Chaos Zero Nightmare Best Teams & Builds Guide

CZN (Chaos Zero Nightmare) is a game with a massive number of character and card/epiphany combos to try out. Not all combos are equally good, and if you want to make your grind a breeze, you’ll need to use nothing but the best ones. Below, we compiled a list of the best teams and epiphany builds for each character in Chaos Zero Nightmare, as well as outlined a guide on how to devise your own builds. Scroll down and let’s dive into it!

Chaos Zero Nightmare Team-Building Basics

Team-building in Chaos Zero Nightmare is pretty straightforward: you want two characters whose card/epiphany effects work together and a support to keep you healthy. Ideally, the support’s effects also combo with others, but that’s not always needed. Here are some general tips regarding team-building in CZN:

• Mika is the best support in CZN, with plenty of heals and AP regen. She is the best-in-slot character for a lot of teams. If you don’t know which support to use, Mika is the safest pick.
• Rei, Cassius, and Nia are your other good picks for supports, though they are more focused on providing DPS increases and utility rather than heals/AP regen.
• Kayron, Mei Lin, Hugo, Haru, Rin, Renoa, Luke, Lucas, and Tressa are the main DPSs in the game, each requiring a different kind of support.
• Khalipe, Magna, and Amir are the tanks, which work well with Maribell, who deals Shield-based damage. They can also be added to other teams for extra defense.
• More often than not, you can discern which characters work together based on their default decks, without any epiphanies. For example:
  • Selena works with Mei Lin because they both stack Passion Weakness.
  • Nia buffs Extra Attacks, which is Hugo’s basic mechanic.
  • Luke and Lucas work well because they both stack Bullet cards and buff their effects.
• Some broken combos are locked behind specific epiphany effects, character potentials, etc. The only way to discover them is to theorycraft builds and test them out.

Best Teams & Epiphany Builds in Chaos Zero Nightmare

In the table below is the list of the best team compositions in Chaos Zero Nightmare, focusing on different DPSs and supports you can use. There are even more team comps to explore, but for now, this is our top teams list. Important epiphanies are listed on the right, together with the build notes.

DPS	Support	Strategy & Important Epiphanies
Haru	Khalipe Mika	Strategy: The focus is to deal as much single-target DMG as possible with Haru, while Khalipe provides shields, AoE, and free draws. Mika is there to help with AP regen, as both Khalipe and Haru are AP-hungry. • Mika – Source of Water [+3 AP; Exhaust]: Makes the whole build run as smoothly as possible. You’ll want as many Source of Water duplicates as you can get. • Haru – Anchor Shot [Combo: +1 hit]: Doubles the Anchor Shot’s DMG, and effectively, your DPS. • Haru – Anchor Pointer [Retrieve]: Allows you to search for Anchor Shot and cast it over and over again.
Kayron	Rei Mika	Strategy: The main DPS is Kayron, who exhausts Futility cards to deal insane damage. Rei helps with exhausting cards and buffs his DPS, while Mika provides heals and AP regen. • Mika – Source of Water [+3 AP; Exhaust]: Kayron is the most AP-hungry character in CZN, and this’ll help manage it. • Rei – Dark Condensation [For 1 turn, +50% DMG to Void attack cards]: The best buff you can give to Kayron from Rei. • Rei – Snack Time [Any]: You will want a lot of Snack Times for extra exhausts and draws to fuel Kayron’s kit. • Kayron – Brand of Annihilation [Replicated]: You”ll want a bunch of these, as exhausting cards will draw their costs to 0 quickly. • Kayron – Oath of Vanity [Exhaust all Futility, Status Ailment, and Curse cards in hand. Draw per that amount; Exhaust; Retain]: Accelerates your exhausts to proc card effects.
Mei Lin	Selena Mika	Strategy: Mei Lin is the main DPS, and just dishes out all of her cards to deal insane damage. Selena helps Mei Lin stack Passion Weakness with Drone Bombing as well as Mark with other cards. Mika is there for extra AP and healing. • Mika – Source of Water [+3 AP; Exhaust]: The best possible epiphany for Mika and the only one you want, really. • Selena – Drone Bombing [Combo: 2 Mark to all enemies]: Excellent damage buff for all the other cards you’ll play. • Selena – Target Spotted [If target is in Mark state, +2 Mark]: +4 Mark is a massive buff against single enemies. • Selena – High-Power Scope [+50% Mark Damage for 1 turn]: +4 Mark is a massive buff against single enemies. • Mei Lin – Rising Dragon Spire [+1 hit for each Passion card used for 1 turn]: Insane damage card that stacks with Mei Lin/Selena’s kit. • Mei Lin – Unity of Attack and Defense [Replicated]: You’ll want as many of these as possible to fuel the kit.
Hugo Tressa	Mika	TBA
Renoa	Rei Nia	TBA
Maribell	Magna Mika	TBA
Luke Lucas	Mika	TBA
Rin	Rei Orlea	TBA

Chaos Zero Nightmare Best Teams & Builds FAQ

That covers all you’ll need to know regarding the best teams and builds in CZN. For more helpful content, including our Chaos Zero Nightmare tier list and reroll guide, visit the Guides section here on Twinfinite.