Zenless Zone Zero - Comprehensive Guide to the Drive Discs System
Details of all the Drive Discs Sets can be found here!
Welcome to our in-depth guide on the Drive Discs in Zenless Zone Zero! Today, we'll explore everything you need to know about Drive Discs—Zenless Zone Zero's gear system, similar to artifacts in Genshin Impact or relics in Honkai Star Rail. From acquiring to upgrading to dismantling, we've got you covered.
Understanding Drive Discs
Drive Discs are a crucial component that determines your character's stats. Each Drive Disc consists of 3 parts:
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Main Stat: This is a primary attribute determined randomly when you obtain the disc.
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Substats: These are secondary attributes, also randomly determined, that enhance your character's abilities.
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Set Bonuses
When 2, or 4 piece from the same set are equipped together, Drive Discs will provide set bonus.
You can mix and match to get either a 4+2 set bonus or a 2+2+2 set bonus.
Currently, there are 13 total Drive disc sets for S-rank discs:
- One set for each element.
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- One set each for DEF, Crit rate, Impact, Anomaly Proficiency, and Energy Regen.
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- Two sets for ATKs.
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Partitions
Drive Discs are divided into six partitions, each offering different main stats:
Partition 1: Flat HP
Partition 2: Flat ATK
Partition 3: Flat DEF
Partition 4: HP%, ATK%, DEF%, Crit Rate, Crit Damage, Anomaly Proficiency
Partition 5: HP%, ATK%, DEF%, PEN Ratio, Elemental Damage Bonus%
Partition 6: HP%, ATK%, DEF%, Anomaly Mastery, Impact, Energy Regen
Substats are universal across all pieces but cannot duplicate the main stat of the piece. Available substats include:
- Flat HP
- Flat ATK
- Flat DEF
- HP%
- ATK%
- DEF%
- Crit Rate%
- Crit DMG%
- PEN (flat)
- Anomaly Mastery
Acquiring Drive Discs
You unlock the Drive Disc system after completing the "Mechanic Love" commission at around Account Level 20+. There are two main ways to acquire Drive Discs:
Driver Validation
Use 60 stamina per run to farm stages that drop Drive Discs from two specific sets, plating agents, and Denny. Higher account levels unlock stages with better rewards, with the final two difficulties available at Account Level 50.
Tuning System
Available in the Bardic Needle Music Shop:
1. Tuning
Beginner Tuning: Unlocks with Bardic Needle
Cost Crystallized Plating Agents
Gives Rank B~A Drive Discs.
Intermediate Tuning: Unlocks at Account Level 35
Costs Ether Plating Agents
Gives Rank A or S Drive Discs.
Advanced Tuning: Unlocks at Account Level 42
Costs Military Plating Agents
GUARANTEES Rank S Drive Discs.
Additional Tuning Functions
2. Track Settings (Account Level 30): Increases selected sets drop rate to 50%, increased to 100% for Advanced tuning.
3. Partitioning (Account Level 40): Limits the Drive Disc to specific parts but costs more per draw.
4. Orientation (Account Level 45): Allows selecting a desired main stat, costing Tuning Calibrators per draw, which are limited per patch.
Players can get a limited amount of Tuning Calibrators per patch.
Dismantling Drive Discs
When you don’t want a Drive Disc anymore, you can also Dismantle the Drive Disc in the Bardic Needle
- Dismantling Drive Discs costs Dennies based on the rarity and level of the Drive Disc and grants you Plating Agents.
- Dismantling S rank Drive Discs will grant Military Plating Agents, used for S Rank Drive Disc Tuning.
Upgrading Drive Discs
Upgrading Drive Discs in Zenless Zone Zero is similar to other Hoyoverse games:
- B rank Drive Discs can go up to level 9.
- A rank Drive Discs can go up to level 12.
- S rank Drive Discs can go up to level 15.
For each level upgraded, the Main stat will increase.
For each 3 levels
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If a Drive disc has less than 4 substats, a new substats will be gained
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If a Drive Disc has 4 substats, one of the substats will be upgraded.
There are also some differences:
- Substats have fixed values per upgrade, reducing RNG.
- You can only upgrade Drive Discs using Plating Agents, excluding Military which are exclusively used for S-Rank Drive Disc Tuning.
- No Dennies are needed for upgrades; instead, the cost is offloaded to dismantling.
Also, you can watch the video of Comprehensive Guide to the Drive Discs System created by SteamedBunX here:
