Nicole Demara Guide and Best Builds for Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ)
Nicole Demara is an A-Rank Ether Agent in Zenless Zone Zero. Check out our Nicole Guide for her best build, skills, talents and team compositions.
Introduction - Nicole Demara
Nicole Demara is an -Rank Ether Support Agent in Zenless Zone Zero. She specializes in dealing Strike damage as well as debuffing enemies with her energy fields to reduce a target's Attribute Anomaly RES. Nicole Demara belongs to the Cunning Hares Faction alongside other characters such as Nekomata and Billy Kid.
The leader of the odd-job agency the Cunning Hares, who accept all kinds of Hollow-related commissions. She's been on the streets for many years, and has a reputation among her peers as being exceedingly cunning. She's been blacklisted by many clients due to her all-or-nothing approach. She loves money, but it surprisingly bad at managing it, leaving the Cunning Hares constantly on the edge of bankruptcy and owing many debts.
How to Pull Nicole
Nicole Demara can be pulled at a regular rate from all Channels, excluding the Bangboo Channel. She is also given to you through the story, specifically after rescuing Billy Kid and Nekomata in The Hare and the Proxy.
Skills, Talents, and Promotions
| Skill | Description | Damage Types |
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| Basic Attack: Cunning Combo | Press to activate. Unleashes up to 3 strikes, dealing Physical DMG. |
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| Basic Attack: Do As I Please | After using a Special Attack, EX Special Attack, Chain Attack or Ultimate, Nicole can reload, and her Basic Attack and Dash Attack are enhanced, increasing the power of her bullets. |
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| Skill | Description | Damage Types |
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| Dodge: Speed Demon | Press to dodge. A rapid dodge. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. Hold to reload after dodging, enhancing Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times. | — |
| Dash Attack: Jack in the Box | When moving during a dodge press : Dashes in the target location direction and strikes nearby enemies, dealing Physical DMG. When not moving during a dodge, press : Vaults backward and launches a ranged attack against enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance her Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times. |
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| Dodge Counter: Diverted Bombard | Press during a Perfect Dodge to activate. Dodge backwards and send a ranged strike at enemies in front, dealing Ether DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times. |
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| Skill | Description | Damage Types |
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| Special Attack – Sugarcoated Bullet | Press to activate. Unleashes a ranged strike against enemies in front, dealing Ether DMG. Anti-Interupt level is increased while using this skill. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times. |
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| EX Special Attack – Stuffed Sugarcoated Bullet | When Nicole has enough Energy, press to activate. A powerful ranged strike, generating an energy field that pulls enemies towards its center to deal Ether DMG. Hold down to charge up this attack, during which a small energy field is generated at the muzzle as Energy is consumed, dealing bonus damage to enemies nearby. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times. |
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| Skill | Description | Damage Types |
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| Chain Attack – Ether Shellacking | When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the Agent to Activate. Unleash powerful ranged strikes at enemies in a small area, generating an energy field that pulls enemies towards its center to deal Ether DMG. Character is Invulnerable while using this skill. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times. |
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| Ultimate – Ether Grenade | When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press to activate. Unleash powerful ranged strikes at enemies in a small area, generating an energy field that pulls enemies towards its center to deal Ether DMG. The Anomaly Buildup dealt to the struck target is increased by 10%. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times. |
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| Skill | Description | Damage Types |
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| Core Passive – Mechanical Case | When using a Special Attack, EX Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate, Nicole reloads, enchancing her Basic Attack and Dash Attack. When her enhanced bullets or Energy Field hit an enemy, the target's DEF is reduced by 20% for 2s. | — |
| Additional Ability – Hare of Many Burrows | When another character in your squad shares the same Atribute or Faction: When Nicole's Core Passive applies a debuff, the target takes an additional 25% more Ether DMG. |
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| Reactive Assist – Emergency Bombard | When the character in combat is knocked back, press to launch this attack. Dodges backwards and unleashes a ranged strike against enemies in front, dealing Ether DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. Automatically reloads after the attack to enhance Basic Attack and Dash Attack up to 8 times. |
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| Defensive Assist – The Hare Strikes Back! | When the character in combat is about to be attacked, press to activate. Parries the enemy's attack, dealing massive Daze. Character is Invulnerable while using this skill. | — |
| Assist Follow-Up – Window of Opportunity | Press after a Defensive Assist to activate. Charge forward and bombard enemies, dealing Ether DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. |
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| Talent | Description |
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| Talent A: Supercharged Bomb | The damage dealt and the Attribute Buildup inflicted by Nicole's EX Special Attack increase by 16%. For each additional 0.1s of charging when Nicole activates her EX Special Attack, the duration of the energy field created at the target location increases by 0.15s. |
| Talent B: Charging Device | When Nicole hits an enemy with her Basic Attack or Dash Attack, the attack's Energy Generation Rate is increased by 15%. |
| Talent C: A Hare's Cunning | Basic Attack, Dodge, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2. |
| Talent D: Field Expansion | When Nicole uses her EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate, the diameter of the energy field generated is increased by 3 meters. |
| Talent E: Industry Star | Basic Attack, Dodge, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2. |
| Talent F: Corrupting Energy Field | When Nicole's energy fields deal damage to an enemy, the target's Anomaly Buildup RES is reduced by 2.2%, stacking up to 20 times, and lasting 12s. The duration of each stack is calculated separately. |
How to Play Nicole
Nicole Demara is used primarily as a support character; she specializes in debuffing enemies hit by using her enhanced bullets and launching powerful crowd control in the form of Ether Energy Fields.
This character operates off a reload system. Plainly put, using her crowd control abilities (EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate) will force a reload on her bullets, enhancing them and causing her Basic Attacks and Dash Attacks to deal more damage.
Nicole can debuff the enemy in two different ways:
- Using enhanced bullets or Energy Fields, all enemies hit by this will have their DEF reduced by 20% for 2 seconds.
- Upon reaching Talent F and obtaining Corrupting Energy Field, enhanced bullets or Energy Fields will now also reduce a target's Anamoly Buildup RES by 2.2%. This effect can stack up to 20 times, capping for a total of 44% reduction.
To add to the aforementioned debuffs, Nicole's Energy Fields will pull enemies together, acting simimlarly to how you'd expect a black hole to work. This creates a window of opportunity for your main damage dealers to strike, dealing increased amounts of damage to all enemies in the Energy Field.
Character Build
Team Comps and Synergy
Bangboo Information
Changelog
- 15 Jun. 2024: Page added.
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