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

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
PulchraRarityA-Rank
AttributePhysical
SpecialtyDefense
FactionYunkui Summit
Combat RoleSupport
  • 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 Overview

Pan Yinhu Skill Priority

Below are the best skill priorities for Pan Yinhu:

SkillPriority
Core Skill Core Skill★★★★★ (Top)
Basic Attack Basic Attack (Low)
Chain Attack Chain Attack★★★★ (Top)
Special Attack Special Attack★★★★ (Top)
Dodge Dodge (Low)
Assist Assist★★★ (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

Tusks of Fury

(S-Rank)

  • Base ATK: 713
  • Bonus Stat: Impact 18%
  • W-Engine Effect (R1): The Shield value provided by the equipper increases by 30%. When any squad member triggers Interrupt or Perfect Dodge, all squad members' DMG increases by 18% and Daze dealt increases by 12% for 20s. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.
Alternatives

Half-Sugar Bunny

Half-Sugar Bunny

(S-Rank)

  • Base ATK: 713
  • Bonus Stat: HP 30%
  • W-Engine Effect (R1): The equipper's Energy Regen increases by 0.46/s. All squad members gain 10% ATK and 10% Max HP. Only one instance of this effect can exist in the same squad. When the equipper activates or extends an Ether Veil, all squad members gain 30% CRIT DMG for 60s. Repeated triggers reset the duration.

Tremor Trigram Vessel

Tremor Trigram Vessel

(A-Rank)

  • Base ATK: 624
  • Bonus Stat: ATK 25%
  • W-Engine Effect (R5): The equipper's EX Special Attack and Ultimate DMG increases by 40%. Whenever any squad member takes DMG or recovers HP, the equipper gains 3.2 Energy. This effect can trigger once every 5s.

Spring Embrace

Spring Embrace

(A-Rank)

  • Base ATK: 594
  • Bonus Stat: ATK 25%
  • W-Engine Effect (R5): Reduces DMG taken by 12%. When attacked, the equipper's Energy Generation Rate increased by 16% for 12s. When the equipper switches off-field, this buff will be transferred to the new on-field character with its duration refreshed. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

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

Astral Voice

  • ATK +10% (2-piece)
  • Whenever any squad member enters the field using a Quick Assist, all squad members gain 1 stack of Astral, up to a maximum of 3 stacks, and lasting 15s. Repeated triggers reset the duration. Each stack of Astral increases the DMG dealt by the character entering the field using a Quick Assist by 8%. Only one instance of this effect can exist in the same squad. (4-piece)

Bunny in Wonderland

Bunny in Wonderland

  • HP +10% (2-piece)
  • When the equipper is a Defense character: When the equipper launches an EX Special Attack or any squad member triggers a Defensive Assist or Evasive Assist, all squad members' DMG increases by 6%, stacking up to 3 times, lasting 25s. Stacks decay one at a time, and duration refreshes when gained or decayed. Passive effects of the same name do not stack. (4-piece)
2-piece Choice

Astral Voice

Astral Voice

  • ATK +10% (2-piece)

Swing Jazz

Swing Jazz

  • Energy Regen increases by 20%. (2-piece)

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 StatsDrive Disk Slot
ATK%Slot 4
Physical DMG%/ATK%Slot 5
Energy Regen/ATK%Slot 6

2.  Drive Disc Sub Stats

Sub StatsPriority
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.

DPSSupport

Yixuan

Yixuan (S-Rank)

 Pulchra

Pan Yinhu (A-Rank)

Ju Fufu

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.

DPSSupport

Yixuan

Yixuan (S-Rank)

 Pulchra

Pan Yinhu (A-Rank)

Lucia

Lucia (S-Rank)

 Banyue

Banyue (S-Rank)

Pulchra

Pan Yinhu (A-Rank)

 Lucia

Lucia (S-Rank)

Yidhari

Yidhari (S-Rank)

Pulchra

Pan Yinhu (A-Rank)

Lucia

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.

DPSSupport

Manato

Manato (A-Rank)

 Pulchra

Pan Yinhu (A-Rank)

Pulchra

Pulchra (A-Rank)

Manato

Manato (A-Rank)

Pulchra

Pan Yinhu (A-Rank)

Koleda

Koleda (S-Rank)

Pan Yinhu Mindscape Cinema

Pan Yinhu Mindscape

M1: Qi Shield
  • Rating: ★★★★ (Great)
  • Effect: All units deal 10% increased DMG to enemies affected by Depleted Qi.
  • This Mindscape allows your entire squad to deal 10% more DMG on enemies hit by Pan Yinhu's Special Attack follow-ups. This may sound small but it adds up really quick.
M2: Yunkui Pressure-Point Strike
  • Rating: ★★★ (Good)
  • Effect: For every 6 points of Break Force consumed, Pan Yinhu will recover 4 Energy, and the Depleted Qi effect applied when Special Attack: Touch of Death hits an enemy will have its duration increased to 12s.
  • A pretty good solution to Pan Yinhu's debuff up-time issues. The additional Energy combined with the increased duration make for an easier time maintaining his maximum effectiveness.
M3: Non-Meridian Acupuncture Points
  • Rating: ★★ (Good)
  • Effect: Basic Attack, Assist, Dodge, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
  • Although this Mindscape only offers numerical skill level increases, it gives Pan a considerable increase in his overall DMG and Daze application.
M4: First-Class Head Chef
  • Rating: ★★★ (Good)
  • Effect: When Ultimate: A Feast Fit for an Emperor! heals the whole squad, the HP recovery is increased by 25%, and the healing over time effect is increased by 25%. On activating Ultimate: A Feast Fit for an Emperor!, gain the Backup Provisions effect. Whenever any character in the squad loses HP, consume the Backup Provisions effect to instantly restore 50% of the HP recovered with Ultimate: A Feast Fit for an Emperor!'s instant HP recovery effect. This effect cannot stack.
  • This Mindscape is purely for survivability. Although sometimes it may feel unneeded as Rupture characters already have amazing survivability thanks to their high HP, it's actually really good for characters whose kit requires them to drain their HP to use, like Manato and Yidhari.
M5: "Thiren"
  • Rating: ★★ (Good)
  • Effect: Basic Attack, Assist, Dodge, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
  • Identical to Pan's Mindscape 3, only offering numerical skill level increases but is a pretty good upgrade in practice.
M6: Meridian Theory
  • Rating: ★★★★★ (Best)
  • Effect: The Meridian Flow effect provided by Core Passive: Meridian Enlightenment increases by an extra 6% of Pan Yinhu's ATK. The maximum Sheer Force provided by this effect increases to 720.
  • This Mindscape gives the biggest upgrade in Pan's kit. With it, his main buff—the Sheer Force boost now provides up to 720 Sheer Force, an amazing 33% increase. Rupture characters' Sheer Force is generally lower than the traditional ATK stat of Attack characters, so the increase actally matters a lot more than you would think.

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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