ZZZ Top Up

Zenless Zone Zero in 2026 is one of the best times to start — Patch 2.7 launched March 24, 2026 with generous new-player catch-up rewards, a streamlined tutorial, and two fresh S-Rank agents to chase. Whether you're brand new to HoYoverse games or a Genshin veteran craving faster combat, you'll go from tutorial to Shiyu Defense-ready within two to three weeks if you follow the right priorities. This guide covers everything: your first pull decision, combat fundamentals, team building, Battery Charge management, and the exact mistakes that cost new players a month of progress.

*Last Updated: v2.7 — March 24, 2026*

Yes — starting Zenless Zone Zero during patch 2.7 (launched March 24, 2026), a new F2P player can realistically accumulate **160+ pulls** within a single version cycle. That's roughly 25,600+ Polychrome, combining beginner one-time rewards, patch event drops, permanent content milestones, and daily/weekly routines. The math works. But the first 72 hours matter most — beginner missions, tutorial rewards, and event check-ins can stack to 60+ pulls before you've even finished the main story prologue. Miss that window and you're grinding uphill for weeks.

Cissia is a genuinely F2P-friendly S-Rank in Zenless Zone Zero 2.7 — her core kit works without her signature W-Engine, her best Drive Disc set farms from standard domains, and her top team slots two permanently available characters. She's an Electric Attack sub-DPS who shreds DEF and buffs team CRIT DMG, making her a real endgame contributor rather than a banner trap. The catch: she's niche. Without Electric synergy — specifically Seed or a stun unit like Anby — her output drops noticeably. Build her right and she clears Shiyu Defense comfortably. Build her wrong and she's an expensive disappointment.

Zenless Zone Zero 2.7 Phase 2 runs **April 15 to May 5, 2026**, featuring Cissia's debut and a Seed rerun. Whether you pull depends on three things: your current pity count, how much Polychrome you've saved, and whether Cissia actually fills a gap in your roster. Community consensus leans toward Phase 1 as the stronger meta investment — but if you missed your guarantee or need an Electric DPS, Phase 2 has a clear use case. Here's the full breakdown.

Cissia is ZZZ's newest S-Rank Electric Attack agent, dropping in Version 2.7 Phase 2 from **April 15 to May 5, 2026**. Worst-case, she costs 28,800 Polychrome — but smart top-up timing and the right package stack can cut that effective cost significantly. Here's exactly what to buy, when to buy it, and whether she's worth your resources at all.