Basic Attack: Cunning Combo
Press the Basic Attack button to activate. Perform up to 3 attacks forward, dealing Physical DMG.
- Physical
The best Nicole Demara build in Zenless Zone Zero (Version 3.3) is The Vault with Moonlight Lullaby 4-piece and Phaethon's Melody 2-piece, ATK% = Anomaly Proficiency / Ether DMG% > ATK% / Energy Regen = ATK% main stats. Prydwen's Oct 2026 tier list ranks Nicole Demara T0.5.
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Prydwen T0.5 (Support) — Oct 2026
Press the Basic Attack button to activate. Perform up to 3 attacks forward, dealing Physical DMG.
After reloading, press the Basic Attack button to activate. Perform up to 3 enhanced attacks forward, dealing Ether DMG. This skill can be used up to 8 times based on available Reload count.
Press the Dodge button to activate. A quick dash dodge. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. While dodging, hold the Dodge button to activate a longer dodge that covers more ground, triggering a Reload — Nicole enters a ready state for enhanced attacks.
Press the Basic Attack button during a dodge to activate. Depending on the dodge direction, perform different follow-up attacks dealing Physical or Ether DMG.
Press the Basic Attack button during a Perfect Dodge to activate. Launch a barrage of Ether shots at enemies ahead, dealing Ether DMG. Triggers a Reload upon activation. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
When the active character is launched, press the Switch button to activate. Fire an Ether barrage at enemies in front, dealing Ether DMG. Triggers a Reload upon activation. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
When the on-field character is about to be attacked, press the Switch button to activate. Parries the enemy's attack, dealing massive Daze. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Press the Basic Attack button after a Defensive Assist to activate. Fire an Ether barrage at enemies ahead, dealing Ether DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Press the Special Attack button to activate. Fire an explosive Ether bullet at enemies ahead, dealing Ether DMG. Triggers a Reload upon activation.
With enough Energy, press the Special Attack button to activate. Fire a large Ether bullet that creates a sustained energy field on impact, pulling enemies within range toward its center and dealing Ether DMG. Hold the Special Attack button to extend the field duration, consuming 20 Energy per second. After using this skill, the next switch-in triggers a Quick Assist. Triggers a Reload upon activation. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. Energy Cost: 60 (or 20/s when held).
When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate. Deploy an energy field that pulls enemies toward its center and deals Ether DMG. After using this skill, the next switch-in triggers a Quick Assist. Triggers a Reload upon activation. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press the Ultimate button to activate. Hurl an Ether grenade that creates a large energy field on impact, pulling enemies within range toward its center and dealing massive Ether DMG. All squad members gain 10 Energy; the next character to switch in gains an additional 20 Energy. After using this skill, the next switch-in triggers a Quick Assist. Triggers a Reload upon activation. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
When Nicole's enhanced bullets (Do As I Please) or her energy field hit an enemy, that enemy's DEF decreases by 40% for 3.5s (repeated triggers refresh duration).
Additional Ability · Hare of Many Burrows
When another character in your squad is an Attack character or shares the same Faction: all squad members deal 25% more Ether DMG to any enemy affected by Nicole's DEF debuff.

EX Special Attack: Stuffed Sugarcoated Bullet DMG and Anomaly Buildup increase by 16%. When the EX Special Attack is held, the energy field's duration is extended proportionally to the hold time.
When Nicole's DEF debuff is applied to an enemy, she generates 5 Energy. This effect can trigger once every 15s.
Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2.
The diameter of Nicole's energy field increases by 3m.
Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2.
DMG dealt inside Nicole's energy field causes all squad members' CRIT Rate against the affected target to increase by 1.5%, stacking up to 10 times. Each stack lasts 12s independently.