Ellen Joe Build Guide for Zenless Zone Zero

Ellen Joe Build Summary — ZZZ S-Rank Ice Attack

The best Ellen Joe build in Zenless Zone Zero (Version 3.3) is Deep Sea Visitor with Puffer Electro 4-piece and Woodpecker Electro 2-piece, CRIT DMG% / PEN Ratio% > Ice DMG% / ATK% main stats. Prydwen's Oct 2026 tier list ranks Ellen Joe T1.5.

The best W-Engine for Ellen Joe in Zenless Zone Zero is Deep Sea Visitor — Ellen's signature and a top pick for any Ice Attack Agent: 24% CRIT Rate and 25% Ice DMG with no conditions, another 10% CRIT Rate for 8 seconds after landing a Basic Attack, and 10% more after an Ice Dash Attack connects. If you don't have it, Myriad Eclipse, Cordis Germina, Heartstring Nocturne, Steel Cushion, Starlight Engine are solid alternatives.

For Drive Discs, run 4-piece Puffer Electro with 2-piece Woodpecker Electro, using Disk 4 — CRIT DMG%, Disk 5 — PEN Ratio% > Ice DMG%, Disk 6 — ATK% as main stats, and prioritise CRIT DMG and = CRIT Rate on substats.

Level Core Skill first, then Chain Attack, Special Attack, Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist.

The best Ellen Joe team (Dialyn + Astra Yao) pairs Ellen Joe with Dialyn, Astra Yao. DA Rank 134 — App. rate 0.12% | Avg. score 25,592

Role

S-Rank Ice Attack

Tier List Rank

T1.5 (Crit DPS) — Oct 2026

Faction

Victoria Housekeeping

Best W-Engine

Deep Sea Visitor

Alternative W-Engines

Myriad Eclipse, Cordis Germina, Heartstring Nocturne, Steel Cushion, Starlight Engine

Best Disc Sets

Puffer Electro (4pc) + Woodpecker Electro (2pc)

Alternative Disc Sets

Woodpecker Electro, Shadow Harmony, Polar Metal, Branch & Blade Song, Astral Voice, Puffer Electro

Main Stats

Disk 4 — CRIT DMG%, Disk 5 — PEN Ratio% > Ice DMG%, Disk 6 — ATK%

Substats Priority

CRIT DMG > = CRIT Rate > ATK% > PEN = ATK

Skill Priority

Core Skill > Chain Attack > Special Attack > Basic Attack > Dodge > Assist

Best Team — Dialyn + Astra Yao

Ellen Joe + Dialyn + Astra Yao

Other Teams

Dialyn + Zhao · Lycaon + Astra Yao

Release Date

2024-07-04

Last Updated

2026-10-24