Wuthering Waves Zani Kit Leaked: Skills, Signature Weapon and Chains

Zani is the new 5-star Resonator set to debut in the upcoming Wuthering Waves 2.3 banners. In this report, we’ve compiled all the leaked information about Zani’s skills, signature weapon, and Resonance Chain. If you want the latest updates, keep reading! However, please note that these details are still in the testing phase, and the actual effects may be adjusted upon the official release.

 

Basic Information

	Zani
	Gender：Female
	Rarity：⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
	Attribute：Spectro
	Weapon：Gauntlets

Zani is positioned as a high-burst core DPS with a block-and-counter mechanic. Her combat style revolves around predictive counters, combined with resource management to unleash multi-stage high-damage attacks, making her a powerful core pick for Spectro teams.

Zani’s skill set features high execution difficulty and versatile combos, making her a top favorite for skilled players! Additionally, her dual-form transformation (with outfit destruction) is pure succubus-tier charm—absolute top-tier aesthetics!

 

Signature Weapon

Verdict of Blazing Light	Base ATK：588
	Crit Damage：48.6%
	R1 EFFECT： Increases ATK by 12%。 When casting Resonance Liberation： ignores 8% of the target's DEF, and the damage of 「Spectro Frazzle Effect」 is increased by 50% for 14 seconds.

Zani’s signature weapon was actually teased earlier in the story! During the battle against the out-of-control Glaze Blade Dancer, you could clearly see her weapon unfold from a sword into a shield mid-combat!

 

Normal Attack：Silent Negotiation

• Basic Attack : Perform up to 4 stages of consecutive attacks, dealing spectro dmg.

Advanced mechanism：

After performing 3rd stage of basic attack, during QTE window, press basic attack (like encore) will release a "breakthrough" chain，allowing pressing basic attack to perform the 4th stage of basic attack.

• Heavy Attack : Consume STA to attack the target, dealing Spectro DMG.
• Mid-air Attack : Consume STA to perform a plunging attack, dealing Spectro DMG.
• Dodge Counter : Use Basic Attack after a successful Dodge to attack the target, dealing Spectro DMG.

Resonance Skill：Sleepless Vigil

Standard Guard Plan

• Holding resonance skill：Enter「parry stance」，When releasing, deal spectro dmg to the enemy.
• Suppression：Within a short period of time, pressing basic attack allows chaining into short form basic attack suppression, dealing spectro damage and slowing the enemies dowm.
• When countering:

immune to debuff and reduce incoming damage.

A precise counterattack is launched, dealing Spectro DMG, immobilizing the target, and reducing their Resonance by an additional 5%.

Advancing Annihilation Plan

• Trigger condition：When Zani is not in "berserk stake" and her "Redundant Kinetic Energy" is fully charged, her Resonance skill changes to Advance Annihilation Plan.
• Holding Resonance Skill：Enter preparation form，during preparation form, releasing resonance skill or after a certain amount of time has elapsed, consume all Redundant inetic Energy to release resonance skill and gather suppression, dealing spectro dmg.

• Stance Effects (When Hit):

CC Immunity + Damage Reduction.

Consumes all Redundant Kinetic Energy to execute "Break Counterattack", dealing spectro DMG, staggering the target, and additionally reducing target’s Resonance by 5%.

• Post-Attack Effects (On Hit):

Gains 1 stack of "Scorching Embers".

Restores "Flame Light" and enters "Blade-Wielding State".

• Blade-Wielding: +20% DMG on "Spectro Frazzle Effect" attacks.

 

Resonance Liberation：Dawn-Dusk Transition

Rekindle

Deal Spectro DMG and enter Inferno State：

• Infernal Light increases from 100 to 150. Immediately gain 50 Infernal Light.
• Under Inferno state, basic attack multiplier increases.

End of Judgement

• Trigger condition：During Infernal state, when Infernal Light is less than 30, unlock resonance liberation "End of Judgement".
• Effect：Performing End of Judgement deals spectro dmg and exits Infernal State.

 

Forte Circuit：Dimming Night to Brightness

Bright Sun's Ember

• When Zani is in the team, any time team members apply Spectro Frazzle, instantly calculate and deals the damage of all stacks and apply the corresponding amount of Bright Sun's ember.
• Every time the effect shift happens, Zani gains a corresponding amount of Infernal Light.
• Bright Sun's Ember can be considered Spectro Frazzle in activating the set.

Ignite Bright Light

When Zani is in Infernal State, unlock Heavy Slash Break of Dawn, Heavy Slash Morning's Arrival, and Heavy Slash Night's End, dealing spectro damage. This damage is considered heavy attack damage, as well as considered as [Spectro Frazzle] damage at the same time.

Skill Mechanism:

• When Infernal Light > 30: Normal Attack is replaced with "Heavy Slash Break of Dawn". Resonance Skill changes to "Ignite Bright Light" (Hold to enter Preparation State).
• During Preparation State: When release, consumes Ignite Bright Light to execute "Heavy Slash Break of Dawn".
• Counterattack (When Hit): CC Immunity + Damage Reduction. Consumes Ignite Bright Light to unleash "Heavy Slash Flash Destruction", freezing the enemy and decreasing their stagger gauge by 10%.
• Timeout (No Input): Automatically performs "Heavy Slash Night's End"
• Chained Attacks:

After casting "Heavy Slash Break of Dawn", Normal Attack becomes "Heavy Slash Morning's Arrival" (consumes Infernal Light).

After casting "Heavy Slash Morning's Arrival", Normal Attack upgrades to "Heavy Slash Night's End". (Damage scales with consumed Infernal Light up to 40 points).

• Dodge Cancel Follow-Up: If Normal Attack is not in Heavy Slash Night's End: Dodge + Tap Attack consumes Flame Radiance to perform "Heavy Slash Break of Dawn".

Redundant Kinetic Energy

• Max 100pts
• Get pts when hitting with basic attack/intro/resonance skill guard/guard counter attack

 

Intro Skill

Attack the target dealing Spectro DMG.

 

Outro Skill：Beacon of the Future

• Deal a total of 150% Spectro DMG to the target and clear its Bright Sun's Embers.
• The target will take 10% more damage for each layer of Bright Sun's Embers, it has before the damage is dealt, and this damage is also considered Spectro Frazzle Effect damage.
• The Spectro DMG caused by characters other than yourself to the target with Bright Sun's Embers is deepened by 20% for 20 seconds.

 

Inherent Skill

Quick Response：When Intro skill is cast and executed immediately, the Spectro DMG bonus increases by 12% for 14 seconds.

Fearless of Pain：During Scorching Form, damage received is reduced by 20%.

 

Resonance Chain

S1 : When the alarm goes off in the morning

• When casting the Resonance skill Advancing Annihilation Plan, the Spectro DMG bonus increases by 50% for 14 seconds.
• Immune to control when casting the Resonance skill Heavy Slash Night's End.

S2 : Cold bread with drinks

• Increases CRIT Rate by 20%.
• Increases the multiplier of the Resonance skill Advancing Annihilation Plan by 80%.

S3 : Coummuting day after day

• When in the Infernal State, for every 1 point of Infernal Light consumed, the multiplier of Resonance Liberation > End of the Judgment increases by 8%, up to 1200%.

S4 : Energy Efficiency

• When casting the Intro skill, the attack of the characters in the team increases by 20% for 30 seconds.

S5 : All needs are completed on time

• Resonance Liberation Reignition effect +120% Damage Multiplier Boost.

S6 : The most urgent things？Get off work！

The following effects are obtained when in the Infernal State:

• The multiplier of the Resonance skill Ignition Light increases by 40%.
• Infernal Light will immediately restore to 70 points when it is below 70 points. It can be triggered once during each scorching Infernal State.
• You will not fall down if you receive fatal damage within 8 seconds.

 

Conclusion

Here’s the full breakdown of Zani’s skills and Resonance Chain! Her resource system is insanely deep—she’s practically irreplaceable as the DPS queen of Spectro teams! If you want to build a top-tier Spectro squad or live for those big-brain outplays and clutch counters, this character is an absolute must-pull!

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