Von Lycaon Guide and Best Builds

Von Lycaon Guide & Best Builds

Welcome to our Von Lycaon build guide for Zenless Zone Zero. Von Lycaon is an S-Rank Ice Stun Agent who can buff the squad's Ice DMG, shred Ice RES, and increase the Stun Damage Multiplier. In our guide, we will cover everything you need to know to get the most out of Von Lycaon, from building the best Drive Discs and W-Engines to important stat priorities and combos.

Von Lycaon's Best W-Engines

Listed below are Von Lycaon's best W-Engines. While W-Engines are listed in a priority order, what is best to build on your Von Lycaon can vary slightly depending on your team composition.

Ice-Jade Teapot

Ringing Melody
When a Basic Attack hits an enemy, gain 1 stack of Tea-riffic. Each stack of Tea-riffic increases the user's Impact by 0.7/0.88/1.05/1.22/1.4%, stacking up to 30 times, and lasting for 8s. The duration of each stack is calculated separately. Upon acquiring Tea-riffic, if the equipper possesses stacks of Tea-riffic greater than or equal to 15, all squad members' DMG is increased by 20/23/26/29/32% for 10s. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

Blazing Laurel

Flowing Flame
Upon launching a Quick Assist or Perfect Assist, the equipper's Impact increases by 25/28.75/32.5/36.25/40% for 8s. When the equipper launches and hits an enemy with a Basic Attack, apply Wilt to the target for 30s, stacking up to 20 times, repeated triggers reset the duration. When any squad member hits an enemy, for every stack of Wilt applied to the target, the CRIT DMG of the Ice DMG and Fire DMG dealt by that attack increases by 1.5/1.72/1.95/2.17/2.4%. Only one instance of this effect can exist in the same squad.

Precious Fossilized Core

Behemoth Hunter
When the target's HP is no lower than 50%, the equipper inflicts 10/11.5/13/14.5/16% more Daze to the target. When the target's HP is no lower than 75%, this bonus is further increased by 10/11.5/13/14.5/16%.

Other W-Engines

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Best Drive Discs for Von Lycaon

King of the Summit

2-Piece Set: Increases Daze of attacks by 6%
4-Piece Set: When the equipper is a Stun character and uses an EX Special Attack or Chain Attack, increases CRIT DMG of all squad members by 15%, and when the equipper's CRIT Rate is more than or equal to 50%, further increases CRIT DMG by 15%, lasting 15s. Repeated triggers reset the duration. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

Astral Voice

2-Piece Set: ATK +10%
4-Piece Set: Whenever any squad member enters the field using a Quick Assist, all squad members gain 1 stack of Astral, up to a maximum of 3 stacks, and lasting 15s. Repeated triggers reset the duration. Each stack of Astral increases the DMG dealt by the character entering the field using a Quick Assist by 8%. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

Von Lycaon's Stat Priority

When building Lycaon, Impact is the most important stat to focus on because it is the stat the will influence the rate at which Daze accumulates on enemies. This means the more Impact you have, the better Lycaon will Daze. If you wear King of the Summit, make sure you reach 50% CRIT Rate with Lycaon.

Von Lycaon's Skill Priority

Lycaon's most important skills to level are his Core Skill, Basic Attack, and Special.

How to Play Von Lycaon

Lycaon is a Stun agent who wants to enter on-field with his Assist Follow-up, applying his Ice RES shred debuff every 30s. He can also apply this through his EX Special.

When holding the Basic Attack button after a Defensive Assist, he will use his Assist Follow-Up: Vengeful Counterattack - Glacial Waltz, which will trigger a Quick Assist prompt for the previous character. Afterwards, Lycaon will remain on-field and mimic the actions of the now on-field agent. For example, he will use a Basic Attack, Dash attack, or Dodge counter whenever your active agent also activates theirs.

Von Lycaon's Best Mindscapes

Lycaons's M1, Full Moon Momentum, is his most important Mindscape, simply providing more Daze to his EX Special Attack. His M2, Energy Feedback, is generally the only other useful Mindscape, as it offers a slight Energy Regen buff.

Von Lycaon's Best Teams

To learn all about Lycaons's synergies and best team compositions, check our dedicated Lycaon team page below:

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