Zenless Zone Zero Agent Ascension Materials: Farming Locations & Top Tips
Ascending your agents in Zenless Zone Zero (ZZZ) is essential for increasing their level caps, boosting stats, and unlocking powerful skills. This guide covers every key ascension material, where to farm them, and expert tips for efficient promotion strategies.
Agent Ascension Materials Overview
Each agent requires different Promotion Certification Seals based on their specialty, plus large amounts of Dennies and EXP materials. Here’s a summary (IGN Ascension Guide):
| Specialty | Materials Needed at Each Ascension |
|---|---|
| Attack | Basic/Advanced Attack Certification Seals |
| Stun | Basic/Advanced Stun Certification Seals |
| Anomaly | Basic/Advanced Anomaly Certification Seals |
| Support | Basic/Advanced Support Certification Seals |
| Defense | Basic/Advanced Defense Certification Seals |
| Dennies | Needed for each ascension (up to 800,000 for maxing agents) |
| EXP Materials | Needed every tier; higher levels need more |
Agents like Billy (Attack) require Attack Seals, while Rina (Stun) uses Stun Seals.
Best Farming Locations and Tips
Combat Simulation (Agent Promotion)
- Primary method for all seals/materials
- Access via HIA Club menu after completing tutorials
- Run Agent Promotion/HIA Combat Simulation for seals matching your agent’s specialty (Game8 Ascension Guide)
Hollow Zero Missions
- Yields rare advanced seals as boss drops
- Higher difficulty = more rewards
Weekly/Monthly Shops
- Visit Casper’s Shop and 24-Hour Store for extra seals, especially for rare specialties (LDShop Prefarm Guides)
Dennies Farming
- Best obtained from:
- Video Store (daily)
- Hollow Zero, Notorious Hunts
- Special events
EXP Materials
- Farm through daily missions, commission quests, and battle pass rewards
Ascension Material Reference Table
| Agent Specialty | Basic Seal | Advanced Seal | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | Attack Cert. Seal | Advanced Attack Cert. Seal | Combat Sim, Hollow Zero |
| Stun | Stun Cert. Seal | Advanced Stun Cert. Seal | Combat Sim, Boss Drops |
| Anomaly | Anomaly Cert. Seal | Advanced Anomaly Cert. Seal | Simulation, Shop |
| Support | Support Cert. Seal | Advanced Support Cert. Seal | Weekly Shop, Simulation |
| Defense | Defense Cert. Seal | Advanced Defense Cert. Seal | Hollow Zero, Sim |
Bonus tip: Prefarm ascension items for upcoming agents (check patch notes/community leaks for requirements) (Lootbar Magus Materials Guide).
Top Ascension Strategy Tips
- Always run Combat Simulation with stamina cap, especially before server reset
- Don’t waste seals on sub-meta agents; focus on your main team first
- Track your progress, use spreadsheets or planner tools to avoid wasting stamina
- Buy out weekly/monthly shop seals for efficient progression (GameBoost Farming Tips)
- Use Hollow Zero for high-tier, rare seal drops, ideal for min-maxing resource gain
Outbound Sources
- IGN Ascension Guide
- Game8 Agent Promotion Guide
- LDShop Lucia and Banyue Prefarm Guides
- Lootbar Magus Materials Guide
- GameBoost Farming Guide
- EsportsGG Ascension Materials Guide
Efficient farming and planning are key, use this guide to get ascension materials quickly and make your ZZZ agents stronger than ever!
