Zenless Zone Zero – Komano Manato build and promotion guide

Do right by your friends with the best Zenless Zone Zero Komano Manato build. This A-Rank Agent can consume his own HP to increase his attack power. Being a Rupture Agent, Manato’s Fire DMG counts as Sheer DMG and increases based on Sheer Force, which itself scales up with his Max HP. Sheer DMG ignores enemy DEF. 

Manato generates Blazing Heart by using Special Attack: Return to Ashes – Sacrifice (hold Special Attack button to charge it up, consuming HP) or Defensive Assist and can hold up to 100 Blazing Heart. At 75 points, he enters the Molten Edge state, continuously consuming Blazing Heart to enhance his Basic Attack and unlock his EX Special Attack.

His Enhanced Basic Attack and consecutive Assist Follow-Ups consume some of his own HP, which increases the moves’ CRIT DMG and Adrenaline Generation Rate. During Molten Edge, he additionally gains CRIT Rate and Fire DMG.

• Role: Rupture
• Damage Type: Fire
• Faction: Spook Shack
• Rarity: A-Rank

Manato heals himself when he’s struck while he’s charging his Special Attack as well as after his EX Special Attack. He gains an additional way to restore HP when there’s at least one Support or Stun Agent on his team. If that condition is fulfilled, his Chain Attacks and Ultimates generate Remnant Flame. Remnant Flame is automatically used up to counter-heal the damage Manato inflicts on himself when using his Enhanced Basic Attack or consecutive Assist Follow-Ups.

Komano Manato’s Mindscape Cinema, which can be leveled up by pulling duplicates of him, has the following effects:

ZZZ – Komano Manato: best W-Engines

Komano Manato’s signature W-Engine, Grill O’Wisp, provides him with vital Max HP and boosts his Fire DMG. Additionally, it increases CRIT Rate when the wearer’s HP decreases — a given for Manato, allowing him to make use of this buff consistently.

Current S-Rank Rupture W-Engines offer solid stat gains, but are too tailored to their signature Agents’ needs to offer Manato any additional benefits.

Best W-Engines for Komano Manato in ZZZ:

• Grill O’Wisp (A-Rank)
• Radiowave Journey (A-Rank)
• Puzzle Sphere (A-Rank)
• [Cinder] Cobalt (B-Rank)

ZZZ – Komano Manato: best Drive Discs

Alongside HP, Komano Manato wants more CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG to maximize his DPS. Fill any remaining slots up with ATK to squeeze out any final drops of damage he has to offer.

Best Drive Disc sets for Komano Manato in ZZZ:

• Yunkui Tales (4) + Branch & Blade Song (2) – +10% HP, +4% CRIT Rate when using EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate for 15s (stacking up to 3 times), +10% Sheer Force when all 3 stacks of this effect are active, +16% CRIT DMG.

Best Drive Disc stats for Komano Manato in ZZZ:

• Partition 1 – HP (Primary), CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, HP %, ATK %
• Partition 2 – ATK (Primary), CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, HP %, HP
• Partition 3 – DEF (Primary), CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, HP %, HP
• Partition 4 – CRIT DMG or CRIT Rate (Primary), CRIT Rate or CRIT Rate, HP %, HP, ATK %
• Partition 5 – Fire DMG (Primary), CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, HP %, HP
• Partition 6 – HP % (Primary), CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, HP, ATK %

ZZZ – Komano Manato: best teams

Manato is a budget Main DPS for Rupture teams and benefits from being rotated in and out on a steady basis, giving him lots of opportunities to use his Assist Follow-Up.

• Komano Manato (Main DPS), Ju Fufu (Sub DPS), Lucia (Support)
• Bangboo: Miss Esme

Ju Fufu is an excellent Stun Agent with low field time requirements and some off-field capabilities, which is something that goes for Lucia as well. Lucia specializes in supporting Rupture Agents, providing extra HP and Sheer Force. Alternatively, Pan Yinhu is a solid companion for Manato, being another Rupture-supporting character.

ZZZ – Komano Manato: promotion materials

After obtaining Komano Manato, you’ll want to level him up as quickly as possible to make use of his talents in combat. Here are the materials required to upgrade him to Level 60:

• Basic Rupture Certification Seal x4
• Advanced Rupture Certification Seal x32
• Arbiter Certification Seal x30
• Dennies x800,000

You can obtain Certification Seals from the VR Combat Simulation. Advanced materials may be crafted using lower-level materials as well. Dennies can be earned in the VR Combat Simulation as well as through operating the Random Play video store.

Leveling Komano Manato up is only half the game, though — you’ll want to upgrade all of his skills as well to get the most out of his performance in battle. Here are the materials required to max out his Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack — we’re giving you the total you need, so just divide everything by five to get the materials needed for a single skill:

• Basic Burn Chip x25
• Advanced Burn Chip x75
• Specialized Burn Chip x250
• Hamster Cage Pass x5
• Dennies x2,500,000

Chips can be farmed in the VR Combat Simulation with Advanced and Specialized Chips also being available through crafting. Hamster Cage Passes are a rare material that can be grabbed from time-limited events as well as the New Eridu City Fund.

Finally, you can upgrade his Core Skill six times to make Komano Manato stronger, for which you need the following materials:

• Higher Dimensional Data: Corrupted Dreamsteel x60
• Crimson Miasma Spike x9
• Dennies x405,000

Higher Dimensional Data: Thunderous Dragon is available from the Expert Challenge: Miasmic Doppelgänger – Komano Manato, while Crimson Miasma Spike must be acquired through Notorious Hunt: Corruption Complex – Wandering Hunter.