ZPCI Pyrotech

ZPCI Pyrotech
ZPCI Pyrotech in battle.
Level	22 ~ 24 (Legend)
Race	Human
Zone	ZPCI Stronghold - Stage 4/Wave 1 ~ 2 - Stage 5/Wave 1 - Stage 10/Wave 1
Allies	ZPCI ZPCI Sniper ZPCI Medic ZPCI Trident

ZPCI Pyrotech is a Normal enemy unit in Sonny (2017). They're encountered in ZPCI Stronghold.

Attributes

Attribute Notes:

• Values in bold can be encountered in a Legend run (no training), no bold means that these values are only available in training fights.
  • Italic values cannot be encountered in training despite being coded in the game due to Sonny's level being +1 higher than the zone level when entering a new zone, on a legend run.
• Buffs cannot reduce Power/Defense/Speed below 1. This also applies to Vitality but it normally cannot be modified in battle.
  • For Defense specifically, this means that the Damage taken Mod becomes ~200% while both breached and exposed. See this this page for more info.
• Visible Power/Defense/Speed is rounded to nearest integer. If the actual value ends exactly in ".5", then it will be rounded to nearest even integer. Visible (Max) HP is rounded up.
• Abilities can also have Hit./Crit. Bonuses, which are listed under the Abilities section.
• Only Physical Defense is shown because the other elemental defenses are not used at all on units. They can still get non-physical elemental defense from certain abilities.

	Base	Mod		Lvl 22	Lvl 23	Lvl 24
Power	0	1.25		1428	1541	1657.73
Defense	0	1.5		1713.6	1849.19	1989.28
Speed	0	0.5		571.2	616.4	663.09
Vitality	0	1.4		1599.36	1725.91	1856.66
Max HP from Vitality (7*Vitality)				11195.55	12081.4	12996.63
Visible Max HP from Vitality				11196	12082	12997
Visible Power				1428	1541	1658
Visible Defense				1714	1849	1989
Visible Speed				571	616	663
Damage Taken Mod from Defense				40.753%
... while Breached (-50% Defense)				106.25%
... while Exposed (-75% Defense)				153.125%
Hit. Bonus	100%
Crit. Chance	15%
Stun Resist	0%
Focus Drain Resist	0%
Physical Defense	0%

Abilities

• Attack
• Taser Shot
• Pyro Nova
• Heat Shift

Attack	Element	Type	Range	Target
	Physical	Basic Attack	Melee	Enemies
	Cooldown	Scaling	Hit. Bonus	Crit. Bonus
		100% Power
	Starting Cooldown	A.I. Score Mod	A.I. Score Bonus	A.I. HP Threshold
		30%		100%
	Reaction		Notes

Taser Shot	Element	Type	Range	Target
	Lightning	Active	Ranged	Enemies
	Cooldown	Scaling	Hit. Bonus	Crit. Bonus
	0	75% Power
	Starting Cooldown	A.I. Score Mod	A.I. Score Bonus	A.I. HP Threshold
		100%		100%
	Reaction		Notes
	25% chance to apply Stun to target after use.
Stun	Target Buff Description
	Unit is stunned and cannot act.
	Target Buff Polarity	Target Buff Charges	Target Buff Duration	Target Buff Notes
	Negative		1

Pyro Nova	Element	Type	Range	Target
	Fire	Active	Ranged	Enemies
	Cooldown	Scaling	Hit. Bonus	Crit. Bonus
	3	100% Power
	Starting Cooldown	A.I. Score Mod	A.I. Score Bonus	A.I. HP Threshold
		100%		100%
	Reaction		Notes
			AoE ability.
Affliction	Target Buff Description
	Take # damage each turn.
	Target Buff Polarity	Target Buff Charges	Target Buff Duration	Target Buff Notes
	Negative		3	Damages for 50% Power, ignoring target Defense.

Heat Shift	Element	Type	Range	Target
	Fire	Active	Ranged	Self
	Cooldown	Scaling	Hit. Bonus	Crit. Bonus
	90	0% Power
	Starting Cooldown	A.I. Score Mod	A.I. Score Bonus	A.I. HP Threshold
		100%		50%
	Reaction		Notes
	99% chance to grows target's Power with 70% of their current Power, and decays target's Defense with 70% of their current Defense.		The 99% chance is likely due to a bug.

Note: ZPCI Pyrotech will almost never use Attack unless Taser Shot is silenced or Sonny's party has significantly increased Lightning defense.

A.I. Ability Order

A.I. Notes:

• The A.I. prefers to use the topmost item in the left list, which is ranked according to the abilities' total scaling and A.I. score bonuses. For attacks specifically, their cooldown also plays a part in the rankings (the longer the cooldown, the higher it goes).
  • When an ability's Max HP Threshold condition is met and it's off cooldown, then that ability is added to the left list, in most cases to the top.
  • If an ability cannot be used due to being on cooldown, incl. silences, then the A.I. moves down the list to the next ability. If no abilities are available, then the A.I. skips their turn.
  • The A.I. will also not use healing abilities with 100% HP Threshold if all their teammates have full HP.
• The A.I. does have a chance of not following the list and instead picking a random ability. The chance depends on it's A.I. type and the difference in total scaling & A.I. Score Bonuses.
• It might also pick a different ability if the valid target(s) has:
  • Increased elemental defense against an element one of their available abilities has.
  • High Defense and the A.I. has access to an ability that deals piercing damage.
• The A.I. prefers targeting units with low HP% (both attacks & heals) and a high Damage Taken Mod (only attacks). Buffs that increases damage/healing taken also affect the targeting priority.
• Again, the A.I. has a chance of targeting a random unit instead. The chance depends on it's A.I. type, the difference in HP% & difference in Damage Taken Mod.

A.I. Type	This unit has the A.I. type "Normal". They tend to follow the list and targeting priority, but can sometimes switch it up with a random ability or target.
Phases	Ability Preference List	HP Threshold Abilities	Passive Abilities
Phase 1	- Pyro Nova - Taser Shot - Attack	- Heat Shift (Self <50% HP)

Tactics

After the ZPCI Pyrotech uses Heat Shift, or their HP is below 50% HP, attack them with burst damage abilities such as Drill Strike to quickly take them down. Stuns and focus drains can be used to delay their next turn, in order to buy more time to kill them.

Gallery

The original design of ZPCI Pyrotech by Jet Kimchrea

Trivia

• The ZPCI Pyrotech has a chance of saying "Feel the Burn!" on a critical strike.