Zhu Yuan Skills, Kit and Mindscapes
Introduction — Zhu Yuan
Zhu Yuan is an S-Rank Ether Attack Agent in Zenless Zone Zero. She switches between two different attack modes, Assault Mode and Suppressive Mode, while generating and consuming Enhanced Shotshells to greatly increase the damage of her attacks for massive burst.
Zhu Yuan leads the Criminal Investigation Special Response Team faction, alongside Qingyi, Seth Lowell and Jane Doe.
"Leader of Public Security's Criminal Investigation team, Zhu Yuan,
standing by. You can come to me if you need any help."
"Sorry, but have you given prior notification of and obtained approval for
this interview?"
"Yes, here are the documents signed by PR."
"Right. Well, we have five minutes, then~"
Banner Availability & How to Pull Zhu Yuan
Zhu Yuan is not currently available on any Banners. Zhu Yuan was last available to be pulled in Version 1.6.
Zhu Yuan's Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
Exceptional burst damage during Stun windows.- Has very good F2P team and build options.
- Requires very little use outside of stun allowing for more time to be spent building up to stun.
Weaknesses
Heavily requires Stun windows to deal damage, making her much weaker outside of it.- Very burst-heavy Agent, which makes her a bit weaker in Shiyu Defense.
- Heavily outclassed within her niche.
Zhu Yuan's Core Passives
When Zhu Yuan is under Suppressive Mode, using Enhanced Shotshells increases her DMG by 40%. When attacking Stunned enemies, this DMG buff is increased by an additional 40%. When Zhu Yuan enters the battlefield, she immediately gains 6 Enhanced Shotshells.
When another character in your squad is a Support character or shares the same Faction:
Zhu Yuan's CRIT Rate is increased by 30% for 10s after using an EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate.
Zhu Yuan's Skills
Basic Attacks
[Assault Mode]
Press 
to activate.
Unleash a flurry of martial arts, bullets, and Ether Buckshots in a series of up to 5 attacks, dealing Physical DMG and Ether DMG.
When the 4th or 5th hit strikes an enemy, obtain 1 Enhanced Shotshell per hit. A max of 1 can be obtained per activation of this Basic Attack.
While using this skill, drag the stick and press to activate Dash Attack: Firepower Offensive and readjust to face the selected direction.
While under Assault Mode, hold to switch to Suppressive Mode.
[Suppressive Mode]
Hold to activate:
Unleash up to 3 Shotshell piercing attacks, dealing Physical DMG. If Zhu Yuan has Enhanced Shotshells upon firing, 1 Enhanced Shotshell will be consumed, dealing massive Ether DMG.
While using this skill, drag the stick to activate her Dash Attack: Overwhelming Firepower and readjust to face the selected direction.
While in Suppressive Mode, release to return to Assault Mode.
Dodge Attacks
Press 
to activate:
A quick dash dodge.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Assault Mode
Press during a dodge to activate:
Uses handgun to attack, dealing Ether DMG.
Suppressive Mode
Drag the stick during Basic Attack: Please Do Not Resist to activate:
Unleashes a Shotshell piercing attack, dealing Physical DMG. If Zhu Yuan has Enhanced Shotshells when firing, 1 Enhanced Shotshell will be consumed, dealing massive Ether DMG.
Press during a Perfect Dodge to activate.
Shoots enemies in front with an Ether Buckshot, dealing Ether DMG.
Gain 1 Enhanced Shotshell on skill use.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Assist
When the active character is launched, press 
to activate:
Shoots enemies in front with an Ether Buckshot, dealing Ether DMG.
Gain 1 Enhanced Shotshell on skill use.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
When the character on field is about to be attacked, press to activate:
Dodges the enemy's attack and activates Vital View.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Press after an Evasive Assist to activate:
Attack with a combination of martial arts and shotshells, dealing Physical DMG and Ether DMG.
Upon activation, gain 3 Enhanced Shotshells.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Special Attacks
Press 
to activate:
Shoots Ether Buckshots that deal Ether DMG. This can be repeated 3 times by repeatedly pressing .
Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill.
With enough Energy, press 
to activate:
Shoots a series of Ether Buckshots, that explode and deal massive Ether DMG.
Upon activation, gain 3 Enhanced Shotshells.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Chain Attacks
When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate:
Uses Modified Master Firearm to execute a saturated attack, firing lasers and seeking missiles to deal massive Ether DMG.
Upon activation, gain 3 Enhanced Shotshells.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press 
to activate:
Uses Modified Master Firearm to execute a saturated attack, firing lasers and seeking missiles to deal massive Ether DMG.
Upon activation, gain 3 Enhanced Shotshells.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Zhu Yuan's Mindscapes
When Zhu Yuan activates Chain Attacks/Ultimates, gain the Quick Reload effect. When Zhu Yuan has the Quick Reload effect and uses up all Enhanced Shotshells, the Quick Reload effect will be consumed to instantly gain 6/9 Enhanced Shotshells.
In Suppressive Mode, Zhu Yuan's Anti-Interrupt level is increased and DMG taken reduced by 10%. When Zhu Yuan hits an enemy with Enhanced Shotshells, deal 10% more Basic Attack: Please Do Not Resist and Dash Attack: Overwhelming Firepower Ether DMG, stacking up to 5 times and lasting for 5s. Each shot adds one stack of this effect, and repeated triggers reset the duration.
Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
When Zhu Yuan hits an enemy with Enhanced Shotshells, her Basic Attack: Please Do Not Resist and Dash Attack: Overwhelming Firepower ignore 25% of the target's Ether RES.
Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
When Zhu Yuan consumes a total of 12 Enhanced Shotshells, she receives the Ether Afterglow effect, and the Energy cost of the next EX Special Attack is reduced by 30. Launching an EX Special Attack will consume Ether Afterglow and shoot an additional 4-bullet Ether Buckshot. Each extra bullet deals DMG equal to 220% of Zhu Yuan's ATK.
Changelog
- 06 Jun. 2026: Updated to new format and reviewed for patches 2.3 > 3.0.
- 04 Sep. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 2.2, no changes were necessary.
- 05 Jun. 2025: Guide reviewed and updated for ZZZ Patch 2.0.
- 13 Aug. 2024: Updated page with new W-Engine.
- 23 Jul. 2024: Updated page, added Team Comps, Build recommendations and Bangboo information.
- 15 Jun. 2024: Page added.
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