Corin Wickes Skills, Kit and Mindscapes
Introduction — Corin Wickes
Corin Wickes is an A-Rank Physical Attack Agent in Zenless Zone Zero. She specializes on extended attacks with her chainsaw, which you can channel for prolonged periods of time. Corin Wickes belongs to the Victoria Housekeeping Co. Faction alongside Alexandrina Sebastiane, Ellen Joe, and Von Lycaon. She reaches her highest damage potential against stunned enemies and when teamed up with another Physical or Victoria Housekeeping Co. character.
Domestic work or not, leave everything to her! (Oh, uhh? B-but I'm not
that good!)
She's obedient, diligent and responsible, and not afraid of a little hard
work! (One moment please! That's really not me!)
She'll never let her companions suffer, and always takes responsibility!
(Please listen to me! Such exaggeration will make customers misunderstand!)
You'll find no better maid than Corin! (Oooh, please, please don't send this
report out! This isn't the real me!)
Banner Availability & How to Pull Corin Wickes
Corin Wickes is an A-Rank agent available to be pulled from all Character and W-Engine Banners in Zenless Zone Zero.
Corin Wickes's Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
Free unit which is unlocked simply by playing the game.- Good Burst Damage against stunned enemies, especially against Physical weak ones.
- Activating her Additional Ability is not difficult however even then, her Additional Ability is not as important as other DPS units.
Weaknesses
Has long animations so is susceptible to getting hit or having to cancel attacks early to dodge.- Heavily outclassed in her niche due to being a 1.0 A rank DPS.
- Requires a lot of investment and skill to play.
Corin Wickes's Core Passives
After holding or tapping repeatedly, when Corin unleashes a continuous extended slash with her Chainsaw, the skill's DMG increases by 37.5%.
When another character in your squad shares the same Attribute or Faction:
Corin deals 35% more DMG to Stunned enemies.
Corin Wickes's Skills
Basic Attacks
Press 
to activate:
Unleashes up to 5 slashes, dealing Physical DMG.
Repeatedly press or hold the button during the 3rd and 5th hits to extend the chainsaw slash attack.
Dodge Attacks
Press 
to activate:
A quick dash dodge.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Press during a dodge to activate:
Slashes enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG.
Repeatedly press or hold the button to extend the chainsaw attack's duration.
Press during a Perfect Dodge to activate:
Slashes enemies in front before detonating her chainsaw, dealing Physical DMG.
Repeatedly press or hold the button to extend the chainsaw slash attack.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Assist
When the active character is launched, press 
to activate:
Slashes enemies in front before detonating her chainsaw, dealing Physical DMG.
Repeatedly press or hold the button to extend the chainsaw slash attack.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
When the character on field is about to be attacked, press to activate:
Parries the enemy's attack, dealing massive Daze.
This skill excels at parrying enemy attacks and reduces the consumption of Assist Points when the character is under intense attacks.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Press after a Defensive Assist to activate:
Unleash a series of slashes against enemies in front followed by an explosive chainsaw, dealing Physical DMG.
Repeatedly press or hold to extend the chainsaw slash attack.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Special Attacks
Press 
to activate:
Unleashes a series of slashes upon enemies in front, before detonating the chainsaw, dealing Physical DMG.
Repeatedly press or hold the button to extend the chainsaw slash attack.
Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill, and DMG taken is reduced by 40%.
With enough Energy, press 
to activate:
Unleashes a series of powerful slashes upon enemies in front, before detonating the chainsaw, dealing massive Physical DMG.
Repeatedly press or hold the button to extend the chainsaw slash attack at the cost of Energy if the attack connects.
Character is invulnerable during the spinning slash.
Anti-Interrupt level is increased during the extended slash, and DMG taken is reduced by 40%.
Chain Attacks
When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate:
Unleashes a powerful slash at enemies in a small area, dealing massive Physical DMG.
Repeatedly press or hold the button to extend the chainsaw slash attack.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press 
to activate:
Unleashes a powerful slash at enemies in a small area, dealing massive Physical DMG.
Repeatedly press or hold the button to extend the chainsaw slash attack.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Corin Wickes's Mindscapes
When Corin's Chain Attack or Ultimate hits an enemy, her DMG against the target increases by 12% for 15s.
When Corin's EX Special Attack, Chain Attack or Ultimate hits an enemy, the target's Physical RES is reduced by 0.5%, stacking up to 20 times and lasting 5s. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
When Corin uses a Quick Assist, Defensive Assist, or Chain Attack, she recovers 7.2 Energy. This effect can trigger once every 16s.
Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
When Corin's extended slash hits an enemy, she obtains a stack of Charge (max 40 stacks).
During a Dodge Counter, Special Attack, EX Special Attack, Quick Assist, or Assist Follow-Up, when her chainsaw detonation hits an enemy, consumes all stacks of Charge. Each stack consumed causes the attack to deal an additional 3% of ATK as DMG.
Changelog
- 20 Jul. 2026: Guide updated to new format and reviewed for 2.6 > 3.0.
- 30 Dec. 2025: Guide reviewed for Patch 2.5, added new Drive-Disc recommendation with Zhao.
- 14 Oct. 2025: Guide review for Patch 2.3. No changes were required.
- 23 Jul. 2025: Guide reviewed for Yuzuha release, no changes were required.
- 05 Jun. 2025: Guide reviewed and updated for ZZZ Patch 2.0.
- 17 Oct. 2024: Updated with Caesar King info.
- 13 Aug. 2024: Updated W-Engine and Team Comp info for Qingyi release.
- 08 Jul. 2024: Added Bangboo Information, swapped Drive Disc 6 recommendation.
- 07 Jul. 2024: Added Strengths+Weaknesses.
- 05 Jul. 2024: Added W-Engine and Team Comp recommendations.
- 15 Jun. 2024: Page added.
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