Zenless Zone Zero free pulls: how many Polychrome you earn per month without paying
Every pull in Zenless Zone Zero costs 160 Polychrome. A free-to-play account that clears its routine content collects roughly 4,650–6,450 Polychrome a month, which converts into 29–40 pulls on the Exclusive Channel banner. Below is where that currency actually comes from, source by source, and what it means against a hard pity of 90.
The table only counts sources that repeat every month. Story rewards, achievements and other one-off bonuses are listed separately: they are a big head start for a new account, but they do not pay the next banner.
Where the free Polychrome come from each month
| Source | Polychrome / month | ≈ pulls |
|---|---|---|
| Daily Activity / Scratch Card | 1,800 | 11 |
| Endgame (Shiyu Defense, Hollow Zero, Deadly Assault)prorated across a 42-day patch | 2,000–3,000 | 12–18 |
| Themed events2–4 events per patch, prorated | 600–1,200 | 3–7 |
| Livestream codes & misc | 250–450 | 1–2 |
| Monthly total (recurring only) | 4,650–6,450 | 29–40 |
How far 29–40 pulls a month get you on the Exclusive Channel banner
Hard pity on this banner sits at 90 pulls, with soft pity kicking in around 75. Saving everything, a free player reaches hard pity in about 2–3 months, and the worst case for the featured unit (180 pulls) in about 5–6 months. With one month of pulls and no pity carried over, the chance of the featured unit is 8%–11%; with two months saved it climbs to 15%–38%.
29–40
Pulls per month (F2P)
1.9–2.6
Months to soft pity
2–3
Months to hard pity
5–6
Months to guaranteed featured
8%–11%
Featured chance, 1 month of pulls
15%–38%
Featured chance, 2 months of pulls
One-time boosts for new accounts
These pay out once per account. They are not part of the monthly figure, but a fresh Zenless Zone Zero account can pull far more in its first weeks than the recurring total suggests.
- Story missions & achievements
If you spend a little
The cheapest recurring purchase in Zenless Zone Zero is by far the best Polychrome-per-dollar deal in the shop. This is how much it adds on top of the free income:
- With the Inter-Knot Membership (~$4.99)+3,000 Polychrome / month ≈ +18 pulls
Turn the monthly income into a plan
Type your current pity and the Polychrome you already have into the Zenless Zone Zero pity calculator to see your exact odds on the next banner, or use the savings planner on that page: it takes what you have, what you earn per week and the banner end date and tells you whether you will make it.
The monthly figures for Zenless Zone Zero come from fixed rewards (dailies, weeklies, endgame resets) plus a conservative range for events, which vary from patch to patch. One-time rewards are excluded on purpose.
