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Anton in Zenless Zone Zero is an A-rank Attack Agent who deals electric anomaly damage. As an Assault Agent, he acts as the team's main electric DPS, able to deal heavy damage and serve as the team's anchor by using his burst mode to increase his damage.
In this guide, you will find the best main DPS builds for Anton as of the ZZZ 1.0 release. Rather you are a F2P player or a spender, this guide is for you! *Note that these builds assume base mindscape level.
Overview
Available on the standard banner, Anton, a member of Belobog Industries, is a electric elemental damage agent that is able to acts as the team's main DPS. He is able to switch between two modes, dealing both physical and electric damage. His core ability allows him to deal more skill damage, while his additional ability makes it so that he can deal additional shock damage to enemies already shocked, making him a great fit for an electric team.
Below, you will find Anton's best W-Engines, Disc Drives, Stats, Skills, Bangboo, and team!
W-Engines
A - Drill Rig - Red Axis
⭐ Energy Regen
- When launching an EX Special Attack or Chain Attack, Electric DMG from Basic Attacks and Dash Attacks increases by 50/57.5/65/72.5/80% for 10s. This effect can trigger once every 15s.
- As Anton's Signature W-Engine, it fits perfectly with his kit, as after entering burst mode, all of Anton's Basic Attacks deal electric damage, and with the energy regen main stat, he will be able to stay in burst mode more often.
S - The Brimstone
⭐ Attack
- Upon hitting an enemy with a Basic Attack, Dash Attack, or Dodge Counter, the equipper's ATK increases by 3.5/4.4/5.2/6/7% for 8s, stacking up to 8 times. This effect can trigger once every 0.5s. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
- In Burst Mode, Anton is able to attack constantly with his basic attack, meaning it will be very easy to get the maximum amount of stacks from this W-Engine
A - Cannon Rotor
⭐ Crit Rate
- Increases ATK by 7.5/8.6/9.7/10.8/12%. Attacks that land a CRIT on an enemy will inflict an additional 200% of ATK as DMG. This effect can only be triggered once every 8/7.5/7/6.5/6s.
- In addition to granting a nice attack increase upon dealing a critical hit, what makes this W-Engine special for pretty much all main DPS is the crit rate main stat, and with Anton already having his crit rate increased upon levelling up, this makes it even easier to get a high crit rate so that you can focus on other stats for Disc Drives.
A - Starlight Engine
⭐ ATK
- Launching a Dodge Counter or Quick Assist increases the equipper's ATK by 12/13.8/15.6/17.4/19.2% for 12s
- While in Burst Mode, Anton's Dodge Counter and Quick Assist deals a massive amount of electric damage, giving him incentive to use it often, hence, activating the attack buff from Starlight Engine.
Disc Drives + Stats
Option 1 - "Shock, Bro!"
4 Piece Thunder Metal
(2) Increases Electric DMG by 10%.
(4) As long as an enemy in combat is Shocked, the equipper's ATK is increased by 28%.
2 Piece Swing Jazz
(2) Energy Regen increases by 20%.
Main Stats: IV. Crit DMG or Crit Rate | V. Electric Damage or Pen Ratio | VI. ATK
Sub stats in order of priority:
1. Crit Rate or Crit DMG | 2. ATK% | 3. Pen if using Pen Ratio | 4. Anomaly Prof
This build is suited for a pure electric damage build Anton, which is likely to give him his best overall damage. His additional ability already increases the damage dealt to a shocked enemy by triggering an additional shock, so 4 piece thunder metal will increase that even further. This build relies heavily on critical hits to work, so make sure you have a decent ratio of Crit Rate to Crit Damage.
Option 2 - "Power, Bro!"
4 Piece Hormone Punk
(2) Increases ATK by 10%.
(4) Upon entering combat or switching in, its user's ATK increased by 25% for 10s. This effect can be triggered once every 20s.
2 Piece Swing Jazz
(2) Energy Regen increases by 20%.
Main Stats: IV. Crit Rate or Crit DMG | V. Electric Damage or Pen Ratio | VI. ATK
Sub stats in order of priority:
1. Crit Rate or Crit DMG | 2. ATK% | 3. Pen (If using Pen Ratio) | 4. Anomaly Prof
This build is more suited for heavy rotation team featuring Anton. Ideally, you want to switch to him when he has enough energy to use his burst mode basic attack for around 10 seconds, then switch back while he regains energy to do it again, this way, you'll get a constant increase in his attack.
Skill Priority
ALWAYS PRIOIRITZE CORE SKILL FIRST!!!
1. Anton's Burst Mode is upgrade along with his special attack, so make sure to level this up equally with his basic attack.
2. During Burst Mode, Anton's Basic Attack levels up along with his Special, so make sure to level this up along with the special attack.
3. Anton's Ultimate, while it does decent damage, will not be used as often as the two above it, making this third priority.
4. During burst mode, Anton's Dodge does good Electric damage, so be sure to keep this in mind and level it up, just not at the priority of his basic and special.
5. Anton's Assist does good damage, but it should be at the bottom of your priority list, slightly below the dodge.
Bangboo
S - Plugboo
Key Trait - When there are 2 or more Electric Attribute characters in your squad: Bangboo Chain Attack inflicts 100% more Anomaly Buildup.
As Anton is a Electric Anomaly agent and with his kit benefiting from attacking enemies who are currently shocked, he will benefit greatly with Plugboo in order to more consistently apply shock.
S - Safety
Key Trait - When there are 2 or more Belobog Heavy Industries characters in your squad: Bangboo Chain Attack DMG increases by 20%. If the target is Burning or Shocked, this buff increases by an additional 20%.
As Anton will often have the enemy shocked as his kit benefits from it, this increases the chain attack damage of Safety by a total of 40%, which will be great on boss mobs.
A - Electroboo
Key Trait - When there are at least 2 Electric Attribute characters in your squad: Bangboo Chain Attack inflicts 60% more Anomaly Buildup.
A weaker version of Plugboo, but will still greatly increase the rate of applying shock to enemies.
Optimal Team Comp
This mono electric shock team, consisting of Anton, Grace, and Rina, ensure that not only do you meet all requirements for additional abilities, but also a fantastic team that can apply shock at a consistent rate in order to improve Anton's performance. In the case of Anton, While in Burst Mode, for every 4 critical hits, the next attack hitting Shocked enemies triggers an additional bout of Shock DMG at 45% of the original DMG.
Overall Thoughts
While Anton is not the sharpest drill in the shed, his ability to deal electric / shock damage should not be underestimated. With the right team setup, he is able to deal massive amount of burst damage while in Burst Mode, meaning he is best played on a quick rotation, mainly only using him when he has energy to enter his burst mode, and especially when the enemy is shocked, in order to trigger the additional damage. If you're looking to build an electric mono team, I recommend building him.
