Anton Ivanov is a senior staff member of Belobog Industries, and in this ZZZ Anton build we’re here to help you harness his power. As an A-rank attack agent, he delivers powerful electric piercing attacks with his trusty drill, and makes for a surprisingly powerful damage dealer. So let’s dive into his skills and role, as well as his best team comps, W-Engines and drive discs, and more.
If you’re wondering how Anton sizes up against the other Zenless Zone Zero characters, be sure to check out our Zenless Zone Zero tier list, then grab some freebies with our Zenless Zone Zero codes list so you can pull on the next Zenless Zone Zero banner.
Here’s everything in our best ZZZ Anton build:
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 The Brimstone.It’s an S-rank option built around Soldier 11’s kit, but works really well for Anton due to his focus on basic attacks.
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:
| Rank | A |
| Attribute | Electric |
| Specialty | Attack |
| Attack type | Pierce |
| Best W-Engine | The Brimstone |
| 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 best W-Engine is The Brimstone. As Zenless Zone Zero Soldier 11‘s signature W-Engine, its skill is perfect for characters like Anton whose kits focus on a lot of basic attacks. It offers a substantial unconditional boost to his attack, as well as a stacking attack boost when he uses his basic attack, dash attack, or dodge counter, allowing him to dish out significantly more damage.
But don’t worry if you don’t have access to The Brimstone – there are some great lower rarity options for Anton.
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. However, if you don’t need the energy regen, this W-Engine’s value drops of significantly, as it can’t compare with the raw damage output provided by other options.
Alternatively, Street Superstar, Starlight Engine, and Cannon Rotor are all strong A-rank W-Engines for Anton.
Or, if you’re looking for a decent B-rank option to tide you over until you get something better, 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.
| 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 | Limited or standard banner |
| 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 | Limited or standard banner |
| Street Superstar | When a squad member launches a chain attack, Anton gains a charge stack, stacking up to three times. Upon activating his ultimate, Anton consumes all charge stacks, and each stack increases the skill’s damage by a set percentage | Limited or standard banner |
| Starlight Engine | Launching a dodge counter or quick assist increases Anton’s attack for 12 seconds | Limited or standard banner |
| Cannon Rotor | Increases Anton’s attack. When his attacks land a crit on an enemy, they inflict an additional percentage of his attack as damage | New Eridu City Fund |
| [Lunar] Pleniluna | Increases basic attack, dash attack, and dodge counter damage | Limited or standard banner |
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.
| 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:
| Basic attack | Enthusiastic Drills Unleash up to four mixed attacks in front, dealing physical damage. The fourth hit is a piledriver attack |
| Basic attack (burst mode) | Enthusiastic Drills 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 (burst mode) | Explosive Drill 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:
| 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:
| 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 (burst mode) | Protective Drill 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:
| 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 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:
| 01 | Warm-Up Exercise When drill attack hits an enemy, Anton gains additional energy, up to a maximum of five energy per skill use |
| 02 | 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 |
| 03 | Rotational Training Increases the level of Anton’s basic attack, dodge, assist, special attack, and chain attack by two |
| 04 | Everyone Get Fired Up! When Anton uses a chain attack or ultimate, all squad members’ crit rate increases by 10% for 12 seconds |
| 05 | Jack of All Trades Increases the level of Anton’s basic attack, dodge, assist, special attack, and chain attack by two |
| 06 | 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 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:
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Here’s where to get Anton’s promotion materials:
- Offense/pioneer’s certification seals – obtain from the agent promotion combat simulation challenges
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:
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Here’s where to get Anton’s core skill enhancement materials:
- Higher dimensional data: destructive advance – obtain from Expert Challenge: Typhon Slugger
- Living drives – obtain from the Notorious Hunt: Unknown Corruption Complex weekly boss
What are Anton’s skill enhancement materials?
You can also enhance each of Anton’s skills up to a maximum of level 12 in order to increase their power further.
Here are all of the materials you need to enhance one of Anton’s skills:
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Here’s where to get Anton’s skill enhancement materials:
- Shock chips – obtain from the agent skills combat simulation challenges
- Hamster cage pass – o btain from events or the New Eridu City Fund (battle 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.