Introduction
Zankou is an S-rank Incantation character in Neverness to Everness. Zankou's arc type is Gas and role is Damage. Faction: No Faction.
On our Neverness to Everness tier list Zankou is S tier, 9th of the 22 characters ranked, from where 10 current tier lists put Zankou.
Other Incantation characters in Neverness to Everness: Adler, Baicang and Sakiri.
Is Zankou good?
Zankou flips back and forth from a Reality stance to an Illusion one to spread damage-over-time effects and keep constant pressure on enemies, cashing in with enhanced follow-up attacks whenever she shifts state. Most of her output builds up from stacking incantation damage and DoT rather than one big hit, so a spread that balances crit rate, crit damage, and incantation damage percentage suits her best.
We rate her S, and her signature weapon leans into that same DoT-heavy style by adding more damage every time she lands an incantation hit; she runs in both DoT-focused and Break-focused lineups alongside 
Sakiri as support.
Pairs well with: DoT Team; Break Team; 
Daffodill; 
Lacrimosa; Sakiri; 
Adler.
Strengths
- constant damage-over-time pressure instead of one big hit
- enhanced follow-up attacks whenever she switches stance
- signature weapon scales directly with her incantation damage
Weaknesses
- needs a fairly specific stat spread to reach full performance
Best build for Zankou
From 4 guidesArc
3 options- 13 of 4
Ravenous Blade - 24 of 4
- 33 of 4
Cosmos Daze, Wild Reverie
Skill priority
- 1Inferno FlamencoUltimateBasic Attack: WildfireBasic Attack
- 2Skill
- 3Stoked FlameSupport Skill
Cartridge
2 options- 13 of 3
Crimson: Twin Butterflies(4) - 23 of 3
Lost Radiance(4)
Main stats
- Cartridge
- Incantation DMG
>CRIT DMG >CRIT Rate >ATK% - Substats
- CRIT DMG
=CRIT Rate >Universal DMG >ATK% >ATK
Profile
Zankou carries the title "Bella". Zankou is voiced by Chen Tingting (陳婷婷) in Chinese, Stephanie Wong in English, Inoue Kikuko (井上 喜久子) in Japanese, and Heo Ye-eun (허예은) in Korean. Zankou was released on 19 August 2026.
Background
You can think of me as a secret. A phantom.
A nightmare that's yours alone...
She is a member of The Scarlet Letter. She is the daughter of Inanna, the younger sister of Daffodill and the older sister of Poinsette.
Skills
5Basic Attack: Wildfire
Basic AttackWields her blade and performs up to 5 consecutive attacks while in Reality Form, dealing Incantation DMG. Pulls in targets within range on the 5th instance of Basic Attack. Gains the Hunt buff for the attack's duration.
Inferno Flamenco
UltimateCasts Inferno Flamenco when Bloodfeast Reverie is inactive. Enables one enhanced Inferno Flamenco to be cast without consuming Ultimate Energy after successfully casting Bloodfeast Reverie. The opportunity to cast the enhanced Inferno Flamenco is removed when the time limit expires.
Stoked Flame
Support SkillWields her blade to attack, dealing 1 instance of Incantation DMG.
Crimson Reverie
Passive Support SkillSets Zankou's Cycle Energy to 100 upon entering battle. Cooldown: 30s. Triggers only once per battle. Increases Zankou's Cycle Intensity by 100 while she is on the team. Lose yourself in the intoxicating crimson of her gaze, and never wake again.
Competitive Edge
Life SkillsLvl 1: Increases all Volley Star characters' Serve by 10.
How to get Zankou
Zankou's signature arc type is Ravenous Blade.
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