Sword x Staff: How Many Pulls for Zixia on the Journey to the West Wheel

To obtain the collaboration character Zixia from the Journey to the West roulette event in Sword x Staff, budget for the full 60-pull pity guarantee. While rolling her earlier is statistically possible, the base drop rate on individual spins is extremely low, making the 60th pull the realistic standard.

If you cannot secure all 60 pulls before the event concludes, do not spend premium currency on this wheel. Partial attempts that stop short of pity yield only standard filler items, and collaboration wheel progress does not carry over to future banners.

How the 60-Pull Pity System Works

The Journey to the West wheel uses a hard safety threshold. If Zixia does not drop within your first 59 attempts, the 60th draw automatically awards the character.

The roulette wheel visually displays distinct segments, but the underlying drop rates are heavily skewed toward consumables and upgrade materials. Because natural jackpot odds represent only a fraction of a percent per pull, summoners face what the community terms the "60-pull curse." In practice, almost every successful acquisition comes from triggering the hard pity on draw 60 rather than landing an early spin.

Pull Investment	Realistic Outcome	Risk Level	Action Rule
1–20 Pulls	Rare filler items; minimal odds of Zixia	Extreme	Use only free event attempts; spend no premium gems.
21–40 Pulls	Intermediate growth items; low odds of Zixia	High	Do not stop here; an abandoned run wastes invested tokens.
41–59 Pulls	Approaching pity threshold; moderate odds	Moderate	Continue pulling only if you can reach 60 before reset.
60 Pulls	Guaranteed Zixia drop via hard pity	Zero	The only safe target for spending premium currency.

How to Budget for 60 Pulls

Because crossover banners expire permanently, treat the wheel as an all-or-nothing investment. Before spending premium gems or buying token packs, calculate your exact deficit:

Count Free Daily Rewards: Add up all tokens granted by remaining daily login bonuses and clearable event quest milestones.
Determine the Token Deficit: Subtract your confirmed free tokens and current token inventory from 60.
Price the Remaining Draws: Calculate the total gem or voucher cost needed to buy the remaining tokens required to hit 60.
Apply the Threshold Check: If your reserves cannot cover the entire deficit before the event timer expires, save your currency and skip the paid spins entirely.

Spinning the wheel up to 60 pulls generates a steady stream of secondary rewards. The non-jackpot pool includes:

Character growth dust
Intermediate enhancement stones
Companion boost materials
Event-specific exchange currency

These drops help offset the resource cost of chasing the collaboration unit, but they do not justify pulling on their own. Standard character and equipment banners offer higher return rates for account progression per gem spent. Treat roulette consolation items as a minor rebate rather than a primary farming target.

Should You Pull for Zixia?

Pull if you are a collector: Collaboration characters feature unique models, voice lines, and limited availability that rarely returns after the event ends. If you have the reserves to reach 60 pulls, the cost is fully predictable.
Skip if you are focusing on core progression: Crossover characters can have restrictive post-event upgrade requirements if advancement relies on exclusive duplicate shards or limited resonance materials. Free-to-play accounts and progression-focused players will get better long-term power gains by investing gems into standard progression banners.