Grace Howard Guide and Best Builds for Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ)
Grace Howard is an S-Rank Electric Agent in Zenless Zone Zero. Check out our Grace Guide for her best build, skills, talents and team compositions.
Introduction - Grace Howard
Grace Howard is an -Rank Electric Anomaly Agent in Zenless Zone Zero. She specialises in Pierce damage and throws grenades to both deal Electric damage and to reduce enemies' Electric resistance. Grace Howard belongs to the Belobog Heavy Industries faction alongside other characters such as Anton Ivanov, Ben Bigger, and Koleda Belobog.
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Gear joined in at this point: "Her intelligent mind is alluring and elegant like a well-engaged gearbox!"
"And very rational," Oil muttered: "In her dictionary, there's no room for 'a little' or 'moderate amount'. It's all precise 'milliliters'."
Grace Character Demo - "Mech Mania"
How to Pull Grace Howard
Grace Howard can be pulled at a regular rate from all Channels, excluding the Bangboo Channel. After a total of 300 Signal Searches in the Stable Channel, you may recruit an additional S-Rank Agent of your choice from the options given. This recruit option is only available once per account. These characters include Nekomata, Alexandrina Sebastiane, Koleda Belobog, Soldier 11, and Von Lycaon.
Skills, Talents, and Promotions
Class and Skill Passive Trees
| Skill | Description | Damage Types |
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| Basic Attack: High-Pressure Spike |
Press to activate. Unleashes up to 4 strikes, dealing Physical DMG. While launching Basic Attacks, move the joystick to attack while moving. This allows Grace to reposition herself and deals Physical DMG. While Grace is launching Basic Attacks, her Basic Attack combo will not be interrupted by her Special Attacks, EX Special Attacks, Dodges, Dashes, or Dodge Counters. |
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| Skill | Description | Damage Types |
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| Dodge: Safety Regulation | Press to activate. A rapid dodge. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. | — |
| Dash Attack: Quick Inspection | Press during a dodge to activate. Slide forward while shooting, dealing Physical DMG. |
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| Dodge Counter: Violation Penalty | Press during a Perfect Dodge to activate. Throws a grenade at enemies, dealing Electric DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. |
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| Skill | Description | Damage Types |
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| Special Attack: Obstruction Removal | Press to activate. Throws a grenade to the front, dealing Electric DMG. Upon use, move the joystick to change directions. Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill. |
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| EX Special Attack: Supercharged Obstruction Removal | When Grace has enough Energy, press to activate. Leaps in the air and throws 2 grenades to the front, dealing massive Electric DMG. Upon use, move the joystick to change directions. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. |
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| Skill | Description | Damage Types |
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| Chain Attack: Collaborative Construction | When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate. Throws 3 grenades into the air then strafes to detonate them, dealing massive Electric DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. |
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| Ultimate: Demolition Blast - Beware | When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press to activate. Throws a custom grenade which explodes in the air and splits into 4 smaller grenades, dealing massive Electric DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. |
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| Skill | Description | Damage Types |
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| Core Passive: Pre-Driven Needle |
When Grace's Basic Attack or Dash Attack hits an enemy and deals Physical DMG, she gains 1 stack of Zap (up to 8 stacks). Upon reaching the maximum stacks, using a Special Attack or EX Special Attack will consume all stacks of Zap, increasing the accumulated Electric Anomaly Buildup by 65%. |
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| Additional Ability: Tech Support Dept. | When another character in your squad shares the same Attribute or Faction: Upon hitting an enemy with an EX Special Attack, the Shock DMG the enemy suffers increases by 25%. This effect can stack up to 2 times, and each enemy can trigger it once per 1s. Resets when the Shock effect ends. | — |
| Reactive Assist: Incident Management | When the on-field character is launched, press to activate. Throws a grenade at the enemy, dealing Electric DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. |
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| Evasive Assist: Rapid Risk Response |
When the character on field is about to be attacked, press to activate. Dodges the enemy's attack and activates the Vital View. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. |
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| Assist Follow-Up: Counter Volt Needle | Press after an Evasive Assist to activate. Unleashes a spinning hail of bullets against enemies in front and throws a grenade, dealing Electric DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. |
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| Talent | Description |
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| Talent A: Recharge Chamber | When the 4th hit of Grace's Basic Attack connects with an enemy, all squad members gain 0.25 Energy. Within the same move, this effect can grant a maximum of 2 Energy to the squad. |
| Talent B: Lightning Piercer | When Grace's thrown grenade hits an enemy during a Basic Attack, Special Attack, or EX Special Attack, the target's Electric RES is reduced by 8.5%, and Electric Anomaly Buildup RES is reduced by 8.5%, lasting for 8s. |
| Talent C: Chief Mechanic | Basic Attack, Dodge, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2. |
| Talent D: Burst Capacitor | When using her EX Special Attack, Grace gains 6 stacks of Charge (max 6 stacks). When her Basic Attack or Dash Attack hits an enemy, she expends 1 stack of Charge to increase her Energy Generation Rate for the current skill by 25%. |
| Talent E: "Frosty Cold Iron Witch" | Basic Attack, Dodge, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2. |
| Talent F: Detonation Trigger | Activating a Special Attack or EX Special Attack after consuming all stacks of Zap enhances the skill, making Grace throw an additional grenade and increasing each grenade's DMG to 200% of its original value. |
How to Play Grace
Grace Howard's core gameplay revolves around generating Energy for herself and her squad, as well as applying debuffs to deal more Electric DMG. She does this by accumulating enough Zap stacks, which activates her Core Skill: Pre-Driven Needle.
She can obtain Zaps through the following methods:
- Basic Attack: Gain 1 Zap each time you press Basic Attack
- Dash Attack: As you dodge with Dodge, press to gain 1 Zap
Grace can hold up to a maximum of 8 Zap stacks. Pressing Special Attack will consume all accumulated Zaps. For every Zap consumed, her Special Attack increases the amount of accumulated Electric Anomaly Buildup on her targets. If Grace has enough Energy upon using Special Attack, she can use an EX Special Attack instead, and the Electric Anomaly Buildup can reach a maximum of 65%.
In addition to Electric Anomaly Buildup, Grace's EX Special Attack can also increase the Shock DMG enemies receive by 25%, stackable up to 2 times per target. However, this additional ability is only available if Grace's squad has at least 1 other character who shares the same Attribute or Faction as her.
Character Build
Team Comps and Synergy
Bangboo Information
Changelog
- 15 Jun. 2024: Page added.
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