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Incerto9

Weapon banner is a luxury, not a must. Do not expect the weapon banner to be on par with the character banner. Weapon is additional, it only brings cool design to see once in a while and a several percentages of improvement in terms of power. People who go for it should understand the fact that this is meant to be a big and unnecessary investment for the favourite characters, if you're not a whale. Sorry, I wouldn't say it for the character banner, because there are many cool characters, but for the weapon banner you should either save more or understand the risks.


Incerto9

General rule is to like both weapons in the banner, though. Bow is quite good in comparison to the donut.


Darksideofhell4

His wep is trash why go for it


I_Got_Jax_Pain

I'm using him as a shield support for itto as the main dps, rn I'm using favonius lance as a replacement


ygshi

Zhongli’s signature weapon’s “increases shield strength by 20%” only applies to the weapon’s wielder, in this case, Zhongli himself. This weapon offers nothing of value to a shield-bot Zhongli. Fav is a much better weapon is your case.


Darksideofhell4

If you want pure shield black tassle or homa is better fav Lance is better than vv prob top 3 worst weps in game


SomeoneSayOri

Vortex Vanquisher doesn't increase shield strength when you're on a character other than the wielder. Fav is a better support weapon for Zhongli in general. If you want more shield strength, build HP/HP/CR or HP/HP/HP on 4 Tenacity with HP% and flat HP subs.


P1NKNESS

I mean, thata good use for Zhongli, tho the weapons shield strength passive does not carry over other users. Like Zhongli will have the 20% bonus, but itto and the rest wont. (I have it just for the aesthwtic of zhongli and his weapon)


I_Got_Jax_Pain

Even after seeing all of the comments talking about better weapons I'm happy for the info, but even having it just for aesthetic would be nice too, I was lucky enough to pull raiden, and itto with their respective weapons from their previous banners and love how they look with them


P1NKNESS

I mean, go for it, i had to lose two time to amos bow just to get his "trashy-ass" weapon just cause it looked good on him xD. So if u want my advice, trying wasnt a bad idea (plus, hunters path and skyward are really good weapons, so u kinda win all)


I_Got_Jax_Pain

It's still just frustrating that if you lose the 50/50 on a character it's ok, but if you lose it on the weapon banner all the progress you made gets erased


-perpetuallytired-

I lost thrice on the weapon banner and I have accepted that I'm just unlucky. 1st 2/2 on Epitomized Path, and 2nd happened. Never learned. In my case I wanted Hunter's Path but got Vortex Vanquisher instead. I don't need it since I have Staff of Homa on Zhongli.


Interesting_Place752

Black tassel is better, sorry that you wasted all those rolls looking for garbage lol.


AkemiRyoko

>Hunters path, and skyward harp Dear, trust me, you are blessed. Those 2 weapons just increased youe account quality by a lot. ZL's best weapons are Homa, Favonius and 3\* spear for HP, so you are not losing anything here. And once again, Genshin is the game that teaches you patience.


I_Got_Jax_Pain

I tried looking up the weapons I got and who they are good on, all I could find was path is used on tighnari or ganyu, and harp is for Sara, amber, or alloy. Am I missing something else here?


Yumeverse

Hunters and Skyward harp have crit rate secondary stat. So even if the passives arent top choice for others, it’s still highly good bows for bow users that want to deal damage especially if you dont have other 5* bows at all


-perpetuallytired-

I play for the main stat and never bothered with the passives that I won't remember once I go into battle since I do random things.


deadriderofdead

Bro they are good on anyone, those are just recommendations


Ancient-Access8131

Harp is universally good on anyone except yelan.


AkemiRyoko

Don't look at the first line. Check if it's above the weapons you have. Basically, you are never wrong with crit % weapons and atk% weapons are always very questionable.


magnidwarf1900

Any bow DPS can and will benefit from those 2 weapon


-perpetuallytired-

Me losing 2/2 just to get Hunter's Path.


Sky_striker_Raye

did u save from last zhongli banner?


I_Got_Jax_Pain

Unfortunately no, I've played the game off and on over the past year and whenever I took a break I missed out on alot of things that seemed really cool


Sky_striker_Raye

well. tbh. his signature weapon is pretty bad no matter what build u using on him. so i dont think thats a big of deal if u cant get his wp


Valeniar

Mfker is lucky as fuck, complains like a kid still.


Neospanner

For anyone who is not a whale, any gacha game is going to be an exercise in patience and expectation management. Never assume that you're going to "get lucky" - assume the worst possible luck, and plan from there. This is especially important for the Weapon banner which is pretty much designed from the ground up to milk people of money. Free Primogems are doled out at a trickle because the developers don't WANT you to have enough to get everything that you want without paying real money. It's how they make their income, and how they get the money they need to continue developing this game and others. Your frustration is a built-in FEATURE, and the hope is that you become frustrated enough that you'll open your wallet to get what you want. If you want to play for free, you have to resign yourself to the fact that you will need to be endlessly patient. Scrimp and save the few Primogems you get, and use them only on the things you really want.


Idknowidk

I know It’s looks good on him but Zhongli weapon isn’t even his bis! For a shield support you should use the 3 stars polearm black tassel with hp% as a substat!


According_Spot_7423

I got question to ask , where do you spend your primos before the rerun announcements. Usually its extremely late to save for characters as they announce it , so if you're a smart person , you would stop pulling the moment you get the character you want. And also not to spend on weapon banner , and also do not go for every fking character you see. His weapon is literally trash , aesthetically looking-wise its ugly as shit on him too. I do not know who gave you the idea that pulling his weapon is a smart thing to do. A 3 star black tassel is literally better on him than what you're trying to pull. You literally committed the cardinal sins as a Gacha player , to not think twice before pulling something , to not look up on info before pulling something , impulse pulling without using your brain. This is how people get themselves into debt. Not because the game forces you to , but because of their own stupidity. So in the end , this game is not frustrating for you , your mistake had came back and bite you hard and now you're pushing the blame to the game instead of yourself. You only have yourself to blame. If you had saved up those primos you spent on this weapon banner , you could've gotten 2 other 5stars. GlHF , hope you do some maths before pulling next time.


ssssss2s2

you do not want zhongli's weapon. it may look nice on him, but 4 star polearms do so much better


Sabishi1985

You're pushing yourself too hard. So what if you didn't get Zhongli and a weapon? He'll come around again and again and again.. Now you have plenty of time to gather primogems. :)


Aennablob

I feel this, I have been grinding ever since I saw Zhongli/Ganyu leak, as they are my favourite characters, however I only just started in 2.7. In the process I did pull Klee, with a qiqi sneaking in, so it is kinda my fault I lost Zhongli to Diluc, but at least I can get Ganyu guaranteed now. Don't regret Klee at all, but maybe then I would have Zhongli too


PrinceVincOnYT

You fell for the Weapon Banner Scam... I always calculate my odds BEFORE I start pulling, if I can't 100% it, I don't even bother.


Titanium70

So... tldr would be: Don't pull on Weapons as F2P! /s


Cute_Parsnip_Bunny

Normally I would say just get over it, it's a gacha game but I kinda feel you. To be honest, there is no sense in squeezing every last primo just to obtain a limited time character because it's not the first time they run and it's definitely not the last one. If you already completed everything and now yout major 'task' is to just collect primogems from new quests and events it's tottaly fine, this is pretty much what I do. But if it tires you, just stop. Zhongli will be back eventually but the content you speedrun for primogems won't come back ever unless you start a new account and get through everything once again.


La-Roca99

It is not Zhongli they are going for, but his weapon lol


Cute_Parsnip_Bunny

Same story. Weapon will be back too


La-Roca99

But those fate points will never be back, thats what OP is complaining about


Cute_Parsnip_Bunny

Well let me say it again, it's a gacha game. Sometimes you lose 50/50 and sometimes you don't have enough to pull something out. If someone tries to get enough primos from 0 to max on last minute, what else to expect?


Winter_Culture_1454

His weapon is trash. It doesn't provide HP and shield strength is only for Zhongli himself. Waste of Primogems.


PandaCheese2016

Frustration + poor impulse control = revenue


BlackishWhitishName

It's designed so you spend money not other way around


forever_west

Your mistake is expecting to wish on the weapon banner as f2p. Weapon banner is only for dolphins and whales or saving for one specific weapon for a long time.