ZZZ 3.3 Leaks: Phoenix & Severian

1. ZZZ 3.3 Release Date & Banner Schedule

HoYoverse has not confirmed the exact ZZZ 3.3 release date yet. Zenless Zone Zero currently runs on a 42-day version cycle with two 21-day banner phases, and Version 3.2 "Their Secret Histories" went live on September 9, 2026.

That puts the expected schedule at:

Expected ZZZ 3.3 launch: October 21, 2026. The official date is usually locked in during the Version Special Program, which airs roughly one week before the update.

Rerun placement is still leak-based, so treat the Banyue and Cissia slots as likely rather than confirmed.

2. ZZZ 3.3 New S-Rank Agents at a Glance

Both Agents were officially revealed through Agent Records on September 12, 2026, so their Rank, Attribute, Specialty, and Faction are confirmed. Everything about multipliers and numbers below still comes from the Version 3.3 test server and can change.

3. Phoenix Reffaella | S-Rank Fire Anomaly Agent

1. Role & Playstyle

Phoenix Reffaella is a judge of the Krampus Compliance Authority. Her Agent Record describes her as nearly unbeatable within the organization, while her colleagues mostly remember her terrible luck and her habit of falling asleep in inconvenient places.

The more interesting detail is the experimental report attached to her file, which states the subject is unable to die and draws on concentrated Ether when their vitals collapse. That lore is directly reflected in her kit.

Mechanically, Phoenix is not a pure off-field bot. Her core loop is:

Build [Embers] on-field → spend them on heavy attacks that trigger [Abloom] → keep the whole team's Attribute Anomaly damage critting.

She rotates in for short, high-value windows rather than holding the field the whole fight, which makes her flexible in almost any Anomaly lineup.

2. Phoenix Leaked Kit Overview

Basic Attack | [Embers] and [Burning Attack]

Phoenix's Basic Attack chains up to four strikes, and the 3rd and 4th hits count as [Burning Attacks]. Landing Burning Attacks generates [Embers], which she can stock up to 120.

Holding Basic Attack spends 90 [Embers] to hurl her weapon for heavy AoE Fire DMG. If the finishing hit connects with an enemy already suffering any Attribute Anomaly, it triggers [Abloom]—a burst of that same Anomaly's damage at a leaked 464% multiplier, with bonus CRIT DMG when it crits.

Special Attack | Charge with a Perfect Block window

Her Special Attack "Pursuit Slash" charges up and reduces damage taken by 40% while charging. Getting hit at the release frame, or connecting with a red or yellow flash, triggers a Perfect Block that makes her immune to that instance and refunds 5 [Embers] (once every 10s).

Her EX Special has two variants—a spinning burst on press, and an aerial weapon throw on hold—both counting as Burning Attacks and both with invulnerability frames. Heavy hits also build [Energize], which adds a free follow-up attack on her next heavy hit.

Ultimate | Burn everything, then come back

Phoenix's Ultimate has her dive-bomb the target and consume all of her own HP for a massive Fire explosion, triggering [Abloom] at a leaked 623% multiplier and putting her into the [Annihilation] state.

Once downed, switching to her or bringing her in via Quick Assist wraps her in flames, damages nearby enemies, and steadily restores her own HP. It looks dramatic, but it is a scripted part of her rotation rather than a punishment.

Core Passive | Team-wide Anomaly CRIT

This is the headline. Phoenix gains 40 Anomaly Proficiency, and whenever any squad member deals Attribute Anomaly DMG, the target becomes [Weakened] for 20 seconds. Attribute Anomaly DMG against a Weakened enemy can now critically hit at a base 30% CRIT Rate.

Every point of Anomaly Mastery she has above 145 adds another 0.7% CRIT Rate to that effect, so Anomaly Mastery is not a throwaway stat on her.

Her Additional Ability turns on with another Anomaly Agent or a faction teammate, and with 2 / 3 Anomaly Agents in the squad, Anomaly CRIT DMG against Weakened enemies rises by 25% / 40%.

Finally, if Phoenix is defeated, a Resurrection effect lets her be switched back in with 50% of her Max HP restored, once every 300 seconds.

In short: Phoenix converts an entire Anomaly team's damage into critable damage—something only Jane's Mindscape 2 previously offered.

That is why leaks keep calling her the missing piece for Anomaly cores rather than just another Fire Agent.

3. Best Phoenix Teams

✅ Remielle + Phoenix + Velina

This is the setup most leakers point to. Three Anomaly-heavy slots maximize her Additional Ability, and Phoenix's [Weakened] debuff makes every Disorder and Anomaly proc in the team eligible to crit.

If you do not have Remielle, Burnice or another Fire Anomaly Agent plus any second Anomaly Agent still turns her passive on. Burnice is not made obsolete here—she supplies steady off-field Burn buildup, while Phoenix supplies the CRIT layer on top.

Because her buff keys off Attribute Anomaly damage rather than Fire specifically, she also works in mixed-element Disorder teams.

4. Severian Lowell | S-Rank Wind Attack Agent

1. Role & Playstyle

Severian Lowell is Seth Lowell's older brother and the commissioner of the Metropolitan Order Division. He was name-dropped as early as Version 1.1 and finally appeared in person as an NPC in Version 2.6, where Cissia memorably called her boss a demon lord.

He is also the first Agent in Zenless Zone Zero to fight with a giant sword, and his moveset mixes slashes with claw strikes and short-range cannon blasts.

His test-server kit reads as:

An on-field Wind Attack main DPS that rewards dodging instead of punishing it.

Nearly every defensive input in his kit feeds back into damage, so his ceiling scales with how well you read enemy attacks.

2. Severian Leaked Kit Overview

Core Resource | [Flowing Breath]

Severian stores up to 150 [Flowing Breath], gained from landing key skills and from Perfect Dodges. At 100 points he can hold Basic Attack to unleash his signature move: a backward evade into a chain of dashing slashes across the arena.

His Chain Attack refunds 50 points and his Ultimate refunds 100, so you can reliably loop back into that enhanced attack.

Basic Attack | Built-in dodge windows

The 4th hit of his Basic Attack string has its own dodge window. Dodge an attack there and that hit's damage and Daze multipliers are upgraded, plus you gain extra resource. Taking a hit during the first three attacks automatically launches a dashing counter instead.

He also builds [Gleaming Shadow] stacks (max 2) that auto-dodge an incoming attack for you and convert it into a counter—effectively a safety net that still deals damage. His backstep-into-hold input lets him provoke enemies, and getting hit there produces a guaranteed-CRIT counter with bonus CRIT DMG.

Entry Skill | Perfect Dodge into a burst swap

Each Perfect Dodge grants a [Wind Rider] stack, up to two. With stacks active, switching Severian in triggers a dedicated Entry Skill that counts as a Quick Assist.

Spending those stacks on his Entry Skill, Chain Attack, or Ultimate boosts the final hit's multiplier by a fixed 60% at one stack and 300% at two. Banking two stacks before a swap-in is clearly the intended optimization.

Core Passive & Additional Ability

His Core Passive grants a flat +60% CRIT DMG and defines all of the dodge interactions above.

His Additional Ability activates with a Support Agent, Stun Agent, or a Public Security faction teammate, giving him a flat ATK boost that scales with level up to +700 for 30 seconds on entry or swap-in.

His leaked kit is concentrated and front-loaded rather than wide, which currently points toward single-target and boss fights as his best environment.

3. Best Severian Teams

✅ Severian + a Stun Agent + a Support Agent

His Additional Ability is written for the classic DPS / Stun / Support shell, so almost any standard lineup turns it on.

Public Security teammates such as Qingyi, Zhu Yuan, Seth or Cissia satisfy the faction clause on their own, which gives F2P accounts an easy way to activate it without owning a specific S-Rank.

5. ZZZ 3.3 Signature W-Engines & Drive Discs

Phoenix Signature W-Engine

Current Test 1 values:

• 713 Base ATK, 30% Anomaly Mastery

• Grants +75 Anomaly Proficiency

• When any squad member's Attribute Anomaly DMG crits, the wearer gains 40% Fire DMG for 20s (refreshes on repeat)

Note how it feeds off her own Core Passive—the Anomaly CRIT she enables is what powers her W-Engine.

Severian Signature W-Engine

Current Test 1 values:

• 713 Base ATK, 24% CRIT Rate

• Increases CRIT DMG by 24%

• Basic Attack hits grant +15% ATK and ignore 20% Wind RES for 20s

Drive Disc Main Stats

For Phoenix, the leaked in-game recommendations point to Freedom Blues, Chaos Jazz, and Phaethon's Melody, with Anomaly Proficiency and ATK% substats. Remember that Anomaly Mastery above 145 directly upgrades her team buff, so it is worth more on her than on a typical Anomaly Agent.

Severian's recommended sets have not appeared in the test build yet, so hold off on pre-farming full sets until the Special Program confirms his final kit.

6. ZZZ 3.3 Reruns, Events & Story Leaks

Rerun Banners: Banyue & Cissia

Leaks point to Banyue returning alongside Phoenix and Cissia alongside Severian. Banyue suits Rupture teams, while Cissia is built for Electric double-Attack lineups, most notably next to Seed.

Halloween Event & Operation Bagel: Zenkov Season 3

Operation Bagel: Zenkov is getting its Season 3 update, and datamined assets suggest a Halloween theme. Beyond the Belle and Wise outfits already added in 3.2, the Random Play car is expected to receive two new cosmetic designs, hinting at a Halloween event centered on Ukinami Yuzuha and the Spook Shack.

Main Story & New Boss

Nicole is expected to resurface in Version 3.3, and the Booastrum crisis driven by the hostile AI Youkai looks set to resolve by the end of the patch.

The leaked new boss is HollowVenger Truvia, who reportedly shifts into an alternate form mid-fight and drags Agents into a Singularity Leakage where she attacks with clones and spatial abilities.

7. Phoenix or Severian: Which Should You Pull?

Two S-Ranks in one version is expensive. If you are F2P or a light spender, pick one instead of forcing both banners.

Count how many pulls you are actually short of before you spend. If you are only a handful away from pity, checking current ZZZ Top Up prices and promotions is much easier on your budget than chasing both S-Ranks at the last minute.

Playing an Anomaly team? Prioritize Phoenix. Need a Wind main DPS or enjoy skill-expressive combat? Save for Severian.

Final Thoughts

Phoenix and Severian are officially confirmed for Version 3.3, but their numbers are not. Everything from multipliers to Drive Disc sets still sits on the test server.

Phoenix looks like the strongest Anomaly enabler ZZZ has offered so far, turning an entire team's Attribute Anomaly damage into critable damage while carrying a self-revive that fits her lore perfectly.

Severian is a Wind Attack main DPS whose entire identity is built on Perfect Dodges, auto-counters, and banking stacks for a huge swap-in burst—a rare Attack Agent where player skill genuinely moves the damage ceiling.

Wait for the Version 3.3 Special Program before committing. Kits, multipliers, Drive Discs, and banner order can all still change.

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FAQ

Q1: When does ZZZ 3.3 come out?

A: Around October 21, 2026.

Version 3.2 launched on September 9, 2026, and ZZZ runs a 42-day version cycle with two 21-day phases. Phase 1 should run to roughly November 11 and Phase 2 to early December. HoYoverse will confirm the exact date in the Version 3.3 Special Program.

Q2: Can Phoenix directly replace Burnice?

A: No—they do different jobs.

Burnice supplies steady off-field Fire Anomaly buildup and Burn damage. Phoenix's value is her Core Passive, which lets the whole squad's Attribute Anomaly damage critically hit. In many rosters they are complements rather than substitutes.

Q3: Does Phoenix really revive herself?

A: Yes, based on the current test build.

Her Ultimate consumes all of her HP for a large explosion, and her Core Passive lets her be switched back in with 50% of her Max HP restored, once every 300 seconds. It matches the "unable to die" line from her official Agent Record.

Q4: Is Severian hard to play?

A: He has a higher skill ceiling than most Attack Agents, but a forgiving floor.

His [Gleaming Shadow] stacks auto-dodge attacks for you, so mistakes are partly covered. Getting full value, however, means banking two Perfect Dodge stacks before swapping him in for the 300% final-hit bonus.

Q5: Who is rerunning in ZZZ 3.3?

A: Banyue and Cissia, according to current leaks.

Banyue fits Rupture teams and Cissia fits Electric double-Attack teams, especially alongside Seed. Rerun placement is not officially confirmed yet.

Q6: Phoenix or Severian—which one should I pull?

A: Pick based on your roster.

Anomaly and Disorder players get more out of Phoenix, since her buff scales across an entire archetype. Players missing a Wind main DPS, or who enjoy dodge-driven combat, should save for Severian. With limited Polychrome, pick one and wait for the Special Program before committing.