Dialing in ZZZ: Build, Leveling, and Squad Guide

Guide to Dialing in Zenless Zone Zero With an explanation of the passive effects "Approval" and "Complaint" and the rules for using enhanced special skills. In teams, she acts as a stunner, quickly filling the enemy's stun meter. Due to her skill set, she's suitable for any Assault and Destruction agent, completely outshining other characters of a similar specialization. She allows for an unscheduled ultimate and applies a large number of buffs and debuffs.

Each of these traits makes her a unique hero, capable of significantly boosting not just a single DPS unit, but the entire account, as her presence in the roster allows for a high degree of team composition variability. The only thing that needs to be considered is the build, which relies on critical hit rate boost and stun effectiveness.

How to Get the Character

The "Signal Search" event, from where you can get the girl and her signature amplifier, will be launched in the second half the 3.1 update, August 19, and will last until September 8, 2026.

To avoid missing the Dialing rerun and stay up to date with all the upcoming heroes, follow the constantly updated banner schedule.

Strengths and Weaknesses

This striking representative of the stunner class has no critical weaknesses: like other legendaries, she requires a signature weapon and a personalized build. In return, she provides the squad with a top-notch stun, quick access to her ultimate, and a host of useful buffs.

The Best Dialing Builds in ZZZ

Due to the unique critical hit scaling and gameplay features, we recommend focusing on the following stats when building:

• CRIT Rate — each percentage over 50% gives 1,4-2 impulse points;
• passives of equipment must contain bonuses to stunning, which work better than the "raw" impulse;
• preference is given to amplifiers with energy recharge;
• Bonus to physical damage, crits, penetration, and ATK if sufficient critical hit chance is accumulated.

Rating of amplifiers

Among the Intimidation "guns" there are few alternatives to the signature, but truly worthy options can still be found.

Amplifier	The effect	Recommendation
A call from the past (5⭐) Basic ATK 48-713 CRIT Rate: 9.6-24%	Increases the V/E of the carrier located “in the pocket” by 1.5-2.3 units (per sec.). If an agent with this equipment deals physical damage with an EX skill, his stun power is increased by 9-14.5% for 10 sec. (the effect stacks up to 3 times, re-applying it refreshes the duration). At three levels of the effect, the critical damage rating of the entire team receives an increase of 30-48% for 40 sec. (the effects of two identical amplifiers do not stack).	Dialing's signature spell fulfills the core requirements of her skill set. It not only increases combat effectiveness through increases to stun power, damage per hit, and energy generation, but also expands her support potential with an AoE buff to critical damage.
Hellfire Gear (5⭐) Basic ATK 46-683 Pulser Labs: 7.2-18%	An agent with this item restores energy outside the battlefield for 0.6-1.2 units/sec faster. When launching a strengthened special attack, the impulse stat increases by 10-20%This effect stacks up to 2 times and lasts for 10 seconds (the duration of each stack is calculated separately).	An alternative to S-rank signature weapons with a percentage boost to impulse in both the primary stat and passive. Considering she often attacks from the pocket, the boost to damage/emotion due to the "off-the-battlefield" condition perfectly complements the overall gameplay.
Double boiler (4⭐) Basic ATK 40-594 Energy recharge: 20-50%	For every 10 units of energy available, the owner's impulse increases by 2-3.2%The effect stacks up to 8 times and lasts for 8 seconds after the energy is spent; the duration of each stack is calculated separately.	This option offers a powerful boost to energy at maximum stacking level—a whopping 50%. However, the downside is the passive effect: the girl constantly uses the skill and usually doesn't build up energy to the maximum.
Precious fossil (4⭐) Basic ATK 40-594 Pulser Labs: 6-15%	If the enemy's HP is not below 50%, the agent equipped with this amplifier deals damage to them. 10-16% More stun. If the enemy's HP is at least 75%, the bonus is doubled.	The Amplifier works well against tough bosses, allowing you to quickly fill their stun meter in the first seconds after the battle starts.
Six-shooter (BP) Basic ATK 40-594 Pulser Labs: 6-15%	A character with this weapon gains 1 charge level every 3 seconds (max stacks - 6). Using the enhanced firepower consumes all charges, and each passive level consumed in this way increases the stun dealt by the skill by 4-6.4%.	A level 30 weapon from the paid Battle Pass that can be used for a long time due to its availability and optimal character-specific growth.

What drives to install

There are two great sets to choose from for the character:

Each of these sets can be combined with each other in combination 4 × 2 (to achieve maximum efficiency, the 4 parts of “Lord of the Mountains” and 2 from “Shokstar-disco” are considered as a priority).

If you are unlucky with good “pieces”, then you can use the combination option 2×2×2, where the third set is:

• "Dyatlokor-electro" (+8% to critical hit chance) - priority for 4x2 if it is not possible to reach the optimal critical hit chance value;
• "Fierce Heavy Metal" (+10% to physical damage).

Recommended Stats

The main indicators when pumping disks for a stuner are:

Among the secondary characteristics, the most important are:

Critical Chance > Critical Damage > ATK% > Penetration

Optimal stat values ​​at full boost (including equipped gear):

• crit chance: 80-100% is the optimal value (the maximum bonus for the impulse is achieved at a value of 122%, but collecting more than 100% is not advisable);
• CRIT DMG: 140-180%;
• ATK: 2200-2500;
• energy recharge: 1.5 or higher.

Which banbu is suitable?

The operator's mechanics require a stun window, so the most valuable Banbu supporters for her are Birkblick, Robin, and Sumobu. Also good choices are minions that restore energy or provide universal buffs.

Birkblick	Robin	sumobu	Mrs. Esme
Majordomo	Knighthood	Barobu	Nutcracker
Lioness	Revolverb

Dialing Troop Guide in Zenless Zone Zero

According to her additional passive ability, Dialing should be in a squad with Offense or Destruction. Then she'll be able to buff allies with a +40% damage buff and enhance her abilities. She should also always be positioned to the right of the damage dealer—if the preceding character is Offense or Destruction, the operator will deal increased damage with special attacks.

In the last slot, you can take a Support, Defense, or even a second Intimidation buffer—the main thing is that it helps activate the makings of a main DPS unit.

Best allies

Offense - heroes that rely on attack power and crits.

Anton (Electro)	Corinne (Phys.)	Billy (Phys.)	Necomia (Phys.)
Soldier 11 (Fire)	Ellen Jo (Ice)	Zhu Yuan (Ether)	Harumasa (Electro)
Hugo (Ice)	Evelyn (Fire)	Sid (Electro)	Orpheus (Fire)
Soldier 0 (Electro)	Ye Shunguang (Spearhead)	Cissia (Electro)	Pyrois (Ether)
Sigrid (Ice)

Destruction - fighters with solid survivability, whose damage completely ignores the defense of their targets.

Yixuan (Ether)	Manato (Fire)	Yidhari (Ice)	Banyue (Fire)
Sound Billy (Phys.)

Gunsmiths rely on defense and critical chance when dealing damage.

Claret (Electro)

Support provides bonuses to various stats to the team and calls in quick support for the next hero.

Nicole (Ether)	Lucy (Fire)	Sokaku (Ice)	Rina (Electro)
Astra Yao (Ether)	Yuzuha (Phys.)	Lucia (Ether)	Sanna (Phys.)

Intimidation helps to stun the enemy and apply negative statuses to them or positive effects to allies.

Pulchra (Phys.)	Kolyada (Fire)	Lycaon (Ice)	Qingyi (Electro)
Lightyear (Fire)	Ju Fufu (Fire)	Trigger (Electro)	Norma (Fire)
Roxy (Wind)

Defense supports are valued for their shields, healing, and specialized bonuses. The only caveat is that Pan Yinhu's abilities conflict with Dialing's abilities, so you'll have to choose between the SSA buff and Dialing's damage output.

Ben (Fire)	Set (Electro)	Caesar (Phys.)	Pan Yinhu (Phys.)
Zhao (Ice)

Among the agents of the Anomaly, one stands out Aria - a representative of a class that requires an Intimidation character.

Best team samples

The girl works well with the vast majority of agents, so squads with her are built according to a simple principle: pair the hyper-carry with the most suitable support and leave the central slot for the Intimidation hero.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Features
Ye Shunguang	Dialing	ZhaoSanna	One of the best squads with a Krampus representative. She supports Ye Shunguang well and quickly stuns enemies. Zhao can be replaced with Sanna if desired, but that will weaken the team slightly.
Agent of Destruction	Dialing	Luciafufu	The Agent of Destruction, being the main source of DPS, will receive good increases to stats and damage when teamed with two supports who primarily attack from the pocket.
EvelynPirois	Dialing	Aster	Evelynn has a built-in buff to her ultimate and attack chain, and her skills have plenty of animation cancel windows. Astra, the singer, is a great ally, helping her switch more often. Evelynn can be swapped out for Pyrois without major losses.
SigridHugoEllen	Dialing	LightyearLycaon	Hugo is also among the best teammates with the best synergy: his ultimate and skill remove enemy stuns and deal massive damage with "Itogo." In this squad, he can be replaced with the classic shark Ellen or Sigrid.
Zhu Yuan	Dialing	Support Agent	If you decide to form a squad around Zhu Yuan, then supplement it with any Support and equip Fugu Electro disks.
SidSoldier 0	Dialing	CissiaOrpheus	The Operator can also complement the Armed Forces team: she compensates for the lack of Trigger Gun with a constant vulnerability application, an accelerated stun, two ultimate charges, and an all-around buff. She can also replace Orphea with Cissia to create an electro squad with additional buffs for the main damage dealers.
Soldier 11	Dialing	Lucy	A F2P example of a team with a standard Legendary. Dialin quickly stuns enemies, Lucy provides an ATK buff and supports with side-effect damage, and Soldier 11 utilizes his full active skill set.
NekomiyaBilly	Dialing	Nicole	An example of a team from the starting character set. Billy accumulates stacks of Ultimate buffs after each of his central attacks. Later, he can be swapped out for the more flexible Nekomata.

Stats

Health, attack power and defense increase with level.

By investing resources into the procs, you will increase your critical hit chance. from 5 to 19,4% and attack power from 683 to 758 units

Leveling

The table shows all the resources needed to pre-farm an S-rank character: materials needed to level up to 60, as well as components used to develop abilities.

Leveling	Materials	Cost
Level	×4 Entry Level Intimidation Token ×32 Top Level Intimidation Token ×30 Winner Token	×800 000
Skills	×25 Basic physical chip ×75 Advanced physical chip ×250 Specialized physical chip ×5 Pass to the Hamster Cage	×2 495 000
Makings	×60 High Dimension Data: Stealth Phantom ×9 Transfigured Shell	×405 000

How the skills work

In battle, the operator alternates between enhanced special attacks and non-essential ones, gradually filling the "Approval" bar (up to 120 points) displayed under her portrait. Having accumulated enough passive points, she can replace her ally's chain attacks with an ultimate:

• If she hits a target, holds a non-target, or quickly assists a stunned enemy, 60 units of "Approval" are spent.
• If the enemy isn't stunned yet, holding b/a can trigger "Conversation Ended!", spend 90 passive points, and forcefully trigger a central attack with the subsequent replacement of the move with an ultimate.
• Additionally: "Conversation Ended!" always requires spending a "Complaint," and this charge only appears after reaching 90 units of "Approval."

Among other bonuses, the "Paper" effect is worth noting: hitting a target with the skill increases their vulnerability multiplier and stun duration. This debuff is removed after the stun ends.

• Basic attack: Two variations of punches. Alternating with the skill increases interrupt resistance.
• Evasion: classic set of dashes and counterattack.
• Help: "Challenge Rejected" uses less assist points, and after "Challenge Without Interruption" you can immediately perform the final blow without an attack.
• Special Attack: When out of energy, performs a weak ring throw. If the "Complaint" circle is full, holding the "no" button triggers "Conversation Ended!", which is considered an EX skill. Depending on whether you have "Approval," this move will either call for quick help or trigger a central attack with a forced Ultimate swap.
• Enhanced Special Attack: consecutive use of the technique with a delay of no more than 8 seconds allows you to perform the combination “Rock → Paper Scissors!”
• Chain of attacks: powerful attacking abilities without any special bonuses for the squad.
• Basic deposit: The heroine's impulse increases by 1,4 points for every 1% critical chance above 50%. "Paper!" applies a buff to the target that increases the stun duration and vulnerability multiplier. Empowered skills restore Approval more effectively. The description also specifies the exact conditions for upgrading the target's critical strike to the ultimate.
• Additional deposit Activates if there is Destruction or Attack in the pack: the girl gives a +40% damage bonus and deals additional damage with EX skills, which scales with the stats of the fighter on the left.

The order of leveling skills

Aptitude = b/a = skill > c/a = help > evasion

Focused on stunning, the girl needs a parallel swing basic attack that is typical for a two-handed weapon user и skillsPropensities are studied primarily for the sake of base critical chance and better conversion of the parameter into impulse.

Next you can invest resources in chain of attacks, which drains the health of enemies well, and helpEvasion develops last.

The best eidoses

All mental picture slots provide a serious boost to both the girl herself and the squad she supports.

The best consts of Dialing are the first, second and sixth:

• M1 Grants virtually permanent ignorance of all types of resistance—one of the most powerful bonuses a support player can offer. The efficiency of "Approval" accumulation increases, and with it, the speed of rotation.
• У M2 A fairly straightforward effect: a stunned enemy hit by the operator's Paper takes significantly more damage.
• Thanks to M6 The girl begins to more actively drain enemy health without wasting time on the field. The damage of her extra hits scales with ATK, crits, and other stats, making Konsta a perfect finishing touch to a heroine's build that emphasizes crit chance.

You should invest in a character according to the following principle: signal > M1 > M2

How to play as the heroine

She easily adapts to battlefield conditions and has flexible skill timings—in squads, she's forced to adapt only to her main damage-dealing style. Her basic rotation is as follows:

1. While you're building up the stun on the enemy, use three consecutive skills, reaching "Paper." You can pause between attacks for no more than 8 seconds, allowing other agents to join the fight.
2. Once you've staggered an enemy, make sure Dialing has between 90 and 120 Approval.
3. Switch to the operator and hold down the b/a button - this will launch the c/a through the "Conversation Ended!" skill, spending 90 units of "Approval".
4. Call in a DD - his C/A will be upgraded to his ultimate.
5. Then perform a targeting attack on another ally and switch back to the damage dealer.

Instead of step five, especially if you have M1 and sufficient energy generation, you can cancel the chains and, while the stun is still active, use enhanced special attacks to build up "Approval" for another "End of Conversation!" This isn't always practical, but this way you can activate two or even three of your primary DPS ultimates.

Is Dialing worth it?

Krampus, a representative of the Overseer organization, is a classic Intimidation agent who deals damage with the Physical attribute. She can act as a buffer and secondary damage dealer, placing her in the S+ tier, where versatility is highly valued. As an active character on the field, she quickly fills the stun meter on enemies, thus creating a long DPS window for hyper-carries. Her passives also provide a bonus to allied damage, which is useful for any Assault/Destruction unit.

The skill set's main feature revolves around a unique Approval indicator: Thanks to it, when a certain amount of charge is reached, allies gain access to a second ultimate, which doesn't consume decibels. This advantage can significantly boost the squad's primary damage dealer, whether it's Shifu Yixuan with multiple types of ultimates, or another damage-dealing agent that relies on frequent stuns/attack chain abilities (e.g. Evelyn's bodyguard).

Trailers

Demo "No one will leave without an answer":

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Teaser for "Paradise of Absolute Truth":

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