Bangboo Tier List: Choosing the Best Companions in Zenless Zone Zero

Zenless Zone Zero is generating significant excitement among players, particularly with its lovable characters called Bangboos. These adorable creatures come in various attires, which also indicate their unique abilities and names. As companions or assistants to Proxies in the Hollows, Bangboos help players navigate the corruption of the Hollow fast and provide invaluable support in battles.

Bangboo Roles and Importance in Zenless Zone Zero

Bangboos can be found throughout the game as NPCs in quests or as companions to recruit. However, combat Bangboos take center stage, either attacking enemies alongside players or boosting various stats in battle. To help you choose the best Bangboos for your playstyle, we've compiled a comprehensive tier list.

Ranking All Bangboos in Zenless Zone Zero Tier List

Tier - Bangboo Name

• A - Amillion, Safety, Butler, Bangvolver, Exploreboo, Resonaboo
• A - Starterboo, Sharkboo, Rocketboo, Plugboo, Booressure, Devilboo
• B - Avocaboo, Cryboo, Luckyboo, Boollseye, Electroboo, Penguinboo
• C - Paperboo, Sumoboo, Magnetiboo, Bagboo

Which are the Best Bangboos in Zenless Zone Zero?

below we'll take a brief look at each S, A, B and C tier Bangboo so you can decide which ones are worth getting.

S-Tier Bangboos

These Bangboos are highly sought after due to their exceptional abilities and stat boosts. Here's what makes them stand out:

• Amillion: Provides support with cannons and machine guns if there's an agent from Cunning Hares in the team.
• Safety: Deals high physical damage to enemies and gains a 40% chain damage boost if there's an agent from Belobog Heavy Industries on the team.
• Butler: Generates energy for the player and additional 20% bonus energy if there's an agent from Victoria Housekeeping Co. on the team. It also deals physical damage with its frying pan and pancakes.
• Bangvolver: Deals high physical damage with its guns and pairs well with a DPS-focused team. Players get 100% increased anomaly buildup when there are two physical attribute characters in the team.
• Exploreboo: Can recover HP, generate a shield, or increase energy regen based on its stats. Having a support character in the team buffs its HP recovery and shield generation by 30% while energy regen is increased by 0.06 pts.
• Resonaboo: Pulls together scattered enemies in a designated spot and deals high Ether Anomaly damage.

A-Tier Bangboos

These Bangboos are still highly effective and offer valuable support to players:

• Starterboo: Directs a racecar at enemies, inflicting physical damage and Dazing all enemies while launching smaller ones. With two physical attribute agents on the team, it inflicts an additional 80% Anomaly buildup and launches an extra racecar on every third use.
• Sharkboo: Puts traps under enemies that bite and summon torpedoes that deal ice damage and ice Anomaly buildup. With two ice attribute agents on the team, traps do 80% increased Anomaly buildup and follow enemies until they're trapped.
• Rocketboo: Launches a rocket at enemies dealing fire damage and fire Anomaly buildup. With two fire attribute agents in the team, it does 80% increased Anomaly buildup.
• Plugboo: Deals high electrical damage to enemies in the vicinity. Does more damage with electric attribute agents in the squad.
• Booressure: Creates Ether bubbles that generate energy for players. With one support character in the team, generates an additional 60% energy for characters off-field.
• Devilboo: Shoots homing bullets at enemies while flying, dealing Ether damage and Ether Anomaly buildup. With two Ether attribute characters on the squad, it deals 40% more Anomaly buildup. It can also fire three homing bullets as a chain attack.

B-Tier Bangboos

These Bangboos still offer unique abilities and can be valuable in specific situations:

• Avocaboo: Can recover players' HP by shooting juice bullets that become puddles on the ground. With one support character, can heal 20% more HP.
• Cryboo: Launches a bomb at enemies dealing fire damage. With two fire attribute agents in the team, can inflict a 120% increased Anomaly buildup. Can also inflict fire Anomaly buildup.
• Luckyboo: Deals physical damage by attacking enemies with coins. With 2 physical attribute agents in the team, it does a 40% increase in Anomaly buildup with attack duration increased by 1 second.
• Boollseye: Deals physical damage to enemies by throwing darts. Having 1 Pierce-type agent in your team can boost its attack damage by 30%. It can also launch itself towards enemies and deal damage with multiple slashes.
• Electroboo: Electrocutes targets dealing electric damage. With 2 electric-type agents in your squad, it can inflict 120% increased Anomaly buildup.
• Penguinboo: Deals ice damage to enemies with its ice blades. Having 2 ice attribute characters in your squad can boost its Anomaly buildup to 120%.

C-Tier Bangboos

These Bangboos have lower utility and can be considered for specific niche situations:

• Paperboo: It basically uses Snake's technique and camouflages itself in a cardboard box. If enemies attack it in this state or the skill duration ends, it attacks enemies with an explosion dealing physical damage. Having at least 1 defense character in your squad will also let it generate shields for players.
• Sumoboo: Lunges at enemies with a ground slam dealing physical damage. Inflicts 120% more daze to enemies if there's 1 stun-type character in your squad.
• Magnetiboo: Pulls in enemies and inflicts AOE damage. With physical attribute agents in the team, it can deal 30% more damage with its skill.
• Bagboo: Deals high physical damage with its dual blades. With 1 attack-type character in your team, its damage is increased by 30%.

Now that you've seen the Bangboo tier list, you'll have a better idea of which Bangboos are worth getting and which ones to ignore. If you're just starting to play Zenless Zone Zero, check out our best settings to optimize the game's performance. We also have a ZZZ reroll guide if you want your desired agent early in the game.