Zenless Zone Zero Sword Seeker Chronicles event guide

Zenless Zone Zero's Sword Seeker Chronicles event was rolled out in the version 2.5 update, and it features a combat challenge. You use Ye Shunguang to tackle trials and a final boss stage in a sandbox area called Qingming Realm. In exchange, you will be rewarded with a free A-Rank W-Engine, Polychromes, and other in-game resources.

Here's a guide that will help you complete the Sword Seeker Chronicles event in ZZZ.

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Zenless Zone Zero Sword Seeker Chronicles event duration and requirement

Sword Seeker Chronicles is one of the many events in Zenless Zone Zero 2.5, and it is available from December 31, 2025, to February 5, 2026. To become eligible, you must reach Inter-Knot Level 20 and complete the Chapter 1’s Intermission main story. This Ye Shunguang sandbox event is initiated once you talk to the Void Hunter at Suibian Temple in Failume Heights.

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How to play Sword Seeker Chronicles event in Zenless Zone Zero

Tackle combat challenges with Ye Shunguang (Image via HoYoverse)

During the Sword Seeker Chronicles event, you will get to play as Ye Shunguang in Zenless Zone Zero and tackle combat challenges within the Qingming Realm. This sandbox mode features various quest trials, which are unlocked on consecutive days. To complete the event, you must participate in 12 trials across four stages.

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Accumulate Sword Mastery and Sword Will Essence

Unlock and upgrade abilities with them (Image via HoYoverse)

Sword Mastery and Sword Will Essence are the two resources you can collect by completing events and trails in the sandbox area. You can later interact with the Sword Altars at the hidden realm to unlock and upgrade new abilities for Ye Shunguang in the event.

Sword Mastery is used to access new skill sets for the agent. Use Sword Will Essence to further upgrade the unlocked abilities.

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Complete the combat stages

After each quest, you can access the Sword Keeper's Trial. You need to participate in each of them to obtain all the rewards from the Sword Seeker Chronicles event in ZZZ. Additionally, you must also complete the Nightmare Gauntlet, which requires defeating a powerful final boss.

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Event rewards

Get the free W-Engine (Image via HoYoverse)

Sword Seeker Chronicles yields various rewards including a free A-Rank W-Engine and Polychromes in Zenless Zone Zero. We have listed them below:

• Cauldron of Clarity (free W-Engine)
• 850x Polychrome
• Bangboo System Widget
• The Sword Bearer Who Sunders the Sky title
• Original Chip
• Dennies

The free W-Engine is the most enticing reward from the event. It is a weapon curated for Rupture specialists. You can upgrade it to the maximum level with Cerulean Echoes, which are dropped when you gain certain amounts of Sword Mastery.

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Edited by Akash Paul