The Hidden Mechanics That Make Anby the Perfect F2P Combo God [ZZZ]

Summary

El guion del video ofrece un análisis profundo del personaje Anby en Zenless Zone Zero, destacando su versatilidad y potencial como una de las mejores unidades gratuitas del juego. Se discuten estrategias de equipo, habilidades y combos avanzados que hacen de Anby una opción ideal para mejorar en el juego. El video también proporciona consejos sobre inversión de recursos y cómo aprovechar al máximo las habilidades de Anby para maximizar el daño y el control en grupo.

Takeaways

• 😀 Anby es considerada como una de las unidades más versátiles y accesibles en el juego, especialmente para jugadores que juegan gratis.
• 🏆 Anby y Nicole comparten el título de mejores unidades gratuitas en el juego, según el script.
• 🎯 Anby es una opción recomendada para aquellos que buscan mejorar sus habilidades en el juego, debido a su capacidad para adaptarse a diferentes estrategias de juego.
• 🔋 Anby es una unidad de rango A dedicada que es capaz de estornudar a los enemigos, lo que es valioso en combates más avanzados del juego.
• 🤺 Su habilidad de estornudar es especialmente útil en encuentros con jefes y enemigos resistentes, ya que permite infligir daño adicional y controlar la batalla.
• 🔄 Anby es una opción perfecta para equipos tradicionales y también se adapta bien a estrategias más innovadoras, como equipos con múltiples DPS o builds de anomalías.
• 🌩️ Sus combos básicas son relativamente sencillas pero ofrecen rutas alternativas para adaptarse a diferentes situaciones, lo que aumenta su versatilidad en combate.
• 🚀 Su habilidad especial EX es una herramienta clave para crear inmunidad y estornudar a los enemigos, lo que es esencial para mantener el control en los combates.
• 🔌 Anby es una unidad que se beneficia enormemente de la sincronización con otros personajes, especialmente en la construcción de combos y la gestión de la energía especial.
• 🌐 El script enfatiza la importancia de elegir bien a quién invertir recursos en el juego, ya que las decisiones tempranas pueden tener un impacto significativo en la experiencia de juego a largo plazo.

Q & A

¿Qué características hace que el hablante considere a Anby como 'ZZZ's Ryu'?

Anby es sencilla pero consistente, con profundidades ocultas que la hacen inusitadamente versátil al dominar su estilo de juego.

¿Por qué el hablante desea tener dos Anbys para sus equipos?

Anby es muy buena y es uno de los habilidades más accesibles y flexibles para habilitar la tecnología de combo en el juego.

¿Qué hace que Anby sea una de las unidades gratuitas más destacadas según el hablante?

Anby es brillante y puede ser una de las mejores unidades gratuitas en el juego, compartiendo un lugar de honor con Nicole.

¿Por qué el hablante sugiere que Anby es un personaje recomendable para mejorar en 'Zenless'?

Anby es una de las mejores opciones para aprender a jugar si se quiere sentir cómodo con los matices del juego y sus sistemas variados.

¿Cuál es la habilidad especial de Anby que la hace única en el juego actualmente?

Anby es la única unidad de rango A dedicada a la estupefacción (stunning) en el juego, lo que es más importante de lo que algunos podrían darse cuenta.

¿Qué estrategia de equipo es común en 'Zenless Zone Zero' según el hablante?

Una compuerta de equipo tradicional probablemente contenga un DPS principal, una unidad de estupefacción y un soporte, donde Anby encaja perfectamente.

¿Cómo describe el hablante la utilidad de los combos básicos de Anby?

Los combos básicos de Anby son relativamente sencillos pero tienen ramificaciones que permiten mezclar las cosas para adaptarse a la situación en curso.

¿Qué habilidad de Anby es especialmente buena para construir daze y por qué?

La habilidad Thunderbolt de Anby es especialmente buena para construir daze debido a su capacidad de ejecutar un slam de tierra que resulta en una cantidad significativa de daze.

¿Qué ventajas ofrece el uso del especial EX de Anby en el juego?

El especial EX de Anby ofrece muchos fotogramas de invulnerabilidad (i-frames), estagger a los enemigos de manera consistente y casi siempre conduce a una estupefacción cuando se usa de manera efectiva.

¿Cómo el hablante sugiere que los jugadores deben pensar en la construcción de combos en 'Zenless'?

El hablante sugiere que la construcción de combos en 'Zenless' se trata de entender cómo levantar al enemigo, qué ataques mantienen al enemigo en el aire y qué ataques permanecen en pantalla lo suficiente como para intercambiar personajes y cubrir otros ataques que no lo hacen.

¿Qué agradecimiento especial hace el hablante al final del script?

El hablante agradece el apoyo y el crecimiento del canal, mencionando que están superando el número de 1000 suscriptores y que seguirá mejorando sus videos.

Outlines

00:00

🤺 Análisis de Anby: La Versatilidad en el Juego

El primer párrafo presenta a Anby como un personaje sencillo pero versátil en el juego 'Zenless Zone Zero', destacando su capacidad para adaptarse a diferentes estilos de juego y su valor como habilizador de combos. Se argumenta que Anby es una de las unidades gratuitas más destacadas, comparándola con Nicole y sugiriendo que es ideal para jugadores que buscan mejorar en el juego. Además, se menciona que Anby es accesible y flexible, y se alude a técnicas avanzadas que se mostrarán más adelante en el video.

05:01

🏹 Importancia de la Elección de Personajes en Gacha Juegos

Este párrafo discute la importancia de elegir bien a quién invertir en un juego gacha, como es 'Zenless Zone Zero', debido a los recursos limitados y el tiempo que se necesita para desarrollar a los personajes. Se sugiere que Anby es una excelente opción para aquellos que no han jugado muchos juegos gacha y destaca su rol como la única unidad de estrello A accesible que tiene la habilidad de aturdir enemigos, lo que puede ser crucial en combates contra jefes y enemigos más difíciles.

10:01

🔋 Estrategias de Juego con Anby y su Sintergia con Otros Personajes

Se explora la habilidad de Anby para adaptarse a diferentes equipos y estrategias de juego, destacando su rol como unité de choque y soporte. Se menciona su habilidad especial EX, que es una opción de ataque versátil y cómo puede ser utilizada para crear espacio y tiempo para otros personajes en el equipo. Además, se habla de su sinergia con personajes como Grace y cómo puede ser utilizada en estrategias de construcción de equipos basadas en el tipo de personaje.

15:03

🎯 Técnicas Avanzadas y Combos con Anby

Este párrafo se enfoca en las técnicas avanzadas de juego con Anby, incluyendo su habilidad de aturdir enemigos y cómo se puede usar en combos. Se describen las decisiones tácticas que un jugador debe tomar durante un combate, como elegir entre usar un ataque especial o una habilidad de choque, y cómo se puede usar la habilidad de esquiva de Anby para construir energía y aplicar presión en el combate.

20:03

🤼‍♀️ Combos Avanzados y Teoría de Combos en ZZZ

Se presenta una descripción detallada de un combo avanzado que involucra a Anby junto con otros personajes del juego. Se discuten las estrategias para mantener a los enemigos en el aire y cómo aprovechar las habilidades de cada personaje para maximizar el daño y control. Se ofrecen consejos sobre cómo ejecutar el combo de manera efectiva y se enfatiza la importancia de la práctica y la adaptabilidad en diferentes situaciones de combate.

25:04

🎉 Agradecimientos y Perspectivas Futuras para el Juego

En el último párrafo, el narrador agradece a la comunidad por el apoyo recibido y comparte sus expectativas para futuras actualizaciones y contenido del juego. Se menciona el potencial de personajes como Zhu Yuan y cómo la sinergia con Anby y Nicole puede ser aún más efectiva. El narrador anima a los jugadores a experimentar y disfrutar del juego, destacando la importancia de la diversión personal más allá de la optimización de estadísticas.

Keywords

💡Anby

Anby es un personaje del juego Zenless Zone Zero, descrito como versátil y accesible, destacando por su capacidad para crear combos y ser una unidad de clase libre. En el video, se enfatiza su valor como una de las unidades gratuitas más destacadas del juego, con una gran potencial para el juego de combos y como facilitadora de habilidades de equipo.

💡Zenless Zone Zero

Zenless Zone Zero es el juego de la que se habla en el video, un juego de gachas que ha atraído a muchos jugadores. El video se centra en el análisis de personajes y estrategias de juego dentro de este contexto, destacando la importancia de la selección de personajes y la construcción de equipos.

💡Combo

Combo se refiere a una secuencia de ataques que un personaje puede realizar en el juego para maximizar el daño o efectos especiales. En el video, se discute cómo Anby es especialmente buena para crear combos y cómo se pueden utilizar sus habilidades para mejorar la experiencia de juego.

💡Stunning

Stunning es un término utilizado para describir la habilidad de un personaje para dejar estáticos a los enemigos, lo que permite a los jugadores aprovecharse de la vulnerabilidad temporal de los enemigos. Anby es destacada como una unidad de clase A especializada en dejar estáticos a los enemigos, lo que es crucial para ciertos estrategias de juego.

💡EX Special

EX Special se refiere a una habilidad especial de un personaje que puede ser utilizada para infligir daño significativo o aplicar efectos especiales. En el video, se menciona que el EX Special de Anby es una de sus habilidades clave, destacando por su capacidad para estresar a los enemigos y crear oportunidades para otros personajes.

💡Zhuggle

Zhuggle es un término del juego que se refiere a la habilidad de levantar a los enemigos y mantenerlos en el aire para continuar con combos. El video destaca cómo Anby es capaz de Zhuggle a los enemigos sin ayuda, lo que es una habilidad valiosa para la construcción de combos y el control del combate.

💡Dodge Counter

Dodge Counter es una habilidad que permite a los personajes contraatacar después de esquivar un ataque. En el video, se menciona que Anby tiene una buena sinergia con sus esquivas, lo que le permite construir energía para su EX Special y mejorar su capacidad de combate.

💡Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt es una habilidad específica de Anby que se menciona en el video como una de sus mejores opciones para construir daze y aplicar electro-anomalías. Es una técnica de ataque que se puede utilizar para mejorar la eficacia de sus combos y estrategias de combate.

💡Nicole

Nicole es otro personaje del juego mencionado en el video como una excelente opción para trabajar en equipo con Anby. Se destaca su habilidad para mantener en el aire a los enemigos y su capacidad para aplicar electro-anomalías, lo que complementa bien las habilidades de Anby.

💡Ballet Twins

Ballet Twins es un tipo de enemigo mencionado en el video como un desafío más avanzado en el juego. Se sugiere que para enfrentar a enemigos como ellos, las habilidades de Anby para estresar y controlar el combate son especialmente valiosas.

💡Shiyu Defense

Shiyu Defense es mencionado en el video como una parte del juego donde los jugadores pueden enfrentar desafíos más duros. La habilidad de Anby para estresar a los enemigos se destaca como crucial en estas circunstancias, lo que subraya su valor estratégico en el juego.

Highlights

Anby is compared to Ryu from Street Fighter, simple yet versatile with hidden depths.

Anby is considered one of the best free-to-play units in the game, on par with Nicole.

Anby is recommended for players wanting to improve their overall skills in Zenless Zone Zero.

Anby's basic combos are straightforward with branching paths for situational adaptability.

She can launch and Zhuggle enemies unassisted, a rare ability for characters.

Anby's value increases with tech shown later in the video, useful for all characters but especially beneficial for her.

The importance of choosing the right characters to invest in due to limited leveling resources in Zenless Zone Zero.

Anby's potential as a core component of a team, especially valuable for free-to-play players.

Anby is the only dedicated A-rank stunning unit in the game, making her unique and valuable.

The ability to stun enemies can be a significant source of damage, especially against bosses.

Anby fits well in various team compositions, including traditional and anomaly builds.

Anby's kit includes a synergy ability that boosts energy and her EX special, which is excellent for staggering enemies.

Anby's normal attacks can be modified for additional daze and direct combo into her special.

The strategy for using Anby involves managing her special meter and dodging effectively for energy and stun potential.

Anby's parry assists and dodge counter timing are crucial for maximizing her stun potential.

Anby's combos and tech are discussed in detail, including her target combo and Zhuggling techniques.

The video includes a complex combo showcase using Anby, Nicole, and Billy to demonstrate high-level gameplay.

Anby's minescape ability can boost energy regeneration, making her EX special more accessible.

The combo theory in Zenless Zone Zero is explained, focusing on getting enemies in the air and maintaining combos.

The importance of practice and adapting combos to different situations for effective gameplay.

The video concludes with thanks to the viewers and a tease for upcoming content featuring Zhu Yuan.

Transcripts

and in a weird way, I kind

of think of her like ZZZ's Ryu.

She's simple, but consistent with hidden

depths that make her insanely versatile

when she master her playstyle.

In fact, Anby is so good, I wish there

were two of her for both of my teams

she's also one of the most accessible, most

flexible enablers of

combo tech in the entire game.

Hi, hello, welcome, call me casual, and

I'm really excited to

present you with an in-depth

look at my favorite lovable idiot, Anby.

Anby is brilliant, in fact I have no

idea if this is a hot

take or not, but I think

she may be one of, if not the best

free-to-play units in the entire game.

She and Nicole share a crown in my mind,

and on top of that, if

you asked me to point to

any individual character, I'd recommend

learning to play if

you wanted to get better

at zenless as a whole, if you wanted to

get really comfortable

with the nuances of the

game and its various systems.

She would be at the top of my list, and

with that in mind, I've

got some tech I want to

show you towards the end that works for

just about every

character, but Anby in particular

gets a lot of value out of.

You see, she's quietly a lot of fun.

Her basic combos are relatively

straightforward, but feature

branching paths, allowing you

to mix things up to

match the situation at hand.

She can be used across a huge variety of

teams to bolster their

output, and she's one of

the few characters who can launch as well

as comfortably Zhuggle

enemies completely unassisted.

But before we get into the meat and

potatoes of today's video

and start discussing her

core mechanics as well as combos and

tech, let's talk about

when you would want Anby

on your team, and why I think she's one

of the best characters

in the game, potentially

one of the best units you could invest in

right now if you're

on the fence about who

to build next, because that is more

important now than ever for a lot of us.

You see, we're now a couple of weeks into

the launch of Zenless Zone Zero, and even

if you've been taking your time, a lot of

players are probably reaching the part of

the game where you're starting to look

for a second team to

invest in if you haven't

been already.

For those who aren't familiar, especially

because ZZZ has

attracted a lot of players

who haven't played a ton of gacha games,

if any at all,

eventually as you reach the

mid game and certainly once you reach the

end of the game, the

average player is going

to want at least two full teams with

three characters each,

but considering leveling

resources are limited by the timegating

and monetization, who

you choose to invest in

can be beyond important unless you're

ready to light your

wallet on fire essentially.

I mean gacha games are kinda weird in the

sense that unlike

most other games, you can

actually semi-brick your account if you

aren't careful and try to invest

resources in leveling

too many characters all at once.

You can actually wind up bottlenecking

yourself very easily, so

whoever you decide to invest

in early can be key.

Not to mention because

of the... you know...

There are a lot of players out there who

won't have anywhere

close to a full roster yet,

especially because of the gameplay.

And so part of the point of this video is

to pitch you on Anby, a

character that everyone

receives for free at the start of the

game, who is so versatile

out of the box, no cinemas

needed, that I think a lot of people,

especially free to play

players, are going to want to

consider building her as a core component

of one of their teams.

That being said, a quick disclaimer.

Now that I've spent quite a bit of time

with the game, I think

ZZZ's launch roster is pretty

respectably balanced

all things considered.

Obviously there are clear standouts like

Ellen or Zhu, but my

point is I think there isn't

a single character on the

roster who's a genuine dud here.

Like there's not an

Amber or an Arlen, right?

So I'm always going to advocate for

finding your own

personal fun over playing to the

meta so really and truly know that you

can play whoever you like.

And as long as you're leaning into your

favorite character's

strengths, you're going to be

more than fine.

And of course, my personal love for Anby

is obviously a bit

biased by my love for her

combo potential, but even setting that

aside, even if I didn't

really care about combos,

I would still be building Anby.

Allow me to explain.

This will steadily become less of a

concern as the game

matures and more characters are

added to the roster, but for now, Anby

is our only dedicated

A-rank stunning unit.

Ben certainly has potential in that area

with the right partners

on his team, but he's a

little bit of a different circumstantial,

but talking about him

and the unique elements

of his kit very soon.

But anyway, for now, she's our only real

accessible stunner,

which is a bigger deal

than some might realize.

You don't entirely need to depend on

stunning enemies in ZZZ.

For example, a solid anomaly team doesn't

even really need a dedicated stunner, but

especially as you get further into the

game and start fighting

enemies like the Ballet

Twins and pushing further into Shiyu

Defense, I think you'll

start to find that stunning

enemies, bosses in particular might be

one of your biggest sources of damage.

After all, a lot of characters get most

of their damage from

the end of their attack

strings, like Ellen's round trip, which

we discussed last week,

and having to constantly

dodge or parry in the middle of a combo

can actually really

hurt your damage output, so

the ability to quickly immobilize an

enemy and get a ton of

free bonus damage on top

is huge.

It's why I wish I had two of her.

I mean, just look at how fast this boss's

health bar just

vanishes as soon as I manage

to stun it and go to work, and I haven't

even fully built my

ZU, nor do I even really

know how to play her yet.

With team focused games like this, a lot

of people tend to

build their teams around

certain archetypes, and Anby is kind of

like a perfect fit in almost all of them.

A traditional team comp at the moment

likely contains a main

DPS, a stunning unit, and

a support, which Anby is obviously a

perfect fit for, but of

course you could also go off

the beaten path and run dual DPS plus a

stunner, and Anby will

still fuel right at home.

Heck, if you like anomaly builds and

happen to have grace, Anby

is one of her best teammates.

You put a pair of them together, toss in

an Anton maybe, and you'll be stacking so

much shock anomaly,

enemies will just disintegrate.

Obviously, Lycan and Koleida can stun

enemies much quicker

than Anby, and I expect the

same is gonna be true of Ching Yi, but of

course those are all

S ranks, and who knows

how long it's gonna be until we see

another A rank stunning character.

So if you're on the fence debating who to

invest into, Anby is

just a top tier option

in my mind, and that'll likely become

even clearer soon

because it's time to talk about

what she brings to

the table with her kit.

Anby is a really interesting character

for a number of reasons. I

mentioned how flexible she is,

that's partially because she loves

dodging. As I've mentioned before, one of

the cool things about

ZZZ and each character is they all seem

to have their own

specialties among the game's core

mechanics, and because Anby in

particular gets so much value out of her

dodges, you kind of don't

have to be nearly as worried about

finishing her combos like you do with

certain other characters

like Ellen when a good series of dodge

counters will be totally

fine. Obviously those dodge

counters aren't quote unquote "optimal,"

but we'll talk about what is

in a moment, but they do build

respectable shock, and if you're landing

them consistently, they

are a great way to keep your

day's application up even while enemies

are trying their hardest to

stop you. Her synergy ability

also actually gives her an energy bump

every time you land one of

those, which you'll want to aim

for often to battery her EX special, one

of my favorite specials in

the game actually, for how

loaded up with i-frames it is, how

consistently it'll stagger enemies, and

how it almost always

leads to a stun when used effectively,

because if you take a

look at her core passive,

But you may also notice, aside from

boosting her special, there's also a move

called Thunderbolt that gets a sizable

daze boost as well,

which is actually the basis for one of

the really cool, unique things about

Anby's normals and attack strings.

You see, if you briefly pause for a

second after her first three attacks,

before pressing the attack button again,

she'll execute a ground slam called

Thunderbolt instead of the rest of her

normal attack string,

which alongside her EX special is one of

her best attacks for building daze.

Normally, if you're just spamming attack,

you'll get this

series of electric slashes,

but Anby's Thunderbolt is so good that

you'll want to aim for that instead, more

often than not, for the extra daze.

And you'll want to get very comfortable

with that brief pause, with waiting for

that flash after her third attack,

because this also enables her to directly

combo into her special,

whereas otherwise it'll come out slower,

leaving space for the enemy to counter.

It's what you've seen me doing throughout

all of the combo clips, the first three

attacks immediately followed by a special

to launch the enemy.

Notably, you can also factor her dodge

into this, which is key, because

especially if you're

looking to Zhuggle enemies,

you'll likely find yourself constantly

canceling out of her attacks with dodges.

Like I showed in that combo in the

beginning, a couple of dash cancels can

be a great way to build a

bit of extra energy for Anby

before triggering her EX special.

You see, the first attack in her basic

string is this side slash, right?

But if you dodge first, you'll get this

circular spinning move instead,

which also substitutes as the first

attack in her combo string.

So you can directly follow it up with two

more attacks like usual, and then go into

either her thunderbolt or her special.

And that'll be one of the decisions

you're gonna be making

constantly in any fight.

Are you going for a

thunderbolt or a special attack?

Again, the EX special makes her

invulnerable, so if you see an attack

coming and know you won't

have time for a thunderbolt,

you can perform an EX special instead,

and then go for a thunderbolt afterwards

by simply pressing

the attack button again,

because that special attack also

functions as a delay, as long as you did

the first three attacks first.

Or, if you're fighting a smaller enemy

and want to end on a launcher,

you can lead with thunderbolt and then go

for a special attack immediately

afterwards to start Zhuggling.

Her standard special is incredible for

setting up combos, so don't sleep on it

just because it's just not as...

it's obviously not as

good as her EX, right?

just keep in mind though, her standard

special is absolutely more

about utility than anything.

It doesn't do nearly as much damage, or

build as much days, or stack as much

shock as her thunderbolt or EX,

so if you're faced with a choice, I'd say

go with thunderbolt over the

standard special every time.

That standard special does apply decent

electro-anomaly though, just be careful

you don't cancel out of it too early with

a dash or something,

or it won't be fully applied.

And when it comes to the EX special, keep

in mind, even if you're

not interested in Zhuggling,

it's a great move to use anytime you need

to give yourself a

little bit of breathing room,

enough time where most enemies will

either be airborne or briefly staggered

if they aren't outright stunned,

giving you plenty of space to sneak in

one of Nicole's black holes, for example,

or any other skill with

a bit of a wind-up to it.

And even though Anby can't combo out of

her EX special by herself,

keep in mind, swapping in another

character is a great way to keep an

airborne enemy immobilized.

Even after triggering a chain attack, you

can still land a combo as long as the

character you're using has a chain attack

like Neko's, for example,

that will hold an enemy in place long

enough for Anby to swap

back in and finish her plate.

So TLDR, here's Anby's general game plan.

As a stunning unit, you'll want to run

field fairly frequently and higher-end

content to proc stun faster.

Thankfully, Anby doesn't have any

resources of her own to manage

outside of her special meter,

so she works really well in teams that

are rapidly swapping between characters.

I often find myself opening fights by

battering my DPS a little bit,

then swapping into Anby at the first sign

of a Zhuicy parry to start

stacking that stun meter.

Aim to land as many Thunderbolts and EX

specials as possible to build days,

while always keeping an eye out for

opportunities to dodge counter and

battery her energy reserves.

Her parry assists are great, but not

really what you're

aiming for at all times,

and she's a character that really

benefits actually from learning the

timing for triggering a dodge counter

while simultaneously swapping to another

character to also land the parry.

Or, triggering her EX special for the

invulnerability frames,

then immediately swapping into another

character to parry while her attack

finishes in the background.

You might be surprised by how often this

combination can take a days meter from

half empty to a full stun in a second.

I'm thinking long-term abusing i-frames

in this way is gonna be a key part of

high-level gameplay.

Generally speaking, you might find

yourself Zhuggling smaller enemies to keep

them immobilized while

you finish your combos,

and focusing on using her generous

i-frames to dodge attacks from elites and

bosses without having to stop your combo.

This in particular is going to be key for

keeping her days application up because,

yeah, the dodge

counter is fine, of course,

but it does not build nearly

as much days as an EX special.

So when playing as Anby, just be careful

you don't get tunnel vision and focus too

much on finishing her combo strings.

Quite often, especially if you've already

stacked some days

with well-timed counters,

you can go straight into a raw EX special

to trigger this stun without having to

worry too much about

the rest of your sequence.

be's kit works at its core, let's get

into her basic bread and butter combos.

Anby's target combo, what I'm pretty

sure is her best

option for building up days

as well as dealing some damage, is 3

basic attacks, pausing for

thunderbolt, then finishing

with an EX special, or inverting that,

and going for the EX

special first followed by

the thunderbolt.

I'm reasonably confident the end result

is the same regardless

of which route you choose,

but like I said earlier, you kinda wanna

decide when to use your EX

special based on whatever

the enemy is doing, and look to take

advantage of Anby's invulnerability.

From the moment the EX skill starts to

shortly after her feet

touch the ground again, she's

fully invincible, which is plenty of time

to completely sidestep

a lot of enemy's attack

strings with the appropriate timing.

Since her dash attack also counts as the

first part of her

string, you can of course lead

with that, and then finish the rest of

the combo normally,

which can be a great way to

give yourself a buffer if you're unsure

if an attack is about

to hit you or not without

having to interrupt your flow too much.

Now especially with smaller enemies, you

also want to consider

what condition you want

them to be in by the time

you're done with your combo.

End on a special if you want them

airborne or to start Zhuggling them, and

go with a thunderbolt

if you want to knock them down briefly.

Either finisher can give you a bit of

time to set up your

next attack, whether that's

another Anby combo or

swapping to your next character.

Now for those of you into Zhuggling, which

I can't recommend enough because not only

is it a ton of fun, but the free crowd

control is kinda nice and

will likely only get more

valuable as the game matures, especially

since chain attacks

will soon be manual instead

of automatic with patch 1.1, which thank

god, what a W for the

dev team and the community.

Anyway you have a couple of options when

it comes to Zhuggling.

What's likely the more optimal approach

for building stun and

dealing damage is 3 basic

attacks into thunderbolt followed by a

standard special attack immediately

afterwards to launch

the enemy.

Then I'd like to do a neutral dodge into

3 more basic attacks

ending on another thunderbolt.

This will stun most weaker enemies

basically without fail.

If the first thunderbolt doesn't do it,

the second one almost

certainly will, and if for

whatever reason that doesn't, another

special absolutely will.

However if you don't want to stun the

enemy yet for whatever

reason, I like to go for

3 basics directly into the launcher, then

loop dash attacks until I either have the

energy I wanted so I can trigger her EX

special, or until I'm

ready to swap into another

character like Nicole

to keep the combo going.

Now you might have noticed a little

stutter there, that's

what happens every time you

max out the stun bar

without triggering a stun.

It can throw your combo timing off if you

aren't careful, so if

I notice I'm getting

close to stun, I try to make sure it

happens in the middle of

looping basic attacks since

the timing isn't very tight on that.

just be careful not to mash too much and

you'll have no problem

maintaining the Zhuggle even

through the stutter.

Now I do also want to mention a very

small piece of tech,

it won't hurt to learn.

It'll likely be slightly less relevant

after chain attacks or

manual, but if you're about

to hit an enemy with an attack that

triggers stun, a combo

ender like Anby's EX special

for example, but you don't want stun to

start right away, you

can swap right before the

attack fully connects and the stun won't

trigger, you can just

happily continue your

combo.

Here for example, I wanted some more

flash freeze stacks for

my Ellen, so even though

Anby's EX special was enough to trigger

stun on its own, I was

able to do one of the loops

I showed you in the last video, and

battery Ellen that way.

Then I went straight into Sohaku

afterwards, and just like that, my

Ellen's flash freeze

is full without missing a single beat.

And just like I said in the Ellen video,

don't get too attached

to any of this as ironclad

combo rotations, you want to look at

these more as flexible routes instead.

Anby is pretty simple, but the sheer

variety of options she has

on deck is what will keep

you constantly moving, looking to

capitalize on whatever

openings you can find.

Now the last one of her most basic bread

and butter combos I

wanted to mention is the one

I almost forgot about, a shoutout to Nier

in Alter, they emailed

me as a document they've

been doing some excellent work on,

compiling a bunch of info

on the Cunning Hares in their

combos, I checked it as a reference after

I was done with the script to make sure I

wasn't missing anything, and I'm glad I

did, cause it turns out

I was, cause apparently

my free to play brain rot is so bad I

kinda just forget

minescapes even exist half the

time.

But if you happen to have Anby's first

minescape, which will be

very attainable for a lot of

players, especially as time goes on, but

anyway, if and when you

acquire that, you'll also

want to weave in her normal attract

string occasionally.

That's just the four normal basic attacks

without pausing for

thunderbolt, because that

string will now boost her energy

regeneration once you have her M1

allowing her to use her

EX special more often.

You can always just go with the standard

four basic attacks to

trigger the buff as quickly

as possible, or you can do the

thunderbolt launcher string and instead

of ending on another

thunderbolt you can end on the four basic

attacks instead, which

will send smaller enemies

flying across the room giving you some

nice distance plus some knockdown.

Don't sleep on this as an option in

combos as well, because

even though two electro slashes

come out, they only require a single

input, so as soon as the

animation starts you can

safely swap off of Anby until finish the

slashes in the

background while holding the enemy

in place so you have time to get your

next character on the

field to pick up the combo.

And speaking of combos, now that all the

basics are out of the way,

let's put all this together

and get fancy with it.

Now, before I start walking you through

the showcase combo from

the beginning teaching

you how to do it yourself, a couple of

quick notes about combo theory in ZZZ.

You see, in my mind, putting together

combos like the one I'm

about to show you largely

comes down to figuring out three things.

How am I getting the enemy in the air,

which attacks will keep

an enemy in the air, and

which attacks stay on screen long enough

to swap characters and

cover other attacks that

don't?

In this case I decided to run a

traditional cutting hairs

team, not only because I'm a

big fan, I love all four of them, but

everyone has access to these

characters, meaning everyone

can try out the combo if you feel like

it, but this type of

stuff is possible with a

variety of combinations of characters.

So as I walk you through this, take note

of which attacks are

doing which of those three

things I mentioned, and if you want to

craft your own combos

like this, know that figuring

out those three things for your team and

their kit is a great place to start.

So let's get started!

just like last time, I'm gonna give you a

really quick overview

of the combo, then we'll

dive deeper, and I'll give you a few tips

to hopefully make

executing it yourself easier.

As is pretty standard with these kinds of

combos, I started with

the basic Anby string

into a launcher.

Then, as soon as the launcher is

connected, I bring in

Nicole to use two forward dash

attacks to keep the enemy in the air.

As soon as that second dash attack

starts, you want to bring

in Billy and trigger his

dash attack immediately, which does not

Zhuggle, notably, which is

why Nicole's second dash

attack is important to sustain the Zhuggle

itself, followed by

one of Billy's neutral

attacks to pick up the enemy after her

attack's finish, which

does Zhuggle keeping the enemy

afloat long enough for

me to bring Anby back in.

That's kind of the core of the loop.

So that gets repeated until I noticed I

had almost enough special

energy on Anby to trigger

her EX.

So now, she stays on field, and I

continue Zhuggling the enemy

using dash cancels to keep

the combo going until after her meter is

full, which leads to

one more cycle just to get

to that third basic attack, I see the

flash, and then

immediately go into EX special.

To time this properly, before Anby's feet

leave the ground, you

should be calling Nicole

in and immediately pressing her EX skill,

followed by a 360

motion for the alternate

version.

As timing is on point, the black hole

will hit the enemy on

the way up, helping sustain

the Zhuggle long enough

to bring Billy in safely.

I use two neutral dodge attacks with

Billy to push the enemy

towards the black hole,

followed by his ult, which notably only

Zhuggles like this if the

enemy is high enough above

Billy when he starts, making the timing

kind of tight, making

those neutral basic attacks

very important.

As soon as the ult ends, you need to

attack with Billy at

least once, so your Anby has

enough time to safely slip in, pick the

enemy up, and end the

combo however you please.

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further.

I think the Anby launcher individually

is fairly self

explanatory at this point, but

I often like to start combos with two

launchers just to ensure

I've got enough height, one

to get the enemy in the air initially and

then a second one when I'm ready to swap

character.

Now, quick note about Nicole once you're

swapping her in, this

attack, the spinning

briefcase is cracked.

It Zhuggles so well and this is just a

great way to sneak in a

couple of attacks on Nicole

in the middle of a combo, proccing her

passive that shreds enemy

defenses assuming you have

her enhanced bullets,

which you almost always will.

That being said, you'll want to be

careful to avoid mashing

while doing this for a couple

of reasons.

First of all, the two attacks are a

single input, a forward

dash basic attack, and you

want to make sure both of the attacks

come out before

inputting another forward dash

into basic attack.

If you input the second dash too early

before the attacks finish,

you can wind up canceling

out which will lead

to dropping the combo.

You also want to avoid pressing and

holding dash with Nicole

because if she starts running,

she'll enter her auto reload state for

her briefcase, and as

soon as you trigger that,

you're more or less locked into the

animation until it's done.

You can combo after that, but the timing

is so insanely tight, I

don't know if you want

to try for that while learning.

If you're styling

though, it can be a lot of fun.

And once you get comfortable with the

standard Nicole loop, you can get even

fancier by canceling

into a neutral dash attack in between the

two forward dash attacks.

The timing is even tighter on that

though, so I suggest

learning the basic version first

before trying to spice things up.

Now back to the combo.

It's worth noting that you can pick the

enemy up with Nicole's

attacks even sooner than

this, but ideally you want to wait a sec

until you see the enemy

kind of above her head around

here and that's when you

want to start Zhuggling them.

This is around the ideal height to allow

plenty of space for the

next part, which will be

really tricky for a lot of people because

you kind of do all

this back to back in one

smooth motion, otherwise the combo drops.

If you notice you're having trouble with

this, the first place I

would check is the height

of the enemy because if the enemy drops

too low, it just makes

everything way harder.

Now as soon as Nicole finishes the first

forward dash attack

sequence and begins to start the

animation for the second, Billy needs to

be coming on field

and dashing immediately.

I mentioned his spinning gun attack

doesn't Zhuggle, yeah it

kind of just peppers the enemy

with bullets so that it's

just not good enough on its own.

That's why you need to ensure Nicole's

second dash attack is out

to hold the enemy in place,

giving Billy enough time to finish his

dash attack and sneak in at

least one basic immediately

afterwards to pop the enemy back up.

If you're really fast with it though, you

can kind of just send

Billy out like a Beyblade

and you won't even need the basic attack

because you'll have

swapped in the Anby so quickly

afterwards she's the one

picking up the Nicole Zhuggle.

But from there, back to the combo, it's

just another Anby string

to launch her and repeat.

Now getting the Anby's dash cancels, it

kind of doesn't

necessarily matter where in the

string you cancel as long as you're doing

it quickly and

attacking immediately after

the dash.

You can do a forward dash, but I kind of

just prefer neutral

dashes for the sake of

keeping my inputs clean and more often

than not, I tend to

cancel my dashes after the

second attack in the string, just to

avoid accidentally

triggering a thunderbolt.

Now the Anby EX into Nicole EX special is

a bit tricky as well.

Again, before Anby's feet leave the

ground, Nicole needs to

be coming in, pressing her

EX skill immediately and then basically

as soon as you see her

animation start for firing

the black hole standing, you want to roll

your left stick in a

360 degree full circle

to trigger the

alternate version of her attack.

It's worth noting this is a great

sequence, the Anby EX

special into Nicole EX special,

even if you're not focused on combos or

Zhuggling, simply because

it can sometimes be hard to

know where to smoothly sneak in a Nicole

black hole outside of

her chain attack, right?

But this sequence is

almost entirely safe.

In between the two specials, there's only

a few moments here

where you won't have full

goal and vulnerability, and even though

it won't Zhuggle on its

own, any enemy caught

by this will be dragged into the black

hole, so making it a great

way to group some enemies

before bringing your next character in.

Which in this circumstance you want to

start doing as soon as you

confirm Nicole is starting

to sit down, which is another moment

where you'll want to be

really careful with your

inputs.

If you fat finger a dash attack or

something with Billy, really

any movement that separates

him from Nicole, you'll likely wind up

out of position and any

attack will push the enemy

away from the black

hole instead of into it.

So as soon as Billy comes in, before you

start attacking, you

want to ensure your position

kinda behind, or at least

directly next to Nicole.

This is the ideal angle to Zhuggle the

enemy towards the black

hole, and the most consistent

way I've been able to manage this is by

going into a neutral

dash as soon as Billy runs

in, cause by default he kinda starts

running away from the

character, placing his back

to them, meaning a neutral dash places

him again right next to them.

From there, it's one basic attack

cancelling out of that neutral dash,

immediately cancelled

into another neutral dash

and one more basic attack.

As soon as the second gunshot connects,

immediately pop his ult.

Which again, only Zhuggles as effectively

if the enemy is far

above Billy when you trigger

it, which is part of making sure the

black hole hits the

enemy on the way up just to

help maintain that height.

Now as soon as the ult ends, you just

need to be ready to hit

the enemy with at least

one Billy basic attack, which will give

Anby enough time to run

in and wrap up however

you like.

This is a brilliant combo to practice

because as you get

comfortable executing all of this,

you'll steadily be able to use small

parts of it throughout

the game whenever you notice

an opportunity.

And like I said, these are combo routes,

not ironclad

rotations, you're gonna want to

adjust them to fit the situation at hand.

Like sure, it's more optimal if I try to

finish every Anby string, but in practical

scenarios I often find shortening it to

be very helpful,

whether that's because I want

to trigger stun with another character or

I want to start their

attack string earlier

like in that Zhu clip I

showed you in the beginning.

Get to know your characters and their

kits and you'll find

little opportunities for

combos everywhere.

Obviously they don't apply to every enemy

in every scenario, but once you learn how

to do all this, you might be surprised

how often you're putting

aspects of it into action.

And I'm not gonna lie, ZZZ is just so

much more fun as a tag

fighter once you start smoothly

rotating through your entire team,

constantly leveraging

each character's strengths.

Obviously ZZZ is not as complex as Tekken

or DMC, but once you

start poking around under

the hood, there's absolutely a ton to

fall in love with here,

and considering this is

only 1.0 still, which is always the most

simplistic version of any

gacha game like this, considering

all of this is already possible now, with

free units no less,

imagine what'll be possible

a year from now.

So hey, thanks for tuning in, I hope you

enjoyed this in-depth look

at Anby, the queen of combos,

and I cannot recommend enough that you

give that showcase combo a try yourself.

It might take a bit of practice, but if I

can do it, I know you can too.

More combo videos are

coming your way very soon.

Since I lucked in the pulling Zhu Yuan,

you're almost certainly

getting a video about her

next cause she is insane.

Like Billy is dope, right?

100%.

But Billy and Zhu Yuan are like Rock Lee

with and without the leg weights.

It's like night and day.

And on topic, I'm kinda thinking the Anby

Nicole team is probably one

of her best at the moment,

and Nicole enables both Anby and Zhu to

trigger their passives,

and the Nicole chain attack

into Zhu for a damage cycle is just a

ridiculous combination.

Plus Zhu benefits massively from stunning

enemies, which Anby is obviously great at,

and the two of them together have a

ridiculous amount of combo potential.

So before we wrap up,

just wanna say thanks again.

I was blown away last week talking about

how the channel was creeping

up on like 700 subscribers,

and now we're at well over

1000 and growing every day.

So yeah, just thank you all so much for

all the love and support

and all the kind words.

I'm absolutely gonna keep trying to step

my game up a little

bit every single video,

so if you like what you

see, consider joining the crew.

Forget about the min-maxing and the

spreadsheets and

embrace being a filthy casual.

At least in my opinion it's not the only

way, but it is one of

the best ones to find

the personal fun in games like Zenless.