Ben Bigger is rerunning for Zenless Zone Zero’s 2.5 update this month. Until February, players will get to pull S-Rank characters like Zhao and Ye Shunguang who are making their debuts. However, the featured A-Rank choices are just as strong and likely to be pulled too. With Ben’s rerun on Zhao’s banner, here’s some of his best builds if you manage to get him.
Table of Contents
- 💪 Ben’s Strengths & Weaknesses
- ⚙️ The Best W-Engines for Ben
- 🎶 The Best Drive Discs for Ben
- 💎 All of Ben’s Upgrade & Promotion Materials
- 💣 The Best Team Comps for Ben
💪 Ben’s Strengths & Weaknesses
Ben is a Fire-based Defense character with his prime focus being Energy Regeneration. In his Support role, he can provide shields to the party using his Special Attack move. He can even increase their Critical Rates when given the chance which can synergize well with aggressive DPS. He even comps well with Koleda to unlock more of her kit, so keep that in mind if you have her too. You can find a zzz top up to get the best and trending characters. Get one with us!
The main and only downsides to using Ben are that he’s only really great in the early to mid-game. Unless always paired with Koleda, his stats and buffs tend to struggle more later on. He also works a lot like a tank since he’s a Defense character. However, he moves a lot slower when it comes to his Attack and movement Speed.
| Character | Rank | Element | Specialty |
| 🐻 Ben 🐻 | 🌟 A 🌟 | 🔥 Fire 🔥 | 🛡️ Defense 🛡️ |
⚙️ The Best W-Engines for Ben
Since Ben’s best Defense move for enacting shields is locked behind his Special Attack, you want to increase his Energy Regeneration as much as possible. His best W-Engine does so, since it decreases damage taken while increasing Energy Regen per hit Ben takes. Other W-Engine choices can increase his maximum Health and damage reduction to keep him alive for longer.
| Ranking | W-Engines | Descriptions |
| 1 | 🌼 Spring Embrace 🌼 | Base Attack: 40 Base Bonus: Attack +10% Hot Spring Soup: Reduces Ben’s damage taken by 7.5%. When attacked, his Energy Generation Rate increases by +10% for 12 seconds. When Ben switches off-field, this buff will be transferred to the new on-field party member with its duration refreshed. |
| 2 | ⚡️ Original Transmorpher ⚡️ | Base Attack: 40 Base Bonus: Health +10% Starlight Knight Flying Kick: Increases Ben’s Max Health by +8%. When attacked, his Impact is increased by +10% for 12 seconds. |
| 3 | 🧪 Big Cylinder 🧪 | Base Attack: 42 Base Bonus: Defense +16% Ten Ton Top: Reduces Ben’s damage taken by 7.5%. After being attacked, the next attack to hit an enemy will trigger a Critical Hit and deal +600% of Ben’s Defense as additional damage. This effect can be triggered once every 7.5 seconds. |
| 4 | 🚇 Identity – Base 🚇 | Base Attack: 32 Base Bonus: Defense +12.8% Sinking Strike: When attacked, Ben’s Defense increases by +20% for 8 seconds. |
🎶 The Best Drive Discs for Ben
Ben’s Drive Discs can further improve his Energy Regeneration and damage output as a Support. With some combinations, he can even start buffing the party’s damage output along with Defense. Otherwise, just focus mainly on having his Special Attack proc more often. That way, it’s guaranteed for your party to have more damage over time with less hits being taken.
| Ranking | Drive Discs | Descriptions |
| 1 | 🎷 Swing Jazz 🎷 | 2-PC: Energy Regeneration increases by +20% 4-PC: Launching a Chain Attack or Ultimate increases all party members’ damage by +15% for 12 seconds. |
| 2 | 🎸 Soul Rock 🎸 | 2-PC: Increases Defense by +16% 4-PC: Upon getting attacked and losing Health, Ben takes -40% less damage for 2.5 seconds. This effect can trigger once every 15 seconds. |
| 3 | 🪩 Shockstar Disco 🪩 | 2-PC: Increases Impact by +6% 4-PC: Basic Attacks, Dash Attacks, and Dodge Counters inflict +20% more Daze to Ben’s main target. |
💎 All of Ben’s Upgrade & Promotion Materials
Every character in ZZZ needs materials to level up their Skills, stats, and core abilities. For Ben, this is no exception. For his abilities as a Support, his Skills are insanely important to the rest of the party. The better the buffs are, then the stronger the party becomes. Upgrading his Skills also reduces how much Energy they need to activate. That allows you to use his Shields more often too, so keep an eye out for these materials!
Total Promotion Materials:
- Basic Defense Certification Seal – 4
- Advanced Defense Certification Seal – 32
- Defender Certification Seal – 30
- Denny – 800,000
Total Skill Upgrade Materials:
- Basic Burn Chip – 5
- Advanced Burn Chip – 15
- Specialized Burn Chip – 50
- Hamster Cage Pass – 5
- Denny – 500,000
Total Core Skill Upgrade Materials
- Living Drive – 9
- Higher Dimensional Data – Destructive Advance – 60
- Denny – 400,000
💣 The Best Team Comps for Ben
With Ben being a Defense character, he’s relatively versatile at least in the early to mid-game. Once you progress further though, he’s mainly good only when paired with Koleda as a Stun party member. You can place these two in Mono-Fire teams to get some mileage off their Elements. Otherwise, just go for whatever’s more comfortable.
| Attack | Stun | Defense | Bangboo |
| 💥 Soldier 11 💥 | 🦊 Koleda 🦊 | 🐻 Ben 🐻 | 🚀 Rocketboo 🚀 |
