Chaos Zero Nightmare (CZN)RenoaBuild and Guide
Best guide and build for Renoa from Chaos Zero Nightmare (CZN). Renoa is a 5✦ character from the Hunter class and Void attribute, who belongs to the Terrascion [SS Justitia] faction.
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Profile
Review
Epiphanies
Gear
Deck & Teams
Profile
For a lot card descriptions we updated them compared to what's in game - as either they didn't work as the description implied or the translation was a bit confusing.
Starting Cards:
Annihilation Shot
Black Veil
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Echo of Sorrow
Create 1 Dirge Bullet card(s).
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Unique Cards:
Instant Judgment
If Dirge Bullet is in hand, discard 1 card. +100% Damage
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Ballad of Pitch Black
+20% Damage for each Dirge Bullet in hand.
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Flower of Devoured Fate
Create that many Dirge Bullets.
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Last-Ditch Assault
Discard all Dirge Bullets and +50% Damage for that amount.
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Generated Cards:
Dirge Bullet
When moved to Discard, 80% Extra Attack on a random enemy.
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Dirge Bullet: Finale
When moved to Discard, 120 x 2% Extra Attack on a random enemy.
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Ego Skill:
Black Thorn
Ego Skill
300% damage.
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Epiphany Cards:
Epiphany cards are special evolutions for the cards you can obtain while playing the roguelike mode. Only some cards in the character's deck can get Epiphany effects. Since there's quite a lot of them, we don't display them by default - press the button below to show them. There are also Divine variants of Epiphany cards, but we're still working on gathering them.
Echo of Sorrow I
Create 2 Dirge Bullets card(s).
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Echo of Sorrow II
Create 1 Dirge Bullet card(s), Create 2 card(s) in Discard Pile.
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Echo of Sorrow III
Create 1 Dirge Bullet card(s), If Dirge Bullet exists in Draw Pile, Discard 2.
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Echo of Sorrow IV
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Echo of Sorrow V
At the start of turn, create 1 Dirge Bullet card(s).
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Instant Judgment I
If hand contains Dirge Bullet, discard 1 card and +150% Damage.
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Instant Judgment II
If Draw Pile contains Dirge Bullet, discard 1 card. +120% Damage.
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Instant Judgment III
If Graveyard contains Dirge Bullet, Exhaust 2 card(s) and +1 hit(s).
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Instant Judgment IV
Upon moving to Discard pile, 250% Extra Attack to a random enemy.
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Instant Judgment V
Ballad of Pitch Black I
+30% Damage for each Dirge Bullet in hand.
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Ballad of Pitch Black II
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Ballad of Pitch Black III
1 Mark to the target for each Dirge Bullet in hand.
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Ballad of Pitch Black IV
For 1 turn, +100% Extra Attack Damage of Dirge Bullet.
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Ballad of Pitch Black V
Exhaust all Dirge Bullet in the Graveyard, +50% Damage for each one.
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Flower of Devoured Fate I
Create that many Dirge Bullets.
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Flower of Devoured Fate II
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Flower of Devoured Fate III
For each Discarded Card with cost 1, +40% Damage of next card.
Flower of Devoured Fate IV
If Dirge Bullet is in hand, Draw 1 additional card(s).
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Flower of Devoured Fate V
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The values are shown for level 1 for the nodes currently. Some of them can be leveled multiple times (up to 5/10) and we will add those values soon!
Epiphany Bonus
Potential 1
Upgrade Basic Cards
Potential 2
Neutral Card Upgrade
Potential 3
Basic Card Proficiency
Potential 3-1
Upgrade Unique Cards
Potential 4
Critical Chance Proficiency
Potential 5
Basic Card Proficiency
Potential 5-1
If Renoa’s Critical Hit Chance is above 20%, +5%.
Critical Damage Proficiency
Potential 6
Upgrade Unique Stats
Potential 7
Sleeping Memory
Manifest Ego 1
Awakening Memory
Manifest Ego 2
Vivid Memory
Manifest Ego 3
Inner Memory
Manifest Ego 4
Rose's Resolve: Renoa's damage +10%, Rose's Resolve removed upon shuffle (max 4 stacks).
Complete Memory
Manifest Ego 5
Liberated Memory
Manifest Ego 6
Review
Renoa is a single-target specialist whose kit revolves around generating Dirge Bullets, which trigger an Extra Attack when discarded by other cards or at the end of the turn. Most of her cards either focus on generating Dirge Bullets or dealing additional damage when Dirge Bullets are in hand or the discard pile. Her gameplay requires setup time for generating Dirge Bullets, card management, and planning in order to unleash her hardest-hitting attacks at the right time.
Pros
Great single-target and burst damage output.
Powerful personal damage scaling from Dirge Bullets.
Has a few exceptionally strong gameplay-changing Epiphanies.
Launches many Multi-Hits and Extra Attacks that scale well with Morale.
Cons
No AoE Cards.
Can clog the deck with Dirge Bullets if not careful.
Timing Ego Skill alongside Dirge Bullet generation and correct payoff cards requires some effort.
Renoa ratings aren't available yet. We will add them within a week of the launch.
Dirge Bullet
When moved to Discard, 80% Extra Attack on a random enemy.
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- Dirge Bullets: Renoa’s whole kit revolves around generating Dirge Bullets, her own signature Bullet type that triggers a 80% damage Extra Attack when discarded. When played from hand, Dirge Bullets deal 160% and are exhausted. Many of her attacks deal more damage if Dirge Bullets are in hand or in the Discard Pile. Being able to either play Dirge Bullets directly or discard them (either through active Discard effects or the end-of-turn Discard) lends Renoa a degree of adaptability and AP flexibility.
Black Thorn
Ego Skill
300% damage.
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Black Thorn
Consumes 4 EP, draws all Dirge Bullets from the Draw Pile and Graveyard, and deals 300% damage on use. Renoa’s most powerful setup tool, but one that requires a solid amount of Dirge Bullets to already be present in the deck. Synergizes well with cards that scale off of the number of Dirge Bullets in hand, like Resolute Assault and Ballad of Pitch Black. Requires Dirge Bullet generation from Flower of Devoured Fate and Echo of Sorrow, as well as some setup turns to activate its full potential—making it a bit awkward if you draw this Ego Skill on top in a long fight.
Annihilation Shot
Annihilation Shot
Renoa’s basic attack, of which she has two copies in her Starting Cards. The only upgrades it gets are +20% damage from Potential 2 and +10% from Potential 5-1. Doesn’t have any extra synergy with her kit.
Black Veil
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Black Veil
Renoa’s basic shield. Gains no additional functionality outside of Potential 2 and isn’t an important card for her overall strategy.
Echo of Sorrow
Create 1 Dirge Bullet card(s).
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Echo of Sorrow
A single-target attack that generates 1 Dirge Bullet and deals 140% damage at base. This is one of Renoa’s most accessible and reliable ways of generating Dirge Bullets, making it a core part of every Renoa deck.
Instant Judgment
If Dirge Bullet is in hand, discard 1 card. +100% Damage
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Instant Judgment
One of Renoa’s primary payoff cards that deals 180% damage upfront and, if a Dirge Bullet is in hand, forces a discard in exchange for +100% damage. As the card’s Discard only triggers with a Dirge Bullet in hand and discarding Dirge Bullets can be done automatically at the end of every turn, its utility is limited. Aim to use this after generating Dirge Bullets.
Ballad of Pitch Black
+20% Damage for each Dirge Bullet in hand.
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Ballad of Pitch Black
Another payoff card that hits 3 times for 50% damage each but gains an additional +20% damage for each Dirge Bullet in hand. This is one of Renoa’s strongest payoff cards, which not only has excellent inbuilt scaling but also benefits greatly from Morale thanks to its high hit count. Use after maximizing Dirge Bullet generation for the turn.
Flower of Devoured Fate
Create that many Dirge Bullets.
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Flower of Devoured Fate
Renoa’s other major Dirge Bullet generator that costs 0 and allows you to select up to 2 cards Discard to generate an equal number of Dirge Bullets in exchange. Use to cycle cards you don’t intend to use away for Dirge Bullets in order to empower your kit and deal Extra Attack damage.
Last-Ditch Assault
Discard all Dirge Bullets and +50% Damage for that amount.
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Last-Ditch Assault
Renoa’s final and biggest Dirge Bullet payoff deals 150% damage, discards all Dirge bullets on use, and increases damage by +50% for each bullet. This card has Retain, allowing you to save it for the right moment Best combined with Renoa’s Ego Skill.
Renoa’s Potentials all increase her damage, with none offering mechanical changes.
- 3-1: Offers a huge +40% to Dirge Bullet’s multiplier and a further +20% multiplier to Extra Attacks, buffing Dirge Bullet’s overall damage output even further.
- 5-1: Increases her basic attack damage. Incentivizes hitting the Critical Chance threshold, but her basic attacks are still one of the least important parts of her kit.
- 7: Even more Dirge Bullet damage which further incentivizes building her Critical Chance.
Standard Playstyle
Renoa’s gameplay involves setting up for burst damage by generating Dirge Bullets with Echo of Sorrow and Flower of Devoured Fate. These Dirge Bullets represent some Extra Attack damage every time they’re discarded, but also increase the damage multiplier of Instant Judgment, Ballad of Pitch Black, and Last-Ditch Assault. Instant Judgment and Ballad of Pitch Black are good sources of consistent early and mid-fight damage while Renoa is still setting up. Once there are a good amount of Dirge Bullets in the deck, Renoa can use her Ego Skill to draw all of them into hand for big payoff damage with Last-Ditch Assault.
Tips:
- Last-Ditch Assault’s damage is capped by hand size, so you might not always want to generate more Dirge Bullets than her Ego Skill can draw. Balance how many bullets you generate and Exhaust each turn by checking Draw/Discard piles.
- Consider playing Dirge Bullets periodically to prevent them from clogging the deck.
- When picking Epiphanies for Echo of Sorrow and Flower of Devoured Fate, figure out how much Dirge Bullet generation you want in your deck.
Dupes review aren't available yet. We will add them soon!
Best Cards
Note
For every Epiphany, we're colored their name based on how useful we think it is compared to the other variants. Here's the key to the colors:
- Epiphany Name - the best variant,
- Epiphany Name - a good variant,
- Epiphany Name - a niche variant.
Renoa best epiphanies aren't available yet. They will be added soon.
Gear
ATTENTION! Partner translations and effects were not always accurate or functioning as expected in the beta. For that reason, below is NOT a performance ranking but a list of suggestions to get you started while we theorycraft a math-based ranking shortly after release.
Serithea
- Passive Crit Rate & Stacking Crit Dmg are both excellent damage boosts.
- 3EP Ego Vulnerable Application can serve as an excellent damage multiplier when saved and implemented into Ego Skill + Resolute Assault burst window.
Carroty
- Offers a DMG% buff once per turn to an attack, which, when spent on a Dirge payoff, is good extra damage.
- After generating a dirge bullet, gain an additional 10% DMG for the rest of the turn to all attacks.
- 2EP Ego boosts the damage of all Dirge Bullets for a single turn. Best used with a full hand of Dirge Bullets.
Kiara
- Gain a DMG increase to Attack Cards while 10 or more cards are in the grave. Easier to do on Renoa than most, but still not a trivial passive to activate.
- Gives a massive + Attack Card damage boost after discarding a card for 1 turn. Easy to do as multiple Renoa cards require discards to function.
- 3EP large damage nuke that scales based on how many cards are in the grave. Renoa dumps many Dirge Bullets into the grave, making it better for her than most.
Yuri
- Boosts ATK% passively and grants generic DMG% for the fight after shuffling the deck once, something that’s not hard to do.
- 3EP Ego draws 3 cards, which is an outstanding consistency boost and combo starter.
Akad
- Grants Bullet DMG passively and another boost for one turn after landing a Crit. A huge and consistent boost, but only to our Dirge bullets.
- 2EP Ego Grants a large amount of Crit Rate to all Attack Cards. Save and use during burst windows if possible.
ATTENTION! Below are some Blue and Gold rarity items that are useful for this character (they aren’t listed in order of power). These items aren’t necessarily the best items possible, as Purple items are usually far more powerful. These suggestions are only intended to give you an idea of a few synergies to be on the lookout for and aren’t a best-in-slot list!
- Sneering Dagger
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- Formica's Broken Spear
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- Violet Butterfly's Whip
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- Executioner's Edge
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- Obsidian Sword
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- Wolves Bane's Spine
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- Assault Boots
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- Growing Carapace
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- Shield of the Watcher
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- Resolute Gauntlets
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- Moon of Destruction
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- Flower of Dead Souls
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- Soul Orb
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- The Famished One's Belly
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Deck & Teams
Important!
CZN is a game of randomness; sometimes you’ll be offered generic or Divine epiphanies that are stronger than a character's standard five options. In these cases, breaking the listed build can result in an even more powerful save. Adjust as you see fit!
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Nia
- Extreme Morale buffing scales Dirge Bullet discard damage and multi-hitting cards absurdly.
- Extra Attack-specific buffs all work with Dirge Bullets, enabling powerful synergies.
- Can play Renoa’s cards from the grave or the top of the deck, providing a pseudo draw/AP engine.
- Passable healing.
Mika
- Insane AP generation and ability to conserve AP across turns make max damage combos far easier to pull off, and damage + utility usage much more comfortable.
- Outstanding healing.
Cassius
- Card Searching and Drawing make pairing Dirge generators and payoff cards far more likely and deterministic.
- Shuffle card has extra synergy with Dirge Bullets, allowing for additional ways to combo.
- Temporary but powerful buffs are incredibly strong defensively and offensively when timed right.
Rei
- Offers incredibly powerful but temporary buffs which, when aligned just right with sufficient Dirge generation and a spender, can deliver great damage.
- Passable healing.
Balanced Team
Double Support