Cissia Skills, Kit and Mindscapes
Introduction — Cissia
Cissia is an S-Rank Electric Sub-DPS Agent in Zenless Zone Zero. Our Cissia guide and best builds cover everything you need to know about Cissia's best builds, including skills, drive discs, team compositions and more. To learn more about Cissia, use the tabs above to switch to our build information for Cissia or her team compositions.
Cissia belongs to the Criminal Investigation Special Response Team Faction alongside other characters such as Jane Doe, Zhu Yuan, Qingyi, and Seth Lowell.
"Who works for public security? Me? C'mon, quit it with the horror stories!"
"My evaluation of working with her? She's the type of colleague who'd never share her lunch - selfish, yet endearing in her own way" - Jane Doe
"Her legs always give out the moment she sees me... Could it be that i'm greeting her tor loudly" - Zhu Yuan
Cissia Character Demo - "The Dereliction of Suspect X"
Banner Availability & How to Pull Cissia
Cissia is currently available as a Rate-Up S-Rank Agent on the Current Exclusive Channel Banner.
Cissia's Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
Easy to Play.
- Strong A-Rank W-Engine option and able to use existing Drive Disc sets.
- Multi-purpose Playstyle: Powerful Attack DPS, but also buffs and deals Daze.
Weaknesses
Double Attack Agent squads see few uses.
- Limited to Electric Attack Agents.
- Only 1 team where Cissia is Best-in-Slot ( Seed).
Cissia's Core Passives
Upon entering the battlefield, gain 3 Venom. In Investigation Zone mode, this effect can trigger once every 180s.
While possessing Venom, consume 1 Venom every 5s while in combat to trigger Corrode Bone, dealing Electric DMG.
With Venom, the squad's Electric DMG ignores 6% of enemy DEF. If initial Energy Regen is higher than 1.4, for every additional 0.12 above that threshold, an additional 1% of the enemy's DEF is ignored, up to a maximum of 25% of enemy DEF. This effect lasts until 30s after Venom is depleted.
Corrode Bone deals additional Electric DMG equal to 335% of ATK.
When there are 1/2 Electric characters in the squad, the Daze dealt by Corrode Bone increases by 40%/60%.
When gaining Venom, every 1 excess point of Venom triggers Corrode Bone once.
When another character in your squad is a Stun character or shares the same attribute:
While possessing Venom, increases all squad members' CRIT DMG by 40%, with Cissia gaining an additional 10%. The effect lasts until 30s after Venom is depleted.
Cissia's Skills
Basic Attacks
Press 
to activate:
Launch up to four attacks forward, dealing Electric DMG.
When the 4th hit lands, gain 2 points of Venom. Hitting a Stunned enemy grants an additional 1 point of Venom.
With Serpentine Shadow, hold to launch:
Cissia leaps into the air and locks onto a target, then slams down, dealing Electric DMG to enemies in the area.
While locking on, continue to hold and drag the stick to extend the lock-on duration and freely control the landing position.
For every 6 points of Venom gained, gain 1 stack of Serpentine Shadow, stacking up to 3 times.
Upon entering the battlefield, gain 1 stack of Serpentine Shadow.
Using this skill consumes 1 stack of Serpentine Shadow.
Upon hitting an enemy, all Venom is consumed to trigger Corrode Bone.
Upon activating this skill, a Quick Assist is triggered.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Deal Electric DMG to nearby enemies.
Each trigger increases CRIT Rate by 6% for 15s, stacking up to 3 times. Repeated triggers refresh the duration.
Dodge Attacks
Press 
to activate:
A quick dash dodge.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Press during a dodge to activate:
Dash forward with a swift slash, dealing Electric DMG.
Press during a Perfect Dodge to activate:
Leap forward and perform a sweeping attack upon landing, dealing Electric DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Assist
When the active character is launched, press 
to activate:
Leaps forward and performs a sweeping attack upon landing, dealing Electric DMG.
During this skill, you can quickly chain into Special Attack: Bared Fangs, EX Special Attack: Venomous Bite, and Basic Attack: Serpent's Kiss.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
When the on-field character is about to be attacked, press to activate:
Parries the enemy's attack, dealing massive Daze.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Press after a Defensive Assist to activate:
Unleash a series of downward smash attacks, dealing Electric DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Special Attacks
Press 
to activate:
Launches a long-range snake bite forward, dealing Electric DMG.
Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill.
With enough energy, press or hold 
to activate:
Unleash multiple long-range snake bites forward, dealing Electric DMG.
Grants 5 Energy when the move is used.
When activating by holding, consumes additional Energy. For every 20 additional Energy consumed, unleash 1 extra strike that deals Electric DMG, up to a maximum of 60 additional Energy.
After activation, gain 3 Venom. For every additional 20 Energy consumed while holding, gain 1 more Venom.
After using this skill, it can be immediately followed up with the 4th hit of Basic Attack: Tongue Flick.
A Quick Assist is triggered when this skill hits an enemy.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Chain Attacks
When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate:
Launch multiple attacks ahead, dealing massive Electric DMG.
After using this skill, gain 3 Venom.
A Quick Assist is triggered when this skill hits an enemy.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press 
to activate:
Deliver a downward smash in front, dealing massive Electric DMG.
After using this skill, obtain 3 Venom.
After using this skill, activate Ether Veil: Cold-Blooded, lasting 30s. All squad members' CRIT DMG increases by 5% for the duration.
Re-activating Ether Veil: Cold-Blooded a second time will first deactivate the active Ether Veil: Cold-Blooded.
A Quick Assist is triggered when this skill hits an enemy.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Cissia's Mindscapes
The Venom gained upon entering the battlefield increases to 6. The DEF ignore from the Core Passive increases to 140% of its original value, and all squad members ignore 5% of the target's Electric RES. Corrode Bone DMG ignores 10% of the target's Electric RES.
After a Chain Attack: Gang Operation or Ultimate: Ophidiophobia hits a Stunned enemy, gain an additional 3 Venom. Basic Attack: Serpent's Kiss deals 35% increased DMG.
Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
When using an EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate, gain 1 stack of Decidedness, stacking up to 3 times. When using Basic Attack: Serpent's Kiss, consume all Decidedness. Each stack consumed triggers 1 special instance of Corrode Bone that does not consume Venom. This Corrode Bone does not cause Daze.
Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
Each time Corrode Bone is triggered, gain 1 stack of Bone-Deep Corrosion. When attacks from any squad member, other than Corrode Bone, hit an enemy, consume 1 stack of Bone-Deep Corrosion to trigger 1 special Corrode Bone. This instance of Corrode Bone cannot inflict Daze, and at most 1 stack of Bone-Deep Corrosion can be consumed every 3s.
Changelog
- 14 Apr. 2026: Updated Drive Discs, W-Engines, Mindscapes, Playstyles.
- 08 Apr. 2026: Updated Cissia Teams.
- 22 Feb. 2026: Cissia Guide Created.
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