Banyue Kit, Gameplay & Signature W-Engine | ZZZ 2.4

Are you looking for a melee character in Zenless Zone Zero who can excel at both damage and control? Banyue, coming in version 2.4, wields mountain-like strength, delivering impressive area bursts and energy cycling.

Banyue’s Chinese voice actor is Liu Beichen, known for roles such as Wriothesley and Azhdaha in Genshin Impact, as well as Owlbert and Tail in Honkai: Star Rail. His Japanese voice actor is Hayami Sho, famous for characters like Aizen Sousuke in Bleach and Morofushi Takaaki in Meitantei Konan. Truly exciting!

Want to know how to maximize Banyue's power ? Next, I'll walk you through his skill mechanics and signature W-Engine, so he can unleash his full potential on the battlefield!

 

Banyue Overview

Rarity	Weapon	Type	Element
S	Rupture	Strike	Fire

In Zenless Zone Zero, Banyue is a powerful melee S-rank character who excels in both AoE damage and crowd control. He wields the Impact weapon type “Rupture” and harnesses the Fire attribute. With the overwhelming power of towering mountains, Banyue crushes enemies in front of him, delivering frequent Energy generation and explosive bursts of damage. He serves as a stable core damage dealer and control unit for any team.

Whether played as the main on-field character or as a switch-in support, Banyue can quickly ramp up his combat rhythm, using his strong Energy cycling and devastating Ultimate to wipe out groups of enemies with ease.

 

Basic Attack

Basic Attack: Light Attack

Pressto activate:

Perform up to four attacks forward, dealing Fire DMG.

Interrupt Level is increased while using this skill.

Basic Attack: Heavy Attack

Press to activate:

Perform up to 4 attacks forward, dealing Fire DMG.

Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill.

*1th~4th DMG Multiplier（LV.12）：105.6% / 140.8% / 304.9% / 206%

*1th～4th Daze Multiplier（LV.12）：74.8% / 97.3% / 222.4% / 153.5%

Basic Attack: Wrath - Unleashed

When Rage is recovers to maximum, hold to activate:

Deal Fire DMG to surrounding enemies and enter the Wrath state.

*1th/2th DMG Multiplier（LV.12）：184%/133.2%

Basic Attack: Wrath - Convergence

Rotate the stick/joystick halfway and hold to activate:

Banyue actively consumes HP to restore Rage, when Rage reaches maximum, Banyue will directly enter the Wrath state.

Banyue can consume up to 30% of his maximum HP.

Basic Attack: Mountain Splitter

When Banyue has Wrath Points, hold to consume one Wrath Point and activate:

Banyue unleashes a massive mountain attack against enemies, dealing massive Fire DMG;

When activated while Banyue is in the Wrath state, extend the Wrath state duration by 2 seconds.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

*1th/2th DMG Multiplier（LV.12）：323.1%/151.5%

Basic Attack: Mountain Splitter - Maximum

When Banyue has Wrath Points, and after consecutively using four different EX Special Attacks, hold to consume one Wrath Point to activate:

Banyue launches his orbs forward to bind enemies, dealing massive Fire DMG.

Afterwards, Banyue will automatically perform Basic Attack: Mountain Merge.

When activating this skill while in the Wrath state, the duration of the Wrath state is extended by 1.5 seconds.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

*1th/2th DMG Multiplier（LV.12）：1795.1%/229.2%%

 

Special Attack

Indestructible Diamond Body

With enough Adrenaline, pull back the stick/joystick while pressing to activate:

Banyue enters a defensive stance for up to 1 second. During this time, if hit by an enemy attack, 20 Adrenaline will be consumed to Block the attack and build up significant Daze;

If hit by an enemy attack at the exact moment of activation, a Perfect Block will be triggered.

Character is invulnerable when successfully Blocking enemy attacks.

*Daze Multiplier（LV.12）：179.7%

*Adrenaline Cost（LV.12）：20

EX Special Attack: Raise the Peaks

With enough Adrenaline, can be activated in two ways:

Press after the second hit of Basic Attack: Heavy Attack:

During any EX Special Attack, Assist Follow-Up: Assist Follow-Up, or Dodge Counter, quickly press in sequence:

Banyue unleashes a mountain mass, dealing massive Fire DMG.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

*DMG Multiplier（LV.12）：522.9%

*Daze Multiplier（LV.12）：428.5%

*Adrenaline Cost（LV.12）：20

EX Special Attack: Ground Smash

With enough Adrenaline, can be activated in two ways:

Press after the third hit of Basic Attack: Light Attack:

During any EX Special Attack, Assist Follow-Up: Assist Follow-Up, or Dodge Counter, quickly press in sequence:

Banyue repeatedly strikes the ground, dealing massive Fire DMG.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

*DMG Multiplier（LV.12）：789.3%

*Daze Multiplier（LV.12）：661.5%

*Adrenaline Cost（LV.12）：20

EX Special Attack: Lion's Roar

With enough Adrenaline, can be activated in two ways:

Press after the second hit of Basic Attack: Light Attack:

When using any EX Special Attack, Assist Follow-Up: Assist Follow-Up, or Dodge Counter, quickly press in sequence:

Banyue unleashes a sonic wave attack forward, dealing massive Fire DMG;

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

*DMG Multiplier（LV.12）：591.8%

*Daze Multiplier（LV.12）：489.9%

*Adrenaline Cost（LV.12）：20

EX Special Attack: Bead Combo

With enough Adrenaline, can be activated in two ways:

Press after the third hit of Basic Attack: Heavy Attack:

During any EX Special Attack, Assist Follow-Up: Assist Follow-Up, or Dodge Counter, quickly press in sequence:

Banyue throws an orb that deals massive Fire DMG to enemies in front.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

*DMG Multiplier（LV.12）：538.7%

*Daze Multiplier（LV.12）：443.5%

*Adrenaline Cost（LV.12）：20

EX Special Attack: Lion's Roar - Rage

With enough Adrenaline, after EX Special Attack: Bead Combo, quickly press in sequence to activate:

Banyue launches a powerful sonic wave attack forward, dealing massive Fire DMG.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

*DMG Multiplier（LV.12）：947.4%

*Daze Multiplier（LV.12）：592.5%

*Adrenaline Cost（LV.12）：40

EX Special Attack: Raise the Peaks - Collapse

With enough Adrenaline, after EX Special Attack: Ground Slam, quickly press in sequence to activate:

Banyue summons an even larger mountain mass, dealing massive Fire DMG.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

*DMG Multiplier（LV.12）：965%

*Daze Multiplier（LV.12）：606.6%

*Adrenaline Cost（LV.12）：40

 

Chain Attack

When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate:

Unleash a large area attack in front, dealing massive Fire DMG.

If Banyue's Rage is at maximum, activating this skill will directly enter the Wrath state.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

*DMG Multiplier（LV.12）：1095.5%

*Daze Multiplier（LV.12）：368.9%

Ultimate

When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press to activate:

Unleash a powerful attack in a large area ahead, dealing massive Fire DMG;

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

*DMG Multiplier（LV.12）：3258.1%

*Daze Multiplier（LV.12）：446.7%

 

Core Skill

Core Passive

Banyue gains additional Sheer Force based on his maximum HP, with each point of maximum HP increasing Sheer Force by 0.1 points.

All Fire DMG dealt by Banyue's skills is Sheer DMG, ignoring enemy DEF and using his Sheer Force stat as the DMG Multiplier.

When Banyue enters combat, he recovers 120 Adrenaline. In Investigation Zone mode, this effect can trigger once every 180 seconds.

When Banyue ALTs into an EX Special Attack through quick command inputs, the ongoing EX Special Attack can be interrupted. Each EX Special Attack has a unique perfect interrupt window. Interrupting after this perfect window will not affect the interrupted skill's attack effect. Interrupting precisely at the perfect window counts as triggering a Perfect Cancel.

Banyue can recover Rage through the following methods

• For every 1 point of Adrenaline consumed, recover 0.5 points of Rage.
• After performing a Defensive Assist or successfully parrying enemy attacks with Diamond Body, recover 7.5 points of Rage.
• When triggering a Perfect Block, recover 10 points of Rage.
• When triggering a Perfect Dodge, recover 5 points of Rage.

Banyue can have a maximum of 120 Rage. When Rage reaches maximum, Banyue can enter the Wrath state by performing Basic Attack: Wrath - Unleashed, which lasts up to 12 seconds and grants one Wrath Point. Banyue can have a maximum of one Wrath Point.

While in the Wrath state

• Banyue cannot gain Rage.
• If there is sufficient Rage, performing an EX Special Attack or parrying enemy attacks with Diamond Body will consume 30 points of Rage instead of Adrenaline and restore 10 points of Adrenaline. Otherwise, Adrenaline will still be consumed.
• Hold to automatically perform four EX Special Attacks and Basic Attack: Mountain Splitter in a fixed sequence.
• Performing an EX Special Attack through Basic Attack ALT or quick command inputs grants one stack of Inspire. Each stack of Inspire increases Fire DMG by 8%, stacking up to 3 times and lasting 5 seconds. Repeated triggers reset the duration.
• It's easier to trigger Perfect Cancels.

When Banyue performs an EX Special Attack or Assist Follow-Up: Follow-Up Attack, Sheer Force increases by 450 for 30 seconds. Repeated triggers reset the duration.

Additional Ability

When another Assist or Stun character is in your squad:

When Banyue uses an Ultimate while not in the Wrath state, Banyue recovers 60 points of Rage.

When Banyue uses an EX Special Attack or Assist Follow-Up: Assist Follow-Up, his CRIT DMG is increased by 40% for 30 seconds. Repeated triggers reset the duration.

 

Dodge

Dodge: Dodge

Press to activate:

A quick dash dodge;

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Dodge: Provoke

Drag the stick/joystick halfway and press to activate:

Dodge backward and provoke enemies.

After any EX Special Attack, chain into Dodge: Provoke. During Dodge: Provoke, quickly input the corresponding command to continue chaining into an ALT EX Special Attack.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Dash Attack: Dash Attack

When dodging, press or hold during Dodge: Provoke to activate:

Fire beads forward, dealing Fire DMG.

After using this skill, you can immediately follow up with the second hit of Basic Attack: Light Attack or the second hit of Basic Attack: Heavy Attack].

*DMG Multiplier（LV.12）：98%

*Daze Multiplier（LV.12）：45.7%

Dodge Counter: Dodge Counter

After triggering a Perfect Dodge, press , or after triggering a Perfect Dodge through Dodge: Provoke, hold to activate:

Launch an attack on enemies ahead, dealing Fire DMG.

After using this skill, immediately follow up with the third hit of Basic Attack: Light Attack or the third hit of Basic Attack: Heavy Attack.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

*DMG Multiplier（LV.12）：401.9%

*Daze Multiplier（LV.12）：328.3%

 

Assist

Quick Assist

When the active character is launched, press to activate:

Launch a series of attacks on enemies ahead, dealing Fire DMG.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

*DMG Multiplier（LV.12）：164.7%

*Daze Multiplier（LV.12）：77.8%

Defensive Assist: Defensive Assist

When the on-field character is about to be attacked, press to activate:

Parries the enemy's attack, dealing massive Daze.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

*Light Defensive Daze Multiplier（LV.12）：407.7%

*Heavy Defensive Daze Multiplier（LV.12）：514.4%

*Chain Defensive Daze Multiplier（LV.12）：250.4%

Assist Follow-Up

After triggering a Defensive Assist or successfully parrying an enemy attack with Diamond Body, press to activate:

Quickly dash forward and attack, dealing Fire DMG;

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

*DMG Multiplier（LV.12）：485.6%

*Daze Multiplier（LV.12）：396%

 

Signature W-Engine

Rarity	Type	Base ATK	HP
S	Rupture	713	30%

W-Engine effect

CRIT Rate increases by 20%. When the equipper uses an EX Special Attack or Assist Follow-Up, their Fire Sheer DMG increases by 12%, stacking up to 2 times and lasting for 20s. Repeated triggers reset the duration.

 

Mindscape Cinema

Mindscape 1

When EX Special Attack: Bead Combo and EX Special Attack: Ground Slam hit enemies, they inflict the Tremor state. Enemies in this state have their Fire RES reduced by 10% for 30 seconds. When EX Special Attack: Lion's Roar, EX Special Attack: Lion's Roar - Rage, EX Special Attack: Raise the Peaks, EX Special Attack: Raise the Peaks - Collapse, Basic Attack: Mountain Merge, and Basic Attack: Mountain Merge - Maximum hit enemies affected by Tremor, the Sheer DMG dealt is increased by 10%.

Mindscape 2

Upon entering the battlefield, Banyue immediately gains 120 Rage points. In Investigation Zone mode, this effect can trigger once every 180 seconds. While in the Wrath state, Banyue's Sheer Force increases by an additional 200. While in the Wrath state, when Banyue consumes Rage to activate an EX Special Attack or parries enemy attacks with Diamond Body, an additional 2 points are restored.

Mindscape 3

Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

Mindscape 4

Banyue gains Rage at a greatly increased rate through Basic Attack: Wrath - Convergence. when entering the Wrath state, Banyue recovers 10% of his Max HP; Basic Attack: Mountain Merge and Basic Attack: Mountain Merge - Maximum deal 30% increased DMG.

Mindscape 5

Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

Mindscape 6

When not in the Wrath state, Banyue can also gain Inspire, and using Dodge: Provoke after an EX Special Attack can also gain Inspire. If a Perfect Dodge is triggered through Dodge: Provoke, 3 stacks of Inspire will be gained directly. While in the Wrath state, even when Rage is fully consumed, Banyue can continue to activate EX Special Attacks and Diamond Body without consuming Adrenaline.

 

Conclusion

Overall, Banyue is a core support character capable of consistently providing damage buffs, protection, and utility throughout battle. Whether it’s a long boss fight or a challenging high-difficulty stage that requires stable damage output, Banyue helps the team maintain a solid rhythm and a reliable damage environment.

Banyue and Dialyn will be featured together in the Version 2.4 banners, both belonging to the Black Shores faction — with Banyue focusing on Shatter-oriented support, and Dialyn serving as a Rupture DPS. They make a perfect pairing, capable of unleashing their full potential when teamed up.

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