Manato
AKomano Manato
Fire
Rupture
Slash
Spook ShackBest Manato Build Guide
Written by Phạm Ngọc Bảo Châu ·
Playstyle Overview
Manato is an A-Rank Fire Rupture DPS who can match or even surpass some S-Rank Agents. His Fire DMG is Sheer DMG scaling with Sheer Force (converted from HP), and his own HP is his combat resource. Most of his damage lands during Stun through his Chain Attack, Ultimate and EX Special Attack.
Build 75 Blazing Heart to enter Molten Edge: his Basic Attack is enhanced, and HP-consuming hits gain bonus CRIT DMG and Adrenaline. He has no passive Adrenaline regen, so he must have 80 Adrenaline ready for his EX Special Attack when Stun begins; Remnant Flame from his Chain Attack and Ultimate offsets the HP he burns. On the downside, many skills need levels, and he loses a lot of power without Lucia.
Best W-Engines
S5ATK 624 · HP 25%
Caged Fire ›
The equipper's Fire DMG increases by 15%. When the equipper's HP decreases, their CRIT Rate increases by 15% for 5s.
*Stats shown are at Base level.
S1ATK 713 · HP 30%
Purging Karmic Fire ›
CRIT Rate increases by 20%. When the equipper launches an EX Special Attack, their Fire Sheer DMG increases by 9%, stacking up to 2 times and lasting 20s. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
*Stats shown are at Base level.
S1ATK 743 · HP 30%
Cloud Flow ›
CRIT Rate increases by 20%. When the equipper launches an EX Special Attack, the character gains the Qingming Companion effect, stacking up to 2 times and lasting 15s. On entering combat, immediately gain 2 stacks. Repeated triggers reset the duration. Each stack of the Qingming Companion effect increases the equipper's Ether DMG by 8%, and increases the Ultimate or EX Special Attack Ether Sheer DMG by 10%.
S5ATK 594 · HP 25%
Easy Strides ›
When launching a Chain Attack or Ultimate, the equipper gains 1 stack of a buff effect. Each stack increases the equipper's Sheer Force by 80, stacking up to 3 times, and lasting 12s. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.
*Stats shown are at Base level.
S5ATK 594 · ATK% 25%
Ingenious Craft ›
Upon launching an EX Special Attack, the equipper's CRIT DMG increases by 16% for 12s. Additionally, if the target's current HP is below 50% of their Max HP, EX Special ATK DMG increases by 20%.
*Stats shown are at Base level.
Best Drive Discs
44-pc ›
HP +10%
When using EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate, CRIT Rate increases by 4%, stacking up to 3 times and lasting 15s. Repeated triggers reset the duration. When having 3 stacks of this effect, Sheer DMG increases by 10%.
22-pc ›
CRIT Rate +8%
44-pc ›
HP +10%
When using EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate, CRIT Rate increases by 4%, stacking up to 3 times and lasting 15s. Repeated triggers reset the duration. When having 3 stacks of this effect, Sheer DMG increases by 10%.
22-pc ›
CRIT DMG +16%
44-pc ›
HP +10%
When using EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate, CRIT Rate increases by 4%, stacking up to 3 times and lasting 15s. Repeated triggers reset the duration. When having 3 stacks of this effect, Sheer DMG increases by 10%.
22-pc ›
Fire DMG +10%
44-pc ›
HP +10%
When using EX Special Attack, Chain Attack, or Ultimate, CRIT Rate increases by 4%, stacking up to 3 times and lasting 15s. Repeated triggers reset the duration. When having 3 stacks of this effect, Sheer DMG increases by 10%.
22-pc ›
ATK +10%
Best Main Stats
- Disc 4CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate (CRIT Rate with Radiowave Journey)
- Disc 5Fire DMG / HP%
- Disc 6HP%
Best Sub Stats
- 1CRIT Rate
- 2CRIT DMG (equal to CRIT Rate)
- 3HP%
- 4Flat HP
- 5ATK%
- 6Flat ATK
Endgame Stats
- Sheer Force
- 2100 – 2400+
- ATK
- 1800+
- HP
- 18000+
- DEF
- 600+
- CRIT Rate
- 44% – 66%+ (90 – 100% in combat)
- CRIT DMG
- 120% – 150%+ (before combat)
Aim for 90–100% CRIT Rate in combat, with Molten Edge, your W-Engine and the disc set covering what's missing out of combat. Disc 6 is always HP%; a Fire DMG Disc 5 is only slightly ahead of HP% even though Manato already has plenty of Fire DMG, so an HP% piece with better substats is fine. Disc 4 only needs CRIT Rate with Radiowave Journey.
Skill Priority
Core Skill- ›
Chain Attack - ›
Basic Attack - ›
Assist - ›
Special Attack - ›
Dodge
Level his Core Skill first, as it boosts CRIT DMG on HP-consuming hits and Fire DMG in Molten Edge. Chain Attack/Ultimate, Basic Attack and Assist are his three main damage sources; from M6 onward, Assist Follow-Ups matter more than Basic Attacks. Special Attack comes after since his 80-Adrenaline EX Special is used sparingly; Dodge is last.
Best Teams for Manato
Most Used Teams Right Now
Alternative Stunner Teams
Teams Without Lucia
Best Bangboo for Manato
Miss Esme is the main pick when Manato runs with Lucia: two Spook Shack members activate its Additional Ability. Alternatives: Booressure, Knightboo or Exploreboo (they need a Support), and Sumoboo to help with Stun.
Skills
Basic Attack: Blazing Wind Slash
Basic Attack: Blazing Wind Slash
Press Basic to activate:
Perform up to three forward slashes, dealing Physical DMG.
During each slash, pressing Basic triggers Scorchwind, causing the attack to
deal increased Fire DMG.
Bassic Attack: Blazing Wind - Misty Slash
While in the Molten Edge state, press Basic to activate:
Unleash up to four forward slashes, dealing Fire DMG.
If Manato's HP is above 30% when the skill is activated, 3.5% of his Max HP will
be consumed.
Dodge: Radiant Blade
Press Dodge to activate:
A quick dash dodge.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Dash Attack: Radiant Blade - Zanshin
Press Basic during a dodge to activate:
Perform a shoulder slam forward, dealing Physical DMG.
Dodge Counter: Radiant Blade - Battle Sweep
Press Basic during a Perfect Dodge to activate:
Perform a slash followed by a punch at enemies ahead, dealing Fire DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Quick Assist: Lone Shadow - Regroup
When the active character is launched, press Switch to activate:
Slashes and punches enemies in front, dealing Fire DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Defensive Assist: Lone Shadow - Mountain Stand
When the on-field character is about to be attacked, press Switch to activate:
Parries the enemy's attack, inflicting massive Daze and dealing Fire DMG.
Gain 75 Blazing Heart upon activating this skill.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Assist Follow-Up: Lone Shadow - Breaking Fang
Press Basic after a Defensive Assist to activate:
Unleash multiple slashes at enemies ahead, dealing Fire DMG.
Repeated presses allow up to 7 extra consecutive slashes.
While chaining slashes, if Manato's HP is above 30%, 2% of Max HP is
consumed.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Special Attack: Return to Ashes
Press Special to activate:
Slash forward at enemies, dealing Fire DMG.
If hit by an enemy during the skill, restore 20% of missing HP when
unleashing the slash. The healing effects of Special Attack: Return to Ashes
and Special Attack: Return to Ashes - Sacrifice have a shared cooldown and
can trigger once every 20s.
If hit by an enemy during the skill, the slash is enhanced.
DMG taken is reduced by 40% while using this skill.
Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill.
Special Attack: Return to Ashes - Sacrifice
Hold Special to activate:
Enter a charging state, consuming up to 10% of Max HP and gaining 100 Blazing Heart. HP consumption will at most reduce Manato's HP to 30% of
Max HP.
Release the button to activate Special Attack: Return to Ashes. If struck during the skill, the slash heals 20% of missing HP. The healing effects of
Special Attack: Return to Ashes and Special Attack: Return to Ashes Sacrifice have a shared cooldown and can trigger once every 20s.
If hit by an enemy during the skill or if charging reaches a certain duration, the slash is enhanced.
DMG taken is reduced by 40% while using this skill.
Anti-Interrupt level is increased while using this skill.
EX Special Attack: Return to Ashes - Fall
While in the Molten Edge state and with sufficient Adrenaline, press EX to
activate:
Jump up and unleash a falling slash on enemies in front, dealing massive
Fire DMG.
Upon activating the skill, restore 33% of Max HP.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Chain Attack: Blazing Eruption
When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate:
Hurls his sword forward, then charges the enemy to trigger an explosion,
dealing massive Fire DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Ultimate: Musou Aratama
When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press Ultimate to activate:
Jump into the air and deliver a falling slash at enemies in front, followed by
an explosion, dealing massive Fire DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.
Core Passive: Mighty Molten Edge Skill
Manato gains extra Sheer Force based on his Max HP, with every 1 point of
Max HP increasing Sheer Force by 0.1.
All Fire DMG Manato deals is Sheer DMG, ignoring enemy DEF and using his Sheer Force stat as the DMG Multiplier.
When Manato uses Special Attack: Return to Ashes - Sacrifice or a Defensive Assist, he accumulates Blazing Heart, up to a maximum of 100 points. At 75 Blazing Heart, Manato enters the Molten Edge state. While in
the Molten Edge state, Manato consumes 3.3 Blazing Heart per second.
When Blazing Heart is fully depleted, he exits Molten Edge.
While in the Molten Edge state, Manato's Basic Attacks are enhanced, and he can use EX Special Attack: Return to Ashes - Fall.
When consuming HP during Basic Attack: Blazing Wind - Misty Slash or during the consecutive slashes from an Assist Follow-Up, that attack's CRIT DMG
increases by 29.2%, and the Adrenaline Generation Rate increases by 100%.
While in the Molten Edge state, Manato's CRIT Rate increases by 10%, and his Fire DMG increases by 11.7%
*Stats shown are at Base level.
Additional Ability: Rekindled Heart
When another character in your squad is a Support or Stun character:
When Manato uses his UItimate, he gains 8 stacks of Remnant Flame, and when using a Chain Attack, he gains 4 stacks of Remnant Flame, lasting 60s,
stacking up to 20 times. Repeated triggers reset the duration.
While launching Basic Attack: Blazing Wind - Misty Slash or during the consecutive slashes of an Assist Follow-Up, if his HP is below 100% of Max HP, one stack of Remnant Flame is consumed to restore 2% of his Max HP.
Mindscape Cinema
Which Mindscapes Are Worth It?
Manato's Mindscapes significantly change how he plays. M6 is where he becomes a true powerhouse, while M2 is key because it lets him deal damage outside Stun with Assist Follow-Ups. M1 and M4 mostly add stats and safety. M3 and M5 only add skill levels.
- M1Every 1% of HP lost (tallied) adds 0.4% Fire DMG to Assist Follow-Ups and Basic Attacks, up to 20%. The tally persists for the whole stage, so you can burn HP before the fight to build it early.
- M2Ignores 8% Fire RES in Molten Edge, and getting hit during Special Attack: Return to Ashes lets him go straight into an Assist Follow-Up. This is what lets Manato deal damage outside Stun without swapping.
- M4+8% Max HP (and therefore Sheer Force) and protection from fatal damage during Special Attack: Return to Ashes (once every 10s). Mostly a stat boost with a safety net.
- M6Special Attack: Return to Ashes on a Stunned enemy restores 75 Blazing Heart, grants 4 Remnant Flame and opens an Assist Follow-Up, which stacks up to +15% Fire DMG. Manato can unleash his strongest slash chain during Stun and keep the buff up almost permanently.
M1Drifter's Rules of SurvivalRecommended
Whenever Manato loses HP, the amount of HP lost is tallied. Each 1% of his Max HP tallied increases the Fire DMG of Assist Follow-Ups and Basic Attacks by 0.4%, up to a max of 20%
Unfortunate children are all alike.
The once-kind voices, the warm lights, the joyful promises... all vanished without a farewell. Being formless, even the sharpest fangs could not hold them, nor the sharpest claws grasp them.
"I can eat just about anything, and I'm not too afraid of the cold - If there's a 'secret to surviving,' maybe it's just that."
M2Day & Night, Kitchen & LoveRecommended
While in the Molten Edge state, Manato ignores 8% of a target's Fire RES. After being hit by an enemy while using Special Attack: Return to Ashes or Special Attack: Return to Ashes - Sacrifice, press Basic to trigger an Assist Follow-Up.
Perhaps this is what a peaceful family is - Manato, A-Cing, and A-Yuet all think of
themselves as the fortunate "child picked up and brought home." If there's anything left worth arguing about, it's probably just "who should eat the
last bit of vegetables.'
"It doesn't taste good? I'Il ask at Yum Cha sin if maybe I made a mistake somewhere...:
...Trade secret? But last time...I just stood there and the chef told me everything."
M3Enter the Realm of Urban Legends
Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2
Getting established on a forum starts with a memorable nickname - everyone thinks they're bad at it, but for a dog Thiren who sometimes has to stay back for make-up exams in literature, it's especially tough.
"...You already know it, don't you? It's, uh... ahem, SailumeSadLoneGhost"
-You heard me!"
"Damn it. One of these days, I'm changing it to 'Mention My Old Name Again and I'Il See You in the Hollow.'"
M4Childhood OathRecommended
Max HP increases by 8%. During Special Attack: Return to Ashes and Special Attack: Return to
Ashes - Sacrifice, when Manato takes fatal DMG, he remains in battle, with his HP not dropping below 1. This effect can trigger once every 10s.
Maybe every teenager imagines themselves as a lone wolf with cold eyes... but Manato had an edge in that regard. If not for the drowned ideals, he could have gone on pretending nothing had ever happened, just like everyone else.
"Like I said, that was just how I thought when I was eight-"
"So this is what a 'friend' is... You didn't treat me like I was fragile, but sometimes you don't treat me like a person either."
M5Lone Shadow Returns to the Pack
Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv.+2
In truth, despite the barrier his appearance put up, Manato was popular with everyone.
Some made friends with him, some looked to him for protection, and some... tried to rope him into advertising.
"Sorry, I'm probably not the right choice to promote your shop.
"As for 'bench pressing,' I've never done it - unless you're referring to... being pinned by Ethereals and pushing up my greatsword to keep their claws off me?"
M6Beyond Dreams of the PastRecommended
When Special Attack: Return to Ashes hits a Stunned enemy, Manato gains 75 Blazing Heart and 4 stacks of Remnant Flame, and pressing will launch an Assist Follow-Up. This Remnant Flame effect can trigger once every 20s. When his Assist Follow-Up hits an enemy, Manato's Fire DMG
increases by 3% for 8s, stacking up to 5 times. Repeated triggers reset the duration.
Manato set aside the dream of lone courage and embraced the friends he held dear Of course, these friends could still cause him trouble, like at Waifei Peninsula's specialty soup shop.
"When I said I'd cover the rear, I didn't mean while drinking coconut chicken soup."
"Then how come I'm the one on the front lines when it's scorpion soup?"
..But he charged ahead anyway.
Base Stats
Stats at Lv.60
- HP
- 7724
- ATK
- 680
- DEF
- 443
- Impact
- 95
- CRIT Rate
- 5%
- CRIT DMG
- 50%
- Anomaly Proficiency
- 87
- Anomaly Mastery
- 90
- Sheer Force
- 94
- Automatic Adrenaline Accumulation
- 0
Stats by level
Profile
- Faction
- Spook Shack
- Gender
- Male
- Height
- 198 cm
- Birthday
- Jan 5th
- Release version
- 2.3
- Signature W-Engine
- Grill O'Wisp
- Voice actors (English)
- Ricco Fajardo
- Voice actors (Chinese)
- 李卓霆 (Li Zhuoting)
- Voice actors (Japanese)
- 興津和幸 (Kazuyuki Okitsu)
- Voice actors (Korean)
- 서정익 (Seo Jeong-ik)
"If any trouble comes up, just get behind me."
Story
Details
Komano Manato, a member of Spook Shack and an exceptionally reliable person. Having lost his family in the fall of the old capital, he grew up alone in Waifei Peninsula until the day he happened to adopt two street children, A-Cing and A-Yuet. Since then, the three have lived as a family, depending on one another. It may be a young household, but to Manato, nothing matters more than looking after them.
Manato is currently enrolled at a company affiliated school in the city, where rumors paint him as the terrifying "school delinquent." The label likely comes from his intimidating appearance, though in reality, he's far more soft-hearted and generous than he seems.
At first, Manato really did want to do something to clear up the misunderstanding about being a delinquent, but for various reasons, his efforts didn't make much of an impact. Still, his optimism soon led him to realize that the title wasn't all bad. It let him dodge unnecessary social events, live without being bothered by strangers, and even leverage the "delinquent" image to sniff out stories of school ghost tales, all while standing up for classmates suffering from actual bullying.
But when it comes to grades, he really does live up to the "school delinquent" label of a company affiliated school student.
Chi Tiết
At times, Manato's disarming honesty and friendly nature lead to unexpected trouble. Whenever he shows up at the market or anywhere crowded with locals, he can't help but draw attention. Cheerful shop owners, stall vendors, and neighbors passing by love slipping their finest items to him as presents, along with warm reminders of little everyday matters.
After his parents passed away, Manato quickly learned how to take care of himself. He became an excellent cook and could even mend the clothes A-Cing and A-Yuet tore while playing.
At his company affiliated school internship, Manato was also greeted with enthusiasm. In such an environment, his problem of not being able to hold back his strength proved to be the best support the miners could ask for.
Ghi Chú Hợp Tác
It's amazing how Manato can remember every neighbor's name and little habits whenever they stop to greet him!
Being with Manato really lessens the fright of ghost stories...
Official Videos
▶Agent Record | Komano Manato
▶Intermission Teaser - "The Daily Life of Komano Manato" | Zenless Zone Zero
▶Zenless Zone Zero Version 2.1 "The Impending Crash of Waves" Special Program
▶Version 2.1 Teaser - "The Impending Crash of Waves" | Zenless Zone Zero
▶Zenless Zone Zero Version 2.3 "Memories of Dreams Bygone" Special Program
▶Version 2.3 Teaser - "Memories of Dreams Bygone" | Zenless Zone Zero
▶Exclusive Report | The Pain of Being Awake Comes From Dreams That Once Existed
▶Zenless Zone Zero Version 2.3 "Memories of Dreams Bygone" is now live!
▶Cutscene - "Endless Summer" | Zenless Zone Zero