Miyabi Best Build Guide

Miyabi is an S-Rank Melee Frost Anomaly Agent and is the first (and perhaps the last) Frost character ZZZ will see. In addition to bringing a new element to the game, she is also the first Anomaly unit that specifically only wants a CRIT-based build. Yeah. Miyabi really is the odd character that breaks all the rules.

Now, what does she bring to the table? The answer is a simple one - an absurd amount of damage, more than any other character released so far to the point of setting a new bar for what to expect in the future. Similar to Yanagi and Jane, Miyabi continues the trend of Anomaly characters dealing huge burst damage up front, making her just as effective at immediate damage as any DPS character currently released. To understand how to get the most out of the powerhouse that is Miyabi let’s dive into her kit.

While in combat, her game plan is simple: she wants to execute her most powerful attack - Basic Attack: Shimotsuki at the right time, being fully charged and as frequently as possible. Shimotsuki is an enhanced version of her Basic Attack accessible by pressing and holding the button to charge. It can be charged up to 3 times based on her resources on hand and upon reaching max charges, it deals as much damage as most other characters' Ultimates. As such, the entirety of Miyabi’s kit and rotation will revolve around generating resources for fully charged Shimotsuki and timing them just right. So let's learn exactly how to do that.

Her unique resource is a special gauge consisting of 6 Orbs called “Fallen Frost”. “Fallen Frost” is how you access and charge her enhanced Basic Attack Shimotsuki, as such accumulating “Fallen Frost” is always of the utmost importance. Miyabi can generate “Fallen Frost” in the following ways:

• 3 Orbs upon entering the battle for the first time (only happens once).

• 3 Orbs upon releasing her Ultimate.

• 2 Orbs upon using either of her EX Special attacks (4 when both are used together).

• 2 Orbs when any squad member triggers Disorder.

• 1 Orb upon triggering Frostburn - Break via Frost Anomaly (10-second cooldown).

As you can see, that’s a lot of ways to gain Orbs but Miyabi needs all 6 filled before she can unleash her most powerful attack - something you’ll want to be saving for each time.

Miyabi’s Basic Attacks are how we’ll be not only spending “Fallen Frost” but also filling some downtime. Her Basic Attacks are split into two different abilities. The first is a standard 5 part combo consisting of 2 Physical attacks initially and 3 Frost attacks at the end. The second is her charged Basic Attack: Shimotsuki which can only be accessed when you have at least 2 Orbs of “Fallen Frost”. Each charge of Shimotsuki requires 2 additional Orbs of “Fallen Frost” to access, with the most powerful version requiring 6 Orbs (3 Charges). Outside of Shimotsuki, her rotations also make use of her standard Basic Attack combo albeit with some skips accessed via ability sequencing. The most common of these skips is being able to bypass using the first 2 Physical attacks of the combo by using an EX Special Attack immediately followed by Basic Attacks allowing for the following combo:

• EX Special Attack: Hisetsu

• Basic Attack: Kazahana P3

• Basic Attack: Kazahana P4

• Basic Attack: Kazahana P5

This skip is important as we want to use her Frost Basic Attacks specifically in order to fully build up Frost Anomaly to gain the Orb of “Fallen Frost” that comes along with it. To sum it up - use her charged Basic Attack when you have 6 Orbs and use ability skips to access parts 3, 4, and 5 of her standard Basic Attack combo to build any additional Anomaly you need.

Speaking of Anomaly, it's time to talk about Frost. Frost works like every other Anomaly when it comes to buildup - that is, use abilities of the Frost type and you’ll gain Frost buildup. Frost has a lot of similarities with the Ice Anomaly. Fully filling the Frost gauge will apply Freeze, Frostbite, and upon Freeze ending a Shatter. Where it differs from Ice is that it has a higher Anomaly multiplier and most importantly of all is not Ice meaning its build-up and Anomaly are separate allowing you to trigger Disorders between Ice and Frost Anomalies (very handy when playing Miyabi with other Ice Agents).

As an Anomaly unit Miyabi needs some way to boost her Anomaly damage and that's where her Core Passive comes in. Whenever Miyabi hits an enemy with any Frost damage she applies Icefire to them increasing her Frost Anomaly buildup against them by 100% of her CRIT RATE up to a maximum of 80% (80% CRIT Rate = 80% Frost Anomaly Buildup Rate). Also when Miyabi triggers her Frost Anomaly she’ll consume all Icefire on the target to inflict a Frostburn - Break, dealing a large amount of damage which can be a Critical hit, generating an Orb of “Fallen Frost” and placing them in the Frostburn state. While in the Frostburn state, the target suffers 20% more Anomaly buildup from all your squad members at the cost of Miyabi being unable to apply Icefire during this time. Frostburn lasts as long as the enemy is afflicted with Frostbite, which can be removed by triggering a Disorder - something Miyabi just so happens to want to happen thanks to it granting 2 Orbs of Fallen Frost.

So it basically boils down to: aim for 80% CRIT RATE to get the maximum bonus, trigger Frost Anomaly as fast as you can for the orb of “Fallen Frost” and bonus damage from Frostburn - Break, and use another character to leverage Frostburn to trigger disorder for even more “Fallen Frost” Orbs.

Miyabi has two EX Specials both of which are standard Frost attacks with the exception being that they generate 2 Orbs of “Fallen Frost” each. Both attacks consume 40 Energy with the second only being usable immediately following the first. If you need a full 4 Orbs of “Fallen Frost” up front using both the initial and follow-up EX is effective, but if you only need two or want to leverage the ability to skip Basic Attacks using only the first EX is also a valid choice.

Miyabi’s Ultimate delivers massive Frost damage, grants her a 30% Ice DMG boost for 12 seconds (Applies to Frost Attacks), and generates 3 Orbs of “Fallen Frost” - you should aim to use this during the Stun window. Her Chain attack is even simpler; it just deals huge AoE Frost damage but unfortunately, no “Fallen Frost” Orbs are generated here.

Similar to her Chain Attack, Miyabi’s Dash Attacks, Dodge Counter, and Assists are simple and as standard as they come with no special effects or bonuses - use them as needed like you would on other agents. 

Rounding out her kit is Miyabi’s Additional ability and it’s a big one. While active her Basic Attack: Shimotsuki gains a 60% DMG increase, ignores 30% Ice RES (works for Frost as well) and whenever any squad mate triggers Disorder she gains 2 “Fallen Frost” Orbs.

Now it’s time to bring it all together and cover how to combine these abilities alongside some optimizations you can make to take Miyabi’s damage to the next level.

Fight Opener

When opening a fight we know Miyabi starts with 3 Orbs of “Fallen Frost”, we can use this to our advantage. Executing a single EX Special alongside the follow-up combo of 3 Basic Attacks can be enough to trigger the Frost Anomaly on many enemies allowing for an immediate activation of a fully charged Shimotsuki to kick the fight off.

• EX Special Attack: Hisetsu P1 (5 Orbs)

• Basic Attack: Kazahana P3

• Basic Attack: Kazahana P4

• Basic Attack: Kazahana P5 (Triggers Frost Anomaly 6 Orbs)

• Basic Attack: Shimotsuki (Fully Charged)

Against enemies with higher Anomaly gauges this doesn’t work; you can add extra attacks to achieve a similar opening effect.

Standard Combo

Without the assistance of her starting 3 Orbs, Miyabi instead has to rely on her energy and EX’s or her teammates and Disorder triggers in order to gain Fallen Frost. Here are a few examples of how that plays out.

Example 1:

• Ally Applies Anomaly to Enemy

• EX Special Attack: Hisetsu P1 (2 Orbs)

• EX Special Attack: Hisetsu P2 (4 Orbs)

• Basic Attack: Kazahana P3

• Basic Attack: Kazahana P4

• Basic Attack: Kazahana P5 (Triggers Frost Anomaly & Disorder 6 Orbs)

• Basic Attack: Shimotsuki (Fully Charged)

Example 2:

• Ally Applies Triggers Disorder & Applies Anomaly to Enemy (2 Orbs)

• EX Special Attack: Hisetsu P1 (4 Orbs)

• Basic Attack: Kazahana P3

• Basic Attack: Kazahana P4

• Basic Attack: Kazahana P5 (Triggers Frost Anomaly & Disorder 6 Orbs)

• Basic Attack: Shimotsuki (Fully Charged)

In both examples Miyabi can easily access her fully charged Shimotsuki but bouncing back and forth between applying her Frost Anomaly and then consuming it with another team member to trigger Disorder allows for much greater energy efficiency.

Ultimate Combo

Miyabi’s Ultimate should ideally always be used when the enemy is Stunned but thanks to the 3 “Fallen Frost” charges it grants it mixes up the possibilities a little bit. Like with the combos above, including a Disorder trigger or at the very least an Anomaly application from an ally is ideal. Here is what to shoot for:

• Chain Attack

• Ultimate (Triggers Frost Anomaly & Disorder 2 + 3 + 1 Orbs)

• Basic Attack: Shimotsuki (Fully Charged)

Many more combos are possible than just these with Miyabi and the examples above are only just that - examples.

One other thing to note when playing her is the possibility of Quick Swap. The animation time on Basic Attack: Shimotsuki is painfully slow and if you swap the character after fully charging it, Miyabi will in fact fully execute the attack even while you’re playing another character. Because of this performing a “Quick-Swap” after fully charging can save you a lot of time and boost her DPS massively (recommended for those looking to maximize performance).

To conclude Miyabi absolutely takes the word damage to a new level in ZZZ - she’s incredibly fun to play, has a heap of flavor with her charged attacks & Frost element, and has a lot of teams she’s viable in. If you’re after power she’s a good choice, if you’re a fan of her design you can rest easy as she’s a top performer at the time of her release.