Velina Airgid reruns in Version 3.3 Phase 1, October 21 to November 11, 2026. It is her first rerun since she debuted in Version 3.0 Phase 1 on June 17, so if you have been waiting since June, this is the window. She shares the phase with the Phoenix debut, which means the two halves of the decision sit side by side: a known quantity against a silhouette.
| Field | Velina Airgid |
|---|---|
| Attribute | Wind, the first Wind Agent in the game |
| Specialty | Anomaly, off-field enabler |
| Rarity | S-Rank |
| Rerun | Version 3.3 Phase 1, October 21 to November 11 |
| Signature W-Engine | Joyau Dore |
| Drive Discs | 4pc Wuthering Salon plus a 20% Energy Regen 2pc |
| Disc main stats | 4 Anomaly Proficiency, 5 Wind DMG, 6 Energy Regen |
| Does not want | CRIT of any kind |
One thing is not confirmed yet. The 3.3 Phase 1 W-Engine channel contents were not stated in the October 9 "Journey to the Sky" Special Program reporting, so whether Joyau Dore reruns alongside her is still open. ZZZ normally pairs a rerunning Agent's signature engine with her channel, and it did for her 3.0 debut, but the channel notice (expected around October 19) is what settles it. Do not budget a signature pull on the assumption until then. Our ZZZ banner schedule carries the phase dates and gets updated when that notice lands.
Energy Regen Is a Scaling Stat for Her, Not a Convenience
This is the part of her build that is most often set up wrong, and it is worth understanding rather than copying.
Velina's Core Passive converts Energy Regen into damage: it is what amplifies her Windswept and Vortex output. That makes Energy Regen a scaling stat for her, not a quality-of-life stat. Two consequences follow, and both of them change what you equip:
- The 2pc slot is not free. It goes to a 20% Energy Regen set, either Swing Jazz or Moonlight Lullaby. Phaethon's Melody, Freedom Blues and Astral Voice all look like sensible flex 2pc options for an Anomaly support, and for her specifically they are the wrong ones.
- Disc 6 is Energy Regen, not Energy Regen or Anomaly Proficiency depending on taste.
The knock-on effect is on her substats: Anomaly Proficiency is still first by a wide margin, but ATK% is second, not the trap it is often called for off-field enablers. Skip CRIT entirely, in every slot and every substat.
For the record, this page carried the Phaethon's Melody flex, the disc-6 coin flip and the "ATK% is a trap" line from July until today. All three are corrected above.
| Slot | Main stat |
|---|---|
| 4 | Anomaly Proficiency |
| 5 | Wind DMG |
| 6 | Energy Regen |
Substats, in order: Anomaly Proficiency, then ATK%, then PEN Ratio. Avoid flat stats and ignore CRIT.
What Wuthering Salon Actually Gives You
The 4pc is her best-in-slot and has been since launch, but the numbers are worth seeing rather than taking on trust:
| Set | Effect |
|---|---|
| Wuthering Salon, 2pc | +10% Wind DMG |
| Wuthering Salon, 4pc | Anomaly Proficiency on EX Special Attack, stacking, plus a damage bonus after triggering Windswept |
| Swing Jazz or Moonlight Lullaby, 2pc | +20% Energy Regen |
So the full set reads: 4pc Wuthering Salon for the Proficiency stacking and the Windswept rider, 2pc Energy Regen to keep the Core Passive fed and the EX Specials coming. For the mechanics behind any of this, our Drive Disc and W-Engine guide covers the fundamentals.
Joyau Dore, and What to Use Instead
Joyau Dore is the correct answer and it is not a close call. It raises her Anomaly Proficiency, boosts Vortex and Windswept damage after her EX Special Attacks, stacks up to two, and at maximum stacks extends Anomaly Proficiency to the whole team. The exact magnitudes of those buffs are reported inconsistently across trackers, so they are left out here rather than printed as fact; the shape of the engine is well attested, the decimals are not.
Off-signature is where the guides genuinely split, and it is worth knowing which side you are taking:
| Alternative | The case for it |
|---|---|
| Metanukimorphosis, Serpentine Seeker, Thoughtbop | Energy Regen engines. Their unique passives may not trigger for her, but the base Energy Regen keeps her Core Passive working, which is the thing Joyau Dore was really providing |
| Fusion Compiler, Flamemaker Shaker, Electro-Lip Gloss | Anomaly Proficiency engines, the conventional Anomaly-support pick |
| Rainforest Gourmet | The A-Rank fallback if you own neither of the above |
Our read: take the Energy Regen route. Her Core Passive is the part of her kit that makes her worth a slot, and an engine that keeps it running beats one that pads a stat she already gets from four Drive Discs and a main stat.
Teams, and Why Jane Came Back
Velina is an off-field enabler. She never carries, so she needs an on-field Anomaly damage dealer and a third slot that either stuns or applies a second Anomaly.
The premium Anomaly core:
| Slot | Agent | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Main DPS | Jane Doe | On-field Assault carry |
| Enabler | Velina | Off-field Wind Anomaly and the team Proficiency buff |
| Sub-DPS | Remielle | Lumiflux Refringe triggers and a squad damage buff |
Without Remielle:
| Slot | Agent | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Main DPS | Jane Doe, or any on-field Anomaly carry | Damage |
| Enabler | Velina | Off-field Anomaly and the Proficiency buff |
| Flex | Your best Support or Stun unit | Buffs, or stun windows |
Budget: Velina with Nicole for Support and Anby for Stun gets the rotation working without a second S-Rank.
Jane Doe climbed back into the meta specifically because Velina enables her, and Remielle arriving in 3.1 completed one of the strongest Anomaly lineups in the game. You can test variations in our ZZZ team builder or read the Anomaly teams guide.
Skill Investment Order
| Priority | Skill |
|---|---|
| 1 | Core Passive, which is where the Energy Regen scaling lives |
| 2 | EX Special and Special Attack |
| 3 | Assist |
| Last | Basic Attack, since she is barely on field |
Is the Rerun Worth It
Pull her if you run Anomaly or want to. She is close to mandatory for the Jane and Remielle core, and her buff is large enough that she raises the ceiling of an Anomaly team more than most on-field S-Ranks would. Skip her if your account is built on Attack and Stun carries with no Anomaly plans: she does very little for teams that never trigger an Anomaly.
The timing argument cuts in her favour this phase. Phoenix is the 3.3 debut and her kit was still unpublished as of the October 9 broadcast, so saving for Phoenix means saving on a silhouette. Velina is the opposite case, a unit whose value has been measurable since June. If you only pull once in Phase 1, the known quantity is the safer half.
Where she sits against the rest of the roster is on our ZZZ tier list, her stat page is at /wiki/zzz/velina, and the phase-by-phase schedule is on the ZZZ banner page. If you are weighing her against what comes after 3.3, the who to pull guide and upcoming units index are the next stops.
Sources: the 3.3 Phase 1 window and the Velina rerun are from the October 9, 2026 "Journey to the Sky" Special Program coverage, cross-checked against Dot Esports and wotpack, and match the dates on our own banner schedule. The Energy Regen correction, the Wuthering Salon 2pc value, the disc main stats and the substat order are corroborated by GenshinBuilds and GuruGamer, which agree on all four. The W-Engine channel contents for 3.3 Phase 1 are unconfirmed and flagged as such above.
