# Proving Schemes If you want to know about the mechanics, motivation, or theory of proving schemes, see the *Theory > Proving Schemes* section. This section solely addresses the critical steps and quirks of each proving scheme within the Circom DSL. ## Groth16 Use of Groth16 incurs the cost of a trusted setup. However, it is also older and more battle-tested. There are certainly cases where Groth16 presents a superior alternative to Circom's Plonk. However, if you are coming from a place of inexperience, use of PlonK will skip the need for a trusted setup ceremony. BattleZips V1 was built in Groth16, and in retrospect PlonK would be the correct proving scheme given a lack of will to run a properly safe and secure Powers of Tau ceremony. ## PlonK --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://battlezips.gitbook.io/battlezips/development/snarkjs/proving-schemes.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.