Tsukishiro Yanagi Skills and Mindscape Cinema Details

Tsukishiro Yanagi is a playable character in the action RPG Zenless Zone Zero. This article examines her unique abilities and combat style, providing an overview of her skill set and potential roles within a team composition.

Agent Skills

Basic Attack

Basic Attack: Tsukuyomi Kagura

Yanagi has two stances: Jougen and Kagen.

Press Basic Attack to activate:

Execute up to five forward slashes based on the current stance, causing Physical DMG and Electric DMG.

During combat, Yanagi gains the corresponding stance buff based on her current stance:

Jougen stance buff: Electric DMG increases by 10%. Anti-Interrupt Level increases during Basic Attacks.

Kagen stance buff: PEN Ratio increases by 10%. Interrupt Level increases for Basic Attacks.

For 8s after switching stances, Yanagi retains the bonus from the previous stance.

Dodge

Dodge: Wandering Breeze

Press Dodge to activate:

A quick dash dodge.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Dash Attack: Fleeting Flight

Press Basic Attack during a dodge to activate:

Slashes enemies in front, dealing Physical DMG.

Dodge Counter: Rapid Retaliation

Press Basic Attack during a Perfect Dodge to activate:

Slashes enemies in front, dealing Electric DMG.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

After using this skill, you can immediately follow up with the 3rd hit of the current stance’s Basic Attack.

Assist

Quick Assist: Blade of Elegance

When the on-field character is launched, press Assist Attack to activate:

Slashes enemies in front, dealing Electric DMG.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

After using this skill, you can immediately follow up with the 3rd hit of the current stance’s Basic Attack.

Defensive Assist: Radiant Reversal

When the on-field character is about to be attacked, press Assist Attack to activate:

Parries the enemy’s attack, dealing massive Daze.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Assist Follow-Up: Weeping Willow Stab

Press Basic Attack after a Defensive Assist to activate:

Switch stances, and quickly deliver multiple slashes to enemies in front, dealing Electric DMG.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

After using this skill, you can immediately follow up with the 3rd hit of the current stance’s Basic Attack.

Special Attack

Special Attack: Ruten

Press Special Attack to activate:

Perform a forward slash, dealing Electric DMG, and switch the current stance.

Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill.

If activated after the 3rd, 4th, or 5th hit of a Basic Attack, it activates Swift Ruten, speeding up the slashes while switching her current stance.

Block enemy attacks while Swift Ruten is active.

Upon activating Swift Ruten, Yanagi can immediately follow up with the 3rd hit of the current stance’s Basic Attack.

EX Special Attack: Gekka Ruten

With enough Energy, hold EX Special Attack to activate:

Charge up power for a quick forward thrust, followed by a downward attack, dealing massive Electric DMG.

Upon executing the thrust, Yanagi switches stances and enters the Shinrabanshou state, lasting 15s. For the duration of this state, when following up with a subsequent Basic Attack from the 5th hit of a Basic Attack or other skills, the combo will begin directly from the 3rd hit of the Basic Attack.

If the downward attack hits an enemy suffering an Anomaly, it triggers a special Disorder effect, Polarity Disorder, dealing 15% of the original Disorder effect’s DMG to the target, plus an additional X% of Yanagi’s Anomaly Proficiency. Polarity Disorder will not remove the target’s Anomaly.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Chain Attack

Chain Attack: Celestial Harmony

When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate:

Switch stances and unleash a powerful slash on enemies in front, dealing massive Electric DMG.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

After using this skill, you can immediately follow up with the 3rd hit of the current stance’s Basic Attack.

Ultimate: Raiei Tenge

When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press Ultimate Colored to activate:

Yanagi unleashes her potential and delivers a powerful slash to a large area of enemies in front in a very short time, followed by an additional lightning strike, dealing massive Electric DMG.

When the lightning strike hits an enemy affected by an Attribute Anomaly, it triggers a special Disorder effect called Polarity Disorder. This deals DMG equal to 15% of the original Disorder effect plus an additional X% of Yanagi’s Anomaly Proficiency.

Polarity Disorder will not remove the target’s Anomaly.

Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

After using this skill, Yanagi can immediately follow up with the 3rd hit of the current stance’s Basic Attack.

Core Skill

Core Passive: Lunar Eclipse

After Yanagi activates her EX Special Attack, the DMG multiplier of Disorder is increased by X% when any squad member applies the Disorder effect to an enemy, lasting 15s.

When her EX Special Attack hits an enemy, Yanagi’s Electric DMG against the target is increased by Y% for 15s.

Additional Ability: Gessou

When another character in your squad is an Anomaly character or shares the same attribute:

After switching stances, when Yanagi hits an enemy with Basic Attack: Tsukuyomi Kagura, Electric Anomaly Buildup increases by 45% for 8s.

Core Skill Enhancement

Mindscape Cinema

Know Thy Self, Know Thy Enemy

When any squad member inflicts an Anomaly on an enemy, Yanagi gains 1 stack of Clarity, lasting 15s, stacking up to 3 times. Repeated triggers reset the duration. Upon being hit by an enemy attack, Yanagi consumes 1 stack of Clarity to gain invulnerability for 1s. When Yanagi has 1 or more stacks of Clarity, her Anomaly Proficiency increases by 80.

“Having the clarity to see your enemy’s weakness is like an extra safety net… and it increasing your chances at victory.”

Yanagi adjusts her glasses, remaining as composed as ever, even when victory is already assured.

Outstanding Adaptability

During her EX Special Attack, the rapid thrust’s Electric Anomaly Buildup increases by 15%. Holding down the Special Attack button after a rapid thrust hits an enemy will consume 10 additional Energy to launch another thrust. If Energy is insufficient or the button is released, the attack automatically follows up with the downward attack. When the downward attack hits an enemy suffering an Anomaly and triggers Polarity Disorder, the DMG multiplier increases to 25% of the original Disorder effect. Each additional thrust increases this multiplier by 2.5%, up to a maximum of 2 extra thrusts.

“Yanagi can handle any unfamiliar environment thrown her way.”

— From a martial artist practicing “the cutting of fallen leaves.”

Tsukishiro Style Management

Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

Everyone says Section 6 is gathering oddballs and geniuses, with Tsukishiro Yanagi being the only “normal” one. But it’s precisely her presence that holds the oddballs and geniuses together.

Chessmaster

When Yanagi inflicts Attribute Anomaly DMG on an enemy, they suffer the Exposed effect, lasting 15s. Attacks on enemies under the Expose effect will have 16% increased PEN Ratio.

No matter the situation, Tsukishiro Yanagi can rapidly grasp all the information at hand and make the most appropriate decision.

Other Mother

Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

At present, Tsukishiro Yanagi is the sole designated guardian of Soukaku.

“We’ll just buy a similar one for the Chief later.”

Inhuman Blood

After a thrust attack during her EX Special Attack, the duration of the Shinrabanshou state increases to 30s. While the state is active, EX Special Attack DMG increases by 15%. The maximum number of times the additional DMG multiplier increase effect for Polarity Disorder in Outstanding Adaptability can be triggered increases to 4, and the Energy cost for the first 4 additional thrust attacks is halved.

Flowing through Tsukishiro Yanagi’s veins is blood that isn’t entirely her own. This blood once granted her new life in the face of despair, and with it, she gained certain special powers.

“But as you know, something that isn’t mine… comes with a price.”

Builds

Disorder Focus

Mono-Electric or Single DPS Focus