Zenless Zone Zero · official store currency
Monochrome to USD — how much is Monochrome worth?
Monochrome is the paid currency of Zenless Zone Zero, HoYoverse's urban-action gacha game. It converts 1:1 to Polychrome, the currency that powers the game's character and W-Engine pulls. Like its sister games, ZZZ combines fixed bundle pricing with a one-time first-purchase bonus and periodic top-up events, so the effective value of Monochrome swings with timing.
$1 USD buys
≈ 64.8
Monochrome
1 Monochrome costs
$1.54
at the 6,480 Monochrome for $99.99 rate
Cheapest bundle
60
Monochrome for $0.99
USD ↔ Monochrome converter
Reference rate: 6,480 Monochrome for $99.99 (checked 2026-08-06).
= 1,296 Monochrome
= $20.00
Official bundle pricing
| Monochrome | Price (USD) | Per 100 Monochrome | Per M |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | $0.99 | $1.65 | $1.65¢ |
| 300 | $4.99 | $1.66 | $1.66¢ |
| 980 | $14.99 | $1.53 | $1.53¢ |
| 1,980Best rate | $29.99 | $1.51 | $1.51¢ |
| 3,280 | $49.99 | $1.52 | $1.52¢ |
| 6,480 | $99.99 | $1.54 | $1.54¢ |
The highlighted tier is the cheapest official rate per M.
Is Monochrome worth buying?
Direct Monochrome packs are the least efficient spend in the game: the Inter-Knot Membership (the monthly sub) and the battle pass both deliver more Polychrome per dollar by a wide margin. If you buy packs at all, the first-purchase bonus on the big tiers is where the value is — the 6,480 Monochrome pack doubling to 12,960 on first buy is the single best direct rate available.
The HoYoverse gacha ladder
ZZZ shares HoYoverse's standard Crystal ladder with Genshin and Star Rail — same tiers, same first-purchase double bonus, same top-up event cadence. If you play more than one HoYoverse game, the economics repeat exactly: one-time double bundles per tier, periodic events, and the Welkin/Battle Pass-style subscriptions that beat raw packs per dollar. The pattern is worth knowing once because it applies to all three games.
Official store: zenless.hoyoverse.com/ · prices last checked 2026-08-06
Frequently asked
Are Monochrome and Polychrome the same?
No, but they convert 1:1. Monochrome is bought with real money; Polychrome is earned in-game or converted from Monochrome. Both spend on pulls.
What's the first-purchase bonus?
Your first purchase of each tier doubles the Monochrome once per account — 6,480 for $99.99 becomes 12,960 on first buy.
What's the best value spend?
The Inter-Knot Membership subscription is the highest Polychrome-per-dollar by far; direct packs are for when you need a pull now.