Chaos Zero Nightmare Hilde Main DPS and Selena Attack Build

To run Hilde as a primary damage dealer in Chaos Zero Nightmare, pair her with Selena as a dedicated joint-attack engine. Hilde normally faces severe action point (AP) constraints and slow card cycling when played as a solo carry. Selena bypasses this limitation by using joint-attack trigger cards that force Hilde to execute offensive follow-ups out of turn without spending the team's shared AP pool.

Core Joint-Attack Mechanics

Hilde possesses strong baseline scaling and heavy standard attack modifiers, but her high card costs make manual sequencing sluggish. When Selena activates a coordinated strike card, Hilde delivers a follow-up hit automatically.

This interaction creates three distinct advantages:

• AP Efficiency: The team expends AP on Selena’s low-cost triggers while Hilde deals the bulk of the damage for free.
• Meter Generation: Frequent out-of-turn attacks rapidly charge Hilde’s ultimate gauge and stack-based combat mechanics.
• Sustained Pressure: Hilde maintains her baseline durability without needing to spend combat turns on low-impact utility actions.

Card Priorities and Deck Tuning

Drafting priorities must focus on maximizing Selena's trigger frequency and pruning low-value defensive cards from Hilde's deck. Cluttering Hilde's card pool with defensive filler causes Selena to pull weak actions instead of high-damage strikes.

Keep Selena’s personal damage secondary. Her sole objective is hand cycling, resource generation, and triggering Hilde as frequently as possible.

Turn Rotation Sequence

Follow this turn order to ensure every joint attack lands under active damage multipliers:

1. Apply Hilde’s Buffs: Play any available self-buff or stance cards from Hilde first. Triggering these before Selena acts ensures all subsequent follow-up attacks inherit the increased damage ceiling.
2. Chain Selena’s Triggers: Spend the bulk of the turn's AP cycling Selena’s low-cost joint-attack cards. If a card provides draw or refunds AP, reinvest those resources into continuing Selena's offensive chain.
3. Finish with Hilde: Spend any leftover AP on Hilde’s heaviest active burst strike or her ultimate once the gauge fills. Because the enemy has taken repeated hits throughout the turn, Hilde's manual closer lands at peak value.

Teammate Synergies and Team Slots

The remaining two team slots should address the deck’s primary resource constraints: card draw and action points.

• AP Batteries and Draw Engines: Selena burns through cards rapidly. Allies that provide continuous draw or passive AP prevent dead turns where triggers fail to appear.
• Debuffers: Characters capable of applying Vulnerability or physical defense reduction multiply the value of each strike Hilde delivers across the turn.
• Units to Avoid: Do not include card-hungry secondary carries. Introducing units that require heavy hand space dilutes Selena's trigger cards and interrupts Hilde's attack consistency.

Common Pitfalls

• Deck Bloat on Hilde: Drafting basic shields on Hilde dilutes her offensive pool. Rely on dedicated supports for defensive utility to keep Hilde's strike consistency high.
• Hand Clogging: Failing to maintain draw support can strand Hilde with expensive cards that the team lacks the AP to cast manually.
• Scattered Targeting: Joint attacks can split randomly across multi-enemy encounters. Use manual targeting tools to keep Hilde focused on the primary priority threat.
• Early AP Exhaustion: Spending AP on standalone utility early in the round prevents Selena from executing her trigger chain, stalling the engine completely.