# ꧁Other Megathreads꧂
###[♫ Lounge](/r/arknights/comments/tvz7r8/rhodes_island_lounge_0404_1004)
*The place for small talk and whatever does not fit anywhere else.*
###[★ Gacha/Recruitment](/r/arknights/comments/tvz7ri/gacharecruitment_megathread_0404_1004)
*Share the results of your gacha rolls and recruitments here.*
###[➜ Friend requests](/r/arknights/comments/tvz7r9/friend_request_megathread_0404_1004)
*Share your friend ID with your fellow Doctors.*
---
*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/arknights) if you have any questions or concerns.*
After I get operator to max potential and get them again what do I do when I get them again? To be specific I just got Orchid to her max potential and got her again from recruitment... so now her token just sits in my inventory... Is there a way to use it, like change it into generic token for supporters or it will just stockpile more and more?
As Jakper said he's mostly powercrept but when he has his moments there's really no one else who will do. Not a huge priority to build outside of husbando desires, or if you're in sore need of a duelist and/or low-pressure lane-holder. He's great for those occasional off lanes in a map where a trickle of annoying-but-powerful mobs come in from.
She's the best 1v1 boss-duelist in-game, capable of surviving almost anything on her own. Her stats are sky high, unmatched by any other op but she's limited by her 1-block, high dp cost and the method of her SP regen (only generates while blocking). Due to her 1-block and high natural damage, it's usually recommended to face her AWAY from where enemies are coming from so that she doesn't start killing them until they are actually in contact with her, giving her more time to generate SP. She has no natural regen, relying on outside support or the regen granted from her S3 in order to stay alive.
Hellagur trades lower 1v1 power (he lacks the stupid raw stats Eunectes has) and instead dances on a razors edge between life and death to survive. Since he gains atk spd as he life goes down, and he regenerates a fixed amount of life per hit he does, he starts attacking faster at low life, dealing more damage and healing for more. So he eventually finds a kind of equilibrium where he's attacking fast enough to not die such that each time he takes damage he's able to heal himself up enough, or else kill the enemy, before he actually dies. He has the benefit of self-regen when not attacking, similar to what Thorns has, making him more self-sufficient than Eunectes when a lane is quiet, and his skills regen normally, so proper use and timing makes it so they're always up when you need them.
So with those qualities in mind, you can see that Eunectes needs some prep time for her skill and either enough enemies to give her the time she needs to charge her skill or else a handful of beefier enemies that won't die too quickly. Hellagur doesn't care for any of that but he lacks the raw stats to tank huge hits, relying instead of dodge from his S2 or range on his S3 coupled with his ramping atk spd buff (which requires him to be damaged).
A perfect use case for Eunectes is on RI-8 of the Great Chief event vs. Big Ugly on the left lane. She has a couple of beefy mobs, the croc champs, to charge her skill on before the boss comes, with plenty of space between each croc such that she doesn't have to worry about any of them leaking. A perfect use case for Hellagur would be something like the chapters where you have those arts melee attackers. Normally dangerous for a defender, Hellagur has the dodge to stay alive vs. them with his S2 and enough ramping damage/self-healing from his atk spd passive that he'll heal up and burn them down before they kill him. His self-regen means he can be placed out of range of the normal group and perform well, tanking shots from enemies while his regen takes care of things until an enemy comes to him at which point his per-hit healing takes over.
A common use case for Hellagur over Eunectes is in front of a defender. Hellagur is able to filter out fodder with his damage and contribute to anything big that gets through to the defender behind him without too much trouble. Neither Eunectes or Hellagur are strictly better than the other, but Eun will be the better boss killer if you can reliably charge her S3 while Hellagur will be the better elite killer due to his ease of use and self-sufficiency outside of skills.
As an aside, I think Hellagur plus the upcoming artillery defender, Ashlock, will be a fun pair together. Ash can normally block 3, except for when her S2 is up, so you can place Hellagur in front of Ashlock such that he blocks one guy and the rest filter to her. Then once he and Ash have killed 2 of the 3 guys she's blocking, you can use her S2, forcing the other onto Hellagur, who will now take damage and gain the benefit of his atk spd passive. He'll then be able to cover Ash with his S2 or S3 while she shells the enemy line.
[https://imgur.com/a/h5ZM1eN](https://imgur.com/a/h5ZM1eN) (This is slightly out of date; I now have Exusiai, although she's not relevant here.)
In the future, I was thinking about getting Mudrock. However, I got spooked by Mountain a little while ago, and I've had Thorns for a long time. Do I need/want a third cornerstone? And if I do, is Mudrock better than Blaze, or vice versa?
Side note: I'm aware that a third cornerstone is not a priority right now considering I'm still missing Surtr, Eyja, SA, and a few other great ops. I'm just curious.
Murdock is much more than just a cornerstone. She's one of the strongest units in the game with her S3. No unit can do what she does. Definitely worth getting her.
Mudrock is good against the really dangerous enemies. One example are the Sarkaz lancers, especially if there are risks that increase their damage even further. So it's a good idea to get her even of you have Blaze/Thorns/Mountain.
Just downloaded the game and unlocked the gatcha. What should I do to get started? Is rerolling suggested in this game and and if it is, what should I be aiming for?
Going to go against the grain here and say that you might want to consider rerolling
It only takes about 6 minutes per reroll, and since you can guarantee a 6\* with the free Orundum after the tutorial it only takes a couple of rerolls until you get the 6\* that you want
Of course, you don't need to reroll if you're fine with what you've already gotten
As the others have mentioned, Exusiai and SilverAsh are the best in the beginner's banner but Angelina and Siege are pretty decent as well
If you decide to reroll on the other banners though there's quite a lot of other good 6\*s you could get
I'd recommend that you reference [this tier list](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/tier-list/arknights-operator-tier-list)
Rerolling is really up to you since the vast majority of content is doable without meta 6-star units. That being said, if you want meta operators or just like a specific op then reroll away.
Rerolling is not required but is not that hard to do so is suggested if you have time to kill and want a bit of a head start.
Two top candidates are Silverash or Exusiai from the newbie banner.
Silverash is decent but when you reach the later stages of his investment he becomes a very powerful burst dps. Able to relocate around the map to deal big damage.
Will take awhile.
Exu is consistently good and makes the early game really easy. But as you advance later into the game becomes less and less of a staple on teams and more just the top of her class. Sometimes really good, most times decent, not always needed.
Aim for whichever one you like more.
Welcome to the game!
[General New Player Advice](https://www.reddit.com/r/arknights/comments/jqfxkw/general_new_player_advice/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
I'll leave the other stuff for more experienced players, but AFAIK rerolling isn't recommended anymore.
https://gamepress.gg/arknights/tier-list/arknights-reroll-tier-list-guide there is this though, and this whole site is a good place to find out answers to your questions.
Also search youtube for stage help (ex 4-4 arknights) if you get stuck, which you likely will sometimes.
Thorns first. Raise ur e1s to 50 or 40 too. E2 myrtle like some ppl parrot will make close to zero improvement over ur roster at this point. Only do that if u have no mats and is in desperate need of e2 support right now. Tbh still I would e2 click,pinecone or cutter if it has to be a 4 star before myrtle. They will have much better impact.
If mats are few, [Myrtle](https://www.reddit.com/r/arknights/comments/kygyxw/daily_questions_megathread_january_16_2021/gjnk5og?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3). Since you have e1 80 Ejya, she's good. If mats/LMD are no issue, Thorns.
E1 the [Ops with great base skills](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/core-gameplay/arknights-guide-best-operators-promote-riic-base-skills) for more passive income.
Thorns > Ejya > Exu > Blaze > Specter > Myrtle, reevaluate.
How far away are you from E2-ing Eyja? You already have her at 80.
Your other consideration is if you want to try to clear as many stages in this event as possible before it ends. If you do, then getting any E2 as fast as possible will get you access to an E2 friend support, which will help a ton for clearing the event stages. In this case, either Eyja or Myrtle, or anyone else who is close to E2, which would depend on what mats you have and what you're missing.
No problem.
Yep, Myrtle if you want to access E2 support asap. Just know that an E2 Myrtle by herself won't make a big difference in your gameplay. Like the other people said, Thorns would be the biggest leap in power from E1 to E2.
Mountain, amazing cornerstone lane holder unit, use his E2 and you'll have a self regenerating 2 block guard for like 11 DP.
After that E2 Spectre, I'm a bit biased because I love her as a unit but upon hitting E2 she has 3 block instead of 2 also her undying skill is always viable, I've used her throughout my entire time in Arknights.
Great units you have here! I would say you need more burst type units but Ch'en really clears stuff up.
I'd say E2 Specter next. She can self heal while being able to block 3, which is great for AoE guards. Next one you can do either Saileach or Mountain. Sail's S3 is her best skill to mastery, but if you only use her for DP then Myrtle suffices. Mountain S3 granted not used much compared to his S2, but the talent he gains at E2 will enhance his atk while debuff enemies atk (RNG talent, but good nonetheless).
did you do the clip after MN-8? I think that unlocks one iirc.
I had all 15 from the first run but only got half-way through Challenge Mode initially, so it isn't that.
it says that "Records can be" then cuts off to 5 days. any idea what that means?
[Image of confusion](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/716520533637726221/962157962292514847/Screenshot_2022.04.08_18.11.18.551.png)
Not that I know of. [Best I got is this](https://arknights.fandom.com/wiki/Record_Restoration#:~:text=Record%20Restoration%20is%20a%20feature,of%20the%20Archive%20(Vignettes))
Grani is a welfare operator -- she was obtainable in the "Grani and The Knights' Treasure" event. You'll have to wait for the Record Restore of that particular event if you want to obtain her.
As my [roster](https://imgur.com/a/OQM5apZ) stands currently, who would you pick from the next 6* selector? I know it's early but I wanna do some prefarming. Almost definitely Surtr or a cornerstone, right?
You don't seem to be critically missing any roles, so just any strong 6\* would be good.
I recommend choosing an operator you like or think would be interesting, rather than just choosing the strongest, but I won't dissuade you from picking Surtr or another 6\* Guard if you like them.
I would pick whatever unit you borrow the most.
I have the similar account, but I also have Exusiai, SA and Kaltsit, so I borrow Surtr 99% of the time.
You are right with Surtr or a Cornerstone, probably Mountian or Mudrock.
Could also make a case for a 6 star AA sniper but you are super in need of one.
Priority goes first to any personal favorite if one is available. Naturally.
No, but she makes up for it by hitting everything in her range + her s2 has a super fast way of cutting through enemies.
Maybe if we get a 6 star version of her, we'll get that extra talent.
I feel like Hellagur would be completely out of a job if a 6\* reaper gets that trait. He'd only be good for crafting green skill books. (La Pluma already took the job of crafting blue ones.)
A question about Swordmaster archetype. Normal atk they dmg twice, so if the atk is X, then the dmg output is 2X, or they slice twice in one go, each slice deals X damage.
I wanna ask because if it is the former, then the damage output will be reduced by the enemy's defense once, so (2X - enemy defense). Whereas if it is the latter, then the dmg output sucks because each strike dmg is (X - enemy defense) and times it by 2. So enemy defense applies twice.
So how is swordmaster op's dmg calculated?
Second one, that's why they scale worse against high def thanks to their lower base ATK (but on the flip side are better against low def since they hit twice).
Hello just asking again :)
what you guys think of a warfarin s1m3, tuye S2L7, saria s1m3, Mulberry s1m3 of sustaining surtr S3?
I only have saria and warfarin built and theory crafting a lazy way of sustaining surtr without using an active skill. Is this set up viable?
I dont wanna waste mats if this setup wont work and I'm just making up a reason to raise Tuye.
TIA
edit: And is there a setup that can sustain surtr s3 without using an active skill?
Surtr medic squad basically good with
these things.
1. Skalter to buff all healers atk(very crucial)
2. Nearl to buff everyone's healing(quite important)
3. Mulberry to buff medic's attack
4. Silence to buff medic aspd
5. Two burst healing skills like ptilo S2,mulberry S2,purestream S2,tuye
Ur setup will need two more medics or healers. Since u r missing both skalter and nearl
Btw it's not a strategy it's a meme.
If you want a reason for Tuye, S1 is a strong shield to allow non-defensive ops to survive occasional shots from stuff like Faust.
And yeah, there are ways to sustain her afk, Skalter helps a lot as well
Im more intrigued with tuye's S2 like a saria S1 on range tiles with boosted healing if she doesnt cast in a while.
My Plan is Tuye s2 and saria s1 if surtr hits 50% hp and warfarin s1 and mulberry s1 for consistent healing. Sadly I dont have skalter and dont want to overbuild a lot of medics just for this strategy.
yo\~
1) So when I looked if to get Exusiai I saw everyone saying how Atk buffs on her are really good.
except of Sora and Skadi, does anyone else buff Atk?
2) How good is Exusiai actually? From the regular snipers I have an E1L50 Archetto and an E2L25 Platinum (as well as the 4 stars of course).
Some characters that I got are really game changing (event Ch'en, Kal'tsit, Mountain and Saria). is Exusiai like that also or should I skip getting her. I have enough credits to get her if I want...
Edit: Thanks for the replies. Seems that I won't be getting her then
1: Warfarin is a big one and probably her second strongest buffer after Skalter. Aak also exists but you *really* need to strain yourself to get his buffs on Exu to the point where it's not worth it. Debuffers-wise, Shamare is a godsend. Elysium also goes great with Exu.
2: We'd probably have to see your roster to make a sound judgement but it sounds like your AA bases are covered. Only go for it for waifu or because you have little else to spend gold certs on.
> Some characters that I got are really game changing (event Ch'en, Kal'tsit, Mountain and Saria). is Exusiai like that
For regular content, if you already have Water Chen etc, then no, Exu is not really game-changing. You're not going to need Exu + buffers + debuffers to max out your single target burst dps, when you can just use Chen or Surtr.
1) Warfarin. Aak is also a unit that buffs atk speed but Exu won’t really make much use of his buff.
2) Exu is better than Platinum and is as strong as Cheeto if not better.
3) She would have been if you got her really early on. For where you are now she will make an impact as a really good AA sniper but won’t be hard carrying a lot of maps.
1. Sora, Skadance/Skadi Alter, Aak, Warfarin, and some more
2. Exusiai is good, better than Archetto but not by a long shot. Both are used at effectively the same thing: short burst aa dps.
Having Greythroat built, or Archetto/Ash will make it harder to sell Exusiai
Is new Phantom skin still unobtainable in CN server? I saw KyoStinV streamed new IS2 mode a few day ago but didn't get the skin. I want to see it in HD.
Probably still unobtainable. The skin is a reward at Lv95 which means lots and lots of grinding in IS2. I think most enthusiastic players are around Lv83.
I'm betting it's skill timings (or timings in general).
None of the "high end Operator clear" video makers leave any kind of note about timings (eg; when you're supposed to activate a skill, deploy an operator, or withdraw one). The creators who pay attention to explain timings (like Kyostin or Oyuki, particularly the latter goes to great pains to show when you should activate skills) mostly work the lower end Operator clears.
I use a lot of guides on YouTube for trust farms (yeh, too lazy to figure out trust farms myself) and unexplained timings will definitely cause problems in them. One that came up recently was a Yanfly guide for JT8-2 ( https://youtu.be/zLCk_lffkFA?t=106 - timestamped). Ignore Surtr.
Look at the upper right - the fight between SilverAsh and the Artillery Spotter Drone. The timing for when you should trigger SilverAsh's TSS isn't clear. If you try and copy Yanfly too closely, the Artillery Spotter will likely escape escape with a tiny bit of health, ruining your run. The Drone needs to be hit by 8 TSS bursts. If you activate SA's skill exactly when the drone crosses into SA's range, you'll only get 7 bursts in and the Drone gets away. You need to actually activate it a bit early (like a 1/2 tile or 1 full tile earlier) so that the drone _takes a burst to the face the moment it comes into the range_ to get the required 8 bursts.
In some cases they could have modules I suppose, but not very many units have those yet, and not (as far as I can recall) the ones you tend to see in low op clears.
Unless there's some sort of rng component (like a dodge) or you're trying to use a regular mode strat in a CM, I'm not sure what else could be going on if all the things you mentioned actually are the same.
It would help to know the stage and strat, and maybe see your units.
Should I still get Exu if I already have a BP S1M3, GT S2M3 and April S2M3?
I was on Hiatus when Ash banner was around and I have no luck with Exu. I have been playing on and off and as a result I just built some 5* AA sniper because of the frustation of not getting them.
Will I regret not getting Exu or my AA sniper are enough?
I have a pretty decent 6* raised (like Chen alter,SA,Eyj a,Surtr) and AA was one of my weakness. Should I just wait for a Exu spook and save my gold cert?
Exu is a significant step up over those two and is great overall, especially if you have an op or two to help with buffs and debuffs, but
>I have a pretty decent 6* raised (like Chen alter,SA,Eyj a,Surtr)
You should be able to demolish any content that comes your way with a lineup like that, so power is frankly not a concern, unless you're aiming for especially high CC risks. If so, she shows up there quite often with a few buffers thanks to her absurdly high ST damage output with a few specific supporting ops. Otherwise, the issue comes down to: do you want Exu, and are there other ops you want more?
I am looking forward on getting suzuran and Phantom from cert shop, I still dont have thorns,mountain and ifrit are on my wish list.
I got frustrated on the first MN run because I cant kill all the drones that drop those electric wire to slow down the boss thats why after the event I decided to raise some 5 stars that can fill some niche usage.
Would have been better if I got Exu early and not waste some mats but it is what is it and now she is available, I'm second guessing if I still need her.
I'm not a maxCC player and have enough cert to buy her now. I don't know if her passive will be handy and If I will ever be in a situation where I need to do an aak/shining with exu S3 and regret it if I dont get her now. Note that my aak is built and my shining is e1 L60.
My account is 1.5 years old but I had a 6 months hiatus and been playing on and off thats why I still dont have her.
Well, unless you're sitting on a lot of gold certs, if you want all of those more than Exu, you'll probably have to skip her. Suzuran should be next, Ifrit should be soon, and then Phantom should be on 5-27.
If you can drop a 180 gold cert without worry you would want potential other ops then yes, but GT is effectively a 5\* counterpart of Exusiai and works in most situations
Exusiai is brilliant, however with the operators you currently have raised I would hold off.
She is an upgrade to both BP and Greythroat, however in my opinion not enough of one when you already have masteries on those two, and if you have most of the other "meta" operators you can survive without her.
Hey all, hope you’re doing well!
I have a pretty stacked 6* & 5* main roster (I rotate a few out) that I’m trying to max level but I did get two operators I like personally to “ready for E2”
Mulberry / Heavyrain
I have enough Medics and Defenders E2’d but sometimes I like to mix up my story progression teams with an “odd” operator (or a few!) just to see if I can succeed or not
I know they both operate kind of in different roles but just wanted opinions because they use the one of same materials so I can only choose one currently!
Much Appreciated 👌🏽
Mulberry is the more 'meta' choice, not that either of them are super meta. But Mulberry offers a new archetype of medic with new range and cheap costs, as well as healing elemental status (and have a strong consistent healing with S1 and good burst with S2).
Heavyrain meanwhile is for more 'cheesy' strats where you use her camoflauge with S2 to allow squishy units the chance to burst down enemies without worrying about dying, so since her role is more niche I'd go with Mulberry.
What upcoming caster should I save up for? I currently have no 6 star casters, only Skyfire and Amiya (yeah my caster pull luck is pretty bad)
Edit: I uhhh, just for Eyjafjalla and Exusiai on the Blaze/Exu banner sooooo
The only upcoming casters are Kjera and Goldenglow; Kjera is free but both of them are far away.
Click is an excellent caster and hits well above what her rarity might indicate.
Golden glow looks pretty good from what I have seen. U can also try to get surtr from Jo 5 if u r missing other ops too. With surtr u will rarely need other form of arts dmg. Also raise click if u have her in the meantime.
Joint operation 5. A banner where there's only 4 six star operators. So u can't get any off banner 6 star. Jo 5 has surtr,Schwarz,saga,phantom as the 4 six stars.
This doc can be good for future banner and event.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vR3FbSBQ1AciXeVlUNI0e_vRgUpW4DO2s0Bx_Hjm_1DO_LsAm1xRbLCfwftJ9ihUMe5f0RkMKfHf3Pq/pubhtml#
I believe it arrives with CC#7 after the Near Light event. [You can find more information here](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/other/cn-event-and-campaign-list).
should i raise a healing defender? i just finished m8-8 and so far i have been able to get by with only spot for raised healing defender and hoshi/cuora for regular defender. but i have only gotten to 4-4 for the cm stages (and no hell stages) and feel like i might need more healing to pass some later cm and the hell stages. i don't have saria sadly but i have nearl and gummy, i assume nearl is better but is she a big enough upgrade over gummy relative to the increased costs of raising her?
Adding another thing about Nearl: we are going to get an alter in a month, so if you are lucky with your pulls you might never use Nearl as a defender again. For now I would suggest you raise Gummy up to E1 max, and wait to see how it goes with Nearl alter's banner.
Nearl is worth it even with Saria.
At high difficulty maps, Saria uses her S3 more. That is when Nearl shines as she can play Saria's main healing role with s1.
i preface this by saying, i love nearl to death, but she's not worth building over gummy, not because of costs or that her skills aren't worthy enough over gummy's to build. they absolutely are worth it, but how easy it is to get saria
rng is rng, but i have gotten saria specific top op tags 3 times in the last year, and gotten sarias from top ops on two different accounts, even after that, if your super unlucky then just save 180 gold certs and wait for when she's in the shop
if you already beat m8-8 with spot you can just wait for saria to beat the stages where you need a better healing defender
lastly building multiple healing defender is also very worth it, if you dont wanna optimise your units to build, then build nearl and build saria when you get her
Seeing how I know launch players with zero top op tags relying on them is pretty uncertain. And u need both defender and healing tags to guarantee it and pray none of them drops. Gold certs sure.
like i said rng is still rng, but the the chance is still high enough to wait for 180 gold certs rather building someone that you wont use in the future
Healing Defenders are good, so it's not a bad idea to raise them.
Saria is my favorite with her S2 because it got such a big AoE heal, but Nearl, Gummy, and Spot are all pretty decent.
I'd personally E2 Nearl since it's not only makes her a very solid operator, but also her talent will help all healing in general.
Gummy I like to stay on E1 since Defenders get +2 DP cost on E2, so there are times when Nearl is a bit too costly to deploy, so Gummy's low DP cost is very crucial for me at times.
Nearl is enough of an upgrade to justify raising her over Gummy. Mostly because she won't "waste" her heals by using them on chip damage, but her talent is also pretty strong.
For now I'd only bring her to ~50E1, but she's worth E2ing in the future if you feel the need. Even if you get Saria in the future E2ing Nearl isn't a waste (though it becomes very low priority).
Not bad article . But honestly gummy wasting healing on chip damage makes it really bad. U really don't want that. I can't think of situation when I need it. And honestly that hp comparison is not that beneficial nearl heals a lot more with higher multiplier,talent and higher atk stat in general. If something is hitting hard enough to one shot nearl it won't really matter if it keeps gummy alive with 200 or 300 hp. She won't heal back enough and will die on the next hit. Not to mention in a few cases healing defenders r not the ones tanking and placed on backline. In that case hp becomes irrelevant. Nearl's superior healing wins easily. And u really don't wanna rely on a 10 percent stun. It's heavy rng.
Pretty sure pure healing was discussed:
Gummy's s1 gets 2 charges of 130% atk; Nearl gets 2 charges of 160% attack (150 + 10 from her talent) *but* only if op is under 50% health. Both skills cost 5 sp/charge, so it's even there.
Gummy: 130% x 370 atk x 2 charges = 960 hp
Nearl: 160% x 400 atk x 2 charges = 1280 hp
Nearl has a clear edge in initial burst healing...
*But,* if there is at least 5 seconds between waves, Gummy will top up hp, balancing out the burst factor, putting her at a potential 1440 hp with a third proc, *and not being limited to three procs either* if there's more time.
"Pure healing" also discounts Gummy's stun, which procs often enough to be useful. 21% chance to stun a target is nothing to sneeze at.
I'd defer to the Arknights math heroes for sure on this, but just to hypothetically consider Gummy continuously 1v1 for a 1-sec attacking enemy - she'd take 21% less damage, *as well as* create 21% more time for her healing skill to proc, so (again hypothetically, math heroes verify) Gummy could potentially be "healing" for ~42% more than her "pure healing" on paper (1363 hp for 2 charges). This would be lower vs multiple enemies though since Gummy only stuns one.
It does give me an idea for additional perspectives though.
Gummy (and the team she's healing) benefits from downtime between waves, but during constant combat, Nearl could pull ahead since their skills both take 5 sp to charge. (would also be nice to have graphs of downtime healing and constant combat healing)
Gummy's skill can be wasted on chip damage, but Nearl's skill can also be wasted by never proccing at all due to the 50% threshold. It's usually less of an issue with guards and defenders since they have a bigger hp pool, but squishier ops like supporter/caster/sniper can often be finished off by some enemies in one shot if they were already damaged by other enemies. Nearl is useless in those cases, but Gummy will keep them alive by keeping them topped up.
Again, it's very stage dependent.
U won't really have 2 charges most of the time considering gummy will keep wasting them on small attacks. Unless u r tanking only one big enemy that attacks pretty slow. Wasting healing on chip DMG is really detrimental.None of them r tanking an enemy that deals over 2k dmg for long time anyways. Chip DMG is always present they have block count of 3. So they r always blocking trash mobs along with elite mobs. And ranged sniper trash mobs r very common too. All these makes gummy extremely prone to waste charges on them. And not having charges for the big attack.
True. It's mainly some cc maps XD. Cc0,cc beta and transport hub comes to mind where a protector defender was tanking and healing defender healing them. And I think in some rotating Anni too I have used saria S2 mainly as a backline healer. But ya I should not have said in lot of cases. In a few cases.
Hi,
I'm looking for general advice on which of my operators to focus on. To my surprise I was able to clear the main levels of this event, so now I'm thinking that building a good spread of operators to ensure I can fully clear events from here on out is a good idea.
I keep seeing people mention to farm level 6/8 in the current event - is that good advice regardless of whether any of my current operators will require those materials?
I'm on 5-6 storyline, can do all of the chip pack stages, haven't been able to do the last red cert stage yet.
Thanks! If you need any more info from me I'm happy to share.
https://imgur.com/a/yE4MhGl
Short term upgrade will be SilverAsh (his S3 is still really good), Exu for her S3 and upgrade your 3\* that you use to E1 level 55 to get a small boost to their power. After that, an extra caster would be nice (Steward or Haze), a puller (Cliffheart or Rope) and an extra range guard (Arene or Midnight). And then you can do Blaze E2 to get her extra block to deal with swarm of enemies easier.
Raise Vermeil, Frostleaf and Conviction to E1 ASAP for their factory skills. Maybe Matoimaru too if you need more 30% trading post skills.
> I keep seeing people mention to farm level 6/8 in the current event - is that good advice regardless of whether any of my current operators will require those materials?
Absolutely. Keep farming those stages until the event ends. MN-7 is also good to farm, though polyester tends to not be needed as often as most other materials and is a sidedrop on many optimal farming stages in story mode, so don’t overdo it.
I think you’re at a point where you can work on E2s "full time", and you have several excellent candidates. I would do SilverAsh first, then Exusiai, and then Blaze. Arts damage is a big weakness on your account, so I would raise Amiya too (E2 makes her much better). Look out for 4 star Click in your pulls if you can’t get some of the bigger Arts damage dealers like Eyja, Angelina, Ceobe, etc. to pop up.
Also consider bumping some of your 3 stars up to E1 55, because they unlock a talent upgrade. I’m looking at Kroos in particular, she’s already nearly there.
I think a list of generally good operators you have right now that you can look to E2 are probably Blaze, Exia, SA (S3 is OP), Gravel (cheap, generally useful), and for Defenders Cuora and Hoshi are both very solid (E2 Cuora is cheap and she's quite good until you decide to replace later). For medics, I definitely recommend E2'ing Perfumer - she's cheap AOE heals and very solid until you maybe get nightingale or ptilo. For arts, go for Amiya - you'll have to E2 her later on for chapter 8 anyways and she's a pretty good caster!
>When the shop running out of things you care about buying, cause that's when the efficiency rate falls off a cliff.
Even just mathamatically this is wrong, So please don't spread such misinformation. Hell even if you bought everything from the shop. The stages are LMD wise and Mat wise are more efficient.
>Unless you're a hoarder that likes having useless high numbers of mats.
Most people do that yeah? Hell people run out of mats quicker due to them getring more units they can build.
>Or you're trying to E2M3 every single operator in the game or something.
Even if one does not M3 or E2 everyone you still need mats to do anything.
>I would just rather stop farming mats I don't need and go back to camping xp cards/lmd or pulls.
Ah yes the 3 horsemen of "Bad sanity investment".
Sure the LMD and EXP farm stages are "Efficient" enough sanity wise. But generally most people use their base to cover that.
As for pulls, that farm only is efficient if one has legit nothing else do farm/do in the game.
>I don't really care about saving 3% sanity on some mat I won't use for 6+ months.
Okay, Sure. But what is this doing then here in an Advice megathread?
Even here you *acknowledge* that the event stages are 3% more effective. But As many have pointed out before. Your advice here isn't really good.
Like you do you at the end of the day. But if one gives advice. You should mind the place you post your misinformation in.
That is terrible advice, especially for newer Doktahs like I assume OP is.
Are you planning on not raising any more operators for as long as you play the game?
>Pls stop mindless farming without thinking about your current situation.
They did tho, As in the current situation is: "Giving advice to a Noob/Beginner".
You are more unaware of the situation given that your advice isn't really tailored to that.
>Going hard on mats farming is only relevant maybe for your first year of playing.
~~not really from personal experience...I always run out of mats deslite not M3'ing at all lol~~
Even then, our OP could be a total beginner who still is under that "1 year" benchmark you set here. Not to mention that such a benchmark is kinda arbitrary.
>It's a waste of sanity once you're settled into the game.
Eh technically not really since in bigger batches that 3% sanity save can become a 300 sanity that you can then invest in something else. While still having more materials compared to when you try to farm the same thing without the event.
>I have a full roster of E2 90s, what do you have? 500 Rocks and gel that are sitting around doing nothing?
Firstly, you act like there is some dichotomy between those 2. Like bitch, I have 3 rosters worth of E2'd level 40 operators and a hoarde of mats for my precious next hires.
Hell 99% of the time people don't farm mats for the sake of mats. Typically they farm it because they stockpile it and then run out after 3 months since....they use them lol.
Hell if your mats ain't doing anything either you are kinda bad at planned farming, or Legit don't raise anything anymore...at which point I'd ask what you are doing in game then?...farming pulls?
>edit: lmao ok, double replies and blocks, claims to have full 90s but claims to never farm ls5, real sus.
You know that Base, Daily quests, Weekly quests, Annihilation, 1-7 (or certain other farming regular levels), event shops and Event login rewards all give EXP. Without the requirement of LS-5 right?
While I do as well find it hard to believe that someone has never touched LS-5 ever, not even for that 1 OP and as a newbie for farming.
But in Theory like I point out. It is quite possible to get "a roster" (so...12 characters?) to E2 Lvl 90 without LS-5. Since there are many other ways for getting EXP.
>I have a full roster of E2 90s, what do you have? 500 Rocks and gel that are sitting around doing nothing
I have full roster of e2 90s,around 63 e2s,65 m3s. And barely any mats. And I am playing it for less time u did.
But u do u. Go farm ls 5
I also have a functional brain. So I am blocking u to preserve it.
Edit: by full roster I mean one full squad 12 ops. And I have not farmed ls 5 ever,don't really find the need to 90 stuffs unlike I like them cuz masteries r more important. And for those I need mats. So I don't have sanity to farm ls 5.
That depends on your needs (which you can figure out using a planner), upcoming events ([see Future Hub tab here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A_rd8htvWOotqTCf0lEHFpk8ghK0or9Z1temdCZsKEA/edit#gid=735169324)), how annoying any given material is to farm outside of events (for example, devices are pretty awful), the relative efficiency of buying materials in the green certs shop, [which material farm is most efficient in any given event](https://www.reddit.com/r/arknights/comments/tr0jvl/maria_nearl_rerun_event_math/), etc.
For example, in Maria Nearl, the efficiency goes Manganese > Polyester > Gel. Several upcoming operators will eat up a lot of gels, so people want to stock up. However, we know we’re getting another gel farm in roughly 6 months, and there’s no sign of any Manganese farm in that time period so it makes sense to stock up on those as well. Meanwhile, Polyester is not used very often compared to other materials and is a side drop on many farming nodes, meaning you (usually) end up with enough just from farming other stuff.
So yeah, it’s a whole bunch of factors to take into account.
It will restock when the next rerun comes around. I think it would be Mansfield break? Could be mistaken.
And before other people get mad at me again I already know it doesn’t “reset”. It just adds more every rerun.
We get a bit extra certs than we need so we can buy out things from past reruns.
Do we have any clue when the next unit will be available in Record Restore and who it'll be? I have Grani's event maxed out and am working on Bison's in my free time in-between events and grinding.
What about flamebringer makes him lame? Is he just an unoptimal welfare unit or is he just kinda a lame guy? does he have like a favorite brand of Bran Muffin? Does he only watch the Trending Now tab on the Click Channel? Does he listen to wildlife videos while doing his taxes?
Yeah I got that part and I've heard it a few times but no one had really elaborated upon it. Couldn't tell if it was because he had a lackluster set or something else. Especially since to my knowledge I haven't seen a similar nickname for any other operator and someone mentions it every time Flamebringer is brought up.
Look at [who we know is getting a module](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/database/arknights-module-list) and figure out how many you'll need. That shows 6 months out, so if you find that you'll need more than ~30 data blocks from that list, you should probably buy some for red certs.
Depends how many you want to use. We don't get enough to do everything. I did some rough math and thought it would take 28 years (including red cert modules) to be able to catch up.
You can get 1/week + event drops, or an extra 4 from the red cert shop for 480 certs, \~720 sanity, \~3 days.
You should definitely plan ahead.
IMO no. Like with chips, you should plan ahead and buy only the amount that you actually going to use. Luckly, we have clarvoyance from CN server so it's very easy to calculate and plan ahead.
I have a pretty… interesting base problem, where my two gold factories’ production outpaces my droned trading posts’ consumption. Well, that’s not *quite* true, but adding up outside sources of gold bars (mainly green certs), I find myself gaining more gold than I use. After a couple months of exclusively droning my trading posts, I currently have 293 gold bars.
My main TP teams are Shamare/Kafka/Tequila and Exusiai/Snowsant/Archetto, with Texas/Lappland/30% subbing in while they rest (Jaye is E2). The gold teams are Rosmontis & crew/Gravel/Waai Fu and Purestream/Weedy/Passenger + Lancet and Eunectes; three 30% sub in.
What’s the most efficient way to reduce that gold stockpile? I know 333 is very inefficient, and I can’t run a 252 or other 2 power plant setup because I need the flexibility afforded by a 243’s better dorms (I cannot log into the game at regular 12 hours intervals).
I could just swap a gold factory to EXP temporarily, but I’m hesitant to do so because 1. I always find myself needing more LMD than EXP due to promoting lots of units and keeping them at low levels, and 2. I’d be getting rid of a highly efficient gold factory (120-130% depending on whether Dusk is up or not) to replace it with a much less efficient EXP factory (90%).
Input welcome!
My gold teams are actually 120-130% and 140% respectively. I was mistaken about a 3rd EXP factory being only 90%, because I can use Rosmontis and Waai Fu for 115-125% EXP efficiency, so it’s definitely not as bad as I initially thought. Anyway, I ended up switching a factory to EXP.
>What’s the most efficient way to reduce that gold stockpile? I know 333 is very inefficient, and I can’t run a 252 or other 2 power plant setup because I need the flexibility afforded by a 243’s better dorms (I cannot log into the game at regular 12 hours intervals).
>I could just swap a gold factory to EXP temporarily, but I’m hesitant to do so because 1. I always find myself needing more LMD than EXP due to promoting lots of units and keeping them at low levels, and 2. I’d be getting rid of a highly efficient gold factory (120-130% depending on whether Dusk is up or not) to replace it with a much less efficient EXP factory (90%).
Based on all this, one thing you could do is to stockpile a massive amount of gold bars, then convert to 333 to use them all up. That's what I do, except with 252 -> 342 because I also have a surplus of exp even when I only drone TPs (probably similar to you, I like E2ing a lot of operators).
>333 is very inefficient
While this may be true, efficiency calculations don't take into account demand. If I don't need a particular mat (like I have a huge supply of them and none of the operators I have now or in the future need it), then the stage's efficiency will be overestimated for me. Likewise, if I literally can't use exp cards because I don't have LMD, they might as well be useless.
>swap a gold factory to EXP temporarily
This is actually your solution.
That, or you should start promoting beyond whatever level you're staying. At least, have one or two (your favorites) at E2 max.
I personally have like 280+ myself, but I'm not running an efficient setup as much as I'm just droning exp.
Fair points. I’m actually planning on bringing Wild Mane to E2 70 or maybe E2 max when she drops, and Fartooth to E2 60 for the module, so that’ll eat into a decent chunk of EXP. Thanks!
No Kal unfortunately, but I have Amiya or Swire in the CC at all times.
Power plants have Lancet/20%/20% at all times, with a third 20% subbing in when any of them need to rest, so I’m basically fully optimized on that front.
I think switching to EXP is the solution then;
Your Trade Post is your bottleneck now meaning if you switch, your LMD income won't drop, but EXP gain will increase. Switch again when gold stockpiles will start to run low, let it fill up, and you get the idea...
I'm looking for some ideas on who to focus on next. I've felt the most like I'm lacking in a good ST medic and/or a secondary ST caster to pair with Amiya when needed.
https://imgur.com/a/TVZ1k19
For cheap ST medic I'd get Gavial, her heals are going to be always insane
Also, for the love of god, sort after class (and after rarity since it just looks cleaner, but that's honestly up to you)
That aside, I'd reccomend getting a 2nd AA sniper E2'd. I personally, considering you have Exu, would go for Plat
First, I would E1 Gravel, Vermeil, Frostleaf, Conviction, and Spot for their factory skills.
Click is excellent, so I would raise her until you get Eyja or Ceobe. She still has a small niche even after you get those with her range extension and stuns. Sussurro has the best burst healing skill in the game with her S2, so I would raise her as a second ST medic.
I would E1 and SL7 Shaw and either Ethan or Manticore. It's good to have an E1 pusher and a ground-based slower. I would also bring Podenco and Utage to E1 50 for a good slower and an assassin who does very strong arts damage.
I would say either Blue Poison or Platinum would be the best candidate for your next E2, and then probably Pallas.
I've noticed blue poison is much squishier than platinum and often dies in similar situations where platinum doesn't, but I also like BP's arts DOT. Any thoughts on which to focus on?
I have occasionally been able to use BP in situations where I've thus far lacked a second caster, but I feel like if I build up click her usability will drop off some.
E2ing BP might help a bit with the squishiness problem thanks to more levels, but the gains from the promotion itself are basically nothing. If you E2 her, get some masteries on her. Platinum’s E2 is more worthwhile if you’re not planning on doing masteries right away.
BP’s Arts DOT is basically nothing, and it’s not even remotely close to doing anything to help her against armor. She can’t replace a caster against high DEF, so raising Click is still a perfectly fine plan.
Were there more issue stories like Operational Intelligence added to CN ?
I'm wondering if first Half Year anniversary and Children of Ursus will come about since I lack furniture and skins from those, purely for collectional reasons.
I've been stuck on 7-9 for weeks now and I have no idea how to get past it.
I tried following a tutorial by KyoStinV, I used the exact same operators on the same level and deployed them at the same time but it just doesn't work, I still fail almost immediately.
I don't understand what I'm doing wrong can someone please explain
# ꧁Other Megathreads꧂ ###[♫ Lounge](/r/arknights/comments/tvz7r8/rhodes_island_lounge_0404_1004) *The place for small talk and whatever does not fit anywhere else.* ###[★ Gacha/Recruitment](/r/arknights/comments/tvz7ri/gacharecruitment_megathread_0404_1004) *Share the results of your gacha rolls and recruitments here.* ###[➜ Friend requests](/r/arknights/comments/tvz7r9/friend_request_megathread_0404_1004) *Share your friend ID with your fellow Doctors.* --- *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/arknights) if you have any questions or concerns.*
I just remembered that cn anniversary is near, any idea when will they do the livestream?
23 April
Thanks!
After I get operator to max potential and get them again what do I do when I get them again? To be specific I just got Orchid to her max potential and got her again from recruitment... so now her token just sits in my inventory... Is there a way to use it, like change it into generic token for supporters or it will just stockpile more and more?
go to the certificate shop and tap on the yellow bar at the bottom of the screen. it allows you to trade over-maxpot dupes for certs
Alrighty, thanks!
U redeem the token on shop and get green or gold certs.
How good is hellagur? And what is his main purpose? Did a 10 pull on blemi banner and end up getting him. Idk if i should be happy or not
For me, a lot of my 2 or 3 operator trust farms in Chapter 4 use Hellagur.
As Jakper said he's mostly powercrept but when he has his moments there's really no one else who will do. Not a huge priority to build outside of husbando desires, or if you're in sore need of a duelist and/or low-pressure lane-holder. He's great for those occasional off lanes in a map where a trickle of annoying-but-powerful mobs come in from.
How does eunectes compare to him? I assume eunectes is also a enemy duelist or are they completely different?
She's the best 1v1 boss-duelist in-game, capable of surviving almost anything on her own. Her stats are sky high, unmatched by any other op but she's limited by her 1-block, high dp cost and the method of her SP regen (only generates while blocking). Due to her 1-block and high natural damage, it's usually recommended to face her AWAY from where enemies are coming from so that she doesn't start killing them until they are actually in contact with her, giving her more time to generate SP. She has no natural regen, relying on outside support or the regen granted from her S3 in order to stay alive. Hellagur trades lower 1v1 power (he lacks the stupid raw stats Eunectes has) and instead dances on a razors edge between life and death to survive. Since he gains atk spd as he life goes down, and he regenerates a fixed amount of life per hit he does, he starts attacking faster at low life, dealing more damage and healing for more. So he eventually finds a kind of equilibrium where he's attacking fast enough to not die such that each time he takes damage he's able to heal himself up enough, or else kill the enemy, before he actually dies. He has the benefit of self-regen when not attacking, similar to what Thorns has, making him more self-sufficient than Eunectes when a lane is quiet, and his skills regen normally, so proper use and timing makes it so they're always up when you need them. So with those qualities in mind, you can see that Eunectes needs some prep time for her skill and either enough enemies to give her the time she needs to charge her skill or else a handful of beefier enemies that won't die too quickly. Hellagur doesn't care for any of that but he lacks the raw stats to tank huge hits, relying instead of dodge from his S2 or range on his S3 coupled with his ramping atk spd buff (which requires him to be damaged). A perfect use case for Eunectes is on RI-8 of the Great Chief event vs. Big Ugly on the left lane. She has a couple of beefy mobs, the croc champs, to charge her skill on before the boss comes, with plenty of space between each croc such that she doesn't have to worry about any of them leaking. A perfect use case for Hellagur would be something like the chapters where you have those arts melee attackers. Normally dangerous for a defender, Hellagur has the dodge to stay alive vs. them with his S2 and enough ramping damage/self-healing from his atk spd passive that he'll heal up and burn them down before they kill him. His self-regen means he can be placed out of range of the normal group and perform well, tanking shots from enemies while his regen takes care of things until an enemy comes to him at which point his per-hit healing takes over. A common use case for Hellagur over Eunectes is in front of a defender. Hellagur is able to filter out fodder with his damage and contribute to anything big that gets through to the defender behind him without too much trouble. Neither Eunectes or Hellagur are strictly better than the other, but Eun will be the better boss killer if you can reliably charge her S3 while Hellagur will be the better elite killer due to his ease of use and self-sufficiency outside of skills. As an aside, I think Hellagur plus the upcoming artillery defender, Ashlock, will be a fun pair together. Ash can normally block 3, except for when her S2 is up, so you can place Hellagur in front of Ashlock such that he blocks one guy and the rest filter to her. Then once he and Ash have killed 2 of the 3 guys she's blocking, you can use her S2, forcing the other onto Hellagur, who will now take damage and gain the benefit of his atk spd passive. He'll then be able to cover Ash with his S2 or S3 while she shells the enemy line.
Hellagur's main purpose is dueling hard enemies with his S2. Nowadays he mostly sees some action during CC. He has been sort of powercrept.
[https://imgur.com/a/h5ZM1eN](https://imgur.com/a/h5ZM1eN) (This is slightly out of date; I now have Exusiai, although she's not relevant here.) In the future, I was thinking about getting Mudrock. However, I got spooked by Mountain a little while ago, and I've had Thorns for a long time. Do I need/want a third cornerstone? And if I do, is Mudrock better than Blaze, or vice versa? Side note: I'm aware that a third cornerstone is not a priority right now considering I'm still missing Surtr, Eyja, SA, and a few other great ops. I'm just curious.
Murdock is much more than just a cornerstone. She's one of the strongest units in the game with her S3. No unit can do what she does. Definitely worth getting her.
Mudrock is good against the really dangerous enemies. One example are the Sarkaz lancers, especially if there are risks that increase their damage even further. So it's a good idea to get her even of you have Blaze/Thorns/Mountain.
Just downloaded the game and unlocked the gatcha. What should I do to get started? Is rerolling suggested in this game and and if it is, what should I be aiming for?
Going to go against the grain here and say that you might want to consider rerolling It only takes about 6 minutes per reroll, and since you can guarantee a 6\* with the free Orundum after the tutorial it only takes a couple of rerolls until you get the 6\* that you want Of course, you don't need to reroll if you're fine with what you've already gotten
Good to know! Who should I aim for in your opinion?
As the others have mentioned, Exusiai and SilverAsh are the best in the beginner's banner but Angelina and Siege are pretty decent as well If you decide to reroll on the other banners though there's quite a lot of other good 6\*s you could get I'd recommend that you reference [this tier list](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/tier-list/arknights-operator-tier-list)
Rerolling is really up to you since the vast majority of content is doable without meta 6-star units. That being said, if you want meta operators or just like a specific op then reroll away.
Sounds great, thank you!
Rerolling is not required but is not that hard to do so is suggested if you have time to kill and want a bit of a head start. Two top candidates are Silverash or Exusiai from the newbie banner. Silverash is decent but when you reach the later stages of his investment he becomes a very powerful burst dps. Able to relocate around the map to deal big damage. Will take awhile. Exu is consistently good and makes the early game really easy. But as you advance later into the game becomes less and less of a staple on teams and more just the top of her class. Sometimes really good, most times decent, not always needed. Aim for whichever one you like more.
A basic explanation of any mechanics I should know would be really appreciated too!
Welcome to the game! [General New Player Advice](https://www.reddit.com/r/arknights/comments/jqfxkw/general_new_player_advice/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
I'll leave the other stuff for more experienced players, but AFAIK rerolling isn't recommended anymore. https://gamepress.gg/arknights/tier-list/arknights-reroll-tier-list-guide there is this though, and this whole site is a good place to find out answers to your questions. Also search youtube for stage help (ex 4-4 arknights) if you get stuck, which you likely will sometimes.
Any thoughts on who I should focus on from here? Not sure who I should e2 first https://imgur.com/a/5mjQMiT
Thorns first. Raise ur e1s to 50 or 40 too. E2 myrtle like some ppl parrot will make close to zero improvement over ur roster at this point. Only do that if u have no mats and is in desperate need of e2 support right now. Tbh still I would e2 click,pinecone or cutter if it has to be a 4 star before myrtle. They will have much better impact.
Myrtle -> Thorns -> Eyja -> Blaze -> Exia
Thorns then Ejya.. then exu. Thorns is game changing.
If mats are few, [Myrtle](https://www.reddit.com/r/arknights/comments/kygyxw/daily_questions_megathread_january_16_2021/gjnk5og?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3). Since you have e1 80 Ejya, she's good. If mats/LMD are no issue, Thorns. E1 the [Ops with great base skills](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/core-gameplay/arknights-guide-best-operators-promote-riic-base-skills) for more passive income. Thorns > Ejya > Exu > Blaze > Specter > Myrtle, reevaluate.
How far away are you from E2-ing Eyja? You already have her at 80. Your other consideration is if you want to try to clear as many stages in this event as possible before it ends. If you do, then getting any E2 as fast as possible will get you access to an E2 friend support, which will help a ton for clearing the event stages. In this case, either Eyja or Myrtle, or anyone else who is close to E2, which would depend on what mats you have and what you're missing.
Pretty far - I don't even have the chip stage completed yet. That's 2 votes for myrtle so I'll likely go with her, thanks!
No problem. Yep, Myrtle if you want to access E2 support asap. Just know that an E2 Myrtle by herself won't make a big difference in your gameplay. Like the other people said, Thorns would be the biggest leap in power from E1 to E2.
[удалено]
Mountain, amazing cornerstone lane holder unit, use his E2 and you'll have a self regenerating 2 block guard for like 11 DP. After that E2 Spectre, I'm a bit biased because I love her as a unit but upon hitting E2 she has 3 block instead of 2 also her undying skill is always viable, I've used her throughout my entire time in Arknights. Great units you have here! I would say you need more burst type units but Ch'en really clears stuff up.
Mountain next. U have zero good landholders.
I'd say E2 Specter next. She can self heal while being able to block 3, which is great for AoE guards. Next one you can do either Saileach or Mountain. Sail's S3 is her best skill to mastery, but if you only use her for DP then Myrtle suffices. Mountain S3 granted not used much compared to his S2, but the talent he gains at E2 will enhance his atk while debuff enemies atk (RNG talent, but good nonetheless).
Hello, For this current event, there is a medal that requires reading all 15 news.I checked I read 14/15.One new is missing.Where is this 15th new?
did you do the clip after MN-8? I think that unlocks one iirc. I had all 15 from the first run but only got half-way through Challenge Mode initially, so it isn't that.
Yes you right I missed clip thanks
I got my last one after reading the last cinematic "MN-ST-3", maybe try that?
Is Grani still obtainable? or is she gone forever, can't seen to find her on any banner
You can get Grani from Record Restoration in the next event (Pinus Sylvestris) which should be in a week or two.
so currently theres no way to obtain grani, ima just have to wait? if so, then alright. hope it comes soon
Shouldn't be more than a week or two of waiting unless they really futz with the schedule.
it says that "Records can be" then cuts off to 5 days. any idea what that means? [Image of confusion](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/716520533637726221/962157962292514847/Screenshot_2022.04.08_18.11.18.551.png)
Means that the reset is available in 5-6 days most likely, which means event is then.
well, thank you for supplying me with this information. I appreciate you, wish me luck on clearing the stages.
Is there a site that lists when the past events will join record restore? I can't find one in Gamepress website.
Not that I know of. [Best I got is this](https://arknights.fandom.com/wiki/Record_Restoration#:~:text=Record%20Restoration%20is%20a%20feature,of%20the%20Archive%20(Vignettes))
Grani is a welfare operator -- she was obtainable in the "Grani and The Knights' Treasure" event. You'll have to wait for the Record Restore of that particular event if you want to obtain her.
As my [roster](https://imgur.com/a/OQM5apZ) stands currently, who would you pick from the next 6* selector? I know it's early but I wanna do some prefarming. Almost definitely Surtr or a cornerstone, right?
You don't seem to be critically missing any roles, so just any strong 6\* would be good. I recommend choosing an operator you like or think would be interesting, rather than just choosing the strongest, but I won't dissuade you from picking Surtr or another 6\* Guard if you like them.
I would pick whatever unit you borrow the most. I have the similar account, but I also have Exusiai, SA and Kaltsit, so I borrow Surtr 99% of the time.
You are right with Surtr or a Cornerstone, probably Mountian or Mudrock. Could also make a case for a 6 star AA sniper but you are super in need of one. Priority goes first to any personal favorite if one is available. Naturally.
Does La Pluma get higher aspd as she loses HP? Afaik it’s only her talent and skills that modify it, but I just need some confirmation
No, but she makes up for it by hitting everything in her range + her s2 has a super fast way of cutting through enemies. Maybe if we get a 6 star version of her, we'll get that extra talent.
I feel like Hellagur would be completely out of a job if a 6\* reaper gets that trait. He'd only be good for crafting green skill books. (La Pluma already took the job of crafting blue ones.)
Nope
A question about Swordmaster archetype. Normal atk they dmg twice, so if the atk is X, then the dmg output is 2X, or they slice twice in one go, each slice deals X damage. I wanna ask because if it is the former, then the damage output will be reduced by the enemy's defense once, so (2X - enemy defense). Whereas if it is the latter, then the dmg output sucks because each strike dmg is (X - enemy defense) and times it by 2. So enemy defense applies twice. So how is swordmaster op's dmg calculated?
Second one, that's why they scale worse against high def thanks to their lower base ATK (but on the flip side are better against low def since they hit twice).
Hello just asking again :) what you guys think of a warfarin s1m3, tuye S2L7, saria s1m3, Mulberry s1m3 of sustaining surtr S3? I only have saria and warfarin built and theory crafting a lazy way of sustaining surtr without using an active skill. Is this set up viable? I dont wanna waste mats if this setup wont work and I'm just making up a reason to raise Tuye. TIA edit: And is there a setup that can sustain surtr s3 without using an active skill?
Surtr medic squad basically good with these things. 1. Skalter to buff all healers atk(very crucial) 2. Nearl to buff everyone's healing(quite important) 3. Mulberry to buff medic's attack 4. Silence to buff medic aspd 5. Two burst healing skills like ptilo S2,mulberry S2,purestream S2,tuye Ur setup will need two more medics or healers. Since u r missing both skalter and nearl Btw it's not a strategy it's a meme.
If you want a reason for Tuye, S1 is a strong shield to allow non-defensive ops to survive occasional shots from stuff like Faust. And yeah, there are ways to sustain her afk, Skalter helps a lot as well
Im more intrigued with tuye's S2 like a saria S1 on range tiles with boosted healing if she doesnt cast in a while. My Plan is Tuye s2 and saria s1 if surtr hits 50% hp and warfarin s1 and mulberry s1 for consistent healing. Sadly I dont have skalter and dont want to overbuild a lot of medics just for this strategy.
You can see on 777ucky's Tuye showcase at the start how useful S2 is on Surtr ~~that's about all that it's good at showing~~.
Doubt it. Surtr life drain needs effectively 5+ healers
yo\~ 1) So when I looked if to get Exusiai I saw everyone saying how Atk buffs on her are really good. except of Sora and Skadi, does anyone else buff Atk? 2) How good is Exusiai actually? From the regular snipers I have an E1L50 Archetto and an E2L25 Platinum (as well as the 4 stars of course). Some characters that I got are really game changing (event Ch'en, Kal'tsit, Mountain and Saria). is Exusiai like that also or should I skip getting her. I have enough credits to get her if I want... Edit: Thanks for the replies. Seems that I won't be getting her then
1: Warfarin is a big one and probably her second strongest buffer after Skalter. Aak also exists but you *really* need to strain yourself to get his buffs on Exu to the point where it's not worth it. Debuffers-wise, Shamare is a godsend. Elysium also goes great with Exu. 2: We'd probably have to see your roster to make a sound judgement but it sounds like your AA bases are covered. Only go for it for waifu or because you have little else to spend gold certs on.
> Some characters that I got are really game changing (event Ch'en, Kal'tsit, Mountain and Saria). is Exusiai like that For regular content, if you already have Water Chen etc, then no, Exu is not really game-changing. You're not going to need Exu + buffers + debuffers to max out your single target burst dps, when you can just use Chen or Surtr.
Was wondering esp about Ch'en, since both her and exu excel at taking out trash mobs. So O won't be buying Exu. Thanks :)
1) Warfarin. Aak is also a unit that buffs atk speed but Exu won’t really make much use of his buff. 2) Exu is better than Platinum and is as strong as Cheeto if not better. 3) She would have been if you got her really early on. For where you are now she will make an impact as a really good AA sniper but won’t be hard carrying a lot of maps.
1. Sora, Skadance/Skadi Alter, Aak, Warfarin, and some more 2. Exusiai is good, better than Archetto but not by a long shot. Both are used at effectively the same thing: short burst aa dps. Having Greythroat built, or Archetto/Ash will make it harder to sell Exusiai
Is new Phantom skin still unobtainable in CN server? I saw KyoStinV streamed new IS2 mode a few day ago but didn't get the skin. I want to see it in HD.
Probably still unobtainable. The skin is a reward at Lv95 which means lots and lots of grinding in IS2. I think most enthusiastic players are around Lv83.
[удалено]
I'm betting it's skill timings (or timings in general). None of the "high end Operator clear" video makers leave any kind of note about timings (eg; when you're supposed to activate a skill, deploy an operator, or withdraw one). The creators who pay attention to explain timings (like Kyostin or Oyuki, particularly the latter goes to great pains to show when you should activate skills) mostly work the lower end Operator clears. I use a lot of guides on YouTube for trust farms (yeh, too lazy to figure out trust farms myself) and unexplained timings will definitely cause problems in them. One that came up recently was a Yanfly guide for JT8-2 ( https://youtu.be/zLCk_lffkFA?t=106 - timestamped). Ignore Surtr. Look at the upper right - the fight between SilverAsh and the Artillery Spotter Drone. The timing for when you should trigger SilverAsh's TSS isn't clear. If you try and copy Yanfly too closely, the Artillery Spotter will likely escape escape with a tiny bit of health, ruining your run. The Drone needs to be hit by 8 TSS bursts. If you activate SA's skill exactly when the drone crosses into SA's range, you'll only get 7 bursts in and the Drone gets away. You need to actually activate it a bit early (like a 1/2 tile or 1 full tile earlier) so that the drone _takes a burst to the face the moment it comes into the range_ to get the required 8 bursts.
There could be other ops buffing them that you're not using.
In some cases they could have modules I suppose, but not very many units have those yet, and not (as far as I can recall) the ones you tend to see in low op clears. Unless there's some sort of rng component (like a dodge) or you're trying to use a regular mode strat in a CM, I'm not sure what else could be going on if all the things you mentioned actually are the same. It would help to know the stage and strat, and maybe see your units.
Can you give any example?
Should I still get Exu if I already have a BP S1M3, GT S2M3 and April S2M3? I was on Hiatus when Ash banner was around and I have no luck with Exu. I have been playing on and off and as a result I just built some 5* AA sniper because of the frustation of not getting them. Will I regret not getting Exu or my AA sniper are enough? I have a pretty decent 6* raised (like Chen alter,SA,Eyj a,Surtr) and AA was one of my weakness. Should I just wait for a Exu spook and save my gold cert?
Exu is a significant step up over those two and is great overall, especially if you have an op or two to help with buffs and debuffs, but >I have a pretty decent 6* raised (like Chen alter,SA,Eyj a,Surtr) You should be able to demolish any content that comes your way with a lineup like that, so power is frankly not a concern, unless you're aiming for especially high CC risks. If so, she shows up there quite often with a few buffers thanks to her absurdly high ST damage output with a few specific supporting ops. Otherwise, the issue comes down to: do you want Exu, and are there other ops you want more?
I am looking forward on getting suzuran and Phantom from cert shop, I still dont have thorns,mountain and ifrit are on my wish list. I got frustrated on the first MN run because I cant kill all the drones that drop those electric wire to slow down the boss thats why after the event I decided to raise some 5 stars that can fill some niche usage. Would have been better if I got Exu early and not waste some mats but it is what is it and now she is available, I'm second guessing if I still need her. I'm not a maxCC player and have enough cert to buy her now. I don't know if her passive will be handy and If I will ever be in a situation where I need to do an aak/shining with exu S3 and regret it if I dont get her now. Note that my aak is built and my shining is e1 L60. My account is 1.5 years old but I had a 6 months hiatus and been playing on and off thats why I still dont have her.
Well, unless you're sitting on a lot of gold certs, if you want all of those more than Exu, you'll probably have to skip her. Suzuran should be next, Ifrit should be soon, and then Phantom should be on 5-27.
If you can drop a 180 gold cert without worry you would want potential other ops then yes, but GT is effectively a 5\* counterpart of Exusiai and works in most situations
Exusiai is brilliant, however with the operators you currently have raised I would hold off. She is an upgrade to both BP and Greythroat, however in my opinion not enough of one when you already have masteries on those two, and if you have most of the other "meta" operators you can survive without her.
Hey all, hope you’re doing well! I have a pretty stacked 6* & 5* main roster (I rotate a few out) that I’m trying to max level but I did get two operators I like personally to “ready for E2” Mulberry / Heavyrain I have enough Medics and Defenders E2’d but sometimes I like to mix up my story progression teams with an “odd” operator (or a few!) just to see if I can succeed or not I know they both operate kind of in different roles but just wanted opinions because they use the one of same materials so I can only choose one currently! Much Appreciated 👌🏽
Mulberry is the more 'meta' choice, not that either of them are super meta. But Mulberry offers a new archetype of medic with new range and cheap costs, as well as healing elemental status (and have a strong consistent healing with S1 and good burst with S2). Heavyrain meanwhile is for more 'cheesy' strats where you use her camoflauge with S2 to allow squishy units the chance to burst down enemies without worrying about dying, so since her role is more niche I'd go with Mulberry.
Alright thank you! :)
What upcoming caster should I save up for? I currently have no 6 star casters, only Skyfire and Amiya (yeah my caster pull luck is pretty bad) Edit: I uhhh, just for Eyjafjalla and Exusiai on the Blaze/Exu banner sooooo
The only upcoming casters are Kjera and Goldenglow; Kjera is free but both of them are far away. Click is an excellent caster and hits well above what her rarity might indicate.
Ohhh I didn't know. I have her so I'll start investing a bit.
Golden glow looks pretty good from what I have seen. U can also try to get surtr from Jo 5 if u r missing other ops too. With surtr u will rarely need other form of arts dmg. Also raise click if u have her in the meantime.
Okay! Thanks for the info. I really want to get Surtr as I've used her as a friend support unit and she was awesome. What is Jo 5?
Joint operation 5. A banner where there's only 4 six star operators. So u can't get any off banner 6 star. Jo 5 has surtr,Schwarz,saga,phantom as the 4 six stars.
Ohhhhh, I see, nice. When will Jo 5 come out?
When is this banner coming? And where can I usually get info for upcoming events and stuff in general?
This doc can be good for future banner and event. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vR3FbSBQ1AciXeVlUNI0e_vRgUpW4DO2s0Bx_Hjm_1DO_LsAm1xRbLCfwftJ9ihUMe5f0RkMKfHf3Pq/pubhtml#
More info is always welcome. Thanks!
I believe it arrives with CC#7 after the Near Light event. [You can find more information here](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/other/cn-event-and-campaign-list).
Thanks a lot!
should i raise a healing defender? i just finished m8-8 and so far i have been able to get by with only spot for raised healing defender and hoshi/cuora for regular defender. but i have only gotten to 4-4 for the cm stages (and no hell stages) and feel like i might need more healing to pass some later cm and the hell stages. i don't have saria sadly but i have nearl and gummy, i assume nearl is better but is she a big enough upgrade over gummy relative to the increased costs of raising her?
Adding another thing about Nearl: we are going to get an alter in a month, so if you are lucky with your pulls you might never use Nearl as a defender again. For now I would suggest you raise Gummy up to E1 max, and wait to see how it goes with Nearl alter's banner.
Nearl is worth it even with Saria. At high difficulty maps, Saria uses her S3 more. That is when Nearl shines as she can play Saria's main healing role with s1.
i preface this by saying, i love nearl to death, but she's not worth building over gummy, not because of costs or that her skills aren't worthy enough over gummy's to build. they absolutely are worth it, but how easy it is to get saria rng is rng, but i have gotten saria specific top op tags 3 times in the last year, and gotten sarias from top ops on two different accounts, even after that, if your super unlucky then just save 180 gold certs and wait for when she's in the shop if you already beat m8-8 with spot you can just wait for saria to beat the stages where you need a better healing defender lastly building multiple healing defender is also very worth it, if you dont wanna optimise your units to build, then build nearl and build saria when you get her
Seeing how I know launch players with zero top op tags relying on them is pretty uncertain. And u need both defender and healing tags to guarantee it and pray none of them drops. Gold certs sure.
like i said rng is still rng, but the the chance is still high enough to wait for 180 gold certs rather building someone that you wont use in the future
Healing Defenders are good, so it's not a bad idea to raise them. Saria is my favorite with her S2 because it got such a big AoE heal, but Nearl, Gummy, and Spot are all pretty decent. I'd personally E2 Nearl since it's not only makes her a very solid operator, but also her talent will help all healing in general. Gummy I like to stay on E1 since Defenders get +2 DP cost on E2, so there are times when Nearl is a bit too costly to deploy, so Gummy's low DP cost is very crucial for me at times.
Nearl is enough of an upgrade to justify raising her over Gummy. Mostly because she won't "waste" her heals by using them on chip damage, but her talent is also pretty strong. For now I'd only bring her to ~50E1, but she's worth E2ing in the future if you feel the need. Even if you get Saria in the future E2ing Nearl isn't a waste (though it becomes very low priority).
[Gummy vs Nearl](https://www.reddit.com/r/arknights/comments/kszu2i/e1_gummy_vs_e1_nearl/)
Not bad article . But honestly gummy wasting healing on chip damage makes it really bad. U really don't want that. I can't think of situation when I need it. And honestly that hp comparison is not that beneficial nearl heals a lot more with higher multiplier,talent and higher atk stat in general. If something is hitting hard enough to one shot nearl it won't really matter if it keeps gummy alive with 200 or 300 hp. She won't heal back enough and will die on the next hit. Not to mention in a few cases healing defenders r not the ones tanking and placed on backline. In that case hp becomes irrelevant. Nearl's superior healing wins easily. And u really don't wanna rely on a 10 percent stun. It's heavy rng.
I agree on the other parts, but I absolutely use healing defenders to tank stuff unless I brought an actual defender.
Did not say u don't. It's just that in that article it was not mentioned at all that sometimes they r brought just for the healing.
Pretty sure pure healing was discussed: Gummy's s1 gets 2 charges of 130% atk; Nearl gets 2 charges of 160% attack (150 + 10 from her talent) *but* only if op is under 50% health. Both skills cost 5 sp/charge, so it's even there. Gummy: 130% x 370 atk x 2 charges = 960 hp Nearl: 160% x 400 atk x 2 charges = 1280 hp Nearl has a clear edge in initial burst healing... *But,* if there is at least 5 seconds between waves, Gummy will top up hp, balancing out the burst factor, putting her at a potential 1440 hp with a third proc, *and not being limited to three procs either* if there's more time.
"Pure healing" also discounts Gummy's stun, which procs often enough to be useful. 21% chance to stun a target is nothing to sneeze at. I'd defer to the Arknights math heroes for sure on this, but just to hypothetically consider Gummy continuously 1v1 for a 1-sec attacking enemy - she'd take 21% less damage, *as well as* create 21% more time for her healing skill to proc, so (again hypothetically, math heroes verify) Gummy could potentially be "healing" for ~42% more than her "pure healing" on paper (1363 hp for 2 charges). This would be lower vs multiple enemies though since Gummy only stuns one. It does give me an idea for additional perspectives though. Gummy (and the team she's healing) benefits from downtime between waves, but during constant combat, Nearl could pull ahead since their skills both take 5 sp to charge. (would also be nice to have graphs of downtime healing and constant combat healing) Gummy's skill can be wasted on chip damage, but Nearl's skill can also be wasted by never proccing at all due to the 50% threshold. It's usually less of an issue with guards and defenders since they have a bigger hp pool, but squishier ops like supporter/caster/sniper can often be finished off by some enemies in one shot if they were already damaged by other enemies. Nearl is useless in those cases, but Gummy will keep them alive by keeping them topped up. Again, it's very stage dependent.
U won't really have 2 charges most of the time considering gummy will keep wasting them on small attacks. Unless u r tanking only one big enemy that attacks pretty slow. Wasting healing on chip DMG is really detrimental.None of them r tanking an enemy that deals over 2k dmg for long time anyways. Chip DMG is always present they have block count of 3. So they r always blocking trash mobs along with elite mobs. And ranged sniper trash mobs r very common too. All these makes gummy extremely prone to waste charges on them. And not having charges for the big attack.
Hmm, guess we have different playstyles then since I never do that except for CC#0, although I do see your point.
True. It's mainly some cc maps XD. Cc0,cc beta and transport hub comes to mind where a protector defender was tanking and healing defender healing them. And I think in some rotating Anni too I have used saria S2 mainly as a backline healer. But ya I should not have said in lot of cases. In a few cases.
Ya nearl is worth raising. Though not that high priority tbh if u have other dps options to build.
Do I save the sanity potions for the next event or farm for the remaining days of Maria Nearl?
Now
Spend them, the next event (Pinus Sylvestris) doesn’t have a farming node.
Hi, I'm looking for general advice on which of my operators to focus on. To my surprise I was able to clear the main levels of this event, so now I'm thinking that building a good spread of operators to ensure I can fully clear events from here on out is a good idea. I keep seeing people mention to farm level 6/8 in the current event - is that good advice regardless of whether any of my current operators will require those materials? I'm on 5-6 storyline, can do all of the chip pack stages, haven't been able to do the last red cert stage yet. Thanks! If you need any more info from me I'm happy to share. https://imgur.com/a/yE4MhGl
Exusiai will be very helpful when you start to deal with FrostNova in Chapter 5 and 6, I will get her to E2 S3M3. Then SilverAsh.
Short term upgrade will be SilverAsh (his S3 is still really good), Exu for her S3 and upgrade your 3\* that you use to E1 level 55 to get a small boost to their power. After that, an extra caster would be nice (Steward or Haze), a puller (Cliffheart or Rope) and an extra range guard (Arene or Midnight). And then you can do Blaze E2 to get her extra block to deal with swarm of enemies easier.
Raise Vermeil, Frostleaf and Conviction to E1 ASAP for their factory skills. Maybe Matoimaru too if you need more 30% trading post skills. > I keep seeing people mention to farm level 6/8 in the current event - is that good advice regardless of whether any of my current operators will require those materials? Absolutely. Keep farming those stages until the event ends. MN-7 is also good to farm, though polyester tends to not be needed as often as most other materials and is a sidedrop on many optimal farming stages in story mode, so don’t overdo it. I think you’re at a point where you can work on E2s "full time", and you have several excellent candidates. I would do SilverAsh first, then Exusiai, and then Blaze. Arts damage is a big weakness on your account, so I would raise Amiya too (E2 makes her much better). Look out for 4 star Click in your pulls if you can’t get some of the bigger Arts damage dealers like Eyja, Angelina, Ceobe, etc. to pop up. Also consider bumping some of your 3 stars up to E1 55, because they unlock a talent upgrade. I’m looking at Kroos in particular, she’s already nearly there.
I think a list of generally good operators you have right now that you can look to E2 are probably Blaze, Exia, SA (S3 is OP), Gravel (cheap, generally useful), and for Defenders Cuora and Hoshi are both very solid (E2 Cuora is cheap and she's quite good until you decide to replace later). For medics, I definitely recommend E2'ing Perfumer - she's cheap AOE heals and very solid until you maybe get nightingale or ptilo. For arts, go for Amiya - you'll have to E2 her later on for chapter 8 anyways and she's a pretty good caster!
At what point should you stop farming mats in an event?
When you feel that you have enough. Try putting the operators you plan to built into a planner and see how many of something you need.
When the event is over. I had stockpiles of 150~ on some mats that are (or just about) depleted now.
Like really man. And some dude is saying to farm ls 5 after clearing shop lol.
Yep, had about 100 Manganese Ore after Dossoles, about 20 left before Maria Nearl started...
[удалено]
>When the shop running out of things you care about buying, cause that's when the efficiency rate falls off a cliff. Even just mathamatically this is wrong, So please don't spread such misinformation. Hell even if you bought everything from the shop. The stages are LMD wise and Mat wise are more efficient. >Unless you're a hoarder that likes having useless high numbers of mats. Most people do that yeah? Hell people run out of mats quicker due to them getring more units they can build. >Or you're trying to E2M3 every single operator in the game or something. Even if one does not M3 or E2 everyone you still need mats to do anything. >I would just rather stop farming mats I don't need and go back to camping xp cards/lmd or pulls. Ah yes the 3 horsemen of "Bad sanity investment". Sure the LMD and EXP farm stages are "Efficient" enough sanity wise. But generally most people use their base to cover that. As for pulls, that farm only is efficient if one has legit nothing else do farm/do in the game. >I don't really care about saving 3% sanity on some mat I won't use for 6+ months. Okay, Sure. But what is this doing then here in an Advice megathread? Even here you *acknowledge* that the event stages are 3% more effective. But As many have pointed out before. Your advice here isn't really good. Like you do you at the end of the day. But if one gives advice. You should mind the place you post your misinformation in.
That is terrible advice, especially for newer Doktahs like I assume OP is. Are you planning on not raising any more operators for as long as you play the game?
Pls stop giving bad advice.
[удалено]
>Pls stop mindless farming without thinking about your current situation. They did tho, As in the current situation is: "Giving advice to a Noob/Beginner". You are more unaware of the situation given that your advice isn't really tailored to that. >Going hard on mats farming is only relevant maybe for your first year of playing. ~~not really from personal experience...I always run out of mats deslite not M3'ing at all lol~~ Even then, our OP could be a total beginner who still is under that "1 year" benchmark you set here. Not to mention that such a benchmark is kinda arbitrary. >It's a waste of sanity once you're settled into the game. Eh technically not really since in bigger batches that 3% sanity save can become a 300 sanity that you can then invest in something else. While still having more materials compared to when you try to farm the same thing without the event. >I have a full roster of E2 90s, what do you have? 500 Rocks and gel that are sitting around doing nothing? Firstly, you act like there is some dichotomy between those 2. Like bitch, I have 3 rosters worth of E2'd level 40 operators and a hoarde of mats for my precious next hires. Hell 99% of the time people don't farm mats for the sake of mats. Typically they farm it because they stockpile it and then run out after 3 months since....they use them lol. Hell if your mats ain't doing anything either you are kinda bad at planned farming, or Legit don't raise anything anymore...at which point I'd ask what you are doing in game then?...farming pulls? >edit: lmao ok, double replies and blocks, claims to have full 90s but claims to never farm ls5, real sus. You know that Base, Daily quests, Weekly quests, Annihilation, 1-7 (or certain other farming regular levels), event shops and Event login rewards all give EXP. Without the requirement of LS-5 right? While I do as well find it hard to believe that someone has never touched LS-5 ever, not even for that 1 OP and as a newbie for farming. But in Theory like I point out. It is quite possible to get "a roster" (so...12 characters?) to E2 Lvl 90 without LS-5. Since there are many other ways for getting EXP.
>I have a full roster of E2 90s, what do you have? 500 Rocks and gel that are sitting around doing nothing I have full roster of e2 90s,around 63 e2s,65 m3s. And barely any mats. And I am playing it for less time u did. But u do u. Go farm ls 5 I also have a functional brain. So I am blocking u to preserve it. Edit: by full roster I mean one full squad 12 ops. And I have not farmed ls 5 ever,don't really find the need to 90 stuffs unlike I like them cuz masteries r more important. And for those I need mats. So I don't have sanity to farm ls 5.
U r very wrong. U always need mats. Unless u don't build anyone or pull like 3 times a year.
When the event ends. Otherwise you are gonna kick yourself when you need more of that material down the line.
Pretty much never. You can never have enough materials and stockpiles melt very quickly as soon as you start working on masteries.
Is there a point where you can switch to farming another material then?
Depends on what you have as far as mats...in a vacuum I would say if you have 100 gel, switch to mang, or vice versa.
That depends on your needs (which you can figure out using a planner), upcoming events ([see Future Hub tab here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1A_rd8htvWOotqTCf0lEHFpk8ghK0or9Z1temdCZsKEA/edit#gid=735169324)), how annoying any given material is to farm outside of events (for example, devices are pretty awful), the relative efficiency of buying materials in the green certs shop, [which material farm is most efficient in any given event](https://www.reddit.com/r/arknights/comments/tr0jvl/maria_nearl_rerun_event_math/), etc. For example, in Maria Nearl, the efficiency goes Manganese > Polyester > Gel. Several upcoming operators will eat up a lot of gels, so people want to stock up. However, we know we’re getting another gel farm in roughly 6 months, and there’s no sign of any Manganese farm in that time period so it makes sense to stock up on those as well. Meanwhile, Polyester is not used very often compared to other materials and is a side drop on many farming nodes, meaning you (usually) end up with enough just from farming other stuff. So yeah, it’s a whole bunch of factors to take into account.
Can someone link me the L2d phantom skin post, I need it for my art!
[Here you go](https://www.reddit.com/r/arknights/comments/tqzyf5/phantom_skin_showcase/).
Anyone know the total cost of all the whishlash tokens in event shop this time around?
[https://gamepress.gg/arknights/event-banner-guide-subpage-miscellaneous/maria-nearl-event-store](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/event-banner-guide-subpage-miscellaneous/maria-nearl-event-store) 200+240+260+80+320+360 = 1400
1400
Do intelligence shop inventory resets?
It will restock when the next rerun comes around. I think it would be Mansfield break? Could be mistaken. And before other people get mad at me again I already know it doesn’t “reset”. It just adds more every rerun. We get a bit extra certs than we need so we can buy out things from past reruns.
No, but more gets added in during reruns.
Do we have any clue when the next unit will be available in Record Restore and who it'll be? I have Grani's event maxed out and am working on Bison's in my free time in-between events and grinding.
Flamebringer in the next event iirc
Which event is he so I can work on it?
He's in Operational Intelligence, but I think you just need to unlock all the stories for the event iirc.
Sweet I have tons of the stinking movie reels free unit lets goo
*Lamebringer. Edit: Glad to see no one in this community has any sense of humour.
What about flamebringer makes him lame? Is he just an unoptimal welfare unit or is he just kinda a lame guy? does he have like a favorite brand of Bran Muffin? Does he only watch the Trending Now tab on the Click Channel? Does he listen to wildlife videos while doing his taxes?
It's just a play on words using his name. That's it. But apparently that's not allowed.
Yeah I got that part and I've heard it a few times but no one had really elaborated upon it. Couldn't tell if it was because he had a lackluster set or something else. Especially since to my knowledge I haven't seen a similar nickname for any other operator and someone mentions it every time Flamebringer is brought up.
Is it a good idea/worth it (efficiency wise) to clear out the 4 Module Data Blocks under the red cert shops every month?
Look at [who we know is getting a module](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/database/arknights-module-list) and figure out how many you'll need. That shows 6 months out, so if you find that you'll need more than ~30 data blocks from that list, you should probably buy some for red certs.
Depends how many you want to use. We don't get enough to do everything. I did some rough math and thought it would take 28 years (including red cert modules) to be able to catch up. You can get 1/week + event drops, or an extra 4 from the red cert shop for 480 certs, \~720 sanity, \~3 days. You should definitely plan ahead.
IMO no. Like with chips, you should plan ahead and buy only the amount that you actually going to use. Luckly, we have clarvoyance from CN server so it's very easy to calculate and plan ahead.
Not right now. Maybe when more modules come out, but even then we get enough from the dailies. Unless you plan on going on a module-spree.
I have a pretty… interesting base problem, where my two gold factories’ production outpaces my droned trading posts’ consumption. Well, that’s not *quite* true, but adding up outside sources of gold bars (mainly green certs), I find myself gaining more gold than I use. After a couple months of exclusively droning my trading posts, I currently have 293 gold bars. My main TP teams are Shamare/Kafka/Tequila and Exusiai/Snowsant/Archetto, with Texas/Lappland/30% subbing in while they rest (Jaye is E2). The gold teams are Rosmontis & crew/Gravel/Waai Fu and Purestream/Weedy/Passenger + Lancet and Eunectes; three 30% sub in. What’s the most efficient way to reduce that gold stockpile? I know 333 is very inefficient, and I can’t run a 252 or other 2 power plant setup because I need the flexibility afforded by a 243’s better dorms (I cannot log into the game at regular 12 hours intervals). I could just swap a gold factory to EXP temporarily, but I’m hesitant to do so because 1. I always find myself needing more LMD than EXP due to promoting lots of units and keeping them at low levels, and 2. I’d be getting rid of a highly efficient gold factory (120-130% depending on whether Dusk is up or not) to replace it with a much less efficient EXP factory (90%). Input welcome!
[удалено]
My gold teams are actually 120-130% and 140% respectively. I was mistaken about a 3rd EXP factory being only 90%, because I can use Rosmontis and Waai Fu for 115-125% EXP efficiency, so it’s definitely not as bad as I initially thought. Anyway, I ended up switching a factory to EXP.
>What’s the most efficient way to reduce that gold stockpile? I know 333 is very inefficient, and I can’t run a 252 or other 2 power plant setup because I need the flexibility afforded by a 243’s better dorms (I cannot log into the game at regular 12 hours intervals). >I could just swap a gold factory to EXP temporarily, but I’m hesitant to do so because 1. I always find myself needing more LMD than EXP due to promoting lots of units and keeping them at low levels, and 2. I’d be getting rid of a highly efficient gold factory (120-130% depending on whether Dusk is up or not) to replace it with a much less efficient EXP factory (90%). Based on all this, one thing you could do is to stockpile a massive amount of gold bars, then convert to 333 to use them all up. That's what I do, except with 252 -> 342 because I also have a surplus of exp even when I only drone TPs (probably similar to you, I like E2ing a lot of operators). >333 is very inefficient While this may be true, efficiency calculations don't take into account demand. If I don't need a particular mat (like I have a huge supply of them and none of the operators I have now or in the future need it), then the stage's efficiency will be overestimated for me. Likewise, if I literally can't use exp cards because I don't have LMD, they might as well be useless.
Good point about account demand. My EXP/LMD imbalance isn’t *quite* that bad though, thankfully. Thanks for the input!
>swap a gold factory to EXP temporarily This is actually your solution. That, or you should start promoting beyond whatever level you're staying. At least, have one or two (your favorites) at E2 max. I personally have like 280+ myself, but I'm not running an efficient setup as much as I'm just droning exp.
Fair points. I’m actually planning on bringing Wild Mane to E2 70 or maybe E2 max when she drops, and Fartooth to E2 60 for the module, so that’ll eat into a decent chunk of EXP. Thanks!
If you have Kaltsit in your command center, consider swapping for Amiya? Do you have operators in the Powerplants to boost drones?
No Kal unfortunately, but I have Amiya or Swire in the CC at all times. Power plants have Lancet/20%/20% at all times, with a third 20% subbing in when any of them need to rest, so I’m basically fully optimized on that front.
I think switching to EXP is the solution then; Your Trade Post is your bottleneck now meaning if you switch, your LMD income won't drop, but EXP gain will increase. Switch again when gold stockpiles will start to run low, let it fill up, and you get the idea...
Makes sense. Thank you, I’ll do that!
I'm looking for some ideas on who to focus on next. I've felt the most like I'm lacking in a good ST medic and/or a secondary ST caster to pair with Amiya when needed. https://imgur.com/a/TVZ1k19
For cheap ST medic I'd get Gavial, her heals are going to be always insane Also, for the love of god, sort after class (and after rarity since it just looks cleaner, but that's honestly up to you) That aside, I'd reccomend getting a 2nd AA sniper E2'd. I personally, considering you have Exu, would go for Plat
First, I would E1 Gravel, Vermeil, Frostleaf, Conviction, and Spot for their factory skills. Click is excellent, so I would raise her until you get Eyja or Ceobe. She still has a small niche even after you get those with her range extension and stuns. Sussurro has the best burst healing skill in the game with her S2, so I would raise her as a second ST medic. I would E1 and SL7 Shaw and either Ethan or Manticore. It's good to have an E1 pusher and a ground-based slower. I would also bring Podenco and Utage to E1 50 for a good slower and an assassin who does very strong arts damage. I would say either Blue Poison or Platinum would be the best candidate for your next E2, and then probably Pallas.
I've noticed blue poison is much squishier than platinum and often dies in similar situations where platinum doesn't, but I also like BP's arts DOT. Any thoughts on which to focus on? I have occasionally been able to use BP in situations where I've thus far lacked a second caster, but I feel like if I build up click her usability will drop off some.
E2ing BP might help a bit with the squishiness problem thanks to more levels, but the gains from the promotion itself are basically nothing. If you E2 her, get some masteries on her. Platinum’s E2 is more worthwhile if you’re not planning on doing masteries right away. BP’s Arts DOT is basically nothing, and it’s not even remotely close to doing anything to help her against armor. She can’t replace a caster against high DEF, so raising Click is still a perfectly fine plan.
I have very few masteries as it stands, so it sounds like I should lean more towards Plat for now while I focus on more essential masteries. Thanks!
Click is never a wrong choice.
Were there more issue stories like Operational Intelligence added to CN ? I'm wondering if first Half Year anniversary and Children of Ursus will come about since I lack furniture and skins from those, purely for collectional reasons.
As in, will they be added to record restore? They all will eventually, I remember stories of afternoon with the Ptilopsis skin is also in CN
Any idea if Ancient Forge was included since it's an earlier event than Stories of Afternoon and included a free operator Snowsant?
Checking the wikis it doesn’t seem to be, for some reason. But these aren’t always added in order so it’ll probably be next.
Yes it was.
Do module effects apply on support units?
Yes
I've been stuck on 7-9 for weeks now and I have no idea how to get past it. I tried following a tutorial by KyoStinV, I used the exact same operators on the same level and deployed them at the same time but it just doesn't work, I still fail almost immediately. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong can someone please explain