Tsukishiro Yanagi Guide and Best Builds

Tsukishiro Yanagi Guide & Best Builds

Welcome to our Tsukishiro Yanagi build guide for Zenless Zone Zero. Tsukishiro Yanagi is a powerful S-Rank Electric Anomaly Agent who deals powerful Anomaly Disorder attacks. In our guide, we will cover everything you need to know to get the most out of your Yanagi, from building the best Drive Discs and W-Engines, to important stat priorities and combos.

Tsukishiro Yanagi's Best W-Engines

Listed below are Tsukishiro Yanagi's best W-Engines. While W-Engines are listed in a priority order, what is best to build can vary slightly depending on your team composition or account funding.

Timeweaver

Time-Devouring Stratagem
The equipper's Electric Anomaly Buildup Rate increases by 30/35/40/45/50%. When Special Attacks or EX Special Attacks hit enemies suffering an Attribute Anomaly, the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency increases by 75/85/95/105/115 for 15s.
When the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency is greater than or equal to 375, Disorder DMG inflicted by the equipper increases by 25/27.5/30/32.5/35%.

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.

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.

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.

Flight of Fancy

Silver Spiked Feathers
Increases Anomaly Buildup Rate by 40/46/52/58/64%. When the equipper deals Ether DMG, their Anomaly Proficiency increases by 20/23/26/29/32 for 5s, stacking up to 6 times. This effect can trigger once every 0.5s, and repeated triggers reset the duration.

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.

Roaring Ride

Collision Potential
When EX Special Attack hits an enemy, one of three possible effects is randomly triggered for 5 seconds. This effect can trigger once every 0.3s. The same types of effects cannot stack. Repeated triggers reset the duration, allowing several effects to be active at once:
Increases the equipper's ATK by 8/9.2/10.4/11.6/12.8%, increases the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency by 40/46/52/58/64, or increases the equipper's Anomaly Buildup Rate by 25/28/32/36/40%.

Best Drive Discs for Tsukishiro Yanagi

Thunder Metal

2-Piece Set: Electric DMG +10%
4-Piece Set: As long as an enemy in combat is Shocked, the equipper's ATK is increased by 28%.

Chaos Jazz

2-Piece Set: Anomaly Proficiency +30
4-Piece Set: Fire DMG and Electric DMG increases by 15%. While off-field, EX Special Attack and Assist Attack DMG increases by 20%. When switching on-field, this buff continues for 5s, and this continuation effect can trigger once every 7.5s.

Freedom Blues

2-Piece Set: Anomaly Proficiency +30
4-Piece Set: When an EX Special Attack hits an enemy, reduce the target's Anomaly Buildup RES to the equipper's Attribute by 20% for 8s. This effect does not stack with others of the same attribute.

Tsukishiro Yanagi's Stat Priority

Tsukishiro Yanagi's Skill Priority

How to Play Tsukishiro Yanagi

At a glance, players may be overwhelmed with the amount of information Yanagi's kit has, regarding Disorders and Stances. However, most of it can be boiled down to a simple combo loop:

EX Special Attack > Basic Attack > Basic Attack > Basic Attack > EX Special Attack...

Regardless of how much Energy Yanagi currently has, she can always use her Special or EX Special Attack to swap stances. As such, players can continue her Basic Attack Combo as long as they press the EX Special Attack button every 3 Basic Attacks. It also does not matter which stance Yanagi is in, as long as the loop stays the same.

Upon examining Yanagi's kit, there are three primary factors behind her recommended combo. After using an EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, Ultimate, Assist, or Dodge Counter, Yanagi is able to:

1. Maintain all stance buffs for 8 seconds after switching
2. Immediately begin any combo from the 3rd hit of the current stance's Basic Attack
3. Increase the Disorder DMG Multiplier for all Squad Members

All of the conditions to make these factors activate are all related to switching Yanagi on-field. As such, it is better for Yanagi to be the second or third Agent in a squad, so players can immediately have all of the factors activated whenever Yanagi is on-field.

Within her Basic Attack combo, her best damage multipliers come from her 3rd, 4th, and 5th Basic Attacks. As such, she should always opt to skip the 1st and 2nd Attacks whenever possible. She is able to do this skip by using the EX Special Attack button after every 5th Basic Attack, as demonstrated in the loop example.

While on-field, by pressing her EX Special Attack to create a skip, Yanagi is able to also maintain the buffs from both stances she has: Jougen and Kagen. This means by simply maintaining the gameplay loop, Yanagi will always have:

• 10% Additional Electric DMG (Jougen)
• 10% Additional PEN Ratio (Kagen)
• Increased Anti-Interrupt Level (Jougen)
• Increased Interrupt Level (Kagen)

Without switching every 8 seconds, Yanagi would only maintain half of the buffs mentioned depending on her current stance. This lowers her damage output overall, and as such, players should avoid maintaining the Basic Attack combo for longer than 8 seconds at a time.

In general, Disorder DMG comes from applying Anomaly DMG of multiple Attributes, such as Burn from Fire and Shock from Electric, in sequential order. The Disorder DMG is based on the multipliers from the Attribute reaction, or Anomaly activation, not the initial Anomaly application.

Polarity Disorder, on the other hand, is an exclusive feature of Yanagi's EX Special Attack and Ultimate. It is a Disorder-type of damage that is based on both Disorder DMG and Yanagi's Anomaly Proficiency. In addition, unlike how normal Disorders activate, Polarity Disorder will not remove the target's Anomaly.

As a result of Polarity Disorder's features, Yanagi is able to improve upon Disorder-based gameplay for Anomaly focused squads. In addition, she can also still execute Polarity Disorder in Mono-Electric squads, but at a lower damage potential. Players can learn more about Yanagi's best team compositions in the section below.

Tsukishiro Yanagi's Best Mindscapes

Most of Yanagi's Mindscapes are worth the investment, with the largest benefits being from her M1 and M2. As an Anomaly agent, building any kind of Anomaly Proficiency is vital, making her M1 a good investment. Yanagi's M2, on the other hand, improves her EX Special Attacks and Disorder DMG, which is Yanagi's best playstyle. At M6, Yanagi's EX Special Attack cost gets halved, along with providing a Polarity Disorder DMG Multiplier increase. If players really enjoy Yanagi's playstyle, they are recommended to invest in her Mindscapes whenever possible.

Tsukishiro Yanagi's Best Teams

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

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