Zahhak

Note: Zahhak’s equipment can now give him and an ally attack buff, which is good for longer battles.

(Updated 10-27-22)

Now that we’ve had a few weeks to test Zahhak out, the results are in – he’s very high damage, and his gear requirements aren’t as high as other DPS units! His flagship skill comes from his S3, Execute, which increases his Hit Rate and Crit Rate by 50% and grants him Invincibility. The injuries part of his s3 isn’t as high priority, though. Zahhak boasts that both of his attacking skills grant him an extra 50% Crit Rate – which lowers his need for Crit Rate in his stats – along with high damage multipliers and an s3 that has a much lower chance to be Evaded!

As of this writing, Epic 7 is in a heavy Evasion meta; Violet particularly has been the bane of many players’ existence. Although Zahhak isn’t guaranteed to hit Violet, he still has a much higher chance than most units would. On top of that, due to already having a base 50% Crit Rate built in, you only need about 50% Crit Rate on his actual stats, which leaves more room for other damage-dealing stats! Also, his S2 now provides him an extra turn and some CR push for another ally, allowing him to use S2 into S3 combo if needed.

Build Notes

Building Zahhak is both easier and harder than building an average DPS unit. It’s easier because you only need to have 50% Crit Rate in his stats (similar to Lena), and his base stats when he’s 6-stars and fully awakened gives him a shockingly high 27% Crit Rate. However, because his Crit Rate necessities are so low, the goalposts for his other damage-dealing stats are much higher. The only build for him is Speed/Penetration, with CRIT DMG%/ATK%/SPD. If you don’t have any Penetration sets right now, you can use Crit Rate or Immunity until you get a Penetration set.

The ideal Zahhak stats looks to be about:

• 4,100+ ATK (More is always better)
• 900~ DEF
• 8,800~ HP
• 250~ Speed
• 50% Crit Rate
• 300% Crit Damage