Lighter ZZZ – Guide, Skills, Builds, Teams & More

Lighter ZZZ Overview

Welcome to our Zenless Zone Zero Lighter guide. We’ll cover everything you need to know about his skills, builds, teams, and more.

Lighter		Sons of Calydon
S Rank	Fire		Stun

Hoyover’s recent Version 1.3 Special Program gave some insight on Lighter’s kit beyond his Fire Attribute and Stun Specialty. While there’s still more details to learn, the small snippet we got is enough to start predicting what teams and builds to use with/for Lighter.

As a Stun Agent, Lighter’s primary role is to apply Daze on enemies and Stun them. As we see with many characters, Lighter will have additional offensive utility to boost his effectiveness on certain teams.

Anby and Koleda are both general purpose stunners, Lycaon is strong with Ice teams and provides a larger Stun Multiplier. Qingyi was the last Stun Agent to release in Version 1.1, and she provides the largest Stun DMG Multiplier.

For Lighter, it seems like he will be a new go-to option for Fire/Ice teams. However, in the current “meta,” it’s unclear whether Lighter will drastically change things or simply be a slight upgrade over someone like Lycaon/Koleda.

ZZZ Lighter Release Date

Lighter’s banner will be on the second half of Version 1.3, which will run from November 27th, 2024 to December 18th, 2024. His banner will feature Ben and Corin as the rate-up A-Rank Agents.

ZZZ Lighter Kit Review

The Special Program actually gave us a lot of insight on Lighter’s kit, but we don’t know the exact numbers and scaling. Here’s a quick summary of what his kit.

Core Passive: Accelerant

When Lighter is in the Morale Burst state, hitting an enemy with the 5th hit of his Basic Attack will continuously consume Morale and increase his Impact. Morale will be automatically restored over time.

Note that his Basic Attack 5 is a flurry of punches, not just one singular hit. These attacks (when consuming Morale) will also reduce enemy Fire and Ice RES and makes them stunned for longer.

Morale

Lighter gains Morale while off-field. Once he enters the Morale Burst state, he can Quick Assist in.

Additional Ability: Details TBD

When paired with an Attack Agent or a Sons of Calydon Agent, he will buff his teammates Fire and Ice DMG when he hits enemies.

Summary

Here’s a quick rundown of what we can expect from Lighter’s kit.

• Hybrid Field-Time Stunner (Not purely On-Field like Qingyi)
• Fire/Ice RES Shred
• Increased Stun Duration
• Fire/Ice DMG% Buff

With all of this known, it appears that Lighter is quite the unique Stun Agent. He will work best in Ice/Fire teams, and his kit provides value even while he is off-field through the Morale system.

Because of this, Lighter will likely work best with DPS Agents who aren’t purely Burst oriented. (Like Zhu Yuan)

Lucky for many players, Ellen fits this exact role. She can make use of field-time well even when the enemy is not stunned, and Lighter can come in to quickly stun enemies and provide strong buffs/debuffs.

However, outside of Ellen and a few others, we can’t think of too many top team variations that will include Lighter. Things may change in the future as more Fire/Ice Agents release, but with the current roster, he has only a few relevant meta teams to slot into.

ZZZ Lighter Skills

We don’t yet have information on Lighter’s kit and skills. Be sure to check back as we’ll be sure to update this article once information is out.

Lighter ZZZ Mindscape Cinema

Check back later for more information on Lighter’s Mindscape Cinema. We’ll be sure to update as soon as we learn the official details.

Lighter ZZZ Build Guide Overview

Without a good idea of Lighter’s kit, we can’t recommend a good build. It really depends whether his role is primarily to Stun, or if he’s an on-field DPS that also splashes in some Impact stats.

It’s also possible that Lighter can be used in both of these roles, so multiple builds can be viable. We don’t have any announcements of new Disk Drive Sets for 1.3, so we can expect some Disks to be used.

Things like Inferno Metal or Shockstar Disco will likely be usable. Stun Engines like Hellfire Gears also look to be a good option, but we can’t confirm.

ZZZ Lighter Best W-Engines

TBD

ZZZ Lighter Drive Disc

TBD

ZZZ Lighter Drive Disc Stats

TBD

Lighter Skill Priority

Almost every Agent looks to level up their Core Skill first. This increases their base stats and upgrades their Core Passive. Once we learn more about Lighter’s kit, we can give a proper Skill Priority recommendation.

ZZZ Lighter Teams

For this section, I’ll be going over some potential teams for Lighter. Once again, since we don’t know his kit, this section will be speculative.

Soldier 11 Lighter Team (Stun Role)

[ZZZ Soldier 11 Guide] [ZZZ Lucy Guide]

First, let’s assume that Lighter is used in the Stun role similar to Qingyi or Koleda. In this case, pairing him with an Attack Agent like Soldier 11 will work well.

Soldier 11 deals more damage when enemies are stunned, so these two have a natural synergy. Lucy is an easy third inclusion for her quick ATK buff.

If you own Caesar, you can also run her in this team instead of Lucy, but Caesar also fulfills the role of a Dazer with her Impact stat, so Lighter and Caesar might cannibalize each other on the same team.

However, Caesar’s Shield and buffs are still extremely valuable, so it would be an upgrade over Lucy. Having Caesar also lets you run Nekomata instead of Soldier 11 as you have the Physical Attribute overlap.

Lighter Burnice Dual DPS

[ZZZ Burnice Guide]

For this next team, let’s assume that Lighter can fulfill the role of an on-field DPS. With Burnice, we have two Agents dealing a majority of the team’s damage. Burnice will provide off-field Fire DMG while Lighter will be on-field.

As usual, Lucy is a good third slot for a simple ATK buff and her Boars also provide some off-field DMG. With so much Fire on the team, Inferno Metal would be a great DPS Disk set for Lighter, giving him a consistent Crit Rate buff.

I would imagine that Lighter applies Daze at a solid rate, removing the need for a Stun Agent on this team. Just like before, Caesar is also a strong option to add into this team over Lucy.

Lighter Hyper Carry

[ZZZ Nicole Guide]

This last team is very similar to the one above, except we replace Burnice with another Support/Defense Agent. For this team, Lighter is the hyper carry, dealing a majority of the damage and Daze by himself.

This would be a very cost effective team to build, as everyone gets Nicole for free at the start of the game, and Lucy is a free Agent in Version 1.2.

You could replace Nicole with Rina, Soukaku, or Caesar as well. All of these options work toward buffing up Lighter, which is the main focus of this team.

In Conclusion

This wraps up our initial guide on ZZZ Lighter. As with all of our early guides, there’s a ton of information we don’t know.

Even though Lighter is a Stun Agent, I do expect him to have main DPS capabilities. It would feel very out of place for him to be a pure Stunner, when none of the other Calydon Agents benefit from that playstyle.

I find it most likely that Lighter is a hybrid DPS Stunner, allowing him to be used in both an Attack and Stun role. But as always, this is merely speculation.

Once we know more about his kit, we’ll be able to update this guide with better information, builds, and teams.

Thanks for Reading! For more resources, check out our other Zenless Zone Zero Guides such as our ZZZ Tier List or ZZZ Best Teams.