Wuthering Waves1.2 introduces a slew of new content, including the new five-star Resonator, Zhezhi, to pull for. If you’re interested in pulling her, or you already have and are trying to build her up, here’s a useful guide to help you build Zhezhi.
Best Zhezhi Build inWithering Waves
Zhezhi is aGlaciocharacter with a stark focus on dealing out Basic Attacks, both on-field and off, to deal her damage. She plays the role of aSub-DPSdue to her extraordinarily powerful Outro skill buffs, fast Concerto rotation, and consistent off-field damage thanks to her Ultimate.
Much like other characters inWuthering Waves, Zhezhi’s skill descriptions are very convoluted and difficult to understand, but her actual gameplay isn’t nearly so daunting. Her core gameplay mechanic revolves around her Forte Circuit,Ink and Wash, which allows her to summonPhantasmic Imprintsonto the field when her Heavy Attack or Skill is used, provided there is enoughAffaltus, her Forte Circuit resource. Affaltus is built by simply attacking enemies with Basic or Intro Attacks, and she can hold 90 Affaltus in total.
Casting Heavy Attack after the third attack in her Basic Attack String or while mid-air with at least 30 Affaltus will summon a Phantasmic Imprint – Middle onto the field. Casting her Skill with 60 Affaltus will summon Phantasmic Imprint – Left and Phantasmic Imprint – Right, allowing you access to all three Imprints when using both methods of summoning. Now, when Zhezhi has at least one Imprint on the field, using her Skill will allow her to teleport to the closest Imprint and deal big damage that counts as Basic Attack Damage.
While on-field, Zhezhi doesmost of her damage by teleporting to her Imprints and following them up with a Basic Attack, so this is the core of what you want to be doing while she is there. Due to the nature of teleportation, Zhezhi is extremely mobile, which gives her a big advantage against many of the hardest enemies inWuthering Waves.
Her off-field damage comes purely from her Ultimate,Living Canvas, which summons a massive circle in the sky that causesInklit Spiritsto crash down onto foes below. This lasts a walloping 30 seconds or until 21 Inklit Spirits are invoked. Attacks from her Ultimate are consideredCoordinated Attacks, which is important to keep note of when building her team comp. More on that soon.
That was a lot, but I promise her gameplay sounds more complicated than it is to execute. Let’s talk about her to actually build her now.
Best Echoes for Zhezhi
Thanks to her Sub-DPS nature, you have two main options when it comes to Echoes. The set I’d recommend most is4-piece MoonlitClouds, as it enables her to buff her next teammate with22% extra ATK(Attack) when swapped with max Concerto. The set also gives Zhezhi 10% extra Energy Regen, which is a nice bonus for keeping her Ultimate active.
If you favor her doing more damage than supporting, you’re able to also run4-piece Freezing Frost, which is, personally, my preferred set since I already have a few Moonlit Cloud users on my account. Freezing Frost will considerably boost her personal damage since it grants hera massive 30% ATK buff,pretty much permanently.
For her active Echo, I recommend usingLampylumen Myriadas it simply does massive damage on its own while buffing Zhezhi’s Glacio damage as well.
Best Team Comps for Zhezhi
Since Zhezhi is a sub-DPS, her role is to help the team dish out as much as possible alongside your main DPS without getting in the way of their required field time. It is possible to have 100% uptime on Zhezhi’s Ultimate, and she has a very quick Concerto rotation. Both of these aspects pair very nicely with her best teammates,JinhsiandVerina. She also has direct synergy withSanhau, if you can fit her into a team comp, but I don’t recommend doing so if you’re planning to use Zhezhi in her dedicated sub-DPS role.
Jinhsiis Zhezhi’s best partner as she provides Jinhsi with everything needed for her to completely destroy her foes. Zhezhi’s Ultimate rechanges Jinhsi Forte very fast, which is huge for synergy with her. On top of that, thanks to her fast Concerto charge, Zhezhi allows Jinhsi to use her Intro more often, allowing Jinhsi to go into her big damage rotation more often. More so, Zhezhi’s Inherent Skill,Flourish, allows her to charge Jinhsi’s Ultimate every time she swaps into her. The two characters are made for each other, and should absolutely be used on the same team.
Verinais the overworked support that buffs everyone inWuthering Waves, and Zhezhi is no exception. Both Verina and Zhezhi have fast Concerto rotations, which means they can both activate the powerful buff effects of their Intro skills very consistently and easily. Both also have Coordinated Attacks, making them ideal for playing with Jinhsi.
Sanhauhas the fastest Concerto rotation inWuthering Wavesand, additionally, buffs Basic Attack Damage when she swaps while full. This is entirely a benefit to Zhezhi because all of her damage is considered Basic Attack Damage. Zhezhi buffs Skill and Glacio Damage when she swaps with a full Concerto, which is a massive buff to Sanhau’s damage. The issue with playing them together is that they both are sub-DPS. However, they still function quite well as a team with Zhezhi playing main DPS (she has the damage to do so), should you decide to use them together.
Best Weapons for Zhezhi
Zhezhi has three strong options for weapons she can use. The first is her signature weapon,Rime-Drapped Sprouts, which massively buffs her Basic Attack Damage. It also comes with a mind-blowing amount of CIRT DMG as a sub-stat.
Her second-best weapon is Yinlin’s signature,Stringmaster. Stingmaster is an extremely potent stat-stick for Zhezhi, thanks to its high CRIT RATE sub stat and general ATK buffs.
The last recommended weapon for Zhezhi is the standardCosmic Ripples, which provides her with a large boost to her Basic Attack Damage as well, though not nearly as potent as Rime-Drapped Sprouts. Cosmic Ripples also has an ATK% sub-stat. While this isn’t bad, as ATK% does have a lot of value inWuthering Waves, it does not equate to Rime-Drapped Sprout’s CRIT DMG or Stringmaster’s CRIT RATE sub-stats.
Best Sequences for Zhezhi inWuthering Waves
Zhezhi’s Sequences mostly provide her with raw DMG and ATK% buffs that will certainly boost her power. However, at S0 (Sequence 0), Zhezhi is more than powerful enough to deal with anything inWuthering Waves. Still, if you fancy yourself a few of her Sequences, allow me to summarize them for you, for your info.
