Overview
Tae Yamada is an Evasion debuffing HG.
As with all other Evasion debuffing HGs, the multiplier needs to be very high for it to be worth it. Tae Yamada’s multiplier is extremely low and it has an incredibly tiny AoE on top of that. Tae Yamada’s summon is also terrible. Even if you have a full Echelon of ZLS members, it does barely any damage at all.
As such, Tae Yamada is not recommended for use.
All ZLS Dolls share two passive effects when using an all-ZLS echelon:
- Summon the two ZLS members not in the echelon as reinforcements behind the echelon, with stats based on the Leader
- Summon a barrier that reduces damage taken and draws fire while active, with stats based on all the members’ combined stats
The reinforcements are incredibly weak and contribute 1-2% of the total damage at best. As such, your choice of Leader hardly matters.
The barrier can withstand weaker enemies if the fights are quick enough, but is far less durable than Suomi or an actual SG. To make matters worse, it can quickly cause your backline to lose links, as it inflicts 50 points of damage to all echelon members when it breaks. The -80% damage taken also doesn’t prevent Ai Mizuno from losing an entire link when her Skill backfires, removing one of the potential upsides. This is honestly so bad that using a full ZLS Echelon is discouraged. Instead, consider whether each individual Doll adds value to your Echelon and if not, pick something else.