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Last review/pros & cons update
Patch 2.3
Last build/calcs update
Patch 2.3
Last teams/synergies update
Patch 2.3
Last profile update*
October 14th, 2025
*Profile update means smaller edits to disk drives, stats or other things that don't require new calculations.
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Profile
Review
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SD/DA Analytics
Teams & Synergy
Calculations
Profile
Core Passive Lunar Eclipse
After Yanagi activates her EX Special Attack, the DMG multiplier of Disorder is increased by 125 when any squad member applies the Disorder effect to an enemy, lasting 15s.
When her EX Special Attack hits an enemy, Yanagi's Electric DMG against the target is increased by 10 for 15s.
Anomaly Mastery: 0
BASE ATK: 0
Additional Ability Gessou
When another character in your squad is an Anomaly character or shares the same attribute:
After switching stances, when Yanagi hits an enemy with Basic Attack: Tsukuyomi Kagura, Anomaly Buildup increases by 45% for 8s.
Basic Attack: Tsukuyomi Kagura
Dodge: Wandering Breeze
Dash Attack: Fleeting Flight
Dodge Counter: Rapid Retaliation
Special Attack: Ruten
EX Special Attack: Gekka Ruten
Chain Attack: Celestial Harmony
Ultimate: Raiei Tenge
Quick Assist: Blade of Elegance
Defensive Assist: Radiant Reversal
Assist Follow-Up: Weeping Willow Stab
Know Thy Self, Know Thy Enemy
Mindscape 1
Outstanding Adaptability
Mindscape 2
Tsukishiro Style Management
Mindscape 3
Chessmaster
Mindscape 4
Other Mother
Mindscape 5
Inhuman Blood
Mindscape 6
Yanagi Stats at level 60 (including Core passive bonuses).
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Review
This tier list assesses Agents (characters) based on their combat potential in Zenless Zone Zero’s most demanding contents - Deadly Assault (DA) and Shiyu Defense (SD). Please keep in mind Zenless Zone Zero is a skill-based game and each character has a different playstyle, difficulty level and even special tricks and combos. Zenless Zone Zero is also a team based game and it's only by combining both these factors to the highest level a character can reach optimal performance.
Endgame Modes
Endgame Modes
Boosts Disorder damage, inflicts Disorder on her own regardless of Anomaly Buildup;
Able to apply Anomaly effectively in quick, short bursts but also in a more sustained on-field playstyle — very flexible gameplay-wise;
Doesn't mind lower investments as much as other characters due to being able to be used as a disorder bot within a Miyabi team, has good F2P W-Engine choices and having most skills unlevelled is okay;
Has lots of team options available by extension of her playstyle fiexibility.
Lots of buffs to keep track of with short uptimes;
Performance will vastly vary depending on available second and third slot teammates — significantly enjoys her best choices comparatively to alternatives.
Yanagi is an S-rank Electric Anomaly Agent, notorious for her ability to trigger a unique type of Disorder in the form of Polarity Disorder, as well as being able to function as both a quick in-and-out Anomaly Secondary DPS, but also a very strong on-field Primary Anomaly DPS given the right teammates. In other words, Yanagi is a character with many facets to her kit, mostly relying on Disorders to deal damage. Let’s tackle all of the elements of her kit one by one.
Yanagi has two stances, which cause her to use different Basic Attacks. Called Jougen and Kagen, they are switched into each other freely by casting her Special or EX Special, or less commonly her Assist Follow-Up. These stances are indicated below her HP bar as well as by the color of her hair garment (blue and orange for Jougen and Kagen respectively) which are also indicative of the uptime on the following buffs: In the Jougen stance, she gains 10% Electric DMG Bonus; in Kagen stance, she gains 10% PEN Ratio. These effects linger for 8s after switching in between the stances, which encourages relatively frequent switching in between the stances to maximize the uptime on these buffs (ideally, you want both of them always active). In either stance, Yanagi’s anti-interruption level on her Basic Attacks will be increased.
Which Basic Attack string is used doesn’t really matter, so long as you ensure uptime on her buffs from switching in between the stances.
Yanagi’s regular Special allows her to switch in between the Jougen and Kagen stances at will. It has a unique property called Swift Ruten. Triggered upon using her Special after the 3rd, 4th or 5th hit of her Basic Attack, it allows her to immediately follow up with Basic Attack 3, blocks damage for a short period of time, and speeds up the animation. Ideally, we always want to make use of this attack to block damage and quickly switch stances all at once.
Yanagi’s EX Special consists of 2 parts. Yanagi enters the Shinrabanshou state for 15s after the first part, which allows her to start her Basic Attack string from the 3rd hit after the 5th hit of her Basic Attack.
This last property also applies to her Quick Assist, Assist Follow-Up, Dodge Counter, Chain Attack and Ultimate.
Provided the enemy is inflicted with an Anomaly, Yanagi’s EX Special and Ultimate also trigger a Polarity Disorder, one of her most important mechanics. It acts as a weaker form of Disorder dependent on the current Anomaly aura inflicted on the enemy. This does not get rid of the target’s current Anomaly gauge. It deals damage equal to 15% of the original Disorder DMG plus a portion of her Anomaly Proficiency depending on the skill level of the skill that triggered it. This allows Yanagi to be played as a Primary DPS in Mono Electric teams while still triggering Disorders.
Via her Core Passive, when Yanagi uses her EX Special, the DMG multiplier of Disorder is increased by up to 250% for all Disorders triggered by all party members for 15s. If an EX Special hits an enemy, Yanagi will deal 20% more Electric DMG for 15s as well.
If her Additional Ability is activated, she gains 45% Electric Anomaly Buildup for 8s when hitting an enemy with a Basic Attack after switching stances. Make sure to activate this ability and exploit its buff at all times!
While Yanagi’s Chain Attack functions exactly as you’d expect, her Ultimate can also trigger Polarity Disorder. Make sure that all of Yanagi’s self-buffs are active and the enemy has an Anomaly aura applied before using it to maximize its big damage and Anomaly application potential.
Aside from the properties mentioned earlier, Yanagi’s Dodge and Assist-related moves all work as you’d expect them to — detailing them is unnecessary but they may occasionally come in handy in battle.
Yanagi is definitely one of the easier Agents to play and understand at a baseline. However, she has huge room for optimization in her kit, due to the many short-lasting buffs she can apply to herself which she wants to use on as many of her attacks as possible. Able to increase the Disorder DMG of teammates while also triggering her own Polarity Disorders and having big Electric Anomaly application, Yanagi sees use both as the Primary DPS and the Secondary DPS of Disorder-focused teams.
Ever since the release of many Anomaly-related Agents that came after her, notably Miyabi in her Secondary role, allowing each other to benefit greatly from triggering a ton of Disorders, but also Vivian in Yanagi’s Primary DPS role and also Yuzuha in all instances as her best Support, Yanagi has seen a lot of new teammates play alongside her. Due to the nature of her kit being centred around dealing lots of damage while also contributing to a greater damage total when played with several Anomaly-class Agents, she finds herself capable of slotting on many different teams to varying degrees of success. In her best teams however, Yanagi is absolutely a force to be reckoned with, being one of the strongest Anomaly-class Agents in the game.
In conclusion, Yanagi is a character who can play in several teams at several levels of skill. While any player is able to easily adopt her core playstyle, the players willing to optimize the most will be satisfied with Yanagi’s skill ceiling, which is definitely highly rewarding. In any situation, however, Yanagi has an easy-to-understand playstyle and brings lots of Disorder damage to the table, making her one of the better Anomaly Agents in Zenless Zone Zero.
Build and teams
The W-Engines are listed in order of priority. Sometimes the percentages appearing near them won't reflect their performance as pure damage or Stun output isn't the only thing we're looking at - the utility of the W-Engine might be more important than the calculations imply.
The difference between Yanagi’s Signature W-Engine and the rest of her Engine options changes based on how high of a percentage Disorder damage is out of her total damage. In heavy Disorder teams where she can trigger it incredibly frequently this Engine will perform better compared to competition, in scenarios with less Disorder it will perform lower.
The top number shows the relative performance of the W-Engine when looking at Yanagi playing with teammates, while the bottom number in the 'vacuum', so just Yanagi's performance solo. You can find more information about them in the Calculations tab.
For the team calculations, here's the team setup we used for them:
100%
100%
The equipper's Electric Anomaly Buildup Rate increases by 30/35/40/45/50%. When Special Attacks or EX Special Attacks hit enemies under Attribute Anomalies, the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency increases by 75/85/95/105/115 for 15s.
When the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency is greater than or equal to 375, Disorder DMG inflicted by the equipper increases by 25/27.5/30/32.5/35%.
93.50%
85.84%
Whenever a squad member inflicts an Attribute Anomaly on an enemy, the equipper gains a buff that increases Anomaly Proficiency by 30/34/38/42/46, stacking up to 4 times. This effect expires when the target recovers from Stun or is defeated. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
92.12%
86.89%
When there are enemies inflicted with Attribute Anomaly on the field, the equipper's ATK increases by 10/11.5/13/14.5/16% and they deal an additional 15/17.5/20/22.5/25% more DMG to the target.
91.27%
83.42%
Increases ATK by 12/15/18/21/24%. When using a Special Attack or EX Special Attack, the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency is increased by 25/31/37/43/50 for 8s, stacking up to 3 times. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
1
The most suitable and safest option for Yanagi, when playing her in Disorder teams using standard gameplay and combos. While other sets like Thunder Metal or Freedom Blues could be used, they require specific and in some cases difficult specialized play.
Best combined with your choice of 2-PC Set:
Substats: Anomaly Proficiency > ATK% > PEN = ATK
ATK: 2600 - 3400+ (Depending on W-Engine choice)
HP: 10000+
DEF: 800+
Anomaly Mastery: 148 - 190+
Anomaly Proficiency: 350 - 450+
Special Attack
Chain Attack
Basic Attack
Assist
Dodge
Teams & Synergy
Below we list only the most important synergies for Yanagi. The character can work with others if you know what to do and how to use them. For more alternatives, refer to the Teams section.
This section lists most popular teams featuring Yanagi in the current phase of Shiyu Defense.
This section lists most popular teams featuring Yanagi in the current phase of Deadly Assault.
Calculations
Don't use the damage output calculations as an indication on who is worth pulling or investing as those are just simulations and in day-to-day gameplay there's a lot variables and also the skill of the player is important. As usual, don't compare the numbers between characters.
ZZZ has changed a lot from 1.0 - many new mechanics, enemies and characters have been introduced and biggest of all the game has a new competitive endgame mode Deadly Assault. Deadly Assault is based around dealing as much damage as possible in 180 seconds, because of this we're changing our calculation style away from a focus on burst to instead focus on extended fights over 3 minutes (180s). Also, many Mindscape, Disc Drive and W-enigne calculations can meaningfully change when factoring in the buffs of an Agents best team, for this reason we're also adding a new feature, allowing you to see damage output with one of the agents best teams buffs factored in. We're starting this overhaul off with Alice but will be updating all other characters on the site soon, for this reason, do not compare her calculations to other characters at this time!
This character uses our new calculation format for this reason, do not compare her calculations to older character. We'll be updating all DPS characters soon.
For the team calculations (purple chart), here's the team setup we used for them (keep in mind that with different team members, the damage output will look different):
And here are the W-Engines and Disk Drives used in the calculations.
The equipper's Electric Anomaly Buildup Rate increases by 30/35/40/45/50%. When Special Attacks or EX Special Attacks hit enemies under Attribute Anomalies, the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency increases by 75/85/95/105/115 for 15s.
When the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency is greater than or equal to 375, Disorder DMG inflicted by the equipper increases by 25/27.5/30/32.5/35%.
Substats: ATK (42%), Anomaly Proficiency (126), PEN (54)
Shiyu Defense / Deadly Assault
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Shiyu Defense Stats FormCharacters are ranked with appearance rate, which is how often a character was used in Shiyu Defense by the players who we have scanned, regardless of whether they own the character or not. Ownership rate currently cannot be obtained.
Characters are ranked with appearance rate, which is how often a character was used in Deadly Assault by the players who we have scanned, regardless of whether they own the character or not. Ownership rate currently cannot be obtained.
This section lists the characters that were most commonly paired with Yanagi in the current phase of Shiyu Defense.
This section lists the characters that were most commonly paired with Yanagi in the current phase of Deadly Assault.
Mindscapes data comes from players who used Yanagi in the current SD cycle (6556) or in the current DA cycle (8760).
89.71%
115 s.Mindscape 0
5.44%
96 s.2.88%
80 s.0.47%
84 s.0.13%
88 s.0.03%
101 s.1.35%
58 s.W-Engines usage data comes from players who used Yanagi in the current SD cycle (6556) or in the current DA cycle (8760).
53.78%
110 s.The equipper's Electric Anomaly Buildup Rate increases by 30/35/40/45/50%. When Special Attacks or EX Special Attacks hit enemies under Attribute Anomalies, the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency increases by 75/85/95/105/115 for 15s.
When the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency is greater than or equal to 375, Disorder DMG inflicted by the equipper increases by 25/27.5/30/32.5/35%.
18.41%
122 s.Whenever a squad member inflicts an Attribute Anomaly on an enemy, the equipper gains a buff that increases Anomaly Proficiency by 30/34/38/42/46, stacking up to 4 times. This effect expires when the target recovers from Stun or is defeated. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
17.69%
116 s.Increases ATK by 12/15/18/21/24%. When using a Special Attack or EX Special Attack, the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency is increased by 25/31/37/43/50 for 8s, stacking up to 3 times. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
6.58%
121 s.When there are enemies inflicted with Attribute Anomaly on the field, the equipper's ATK increases by 10/11.5/13/14.5/16% and they deal an additional 15/17.5/20/22.5/25% more DMG to the target.
2.46%
131 s.For every 10 Energy consumed, the equipper gains a buff that increases ATK by 2.5/2.8/3.2/3.6/4% for 10s, stacking up to 10 times. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
0.57%
139 s.When EX Special Attack hits an enemy, one of three possible effects is randomly triggered for 5 seconds. This effect can trigger once every 0.3s. The same types of effects cannot stack. Repeated triggers reset the duration allowing several effects to be active at once:
increases the equipper's ATK by 8/9.2/10.4/11.6/12.8%,
increases the equipper's Anomaly Proficiency by 40/46/52/58/64,
increases the equipper's Anomaly Buildup Rate by 25/28/32/36/40%.
Disk Drives usage data comes from players who used Yanagi in the current SD cycle (6556) or in the current DA cycle (8760).
74.23%
115 s.4.54%
121 s.4.16%
123 s.3.82%
111 s.2.95%
114 s.1.77%
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