Fire

Best Fire Characters in Zenless Zone Zero 2026

The sustained-burn element — Fire agents keep Burn ticking for steady, reliable damage.

How Fire Works

Fire triggers the Burn anomaly, which deals damage over time as long as the enemy stays afflicted. Burn is easy to maintain and stacks well with on-field attackers who keep applying Fire. Soldier 11 is the accessible Fire Attack agent, while Koleda is the Fire Stun agent that pairs with her. Fire teams trade the crowd control of Ice for simpler, more forgiving rotations.

1 Fire characters · 0 S-tier

Fire Reactions

Reaction
With
What it does
Burn
Fire
Filling the Fire anomaly meter applies Burn, a damage-over-time effect that persists on the enemy. Easy to keep up with on-field Fire attacks.
Disorder
Another anomaly
Applying a second anomaly type to a Burning enemy causes Disorder, detonating the Burn DoT immediately for a burst of damage.
Shatter (via Physical)
Physical
Pairing Fire with a Physical teammate lets you Shatter frozen-then-broken enemies, but the core Fire payoff is the Burn uptime itself.

Best Fire Teams

Fire + Stun

Soldier 11 + Koleda + Ben / Nicole

Koleda's Stun window lets Soldier 11 dump her charged basic attacks safely; Nicole adds DEF shred for more consistent damage.

F2P Fire

Soldier 11 + Anby + Nicole

Anby provides the Stun window for free and Nicole fills the support slot, giving a complete Fire team from standard content.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Fire weaker than Ice?

Not weaker, just different. Fire trades freeze control for simpler rotations and reliable Burn uptime, which is often easier to play well for newer players.

What disc set should a Fire DPS use?

Inferno Metal (2-pc Fire DMG, 4-pc ATK after Burn) is the Fire-specific option, with Hormone Punk as a flexible generic alternative.

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