The equipper's Energy Regen increases by 0.46/s. All squad members gain 10% ATK and 10% Max HP. Only one instance of this effect can exist in the same squad. When the equipper activates or extends an Ether Veil, all squad members gain 30% CRIT DMG for 60s. Repeated triggers reset the duration.
This is the agent's engine by design - not necessarily the one people actually run. For what is actually equipped, see below.
CORE SKILL
Lv. 7
Core Passive: Ideal Colleague
Zhao gains bonus CRIT Rate based on her initial Max HP, gaining 1.4% CRIT Rate for every 1,000 initial Max HP.
Upon entering the battlefield, Zhao gains 100 Frostbite Points. This effect can trigger once every 180s in Investigation Zone mode. The maximum amount of Frostbite Points is 100.
When the currently active character's attacks hit an enemy, Zhao gains 6 Frostbite Points. This can be triggered once every 3s.
When Frostbite Points are maxed out, switching Zhao to the field while in combat will activate her Entry Skill.
When Zhao activates her Entry Skill, all Frostbite Points are consumed to activate Ether Veil: Wellspring.
While Ether Veil: Wellspring is active, all squad members gain 5% Max HP for 40s. Re-activating Ether Veil: Wellspring ends the existing instance before applying a new Ether Veil: Wellspring.
When Zhao activates Ether Veil: Wellspring, all squad members' ATK increase by 1,000 for 50s. Repeated triggers reset the duration.
Additional Ability: Crystallization
When another character in your squad is an Attack, Anomaly, or Support character:
When Zhao is within any Ether Veil, the whole squad's DMG increases by 10%. If Zhao's initial Max HP exceeds 15,000, every additional 400 initial Max HP increases this DMG bonus by an additional 1%, up to a total maximum increase of 40%. This bonus reaches its maximum when Zhao's initial Max HP reaches 27,000.
SKILLS
Basic AttackLv. 12
Basic Attack: Glacial Judgment
Press to activate:
Launches up to five slashes forward, the first dealing Physical DMG, and the following four Ice DMG.
Basic Attack: Final Verdict
Hold to activate:
After getting ready, Zhao starts charging up, then launches a forward slash on release, dealing massive Ice DMG.
While charging, Zhao accumulates up to 5s of charge time. When the Finishing Move of Basic Attack: Final Verdict, Chain Attack, or Assist Follow-Up hits, the stored charge time is consumed to deal additional DMG. For every 1 second of charge time, Zhao deals 24% of Max HP as additional DMG.
When Zhao is in any Ether Veil, if she gets switched out while charging, the charge can continue.
If Frostbite Points are maxed out when the skill activates, all Frostbite Points are consumed to trigger Ether Veil: Wellspring and a Quick Assist. If a squadmate is then switched in via Quick Assist, Zhao automatically follows up with Basic Attack: Final Verdict and begins charging.
During skill activation, Anti-Interrupt level increases, and DMG taken is reduced by 40%.
While not the currently controlled character, the character is invulnerable while using this skill.
DodgeLv. 12
Dodge: Bunny Hop
Press to activate:
A quick dash dodge.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Dash Attack: Bouncing Dash
Press during a dodge to activate:
Slashes forward, dealing Physical DMG and Ice DMG.
Dodge Counter: Swift Blink
Press during a Perfect Dodge to activate:
Performs a falling slash ahead, dealing Ice DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
AssistLv. 12
Entry Skill: Burst of Frost
When Zhao has maximum Frostbite Points, and is in combat, press to activate:
Launches consecutive attacks forward, followed by a slash, dealing massive Ice DMG.
Upon activating this skill, all Frostbite Points are consumed to activate Ether Veil: Wellspring.
Upon activating this skill, a Quick Assist is triggered. If a squadmate is then switched in via Quick Assist, Zhao automatically follows up with Basic Attack: Final Verdict and begins charging.
Activating this skill is considered as activating a Quick Assist.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Quick Assist: Patch the Gaps
When the active character is launched, press to activate:
Launches a falling slash in front, dealing Ice DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Defensive Assist: Frostveil Suppression
When the on-field character is about to be attacked, press to activate:
Parries the enemy's attack, dealing massive Daze.
This skill excels at parrying enemy attacks and reduces the consumption of Assist Points when the character is under intense attacks.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Assist Follow-Up: Frostlight Reflection
Press after a Defensive Assist to activate:
Launch multiple slashes in front, dealing massive Ice DMG.
Upon activating this skill, if Frostbite Points are maxed out, all Frostbite Points are consumed to activate Ether Veil: Wellspring.
Upon activating this skill while in any Ether Veil, a Quick Assist is triggered. If a squadmate is then switched in via Quick Assist, Zhao automatically follows up with Basic Attack: Final Verdict and begins charging.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Special AttackLv. 12
Special Attack: Shatterfrost Surge
Press to activate:
Launches a forward slash, dealing Ice DMG.
Upon activating this skill, consumes 5% of current HP to grant all squad members HP regeneration equal to 1.72% of Zhao's Max HP per second for 5s. The HP-consuming effects of Special Attack: Shatterfrost Surge and EX Special Attack: Frostflow Tundra can trigger at most once every 30s.
EX Special Attack: Frostflow Tundra
With enough energy, press to activate:
Launches multiple forward slashes, dealing massive Ice DMG.
Upon activating this skill, consumes 5% of current HP to grant all squad members HP regeneration equal to 1.72% of Zhao's Max HP per second for 5s. The HP-consuming effects of Special Attack: Shatterfrost Surge and EX Special Attack: Frostflow Tundra can trigger at most once every 30s.
Upon activating this skill, gain 20 Frostbite Points. If Frostbite Points are maxed out, all Frostbite Points are consumed to activate Ether Veil: Wellspring.
Upon activating this skill while in any Ether Veil, a Quick Assist is triggered. If a squadmate is then switched in via Quick Assist, Zhao automatically follows up with Basic Attack: Final Verdict and begins charging.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Chain AttackLv. 12
Chain Attack: Temporary Alliance
When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate:
Launches multiple slashes in front, dealing massive Ice DMG.
After using this skill, gains 5 Frostbite Points. If Frostbite Points are maxed out, all Frostbite Points are consumed to activate Ether Veil: Wellspring.
Upon activating this skill while in any Ether Veil, a Quick Assist is triggered. If a squadmate is then switched in via Quick Assist, Zhao automatically follows up with Basic Attack: Final Verdict and begins charging.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Ultimate: Bunny Barrage
When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press to activate:
Launches consecutive attacks in front, followed by a falling slash, dealing massive Ice DMG.
After using this skill, gains 20 Frostbite Points. If Frostbite Points are maxed out, all Frostbite Points are consumed to activate Ether Veil: Wellspring.
Upon activating this skill while in any Ether Veil, a Quick Assist is triggered. If a squadmate is then switched in via Quick Assist, Zhao automatically follows up with Basic Attack: Final Verdict and begins charging.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
WHAT THE CORE SKILL GIVES
Core Skill A
Percent HP
+6.0%
Core Skill B
Base ATK
+25
Core Skill C
Percent HP
+6.0%
Core Skill D
Base ATK
+25
Core Skill E
Percent HP
+6.0%
Core Skill F
Base ATK
+25
MINDSCAPE CINEMA
M1
Righteous Verdict
When Zhao switches out of being the active character, all squad members' DMG ignores 15% of the target's All-Attribute RES for 50s.
"Don't let that cute face fool you! I'll never forget that meeting — right there in front of a few dozen people, she pointed her finger and, with the sweetest expression, delivered the coldest verdict: 'If your company refuses any single item in this rectification list, you will be removed from TOPS. This isn't a threat — it's the objectively correct conclusion.' That image is forever etched in my mind! ...Still, I have to thank Miss Zhao."
—A company manager who revived his business after a brutal restructuring, speaking with a conflicted look as he rubbed his temples.
M2
Krampus Senior
When Zhao recovers HP, her ATK increases by 20%, and other squad members' ATK increases by 15% for 50s. Repeated triggers reset the duration.
Xiao'Zhao joined Krampus very early on, and even within the elite of the elite, the Krampus Compliance Authority, she's still addressed as "senior." That's how it should be... if only the juniors who came after weren't all the type who value personality over protocol.
M3
Frostveil Edge
Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
Xiao'Zhao's weapon, "Frostveil," is an experimental asset supplied through a confidential TOPS research project. Rather than merely projecting Ice-aligned Ether into strikes, the weapon channels Ether into its own structure. Under normal conditions, Frostveil is only half the weight of comparable weapons, but once in combat, its rapidly condensed ice edge gains far greater destructive power. The design might as well have been tailor-made for Xiao'Zhao.
M4
Featherlight Footsteps
When Zhao activates an Ether Veil, she gains 250 Decibels. The CRIT DMG of her Ultimate, Chain Attack, and Basic Attack: Final Verdict increase by 40%.
Agile, light, and hard to pin down. Words once used to describe a little rabbit are now being used to describe a terrifying warrior wielding a massive blade, capable of cutting through anything...
M5
Fuzzy Listener
Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
If Xiao'Zhao's ears twitch unconsciously and perk up slightly, it means she's heard that which matters to her most. It could be intel, a mission, a deal... or praise.
M6
No Value Has Its Own Value
The CRIT Rate buff from Core Passive: Ideal Colleague increases to 125% of the original value. The extra DMG gained from charging during Basic Attack: Final Verdict increases to 140% of the original value, and accumulated charge time is no longer consumed when attacking.
The wall of beliefs she'd built since childhood, molded by so many people, has begun to crack because of one encounter.
Xiao'Zhao now sees value differently: when something carries no listed price, it isn't useless, it's simply too precious for anything to stand as its equivalent.
WHAT OTHERS RUN
783 builds
W-Engines
Half-Sugar Bunny58.1%
Original Transmorpher37.5%
Tusks of Fury1.8%
Bunny Band1.1%
Drive Disc sets
32.2%4pAstral Voice2pYunkui Tales
31.9%4pBunny in Wonderland2pYunkui Tales
9.1%4pBunny in Wonderland2pMoonlight Lullaby
6%4pAstral Voice2pMoonlight Lullaby
Main stats, slots 4–6
Slot 4
Percent HP92.3%
CRIT Rate2.9%
CRIT DMG2.9%
Slot 5
Percent HP95.1%
Percent ATK1.4%
Ice DMG Bonus1%
Slot 6
Percent HP54%
Energy Regen42%
Percent ATK1.8%
Collected from the builds of players clearing endgame: Shiyu Defense and Deadly Assault. This is a statistic of choice, not a recommendation: it shows what is equipped more often, not what is stronger. A deliberate off-meta build lands at the bottom of this list while still being perfectly workable.
TEAMS
13,971 runs
Zhao + Ye Shunguang + Sunna53.4%
BANGBOOSprout 85%Biggest Fan 5.2%Snap 3%Belion 2.3%
Team percentages are a share of this agent's runs; bangboo percentages are a share of that team's own runs. These count Shiyu Defense and Deadly Assault runs, not builds, and do not add up with the build counts above.
Defense
