Promeia Guide and Best Builds

Promeia Guide & Best Builds

Welcome to our Promeia build guide for Zenless Zone Zero. Promeia is a powerful S-Rank Ice Anomaly DPS Agent who deals most of her damage through her Ablooms, while also increasing squad members' Abloom DMG. In our guide, we'll cover everything you need to know to get the most out of your Promeia, from building the best Drive Discs and W-Engines to important stat priorities and combos.

Promeia's Best W-Engines

Listed below are Promeia's best W-Engines. While W-Engines are listed in a priority order, what's best to build on your Promeia can vary based on your exact team composition and playstyle.

Frostfall Sickle

Terminating Verdict
When an Ice attribute equipper uses a Special Attack or EX Special Attack, their Ice DMG is increased by 20/23/26/29/32% for 40s, stacking up to 2 times, once per use of a skill. Repeated triggers refresh the duration. At 2 stacks, the equipper's Abloom DMG dealt is increased by an additional 35/38.5/42/45.5/50%.

Fusion Compiler

Data Flood
Increases ATK by 12/15/18/21/24%.
When using a Special Attack or EX Special Attack, the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency is increased by 25/31/37/43/50 for 8s, stacking up to 3 times. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.

Angel in the Shell

Energetic Strike
Increases the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency by 90/103/117/130/144. When the equipper is an Ether character, and comes on-field or uses a Special Attack or EX Special Attack, they gain a buff: DMG dealt to enemies afflicted with Attribute Anomalies increases by 20/23/26/29/32%, and all Attribute Anomaly DMG they trigger increases by 10/11.5/13/14.5/16%, lasting 15s. Repeated triggers reset the duration, and the effect is removed when switching off-field.

Practiced Perfection

Weeping Gemini

Lingering Cries
Whenever a squad member inflicts an Attribute Anomaly on an enemy, the equipper gains a buff that increases Anomaly Proficiency by 30/34/38/42/48, stacking up to 4 times. This effect expires when the target recovers from Stun or is defeated. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.

Electro-Lip Gloss

Kiss of Death
When there are enemies inflicted with Attribute Anomaly on the field, the equipper's ATK increases by 10/11.5/13/14.5/16% and they deal an additional 15/17.5/20/22.5/25% more DMG to the target.

Rainforest Gourmet

Dinner's Ready!
For every 10 Energy consumed, the equipper gains a buff that increases ATK by 2.5/2.8/3.2/3.6/4% for 10s, stacking up to 10 times. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.

This W-Engine ranking is made in a team with Promeia, Nangong Yu, Ukinami Yuzuha and showcases overall Team DPS. Generally, the exact team played with Promeia does not make a noticeable difference on W-Engine ranking. The baseline for this ranking is a P5 Weeping Gemini.

Best Drive Discs for Promeia

Promeia has 2 main Drive Disc options, Notes From the Chained and Phaethon's Melody. The difference between these 2 sets is not large, around a 4-5% difference in favor of Notes From the Chained, as the set is tailored to Promeia's kit. If you already have a decent Phaethon's Melody set, it is not necessary to farm new pieces; the difference between the 2 sets can also be made up with better sub-stats.

Notes From the Chained

2-Piece Set: ...
4-Piece Set: ...

Phaethon's Melody

2-Piece Set: Anomaly Mastery +8%.
4-Piece Set: When any squad member uses an EX Special Attack, the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency increases by 45 for 8s. If the character using the EX Special Attack is not the equipper, the equipper's Ether DMG is increased by 25%.

Promeia's Stat Priority

As an Anomaly Agent, Promeia does not need Crit stats and instead focuses on building Anomaly Proficiency and Attack to maximize her Ablooms and Attribute Anomaly DMG. Anomaly Proficiency is her most important stat, followed closely by ATK %.

It is worth noting that unlike Vivian or other Agents that trigger Abloom, Promeia's Abloom damage does not scale with her Anomaly Mastery. However, Anomaly Mastery is still a very important stat for Promeia as her core skill Core Passive: Thief of Flames converts AM over 150 to AP at a 1:1.5 rate.

Promeia's Skill Priority

Promeia's DMG comes through her Attribute Anomaly DMG, Disorder DMG, and most importantly her Ablooms, all of which do not scale with skill level, aside from her core skill which is the most important skill to level as her Ablooms directly scale with core skill level. Aside from her core skill, leveling up the rest of Promeia's skills does not increase Anomaly Build-up. The only gain that can be achieved is a bit of additional Daze; regardless, it is not required to level up Promeia's skills.

How to Play Promeia

Promeia's kit can appear overwhelming, however broken down it is much simpler. TL;DR: Promeia's special resource dictates her ability to trigger Ablooms; it can be built up by attacking and triggering the Ice Attribute Anomaly and Disorders. To utilize Promeia's resource and trigger Ablooms, EX Specials can be used, after which holding either Basic Attack or Special will launch repeated attacks consuming all available points. Promeia's Ultimate and Chain Attack can also trigger an Abloom, dealing less DMG.

Promeia's main resources are her Corrosive Chill gauge and Trial by Cold. Up to 100 Corrosive Chill can be accumulated, and up to 2 Trial by Cold points can be stored. If Trial by Cold Points are not at maximum, 50 Corrosive Chill will be automatically consumed to gain 1 Trial by Cold point. Upon entering combat, 2 Trial by Cold points are granted. Corrosive Chill can be gained through the following:

Points will naturally be gained over time. Before starting combat, ideally Promeia would be full, allowing her to consume 2 Trial by Cold points to trigger 2 Ablooms, followed by Corrosive Chill being automatically consumed for 2 more points. Promeia's Core skill additionally restores 100 Decibels.

Promeia's faction bonus can increase her Ice build-up by 30% for 30s after using her EX Special, with the duration extending by 3s when the Ice Anomaly is triggered. Using her EX Special will also allow all squad members' Abloom DMG to ignore 40% of enemy DEF for 30s.

To trigger Ablooms, Promeia needs to go through a string of her various EX Specials. Before doing that, the Bound Absolution state must first be entered. You do not have to specifically set up this state as it can very easily be entered using her first EX Special EX Special Attack: Execution - Glacial Death. Bound Absolution can also be entered by holding Basic attack or the 4th hit of her Basic Attack. This state is also indicated by Promeia taking her cloak off. Upon entering Bound Absolution, a whirling blade is launched onto enemies dealing damage.

The next step would be to use her EX Specials. The first form EX Special Attack: Execution - Glacial Death can be used by pressing EX Special and consuming 40 energy, granting the Absolute Order effect. If Promeia is attacked while casting this EX Special, the second form EX Special Attack: Execution - Shrouded in Shadow will be automatically activated, blocking the attack and entering Vital View. Pressing EX Special just after triggering a perfect dodge will consume 40 energy and also activate the second form EX Special Attack: Execution - Shrouded in Shadow.

With the Absolute Order effect granted by using Promeia's EX Special, 2 normal specials, Execution - Layered Frost and Execution - Descending Frost, can be activated by either pressing Basic Attack or Special Attack. The specific attack used does not matter, as the differentiation comes from which form of EX Special was used, and does not affect the Abloom DMG.

Under the Absolute Order effect, and after pressing either Basic Attack or Special Attack, holding either button will trigger the final EX Special EX Special Attack: Execution - Merciless Judgment. EX Special Attack: Execution - Merciless Judgment will consume Trial by Cold points to trigger Ablooms for as long as it's held.

Essentially, to trigger Ablooms, Promeia needs to use her EX Special, then proceed to hold either Basic Attack or Special Attack to activate a normal special attack; afterwards, EX Special Attack: Execution - Merciless Judgment will be activated to trigger Ablooms for as long as it's held or until resources run out. Promeia's Ultimate and Chain Attack can also trigger Abloom, dealing slightly less DMG without consuming any resources.

Putting it all together, outside of stun the main goal would be to stun the enemy with a stun agent (primarily Nangong Yu), where Promeia would use her EX Special and consume some Trial by Cold points. It is important to use Promeia's EX Special before stunning the enemy to activate her faction bonus buffs (and also signature W-Engine if using).

Just before the enemy is stunned, ideally Promeia's resources would be close to or at max to allow for the most Ablooms while the enemy is stunned. It would also be important to have at least 40 (ideally closer to 80) energy to allow her EX Special to be used.

• Enter the stun window with Promeia's EX Special
• Hold Basic or Special to trigger up to 4 Ablooms
• Switch to another agent and trigger the Chain window
• Use Promeia's Chain Attack and trigger Abloom
• Press EX Special and hold either Basic Attack or Special Attack to trigger Ablooms
• Use Promeia's Ultimate and chain attack with another agent
• Stun window ends

This basic rotation assumes stun is switched to manual. Such a rotation can be applied to teams without Nangong Yu, where the same loop would apply, with more resources being consumed out of stun to avoid overcapping resources.

Promeia's Best Mindscapes

This Mindscape ranking is calculated in a team including Promeia, Nangong Yu, and Ukinami Yuzuha. Promeia's M1 is a decent increase to her personal DMG, with her M2 further enhancing her damage output.

Promeia's M1 Innocent Idealism is a solid upgrade to her damage, furthering her Anomaly DMG DEF ignore by 20%, and granting an additional point of Trial by Cold if not already at max stacks. Overall, a decent first Mindscape, and often better than getting her signature W-Engine Frostfall Sickle.

M2 Faltering Conviction increases Promeia's Anomaly Proficiency by 40, and increases the multiplier of Ablooms triggered through EX Special Attack: Execution - Merciless Judgment by 20%.

M3 and M5 are both skill level increases, which do not increase Promeia's Anomaly and Abloom DMG, nor increase Anomaly Build-up.

M4 Ruthless Accusation restores 5 Corrosive Chill every 0.5s after triggering an Abloom. The additional Corrosive Chill can make it easier to play Promeia and potentially allow for more Ablooms through Trial by Cold points.

M6 To Be Continued is Promeia's largest DMG increase, increasing Abloom DMG triggered through EX Special Attack: Execution - Merciless Judgment, and restoring Corrosive Chill points and decibels. On top of providing a large DMG increase to her Ablooms, M6 also allows for more resources.

Promeia's Best Teams

To learn all about Promeia's synergies and best team compositions, check our dedicated Promeia team page below:

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