Introduction — Soukaku
Soukaku is an A-Rank Ice Support Agent in Zenless Zone Zero. Our Soukaku guide and best builds cover everything you need to know about Soukaku's best builds, including skills, drive discs, team compositions and more. To learn more about Soukaku, use the tabs above to switch to our build information for Soukaku or her team compositions.
Soukaku belongs to the Hollow Special Operations Section 6 Faction alongside Hoshimi Miyabi, Asaba Harumasa and Tsukishiro Yanagi
"Glutton" - the name Soukaku's been called the most. Few people know her full nickname is: The cute little one who always gobbles down everything she can and is super happy when full but can't reed or rite.
Banner Availability & How to Pull Soukaku
Soukaku is an A-Rank agent available to be pulled from all Character and W-Engine Banners in Zenless Zone Zero.
One free copy of Soukaku is also given for free by clearing the earlier stages of Shiyu Defense.
Soukaku's Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
Incredibly powerful ATK buff that can be transferred between characters that does not need to be used specifically on Ice characters.- Soukaku provides 20% Ice damage on 3 Vortex Charged making her incredibly powerful on Ice teams.
- Buffs have a long duration making them easy to maintain and have 100% uptime with.
- Applies a significant amount of Ice Anomaly even while acting as a support.
Weaknesses
Requires moderate investment to be able to grant the full 1000 ATK buff.- If Soukaku does not have 3 Vortex charges, Fly the Flag will only grant 500 ATK, there is no partial DMG buff increase.
- No Quick assist is granted through Soukaku's EX Attack.
Soukaku's Core Passives
When Soukaku launches Fly the Flag, her ATK is increased by 20% of her initial ATK, up to 500, for 22s. When consuming Vortex during Fly the Flag, the ATK increase is doubled, up to a max of 1,000. This buff can be passed along to characters switching in via Quick Assists or Chain Attacks triggered by Fly the Flag, and it refreshes the duration of the buff.
When another character in your squad shares the same Attribute or Faction:
When Soukaku consumes Vortex to activate Fly the Flag, the Ice DMG of all squad members is increased by 20% for 22s.
Soukaku's Skills
Basic Attacks
Press 
to activate:
Unleashes up to 3 attacks, dealing Physical DMG.
When Frosted Banner is active, press to activate:
Unleashes up to 3 faster attacks in front, dealing Ice DMG.
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.
When Frosted Banner is active, press during a Dodge to activate:
Slashes enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG.
Press during a Perfect Dodge to activate:
Slashes enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Assist
When the active character is launched, press 
to activate:
Slashes enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG.
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:
Charges and strikes enemies in front, dealing Ice DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Holding while using this skill allows for a quick transition to Fly the Flag.
Special Attacks
Press 
to activate:
Soukaku releases a wind current in front of her and unleashes her finishing move, dealing Ice DMG.
During skill activation, Anti-Interrupt level increases, and DMG taken is reduced by 40%.
Holding while using this skill allows for a quick transition to Fly the Flag.
With enough Energy, press 
to activate:
Releases wind currents of extended range in front of her, dealing massive Ice DMG.
This skill can be triggered consecutively by pressing repeatedly. Each use consumes a specified amount of Energy. When Soukaku's Energy is depleted, or you stop pressing the button, she unleashes a powerful finishing move that deals massive Ice DMG.
During skill activation, Anti-Interrupt level increases, and DMG taken is reduced by 40%.
Holding while using this skill allows for a quick transition to Fly the Flag.
Hold to activate:
Soukaku plunges her weapon into the ground, morphs it into a flag, and launches Fly the Flag, dealing Ice DMG. Hitting an enemy with Fly the Flag triggers a Quick Assist.
Pressing or after Fly the Flag activates a Special Attack as she retracts the flag, dealing Ice DMG.
If Soukaku owns 3 stacks of Vortex on using Fly the Flag, she consumes all 3 stacks and enters the Frosted Banner state. In the Frosted Banner state, she can unleash an enhanced Basic Attack or an enhanced Dash Attack, dealing massive Ice DMG. This effect can last up to 45s or stack up to 6 times.
Soukaku's weapon gains Vortexes in the following circumstances:
Gains 1 stack of Vortex when launching an EX Special Attack,
Gains 1 stack of Vortex when launching a Chain Attack,
Gains 3 stacks of Vortex when launching an Ultimate.
Soukaku can accumulate a maximum of 3 stacks of Vortex.
Chain Attacks
When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate:
Soukaku quickly unleashes a series of strikes at enemies in front of her and follows up with Fly the Flag, dealing massive Ice DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press 
to activate:
Soukaku quickly unleashes an extended series of strikes at enemies in front of her and follows up with Fly the Flag, dealing massive Ice DMG.
Upon activating this skill, Soukaku enters the Masked state, increasing her CRIT Rate by 15% for 15s.
Upon activating 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.
Soukaku's Mindscapes
When Soukaku triggers Core Passive: Blade Banner or Additional Ability: Group Set Meal, the buff duration is increased by 8s.
When Soukaku's Basic Attack, Dash Attack, Dodge Counter, or Quick Assist hits an enemy, there's a 15% chance she gains 1 stack of Vortex, triggering up to once per second.
When Vortex reaches max stacks, any additional stacks grant Soukaku 1.2 Energy instead.
Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
If an enemy is hit by Fly the Flag, the target's Ice RES is reduced by 10% for 8s.
Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
While in the Frosted Banner state, the number of usable enhanced Basic Attacks and enhanced Dash Attacks is increased to 12, and also deal 45% more DMG.
Changelog
- 12 Nov. 2025: Guide overhauled with 2.3.
- 16 Sep. 2025: Updated for 2.2.
- 16 Jul. 2025: Reviewed and updated for 2.1.
- 05 Jun. 2025: Reviewed and updated for 2.0.
- 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: Full guide released.
- 15 Jun. 2024: Page added.
In The Same Category
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.
- Zenless Zone Zero Version 2.4 – On the Precipice of the Abyss
- Zenless Zone Zero – Mr. Z Has a New Guest and Secrets to Reveal
- Zenless Zone Zero Reveals Major Story and Gameplay Changes
- Is Yidhari That Good in Zenless Zone Zero – 2.3 Tier List
- Zenless Zone Zero Yidhari Is Here to Haunt Your Screen and Melt Ice-Cold Hearts
- Did Lucia Just Change the Entire Zenless Zone Zero Meta in 2.3?
- See What’s New in Zenless Zone Zero Version 2.3!
- Lucia, Eous, and a Campfire – ZZZ’s Unexpectedly Chill Livestream