Wuthering Waves Zhezhi Build Guide
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Best Echo Sets for Zhezhi
Best-in-slot for Zhezhi as a Sub-DPS. Increases Energy Regen and Coordinated Attack DMG, making Coordinated Attacks more reliable and stronger. Nightmare: Lampylumen Myriad is recommended for its Glacio DMG and quick summon.
Second-best option, useful if you lack Rinascita. Ensures the Main DPS's attacks are maximized while providing enough Energy Regen to reliably cast Resonance Liberation. Focus on Basic Attack DMG Bonus substats as coordinated attacks scale off that.
Option when running Zhezhi as the team's main DPS; increases general Glacio DMG. Useful if you primarily want to boost Zhezhi's personal damage rather than off-field buffs.
Zhezhi's Best Primary Echo
Nightmare: Lampylumen Myriad
The new best-in-slot option for Zhezhi. Maximizes both her Glacio DMG and Coordinated Attack DMG, and can be summoned quickly without interrupting combos.
Hecate
Great for Sub-DPS due to its increase to Coordinated Attack DMG. Part of the Empyrean Anthem set (Zhezhi's best Sonata Effect).
Impermanence Heron
Maximizes the damage buffs Zhezhi provides via her Outro Skill's Resonance buff and Glacio DMG increases; good for Sub-DPS setups.
Lampylumen Myriad
Increases Zhezhi's Glacio DMG, making it a solid choice if you run her as main DPS or as an alternative if you lack stronger Main DPS units to buff.
Best Stats for Zhezhi Echoes
Best Substats for Zhezhi Echoes
Best Weapons for Zhezhi
Rime-Draped Sprouts
Stringmaster
Whispers of Sirens
Cosmic Ripples
Radiant Dawn
Fusion Accretion
Augment
Variation
Guardian Rectifier
Rectifier of Voyager
Best Tips & Tricks for Zhezhi
Best Teams for Zhezhi
Carlotta Glacio DPS Team
1) Start on Carlotta and use two instances of her Resonance Skill to partially charge her Forte Gauge. Her Skill has a lengthy cooldown so time it to align with support combos., 2) Switch to Shorekeeper and charge both her Resonance Liberation and Concerto Energy until both are ready. Use Resonance Liberation as soon as available., 3) When Concerto Energy is full, switch to Zhezhi to activate an Intro Skill and upgrade Shorekeeper's Stellarealm., 4) As Zhezhi, use her optimal combo to charge her Forte Circuit gauge, charge her energy, and execute Resonance Liberation. Swap to Carlotta with full Concerto Energy so she benefits from Zhezhi's Outro Resonance Skill DMG buff., 5) On Carlotta, execute her skill so it's on cooldown during her main combos. Fill her Forte Gauge and use her Forte attack., 6) Use Carlotta's Resonance Liberation after the Forte attack and finish all required shots within the Liberation window (10s)., 7) If Carlotta's skill is off cooldown, use it; otherwise check Concerto Energy and swap to Shorekeeper to proc Intro and detonate Stellarealm. Repeat rotations.
Jinhsi Resonance Skill DPS Team
1) Start on Shorekeeper and charge Resonance Liberation and Concerto Energy until both are ready; use Resonance Liberation when available., 2) When Concerto Energy is full, switch to Jinhsi to activate Intro Skill and upgrade Shorekeeper's Stellarealm., 3) Use Jinhsi's Resonance Skill variation (Overflowing Radiance) and follow it up with another Resonance Skill; finish basic attack combo to get Illuminous Epiphany and Unison, then swap to Zhezhi. Note: Unison substitutes for consuming Concerto Energy., 4) As Zhezhi, perform optimal combos to charge her Forte Circuit and energy, then use Resonance Liberation. Swap back to Jinhsi with full Concerto Energy so she receives Zhezhi's Outro Resonance Skill DMG buff., 5) On Jinhsi, fully charge her Forte Circuit before using Resonance Skill (Illuminous Epiphany) and use her Ultimate whenever available., 6) Recharge Concerto Energy and swap to Shorekeeper to detonate Stellarealm; repeat rotations.
Phrolova Resonance Skill Team
1) Start on Phrolova and build Volatile Notes via Basic Attacks and Resonance Skill combos., 2) With six Volatile Notes, perform Scarlet Coda to enter Resolving Chord and perform Liberation to summon Hecate., 3) While Hecate is summoned, control its performance and switch to Shorekeeper when Outro is available., 4) On Shorekeeper, perform optimal combos to quickly fill Concerto, activate Stellarealm, and switch out to Zhezhi when Intro is available., 5) As Zhezhi, cast Resonance Liberation to apply Coordinated Attacks while on-field., 6) Do 3–4 Basic Attacks then Resonance Skill to summon two Imprints, then one more Basic Attack to summon the third., 7) With all three Imprints, cast three instances of Resonance Skill, then switch out to Phrolova via Outro., 8) Repeat rotations; succeeding rotations will proc Stellarealm explosions for extra damage.
Zhezhi Skills
Dimming Brush
Perform up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Glacio DMG.
Consume STA to perform an attack, dealing Glacio DMG.
Heavy Attack does not reset the Basic Attack cycle.
Consume STA to perform up to 2 consecutive attacks while in mid-air, dealing Glacio DMG.
Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Glacio DMG.
Manifestation
Deal Glacio DMG. If
-Press the button on the ground to summon the Phantasmic Imprints on the ground.
-Hold the button on the ground or press the button in mid-air to summon the Phantasmic Imprints in mid-air.
Living Canvas
Summon Inklit Spirits for assistance.
Can be cast in mid-air.
When the active Resonator deals DMG, an Inklit Spirit will be summoned to perform a Coordinated Attack, dealing Glacio DMG, considered as Basic Attack DMG.
-For 3s after dealing DMG, 1 Inklit Spirit is summoned per second. This effect can trigger once per second. Damage dealt by an Inklit Spirit does not trigger this effect.
-Up to 1 Inklit Spirit can be summoned every second, and up to 21 in total.
-This effect lasts for 30s, or until max Inklit Spirits are summoned.
Calligrapher's Touch
When casting Resonance Skill Stroke of Genius or Resonance Skill Creation's Zenith, ATK is increased by 6% for 27s. This can be stacked up to 3 time(s).
Flourish
After Outro Skill is cast, restore 15 Resonance Energy for the incoming Resonator.
Radiant Ruin
Attack the target, dealing Glacio DMG.
Ink and Wash
Zhezhi may summon Phantasmic Imprints at the cost of Afflatus when casting Resonance Skill Manifestation or Heavy Attack Conjuration.
Up to 1 of each of Phantasmic Imprint - Left, Phantasmic Imprint - Middle, and Phantasmic Imprint - Right can exist at the same time, each lasting for 15s.
The 5 moves below consume STA to perform Conjuration to attack the target, dealing Glacio DMG.
-Hold the Normal Attack button shortly after Basic Attack Stage 3.
-Press the Normal Attack button shortly after casting Resonance Skill Manifestation.
-Hold the Normal Attack button shortly after casting Resonance Skill Stroke of Genius or Resonance Skill Creation's Zenith.
-Hold the Normal Attack button while in mid-air.
-Hold the Normal Attack button after a successful Dodge.
If Zhezhi has at least 30 Afflatus when performing any of these, consume 30 Afflatus to summon a Phantasmic Imprint - Middle.
When a Phatasmic Imprint is nearby, the Resonance Skill is replaced with Stroke of Genius, which can be cast while in mid-air. When it is cast, Zhezhi will:
-Move to the location of the Phatasmic Imprint, remove it, and then summon an Ivory Herald to attack the target, dealing Glacio DMG, considered as Basic Attack DMG. Refresh the mid-air Dodge attempts if the target Phatasmic Imprint is in mid-air.
-Gain 1 stack of Painter's Delight, lasting for 8s and stacking up to 2 times.
When a Phantasmic Imprint is nearby and there are 2 stacks of Painter's Delight, Stroke of Genius is replaced with Creation's Zenith, which can be cast while in mid-air. When it is cast, Zhezhi will:
-Lose all stacks of Painter's Delight
-Move to the location of the Phantasmic Imprint, remove it, and then summon an Ivory Herald to attack the target, dealing greater Glacio DMG, considered as Basic Attack DMG, additionally increasing the Basic Attack DMG Bonus by 18% for 27s. Refresh the mid-air Dodge attempts if the target Phatasmic Imprint is in mid-air.
Zhezhi can hold up to 90 Afflatus.
Normal Attacks grant Afflatus on hit.
Casting Intro Skill grants Afflatus.
Carve and Draw
The incoming Resonator has their Glacio DMG Amplified by 20% and Resonance Skill DMG Amplified by 25% for 14s or until they are switched out.
Tune Break: Rectifier
When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast
Zhezhi Resonance Chain
Brushwork's Finish
Casting Resonance Skill Creation's Zenith restores 15 Resonance Energy and increases Crit. Rate by 10% for 27s.
Vivid Strokes
Max Inklit Spirits summoned by Resonance Liberation Living Canvas increases by 6.
Reflection's Grace
Casting Resonance Skill Manifestation, Resonance Skill Stroke of Genius, or Resonance Skill Creation's Zenith increases ATK by 15% for 27s, stacking up to 3 time(s).
Hue's Spectrum
Casting Resonance Liberation Living Canvas increases ATK of Resonators on the team 20% for 30s.
Composition's Clue
For every 3 Inklit Spirits summoned by Resonance Liberation Living Canvas, 1 extra Inklit Spirit is summoned to perform a Coordinated Attack, dealing DMG equal to 140% of Inklit Spirit's DMG, considered as Basic Attack DMG. This damage dealt will not further summon Inklit Spirit.
Infinite Legacy
Casting Resonance Skill Stroke of Genius or Resonance Skill Creation's Zenith summons an extra Ivory Herald to deal DMG equal to 120% of Resonance Skill Stroke of Genius's DMG, considered as Basic Attack DMG.
Zhezhi Skill Inputs
Recover Forte Gauge when Normal Attack hits a target or Intro Skill is cast.
When Forte Gauge is full, press Resonance Skill and then Normal Attack to summon 3 Phantasmic Imprints, each allowing Zhezhi to cast 1 Chain Resonance Skill.
Zhezhi Skins
Zhezhi Special Food
Sweet Stuffed Flatbread


Increases DEF of all Resonators in the team by 220, lasting for 15m. Only effective on your own Resonators in Co-op Mode.