Zhezhi Build Guide

What to know before spending pulls

Her base kit already contains the coordinated attacks, Glacio and Skill amplification, and incoming Energy restoration. She is strongest when the next damage dealer uses both parts of Outro, as Carlotta does. Build enough Energy Regen to cast Living Canvas each cycle before treating an extra copy as necessary, because the Inklit Spirits are the part of her kit that remains active after she leaves.

Do you need the signature weapon?

Rime-Draped Sprouts is Zhezhi's featured weapon. At level 90 it has 500 ATK and 72% Crit DMG. Each on-field Skill cast grants 12% Basic Attack DMG Bonus for 6 seconds, up to three stacks. At three stacks, Outro consumes them and grants 52% off-field Basic Attack DMG Bonus for 27 seconds, matching Inklit Spirits. Fusion Accretion is the accessible 4-star alternative with 463 ATK and 18.2% ATK. A Skill restores 6 Resonance Energy and grants 10% ATK for 16 seconds, once every 20 seconds. The featured weapon is built around her three Imprint Skills and coordinated attacks; Fusion Accretion helps fund Living Canvas.

Another character copy or the weapon?

S1 means Zhezhi's first Resonance Chain upgrade. Creation's Zenith restores 15 Resonance Energy and grants 10% Crit Rate for 27 seconds. Rime-Draped Sprouts instead supplies Crit DMG and Basic Attack bonuses that build through all three Imprint Skills and continue after Outro. S1 improves energy consistency and personal Crit Rate; the weapon improves the Skill teleports and off-field Inklit Spirits. Her complete Imprint, coordinated attack, and Outro package works at S0.

Advice for your account

Easy rotation

Enter through Intro and use the three-hit normal string until Afflatus reaches 90. Cast Manifestation to spend 60 Afflatus and create the Left and Right Phantasmic Imprints. Immediately hold Normal Attack for Conjuration, spending the remaining 30 Afflatus to create the Middle Imprint. Press Resonance Skill to teleport to an Imprint with Stroke of Genius and gain one Painter's Delight, then press Skill at a second Imprint for the second stack. Press Skill at the final Imprint for Creation's Zenith, which consumes both stacks and grants 18% Basic Attack DMG Bonus. Cast Living Canvas, build full Concerto Energy, and use Outro into the Glacio or Resonance Skill carry.

Opening vs. repeat cycles

Intro grants Afflatus, so the opener needs fewer normal hits than a manual entry. The full three-Imprint setup costs all 90 Afflatus: 60 for Manifestation's Left and Right, then 30 for Conjuration's Middle. Each Imprint lasts 15 seconds, so use the three teleports promptly rather than leaving them for a later field window.

Why this skill priority

Forte Circuit, Basic Attack, and Resonance Skill lead because Afflatus, all three Imprints, Stroke of Genius, Creation's Zenith, and their Basic Attack-classified damage form the on-field loop. Liberation follows because its Inklit Spirits provide the off-field coordinated attacks after Zhezhi completes the setup.

Required buffs and assumptions

The standard route assumes enough Afflatus to create all three Imprints. Living Canvas summons an Inklit Spirit only when the active character deals damage, at most once per second, and stops after 21 summons or 30 seconds. Inklit Spirit damage cannot trigger another Spirit.

Energy Regen target

No minimum Energy Regen target is listed in the current build data. Living Canvas is the source of Zhezhi's off-field coordinated attacks, so missing it removes much of her contribution after Outro. Fusion Accretion restores six Resonance Energy, and S1 would restore 15 more after Creation's Zenith.

Troubleshooting