Our Nekomata build is here if you want to make the cute catgirl a formidable DPS on your team. This character is very mischievous and according to her Hoyolab bio has had many ‘curiosity killed the cat’ moments. She wields a weapon that looks a bit like an extra deadly box cutter, and you better watch out, cause this kitty got claws.
Nekomata is part of the Cunning Hares faction, so if you’re curious about other Zenless Zone Zero characters who work with her, make sure you check out our Zenless Zone Zero Billy, Zenless Zone Zero Nicole, and Zenless Zone Zero Anby guides.
Here’s everything you need to know about Zenless Zone Zero’s Nekomata:
What is the best Nekomata build?
Nekomata is an S-rank attack agent who dishes out slash attacks to deal physical damage. Dealing physical damage to enemies accumulates physical anomaly buildup, and, when you’ve accumulated enough, triggers the assault and flinch effects. Assault interrupts the enemy and deals massive physical damage, while flinch increases the daze an enemy takes temporarily.
We recommend you equip her with the Steel Cushion W-Engine to increase her crit rate and physical damage. As for her drive discs, go with a four-piece set of Woodpecker Electro to increase her crit rate and either two pieces of Fanged Metal or two pieces of Puffer Electro for a boost to physical damage or PEN ratio respectively.
| Rank | S |
| Attribute | Physical |
| Specialty | Attack |
| Attack type | Slash |
| Best W-Engine | Steel Cushion |
| Best drive discs | Four pieces: Woodpecker Electro Two pieces: Fanged Metal or Puffer Electro |
| Main stats |
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| Sub-stats | Crit rate = crit damage > ATK % > PEN |
Due to her additional ability, Nekomata performs better when paired up with at least one other physical and/or slash character – as such, pairing her up with Zenless Zone Zero’s Anby is a great idea.
What is Nekomata’s best W-engine?
Nekomata’s best W-engine is Steel Cushion. It’s an S-rank unit specifically tailored to her kit and boosts her physical damage and crit rate significantly. If you haven’t got your hands on Steel Cushion just yet, good lower-rarity options are Starlight Engine and Cannon Rotor.
Here are Nekomata’s best W-engines:
| Steel Cushion | Stat: Crit rate Skill: Increases physical damage by 20%. Increases Nekomata’s damage by 25% when attacking an enemy from behind | Limited or standard banner |
| Starlight Engine | Stat: Attack Skill: Increases Nekomata’s attack by 12% for 12 seconds after launching a dodge counter or quick assist | Limited or standard banner |
| Cannon Rotor | Stat: Crit rate Skill: Increases Nekomata’s attack by 7.5%. Landing a critical hit on an enemy inflicts an additional 200% of her attack as damage. This effect can trigger once every eight seconds | New Eridu City Fund |
What are the best drive discs for Nekomata?
Drive discs are similar to Genshin Impact’s artifacts or Honkai Star Rail’s relics. You can equip each character with six drive discs, and each drive disc set offers both a two-piece set bonus and a four-piece set bonus.
We recommend equipping Nekomata with a full four-piece set of Woodpecker Electro to boost both her crit rate and basic attack damage. In the other two slots, you can go for two pieces of Fanged Metal to boost her physical damage, or two pieces of Puffer Electro to increase her pen ratio.
Here are Nekomata’s best drive discs:
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