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Zenless Zone Zero Move & Ability Guide

Nangong Yu moves, skills and special abilities

Move & Ability Guide

Nangong Yu: S, Ether, Stun. Faction: Angels of Delusion.

20 ability entries2 Basic Attacks3 Dodge3 Assist2 Special Attack2 Chain Attack2 Core Skill6 Mindscape Cinema

Basic Attacks

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Basic Attack: Shooting Star Step
Basic Attack

Perform up to three attacks forward, dealing Ether damage .

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HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.
Basic Attack: Adorable Explosive Impact
Basic Attack

Hold Basic Attack to launch a charged attack, dealing Ether damage . Release the button at the right moment to trigger precise charging, increasing the Daze dealt by the skill by 20%. Nangong Yu can perform up to three hits. The second and third hits each must consume 50 Downbeats . After using a Chain Attack , Ultimate , or EX Special Attack , if enough Downbeats are available, hold Basic Attack to skip the first hit and directly perform the second and third hits, which always trigger precise charging. When Nangong Yu is the active character, Chain Attacks , Ultimates , and EX Special Attacks do not interrupt the combo count of Basic Attack: Adorable Explosive Impact .

Source details & verification
HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.

Dodge

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Dodge: Natural Dancer
Dodge

A quick dash dodge. The action includes invulnerability.

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HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.
Dash Attack: Spinning Meteor
Dodge

Press Basic Attack during a dodge — Deliver a quick attack forward, dealing Ether damage .

Source details & verification
HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.
Dodge Counter: Asteroid Waltz
Dodge

Press Basic Attack during a Perfect Dodge — Launch a series of attacks on the target, dealing Ether damage . The action includes invulnerability.

Source details & verification
HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.

Assist

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Quick Assist: Emergency Save
Assist

When the active character is launched, press Assist — Launches a series of attacks on the target, dealing Ether damage . The action includes invulnerability.

Source details & verification
HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.
Defensive Assist: Perfected Choreography
Assist

When the on-field character is about to be attacked, press Assist — Parries 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. The action includes invulnerability.

Source details & verification
HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.
Assist Follow-Up: Improvised Performance
Assist

Press Basic Attack after a Defensive Assist — Launches a series of attacks on the target, dealing massive Ether damage . The action includes invulnerability.

Source details & verification
HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.

Special Attack

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Special Attack: The Weight of Love
Special Attack

Delivers a morning star attack, dealing Ether damage .

Source details & verification
HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.
EX Special Attack: The Unbearable Weight of Love
Special Attack

With enough Energy, press EX Special Attack — Delivers a morning star attack, dealing Ether damage . The action includes invulnerability.

Source details & verification
HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.

Chain Attack

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Chain Attack: Comet Gravity
Chain Attack

When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character — Launch a series of attacks forward, dealing massive Ether damage . The action includes invulnerability.

Source details & verification
HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.
Ultimate: Meteor Shower
Chain Attack

When Decibel Rating is at Maximum , press Ultimate — Launch multiple attacks forward, dealing massive Ether damage . Upon activating this skill, Nangong Yu activates Ether Veil: Delusion Reprise . While Ether Veil: Delusion Reprise is active, all squad members gain an additional 50 ATK for 30s. If Nangong Yu activates Ether Veil: Delusion Reprise again, the current Ether Veil: Delusion Reprise will first deactivate. The action includes invulnerability.

Source details & verification
HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.

Core Skill

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Core Passive: Prodigious Idol
Core Skill

Nangong Yu's Anomaly Proficiency increases by 60 . When Nangong Yu's initial Anomaly Mastery exceeds 110, each point of initial Anomaly Mastery above that increases her Impact by 1. When an enemy is Stunned, each time any character triggers Abloom damage, Disorder damage, or inflicts an Attribute Anomaly on the enemy, the enemy gains 1 stacks of Vibrato . A single enemy can have up to 4 stacks of Vibrato . If Vibrato reaches the maximum stacks and the enemy is afflicted with an Ether , Electric , Fire , Physical , or Ice Anomaly , or if the enemy has Vibrato and recovers from being Stunned, all Vibrato stacks will be cleared.

Source details & verification
HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.
Additional Ability: Angel Captain
Core Skill

When another character in your squad is an Anomaly character or shares the same Faction: Any squad member's attack against a Stunned enemy has 30% increased Anomaly Buildup. Chain Attacks against a Stunned enemy have an additional 30% increased Anomaly Buildup. When any squad member Stuns an enemy, Nangong Yu gains 2 stacks of Dance Prowess , up to a maximum of 2 stacks, lasting 15s, repeated triggers reset the duration. With Dance Prowess , when a heavy attack from Nangong Yu's EX Special Attack: The Unbearable Weight of Love , Basic Attack: Adorable Explosive Impact , or Quick Assist: Emergency Save hits an enemy that is both Stunned and affected by an Attribute Anomaly, 1 stack of Dance Prowess is consumed to trigger the special Disorder effect Polarity Disorder against all enemies who meet the conditions.

Source details & verification
HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.

Mindscape Cinema

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Lazy Spotlight
Mindscape Cinema

When EX Special Attack: The Unbearable Weight of Love or Basic Attack: Adorable Explosive Impact hits an enemy, the enemy's All-Attribute RES decreases by 18% for 40s. Repeated triggers refresh the duration. When entering the battlefield, Nangong Yu's Downbeat is restored to the maximum. In Investigation Zone Mode, this effect can trigger once every 180s.

Requirements / unlock: Mindscape Cinema 1

Source details & verification
HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.
Painless Tears
Mindscape Cinema

Each stack of Vibrato 's additional Abloom damage ratio increase from Core Passive: Prodigious Idol increases by an additional 10%. The Stun damage Multiplier provided by Additional Ability: Angel Captain increases by an additional 30%. When the active character's Chain Attack heavy attack hits an enemy that is both Stunned and affected by an Attribute Anomaly, it triggers Polarity Disorder , dealing damage equal to 25% of the original Disorder damage. Each enemy can only trigger this effect once during the same Stun period.

Requirements / unlock: Mindscape Cinema 2

Source details & verification
HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.
Chips on the Scales
Mindscape Cinema

Basic Attack , Dodge , Assist , Special Attack , and Chain Attack Lv. +2

Requirements / unlock: Mindscape Cinema 3

Source details & verification
HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.
Accomplice's Dance Step
Mindscape Cinema

Anomaly Proficiency increases by 40. The Anomaly Buildup of Basic Attack: Adorable Explosive Impact when hitting an enemy increases by 35%.

Requirements / unlock: Mindscape Cinema 4

Source details & verification
HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.
Center Stage
Mindscape Cinema

Basic Attack , Dodge , Assist , Special Attack , and Chain Attack Lv. +2

Requirements / unlock: Mindscape Cinema 5

Source details & verification
HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.
An Angel's Delusion
Mindscape Cinema

Nangong Yu's attacks deal 50% more Daze. When the enemy is not Stunned, each time any character triggers Abloom damage, Disorder damage, or inflicts an Attribute Anomaly on them, the enemy gains 1 stacks of Vibrato: Modified . When hit by the heavy attack of EX Special Attack: The Unbearable Weight of Love or Basic Attack: Adorable Explosive Impact , they gain 2 stacks of Vibrato: Modified . When hit by the heavy attack of Ultimate: Meteor Shower , they gain 2 stacks of Vibrato: Modified . Vibrato: Modified can stack up to 4 times. When the enemy becomes Stunned, all Vibrato: Modified stacks are cleared.

Requirements / unlock: Mindscape Cinema 6

Source details & verification
HoYoWiki mechanics reference (community-editable), reviewed October 29, 2026. This is a concise mechanics index; the source contains full conditions and level-dependent scaling. Not independently tested in-game.