Pan Yinhu is a disciple of Yunkui Summit and a formiddable fighter in Zenless Zone Zero, known for his gentle attitude and cooking skills. Despite his calm demeanor, he's not to be underestimated in combat. His precise strikes combined with his powerful buffing capability makes him an amazing addition in many teams. In this blog, we explore Pan Yinhu’s playstyle, strengths, and best builds, along with tips on W-Engines, Drive Discs, and team synergy to help you get the most out of him.
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Pan Yinhu Agent Overview
Pan Yinhu Information
| Agent Information | ||
| Rarity | A-Rank | |
| Attribute | Physical | |
| Specialty | Defense | |
| Faction | Yunkui Summit | |
| Combat Role | Support | |
Pan Yinhu Overview
Pan Yinhu is an A-Rank Physical Defense character whose role in combat is to provide buffs for Rupture allies and apply general debuffs to enemies. When Pan uses an EX Special, he'll trigger a Quick Assist prompt that allows you to switch to the previous character in your team composition, when that happens, the Meridian Flow effect will be activated, providing a Sheer Force boost of up to 540 (or 720 at Mindscape 6). Upon activating his EX Special, he also gains 3 points of Break Force, pressing the Special Attack input repeatedly or switching off-field when Pan has Break Force points will make him follow up with additional attacks that, when landed, increase the DMG taken by struck enemies by an amazing 20%. Pan's main gameplay is about triggering and maintaining his buffs/debuffs through the use of EX Special and switching to your main DPS while he attacks enemies automatically.
Pan Yinhu Skill Priority
Below are the best skill priorities for Pan Yinhu:
| Skill | Priority |
| ★★★★★ (Top) | |
| ★ (Low) | |
| ★★★★ (Top) | |
| ★★★★ (Top) | |
| ★ (Low) | |
| ★★★ (High) |
Pan Yinhu contributes to combat mostly through his Sheer Force buff, which is dependent on his Core Skill, this means his Core holds the highest priority when it comes to skill-upgrading. Next up on the priority list are his Chain Attack and Special Attack, as they're used the most frequently in combat. Pan's Assist skill comes after, providing solid overall Daze application and some DMG, but not as much as his top-priority skills. Finally, his Basic Attack and Dodge skill should only be upgraded once his other skills have reached their recommended levels, as Pan is mainly off-field, making the two skills practically unhelpful in most scenarios.
Pan Yinhu Best W-Engines
As a Defense character who scales on his ATK stat, it comes as no surprise Pan wants as much ATK as possible, Impact and Energy Regen are also much appreciated nonetheless. Despite having a relatively easy requirement, Pan's options are quite limited due to the lack of Defense W-Engines in the game. Though that doesn't stop him as he can still be good even with his small range of W-Engine choice. Tusks of Fury, despite not being Pan's Signature W-Engine, is actually his best option, providing amazing buffs, as well as giving him a high Base ATK and Impact.
| Best choice | |
Tusks of Fury (S-Rank) |
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| Alternatives | |
Half-Sugar Bunny (S-Rank) |
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Tremor Trigram Vessel (A-Rank) |
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Spring Embrace (A-Rank) |
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Pan Yinhu Best Drive Disk Sets
For Pan Yinhu's 4-piece options, he works best with the Astral Voice and Bunny in Wonderland Drive Disk Set. For his 2-piece options, Astral Voice and Swing Jazz are recommended.
| Best Choice | |
Astral Voice |
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Bunny in Wonderland |
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| 2-piece Choice | |
Astral Voice |
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Swing Jazz |
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Pan Yinhu Best Drive Disk Stats
Here are the best Drive Disc main stats and sub-stats for Pan Yinhu:
1. Drive Disc Main Stats
| Main Stats | Drive Disk Slot |
| ATK% | Slot 4 |
| Physical DMG%/ATK% | Slot 5 |
| Energy Regen/ATK% | Slot 6 |
2. Drive Disc Sub Stats
| Sub Stats | Priority |
| ATK% | ★★★ (High) |
| Flat ATK | ★★★ (High) |
| Crit Rate | ★★ (Medium) |
| Crit DMG | ★★ (Medium) |
| Pen | ★ (Low) |
Pan Yinhu Best Teams
Pan Yinhu is purely a Support for Rupture characters, it only makes sense he be paired with Rupture characters. Another crucial detail you must remember is that Pan can only apply his Sheer Force buff to the previous character (the character to his left), as his Quick Assist swaps backwards rather than forwards. You must always put Pan right behind your DPS.
1. Pan Yinhu Yunkui Summit Team
Being in the same faction, Yixuan and Ju Fufu work amazingly well with Pan Yinhu, making for a powerful team.
| DPS | Support | |
Yixuan (S-Rank) | Pan Yinhu (A-Rank) | Ju Fufu (S-Rank) |
2. Pan Yinhu Premium Teams
Yixuan, Banyue and Yidhari are currently the only premium Rupture character in the game, and Pan Yinhu works amazingly with all three of them. With the help of a dedicated Rupture Support—Lucia, they become even stronger.
| DPS | Support | |
Yixuan (S-Rank) | Pan Yinhu (A-Rank) | Lucia (S-Rank) |
Banyue (S-Rank) | Pan Yinhu (A-Rank) | Lucia (S-Rank) |
Yidhari (S-Rank) | Pan Yinhu (A-Rank) | Lucia (S-Rank) |
3. Pan Yinhu Free To Play Teams
As the sole free Rupture character, Manato is Pan Yinhu's unseparable teamate. To boost this interaction further, we recommend you use a Stun character like Pulchra and Koleda as the third teamate.
| DPS | Support | |
Manato (A-Rank) | Pan Yinhu (A-Rank) | Pulchra (A-Rank) |
Manato (A-Rank) | Pan Yinhu (A-Rank) | Koleda (S-Rank) |
Pan Yinhu Mindscape Cinema
| M1: Qi Shield |
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| M2: Yunkui Pressure-Point Strike |
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| M3: Non-Meridian Acupuncture Points |
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| M4: First-Class Head Chef |
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| M5: "Thiren" |
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| M6: Meridian Theory |
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Conclusion
In sum, Pan Yinhu is an amazing Defense Agent in Zenless Zone Zero despite being a free character. Even though there are now more options for teamates for Rupture characters, he still remains a consistent Support who can deliver great results. We hope this Pan Yinhu guide can provide you with better knowledge of his strengths, as well as help you maximize his potential.
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