Shadow Riptide Clash Event Guide for Zenless Zone Zero
Shadow Riptide Clash is an HIA Combat Event in Zenless Zone Zero. Help the HIA with their new combat sessions!
Shadow Riptide Clash Event Guide in Zenless Zone Zero
This event will take place during version 2.5 of the game.
What is the Shadow Riptide Clash Event About?
During this event, you will have to head to the HIA. They prepared a few new VR stages, with two different modes. Each day unlocks a new stage, and once you complete the beginner stages, the more challenging ones will unlock!
How do you Participate in the Shadow Riptide Clash Event?
In order to participate you will need to reach Inter-Knot level 22 and unlock Expert Challenge in Chapter 2 of the Main Story.
During the event, you can head to the HIA to meet Lyla. From there, you will gain access to a new set of VR Challenge stages.
The event is split into three different stage types:
- Alliance Stages (5 total)
- Frontline Stages (5 total)
- Special Character Stages (3 total)
New themed stages unlock one per day over the course of the event. Clearing a themed Alliance stage will automatically unlock its matching Frontline stage, and the special stages are added as the event progresses.
Tactical Buffs & Team Options
Each stage comes with its own Tactical Buff, which provides special combat bonuses. For example, a stage might provide bonus when Agents use their Ultimate attacks. This means you should use Agents that can often trigger their Ultimate.
In Alliance and Frontline stages, you can freely choose from available trial Agents and Bangboo. We recommend you pick the trial Agents, as they are always tailored to the specific stage buff, making it much easier for you to activate the buffs during the fight.
In the last tab, the special stages, your choices are more limited, you have to use the fixed trial Agent provided for that challenge. This time you have to play with Ye Shunguang!
What are the Shadow Riptide Clash Rewards?
During the event, you can earn the following rewards:
- 350 Polychrome
- 20 Official Investigator Log
- 6 Senior Investigator Log
- 10 W-Engine Power Supply
- 10 Advanced Burn Chip
- 6 Specialized Burn Chip
- 12 Bangboo System Widget
- 130 000 Denny
- 1 Tuning Calibrator
Changelog
- 29 Dec. 2025: Guide added.
Darrus Myles is a Narrative Designer and games writer specializing in RPGs, live-service games, and gameplay systems. A longtime HoYoverse fan, he spends most of his time in Zenless Zone Zero while keeping up with Honkai: Star Rail, though he'll never pass up an excuse to revisit Elden Ring or Baldur's Gate 3.
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