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Soldier 0 - Anby, also known as Silver Anby, is an S rank unit who was introduced toZenless Zone Zeroalongside version 1.6. The original A -rank version of Anby was already a fan-favorite among the player base due to her presence in the story.
As such, with the release of an S-rank version, players were even more hyped, as she can keep up with some of the best DPS units in the game and also outperform them in certain scenarios. If you are a fan of Soldier 0-Anby, here’s a detailed build guide that will help you get her ready for the endgame.
Best Soldier 0-Anby Build
Soldier 0-Anby is anS-Rank Electric Attack unit, and she primarily functions as the team’s main DPS. Her entire kit revolves aroundmarking enemies with the Silver Star mark, which can be inflicted by simply attacking an enemy. Additionally, she also inflicts enemies withone stack of White Thunder.
All enemies who are marked by Silver Starreceive increased damage from Soldier 0-Anby. Finally, every Silver Star marked enemy alsotakes additional Crit DMG from Aftershock, and it also increases Anby’s personal Crit DMG by a significant amount.
The good part about Anby is thather kit is very simple to useas marking enemies with Silver Star and then dealing additional damage to them doesn’t take a lot of effort. Her overall damage is also very high, which puts her among other top DPS units like Yanagi, Evelyn, and Harumasa.
verify you always have a Support or a Stun unit in the party alongside Soldier 0-Anby as she gains additional Crit Rate and the Aftershock damage dealt to all enemies through allies is increased by 25%.
Best Soldier 0-Anby W-Engines
Anby being an Attack unit, needs aW-Engine that her boost her damage, Crit stats and her base ATK. While theSevered InnocenceW-Engine is the best open to use for Anby, you can also go for something likeZanshin Herb Case or Marcato Desire.
Here are some of the best W-Engines that you can use on Soldier 0- Anby:
Severed Innocence
S-rank
This is the best W-Engine for Soldier 0-Anby and it comes withCrit DMG secondary stat. Additionally, it also provides a massiveCrit DMG boost through its passiveand grants a stack to the user whenever they use a Basic Attack, Special Attack, or Aftershock. Each stack provides further Crit DMG boost and can trigger up to three times. Once there are three stacks, the equipped gains amassive Electric DMG boost.
This W-Engine synergizes perfectly with Anby since it directly boosts her kit by providing benefits such as Crit DMG and Electric DMG Boost.
Zanshin Herb Case
This is also a very good W-Engine for Soldier 0-Anby, and it comeswith Crit DMG as the secondary stat. Additionally, it provides a10% Crit Rate boost through its passiveand a massive Electric DMG boost whenever a Dash Attack is used. When an ally Stuns an enemy, the equipped receives a further boost to their Crit Rate.
This W-Engine has its benefits as Anby can dash to enemies using her Special Attack. Apart from that, having a Stun character in the team is a requirement for Anby which helps trigger the additional Crit Rate boost from the W-Engine.
Marcato Desire
A-rank
This is anA-rank W-Engine, but it works exceptionally well on Anby. For starters, it comes withCrit Rate as a secondary stat. Additionally, upon dealing damage through Chain Attack or EX Special Attack, the equipper’s ATK is increased by a significant amount. When enemies are afflicted by Attribute Anomaly, the equipped receives even more ATK boost.
Cannon Rotor
This is theBattle Pass W-Engineand can work decently on Soldier 0-Anby if you don’t have some of the better ones as mentioned earlier. It comes withCrit Rate as a secondary statand also increases the ATK and DMG of the equpper by a decent amount.
Best Soldier 0-Anby Drive Discs
When it comes to Drive Discs, you should go with the four-pieceShadow Harmonyand two-pieceWoodpecker Electro. This is because the Shadow Harmony set directly buffs the Aftershock, which in turn is an integral part of Soldier 0-Anby’s kit. Woodpecker Electro, on the other hand, provides some additional Crit Rate which helps with Anby’s consistency when dealing damage.
Slot 5: Electric DMG
Slot 6: ATK
2-pc: Dash Attacks and Aftershock have a 15 percent DMG bonus.
4-pc: When the equipped character hits an enemy with a Dash Attack or Aftershock, if their attribute matches with the DMG type, then the equipped character receives a stack. This stack increases the ATK and the Crit Rate of the character by 4% and can stack up to 3 times.
2-pc: Crit Rate is increased by 8 percent.
Soldier 0- Anby Skill Overview And Priority
Soldier -Anby is a pretty straightforward character as all you need to do isuse her various attacks and tag enemies with the Silver Stack markand the White Thunder stack. Once they are marked, deal damage to the enemies using your various attacks, as nowyour damage and Crit DMG will be amplified due to the markand the stacks. Use her Ultimate ability whenever it’s available, but make sure the enemy is marked before that.
When it comes to skill priority, here’s how you should be leveling up Soldier 0-Anby:
Leveling up Assist and Dodge are worth it, but you don’t need to spend resources to take them to the maximum level.
Best Soldier 0-Anby Team Compositions
When it comes to setting up a team for Soldier-0 Anby, all you need to ensure is that the team has either a Support or a Stun unit, as that will help trigger part of her Core Skill. The second character can be anything depending on what you need.
Bangboo
This is the best team that you can run forSoldier 0-Anby as she will function as the main DPSwhilePulchra will help Stun enemiesand create openings.Astra can provide Crit DMG boosts alongside healsto not only buff the team, but also keep the allies safe. Knightboo helpsrecover Energy,which allows all the units to use their Ultimate abilities more frequently, thereby leading to more DPS and faster clear speed.
If you want, you may replace Pulchra with Tsukishiro Yanagi who will inflict Anomaly on the enemy team very quickly. However, since Yanagi is an S-rank unit, your investment increases significantly.
In this team, you pair Soldier 0-Anby with herA-rank version who is a Stun unit and helps create openingsfor the S-rank version. While A-rank Anby isn’t the most optimal, she is the best unit in a free-to-play setup. Nicole is an amazing support unit who canhelp with crowd control,thereby making it easy to deal damage.
