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Piper Wheel Skills, Kit and Mindscapes

Last updated on Oct 27, 2025 at 14:00 by Shikhu
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Suzie Yeung EN Voice Actor
Iwami Manaka JP Voice Actor

Introduction — Piper Wheel

Piper Wheel is an A-Rank Physical DPS Agent in Zenless Zone Zero. Our Piper guide and best builds cover everything you need to know about Piper's best builds, including skills, drive discs, team compositions and more. To learn more about Piper, use the tabs above to switch to our build information for Piper or her team compositions.

Piper Wheel belongs to the Sons Of Calydon Faction alongside other characters such as Lucy, Burnice White and Lighter.

"Ya need a lift? Then buckle up, buddy." Piper Wheel "If you get carsick, look out the window at the view, and you'll feel better." "Next, it's time for lil ol' me to clock in and get to work." "Buckle~ Up~!"

Banner Availability & How to Pull Piper Wheel

Piper Wheel is currently available as a Rate-Up A-Rank Agent on the Exclusive Channel and also available from all Character and W-Engine banners in Zenless Zone Zero.

Piper Wheel's Strengths & Weaknesses

V Strengths
  • +Piper's Power Stacks provide a decent 18% Damage buff to the entire team including herself.
  • +Able to rapidly apply Physical anomaly buildup using her EX Special Attack and Ultimate.
X Weaknesses
  • -Limited teammate options due to only having synergy with some Sons Of Calydon members.
  • -There are already many Physical as well as another Physical Anomaly S-Rank DPS making it hard to specifically justify her over other similarly powerful Physical DPS.

Piper Wheel's Core Passives

Core Passive: Power Charge
Lv. 7

When Piper's EX Special Attack: Engine Spin or Ultimate hits an enemy, she gains 1 stack of Power, up to a maximum of 20 stacks, lasting for 12s. Repeated triggers reset the duration. For every stack of Power, Piper's Physical Anomaly Buildup Rate increases by 4%.

Additional Ability: Synced Acceleration

When another character in your squad shares the same Attribute or Faction:
When Piper has 20 or more stacks of Power, all squad members' DMG is increased by 18%.

Piper Wheel's Skills

Basic Attacks


Basic Attack: Load Up and Roll Out

Press Basic Attack to activate:
Unleashes up to 4 slashes, dealing Physical DMG.

Dodge Attacks


Dodge: Handbrake Drift

Press Evade to activate:
A quick dash dodge.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Dash Attack: Pedal to the Metal

Press Basic Attack during a dodge to activate:
Slashes enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG.

Dodge Counter: Power Drift

Press Basic Attack during a Perfect Dodge to activate:
Unleash a downward smash attack in front, dealing Physical DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Assist


Quick Assist: Brake Tap

When the active character is launched, press Switch to activate:
Launches a downward smash attack at enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Defensive Assist: Emergency Brake

When the character on field is about to be attacked, press Switch 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.

Assist Follow-Up: Overtaking Maneuver

Press Basic Attack after a Defensive Assist to activate:
Charge and slash enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Special Attacks


Special Attack: Tire Spin

Press Special Attack to activate:
Piper spins and launches a sweeping slash around her, dealing Physical DMG.
Hold Special Attack to extend the skill duration, unleashing increasingly powerful spinning slashes and increasing the charge level of the skill up to 2 times.
If the skill is used after the first 3 hits of a Basic Attack, Dash Attack, or Dodge Counter, you can quickly activate Special Attack: Tire Spin of an increased charge level.
During the skill activation, Anti-Interrupt level increases, and DMG taken is reduced by 40%.

Special Attack: One Trillion Tons

While Special Attack: Tire Spin is active, release Special Attack to trigger a downward smash attack based on the charge level of Special Attack: Tire Spin, dealing Physical DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

EX Special Attack: Engine Spin

With enough Energy, continue holding EX Special Attack after Special Attack: Tire Spin reaches maximum charge level to activate:
Rapidly spins, unleashing powerful spinning slashes around her and dealing massive Physical DMG.
This skill consumes Energy continuously for up to 3s.
During the skill activation, Anti-Interrupt level increases, and DMG taken is reduced by 40%.

EX Special Attack: Really Heavy

During EX Special Attack: Engine Spin, release EX Special Attack to activate:
Piper unleashes a downward smash attack, dealing massive Physical DMG.
If the duration of EX Special Attack: Engine Spin reaches its limit or Energy drops to 20, EX Special Attack: Really Heavy will automatically activate.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Chain Attacks


Chain Attack: Buckle Up

When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate:
Unleashes a powerful downward smash at enemies ahead in a large area, dealing massive Physical DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Ultimate: Hold~ On~ Tight~

When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press Ultimate Attack to activate:
Rapidly spins, unleashing powerful spinning slashes at enemies in a large area ahead, followed by a downward smash, dealing massive Physical DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Piper Wheel's Mindscapes

M1
Leisure Moment

When Piper's Special Attack: Tire Spin, EX Special Attack: Engine Spin, or Ultimate hits an enemy with a spinning slash, there is a 50% chance to gain an additional stack of Power. The maximum stack limit of Power is increased to 30.

M2
Motivation

During Special Attack: Tire Spin and EX Special Attack: Engine Spin, Piper's movement speed increases. When using Special Attack: One Trillion Tons, EX Special Attack: Really Heavy, or Ultimate to launch a downward smash that hits an enemy, the Physical DMG dealt by the move is increased by 10%. For each stack of Power, this buff is further increased by 1%.

M3
Truck Expert

Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

M4
Refined Techniques

Whenever a squad member inflicts an Attribute Anomaly on an enemy, Piper recovers 20 Energy. This effect can trigger once every 30s.

M5
Personal Hobbies

Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

M6
Mild Excitement

Increases the duration limit of EX Special Attack: Engine Spin by 2s and extends the duration of Power by 4s.

Changelog

  • 27 Oct. 2024: Overhauled with 2.3.
  • 16 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for 2.2.
  • 16 Jul. 2024: Updated for 2.1 for Yuzuha and Alice's signature W-Engine on Piper.
  • 05 Jun. 2025: Reviewed for 2.0.
  • 02 Jun. 2025: Updated for 1.7.
  • 12 Oct. 2024: Reviewed for 1.2.
  • 13 Aug. 2024: Reviewed and updated for 1.1.
  • 05 Jul. 2024: Full Guide released.
  • 04 Jul. 2024: Page added.
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