Best W-engines for every character in Zenless Zone Zero

Your Agents are only as good as their W-Engine in Zenless Zone Zero, and if you don't have the right one equipped, you'll notice a significant drop in their performance. Here are the best W-Engines (and their alternatives) for every character.

Best W-Engines for every Agent in Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ)

Below, you'll find the ideal W-Engine, along with its most competitive alternative option, for every character in ZZZ. Five-star W-Engines are assumed to be S1 (no dupes) while any Four-star options listed are at their highest rank of refinement, which is S5 (max dupes).

Agent	Best W-Engine	Best Alternative W-Engine
Anby	Hellfire Gears Gives Anby great universal stun buffs and off-field Energy Regen.	The Restrained Grants Anby potent stun buffs when she uses Basic Attacks.
Anby: Soldier 0	Severed Innocence Soldier 0's signature. Tailor-made for her gameplay.	Heartstring Nocturne Grants Soldier 0 unconditional CRIT RATE and CRIT DMG buffs
Anton	Zashin Herb Case Provides Anton with massive Electric DMG and CRIT Rate	Heartstring Nocturne Grants Anton unconditional CRIT RATE and CRIT DMG buffs
Astra Yao	Elegant Vanity Astra's signature. Buffs team damage based on Energy usage.	Bashful Demon (S5) EX Attacks provide the entire team with ATK% buffs.
Ben	Big Cylinder (S5) Buff counter damage, Ben's specialty.	Spring Embrace (S5) Allows Ben to support by granting teammate Energy Regen buffs
Billy	Starlight Engine Replica (S5) Gives Billy a massive boost to Physical Damage	Heartstring Nocturne Grants Billy unconditional CRIT RATE and CRIT DMG buffs
Burnice	Flamemaker Shaker Burnice's signature. Provides DMG and AP.	Electro-Lip Gloss (S5) Gives Burnice ATK% buff when an Attribute Anomaly is active
Caeser	Tusks of Fury Caesar's signature. Boosts shield strength. Provides team DMG and Daze buffs	Spring Embrace (S5) Allows Caesar to support by granting teammate Energy Regen buffs
Corin	Steel Cushion Gives Physical DMG. Massively buffs total DMG if hitting from behind.	Housekeeper (S5) Corin's signature. Boosts off-field Energy Regen. Buffs Physical DMG.
Ellen	Deep Sea Visitor Ellen's signature. Massively buffs Ice DMG. Provides CRIT Rate.	Heartstring Nocturne Grants Ellen unconditional CRIT RATE and CRIT DMG buffs
Evelyn	Heartstring Nocturne Evelyn's signature. Grants unconditional CRIT RATE and CRIT DMG buffs. Fire DMG ignores some Fire RES.	Zanshin Herb Case Provides unconditional CRIT stats.
Grace	Fusion Compiler Grace's signature. Buffs ATK% and AP	Electro-Lip Gloss (S5) Gives Grace ATK% buff when an Anomaly is active
Harumasa	Zanshin Herb Case Harumasa's signature. Provides unconditional CRIT stats. Massively buffs Electric DMG	Heartstring Nocturne Grants Harumasa unconditional CRIT RATE and CRIT DMG buffs
Jane Doe	Sharpened Stinger Jane's signature. Buffs Physical DMG and Anomaly Buildup.	Electro-Lip Gloss (S5) Gives Jane ATK% buff when an Anomaly is active
Koleda	Hellfire Gears Koleda's signature. Grants universal stun buffs and off-field Energy Regen	Steam Oven (S5) Grants Impact buffs based on Energy accumulated.
Lighter	Blazing Laurel Lighter's signature. Buffs Impact. Buffs CRIT DMG of Fire and Ice DMG	Ice-Jade Teapot Buffs Impact. Buffs DMG of all teammates.
Lucy	Kaboom the Cannon (S5) Lucy's signature. Buffs ATK% of all teammates	Weeping Cradle Boosts off-field Energy Regen. Buffs team damage against the user's target.
Lycaon	The Restrained Lycaon's signature. Buffs DMG and Daze from Basic Attacks	Hellfire Gears Gives Lycaon great universal stun buffs and off-field Energy Regen.
Miyabi	Hailstorm Shrine Miyabi's signature. Massively buffs CRIT and Ice DMG.	Fusion Compiler Buffs ATK% and AP
Nekomata	Steel Cushion Nekomata's signature. Gives Physical DMG. Massively buffs total DMG if hitting from behind.	Heartstring Nocturne Grants Nekomata unconditional CRIT RATE and CRIT DMG buffs
Nicole	The Vault (S5) Nicole's signature. Boosts Energy Regen. Buffs team damage against targets of the user's Ether DMG.	Weeping Cradle Boosts off-field Energy Regen. Buffs team damage against the user's target.
Piper	Roaring Ride (S5) Piper's signature. Buffs ATK%, AP, and Anomaly Buildup at random.	Fusion Compiler Buffs ATK% and AP
Pulchra	Box Cutter (S5) Pulchra's signature. Buffs Physical DMG and Daze.	Blazing Laurel Buffs Impact. Buffs CRIT DMG of Fire and Ice DMG
Qingyi	Ice-Jade Teapot Qingyi's signature. Buffs Impact. Buffs DMG of all teammates.	The Restrained Buffs DMG and Daze from Basic Attacks
Rina	Weeping Cradle Rina's signature. Boosts off-field Energy Regen. Buffs team damage against the user's target.	Kaboom the Cannon (S5) Buffs ATK% of all teammates
Seth	Peacekeeper - Specialized (S5) Seth's signature. Buffs Energy Regen when shielded. Buffs team Anomaly Buildup.	Spring Embrace (S5) Allows Seth to support by granting teammate Energy Regen buffs
Soldier 11	Heartstring Nocturne Grants unconditional CRIT RATE and CRIT DMG buffs. Fire DMG ignores some Fire RES.	The Brimstone Massively buffs ATK%
Soukaku	Bashful Demon (S5) Soukaku's signature. Boosts Ice DMG. Buffs team ATK%	Weeping Cradle Boosts off-field Energy Regen. Buffs team damage against the user's target.
Trigger	Spectral Gaze Trigger's signature. Reduces target DEF. Buffs Impact	Blazing Laurel Buffs Impact. Buffs CRIT DMG of Fire and Ice DMG
Vivian	Flight of Fancy Vivian's signature. Buffs Anomaly Buildup. Buffs AP.	Weeping Gemini (S5) Massively buffs AP if an ally inflicts an Anomaly
Yanagi	Timeweaver Yanagi's signature. Buffs Electric Anomaly Buildup. Buffs AP and Disorder DMG.	Fusion Compiler Buffs ATK% and AP
Zhu Yuan	Riot Suppressor Mark VI Zhu Yuan's signature. Provides unconditional CRIT Rate. Buffs Skill DMG.	The Brimstone Massively buffs ATK%

Some W-Engines perform better with specific team compositions, but this chart shows the general performance consistency for all Agents. Additionally, many Agents in Zenless Zone Zero can perform roles beyond their own (Caesar capable of doubling as a Stun Agent), which can lead to differing performance with the listed W-Engine preferences. The above chart signifies the ideal W-engine in a character's listed role.

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