Ellen Joe Skills, Kit and Mindscapes
Introduction — Ellen Joe
Ellen Joe is an S-Rank Ice DPS Agent in Zenless Zone Zero. Our Ellen guide and best builds cover everything you need to know about Ellen's best builds, including skills, drive discs, team compositions and more. To learn more about Ellen, use the tabs above to switch to our build information for Ellen or her team compositions.
Ellen Joe belongs to the Victoria Housekeeping Co. Faction alongside other characters such as Corin Wickes and Von Lycaon.
"Ah, another annoying commission... I should've taken a different shift." —Ellen Joe
"Let's end it here. I'm tired."
"Just a moment, let me check... there's still... two questions left!"
"...zzz..."
"Miss Ellen? Miss Ellen? She's already asleep..."
Ellen Character Demo - "Uniform, Shark Tail, Scissors"
Banner Availability & How to Pull Ellen Joe
Ellen Joe is not currently available on any Banners. Ellen Joe was last available to be pulled in Version 1.5.
Ellen Joe's Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
Roaming state can easily allow for repositioning around larger bosses as well as higher mobility making it harder for her to take damage.- Increased mobility and dodge actions built-in to her kit making it easier for Ellen to avoid attacks.
Weaknesses
Stacks of Flash Freeze charges are lost when attacking even if an enemy is not hit.
Ellen Joe's Core Passives
When Ellen launches a Charged Scissors Strike during Dash Attack: Arctic Ambush, or consumes a Flash Freeze Charge to activate Basic Attack: Flash Freeze Trimming, the skill's CRIT DMG is increased by 100%.
When another character in your squad shares the same Attribute or Faction:
When Ellen deals Ice DMG, subsequent Ice DMG increases by 3% for 10s. This effect can stack up to 10 times, and repeated triggers reset the duration.
Ellen Joe's Skills
Basic Attacks
Press 
to activate:
Unleashes up to 3 attacks, dealing Physical DMG.
Press repeatedly or hold during the 3rd attack to extend the skill duration.
While Flash Freeze is active, press to activate:
Launch up to 3 attacks at enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG.
Each attack consumes 1 Flash Freeze Charge.
Press repeatedly or hold during the 3rd attack to extend the skill duration.
After the 3rd hit of Basic Attack: Flash Freeze Trimming, Dash Attack: Arctic Ambush's charged scissor strike, Dodge Counter: Reef Rock, and Quick Assist, if Ellen has Flash Freeze Charges, pressing will launch Basic Attack: Glacial Blade Wave, dealing Ice DMG.
This skill consumes 2 points of Flash Freeze Charge.
After use, it can be directly followed up with the 3rd hit of her Basic Attack.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
After the 3rd hit of Basic Attack: Flash Freeze Trimming, EX Special Attack: Sharknami, Dodge Counter: Reef Rock, and Assist Follow-Up, automatically launch Basic Attack: Icy Blade, dealing multiple instances of Ice DMG to all enemies in a large area ahead. It inflicts additional instances of Ice DMG against Medium and Large foes.
After the skill, Ellen gains the Quick Charge effect.
Basic Attack: Icy Blade does not affect the branch or form of the original skill.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Dodge Attacks
Press 
to activate:
A rapid dash dodge.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
When Perfect Dodge is triggered, Ellen gains the Quick Charge effect, reducing the charge time of Dash Attack: Arctic Ambush, lasting up to 5 seconds or until it triggers.
Hold or double-press to activate:
Enter the Roaming state, allowing dashing movement.
In the Roaming state, drag the stick to control Ellen's direction, and release to stop.
Ellen is invulnerable for a brief time after activation.
While in the Roaming state, press to activate:
Delivers a spinning slash to enemies before opening her scissors for a Swift Scissors strike, dealing Ice DMG.
Gain 1 point of Flash Freeze Charge when the Swift Scissors strike hits.
While in the Roaming state, hold to activate:
Perform a spinning slash against the enemy, then pull apart the scissors to unleash a Charged Scissors strike, dealing massive Ice DMG.
Gain 3 points of Flash Freeze Charge when the Charged Scissors strike hits. If the enemy is Frozen, it always triggers Shatter.
Anti-Interrupt level is increased while charging the skill, and DMG taken is reduced by 40%.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
When Ellen has Flash Freeze Charges, the Flash Freeze effect is activated. Once Flash Freeze activates, Basic Attacks and Dash Attacks expend Flash Freeze Charges, dealing massive Ice DMG. Ellen can have up to a maximum of 6 Flash Freeze Charges.
Press during a dodge to activate:
Launches a dashing slash attack at enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG.
While Flash Freeze is active, press during dodge to activate:
Launches a dashing slash attack at enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG.
Consumes 1 Flash Freeze Charge.
Press during a Perfect Dodge to activate:
Rapidly move through enemies with open scissors for a cutting strike, dealing Ice DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Assist
When the active character is launched, press 
to activate:
Speedily move through the enemy with open scissors for a cutting strike, dealing Ice DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
When the character on the field is launched, drag the stick and press to activate:
Enter the Roaming state, enabling dashing movement.
While in the Roaming state, use the stick to change directions and release to stop.
Character is invulnerable briefly when triggering the skill.
Upon triggering a Quick Assist, Ellen gains the Quick Charge effect, shortening the charging time of Dash Attack: Arctic Ambush, lasting up to 5s or until it triggers once.
When the character on field 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:
Charge and slash enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG.
Press repeatedly or hold during the attack to extend the skill duration.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Special Attacks
Press 
to activate:
Use a quick tail sweep attack in front, dealing Ice DMG.
Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill.
With enough Energy, press 
to activate:
Perform a forceful tail whip attack that deals massive Ice DMG.
Gain 1 Flash Freeze Charge upon striking an enemy.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
After executing the move, you can immediately follow up with the 3rd hit of a Basic Attack.
With enough Energy and after executing EX Special Attack: Tail Swipe, press to activate:
Perform a powerful series of slashes ahead that deal massive Ice DMG.
Gain 1 Flash Freeze Charge upon striking an enemy.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
After executing the move, you can immediately follow up with the 3rd hit of a Basic Attack.
Chain Attacks
When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate:
Crash down from above and unleash an ice storm, dealing massive Ice DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press 
to activate:
Crash down from above and unleash an ice storm before a powerful scissor strike, dealing massive Ice DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Ellen Joe's Mindscapes
Upon hitting an enemy with a Swift Scissors strike during Dash Attack: Arctic Ambush, the obtained Flash Freeze Charges are increased to 3. Upon hitting an enemy with a Charged Scissors strike during Dash Attack: Arctic Ambush, the obtained Flash Freeze Charges are increased to 6. For each Flash Freeze Charge consumed, Ellen's CRIT Rate is increased by 2% for 15s, stacking up to 6 times. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
The 3rd hit of Basic Attack: Flash Freeze Trimming can be directly followed up with EX Special Attack: Sharknami. For each point of Flash Freeze Charge when using an EX Special Attack, the current attack's CRIT DMG is increased by 20%, up to a max of 60%.
Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
Whenever a squad member Freezes or Stuns an enemy, Ellen gains 6 Flash Freeze Charges and the Quick Charge effect. She also recovers 4 Energy. The Energy recovery effect can trigger once per 10s.
Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
When Ellen uses an EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or gains Quick Charge, her PEN Ratio increases by 20% for 6s. She also gains 1 stack of The Feast Begins, up to a maximum of 3 stacks. With 3 stacks of The Feast Begins, using a Charged Scissors strike during Dash Attack: Arctic Ambush consumes all stacks, increasing the DMG of the current attack by 250%.
Changelog
- 16 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for 2.2.
- 16 Jul. 2024: Reviewed for 2.1.
- 06 Jun. 2025: Full guide added for 2.0 overhaul.
- 05 Jun. 2025: Disclaimer for 2.0 added.
- 05 Dec. 2024: Reviewed and updated for 1.3.
- 12 Oct. 2024: Reviewed and updated for 1.2.
- 13 Aug. 2024: Reviewed and updated for 1.1.
- 05 Jul. 2024: Updated to release.
- 15 Jun. 2024: Page added.
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This guide has been written by Shikhu (Discord - Shikhu). Playing since launch and clearing endgame on reset. He is still saving for the Angels of Delusion faction since the start of the game and has a heafty saving of pulls ready and waiting. One day their banners will arrive.
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