Ye Shunguang Build Guide - Best Drive Disc, W-engine and Teams

Looking for the best Ye Shunguang build in Zenless Zone Zero? Here’s the fastest way to optimize her—best W-Engines, Drive Discs, skills, and teams.

With her Version 3.0 rerun, Ye Shunguang stands out as a top-tier Physical DPS, capable of switching forms and dealing massive AoE damage. Built correctly, she’s one of the strongest meta picks in ZZZ.

Ye Shunguang Build Guide Overview

• Skill Priority: Core Skill > Basic Attack > Chain Attack > Special Skill > Assist > Dodge
• Best W-engine: Cloudcleave Radiance
• Best Drive Disc: White Water Ballad
• Stats Priority: Crit rate > Crit damage > ATK% > Pen > ATK
• Best Mindscape: M1, M2 and M6
• Best team: Ye Shunguang, Zhao and Sunna

Who is Ye Shunguang in Zenless Zone Zero

Ye Shunguang (Agent Rank: S-Rank, Attribute: Honed Edge, Specialty: Attack) is a playable Agent in Zenless Zone Zero and a member of Yunkui Summit.

Ye Shunguang Skill level-up priority

For the best Ye Shunguang build, we recommend prioritizing her Core Skill, Basic Attack and Chain Attack.

Name	Skill Priority
Basic Attack	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Dodge	★ ★
Assist	★ ★
Special Attack	★ ★ ★ ★
Chain Attack	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Core Skill	★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Ye Shunguang skill priority:

Core Skill → Basic Attack → Chain Attack → Special Attack → Assist / Dodge

Core Skill is the top priority for its Crit Rate and Crit DMG scaling. Basic Attack drives most of her damage in both forms, while Chain Attack is essential for Ultimate synergy. The rest can be leveled later with minimal impact on overall DPS.

Best W-engines for Ye Shunguang

Ye Shunguang's best weapons are Cloudcleave Radiance (S-rank), The Brimstone (S-rank) and Starlight Engine (A-rank)

Ye Shunguang's Signature Weapon

Best W-Engine for Ye Shunguang: Cloudcleave Radiance.

It provides high Base ATK, Crit DMG, DEF ignore, and bonus damage—making it the clear best-in-slot option.

No other W-Engine matches this combination of stats and utility. Using alternatives is viable, but Cloudcleave Radiance delivers a significant power spike.

The equipper's DMG ignores 20% of the target's Physical RES. When the equipper activates an Ether Veil, the equipper's DMG increases by 25%, and CRIT DMG increases by 25% for 40s. Repeated triggers reset the duration.

Alternative Weapons for Ye Shunguang

The Brimstone also serves as a good alternative, being able to supply decent ATK stats. Ye Shunguang also gets more from its passive effects. She can easily maintain its uptime due to her playstyle mainly revolving around basic attacks.

For a free-to-play option, the Starlight Engine is a solid choice. As an A-Rank W-Engine, its stats are noticeably lower than the options above, but it remains a reliable alternative. Since entering Ye Shunguang's Ultimate state counts as a Quick Assist, she can easily maintain the weapon's maximum buff uptime.

Best Drive Discs for Ye Shunguang

Ye Shunguang's best W-engine is White Water Ballad.

White Water Ballad is a tailor-made set for the Honed-Edge DPS. Ye Shunguang gets to increase her Physical damage by 10%, Crit Rate by up to 20%, and ATK by 10%. No other sets can compete with White Water Ballad thus far.

• 2-Piece Set: Physical DMG +10%
• 4-Piece Set: When the equipper is within any Ether Veil, their CRIT Rate increases by 10%. After leaving the Ether Veil, this buff remains for 15s. If the equipper is an Attack character, activating an Ether Veil or extending an Ether Veil's duration increases their CRIT Rate by 10% and ATK by 10% for 30s. Repeated triggers reset the duration.

2-piece

Drive Disc	Effects
Branch and Blade Song	Crit DMG +16%
Puffer Electro	Pen Ratio +8%

Main stats for every drive disc

• Drive Disc 4: ATK% or Crit DMG
• Drive Disc 5: ATK% or Pen ratio
• Drive Disc 6: ATK%

Sub stats

• Crit rate
• Crit damage
• ATK%
• PEN
• ATK

Should you pull Ye Shunguang's Mindscapes in Zenless Zone Zero?

Here are all of Ye Shunguang's Mindscapes in ZZZ.

Ye Shenguang's best mindscapes are M1, M2 and M6.

M1: Dreambound Self

Ratings: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Effect: Upon entering the battlefield, gains 6 Qingming Sword Force. This effect can trigger once every 180s in Investigation Zone mode. The Unity effect from Core Passive: Burning Clarity increases DMG dealt by an additional 10%, and they ignore 20% of the target's DEF. Reason: YSG instantly gets six Qingming Sword Force, which means she gets to enter her special state right away. Additionally, Ye Shunguang's attacks will deal more damage thanks to damage bonus and def debuff from this mindscape.

M2: Light & Shadow

Ratings: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Effect: The max stack count of Bearer increases to 6, and Culmination can stack up to 9 times. While in the Enlightened Mind state, each point of Qingming Sword Force consumed grants 1 stack of Culmination. EX Special Attack: Enlightened Mind - Soaring Light and Ultimate: Cleaving Heavens's DMG ignore 40% of the target's DEF. Reason: Increases Bearer and Culmination, plus some YSG's attack ignore 40% of target's DEF. Massively increase Ye Shunguang's damage output.

M3: Swordswoman
Ratings: ★ ★ ★ ★ Effect: Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2 Reason: Increases Ye Shunguang's skill levels.

M4: Together into the Dust

Ratings: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Effect: Upon entering the battlefield, gains 1,000 Decibels. In Investigation Zone mode, this effect can trigger once every 180s. The Vulnerability bonus provided by Ether Veil: Verdict is increased to a maximum of 200%. Reason: This Mindscape fills 1/3 of the Decibels required for Ye Shunguang’s Ultimate. Combined with her M1 and M2, she can cast Ultimates more frequently and enter her special state more consistently.

M5: Guiding Glimmer
Ratings: ★ ★ ★ Effect: Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2 Reason: Increases Ye Shunguang's skill levels. Optional upgrade, unless you're aiming for M6.

M6: Lantern Wish

Ratings: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Effect: Upon entering the battlefield, gains 2 stacks of Lantern Wish. When entering the Enlightened Mind state, gains 1 stack of Lantern Wish, stacking up to 4 times. With 3 stacks of Lantern Wish, EX Special Attack: Enlightened Mind - Return to Dust is replaced with Ultimate: Cleaving Heavens. When this Ultimate: Cleaving Heavens is activated, it consumes 3 stacks of Lantern Wish. The last hit of Enlightened Mind - Return to Dust and Ultimate: Cleaving Heavens deal 1,500% of ATK as additional Physical DMG. Reason: Ultimately, this is Ye Shunguang's best Mindscape. It grants her Lantern Wish, allowing her to transform her EX Special Attack into her Ultimate. In addition, both abilities deal extra Physical damage.

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Best Teams for Ye Shunguang

Here are the best teams for Ye Shunguang in Zenless Zone Zero.

Ye Shunguang is primarily a DPS. Specifically, she is a Honed Edge (Physical) Attacker damage dealer, who needs either a support or defense character. Ideally, she needs a stunner, support and at least one should be able to trigger Ether Veils for her Qingming Sword Force stacks.

Best Ye Shunguang team for Ether Veils

Currently, the best Ye Shunguang team consists of Zhao and Sunna. YSG gains Sword Force stacks from Ether Veils, so squadmates that can activate this are the best candidates for her team.

Zhao and Sunna both function as batteries for Ye Shunguang, enabling her to enter her special state more frequently. They also act as low-field-time supports that provide steady damage buffs while keeping rotations smooth. On top of that, both units add sustain through healing.

Dialyn team

Zhao can also take on the primary support role, allowing a stunner like Dialyn to be slotted in instead. Among all available stunners, Dialyn stands out as the strongest option for Ye Shunguang.

Beyond her damage buffs and stun-related debuffs, Dialyn also brings an ultimate conversion mechanic. This allows Ye Shunguang to trigger her Ultimate more frequently compared to other team compositions.

Ye Shunguang Free-to-play team

Since Zhao is a free character, this can essentially be considered a free-to-play team. For Ye Shunguang’s F2P team, run Ye Shunguang, Zhao, and Nicole.

Zhao remains in the team as she can supply Ether Veil and other utilities. Round out the team with Nicole for grouping, crowd control, and defense shred.

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This ends our Zenless Zone Zero Ye Shunguang build guide! Ye Shunguang is well worth building thanks to her strong damage output and straightforward playstyle. Pair her with the right teammates, invest in her key upgrades, and she'll have no trouble carrying through even the toughest content.

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