Bernice White in ZZZ (Zenless Zone Zero): Guide and Best Build

Detailed guide to Bernice in drive disks and examples of strong squads. We will analyze the active and ive abilities of the agent, as well as the optimal eidoses. Based on the specific mechanics of dealing bonus damage from the "Charred" status, we will create a comfortable rotation. We will indicate everything that Bernice needs for pumping and elevation, and also present the order of skill improvement.

Bernice White is a member of the biker gang "Sons of Caledon". The girl is described as a bright and friendly person, capable of chatting up anyone, including monsters from the cavern. Distinguished by incredible skill in creating various drinks, she works part-time as a bartender, and is also responsible for all the fuel for the gang's mechanical equipment.

Rating	S-position in dash list.
Rarity	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
when added to the game	October 16, 2024 (patch 1.2 second half)
How to get a character	Temporary banner "Dedicated channel"
Specialty [class]	Anomaly.
Attribute [element]	Fiery.
Impact type	Penetrating.
Role in the squad	Anomalous DPS agent, pocket DD
Fraction	"Sons of Calydon"
Growth	168 see.
Voice actresses	English actress voice acting – Risa Mei Japanese Voice Actress - Karin Takahashi Chinese voice actress - Ge Zirui Corresponding voice actress: Bae Ha-gyoung

How to Get Bernice White in Zenless Zone Zero

The chance to knock out Burnies will be available in the first phase of update 1.6: during the period March 12 to April 2 A limited-time, named "Signal Search" will be in effect from 2025.

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Features

As Bernice ascends and levels up, her base stats increase, affecting both damage dealt and health and defense. The table details the initial stats at each stage, excluding boosts from drive discs and weapons:

Level of	Base HP	Base attack power	Basic protection
1	592	124	48
10	1723	235	140
20	2932	355	83
30	4143	499	337
40	5353	618	437
50	6564	763	535
60	7368	863	601

Improving the agent's inclinations will increase the characteristic value energy recovery to 1,56% at the maximum level.

Basic skills

Bernice is a secondary damage dealer with a unique mechanic for dealing damage from her pocket. By consuming energy while releasing flame waves from her flamethrowers, she fills her ive bar and enters a special state called "Nitro-Fuel Cocktail", in which enemies are inflicted with the "Charring" status. Allies who attack enemies under the effect cause fire damage that fills the attribute anomaly bar. The key feature of the effect is precisely the application of the fire element without having to be present on the field. Moreover, after the Chaos effect is triggered, the usual Burning is replaced with a new reaction, but the unique status continues to act and deal periodic fire damage.

In a separate article we discussed in detail, what does the damage of Chaos and other attribute anomalies depend on, and how does knowledge and control of anomalies work.

While using flamethrowers, the girl can make quick dashes and dodges in the direction specified by the joystick or movement buttons. The skill set also includes quick combinations for switching to an improved version of an enhanced special skill with increased damage and energy consumption. Next, let's look at how Bernice White's skills work to determine the order of pumping, identify the strengths and weaknesses of the heroine, and understand the rotation features.

The order of leveling skills

Prowess > Special Attack (EX) > Chain Attack (QTE) > Assist = Evasion = Basic Attack

• Since Bernice doesn't linger in the heat of battle and is capable of dealing damage without being present on the battlefield, it's worth raising makings. The damage dealt by "Charring" in the "Nitro-Fuel Cocktail" state depends on the level of this skill.
• The agent actively uses special attack in dynamic battles to accumulate and spend energy. The penetrating damage from flamethrowers' flames also imposes an attribute anomaly on the enemy, allowing them to cause Burning.
• Chain of attacks allows you to switch to the EX skill immediately after entering the field and start accumulating "Heat". Using Super abilities will come in handy in teams with Chaos due to the increased damage and intensity of the fire anomaly with the ability to quickly replenish 50 points of Heat and enter the "Nitro-fuel c**ktail" state.
• Since most of the damage is done by releasing fire by holding skills for a long time, basic attacks, assists and dodges are not recommended to be pumped first. These skills should be put off "for later" if there is a resource limit.

How to Play Bernice: Rotation

Based on the specifics of the effects caused, White's main task in the heat of battle is to impose the "Burn" status and partially accumulate the fire anomaly on the targets. After moving to the pocket, the next anomalous damager begins the process of filling the bar of his element, simultaneously "finishing off" the Burn with periodic damage from Bernice from the pocket. Thus, in the shortest possible time, two reactions collide one after another, causing Chaos - all damage from the first reaction, including that which has not yet worked due to the duration of the effect, is added to the second attribute anomaly.

The principles of constructing the Bernice rotation are as follows:

1. Depending on the composition of the squad, Bernice can either start the battle or take the place of 2 or 3 agents, coming out in between to apply effects. When the heroine appears on the field, use basic attacks or help in defense to accumulate energy to use a charged EX ability. You can enhance the applied skill to "High-Temperature Mixing - Double Portion" by pressing it again.
2. Once all necessary targets have been "burned", switch heroes. Attack burning enemies to activate "Charring", which will give bonus fire damage to the target and fill the "circle" of the fire anomaly.
3. Be sure to give Bernice time on the field, especially if you don't have a signature weapon. The heroine needs to accumulate and spend energy to replenish Heat points to deal bonus damage from her "pocket."
4. In Chaos teams or when there is a pressing need to replenish Heat, or to apply a Fire Anomaly to a target, use Bernice's ultimate. The rest of the time, save the ultimate for your main DPS and other allies.

The best eidoses

Bernice's mental picture includes the following buffs:

1: Kindred Flame	The maximum limit of "Heat" increases from 100 to 140 points, and when entering the field, Bernice receives 40 additional units. The damage from the Charring effect increases by 100% from Bernice's attack, the efficiency of accumulation of the fire anomaly also increases by 25%.
2: Extra at no extra cost	When Additional Burning is activated, Thermal Penetration is applied to the target, which can stack up to 5 times and last up to 6 seconds. The duration counter is reset when the stacks are refreshed. When any ally hits an enemy with an attack, the penetration is increased by 4% per stack of Thermal Penetration, up to a maximum of 20%.
3: The nature of an optimist	Chain Attack, Basic Attack, Evasion, Assist, and EX Skill - +2 to level.
4: Optimal fuel supply	When a special attack that consumes energy or " Attack" deals damage to an enemy target, Bernice's Critical Chance is increased by 30%. The duration of the enhanced special attack "High-Temperature Mixing - Double Portion" is increased by 1 sec.
5: Dance of Fire and Flame	Basic Attack, Dodge, Chain Attack, and Special Attack gain +2 to level.
6: Fiery invitation	When an enemy is hit with an EX enhanced skill, "High Temperature Mixing - Double Portion" is summoned once every 0,5 seconds. special effect "Charring", which deals damage equal to 60% of Burnies' attack power and does not consume Heat points. While this move is active, the Charred and Burning effects caused by this move ignore 25% Fire Damage Resistance. If Double Shot hits a target with Burning, it deals an additional 1% of the effects' original damage. This buff can be triggered once every 800 seconds for each enemy hit.

Bernice White's Best Consts - first, second, sixth:

• "Kindred Flame" - purchasing the first const will give Bernice additional Heat points and allow her to stay under the effect of the Fire Nitro Cocktail longer. In addition, the Charring effect will receive a damage buff from the agent's attack power, and the effectiveness of the Fire Anomaly will also increase by 25%, which will affect the Chaos or Burning effect used within the team.
• "Extra at no extra cost" - the emerging enhanced effect "Thermal Penetration" will increase the percentage of penetration of allies, which will allow you to ignore more defense and deal increased damage from skills and attribute anomalies.
• "Fiery Invitation" is a profitable acquisition for mono-fire groups and abnormal teams playing from the Chaos effect. The first part of the effect provides constant additional periodic damage, which is caused by Bernice personally during the spread of fire from two flamethrowers. After switching to an ally, the "Charring" caused by him and the ive damage from Burning are increased by 25%. In addition, once every 20 seconds there is an opportunity to inflict high damage, an order of magnitude greater than the damage from a chain attack.

F2P players who want to get Burnies with optimal consts can stop at the second eidos.

Advantages and disadvantages

Having examined Bernice White's abilities in detail, we can highlight the following strengths and weaknesses of the heroine:

Advantages	Disadvantages
A handy secondary damage dealer that doesn't take up much time on the battlefield and can provide damage and utility from the "pocket". Bernice quickly uses up energy, and even gets enough "Heat" without completely depleting the energy bar.	Large range of required stats. For Bernice, it is important to have a high energy recovery rate, while maintaining a balance of control and knowledge of the anomaly for Burning and paying attention to the swing of attack power.
Despite the low mobility when releasing flames from flamethrowers, it is equipped with built-in dodge mechanics. Dashes occur in a state of invulnerability and simplify retargeting at mobile targets or crowds of monsters.	Is a relatively narrowly specialized hero. Will significantly strengthen anomalous builds, but will demonstrate average results in teams with DD of other elements that play from crits and direct damage. Accordingly, for playing with Bernice, an anomalous main DD is extremely necessary, for example, in the absence of Piper.
A great addition to any Abnormal squad. Quickly applies a long-lasting periodic Burn effect, making it an ideal for Abnormal main DD. Furthermore, it continues to fill the fire meter on enemies even after reactions are triggered.
Due to the high damage scales of the Charred status, it will benefit from crits that can be found in the sub-stats of drive disks. As a result, it is undemanding to additional characteristics if the main parameters are brought to optimal values.

Leveling

All the necessary materials for leveling up Bernice White, which will be useful at the stages of ascension, as well as for raising the level of abilities and inclinations:

Best Builds for Bernice White in Zenless Zone Zero

In the team, Bernice acts as an auxiliary damage dealer, imposing a fire anomaly on the enemy to carry out further reactions when attacking allies. White does not necessarily have to be constantly present on the field for stable damage to targets, but it is extremely important to consistently spend and replenish energy to maintain the number of stacks of "Heat". Also, the girl needs to maintain a balance of characteristics, on which not only her own damage will depend, but also the bonus, when Bernice gives way to the main damage dealers.

When compiling an assembly, you should rely on the following characteristics:

• knowledge of anomaly - affects the increase in damage from the "Charring" effect. There is a limit of 30% of the received bonus, thanks to which after collecting 300 knowledge points you can concentrate on pumping up the remaining parameters;
• attack power - used to calculate all damage inflicted;
• anomaly control - affects the speed of filling the anomaly scale;
• energy recovery - as the indicator increases, the speed of filling the bar outside the field increases.

It wouldn't hurt to find a promotion fire damage и chance of penetration for general strengthening, including increasing damage from classic Burning. As for crits, the heroine spends too little time on the field to inflict enough damage from direct skills. For this reason, even with the fourth eidos open, you should not invest heavily in a set of crit. mass. In the following paragraphs, we will consider in detail how to assemble Bernice in ZZZ, which amplifiers and drive disc sets are suitable for the agent. We will tell you about analog 2x2 assemblies if they have good stats.

Best amplifier [weapon]

Bernice's top priority weapon is the Signature Amplifier. "Shaker Firemaker", offering a steady supply of energy for the skill and an increase in knowledge of the anomaly. As alternatives, rely primarily on the value attack power, in ive effects look for energy recovery, amplifiers with additional characteristics will also look good knowledge anomalies.

Best Drive Discs [artifacts]

You can achieve an increase in the indicators of other characteristics when choosing sets, relying on the bonus values ​​​​from 2x2x2 or 4x2 combinations. Artifacts for Bernice should contain the following indicators:

• knowledge of anomaly;
• Attack Power;
• energy recovery.

You can also consider kits with fire damage or enhancing penetration chance. Priority is given to sets that provide bonuses to the agent that can be triggered when she is not on the battlefield.

A special guide has collected all the available information about drive disks: crafting methods, obtaining and probable characteristics.

Recommended characteristic values

Among the main parameters in the drive slots, pay attention to the following:

Position	Basic parameter
1	Health (permanent)
2	Attack Power (Permanent)
3	Protection (permanent)
4	Knowledge of the Anomaly
5	Fire Damage Bonus - a priority, penetration% — alternative
6	Anomaly Control / Attack Power

In the process of selecting equipment, you will need to pump up priority stats to optimal values:

• Attack Power: from 2 to 500 units;
• health: not less than 9 units;
• anomaly control: 118-150 units;
• knowledge of anomaly: 380 points and above.

Best Banbu

The choice of banbu for Bernice should not be based on the heroine's personal needs, but on the priority for the squad. The agent is an auxiliary damage dealer, so the same signature banbu of the Sons of Calydon faction, Red Mokkus, is not suitable for every team. Focus on the needs of the main damage dealer of the squad first and foremost. The table below contains all the banbas suitable for playing with Bernice based on her faction, attribute, specialization, and damage type:

For more information about assistants, see a detailed guide to Banbu with a tier list of the best.

Detachments

Bernice can easily complement any of the existing teams, giving the main damage dealer bonus damage from "Additional Burning". However, the best builds will be groups with main-dd Anomalies based on the Chaos effect - it takes into all potential damage from the current anomaly and adds up to the next effect. In addition, after the reaction is launched, the periodic status of "Additional Burning" will help with the attribute application while Bernice is off the field. In this guide to Bernice White in Zenless Zone Zero, we will separately highlight the best heroes for potential packs. We will analyze agents with a similar faction and attribute, and in addition to them, we will also consider representatives for squads playing from the Chaos effect.

Best characters

It is worth noting that the agent can enter into any command and complement the party well regardless of the factors for revealing the Additional Ability. The best heroes to play with Bernice based on her mechanics, attribute, and faction:

Best Teams with Bernice

Let's highlight the best squads for Bernice White:

Is it worth knocking out?

Burnice White is a fighter with unique and interesting mechanics that expand on the usual Burning status from attacks by fire attribute owners. The heroine is an excellent auxiliary damage dealer, deals great damage to the target and affects the enemy with a fiery anomaly. In essence, she is a universal character that can complement any team, but to get the most out of her, she must be considered in conjunction with an anomalous main DD. In a group playing from attribute anomalies, the girl promotes a continuous alternation of reactions due to constant application.

Separately, it is worth highlighting Bernice's dependence on signature weapons for lack of a stronger alternative. Analog options are not bad, but are clearly not designed for the gameplay of a "pocket" sub-DD. As for Eidoses, investments in duplicates will provide comfort and increased damage, but even without additional investments, the girl will show excellent results in a suitable team. To summarize, Bernice should be knocked out by those who plan to use the mechanics of attribute anomalies in battle with a main-DD of the corresponding class. Outside of Chaos packs, the girl's contribution to the battle will not be impressive.

Trailers

Bernice's Demo "A Special Cocktail for a Broken Hearted Girl":

Bernice's EP "Burning Desires":

We hope this guide helped you put together the best build for Bernice in Zenles Zone Zero. If you have any questions about the mechanics of the heroine of the fire anomaly, leave them comments under the article. In the special section of our website, see builds in ZZZ on all characters.