Qingming Birdcage

Max-level stats (Lv60)

ATK (Lv.60)

743

HP (Lv.60)

30%

Rank

S

W-Engine effect

Rank SRupture

Cloud Flow

CRIT Rate increases by 20%. When the equipper launches an EX Special Attack, the character gains the Qingming Companion effect, stacking up to 2 times and lasting 15s. On entering combat, immediately gain 2 stacks. Repeated triggers reset the duration. Each stack of the Qingming Companion effect increases the equipper's Ether DMG by 8%, and increases the Ultimate or EX Special Attack Ether Sheer DMG by 10%.

Overclock Table (★1 → ★5)

Official values straight from the publisher — every duplicate copy Overclocks the passive by one star, capped at ★5.

Upgrade	★☆☆☆☆	★★☆☆☆	★★★☆☆	★★★★☆	★★★★★
CRIT Rate increases	20%	23%	26%	29%	32%
Each stack of Qingming Companion increases Ether DMG	8%	9.2%	10.4%	11.6%	12.8%
Each stack of Qingming Companion increases Ultimate and EX Sheer DMG	10%	11.5%	13%	14.5%	16%

Materials & Stats per Breakthrough Milestone (0 → 60)

The full ATK/sub-stat curve across all 7 milestones plus the materials each one costs, read straight from official data.

Lv.	Before	After	Material
Lv.0	ATK: - HP: -	ATK: 50 HP: 12%
Lv.10	ATK: 128 HP: 12%	ATK: 173 HP: 15.6%	Denny ×12,000 Rupture Component ×4
Lv.20	ATK: 251 HP: 15.6%	ATK: 296 HP: 19.2%	Denny ×28,000 Reinforced Rupture Component ×12
Lv.30	ATK: 374 HP: 19.2%	ATK: 419 HP: 22.8%	Denny ×60,000 Reinforced Rupture Component ×20
Lv.40	ATK: 497 HP: 22.8%	ATK: 542 HP: 26.4%	Denny ×100,000 Specialized Rupture Component ×10
Lv.50	ATK: 620 HP: 26.4%	ATK: 665 HP: 30%	Denny ×200,000 Specialized Rupture Component ×20
Lv.60	ATK: - HP: -	ATK: 743 HP: 30%

Total materials for the full 0→60 climb

Denny ×400,000 Rupture Component ×4 Reinforced Rupture Component ×32 Specialized Rupture Component ×30

Where To Farm

Combat Simulation — each Enemy Card costs 20 Battery, up to 5 cards per run (100 Battery for a full run).

Signature Holder

Qingming Birdcage's exclusive signal W-Engine — equip it on the matching Agent to unlock the signature outfit.

Yixuan

Best Agents for this W-Engine

Recommended for

Banyue S+

Yidhari S

How to Get This W-Engine

Pull it from Signal Search using Master Tapes / Encrypted Master Tapes (bought with Polychrome) — S-rank W-Engines get their own banner, usually alongside the matching character's banner.

Trade for it at the Gadget Shop's Box Galaxy section (Sixth Street): costs W-Engine Components + W-Engine Chips + Denny; Chips come from disassembling spare W-Engines.

A handful of A/B-rank W-Engines unlock through Proxy Primer trials or as story/event rewards instead of the gacha — not every W-Engine is pullable.

Compare with Same-Specialty Picks

Other Rupture-specialty W-Engines, sorted by rank — solid stand-ins while you don't have the signature.

W-Engines	Rank	Base ATK (Lv.60)
Qingming Birdcage	S	743
Starlight Rider Faceplate	S	713
Wrathful Vajra	S	713
Kraken's Cradle	S	713
Grill O'Wisp	A	624
Cauldron of Clarity	A	594
Radiowave Journey	A	594

Official Artwork / Lore

Once a disciple of Yunkui Summit, now its High Preceptor. Yunkui Summit has always taken saving the world and helping people as its duty — whenever New Eridu faced calamity, its disciples rose to the occasion... until the day the old capital fell. Time can raise a new city from the ground and turn the old capital into endless ruins, but it cannot erase what has already happened. Even as she wanders the world, trying to forget those bygone years, no matter where she goes, it all still seems right before her eyes whenever she looks back. "Rivers and mountains may shift with ease, but old dreams are hard to shake." — Yixuan

Alternatives of the same specialty

Rupture specialty — decent picks while you don't have this one

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Starlight Rider Faceplate

Wrathful Vajra

Kraken's Cradle

Grill O'Wisp

How to read this W-Engine page

Every W-Engine has 5 Refinement ranks (R1→R5): refinement ONLY strengthens the passive effect — the numbers in the table above run from left (R1, unrefined) to right (R5, max refinement via 4 duplicates or Overclock materials); Base ATK and the Advanced Stat (CRIT Rate/CRIT DMG/ATK%/PEN Ratio/Anomaly Proficiency...) do NOT change with refinement, only with the engine's level. "Best Agents for this W-Engine" prioritizes agents whose real build actually recommends this engine; if that data isn't available yet, the page falls back to agents sharing the same specialty as a rough guide. "Alternatives of the same specialty" lists other W-Engines with the same role — useful when you don't own the engine shown on this page.

FAQ

What is Qingming Birdcage in Zenless Zone Zero?

Qingming Birdcage is a rank S W-Engine built for the Rupture specialty in Zenless Zone Zero — equip it on an Agent of the matching specialty to unlock the full passive effect; see the base stats and the full R1→R5 Refinement table in the sections above.

Which Agents should use Qingming Birdcage?

Qingming Birdcage fits Rupture specialty Agents best, with 3 recommended characters including Yidhari, Yixuan, Banyue — see the full list with portraits in the "Best Agents for this W-Engine" section above.

How much Denny and material does it take to upgrade Qingming Birdcage, and where do I farm it?

Leveling Qingming Birdcage through every milestone takes roughly 4 W-Engine components and Denny ×400,000, Rupture Component ×4, Reinforced Rupture Component ×32 Denny combined — the components drop from Combat Simulation; see the exact breakdown per milestone and the Battery cost in the "How Much You Need" and "Where to Farm" sections above.

Is Overclocking Qingming Birdcage worth it?

Overclocking only strengthens Qingming Birdcage's passive effect from ★1 up to ★5 (5 copies) — it never changes Base ATK or the sub-stat, so getting the base copy matters far more; treat extra copies as a bonus.

Where do I get Qingming Birdcage?

Mostly through Signal Search gacha (Polychrome); a few A/B-rank W-Engines are tradeable at the Gadget Shop's Box Galaxy or come from story/event rewards — see the "How to Get" section above for details.