1.2 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 in Zhezhi is a character with a stark focus on dealing out Basic Attacks, both on-field and off, to deal her damage. She plays the role of a due to her extraordinarily powerful Outro skill buffs, fast Concerto rotation, and consistent off-field damage thanks to her Ultimate. Much like other characters in , 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, , which allows her to summon onto the field when her Heavy Attack or Skill is used, provided there is enough , 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 her Skill or Heavy Attack after the third attack in her Basic Attack String with at least 30 Affaltus will summon a Phanasmic Imprint onto the field.
She can summon additional Imprints for every 30 Affaltus consumed via her Skill. 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 bonus damage with her next Basic Attack. While on-field, Zhezhi does , 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 in Her off-field damage comes purely from her Ultimate, , which summons a massive circle in the sky that causes to crash down onto foes below. This lasts a walloping 30 seconds or until 21 Inklit Spirits are invoked. Attacks from her Ultimate are considered , 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.
Thanks to her Sub-DPS nature, you have two main options when it comes to Echoes. The set I’d recommend most is , as it enables her to buff her next teammate with (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 can also run , 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 her pretty much permanently. For her active Echo, I recommend using as it simply does massive damage on its own while buffing Zhezhi’s Glacio damage as well.
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, and .
She also has direct synergy with , if you can fit her into a team comp, but I don’t recommend doing so. is 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, , 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.
is the overworked support that buffs everyone in , 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.
has the fastest Concerto rotation in and, 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, should you decide to use them. Zhezhi has three strong options for weapons she can use.
The first is her signature weapon, , 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, .
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 standard , 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 in , it does not equate to Rime-Drapped Sprout’s CRIT DMG or Stringmaster’s CRIT RATE sub-stats. Best Sequences for Zhezhi in 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 in .
Still, if you fancy yourself a few of her Sequences, allow me to summarize them for you, for your info..
