Zhao Materials Pre-Farm Guide - Zenless Zone Zero 2.5

Zhao steps into Version 2.5 as a tiny-but-tough Ice Defense agent from the Krampus Compliance Authority, bringing her cool head and even cooler shield tricks to New Eridu, and the best part is—you get one copy of her for free just by playing the update.

If she’s on your pull list, now’s the perfect time to get her materials lined up before she lands. This guide keeps everything neat and simple—her ascension mats, skill items, and W-Engine needs—so you can greet Zhao on day one with a fully prepared upgrade path instead of a last-minute farming scramble.

Zhao Materials Overview

Here’s your all-in-one cheat sheet for everything Zhao needs — a cozy little bundle of mats to help your free Ice bunny tank grow strong without any farming surprises.

 

Zhao Ascension Materials

Think of this part as “wake Zhao up properly”: once you’ve stocked enough Defense Seals and Dennies, you can shoot her straight to level 60 the moment she lands on your account.

Zhao Ascension Materials		Total
	Basic Defense Certification Seal	4
	Advanced Defense Certification Seal	32
	Defender Certification Seal	30
	Denny	800,000

 

Zhao Skill Level-Up Materials

Her skill upgrades lean heavily on Freeze Chips and rare Hamster Cage Passes, meaning you’ll want a clear priority order for which skills to push all the way to level 12.

Zhao Skill Level-Up Materials		Total
	Basic Freeze Chip	25
	Advanced Freeze Chip	75
	Specialized Freeze Chip	250
	Hamster Cage Pass	5
	Unknown Expert Challenge Material	9
	Unknown Notorious Hunt Material	60
	Denny	2,905,000

 

How to get Hamster Cage Pass?

The Hamster Cage Pass is a rare item used to upgrade a skill from level 11 to 12, and each pass upgrades only one skill. Its main sources are the New Eridu City Fund battle pass (1 from the Basic Plan, an extra from the Growth Plan) and occasional limited-time events, so it’s best saved for your core DPS or key skill upgrades.

 

Zhao Signature W-Engine Materials

Zhao’s signature Defense-type W-Engine shares the same Defense Component line and Denny costs you’ll see on other tank engines, letting you double-dip farming routes while you power up both her gear and her levels.

Zhao Signature W-Engine Materials		Total
	Defense Component	4
	Reinforced Defense Component	32
	Specialized Defense Component	30
	Denny	400,000

 

Conclusion

With Zhao and Ye Shunguang arriving together in Version 2.5, this is one of the best windows to lock in a full frontline–backline core for your account. By pre-farming her Defense Seals, Freeze Chips, W-Engine Components, and Hamster Cage Passes, you can skip the launch-week scramble and take Zhao straight into high-end content on day one. Treat this checklist as your prep roadmap, and you’ll be ready to let the little Ice tank carry far harder than her cute bunny look suggests.

And if you plan on rolling for her Mindscape Cinema, don’t forget to check LDShop—your cute, budget-friendly stop for Monochrome top-ups. Low prices, fast delivery, and plenty of bonuses mean you can save your wallet while chasing those extra copies of Zhao.