Billy Kid Guide and Best Builds for Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ)

Billy Kid is an A-Rank Physical Ranged Attack Agent in Zenless Zone Zero. He specializes in dealing Pierce damage as well as taking care of large groups of enemies with his long-range Firearms. Billy Kid belongs to the Cunning Hares Faction alongside other characters such as Nekomata and Nicole Demara.

A handsome cyborg with a casual and carefree personality. He's an avid fan of the Starlight Knight show, not only referring to himself as one of the Starlight Knights, but repeating many classic lines from the show. Refers to his pair of special custom-made high-caliber revolvers as "ladies". They appear to have been a gift from an old friend. He may look unreliable, but once he gets serious Billy can take on any challenge.

Billy Kid can be pulled at a regular rate from all Channels, excluding the Bangboo Channel. He is also given to you through the story, not long after the start, alongside two other Cunning Hares faction members: Nicole Demara, and Anby Demara.

Strengths

• Good F2P DPS who can attack with impressive range.
• Powerfull against multiple targets. He can take out multiple small enemies very fast.
• Extra Burst Damage if his skills are used in a certain order.

Weaknesses

• Needs specific supports to get to his full potential.
• Very limited team possibilities.
• Already a lot of Competition for Physical DPS Characters.
• High risk of canceling his own DMG boosts.

Billy Kid is mainly focused on dealing with large crowds of enemies dealing Physical damage in a large radius by shooting down targets while keeping a distance.

While holding the Basic Attack button down:

• Enter Crouching Shot to extend the duration of the attack and increase his DMG by 25%.
• Move during Crouching Shot to enter Rolling Shot and increase his Dodge Counter DMG by 25%.
• Release the Basic Attack button to launch Finishing Shot, a powerful attack that deals heavy Physical damage.

Billy Kid may be a ranged shooter, however, his attacks do less damage when far away. His optimal damage will be between close range and 3 square tiles (in the training room). Over 3 tiles he will gradually do reduced damage:

• 75% of his optimal damage when over 3 tiles away
• 50% of his optimal damage when over 4 tiles away
• 25% of his optimal damage when over 5/6 tiles away
• Over 7/8 tiles away in the training room some of his attacks will completely miss the targets.

These modifiers apply to his basic attacks, special and EX special attack, and dash attacks. His ultimate is not diminished but at a too high range it will miss completely.

In order to play Billy, you will have to position yourself in a way that will always put you in the optimal range. You can use his Rolling Shot to reposition yourself.

Cancelling a crouching shot early with an Ex Special Attack or Ultimate will Still apply the crouching shot buff.

Billy's rotation goes as followed:

• Enter Crouching Shot
• Activate your Ex Special Attacks
• Dash forward or spin attack to reposition yourself closer again
• Finish off with the Ultimate

This way, all the attacks have Billy's passive buffs applied.

Overall, Billy is a good Agent that you get for free at the beginning of the game, allowing you to have a team member that has the ability to take down large crowds of enemies in a short time, as well as focusing on bosses with heavy damage, making him a good choice to clear content early in the game.

Billy's best W-Engine is the Starlight Engine Replica as it increases his Physical damage when attacking from far away. An alternative S-Rank option is Steel Cushion which increases Physical DMG, but you always have to make sure you attack enemies from behind. Starlight Engine and Street Superstar are also viable options if you don't have the others.

Billy's best Disc Drive is Fanged Metal, providing an additional Physical damage boost. The other sets are great 2-piece options. His best substats to focus on are CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK % and Penetration.

Billy's best Bangboo is Amillion since for now Billy will mostly be played with his Cunning Hares friends, and Amillion is the perfect Bangboo for them.

Another viable option for Billy is Bagboo with his Physical DMG, and bonus if there is an attack character in the team.

If you are looking for a support type Bangboo, Exploreboo or Avocaboo are viable options, as they provide small buffs or healing to the team.

The Cunning Hares team is the most interesting one for Billy Kid. Nicole Demara will reduce the enemies' DEF and pack them, and Anby Demara will inflict Daze, leaving an opening for Billy to shoot everyone down extremely fast.

This team has also the advantage to be completely Free, allowing you to have a very good starting squad!

Billy Kid has currently very limited team options, as all the other Physical agents are also DPS and require high on-field time.

Using Nicole Demara together with Caesar King will trigger the defense assist for Caesar's additional ability, debuffing enemies, allowing Billy to hit harder while also receiving Caesar's ATK buff and some more survivability.