W–Engine Tier List In ZZZ

S-Rank

Defense

Caesar King

Caesar is one of the most powerful characters in Zenless Zone Zero, and her W-Engine is almost as good as she is. Even if a character can’t benefit from the 30% Shield buff, it can still grant a base 18% damage and 12 Daze increase after an Interrupt or Perfect Dodge.

S-Rank

Stun

Von Lycaon

Lycaon is probably the best standard banner character in the game, and like Caesar’s W-Engine, his is just as adaptable, conferring up to a 30% damage and Daze bonus so long as the user continues attacking.

S-Rank

Anomaly

Tsukishiro Yanagi

Yanagi took the already dominating Anomaly meta and cracked it wide open. For any future Electric Anomaly character, her W-Engine will be just as worthwhile, offering a 30% increase to Electric Anomaly Buildup Rate, a bonus of 75 Anomaly Proficiency when using an EX Special on an enemy with an Anomaly, and increasing Disorder damage.

S-Rank

Attack

Ellen Joe

Even as the first limited character, Ellen’s value, and that of her W-Engine, are still sky high. It increases all Ice damage by 25% and provides a 10% CRIT Rate buff, refreshing with each Basic Attack hit and an additional 10% bonus for Dash Attacks.

S-Rank

Anomaly

Burnice White

Burnice was the first real indication of how powerful Anomaly damage could be. Her W-Engine, offering Energy regen, gives up to a 35% damage bonus on EX Special or Assist, and 50 Anomaly Proficiency points at higher damage bonus stacks.

S-Rank

Attack

Soldier 11

Like its signature character, Soldier 11, The Brimstone is straightforward, uncomplicated, and strong. Hit your enemy with a Basic, Dash, or Dodge Counter Attack, and the equipper’s attack increases up to 23%.

S-Rank

Stun

Koleda Belobog

Another uncomplicated option, Koleda’s Hellfire Gears gives a nominal Energy regen buff and increases the Impact of EX Special Attacks up to 20%.

S-Rank

Anomaly

Jane Doe

Jane’s W-Engine is more specialized than some others, but any Anomaly DPS who relies even a little on Dash Attacks can make use of its up to 36% Physical damage bonus, and the 40% Anomaly Buildup Rate is incredibly useful if you can activate it.

S-Rank

Anomaly

Grace Howard

Need a slightly more accessible Electric Anomaly W-Engine? Grace’s Fusion Compiler is here, increasing ATK by 12% and providing up to 75 Anomaly Proficiency so long as you’re using Special and EX Special Attacks.

S-Rank

Attack

Zhu Yuan

The Riot Suppressor Mark VI gets a good ranking for its flat 15% CRIT Rate bonus, but makes it to A-Tier for its usability with fast-attacking Ether Attack units.

A-Rank

Support

Soukaku

Soukaku’s W-Engine is fantastic for any Ice-element Support, especially if their team can benefit from up to the extra 8% ATK per EX Special the Support uses.

A-Rank

Stun

Anby Demara

A flat bonus to your Stun unit’s Electric damage is always welcome, but add solid Energy regen on Dodge Counters and Assist Attacks, and you’ve got yourself a real winner.

A-Rank

Attack

N/A

As one of the best A-Rank W-Engines, the Starlight Engine is as simple as it is effective. Use a Dodge Counter or Quick Assist and get a 12% base ATK buff.

A-Rank

Stun

N/A

If you don’t have any S-Rank Support W-Engines, Slice of Time is a solid choice, as your main DPS will want as much access to their Ultimate as possible, and they’ll get it here.

A-Rank

Anomaly

N/A

Another free-to-play friendly Anomaly W-Engine, with Weeping Gemini, it’s pretty easy to keep up to 120 Anomaly Proficiency buff active.

A-Rank

Anomaly

N/A

If you’ve invested in the New Eridu City Fund season pass and enjoy Anomaly setups, Electro-Lip Gloss is the go-to A-Rank W-Engine, adding a 10% ATK bonus and 15% flat damage bonus so long the target is affected by an Anomaly.

A-Rank

Defense

Seth Lowell

Seth’s W-Engine is a passable stand-in for Caesar’s, with passive energy regen and increasing the wielder’s Anomaly Buildup by 36% so long as they use their EX Special and Assist Follow-Ups.

A-Rank

Stun

N/A

A flat 10% Daze buildup buff is amazing, but the fact it increases to 20% when the enemy is below 50% health takes this W-Engine above some of its fellows.

S-Rank

Attack

Nekomiya Mana

Nekomata’s W-Engine is good, but its requirement of hitting the enemy from behind to get the larger of its two buffs is too much of a hindrance.

S-Rank

Stun

Qingyi

Like Nekomata’s W-Engine, Qingyi’s is really good, but only for her or other Stun characters who can land an absurd number of hits in a short span.

S-Rank

Support

Alexandrina Sebastiane

Rina’s W-Engine has one major problem: timing. Its buffs only last a maximum of three seconds, and when there are so many other options with much more generous buff timers, it’s tougher to recommend.

A-Rank

Attack

Corin Wickes

Corin’s W-Engine suffers from timing issues as well, exactly because it’s designed for her and her ability to get dozens of hits every second. Most other Physical Attack units wish they could hit that much.

A-Rank

Defense

Ben Bigger

Ben’s Big W-Engine has a massive 600% damage rebound effect, but that’s about it, and it provides no additional utility to the rest of the team.

A-Rank

Anomaly

Piper Wheeler

The biggest problem Piper’s W-Engine has is the random nature of its buffs. She can safely make use of it because her EX Special hits so many times for so long, but other characters would struggle to keep the effects going.

A-Rank

Attack

Anton Ivanov

Anton’s W-Engine is really good once every five seconds, as the 50% Electric DMG boost is significant. But when there are so many more consistent options, his signature sits here.

A-Rank

Support

Nicole Demara

Timing strikes again, with Nicole’s W-Engine only granting a two-second buff. The effects, including a 15% damage increase on targets affected by her EX Special, are good but hard to capitalize on.

A-Rank

Attack

Billy Kid

In a game with more gun users, Billy’s W-Engine could be worthwhile, but because so few characters use ranged attacks, and fewer are Physical Attack units, whatever damage it could buff, it doesn’t.

A-Rank

Attack

N/A

If there were an S-Rank version of the Cannon Rotor, it would probably crack the game wide open, as the A-Rank version increases critical damage by 200%, but only once every eight seconds, which is just too long for anything but B-tier.

A-Rank

Stun

N/A

24% extra Daze buildup sounds nice, but when you have to spend nine seconds reaching a single instance of it, like with Six Shooter, it’s not really worth the trying.

A-Rank

Attack

N/A

This W-Engine is actually really good, but it was locked behind a limited-time event, and by its rarity is a lower tier.

A-Rank

Attack

N/A

The only reason Spring Embrace isn’t a higher tier is that the other Defense options are so good. Damage mitigation and strong Energy regen are amazing, but they cannot compete with higher-power options.

A-Rank

Attack

N/A

Relying on Chain Attacks is not a good way to increase damage, especially against bosses. Street Superstar’s effect revolves around them, and while a 45% Ultimate damage buff sounds nice, it can take a bit too long to get there.

A-Rank

Anomaly

N/A

A 25% increased ATK per 100 Energy used is a solid trade-off, but so few characters can put out that amount of Energy, barring a few like Piper and Burnice.

A-Rank

Defense

N/A

The buffs this W-Engine provides are nice, but HP% is rarely at issue in endgame content, and the Engine’s effect relies on taking damage, something antithetical to the toughest content in the game.

A-Rank

Stun

N/A

Steam Oven is a fine W-Engine if you have nothing else, as it offers up to a 16% Daze buff so long as your stunner is using Energy. There are just so many better choices.

B-Rank

Support

N/A

As B-Rank W-Engines, their effects either take too long to recharge, are too weak, or are otherwise underwhelming compared to better choices.

B-Rank

Support

N/A

B-Rank

Support

N/A

B-Rank

Attack

N/A

B-Rank

Attack

N/A

B-Rank

Attack

N/A

B-Rank

Stun

N/A

B-Rank

Stun

N/A

B-Rank

Stun

N/A

B-Rank

Anomaly

N/A

B-Rank

Anomaly

N/A

B-Rank

Defense

N/A

B-Rank

Defense

N/A