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Yanagi full body splash art — Zenless Zone Zero Electric Anomaly agent
H.S.O.S.6

H.S.O.S.6

Yanagi Skills, Mindscapes & Materials

S-Rank
Electric
Anomaly

The best Yanagi build in Zenless Zone Zero (Version 3.3) is Timeweaver with Chaos Jazz 4-piece and Freedom Blues 2-piece, Anomaly Proficiency / PEN Ratio% >= Electric DMG% > ATK% / Anomaly Mastery > ATK% main stats. Prydwen's Oct 2026 tier list ranks Yanagi T1.

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Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

  • Powerful Electric Anomaly DPS with strong Disorder damage in dual-Anomaly teams
  • Flexible team slot — works with multiple partners including Burnice, Rina, and Seth
  • Off-field damage from passive keeps Electric stacks up between rotations

Weaknesses

  • Full Disorder value requires a second Anomaly type — cannot be fully solo Anomaly
  • Signature W-engine opens a large gap compared to A-rank alternatives

Prydwen T1 (Anomaly DPS) — Oct 2026

Skills

Basic Attack

1 skill
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Basic Attack

Basic Attack: Tsukuyomi Kagura

Press the Basic Attack button to activate. Execute up to five forward slashes based on the current stance, causing Physical DMG and Electric DMG. Yanagi has two stances — Jougen and Kagen. During combat, Yanagi gains the corresponding stance buff based on her current stance: Jougen stance buff: Electric DMG increases by 10%, Anti-Interrupt Level increases during Basic Attacks. Kagen stance buff: PEN Ratio increases by 10%, Interrupt Level increases for Basic Attacks. For 8s after switching stances, Yanagi retains the bonus from the previous stance.

  • Physical
  • Electric
  • Jougen
  • Kagen
  • Stance

Dodge

3 skills
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Dodge

Dodge: Wandering Breeze

Press the Dodge button to activate. A quick dash dodge. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

  • Invulnerable
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Dash Attack

Dash Attack: Fleeting Flight

Press the Basic Attack button during a dodge to activate. Slashes enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG.

  • Physical
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Dodge Counter

Dodge Counter: Rapid Retaliation

Press the Basic Attack button during a Perfect Dodge to activate. Slashes enemies in front, dealing Electric DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. After using this skill, you can immediately follow up with the 3rd hit of the current stance's Basic Attack.

  • Electric
  • Combo Preservation
  • Invulnerable

Assist

3 skills
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Quick Assist

Quick Assist: Blade of Elegance

When the active character is launched, press the Switch button to activate. Slashes enemies in front, dealing Electric DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. After using this skill, you can immediately follow up with the 3rd hit of the current stance's Basic Attack.

  • Electric
  • Combo Preservation
  • Invulnerable
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Defensive Assist

Defensive Assist: Radiant Reversal

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.

  • Daze
  • Parry
  • Invulnerable
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Assist Follow-Up

Assist Follow-Up: Weeping Willow Stab

Press the Basic Attack button after a Defensive Assist to activate. Switch stances, and quickly deliver multiple slashes to enemies in front, dealing Electric DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. After using this skill, you can immediately follow up with the 3rd hit of the current stance's Basic Attack.

  • Electric
  • Stance Switch
  • Combo Preservation
  • Invulnerable

Special Attack

2 skills
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Special Attack

Special Attack: Ruten

Press the Special Attack button to activate. Perform a forward slash, dealing Electric DMG, and switch the current stance. Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill. If activated after the 3rd, 4th, or 5th hit of a Basic Attack, it activates Swift Ruten, speeding up the slashes while switching her current stance. Block enemy attacks while Swift Ruten is active. Upon activating Swift Ruten, Yanagi can immediately follow up with the 3rd hit of the current stance's Basic Attack.

  • Electric
  • Stance Switch
  • Anti-Interrupt
  • Block
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EX Special Attack

EX Special Attack: Gekka Ruten

With enough Energy, hold the Special Attack button to activate. Charge up power for a quick forward thrust, followed by a downward attack, dealing massive Electric DMG. Upon executing the thrust, Yanagi switches stances and enters the Shinrabanshou state for 15s — for the duration, when following up with a subsequent Basic Attack from the 5th hit or other skills, the combo will begin directly from the 3rd hit of the Basic Attack. If the downward attack hits an enemy suffering an Anomaly, it triggers a special Disorder effect, Polarity Disorder, dealing 15% of the original Disorder effect's DMG to the target plus an additional 3,200% of Yanagi's Anomaly Proficiency. Polarity Disorder will not remove the target's Anomaly. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. Energy Cost: 40.

  • Electric
  • Stance Switch
  • Shinrabanshou
  • Polarity Disorder
  • Disorder
  • Invulnerable
  • Energy Cost: 40

Chain Attack & Ultimate

2 skills
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Chain Attack

Chain Attack: Celestial Harmony

When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate. Switch stances and unleash a powerful slash on enemies in front, dealing massive Electric DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. After using this skill, you can immediately follow up with the 3rd hit of the current stance's Basic Attack.

  • Electric
  • Stance Switch
  • Combo Preservation
  • Invulnerable
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Ultimate

Ultimate: Raiei Tenge

When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press the Ultimate button to activate. Yanagi unleashes her potential and delivers a powerful slash to a large area of enemies in front in a very short time, followed by an additional lightning strike, dealing massive Electric DMG. When the lightning strike hits an enemy affected by an Attribute Anomaly, it triggers Polarity Disorder: deals DMG equal to 15% of the original Disorder effect plus an additional 3,200% of Yanagi's Anomaly Proficiency. Polarity Disorder will not remove the target's Anomaly. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. After using this skill, Yanagi can immediately follow up with the 3rd hit of the current stance's Basic Attack.

  • Electric
  • AoE
  • Polarity Disorder
  • Disorder
  • Combo Preservation
  • Invulnerable

Core Passive

1 skill
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Core Passive

Core Passive: Lunar Eclipse

After Yanagi activates her EX Special Attack, the DMG multiplier of Disorder is increased by 250% when any squad member applies the Disorder effect to an enemy, lasting 15s. When her EX Special Attack hits an enemy, Yanagi's Electric DMG against the target is increased by 20% for 15s.

Additional Ability · Gessou

When another character in your squad is an Anomaly character or shares the same attribute: After switching stances, when Yanagi hits an enemy with Basic Attack: Tsukuyomi Kagura, Electric Anomaly Buildup increases by 45% for 8s.

  • Disorder
  • Polarity Disorder
  • Electric DMG
  • Stance Switch
  • Electric Anomaly Buildup

Mindscape Cinema

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  1. C1

    Know Thy Self, Know Thy Enemy

    When any squad member inflicts an Anomaly on an enemy, Yanagi gains 1 stack of Clarity, lasting 15s, stacking up to 3 times. Repeated triggers reset the duration. Upon being hit by an enemy attack, Yanagi consumes 1 stack of Clarity to gain invulnerability for 1s. When Yanagi has 1 or more stacks of Clarity, her Anomaly Proficiency increases by 80.

  2. C2

    Outstanding Adaptability

    During her EX Special Attack, the rapid thrust's Electric Anomaly Buildup increases by 20%. Holding down the Special Attack button after a rapid thrust hits an enemy will consume 10 additional Energy to launch another thrust. If Energy is insufficient or the button is released, the attack automatically follows up with the downward attack. When the downward attack hits an enemy suffering an Anomaly and triggers Polarity Disorder, the DMG multiplier increases to 20% of the original Disorder effect. Each additional thrust increases this multiplier by 15%, up to a maximum of 2 extra thrusts.

  3. C3

    Tsukishiro Style Management

    Skill levels

    Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2.

  4. C4

    Chessmaster

    When Yanagi inflicts Attribute Anomaly DMG on an enemy, they suffer the Exposed effect, lasting 15s. Attacks on enemies under the Exposed effect will have 16% increased PEN Ratio.

  5. C5

    "Other Mother"

    Skill levels

    Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2.

  6. C6

    Inhuman Blood

    After a thrust attack during her EX Special Attack, the duration of the Shinrabanshou state increases to 30s. While the state is active, EX Special Attack DMG increases by 20%. The maximum number of times the additional DMG multiplier increase effect for Polarity Disorder in Outstanding Adaptability can be triggered increases to 4, and the Energy cost for the first 4 additional thrust attacks is halved.

Skill Upgrade Priority

01Core SkillCore SkillPriority
02Special AttackSpecial Attack
03Chain AttackChain Attack
04Basic AttackBasic Attack
05AssistAssist
06DodgeDodge

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