ZZZ Starlight Billy Best Build guide - Drive Disc, W-engine, Kit and Materials
Nina FornelozaMay 14, 2026
Looking for the best Starlight Billy build in Zenless Zone Zero? This guide covers everything you need to maximize his damage, including the best W-Engines, Drive Disc sets, skill priorities, and team comps.
As a Physical Rupture DPS, Starlight Billy scales heavily with HP and CRIT stats, making him a high-risk, high-reward hypercarry when built correctly.
Here’s the best ZZZ Starlight Billy build guide, covering his kit, Mindscapes, materials, best W-Engines, Drive Disc sets, and team comps. Starlight Billy is almost here, so if your goal is to have him battle-ready as soon as he comes out, be sure to prepare Polychromes and resources!
ZZZ Starlight Billy build guide overview
ZZZ Starlight Billy Build – Quick Summary
Best Drive Disc set: Yunkui Tales
Best W-Engine: Starlight Rider Faceplate
Skill priority: Core Skill > Basic Attack > EX Special Attack >>> Chain Attack > Ultimate
Best Mindscapes: M1, M2 and M4
Best team: Starlight Billy, Dialyn and Lucia
ZZZ Starlight Billy build - Starlight Billy Overview
Name
Starlight Billy
Gender
Male
Faction
Cunning Hares
Rarity
S Rank
Attribute
Physical
Specialty
Rupture
Role
DPS
ZZZ Starlight Billy build - Skills and Kit
Here's a list of all Zenless Zone Zero Starlight - Billy kit and attacks!
Basic Attack
Basic Attack: Knight’s Technique
Performs up to 4 forward attacks dealing Physical DMG
On 4th hit, press Special Attack to trigger Drive Suppression
Drive Suppression reduces HP consumption by 50%
Slight HP recovery when attacks hit enemies
Basic Attack: Full-Throttle Starlight
Hold Basic Attack when Determination is full
Charges forward on a motorcycle, then fires a laser beam
Deals heavy Physical DMG
Grants full invulnerability during the skill
Dodge
Dodge: Close Call!
Quick dash dodge
Grants invulnerability during use
Dodge: Through the Galaxy
Used during Drive Suppression (hold dodge / move joystick)
At max duration → auto-chains into EX Special: Cool Wheelie
If ended early → auto-chains into Special Attack: Run Wild
Dash Attack: Starlight Retribution
Press Basic Attack during dodge
Quick forward slash dealing Physical DMG
Dodge Counter: Duel King
Triggered after Perfect Dodge
Fires arm cannon blast (Physical DMG)
If Perfect Dodge: restores 10% Max HP
Can chain into 4th hit of Basic Attack
Grants invulnerability during use
Dodge Counter: Afterfire Spin
Triggered during Through the Galaxy on Perfect Dodge
Spins bike to hit surrounding enemies
Auto-chains into EX Special: Cool Wheelie
Grants invulnerability during use
Assist
Quick Assist: Starlight – Power of Bonds
Triggered when active character is launched
Fires arm cannon blast (Physical DMG)
If HP > 25% → replaced by Drive Suppression
Can trigger once every 5s
Grants invulnerability
Defensive Assist: Hero’s Entrance
Activated when on-field character is about to be hit
Parries incoming attack
Deals massive Daze
Grants invulnerability
Assist Follow-Up: Villain’s Exit
Press Basic Attack after Defensive Assist
Kicks motorcycle at target (Physical DMG)
Grants invulnerability
Special Attack
Special Attack: Drive Suppression When HP is above 25%, press Special Attack to activate:
Summons motorcycle to crash into enemies (continuous Physical DMG)
Can block an incoming hit shortly after activation
Block effect:
Negates damage
Restores 5 Determination
Immediately chains into EX Special: Cool Wheelie
Can also auto-chain into Cool Wheelie over time
Increases anti-interrupt while active
Special Attack: Run Wild
Auto-triggers if Through the Galaxy is interrupted
Kicks motorcycle at enemies (Physical DMG)
Can chain into Dodge Counter: Duel King
Increased anti-interrupt
EX Special Attack: Cool Wheelie
Triggered from Drive Suppression (block or full duration)
Lifts motorcycle for AoE Physical DMG
Restores 8 Determination on hit
Can chain into Rocking Footwork (if enough Adrenaline)
Ends by auto-chaining into Run Wild
Grants invulnerability
EX Special Attack: High-Traction Wheels
Hold Special (with enough Adrenaline)
Heavy slam attack (Physical DMG)
Restores 30% Max HP
Grants invulnerability
EX Special Attack: Rocking Footwork
Follow-up from Cool Wheelie (with Adrenaline)
Combined motorcycle + gun attack (Physical DMG)
Restores 15% Max HP
Grants invulnerability
Chain Attack
Chain Attack: Knight’s Swagger
Triggered during Chain Attack selection
Performs a combo of forward strikes (massive Physical DMG)
Grants 15 Determination on activation
Grants invulnerability during use
Ultimate: Starlight Knight Flying Kick
Requires Max Decibel Rating
Leaps and delivers a flying kick (massive Physical DMG)
Grants invulnerability during use
ZZZ Starlight Billy Core Passive
Core Passive: Knight’s Resolve
Starlight - Billy converts Max HP into Sheer Force, turning all Physical DMG into Sheer DMG that ignores DEF and scales with Sheer Force. He gains 60 Adrenaline on entry (once every 180s in Investigation Zone Mode).
At above 25% HP, his Special Attack consumes HP and boosts CRIT DMG by 90% for 45s, with duration refresh on re-cast; at 25% HP or lower, he takes 50% reduced damage.
He builds Determination through attacks (cap 120), with extra gains from EX skills, Chain Attacks, blocks, and Perfect Dodges. At 100+ Determination, he can hold Basic Attack to trigger Full-Throttle Starlight.
His basic and dodge counter skills also restore small amounts of HP on hit.
Additional Ability
When another character in your squad is of the [Stun], [Defense], or [Support] Specialty:
EX Special Attack: Cool Wheelie, the 4th hit of Basic Attack: Knight’s Technique, Chain Attack, or Ultimate grants 1 stack of Starlight for 45s (max 2 stacks, 1 per skill use). Each stack increases DMG of Chain Attacks, Ultimates, EX Special Attacks, and Basic Attack: Full-Throttle Starlight by 20%.
ZZZ Starlight Billy build Skill level-up priority
For the best Zenless Zone Zero Starlight Billy optimal build guide, it’s recommended to invest resources into his kit according to the following priorities.
Name
Skill Priority
Basic Attack
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Dodge
★ ★ ★
Assist
★ ★ ★
Special Attack
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Chain Attack
★ ★ ★ ★
Core Skill
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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ZZZ Starlight Billy Materials for pre-farming
Here are the ZZZ Starlight Billy materials for pre-farming to help prepare for his release and upgrade progression.
Here are the best W-Engines for Starlight Billy build (Quick Recommendations)
Best-in-slot: Starlight Rider Faceplate
Best A-rank alternative: Cauldron of Clarity
Best A-rank burst damage option: Puzzle Sphere
Best F2P Sheer Force option: Radiowave Journey
Starlight Rider Faceplate
Starlight Billy's signature weapon and best-in-slot
Base ATK: 713
HP Bonus: +30%
CRIT Rate increases by 20%
When the equipper launches a Basic Attack, Physical Sheer DMG increases by 10%, stacking up to 2 times
Cauldron of Clarity
Second-best W-engine and his best A rank alternative
Base ATK: 594
HP Bonus: +25%
When the equipper activates an EX Special Attack, they gain 1 stack of a buff
Each stack increases DMG by 4%, up to 3 stacks for 20s.
Can trigger once every 0.5s
Repeated triggers reset the duration
At 3 stacks, the equipper’s CRIT Rate increases by 6.5%
Puzzle Sphere
Base ATK: 594
ATK Bonus: +25%
Upon launching an EX Special Attack, the equipper’s CRIT DMG increases by 16% for 12s
If the target’s current HP is below 50% of Max HP, EX Special Attack DMG increases by 20%
Radiowave Journey
Base ATK: 594
HP Bonus: +25%
When launching a Chain Attack or Ultimate, the equipper gains 1 stack of a buff
Each stack increases the equipper’s Sheer Force by 80, stacking up to 3 times
Duration: 12s
Each stack has its own separate duration timer
Luckily, Zenless Starlight Billy has A-rank options as his alternatives, potentially saving you from depleting your pulls. Still, if you find yourself without any Encrypted Master Tapes or Polychromes, you can check out U7BUY for cheap ZZZ Monochromes!
ZZZ Starlight Billy Best Mindscapes
Here is the list of Starlight Billy's Mindscapes, how they work, and which ones are worth investing in.
M1: Early power spike
M2: Big DPS Spike and Starlight Billy's stopping point.
M4: Mid-tier stopping point
M6: Best Starlight Billy mindscape.
M1: Heroic Entrance
Starlight Billy's M1 gives him extra adrenaline at the start of the battle. Hitting an enemy with his EX Special Attack also causes him to ignore 18% Physical Resistance for an entire 45 seconds. This is Starlight Billy's earliest power spike.
M2: Wasteland Automaton
Massive DPS spike as this constellation increases the damage that most of his important attacks can deal, and amplifies its crit damage by an additional 50%.
M3: Knight's Chivalry
Increases Starlight Billy's skill levels.
M4: Flames of Justice
A decent upgrade to his damage and survivability. Provides up to 16% Crit DMG to Starlight Billy, and he gains health over time when his HP is below 35%.
M5: Radiant Armaments
Increases Starlight Billy's skill levels.
M6: Starlight Knight
Major damage scaling upgrade to his core output loop. With this mindscape, he gains +18% Sheer damage, and he could gain up to six stacks of Brilliant Starlight from some of his attacks. When using his Ultimate or Full-Throttle Basic Attack, he consumes up to 2 stacks, and each stack consumed adds extra damage equal to 100% Sheer Force as Physical DMG to the final hit.
ZZZ Starlight Billy build - Best drive disc sets
Here are the best Drive Disc sets for Starlight Billy build (Quick Recommendations)
Best-in-slot: Yunkui Tales
Best CRIT DMG 2-piece option: Branch & Blade Song
Best CRIT Rate 2-piece option: Woodpecker Electro
Best Physical DMG 2-piece option: Fanged Metal
Yunkui Tales
2-Piece Set:
HP +10%
4-Piece Set:
When using EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate, CRIT Rate increases by 4%, stacking up to 3 times
Duration: 15s
Repeated triggers reset the duration
At 3 stacks, Sheer DMG increases by 10%
Yunkui Tales is Starlight Billy's best and recommended Drive disc set, thanks to additional HP it gives and at most 12% crit rate and 10% Sheer damage.
For the two piece sets, we recommend the following:
Branch & Blade Song: CRIT DMG +16%
Woodpecker Electro: CRIT Rate +8%
Fanged Metal: Physical DMG +10%
Main stats for every drive discs:
Slot 4: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Slot 5: Physical DMG% or HP%
Slot 6: HP%
Best Starlight - Billy sub stats
CRIT Rate
CRIT DMG
HP%
ZZZ Starlight Billy best teams - Premium and F2P teams
Note that ZZZ Starlight Billy's best team consists of a stun unit and a support unit. This is his strongest and most consistent team. The Stun unit creates damage windows by breaking enemies, while the Support boosts CRIT, ATK, or overall damage so Billy can fully unleash his burst combos.
ZZZ Starlight Billy Premium team - Starlight Billy, Dialyn and Lucia
Starlight Billy serves as the main DPS here. As for his best teammates, slot in Dialyn for her ultimate conversion, stun duration extension and high daze output. Lastly, add Lucia for Sheer and damage buffs!
Starlight Billy
Dialyn
Lucia
ZZZ Starlight Billy best team - Starlight Billy, Ju Fufu and Lucia
Best ZZZ Starlight Billy Teams (Quick Summary)
Best premium team: Starlight Billy, Dialyn, and Lucia
Best alternative team: Starlight Billy, Ju Fufu, and Lucia
Best F2P team: Starlight Billy, Pulchra, and Pan Yinhu
Replace Dialyn in the team above with Ju Fufu, a Stun agent capable of dealing high Daze and providing CRIT DMG buffs. Her kit also synergizes well with ATK and Rupture agents, making her a strong match for Starlight Billy.
Starlight Billy
Ju Fufu
Lucia
Best ZZZ Starlight F2P team - Starlight Billy, Pulchra and Pan Yinhu
The F2P Starlight Billy team with Pulchra and Pan Yinhu focuses on consistent stun uptime and stable support. Pulchra builds Daze quickly to create frequent stun windows, while Pan Yinhu provides utility via sheer force buff, and healing.
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Starlight Billy
Pulchra
Pan Yinhu
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for ZZZ Starlight Billy build
When is ZZZ Starlight Billy's release date?
Starlight Billy releases in Version 2.8 on May 27, 2026, with his banner running in Phase 2 and Promeia in Phase 1.
Who is Starlight Billy in Zenless Zone Zero?
Starlight Billy is an S-rank Physical Rupture agent. An upgraded S-Rank version of Billy Kid, reimagined as a “Starlight Knight” with a more advanced combat form, upgraded gear, and a refined red-scarf design.
What is Starlight Billy’s role in ZZZ?
Starlight Billy is a: Physical DPS (Rupture/Sheer damage specialist) Focused on high burst + sustained Basic Attack damage Scales heavily with HP, CRIT Rate, and Sheer DMG
What are the best drive discs for the best ZZZ Starlight Billy build?
His best Drive Disc set is Yunkui Tales, which provides HP scaling, stacked CRIT Rate, and bonus Sheer DMG. Alternative 2-piece options include Branch & Blade Song for CRIT DMG, Woodpecker Electro for CRIT Rate, and Fanged Metal for Physical DMG.
Is Starlight Billy worth pulling?
Starlight Billy is considered a high-tier damage dealer. Beyond his flashy animations, Starlight Billy’s damage alone significantly increases his pull value, especially with a good build.
Is Starlight Billy F2P friendly?
Starlight Billy is a free-to-play friendly unit with A-rank W-engine options such as Puzzle Sphere, and because of his synergy with A-rank units such as Pulchra, Pan Yinhu, Nicole and Anby.
This wraps up our ZZZ Starlight Billy build, including his kit, skills, Drive Discs, W-Engine, stats, and team setup. He’s a Physical hypercarry DPS that relies on CRIT and Sheer damage, with strong burst potential when properly supported. His gameplay needs good timing and setup, but he becomes very effective once fully built. With his release still ahead, it’s a good time to start pre-farming and preparing his materials.
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Niña Forneloza is a game guides writer who has a love-hate relationship with role-playing, gacha, and first-person shooter games. In her free time, she’s either going full tryhard in Valorant, or recovering from her latest tilt.
