After the Angels of Delusion patch, we'll be looking at other units from other factions next. From the New Eridu Public Security, or specifically, the Metropolitan Order Division. Meet Cissia, ZZZ's newest Electric Attacker agent. Yup, you've heard it right. Cissia is the fourth electric attacker in the game. However, rather than replacing them, Cissia comes out as a secondary DPS that dishes out electrifying damage, all while buffing herself and other Electric agents. Keep on reading to learn more about the best Zenless Zone Zero Cissia build, her best W-engines, drive disc sets and teams.
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ZZZ Cissia build - How to play Cissia in Zenless Zone Zero
Cissia in Zenless Zone Zero is an Electric Attacker who doubles as a DPS and a buffer.
Cissia has two playstyles: a traditional DPS that hogs most of the field time, with her usual pair of stunner and support, or a sub-DPS in a quickswap setup, dealing her own damage while buffing electric agents.
Cissia’s main schtick revolves around her Venom Marks. Look, there may be a lot of jargons in her kit, but it’s easier to grasp than you think.
At the start of the combat, Cissia gains three venom, a resource that she'll use on enemies to deal damage and gain access to buffs. During the fight, she gets to gain more hitting enemies with 4th basic attack, hitting stunned enemies or landing EX Specials. Every five seconds or after charged attack, she will consume a venom to deal Serpent Burst damage, hitting enemies with electric damage and giving Cissia 8% crit rate each trigger. At max stacks of 3, Cissia gets to buff her own crit rate by a whopping 24% increase. You can also gain Serpent's Swiftness (max 9 stacks) to increase your damage. You can consume this by using charged attacks.
In addition to that, she also applies Venom Marks, which she gets to inflict using nearly all of her attacks.
The rest of Cissia's skill will be a bit support-centric. Here's what she offers:
- Ether Veil (Teamwide 8% crit damage for 12 seconds)
- Ignores 6% Electric resistance on marked enemies
- Ignores additional DEF based on her energy regen
- 50% daze increase for electric agents or teammates
Character Profile - Cissia
| Real name | Cissia |
| Gender | Female |
| Faction | Metropolitan Order Division |
| Rarity | S Rank |
| Attribute | Electric |
| Specialty | Attacker |
| Role | DPS / Sub-DPS / buffer |
ZZZ Cissia build - Skill Priority
For the best Zenless Zone Zero Cissia build, it’s recommended to invest resources into her kit according to the following priorities.
| Name | Skill Priority |
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| Basic Attack | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Dodge | ★ ★ ★ |
| Assist | ★ ★ ★ |
| Special Attack | ★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Chain Attack | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
| Core Skill | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ |
Cissia will need to prioritize core skills to improve her self and teamwide buffs, and damage. Additionally, it's also important to upgrade her special skills and basic attack to increase her personal damage. The rest can be leveled up at your discretion
Cissia build - Best Drive Disc sets
The best drive disc sets for the Cissia build are 4-pc Thunder Metal or 4-pc Woodpecker Electro.
4-pc Thunder Metal, 2-pc Woodpecker Electro
 4-pc Thunder Metal, 2-pc Woodpecker Electro | 4-pc Thunder Metal: 2-pc set: Electric DMG +10% 4-pc set: As long as an enemy in combat is Shocked, the equipper's ATK is increased by 28%. | 2-pc Woodpecker Electro 2-pc set: 8% crit rate |
Thunder Metal set is perfect for Mono-electric or dual-electric teams. As long as you keep the Shocked Status, Cissia will continue to enjoy the 28% ATK increase, on top of 10% electric damage increase from the 2-pc set effect. Pair it with Woodpecker Electro for 8% crit rate.
4-pc Woodpecker Electro, 2-pc Freedom Blues
 4-pc Woodpecker Electro, 2-pc Phaeton's Melody | 4-pc Woodpecker Electro 2-pc set: +8% Crit 4-pc set: Landing a critical hit on an enemy with a Basic Attack, Dodge Counter, or EX Special Attack increases the equipper's ATK by 9% for 6s. The buff duration for different skills are calculated separately. | 2-pc Phaeton's Melody 2-pc set: +8% Anomaly Mastery |
Woodpecker Electro is also a good option for Cissia. As long as you have enough crit rate, Cissia will get to enjoy a 9% attack increase. Combine it with 2-pc Thunder Metal for additional electric damage.
Alternative 2-pc sets:
- Thunder Metal
- Woodpecker Electro
- Hormone Punk
- Swing Jazz
Main stats for every drive discs:
- Drive Disc Slot 4: Crit Rate / Crit Damage
- Drive Disc Slot 5: Electric Damage / PEN Ratio
- Drive Disc Slot 6: Energy Regen / ATK
Substats priority:
- Crit rate
- Crit damage
- Energy Regen
- Pen Ratio
Zenless Zone Zero build - Cissia W-engines
Cissia's best W-engines are Serpentine Seeker, Severed Innocence, The Brimstone, Cannon Rotor, and Marcarto Desire.
She's an Electric Attacker agent who needs the following stats: Crit rate, Crit damage, ATK, Pen, Electric damage and Energy Regen.
Serpentine Seeker (S Rank)
| Serpentine Seeker (S rank) | Base ATK: 48 - 713 Energy Regen: 24% - 60% | Synthetic Venom: Increases CRIT Rate by 25%. When the equipper consumes at least 20 Energy in a single instance, for every 20 Energy consumed, gain a buff for 3s: Ignore 30% of the target's DEF when dealing Electric DMG. Gaining this buff again extends the duration, up to a maximum of 30s. When entering combat, gain this buff for 10s. When the equipper is not the active character on-field, the buff duration does not decrease. |
Serpentine Seeker is Cissia's signature W-engine, and for obvious reasons is her best-in-slot as well. Serpentine Seeker gives her energy regen which helps her debuff. Additionally, she gains crit rate and can ignore 30% of the enemy's DEF upon landing electric attacks. Must pull regardless of the playstyle.
Severed Innocence (S Rank)
| Severed Innocent | Base ATK: 48 - 713 Crit DMG: 19.2% - 48% | Tranquil Blossom: CRIT DMG is increased by 30%. When the equipper lands a hit with a Basic Attack, Special Attack, or Aftershock, they gain 1 stack of a buff. Each stack increases the equipper's CRIT DMG by an additional 10%, stacking up to 3 times. The effect lasts for 30s, with each stack's duration calculated separately, and can only be triggered once per use of a skill. With all 3 stacks, the equipper's Electric DMG increases by 20%. |
Cissia's second-best W-engine. It's a crit W-engine that can provide her a hefty amount of crit damage and electric damage. With the nature of her kit, it's easy to maintain stacks and its uptime.
The Brimstone (S Rank)
| The Brimstone | Base ATK: 46 - 713 ATK: 12% | Scorching Breath: Upon hitting an enemy with a Basic Attack, Dash Attack, or Dodge Counter, the equipper's ATK increases by 3.5% for 8s, stacking up to 8 times. This effect can trigger once every 0.5s. The duration of each stack is calculated separately. |
A decent W-engine option for Cissia. With this W-engine, Cissia gets to receive tons of ATK.
Cannon Rotor (A Rank)
| Cannon Rotor | Base ATK: 40 - 594 Crit Rate: 8% - 20% | Oversized Barrel: Increases ATK by 7.5%. Landing a critical hit on an enemy will inflict an additional 200% of ATK as DMG. This effect can trigger once every 8s. |
Free-to-play friendly W-engine that any attacker who relies on crit rate can use. Note though that when using it, equipper must have a decent crit rate to maximize it.
Marcato Desire (A rank)
| Marcato Desire | Base ATK: 40 - 594 Crit rate: 8% - 20% | Get Everyone Fired Up: When an EX Special Attack or Chain Attack hits an enemy, the equipper's ATK increases by 6% for 8s. While the target is under an Attribute Anomaly, this effect is increased by an additional 6%. |
Another A rank W-engine that gives crit rate, and ATK upon hitting her attacks. Much more ideal in mono electric or dual electric setup.
Cissia Mindscape Cinema – Should You Pull
| 01. Traveler and Prey |
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| Ratings: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Effect: Upon entering the battlefield, [Venom] points gained increased to 6; [Core Passive] enemy DEF ignore effect increased to 140% of the original value; [Corrosion] DMG ignores 20% of the target's Electric RES. Reason: Must pull if you want to main Cissia, especially in electric teams. Getting this instantly translates to massive damage boost. |
| 02. Hunger & Hymns |
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| Ratings: ★ ★ ★ ★ Effect: When a [Chain Attack] or [Ultimate] hits a Stunned enemy, gain an additional 3 [Venom]; Increases the DMG dealt by [Basic Attack: Serpent's Kiss] by 35%. Reason: Greatly increases Cissia's damage by giving her easier access to venom, and amplifying the damage of her charged attack which is one of her major sources of damage. |
| 03. Chains and Cozy Nest |
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| Ratings: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Effect: Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2 Reason: Nice upgrade to her damage multipliers. |
| 04. A Villain's Resolve |
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| Ratings: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Effect: When launching an [EX Special Attack], [Chain Attack], or [Ultimate], gain 1 stack of [Venomous Fang], up to a maximum of 3 stacks. When launching a [Basic Attack: Serpent's Kiss], consume all [Venomous Fang] stacks to trigger [Corrosion] 1 additional time per stack consumed without consuming [Venom]. Reason: Villain's Resolve allows Cissia to pop extra Serpent's Venom Burst without having to consume Venom, by stacking Venomous Fang. |
| 05. Lies and Fangs |
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| Ratings: ★ ★ ★ Effect: Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2 Reason: A good upgrade to her kit, especially when aiming for m6. |
| 06. Home and Sixth Street |
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| Ratings: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Effect: When a [Chain Attack] or [Ultimate] hits an enemy in the Stunned state, gain an additional 3 [Venom]; when the 4th hit of a [Basic Attack] hits an enemy in the Stunned state, gain an additional 1 [Venom]; [Charged Attack] DMG is increased by 30%. Reason: Allows Cissia to gain Venom much faster for more electric damage procs. Additionally increases her charged attack damage. |
ZZZ Cissia build - Cissia best teams
Cissia is an S Rank Electric Attacker who can either work as the main DPS or sub-DPS. For the main DPS playstyle, you'll want to pair her with stunners and supports. On the flip side, she can also function as a sub-DPS mainly for Electric teams.
Seed Cissia Mono Electric team - Seed, Cissia and Trigger
Meet the Seed, Cissia and Trigger mono electric squad.
Seed
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Cissia
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Trigger
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Seed is one of the Electric DPS units in Zenless Zone Zero who likes to stay on-field and just keep dishing out damage. Now that Cissia is officially out, Seed finally has a proper BiS sub-DPS to pair with her.Even though Cissia is labeled as an Attacker, she plays more like a quickswap unit, jumping in, dealing burst damage, applying marks, throwing in buffs and debuffs, then dipping right back out.
For the final slot, Trigger fits into the team comfortably. Through her Aftershocks, she can apply Daze to enemies without hogging field time
Cissia DPS team - Cissia, Dialyn and Astra Yao
Of course, Cissia can take the spotlight as the traditional main DPS with a stunner and support. Here's the Cissia, Dialyn and Astra Yao team.
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Cissia
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Dialyn
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Astra Yao
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Dialyn is one of the game's best stunners who can also join Cissia in her team. She's a generalist stunner who increases stun multipliers, and turns chain attacks into ultimate. Complete the team by adding Astra Yao as the main support.
Wanna learn more about Cissia? Look at the guides below:
- Zenless Zone Zero Cissia materials – Promotion, Skill, Core skill and W-engine
- Zenless Zone Zero Cissia kit – Role, Skills, Mindscapes and W-engines
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for ZZZ Cissia build
Cissia is an S-Rank Electric Attacker from the Metropolitan Order Division. She functions as a hybrid DPS and buffer, capable of both on-field damage and quick-swap sub-DPS playstyles.
Main DPS: stays on-field, paired with a stunner + support, Sub-DPS (quickswap): bursts damage, applies buffs/debuffs, then swaps out.
Teamwide Crit Damage boost (Ether Veil), Ignores Electric Resistance on marked enemies, DEF shred scaling with Energy Regen, Increased Daze for Electric teammates or allies
Recommended upgrade order:
Core Skill (highest priority)
Basic Attack
Chain Attack
Special Attack
Dodge / Assist (lower priority)
Core Skill is essential since it boosts both damage and team buffs.
Top options:
4-pc Thunder Metal + 2-pc Woodpecker Electro
Best for Electric or Mono-Electric teams
High ATK + Electric DMG + Crit Rate synergy
4-pc Woodpecker Electro + 2-pc Phaeton’s Melody / Thunder Metal
Strong crit-focused alternative
Better for balanced crit builds
Main stats:
Slot 4: Crit Rate / Crit DMG
Slot 5: Electric DMG / PEN Ratio
Slot 6: Energy Regen / ATK
Substats priority:
Crit Rate
Crit DMG
Energy Regen
PEN Ratio
Serpentine Seeker, Severed Innocence, The Brimstone, Cannon Rotor (F2P option and Marcato Desire
That wraps up everything worth knowing about the best Zenless Zone Zero Cissia build. When optimized properly, Cissia can comfortably carry a team, whether slotted in as a main DPS or played in a quickswap Sub-DPS role. She’s absolutely worth the investment but if you're running low on pulls, a cheap ZZZ top-up could make all the difference.
