Best Piper build in Zenless Zone Zero – Best Drive Discs, W-Engine, and team compositions

Don’t let her size fool you, as her ability to apply overwhelming amounts of Physical Anomaly and deal massive damage makes Piper one of the best Anomaly DPSs/sub-DPSs in Zenless Zone Zero.

But just like a good truck needs to have all of its parts in tip-top condition, Piper needs a well-oiled build to perform at her best. Here’s the best Piper build in Zenless Zone Zero, as well as the best teams and Bangboos for her.

• Table of Contents:
  • Best W-Engines
  • Best F2P W-Engine
  • Best Drive Discs
  • Best teams and Bangboo

The best W-Engines for Piper in Zenless Zone Zero

No matter if you plan on using her as an Anomaly sub-DPS (which I consider to be her best role) or as a main DPS, the best W-Engine for Piper in Zenless Zone Zero is Roaring Ride.

Customized by the genius driver herself, the A-Ranker will allow Piper to randomly get either 8% ATK, 40 Anomaly Proficiency, or a 25% Anomaly Buildup Rate boost after hitting a target with her EX Special Attack. Each buff will last for five seconds and be refreshed if triggered again within its uptime. But the best is yet to come, as her EX Special’s multi-hit focus and the way the buffs can coexist will allow you to quickly trigger and simultaneously maintain all of them while in the field.

If you don’t have our main pick, Fusion Compiler will be my main choice. Boasting a 684 base ATK value and 24% PEN Ratio at level 60, Grace’s signature S-Ranker will provide Piper with both a 12% ATK boost and the ability to increase her Anomaly Proficiency by 25 after performing her Special or EX Special Attack (to a maximum of three separately accounted stacks). Each stack will last for eight seconds. The values above are related to the item at one star.

Using the Battle Pass exclusive Electro-Lip Gloss can also work here, as apart from its 594 ATK and 75 Anomaly Proficiency values at level 60, the engine will allow Piper to get a 10% ATK buff if an enemy afflicted by an anomaly is on the field, as well as deal 15% more damage to it (at one star).

Best F2P W-Engine for Piper

Thanks to its 75 Anomaly Proficiency boost at level 60, the Blanka-inspired Rainforest Gourmet is the best F2P W-Engine for Piper in ZZZ. If you can enhance it to at least four stars, Weeping Gemini will then take the spot through its ability to boost Piper’s Anomaly Mastery by 42 per anomaly effect applied in the field. The buff can stack up to 4 times. Once an enemy is defeated or recovers from stun, all stacks related to it will be cleared.

Best Drive Discs for Piper in Zenless Zone Zero

As her biggest strength lies in her ability to trigger Assault (and Disorder) in a heartbeat, the best Drive Disc composition for Piper in ZZZ is a 4-piece Fanged Metal paired with a 2-piece Freedom Blues. Hyperfocused on her damage, the composition will provide her with a 30 Anomaly Proficiency increase, as well as boost her Physical DMG by 10%. She will also be able to further enhance the latter by 35% by triggering Assault.

If you want to maximize her EX Special’s uptime, using a 2-piece Freedom Blues paired with a 4-piece Swing Jazz can also work. Since the latter will allow her to lower the Physical Anomaly Buildup Resistance of targets by 20%, this composition is especially effective when pairing Piper with a Physical DPS.

Recommended stats and best substats

To make sure her damage will reach six digits, we will be going with Anomaly Proficiency and Anomaly Mastery for our fourth and sixth discs respectively. For the fifth disc, go with Physical DMG Bonus. Regarding substats, prioritize Anomaly Proficiency and ATK. Remember, like DMG% and PEN, Piper’s overall ATK will also play a big part in her Assault and Disorder damage.

The best Piper Wheel teams in Zenless Zone Zero

The best Piper team in Zenless Zone Zero is composed of her, Grace, and either Rina or Seth. When in this team, Piper will only take the field to finish Shocked enemies, as Grace will work as its driver and Disorder enabler. Our supports will then excel by providing either a Shock uptime and PEN boost or a great Anomaly Proficiency buff. Using Piper, Anby, and Grace can also work if you want to add a little Daze to the mix.

Thanks to her Additional Ability’s 18% DMG buff, Piper is also a perfect fit for teams featuring a standard Physical DPS —like Corin, Billy, and in special, Nekomata— and a stun unit. If you don’t mind the loss in Daze, replacing the latter with Lucy can also work well here, as she will offer a massive team-wide ATK boost and a good amount of off-the-field Physical DMG.

What Bangboo should you choose?

As all of the teams above have in Assault/Disorder their foundation, they will demand Bangboos capable of applying large amounts of either Electric or Physical Anomaly Buildup. On that note, Plugboo will be the best pick when using Piper in Electric teams, while Bangvolver will be my main pick for Physical ones. If you have yet to acquire the above, I recommend using the A-Rankers Electroboo and Luckyboo.