ZZZ Hobbling Crow Event Guide: What Rewards Can You Get?
By Sir Ayup
The Hobbling Crow Detective Agency is back in Zenless Zone Zero. Trails of the Hobbling Crow opens with Version 3.3 Phase II on November 11 and runs until November 30, 2026, and this time the case is personal: someone has tried to kill Crowe. It is the third Hobbling Crow event after Tales in July and Chronicles in October, so the format is familiar, but the story and rewards are new. At gamemarket.gg, we cover the schedule, requirements, rewards and how the event works, plus a quick recap of Chronicles of the Hobbling Crow if you are catching up.
Trails of the Hobbling Crow: Schedule and Requirements
According to the official Version 3.3 update notice, the event runs on this schedule:
- Start: November 11, 2026, at 10:00 (server time)
- End: November 30, 2026, at 03:59 (server time)
- Requirements: reach Inter-Knot Lv. 20 and complete Main Story Chapter 1 - Intermission
That gives you almost three weeks, which is longer than Chronicles of the Hobbling Crow. Even so, treat November 29 as your last full day, since the event closes in the early hours of November 30.
What Happens in Trails of the Hobbling Crow?
This time, the agency is the one being targeted. Crowe is out of action after an attempt on his life, and Hobble needs your help to find out who did it before anyone else at the agency gets hurt.
As in earlier Hobbling Crow events, you investigate by observing points of interest and talking to the people involved, then piece the clues together to work out what happened. HoYoverse describes it as a detective-style mystery event, so expect more reading and deduction than combat.
Detailed case names and the unlock schedule have not been published in English yet. We will add the full commission list once the event is live.
Trails of the Hobbling Crow Rewards
The event page lists these rewards for completing the investigations:
- Polychromes: the premium currency for Signal Searches
- Limited-time titles tied to the event
- Senior Investigator Logs: Agent EXP material
- W-Engine Energy Modules: W-Engine EXP material
- Tuning Calibrators and Original Chips
- Denny
Exact amounts have not been confirmed yet. In the previous two runs, every commission added to the Polychrome total, so finishing the whole investigation is the only way to collect everything.
Those Polychromes arrive at a good moment. Severian's banner opens on the same day, and our Phoenix or Severian pull guide compares the two Version 3.3 agents if you are deciding where to spend.
Who Are Hobble and Crowe?
The Hobbling Crow Detective Agency is run by Hobble, a Bangboo detective with a green scarf, and Crowe, the detective who works alongside Hobble and treats the Bangboo as his boss. The pair first appeared trying to arrest the Proxy before the misunderstanding was cleared up and they recruited you to help solve cases.
The agency has now had three events:
- Tales of the Hobbling Crow: July 3 to July 20, 2026
- Chronicles of the Hobbling Crow: October 3 to October 19, 2026
- Trails of the Hobbling Crow: November 11 to November 30, 2026
Each event has its own case, so you do not need to have played the earlier ones to follow Trails.
How Hobbling Crow Events Work
The first two events used the same basic structure, and it is a good guide to what to expect:
- Cases unlock in order. In Chronicles, each commission only opened after the previous one was finished and a set amount of time had passed, so the event could not be cleared in one sitting
- Each case ends with a detective diary. You fill in a summary of the case by choosing the right keywords from the clues you collected
- Wrong answers carried no penalty in the first event, so you could simply try again
The practical advice stays the same: start early and check in every day or two, so any unlock timers keep running in your favour. Reading the dialogue carefully also helps, because the keywords you need usually come straight from what the characters say.
Chronicles of the Hobbling Crow Recap
Chronicles of the Hobbling Crow ran during Version 3.2 Phase II, from October 3 to October 19, 2026, and has now ended. The agency investigated a Carrot smuggling case across five commissions:
- Secret Contact
- Logistics Spy
- Port of Entry Investigation
- Boo-Controlled Arrest
- Pins and Truth
It rewarded Polychromes, Boopons and upgrade materials. If you missed it, there is no way to replay it now, but Trails of the Hobbling Crow offers a new case with a fresh set of rewards.
How It Fits Into Version 3.3 Phase II
Trails of the Hobbling Crow overlaps with several other events, so it helps to plan them together:
- Cyber Miracle Healer, on Duty! ends on November 16. Our Cyber Miracle Healer guide covers its free Polychromes
- Repair! Drifting Art runs from November 16 to November 30
- Data Bounty: Combat Simulation doubles Combat Simulation rewards from November 25 to November 30
- Spooky Funhouse Tales stays open until November 30, and our Spooky Funhouse Tales guide explains how to prepare
- "En-Nah" Into Your Lap gives 10 Boopons for logging in on 7 days until December 1
Because several of these close on November 30, the best plan is to finish the Hobbling Crow cases early and save the final week for Data Bounty farming.
Your Trails of the Hobbling Crow Checklist
- Check eligibility: confirm you have Inter-Knot Lv. 20 and have cleared Main Story Chapter 1 - Intermission
- Start on November 11: open the event early so every case and timer starts as soon as possible
- Return every day or two: clear each new case as it unlocks
- Read the dialogue: it makes the detective diary much faster to fill in
- Finish before November 25: leave the last days for Data Bounty, and claim every reward before November 30 at 03:59
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