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Ben Bigger Guide and Best Builds for Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ)

Last updated on Oct 12, 2024 at 14:00 by Shikhu
T3 Rating
Fire Fire
Defense
Belobog Heavy Industries
Henry Schrader EN Voice Actor
Hamada Kenji JP Voice Actor
1.

Introduction - Ben Bigger

Ben Bigger is an A-Rank Fire Defensive Support Agent in Zenless Zone Zero. He specializes in blocking incoming damage in order to deal damage through counters. Ben Bigger belongs to the Belobog Heavy Industries Faction alongside other characters such as Koleda Belobog and Grace Howard.

Strong Body & Honest Soul: Those paws could shatter bones, luckily they're busy tapping away on a calculator.

Has His Fish and Eats It Too: Finds an easy balance between fighting thugs with his pillar on the battlefield and returning to accounting at the times of peace... The only thing that could make it all better is a jar of caviar.

Repays Recognition With Loyalty: After 1 year and 321 days of employment, Koleda promoted him to the Head of Finance, and he's followed her faithfully ever since.

This page will be updated with a demo of Ben's gameplay closer to the launch of the game. Please check back periodically for updates we get closer to release!

1.1.

How to Pull Ben

Ben Bigger can be pulled at a regular rate from all Channels, excluding the Stable Channel and can not be obtained in the Bangboo Channel.

One free copy of Ben can also be obtained from the Rookie on the Road event when completing Chapter 2's Let's Go, Bro! and Mechanical Love Main Commissions.

2.

Strengths and Weaknesses

V Strengths
  • +Grants a team-wide shield making him unique compared to other supportive characters.
  • +While the party is shielded, they gain a 16% CRIT Rate buff.
  • +Can be played as a Stun character due to his Defensive Assist as well As 6th Mindscape.
X Weaknesses
  • -While it is great that Ben can act as a Stun, he still has less base Impact as well as needing M6 to try and make up for part of that.
  • -Slower Movement speed due to his size.
  • -Shielding is not necessarily needed in the current meta.
3.

Skills, Mindscapes, and Promotions

4.

Skills, Mindscapes, and Promotions

Skills Mindscapes Promotions

Basic Dodge Assist Special Chain Core
Skill Description
Basic Attack: Debt Reconciliation

Press to activate:

Unleashes up to 3 strikes, dealing Physical DMG.
Skill Description
Dodge: Missing Invoice

Press to activate:

A rapid dodge. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Dash Attack: Incoming Expense

Press during a Dodge to activate:

Strikes enemies in front of him, dealing Physical DMG.
Dodge Counter: Accounts Settled

Press during a Perfect Dodge to activate:

Strike enemies in front, dealing Fire DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Skill Description
Quick Assist: Joint Account

When the on-field character is launched, press to activate:

Strikes enemies in front, dealing Fire DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Defensive Assist: Risk Allocation

When the character on field is about to be attacked, press to activate:

Parries the enemy's attack, dealing massive Daze.

This skill excels at parrying enemy attacks and reduces the consumption of Assist Points when the character is under intense attacks. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Assist Follow-Up: Don't Break Contract

Press after a Defensive Assist to activate:

Charge and strike enemies in front, dealing Fire DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Skill Description
Special Attack: Fiscal Fist

Press to activate:

Ben lifts his weapon, blocking the enemy's attack before unleashing a forward strike, dealing Physical DMG. Successfully blocking an attack enhances the power of this skill and triggers Block Counter, dealing massive Physical DMG.

Hold to remain in the Blocking stance. While in the Blocking stance, gain a shield that weakens over time.

After leaving the blocking stance, the Shield is removed and recovers over time. The Shield cannot exceed 16% of Ben's Max HP.

Ben is invulnerable when activating Block. Anti-Interrupt level is increased while launching strikes.
EX Special Attack: Cashflow Counter

With enough Energy, press to activate:

Ben lifts his weapon, Blocking the enemy's attacks before unleashing a forward strike, dealing Fire DMG. Successfully blocking an attack enhances the power of this skill and triggers Block counter, dealing massive Fire DMG

Hold to remain in the Blocking stance. While in the Blocking stance, gain a shield that weakens over time.

After leaving the blocking stance, the Shield is removed and recovers over time. The Shield cannot exceed 16% of Ben's Max HP.

When this skill is activated, the Shield is restored to its maximum value.

After activating the skill, press again to follow-up with a powerful forward strike, dealing massive Fire DMG.

Ben is invulnerable when activating Block. Ben is invulnerable when launching strikes.
Skill Description
Chain Attack: Signed and Sealed

When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate:

Unleash a powerful strike at enemies in front in a large area, dealing massive Fire DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Ultimate: Complete Payback

When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press to activate:

Unleash a powerful strike at enemies in a large area, dealing massive Fire DMG.

When activating the skill, additionally recover 3 Assist Points. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Skill Description
Core Passive: Guardian

Ben's ATK increases with his DEF. He gains 40% of his own DEF as ATK.

When Ben launches a follow-up attack during his EX Special Attack, all squad members gain a Shield worth 15%(Lv.1) of his DEF +100(Lv.1), lasting for 30s.
Additional Ability: Contractual Agreement

When another character in your squad shares the same Atribute or Faction:

While the Shield Core Passive: Guardian is in effect, CRIT Rate is increased by 16%.
4.1.

Ben Bigger's Best Mindscapes

Many of Ben's Mindscapes simply help to either increase his own DMG or to reduce enemy damage. Neither of which are very significant. Wild Spirit (M6) however is different, this increases Daze inflicted by Basic Attacks, Dash Attacks and Dodge Counters by 20% helping to make ben a pseudo-stun character.

# Mindscape Description
M1 Reacting Force When successfully Blocking an enemy with Ben's Special Attack or EX Special Attack, the DMG dealt by the Blocked enemy is reduced by 30% for 15s.
M2 Offense Through Defense When triggering a successful Block Counter during Ben's Special Attack or EX Special Attack, inflict an additional 300% of Ben's DEF as damage.
M3 Careful Accounting Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2.
M4 Agile Adaptation When successfully blocking enemy DMG through Ben's invulnerable effect during his Special Attack or EX Special Attack, the following counter deals 30% more damage.
M5 Meticulous Detail Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2.
M6 Wild Spirit After launching an attack during Ben's EX Special Attack, Daze inflicted by Basic Attacks, Dash Attacks, and Dodge Counter is increased by 20%, lasting 12s.
4.2.

Ben Bigger's Promotion Passives

Skill Description
Core Skill Enhancement A
  • Base Energy Regen increases by 0.12/s
  • Core Passive: Guardian Skill Lv.+1
  • Squad members Shield increased to 17.5% + 220 DEF.
Core Skill Enhancement B
  • Base ATK increased by 25
  • Core Passive: Guardian Skill Lv.+1
  • Squad members Shield increased to 20% + 330 DEF.
Core Skill Enhancement C
  • Base Energy Regen increases by 0.12/s
  • Core Passive: Guardian Skill Lv.+1
  • Squad members Shield increased to 22.5% + 460 DEF.
Core Skill Enhancement D
  • Base ATK increased by 25
  • Core Passive: Guardian Skill Lv.+1
  • Squad members Shield increased to 25% + 500 DEF.
Core Skill Enhancement E
  • Base Energy Regen increases by 0.12/s
  • Core Passive: Guardian Skill Lv.+1
  • Squad members Shield increased to 27.5% + 525 DEF.
Core Skill Enhancement F
  • Base ATK increased by 25
  • Core Passive: Guardian Skill Lv.+1
  • Squad members Shield increased to 30% + 550 DEF.
5.

How to Play Ben

Ben Bigger functions as a defensive support character. His gameplay centers around applying mitigative shields to himself and teammates, as well as powerful parry damage scaling off his DEF stat.

Unlike other characters, Ben scales off his DEF stat. This is seen in both his ATK, scaling off 40% of his DEF stat, and his shields, scaling off of his DEF stat. This is further demonstrated when looking at Ben's 2nd Mindscape, Offense Through Defense, which allows his Block Counters to deal a massive amount of damage scaling with a 300% bonus from his DEF stat.

Rather than dodge, Ben is perfectly capable of defending himself and standing in strong enemy attacks due to being invulnerable when activating Block with a Special Attack. This shielding can be further improved by pairing Ben with another Fire Agent or an Agent from Belobog Heavy Industries, boosting CRIT Rate by 16%!

Overall, this furry friend is quite the tank; don't let his sturdiness fool you though, he's capable of dishing out high amounts of damage on his own.

6.

Ben Bigger Build

BiS W-Engine Spring Embrace
Alternative W-Engines
  1. Original Transmorpher
  2. Big Cylinder
  3. Bunny Band
  4. [Identity] Base
Best Drive Discs

4 Piece:

  1. Shockstar Disco
  2. Swing Jazz

2 Piece:

  1. Swing Jazz
  2. Shockstar Disco
  3. Soul Rock
Main Stats
  • Disc 4: DEF %
  • Disc 5: DEF %
  • Disc 6: DEF % / Energy Regneration
Substat Priority
  1. DEF %
  2. DEF
  3. CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
  4. PEN
Skill Priority
  1. Core Skill
  2. EX Special Attack
  3. Assist
  4. Chain Attack
  5. Basic Attack
  6. Dodge

Spring Embrace is currently Ben's best W-Engine with the increased Energy Generation that can also be passed along to other party members. If you are playing him as a Stun support however, Original Transmorpher is instead your best option.

Likewise with Drive Discs, Swing Jazz is a more supportive set for Ben however Shockstar Disco is instead the Stun-focused set you should use depending on how you intend to play him. With substats, Ben mainly wants DEF but CRIT and PEN are useful to increase the damage that he can provide.

6.1.

Bangboo Information

With Ben already being a Defense character, generalist Bangboo such as ExplorebooExploreboo and AvocabooAvocaboo are off the table as they are not needed. This also means that SumobooSumoboo will not work on Ben to increase his Daze given it only works on Stun characters.

CrybooCryboo and RocketbooRocketboo can be a great Bangboo when Ben is being paired with other Fire Agents while SafetySafety is the Belobog Heavy Industries choice.

7.

Ben Bigger Team Comps and Synergy

As both a defensive support or an impact support, Ben can be used in a wide range of teams due to the CRIT Rate passive he provides and as a free character he can also be used in one half of Shiyu Defense quite easily.

DPS Stun Support Bangboo
Ben Bigger Lucy

The first team example is using Ben Bigger as a Stun character to support either Soldier 11 or Piper Wheel as the DPS of the team. In this team Lucy is your best support option with the incredible DMG buffs she provides.

DPS Stun Support Bangboo
Soldier 11 Ben Bigger Rocketboo

This other Soldier 11 team uses either Koleda Belobog who has amazing Synergy with Ben or Caesar King who provides ATK buffs. The defensive utility from Caesar is also nice but having Ben in the party means it is not the focus.

7.1.

Changelog

  • 12 Oct. 2024: Reviewed and updated for 1.2.
  • 13 Aug. 2024: Reviewed and updated for 1.1.
  • 08 Jul. 2024: Guide updated for release.
  • 16 Jun. 2024: Page added.
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