Burn through your enemies by using Zenless Zone Zero’s Soldier 11, a very well-trained fighter who keeps her eyes on the prize. She deals physical and fire damage while using slash attacks, as part of the OBOLS Squad faction. Here, we go through who she is, what she can do, and how to build her.
Learn about your new colleagues in our Zenless Zone Zero characters guide and Zenless Zone Zero tier list, and claim some freebies with our Zenless Zone Zero codes. While you’re here, check out our build guides for more powerful agents like Zenless Zone Zero’s Nicole, Zenless Zone Zero’s Billy, and Zenless Zone Zero’s Ellen.
Here’s everything you need to know about Zenless Zone Zero’s Soldier 11.
What is the best Soldier 11 build?
Soldier 11 is an S-rank attack specialty character who deals both physical and fire slash damage. She’s a strong DPS option, especially if you like to burn your enemies.
We recommend equipping Soldier 11 with The Brimstone W-Engine, a four-piece set of Woodpecker Electro, and a two-piece set of Inferno Metal. Focus on her crit rate, crit damage, attack ratio, and anomaly stats when rerolling her disc drives.
| Best W-Engine | The Brimstone |
| Best drive discs | Four-piece Woodpecker Electro and two-piece Inferno Metal, or vice versa |
| Main stats | Crit rate = crit damage > attack ratio > anomaly mastery |
| Sub-stats | Crit rate = crit damage > attack ratio > anomaly proficiency |
You can also increase Soldier 11’s damage by having another fire agent in your squad or teaming up with another member of Obol Squad when they finally launch. We recommend picking Zenless Zone Zero’s Ben or Zenless Zone Zero’s Koleda to fulfill the fire requirement.
What are Soldier 11’s best W-Engines?
Soldier 11’s best W-Engine is her signature S-Rank engine called The Brimstone. It provides a significant, stackable attack buff whenever she hits an enemy with her attacks. If you don’t have this S-Rank W-Engine yet, Starlight Engine and Cannon Rotor are both good attack-aligned A-Rank alternatives.
| W-Engine | Effect |
| The Brimstone | Upon hitting an enemy with a basic attack, dash attack, or dodge counter, Soldier 11’s attack increases by 3.5% for eight seconds, stacking up to eight times. This effect can trigger once every 0.5 seconds and the duration of each stack is calculated separately |
| Cannon Rotor | Increases Soldier 11’s attack. Attacks that land a critical hit on an enemy inflict an additional 200% of Soldier 11’s attack as damage. This can trigger once every eight seconds |
| Starlight Engine | Launching a dodge counter or quick assist increases Soldier 11’s attack for 12 seconds |
What are the best drive discs for Soldier 11?
Soldier 11’s best drive discs sets are Woodpecker Electro and Inferno Metal. You can equip her with a four-piece set of either depending on your current build and squad formation. For example, Inferno Metal’s four-piece bonus is more likely to trigger if you’re running another fire anomaly agent, whereas four pieces of Woodpecker Electro will work best in a high crit rate loadout.
Of course, this information is subject to change as we experiment more with Soldier 11 and her kit.
| Drive discs | Effect |
| Woodpecker Electro | Two equipped: Increases crit rate by 8% Four equipped: Increases Soldier 11’s attack by 9% for six seconds when triggering a critical hit with a basic attack, dodge counter, or EX special attack. The buff duration for different skills is calculated separately |
| Inferno Metal | Two equipped: Increases fire damage by 10% Four equipped: When Soldier 11 hits a burning enemy, her crit rate increases by 28% for eight seconds |
Soldier 11 stat recommendations
Main stats:
- Crit rate
- Crit damage
- Attack ratio
- Anomaly mastery
Sub-stats:
- Crit rate
- Crit damage
- Attack ratio
- Anomaly proficiency
What are Soldier 11’s skills?
Here’s a full list of Soldier 11’s active and passive skills that she uses in battle.
Soldier 11’s attacks:
| Skill | Effect |
| Basic attack – Warmup Sparks | Unleashes up to four slashes, dealing physical damage |
| Basic attack – Fire Suppression | Press the basic attack button at the right moment to activate this skill. Unleashes a set of more powerful slashes that deal fire damage |
| Special attack – Raging Fire | Press the special attack button to slash enemies nearby, dealing fire damage. Soldier 11’s anti-interrupt level is increased while using this skill |
| EX special attack – Fervent Fire | When you have enough energy, press the special attack button to slash nearby enemies, dealing massive fire damage. Soldier 11 is invulnerable while using this skill, and her basic attacks and dash attacks trigger Fire Suppression for up to either 15 seconds or eight times |
Soldier 11’s dodges:
| Skill | Effect |
| Dodge – Tempered Fire | Press the dodge button to avoid an enemy attack and make Soldier 11 invulnerable |
| Dash attack – Blazing Fire | When dodging, press the attack button to slash enemies in front, dealing physical damage |
| Dash attack – Fire Suppression | When dodging, press the attack button to slash enemies in front, dealing fire damage |
| Dodge counter – Backdraft | Press the attack button during a perfect dodge to execute a powerful slash against enemies in front, dealing massive fire damage and becoming invulnerable |
Soldier 11’s combo attacks:
| Skill | Effect |
| Quick assist – Covering Fire | When an enemy launches the active character, press the swap character button to slash enemies and deal fire damage. Soldier 11 is invulnerable while using this skill |
| Defensive assist – Hold the Line | Press the swap character button to activate this skill when the active character is about to be attacked. Soldier 11 parries the enemy’s attack, dealing massive amounts of daze. She’s also invulnerable when using this skill |
| Assist follow-up – Reignition | Press the basic attack button after using Hold the Line to charge and cross slash enemies in front, dealing fire damage. Soldier 11 is invulnerable while using this skill |
| Chain attack -Uplifting Flame | When you trigger a chain attack, switch to Soldier 11 to unleash a powerful upward slash at enemies in a small area, dealing massive fire damage. Soldier 11 is invulnerable while using this skill, and her basic attacks and dash attacks trigger Fire Suppression for up to either 15 seconds or eight times |
| Chain attack ultimate – Bellowing Flame | When the decibel rating is at maximum, press the ultimate button to unleash a powerful upward slash at enemies in a small area, dealing massive fire damage. Soldier 11 is invulnerable while using this skill, and her basic attacks and dash attacks trigger Fire Suppression for up to either 15 seconds or eight times |
Soldier 11’s passives:
| Skill | Effect |
| Core passive – Heatwave | When triggering Fire Suppression during a basic attack or dash attack, that attack’s damage increases by 35% |
| Additional ability – Fields of Fire | When another character in your squad shares the same attribute (fire) or faction (Obol Squad): Soldier 11 deals 11% more fire damage. This is enhanced by an additional 22.5% when she attacks stunned enemies |
What are Soldier 11’s promotion materials?
As you level Soldier 11 up, you’ll need to promote her at various points to increase her level cap, similar to ascension in Genshin Impact. You’ll need offense certification seals to do this, which you can get from combat simulation – agent promotion combat challenges, plus a stack of denny.
Here are all of Soldier 11’s promotion materials:
| Level | Denny and materials |
| 10 | 24k denny and four basic offense certification seals |
| 20 | 56k denny and 12 advanced offense certification seals |
| 30 | 120k denny and 20 advanced offense certification seals |
| 40 | 200k denny and ten pioneer’s certification seals |
| 50 | 400k denny and 20 pioneer’s certification seals |
What are Soldier 11’s mindscape cinemas?
Much like Genshin Impact’s constellations or Honkai Star Rail’s eidolons, Zenless Zone Zero characters have mindscape cinemas that you can unlock by pulling multiple copies of them.
Here are all of Soldier 11’s mindscape cinemas:
| Mindscape cinema | Effect |
| Rapid Heat | When Soldier 11 enters combat or switches in, if her energy is less than 40, she recovers energy up to 80. This effect can trigger once every 50 seconds |
| Scorching Convergence | When triggering Fire Suppression, Soldier 11’s basic attack, dash attack, and dodge counter damage increases by 3% up to 12 stacks, lasting 15 seconds. The duration of each stack is calculated separately |
| Elite Soldier | Soldier 11’s basic attack, dodge, assist, special attack, and chain attack each gain two levels |
| Indulgent Blaze | If Soldier 11 triggers Fire Suppression during the first, second, or third hit of her basic attack or dash attack, her anti-interrupt level increases and she receives 18% less damage during skill activation. If she triggers Fire Suppression during the fourth hit of her basic attack, Soldier 11 becomes invulnerable during skill activation |
| Perfect Soldier | Soldier 11’s basic attack, dodge, assist, special attack, and chain attack each gain two levels |
| Scorching Flow | When Soldier 11 uses her EX special attack, chain attack, or ultimate, she gains eight stacks of charge (max eight stacks). When she triggers Fire Suppression, she consumes one stack of charge, causing the current move to ignore 25% of the target enemy’s fire resistance |
What are Soldier 11’s core skill enhancement materials?
To enhance Soldier 11’s core skills you need to pick up materials from the expert challenge and notorious hunt game modes and combine them with a heap of denny.
Here are all of Soldier 11’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 finale dance shoes |
| 55 | 100k denny, 15 higher dimensional data: destructive advance, and three finale dance shoes |
| 60 | 200k denny, 30 higher dimensional data: destructive advance, and four finale dance shoes |
What are Soldier 11’s skill enhancement materials?
Once you reach each level cap, you can power up Soldier 11’s skills using burn chips and a whole load of denny. You can get the chips from the combat simulation – agent promotion combat challenge or craft them using lower-level materials. Hamster cage passes come from the New Eridu City Fund or from event rewards, similar to Genshin Impact’s crowns of insight.
Here are all of Soldier 11’s skill enhancement materials:
| Required level | Denny and materials |
| 2 | 2k denny and two basic burn chips |
| 3 | 3k denny and three basic burn chips |
| 4 | 6k denny and two advanced burn chips |
| 5 | 9k denny and three advanced burn chips |
| 6 | 12k denny and four advanced burn chips |
| 7 | 18k denny and six advanced burn chips |
| 8 | 45k denny and five specialized burn chips |
| 9 | 67.5k denny and eight specialized burn chips |
| 10 | 90k denny and ten specialized burn chips |
| 11 | 112.5k denny and 12 specialized burn chips |
| 12 | 135k denny, 15 specialized burn chips, and one hamster cage pass |
That’s a wrap on our Zenless Zone Zero Soldier 11 build. We’ll regularly update this guide as the meta changes. In the meantime, make sure you check out our other Hoyoverse guides, such as builds for Genshin Impact’s Kaeya, Genshin Impact’s Qiqi, Honkai Star Rail’s Black Swan, and Honkai Star Rail’s Firefly.