Agents are obtainable and playable units in Zenless Zone Zero.
They come in different Ranks (
or 
), have an attacking Specialty (
, 
, 
, 
, or 
), are aligned with an Attribute (
Physical, 
Ice [
Frost], 
Fire, 
Electric, or 
Ether), are equipable with a specific W-Engine, and belong to a Faction.
How to Obtain[]
Agents are primarily obtained through Signal Search.
There are two channels to search for new agents:
- Exclusive Channel, which features time-limited Agent searches.
- Stable Channel, which is always available.
Searches can be performed with special Currency, notably 
Encrypted Master Tape for the Exclusive Channel and 
Master Tape for the Stable Channel, or they can be performed directly by either using 
Polychrome ×160, or by converting the premium paid-only currency 
Monochrome at a 1-to-1 ratio.
Alternate ways of obtaining agents also exist:
- Phaethon's Story
- Anby Demara, Billy Kid and Nicole Demara are obtained for free after completing the Prologue Business x Strangeness x Justness.
- Stable Channel Additional Recruitment
- After completing 300 searches on the Stable Channel: Star-Studded Cast, the player is able to obtain an
-Rank Agent of their choice, out of the following options:
- After completing 300 searches on the Stable Channel: Star-Studded Cast, the player is able to obtain an
- Signal Shop
- Two -Rank Agents are available to purchase each month from the Signal Shop in exchange for Residual Signal ×140. The available agents change on the first day of each month after server reset.
- Two
- Permanent Events
- Ben Bigger is available as the final reward from the Rookie on the Road Event.
- Soukaku is available from the Eridu Frontier Event, after the player has completed Shiyu Defense Stable Node: Third Frontier
- Limited-Time Events
- Luciana de Montefio was available from the Overlord's Feast event.
- Asaba Harumasa was available from the Special Visitor event.
- Pulchra Fellini was available from the March On, Tiny Titan! event.
Progression[]
Leveling[]
Agents will only gain EXP by using Agent EXP Material. The amount of materials required increases per level and promotion.
Promotions[]
Once an Agent has hit the level-cap for their current promotion level, they can be promoted, which will increase the maximum level they can achieve, the maximum skill level they can achieve, while also providing a bonus to the base stats of HP, ATK and DEF.
The maximum promotion level is dependant on the player's Inter-Knot Level, up to a maximum of 5 promotions and Agent level 60 at Inter-Knot Level 50.
The type and amount of Agent Promotion Material and Denny required to promote, can be seen in the promotion popup-menu, visible on the agent selection menu (PC: C) when an Agent is ready to be promoted.
| Promotion Level | Max Agent Level | Required Inter-Knot Level |  Denny Cost |
Unlocks | Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Lv. 10 | — | — | — | — |
| 1st | Lv. 20 | — | 24,000 |
|
 Master Tape ×1
|
| 2nd | Lv. 30 | IKL 20 | 56,000 |
|
— |
| 3rd | Lv. 40 | IKL 30 | 120,000 |
|
Master Tape ×1
|
| 4th | Lv. 50 | IKL 40 | 200,000 |
|
— |
| 5th | Lv. 60 | IKL 50 | 400,000 |
|
Master Tape ×1
|
Protagonist Agent[]
When the player starts the game for the first time, they will be prompted to choose one of the siblings Belle or Wise to play as. Thereafter, the other sibling will become a non-playable character who acts as the player's assistant.
Playable Agents[]
There are currently 32 playable Agents:
Upcoming Agents[]
These Agents have been announced as upcoming Agents by miHoYo at some point in time.
4 Agents are currently upcoming:
| Icon | Name | Rank | Attribute | Specialty | Attack Type | Faction | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Vlad | 
|
Ice |
|
 |
 Mockingbird
|
May 14, 2025 In 1 day (During Version 1.7) | |
| Ju Fufu | — | Fire |
|
— |  Yunkui Summit
|
— | |
| Pan Yinhu | — | Physical |
|
— | Yunkui Summit
|
— | |
| Yixuan | — | — | — | — | Yunkui Summit
|
— |
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Agents |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 代理人 Dàilǐrén |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 代理人 Dàilǐrén |
| Japanese | エージェント Ējento |
| Korean | 에이전트 Eijeonteu |
| Spanish | Agentes |
| French | Agents |
| Russian | Агенты Agenty |
| Thai | Agent |
| Vietnamese | Người Đại Diện |
| German | Agenten |
| Indonesian | Agen |
| Portuguese | Agentes |
Change History[]
- 2 new Agents were added:
- Vivian Banshee
- Hugo Vlad (Released in 2nd half)
- Fixes an issue where some characters' visual performance is abnormal during the story.
- Adjusts some Agents' priority order for skill upgrade recommendations.
- 1 new Agent was added:
- 2 new Agents were added:
- Soldier 0 - Anby
- Trigger (Released in 2nd half)
- 2 new Agents were added:
- Astra Yao
- Evelyn Chevalier (Released in 2nd half)
- 2 new Agents were added:
- Optimizes the projection effects of certain Agents' models.
- 2 new Agents were added:
- Tsukishiro Yanagi
- Lighter (Released in 2nd half)
- 2 new Agents were added:
- Caesar King
- Burnice White (Released in 2nd half)
- 1 new Agent was added:
- Seth Lowell (Released in 2nd half)
- 2 new Agents were added:
- Agents were released with:
- 2 Protagonist Agents:
- 9 Agents:
- 8 Agents:
- Alexandrina Sebastiane
- Ellen Joe
- Grace Howard
- Koleda Belobog
- Nekomiya Mana
- Soldier 11
- Von Lycaon
- Zhu Yuan (Released in 2nd half)
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