Summary:
- Zhao is an S-Rank Defense specialist from the Krampus Compliance Authority and with Ice attributes.
- Her ascension materials include Attack Certification and a lot of Denny, while her Skills level up with Physical Chips and special items.
- Ye Shunguang’s W-Engine has not been revealed yet, but players would need Attack components and W-Engine materials.
Zhao is an upcoming S-Rank agent in Zenless Zone Zero’s Version 2.5. She may look small, but she’s a sturdy Ice Defense character from the Krampus Compliance Authority. If you farm her materials ahead of time, you’ll be able to level her up and upgrade her as soon as she arrives. This guide will help you see all the Zhao materials you need, where they come from, and the fastest ways to farm them.
Ascension Materials
Zhao needs ascension materials to reach her max base stats at level 60. You’ll need several Defense-type ascension items like Defense Certification Seals.
You can farm all of these in Combat Simulation stages that drop Certification materials. Higher-level seals cost more battery, so it’s better to use multiple cards at once to get more materials in fewer runs.
Zhao Ascension Materials (Total):
- 4 Basic Defense Certification Seals
- 32 Advanced Defense Certification Seals
- 30 Defender Certification Seals
- 800,000 Denny
Skill Level-Up Materials
Like other Ice characters, Zhao’s skill upgrades mostly need Freeze Chips that you can farm in the Agent Skill Combat Simulation. For the best results, use five cards—this gives you the most drops per run. You’ll also need a few rare items like the Hamster Cage Pass to upgrade skills to level 12. You can get them from the New Eridu City Fund (battle pass) or through participating in limited-time events.
Meanwhile, for Zhao’s core skill, we still don’t have any info of the materials she needs. What’s certain is that it will come from boss challenges like Expert Challenges and Notorious Hunt .
Zhao Skill Materials (Total):
- Basic Freeze Chip ×25
- Advanced Freeze Chip ×75
- Specialized Freeze Chip ×250
- Hamster Cage Pass ×5
- Unknown Expert Challenge Material ×9
- Unknown Notorious Hunt Material ×60
- Denny ×2,905,000
Signature W-Engine Materials
To get the most out of Zhao, make sure you upgrade her Defense-type W-Engine. No matter if you’re using her signature S-Rank engine or a lower-rank option, you’ll need to farm materials and spend Denny on it too.
You can farm all of these from the W-Engine Modification Combat Simulation. These materials are also used by other Defense characters, so you can farm for multiple agents at once without wasting time.
Ye Shunguang W-Engine Materials (Total):
- Defense Component ×4
- Reinforced Defense Component ×32
- Specialized Defense Component ×30
- 400,000 Denny
Drive Disc Materials
For Drive Discs, you will also need to farm these basic upgrade materials:
- Ether Plating Agent ×150
- Denny ×432,000
You can farm Plating Agents most easily by running Routine Cleanup or the Combat Simulation at the HIA Club. Just make sure you have enough Battery, because upgrading high-rank Drive Discs uses a lot of these materials, and you’ll need to repeat the stages several times.
Conclusion
Zhao is a powerful tank coming in Zenless Zone Zero Version 2.5, and if the rumors are true, players might even get her for free. Getting a free S-Rank Defense character is a huge bonus because it gives your team more durability and flexibility. That’s why it’s a good idea to prepare her materials early so you can upgrade her right away. As long as you farm enough materials like Freeze Chips, Certification Seals, and W-Engine parts, you can level Zhao quickly and add her to your team as soon as she drops.
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