Zenless Zone Zero Item Guide: Currency, Materials, & Resources
Welcome to our Zenless Zone Zero Currency Guide. We’ll be covering all the types of currencies, upgrade materials, and other resources so you understand how to progress your account efficiently.
In general, gacha games have a lot of different currency types. This is part of a game’s monetization strategy to make things more convoluted/confusing. If you’re coming from Genshin Impact/Honkai Star Rail, we’ll be covering the matching currency types.
If this is your first gacha game, we’ll be sure to include descriptions so you know what each currency/item does. Let’s get into the guide.
Zenless Zone Zero Stamina
Battery Charge
In ZZZ, your “stamina” system will be called Battery Charge. You will use this resource to engage in various activities to gain rewards. You can use them to farm up more basic currency or upgrade materials.
Battery Charge regenerates at a rate of 1/6 minutes, and you have a max cap of 240. (exactly 24 hours)
You can also visit the Coffee Shop once per day to get an additional 60 Battery Charge, along with a bonus to your next farming stage.
Zenless Zone Zero Currency
|
Description |
ZZZ | Genshin | HSR |
| General currency used for upgrading characters, weapons, skills, etc. | 
Denny |
Mora |
Credit |
| Gacha Currency. 160 currency = 1 pull | 
Polychrome |
Primogem |
Stellar Jade |
| Paid version of Gacha currency. (Equivalent Rate) | 
Monochrome Film |
Genesis Crystal |
Oneiric Shard |
| Standard Banner Pull | 
Master Tape |
Acquaint Fate |
Star Rail Pass |
| Limited Banner Pull | 
Encrypted Master Tape |
Intertwined Fate |
Star Rail Special Pass |
| Shop currency obtained after pulling. Used in shop for materials/extra pulls. | 
Fading Signal |
Masterless Stardust |
Undying Ember |
| Premium Shop currency. Used in shop for extra pulls/rarer items. | 
Residual Signal |
Masterless Starglitter |
Undying Starlight |
For recommendations on spending/Signal Shop purchases, check out our ZZZ Spending Guide.
Boopon & Bangbuck
Boopon
One currency that doesn’t have a Genshin/HSR equivalent are Bangboo Currencies. Bangboos are a new system introduced in ZZZ, but the currency for the most part remains the same.
Bangbuck
You pull for Bangboos with Boopons, and Bangbucks are a currency you obtain from pulling, similar to Fading Signal/Residual Signal. Use these in the Signal Shop for more Boopons or other Bangboo materials.
Zenless Zone Zero Upgrade Materials
Moving on, we have the Upgrade Materials. These are items that do things like upgrade your Agent’s level, Skill level, etc. You can obtain most of these materials by using your Battery Charge in Combat Simulations. (HIA Club)
Materials regarding Bangboos will be obtained through Hollow Zero instead of Combat Simulations.
Agent Enhancement/Level-up Material
| Trainee Investigator Log (100 EXP) |  |
| Official Investigator Log (600 EXP) |  |
| Senior Investigator Log (3000 EXP) |  |
Agent Promotion Material
| Basic Offense Certification Seal |  |
| Advanced Offense Certification Seal |  |
| Pioneer’s Certification Seal |  |
Increases the level cap of Agents:
- Materials are separated by Specialty. (The images above are for Offense Agents)
- There are three tiers of Certification Seals.
- Basic [Level 20]
- Advanced [Level 30/40]
- [Level 50/60]
- Pioneer (Offense)
- Buster (Stun)
- Controller (Anomaly)
- Ruler (Support)
- Defender (Defense)
- You can trade up materials (craft) at a ratio of 3:1 or trade down (dismantle) at a ratio of 1:3.
Agent Skill Enhancement/Level-up Material
| Basic Physical Chip |  |
| Advanced Physical Chip |  |
| Specialized Physical Chip |  |
Increases the Skill Level of Agents. Materials are separated by Attribute (Physical pictured above). Crafting (1:3) and Dismantling (1:3) still applies.
W-Engine Enhancement/Level-up Material
| W-Engine Battery (100 EXP) |  |
| W-Engine Power Supply (600 EXP) |  |
| W-Engine Energy Module (3000 EXP) |  |
W-Engine Promotion Material
| Basic Offense Certification Seal |  |
| Advanced Offense Certification Seal |  |
| Pioneer’s Certification Seal |  |
Increases level cap of W-Engines. Same breakdown as Agent Promotion Materials. (Note that Attack = Offense)
Bangboo Enhancement/Level-up Material
| Bangboo Software Patch (100 EXP) |  |
| Bangboo Algorithm Module (600 EXP) |  |
| Bangboo System Widget (3000 EXP) |  |
Bangboo Promotion Material
| Ether Electrolyte (Level 20) |  |
| Energy Transfer Fluid (Level 40) |  |
| Concentrated Cooling Fluid (Level 60) |  |
Increases level cap of W-Engines. Same breakdown as Agent Promotion Materials.
Zenless Zone Zero Key Items
As of now, we’ve covered the majority of items you’ll use in game. Most of the time, you’ll be interacting with Currency and Upgrade Materials. Even still, there are a few more items to go through, so here’s a quick rundown.
- W-Engine Chip: Used to craft W-Engines
- Ether Battery: Use to gain 60 Battery Charge (Stamina)
- Prototype Seal: Use as a replacement for Certification Seals.
- Master Component: Use as a replacement for W-Engine Components.
- HIA Coins: Find coins spread throughout the map, through various activities. Trade into Sage in a Barrel for rewards.
In Conclusion
This just about wraps up 99% of the items you will interact with in Zenless Zone Zero. While it may seem daunting, once you get the hang of it, you’ll see it’s much simpler than expected.
Currencies are fairly straight forward, and upgrade materials are simply broken down into different categories, but function the same.
Thanks for Reading! For more resources, be sure to check out our other Zenless Zone Zero Guides. We cover a variety of topics, including our constantly updated ZZZ Tier List.
