Zenless Zone Zero’s Anton Ivanov is a senior staff member of Belobog Industries. He’s an A-rank attack agent who delivers powerful piercing attacks in battle thanks to his trusty drill, taking down his foes with a mixture of physical and electric damage. So let’s dive into the best ZZZ Anton build, featuring all of his skills, materials, and the best equipment for him.
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Here’s everything you need to know about Zenless Zone Zero’s Anton.
What’s the best Anton build?
Anton is an A-rank, attack specialty agent who deals electric damage with piercing attacks. His best W-Engine is his signature A-rank, Drill Rig – Red Axis, which is tailor-made to help his kit shine via a substantial electric damage boost and some extra energy regen.
His best drive disc set is four pieces of Thunder Metal combined with two pieces of Puffer Electro, which further boosts his electric damage while also providing some pen ratio to help him chew through enemy defenses, though four pieces of Freedom Blues and two pieces of Thunder Metal is also a great option for a more anomaly-focused build.
Here’s a brief summary of our best ZZZ Anton build:
| Best W-Engine | Drill Rig – Red Axis |
| Best drive discs | 4pc Thunder Metal and 2pc Puffer Electro |
| Main stats | Crit rate/damage > attack ratio or pen ratio > anomaly mastery or energy regen |
| Sub-stats | Crit rate/damage > pen > attack ratio > anomaly proficiency |
As an attack agent, Anton is skilled at dealing massive damage directly through attacks. He’s a powerful damage dealer who generally likes to get up close and personal with his enemies, smashing through them with powerful punches and drill attacks.
The most important part of Anton’s kit is his burst mode, which you can activate using his EX special attack when he has enough energy. Once you get to grips with this system and how to make the most of it, Anton can be a great asset to his team, piercing through enemy armor and disabling foes with his shock-inducing attacks.
If you want to make the most of Anton’s additional ability, be sure to team him up with other characters that share his attribute (electric) or faction (Belobog Heavy Industries), like Zenless Zone Zero’s Grace.
What are Anton’s best W-engines?
Anton’s signature W-Engine is the A-rank Drill Rig – Red Axis. It’s tailor-made for him, boosting his energy regen with its advanced stats and increasing the electric damage from his basic and dash attacks when he uses his special or chain attack, which perfectly compliments his kit – especially with his burst mode ability.
Currently, none of the S-tier weapons appear to compliment him quite as well as his own A-rank option, though The Brimstone’s attack boost can be useful for him.
Alternatively, if you’re looking for a decent B-rank option to tide you over until you get his signature W-engine, we recommend equipping Anton with [Lunar] Pleniluna, as it offers a nice, flat boost to his basic attack, dash attack, and dodge counter damage without any prerequisites.
| W-engine | Effect |
| Drill Rig – Red Axis | When launching an EX special attack or chain attack, electric damage from attacks and dash attacks increases for ten seconds. This effect can trigger once every 15 seconds |
| The Brimstone | Upon hitting an enemy with a basic attack, dash attack, or dodge counter, Anton’s attack increases by a set percentage for eight seconds. This effect can trigger once every 0.5 seconds. The duration of each stack is calculated separately |
| [Lunar] Pleniluna | Increases basic attack, dash attack, and dodge counter damage |
What are the best drive discs for Anton?
The best drive disc set for Anton is four pieces of Thunder Metal with two pieces of Puffer Electro, which offers him a substantial boost to his damage while also increasing his pen ratio, which allows him to eat through the enemy’s defense much faster.
Alternatively, four pieces of Freedom Blues and two pieces of Thunder Metal is a strong choice for Anton, as it not only boosts his electric damage and anomaly proficiency, it also shreds through the enemy’s electric resistance, allowing Anton and his allies to shock their foes and take them down much quicker.
| Drive discs | Effect |
| Thunder Metal | Two equipped: increases electric damage by 10% Four equipped: as long as an enemy in combat is shocked, Anton’s attack ratio increases by 28% |
| Puffer Electro | Two pieces: increases pen ratio by 8% Four pieces: increases ultimate damage by 20%. Launching an ultimate also increases the equipper’s attack by 15% for 12 seconds |
| Freedom Blues | Two pieces: increases anomaly proficiency by 30 Four pieces: when an EX special attack hits an enemy, the target’s anomaly buildup resistance to the equipper’s attribute decreases by 20% for eight seconds. This effect does not stack with others of the same attribute |
Anton stat recommendations
When picking drive discs for Anton, we recommend prioritizing the following stats.
Main stats:
- Crit rate/damage
- Attack ratio or pen ratio
- Anomaly mastery or energy regen
Sub-stats:
- Crit rate/damage
- Pen (if you have some pen ratio)
- Attack ratio
- Anomaly proficiency
What are Anton’s skills?
Here are all of Anton’s skills, including his attacks, dodges, combos, and core skills.
Anton’s attacks:
| Skill | Effect |
| Basic attack – Enthusiastic Drills | Unleash up to four mixed attacks in front, dealing physical damage. The fourth hit is a piledriver attack |
| Basic attack – Enthusiastic Drills (burst mode) | Press the attack button while Anton is in burst mode to unleash up to three mixed attacks in front, dealing massive electric damage. During the second drill attack and the third piledriver attack, repeatedly press or hold the basic attack button to extend the skill duration |
| Special attack – Spin, Bro! | Unleash a pile driver attack against enemies in front, dealing electric damage. Anti-interrupt level increases during this skill |
| Special attack – Explosive Drill (burst mode) | Press the special attack button while in burst mode to have Anton launch a pile driver attack at enemies in front of him, dealing electric damage. Anti-interrupt level increases during this skill |
| EX special attack – Smash the Horizon, Bro! | When you have enough energy, press the special attack button to have Anton launch several pile driver attacks at enemies in a line in front of him, dealing massive electric damage. Anton is invulnerable while using this skill. Anton then enters burst mode, during which his attacks become more powerful, dealing electric damage while continually consuming energy when he hits an enemy. Burst mode remains active until Anton depletes all of his energy |
Anton’s dodges:
| Skills | Effect |
| Dodge – Let’s Move | Perform a rapid dodge, during which Anton is invulnerable |
| Dash attack – Fire With Fire | Press the attack button during a dodge to ram into enemies in front of you, dealing physical damage |
| Dodge counter – Retaliation | Press the attack button during a perfect dodge to continuously strike enemies in front with heavy punches, dealing physical damage. Anton is invulnerable during this attack |
| Dodge counter – Overload Drill (burst mode) | While in burst mode, press the attack button during a perfect dodge to launch a drill attack at enemies in front of you, dealing massive electric damage. Anton is invulnerable during this attack |
Anton’s combo attacks:
| Skills | Effect |
| Quick assist – Shoulder-To-Shoulder | Anton continuously strikes enemies in front of him with heavy punches, dealing physical damage. Anton is invulnerable during this attack |
| Quick assist – Protective Drill (burst mode) | Anton attacks enemies in front of him with a drill attack, dealing massive electric damage. Anton is invulnerable during this attack |
| Defensive assist – Iron Wrist | Parry the enemy’s attack, dealing massive daze. This skill excels at parrying enemy attacks and reduces the consumption of assist points when the character is under intense attacks. Anton is invulnerable while using this skill |
| Assist follow-up – Limit Burst | Press basic attack after a defensive assist to launch a drill attack that ends in a pile driver attack, dealing electric damage. Anton is invulnerable while using this skill |
| Chain attack – Go Go Go! | When a chain attack triggers, switch to Anton to unleash a pile driver attack on the ground in front of him, dealing massive electric damage to enemies in a large AoE. Anton is invulnerable during this attack |
| Ultimate – Go Go Go Go Go! | When decibel rating is at maximum, press the ultimate button while Anton is on the field to unleash a pile driver attack on the ground in front of him, dealing massive electric damage to enemies in a large AoE, ignoring 10% of the target’s damage res on hit. Anton is invulnerable during this attack |
Anton’s passives:
| Skills | Effect |
| Core passive – Brothers in Arms! | When Anton uses his pile driver attack or drill attack, the skill’s damage increases by a set percentage (the percentage scales with his core skill level) |
| Additional ability – Teamwork | When another character in your squad shares Anton’s attribute (electric) or faction (Belobog Heavy Industries): While Anton is in burst mode, for every four critical hits, the next attack that hits shocked enemies triggers an additional bout of shock damage at 45% of the original damage. This effect can trigger once every 0.5 seconds |
What are Anton’s promotion materials?
In order to level Anton up, you need to promote him at set points to increase his level caps. To do this, you need a lot of denny, as well as a bunch of offense certification seals. You can earn offense certification seals via the combat simulation – agent promotion combat challenges.
Here are all of ZZZ Anton’s promotion materials:
| Level | Denny and materials |
| 20 | 24k denny, four basic offense certification seals |
| 30 | 56k denny, 12 advanced offense certification seals |
| 40 | 120k denny, 20 advanced offense certification seals |
| 50 | 200k denny, ten pioneer’s certification seals |
| 60 | 400k denny, 20 pioneer’s certification seals |
What are Anton’s mindscape cinemas?
Mindscape cinemas are special passive skills and buffs that you can unlock by pulling more than one copy of a character, similar to Genshin Impact’s constellations and Honkai Star Rail’s eidolons.
Here are all of Anton’s mindscape cinemas:
| Talent | Effect |
| Warm-Up Exercise | When drill attack hits an enemy, Anton gains additional energy, up to a maximum of five energy per skill use |
| State of Flow | When Anton uses his EX special attack and enters burst mode, he gains a shield that equals up to 7.5% of his max HP. While in burst mode, entering combat or switching in reapplies the shield effect. This effect can trigger once every 15 seconds. The shield dissipates when burst mode ends |
| Rotational Training | Increases the level of Anton’s basic attack, dodge, assist, special attack, and chain attack by two |
| Everyone Get Fired Up! | When Anton uses a chain attack or ultimate, all squad members’ crit rate increases by 10% for 12 seconds |
| Jack of All Trades | Increases the level of Anton’s basic attack, dodge, assist, special attack, and chain attack by two |
| Break the Limit | When Anton’s piledriver attack triggers a critical hit, his basic attack Enthusiastic Drills (burst mode) and dodge counter Overload Drill (burst mode) deal 4% more damage for 30 seconds, stacking up to six times. Repeated triggers reset the duration |
What are Anton’s core skill enhancement materials?
Core skill enhancements help boost Anton’s core passive, increasing his skill’s damage. You can enhance his core skill using three materials – denny, higher dimensional data: destructive advance, and living drives.
You can obtain higher dimensional data: destructive advance by taking on the Expert Challenge gameplay mode, and you get the living drives through the Notorious Hunt gameplay mode.
Here are all of ZZZ Anton’s core skill enhancement materials:
| Required level | Denny and materials |
| 15 | 5k denny |
| 25 | 12k denny and two higher dimensional data: destructive advance |
| 35 | 28k denny, and four higher dimensional data: destructive advance |
| 45 | 60k denny, nine higher dimensional data: destructive advance, and two living drives |
| 55 | 100k denny, 15 higher dimensional data: destructive advance, and three living drives |
| 60 | 200k denny, 30 higher dimensional data: destructive advance, and four living drives |
What are Anton’s skill enhancement materials?
You can also enhance Anton’s skills to increase their power. To do this, you need a bunch of denny and shock chips, the latter of which you can obtain through the Combat Simulation – Agent Skills combat challenge.
Additionally, if you want to max out one of Anton’s skills (level 12), you also need a hamster cage pass (similar to Genshin’s crowns), which you can earn through events or the New Eridu City Fund.
Here are all of the materials you need to enhance one of Anton’s skills:
| Required level | Denny and materials |
| 15 | 2k denny and two basic shock chips |
| 15 | 3k denny and three basic shock chips |
| 25 | 6k denny and two advanced shock chips |
| 25 | 9k denny and three advanced shock chips |
| 35 | 12k denny and four advanced shock chips |
| 35 | 18k denny and six advanced shock chips |
| 45 | 45k denny and five specialized shock chips |
| 45 | 67.5k denny and eight specialized shock chips |
| 55 | 90k denny and ten specialized shock chips |
| 55 | 112.5k denny and 12 specialized shock chips |
| 60 | 135k denny, 15 specialized shock chips, and one hamster cage pass |
Who is ZZZ Anton?
Anton Ivanov is a senior staff member of Belobog Industries. An onsite project manager, he’s always ready to go and never fails to rise to the occasion. However, while his tongue is sharp, he also has a soft heart, and struggles to say ‘no’ to those in need.
Hand picked to join the company by its former president Khors, Anton is deeply loyal to his colleagues and is one of Zenless Zone Zero Koleda‘s most trusted allies. Additionally, his positive, can-do attitude means that he’s always raising the team’s morale, even during their toughest times.
Beyond that, Anton has a strange habit of talking to his jackhammer, which he refers to as his ‘bro’. It appears that Anton’s beloved ‘bro’ has connections to his former colleagues.
That’s everything in our Zenless Zone Zero Anton build. If you want to keep up with everything happening in New Eridu, be sure to keep an eye on our Zenless Zone Zero events and Zenless Zone Zero update guides.