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12 Min read Welcome to our ZZZ character guide, where we cover everything you need to know about Hoshimi Miyabi.
Miyabi |
Section 6 |
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S Rank |
Frost |
Anomaly |
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Miyabi’s kit has been revealed from both the Version 1.4 livestream and creator server info. As the game’s 4th Anomaly Agent, Miyabi is entering a space with lots of competition, but also synergy.
Lots of players are expecting Miyabi to be very powerful due to her canonical title of Void Hunter. From the looks of things, Miyabi may be the peak of what Anomaly teams can accomplish, but things can always change in the future.
Miyabi’s banner last for the entire duration of Version 1.4, which will run from December 18th, 2024 to January 29th, 2025. This will be the first time a banner will run for the whole Version.
Firstly, Miyabi is introducing a “new” Attribute called Frost. For the most part, Frost is the same as Ice. Frost DMG will be affected by things like enemy Ice RES, Ice DMG%, etc. However, the main difference is that Frost will apply a special Anomaly that differs from Ice.
Frost will apply the same Anomaly effects as Ice (Freeze/Shatter/Frostbite). However, Miyabi’s Core Passive also introduces a new Anomaly effect: Frostburn. When dealing Frost DMG, Miyabi will apply Icefire. Icefire will buff Miyabi’s Anomaly Buildup, and when she applies Frostbite, it will consume the Icefire to trigger Frostburn.
Frostburn is a large single-damage tick of damage similar to Shatter. Frostburn will continue to linger (for 20 seconds) and buff the Anomaly Buildup of the entire team.
Icefire cannot be reapplied to enemies with Frostburn, but triggering another Anomaly will remove Frostburn, allowing you to reapply.
Lastly, the Freeze, Shatter, and Frostbite from Frost can trigger Disorder, including with another Ice Agent.
While Miyabi is an Anomaly Agent, she does not scale in the same way as other Anomaly Agents. Most Anomaly Agents scale their damage with Anomaly Proficiency, Anomaly Mastery, and ATK%.
However, Miyabi’s Frost Buildup scales with Crit Rate through her Core Passive (up to 80% Crit Rate). Her Frostburn damage is also a large ATK% multiplier (and doesn’t scale with Anomaly Proficiency), meaning your two priority stats are Crit Rate and ATK%.
Note that Freeze/Shatter will scale with Anomaly Proficiency, but this is not the main source of damage from her kit.
Because of this, Miyabi will be built more like a traditional Crit DPS, but her damage will be done through Anomaly effects.
Miyabi has a special stack mechanic called Fallen Frost. Miyabi can have up to 6 stacks of Fallen Frost and will enter battle with 3. When holding Basic Attack, Miyabi will ready her stance and charge up to 3 levels, each consuming 2 stacks of Fallen Frost. This mechanic will be your main focus, and other parts of her kit look to build up Fallen Frost so you can expend it on charged Basic Attacks.
Here are the sources of Fallen Frost:
(Max Level)When Hoshimi Miyabi deals Frost DMG, she applies Icefire to the target, lasting 30s. When accumulating Frost Anomaly Buildup against targets with Icefire, increases Frost Anomaly Buildup Rate by 100% of Hoshimi Miyabi’s CRIT Rate, up to a maximum increase of 80%. As Hoshimi Miyabi accumulates Frost Anomaly Buildup, it has its own independent Attribute Anomaly Buildup gauge and triggers Freeze, Shatter, and Frostbite that can react with other Attribute Anomalies, including Ice Attribute Anomaly, to trigger Disorder.
When Hoshimi Miyabi applies Frostbite to enemies with Icefire, it will consume the Icefire to trigger Frostburn – Break, dealing Frost DMG equal to 1500% of Hoshimi Miyabi’s ATK and causing the target to enter the Frostburn state. All squad members accumulate 20% more Anomaly Buildup against enemies under the Frostburn state, but Hoshimi Miyabi cannot reapply Icefire to these enemies. The Frostburn state ends when Frostbite expires. While this state remains active, triggering another Attribute Anomaly will overwrite Frostbite and remove Frostburn.
Upon triggering Frostburn – Break, Hoshimi Miyabi obtains 1 point of Fallen Frost. This effect can trigger once every 10s.
When another character in your squad is a Support character or shares the same faction:
Basic Attack: Shimotsuki DMG increases by 60%. When any squad member triggers Disorder, Hoshimi Miyabi obtains 2 points of Fallen Frost and Basic Attack: Shimotsuki during the next Shimotsuki Stance will ignore 30% of the target’s Ice Res.
Press or hold Basic Attack to activate: Unleashes up to 5 slashes ahead, the first two deal Physical DMG, and the last three deal Frost DMG. Block enemy attacks during the 5th hit of the Basic Attack.
With at least 2 points of Fallen Frost, hold Basic Attack to activate: Hoshimi Miyabi sheaths her blade, enters Shimotsuki Stance and starts to charge up. Every level of charge will consume 2 points of Fallen Frost, up to a maximum of three levels of charge.
When releasing Basic Attack, or when Fallen Frost is completely depleted, Hoshimi Miyabi will draw her blade and unleash a powerful slash ahead based on the current charge level, dealing massive Frost DMG. She then exits Shimotsuki Stance. Character is invulnerable during Shimotsuki Stance.
Hoshimi Miyabi can have up to 6 points of Fallen Frost. Upon entering the battlefield, Hoshimi Miyabi immediately obtains 3 points of Fallen Frost.
Press Dodge to activate. A quick dash dodge. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. While dodging, repeatedly press or hold Dodge to activate: A dash dodge that covers a lot of ground. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Press Basic Attack during a dodge to activate: Slashes enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG.
Press Basic Attack during a Perfect Dodge to activate. Slashes enemies in front, dealing Frost DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
When the on-field character is launched, press Assist to activate. Slashes enemies in front, dealing Frost DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
When the character on field is about to be attacked, press Assist to activate. Parries the enemy’s attack, dealing massive Daze. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Press Basic Attack after a Defensive Assist to activate: Charges and slashes enemies in front, dealing Frost DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Press Special Attack to activate. Quickly draws her blade and slashes ahead, dealing Frost DMG. Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill.
With enough energy, press Special Attack to activate: Rush forward, unleashing powerful slashes against enemies along the way, dealing massive Frost DMG. Upon activating this skill, gain 2 points of Fallen Frost. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
After using this skill, with enough Energy, press again to activate: Consume extra Energy and unleash a powerful follow-up attack against enemies in front, dealing massive Frost DMG. Upon activating this skill, gain 2 points of Fallen Frost. Character is invulnerable while using this skill
When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate: Unleashes a powerful slash at enemies in front in a large area, dealing massive Frost DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press Ultimate to activate. Unleashes powerful slashes at enemies ahead in a large area then pauses, before unleashing a Finishing Move, dealing massive Frost DMG. Upon activating this skill, gain 3 points of Fallen Frost and increase Ice DMG by 30% for 12s. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
| M1 | Frost Atop the Snow: While in Shimotsuki Stance, every 1 point of Fallen Frost consumed will allow Basic Attack: Shimotsuki to ignore 6% of DEF, stacking up to 6 times and lasting until Shimotsuki Stance ends. When the slash for charge level three of Basic Attack: Shimotsuki hits an enemy under Frostburn, it will immediately remove the Frostburn state and increase all squad members’ Anomaly Buildup Rate by 20% for 10s. |
| M2 | Breath Technique: Basic Attack: Kazahana and Dodge Counter DMG increases by 30%. Hoshimi Miyabi gains 1 point of Fallen Frost when the final move of the 5th hit of Basic Attack: Kazahana hits an enemy. Upon entering the battlefield, Hoshimi Miyabi immediately obtains 6 points of Fallen Frost and her CRIT Rate increases by 15%. |
| M3 | Martial Discipline: Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2 |
| M4 | Rupture: Frostburn – Break DMG increases by 30%. Upon triggering Frostburn – Break, Hoshimi Miyabi generates 250 more Decibels. |
| M5 | Anniversary: Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2 |
| M6 | Prodigious Talent: During Shimotsuki Stance, Hoshimi Miyabi obtains Polar, which increases Basic Attack: Shimotsuki DMG by 30%. After obtaining Polar, Hoshimi Miyabi will automatically draw her blade and unleash powerful slashes based on the current charge level upon consuming Fallen Frost. Before Fallen Frost is completely depleted, the draw and slashes will not interrupt charging under Shimotsuki Stance. Each occurrence of Shimotsuki Stance can perform up to 3 draws and slashes. |
Overall, all of Miyabi’s Mindscapes provide solid value, but I would advise pulling for her signature W-Engine first. Secondly, while the Mindscapes all provide solid damage increases, the effects generally push her toward a more hyper carry playstyle. This can be good for longevity, as we don’t know if Disorder teams will continue to be top meta teams, but it’s interesting to see.
Main Stats
Substats
Base ATK: 743 | Crit Rate: 24%
CRIT DMG increases by 50/57/65/72/80%. When using an EX Special Attack or when any squad member applies an Attribute Anomaly to an enemy, the equipper’s Ice DMG increases by 20/23/26/29/32%, stacking up to 2 times and lasting 15s. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
As is often the case, Miyabi’s signature W-Engine performs the best and synergizes perfectly with her kit. There are no other Anomaly W-Engines that have Crit Rate as the main stat, so this is already a huge bonus for her kit.
Furthermore, the Engine gives a massive amount of Crit DMG and Ice DMG%. Since Miyabi is such a specialized unit, other W-Engine options unfortunately don’t compete very well compared to her signature.
Another option you have for a W-Engine is using an Attack Engine that gives Crit Rate as the main stat. While you won’t get any passive effect from the Engine, getting 24% Crit Rate (from an S-Rank Engine) is a big way to get closer to 80% Crit Rate.
You can certainly reach 80% Crit Rate on Miyabi without a Crit Rate Main Stat, but it may not be easy.
Let’s say you have:
You would need an additional 36% Crit Rate to hit 80%. This is equivalent to 15 Crit Rate substats, which would be 3 substats on your other 5 Discs. This is certainly achievable, but can be difficult if you’re just starting out. If you happened to pull a Steel Cushion from the Standard Banner, it can be a good option. Or if you pulled for Ellen’s Signature, this can also be good as well.
Once your substats get better, the need for a Crit Rate Main Stat goes down, but it will make building Miyabi much more comfortable. (and you get to put more substats into ATK% and Crit DMG)
Rainforest Gourmet / Electro Lip Gloss
Lastly, if you don’t have the above options, Rainforest Gourmet/Electro Lip Gloss can be decent alternatives. Rainforest will grant a short Combat ATK% buff when expending Energy, and Miyabi’s two part EX Special Attack can be used to maximize this buff. Electro Lip Gloss is also solid, granting DMG% and ATK% against enemies with Anomaly effects on them.
While not amazing, these W-Engines should perform decently well.
Version 1.4 is also releasing a new Drive Disc set, and the effect is tailor-made for Miyabi. At full output, the set gives a whopping 70% worth of Crit stats. (Crit Rate being 2% and Crit DMG being 1%).
It’s slightly awkward that you get the Crit Rate buff after applying Freeze/Shatter, but 15s should be long enough of a buff that you can swap back into Miyabi (after triggering Disorder from another Agent) and make use of the buff.
The 12% Crit Rate passive greatly reduces the build requirements for Miyabi, but going past 80% is not a bad idea either. If you have her Signature, Woodpecker (2), Branch, and Disc 4, you’ll end up with 68% Crit Rate. Getting to 100% Crit Rate (while buffed), is extremely doable and would only require 13.33 Crit Rate substats. If you have 13, you’ll be at 99% buffed, and 14 substats will get you all the way to 100%.
Lastly, Woodpecker 2 is important simply for the 8% Crit Rate it grants.
As mentioned above, Crit Rate is Miyabi’s most important stat as it will affect her Frost Buildup Rate. After that, you want to scale her Frostburn damage with things like Ice DMG% and ATK%. PEN Ratio is also an option, especially if you use Rina.
When it comes to Miyabi teams, it’s a fairly simple process. You can pair her with just about any Anomaly Agent to trigger Disorder and clear Frostburn. From there, you want to activate her Additional Ability either through a Support Agent or someone on Section 6.
This first team is the most flexible since Yanagi and Miyabi both satisfy each other’s Additional Ability. From there, you can flex into a variety of 3rd Agent options depending on who you have/want to use.
Caesar is the default go to as she simply provides the most offensive/defensive buffs currently in the game, but other options will do just fine.
When it comes to Burnice, things are a bit different. Since Burnice doesn’t satisfy Miyabi’s AA, you’ll want to run a Support in the third slot. For this team, Lucy is your best bet as she will activate all of the AAs on the team.
Soukaku/Rina will also work, but you’ll miss out on a few Additional Ability passives.
If you don’t have Burnice, Piper is also a serviceable option. Her main role will be to quickly trigger Disorder so you can swap back to Miyabi. Piper is no slouch when it comes to applying Anomaly quickly, but there is more room for vertical investment if you use Burnice or Yanagi.
Lastly, let’s cover some hyper carry options. For players without Mindscapes, Disorder will likely be your preferred team setup. However, if you have M2, M4, or even M6, hyper carry Miyabi becomes more enticing, and you get to really juice up Miyabi for a huge amount of damage burst.
Lighter and Caesar are my picks for the best third options along with Lucy to round out the team. With both of these teams, you’ll also be able to stun enemies frequently, which will allow Miyabi to deal huge amounts of damage during the Stun window.
Thanks for Reading! For more resources, check out our other Zenless Zone Zero Guides such as our ZZZ Tier List or ZZZ Best Teams.
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