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Gearing upAgents inZenless Zone Zerois crucial to progress toward the end-game, where enemies can otherwise overwhelm an entire squad. Drive Discs, being one of the cornerstones for any character build, require a deeper understanding. Newcomers, in particular, will have a tough time figuring out how this component works and the means to obtain it. So, this guide outlines everything there is to know about Drive Discs inZenless Zone Zero.
How to Get Drive Discs in Zenless Zone Zero
InZenless Zone Zero, players find their first Drive Discs a few hours into the prologue. However, they aren’t able to efficiently farm the gear until later in the game.
Unlike theartifact inGenshin Impact, Disc Drives have a distinct gacha system. They can be tuned to get the guaranteed drop-in exchange of some Plating Agents at the Bardic Needle music store on Sixth Street. Elfy, the vendor of the store, is introduced at Inter-Knot Level 26 only after completing theTrace to the Source Story Commission.
A targeted approach to obtaining the specific Drive Discs, would be to complete the Routine Cleanup. This feature also pops up around the same time as unlocking the music store. Every Routine Cleanup stage comprises challenging battles alongside a buffing mechanic to enhance specific Attributes of the participating Agent.
S-Rank Drive Discs drop at Inter-Knot Level 35.
How to Level Up Drive Discs in Zenless Zone Zero
Leveling up Drive Discs inZenless Zone Zerotakes a few simple steps and some Plating Agents. For starters, choose the one to upgrade, either from a character’s loadout or via the Storage feature. From there, click on the small arrow at the top, set the Plating Agent amount, and hit Upgrade to finalize.
Remember that Drive Discs generate up to four sub-stats aside from the primary stat. When you upgrade the equipment, a random stat is added or enhanced after every third level.
Drive Discs Main-stat and Sub-stat, Explored
Drive Discs drop with a main-stat, which shows up at the top. Although the base attribute is randomly generated, there are a set of possibilities depending on the slot it is allocated to.
In contrast, sub-stats are subject to a complete RNG, and they appear below as you upgrade the equipment. Hence, it might take a while tobuild characters inZenless Zone Zero.
All Drive Discs Main-stat
The table underneath shows the possible Drive Discs main-stats for each slot on the character equipment screen.
The list contains all the possible sub-stats of Drive Discs:
How to Get Custom Drive Discs Stat in Zenless Zone Zero
There is a neat way tobeat the gacha systemat the music store, and it has to do with the Track Settings icon at the bottom left side of the Tune menu. It opens the Drive Discs catalog, where players can select their preferred set to guarantee its drop rate.
Additionally, Bardic Needle music store Level 4 unlocks the tuning for selected Partitions. The feature allows players to obtain custom Drive Discs for a particular slot, thereby narrowing the options for the main stats.
At Bardic Needle music store Level 6, Proxies get access to the Orientation Main Stat. It can be used to curate drive Discs with a desired primary attribute. The process will require a Tuning Calibrator for every piece of custom gear. For those wondering, the Tuning Calibrator is alimited resource inZenless Zone Zero, as it can only be obtained from the battle pass as of writing.
