Aria Character Guide: Best W-Engines, Discs, Teams in ZZZ

Last Updated on March 4, 2026 by SoraHoshina

Aria is the new S-Rank Anomaly DPS in Zenless Zone Zero version 2.6, coming from the Angels of Delusion faction. She is an Agent with the Anomaly specialty who are exceptional at applying debuffs, excelling at accumulating Anomaly Buildup to weaken enemies and deal damage by triggering Attribute Anomalies. This guide will help you understand her kits better and what’s the best build for Aria in Zenless Zone Zero.

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Aria Kit & Overview

Basic Attack: Perfect Pitch

Basic ATK is Aria’s bread and butter. More specifically, it’s her Hold Basic ATK. When you hold Basic ATK, Aria will enter a charging state and can reach 3 levels of charge. The third level of the Hold Basic ATK is where her main damage output comes from.

HOWEVER! Holding her Basic ATK and charging will take a long time, so she needs Fandom Power to increase the charge level by 1.

What is Fandom Power and how to get it?
Fandom Power can be seen underneath Aria’s portrait in the top left looking like a glowstick. While on the field, it’s the cute cat-looking creatures holding a glowstick.
You can generate Fandom Power through the following method:
– 4th hit of Basic ATK
– Tap EX Special after the 4th hit of Basic ATK
– Use EX Special ATK
– Trigger a Chain ATK
– Her Additional Ability (explained below)

The Additional Ability can be activated when there’s a Stun or Support character in the team. With this ability, whenever an Ether Veil is activated, 4 Fandom Power will be generated on the field.

EX Special Attack: Fall Into Delusion & Instantly Hooked

Aria has two EX Special ATKs, but it’s really easy to understand. The first EX Special ATK can be done when you have enough Energy, you know, the usual stuff. The second EX Special ATK is the continuation for the first EX attack, and you can only do so if you have enough Energy.
Tips: If you have enough Energy to do the second EX Special ATK, you can simply Hold EX Special button to do the 2 EX Special ATKs in quick succession.

Each EX Special ATK will generates 3 Fandom Powers. So using one EX will generate 3 Fandom Powers, then doing the second EX will generate another 3 Fandom Powers.

Ultimate: 100% Energy

Aria will use her Ultimate, entering the enhanced state Moment of Delusion while also dealing massive Ether DMG. In addition, she will gain 3 stacks of All-Out Cheering while activating Ether Veil: Delusion Reprise to boost all Agents’ ATK by 50.
1 stack of All-Out Cheering is equivalent to 2 Fandom Powers.
During Moment of Delusion, Aria’s Hold Basic ATK will be enhanced (aka deal more damage). And when charging, she will prioritize consuming All-Out Cheering before Fandom Power to increase the charge level.

TLDR: Using Ultimate will gives the following to Aria:
– Deal Ether DMG
– Enter Moment of Delusion state
– Gain 3 stacks of All-Out Cheering (can be understood as 6 Fandom Power)
– Activates Ether Veil (also meaning that she will get another 4 Fandom Power)
– Enhances her Hold Basic ATK DMG

Rotation & How To Use Aria

For the rotation, it’s quite simple where you try to generate as many Fandom Powers as possible through the methods listed above in the guide, and use her Ultimate when the enemies are stunned to deal even more damage through the Hold Basic ATK.

Example when enemies are not stunned:
1. After using Support or Stun characters, switch to Aria and do the following (4 hit of Basic ATK to get 1 Fandom Power
2. Use EX Special to trigger Special ATK and trigger 1 Fandom Power
3. If needed, EX once more (or twice if you have enough Energy) to generate 3/6 Fandom Powers
4. Immediately continue with Holding Basic ATK to deal multiple plunging attack in a row.
You can look at the video above for the example of the rotation, will start right at Aria’s rotation.

Now when enemies are stunned:
1. After using Support or Stun characters, try to do a Chain ATK with Aria to get the 4 Fandom Powers.
2. Continue with her Ultimate to enter the Moment of Delusion state and get all the buffs needed.
3. Next, use her EX Special ATK (2 of them if you have enough Energy) to get more Fandom Power.
4. Finally, Hold Basic ATK to consume every All-Out Cheering and Fandom Powers to deal bombastic damage!
You can look at the video above for the example of the rotation, will start right at Aria’s rotation.

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Aria Best W-Engines

W-Engines	Names	Passive Skill
	Angel in the Shell (Anomaly Mastery | 30%)	Increases the equipper’s Anomaly Proficiency by 90~144. When the equipper is an Ether character, and comes on-field or uses a Special Attack or EX Special Attack, they gain a buff: DMG dealt to enemies afflicted with Attribute Anomalies increases by 20~32%, and all Attribute Anomaly DMG they trigger increases by 10~16%, lasting 15s. Repeated triggers reset the duration, and the effect is removed when switching off-field.
	Flight of Fancy (Anomaly Proficiency | 90)	Increases Anomaly Buildup Rate by 40~64%. When the equipper deals Ether DMG, their Anomaly Proficiency increases by 20~32 for 5s, stacking up to 6 times. This effect can trigger once every 0.5s, and repeated triggers reset the duration.
	Weeping Gemini (ATK | 25%)	Whenever a squad member inflicts an Attribute Anomaly on an enemy, the equipper gains a buff that increases Anomaly Proficiency by 30~48, stacking up to 4 times. This effect expires when the target recovers from Stun or is defeated. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
	Electro-Lip Gloss (Anomaly Proficiency | 75)	When there are enemies inflicted with Attribute Anomaly on the field, the equipper’s ATK increases by 10~16% and they deal an additional 15~25% more DMG to the target.

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Aria Best Discs

Drive Discs	Names	Effects
	Shining Aria + Phaethon’s Melody/Freedom Blues	Shining Aria 2-Pc: Ether DMG +10% 4-Pc: When the equipper’s Basic Attack hits an enemy, their Anomaly Proficiency increases by 36, lasting 8s. Repeated triggers reset the duration. When any enemy on the field is Stunned, the equipper’s DMG increases by 25% for 18s. Repeated triggers reset the duration. Phaethon’s Melody 2-Pc: Anomaly Mastery +8% Freedom Blues 2-Pc: Anomaly Proficiency +30
	Phaethon’s Melody + Shining Aria/Freedom Blues/Puffer Electro	Phaethon’s Melody 2-Pc: Anomaly Mastery +8% 4-Pc: When any squad member uses an EX Special Attack, the equipper’s Anomaly Proficiency increases by 45 for 8s. If the character using the EX Special Attack is not the equipper, the equipper’s Ether DMG is increased by 25%. Shining Aria 2-Pc: Ether DMG +10% Freedom Blues 2-Pc: Anomaly Proficiency +30 Puffer Electro 2-Pc: PEN Ratio +8%

Main & Sub Stats Priority

Main Stat	Sub Stat
Disk 4: Anomaly Proficiency Disk 5: Ether DMG Bonus/ATK% Disk 6: Anomaly Mastery	Anomaly Proficiency ATK% ATK

Stat Goals:
ATK: >2600
Anomaly Mastery: 184 – 244
Anomaly Proficiency: 330 – 420

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Aria Synergy & Team Compositions

Usually for Anomaly DPS in Zenless Zone Zero, they don’t need a Stunner in their team because they don’t need the enemy to be Stunned to be able to deal huge damage. But Aria is a special case because her Core Skill makes her Abloom damage (which is part of her main damage output) to deal 50% more damage if the enemies are in Stunned state.

One thing for sure, definitely have either a single Stunner or Support in the team so whenever an Ether Veil is activated, 4 Fandom Power can be generated on the field so she can trigger the Hold Basic ATK faster (this is literally her main damage output). I’m sure most players won’t have any trouble with this requirement. There’s no way you will miss adding a single stun or support character to the team.

Team Composition Examples

For the first team, Aria can go with double Support. This is currently her best team before Nangong Yu comes out in the next version.
Aria as the main DPS.
Yuzuha as the first Buffer.
Sunna as the second Buffer. The replacement for this slot can be Astra Yao or Zhao.

For the second team, Aria can go with single Support and single Stunner. The best support for Aria is definitely Sunna, while the best stun is Nangong Yu.
Aria as the main DPS.
Sunna as the Buffer.
Nangong Yu as the Stunner. Of course, you can switch to another Stunner, namely Dialyn or Von Lycaon.

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Aria Talent Priority

Core Skill > Basic ATK > Special ATK > Chain ATK > Assist > Dodge

Core Skill is always the first thing you want to upgrade for each character in Zenless Zone Zero. Next would be the unit’s damage output (or support buff for support character), and in Aria’s case, her main damage output comes from her Basic ATK – precisely the Basic Attack: Perfect Pitch.

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Aria Mindscape Overview

Best Mindscapes: M1, M2 & M6

Mindscape	Effect
Mindscape 1 ★	When Aria’s Basic Attack, Special Attack, or EX Special Attack deals DMG to enemies, it ignores 10% of the target’s Ether Anomaly Buildup RES. Additionally, when Aria triggers Abloom, it has a chance to trigger a critical hit. The base CRIT Rate is 25%, and CRIT DMG is 25%. If initial Anomaly Mastery exceeds 100, each additional point of initial Anomaly Mastery increases this effect’s CRIT Rate by 0.5%.
Mindscape 2 ★	When Aria attacks or triggers Abloom, it ignores 16% of the target’s DEF. During Moment of Delusion, attacks and Abloom triggers also ignore an additional 8% of the target’s DEF.
Mindscape 3	Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
Mindscape 4	When Aria triggers Abloom, she gains 4 Energy and 70 Decibels. This effect can trigger once every 10s.
Mindscape 5	Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
Mindscape 6 ★	Upon entering the battlefield, Aria immediately gains 1,200 Decibels. In Investigation Zone mode, this effect can trigger once every 180s. After Aria enters Moment of Delusion, she will not exit it, and enhanced Basic Attack: Perfect Pitch and her Ultimate deal 40% increased Ether DMG. While in Moment of Delusion, when an enemy on the field enters an Anomaly state, Aria gains 1 stacks of All-Out Cheering. This effect can occur once every 6s. When gaining the All-Out Cheering effect, if already at 3 stacks of All-Out Cheering, any excess All-Out Cheering is converted into 2 Fandom Power and generated on the field.

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