ZZZ 2.8 Banners: Promeia & Starlight Billy Builds and Teams

Promeia, the cold-blooded executioner of the Krampus Compliance Authority, is an S-Rank Ice Anomaly DPS who excels at triggering Abloom — a burst mechanic that detonates existing attribute anomalies on enemies for massive fixed-multiplier damage (675% Attribute Anomaly DMG per trigger). Her signature playstyle revolves around applying Ice Anomaly, converting Corrosive Chill into Trial by Cold via her EX Special Attack, then cycling Abloom triggers in an endless loop.

Best-in-Slot Drive Disc: Notes from the Chained

Alternative disc sets: Freedom Blues (4pc, for Mono-Ice Disorder teams with Miyabi — trades personal damage for faster Disorder via Anomaly Buildup RES reduction) · 2pc combinations with Woodpecker Electro or Polar Metal are viable until Notes from the Chained is farmed.

W-Engine: Signature (Frostfall Sickle, S-Rank) is the clear best-in-slot — +35% Ice DMG with stacking +15% Anomaly DMG per EX Special Attack (max 2 stacks). F2P alternative: Weeping Gemini (A-Rank), which gives up to +120 Anomaly Proficiency in Disorder team setups.

Stat priorities: Anomaly Mastery (Slot 6, converts to Anomaly Proficiency via Core Passive) > Anomaly Proficiency > Ice DMG > ATK%. Avoid over-investing in raw ATK — Abloom does not CRIT and does not scale with Anomaly Mastery directly.

Skill priority: Core Passive > EX Special Attack > Chain Attack / Ultimate > Basic Attack > Dodge > Assist.

Best teams: (1) Promeia + Nangong Yu + Lucia — full Phase 1 team, Nangong Yu provides the Abloom trigger Promeia's 4pc disc needs, Lucia provides HP scaling and penetration buffs. (2) Promeia + Vivian + any support — Vivian triggers Abloom off-field and buffs Disorder DMG. (3) Promeia + Burnice + support — Burnice applies Fire Anomaly off-field, enabling consistent cross-attribute Disorder procs.

Starlight - Billy is the game's first S-Rank Physical Rupture DPS — a complete reinvention of the beloved free A-Rank Billy Kid. He swaps pistols for a motorcycle and a revolutionary HP-scaling damage model. His hinted identity was teased in a Version 2.6 Inter-Knot post featuring the "Starlight Knight" silhouette.

Core mechanic — Sheer DMG: All of Billy's Physical damage is converted to Sheer DMG, which completely ignores enemy DEF. Sheer DMG scales directly from his Sheer Force stat (1 Max HP = 0.1 Sheer Force). This means ATK% is useless on him — every stat point should go into HP, CRIT Rate, or CRIT DMG.

Bike Mode: Entered via Special Attack. Billy continuously drains his own HP but gains +30% CRIT DMG, 12% DMG reduction, and higher Anti-Interrupt. Building up the Heat meter to 100 unlocks his signature nuke: Starlight Knight Flying Kick. If HP drops below 1%, he exits Bike Mode automatically. His Core Passive provides a 180% Max HP shield as a safety net (100s cooldown).

Best-in-Slot Drive Disc: Yunkui Tales

2pc pairings: Woodpecker Electro (CRIT Rate) · Branch & Blade Song (Chain Attack synergy) · Bunny in Wonderland (HP +10%, directly buffs Sheer Force).

Main stats: Slot 4 — CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG · Slot 5 — HP% or Physical DMG% · Slot 6 — HP% (mandatory). Sub-stats priority: HP% > CRIT Rate = CRIT DMG > Flat HP. Do NOT build ATK% — it provides zero benefit to Sheer DMG.

W-Engine: Signature (S-Rank) is the clear best-in-slot — provides CRIT Rate boost and stacking Physical Sheer DMG on Basic Attacks. Best A-Rank F2P alternative: Summoning Arcanum (stacking DMG% + CRIT Rate at 3 stacks via EX Special Attack).

Skill priority: Core Passive > Special Attack > Basic Attack > Chain Attack > Assist > Dodge.

Best team: Starlight Billy + Lucia + Qingyi/Cissia. Lucia is the cornerstone — her Darkbreaker state adds up to +900 Sheer Force to Billy based on her Max HP, while her healing zone keeps him alive through Bike Mode's HP drain. Qingyi maintains stun uptime; Cissia provides DEF Ignore for extra damage amplification.

Lucia's core mechanic revolves around maintaining a Dream state to extend Ether Veil: Wellspring — continuous HP scaling and flat damage bonuses for the team. She also generates off-field Aftershock damage and penetration buffs via Harmonies.

Her rerun in 2.8 Phase 1 is doubly valuable: she fills the support slot in the Ice Anomaly + Stun team (Promeia + Nangong Yu), and she is the cornerstone of Starlight Billy's best team — her Max HP directly increases his Sheer Force by up to +900. If you missed her original run or her 2.0 rerun, this is your best near-term window for either composition.

Orphie & Magus are a unique off-field sub-DPS and team buffer rolled into one. When sitting in the backup position with 60+ Energy, she automatically consumes 30 Energy to cast EX Special Attack: Crimson Vortex — a laser that deals Fire Aftershock DMG and grants the whole squad the Zeroed In buff: ATK +130 (up to +340 scaling with her Energy Regen), extending whenever any ally triggers an Aftershock. Her Additional Ability also gives Aftershock attacks 25% DEF Ignore.

Best-in-Slot Drive Disc: Shadow Harmony (4pc) — boosts Aftershock DMG by 15% and stacks ATK/CRIT buffs. Paired with a 2pc Energy Regen set (Swing Jazz or Moonlight Lullaby) to maximize Zeroed In uptime.

W-Engine: Signature Bellicose Blaze is the top choice — CRIT Rate boost + Fire Aftershock attacks stack DEF Ignore (up to 2 stacks). Alternative: Drill Rig - Red Axis (Energy Regen). Heartstring Nocturne is a strong CRIT-stat-stick alternative.

Key stat: Energy Regen is her unique priority — maximizing it increases the Zeroed In ATK buff for the whole squad. Build Energy Regen on W-Engine and 2pc disc first before focusing personal CRIT stats.

Best teams: (1) Soldier 0 - Anby + Orphie & Magus + Trigger — the definitive Aftershock team, S0 Anby takes full advantage of DEF Ignore and Zeroed In. (2) Seed + Orphie & Magus + Astra Yao — Seed takes the active DPS role while Orphie fuels both Steel Charge and ATK buffs. (3) Evelyn + Orphie & Magus + support — off-meta but viable for fire-weak content.

Skill priority: EX Special Attack > Ultimate > Basic Attack > Assist > Chain Attack. Skip upgrading Dodge entirely — it is almost never used.