Glacio 
Rectifier 
Concerto Efficiency Basic Attack Damage Coordinated Attack Glacio DMG Amplification Resonance Skill DMG Amplification Build · 01
Ranked on calculated damage at equal investment. Everything below rank one is a real option, not a consolation.
Rectifier Increase ATK by 12%. While the wielder is on the field, using Resonance Skill grants 12% Basic Attack DMG Bonus, stacking up to 3 times for 6s. At 3 stacks or above, casting Outro Skill consumes all stacks of this effect and grants the wielder 52% Basic Attack DMG Bonus for 27s, effective when the wielder is off the field.
Official Kuro recommendation and best-in-slot option.
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One recommended setup this patch. Farm the listed main stats first, then refine the substats in order.
Recommended Full Set
Main stats by slot
Main echo
Second slot
Third slotFourth slotFifth slotSubstat priority
1Crit. Rate
2Crit. DMG3Energy Regen4ATK%
5Basic Attack DMG Bonus
Energy Regen +10%.
Echo skill: Summon 3 twirling Crescent Servants around you. Crescent Servants attack enemies with their spinning blades, dealing 45.59% Havoc DMG. Triggering a Counterattack with the Echo attacks resets the Crescent Servants' duration. The Resonator with this Echo equipped in the main slot has their Coordinated Attack DMG increased by 40.00%.
Skill upgrade priority
FirstResonance Liberation 
SecondForte Circuit 
ThirdResonance Skill 
FourthBasic Attack 
FifthIntro Skill Build · 03
4 verified lineups. Other rotations stay off the page until they are checked against the current game.
Recommended lineup
GlacioSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.GlacioSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.
SpectroAlso works
Shorekeeper → Zhezhi → Carlotta; Shorekeeper gives Zhezhi +15% All DMG with CRIT buffs and dodge recovery, then Zhezhi gives Carlotta +25% Resonance Skill DMG and +20% Glacio DMG.
Recommended lineup
SpectroSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.GlacioSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.SpectroAlso works
Worth knowing: Make sure to run Yuanwu on Rejuvenating Glow and your third party member on Moonlit Clouds for optimal DPS!
Recommended lineup
GlacioSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.GlacioSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.GlacioSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.Lingyang is presented here because Youhu's buffs matter more with Main DPS characters that do lower DMG, where Zhezhi's own DMG matters more.
Alternative lineup
GlacioSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.GlacioSubstitutions
No verified replacement for this slot.
HavocAlso works
Chisa → Lucilla → Hiyuki.
Worth knowing: Start with Suisui to build her Forte and cast Resonance Liberation, switch to Lucilla for her Reminiscence combo, then enter on Hiyuki and hold Heavy Attack to fill Forte before casting Resonance Liberation.
Detailed reference
Perform up to 3 consecutive attacks, dealing Glacio DMG.
Consume STA to perform an attack, dealing Glacio DMG.
Heavy Attack does not reset the Basic Attack cycle.
Consume STA to perform up to 2 consecutive attacks while in mid-air, dealing Glacio DMG.
Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Glacio DMG.
Deal Glacio DMG. If Afflatus is no less than 60, consume 60 Afflatus to summon Phantasmic Imprint - Left and Phantasmic Imprint - Right.
-Press the button on the ground to summon the Phantasmic Imprints on the ground.
-Hold the button on the ground or press the button in mid-air to summon the Phantasmic Imprints in mid-air.
Zhezhi may summon Phantasmic Imprints at the cost of Afflatus when casting Resonance Skill Manifestation or Heavy Attack Conjuration.
Up to 1 of each of Phantasmic Imprint - Left, Phantasmic Imprint - Middle, and Phantasmic Imprint - Right can exist at the same time, each lasting for 15s.
The 5 moves below consume STA to perform Conjuration to attack the target, dealing Glacio DMG.
-Hold the Normal Attack button shortly after Basic Attack Stage 3.
-Press the Normal Attack button shortly after casting Resonance Skill Manifestation.
-Hold the Normal Attack button shortly after casting Resonance Skill Stroke of Genius or Resonance Skill Creation's Zenith.
-Hold the Normal Attack button while in mid-air.
-Hold the Normal Attack button after a successful Dodge.
If Zhezhi has at least 30 Afflatus when performing any of these, consume 30 Afflatus to summon a Phantasmic Imprint - Middle.
When a Phatasmic Imprint is nearby, the Resonance Skill is replaced with Stroke of Genius, which can be cast while in mid-air. When it is cast, Zhezhi will:
-Move to the location of the Phatasmic Imprint, remove it, and then summon an Ivory Herald to attack the target, dealing Glacio DMG, considered as Basic Attack DMG. Refresh the mid-air Dodge attempts if the target Phatasmic Imprint is in mid-air.
-Gain 1 stack of Painter's Delight, lasting for 8s and stacking up to 2 times.
When a Phantasmic Imprint is nearby and there are 2 stacks of Painter's Delight, Stroke of Genius is replaced with Creation's Zenith, which can be cast while in mid-air. When it is cast, Zhezhi will:
-Lose all stacks of Painter's Delight
-Move to the location of the Phantasmic Imprint, remove it, and then summon an Ivory Herald to attack the target, dealing greater Glacio DMG, considered as Basic Attack DMG, additionally increasing the Basic Attack DMG Bonus by 18% for 27s. Refresh the mid-air Dodge attempts if the target Phatasmic Imprint is in mid-air.
Zhezhi can hold up to 90 Afflatus.
Normal Attacks grant Afflatus on hit.
Casting Intro Skill grants Afflatus.
Summon Inklit Spirits for assistance.
Can be cast in mid-air.
When the active Resonator deals DMG, an Inklit Spirit will be summoned to perform a Coordinated Attack, dealing Glacio DMG, considered as Basic Attack DMG.
-For 3s after dealing DMG, 1 Inklit Spirit is summoned per second. This effect can trigger once per second. Damage dealt by an Inklit Spirit does not trigger this effect.
-Up to 1 Inklit Spirit can be summoned every second, and up to 21 in total.
-This effect lasts for 30s, or until max Inklit Spirits are summoned.
Attack the target, dealing Glacio DMG.
When casting Resonance Skill Stroke of Genius or Resonance Skill Creation's Zenith, ATK is increased by 6% for 27s. This can be stacked up to 3 time(s).
After Outro Skill is cast, restore 15 Resonance Energy for the incoming Resonator.
The incoming Resonator has their Glacio DMG Amplified by 20% and Resonance Skill DMG Amplified by 25% for 14s or until they are switched out.
When the target's Off-Tune Level is full, the Resonator may cast Tune Break on the target.
Casting Resonance Skill Creation's Zenith restores 15 Resonance Energy and increases Crit. Rate by 10% for 27s.
Max Inklit Spirits summoned by Resonance Liberation Living Canvas increases by 6.
Casting Resonance Skill Manifestation, Resonance Skill Stroke of Genius, or Resonance Skill Creation's Zenith increases ATK by 15% for 27s, stacking up to 3 time(s).
Casting Resonance Liberation Living Canvas increases ATK of Resonators on the team 20% for 30s.
For every 3 Inklit Spirits summoned by Resonance Liberation Living Canvas, 1 extra Inklit Spirit is summoned to perform a Coordinated Attack, dealing DMG equal to 140% of Inklit Spirit's DMG, considered as Basic Attack DMG. This damage dealt will not further summon Inklit Spirit.
Casting Resonance Skill Stroke of Genius or Resonance Skill Creation's Zenith summons an extra Ivory Herald to deal DMG equal to 120% of Resonance Skill Stroke of Genius's DMG, considered as Basic Attack DMG.
Kit text from the official Wuthering Waves guide by Kuro Games.
Zhezhi is a Glacio element resonator in Wuthering Waves.
Zhezhi uses a Rectifier in Wuthering Waves.
Zhezhi is a 5-star resonator in Wuthering Waves.
Zhezhi serves as: Concerto Efficiency, Basic Attack Damage, Coordinated Attack, Glacio DMG Amplification, Resonance Skill DMG Amplification.
Zhezhi was released on 15 August 2024.
Zhezhi's signature weapon is Rime-Draped Sprouts.