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If you’re looking to maximize Caesar’s shield and crowd control potential, here’s a complete breakdown – signature weapons, discs, teams, and how to play her effectively.

Who Is Caesar? The Defensive Stunner

Caesar is an S‑rank Physical Defense agent from the Sons of Calydon faction. Her kit revolves around shielding allies, stunning enemies with Parry Counter, applying debuffs, and turning perfect blocks into big payoffs for her team.

Her core passive, Barrier of Resilience, gives the entire squad a Radiant Aegis shield whenever she counters or uses her EX Special. This shield boosts teammates’ attack and interrupt resistance. Plus, every perfect block, retaliatory hit, or defensive assist applies a debuff that increases damage taken by enemies.

Skill Priority & Playstyle

Focus on these upgrades first:

1. Special Attack (Shockwave Shield Bash) – Use perfect block to counter and build Impact.
2. Core Passive – Max out barrier shield and debuff uptime
3. EX Special (Parry Counter) – Bigger shields and more aggressive retaliation
4. Chain & Ultimate – Add extras when shield windows are ready

In battle, let her perfect block or use defensive assists to trigger shields, then swap in for EX to stun and buff. Rinse and repeat – timing is everything.

Best W‑Engine: Tusks of Fury

Her signature W‑Engine, Tusks of Fury, is the ideal pick:

• Boosts shield strength by 30%
• Anytime any teammate interrupts or perfect dodges, entire squad gets +18% damage and +12% daze for 20 seconds

If you don’t have it, solid alternatives are:

• Original Transmorpher (HP plus Impact bump when hit)
• Spring Embrace or Peacekeeper – Specialized for more energy regen and utility

Drive Disc Setup

The best disc combo is Proto Punk (4‑piece) plus Shockstar Disco (2‑piece):

• Proto Punk: +15% shield and +15% squad damage after defensive assists
• Shockstar Disco: +6% Impact for stronger shields and more stun uptime

Other useful discs include Swing Jazz for energy regen consistency or Freedom Blues for Anomaly-focused setups

Best Team Comps

Support-Stun Core:

• Caesar + Lucy + Soldier 11 (Attack) + Bangboo
  Great synergy—Caesar’s shields and debuffs power Soldier 11’s burst .

Anomaly or Generalist Team:

• Caesar + Piper + Lucy + Bangboo
  Debuffs and shields from Caesar help ramp Anomaly damage .

F2P Starter Team:

• Caesar + Billy + Nicole + any Bangboo support
  Simple and strong for early game content

Why Caesar Is Worth It

Caesar might not be the flashiest character in Zenless Zone Zero, but when she’s built right, she’s a game changer. Her shields, stuns, and teamwide buffs make her one of the best defensive supports in the game and one of the easiest to slot into any comp. Whether you’re tackling Hollow Zero or just cruising through daily content, Caesar has your back (literally).

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