Selena Build: Best Team Comps & Core Cards

Selena is a 4-Star Combatant in Chaos Zero Nightmare. She is a Ranger with the Passion attribute, hailing from the Stella Familia faction. In this guide, you'll find everything you need to know about Selena in Chaos Zero Nightmare, including her stats, best team comps, and how to play her.

Selena Character Overview

Overly quiet sniper. Utilizes the advantage of being inconspicuous to excel in her role. Selena is so skilled that sometimes everyone forgets about her presence as a sniper. When forgotten, she may seem a bit crestfallen, but she remains more dedicated to White Altair than anyone else.

Basic Information

Selena CZN
Overview
TypeRanger
AttributePassion
FactionStella Familia
Rarity★★★★
Voice Actor (KR)Voice Actor (JP)
Konomi Inagaki
GenderRaceGiftBirthdate
FemaleStella FamiliaClairvoyanceJune 18th

Character Stats

StatValue
Attack166
Defense37
Health69
Critical Chance3%
Critical Damage125%

How to Get Selena in CZN

You can get Selena by pulling her in the Normal Combatant Rescue banner.

Best Team Compositions

PositionCharacter
Main DPS
Mei Lin
Sub DPSSelena CZN
Selena
SupportMika CZN
Mika

Mei Lin is the ideal damage dealer to pair with Selena because she inflicts Passion Weakness on enemies, which allows Selena to exploit this vulnerability through her bonus attacks on Marked targets. Selena excels at placing Marks on opponents, and Mei Lin can take full advantage of these Marks to unleash devastating combo sequences.

Mika completes this trio by keeping the team healthy while constantly generating AP (Action Points). This AP generation is crucial since both Mei Lin and Selena are card-hungry characters who need resources to maintain their aggressive playstyles.

Selena's core strength lies in her ability to trigger frequent follow-up attacks and break through enemy defenses using Tenacity Damage combined with Passion Weakness. Since she attacks so often, she benefits tremendously from damage buffs and Morale bonuses. Her Mark mechanic naturally synergizes with teammates who spam attack cards, exactly what Mei Lin provides.

In essence, this team creates a cycle:

  1. Selena Marks enemies
  2. Mei Lin exploits those Marks with rapid attacks while applying Passion Weakness
  3. Selena triggers additional attacks on weakened targets
  4. Mika keeps everyone fighting with heals and AP
  5. repeat

The synergy between these three characters maximizes damage output while maintaining sustainability throughout battles.

Alternative Team Members

CharacterExplanation

Lucas
Lucas can step in as the primary damage dealer instead of Mei Lin. Since he's a Passion-element character, he naturally benefits from Selena's Drone Bombing ability, which inflicts Passion Weakness on all enemies at once. This lets Lucas deal amplified damage across multiple targets while Selena continues setting up Marks and triggering her follow-up attacks.
Veronica CZN
Veronica
Veronica offers exceptional value through her card-drawing capabilities, which are both cost-effective and plentiful. This helps Selena cycle through her deck much more quickly, ensuring she can consistently access the cards she needs to maintain her Mark applications and trigger her additional attacks. The faster deck cycling means more frequent access to key abilities, keeping Selena's aggressive tempo going throughout the fight.

Best Cards and Deck Build

Core Character Cards

Card NameAP CostTypeEffect

Target Spotted
1Attack150% Damage.
Attunement: 1 Mark to random enemies.

High-Power Scope
1Skill2 Mark.

Drone Bombing
1Attack120% Damage to all enemies, 1 Passion Weakness.​

Essential Team Cards

Card NameAP CostTypeEffect

Source of Water
0SkillHeal 100%.
Gain 1 AP.

Flame Dragon's Jewel
1UpgradeIncreases Damage Amount of Attack Cards of this unit by 20%.
When an Attack Card is used, 1 Passion Weakness to the target.​

Repose
1Skill100% Shield.
Draw 2 card(s) from other combatant.

Best Partners

Recommended Partner Choice

AspectDetails
Partner Name
Marin
Passive EffectThe Extra Attack damage of cards generated by the assigned combatant's abilities increases by 15/30%.
When a Skill Card is used for the first time by the assigned Combatant each turn, +25/50% Damage Amount to Extra Attacks for 1 turn.
Ego SkillDeal 200% Damage to all enemies. Draw 1 skill cards.

Alternative Partners

PartnerPassive EffectEgo Skill

Rosaria
The assigned combatant's Extra Attack damage is increased by 10/20%.
When the assigned combatant uses an Upgrade or Skill card, 25/50% chance to gain 1 Morale for 1 turn.
Draw 1 Enhanced Card(s).
If there are no Enhance Cards in the Draw Pile, Draw 1 Card.

Nakia
The assigned combatant's Attack is increased by 8/16%.
When an ally defeats an enemy, gain 1 [Backline Support].
[Backline Support]: +10/20% Damage of 1 attack card. Upon activation, Backline Support is reduced by 1 (up to 3 stacks).
Deal 200% Damage.

Best Memory Fragments

Set CombinationStats PriorityRecommended Substats
[2-piece Black Wing Set]
+
[2-piece Executioner's Tool Set]
+
[2-piece Tetra's Authority Set]
Ideal: Critical Chance%
Desire: Passion Damage%
Imagination: Attack %
・Critical Chance%
・Critical Damage%
・Attack%
・Extra Attack%

Best Equipment

Equipment SlotRecommended Item
WeaponSecond Method
ArmorDance of the Night Butterflies
AccessoryNatural Predator

Character Cards Database

Basic Starting Cards

Card NameAP CostTypeEffect

Engagement Fire
1Attack100% Damage.

Emergency Shielding
1Skill100% Shield.

Unique Cards

Card NameAP CostTypeEffect

Sniper's Domain
0Upgrade+40% Mark Damage

Cards with Epiphanies

Card NameEpiphany 1Epiphany 2Epiphany 3Epiphany 4Epiphany 5

High-Power Scope
2 Mark.
If the Anticipated Action of the target is in an Attack state, add 2 Mark.
When using an Attack Card, 1 Mark to the target.​2 Mark. +50% Mark Damage for 1 turn.​When another combatant's Attack Card is used, 100% Coordinated Attack for 1 turn.​At the start of the turn, 1 Mark to all enemies.

Target Spotted
100% Damage.
Attunement: 200% Damage to a random enemy.
150% Damage.
2 Mark.
If the target is affected by Mark, +2 Mark.
150% Shield.
2 Mark to all enemies.
150% Shield.
Attunement: Draw 1.
On Ravage, 200% Coordinated Attack.

Drone Bombing
120% Damage to all enemies, 2 Passion Weakness.120% Damage to all enemies.
Combo: 2 Mark to all enemies
120% Damage to all enemies.
+40% Damage per Passion Attack Card used this turn.
For 1 turn, when performing a Attack Weakness, 100% chance to trigger Coordinated Attack on the target.When using a Passion Attack card, 50% Coordinated Attack to the target.​

Tactical Maneuver
225% Shield.
3 Tenacity Damage
150% Damage.
Increase Tenacity Damage of this card by 150%.
225% Shield.
2 Tenacity Damage.
2 Mark on enemies in Ravage state.​
If the target is in Ravaged state, recharge Tenacity.​1 Tenacity Damage to all enemies and 1 Mark.​

Ego Skill

AspectDetails
Skill Name
Final Shot
Effect300% Damage.
3 Mark.
EP Cost5

Potential Upgrades

Potential Effects

#Upgrade NameEffectCost
1Epiphany BonusWhen entering Chaos, obtain 1 random Rare Card with an activated Epiphany.・8x Common Growth Stone of Instinct
・10000 Units
2Basic Card UpgradeIncrease Damage, Shield, and Healing Amounts of Basic Cards by 2/20%.・4x Common Growth Stone of Instinct
・3000 Units
3Common Card UpgradeIncrease Damage, Shield, and Healing Amounts of Common Cards by 2/20%.・5x Great Growth Stone of Instinct
・16000 Units
3-1Basic Card ProficiencyEngagement Fire card is changed to deal Piercing Damage.・16x Great Growth Stone of Instinct
・24000 Units
4Unique Card UpgradeIncrease Damage, Shield, and Healing Amounts of Unique Cards by 2/20%.・8x Great Growth Stone of Instinct
・20000 Units
5Critical Damage Proficiency+2.4/12% Critical Damage.・16x Premium Growth Stone of Instinct
・28000 Units
5-1Basic Card Proficiency+5% Damage for Selena's Engagement Fire.
If Selena's Additional Damage is greater than 15%, an additional +5% to that value.
・16x Premium Growth Stone of Instinct
・2x Shards of Condemnation
・60000 Units
6Critical Chance Proficiency+2/10% Critical Chance.・120x Premium Growth Stone of Instinct
・42000 Units
7Unique Stat Upgrade+4% Passion Attribute Damage.
If Selena's Bonus Damage exceeds 30%, an additional +4%.
・36x Premium Growth Stone of Instinct
・2x Shards of Condemnation
・80000 Units

Manifest Ego

StageManifest EgoEffect
1Sleeping MemoryThe Sniper's Domain card gains Initiation.
2Awakening MemorySelena's Mark damage is increased by +20%.
3Vivid MemoryIncrease the level of [Basic Card Upgrade], [Unique Card Upgrade], and [Common Card Upgrade] in Potentials by 3.
4Inner Memory+50% Damage Amount to Final Shot and increase Mark by 1.
5Complete MemoryIncrease the level of [Basic Card Upgrade], [Unique Card Upgrade], and [Common Card Upgrade] in Potentials by 3.
6Liberated MemoryWhen Selena's Mark triggers, 30% chance to 100% Extra Damage.

Playstyle Tips and Strategy/How to Play

Selena's gameplay centers around two key mechanics: Mark stacks and Breaking enemies. Her flexible Epiphanies let you customize her approach, but the basic strategy stays consistent across builds.

Core Gameplay Loop

  1. Apply Marks to enemies using her various abilities
  2. Use Attack cards frequently to trigger bonus shots at Marked targets (each Attack card fires an extra 100% ATK hit)
  3. Wear down enemy Tenacity gauges through direct damage and Passion Weakness
  4. Capitalize on Break states for enhanced damage

Key Mechanics Explained

  • Mark System: When enemies have Mark stacks and anyone plays an Attack card, Selena automatically fires additional shots at those targets. More Attack cards = more bonus damage.
  • Break Focus: Selena excels at depleting Tenacity gauges and gains extra benefits when enemies enter Break state (making them vulnerable to all attacks as if they're Passion-weak).
  • Response Cards: Certain cards trigger special effects automatically when drawn.
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