Nicole Demara Skills, Kit and Mindscapes
Introduction — Nicole Demara
Nicole Demara is an A-Rank Ether DPS Agent in Zenless Zone Zero. Our Nicole guide and best builds cover everything you need to know about Nicole's best builds, including skills, drive discs, team compositions and more. To learn more about Nicole, use the tabs above to switch to our build information for Nicole or her team compositions.
Nicole Demara belongs to the Cunning Hares Faction alongside other characters such as Nekomata and Billy Kid.
The leader of the odd-job agency the Cunning Hares, who accept all kinds of Hollow-related commissions. She's been on the streets for many years, and has a reputation among her peers as being exceedingly cunning. She's been blacklisted by many clients due to her all-or-nothing approach. She loves money, but it surprisingly bad at managing it, leaving the Cunning Hares constantly on the edge of bankruptcy and owing many debts.
Nicole Character Demo - "When Business Comes Knocking" | Zenless Zone Zero
Banner Availability & How to Pull Nicole Demara
Nicole Demara is an A-Rank agent available to be pulled from all Character and W-Engine Banners in Zenless Zone Zero.
Nicole is also given to you through the story, specifically after rescuing Billy Kid and Nekomata in The Hare and the Proxy.
Nicole Demara's Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
Great crowd control being able to easily group multiple enemies.- Powerful 25% Ether damage buff.
- A significant 40%(At Lv.7) DEF reduction core passive.
Weaknesses
Both Core Skills have a 3.5s cooldown meaning that planning, timing and regular swapping are important to maintain these passives.- Crowd control utility is less effective on larger boss enemies.
Nicole Demara's Core Passives
After hitting an enemy with a Special Attack, EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate, Nicole can reload, enhancing her Basic Attack and Dash Attack. When her enhanced bullets or Energy Field hits an enemy, the target's DEF is reduced by 40% for 3.5s.
When another character in your squad shares the same Attribute or Faction:
When Nicole's Core Passive: Mechanical Case applies a debuff to an enemy, all units deal 25% more Ether DMG to the target for 3.5s.
Nicole Demara's Skills
Basic Attacks
Press 
to activate:
Unleashes up to 3 strikes, dealing Physical DMG.
After using a Special Attack, EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate, Nicole can reload, and her Basic Attack and Dash Attack are enhanced, increasing the power of her bullets.
Dodge Attacks
Press 
to activate:
A quick dash dodge.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Drag the stick to dodge, then hold to reload while dodging, enhancing Basic Attacks and Dash Attacks up to 8 times.
When dragging the stick during a dodge, press :
Dashes in the target direction and strikes nearby enemies, dealing Physical DMG.
When not dragging the stick during a dodge, press :
Vaults backward and launches a ranged strike against enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG.
Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance her Basic Attack and Dash Attack, up to 8 times.
Press during a Perfect Dodge to activate:
Dodge backwards and send a ranged strike at enemies in front, dealing Ether DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times.
Assist
When the active character is launched, press 
to activate:
Dodge backwards and send a ranged strike at enemies in front, dealing Ether DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times.
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 forward and bombard enemies, dealing Ether DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Special Attacks
Press 
to activate:
Unleashes a ranged strike against enemies in front, dealing Ether DMG.
Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill.
Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times.
With enough Energy, press 
to activate:
A powerful ranged strike, generating an energy field that pulls enemies towards its center to deal Ether DMG.
Hold down to charge up this attack, during which a small energy field is generated at the muzzle as Energy is consumed, dealing bonus DMG to enemies nearby.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
A Quick Assist is triggered when this skill hits an enemy.
Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times.
Chain Attacks
When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate:
Unleashes a powerful ranged strike at enemies in a small area, generating an energy field that pulls enemies towards its center to deal Ether DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
A Quick Assist is triggered when this skill hits an enemy.
Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times.
When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press 
to activate:
Unleashes a powerful ranged strike at enemies in a small area, generating an energy field that pulls enemies towards its center to deal Ether DMG.
When using this skill, other squad members recover 10 Energy. The next character to switch in gains an additional 20 Energy.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
A Quick Assist is triggered when this skill hits an enemy.
Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times.
Nicole Demara's Mindscapes
The DMG and the Anomaly Buildup inflicted by Nicole's EX Special Attack increases by 16%. For each additional 0.1s of charging when Nicole activates her EX Special Attack, the duration of the energy field created at the target location increases by 0.15s
Nicole recovers 5 Energy when Core Passive: Mechanical Case's debuff is triggered. This effect can trigger once every 15s.
Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
When Nicole uses her EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate, the diameter of the energy field generated at the target location is increased by 3m.
Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
When Nicole's energy fields deal DMG to an enemy, all units' CRIT Rate against that enemy increases by 1.5%, stacking up to 10 times, and lasting 12s. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
Changelog
- 12 Nov. 2025: Overhauled for 2.3.
- 16 Sep. 2025: Updated for 2.2.
- 16 Jul. 2025: Reviewed for 2.1.
- 05 Jun. 2025: Reviewed for 2.0.
- 22 May 2025: Reviewed and updated for 1.7.
- 05 Dec. 2024: Reviewed and updated for 1.3.
- 12 Oct. 2024: Reviewed for 1.2.
- 13 Aug. 2024: Reviewed and updated for 1.1.
- 24 Jul. 2024: Zhu Yuan added.
- 07 Jul. 2024: Full Guide released.
- 15 Jun. 2024: Page added.
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