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Pity Systems Compared: Genshin, HSR, ZZZ & WuWa

All four games use the same core pity formula — but the exact numbers differ, and those differences change how you should save and pull. Here's everything side by side.

core pity numbers

Game	Base rate	Soft pity starts	Soft pity step	Hard pity	50/50	Pull currency	Cost / pull
Blue Archive	3.0%	pull 1	+0%/pull	pull 200	—	pyroxene	120
Arknights	2.0%	pull 50	+2%/pull	pull 300	—	orundum	600
🌊 Wuthering Waves	0.8%	pull 66	+6%/pull	pull 80	✅ yes	astrite	160
🌌 Genshin Impact	0.6%	pull 74	+6%/pull	pull 90	✅ yes	primogem	160
🚂 Honkai: Star Rail	0.6%	pull 74	+6%/pull	pull 90	✅ yes	stellar jade	160
📱 Zenless Zone Zero	0.6%	pull 74	+6%/pull	pull 90	✅ yes	polychrome	160

what's the same

Pity counter resets on 5★ — every game resets your counter the moment a 5★ drops
50/50 on featured — all four use a 50/50 featured check on character banners
Guarantee carries over — losing the 50/50 guarantees the next featured, and the guarantee carries between same-type banners
Pity carries over — your counter doesn't reset when a banner ends
Weapon banners are separate — different pity pools, don't mix them

what's different

worst-case cost of a guaranteed featured character

Game	Worst case (lose 50/50 twice)	Cost in currency	Cost at $1 ≈ 120 currency
Arknights	600 pulls	360,000 orundum	~$3000
Blue Archive	400 pulls	48,000 pyroxene	~$400
🌌 Genshin Impact	180 pulls	28,800 primogem	~$240
🚂 Honkai: Star Rail	180 pulls	28,800 stellar jade	~$240
🌊 Wuthering Waves	160 pulls	25,600 astrite	~$213
📱 Zenless Zone Zero	180 pulls	28,800 polychrome	~$240

Currency purchase estimates vary by pack size and first-purchase bonuses — treat the USD column as a rough comparison, not a price list.

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