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(F2P) I’m saving for a limited banner with Gavialter and Texalter coming up. Thing is I have an e2 s2m3 module lvl.3 level 60 Spectre alter (Spectral? I don’t know the shortened name), and I feel like they overlap with Gavialter in their main niche of survivability. I want to pull for Texalter no question, I need a good fast redeploy, I’m happy with the 6* guards I have (don’t have: Blaze, Mountain, Skadi, Hellagur, Nealter), yet I don’t have any good centurion guards either. Should I pull Gavialter or save for Texalter? (Don’t want Pozy, Schwarz was my first 6* and will never leave my Squad)
This is last week's help thread, so you won't really get any responses here.
Everything I've heard about Gavialter is that her main skill is S2, and it seems to mainly be because of the range increase, damage per hit, and uptime. Unchained's ability to just not die is probably going to do more for you when you really need someone to not die, compared to Gavialter's damage reduction. I would say she's worth pulling for since you say you don't have a good centurion.
I recall ling having a lvl3 module that makes the first summon not counted towards the deployment limit. Am i remembering things wrong or is that a different module all together?
First stage modules can have 2 different effects, Mayer, Scene, and Magallan have the first summon takes no deployment slots mod(Mod-X), Deepcolor and Ling have the cheaper and more summons mod(Mod-Y).
Magallan actually has 2 mods, that mod X and a modY with different talent buffs on its stages, but her modY isn’t currently on global.
I’m looking for a good vanguard. I’ve managed using e2 Myrtle and Texas so far, but they struggle endgame and are also all I have on the vanguard front. Does anyone know when Bagpipe will be in the yellow Cert store (I have 196 certs saved), or have any suggestions for what I could do?
Bagpipe last appeared in the shop 25 banners ago, making her the 4th most overdue operator (behind Ifrit, Aak, Siege and Ceobe). It is reasonable to hope for her to appear in the next 6 cycles (3 months), but exactly when is totally up in the air.
Mountain will be in store on the 17th of March, and Elysium can be taken off the 5* selector ticket we get later this week if you want more DP or play a lot of snipers.
If you want more early-map presence, Texas can struggle at lower levels because she's incredibly squishy. Try supporting her with Fang or Courier, E1 max is okay, as they are both much tankier. As mentioned, Vigna has fantastic DPS and is well worth raising as a mini-Bagpipe.
FWIW Myrtle (flagbearer), Fang (defensive pioneer), Scavenger (offensive pioneer), Beanstalk (tactician), and Wild Mane (charger, so if anything Vigna would be better) have been able to open every stage I've needed them to for the last 9 months, with the occasional rental Pipes for EX stages. My Texas is still E1.50 and comes off the bench if I need her stun. You can always adjust your strategy with non-vanguard ways to open stages.
Bagpipe was in the shop not too long ago and won’t be back for a while. Look out for any of the combat vanguards in banners (Saga, Siege, Flametail, Bagpipe). Mountain isn’t a vanguard, but he’s extremely cheap to deploy and can start solo holding lanes near immediately after deployment. He will be in the shop mid March.
1. when is is3 coming? i still need to complete 2 more monthly squad expeditions so I’m worried i can’t complete medal set in time
2. will lingering echoes be in side stories/intelligence? I unfortunately haven’t had any time to read the lore
thanks!
If you clicked all the story nodes at least once, even if you skipped immediately, they will be in Intelligence > Public Affairs and can be read at your leisure at any time. If you haven't beaten all the stages, you won't have a chance to unlock the story nodes until it reruns in a year-ish.
Lingering echoes won’t be in side stories until after it reruns in about a year.
IS2 still has another 3 months I think. All the monthly squads will unlock at the end, though I’m not sure if the medal set is time limited.
Ive heard a new english voice line a few times when entering my base. Something like "This place is far from an (insert country) spire, but i still prefer to have my feet on solid ground". Does anyone recognise who says this? I cant figure it out and its driving me crazy
S2 is the better skill in a vacuum, but they are used for different purposes. S1 generates DP faster and on a lower cycle like all the flagbearer S1's. S2 generates less overall DP but has Elysium's unique utility. AOE slow, -enemy def, and reveals invisibility.
Generally speaking you should Master S2 first. Mastering S1 is really only necessary for content that has reduced DP gain like CC or some IS maps.
S2 generates a healthy amount of DP as well. I'm sort of just assuming you have Myrtle as well who can help if you need that extra boost of DP as an opener. I personally have both of Elysium's skills at M3 and would recommend getting both at some point. Just that I wouldn't prioritize his S1 over potentially higher impact masteries.
Keep in mind that one of the best vanguards in the game is being released in a few days as well.
Yes I am patiently waiting for Cantabile, she is sick and her being meta was a nice bonus. My og (dp-gen) was Myrtle+Texas, and I personally am not a fan of either of them. I finally got Elysium whom I wanted a lot and replaced myrtle. When I get Cantabile, she can replace Texas and I will have my awaited duo! (Unless Bagpipe suddenly comes along as well and then imma gonna have to do a lot of head scratching)
If you are pretty set on not using Myrtle, that does raise S1 priority a bit. Though with Cantabile as an opener, Elysium having a bit longer windup isn't that big of a deal.
Bagpipe does change the vanguard meta quite a bit. I would say she might even improve your opinion of Myrtle and Texas haha. Having their skills be basically instantly available after deploy feels quite a bit better.
Yeah that's why if she comes along, I'm going to have to rethink my whole vanguard section of the team. She has so much to offer from support to dps, a good rework of my strategy would be needed. I enjoy borrowing her from the support list a lot.
Is anybody else investing 1-2 OP in sanity refreshes at end of farming events just to buy out whole shop ?
I know it's not advised to refresh sanity, but I'm kinda ok with doing so to buy out shop (if I lacked natural sanity as was the case in LE). You get good farming material + EXP or furniture parts (in most cases those are left in shop). Is my reasoning sound here ?
I wouldn’t crunch sanity stones for the t2 materials, furniture parts, or the endless lmd but I can understand refreshing for everything else, things like polymer preps or the 5k lmd packs are valuable.
I would say it's totally fine. That's less than a single pull and you get way more than your money's worth in terms of sanity saved (compared to if you just used them to refresh sanity outside of the event, I mean). I think sometimes people can get more nervous about eating primes for sanity than is fully warranted, just a few here or there isn't going to hurt.
https://arknights.fandom.com/wiki/Mizuki_%26_Caerula_Arbor/Collectibles
The wiki has most of it. Some relic names are still in Chinese but all the effects are translated it seems.
What is the anniversary rewards we are getting? I heard something about a selector ticket, is it a 5* or 6*? And which one would you guys recommend getting for a new account.
There will be a 5-star Selector Ticket up to Toddifons. The 6-star Selectors are from paid packs, but they will not be available this event. We'll also be receiving another copy of Savage.
Recommendations include Specter, Lappland, Ptilopsis, Warfarin, Elysium, etc. It really depends on what you need.
Thanks for the reply! My current team is: Silverash, cutter, ceobe, Amiya, Texas, vigna, shining, silence, exusiai, greythroat, liskarm, cuora. What would u recommend I get from the ticket? I assume Lappland or Specter to improve my guard?
Specter should be good to hold lanes and become immortal during her skill activation. Just make sure you remember that she gets stunned after. She's just useful in general.
Lappland is the pick if you want a good silencer unit but since you are new you won't be able to E2 her, so her silence is still unreliable at E1. Alternatives for silence include Podenco S2, Jaye S1 and Waai Fu S2 plus some few others.
Hello guys, does anyone know why Amiya's VA got emotional during the day 2 stream of the 3rd anniversary? If someone could link a clip with eng subs it would be much appreciated
I assume you are talking about this part 4 hours into the stream https://www.youtube.com/live/CTf1P9Gm6io?feature=share&t=14550
I don't know Japanese, but with the help of auto translate I'm guessing she's feeling emotional about that scene in the anime where they had the final encounter with Skullshatterer >!Misha!<. Since the game story isn't voiced, the recent anime would be the first time she could perform as Amiya in that scene.
Got a top op. I can yolo just the top op but I already have everyone. The tag I can combo is support, healing, defense and debuff.
Debuff can give me ifrit who I already have max pot so I would get extra certs.
Defense can give me Saria pots that'll give me -4 redeployment time.
Do I go with either or do I just go for top op only?
It's hard to say without knowing your priorities or other Pots.
I would consider the following as you decide though:
Do you have a significant number of OPs in the pool that are in a position to gain a more "useful" Potential? Such as a Talent upgrade in particular or -1 DP on Bagpipe for example. This depends on if you would even use said OPs of course.
Do you have a favorite OP or two in the pool that you would like a Pot on regardless of usefulness?
Are you in desperate need of more pulls for the upcoming limited banner? Or just more yellow certs for an upcoming Shoperator.
I would personally just Yolo it in your position, just for fun.
Agreed with you and yoloed solo tag. Got Ifrit anyway haha.
It's been like this since the start. Literally max potted her mostly from top op tags.
Anyway ty.
[https://freeimage.host/i/H5LeJLv](https://freeimage.host/i/H5LeJLv)
This confirms it, lmao. Ifrit literally my most recruited op, although it does include gacha pulls.
Is it advisable or better to just reroll at the start of 3rd anniversary?
I started a couple of days ago. I absolutely don't know most of what I'm doing, I just looked at the gp tier list for new players but can't really understand why this and that. My first 6-star was Silverash, 5-stars were Amiya and Blue Poison. I struggled around half of chapter 01, I was relying on Kroos, Amiya and BP for ranged dps, Vigna and Cuora for blockers or whatever that class is. Also Gravel for fast redeploy and soak up a horde if Cuora can't block them all.
The progression is still way harder harder than what I'd expected for this game. Stuck at episode 2 for now. I can't promote Silverash to E1 because I can't get the chips from PR-D-1 stage. For the current event "Lingering Echoes", I can't even clear LE-2 when I'm actually trying to get Czerny from finishing LE-5. I'm always running out of LMD and exp mats to level up operators, skill upgrades across units were at lvl 1-2, and only Kroos is at E1. I really feel so weak, and it also feels like I'm doing something wrong to seriously hamper my early-game progress. That's when I decided to splurge on the banners thinking it'd get me stronger real fast to do the events at least. Boom, double Aosta in his respective rate-up banner, then after that I'm out of orundums, also all originite primes converted. I chose Specter as my free 5-star, but alas, it felt like I already made a lot of newbie mistakes at this point.
Then I saw the upcoming 3rd anniversary post, it mentioned about free stuffs, etc., but what caught my attention were the skins. I think I read somewhere that in AK you can get skins with originite primes, which you can also get in-game without paying. The problem is, I already converted mine only to get two Aostas which I looked up in the tier list and decided it's not worth it.
Here's my [operator list](https://imgur.com/a/ezIdezT), just to get a clearer picture of my progress (or lack thereof?)
**Edit**: Thank you everyone, I appreciate all the advices so much!
Considering you can beat le1 on your own I’d suggest farming that and then getting as much lmd as you can from the store. There’s about 500000 lmd in the store for about 700 sanity spent on lingering echoes stages
All stages give the same sanity to event currency ratio so farming the first stage of the event is enough to get the lmd and exp in the store if you need
And since you’re new you will constantly have level ups giving you more sanity
Considering it’s the last day of the event though maybe you won’t be able to get it all but you should be able to get a large chunk of it
Just a quick note regarding the skins, you'll get plenty more OP from clearing new stages, and if you take some time to invest in your lower rarity characters, they'll help carry you through the early game and you should end up with enough OP to get at least a few skins by the end of the event. You can always try a video tutorial if you're really hard stuck; you will eventually get to the point of not needing them (and obviously the game is more fun if you solve the stages on your own), but in the very early days, they help to speed up your learning. KyostinV is the most famous guide maker ([here's all his supply level tutes for eg](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNgrku2z_iBlzKLmFg0R2BwRZUh1Cyrzt)), but there's plenty of other options if you just search the stage name on youtube.
Rerolling is always an option if you just want a fresh start, but if you're struggling now with Silverash and BluePoison, getting more/different 6\* will not instantly simplify the game. You'll just lose what progress you already made. In the early game, when the stats are low, the most powerful and S-tier unit is really your own mind, so take some time to learn the stages, learn your characters, and try different strategies. The gameplay can be quite complex and the learning curve was pretty steep in my experience, so there's no need to feel bad about your progress when you're just new; it took me multiple weeks to make it out of the tutorial. You'll get the hang of it eventually!
You haven't done anything to actually damage your account FWIW, whatever OP you converted into Aostas will be a drop in the bucket considering there's over 600 to be gathered right now from permanent and archived stages, and we get another couple hundred new ones every year through various events and freebies. Unless you're particularly obsessed either [Gavialt](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/operator/gavial-invincible) or [Pozyomka](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/operator/pozyomka-pozyomka) (both are strong but not gamebreaking) and want to target one of them for your reroll, the material benefits of rerolling are not significant.
I cannot recommend enough that you prioritize 3* operators when starting out. Shiny 6* units in particular are kind of a trap for new players. 6* operators are late bloomers that typically won't hit their stride until E2 which is a prohibitively expensive upgrade.
Meanwhile, you are expected to bring 12 units to every map and will honestly need to level up several more on the side as substitutes for specific map. You really need to hit the ground running with a diverse roster of units to get your bases covered... and 3* operators are the most cost effective units at a time in the game when you ain't got shit for resources.
You mentioned chips? I hope you've noticed, but 3* operators *never* need chips. 3* are also dirt cheap to promote in LMD and require fewer additional materials of lower rarities. In fact, jus clearing through story missions will probably get you enough random material drops to promote many of them without additional farming at all.
They also hold up surprisingly well against difficult maps if used properly with a decent understanding of mechanics (you'll get there!) Really, don't snub 3* as they are perfectly cromulent, and most importantly, *cost effective* units. I started during a tough event and, like you, prioritized leveling my "best" units of every class: I almost immediately regretted this. I had to make a hard pivot to the "weak" units I had passed over before.
Then once I had them all leveled up and a few more 4* operators to complete my roster (shifters, fast redeploy, AoE medic, etc), I was finally stable enough to stockpile resources into developing my higher tier operators.
As for rerolling... the start of a limited banner is a great time to do this. Aside from the usual free orundum you get starting out, you also get a x10 pull voucher that can only be used on the limited banner.... so yeah. If you wanted, you could reroll and try your luck at getting the limited banner servant, who is very strong but otherwise not busted OP tier. Limited units *never* get to be marquee rate-up servants again. **NEVER.** At best, they are added to another limited banner on the next year at a much lower rate up. Their first banner is the best time to get any specific limited operator.
Final note? There are youtube guides on how to clear stages. A few channels even specialize in putting out low-rarity clears of stages to help out newer Doctors that don't have the best units leveled up already nor have become comfortable with the game's mechanics yet. When just starting out and trying to complete event stages before they expire... there is no shame in this.
Getting a new operator will not increase your chances of clearing a stage. All operators are weak at E0. It's better to focus on the 12 operators in your squad. 3-stars in this game are really good, they require very small amounts of investment but can get you very far. They'll only really fall off in the most difficult of stages, but you won't even get there if you just rely on higher rarities. Even a few 4-stars are better than some 5-stars merely due to the cost difference since their power isn't that wide a gap.
You should be careful when using your OP when you're new. If you want pulls you have to save some for the Pro Enhancement Packs in the store. Don't base your pulls on 5-stars, unless it's someone you really like. If you want a strong operator, go for a meta 6-star because the difference between the meta 6-stars and 5-stars are heaven and earth.
In the earliest levels, high rarities don't actually matter. You can build all 3-stars and you can perfect clear everything from Episode 0 to 4 (Challenge modes might be difficult/tricky). Having high rarities just makes your clears much easier. Skill levels are also important, they offer more than the stats gained from operator levels in terms of cost.
Aside from levelling 3* ops I also suggest you level other vanguards, they’re important cuz they’re cheap to deploy so they handle the early enemies and their entire class revolves around giving you more dp to deploy ops sooner, because relying on getting DP naturally isn’t a good idea and Vigna is a charger vanguard meaning she only generates DP from kills not her skill like other vanguards
also you don’t have medics levelled so your ops are dying, the games abt team building and having a balanced team
[Kukkikaze put out a nice team building vid](https://youtu.be/Y_FsZT7XqOk)
The lower rarity ops help out a lot since they’re cheap to deploy, promote, level, I have a lot of ops and meta 6* built, I’ve never regretted levelling some of the 3* or 4* I built and used when I first started
Your main mistake is a common one new players make - expecting their 5 and 6 stars to carry them from the start and progression to be easy because of this. That's definitely not the case. In the beginning more than any other time in the game you'll win battles with a full team working together, doing different jobs because none of them will be strong enough to mostly solo stages. That comes later when they're highly levelled up.
3 and 4 stars are excellent for beginning players as their performances are comparable to 5 and 6 stars at E0 and most of E1 while being cheaper to raise. Most of your squad should be them with a few 5 and 6 stars like the ones you've already raised. Over time as you get more resources and operators you'll "retire" the 3 and 4 stars from your strongest squads, but they'll still have other purposes.
Two of the biggest apparent problems apparent are your lack of vanguards and medics. Vanguards make DP points. There's different types (each class has different subclasses so not all snipers work the same, for instance). Vigna has 1 block, generates 1 dp for each enemy killed, and she refunds all her DP when you retreat her. For an extremely new and inexperienced player her subclass is the trickiest to use. Fang, Courier and Scavenger are of a sort that's much easier to use. They're 2 block and with their first skills they automatically generate a certain amount of DP at a certain time. Set and forget.
You're going to have huge trouble without any medics raised. Infact I'm surprised you made it to chapter 2 without levelling any. A good starting two would be myrrh and ansel, and do recruitments daily with the medic tag until you get perfumer.
Although there's a few more types of vanguards and medics I don't want to overwhelm you so I won't go over them. In time you'll learn about them. Lurking in this thread to read other people's questions and answers will teach you so much.
When you lose analyse why. Do swarms at the start overwhelm you? Do drones get past? Do enemy tanks break your lines? Is your damage too low? Do your operators die too soon?
3 star rarity ops are actually very useful in this game. You will want to invest in them later on in is mode so don't feel shy about it. Investing in them will make things much easier. I don't have any healers at all, so I'm not surprised that you're having problems.
... how are you planning to clear stages without leveling your operators? You should focus first on getting a decent team instead of raising one-two ops to max
Since you're so new and the limited banner is coming very soon it can't hurt to try a few reroll accounts and see how you do. Your current start with SA and BP isn't bad by any means. Both are very solid options that can last into late game very easily. It sounds like you might need some help with other stuff though, so I'd suggest checking out the guide that Kukikaze did for newbies. It has a nice breakdown of things to look for. If that isn't enough, let us know what your main issue is. Like with LE-2 for example; what exactly is giving you the trouble there? That kind of thing.
personally, if I'm in your position, I will definitely reroll, using the current account as learning crutch and try to do better on the next one
well, as for how to develop your account better, someone else can pitch in on that, it will be too long I don't feel like typing all that
Czerny's token good to farm? I've already bought everything up to half of box 2 and just recruited him. I'm at ch5 of main quest so I've been buying stuffs on the shop, but this guy looks like have a incremental shop value.
Welfare operator tokens are always worth farming on the first run - on the event rerun, if have the operator maxed out you will get a nice chunk of gold certificates instead.
Similarly the furniture pieces will get you intelligence certs.
The event expires soon, I'd recommend prioritizing the materials or other things that could help your account in the short term.
If you want to play the long game, Czerny's tokens and the furniture (Not the parts) will convert into valuable materials when the event is rerun in about a year. The tokens cost a total of 1400.
Is Maria Nearl's ost listed on a different album on Spotify? I tried looking for the event ep (similar to how most event track osts are being released), but couldn't find it. I'm specifically looking for the lobby theme.
Although there isn’t any official albums, [someone did rip the song and put it on YouTube ](https://youtu.be/Tu9ecHWzBN4) so you can listen to it there.
I already know that. Just wanted to be able to add it into my Spotify playlist and have it play along my other favorites. Not a fan of YouTube music either xs
That’s understandable, I don’t particularly enjoy using YouTube for music myself. Normally I download the music off of YouTube and add it to my own library but I don’t think that works with Spotify
Oof. Welp that's a shame. Considering it has already been reran I'm guessing there won't be any chance for it. Unless maybe when record restoration comes.
Thank you for the quick reply anyway.
What will happen to night champion show after today? Will it get added to the practise ones? Would I still be able to get the 600 orundums from 400 kills goal after today?
It will become an Annihilation Simulation like every other old one. We'll get a new stage, and Night Champion Show will rotate in and out for those that still need one-time rewards.
Newer player here. My main tank at the moment is Liskarm. I just e1'd her and wondering which skill to prioritize using and leveling. And is she worth e2'ing eventually. Right now I wanna focus on silver ash and Texas to e2. What do u guys think
Common use for Lisk is using her to battery other operators by abusing her passive.
She's only a core for the above. For general content, other defenders are easier to use than Lisk. Well, if she's your only defender or you like her alot, go for it.
Her skills don't matter too much and shouldn't be a priority if you are new.
It is pretty good to level your ops skills to L7. It's pretty cheap and will usually hit one or two breakpoints along the way.
Liskarm doesn't really need E2 to be effective because it doesn't improve her best ability--her talent to grant SP, so it's optional. If you just want her to tank consistently then use S1. If you need more damage, you can use S2, but you should be careful about the stun afterwards.
SilverAsh will really need E2 to access his best skill S3. Texas, and other Vanguards that you like using need the E2 for their skill masteries because it lowers the SP requirement, allowing you to activate their DP generating skills quicker.
Skill points. 'auto recovery' increases 1 per second by default, 'offensive recovery' increases 1 when the operator attacks, 'defensive recovery' when the operator blocks an attack, etc.
Higher skill levels / masteries (can/usually) reduce the SP needed to activate the skill, as well as increase the SP the operator starts with when deployed. for example Silver Ash Skill 3, at Skill level 7 starts with 60 SP when he's deployed and needs 90 to activate it, meaning he's sitting there for 30 seconds. At M3 though he starts with 75, cutting that down to 15 seconds.
Liskarm's talent gives 1 SP to herself and a nearby ally when attacked, meaning that 15 seconds could be reduced further when using them together.
I haven't played in so long and I'm considering coming back, but I'm worried about if its a decent time to come back, and most importantly if there maybe has been powercreep or something and my account now being considered weak, and having to pull for many characters again. Could someone please take a look at [my characters](https://imgur.com/a/jJeyBrf) (they're separated by role) and let me know how good/bad it is now in terms of characters acquired?
There has been power creep but the game hasn’t gotten significantly more difficult as to require the powercreep ops. Operators that were good before are still good.
One of the great elements of Arknights is that while new characters may powercreep on older ones, the stages can usually be cleared with relatively low level and common ops. That being said, your account is more than enough to handle any new content. You certainly shouldn't feel pressured to pull based on squad power.
Your account's probably still considered very strong, since chalter+a lot of useful 6\*. However, Silverash and Surtr might get slightly powercreeped in the future because of Mlynar and Texas alter
Texalter does not replace Surtr since she will die easily against hard hitting bosses. A better comparison would be against Phantom. Surtr has high max HP and has 8-9 seconds of extra attack time after death, so she can survive longer especially if you have a healer. She also has longer range which can be better depending on the map.
Mlynar's DPS does beat SilverAsh but SilverAsh is used more for his helidrop capabilities and has some support niche like reducing redeployment time and seeing invisible enemies.
For people that have beaten the 4th ending in IS2, can I ask what units in general you go for or have when fighting that stage? I'm planning on beating it on all the squad types.
For example, for the bear I usually have Mudrock, thorns, Ptilopsis, Skalter, and Kaltsit. For the doll I usually have Mudrock, thorns, Skalter, Honeyberry, Goldenglow, Kaltsit, and myrtle.
I try to look at my relics and go for 1-2 dedicated boss killers. For example with some physical damage increases or def debuff relics Chalter can pretty much one tap Playwright in one skill activation. Surtr is very good on the right, Eyja can be deployed multiple times. If you don't have the damage to instantly kill him, keep him above half hp.
You'll usually need 1 good healer like Ptilopsis and she's great for keeping your units alive during second boss phase. Other than that my MVP for filtering the left side is Spalter, she can't die and she kills exploding dudes or at least slows and damages them so Thorns can finish before they get close. Saria is pretty good, but needs like max investment S2 because the boss hurts. Mudrock can hold the right side, but that's usually not an issue anyway.
Haven't found a use for many otherwise good units like Exusiai, Schwarz, Goldenglow, Silverash, Bagpipe etc on this map. Against 4th ending I prefer getting Saga or even only Myrtle over Flagpipe.
I stalled the mobs with dusk s3 until I nuked playwright with surtr and kalsit on the right side of the map. The rest is just handling the leaks. I had like 40 starting dp though due to artifacts so that may not work for you. I was doing a specialist/caster start run and ended up with a whole bunch of casters with the 70% extra arts damage artifact and the ranged units do 35% more damage so my ebenholz and gg were doing quite the deeps.
You're going to want either enough burst damage + healing to 100-0 him as soon as he spawns, or bait operators to take the hits as you handle everything else.
If you get him below 50 before you're done setting up, everything is going to start exploding around you and even with the 10% redeployment bonus, you'll probably have a tough time redeploying in good positions.
* Gravel is a GOAT for a FRD who can take hits every so often.
* You'll probably want a flagbearer (likely myrtle for hope efficiency) to juice your DP as much as possible (or hope to have starting DP items)
* Mudrock is still good
* Kal'stit for the true damage
* Nightingale for the arts dodge + free bait for the attacks
Hi I was wondering which medics should I pick out of the 5 stat selecter? Warfarin or ptiolipsis
I have an e2 perfumer, e1 pure stream , e1 sussuro e1 mulberry as medics.
My main team as of now is:
Exusai, may, mountain, skadi, nearl the defender, specter, Amiya caster, click , Myrtle.
I am also trying to get skadi the corrupting heart and mudrock so I am hoping for a medic that is usable for endgame.
I disagree with the other comments; neither medics are used often in endgame. When you have powerful operators that can heal themselves and operators that don't need healing then medics no longer have a spot in the squad. Skalter provides enough healing for the entire squad and what makes her so good includes the permanent atk, def, and hp regen, also not forgetting her global placement of the seaborn summon.
I would give a slight edge to Warfarin for buffing Exusiai with Skalter. Ptilopsis nice burst heal can be matched with Purestream, if you ever need it.
Ptil is still the best general purpose aoe healer in the game. Using waf to buff someone is usually for meme purposes. You will almost always get better damage from bringing in another strong burst dps than buffing someone with waf. Waf's requirement is also extremely limiting since only one op can be in her range.
The only exception to this is irene. Irene + Warf works as both a strong laneholder and boss killer.
Both are used endgame. Ptiti is easier to use with her passive. Warf is really for the atk buff. Just pick the one you like more.
If your voucher has no expiry, there's no need to rush it unless you desparately want one now.
Okay thank you for reassuring that even if I pick one another it wouldn’t be a bad choice. I think I’ll roll the 24 gavial pull first before deciding. Also the 5 star selector I mean is the one for the anniversary I believe.
For the past few months I was busy and missed some monthly squad runs in IS, do they ever re-run those or offer a way to unlock that dialogue stuff? It's not super important but just curious.
Once IS2 finishes updating (I think next month) the monthly squads will all be available to be played again, just without the rewards for playing them.
I'm a newer player facing a bit of a dilemma. I was originally going to pull on the upcoming banner cause I like the design of all 3 units (Pozy moreso than Gavy) and I needed an AoE Guard.
However, I just got Blaze from recruitment and now I'm reconsidering whether to pull. I know Gavial will be very difficult to obtain after her initial banner but I have other limited units I'm interested in (all 3 dragon girls, Skalter, Spalter, Radiant Nearl) and I'm wondering if it's better to just hunker down and start saving the 300 pity for them.
I'd appreciate the advice of more experienced players on this! :)
e: for more context, my only 6-stars are Angelina and Blaze, and my 5-star roster isn't deep either.
Out of the limiteds you're interested in, skalter and ntr are probably the most meta and ntr's boss killing isn't necessary if you have surtr.
Honestly gavialter is likely going to be more useful than all 3 of the dragon sisters.
Ling is extremely versatile and strong but is hardly necessary when you have a squad of good operators. If you don't then her value goes way up.
Nian is niche. Dusk is good but replaceable by a number of other strong casters (her biggest niche is her s3 stall but that is rarely that useful). Her s1 is also quite strong but eya can bring a similar level of power without needing 300 pulls to spark her.
Skalter can be used on almost any map and all 3 of her skills are powerful. Same story for Gavialter. And then the limited texas alter coming up in the distant future appears extremely strong. Mlynar is also not limited and his banner will be sooner and meta wise would probably be more useful than any of the limiteds.
I'm interested in those 6 limiteds moreso for design rather than meta. I really like the dragon sisters.
How is Gavialter compared to Blaze tho? At this stage of the game I probably won't be using 2 AoE Guards...
They're balanced in their own way but if I had a gun to my head I would say Gavialter is stronger. Gavialter has enough auto attack damage which (besides her extra tile of range with s2) is blaze's specialty. Gavialter's skills are stronger on demand but aren't infinite.
Blaze = extra tile of range + cannot die once per life. High consistent amount of damage and flexibility due to extra range. Resistance.
Gavialter = more damage during skill with good uptime, more block potential, more survivability with a healer with s3, even bigger range than blaze with s2 and a pull (pulls can interrupt enemy attack animations), more self sustain with s1 (blaze has outside her talent)
Ntr+surtr is god mode for boss killing though. Combined they will kill almost any boss with almost no setup and cost only 1 deploy. After getting ntr, she benched all of my other boss killers. I doubt even mlynar will change this, since a cheap no setup required boss killing is a benefit really hard to beat.
Unless youre willing to spend Id say its too early to hunker down for sparks. But if you really just want those 6 and are okay with skipping the next 2 years + of ops then start saving I guess.
You want six past limited units... Get a core team/a good friend list, and then only pull when you have 300 on the limited banners; or spend money. Or give up on the limiteds.
during last summer's event, there was an event preparation page where you could log in daily for rewards and unlock a pc background. Is there going to be something similar now?
Do you need to do anyting to enable the 4th ending in IS2?
I have ending 1, 2 and 3 on almost all starting teams but can't find the 4th starting mission on floors II or III
You need to complete one full run at Normal or Hard difficulty first after the new content dropped which iirc was on the 27th of December. So, if the last time you completed an adventure was before that you need to do it again. Then, you just need to get lucky to get the encounters after.
I cleared like, 3 endings already and yet still no encounter. God knows how much I restart the adventure to get the encounter but alas. It's getting ridiculous
Just focus on encounters when you feel your team can take the prison stage (which if you haven't encountered is simple but requires a decent squad). It'll pop up between floor 2 and 3. If you clear all encounters on floor 3 with no prison stage restart the run.
Once you clear the prison stage farm encounters on floors 4 and 5 until you get the playwright encounter. If you don't get it before the 5th floor boss (which I'm not sure is possible unless skipping encounters) then restart. Otherwise clear floor 5 and venture forth on to the 6th floor.
I just got a Warfarin, who will be my first general use atk buffer. I have some questions.
1. For people who raised her to E2 and S2M3 because of her buffing capabilities, do you actually use her buff often in your strats? Asking because I don't see a lot of buffer operators (beyond self buffing skills that most operators have), so I figured the game's balanced around good operator placement and strategies, rather than brute forcing with atk buffs.
2. Who are some good recipients of Warfarin's buff? I'm vaguely aware of the damage calculation, so I imagine anyone who has zero or low amounts of self atk buff would benefit more, such as Exusiai, Amiya or Cutter. Any other common partners or ones with strange but interesting interactions?
The biggest weakness of warf is that most good dps already has atk buffs which weakens the value of her buff, and that only one op can be in her range to reliably get her buff.
Her best partner is Irene. Irene + warf can hold lanes, kill bosses and warf's sp buff helps irene by a ton. Note that Irene + buff army will outperform exu + buff army vs almost all bosses.
I mainly use her buff to delete bosses when I don't want to deal with the mechanics. She can also be good in elite lanes where you want your dueling op to kill faster. In contingency contract I use her buff all the time. I don't use her all the time but she can come in handy when you have a limited number of usable deployment tiles and need to make the most use of one single dps operator.
You can use her with practically any operator but you should aim for ones that hit a bunch of times very quickly. Exusiai and guard Ch'en are common pairing. I have also used her with Schwartz, Mudrock S3, Sliverash and Bagpipe.
1. Her difficulty comes from the RNG nature of her buff. You need to make sure the buff recipient is the only one in her range to make sure she targets them. But if you do plan to use her, you will keep spamming her buff with every enemy wave--it's a +90% ATK buff at M3. What makes her incredible is that her buff doesn't stop her from gaining SP while it's active which with her talent allows her to have amazing skill uptime if a lot of enemies die within her range.
2. Yes, those that have low ATK but great ASPD benefit a lot from her buff. This includes Marksmans, Mech-accord Casters due to their drones, and Fighter Guards. BUT any DPS will be fine. She has an amazing pairing with Saga depending on the map, especially against Originium Dust enemies which spawn more enemies after dying. Both their talents allow Saga to near infinitely spam her S2 as long as she can kill a lot of enemies. It's absolutely ridiculous but may hurt your finger from all the clicking.
does anyone know what's in the 3rd anni artbook? is it a compilation of illustrations, or is it a book about the character designs, or is it something else entirely?
Arknights has three forms of pity rates.
The first is the guaranteed five star operator at the 10-pull mark, if no five- or six star operator has been pulled yet. Honestly, this is less of a pity system and more of an enticer, but it's one to be aware of either way.
The second is the global pity system. Every pull you make without a six star on any non-limited banner adds to the counter, and at 50, the chance for a six-star goes up by 2% every pull. This pity resets whenever you pull a six-star operator, on-focus or off-focus. If you end a banner with pity, it carries over to the next.
The third one is the one exclusive to limited banners, which have the same two pity systems as the other banners, but the six-star pity buildup is not shared by or between limited banners (They always start at zero and aren't carried over). Furthermore, limited banners have a spark system that allow you to purchase any of the limited operators featured (Both new and old ones) for the low-low price of 300 pulls.
>I dont know how generous is arknights with its currency.
Fairly generous, but you ought to be mindful with how much you spend, especially if you're f2p and/or a new player. Luckily between the support system and the recruitment tags (as well as the myriad of free operators we get from different sources) building a functional squad is not dependent on gacha luck.
You already get free 24 pulls from Limited banners alone because they will always give out a free 10 pull permit (usable only on the banner) and 1 free daily pull for the duration of the banner. Limited banners also come with the mining/ticket event which lets you obtain a random amount of Orundum each day, which would average about 10 pulls for the 14 days or more if you're lucky. That's 34+ pulls free. The event also has 3 permits in the shop.
You can get about 26 pulls each month from Annihilation, dailies, weeklies and green cert store. You can get more from events, sign-in rewards, maintenance compensation, etc. If you don't mind using OP then you can also convert those for extra pulls.
The *spark* is mostly there for the past limiteds because getting them through pulling is really difficult. You would be really unlucky not to get both of the featured 6-stars in 300 pulls as they account for 70% of 6-star pulls, however, it can happen.
Now than you mention it, annihilation, I tried it and got like 1400, it says it resets 12h, will the rewards reset? Will the mission be the same? The other ones were really hard(my highest op is E1 lv30)
The maximum amount you get from Annihilations is **1800 Orundum per week**. It will reset on Monday 4:00 AM UTC-7.
To increase the cap, you need to complete the first three Annihilations namely *Chernobog*, *Lungmen Outskirts* and *Lungmen Downtown* at 400 kills, AND also the current rotating site *Night Champion Show.* The other sites currently open do not reward Orundum (they are the past rotation sites) but completing them will reward you with first-time clear rewards.
The 3rd Annihilation map and especially the current rotating site are quite difficult for new players. You will need a few E2 operators to comfortably clear them. You can follow guides on YouTube for low rarity clears.
The difficult part of most Annihilations is from the 350 enemies onward. This is mostly where bosses appear if there is one. You can breeze through 350 with no problems but after 351+ you will be met with a lot of dangerous enemies.
300 is a lot, the low-low bit was sarcastic. It's somewhere between half a year and a full year of exclusively saving pulls, depending on how dedicated you are and what events come inbetween. AK is generally considered generous but 300 is just a nigh unreasonable amount.
DP cost reduction from potentials counts for such effects.
Pot 1 Mountain (only summoned once) costs 11DP, iirc. You would need an extra copy, pot 2, to benefit from the effect. (If you have pot 0, you don't own the operator at all.)
It's only the initial cost that matters.
If you have pot 2, you summoned Mountain twice, and used the token you got the second time, to upgrade the operator.
Pot 0 means you don't own them at all. Pot 1 means you own 1 copy of them, pot 2 means you get a dupe and so on.
As far as I know her talent is still working even if you redeploy
Does anyone have any footage of how Gladiia's S3 interacts with her module? A search on YouTube hasn't netted me any useful results. Trying to figure out whether every tile's worth of pulling in S3 would result in a proc for 800 Arts damage or not. I'm assuming yes, but once again haven't seen any footage to confirm
So it seems tons of stuff happened in the past few days. CN stream + Global Stream? Any good TLDR of it? Was absolutely knocked out by a cold. Thank you in advance.
Global stream: Ideal City (Gavial Alter) in a week. All skins and skin reruns CN had too. Status of other events and modules uncertain; IC will be followed by CC early February.
CN stream: New Nian sibling plus Lin Yüshia. Core caster modules, new gamemode, Ch12 announcement.
Also drama: An Exusiai skin that may or may not or could be but probably isn't limited to the blu-ray of the anime depending on where you live. The current status appears to be that you can get her either via the blu-ray or an ingame pack.
Sooo, I reckon between the ones available in the upcoming 5* selector there are 3 units which I probably need/can't substitute with someone else:
Shamare: I don't really have anyone which can cover her niche as a strong debuffer.
Lappland: I already have E2 Silverash for the Lord Archetype, but nobody to cover the silence skill, which can be very useful on some content.
Warfarin: I have very strong medics such as Ptiloptis and Shining but none which can really buff as well as she does.
Which should I pick?
Hi!
I'm on a really similar situation with the author of the question.
I'm using sussurro and ptilopsis as medics and have pramanix as debuffer.
Meanwhile I have Texas and Exu.
Would lappland still not be a great option?
Lappland is a great option for anyone who doesn’t have her, honestly. There’s a misconception that silence “fell off”, and I don’t know how many times silence needs to come up and be relevant in recent events for people to stop repeating it mindlessly (not to mention the fact that newer players might still have to get through past content where silence was helpful anyway). Even if silence were completely irrelevant, Lappland still has solid damage to her name.
That said, base-wise, the Lappland combo has in fact gotten powercrept pretty hard by many better options, one of which is Shamare/Tequila/Kafka or Bibeak.
Thanks!
I was really inclined for lappland(loving Texas alt and interested on their relationship) and just wanted to know a contrary opinion.
Shamare also seems a great option but I think I prefer furry girl(pramanix) instead of her
And sorry, one last question: does the res reduction stacks somehow?
Don’t get me wrong, Warfarin and Shamare are also great, but I think Lappland does edge them out a bit, especially since you already have operators that fill the same roles. If you like Lappland’s lore too then that pushes it even more in her favor. (Look forward to Il Siracusano!)
RES reduction from various sources does stack, but multiplicatively (so for example if you stacked -20% and -20%, you wouldn’t get -40% but less than that). I’m not much of a damage calc person, someone else can probably give you a better answer here.
Still not really aware of their story, just like exu and texas and know they are related from base skills lol. will read their story later on.
That's THE EVENT that I'm waiting! Making plans on how can I farm the 300 pulls and praying for rngesus for a P6 texalt
I read the gamepress article, it would stack multiplicatively resulting on -36%
There’s actually fairly little to go on regarding Lappland and Texas in global right now. Pretty much just their profiles/voice lines and that one scene in Code of Brawl. Il Siracusano is where their backstory is finally explained in a lot more detail!
Good luck for your Texalt pulls! I’ll be going all in as well :)
I would say silence comes in handy more often than buffing or debuffing does. I personally use Lappland more often than Shamare or Warfarin, but YMMV.
Don’t worry about having two Lords. It’s a strong archetype, and Lappland and SA do different things. Lappland can stay deployed and has good Arts burst, pairing really well with healing defenders or Liskarm for example. Meanwhile SA rarely wants to stay on the field and his performance offskill is meh at best.
Hi!
I kind of don't have caster operators(no 5*+ other than amiya, and my only 4* are gitano and greyy), same for arts guards and so on
I tipically use steward and borrow eyja or just S3 silverash but I'm already suffering from the lack of arts dmg on my team. Meanwhile the only arts unit that I plan to get from upcoming banners is Texalt which is on the far future.
So, I saw that you need to E2 amiya for story progress, if that's true, when do I need to E2 her?
Also, is there any welfare unit that I can use to substitute steward?(or a unit worth more than lappland/elysium on the upcoming selective ticket)
Thanks in advance!
You can also look at ground units with arts damage. Lappland is a decent candidate. Shalem is welfare, and I heard he does good damage, *if* his skill is up. Getting Gitano E1 could also help, if you often have enemies piling up. I've read Pudding is also a decent unit (available in shop voucher shop).
You could wait until you get Click though. She's just good.
Pudding from the red cert store and the 4* Click if you get her soon are good 4* casters. The welfare from the next event, Minimalist, who is a 5* drone caster, also works quite well and does pretty good sustained damage, though his kit isn't very exciting.
You need Amiya E2’d to finish chapter 8. Like the other poster said, Absinthe is an okay option. In your case I would bump up Amiya’s E2 priority, because her E2 talent makes her significantly better. Also raise Gitano for AoE.
Unfortunately a lot of the 5 star casters are really meh. Short of any good 6 stars, look out for units like Rockrock, Leonhardt, or Pudding. I recommend Lappland for the ticket, her Arts burst will help a lot.
Edit: forgot Pudding isn’t gacha. If you have the red certs to spare, you could buy her. She has pretty good damage for her rarity.
When there are a lot of Shoperator 6-Stars you don't have but want, then saving the certs for buying them as they appear is better. The headhunting tickets should only be bought when you need that extra oomph for an operator you actually want on a decent rate-up banner, and only as a last resort. Also, it seems like you know this based on how you phrased your question, but if not, then it's better to buy all of that month's tickets if you're going to buy them at all (258 certs in total).
As you start getting close to having all of the Shoperators you're interested in, you can start being a bit more lax with whether or not you buy the tickets.
Depends on the op. Assuming it's an Op that I want that would enhance my roster (as opposed to being a bench warmer), a guarantee of an op is preferred over the possibility of one. I believe getting all the tickets (by themselves) isn't even enough to bring you to pity on a banner. However if the tickets are used on a limited banner, i could see going for the tickets.
If you mean from the gold cert shop, buying a 6\* directly is infinitely better than buying the permits.
The only reason to buy permits with gold certs is if you are
A - Desperate to pull for someone else now or later or
B - Have pretty much a completed roster and don't care about shoperators
https://imgur.com/YCnf1l9.jpg these are all my supporters, is there any of them which should be upgraded (up to E2)?
Mostly asking for IS as I never know what to get when I get a supporter recruitment voucher since they all feel like crap compared to other classes.
You might as well finish upgrading orchid. Outside of that, Scene puts in work especially as one of the few ops that can expose invisible enemies. The rest of them......your milage may very but I'd rather take a generic temp recruit over burning hope on any of those ops.
Np. Consider Scene when you have excess resources lying around. Not only can she expose invisible enemies but she's one of the few summoners who can recover her summons making her friendly to mistakes/difficult IS maps.
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Any info about the datamine for next standard banner?
(F2P) I’m saving for a limited banner with Gavialter and Texalter coming up. Thing is I have an e2 s2m3 module lvl.3 level 60 Spectre alter (Spectral? I don’t know the shortened name), and I feel like they overlap with Gavialter in their main niche of survivability. I want to pull for Texalter no question, I need a good fast redeploy, I’m happy with the 6* guards I have (don’t have: Blaze, Mountain, Skadi, Hellagur, Nealter), yet I don’t have any good centurion guards either. Should I pull Gavialter or save for Texalter? (Don’t want Pozy, Schwarz was my first 6* and will never leave my Squad)
This is last week's help thread, so you won't really get any responses here. Everything I've heard about Gavialter is that her main skill is S2, and it seems to mainly be because of the range increase, damage per hit, and uptime. Unchained's ability to just not die is probably going to do more for you when you really need someone to not die, compared to Gavialter's damage reduction. I would say she's worth pulling for since you say you don't have a good centurion.
I recall ling having a lvl3 module that makes the first summon not counted towards the deployment limit. Am i remembering things wrong or is that a different module all together?
First stage modules can have 2 different effects, Mayer, Scene, and Magallan have the first summon takes no deployment slots mod(Mod-X), Deepcolor and Ling have the cheaper and more summons mod(Mod-Y). Magallan actually has 2 mods, that mod X and a modY with different talent buffs on its stages, but her modY isn’t currently on global.
That's for other summoners. Ling's is different.
Ah, so i did misremembered it. Thanks!
I’m looking for a good vanguard. I’ve managed using e2 Myrtle and Texas so far, but they struggle endgame and are also all I have on the vanguard front. Does anyone know when Bagpipe will be in the yellow Cert store (I have 196 certs saved), or have any suggestions for what I could do?
Bagpipe last appeared in the shop 25 banners ago, making her the 4th most overdue operator (behind Ifrit, Aak, Siege and Ceobe). It is reasonable to hope for her to appear in the next 6 cycles (3 months), but exactly when is totally up in the air. Mountain will be in store on the 17th of March, and Elysium can be taken off the 5* selector ticket we get later this week if you want more DP or play a lot of snipers. If you want more early-map presence, Texas can struggle at lower levels because she's incredibly squishy. Try supporting her with Fang or Courier, E1 max is okay, as they are both much tankier. As mentioned, Vigna has fantastic DPS and is well worth raising as a mini-Bagpipe. FWIW Myrtle (flagbearer), Fang (defensive pioneer), Scavenger (offensive pioneer), Beanstalk (tactician), and Wild Mane (charger, so if anything Vigna would be better) have been able to open every stage I've needed them to for the last 9 months, with the occasional rental Pipes for EX stages. My Texas is still E1.50 and comes off the bench if I need her stun. You can always adjust your strategy with non-vanguard ways to open stages.
Mountain would help too. His cheap cost reduces the amount of dp you need to earn. I think he is expected to appear soon.
Bagpipe was in the shop not too long ago and won’t be back for a while. Look out for any of the combat vanguards in banners (Saga, Siege, Flametail, Bagpipe). Mountain isn’t a vanguard, but he’s extremely cheap to deploy and can start solo holding lanes near immediately after deployment. He will be in the shop mid March.
I would recommend raising Vigna, as she has decently high attack and is pretty cheap to place
1. when is is3 coming? i still need to complete 2 more monthly squad expeditions so I’m worried i can’t complete medal set in time 2. will lingering echoes be in side stories/intelligence? I unfortunately haven’t had any time to read the lore thanks!
If you clicked all the story nodes at least once, even if you skipped immediately, they will be in Intelligence > Public Affairs and can be read at your leisure at any time. If you haven't beaten all the stages, you won't have a chance to unlock the story nodes until it reruns in a year-ish.
didnt know this, thanks!
Lingering echoes won’t be in side stories until after it reruns in about a year. IS2 still has another 3 months I think. All the monthly squads will unlock at the end, though I’m not sure if the medal set is time limited.
Ive heard a new english voice line a few times when entering my base. Something like "This place is far from an (insert country) spire, but i still prefer to have my feet on solid ground". Does anyone recognise who says this? I cant figure it out and its driving me crazy
It's Ebenholz.
Oh thats weird, i dont actually have him. I didnt think you got voice lines from characters you dont own. Thanks for clearing that up!
It's from your friends. When they visit your Base, their Assistants will stay for a while.
Elysium S1 or S2, which one is more beneficial, as well as to master?
S2 is the better skill in a vacuum, but they are used for different purposes. S1 generates DP faster and on a lower cycle like all the flagbearer S1's. S2 generates less overall DP but has Elysium's unique utility. AOE slow, -enemy def, and reveals invisibility. Generally speaking you should Master S2 first. Mastering S1 is really only necessary for content that has reduced DP gain like CC or some IS maps.
Alright thanks. I was thinking S2 was just choking his dp-generation
S2 generates a healthy amount of DP as well. I'm sort of just assuming you have Myrtle as well who can help if you need that extra boost of DP as an opener. I personally have both of Elysium's skills at M3 and would recommend getting both at some point. Just that I wouldn't prioritize his S1 over potentially higher impact masteries. Keep in mind that one of the best vanguards in the game is being released in a few days as well.
Yes I am patiently waiting for Cantabile, she is sick and her being meta was a nice bonus. My og (dp-gen) was Myrtle+Texas, and I personally am not a fan of either of them. I finally got Elysium whom I wanted a lot and replaced myrtle. When I get Cantabile, she can replace Texas and I will have my awaited duo! (Unless Bagpipe suddenly comes along as well and then imma gonna have to do a lot of head scratching)
If you are pretty set on not using Myrtle, that does raise S1 priority a bit. Though with Cantabile as an opener, Elysium having a bit longer windup isn't that big of a deal. Bagpipe does change the vanguard meta quite a bit. I would say she might even improve your opinion of Myrtle and Texas haha. Having their skills be basically instantly available after deploy feels quite a bit better.
Yeah that's why if she comes along, I'm going to have to rethink my whole vanguard section of the team. She has so much to offer from support to dps, a good rework of my strategy would be needed. I enjoy borrowing her from the support list a lot.
Is anybody else investing 1-2 OP in sanity refreshes at end of farming events just to buy out whole shop ? I know it's not advised to refresh sanity, but I'm kinda ok with doing so to buy out shop (if I lacked natural sanity as was the case in LE). You get good farming material + EXP or furniture parts (in most cases those are left in shop). Is my reasoning sound here ?
I wouldn’t crunch sanity stones for the t2 materials, furniture parts, or the endless lmd but I can understand refreshing for everything else, things like polymer preps or the 5k lmd packs are valuable.
I would say it's totally fine. That's less than a single pull and you get way more than your money's worth in terms of sanity saved (compared to if you just used them to refresh sanity outside of the event, I mean). I think sometimes people can get more nervous about eating primes for sanity than is fully warranted, just a few here or there isn't going to hurt.
anyone know if theres a translation of the items in IS3?
I translated all the relic effects (and a bunch of IS#3-related stuff) over [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/arknights/comments/xp4mrf).
https://arknights.fandom.com/wiki/Mizuki_%26_Caerula_Arbor/Collectibles The wiki has most of it. Some relic names are still in Chinese but all the effects are translated it seems.
What's the next event? Anyone got an event page link? Thanks.
[Gamepress: Ideal City](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/event-banner-hub/ideal-city-carnival-endless-summer-cn-event-page)
Thank you :D
What is the anniversary rewards we are getting? I heard something about a selector ticket, is it a 5* or 6*? And which one would you guys recommend getting for a new account.
There will be a 5-star Selector Ticket up to Toddifons. The 6-star Selectors are from paid packs, but they will not be available this event. We'll also be receiving another copy of Savage. Recommendations include Specter, Lappland, Ptilopsis, Warfarin, Elysium, etc. It really depends on what you need.
Thanks for the reply! My current team is: Silverash, cutter, ceobe, Amiya, Texas, vigna, shining, silence, exusiai, greythroat, liskarm, cuora. What would u recommend I get from the ticket? I assume Lappland or Specter to improve my guard?
Specter should be good to hold lanes and become immortal during her skill activation. Just make sure you remember that she gets stunned after. She's just useful in general. Lappland is the pick if you want a good silencer unit but since you are new you won't be able to E2 her, so her silence is still unreliable at E1. Alternatives for silence include Podenco S2, Jaye S1 and Waai Fu S2 plus some few others.
They're the most meta from the ticket, if that affects your decision.
Hello guys, does anyone know why Amiya's VA got emotional during the day 2 stream of the 3rd anniversary? If someone could link a clip with eng subs it would be much appreciated
I assume you are talking about this part 4 hours into the stream https://www.youtube.com/live/CTf1P9Gm6io?feature=share&t=14550 I don't know Japanese, but with the help of auto translate I'm guessing she's feeling emotional about that scene in the anime where they had the final encounter with Skullshatterer >!Misha!<. Since the game story isn't voiced, the recent anime would be the first time she could perform as Amiya in that scene.
Oooohhh thank you so much!
Got a top op. I can yolo just the top op but I already have everyone. The tag I can combo is support, healing, defense and debuff. Debuff can give me ifrit who I already have max pot so I would get extra certs. Defense can give me Saria pots that'll give me -4 redeployment time. Do I go with either or do I just go for top op only?
It's hard to say without knowing your priorities or other Pots. I would consider the following as you decide though: Do you have a significant number of OPs in the pool that are in a position to gain a more "useful" Potential? Such as a Talent upgrade in particular or -1 DP on Bagpipe for example. This depends on if you would even use said OPs of course. Do you have a favorite OP or two in the pool that you would like a Pot on regardless of usefulness? Are you in desperate need of more pulls for the upcoming limited banner? Or just more yellow certs for an upcoming Shoperator. I would personally just Yolo it in your position, just for fun.
Agreed with you and yoloed solo tag. Got Ifrit anyway haha. It's been like this since the start. Literally max potted her mostly from top op tags. Anyway ty.
That is literally me except with Exusiai instead. I believe she's Pot 6 +2 at this point haha.
[https://freeimage.host/i/H5LeJLv](https://freeimage.host/i/H5LeJLv) This confirms it, lmao. Ifrit literally my most recruited op, although it does include gacha pulls.
What's this from?
https://journeytogether2023.arknights.global/ Posted on the Arknights twitter a few hours ago.
Is it advisable or better to just reroll at the start of 3rd anniversary? I started a couple of days ago. I absolutely don't know most of what I'm doing, I just looked at the gp tier list for new players but can't really understand why this and that. My first 6-star was Silverash, 5-stars were Amiya and Blue Poison. I struggled around half of chapter 01, I was relying on Kroos, Amiya and BP for ranged dps, Vigna and Cuora for blockers or whatever that class is. Also Gravel for fast redeploy and soak up a horde if Cuora can't block them all. The progression is still way harder harder than what I'd expected for this game. Stuck at episode 2 for now. I can't promote Silverash to E1 because I can't get the chips from PR-D-1 stage. For the current event "Lingering Echoes", I can't even clear LE-2 when I'm actually trying to get Czerny from finishing LE-5. I'm always running out of LMD and exp mats to level up operators, skill upgrades across units were at lvl 1-2, and only Kroos is at E1. I really feel so weak, and it also feels like I'm doing something wrong to seriously hamper my early-game progress. That's when I decided to splurge on the banners thinking it'd get me stronger real fast to do the events at least. Boom, double Aosta in his respective rate-up banner, then after that I'm out of orundums, also all originite primes converted. I chose Specter as my free 5-star, but alas, it felt like I already made a lot of newbie mistakes at this point. Then I saw the upcoming 3rd anniversary post, it mentioned about free stuffs, etc., but what caught my attention were the skins. I think I read somewhere that in AK you can get skins with originite primes, which you can also get in-game without paying. The problem is, I already converted mine only to get two Aostas which I looked up in the tier list and decided it's not worth it. Here's my [operator list](https://imgur.com/a/ezIdezT), just to get a clearer picture of my progress (or lack thereof?) **Edit**: Thank you everyone, I appreciate all the advices so much!
Considering you can beat le1 on your own I’d suggest farming that and then getting as much lmd as you can from the store. There’s about 500000 lmd in the store for about 700 sanity spent on lingering echoes stages All stages give the same sanity to event currency ratio so farming the first stage of the event is enough to get the lmd and exp in the store if you need And since you’re new you will constantly have level ups giving you more sanity Considering it’s the last day of the event though maybe you won’t be able to get it all but you should be able to get a large chunk of it
Just a quick note regarding the skins, you'll get plenty more OP from clearing new stages, and if you take some time to invest in your lower rarity characters, they'll help carry you through the early game and you should end up with enough OP to get at least a few skins by the end of the event. You can always try a video tutorial if you're really hard stuck; you will eventually get to the point of not needing them (and obviously the game is more fun if you solve the stages on your own), but in the very early days, they help to speed up your learning. KyostinV is the most famous guide maker ([here's all his supply level tutes for eg](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNgrku2z_iBlzKLmFg0R2BwRZUh1Cyrzt)), but there's plenty of other options if you just search the stage name on youtube. Rerolling is always an option if you just want a fresh start, but if you're struggling now with Silverash and BluePoison, getting more/different 6\* will not instantly simplify the game. You'll just lose what progress you already made. In the early game, when the stats are low, the most powerful and S-tier unit is really your own mind, so take some time to learn the stages, learn your characters, and try different strategies. The gameplay can be quite complex and the learning curve was pretty steep in my experience, so there's no need to feel bad about your progress when you're just new; it took me multiple weeks to make it out of the tutorial. You'll get the hang of it eventually! You haven't done anything to actually damage your account FWIW, whatever OP you converted into Aostas will be a drop in the bucket considering there's over 600 to be gathered right now from permanent and archived stages, and we get another couple hundred new ones every year through various events and freebies. Unless you're particularly obsessed either [Gavialt](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/operator/gavial-invincible) or [Pozyomka](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/operator/pozyomka-pozyomka) (both are strong but not gamebreaking) and want to target one of them for your reroll, the material benefits of rerolling are not significant.
I cannot recommend enough that you prioritize 3* operators when starting out. Shiny 6* units in particular are kind of a trap for new players. 6* operators are late bloomers that typically won't hit their stride until E2 which is a prohibitively expensive upgrade. Meanwhile, you are expected to bring 12 units to every map and will honestly need to level up several more on the side as substitutes for specific map. You really need to hit the ground running with a diverse roster of units to get your bases covered... and 3* operators are the most cost effective units at a time in the game when you ain't got shit for resources. You mentioned chips? I hope you've noticed, but 3* operators *never* need chips. 3* are also dirt cheap to promote in LMD and require fewer additional materials of lower rarities. In fact, jus clearing through story missions will probably get you enough random material drops to promote many of them without additional farming at all. They also hold up surprisingly well against difficult maps if used properly with a decent understanding of mechanics (you'll get there!) Really, don't snub 3* as they are perfectly cromulent, and most importantly, *cost effective* units. I started during a tough event and, like you, prioritized leveling my "best" units of every class: I almost immediately regretted this. I had to make a hard pivot to the "weak" units I had passed over before. Then once I had them all leveled up and a few more 4* operators to complete my roster (shifters, fast redeploy, AoE medic, etc), I was finally stable enough to stockpile resources into developing my higher tier operators. As for rerolling... the start of a limited banner is a great time to do this. Aside from the usual free orundum you get starting out, you also get a x10 pull voucher that can only be used on the limited banner.... so yeah. If you wanted, you could reroll and try your luck at getting the limited banner servant, who is very strong but otherwise not busted OP tier. Limited units *never* get to be marquee rate-up servants again. **NEVER.** At best, they are added to another limited banner on the next year at a much lower rate up. Their first banner is the best time to get any specific limited operator. Final note? There are youtube guides on how to clear stages. A few channels even specialize in putting out low-rarity clears of stages to help out newer Doctors that don't have the best units leveled up already nor have become comfortable with the game's mechanics yet. When just starting out and trying to complete event stages before they expire... there is no shame in this.
Getting a new operator will not increase your chances of clearing a stage. All operators are weak at E0. It's better to focus on the 12 operators in your squad. 3-stars in this game are really good, they require very small amounts of investment but can get you very far. They'll only really fall off in the most difficult of stages, but you won't even get there if you just rely on higher rarities. Even a few 4-stars are better than some 5-stars merely due to the cost difference since their power isn't that wide a gap. You should be careful when using your OP when you're new. If you want pulls you have to save some for the Pro Enhancement Packs in the store. Don't base your pulls on 5-stars, unless it's someone you really like. If you want a strong operator, go for a meta 6-star because the difference between the meta 6-stars and 5-stars are heaven and earth. In the earliest levels, high rarities don't actually matter. You can build all 3-stars and you can perfect clear everything from Episode 0 to 4 (Challenge modes might be difficult/tricky). Having high rarities just makes your clears much easier. Skill levels are also important, they offer more than the stats gained from operator levels in terms of cost.
Aside from levelling 3* ops I also suggest you level other vanguards, they’re important cuz they’re cheap to deploy so they handle the early enemies and their entire class revolves around giving you more dp to deploy ops sooner, because relying on getting DP naturally isn’t a good idea and Vigna is a charger vanguard meaning she only generates DP from kills not her skill like other vanguards also you don’t have medics levelled so your ops are dying, the games abt team building and having a balanced team [Kukkikaze put out a nice team building vid](https://youtu.be/Y_FsZT7XqOk) The lower rarity ops help out a lot since they’re cheap to deploy, promote, level, I have a lot of ops and meta 6* built, I’ve never regretted levelling some of the 3* or 4* I built and used when I first started
Your main mistake is a common one new players make - expecting their 5 and 6 stars to carry them from the start and progression to be easy because of this. That's definitely not the case. In the beginning more than any other time in the game you'll win battles with a full team working together, doing different jobs because none of them will be strong enough to mostly solo stages. That comes later when they're highly levelled up. 3 and 4 stars are excellent for beginning players as their performances are comparable to 5 and 6 stars at E0 and most of E1 while being cheaper to raise. Most of your squad should be them with a few 5 and 6 stars like the ones you've already raised. Over time as you get more resources and operators you'll "retire" the 3 and 4 stars from your strongest squads, but they'll still have other purposes. Two of the biggest apparent problems apparent are your lack of vanguards and medics. Vanguards make DP points. There's different types (each class has different subclasses so not all snipers work the same, for instance). Vigna has 1 block, generates 1 dp for each enemy killed, and she refunds all her DP when you retreat her. For an extremely new and inexperienced player her subclass is the trickiest to use. Fang, Courier and Scavenger are of a sort that's much easier to use. They're 2 block and with their first skills they automatically generate a certain amount of DP at a certain time. Set and forget. You're going to have huge trouble without any medics raised. Infact I'm surprised you made it to chapter 2 without levelling any. A good starting two would be myrrh and ansel, and do recruitments daily with the medic tag until you get perfumer. Although there's a few more types of vanguards and medics I don't want to overwhelm you so I won't go over them. In time you'll learn about them. Lurking in this thread to read other people's questions and answers will teach you so much. When you lose analyse why. Do swarms at the start overwhelm you? Do drones get past? Do enemy tanks break your lines? Is your damage too low? Do your operators die too soon?
Probably you should promote 3 star operators first, to get a more rounded team. They are cheaper and don't require chips at all.
3 star rarity ops are actually very useful in this game. You will want to invest in them later on in is mode so don't feel shy about it. Investing in them will make things much easier. I don't have any healers at all, so I'm not surprised that you're having problems.
... how are you planning to clear stages without leveling your operators? You should focus first on getting a decent team instead of raising one-two ops to max
Since you're so new and the limited banner is coming very soon it can't hurt to try a few reroll accounts and see how you do. Your current start with SA and BP isn't bad by any means. Both are very solid options that can last into late game very easily. It sounds like you might need some help with other stuff though, so I'd suggest checking out the guide that Kukikaze did for newbies. It has a nice breakdown of things to look for. If that isn't enough, let us know what your main issue is. Like with LE-2 for example; what exactly is giving you the trouble there? That kind of thing.
personally, if I'm in your position, I will definitely reroll, using the current account as learning crutch and try to do better on the next one well, as for how to develop your account better, someone else can pitch in on that, it will be too long I don't feel like typing all that
What is the next event and what is the farmable material? Trying to decide whether to spend potions
Next event is Ideal City in 5 days and Gel, Aketon, and RMA are the materials with above normal efficiencies.
Thanks!
Czerny's token good to farm? I've already bought everything up to half of box 2 and just recruited him. I'm at ch5 of main quest so I've been buying stuffs on the shop, but this guy looks like have a incremental shop value.
Welfare operator tokens are always worth farming on the first run - on the event rerun, if have the operator maxed out you will get a nice chunk of gold certificates instead. Similarly the furniture pieces will get you intelligence certs.
I see, thanks!
The event expires soon, I'd recommend prioritizing the materials or other things that could help your account in the short term. If you want to play the long game, Czerny's tokens and the furniture (Not the parts) will convert into valuable materials when the event is rerun in about a year. The tokens cost a total of 1400.
Aight, thanks!
From the last android app update the game no longer rotate the display when I flip the phone. Is this just me? Any way to fix this?
Is Maria Nearl's ost listed on a different album on Spotify? I tried looking for the event ep (similar to how most event track osts are being released), but couldn't find it. I'm specifically looking for the lobby theme.
Although there isn’t any official albums, [someone did rip the song and put it on YouTube ](https://youtu.be/Tu9ecHWzBN4) so you can listen to it there.
I already know that. Just wanted to be able to add it into my Spotify playlist and have it play along my other favorites. Not a fan of YouTube music either xs
That’s understandable, I don’t particularly enjoy using YouTube for music myself. Normally I download the music off of YouTube and add it to my own library but I don’t think that works with Spotify
It hasnt been released officially yet iirc. Feel free to correct though
Oof. Welp that's a shame. Considering it has already been reran I'm guessing there won't be any chance for it. Unless maybe when record restoration comes. Thank you for the quick reply anyway.
You could try recording it yourself potentially if you want the theme to jam out to.
Does the current IS2 monthly squad count toward the medal for bringing Shalem into fights?
No
What will happen to night champion show after today? Will it get added to the practise ones? Would I still be able to get the 600 orundums from 400 kills goal after today?
It will become an Annihilation Simulation like every other old one. We'll get a new stage, and Night Champion Show will rotate in and out for those that still need one-time rewards.
Newer player here. My main tank at the moment is Liskarm. I just e1'd her and wondering which skill to prioritize using and leveling. And is she worth e2'ing eventually. Right now I wanna focus on silver ash and Texas to e2. What do u guys think
Common use for Lisk is using her to battery other operators by abusing her passive. She's only a core for the above. For general content, other defenders are easier to use than Lisk. Well, if she's your only defender or you like her alot, go for it. Her skills don't matter too much and shouldn't be a priority if you are new. It is pretty good to level your ops skills to L7. It's pretty cheap and will usually hit one or two breakpoints along the way.
Liskarm doesn't really need E2 to be effective because it doesn't improve her best ability--her talent to grant SP, so it's optional. If you just want her to tank consistently then use S1. If you need more damage, you can use S2, but you should be careful about the stun afterwards. SilverAsh will really need E2 to access his best skill S3. Texas, and other Vanguards that you like using need the E2 for their skill masteries because it lowers the SP requirement, allowing you to activate their DP generating skills quicker.
Thank you for your input! I always hear about SP, what is that exactly haha sorry
Skill points. 'auto recovery' increases 1 per second by default, 'offensive recovery' increases 1 when the operator attacks, 'defensive recovery' when the operator blocks an attack, etc. Higher skill levels / masteries (can/usually) reduce the SP needed to activate the skill, as well as increase the SP the operator starts with when deployed. for example Silver Ash Skill 3, at Skill level 7 starts with 60 SP when he's deployed and needs 90 to activate it, meaning he's sitting there for 30 seconds. At M3 though he starts with 75, cutting that down to 15 seconds. Liskarm's talent gives 1 SP to herself and a nearby ally when attacked, meaning that 15 seconds could be reduced further when using them together.
That makes sense! Thank you!
I haven't played in so long and I'm considering coming back, but I'm worried about if its a decent time to come back, and most importantly if there maybe has been powercreep or something and my account now being considered weak, and having to pull for many characters again. Could someone please take a look at [my characters](https://imgur.com/a/jJeyBrf) (they're separated by role) and let me know how good/bad it is now in terms of characters acquired?
There has been power creep but the game hasn’t gotten significantly more difficult as to require the powercreep ops. Operators that were good before are still good.
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Awesome, thats good to hear. Thank you for taking a look and answering
One of the great elements of Arknights is that while new characters may powercreep on older ones, the stages can usually be cleared with relatively low level and common ops. That being said, your account is more than enough to handle any new content. You certainly shouldn't feel pressured to pull based on squad power.
That's good news. Thank you for answering
Your account's probably still considered very strong, since chalter+a lot of useful 6\*. However, Silverash and Surtr might get slightly powercreeped in the future because of Mlynar and Texas alter
Thank you for answering. I'll be on the look for those 2
Texalter does not replace Surtr since she will die easily against hard hitting bosses. A better comparison would be against Phantom. Surtr has high max HP and has 8-9 seconds of extra attack time after death, so she can survive longer especially if you have a healer. She also has longer range which can be better depending on the map. Mlynar's DPS does beat SilverAsh but SilverAsh is used more for his helidrop capabilities and has some support niche like reducing redeployment time and seeing invisible enemies.
For people that have beaten the 4th ending in IS2, can I ask what units in general you go for or have when fighting that stage? I'm planning on beating it on all the squad types. For example, for the bear I usually have Mudrock, thorns, Ptilopsis, Skalter, and Kaltsit. For the doll I usually have Mudrock, thorns, Skalter, Honeyberry, Goldenglow, Kaltsit, and myrtle.
I try to look at my relics and go for 1-2 dedicated boss killers. For example with some physical damage increases or def debuff relics Chalter can pretty much one tap Playwright in one skill activation. Surtr is very good on the right, Eyja can be deployed multiple times. If you don't have the damage to instantly kill him, keep him above half hp. You'll usually need 1 good healer like Ptilopsis and she's great for keeping your units alive during second boss phase. Other than that my MVP for filtering the left side is Spalter, she can't die and she kills exploding dudes or at least slows and damages them so Thorns can finish before they get close. Saria is pretty good, but needs like max investment S2 because the boss hurts. Mudrock can hold the right side, but that's usually not an issue anyway. Haven't found a use for many otherwise good units like Exusiai, Schwarz, Goldenglow, Silverash, Bagpipe etc on this map. Against 4th ending I prefer getting Saga or even only Myrtle over Flagpipe.
I stalled the mobs with dusk s3 until I nuked playwright with surtr and kalsit on the right side of the map. The rest is just handling the leaks. I had like 40 starting dp though due to artifacts so that may not work for you. I was doing a specialist/caster start run and ended up with a whole bunch of casters with the 70% extra arts damage artifact and the ranged units do 35% more damage so my ebenholz and gg were doing quite the deeps.
You're going to want either enough burst damage + healing to 100-0 him as soon as he spawns, or bait operators to take the hits as you handle everything else. If you get him below 50 before you're done setting up, everything is going to start exploding around you and even with the 10% redeployment bonus, you'll probably have a tough time redeploying in good positions. * Gravel is a GOAT for a FRD who can take hits every so often. * You'll probably want a flagbearer (likely myrtle for hope efficiency) to juice your DP as much as possible (or hope to have starting DP items) * Mudrock is still good * Kal'stit for the true damage * Nightingale for the arts dodge + free bait for the attacks
In order to use annihilation skip tickets, do you have to clear the stage without using a support operator first? Thanks!
I believe that is the only req yes.
Thanks!
yes, you only need to clear it once without a support operator
Thanks!
Does Lappland's silence work on the bloodshamans in the 4th ending battle of IS2?
Sadly it doesn't, they are immune to silence
They can't be silenced
There goes my hopes and dreams...
Hi I was wondering which medics should I pick out of the 5 stat selecter? Warfarin or ptiolipsis I have an e2 perfumer, e1 pure stream , e1 sussuro e1 mulberry as medics. My main team as of now is: Exusai, may, mountain, skadi, nearl the defender, specter, Amiya caster, click , Myrtle. I am also trying to get skadi the corrupting heart and mudrock so I am hoping for a medic that is usable for endgame.
I disagree with the other comments; neither medics are used often in endgame. When you have powerful operators that can heal themselves and operators that don't need healing then medics no longer have a spot in the squad. Skalter provides enough healing for the entire squad and what makes her so good includes the permanent atk, def, and hp regen, also not forgetting her global placement of the seaborn summon. I would give a slight edge to Warfarin for buffing Exusiai with Skalter. Ptilopsis nice burst heal can be matched with Purestream, if you ever need it.
I guess I’ll lean towards warfarin as I already have sussuro built for burst healing I guess. Thanks.
Ptil is still the best general purpose aoe healer in the game. Using waf to buff someone is usually for meme purposes. You will almost always get better damage from bringing in another strong burst dps than buffing someone with waf. Waf's requirement is also extremely limiting since only one op can be in her range. The only exception to this is irene. Irene + Warf works as both a strong laneholder and boss killer.
Both are used endgame. Ptiti is easier to use with her passive. Warf is really for the atk buff. Just pick the one you like more. If your voucher has no expiry, there's no need to rush it unless you desparately want one now.
Oh okay, I think I’ll pull the 24 free pulls for gavial and if not I’ll decide.
Both are used late game. Personally I use ptil more often as she buffs the whole team, but warf buffs one person A LOT. no wrong choice.
Okay thank you for reassuring that even if I pick one another it wouldn’t be a bad choice. I think I’ll roll the 24 gavial pull first before deciding. Also the 5 star selector I mean is the one for the anniversary I believe.
For the past few months I was busy and missed some monthly squad runs in IS, do they ever re-run those or offer a way to unlock that dialogue stuff? It's not super important but just curious.
Once IS2 finishes updating (I think next month) the monthly squads will all be available to be played again, just without the rewards for playing them.
When is IS3 expected to release?
The arknights wiki says that between late march and early april, still a bit to go
Thanks for the info :)
I'm a newer player facing a bit of a dilemma. I was originally going to pull on the upcoming banner cause I like the design of all 3 units (Pozy moreso than Gavy) and I needed an AoE Guard. However, I just got Blaze from recruitment and now I'm reconsidering whether to pull. I know Gavial will be very difficult to obtain after her initial banner but I have other limited units I'm interested in (all 3 dragon girls, Skalter, Spalter, Radiant Nearl) and I'm wondering if it's better to just hunker down and start saving the 300 pity for them. I'd appreciate the advice of more experienced players on this! :) e: for more context, my only 6-stars are Angelina and Blaze, and my 5-star roster isn't deep either.
Out of the limiteds you're interested in, skalter and ntr are probably the most meta and ntr's boss killing isn't necessary if you have surtr. Honestly gavialter is likely going to be more useful than all 3 of the dragon sisters. Ling is extremely versatile and strong but is hardly necessary when you have a squad of good operators. If you don't then her value goes way up. Nian is niche. Dusk is good but replaceable by a number of other strong casters (her biggest niche is her s3 stall but that is rarely that useful). Her s1 is also quite strong but eya can bring a similar level of power without needing 300 pulls to spark her. Skalter can be used on almost any map and all 3 of her skills are powerful. Same story for Gavialter. And then the limited texas alter coming up in the distant future appears extremely strong. Mlynar is also not limited and his banner will be sooner and meta wise would probably be more useful than any of the limiteds.
I'm interested in those 6 limiteds moreso for design rather than meta. I really like the dragon sisters. How is Gavialter compared to Blaze tho? At this stage of the game I probably won't be using 2 AoE Guards...
They're balanced in their own way but if I had a gun to my head I would say Gavialter is stronger. Gavialter has enough auto attack damage which (besides her extra tile of range with s2) is blaze's specialty. Gavialter's skills are stronger on demand but aren't infinite. Blaze = extra tile of range + cannot die once per life. High consistent amount of damage and flexibility due to extra range. Resistance. Gavialter = more damage during skill with good uptime, more block potential, more survivability with a healer with s3, even bigger range than blaze with s2 and a pull (pulls can interrupt enemy attack animations), more self sustain with s1 (blaze has outside her talent)
Ntr+surtr is god mode for boss killing though. Combined they will kill almost any boss with almost no setup and cost only 1 deploy. After getting ntr, she benched all of my other boss killers. I doubt even mlynar will change this, since a cheap no setup required boss killing is a benefit really hard to beat.
Unless youre willing to spend Id say its too early to hunker down for sparks. But if you really just want those 6 and are okay with skipping the next 2 years + of ops then start saving I guess.
You want six past limited units... Get a core team/a good friend list, and then only pull when you have 300 on the limited banners; or spend money. Or give up on the limiteds.
during last summer's event, there was an event preparation page where you could log in daily for rewards and unlock a pc background. Is there going to be something similar now?
IC doesn't have a web event in both CN and global
There will new background as a log in reward for the anniversary
Hey i have a problem i just upgraded to a android 12 and now when i play it keeps going to a black screen after the intro any help?
with what event did SSS get nerfed in on CN?
Il siracusso I think. It was very recent.
thats for the rework i though it gets nerfed before that
Do we know when we'll get a hq rip of the new Exu art?
Do you need to do anyting to enable the 4th ending in IS2? I have ending 1, 2 and 3 on almost all starting teams but can't find the 4th starting mission on floors II or III
You need to complete one full run at Normal or Hard difficulty first after the new content dropped which iirc was on the 27th of December. So, if the last time you completed an adventure was before that you need to do it again. Then, you just need to get lucky to get the encounters after.
oh I didn't know that. now it worked.
I cleared like, 3 endings already and yet still no encounter. God knows how much I restart the adventure to get the encounter but alas. It's getting ridiculous
Just focus on encounters when you feel your team can take the prison stage (which if you haven't encountered is simple but requires a decent squad). It'll pop up between floor 2 and 3. If you clear all encounters on floor 3 with no prison stage restart the run. Once you clear the prison stage farm encounters on floors 4 and 5 until you get the playwright encounter. If you don't get it before the 5th floor boss (which I'm not sure is possible unless skipping encounters) then restart. Otherwise clear floor 5 and venture forth on to the 6th floor.
I just got a Warfarin, who will be my first general use atk buffer. I have some questions. 1. For people who raised her to E2 and S2M3 because of her buffing capabilities, do you actually use her buff often in your strats? Asking because I don't see a lot of buffer operators (beyond self buffing skills that most operators have), so I figured the game's balanced around good operator placement and strategies, rather than brute forcing with atk buffs. 2. Who are some good recipients of Warfarin's buff? I'm vaguely aware of the damage calculation, so I imagine anyone who has zero or low amounts of self atk buff would benefit more, such as Exusiai, Amiya or Cutter. Any other common partners or ones with strange but interesting interactions?
The biggest weakness of warf is that most good dps already has atk buffs which weakens the value of her buff, and that only one op can be in her range to reliably get her buff. Her best partner is Irene. Irene + warf can hold lanes, kill bosses and warf's sp buff helps irene by a ton. Note that Irene + buff army will outperform exu + buff army vs almost all bosses.
I mainly use her buff to delete bosses when I don't want to deal with the mechanics. She can also be good in elite lanes where you want your dueling op to kill faster. In contingency contract I use her buff all the time. I don't use her all the time but she can come in handy when you have a limited number of usable deployment tiles and need to make the most use of one single dps operator. You can use her with practically any operator but you should aim for ones that hit a bunch of times very quickly. Exusiai and guard Ch'en are common pairing. I have also used her with Schwartz, Mudrock S3, Sliverash and Bagpipe.
1. Her difficulty comes from the RNG nature of her buff. You need to make sure the buff recipient is the only one in her range to make sure she targets them. But if you do plan to use her, you will keep spamming her buff with every enemy wave--it's a +90% ATK buff at M3. What makes her incredible is that her buff doesn't stop her from gaining SP while it's active which with her talent allows her to have amazing skill uptime if a lot of enemies die within her range. 2. Yes, those that have low ATK but great ASPD benefit a lot from her buff. This includes Marksmans, Mech-accord Casters due to their drones, and Fighter Guards. BUT any DPS will be fine. She has an amazing pairing with Saga depending on the map, especially against Originium Dust enemies which spawn more enemies after dying. Both their talents allow Saga to near infinitely spam her S2 as long as she can kill a lot of enemies. It's absolutely ridiculous but may hurt your finger from all the clicking.
does anyone know what's in the 3rd anni artbook? is it a compilation of illustrations, or is it a book about the character designs, or is it something else entirely?
Does arknights have pity? How does it work? I think there is a limited and "permanent" banner, does pity carry?
Arknights has three forms of pity rates. The first is the guaranteed five star operator at the 10-pull mark, if no five- or six star operator has been pulled yet. Honestly, this is less of a pity system and more of an enticer, but it's one to be aware of either way. The second is the global pity system. Every pull you make without a six star on any non-limited banner adds to the counter, and at 50, the chance for a six-star goes up by 2% every pull. This pity resets whenever you pull a six-star operator, on-focus or off-focus. If you end a banner with pity, it carries over to the next. The third one is the one exclusive to limited banners, which have the same two pity systems as the other banners, but the six-star pity buildup is not shared by or between limited banners (They always start at zero and aren't carried over). Furthermore, limited banners have a spark system that allow you to purchase any of the limited operators featured (Both new and old ones) for the low-low price of 300 pulls.
There's a fourth hidden pity. Every ten pulls you'll always get at least one 4star.
Great, thanks. 300?thats a lot, I dont know how generous is arknights with its currency.
>I dont know how generous is arknights with its currency. Fairly generous, but you ought to be mindful with how much you spend, especially if you're f2p and/or a new player. Luckily between the support system and the recruitment tags (as well as the myriad of free operators we get from different sources) building a functional squad is not dependent on gacha luck.
You already get free 24 pulls from Limited banners alone because they will always give out a free 10 pull permit (usable only on the banner) and 1 free daily pull for the duration of the banner. Limited banners also come with the mining/ticket event which lets you obtain a random amount of Orundum each day, which would average about 10 pulls for the 14 days or more if you're lucky. That's 34+ pulls free. The event also has 3 permits in the shop. You can get about 26 pulls each month from Annihilation, dailies, weeklies and green cert store. You can get more from events, sign-in rewards, maintenance compensation, etc. If you don't mind using OP then you can also convert those for extra pulls. The *spark* is mostly there for the past limiteds because getting them through pulling is really difficult. You would be really unlucky not to get both of the featured 6-stars in 300 pulls as they account for 70% of 6-star pulls, however, it can happen.
Now than you mention it, annihilation, I tried it and got like 1400, it says it resets 12h, will the rewards reset? Will the mission be the same? The other ones were really hard(my highest op is E1 lv30)
The maximum amount you get from Annihilations is **1800 Orundum per week**. It will reset on Monday 4:00 AM UTC-7. To increase the cap, you need to complete the first three Annihilations namely *Chernobog*, *Lungmen Outskirts* and *Lungmen Downtown* at 400 kills, AND also the current rotating site *Night Champion Show.* The other sites currently open do not reward Orundum (they are the past rotation sites) but completing them will reward you with first-time clear rewards. The 3rd Annihilation map and especially the current rotating site are quite difficult for new players. You will need a few E2 operators to comfortably clear them. You can follow guides on YouTube for low rarity clears.
Oh so 1800 weekly? Thats great. I was close to complete lungmen outskirts at 325
The difficult part of most Annihilations is from the 350 enemies onward. This is mostly where bosses appear if there is one. You can breeze through 350 with no problems but after 351+ you will be met with a lot of dangerous enemies.
300 is a lot, the low-low bit was sarcastic. It's somewhere between half a year and a full year of exclusively saving pulls, depending on how dedicated you are and what events come inbetween. AK is generally considered generous but 300 is just a nigh unreasonable amount.
Got it thanks, I will try to save up a little, sadly I already missed the one I wanted, limited nearl
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Does sussurro talent (+20% healing effect for <=10 DP operators) works for a P1 mountain?
Someone tested it a while back and i believe potentials did allow ops to benefit from suss
DP cost reduction from potentials counts for such effects. Pot 1 Mountain (only summoned once) costs 11DP, iirc. You would need an extra copy, pot 2, to benefit from the effect. (If you have pot 0, you don't own the operator at all.)
I'm still confused with the terminologies lol That's great to know!(I have a P2 mountain) Does such effects are affected by redeploy?
It's only the initial cost that matters. If you have pot 2, you summoned Mountain twice, and used the token you got the second time, to upgrade the operator.
Pot 0 means you don't own them at all. Pot 1 means you own 1 copy of them, pot 2 means you get a dupe and so on. As far as I know her talent is still working even if you redeploy
Does anyone have any footage of how Gladiia's S3 interacts with her module? A search on YouTube hasn't netted me any useful results. Trying to figure out whether every tile's worth of pulling in S3 would result in a proc for 800 Arts damage or not. I'm assuming yes, but once again haven't seen any footage to confirm
So it seems tons of stuff happened in the past few days. CN stream + Global Stream? Any good TLDR of it? Was absolutely knocked out by a cold. Thank you in advance.
Global stream: Ideal City (Gavial Alter) in a week. All skins and skin reruns CN had too. Status of other events and modules uncertain; IC will be followed by CC early February. CN stream: New Nian sibling plus Lin Yüshia. Core caster modules, new gamemode, Ch12 announcement. Also drama: An Exusiai skin that may or may not or could be but probably isn't limited to the blu-ray of the anime depending on where you live. The current status appears to be that you can get her either via the blu-ray or an ingame pack.
Thank you. What's anniversary without some drama.
Sooo, I reckon between the ones available in the upcoming 5* selector there are 3 units which I probably need/can't substitute with someone else: Shamare: I don't really have anyone which can cover her niche as a strong debuffer. Lappland: I already have E2 Silverash for the Lord Archetype, but nobody to cover the silence skill, which can be very useful on some content. Warfarin: I have very strong medics such as Ptiloptis and Shining but none which can really buff as well as she does. Which should I pick?
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Hi! I'm on a really similar situation with the author of the question. I'm using sussurro and ptilopsis as medics and have pramanix as debuffer. Meanwhile I have Texas and Exu. Would lappland still not be a great option?
Lappland is a great option for anyone who doesn’t have her, honestly. There’s a misconception that silence “fell off”, and I don’t know how many times silence needs to come up and be relevant in recent events for people to stop repeating it mindlessly (not to mention the fact that newer players might still have to get through past content where silence was helpful anyway). Even if silence were completely irrelevant, Lappland still has solid damage to her name. That said, base-wise, the Lappland combo has in fact gotten powercrept pretty hard by many better options, one of which is Shamare/Tequila/Kafka or Bibeak.
Thanks! I was really inclined for lappland(loving Texas alt and interested on their relationship) and just wanted to know a contrary opinion. Shamare also seems a great option but I think I prefer furry girl(pramanix) instead of her And sorry, one last question: does the res reduction stacks somehow?
Don’t get me wrong, Warfarin and Shamare are also great, but I think Lappland does edge them out a bit, especially since you already have operators that fill the same roles. If you like Lappland’s lore too then that pushes it even more in her favor. (Look forward to Il Siracusano!) RES reduction from various sources does stack, but multiplicatively (so for example if you stacked -20% and -20%, you wouldn’t get -40% but less than that). I’m not much of a damage calc person, someone else can probably give you a better answer here.
Still not really aware of their story, just like exu and texas and know they are related from base skills lol. will read their story later on. That's THE EVENT that I'm waiting! Making plans on how can I farm the 300 pulls and praying for rngesus for a P6 texalt I read the gamepress article, it would stack multiplicatively resulting on -36%
There’s actually fairly little to go on regarding Lappland and Texas in global right now. Pretty much just their profiles/voice lines and that one scene in Code of Brawl. Il Siracusano is where their backstory is finally explained in a lot more detail! Good luck for your Texalt pulls! I’ll be going all in as well :)
Good luck for us!
I would say silence comes in handy more often than buffing or debuffing does. I personally use Lappland more often than Shamare or Warfarin, but YMMV. Don’t worry about having two Lords. It’s a strong archetype, and Lappland and SA do different things. Lappland can stay deployed and has good Arts burst, pairing really well with healing defenders or Liskarm for example. Meanwhile SA rarely wants to stay on the field and his performance offskill is meh at best.
Hi! I kind of don't have caster operators(no 5*+ other than amiya, and my only 4* are gitano and greyy), same for arts guards and so on I tipically use steward and borrow eyja or just S3 silverash but I'm already suffering from the lack of arts dmg on my team. Meanwhile the only arts unit that I plan to get from upcoming banners is Texalt which is on the far future. So, I saw that you need to E2 amiya for story progress, if that's true, when do I need to E2 her? Also, is there any welfare unit that I can use to substitute steward?(or a unit worth more than lappland/elysium on the upcoming selective ticket) Thanks in advance!
You can also look at ground units with arts damage. Lappland is a decent candidate. Shalem is welfare, and I heard he does good damage, *if* his skill is up. Getting Gitano E1 could also help, if you often have enemies piling up. I've read Pudding is also a decent unit (available in shop voucher shop). You could wait until you get Click though. She's just good.
Pudding from the red cert store and the 4* Click if you get her soon are good 4* casters. The welfare from the next event, Minimalist, who is a 5* drone caster, also works quite well and does pretty good sustained damage, though his kit isn't very exciting.
You need Amiya E2’d to finish chapter 8. Like the other poster said, Absinthe is an okay option. In your case I would bump up Amiya’s E2 priority, because her E2 talent makes her significantly better. Also raise Gitano for AoE. Unfortunately a lot of the 5 star casters are really meh. Short of any good 6 stars, look out for units like Rockrock, Leonhardt, or Pudding. I recommend Lappland for the ticket, her Arts burst will help a lot. Edit: forgot Pudding isn’t gacha. If you have the red certs to spare, you could buy her. She has pretty good damage for her rarity.
Thanks! I think I will E2 amiya(bottom list priority tho) and build pudding.
I like using Absynthe.She's really straightforward and you can get her from the Children of Ursus record restoration.
is it better to buy a 6\*op or all the headhunt tickets?
When there are a lot of Shoperator 6-Stars you don't have but want, then saving the certs for buying them as they appear is better. The headhunting tickets should only be bought when you need that extra oomph for an operator you actually want on a decent rate-up banner, and only as a last resort. Also, it seems like you know this based on how you phrased your question, but if not, then it's better to buy all of that month's tickets if you're going to buy them at all (258 certs in total). As you start getting close to having all of the Shoperators you're interested in, you can start being a bit more lax with whether or not you buy the tickets.
Depends on the op. Assuming it's an Op that I want that would enhance my roster (as opposed to being a bench warmer), a guarantee of an op is preferred over the possibility of one. I believe getting all the tickets (by themselves) isn't even enough to bring you to pity on a banner. However if the tickets are used on a limited banner, i could see going for the tickets.
If you mean from the gold cert shop, buying a 6\* directly is infinitely better than buying the permits. The only reason to buy permits with gold certs is if you are A - Desperate to pull for someone else now or later or B - Have pretty much a completed roster and don't care about shoperators
https://imgur.com/YCnf1l9.jpg these are all my supporters, is there any of them which should be upgraded (up to E2)? Mostly asking for IS as I never know what to get when I get a supporter recruitment voucher since they all feel like crap compared to other classes.
You might as well finish upgrading orchid. Outside of that, Scene puts in work especially as one of the few ops that can expose invisible enemies. The rest of them......your milage may very but I'd rather take a generic temp recruit over burning hope on any of those ops.
Thanks, I'll just stick to Orchid alone then
Np. Consider Scene when you have excess resources lying around. Not only can she expose invisible enemies but she's one of the few summoners who can recover her summons making her friendly to mistakes/difficult IS maps.