Mei Lin Build: Best Team Comps & Core Cards

Mei Lin is a 5-star Striker from Chaos Zero Nightmare. She uses the Passion attribute and belongs to the Terrascion faction. She works as a single-target damage dealer who chains together many low-cost attack cards to deal ramping damage while applying Passion Weakness to enemies.

Mei Lin Overview in Chaos Zero Nightmare

		Overview
		Type	Striker
		Attribute	Passion
		Faction	Terrascion
		Rarity	★★★★★
		Voice Actor (EN)	Voice Actor (JP)
			Sayaka Senbongi
Gender	Race	Favorite Gift	Birthdate
Female	Human	Unyielding Form	June 29th

Mei Lin Stats

How to Get Mei Lin in Chaos Zero Nightmare

Mei Lin is available through the standard rescue banners in Chaos Zero Nightmare.

Best Team Compositions for Mei Lin

Recommended Team Setup

Position	Character
Main DPS	Mei Lin
Support	Mika
Sub-DPS	Veronica

Mei Lin performs best with characters who either generate AP or provide additional Passion cards to fuel her combos. Mika serves as the AP engine through her Source of Water card, giving Mei Lin the action points she needs for her setup cards.

Alternative Team Members

Character	Explanation
Selena	Can work as sub-DPS who benefits from Mei Lin's high attack frequency. Her cards trigger off frequent attacks and she provides strong Tenacity damage.
Rei	Provides damage buffs
Khalipe	Offers strong AoE damage and shielding to cover Mei Lin's lack of area attacks while providing team survivability.
Any Shielder	Adding a shielder like Magna or Maribell creates more defensive teams

Best Mei Lin Build and Cards

Core Character Cards

Card Name	AP Cost	Type	Effect	Tags
Flame Dragon's Jewel	1	Upgrade	+30% Attack Card Damage, when using Attack Card: 1 Passion Weakness to target	Initiation
Rising Dragon Spire	1	Attack	100% Damage, 2 Ember, Combo: +2 hits	-
Unity of Attack and Defense	0	Skill	Draw 2 Basic Cards, Cost -1 for 1 turn	-
Spirit of the Aromata	1	Skill	For 1 turn, when using own card: +20% Damage	Retain
Flame Dragon's Sovereignty	2	Attack	300% Damage, Destroy: Retain Embers	Weakness Attack

Essential Team Cards

Card Name	AP Cost	Effect
Source of Water (Mika)	1	Heal 150%, +2 AP, on Recover cost -1 for 1 turn
Tactical Analysis (Mika)	0	2 Wave, +50% Healing for 1 turn
Firing Preparation (Veronica)	1	Create 1 Giant Ballista At the start of the turn, create 1 Giant Ballista card(s)

Mika provides the AP generation Mei Lin needs to set up her combos each turn. Veronica's 0-cost Passion cards are crucial for stacking Rising Dragon Spire's hit count - each Passion card used adds another hit to Rising Dragon Spire, and Veronica can easily provide 3-5 extra Passion cards per turn at zero cost. This combination lets Mei Lin turn a single Rising Dragon Spire into a 10+ hit attack.

Best Partner

Recommended Partner Choice

Aspect	Details
Partner Name	Scarlet
Passive Effect	The assigned combatant's Attack increased by 8%. If a card from the assigned combatant was used immediately before, +15% attack card damage (stacks up to 2 times). When the assigned combatant uses 2 or more cards, they gain Focus (+20% attack card damage).
Ego Skill	250% Damage, +10% assigned combatant's attack card damage per buff owned

Alternative Partners

Partner	Passive Effect	Ego Skill
Douglas	The assigned combatant's Attack increased by 16%. At the start of battle, Damage dealt by the assigned combatant increased by 8% for 1 turn.	120% Damage to all enemies
Lilian	The assigned combatant's Attack increased by 8%. When using Skill cards, for 1 turn: +10% attack card damage (stacks up to 6 times). 1-cost or lower Attack cards deal +30% damage.	Draw 1 lowest-cost Attack card, decrease its Cost by 1 for 1 turn
Marianne	The assigned combatant's Basic cards always have Weakness Attack effect. When targeting Ravaged enemies, +15% damage. Increases Weak Point multiplier by +5%.	150% Damage, 1 Ravage

Best Memory Fragments for Mei Lin

Set Combination

The 2/2/2 setup provides balanced bonuses across all of Mei Lin's damage types. Executioner's Tool gives +25% Critical Damage, Black Wing provides a flat 12% damage increase, and Seth's Scarab boosts basic card damage by 20% (which applies to Strike). This combination works well for all Mei Lin builds.

Best Equipment for Mei Lin in CZN

Mei Lin Cards in Chaos Zero Nightmare

Basic Starting Cards

Card Name	AP Cost	Type	Effect	Tags
Strike	1	Attack	100% Damage	-
Flame Dragon Guardian	1	Skill	100% Shield	Shield

Unique Cards

Card Name	AP Cost	Type	Effect	Tags
Flame Dragon's Sovereignty	2	Attack	300% Damage, Destroy: Retain Embers	Weakness Attack

Cards with Epiphanies

Card Name	Epiphany 1	Epiphany 2	Epiphany 3	Epiphany 4	Epiphany 5
Flame Dragon's Jewel	+30% Attack Card Damage, when using Attack Card: 1 Passion Weakness	+20% Attack Card Damage, when using Attack Card: 1 Tenacity Damage	+20% Attack Card Damage, when using Attack Card: 1 Ember and 1 Passion Weakness	+30% Critical Chance, on Critical Hit: 1 Tenacity Damage, 1 Ember	On Ravage: 300% damage to target (2 cost, Upgrade)
Rising Dragon Spire	100% Damage, 2 Ember, Combo: +2 hits	150% Damage, 3 Ember, Combo: +1 hit	+1 hit to next Passion card used (2 cost)	+2 hits to next Basic Attack Card	For 1 turn, per Passion card used: +1 hit (2 cost)
Unity of Attack and Defense	Draw 2 Basic Cards, Cost -1, +50% Damage/Shield/Heal	Move 2 Basic Cards to hand, Cost -1	Draw 2 Basic Cards, Exhaust up to 2 cards, 2 Morale/Resolve per card (2 cost)	Create 2 Strike cards, Cost -1	+100% own Basic card Damage (2 cost, Upgrade)
Spirit of the Aromata	For 1 turn, when using Passion card: +20% Damage	For 1 turn, when using card: +30% Damage	For 1 turn, when using card: +20% Damage (0 cost, Initiation)	For 1 turn, when using card: 1 Ember on random enemy (Upgrade)	For 1 turn, when using card: +50% Basic Card Damage

Ego Skill

Heavenly Flame Dragon doubles the hit count of your next four Strike cards. This effect has no time limit, so you can activate it early when you have enough EP and save the empowered attacks for when you need them. Combined with Unity of Attack and Defense repeatedly cycling Strike cards, this provides massive burst damage potential.

Mei Lin Potential Upgrades

The most important potential upgrade is 3-1, which makes Strike cards apply Ember stacks automatically. This helps you stack Ember faster for bonus damage when breaking enemies. The Basic Card upgrades are also crucial since Strike is your most-used card. The 7th potential provides significant damage increases once you reach high Attack stats.

Manifest Ego for Mei Lin

The most impactful Manifest Ego stages are E2 and E4. E2 automatically applies Ember with every attack, making it much easier to stack Ember for bonus damage. E4 provides massive damage buffs after breaking enemies, turning Mei Lin into even more of a powerhouse once she gets going. E3 increases burst potential by extending the Ego Skill to six buffed attacks instead of four.

How to Play Mei Lin in Chaos Zero Nightmare

Mei Lin's gameplay revolves around cycling her basic Strike cards repeatedly using Unity of Attack and Defense while stacking damage buffs from Spirit of the Aromata and Rising Dragon Spire. Unlike most characters who want to remove their basic cards, Mei Lin keeps Strike in her deck because it's the foundation of her entire strategy. Understanding how Unity of Attack and Defense works is crucial to playing Mei Lin effectively.

For deck building, you want to keep both Strike cards in your deck. Remove Flame Dragon Guardian since you don't need shields. Flame Dragon's Sovereignty is optional - it deals good damage but costs 2 AP, which can disrupt your cycling strategy. The goal is having a lean deck with multiple copies of Unity of Attack and Defense (ideally three or four), a couple Rising Dragon Spire copies, one or two Spirit of the Aromata, one Flame Dragon's Jewel, and your two Strikes. This creates consistent turns where you draw your combo pieces reliably.

For Epiphanies, Flame Dragon's Jewel has two strong options. Epiphany 1 provides +30% attack card damage and applies Passion Weakness, which is the safe choice that works in all situations. Epiphany 4 gives +30% Critical Chance instead and makes critical hits apply Tenacity Damage and Ember, but it removes the Passion Weakness application. Epiphany 4 only works if you have high Critical Chance from equipment and Memory Fragments (aim for 70%+ total), but when it works, it can deal more damage while generating Ember stacks faster.

Rising Dragon Spire only has one Epiphany worth using - Epiphany 5. The other options either give fewer hits or change the card into something that doesn't scale as well.

Spirit of the Aromata Epiphany 1 or 2 both work well. Epiphany 1 makes it trigger on any card you use (not just Passion cards), which is slightly more flexible. Epiphany 2 provides +30% damage per card instead of +20%, but only for Passion cards. Since most of your cards are Passion anyway, both versions perform similarly. Getting a Divine Epiphany that makes Spirit of the Aromata cost 0 AP is incredible because you can play it on turns when you're AP-tight without sacrificing a cycle.

Heavenly Flame Dragon (your Ego Skill) costs 6 EP. When you activate it, your next four Strike cards (six with E3) gain +1 hit, effectively doubling their damage. You can use this Ego Skill as soon as you have the EP and save the buffed Strikes for when you need burst damage.

Mei Lin's biggest weakness is AoE damage - she has almost none. Her cards focus on single targets, making her excellent for bosses but weak against multiple enemies. This is why pairing her with characters who have AoE coverage, like Khalipe or Veronica (who can provide some AoE), creates more balanced teams. For pure boss damage though, Mei Lin is one of the strongest characters in the game.

The main challenge with Mei Lin is finding the right Epiphanies in Chaos runs. Without Unity of Attack and Defense Epiphany 2 and Rising Dragon Spire Epiphany 5, her damage drops significantly. If you don't find these Epiphanies early in a run, your options are either resetting or accepting lower performance. This makes Mei Lin somewhat dependent on RNG, but when you get the right setup, she becomes incredibly powerful.