Zenless Zone Zero vegetable noodles waterfall shop

How to get combat buffs in Zenless Zone Zero

Don't go into battle on an empty stomach.

Like HoYoverse’s other hit gacha games, Zenless Zone Zero has several tasks that players need to get into the habit of doing every time they play. One of these is getting combatꦬ buffs before battle. This is revealed fairly early in the game, but with all the shops to visit, 𝄹it’s easy to forget how and where to grab combat buffs.

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The Waterfall Soup noodle shop on Sixth Street

The city of New Eridu serves as the hub world of Zenless Zone Zero, and the Waterfall Soup noodle shop is located to the left of the video store where Belle and Wise work. It unlocks early in Chapter One, after you complete the “Logistics Disaster” Combat Commission for General Chop. Talk to the disgruntled chef to turn in the quest, and he’ll open up his shop for you. You’ll also get the “Gimme Another Bowl” achievement and earn 5 Polychrome.

The Waterfall Soup noodle shop’s menu

The Waterfall Soup noodle shop offers a variety of dishes tha🤡t provide combat buffs that last through three 🅰battles. If you want to swap out your current buff, you need to fight at least one battle and then return to the shop to order something else.

The first recipe, Vegetable Noodles, unlocks with the shop. It grants +30 to your ATK and costs 1,800 Dennies, Zenless Zone Zero’s main in-game currency. Another chunk of recipes unlocks at level 20 and costs 2,500 Dennies; a⛎ third and final set of dishes unlocks at level 30 and will set you back 5,000 Dennies.

DishBuffCost (Dennies)Required Level
Vegetable NoodlesATK +301800Unlocks with the shop
Pumpkin Soup NoodlesHP +15%
Physical DMG +15%
250020
Fried BBQ NoodlesHP +15%
Ether DMG +15%
250020
Red Chilli Meat NoodlesHP +15%
Fire DMG +15%
250020
Green Pepper Meat NoodlesHP +15%
Electric DMG +15%
250020
Seafood NoodlesHP +15%
Ice DMG +15%
250020
Mushroom NoodlesPhysical DMG +30%500030
Smoked BBQ NoodlesEther DMG +30%500030
Red Chilli Chicken NoodlesFire DMG +30%500030
Green Pepper Chicken NoodlesElectric DMG +30%500030
Fresh Iced NoodlesIce DMG +30%500030
Cold NoodlesHP +30%500030
Bone Broth NoodlesDMG against Boss enemies +30%500030

You can check your current active buff in two ways. At the Waterfall Soup noodle shop, talk to General Chop and you’ll spot an icon with a button prompt on the left side of the menu screen. This shows the current active buff and how many more combats it will last. Additionally, before battle in Zenless Zone Zero, on the screen that displays the characters in your party, you’ll find the same 🅠icon and a number in the upper righthand co🐲rner.

Now that you know how, don’t forget to eat somꦿe noodles frequently. The buffs they give, particularly the Bone Broth Noodles for increased 💖damage against bosses, may mean the difference between victory and defeat.


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