Zhao: S, Ice, Defense. Faction: Krampus Compliance Authority.
Launches up to five slashes forward, the first dealing Physical damage , and the following four Ice damage .
After getting ready, Zhao starts charging up, then launches a forward slash on release, dealing massive Ice damage . While charging, Zhao accumulates up to 5s of charge time. When the Finishing Move of Basic Attack: Final Verdict , Chain Attack , or Assist Follow-Up hits, the stored charge time is consumed to deal additional damage. For every 1 second of charge time, Zhao inflicts 13% of maximum HP as additional damage. When Zhao is in any Ether Veil , if she gets switched out while charging, the charge can continue. If Frostbite Points are maxed out when the skill activates, all Frostbite Points are consumed to trigger Ether Veil: Wellspring and a Quick Assist . If a squadmate is then switched in via Quick Assist , Zhao automatically follows up with Basic Attack: Final Verdict and begins charging.
A quick dash dodge. The action includes invulnerability.
Press Basic Attack during a dodge — Slashes forward, dealing Physical damage and Ice damage .
Press Basic Attack during a Perfect Dodge — Performs a falling slash ahead, dealing Ice damage . The action includes invulnerability.
When Zhao has maximum Frostbite Points , and is in combat, press Assist — Launches consecutive attacks forward, followed by a slash, dealing massive Ice damage . Upon activating this skill, all Frostbite Points are consumed to activate Ether Veil: Wellspring . Upon activating this skill, a Quick Assist is triggered. If a squadmate is then switched in via Quick Assist , Zhao automatically follows up with Basic Attack: Final Verdict and begins charging. Activating this skill is considered as activating a Quick Assist .
When the active character is launched, press Assist — Launches a falling slash in front, dealing Ice damage . The action includes invulnerability.
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.
Press Basic Attack after a Defensive Assist — Launch multiple slashes in front, dealing massive Ice damage . Upon activating this skill, if Frostbite Points are maxed out, all Frostbite Points are consumed to activate Ether Veil: Wellspring . Upon activating this skill while in any Ether Veil , a Quick Assist is triggered. If a squadmate is then switched in via Quick Assist , Zhao automatically follows up with Basic Attack: Final Verdict and begins charging. The action includes invulnerability.
Launches a forward slash, dealing Ice damage . Upon activating this skill, consumes 5% of current HP to grant all squad members HP regeneration equal to 1.06% of Zhao's maximum HP per second for 5s. The HP-consuming effects of Special Attack: Shatterfrost Surge and EX Special Attack: Frostflow Tundra can trigger at most once every 30s.
With enough energy, press EX Special Attack — Launches multiple forward slashes, dealing massive Ice damage . Upon activating this skill, consumes 5% of current HP to grant all squad members HP regeneration equal to 1.06% of Zhao's maximum HP per second for 5s. The HP-consuming effects of Special Attack: Shatterfrost Surge and EX Special Attack: Frostflow Tundra can trigger at most once every 30s. Upon activating this skill, gain 20 Frostbite Points . If Frostbite Points are maxed out, all Frostbite Points are consumed to activate Ether Veil: Wellspring .
When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character — Launches multiple slashes in front, dealing massive Ice damage . After using this skill, gains 5 Frostbite Points . If Frostbite Points are maxed out, all Frostbite Points are consumed to activate Ether Veil: Wellspring . Upon activating this skill while in any Ether Veil , a Quick Assist is triggered. If a squadmate is then switched in via Quick Assist , Zhao automatically follows up with Basic Attack: Final Verdict and begins charging. The action includes invulnerability.
When Decibel Rating is at Maximum , press Ultimate — Launches consecutive attacks in front, followed by a falling slash, dealing massive Ice damage . After using this skill, gains 20 Frostbite Points . If Frostbite Points are maxed out, all Frostbite Points are consumed to activate Ether Veil: Wellspring . Upon activating this skill while in any Ether Veil , a Quick Assist is triggered. If a squadmate is then switched in via Quick Assist , Zhao automatically follows up with Basic Attack: Final Verdict and begins charging.
Zhao gains bonus CRIT Rate based on her initial maximum HP, gaining 0.8% CRIT Rate for every 1,000 initial maximum HP. Upon entering the battlefield, Zhao gains 100 Frostbite Points . This effect can trigger once every 180s in Investigation Zone mode. The maximum amount of Frostbite Points is 100. When the currently active character's attacks hit an enemy, Zhao gains 6 Frostbite Points . This can be triggered once every 3s. When Frostbite Points are maxed out, switching Zhao to the field while in combat will activate her Entry Skill .
When another character in your squad is an Attack , Anomaly , or Support character: When Zhao is within any Ether Veil , the whole squad's damage increases by 10%. If Zhao's initial maximum HP exceeds 15,000, every additional 400 initial maximum HP increases this damage bonus by an additional 1%, up to a total maximum increase of 40%. This bonus reaches its maximum when Zhao's initial maximum HP reaches 27,000.
When Zhao switches out of being the active character, all squad members' damage ignores 15% of the target's All-Attribute RES for 50s.
Requirements / unlock: Mindscape Cinema 1
When Zhao recovers HP, her ATK increases by 20%, and other squad members' ATK increases by 15% for 50s. Repeated triggers reset the duration.
Requirements / unlock: Mindscape Cinema 2
Basic Attack , Dodge , Assist , Special Attack , and Chain Attack Lv. +2
Requirements / unlock: Mindscape Cinema 3
When Zhao activates an Ether Veil , she gains 250 Decibels. The CRIT damage of her Ultimate , Chain Attack , and Basic Attack: Final Verdict increase by 40%.
Requirements / unlock: Mindscape Cinema 4
Basic Attack , Dodge , Assist , Special Attack , and Chain Attack Lv. +2
Requirements / unlock: Mindscape Cinema 5
The CRIT Rate buff from Core Passive: Ideal Colleague increases to 125% of the original value. The extra damage gained from charging during Basic Attack: Final Verdict increases to 140% of the original value, and accumulated charge time is no longer consumed when attacking.
Requirements / unlock: Mindscape Cinema 6