Zizania

Zizania
Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.
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Trait	Rank 0 - Hardened, Rank 1 - Daze Immunity + Hardened, Rank 3 - Daze Immunity + Hardened + SC: Pierce
Zizania information on theMonster Legends Wiki

Ever since this beast of alien origin appeared on Earth, different teams of monsters have been trying to contain its lethal attacks. Every time someone finds a way to control Zizania, it changes its behavior and becomes even more terrifying.

Role: Attacker

Overview

Zizania is an Elite monster and the first monster with Pierce status effect, which allows attacks to penetrate defensive status effects. It is also the first monster with an evolving trait: on rank 0, it is Hardened; on rank 1, Daze Immunity is added to the Hardened trait; and on rank 3, Zizania also becomes a Status Caster, applying Pierce to itself at the start of the battle. This Metal attacker's debuffs, Tortures, and vampiric moves drain its opponent's life pretty quickly. Beware of this alien machine.

Pros:

• Great stats
• 100% life-steal move + Self-NER
• Has a Nature skill as a Metal type
• Pierce effect that penetrates defensive status effects (Evasion, Mirrors, Shields, Taunt, Area Dodge, etc)
• AoE Metal Weakness
• Decently low cooldowns and stamina costs
• PER
• Self-Heal skills
• Many torture effects like Bleed, Poison, and Nanovirus
• Special has AoE Possession

Cons:

• Very hard to obtain (Unable to request for its cells)
• You need to rank it up to get its best skills
• Easy to deny due to its mediocre trait
• Will instantly remove Pierce from itself after the skill
• 4-Slot Syndrome (too many good moves to choose from)

Recommended Moveset

Nature Killer (Unranked)

• Alien Sports (Self Pierce before dmg + 45 Metal dmg + Daze + Self PER, 26s, 1 CD)
• Poisoned Thorns (Self Pierce + 50 Nature dmg + Poison + Self PER, 26s, 1 CD)
• Sharp Petals (60 Special dmg + Bleed, 20s, 1 CD)
• Carnivorous Plant (40 Special dmg + 100% Life Steal + Self NER, 38s, 2 CD)

Natural Selector (Unranked 2)

• Metal Plant (AoE 20 Metal dmg + Metal Weakness, 28s, no CD)
• Sprout of Decay (AoE 30 Metal dmg + Nanovirus, 25s, 2 CD)
• Unnatural Growth (Self Photophobic Shield + Regeneration, 30s, 3 CD)
• Choose any skill above

Alien Assassin (Ranked)

• Nano Spores ( AoE 40 Metal dmg + Poison + Daze, 30s, 2 CD)
• Thorns Out ( Self Pierce + 65 Special dmg + Nanovirus, 29s, 2 CD)
• The Rooting (Self Evasion 1 turn + Regeneration + Extra turn, 35s, 3 CD)
• Choose any skill above

Dominate and Eliminate (Ranked 2)

• Ultimate Flytrap (55 Special dmg + Metal Weakness + Self 100% Life Steal + Self NER, 45s, 2 CD)
• The Rooting
• Choose any 2 skills above

Recommended Runes: 3 Strength; 2 Strength, 1 Team Speed

Counters

Zizania is weak to Magic monsters, especially deniers because of its trait, so monsters like Warmaster Sherezar and Lumoona are great choices. Faster attackers like Shademoon are recommended too.