Zenless Zone Zero Claret Build, Drive Discs, and Team Guide

To maximize Claret in Zenless Zone Zero, build her primary Drive Disc main stats around Crit Rate and Crit DMG, level her W-Engine to max capacity before finishing gear substats, and pair her with support agents who provide energy restoration or attack buffs.

Drive Disc Stat Priorities

Claret relies on heavy offensive scaling, making critical stats her top gearing priority. Select 4-piece Drive Disc sets that enhance physical or overall attack output.

Upgrade her primary offensive Drive Discs to stabilize baseline damage, but pause heavy substat farming until her weapon level is capped.

W-Engine Selection and Upgrade Priority

Always level Claret's W-Engine prior to perfecting her Drive Discs. A higher base ATK on her weapon establishes an immediate damage floor that scales better than early substat rolls.

• Signature W-Engine: Best-in-slot choice. Provides the highest overall synergy by directly buffing her core attack moves.
• F2P Alternatives: Focus on engines with high base ATK or passive DMG multipliers triggered by basic attacks, chain attacks, perfect dodges, or counters.
• Gear Sequencing: Maximize W-Engine level > Main stat Drive Discs > Substat optimization.

Team Synergy and Combat Rotations

Claret functions best as a primary burst damage dealer supported by characters capable of priming targets with anomaly debuffs or crowd control.

1. Deploy Supports First: Swap in support agents to apply energy restoration, attribute anomalies, or team-wide attack buffs.
2. Trigger Chain Attacks: Execute enemy balance breaks or crowd control skills to set up chain attack opportunities.
3. Swap to Claret: Bring in Claret immediately following a chain attack to unleash her high-damage signature moves while support debuffs remain active.
4. Sustain Uptime: Weave basic attacks between ability uses to stack passive damage multipliers rather than expending all energy at once.

Mindscape Cinema Investment Limits

If deciding whether to acquire duplicates for Claret, evaluate your progression targets:

• Mindscape 1 (M1): The optimal stopping point for standard progression. M1 lowers skill costs and improves combat resource handling, making rotations smoother.
• Mindscape 2–6 (M2–M6): Unlocks direct burst damage increases. These higher levels are primarily valuable for pushing competitive clear times in high-difficulty time-attack challenges.