Shiyu Defense Guide and Overview for Ambush Nodes in Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ)

The Ambush Node of Shiyu Defense is a set of 5 stages that are only available for a limited time and grant one-time rewards for clearing them. Ambush Node stages focus on survivability, as the fewer of your Agents die, the more rewards you will be able to earn. You will be able to gain up to 600 Polychromes from this content, provided you manage to clear all 5 stages on S-Rank. Each stage has 3 sets of rewards that you can gain at B, A and S-Grades respectively.

Clearing any stage at any grade will unlock the next one for you, so don't fret if you do not manage to get an S-Grade immediately.

In this guide we will provide detailed information on each of the 5 stages, highlighting the weaknesses of the enemies in each stage, as well as potential team recommendations that might make your life a little easier in order to claim the mode's rewards.

Keep in mind that a well built character may perform better than others, even if it does not match the enemies weakness. Just make sure to not pit them against enemies that are resistant to their damage type.

Shiyu Defense Ambush mode is a limited time event for Shiyu Defense starting on September 25th and ending November 6th.

There are 5 stages in the Ambush Node section of the Shiyu Defense. Each stage has its own set of enemies, buffs and effects that boost your characters, as well as their own Challenge Target time-limits. Each of stage requires you to field 2 full teams, requiring 6 Agents and 2 Bangboos total. You cannot use the same Agent or Bangboo twice.

Disclaimer: While high DPS and killing your enemies quickly is important, the maximum rewards will only be available if you do not lose a single one of your Agents. Focusing on parrying and dodging by learning the enemy's attack patterns is critical to claiming all 600 Polychromes. As long as you dodge and parry correctly, you can complete all stages even with an underleveled team. The enemies in this mode hit incredibly hard, so beware, but all of their damage is avoidable if played perfectly.

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5.

Ambush Node: First Frontier

Challenge Target	Bonus Effects	Weakness	Resistance
S-Rank: 0 Agents defeated A-Rank: 2 or less Agents defeated total B-Rank: 6 or less Agents defeated total	Defensive Assist's Daze increases by 100%. Assist Follow-Up's DMG increases by 100%.	Team 1 Fire Team 2 Ice and Physical	Team 1 Electric Team 2 None

5.1.

Recommended Teams for First Frontier

DPS	Stun	Support
Team 1
Soldier 11	Burnice White	Lucy
Team 2
Ellen Joe	Von Lycaon	Soukaku Caesar King
Jane Doe	Caesar King Seth Lowell	Lucy

6.

Ambush Node: Second Frontier

Challenge Target	Bonus Effects	Weakness	Resistance
S-Rank: 0 Agents defeated A-Rank: 2 or less Agents defeated total B-Rank: 6 or less Agents defeated total	Dodge Counter DMG increases by 150%.	Team 1 Electric Team 2 Fire	Team 1 Fire Team 2 Electric

6.1.

Recommended Teams for Second Frontier

DPS	Stun	Support
Team 1
Grace Howard	Anby Demara	Alexandrina Sebastiane Seth Lowell
Anton Ivanov	Anby Demara	Nicole Demara
Team 2
Soldier 11	Burnice White	Lucy

7.

Ambush Node: Third Frontier

Challenge Target	Bonus Effects	Weakness	Resistance
S-Rank: 0 Agents defeated A-Rank: 2 or less Agents defeated total B-Rank: 6 or less Agents defeated total	When launching Perfect Assists, Agent DMG increases by 35% and DMG received is reduced by 25% for 15s.	Team 1 Ice and Ether Team 2 Electric	Team 1 None Team 2 Fire

7.1.

Recommended Teams for Third Frontier

DPS	Stun	Support
Team 1
Ellen Joe	Von Lycaon	Soukaku Caesar King
Zhu Yuan	Qingyi	Caesar King Nicole Demara
Team 2
Grace Howard	Anby Demara	Alexandrina Sebastiane Seth Lowell
Anton Ivanov	Anby Demara	Nicole Demara

8.

Ambush Node: Fourth Frontier

Challenge Target	Bonus Effects	Weakness	Resistance
S-Rank: 0 Agents defeated A-Rank: 2 or less Agents defeated total B-Rank: 6 or less Agents defeated total	When triggering a Perfect Dodge, Agent DMG increases by 10% and DMG received is reduced by 10% for 10s, stacking up to 3 tiumes. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.	Team 1 Ice and Ether Team 2 Physical	Team 1 None Team 2 Ice

8.1.

Recommended Teams for Fourth Frontier

DPS	Stun	Support
Team 1
Ellen Joe	Von Lycaon	Soukaku Caesar King
Zhu Yuan	Qingyi	Caesar King Nicole Demara
Team 2
Jane Doe	Caesar King Seth Lowell	Lucy
Piper Wheel	Caesar King Seth Lowell	Lucy

9.

Ambush Node: Fifth Frontier

Challenge Target	Bonus Effects	Weakness	Resistance
S-Rank: 0 Agents defeated A-Rank: 2 or less Agents defeated total B-Rank: 6 or less Agents defeated total	Increases Agent Anomaly Buildup Rate by 30%. Enemies afflicted with Attribute Anomaly deal 25% less DMG for 10s.	Team 1 Fire and Physical Team 2 Fire and Physical	Team 1 Ether and Ice Team 2 Ice

9.1.

Recommended Teams for Fifth Frontier

DPS	Stun	Support
Team 1
Jane Doe	Caesar King Seth Lowell	Lucy
Soldier 11	Burnice White	Lucy
Team 2
Jane Doe	Caesar King Seth Lowell	Lucy
Soldier 11	Burnice White	Lucy