Anby Demara Guide and Best Builds

Anby Demara Guide & Best Builds

Welcome to our Anby Demara build guide for Zenless Zone Zero. Anby Demara is a powerful A-Rank Electric Stun Agent who can build enemy stun gauges lightning fast. In our guide, we will cover everything you need to know to get the most out of your Anby, from building the best Drive Discs and W-Engines, to important stat priorities and combos.

Anby Demara's Best W-Engines

Listed below are Anby Demara's best W-Engines. While W-Engines are listed in a priority order, what is best to build can vary slightly depending on your team composition or account funding.

The Restrained

Binding Chains
When an attack hits an enemy, DMG and Daze from Basic Attacks increase by 6/7.5/9/10.5/12% for 8s, stacking up to 5 times. This effect can trigger at most once during each skill. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.

Hellfire Gears

Passionate Construction
While off-field, the equipper's Energy Regen increases by 0.6/0.75/0.9/1.05/1.2/s.
When using an EX Special Attack, the equipper's Impact is increased by 10/12.5/15/17.5/20% for 10s, stacking up to 2 times. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.

Blazing Laurel

Flowing Flame
Upon launching a Quick Assist or Perfect Assist, the equipper's Impact increases by 25/28.75/32.5/36.25/40% for 8s. When the equipper launches and hits an enemy with a Basic Attack, apply Wilt to the target for 30s, stacking up to 20 times, repeated triggers reset the duration. When any squad member hits an enemy, for every stack of Wilt applied to the target, the CRIT DMG of the Ice DMG and Fire DMG dealt by that attack increases by 1.5/1.72/1.95/2.17/2.4%. Only one instance of this effect can exist in the same squad.

Steam Oven

Thick Broth
For every 10 Energy accumulated, the equipper's Impact is increased by 2/2.3/2.6/2.9/3.2%, stacking up to 8 times. After Energy is consumed, this bonus remains for 8 more seconds. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.

Roaring Fur-nace

Tiger Spirit Rising
The Daze dealt by the equipper's EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, and Ultimate increases by 28/32.2/36.4/40.6/44.8%.
When using a Chain Attack or Ultimate to deal Fire DMG, the DMG dealt by all squad members increases by 10/11.5/13/14.5/16%, stacking up to 2 times and lasting 30s. The duration of each stack is calculated separately. Triggers once per use of a skill. Only one instance of this effect can exist in the same squad.

Precious Fossilized Core

Behemoth Hunter
When the target's HP is no lower than 50%, the equipper inflicts 10/11.5/13/14.5/16% more Daze to the target. When the target's HP is no lower than 75%, this bonus is further increased by 10/11.5/13/14.5/16%.

Demara Battery Mark II

In a Flash of Light
Increases Electric DMG by 15/17.5/20/22/24%. When the equipper hits an enemy with a Dodge Counter or Assist Attack, their Energy Generation Rate increases by 18/20.5/23/25/27.5% for 8s.

Best Drive Discs for Anby Demara

King of the Summit

2-Piece Set: Increases Daze of attacks by 6%
4-Piece Set: When the equipper is a Stun character and uses an EX Special Attack or Chain Attack, increases CRIT DMG of all squad members by 15%, and when the equipper's CRIT Rate is more than or equal to 50%, further increases CRIT DMG by 15%, lasting 15s. Repeated triggers reset the duration. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

Shockstar Disco

2-Piece Set: Impact +6%
4-Piece Set: Basic Attacks, Dash Attacks, and Dodge Counters inflict 20% more Daze to the main target.

Thunder Metal

2-Piece Set: Electric DMG +10%
4-Piece Set: As long as an enemy in combat is Shocked, the equipper's ATK is increased by 28%.

Anby Demara's Stat Priority

Build CRIT Rate to at least 50% or higher.

Anby Demara's Skill Priority

How to Play Anby Demara

As a Stun Agent, Anby's primary goal is to accumulate enough Daze on enemies, causing them to become stunned for a period of time. She can do this effectively because her skills have a higher Daze buildup per attack than other Agent Types.

Anby's bread-and-butter combo is entirely based on her Core Passive: Fluctuating Voltage. To summarize, in order for Anby's combo to have an extra Daze buildup, she needs to be on-field and must execute any of the following after 3 Basic Attacks:

• Basic Attack: Thunderbolt (Hold)
• Special Attack: Fork Lightning
• EX Special Attack: Lightning Bolt

Anby can only perform an EX Special if she has at least 60 Energy or higher. Her Energy gauge can be tracked on-screen during combat. Without enough energy, she will only do a Special Attack instead. In gameplay, playing Anby may look something like any of the following:

1. Basic Attack (1st) > Basic Attack (2nd) > Basic Attack (3rd) > EX Special Attack > ...
2. Basic Attack (1st) > Basic Attack (2nd) > Basic Attack (3rd) > Basic Attack (Hold) > ...

And then subsequently repeat the gameplay combo until the enemies become stunned.

If players do not do the above combos correctly, they may find it difficult to stun and kill enemies as fast as possible. In addition, Anby will perform significantly better than other Stun Agents when fighting against enemies that are weak to Electric DMG.

Ideally, Anby prioritizes using her EX Special Attack: Lightning Bolt over Basic Attack: Thunderbolt or Special Attack: Fork Lightning to stun enemies. This is because Lightning Bolt has a higher DMG and Daze Multiplier than either her Special Attack or her Basic Attack.

With additional Mindscape Cinemas (M3: Well-Disciplined and M5: Street Experience respectively), Anby can hit a higher DMG and Daze Multiplier potential, up to a maximum skill level of Lv.15 at M5. Based on the M0 data above, which is sorted in Descending order of Multiplier Values, players can see the following:

• At Lv.12, the Highest DMG Multiplier is EX Special Attack, followed by Basic Attack (Hold)
• At Lv.12, the Highest Daze Multiplier is EX Special Attack, followed by Basic Attack (Hold)
• EX Special's DMG Multiplier is approximately 77% higher than the Basic Attack's DMG Multiplier
• EX Special's Daze Multiplier is approximately 237% higher than the Basic Attack's Daze Multiplier

As a result, if Anby does her Special Attack without any Energy, using Special Attack: Fork Lightning instead, she will effectively be doing less DMG and Daze overall compared to just doing a Basic Attack (Hold). Even if the player's Anby is not built yet, Anby's Lv.1 EX Special Attack will still outperform most Basic Attack upgrades (if not all).

So in an ideal scenario, for Anby to do her stun combo efficiently, players should only play Anby if she has enough energy for an EX Special. If she does not have enough energy, but the enemy is close to being stunned, players can opt to do another Basic Attack Combo and end with a Basic Attack (Hold). She should only be on-field if there are enemies that need to be stunned.

After stunning enemies, Anby should cause a Chain Attack to occur, which is when players should swap her out with an Agent who will deal higher damage (ie. an Attack or Anomaly Agent).

Anby Demara's Best Mindscapes

In general, completing Anby's Mindscape Cinema should be prioritized if players want to get the most out of her kit. While she is playable without any upgrades, players may find M0 Anby struggling without any sources of extra Energy Regen for her EX Special Attacks. Her EX Special Attack is the best and fastest way to stun enemies, so any sources to help with Energy Generation, Impact or Daze Buildup, or her overall DMG will be greatly beneficial.

Looking over Anby's Mindscape Cinema, her best Mindscape is theoretically her M5: Street Experience. While Anby's M6: Charging Field is appealing for anyone who wants her to do high damage, her earlier Mindscape Cinema upgrades will provide a larger quality-of-life to her gameplay: more Energy Generation per attack per Agent means more EX Special Attacks overall per minute, and therefore, enemies will get stunned faster.

For example, getting Anby's M1: Rapid Charge Mode will help increase the Energy Generation Rate, but it is only good if you do not do a Basic Attack (Hold): Thunderbolt. The Energy Generation only applies after the 4th hit of the Basic Attack Combo. This Mindscape is only appealing if Anby is having trouble with building enough Energy, or if they already have her M4: Conducting Charge. In addition, Anby's M4: Conducting Charge helps off-field Electric Agent in the squad gain more energy, but will not affect Anby herself.

On the other hand, Anby's M5: Street Experience increases the DMG and Daze Multipliers for all skills that help Anby stun enemies faster. While she still has high multipliers at Lv.12 of each skill, her M5 will help scale the values by a decent amount, increasing her DMG and Daze output further than what she has available at M0 and M3.

Anby Demara's Best Teams

To learn all about Anby Demara's synergies and best team compositions, check our dedicated Anby Demara team page below:

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