Doll Info :: Zas M21
Zas M21
AR
#196
Type: AR
Rarity: 5 *
Obtainable from:
- • Obtainable from standard production
- • Obtainable from heavy production
Affects SMG
- Increases rate of fire by 12%
- Increases evasion by 15%
Affects SMG
- Increases evasion by 20%
- Increases rate of fire by 15%
| Stat | Value (per dummy link) |
|---|---|
| HP | (x1) (x2) (x3) (x4) (x5) |
| RECOV | (x1) (x2) (x3) (x4) (x5) |
| DMG | |
| ROF | Max cap |
| ACC | |
| EVA | |
| CRIT % | % |
Equipment
Pending implementation
Howl of the Nightingale
ICD: S.
CD: S.
Howl of the Nightingale
ICD: S.
CD: S.
Fission Grenade
ICD: S.
CD: S.
Doll review
Overview
Zas M21 attempts to be an early grenadier.
While it may seem like an early grenade should be useful, the actual damage on Zas M21’s grenade is actually lower than just about any SMG Incendiary Grenade’s initial impact (and these continue dealing damage over time for a few seconds after as well). Although it has a slightly larger AoE, this does not help the problems of terrible multipliers.
The rest of Zas M21’s kit applies Vulnerability if she hits multiple enemies or a self-buff if she hits few. This ends up not adding up to much:
- The self-buff is simply too small (low multiplier, low uptime), and other actually usable grenadiers (416, K11) almost have the same single-target DPS as Zas M21.
- The Vulnerability is also small, and you’d better hope those enemies are already almost dead if you’re using a grenadier on them, so you shouldn’t get much use out of it. If they aren’t already almost dead, perhaps you should use a grenadier that just outright kills her enemies instead of Zas M21.
All in all, Zas M21 is simply not very good, and is not recommended for use.
Mod review
Overview
Note: Zas M21’s placement in High Priority is only if you do not already have 416 MOD. If you have 416 MOD instead, you can consider Zas M21 to be one of the best (albeit more expensive) options in the Medium AR category.
Leave it to Serbia to create one exquisite Balkan rifle. I wonder if she enjoys bowling with her cousin.
Anyway, Zas M21 comes to us with one hell of a Neural Upgrade that combines two powerful roles in one package: very strong single target damage and great AoE damage.
Zas M21’s new Skill 2, Fission Grenade, is very simple. Every time Zas launches a grenade, she gets a 6% buff to her Damage and Critical Damage, stacking up to 5 times and lasting 30 seconds. This combines very well with her upgraded Skill 1 in single target situations, as it now launches a second weaker grenade. On top of this, the two grenades from Skill 1 can even crit now! Compared to 416 MOD, Zas will outperform her when facing larger groups of weaker enemies, but not as well against beefier dummy-linked targets.
Can the buffs go even further than this? Of course! If Zas M21 is upgraded to MOD3, her Special Equipment grants her three additional grenades. She will throw one of these every 10 seconds, with the key point being that one of these will be thrown immediately at the start of the battle. This means that at only 5 seconds in, Zas M21 MOD3 will have already launched 3 grenades, for a ~19% Damage and Crit Damage buff, and by 10 seconds, this will become ~26% Damage and Crit Damage. I haven’t even mentioned the raw stat buffs that Zas gains from her upgrades yet, with MOD1 in particular giving her a whopping 11 DMG and 20% Crit Rate.
As you can probably surmise, Zas M21’s constant buffing of her damage output, combined with multiple grenades that can crit, leads to her having exceptional damage output in single target scenarios, while still having solid performance in AoE scenarios. She does need some time to ramp up her buffs, but this is not a huge problem, especially if you upgrade her to MOD3.
Leave it to Serbia to create one exquisite Balkan rifle. I wonder if she enjoys bowling with her cousin.
Anyway, Zas M21 comes to us with one hell of a Neural Upgrade that combines two powerful roles in one package: very strong single target damage and great AoE damage.
Zas M21’s new Skill 2, Fission Grenade, is very simple. Every time Zas launches a grenade, she gets a 6% buff to her Damage and Critical Damage, stacking up to 5 times and lasting 30 seconds. This combines very well with her upgraded Skill 1 in single target situations, as it now launches a second weaker grenade. On top of this, the two grenades from Skill 1 can even crit now! Compared to 416 MOD, Zas will outperform her when facing larger groups of weaker enemies, but not as well against beefier dummy-linked targets.
Can the buffs go even further than this? Of course! If Zas M21 is upgraded to MOD3, her Special Equipment grants her three additional grenades. She will throw one of these every 10 seconds, with the key point being that one of these will be thrown immediately at the start of the battle. This means that at only 5 seconds in, Zas M21 MOD3 will have already launched 3 grenades, for a ~19% Damage and Crit Damage buff, and by 10 seconds, this will become ~26% Damage and Crit Damage. I haven’t even mentioned the raw stat buffs that Zas gains from her upgrades yet, with MOD1 in particular giving her a whopping 11 DMG and 20% Crit Rate.
As you can probably surmise, Zas M21’s constant buffing of her damage output, combined with multiple grenades that can crit, leads to her having exceptional damage output in single target scenarios, while still having solid performance in AoE scenarios. She does need some time to ramp up her buffs, but this is not a huge problem, especially if you upgrade her to MOD3.