Ben Build Guide: W-Engine, Drive Discs & Teams | Zenless Zone Zero

Ben Bigger is a member of Belobog Heavy Industries and a resilient character in Zenless Zone Zero, known for his immense strength and protective role in combat. As a tank-oriented character, he excels at absorbing damage and shielding allies. Despite his intimidating appearance, Ben’s calm demeanor and strong sense of responsibility make him a reliable cornerstone. In this blog, we explore Ben's playstyle, strengths, and optimal builds, along with tips on W-Engines, Drive Discs, and team synergy to help you maximize his potential.

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Ben Agent Overview

• Ben Information

Agent Information
	Rarity	A-Rank
	Attribute	Fire
	Specialty	Defense
	Faction	Belobog Heavy Industries
	Combat Role	Support / DPS

• Ben Overview

Ben is an A-Rank Fire Defense Agent who's capable of generating team-wide Shield effects that increase everyone's survivability in combat. With his high base DEF, he can also absorb a lot of DMG for the team, but that's not all, his Special Attack can block enemy attacks. When tapping or holding Ben's Special Attack, he'll enter a blocking stance with his weapon, gaining a Shield with a hitpoint of up to 16% of his Max HP. Any attacks inflicted on him during this skill will have to break through this Shield first before being able to actually damage him. After a successful block, Ben can follow up with a devastating counter attack dealing massive Fire DMG. Despite being a Defense character, Ben has a really high base ATK stat thanks to his Core Passive converting 40% of his DEF into ATK, this single interaction opens up another way to play Ben, not as a traditional tank, but as a DPS character as well.

Ben Skill Priority

Below are the best skill priorities for Ben:

Skill	Priority
Core Skill	★★★★★ (Top)
Basic Attack	★★ (Medium)
Chain Attack	★★★ (High)
Special Attack	★★★★ (Top)
Dodge	★ (Low)
Assist	★★ (Medium)

Ben's main contribution as a Defense character is generating Shields for the whole squad, and the Shield's hitpoint increases substantially with every upgrade of his Core Skill, making it the top priority. His Special Attack comes next, as it is the move he generally uses the most in battle. Ben's Chain Attack stands as his most powerful single attack, but its low usage in combat means that its impact isn't as great as you would think it is, making it just below his Special Attack in priority. Lastly, Ben's Basic Attack, Dodge and Assist skill sit at the lowest priority, with Dodge being the least impactful of the three due to its value being highly situational.

Ben Best W-Engines

As a Defense character who scales on his DEF stat, it only makes sense that he wants as much DEF as possible, though ATK, Crit Rate and Crit DMG are also much appreciated. Defense characters generally don't have many options due to them being in the minority, but Ben can be built to either become a Support or a DPS depending on your choice of W-Engine. If you go for the Support route, Tusks of Fury is the best choice. If you go for the DPS route, Tremor Trigram Vessel is the best choice.

Ben Best Drive Disk Sets

Ben works best as a Support with the Proto Punk or Swing Jazz Drive Disk Set, followed by 2-piece Swing Jazz or Shockstar Disco. But as a DPS, he works best with the Inferno Metal or Woodpecker Electro in tandem with 2-piece Woodpecker Electro, Branch & Blade Song or Puffer Electro.

1. Support Ben Drive Disk Sets

2. DPS Ben Drive Disk Sets

Ben Best Drive Disk Stats

Here are the best Drive Disc main stats and sub-stats for Ben:

1.  Drive Disc Main Stats

• Support Ben

• DPS Ben

2.  Drive Disc Sub Stats

Ben Best Teams

Ben works best when he's paired with another member of Belobog Heavy Industries or a Fire character, because then he would be able to provide additional Crit Rate for the squad when his Shield is active, maximising his contribution.

1. DPS Ben Team

For DPS Ben's teams, we follow the hypercarry setup, which means Ben is paired with a Stunner and a Support, or two Supports. For Stunners, Dialyn, Koleda and Lighter work amazingly as Ben's teamates, capable of applying Daze quickly while also providing powerful buffs, Koleda specifically has a special interaction with Ben and will have her kit upgraded when she's paired with him. Caesar has her own category as a Stun-Defense hybrid, she can Stun enemies relatively quickly along with increasing the team's survivability. Nicole, despite not having her Additional Ability activated here, doesn't lose out on anything as Ben can't make use of it either way, making her a great free to play option.

2. Support Ben Teams

As a Support, Ben's team options are quite limited, as he mostly only benefit benefit Fire Attack characters. With that, his only teamates would be Soldier 11 and Evelyn. You're free to use other Attack characters of different elements, but keep in mind that they wouldn't be as great with Ben.

Ben Mindscape Cinema

Conclusion

To summarise, Ben is a really unique Defense Agent in Zenless Zone Zero with 2 different playstyles. Although some might find him inadequate, when he's equipped with the right build and team setup, he'll be able to finish the job just fine. We hope this Ben guide can provide you with a better understanding of his strengths and help you get the most out of him.

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