Like all the Sons of Calydon inZenless Zone Zero, Burnice has a unique personality centered around fire and burning anything in sight. She’s also the premiere Anomaly sub-DPS, capable of massive off-field Fire Anomaly buildup. Building her is straightforward, and she has plenty of free-to-play, friendly team-building options.
If you’re building an Anomaly team —anyAnomaly team — Burnice will always be a good choice, even if she isn’t thebestchoice. She even works well in Attack DPS setups, and we’ll go over why in this guide.
Best Burnice Builds
Burnice’s kitis aboutbuilding Heat via her EX Specialto build Heat until she entersthe Nitro-Fueled Cocktail state,at a minimum of 50 Heat and a maximum of 100. While in Nitro-Fueled Cocktail,Burnice applies Scorchto enemies with almost all of her attack types. Specifically:
Anyallies that hit Scorched enemies trigger Afterburn,which spends eight Heat per activation.Afterburn can deal up to 350 percent of Burnice’s attackin Fire damage every 1.5 seconds, andincreasesin damage outputup to 30 percent based on her Anomaly Proficiency.
She alsoinstantly gains 100 Heat as soon as she comes on-field the first time in combat, so a sample Burnice rotation looks something like this.
As forstat distribution, you’ll want tofocus on four, in this order:
Best Burnice W-Engines
Thebest W-Enginesfor Burnice are those thatincrease the effectiveness of her Anomaly Buildup. Like almost all characters in Zenless Zone Zero,Burnice’s best-in-slot option is her signature W-Engine, Flamemaker Shaker.Burnice’s signaturenot only grantsa blanket Attack percent attack buffbut also does wonders for herEnergy Regen,buffing her overall damage output by up to 35percent while on-field and double while off-field. It even increases her Anomaly Proficiency.
No other W-Engine offers as much valuefor Burnice, but there aremore accessible options. The best free alternative is thecraftable Weeping Gemini, thanks to its generous Anomaly Proficiency buff. More premium options include theseason pass exclusive Electro-Lip Glossfor its flat Damage and Attack percent bonuses.Grace’s signature Fusion Complieris a solid choice, too, thanks to its PEN Ratio and Anomaly Proficiency buffs.
Stats at Level 60
Best Drive Disks For Burnice
Burnice’sbest-in-classDrive Disk pairing isfour-piece Chaos Jazz and two-piece Freedom Blues. Not only do you get +60 Anomaly Proficiency from the two-piece bonus, but also a substantial Fire Damage percent bonus from Chaos Jazz. Chaos Jazz’s four-piece bonus also improves Burnice’s EX Special and Assist off-field damage.
Freedom Blues Two-Piece
Thesub-statsyou want to focus on areAttack percent, Anomaly Proficiency, and Energy Regen. Attack percent determines how much damage she deals, as you’d expect. Anomaly Proficiency helps with the damage your Anomaly activations deal, and withbetter Energy Regeneration, Burnice can use herEX Special more often.
Burnice Skill Overview And Priority
Reaching theNitro-Fuel Cocktail stateand applyingScorcharethe heart and soul of Burnice’s kit. As such, her EX Special is the most important Skill to improve when building Burnice. Everything else is secondary.
With that in mind, you’ll want to follow this order to upgrade Burnice’s SkillsEX Special > Assist >= Ultimate > Chain Attack > Basic Attack.You’ll also want to max out her core passives from ranks A through F, provided you can access endgame farming materials.
Best Burnice Teams
Burnice is bestplayed in a teamspecializingin Anomaly buildupand setting of Disorder effects, additional damage explosions that occur when two Anomalies interact. Note thatafter a Disordergoes off, itclears both types of Anomalybuildup used to create it. That fact makes her premium team even better.
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Burnice and Yanagiare a fantastic pairing for a few reasons. First and foremost, both are masters of Anomaly application, meaning evenwithout too much investment, you can inflictlots of Anomaly and Disorderdamage.
The kicker isYanagi’s EX Special,which has a mechanic that canactivate a second Disorder separate from the defaultthat doesn’t expend the Anomaly buildup. That ability allowseach of Yanagi’s EX Special attacks to deal two instances of Disorderdamage simultaneously. And with Burnice constantly applying Scorch stacks, that’s incredibly easy.
Astra Yaoprovides massiveAttack bonusesand enableseasy quick swappingwhen you need to get Burnice on-field for more EX Special usage. ThatAstra can also heal damageyou’ve taken withher Ultimateis a bonus.
Skill-focused
While Soldier 11 is not a wordbeater DPS like Yanagi, Miyabi, or her Fire Attack alternative Evelyn, butshe’s still perfectly functional damage dealerin the absence of anyone else.
Add in Burnice’s supplemental Fire damage and Anomaly buildup and thisteam is instantly elevated beyond simply “usable” into “worthwhile.”
Bringing CaesarhelpswithSoldier 11’s more average damageoutput and also helpskeep her alivevia Caesar’s powerful shields. Thoseshieldsalso applyinterrupt resistance, keeping Soldier 11 active in the fight even if she takes a few stray attacks.
Don’t count out Piper, even with the likes of Tsukishiro Yanagi and Hoshimi Miyabi at the height of the Anomaly archetype. Sherequires a lot of on-field timeto work, but isone of the best Agents around for building Scorch stacksthanks to her own EX Special’s huge number of potential hits.
Lucyadds a fair amount ofFire damage and Anomaly buildup, plus solidAttack bonuseswhen she allows a free quick swap to Piper.
