Qingyi ZZZ – Guide, Skills, Builds, Teams & More

Qingyi ZZZ Overview

Welcome to our Zenless Zone Zero Qingyi guide. We’ll cover everything you need to know about her skills, builds, teams, and more.

Qingyi		CISRT
S Rank	Electric		Stun

Qingyi will be the first Limited S-Rank Stun Agent, releasing with the launch of Version 1.1.

While her official kit has yet to be revealed, we know details of her kit from the Content Creator Experience Server.

As a Limited S-Rank Agent, she looks to be much stronger than the available options (Lycaon, Koleda, Anby).

Without a doubt, Qingyi will go right into the top tier on our ZZZ Tier List, and you can pair her with either Ellen or Zhu Yuan to great effect.

While we can’t go into full detail of her kit, there’s a lot we know to start theorycrafting/building potential teams.

ZZZ Qingyi Release Date

Qingyi will be featured on a Limited time Banner starting on August 14th, 2024. She will be featured along with Billy and Piper, and a matching W-Engine banner will accompany her.

ZZZ Qingyi Skills

Check back later for more information on Qingyi’s skills. We’ll be sure to update as soon as we learn the official details.

Since we do know some information from the Creator Server, here’s the highlights of her kit.

 Core Passive: Eternal Seasons

When Qingyi lands a Finishing Strike on an enemy with her Basic Attack: Enchanted Moonlit Blossoms, it applies 5 stacks of Subjugation to the enemy, stacking up to 20 times.

Each stack of Subjugation increases the target’s Stun DMG Multiplier by 3%. 

For each rush attack during Basic Attack: Enchanted Moonlit Blossoms, the finishing strike will apply an extra stack of Subjugation.

If Perfect Dodge is triggered when using finishing strike, it directly applies 10 stacks of Subjugation.

When applying Subjugation to normal or elite enemies, the applied stacks are doubled. When the target recovers from being Stunned, the corresponding stacks of Subjugation are reset.

Explanation

This is a giant wall of text, but here’s an explanation.

Enchanted Moonlit Blossoms is her enhanced Hold Basic Attack Chain, which becomes available once you build up her special resource meter (Flash Connect).

You charge this meter by dealing Electric DMG, through her Basic Attack 3 (which you can spam continuously), EX Special, Dodge Counter, Chain Attack, etc.

If you manage to apply 20 stacks up Subjugation, the enemy will have an additional 60% Stun DMG Multiplier. For reference, Lycaon has a similar effect but only 35%.

You can get the full 20 stacks every combo. You get 5 from the finishing strike, and an additional 5 from each rush attack during Enchanted Moonlit Blossoms. The last 10 stacks you achieve by timing the finishing strike with a perfect dodge. (The finishing strike itself will Perfect Dodge when timed correctly)

Doing all of these things will inflict massive Daze on the enemy, and grant a massive 60% multiplier. This already makes Qingyi a very powerful Stun Agent.

Additional Ability: Three Verses of Farewell at Yang Pass

When there is at least 1 Attack-type character or a character from the same faction in your squad:
Basic Attacks deal 20% increased Daze. If Qingyi’s Impact is greater than 120, each point over increases her Attack by 6, up to a maximum of 600.

Like Zhu Yuan, Qingyi’s AA is not limited to same Attribute/Faction teams. Instead, her AA activates when she is paired with ANY Attack Agent.

This potentially makes her more “futureproof” as she will be able to pair with future Attack Agents, not just the current ones available.

Lastly, this AA only makes Qingyi even more valuable. Her Core Passive already makes her arguably the best Stun Agent. This AA now also gives her the best personal damage of the Stun Agents.

Every Stun Agent will want to build Impact stats to empower their role as a Stunner. With this Ability, Qingyi will also gain bonus Attack, giving her better damage than the current available Stun Agents.

Qingyi ZZZ Mindscape Cinema

Check back later for more information on Qingyi’s Mindscape Cinema. We’ll be sure to update as soon as we learn the official details.

ZZZ Qingyi Build Guide Overview

As a Stun Agent, Qingyi’s build is fairly straight forward and matches the other Stun Agents.

Luckily for Qingyi, there are a lot of viable W-Engines available to players, but her signature is quite impressive.

W-Engine

• Ice-Jade Teapot
• The Restrained/Hellfire Gears
• Steam Oven R5
• Demara Battery Mark II

Drive Disc

• Shockstar Disco (4)
  Swing Jazz (2)
• Shockstar Disco (4)
  Thunder Metal (2)

Main Stats

• (4) Crit Rate/Crit DMG
• (5) Electric DMG%
• (6) Impact%

Substats

• Crit Rate/Crit DMG
• ATK%
• PEN/Flat ATK

ZZZ Qingyi W-Engines

Ice-Jade Teapot

ATK: 713 | Impact: 18%
When a Basic Attack hits an enemy, gain 1 stack of Tea-riffic. Each stack of Tea-riffic increases the users Impact by 0.7%, stacking up to 30 times, and lasting for 8s. The duration of each stack is calculated separately. Upon acquiring Tea-riffic, if the equipper possesses stacks of Tea-riffic greater than or equal to 15, all squad member’s DMG is increased by 20% for 10s. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

This W-Engine is a mouthful, but is very easily the best option for Qingyi in terms of Stun capability. The Impact buff is “in-combat” meaning it scales off Qingyi’s total Impact, not just her base Impact.

The Tea-riffic buff is also very easy to stack as Qingyi constantly hits enemies with Basic Attacks.

Finally the teamwide DMG buff is the cherry on top.

The Restrained

ATK: 53/684 | Impact: 7.2%/18%
When an attack hits an enemy, DMG and Daze from Basic Attacks increase by 6% for 8s, stacking up to 5 times. This effect can trigger at most once during each skill. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.

The Restrained is Lycaon’s signature, and is very applicable to Qingyi. This will buff both the DMG and Daze from her basics, while having a solid 18% Impact.

It won’t be as good as the Teapot, but it’s still a strong option if you have it.

Hellfire Gears

ATK: 53/684 | Impact: 7.2%/18%
When off-field, the equipper’s Energy Regen increases by 0.6 per second. When using an EX Special Attack, the equipper’s Impact is increased by 10% for 10s, stacking up to 2 times. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.

Hellfire Gears is another solid option for Qingyi. It has good base stats and a solid passive. However, if you use Qingyi along with Zhu Yuan, Qingyi won’t have that much off-field time, and her Energy cost is quite high.

The passive isn’t as applicable to Qingyi, but it’ still an applicable bonus.

Steam Oven R5

ATK: 46/594 | Energy Regen: 20%/50%
For every 10 Energy accumulated, the equipper’s Impact is increased by 3.2%, stacking up to 8 times. After Energy is consumed, this bonus remains for 8 more seconds. The duration of each stack is calculated separately.

Steam Oven is the craftable Stun Engine, and it’s extremely good for being free. At max dupes, it grants a massive in-combat Impact buff and has a giant Energy Regen base stat.

Qingyi’s EX Special can be cast at 60 or 80 Energy, and 80 Energy is the max bonus for Steam Oven.

This will result in a whopping 25.6% Impact, which is just insane. While you won’t have this buff up all the time, once your EX Special is ready, you’ll be Dazing enemies extremely quickly.

Demara Battery Mark II

ATK: 48/624 | Impact: 6%/15%
Increases Electric DMG by 15/17.5/20/22/22%. When the equipper hits an enemy with Dodge Counter or Assist Attack, their Energy Generation Rate increases by 18/20.5/23/25/27.5% for 8s.

Lastly, we have Anby’s Signature W-Engine. Every player gets one copy for free by playing through the early game.

This Engine is a solid option, and the best option for increasing Qingyi’s personal damage due to the Electric DMG buff. However, it’s lacking in other aspects that the other Engines provide.

Steam Oven is a craftable option that provides more Energy and Impact%. If you have the resources, I recommend skipping this Engine and working on crafting Steam Oven or using one of the S-Rank Engines if you have them.

ZZZ Qingyi Drive Discs

Shockstar Disco

• (2): Increases Impact by 6%.
• (4): Basic Attacks, Dash Attacks, Dodge Counter, Special Attacks, and EX Special Attacks inflict 15% more Daze upon the main target.

Swing Jazz

• (2): Energy Regen increases by 20%.
• (4): Launching a Chain Attack or Ultimate increases all squad members’ DMG by 15% for 12s. Passive effects of the same name do not stack.

Thunder Metal

• (2): Increases Electric DMG by 10%.
• (4): As long as an enemy in combat is Shocked, the equippers ATK is increased by 27%.

As with most Stun Agents, having Shockstar Disco (4) is crucial for increasing your Impact stat. You want to Daze/Stun as efficiently as possible and then swap into your main DPS.

For the 2-piece, you can go with either Swing Jazz for Energy Regen or Thunder Metal for Electric DMG%.

Swing Jazz is the default option since Energy Regen will result in faster EX Special, leading to faster Stuns.

However, Thunder Metal is still a solid option if you want to increase Qingyi’s personal damage.

Thunder Metal is also farmed in the same stage as Shockstar Disco, so you can farm for both sets in one stage.

(If you have been farming for the Ether Set for Zhu Yuan, you’ll also farm Swing Jazz pieces, so both options are efficient to farm)

Qingyi Drive Disc Stats

When it comes to stats, Stun Agents don’t need too much. You want Partition VI to be Impact Main Stat. Outside of that, all the other Main Stats/Substats are simply extra personal damage.

If you want to be efficient with your resources, leveling up Partition VI with Impact Main Stat is your only priority. After you have extra resources, you can further optimize the other stats for more personal damage.

Main Stats

• (4) Crit Rate/Crit DMG
• (5) Electric DMG%
• (6) Impact%

Substats

• Crit Rate/Crit DMG
• ATK%
• PEN/Flat ATK

Qingyi Skill Priority

Core Passive > Basic Attack > EX Special = Chain Attack = Assist > Dodge

Almost every Agent looks to level up their Core Skill first. This increases their base stats and upgrades their Core Passive.

Basic Attack will be the majority of Qingyi’s contribution, so that comes next.

EX Special is next to improve the Daze/DMG, and the same goes for Chain Attack.

While you likely won’t use Qingyi’s Ultimate, as you constantly Stun enemies, you’ll be using her Chain Attack a lot.

If you care more about Daze, you can level up her Assist first as Defensive Assist is very effective for applying Daze and using your Assist Points.

Lastly, we have Dodge that isn’t really a priority, but a small bonus.

ZZZ Qingyi Teams

Since we know most of Qingyi’s kit, we can start to build some of her best teams. In general, Qingyi is a straightforward Stun Agent, meaning traditional Attack Agent teams will use her very well.

Since Attack Agents (Zhu Yuan/Ellen) are already part of the Best ZZZ Teams, Qingyi will be quite the upgrade for these teams as the new best Stun Agent.

Zhu Yuan Qingyi Team

[ZZZ Zhu Yuan Guide] [ZZZ Nicole Guide]

When Qingyi releases, this team will likely be the strongest team in the game. Zhu Yuan teams are already performing very well with Anby, and Qingyi is essentially a straight upgrade.

Zhu Yuan is more of a Burst DPS, meaning you don’t want to spend too much time on her and want to constantly Stun enemies with Qingyi. This means that Qingyi’s strong personal damage will shine as she spends more time on the field.

Nicole is a great Support for Zhu Yuan, and that’s already known. With this team, you likely will breeze through Shiyu Defense once everyone is leveled up and has good gear investment.

However, you should decide if this upgrade is worth it for your account or not. If your Zhu Yuan team is already clearing well with Anby, maybe you should save your pulls to upgrade your second team.

Lastly, this team can also use Rina instead of Nicole since Qingyi’s Electric Attribute will pair with Rina’s Additional Ability.

Ellen Qingyi Team

[ZZZ Ellen Guide] [ZZZ Soukaku Guide]

If you have Ellen but not Zhu Yuan, fear not, as Qingyi is also a great teammate. Since her AA activates with any Attack Agent, Qingyi can pair very well with Ellen.

The only caveat is that to activate Ellen’s AA, you’ll need to run Soukaku for the Ice Attribute synergy. Every account get’s Soukaku for free anyway, so this shouldn’t be much of an issue.

This team will also be very strong, but if you already have Lycaon, I wouldn’t think Qingyi is that much of an upgrade. Lycaon doesn’t pair as well with Zhu Yuan since his AA won’t activate with Nicole, but on an Ellen team, he can shine much more.

Qingyi has a 60% Stun DMG Multiplier compared to Lycaon’s 35%, but think of it this way. When you stun an enemy with Qingyi, you get 210% DMG, and with Lycaon, you get 185% DMG.

Going from 185% to 210% is only about a true 13.5% damage increase. This is definitely good, but not a major upgrade compared to Qingyi from Anby.

If you don’t own Lycaon, Qingyi will provide a lot of value for your Ellen team. But if you already own Lycaon, it’s not as big of an upgrade.

Anton Shock Team

[ZZZ Grace Guide] [ZZZ Anton Guide]

Lastly, we have a Mono Electric team that uses Anton as the Attack Agent. Since Anton is an A-Rank his performance definitely will lack compared to Ellen/Zhu Yuan. Even still, this team can be quite competitive, especially if you are fighting Machine enemies (weak to Electric).

For the last slot, you can use Rina or Grace as ways to provide Shock utility for Anton. Anton deals more damage against Shocked enemies, and Qingyi is also Electric, which is great for keeping up Shock uptime.

However, if you do already own Grace, I would recommend waiting for Jane Doe, as she is a new Anomaly Agent that will synergize a lot with Grace. This team is mainly for those who like/want to use Anton and don’t have Ellen/Zhu Yuan.

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