How to build Astra Yao in Zenless Zone Zero

Zenless Zone Zero introduced a new character named Astra Yao, a singer who acts as a support unit on the battlefield. With her powerful off-field buffs for your entire team and a signature weapon to go with her, you need to build her with that approach in mind.

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Astra Yao's strength comes in the form of Idyllic Cadenza, a powerful condition triggered by her Special Attack where she provides support and a huge Attack Buff off the field while you use your Main DPS units to unleash hell. Here we will tell you all about it.

Best Astra Yao W Engines

Astra Yao's W-Engine menu in Zenless Zone Zero.

The best W engines for Astra Yao are those that can accentuate her supporting powers. While Elegant Vanity (her signature weapon) is easily the best possible option thanks to the Damage buff to all Squad members and the energy recovery it provides, two other good options are Bashful Demon and Kaboom The Cannon.

The first, the signature weapon of Soukaku, will provide a large increase in the squad's attack, although the increase in Ice Damage will not do anything for us. The latter will provide a similar bonus, but the way these buffs stack makes this option a bit more awkward.

W engine	Rank	Statistics	Description
Elegant vanity	S-Rank	Base Attack: 713 +30% Attack	When any team member enters the field through a quick assist, chain attack, defense assist, or evasive assist, the equipment gains seven energy. This effect can be triggered once every five seconds. When the equipment consumes 25 or more energy, damage taken by all team members increases by 16%, up to twiceand lasts for 20 seconds. Repeatedly triggering this effect updates its duration, however only one instance can exist in the squadit does not stack.
Rowdy demon	A-Rank	Base Attack: 624	Increases ice damage by 24%. When you launch an EX Special Attack, all team members' attack increases by 3.2% for 12 seconds, stacking up to four times. Repeatedly triggering this effect updates its duration, however only one instance can exist in the squadit does not stack.
The Kaboom Cannon	A-Rank	Base Attack: 624	When any friendly unit in the squad attacks and hits an enemy, all friendly units' attack increases by 4% for eight seconds, stacking up to four times. The duration of each stack is calculated separately, and each friendly unit can provide one stack of the buff. Repeatedly triggering this effect updates its duration, however only one instance can exist in the squadit does not stack.

Best Astra Yao Drive Disks

Astra Yao's Drive Disks Menu in Zenless Zone Zero.

For Drive Disks, there is only one good option, and that is Astral voice. The damage buff it gives on top of the extra 10% on Astra's Attack will work great for herand if you feel compelled, you can also throw two pieces of Swing Jazz for some extra Energy Regen.

Drive Disks Set	Desired statistics	Description
Astral voice	Paragraph 4: Attack% Paragraph 5: Attack% Paragraph 6: Energy Regen or Attack%	2-part bonus: Attack +10%. 4-Part Bonus: When a party member enters the field using a Haste, all party members gain a stack of Astral, up to a maximum of three, that lasts for 15 seconds. Repeated triggers reset the duration. Each stack of Astral increases the damage dealt by the character that enters the field using a quick aid by 8%. Only one instance can exist in the squadit does not stack.

You might be wondering, “If this is a support unit, why focus on Attack?”. During the idyllic Cadenza state (triggered by her special attack), both she and the character that comes next in battle will receive a 35 percent attack buff based on Astra's initial attack statso the more Attack she has, the bigger the buff.

Astra Yao Skill Priority

Astra Yao's skill menu in Zenless Zone Zero.

Astra Yao's skills should always be upgraded with this order of priority in mind: Special Attack > Chain Attack > Assist > Basic Attack > Dodge. Then her Special Attack is what gives the best buff she has to offerwe need to focus on that, and then on her chain attack and assist, as these two skills are essential to her kit.

Best Astra Yao Team

A team consisting of Astra, Miyabi and Caesar in Zenless Zone Zero.

It's something to think about Astra fits in almost any type of team no matter what strategy you have in mindbut here we have some suggestions for you to try.

Premium Team

The best possible on the premium side takes advantage of the two previous S-Rank units, Miyabi and Yanagi. These two have great DPS capabilities thanks to both the Icefire/Frostburn damage from Miyabi and the constant disruption triggering you can cause with Yanagi; with Astra's help, what was already the strongest DPS duo in the game can become even stronger, if such a thing is possible.

Agent	Rank	Type	Role
Hoshimi Miyabi	S-Rank	Anomaly	Main DPS
Tsukishiro Yanagi	S-Rank	Anomaly	Sub DPS
Astra Yao	S-Rank	Support	Support outside the field

F2P Team

Since Harumasa was recently given for free to all players, it only makes sense to use him as your Main DPS, as he will overpower pretty much any other lower rank DPS agent. Anby will prove useful as a Sub DPS that can stun enemies, and Astra Yao will help them both reach better offensive stats while providing good healing.