The BEST Guide to Maximize Zhu Yuan ! Best Build, Combos, Teams - ZZZ

Summary

In this video, Guoben discusses Zhu Yuan, the Ether element Attack type character with the highest burst damage in the game. He covers her kit, combos, and optimal build with w-engines and disk drives, highlighting her flexibility in team compositions and her unique abilities that boost damage during Enhanced Basics and when enemies are stunned.

Takeaways

• 🔥 Zhu Yuan has the highest personal burst DMG in the game, surpassing Ellen.
• 🧩 Zhu Yuan is an Ether element Attack type character with a unique kit focused on Enhanced Shotshells.
• ⚡ Her standard basic attack string includes 5 visible attacks and a hidden 6th attack.
• 🔄 Zhu Yuan's Enhanced Shotshells can be generated through various means and enhance her attacks significantly.
• 💥 Her Suppressive Mode allows for powerful combos by consuming Enhanced Shotshells.
• 🔁 Sidewards dash attacks can be integrated into her basic string, providing both DPS gains and dodging capabilities.
• 🚀 For burst combos, Zhu Yuan can maximize damage during a stun window with precise skill and dash attack timing.
• 💡 Her Core Passive and additional ability enhance her burst damage and flexibility in team compositions.
• 🎯 Optimal builds include Chaotic Metal or Woodpecker Electro for consistent damage, with specific main and substat priorities.
• 🤝 Zhu Yuan is highly flexible in terms of team synergy, benefiting from various support and faction units.

Q & A

What makes Zhu Yuan's burst damage the highest in the game?

Zhu Yuan's burst damage is the highest due to her kit and Enhanced Shotshells management, allowing her to deal massive damage in a short period.

How does Zhu Yuan generate Enhanced Shotshells?

Zhu Yuan generates Enhanced Shotshells through various means: her normal basics 4 and 5 generate one each, her EX Special generates three, a dodge counter generates one, a Quick Assist generates one, an Assist Follow Up generates three, and her Chain Attack and Ultimate generate three each.

What is Zhu Yuan's standard basic attack string?

Zhu Yuan's standard basic attack string, Assault Mode, consists of 5 attacks with a hidden 6th attack that slides after basics 4 and 5.

How can Zhu Yuan's dash attacks be triggered and what is their benefit?

Zhu Yuan's dash attacks can be triggered by inputting left or right on movement keys after using a basic attack. These can change her basic string's performance by skipping certain basics, providing a DPS gain at the cost of some energy.

What is Zhu Yuan's enhanced basic string, and how is it activated?

Zhu Yuan's enhanced basic string, Suppressive Mode, is activated by holding her basic attack key after consuming Enhanced Shotshells. It consists of 3 Enhanced Basics, where Basics 1 and 2 consume one Shotshell each, and Basic 3 consumes three.

What is the most effective combo for Zhu Yuan with 9 Enhanced Shotshells?

The most effective combo with 9 Enhanced Shotshells is to hold Basic until the 3rd Enhanced Basic, use a Side Dash after the 2nd Enhanced Basic, and repeat the 3rd Enhanced Basic for the final 3 Shotshells.

What is Zhu Yuan's Core Passive ability?

Zhu Yuan's Core Passive ability increases her damage during Enhanced Basics and further increases it if the enemy is stunned, reinforcing her stunned burst playstyle.

Which W-Engines are recommended for Zhu Yuan?

Recommended W-Engines for Zhu Yuan include Chaotic Metal, Woodpecker Electro, and Puffer Electro for consistent damage. Main stats should be CRIT Rate, Ether DMG%, and ATK%. Substats should prioritize CRIT and ATK%.

What is Zhu Yuan's additional ability and how does it enhance her performance?

Zhu Yuan's additional ability is a 30% CRIT Rate buff for 10 seconds after using an EX special, Chain, or Ultimate. This ability ensures a high CRIT rate during her burst rotation.

Which team compositions work best with Zhu Yuan?

Zhu Yuan can use any support in the game or units from her faction, making her the most flexible DPS. Effective teams include Nicole Anby, Lycaon Soukaku, and Koleda Lucy. For bangboos, Resonaboo is recommended for multiple enemies and Devilboo for bosses.

Outlines

00:00

🔥 Zhu Yuan's Introduction and Gameplay Mechanics

The script introduces Zhu Yuan, the new Ether element Attack type character in the game, with the highest personal burst damage potential, surpassing even Ellen. It discusses her unique abilities, including her kit and shotshell management, and outlines the video's content, which includes her combos, best build with w-engines and disk drives, and team flexibility due to her new additional ability. The character's stats, skill priority, and unique UI elements are also explained, along with the basic attack string and how to generate and utilize Enhanced Shotshells for increased damage.

05:03

🎯 Zhu Yuan's Combos and Enhanced Mode Strategies

This paragraph delves into the specifics of Zhu Yuan's combos and her unique Enhanced Mode. It explains how to weave dash attacks into her basic strings and the effects of different basic attacks combined with dash attacks. The paragraph also covers how to generate Enhanced Shotshells through various abilities and actions, and how to use them to perform high-damage combos. The importance of positioning for ranged units and the optimal use of Enhanced Dash Attacks are highlighted, along with a detailed description of the best combo sequence for maximum burst damage.

10:07

🌟 Zhu Yuan's Abilities, Builds, and Team Synergy

The final paragraph discusses Zhu Yuan's core passive and additional abilities, emphasizing her burst damage potential and flexibility in team compositions. It provides an overview of her Mindscapes and their effects on her damage output. The paragraph then shifts focus to recommended builds, including the choice of sets and main stats, as well as substats prioritization. It concludes with a discussion on the best W-Engines for Zhu Yuan, considering her stats saturation, and suggests various team compositions that can maximize her potential, including options with other support characters and faction units.

Keywords

💡Zhu Yuan

Zhu Yuan is a character in the game being discussed, noted for having the highest personal burst damage in the game, surpassing even Ellen. She is an Ether element Attack type character and is the first of her kind in the game. The video script focuses on her abilities, combos, and optimal build strategies, making her a central figure in the video's narrative.

💡Burst Damage

Burst damage refers to the amount of damage a character can deal in a short period, often used to describe a character's potential for high damage output in a concentrated time frame. In the context of the video, Zhu Yuan's burst damage is highlighted as being the highest, indicating her strength in quick, intense combat situations.

💡On Field Presence

On field presence refers to the impact and effectiveness a character has when actively participating in combat. The script mentions that Zhu Yuan has a weaker on field presence due to her kit and shotshell management, suggesting that while her burst damage is high, her sustained combat contributions may be less impactful.

💡Kit

A character's kit encompasses their abilities, skills, and the mechanics that define how they play. The video discusses Zhu Yuan's kit in detail, including her unique abilities to generate and utilize Enhanced Shotshells for dealing damage, which is a key aspect of her gameplay.

💡Combos

Combos are sequences of attacks or abilities that are strung together for maximum effect in combat. The script explores various combos that Zhu Yuan can perform, which are essential for maximizing her damage output and are a significant part of the video's educational content.

💡Enhanced Shotshells

Enhanced Shotshells are a unique mechanic for Zhu Yuan, used to enhance her basic attacks and deal significant damage. The script explains how these shotshells are generated and utilized, which is crucial for understanding her playstyle and damage potential.

💡Ascension Stat

Ascension Stat refers to the primary attribute that improves when a character is ascended or leveled up. For Zhu Yuan, her ascension stat is CRIT DMG, which starts at a base of 78.8%, indicating that critical hits will deal significantly more damage, a key factor in her damage calculations.

💡Mindscapes

Mindscapes are special abilities or passives that characters can have, often providing unique benefits or effects. The script briefly mentions Mindscapes in the context of Zhu Yuan's abilities, suggesting that they play a role in her overall combat effectiveness.

💡W-Engines

W-Engines likely refer to a type of equipment or enhancement in the game that can be used to improve a character's performance. The script discusses the best W-Engines for Zhu Yuan, indicating that they are an important part of optimizing her build.

💡Brimstone

Brimstone is mentioned in the context of W-Engines and seems to be a specific type or brand that provides combat ATK%, which is beneficial for Zhu Yuan due to her reliance on basic attacks. It is suggested as a strong option for her build.

💡Stun

Stunning is a control effect in many games that incapacitates an enemy, preventing them from acting. The script discusses a stun window strategy for Zhu Yuan, where her damage potential is maximized when enemies are stunned, emphasizing her burst damage capability.

Highlights

Zhu Yuan has the highest personal burst DMG in the game, even beating Ellen.

She has a weaker on-field presence due to her kit and shotshell management.

Zhu Yuan is an Ether element Attack type character, the first Ether DPS.

She has the second highest base ATK in the game at 919, just under Ellen.

Her ascension stat is CRIT DMG, starting at a base 78.8% at max level.

Unique UI elements include 9 Enhanced Shotshell slots generated through various means.

Her standard basic attack string, Assault Mode, is composed of 5 attacks with a hidden 6th attack.

Her enhanced basic string, Suppressive Mode, consumes Enhanced Shotshells for higher damage.

Her EX Special generates three Enhanced Shotshells.

A Dodge Counter generates 1 Enhanced Shotshell, and a Quick Assist generates 1 Enhanced Shotshell.

Her Core Passive increases DMG during Enhanced Basics and further increases DMG if the enemy is stunned.

Her additional ability provides a 30% 10-second CRIT Rate buff after using an EX special, Chain, or Ult.

Recommended builds include Chaotic Metal or Woodpecker Electro for best consistent damage.

For W-Engines, Brimstone is just behind or even beating her signature, considering an endgame crit ratio.

Zhu Yuan is the most flexible DPS in the game, able to use any support or units from her faction.

Transcripts

Hey Guoben here. It’s Zhu Yuan time. She has the  highest personal burst DMG in the game right now,  

even beating Ellen, at the trade off of a weaker  on field presence due to her kit and shotshell  

management. Today I’ll be going through Zhu Yuan’s  kit, all of her combos I could find that are  

useful, and then I’ll show you all my calculations  for her best build, with w-engines and disk  

drives. I’ll discuss teams at the end because  she is probably the most flexible DPS in terms  

of teams thanks to her new additional ability. So  like sub and share if this helps, and let’s begin.

Zhu Yuan is an Ether element Attack type  character, so our very first Ether DPS.  

She has the 2nd highest base ATK in the game at  919, just under Ellen, and her ascension stat  

will be CRIT DMG, allowing her to start off with  a base 78.8% rather than 50% at max level. For  

skill priority level her basics first, followed  by Chain, then skill, then assist and dodge.

Onto unique UI elements. In the top left you’ll  see a total of 9 Enhanced Shotshell slots.  

Zhu Yuan will be generating  these through various means,  

and then using them to deal a ton of damage.  Think of it a bit like Ellen’s Flash Freezes.  

She can generate and use much more of  these in a short amount of time though,  

and she has a lot of ways to generate  these Enhanced Shotshells. You’ll use  

these to enhance her basic combo and dash attack,  gaining access to some hard hitting Ether blasts.

So Zhu Yuan’s standard basic attack string,  Assault Mode, is composed of 5 attacks. 

But in fact there is a hidden 6th attack  where she slides after her basic 4 and 5.  

This doesn’t show up anywhere in game as  far as I can see as an extra multiplier,  

and it doesn’t count as a dash attack as that  also doesn’t have the same multiplier as this.  

We also know it’s not basic 4 or 5 because  it doesn’t generate a Shotshell. But anyway,  

consider it as a special extra basic attack 6.

After performing a full basic attack string,  

you will skip the first two basics on your next  basic rotation, so you can basic 1 2 3 4 5 6,  

and if you continue using her basics,  it will skip straight to basics 3 4 5 6.

So our first combo is 6 Basics  then 4 Basics. Her 4th and 5th  

basic attack in the string will  be giving her 1 Shotshell each,  

so this combo generates 4 Shotshells for  us. Since the 6th basic is kinda a DPS Loss,  

we can remove the last one and shorten  our combo to 6 Basics and then 3 Basics.

She has a normal dash attack  like every other character,  

and then a new dash attack that can  be weaved into her basic strings,  

which you can only activate a certain way. These  dash attacks can be triggered by inputting left or  

right on your movement keys then your basic  attack key only after using a basic attack.  

You cannot forward or backwards dash during  her basic string, so remember, left or right. 

Weaving these into her basic combo will change  how her combo performs, but you can only do it  

by inputting left or right during her basic attack  mashing, you cannot do the same thing by pressing  

your dodge then basic buttons like a regular  dash attack, these are two different things.

This dash attack can change how her basic  string works depending on when you use it. 

If you basic 1, then weave in  the dash attack, then basic,  

you skip the basic 2 and go to 3. This provides  a DPS gain at the trade off of some energy. 

Basic 2 + Dash Attack only adds a Dash  Attack, and does not skip Basic 3,  

so this is pointless to use other than dodging. Basic 3 + Dash Attack will repeat her Basic 3  

on her next Basic, and this will keep looping.  I would avoid doing this as you really want to  

get to her Basics 4 and 5. Basic 4 + Dash Attack  

has no benefit like Basic 2’s one. Basic 5 + Dash replaces the weird slide Basic 6,  

and you’ll actually want to do this to chain to  her second basic rotation as it's much faster.

So taking all of these things into  consideration, our new on field combo is. 

Basic 1, Sidewards Dash Attack  or Basic 2, Basic 3, Basic 4,  

Basic 5, Sidewards Dash Attack, Basic  3, Basic 4, Basic 5, Swap or Stop.

When inputting these movement keys during  her basic attacks she can in fact dodge  

attacks too which is really cool, just  like a dodge would. So you won’t have  

to cancel her combos as long as you’re  a pro and can time her weaving dashes.

Now let’s move onto her enhanced basic  string, Suppressive Mode. These will be  

consuming the Shotshells in the top left,  but first, how do we gain all of these?

Firstly, Normal Basics 4 and 5  generate one each as we saw before. 

Her EX Special will also generate Enhanced  Shotshells, this time generating three. 

A Dodge Counter will generate  1 Enhanced Shotshell. 

A Quick Assist, so coming in after a Support EX  or Chain, will generate 1 Enhanced Shotshell. 

An Assist Follow Up generates a whopping 3.  You get these from swapping into Zhu Yuan  

just before an attack hits an ally,  and then inputting a basic attack. 

Finally her Chain Attack and Ultimate  will also generate 3 Enhanced Shotshells.

So consuming these lets us upgrade our basic  attack string into Suppressive Mode. This must  

first be activated by holding her basic  attack key and then continuously holding  

it. This will do a cool side backflip and  then she will enter the Suppressive Mode and  

start using Enhanced Shotshells. Upon using  certain abilities and then holding basic,  

she can enter this mode without backflipping,  allowing you to skip the no damage animation for  

some DPS gain. Two core abilities that can do this  are her EX and Ultimate. So after the EX or Ult,  

you can hold the basics directly and skip the  backflip and go straight to Suppressive Mode.

Her Enhanced String consists of 3 Enhanced  Basics. Basics 1 and 2 do the same damage  

and each will consume 1 Shotshell. Basic  3 consumes 3, but does triple the damage.

Now since you’re holding your basic  key, you can’t do dash attacks like  

her normal string can. Instead, to  dash attack with her enhanced combo,  

you’ll need to just input a directional key  but still hold onto the basic key. You’ll  

want to input this during the animation of the  previous attack. Unlike the normal basic string,  

you can forward, backwards and side dash attack  during the enhanced string. Side dash is good for  

dodging and weaving into her basic string, back  dash gives you some distance from a scary boss,  

and forward dash gets you closer to said  scary boss. I recommend only really using  

side dashes because again these can be used  to alter her combo. But if you don’t know,  

ranged units have damage fall off the further you  are, so getting close is necessary for top damage.

So these enhanced dash attacks  consume enhanced shotshells too,  

and they have the same multiplier as her  enhanced basic 1 and 2. Let’s see how her side  

dashes can change her enhanced string this time. Charged Basic 1 into Side Dash skips Charged Basic  

2 and goes straight to 3. This is a DPS loss but  if you need to dodge, it’s essential to use this. 

Charged Basic 2 into Side Dash lets you weave  in a dash attack but doesn’t skip anything. 

Charged Basic 3 however into Side Dash  skips past the next 2 Charged Basics  

straight back to Charged Basic 3, which  is really powerful for a burst combo.

So her normal enhanced basic combo is Hold Basic  

until she shoots 3 different times for 5  shots total. This consumes 5 Shotshells,  

but she has a maximum of 9. Another string would  go to 10, and it isn’t very fast to do twice.

We will alter this in our favor using Dashes as  sidewards dashes can be weaved into her combo. So  

her best combo with 9 Shotshells will be  Hold Basic until her 3rd Enhanced Basic,  

with the possibility of replacing her  Second Hold Basic with a Dash Attack. 

Then after this first string, you’ll have  4 Enhanced Shotshells left. Dash Attacking  

after the 3rd Enhanced Basic consumes one,  and skips straight to Enhanced Basic 3,  

for the final 3 Shotshells to be  consumed in a fast amount of time.

So our full burst combo now that  we have our enhanced combo is: 

Have 2 enhanced Shotshells before stunning a boss  from a standard combo. Stun the boss, Zhu Yuan  

chain, Support Chain, quick assist into Zhu  Yuan, EX Special into hold basic until EBA 3,  

Sideways Dash, EBA 3. Then EX Special into  Ultimate if you have it. If you don’t have either,  

then swap off. If you only used one of  them, do EBA 1 2 and then weave in any  

directional Dash Attack. If you used both  of them, you can do EBA 1 2 3 and then that  

same Dash attack. Basically just dump all  your Shotshells onto that stunned boss.

As for her Core Passive, it will increase her DMG  during her Enhanced Basics and further increase  

them specifically if the enemy is stunned, further  reinforcing this Stunned Burst playstyle she has.

Her additional ability is insane and  very flexible. A 30% 10 second CRIT  

Rate buff for Zhu Yuan after using an EX special,  

Chain, or Ult. Considering weak enemies  that get their Daze bars one tapped,  

she will have this buff up a lot. During her burst  rotation, it’ll be up the whole time. Amazing.

Let’s quickly check out Mindscapes, but first  for her very long M1 as it’s very strong.

With her M1, Zhu Yuan will gain a Quick  Reload effect after her chains or ults,  

giving her an instant 6 or 9 Shotshells  respectively after dropping to 0. This  

doesn’t do anything for our burst rotation damage  wise since we are maximizing Shotshell usage,  

but it is a lot of quality of life as you can  now enter with no shotshells, and still perform  

her maximum combo without needing her ultimate  and EX. It also let her do a very high damaging  

standard rotation one time after her burst combo,  for the highest on field non burst damage so far.  

But this is only once per burst combo, and after  she drops back to her weak on field damage. If  

you can spam tons of her chains though, her  on field power becomes excellent versus trash.

M2 gives interrupt quality of  life as well as a DMG% buff,  

not Vulnerability, to her enhanced  basics and enhanced dash attacks.

M4 is pretty insane with a  25% Ether RES ignore during  

these same enhanced attacks. Lots of damage.

M6 is actually pretty weak in our simulations  as she doesn't necessarily always consume  

12 Shotshells in between EXs, and  this is only an 880% MV increase.  

The energy quality of life is good but  we didn’t find a way to use it well.

Onto builds and we will speedrun this. Go for Chaotic Metal or Woodpecker Electro  

for best consistent damage. Considering  she won’t really be played on field,  

Chaotic Metal has the best potential whilst also  having a good secondary set to farm with it,  

unlike Woodpecker that has the Ben Set. Puffer Electro is also usable since she  

is all about that stun window damage  wise and not about on fielding as much,  

but you’d need to have good  ultimate generation, so up to you. 

For your 2 piece go whatever  set you didn’t go as a main,  

so Chaotic if you went Woodpecker, Woodpecker  if you went Chaotic. Puffer 2 piece also works.

For main stats go for a CRIT Rate  4th slot, Ether DMG% 5th slot,  

and ATK% 6th slot. She has a lot of  DMG% already but the 5th slot does not  

get beaten by PEN or ATK% regardless. On substats prioritize CRIT and ATK%,  

aiming for a 70% CRIT rate cap as you don’t  want to overcap with her Additional Ability.

For W-Engines here is the full list. And I  warned you that her signature isn’t as crazy  

as it seemed. She gets a ton of CRIT  from her set and additional ability,  

and Nicole too if you count her. She also has a  cap of 70% CRIT rate if you don’t want to overcap.  

For DMG% she’s got a ton of it as well, and this  DMG% doesn’t apply to every attack anyway, and so  

she saturates in all 3 stats. Combat ATK% is what  she is lacking and it is so strong. Combined with  

the fact that her kit is about basic attacking,  it’s no wonder that the Brimstone is just behind  

or even beating her signature. Remember this  is considering an endgame crit ratio, the  

worse your disks are, the better her Signature is. Starlight Engine for the same reason is yet again  

the GOAT thanks to the combat ATK%, and Cannon  Rotor and Street Superstar are left in the dust.

For teams she can conveniently use any  support in the game or units from her Faction,  

making her the most flexible DPS in the game on  top of having the highest burst damage, feels bad. 

This means we can steal any support stun combo so  far in the game and just use it with her instead. 

So Nicole Anby is a classic, just remember  Nicole’s debuff uptime is very small even  

considering the black hole duration. Also  Nicole’s Ether DMG is not vulnerability,  

that is misinformation, it is just  DMG% and therefore is pretty saturated. 

This is a free to play friendly and strong team.

Lycaon Soukaku works if you want  to rip it away from your Ellen,  

but you miss out on all those ice dmg  bonuses that make the Ice team so incredible.

Koleda Lucy is fantastic and allows  for a very quick swap heavy playstyle,  

swapping in Lucy to quick assist into Zhu Yuan  into Koleda parries into chain attacks. Very fun  

and strong. It’s also stronger than Nicole Anby  from some calculations until Nicole hits M6.

For bangboos I would go for Resonaboo  into multiple enemies for some amazing  

quality of life with grouping,  and then Devilboo versus bosses  

as it hits like a truck in single  target from what I have played.

So lemme know if you’re pulling for Zhu  Yuan and maybe her w-engine. Like and  

sub and share if this helped, thanks  for watching, and have a guoba day.