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.
We’ve got guides ready to go for plenty of the Zenless Zone Zero characters like Zenless Zone Zero’s Billy, Zenless Zone Zero’s Nicole, and Zenless Zone Zero’s Anby of the Cunning Hares, or Zenless Zone Zero’s Soukaku who investigates Hollows.
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-tier character available in the standard pool, that deals both fire and slash damage. She excels in dealing hefty fire damage to a small group of targets, along with physical damage on her normal attacks. A lot of her attacks get upgraded to deal further damage thanks to her Fire Suppression skill.
If you have another fire-using unit, we recommend pairing them as it increases their energy regeneration, and two pierce characters can improve Soldier 11’s fire damage output.
As for her W-Engine, her ‘signature’ is the Cannon Rotor, though this is hard to come by. We therefore recommend the [Reverb] Mark III as a cheaper and more available alternative.
What is Soldier 11’s best W-Engine?
There is an S-tier W-Engine made for Soldier 11, and that is the Cannon Rotor. Koleda’s signature also works for Soldier 11 as it adds to her fire damage. Other than that, a [Reverb] Mark III can increase her damage a fair bit.
| W Engine | Effect |
| Cannon Rotor | Bonus stat: Increases attribute mastery Effect: Crit rate increases by 16%. Attacks that deal a crit hit on an enemy deal an additional 275% attack as damage. This can trigger once every five seconds |
| Hellfire Gears | Bonus stat: Effect: Fire damage increases by 25%. When using an EX special attack, impact increases by 15%, stacking up to three times and lasting six seconds |
| [Reverb] Mark III | Bonus stat: Increases crit rate Effect: Damage dealt by basic attacks and special attacks increases by 16% |
What are the best disc drives for Soldier 11?
Soldier 11’s kit pushes you to use her Fire Suppression basic attack, so building up her basic attack damage is your best bet. The Assassin’s Ballad disc drives fit her kit nicely, so we recommend a four-piece set if you have one.
| Disc drive set | Effect |
| Assassin’s Ballad | Two equipped: increases attack by 10% Four equipped: basic attacks deal 20% more damage and an additional 12% upon defeating an enemy. This effect can stack up to three times and lasts for 15 seconds. Repeated triggers reset the duration |
| Noisy Pop | Two equipped: increases attack by 10% Four equipped: increases damage dealt by basic attacks by 15% |
What are Soldier 11’s skills?
Soldier 11’s skills allow her to deal hefty physical and fire damage, and you’ll notice that a lot of her kit pertains to her basic attack – Fire Suppression. Here is the full rundown of her kit.
Soldier 11’s attacks:
| Skill | Effect |
| Basic attack – Warmup Sparks | Press the basic attack button to activate. Soldier 11 unleashes up to four slashes, dealing physical damage |
| Basic attack – Fire Suppression | Press the basic attacks at the right moment to activate. Unleashes a set of more powerful slashes, dealing fire damage |
| Special attack – Raging Fire | Press the special attack button to activate. Soldier 11 slashes nearby enemies, dealing fire damage. Her anti-interrupt level increases during this skill |
| EX special attack – Fervent Fire | When Soldier 11 has enough energy, press the special attack button to activate. Soldier 11 unleashes a powerful slash at surrounding enemies, dealing massive fire damage. After using this skill, her basic and dash attacks trigger Fire Suppression for up to 15 seconds or eight times. Soldier 11 is invulnerable when using this skill |
Soldier 11’s dodges:
| Skill | Effect |
| Dodge – Tempered Fire | Press the dodge button to quickly avoid an attack. Soldier 11 is invulnerable when using this skill |
| Dash attack – Blazing Fire | While moving during a dodge, press the basic attack button to activate. Soldier 11 slashes enemies in front, dealing physical damage |
| Dodge counter – Backdraft | Press the basic attack button during a perfect dodge to activate. Soldier 11 attacks enemies in front, dealing huge fire damage. She is invulnerable when using this skill |
Soldier 11’s chain attacks:
| Skill | Effect |
| Chain attack -Uplifting Flame | When triggering a chain attack, select Soldier 11 to activate. Soldier 11 unleashes a powerful upward slash at enemies in a small area, dealing massive fire damage. After using this skill, her basic and dash attacks trigger Fire Suppression for up to 15 seconds or eight times. Soldier 11 is invulnerable when using this skill |
| Ultimate – Bellowing Flame | When Soldier 11’s Decibel Rating is at maximum, press the ultimate button to activate. Soldier 11 unleashes a powerful upward slash at enemies in a small area, dealing massive fire damage. After using this skill, her basic and dash attacks trigger Fire Suppression for up to 15 seconds or eight times. This ignores 10% of a target’s damage resistance. Soldier 11 is invulnerable when using this skill |
Soldier 11’s core skills:
| Skill | Effect |
| Core passive – Heatwave (unlocked at agent level 15) | When triggering Fire Suppression during a basic or dash attack, Soldier 11’s damage increases by 10% |
| Additional ability – Fields of Fire (unlocked at agent level 15) | When there are at least two fire agents in your squad, Soldier 11 gains the following: -When Soldier 11 or any agent applies burn on an enemy, they generate four energy. This can activate once per second. When there are at least two slash agents in your squad: -Soldier 11’s fire damage increases by 7.5%, and an extra 12% when attacking stunned enemies |
| Reactive assist – Covering Fire | When the character in combat gets knocked back, press the swap character button to activate. Soldier 11 slashes enemies in front dealing fire damage. Soldier 11 is invulnerable during this skill |
| Defensive assist – Hold the Line | When the character in combat is about to be attacked, press the swap character button to activate. Soldier 11 parries the enemy attack, and inflicts massive daze. Soldier 11 is invulnerable when using this skill |
| Assist follow-up – Reignition | Press the special attack button after an evasive assist to activate. After using this skill, Soldier 11’s basic attacks and dash attacks trigger Fire Suppression for up to 15 seconds or eight times. Soldier 11 is invulnerable when using this skill |
What are Soldier 11’s talents?
If you get lucky and pull more than one of Soldier 11 on the banners, you can unlock some special talents on her. Think of this system like eidolons and constellations in Honkai Star Rail and Genshin Impact.
| Talent | Effect |
| A – Rapid Heat | When Soldier 11 enters combat or switches in, if her energy is less than 40, she recovers it up to 80. This can trigger once every 50 seconds |
| B – Scorching Convergence | When triggering Fire Suppression, the damage of basic and dash attacks and dodge counters increases by 3.5%, up to 12 stacks, lasting 15 seconds |
| C – Elite Soldier | All skill levels increase by two |
| D – Indulgent Blaze | If the fourth attack of Soldier 11’s basic attack triggers Fire Suppression, she becomes invulnerable during the attack, and damage increases by 35% |
| E – Perfect Soldier | All skill levels increase by two |
| F – Accumulated Release | When Soldier 11 uses her EX special attack, chain attack, or ultimate, she gains eight stacks of Charge. When Fire Suppression triggers, she consumes one stack, causing the current move to ignore 100% of the target’s fire resistance |
What are Soldier 11’s skill enhancement materials?
As you improve your Soldier 11, you start to need burn chips to upgrade her skills. These come in basic, advanced, and specialized rarities, and are purchased from the 141 Store on Sixth Street.
What are Soldier 11’s promotion materials?
As with her skills, Soldier 11’s level cap needs upgrading. This requires slash sigils, which you can farm the VR training. You can also craft them into higher rarity items.
Who is Zenless Zone Zero’s Soldier 11?
Soldier 11 appears to be quite the mystery. She’s a member of the OBOLS Squad, in the Obsidian Division. In her introduction, we see a lot of information is redacted. Name? Unknown. Age? Also unknown. It is apparent that she is a ‘perfect soldier’ and follows orders perfectly.
In her own words, Soldier 11 gave up her name as “it’s only a reminder of [her] past”. We’re intrigued to learn more about her and try her out in our teams.
Who are Soldier 11’s voice actors?
Soldier 11’s voice actor is Fujii Yukiyo in Japanese, she’s known for her work across many anime and games like Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Chen Yuning is her Chinese voice actor.
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