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

Evelyn ZZZ Overview

Welcome to our ZZZ character guide, where we cover everything you need to know about Evelyn.

Evelyn		Stars of Lyra
S Rank	Fire		Attack

The second half of Version 1.5 is here, and Evelyn has just released. In the story, she is Astra Yao’s bodyguard/manager, and as such, they share the same faction and also synergize well together. (Although Astra is good on many teams)

Outside of Harumasa, who was given away for free in Version 1.4, Evelyn is the first true “Limited” Attack Agent since Version 1.0. She’s definitely breathing life back into the Attack archetype, and she’s doing it in a unique way.

Evelyn is the first Attack Agent who focuses on dealing Chain Attack damage. Her kit allows you to Chain Attack more often, buffs the damage of said attack, and her Chain Attack naturally has a high multiplier.

Evelyn’s kit isn’t too complicated, but it does have more to keep track of than older characters. Let’s jump into the guide.

ZZZ Evelyn Release Date

Evelyn’s banner will last 4 weeks, up from the usual 3, lasting from February 12, 2025 until March 11, 2025.

ZZZ Evelyn Kit Review

Evelyn’s kit boils down to three main mechanics: Binding Seal, Burning Embers, and Burning Tether Points.

Binding Seal

• Buff mechanic that grants 25% Crit Rate through Core Passive.
• Ways to enter Binding Seal:
  • Basic Attack 5
  • Dodge Counter
  • Quick Assist
  • Assist Follow-Up
  • Special Attack
  • Chain Attack
  • Ultimate
• Using Enhanced Special Attack or EX Special Attack will end Binding Seal. (Can only be used while in Binding Seal)
• Buff lasts for 10 seconds after leaving.
• If you switch to another character while in Binding Seal, Evelyn will follow up with Enhanced Special Attack.

Burning Embers

• Caps at 16 Burning Embers
• Gain through damaging enemies (primarily through Basic Attacks and Special Attacks)
• Enhanced Special Attack and EX Special Attack can be used as Perfect Dodge to gain more Burning Embers.
  • As such, you generally will want to avoid using regular Dodge/Dodge Counter.
  • These two attacks can also follow up into Basic Attack 3.
• Consume 50% of Burning Embers (8) to use Enhanced Basic Attack (EBA). Enhanced Basic Attack 2 can be used after EBA 1 if at max Burning Embers.

Burning Tether Points / Extra Chain Attacks

• Consuming Burning Embers to use Garrote (EBA) will generate 1 Burning Tether Point.
• Ultimate will also generate 1 Burning Tether Point.
• Once at 3 Burning Tether Points, Garrote will now consume them to activate a Chain Attack.
• Using Ultimate also grants a Dance of Awakened Fire State which lasts until the end of battle.
  • This state will refund 1 Burning Tether Point when using the Chain Attack through Burning Tether Points.

Overview

Even though Evelyn’s kit is quite a lot to take in,  she plays quite naturally. You build up Burning Embers through a variety of ways, spend them on EBAs, gain Burning Tether Points, and unleash extra Chain Attacks.

Her Additional Ability activates with any Stun or Support character, and greatly increases the damage of her Chain Attack and Ultimate.

With the current roster in ZZZ, Evelyn can be played in either a Stun team or a Double Support team. Both options have shown good results, but specific characters improve her performance greatly compared to F2P options.

ZZZ Evelyn Skills

Core Skills  (Max Level)

Core Passive: Entangle

Upon entering Binding Seal, Evelyn’s CRIT Rate increases by 25%.

After leaving Binding Seal, she retains the buff for 10s. If Evelyn switches to another character while in Binding Seal, she will automatically follow up with Special Attack: Binding Sunder – First Form.

Additional Ability: Ambush Point

When another character in your squad is a Stun or Support character:

Evelyn’s Chain Attack and Ultimate DMG increases by 30%. When Evelyn’s CRIT Rate is at or over 80%, the DMG multiplier for her Chain Attack and Ultimate increases to 125% of the original value.

Basic Attack 

Basic Attack: Razor Wire

Press Basic Attack to activate: Launch up to five attacks ahead, dealing Physical DMG and Fire DMG. When the 5th hit lands against an enemy, Evelyn will use her Lunalux Garrote to bind the primary target and enter Binding Seal.

Passive: Bind

When Evelyn uses her skills to deal DMG to enemies, she will accumulate Burning Embers. When Evelyn consumes Burning Embers to activate Garrote or consumes Decibels to perform an Ultimate, she gains 1 Burning Tether Point. Once Evelyn has 3 Burning Tether Points, her next use of Garrote will consume all Burning Tether Points to instead use a lower Interrupt Level version of Chain Attack: Lunalux – Snare.

Basic Attack: Garrote – First Form

When Burning Embers is at 50% or higher, hold Basic Attack or Special Attack to activate:

Consume 50% Burning Embers to use Lunalux Garrote to perform a slashing attack, dealing Fire DMG. During skill activation, Anti-Interrupt level increases, and DMG taken is reduced by 40%. After using this skill, gain 1 Burning Tether Point.

Basic Attack: Garrote – Second Form

When Burning Embers is 50% or higher, after using Basic Attack: Garrote – First Form, continue to hold Basic Attack or Special Attack to activate:

Consume 50% Burning Embers to use Lunalux Garrote to perform a follow-up attack, dealing Fire DMG. During skill activation, Anti-Interrupt level increases, and DMG taken is reduced by 40%. After using this skill, gain 1 Burning Tether Point.

Dodge 

Dodge: Arc Step

Press Dodge to activate. A quick dash dodge. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Dash Attack: Piercing Ambush

Press Basic Attack during a dodge to activate: Deliver a kick to the enemy in front, causing Physical DMG.

Dodge Counter: Strangling Reversal

Press Basic Attack during a Perfect Dodge to activate. Use Lunalux Garrote to slash surrounding enemies, dealing Fire DMG; When the attack hits an enemy, Evelyn will use Lunalux Garrote to bind the primary target and enter Binding Seal. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Assist 

Quick Assist: Fierce Blade

When the on-field character is launched, press Assist to activate. Use Lunalux Garrote to slash surrounding enemies, dealing Fire DMG. When the attack hits an enemy, Evelyn will use Lunalux Garrote to bind the primary target and enter Binding Seal. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Defensive Assist: Silent Protection

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.

Assist Follow-Up: Course Disruption

Press Basic Attack after an Defensive Assist to activate: Evelyn slashes with Lunalux Garrote, then triggers an explosion ahead, dealing Fire DMG. When the attack hits an enemy, Evelyn will use Lunalux Garrote to bind the primary target and enter Binding Seal. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Special Attack 

Special Attack: Locked Position

Before entering Binding Seal, press Special Attack to activate. Use Lunalux Garrote to pull the enemy and charge forward with a kick, dealing Fire DMG. When the attack hits the enemy, Evelyn will use Lunalux Garrote to bind the primary target and enter Binding Seal. Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill.

Special Attack: Binding Sunder – First Form

After entering Binding Seal, press or hold Special Attack to activate: Centered on the target affected by Binding Seal, tether surrounding enemies and detonate an explosion, dealing Fire DMG. Binding Seal will end after detonation. Dodge enemy attacks upon activating the skill, and if a Perfect Dodge is triggered, gain an additional 25% Burning Embers. After tethering surrounding enemies, press Basic Attack to cancel detonation and immediately follow up with the Basic Attack’s 3rd hit. Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill.

EX Special Attack: Binding Sunder – Final Form

After entering Binding Seal and with enough Energy, press or hold Special Attack to activate: Centered on the target affected by Binding Seal, tether surrounding enemies and detonate an explosion, dealing massive Fire DMG. Binding Seal will end after detonation.

Dodge enemy attacks upon activating the skill, and if a Perfect Dodge is triggered, gain an additional 25% Burning Embers. After pulling in surrounding enemies, press Basic Attack to cancel detonation and immediately follow up with the Basic Attack’s 3rd hit. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Chain Attack 

Chain Attack: Lunalux – Snare

When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate: Evelyn slashes in front with multiple Lunalux Garrotes and detonates an explosion, dealing massive Fire DMG to enemies in the area. When the attack hits an enemy, Evelyn uses Lunalux Garrote to bind the primary target and enters Binding Seal. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Ultimate: Lunalux Garrote – Timbre

When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press Ultimate to activate. Evelyn slashes in front with multiple Lunalux Garrotes and detonates an explosion, dealing massive Fire DMG to enemies in the area. Upon activating this skill, Evelyn removes her jacket and enters the Dance of Awakened Fire state, which lasts for the entire battle.

While in the Dance of Awakened Fire state, when Evelyn consumes Burning Tether Points to activate Chain Attack: Lunalux – Snare, she will retain 1 point of Burning Tether Point. When the attack hits an enemy, Evelyn uses Lunalux Garrote to bind the primary target, entering Binding Seal. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. After using this skill, gain 1 Burning Tether Point.

ZZZ Evelyn Skill Priority

1. Core Skill
2. Chain Attack
3. Basic Attack / EX Special Attack
4. Assist
5. Dodge

Evelyn ZZZ Mindscape Cinema

M1: Dreamweave

Upon entering the battlefield, Evelyn immediately gains 1,500 Decibels. Enemies affected by Binding Seal will be Bound. When Evelyn attacks Bound enemies, she ignores 12% of their DEF. When Evelyn uses Special Attack: Binding Sunder – First Form or EX Special Attack: Binding Sunder – Final Form, the Bound effect spreads to all enemies hit by the skill. This spread Bound effect lasts for 10s.

M2: Dance of Fire

Evelyn’s ATK increases by 15%. When Evelyn uses Basic Attack: Garrote – First Form or Basic Attack: Garrote – Second Form, the Burning Embers consumed will be returned. This effect can trigger once every 25s. When Evelyn consumes Burning Tether Point to trigger Chain Attack: Lunalux – Snare, the skill’s Interrupt Level increases.

M3: Metamorphosis

Basic Attack, Assist, Dodge, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

M4: Fate’s Melody

Upon activating a Chain Attack or Ultimate, Evelyn immediately gains a shield equal to 10% of her Max HP. While this shield exists, Evelyn’s CRIT DMG increases by 40%.

M5: Crimson Threads Like the Dawn

Basic Attack, Assist, Dodge, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

M6: Bond of Light and Shadow

When activating her Chain Attack or Ultimate, Evelyn gains Shadowstring Edge for 20s. During Shadowstring Edge, when Evelyn hits enemies with a Basic Attack, Dash Attack, Special Attack, or EX Special Attack, an additional Lunalux Garrote will be released for a follow-up attack, dealing Fire DMG equal to 375% of Evelyn’s ATK. This DMG is considered Chain Attack DMG and can trigger up to 16 times. The number of triggers will be refreshed each time Shadowstring Edge is gained.

ZZZ Evelyn Mindscape Value

Overall, Evelyn’s M1 is the most valuable, granting QoL through the extra decibels at the start of battle and also giving a small damage increase through DEF ignore. M2 grants more QoL/damage through refunding Burning Embers, and while nice, is not a massive upgrade.

M4’s Crit DMG bonus is another decent damage increase, and can change her build recommendation if you invest this far. Lastly, M6 grants more damage from follow-up attacks. M6 is always a big damage increase, but the investment is extremely hefty.

In terms of value, we recommend stopping at [1+1] for vertical investment. (Mindscape 1 + Signature)

• M1: High Value
• M2: Medium Value
• M4: Medium Value
• M6: High Value

Evelyn ZZZ Build Guide Overview

W-Engine

• Heartstring Nocturne
• Zanshin Herb Case/Brimstone
• Marcato Desire (Event Version 1.4)

Drive Disc

• Woodpecker Electro (4)
• Hormone Punk (4)
• PEN Ratio/Crit/ATK%/Fire DMG% (2)

Drive Disc Stats

Main Stats

• 4: Crit DMG% / ATK%
• 5: Pen Ratio / ATK% / Fire DMG%
• 6: ATK%

Substats

• Crit Rate/Crit DMG
• ATK%
• Flat ATK/PEN

ZZZ Evelyn Best W-Engines

As with most Limited Agents, Evelyn’s Signature performs the best. Compared to other options, Heartstring increases her damage anywhere from 20-30%. This increase in damage is about in line with other Signature Engines, so not too much surprise there.

For other S-Rank Engines, we recommend Zanshin Herb Case and The Brimstone as solid generalist options. For F2P, Marcato Desire 5 was given in the event from Version 1.4 and is generally the best A Rank option.

Heartstring Nocturne

Base ATK: 713 | CRIT Rate: 24%

CRIT DMG increases by 50%. When the equipper enters the battlefield, or activates a Chain Attack or Ultimate, they gain 1 stack of Heartstring. Each stack of Heartstring allows the equipper’s Chain Attack and Ultimate to ignore 12.5% of the target’s Fire RES, stacking up to 2 times and lasting 30s. Repeated triggers reset the duration.

Zanzhin Herb Case

Base ATK: 713 | CRIT DMG: 48%

CRIT Rate increases by 10%. Dash Attack Electric DMG increases by 40%. When any squad member applies an Attribute Anomaly or Stuns an enemy, the equipper’s CRIT Rate increases by an additional 10% for 15s.

The Brimstone

Base ATK: 684 | ATK: 30%

Upon hitting an enemy with a Basic Attack, Dash Attack, or Dodge Counter, the equipper’s ATK increases by 3.5% for 8s, stacking up to 8 times. This effect can trigger once every 0.5s. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.

Marcato Desire 5

Base ATK: 594 | Crit Rate: 20%

When an EX Special Attack or Chain Attack hits an enemy, the equipper’s ATK increases by 9.6% for 8s. While the target is under an Attribute Anomaly, this effect is increased by an additional 9.6%.

ZZZ Evelyn Drive Discs

Woodpecker Electro / Hormone Punk

• 2-Pc: CRIT Rate +8%
• 4-Pc: Landing a critical hit on an enemy with a Basic Attack, Dodge Counter, or EX Special Attack increases the equipper’s ATK by 9% for 6s. The buff duration for different skills are calculated separately.

• 2-Pc: ATK +10%
• 4-Pc: Upon entering combat or switching in, its user’s ATK increases by 25% for 10s. This effect can trigger once every 20s.

Currently, Evelyn does not have a dedicated Drive Disc set. Woodpecker Electro and Hormone Punk are good options, but neither excel/synergize with her kit perfectly. If you have good pieces for either of these sets, they will be solid options. ZZZ may release a Drive Disc set in the future that synergizes better with Evelyn, but that is to be seen.

For two piece sets, the difference is not major, but you can use these options:

• PEN Ratio (Puffer Electro)
• Crit Rate / Crit DMG (Woodpecker Electro / Branch & Blade Song)
• ATK% (Astral Voice / Hormone Punk)
• Fire DMG% (Inferno Metal)

The difference between these buffs are small, and depends on your entire team, but the general recommendation is in this order. Use pieces/sets that you can farm efficiently or already have pieces for unless you have extra resources to maximize Evelyn’s damage.

ZZZ Evelyn Drive Disc Stats

With more Agents in the game, we’ve seen an uptick in the sources of DMG buffs. For example, both Lighter and Astra Yao buff DMG%, so the performance of Fire DMG 5 has reduced compared to things like ATK% and PEN Ratio.

For the most part, you want Crit DMG 4 unless you have an overabundance of Crit DMG. (Such as with Mindscape 4)

Lastly, ATK% 6 is recommended.

For substats, things are generally the same as most other characters. Get good Crit stats, high ATK, and extra stats of Flat ATK/PEN as a small bonus.

Main Stats

• 4: Crit DMG% / ATK%
• 5: Pen Ratio / ATK% / Fire DMG%
• 6: ATK%

Substats

• Crit Rate/Crit DMG
• ATK%
• Flat ATK/PEN

ZZZ Evelyn Teams

When it comes to teams, we’ve seen two teams perform the best. Both of these teams include Astra Yao, which is to be expected since she provides a ton of offensive buffs and extra Chain Attacks through her Ultimate.

Evelyn Stun Team

Lighter is Evelyn’s best Stunner, as he provides a ton of offensive utility through Fire DMG buffs, Fire RES Shred, and prolonging the Stun Window on enemies. To maximize the performance of this team, you will want to save your Burning Embers and Burning Tether Points for the Stun Window to deal maximum damage. Stunning an enemy also naturally procs Chain Attacks, which are the main source of Evelyn’s damage.

Evelyn Double Support Team

If you don’t have Lighter, we’ve seen the team of Nicole + Astra Yao to also be incredibly strong. The DEF Shred on Nicole’s vortex is a great damage multiplier. On this team, you don’t have to worry about saving Evelyn’s Chain Attacks/EBAs for a Stun Window, which can potentially make it easier to play as well.

Other Evelyn Teams

You can follow the general formula of Stun + Support or Double Support to build another team as well. Some options include:

• Caesar + Lucy
• Lycaon + Rina
• Koleda + Lucy
• Nicole + Lucy

These options won’t perform as well as Astra + Nicole/Lighter, but can make do if you don’t have them.

Wrap Up

This wraps up our initial impression on Evelyn. Evelyn marks the return to Attack Agents in ZZZ, an archetype that has long been underserved for quite some time now. In general, Evelyn will perform best if you have Lighter, Astra, or both of them. If you really love Evelyn, you can pull for her now and pull for the others when their rerun happens, but newer characters may outshine Evelyn by that point.

Shiyu Defense/Deadly Assault will undoubtly grant buffs to let Evelyn shine, but her damage with her best teams is already showing great promise even without these buffs. If you already own Lighter and/or Astra, pulling for Evelyn is much more advisable as you’ll get her top performance now.

Ultimately, what you do with your account is up to you. Hopefully this guide helped you understand her kit and learn how to build her.

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