow Harmony (not in this build) Phaethon's Melody (best 4-piece) |
| Sharp Fang and Blunt Axe | Freedom Blues (4-piece option 2) Polar Metal (not in this build) |
| Fist and Gun | Hormone Punk (2-piece option) Fanged Metal (not in this build) |
| Monster and Weirdo | Swing Jazz (not in this build) Chaotic Metal (2-piece option) |
| Hunter and Beast | Chaos Jazz (2-piece option) Proto Punk (not in this build) |
| Monster Duet | Branch & Blade Song (not in this build) Astral Voice (2-piece option) |
| Deceits and Bulwarks | White Water Ballad (not in this build) Shining Aria (2-piece option) |
| 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.
Nangong Yu W-Engine and skill priority
Neon Fantasies S-rank, Anomaly Mastery sub-stat
Nangong's Signature outclasses every alternative in practically every metric. Because she converts Anomaly Mastery into Impact, its mainstat beats generic Impact% engines for Daze, the enormous Anomaly Proficiency lifts her own damage, and it adds a team-wide DMG% buff nobody else offers. Effectively always active and easy to use.
Skills to level first
- Special Attack
- Chain Attack
- Basic Attack
- Assist
- Dodge
Agents who also use Phaethon's Melody
These agents compete with Nangong Yu 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 Nangong Yu 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 Nangong Yu?
Phaethon's Melody 4-piece, with Freedom Blues as the alternative. For the 2-piece, any set with Anomaly Proficiency +30, Ether DMG +10%, ATK +10% or Anomaly Mastery +8% works.
What main stats should Nangong Yu 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 Nangong Yu need?
In priority order: Anomaly Proficiency, ATK%, PEN, Flat ATK. The first two are what make a disc worth levelling for Nangong Yu; the rest are tiebreakers.
Where do I farm Nangong Yu'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 .