Zenless Zone Zero Orphie and Magus Best Build Guide – Drive Disc, W-Engine and More

Orphie and Magus Skill Kit & Playstyle Analysis

General Introduction

Orphie and Magus is an S Rank Fire Element Attack Specialty Agent that specializes in dealing concentrated Aftershock Fire Damage to enemies.

Skill Analysis & Leveling Priority

	Unleashes up to 5 attacks in front, followed by a powerful flame blade strike, dealing Physical DMG and Fire DMG.
	Leveling Priority: Low
Basic Attack
Reason: Orphie and Magus don’t use this ability too much, so it is not worth leveling up.

	Special Attack Thrust forward and perform a tail attack, dealing Fire DMG. Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill. Special Attack: Corrosive Flash Automatically triggers during ally attacks: Unleashes 4 laser Aftershock attacks, dealing Fire DMG. Triggers once per 5s. Upon activating this skill, restore 20 Bottled Heat. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. EX Special Attack: Watch Your Step With enough Energy, press Special Attack to activate: Perform a sweeping laser attack forward, dealing Fire DMG. After using this skill, immediately follow up with the powerful fire blade from the Basic Attack. Upon activating this skill, restore 20 Bottled Heat. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. EX Special Attack: Crimson Vortex When off-field with 60 or more Energy, automatically triggers during ally attacks: Performs a sweeping laser attack in an area around, dealing Fire DMG. Upon activating this skill, restore 20 Bottled Heat. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. EX Special Attack: Heat Charge When Bottled Heat is greater than or equal to 100, hold Special Attack to activate: Consume 100 Bottled Heat to continuously fire a laser forward, dealing Fire DMG. When firing begins, triggers Quick Assist. After continuous firing for a period, firepower increases, greatly boosting the skill’s Interrupt Level. When attacked during firing, will parry enemy attacks and immediately increase firepower. When maximum firing duration is reached, automatically activates EX Special Attack: Fiery Eruption. During the low firepower phase, Anti-Interrupt Level increases and DMG taken is reduced by 40%, while character is invulnerable during the high firepower phase. EX Special Attack: Fiery Eruption Automatically activates after EX Special Attack: Heat Charge reaches maximum firing time: Performs a spinning attack forward, then fires a laser ahead dealing Fire DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
	Leveling Priority: Highest
Special Attack
Reason: Orphie and Magus’ main damaging ability, should be level up to the highest level as quickly as possible.

	Chain Attack: Overheated Barrel When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate: Perform a spinning attack forward, then fire a laser ahead, dealing Fire DMG. Upon activating this skill, restore 20 points of Bottled Heat. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. Ultimate: Dance With Fire When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press Ultimate to activate: Perform a spinning attack forward, then fire a laser ahead, dealing Fire DMG. When leaping into the air, a Quick Assist will be triggered. If the Quick Assist is activated, Orphie & Magus will extend the laser firing duration. Upon activating this skill, recover 20 Bottled Heat. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
	Leveling Priority: Medium
Chain Attack & Ultimate
Reason: Should be leveled up to maximize Orphie and Magus’ damage output.

	Quick Assist:  Unleash a series of attacks on enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG and Fire DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. Defensive Assist: Parries the enemy’s attack, dealing massive Daze. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
	Leveling Priority: Low
Dodge
Reason: Contributes little to Orphie and Magus damage, so players do not need to level this up.

	Dodge A quick dash dodge. Character is invulnerable while using this skill. Dodge Counter Launch a series of attacks on enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG and Fire DMG. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
	Leveling Priority: Low
Assist
Reason: Contributes little to Orphie and Magus damage, so players do not need to level this up.

	Core Passive: Taming Wind and Fire Orphie & Magus’s CRIT Rate increases by 25%, and Aftershock DMG increases by 85%. Orphie & Magus initially gain 100 Bottled Heat, up to a maximum of 125. When Orphie & Magus are off-field, if Special Attack: Corrosive Flash is available and Energy is greater than or equal to 60, consume 30 Energy to automatically trigger EX Special Attack: Crimson Vortex instead. When the laser from EX Special Attack: Heat Charge hits enemies, all squad members gain Zeroed In for 12s. Repeated triggers reset the duration. Zeroed In increases Agent ATK by 280. When Orphie & Magus’s initial Energy Regen is greater than or equal to 1.6, for every 0.1 initial Energy Regen above this threshold, ATK increases by an additional 20. The total increase from both initial and additional ATK increases cannot exceed 700. When an Agent with Zeroed In triggers Aftershock, their Zeroed In duration extends by 4s, up to a maximum extension of 20s. The fire blade attack from Basic Attack: High-Pressure Flamethrower, EX Special Attack: Watch Your Step, EX Special Attack: Crimson Vortex, EX Special Attack: Heat Charge, EX Special Attack: Fiery Eruption, Chain Attack: Overheated Barrel, and Ultimate: Dance With Fire all count as Aftershock DMG, and using these skills counts as triggering Aftershock. Additional Ability: Forged in Flames When another character in your squad is a Stun or Support character: Aftershock DMG dealt by Agents with Zeroed In ignores 25% DEF.
	Unlock Priority: Highest
Core Skill, Additional Ability & Potential
Reason: Orphie and Magus’ main gimmick, should be unlocked to full as quickly as possible.

Playstyle Guide & Rotation

Orphie and Magus is an S Rank Fire Element Attack Specialty Agent that specializes in dealing concentrated Aftershock Fire Damage to enemies.

Orphie and Magus’ main damage output comes from her EX Special Attack, which allows her to spend Special Attack Energy to constantly attack enemies with her laser beam, dealing aftershock damage to them the longer the beam lasts. The more Aftershock damage she deals, the more powerful Orphie and Magus will become. 

When using her Ultimate, Orphie and Magus can unleash a powerful Fire attack on all enemies, dealing powerful Fire damage to them and trigger a Quick Assist, allowing other characters to take the field. While she is off-field, Orphie and Magus will generate her energy and automatically spend them to trigger her EX Special Attack, dealing aftershock damage to enemies even when she is off field.

Orphie and Magus Best In Slot W-Engines

As an Main DPS character, Orphie wants W-Engines that can both boost her Critical stats and overall damage output.

Orphie and Magus Best W-Engines Choices

Some of Orphie and Magus’s Best W-Engine Choices are:

Bellicose Blaze	Heartstring Nocturne	The Brimstone
Limited 5* W-Engine	Limited 5* W-Engine	Standard 5* W-Engine

	Main Stat: 713 Attack
	Sub Stat: 60% Energy Regen
Bellicose Blaze	W-Engine Rating: Best W-Engine
Effect: Increases CRIT Rate by 20%. When the equipper triggers an Aftershock that deals Fire DMG, their attacks ignore 15% of the target’s DEF for 8s. Can stack once every 3s, up to 2 stacks. Repeated triggers reset the duration..
Explanation: Orphie and Magus’s signature W-Engine

	Main Stat: 743 Attack
	Sub Stat:  24% Critical Rate
Heartstring Nocturne	W-Engine Rating: Best Alternative
Effect: CRIT DMG increases by 50%. When the equipper enters combat, 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.
Explanation: Best Alternative W-Engine for Orphie and Magus that boost her critical stats massively and allow her to ignore a portion of the enemies’ Fire resistances.

	Main Stat: 743 Attack
	Sub Stat:  30% Attack
The Brimstone	W-Engine Rating: Good Alternative
Effect: 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.
Explanation: A Decent Alternative W-Engine for Orphie and Magus that boost Attack stats massively.

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Orphie and Magus Best Drive Discs Builds & Stats

Orphie and Magus Best Drive Discs Set

The best drive disc sets for Orphie and Magus are the brand new 4pcs set Shadow Harmony, which boost her Aftershock damage and help to boost her critical stats when using Aftershock attacks.. For the 2pcs set, players should use the 2 pcs Branch & Blade Song set to boost Orphie and Magus’s overall Critical Damage further.

	Shadow Harmony
2-pc: The DMG of Aftershocks and Dash Attacks is increased by 15%.
4-pc: Upon hitting an enemy with an Aftershock or Dash Attack, if the DMG dealt aligns with the equipper’s attribute, the equipper gains 1 stack of a buff effect, at most once per use of a skill. For each stack, the equipper’s ATK increases by 4%, and CRIT Rate increases by 4%. The effect can stack up to 3 times and lasts for 15s. Repeated triggers reset the duration.

	Branch & Blade Song
2-pc: CRIT DMG +16%
4-pc: When Anomaly Mastery exceeds or equals 115 points, the equipper’s CRIT DMG increases by 30%. When any squad member applies Freeze or triggers the Shatter effect on an enemy, the equipper’s CRIT Rate increases by 12%, lasting 15s.

Orphie and Magus Best Main Stats & Sub Stats

As a main DPS Orphie and Magus wants your usual Critical stats and Elemental Damage Disc, with an Energy Regen 6th Disc being recommended over attack to maximize her Core Passive effects.

Her preferred stats are as followed:

Important Stat Threshold:

– Players should aim to have Orphie and Magus at a good Critical Rate to Critical Damage Ratio like other main DPS characters in the game, with a heavier emphasis on Critical Damage as Orphie and Magus can gain Critical Rate from various sources.

– Orphie and Magus should be on Energy Regen 6th Disc to make full use of her Core Passive, which grants her additional effects based on her Energy Regen stats. 

Orphie and Magus Best Teams 

As a Main DPS character that revolves around dealing Aftershock damage when switching on and off-field, Orphie and Magus works best when in a team with multiple DPS characters that can quickly swap in and out of the field, triggering their Aftershock effects together to deal damage to enemies.

Dual Aftershock DPS Team

Orphie and Magus	Soldier 0 Anby	Trigger
Main DPS	Sub DPS	Support
Essential	Flexible	Flexible

Main DPS: Orphie and Magus serve as 1 of the 2 DPS characters in the team, able to fit both the Main or Sub DPS slots. She offers the team quick and easy damage and the ability to deal Aftershock damage both on and off field in addition to allowing the team to quickly swap in with Quick assist.

Sub DPS: For this team, players will need to run a second DPS character as the team’s main or sub DPS to take full advantage of Orphie and Magus’s amazing ability to deal Aftershock damage, with Soldier 0 Anby and Seed being the best contenders for this slot as they benefits greatly from Aftershock and damage from Orphie and Magus.

Support/ Sustain: For the support slot, any characters with the ability to boost the overall damage output or deal additional aftershock damage can be considered for this slot. Some options include Trigger, Astra Yao, etc.

Conclusion

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