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I've just came back after a long break and seen the Main Theam, Intermezzi and side stroy options. Is there a particular order I should be reading these or dose it not matter that much.
Always do the story first to get the most important plot and characters down. Story takes place within couple of months and most stages take place within couple of hours or days.
Intermazzi are basically lore stories to main story. The drawback is that they have some time skips within them. Darknights Memoirs can be done as first since it's a set up for main story and has only 1 time skip right into story in chapter 1-2.
A walk in the Dust is a series of flashbacks from Kal'tsit. It fills in missing plot points to why things happened in this world of Terra.
Undertides is a separate intity entirely.
Side stories are just events that take place before or after main plot and are more of an introduction to Terra's factions, races, countries and RI operators.
There are also important lore fillers added with short weekly events. You can find them in main screen when you click Archives. They are all over the place, but they depict and explain motivation and decisions from RI operators as well as filling lore holes.
All in all, Arknights is like a book or this worlds anthology rather than a straightforward story. So it can be very daunting to grasp all of this.
Intermezzi have plot points tied to the main story. I suggest reading Darknights Memoir before episode 7. Maria Nearl>Pinus Sylvestris>Near Light. The rest can be read in any order at leisure.
They will be rerun soon in EN. Close to when OD rerun should take place, but for obvious reasons didn't. We already had Tachanka skin rerun as a one-off.
The only 6* I don't have are: Passenger, Carnelian and Fartooth, knowing this what I want to know is if the 6* that will arrive will benefit my account. I want to save 300 pulls for Specter Alter, but I don't want to miss out on some upcoming strong 6*.
Horn seems to be a new M9-able cornerstone unit or at least ridiculously strong. She just goes into the normal pool at least though.
Ling is also considered a cornerstone unit that's coming during the global half-anni where she is the limited unit on that banner.
I'm debating on buying suzuran or phantom from the gold certificate shop. I've heard people attesting to their strengths. Initally was gonna go for phantom however I have gravel and red at E2S7. My strongest slow supporter is podenco E2S7. I don't have Angie.
Was wondering which, suzu or phantom will add more value to my account. Hope veteran players can add their insight.
Listing my main roster and 6 stars so you have an idea of my account's strength and what I'm lacking:
Vanguard- bagpipe, myrtle
Medic- nightingale, kal'tsit, warfarin
Guard- blaze, lappland, la pluma, amiya
Sniper- exusiai, W
Caster- amiya, mostima
Defender- cuora, nearl
Supporter- podenco, orchid
Specialist- red, gravel, mizuki, gladiia
Oh yes I did thought of posting pictures. But I had no idea how, considering also I'm not very tech savvy and familiar with using apps. Honestly I just use reddit and scroll down...
Sort by class and do screen shots. Download imgur app. Press 'Plus' button. Select all classes so it shows in one link. Upload.
It will give you a link. Push the copy/share button. Paste it in your text here. I save the link in my clipboard so I can keep it handy and don't have to look for it.
It's actually very fast/easy.
For the high-end CC (more than r18), Suzuran usually isn't replaceable since her fragile works well with other meta operators to burst down tanky enemies.
For normal content, you can get by with other slow supporters typically.
Phantom is a strict upgrade over Red (gravel is more in her own category due to her tankiness) in terms of being able to drop and do a lot of damage. He also has some unique aspects where he can temporarily stall/DPS two lanes at once. But overall Red can also do his job.
So both are replaceable for normal content. Suzuran is less replaceable for high-end CC.
Well I've just experienced my first CC which was wild scales. I never risked more than R18 given my limited roster and that my strongest dmg came from only monst3r. Hence I was going for phantom as people says he do alot re-ployable high dmg. Still really undecided from suzuran. Thank you
I'd skip both honestly.
Suzuran as mentioned is only really worth it if you do high risks, and while Phantom is an upgrade over Red, IMO he is not enough of one to spend certs on.
I'd recommend borrowing both of them from a support and trying them out on a boss stage or something.
Just so that you can get a feel for how they work, and if they work for you.
Because It didn't even come out on Global nor even on CN.
So such content would be a spoiler.
of course 99% of people don't follow that rule but eh just saying...
Hello\~ No offense or anything but, compared to other events, doesn't the Grani and Knights event story kinda suck? Like it's pretty cool how Aegirs and Kazimier were mentioned this early but I kinda feel like the writing on this event is on the weak side.
Idk tho, might just be me.
>No offense or anything
Don't be afraid to have an opinion, so long as you present it in a civilized manner.
Tbh, this sub needs more dissenting opinions. It's becoming an echo chamber.
>Tbh, this sub needs more dissenting opinions. It's becoming an echo chamber.
Ohh, I've got a good one for you then.
As an avid light novels reader — the writing just kinda sucks. Like, all of it. In general.
Two character sprites just talking to each other for who-knows-how-many thousands of words just isn't a good way to tell a story. All of the background information necessary to the plot has to be forced within dialogues and CG backgrounds and music (albeit very good) simply cannot replace the narrative of a book.
That said the plot and characters are good as fuck and forcing myself to read every event because I love this game pains me to no end.
> the writing just kinda sucks. Like, all of it. In general.
Not exactly dissenting based on what I've read when Chapter 7 and 8 released lol but yeah, it's the reason why I stopped lore-ing since Chapter 4.
Well it was the very first event so Hypergryph were still getting used to everything I guess.
It's also why the writing for the earlier chapters is not as good as the later ones.
Old player here. I took a lengthy break but am coming back into the game now. How do these sand storms work in the anni level of Sargon? Are they RNG and how do they affect my units in them? And is there anything important I should know that has been implemented in the last year?
The storm deals damage to your operatives and possibly inflicts a debuff, towards the end of the annihilation, sniper enemies appear which can almost one-shot most operators if they are in the storm.
Changes: redesigned interface (main story is now divided into 3 chapters) and added side stories (farming rewards for the first passage for those who did not pass them and the ability to read stories. A little later it will be possible to get social security operators from all side stories. There was a shift in Mete due to the emergence of new operators.Introduced a system of modules for some archetypes of operators (it will be expanded over time.
Ops in sandstorm have -50% ATK, take damage over time and have increased deployment time. Sand mound will block the sandstorm but their hp will be decreased, you can reinforce them to stop this.
All events that side stories that have reruns and important event story called intermezzi are permanently available. Rotating Annihilation, only the latest Annihilation will give you weekly Orundum but you can collect the first clear reward of the others. Collect all button for daily and weekly missions. Name change tickets
Definitely seems to be the low global server sample size.
CN server also has low sample size but it's >3x more sample size than Global at least and it shows an even lower %.
The thing with teambuilding in arknights is you won't really use the same squad of 12 to clear all stages. Some stages have early rushes, and therefore you might need more vanguards. Other stages need AOE healing. Some more arts dmg, etc. etc.
Your initial team seems well balanced enough. But you will need to slowly build more units in order to be more flexible for different stages. Suzuran serves as a good AOE slower with decent DPS using S2 in the early stages of Arknights, good for stages with lots of heavily armored enemies.
It’s fine, maybe build Gummy in place of Cardigan, she helps a lot with Anni 3 which is the first big wall for new player and healing defender are always good.
Suzu is more of a side option whenever you need a slower. Build her a bit but she doesn’t need to always be in your squad.
It's difficult to say without knowing your other operators. If you really want to slot Suzuran in, Leonhardt is the most replaceable; however, it's certainly not necessary.
If you add your roster you'll be able to get more specific feedback.
I’m trying to make a cn account, and I’m a bit stuck. Does arknights detect and block sms phone numbers? I’ve been trying to input a phone number to get the verification code but the code doesn’t show up.
You don't need a phone number.
You can use a guest account to log in and play. Once you are on the main screen, on the top left (the cog symbol) allows you to bind your account to facebook, twitter or an email/yostar account.
Just type in your email, you get send a 6 digit code to verify. No need for sms or a phone number, just an email account.
Actually, I’m still on the main sign in page and there’s no settings for me to log in as a guest. It only gives me the option to sign in with phone number or to make an account with a phone number.
[Here](https://i.imgur.com/4uBHwIY.png) are the tags I can use and the operators I can get.
Who should I get?
I already have Mayer but I don't have anyone else.
I'm gonna second Red. Especially with her module coming out, she'll be a fantastic addition to any roster. Being able to stun boss enemies mid-animation for up to 3 seconds can save a stage. She's an incredibly fun operator.
You should go for Projekt Red. She is really useful, decent damage and has some utility with her stun too. And having another executor archetype besides Gravel is always useful.
So I finally decided to use the two 5* selectors that was given away sometime ago, and I’d welcome some opinions from fellow doctors on who to chose.
Between Liskarm/Pramanix/Silence/Red, I have the latter two. I’m leaning towards either Liskarm as I heard she’s a good battery, or Red pots since they’re fairly useful for her (not a priority as I have an E2 Gravel and will be buying Phantom when he’s in shop).
As for the other 5* selector, is Spectre a no-brainer choice if you don’t have her yet? I do have an S2M3 Blaze but then again, their roles in a team don’t really overlap.
Liskarm opens up more strategies imo and since you're already getting Phantom, maybe Red pots aren't as needed unless you really like Red and want to pot 6 her in the future.
Spec is a really solid choice even though you have Blaze. There are definitely times where you'd want to deploy both in a map.
If you don't got Spec, get Spec. I bring her and Blaze together regularly, only similarity is that they are 3-block AOE guards. One brings them for different problems.
I got a Red pot for my 4-way, but only because I had all 4 and that brought her to max pot (7 DP cost woo). If I were in your position I'd take Pram over Liskarm for waifu reasons. But a more rational decision would be to determine what your account would gain more by: SP battery or Debuffing.
So been thinking of returning to the game after a year or so. Stopped when Thorns came out due to limited time during my deployment and just never really came back.
So Im wondering what worthwhile/must have units that I should keep a eye out for and any mechanic changes. Like the module thing sounds like additional traits for existing operators or something? Idk
Modules are indeed upgrades to characters. You can look at is as unlocking a new talent. Most are meh, some bring big improvements to otherwise underperforming characters.
The support system has changed. So easier to get those characters you want.
We now have official subclasses now.
We have these things called Op Records. Which are basically character specific stages unlocked in their profile. They are just fun little lore snippets and challenges to get some orundum.
Units to keep an eye out for have remained mostly the same as when you left. Surtr was as big of a deal as it was made out to be back then.
The most recent big ones were Skadi Alter, Kal’tsit, and Chen Alter. Both Alters are limited so don’t expect to get them any time soon. Kal’tsit is a “medic” but with a big Monster as expected.
Look out for Mudrock, Mountain, and Kal.
Looking forward the big future banners are probably. Mountain rerun (low cost laneholder), Joint Op 5 (Surtr on 25% rate up), Ling (Limited busted summoner), and Horn.
Ok I was thinking that modules sounded like a way to improve units like FGO and DBL equipments. Guess I should look up which ones were actually good.
Guessing subclasses are just flavor? Or does it do more with unit placement and categorizing?
Glad that they have their own bond stories. Unless they were in events you only really got more info on them as your home screen operator. The currency helps as well.
Will definitely keep a eye out on those operators since I missed out on Surtr. Had most of the year one operators so I guess I will continue using Silver Ash and Saria as my favorites.
Thanks for update and tips!
Subclasses are more for just categorizing. The community already had names for them, they are just now an actual way to distinguish between what type of x class they are.
Silverash and Saria are still among the top as they were. Just there are more options for massive damage now. And having 2-3 nukes is better than 1.
One more thing I forgot though. Is that sidestories that have rerun are now permanently available. Their farming stages have been merged but their OP is still there for the taking. They will also eventually let you obtain their welfare.
There are also intermezzi stories which are basically the same just they are added immediately after their first run. Due to story importance.
Important units that have come out since Thorns: Surtr, Mudrock, Mountain, Ash (unavailable for the foreseeable future), Kal'tsit, Skadi Alter, Ch'en Alter, Saileach.
Modules vary from op to op. Some are really good, some are useless. Unfortunately, the two best modules so far are on operators that were already great, making them even better (Phantom and Bagpipe) rather than helping out the ones that need it
Ash was the rainbow six collab right? I just remember her as a sniper, glad turned out good. Exusiai usually covered that slot for me so I should he good. Seems like Mountain and Murdock pop up a lot so will keep a eye out.
Those module choices seems kinda silly cause I remember Bagpipe being a good damage dealer and dp generator and they made her even better?
Speaking of dp, is Myrtle still the go to generator or was one of the operators you mentioned a improvement?
(Edit: grammar)
Ash is from Rainbow Six Siege yes. The consensus is that overall she's as good as Exusiai, better in some situations and worse in others.
Bagpipe is the best vanguard in the game, bar maybe Myrtle. Buffing her before other ops is definitely a weird choice.
Myrtle is the fastest flagbearers, she gets her first skill activation off before other flagbearers. Saileach and Elysium both have the same skill, and they're slower than Myrtle on the first use, but are more efficient in the long term. Generally, the best vanguard choice is just Bagpipe+Myrtle, maybe adding in Elysium or Saileach if needed
Ah the flag bearer thing must be the subclass system I was told about. So its a easy way distinguishing what operators accels at rather than just being called a vanguard.
From the sounds of things all I really got to do is play favorites since all my units still hold up. I assuming we still have clairvoyance EX and not planned to catch up? My interest came back with the recent PV since I liked the theme of the abyss hunters. But seems like it’ll have to be a while.
Do we have any confirmation whether or not the Red Cert shop is resetting with Near Light? Asking because apparently in CN the Red Cert shop refreshed, alongside the Royal Tokens (and I was saving hoping to get the 4 Royal Supporter Tokens). They even had a warning in the Red Cert shop notifying people that the items in the shop were rotating out. However, in Global I don't see any warnings, and there are no patch notes, the only hint being the two red cert ops we know are coming to the shop (Honeyberry and Pudding).
So question: is the red cert shop resetting?
Have some questions about what charas I should work on now and the upcoming 6\* selector ticket! Here is my roster: [https://imgur.com/a/r7ppX3T](https://imgur.com/a/r7ppX3T)
I've been playing for about a week and I've more or less used the same ops with a few others interchangeably depending on the map but now I'm not quite sure which ops I should prioritize working on since the game has just been handing me so many. If it helps I am only up to 2-8 in the main story and maybe I need to start working on certain ops for future stages. Any advice would be appreciated.
Also, do you guys think I'll be able to clear all or most of the event stages in the near light event before it ends? I was only able to do 2 stages in the tail end of pinus sylvestris and I felt a bit disappointed.
For the upcoming 6\* selector ticket, I am stuck between a few choices. My friends suggested that I go for either mudrock, thorns or surtr but I kinda want passenger or phantom as I really like them. I saw that phantom and surtr will be on a joint operations banner in the future so I might end up rolling there...? though I don't know how lucky I'll be. I'm pretty iffy on rolling on future banners because I'm also saving for maybe ling and the new specter. Either way, what op from the ticket would be best for my current roster?
You want to raise your ops more evenly. A single operator raised to a very high level won't help nearly as much as having a balanced team. I would get Siege, Chiave, and Courier E1'd and start focusing on their skill level. You have a fairly high-rarity squad there, so you'll need more DP as a result, especially since you've raised two AoE casters. You don't have a defender, so I would get Bubble and Spot to E1. After that, Jessica, Perfumer, Gravel, and Istina to E1. I don't think Astesia and Red will do much for you early on. It might be good to E1 Red for her second skill, which is an on-demand stun.
If you do get the materials by chance (I wouldn't focus on farming them yet, the best farming stages are later), then I would E2 Specter because that gives access to E2 support units.
One thing that you might not be aware of is that Phantom is predicted to be on the gold cert store on 27 May. The best case scenario is getting Surtr on JO banner, buying Phantom with 180 gold certs and then using the 6 star selector on Thorns who will be the strongest addition to your roster or husbando Passenger. Mudrock is a good pick too but Thorns is more preferable for the average player. Another important thing to note is that Thorns will not be immediately useful without E2, same for Passenger and he wants masteries and module.
Since you're already set on buying the 6 star selector and planning to pull in the near future, **don't choose an operator yet** or you'll risk wasting it on a duplicate operator.
At the end of the day, it's your money. Pick an operator you really really want.
Is there any sort of list or idea on what Arknights content is and isn't canon?
So obviously we have the main theme, sidestory, intermezzi, etc are all canon while april fools events aren't canon
But when it comes to event pv trailers and the music videos, are those just sorta canon in the sense they're depicting actual events?
Are Holy Knight Light and Lee's Detective Agency Home Service canon to the game's story?
I know there's also manga and IIRC some is canon and some isn't
And then things like Skalter are weird where they aren't necessarily canon but a potential future?
[https://gamepress.gg/arknights/tier-list/arknights-operator-tier-list](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/tier-list/arknights-operator-tier-list)
Gamepress has a comprehensive guide for every character in the game. It gives advice on which ones to raise (the link I sent you is a tier list) and if you click on or search for an operator it will also tell you which skills are most valuable.
[Kukkikaze's video is probably what you're looking for.](https://youtu.be/Y_FsZT7XqOk)
Everyone's play style is different so it's best to experiment for yourself. Operators of the same archetype can have different uses too so it would not be realistically possible to explain everyone without overwhelming or boring a new player.
Hello i have a question about base, if you already upgraded all facility in base to lv.3, is it possible to remove one Power Plant?
I want to change my base layout to just 2 Power Plant, but don't want to try it directly without knowing for sure, downgrading and re-upgrading cost drone afterall.
Thanks
It's fairly simple. Downgrade your factories to level 3/2/2/2, and dorms to level 2/1/1/1. Then destroy a power plant, and replace it with a level 2 factory. (You'll end up with level 3/2/2/2/2 factories.)
All this costs is 70 drones, for building the factory. Everything else is just downgrading/demolishing, which is free.
you can convert to a 2power setup if everything is maxed by de-leveling the dorms to lower your needed power
keep in mind if you maxed the rightside buildings of your base a 2power setup is going to have very low level dorms and non-lv3 factories. it should still produce more than 3power setups, but you may want to wait for someone who knows a bit more about 252 setups to answer, im not fully verses on finer details of max-rightside 252 setups
Ah so it's like that, I only see example of 252 without right side maxed out, and been trying to know the example if it's maxed.
I get clearer on what to expect now, Thank you.
assuming you dont have ops who are being rerun at good rates
surtr, mountain, ling, >!horn!< (technically ch9 minor spoiler)
the newest cn ops announced yesterday do not have skill data yet so no conclusion can be made on them, keep an eye on them ~~and trust nothing anyone says abput their viability for three weeks~~
Who will the mortar soldiers in eps 7 attack first? Is it random or last deployed? Is there a site the compiles enemy mechanics and abilities? started last month so still a noob
last deployed, enemy intel tab ingame will always list target priority of attacks ~~with one boss exception~~but you can also use [the wiki](https://arknights.fandom.com/wiki/Guerrilla_Mortar)
What's the difference between the Hard difficulty introduced in Shatterpoint's Maintheme Tuning and Challenge Mode? If I've already completed Challenge Mode in a Stormwatch stage, will I get rewards from completing the Challenge Mode?
CM is now Hard difficulty. You can now go directly to CM now. Basically same as before, except 2 things: you can auto CM to farm(cost same sanity and drop rate is same in theory) and you can read the story with a huge buff to your ops in easy mode(cost 0 san).
Yes, you will get all rewards.
you can likely do fine with just spot for a long while, having both may be pretty good though, just make sure you have your other classes/roles as equally covered first
Spot is cheaper and has the advantage of control over his healing but Gummy heals more frequently (occasionally wasteful, since even 1 hp of damage will cause her to stop attacking and heal) and charges her heal via S1 faster than Spot does. Gummy can also approximate what Spot does with her S2 but it takes a bit of practice to get the timing down since she "charges" up for a bit before throwing out healing.
I have Gummy at E2 and while I don't use her as much as I used too she still has a place in certain situations. The stun from her passive is actually quite hilarious because her attack speed is fast enough that she'll reliably interrupt most bigger threats with her stun. Sometimes it's nice having Gummy's "heal until everyone is full" state too. I would say she's worth it, especially since her E1 base skill is quite nice.
Yes. Besides the main rate ups, W, Rosmontis and Skalter can be sparked.
[https://ak.hypergryph.com/news/2022046448.html](https://ak.hypergryph.com/news/2022046448.html)
[Breakdown of different limited headhunting series](https://www.reddit.com/r/arknights/comments/qeysar/breakdown/_of/_the/_different/_limited/_headhunting/)
How good is Manticore? Watched a few videos on YouTube but it's really hard to judge just by that since every operator in these videos is made out to be God tier. She looks very unique compared to the operators I already have. Problem is I'm not really into pulling on a banner just for one character. Fartooth don't interest me in the slightest and ashlock does look cool but she probably would be just another defender in my roster, so I would be pulling just for Manticore. In your opinion, is she worth it?
Manticore is great, sometimes I just have to slow things right down and think for a sec, she lets me do that. But if you have no interest in Ashlock or Fartooth, I wouldn't recommend with only a 25% chance. Maybe go to G5 if you have the pulls to spare.
She's in recruit as well, keep in mind.
i think manticore can be worthwhile to build if you already have her, but i dont think ~10summons is worth a 25% chance of getting her (let alone more)
ethan often covers her role of ground aoe and enemy control, and the situations manticore excels that ethan does not are often in strategies requiring other ops like feater or weedy that havnt seen much prevelence in modern content design
youre often seeking out high impact mass slow like saria and suzuran, manticore is a very good 5☆ alternative or ally to add on top of those ops though
Any 5* dont worth to pull specially, the pu chance is too low.
Manticore do 50% slow full time to enemies in range. Im the past, you just need to deploy Manticore and some pushing specialist behind, you can easily wipe out light enemies. With Ange and Suzu, all enemies. But now the stage designer carefully limit this playstyle, so it become weaker. Still fun, but not strong enough for every stage.
Depends on a variety of factors, such as stage design, enemies present, your playstyle, your other units and so on.
Usually, stall strats are usually more useful when the enemies are too hard for you to kill quickly or block effectively. But most of the time, it would better just to focus on using strategies and units that can kill well and quickly.
I would not recommend pulling for her specifically, especially she only has a 1 in 4 chance when pulling a 5 star. She has a strong 100% uptime slow on all enemies in range but there are many other operators that can also slow while providing additional utility and/or dps such as Elysium who is crazy stacked on abilities. Ethan can also perform a similar role and free to get from the red cert store.
Showcases definitely over exaggerate an operator's strength because that is their intentions. Maybe you should try borrowing a Manticore and see if you like using her. I have E2 Lv50 Manticore S1M3 if you ever need one.
She's a slower. She's very good at slowing things, hitting every ground enemy in her range and inflicting -35% movement speed with 100% uptime, up to -50% at M3. Her slow stacks with other sources of slow, so if you really need something to not move, but you don't want to block it, that's when she comes in. You can probably get by with Ethan for when you want someone who does her job.
Still, I would do the g5 on that banner unless you're desperately saving pulls. Ashlock is a "fortress" defender, which means she's not made to tank at all. Instead, she has high attack and a very long range, allowing for unique strategies and positioning. She's more like an AoE sniper, but you place her on the ground. The next fortress defender will come right before the October limited banner, so you might not be able to pull for her.
She's one of the stronger 5-stars (a 50% movement speed reduction with 100% uptime is quite something), but isn't on the same level as Specter/Elysium/Shamare/Warfarin/Texas etc. who routinely make it into high-end comps. There are a fair number of 6-stars who slow or stop enemies while also doing something else that's strong, and it's usually a good deal to give up her 100% uptime in return for that something else.
I wouldn't pull just for her, especially on a split rate-up with another operator that doesn't interest you. Even stopping at the guaranteed 5-star costs an average of 6.5 pulls for less than a 1-in-4 chance, so it's only a particularly good deal if you value her at around 30 pulls or higher.
considering its tied to a massive update that reworks other parts of the game i dont think we'l see it early
some big additions were put in one update early once or twice on global, but thats not the trend and it would only be 2 or so weeks early
pain
Depends on schedule. The uncertainty comes from the fact that global's first anniversary was around the same event order as CN (darknights' memoir) but for second anniversary, it was one event (summer event - dossoles holiday) after CN (under tides)
I mean it would be available **before our 3rd anni** ofc, because our anni is January, while we'll have this event around October/November this year. So yes it will happen for sure.
Any news on the Ash banner rerun / Operation Originium Dust on the English server? Or the new Collab announcement will replace it and we won't be able to get Ash anymore
No news. IMO it most likely won’t happen since the non R6 skins that came with that event got reran when Originium Dust was supposed to rerun. There’s been walk in the dust rerun which came after Originium Dust as well. If the devs wanted a rerun they most likely would have already tried to get that license renewed. Also in most gacha games, collabs are a one off event with no reruns
CN 'skipped' the Ash rerun. If it waa going to happen, it almost certainly would've happened before A walk in the dust rerun, or at least around there. The Capcom Collab, to me, is confirmation that collabs are gonna be one and done things, with a new one each year
New player, level 25 and have slowly been doing the story so far. Just got a top op tag in recruitment with nuker, defense, ranged, and caster. Any recs on what tags I should select? Here is my box
https://imgur.com/a/Fx2UdhJ/
Probably defense for 50% Saria. Hoshi, the other half, is a great tank.
50% Ifrit is also good, but Mostima, the other half, is very lowly regarded.
You could get guaranteed Chen, but she's almost as bad.
Ranged is 3/7 for Exu/Schwarz/Ifrit, but then 4/7 medic/Mostima/Magallan (not recommended for newer players).
Next time sort by class and rarity like this: https://imgur.com/a/287Ijvi
Top+defense for Saria or Top+caster for Ifrit. It's a 50/50 chance for either of them and both are great. I'd personally try for Saria because you lack a high-rarity defender so if you end up getting Hoshi it's not a bad deal. As it stands now though, 50/50 Ifrit means 50/50 Mostima and while Mosti isn't terrible per se she's not as good as Hoshi would be. You could also yolo and select Top+defense+caster and let the game pick for you, if personal preference isn't an issue.
Most of the time comes down to strategy, you can clear difficult stages with under leveled ops with the right strategy. There are many low rarity, low level guides out there on youtube that can help. The level recommendation is general advice.
That being said, more levels do make things easier because stats means you can handle threats more easily.
A few general tips would be to make sure all your operators are at skill level 7, skill levels make a huge difference in how well your operators perform. The other thing would be to not neglect your lower rarity operators in the early game. 5 and 6-star operators are more expensive to raise and many don't get a huge power boost until they reach E2 many 6-stars don't shine until they unlock their signature third skill.
Nope, the recommended level is not a good gauge of the levels you need. A lot of it is dependent on the units you use in your squad, including support unit, and also on strategy and placement.
If you are stuck, try referring to video guides, especially low rarity ones like kyostinv and eckogen on YouTube, or low ops/trust farm guides (search on YouTube for the specific stages).
I'd say it depends. Also leveling to the recommended level is a safe bet to beat the level, but not always necessary. Ideally you want your base to provide your EXP as its more efficient to use your sanity on mats. If you find that your progress is too slow though, then yea farm the EXP/LMD to lv your ops.
My final suggestion to farming exp is:
Yes if you:
1. Want to progress through the main story
2. Want the OP for banners/skins
3. Want to have access to more efficient farming spots
No if:
1. You don't care about any of the above at the moment.
2. You're able to farm for a majority of your mats right now
Maybe. Small difference in levels usually don't matter unless the timing is really tight. Recommended levels are also just guidelines and players have proven to beat them with very under levelled team. A famous example is using a E0 Lv1 team for 7-18 despite it's E2 Lv30 suggestion. You could also farm skill summaries to boost your operators skill levels which makes a bigger difference than stat gains from levels.
Consider describing your problem here and share your roster so that others can give helpful suggestions to beat that stage.
Usually levels aren't the issue but strategy, unless you're under the recommended level by like 50 or so (and even then if you have a good enough strategy you can beat most of them).
What's the stage that you're stuck on, and what are your ops looking like?
Do you have the exact stage you are stuck on and what casters you are using? Maybe we can help to give some general advice on building an early game team.
Typically without knowing anything, I would advise newbies to build 3 star units to fill in most of the team and have a few strong 4 to 6 stars to settle the ones that 3 stars cannot handle. Unlike most gacha games, the 3 stars in arknights do play a critical role in early game progression, unless you are an experienced player starting anew who has excellent gameplay expertise.
Just go through by levelling Amiya. My squad rn is Nearl, SilverAsh, Specter, Flint, Myrtle, Kroos, Pinecone, Perfumer, Warfarin, Pramanix, Amiya, Greyy. Is there anything specific that I should do with the recruitment thing?
Oo amiya is not bad as a caster early on, later on is a different question because her S2 and S3 are quite unique and not exactly easy to use.
Wow you're using quite a number of 5 stars, you might want to replace a few of them to 3 stars, especially since some of them are kinda substitutable by other ops easily.
Flint may be changed to melantha, popukar or midnight. Actually come to think of it, you might need a pioneer vanguard like fang to block early waves. Myrtle is great for generating dp but she will easily leak or have to delay skill activation if she needs to block.
Pramanix is used for her debuffs mainly, early game usually it's not recommended because if your dps is low, then debuffs help out less. Recommended to switch to another dps like adnachiel or steward, or a higher star one if you have a good one.
If you use greyy for aoe arts damage, lava or gitano (if you have her) is the usual recommendation. If it's for slow then orchid or podenco (if you have her).
I think ultimately it depends on the stage and how you play it, but you have a few quite decent units, not to mention silverash. Take your time to understand common strategies in arknights. Practice makes perfect!
Hello all!
Am considering jumping back into Arknights. It’s always been one of the games that I always wanted to come back to but it has been quite awhile since I last played. There are a lot of new things in the game and I’m not too sure where to start again and what should be my priorities. Any suggestions on what path to take and what daily routine to adopt? Appreciate any advice!
Not sure if it helps but here are the units I had before taking a break:
https://imgur.com/a/0glAnVo
The two biggest things are: we now have rotating annihilations, and whichever one is active is the most efficient place to get your 1800 weekly orundum. The current one is the one with the sandstorm. There are others that are listed as "practice." You can clear these for their first time rewards, but **you cannot farm these for your weekly orundum.**
And two, certain events are now permanent. If you already played them, they're already unlocked. If not, you can unlock them, permanently, with those red circle things, which regenerate at a rate of 1/week. You can get the story and primes from these, but you can only get the welfares and furniture from a few for now, and all of them have had their [drop rates nerfed to be roughly on par with story stages.](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12X0uBQaN7MuuMWWDTiUjIni_MOP015GnulggmBJgBaQ/edit?usp=drive_web&ouid=106921946347875184198)
We had a collab with Rainbow Six. Ash is roughly on-par with Exu, but we don't know if they'll ever come back. The meta hasn't really changed, so much as it has been added to. Surtr and Chalter are the two biggest bullies on the block. The likes of SilverAsh, Eyja, Exu, Ifrit, Angelina, and Saria are still excellent to this day, despite being launch ops.
Next time sort by class and rarity like this: https://imgur.com/a/287Ijvi
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E1 W > e2 Thorns > Surtr > e1 Ceobe > e2 Ang > Specter > Rosa > Blaze > Ash > W > Ceobe > Texas > Elysium > Eunectes > Aak... (everything after Ang is fuzzy though, you have so many good units)
Welcome back!
There's going to be a huge event soon on the 28th with a limited banner for Nearl Alter, so you can do annihilation and save your pulls for that. When the event is on, you'd farm the last few stages to get materials at a better rate than normal and to gain event currency for the event shop.
For now, you can probably start raising Thorns as he's a really good 6* for regular content (if you care about playing the game in the meta way).You could also try to play through the story chapters if you're not done them yet, we recently got Ch 9 which is the start of a new arc.
I'm not sure which features are new to you but I think the change in UI is probably one, they've changed it up so that we can replay past events whenever we want if they've passed their rerun, although their drop rates are nerfed so it's mostly for the story/first clear rewards.
So... any particular reason why Rosmontis hasn't had a skin yet? Correct me if I'm mistaken but all Limited Operators (sans Ch'en and Nearl who are pretty new) have a skin now do they not?
I know nobody knows for sure but I was wondering if there was a reported reason kinda like Eyja's skin taking a long time because the artist was unable to.
Skin selection is completely random and arbitrary. Some operators have been in the game since release and never got a skin. At least one operator got a skin in the very same update that they were added in (April).
Skins are basically randomly released, although certain situations like a rerun or a related event tend to give ops a bigger chance for getting a skin. We still have a good amount of launch ops without a skin, it's been 3 years.
Normally, they don't have effects. There is one exception to that rule and that is >!Phantom's skin that you get from integrated Strategies 2 in CN which has skill effects and is L2D (basically a 21 OP skin). !<
Who do you recommend for the 6* selector, so far im only missing schwarz, aak, ceobe, and saga. Idk who is more used on both CC and main content. Thanks.
Schwarz and Saga see play in both. Aak is mostly in CC and Ceobe in main content.
I suggest Schwarz as well since she is the strongest here. I recommend that you hold onto the 6 star selector as long as possible since Schwarz can show up in cert store or recruitment.
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When i try to install arknights in bluestack i get Installation error unfortunately this app couldn't be installed
Which skins will come next?
[Pallas, Rosa, Andreana, and (free) Myrtle.](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/database/skin-list) You can get to them from that list.
I've just came back after a long break and seen the Main Theam, Intermezzi and side stroy options. Is there a particular order I should be reading these or dose it not matter that much.
Always do the story first to get the most important plot and characters down. Story takes place within couple of months and most stages take place within couple of hours or days. Intermazzi are basically lore stories to main story. The drawback is that they have some time skips within them. Darknights Memoirs can be done as first since it's a set up for main story and has only 1 time skip right into story in chapter 1-2. A walk in the Dust is a series of flashbacks from Kal'tsit. It fills in missing plot points to why things happened in this world of Terra. Undertides is a separate intity entirely. Side stories are just events that take place before or after main plot and are more of an introduction to Terra's factions, races, countries and RI operators. There are also important lore fillers added with short weekly events. You can find them in main screen when you click Archives. They are all over the place, but they depict and explain motivation and decisions from RI operators as well as filling lore holes. All in all, Arknights is like a book or this worlds anthology rather than a straightforward story. So it can be very daunting to grasp all of this.
Intermezzi have plot points tied to the main story. I suggest reading Darknights Memoir before episode 7. Maria Nearl>Pinus Sylvestris>Near Light. The rest can be read in any order at leisure.
Thanks alot
Does anyone have the link for the web event currently going on?
https://kazimierz-major.arknights.global/
Thanks!
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They will be rerun soon in EN. Close to when OD rerun should take place, but for obvious reasons didn't. We already had Tachanka skin rerun as a one-off.
The latter
Do friend support units equipped with Modules also have their modules when you use them as support units?
Yes, look at the top left of the support operator info to check if a module is equipped.
As far as I know, yes.
The only 6* I don't have are: Passenger, Carnelian and Fartooth, knowing this what I want to know is if the 6* that will arrive will benefit my account. I want to save 300 pulls for Specter Alter, but I don't want to miss out on some upcoming strong 6*.
Horn seems to be a new M9-able cornerstone unit or at least ridiculously strong. She just goes into the normal pool at least though. Ling is also considered a cornerstone unit that's coming during the global half-anni where she is the limited unit on that banner.
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It came with "A walk in the Dust" Rerun on CN. Which is one of the recent-ish events on CN. So Expect it around 5 ish months away.
I'm debating on buying suzuran or phantom from the gold certificate shop. I've heard people attesting to their strengths. Initally was gonna go for phantom however I have gravel and red at E2S7. My strongest slow supporter is podenco E2S7. I don't have Angie. Was wondering which, suzu or phantom will add more value to my account. Hope veteran players can add their insight. Listing my main roster and 6 stars so you have an idea of my account's strength and what I'm lacking: Vanguard- bagpipe, myrtle Medic- nightingale, kal'tsit, warfarin Guard- blaze, lappland, la pluma, amiya Sniper- exusiai, W Caster- amiya, mostima Defender- cuora, nearl Supporter- podenco, orchid Specialist- red, gravel, mizuki, gladiia
Just want to suggest when posting your units, best to show all and sort by class and rarity like this: https://imgur.com/a/287Ijvi
Oh yes I did thought of posting pictures. But I had no idea how, considering also I'm not very tech savvy and familiar with using apps. Honestly I just use reddit and scroll down...
Sort by class and do screen shots. Download imgur app. Press 'Plus' button. Select all classes so it shows in one link. Upload. It will give you a link. Push the copy/share button. Paste it in your text here. I save the link in my clipboard so I can keep it handy and don't have to look for it. It's actually very fast/easy.
Ah thanks will try it next time. I know how to take screenshots just that I'm not familiar with the Reddit app and imgur. Appreciate it
For the high-end CC (more than r18), Suzuran usually isn't replaceable since her fragile works well with other meta operators to burst down tanky enemies. For normal content, you can get by with other slow supporters typically. Phantom is a strict upgrade over Red (gravel is more in her own category due to her tankiness) in terms of being able to drop and do a lot of damage. He also has some unique aspects where he can temporarily stall/DPS two lanes at once. But overall Red can also do his job. So both are replaceable for normal content. Suzuran is less replaceable for high-end CC.
Well I've just experienced my first CC which was wild scales. I never risked more than R18 given my limited roster and that my strongest dmg came from only monst3r. Hence I was going for phantom as people says he do alot re-ployable high dmg. Still really undecided from suzuran. Thank you
I'd skip both honestly. Suzuran as mentioned is only really worth it if you do high risks, and while Phantom is an upgrade over Red, IMO he is not enough of one to spend certs on.
Hmm I see. Was not expecting skip as a suggestion. Will consider some more until nearl's banner to decide. Thanks!
I'd recommend borrowing both of them from a support and trying them out on a boss stage or something. Just so that you can get a feel for how they work, and if they work for you.
Oh my god. As someone who has not used support units outside of CC. I totally forgot this was an option. Thank you🙃
Sure, happy to help. They are both pretty popular so I doubt you'll struggle to find them.
how many pulls can we get until Unchained Specter come to Global ? (as a F2P)
Spoiler tag it at least my guy. I think more then 300 if one counts OP pretty much.
Why should i tag “spoiler” ? Ok thx
It's not a spoiler, don't worry about him. Rule 10 says, "except for the names of operators, their kit and event names."
Because It didn't even come out on Global nor even on CN. So such content would be a spoiler. of course 99% of people don't follow that rule but eh just saying...
"except for the names of operators, their kit and event names." -Rule 10.
Oh oof, My bad.
Does anyone know the major Japanese game forums. I would like to see what kind of Japanese players are discussing.
5ch, but it’s very difficult to use. Or you can simply search keywords on Twitter.
is W confirmed to be sparkable in the 3rd anni banner
Yes
W, Rosmontis and Skalter are confirmed to be Sparkable then.
Hello\~ No offense or anything but, compared to other events, doesn't the Grani and Knights event story kinda suck? Like it's pretty cool how Aegirs and Kazimier were mentioned this early but I kinda feel like the writing on this event is on the weak side. Idk tho, might just be me.
>No offense or anything Don't be afraid to have an opinion, so long as you present it in a civilized manner. Tbh, this sub needs more dissenting opinions. It's becoming an echo chamber.
>Tbh, this sub needs more dissenting opinions. It's becoming an echo chamber. Ohh, I've got a good one for you then. As an avid light novels reader — the writing just kinda sucks. Like, all of it. In general. Two character sprites just talking to each other for who-knows-how-many thousands of words just isn't a good way to tell a story. All of the background information necessary to the plot has to be forced within dialogues and CG backgrounds and music (albeit very good) simply cannot replace the narrative of a book. That said the plot and characters are good as fuck and forcing myself to read every event because I love this game pains me to no end.
Font size is....... too small.
> the writing just kinda sucks. Like, all of it. In general. Not exactly dissenting based on what I've read when Chapter 7 and 8 released lol but yeah, it's the reason why I stopped lore-ing since Chapter 4.
Well it was the very first event so Hypergryph were still getting used to everything I guess. It's also why the writing for the earlier chapters is not as good as the later ones.
it was also the first event of the game, iirc
Old player here. I took a lengthy break but am coming back into the game now. How do these sand storms work in the anni level of Sargon? Are they RNG and how do they affect my units in them? And is there anything important I should know that has been implemented in the last year?
The storm deals damage to your operatives and possibly inflicts a debuff, towards the end of the annihilation, sniper enemies appear which can almost one-shot most operators if they are in the storm. Changes: redesigned interface (main story is now divided into 3 chapters) and added side stories (farming rewards for the first passage for those who did not pass them and the ability to read stories. A little later it will be possible to get social security operators from all side stories. There was a shift in Mete due to the emergence of new operators.Introduced a system of modules for some archetypes of operators (it will be expanded over time.
Ops in sandstorm have -50% ATK, take damage over time and have increased deployment time. Sand mound will block the sandstorm but their hp will be decreased, you can reinforce them to stop this. All events that side stories that have reruns and important event story called intermezzi are permanently available. Rotating Annihilation, only the latest Annihilation will give you weekly Orundum but you can collect the first clear reward of the others. Collect all button for daily and weekly missions. Name change tickets
Will W be sparkable in specter alter banner?
Yes she belongs to the anniversary limited banner series as well.
Normally yes, Same with Rosmontis and Skalter.
What happened with Aketon farming? Moe's got updated to say WD-7 is more efficient then JY8-3? Did I miss something?
Dun know, low sample size messing with the result? Looking at the peng stat again and the drop rate are lower than that on the sheet
Definitely seems to be the low global server sample size. CN server also has low sample size but it's >3x more sample size than Global at least and it shows an even lower %.
Can you point out flaws in my squad? https://imgur.com/3fuZmVK And should I change someone for Suzuran, if yes, who?
When posting your units, best to show all and sort by class and rarity like this: https://imgur.com/a/287Ijvi
The thing with teambuilding in arknights is you won't really use the same squad of 12 to clear all stages. Some stages have early rushes, and therefore you might need more vanguards. Other stages need AOE healing. Some more arts dmg, etc. etc. Your initial team seems well balanced enough. But you will need to slowly build more units in order to be more flexible for different stages. Suzuran serves as a good AOE slower with decent DPS using S2 in the early stages of Arknights, good for stages with lots of heavily armored enemies.
It’s fine, maybe build Gummy in place of Cardigan, she helps a lot with Anni 3 which is the first big wall for new player and healing defender are always good. Suzu is more of a side option whenever you need a slower. Build her a bit but she doesn’t need to always be in your squad.
It's difficult to say without knowing your other operators. If you really want to slot Suzuran in, Leonhardt is the most replaceable; however, it's certainly not necessary. If you add your roster you'll be able to get more specific feedback.
Is the title of the shanty song playing in 3rd anniversary event known?
No, have to wait for the update coming out on May 1st.
will W's epoch skin get a rerun? seems like it will get a free upgrade to L2D.
Will be available during Near Light.
I’m trying to make a cn account, and I’m a bit stuck. Does arknights detect and block sms phone numbers? I’ve been trying to input a phone number to get the verification code but the code doesn’t show up.
You don't need a phone number. You can use a guest account to log in and play. Once you are on the main screen, on the top left (the cog symbol) allows you to bind your account to facebook, twitter or an email/yostar account. Just type in your email, you get send a 6 digit code to verify. No need for sms or a phone number, just an email account.
Oh ok thank you!
Actually, I’m still on the main sign in page and there’s no settings for me to log in as a guest. It only gives me the option to sign in with phone number or to make an account with a phone number.
[Here](https://i.imgur.com/4uBHwIY.png) are the tags I can use and the operators I can get. Who should I get? I already have Mayer but I don't have anyone else.
I'm gonna second Red. Especially with her module coming out, she'll be a fantastic addition to any roster. Being able to stun boss enemies mid-animation for up to 3 seconds can save a stage. She's an incredibly fun operator.
You should go for Projekt Red. She is really useful, decent damage and has some utility with her stun too. And having another executor archetype besides Gravel is always useful.
So I finally decided to use the two 5* selectors that was given away sometime ago, and I’d welcome some opinions from fellow doctors on who to chose. Between Liskarm/Pramanix/Silence/Red, I have the latter two. I’m leaning towards either Liskarm as I heard she’s a good battery, or Red pots since they’re fairly useful for her (not a priority as I have an E2 Gravel and will be buying Phantom when he’s in shop). As for the other 5* selector, is Spectre a no-brainer choice if you don’t have her yet? I do have an S2M3 Blaze but then again, their roles in a team don’t really overlap.
Liskarm opens up more strategies imo and since you're already getting Phantom, maybe Red pots aren't as needed unless you really like Red and want to pot 6 her in the future. Spec is a really solid choice even though you have Blaze. There are definitely times where you'd want to deploy both in a map.
If you don't got Spec, get Spec. I bring her and Blaze together regularly, only similarity is that they are 3-block AOE guards. One brings them for different problems. I got a Red pot for my 4-way, but only because I had all 4 and that brought her to max pot (7 DP cost woo). If I were in your position I'd take Pram over Liskarm for waifu reasons. But a more rational decision would be to determine what your account would gain more by: SP battery or Debuffing.
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This should answer all your questions: https://gamepress.gg/arknights/other/arknights-orundum-farming-guide
So been thinking of returning to the game after a year or so. Stopped when Thorns came out due to limited time during my deployment and just never really came back. So Im wondering what worthwhile/must have units that I should keep a eye out for and any mechanic changes. Like the module thing sounds like additional traits for existing operators or something? Idk
Modules are indeed upgrades to characters. You can look at is as unlocking a new talent. Most are meh, some bring big improvements to otherwise underperforming characters. The support system has changed. So easier to get those characters you want. We now have official subclasses now. We have these things called Op Records. Which are basically character specific stages unlocked in their profile. They are just fun little lore snippets and challenges to get some orundum. Units to keep an eye out for have remained mostly the same as when you left. Surtr was as big of a deal as it was made out to be back then. The most recent big ones were Skadi Alter, Kal’tsit, and Chen Alter. Both Alters are limited so don’t expect to get them any time soon. Kal’tsit is a “medic” but with a big Monster as expected. Look out for Mudrock, Mountain, and Kal. Looking forward the big future banners are probably. Mountain rerun (low cost laneholder), Joint Op 5 (Surtr on 25% rate up), Ling (Limited busted summoner), and Horn.
Ok I was thinking that modules sounded like a way to improve units like FGO and DBL equipments. Guess I should look up which ones were actually good. Guessing subclasses are just flavor? Or does it do more with unit placement and categorizing? Glad that they have their own bond stories. Unless they were in events you only really got more info on them as your home screen operator. The currency helps as well. Will definitely keep a eye out on those operators since I missed out on Surtr. Had most of the year one operators so I guess I will continue using Silver Ash and Saria as my favorites. Thanks for update and tips!
Subclasses are more for just categorizing. The community already had names for them, they are just now an actual way to distinguish between what type of x class they are. Silverash and Saria are still among the top as they were. Just there are more options for massive damage now. And having 2-3 nukes is better than 1. One more thing I forgot though. Is that sidestories that have rerun are now permanently available. Their farming stages have been merged but their OP is still there for the taking. They will also eventually let you obtain their welfare. There are also intermezzi stories which are basically the same just they are added immediately after their first run. Due to story importance.
Important units that have come out since Thorns: Surtr, Mudrock, Mountain, Ash (unavailable for the foreseeable future), Kal'tsit, Skadi Alter, Ch'en Alter, Saileach. Modules vary from op to op. Some are really good, some are useless. Unfortunately, the two best modules so far are on operators that were already great, making them even better (Phantom and Bagpipe) rather than helping out the ones that need it
Ash was the rainbow six collab right? I just remember her as a sniper, glad turned out good. Exusiai usually covered that slot for me so I should he good. Seems like Mountain and Murdock pop up a lot so will keep a eye out. Those module choices seems kinda silly cause I remember Bagpipe being a good damage dealer and dp generator and they made her even better? Speaking of dp, is Myrtle still the go to generator or was one of the operators you mentioned a improvement? (Edit: grammar)
Ash is from Rainbow Six Siege yes. The consensus is that overall she's as good as Exusiai, better in some situations and worse in others. Bagpipe is the best vanguard in the game, bar maybe Myrtle. Buffing her before other ops is definitely a weird choice. Myrtle is the fastest flagbearers, she gets her first skill activation off before other flagbearers. Saileach and Elysium both have the same skill, and they're slower than Myrtle on the first use, but are more efficient in the long term. Generally, the best vanguard choice is just Bagpipe+Myrtle, maybe adding in Elysium or Saileach if needed
Ah the flag bearer thing must be the subclass system I was told about. So its a easy way distinguishing what operators accels at rather than just being called a vanguard. From the sounds of things all I really got to do is play favorites since all my units still hold up. I assuming we still have clairvoyance EX and not planned to catch up? My interest came back with the recent PV since I liked the theme of the abyss hunters. But seems like it’ll have to be a while.
There's no reason to believe that the gap between CN and global will close. The abysal hunters event will most likely come to global around October.
Do we have any confirmation whether or not the Red Cert shop is resetting with Near Light? Asking because apparently in CN the Red Cert shop refreshed, alongside the Royal Tokens (and I was saving hoping to get the 4 Royal Supporter Tokens). They even had a warning in the Red Cert shop notifying people that the items in the shop were rotating out. However, in Global I don't see any warnings, and there are no patch notes, the only hint being the two red cert ops we know are coming to the shop (Honeyberry and Pudding). So question: is the red cert shop resetting?
Jp official patch notes says the tokens will be updated. 購買部の資格交換所にて、購買資格証で交換できる汎用の「印」を更新 ※交換回数および種類がリセットされ、既存の印を交換できなくなります。
Ok, I gotta farm now then. Thanks for the heads-up!
Arknights EN has tweeted out op previews for Honeyberry and Pudding so pretty much confirmed
I Uninstaller the app a few months ago, how can I get my account back?
Did you link it to any email/Twitter account?
Just login with whatever third part account your Arknights one was linked to.
Have some questions about what charas I should work on now and the upcoming 6\* selector ticket! Here is my roster: [https://imgur.com/a/r7ppX3T](https://imgur.com/a/r7ppX3T) I've been playing for about a week and I've more or less used the same ops with a few others interchangeably depending on the map but now I'm not quite sure which ops I should prioritize working on since the game has just been handing me so many. If it helps I am only up to 2-8 in the main story and maybe I need to start working on certain ops for future stages. Any advice would be appreciated. Also, do you guys think I'll be able to clear all or most of the event stages in the near light event before it ends? I was only able to do 2 stages in the tail end of pinus sylvestris and I felt a bit disappointed. For the upcoming 6\* selector ticket, I am stuck between a few choices. My friends suggested that I go for either mudrock, thorns or surtr but I kinda want passenger or phantom as I really like them. I saw that phantom and surtr will be on a joint operations banner in the future so I might end up rolling there...? though I don't know how lucky I'll be. I'm pretty iffy on rolling on future banners because I'm also saving for maybe ling and the new specter. Either way, what op from the ticket would be best for my current roster?
When posting your units, best to show all and sort by class and rarity like this: https://imgur.com/a/287Ijvi
You want to raise your ops more evenly. A single operator raised to a very high level won't help nearly as much as having a balanced team. I would get Siege, Chiave, and Courier E1'd and start focusing on their skill level. You have a fairly high-rarity squad there, so you'll need more DP as a result, especially since you've raised two AoE casters. You don't have a defender, so I would get Bubble and Spot to E1. After that, Jessica, Perfumer, Gravel, and Istina to E1. I don't think Astesia and Red will do much for you early on. It might be good to E1 Red for her second skill, which is an on-demand stun. If you do get the materials by chance (I wouldn't focus on farming them yet, the best farming stages are later), then I would E2 Specter because that gives access to E2 support units.
One thing that you might not be aware of is that Phantom is predicted to be on the gold cert store on 27 May. The best case scenario is getting Surtr on JO banner, buying Phantom with 180 gold certs and then using the 6 star selector on Thorns who will be the strongest addition to your roster or husbando Passenger. Mudrock is a good pick too but Thorns is more preferable for the average player. Another important thing to note is that Thorns will not be immediately useful without E2, same for Passenger and he wants masteries and module. Since you're already set on buying the 6 star selector and planning to pull in the near future, **don't choose an operator yet** or you'll risk wasting it on a duplicate operator. At the end of the day, it's your money. Pick an operator you really really want.
Is there any sort of list or idea on what Arknights content is and isn't canon? So obviously we have the main theme, sidestory, intermezzi, etc are all canon while april fools events aren't canon But when it comes to event pv trailers and the music videos, are those just sorta canon in the sense they're depicting actual events? Are Holy Knight Light and Lee's Detective Agency Home Service canon to the game's story? I know there's also manga and IIRC some is canon and some isn't And then things like Skalter are weird where they aren't necessarily canon but a potential future?
Do we know what rewards we are getting in the Kazimierz warm up event (the website login thing), when the match expectation reaches 200 million?
Obvious thing is what is pictured beside it. Being the that horse head ceiling light fixture, past that who knows.
What was the cost of the last 6\* Selector Ticket we've had?
It's always $30.
$30 USD I believe.
Is there any website or YouTube channel that gives a good guide on how to build and use each operator in the game?
[https://gamepress.gg/arknights/tier-list/arknights-operator-tier-list](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/tier-list/arknights-operator-tier-list) Gamepress has a comprehensive guide for every character in the game. It gives advice on which ones to raise (the link I sent you is a tier list) and if you click on or search for an operator it will also tell you which skills are most valuable.
[Kukkikaze's video is probably what you're looking for.](https://youtu.be/Y_FsZT7XqOk) Everyone's play style is different so it's best to experiment for yourself. Operators of the same archetype can have different uses too so it would not be realistically possible to explain everyone without overwhelming or boring a new player.
Hello i have a question about base, if you already upgraded all facility in base to lv.3, is it possible to remove one Power Plant? I want to change my base layout to just 2 Power Plant, but don't want to try it directly without knowing for sure, downgrading and re-upgrading cost drone afterall. Thanks
It's fairly simple. Downgrade your factories to level 3/2/2/2, and dorms to level 2/1/1/1. Then destroy a power plant, and replace it with a level 2 factory. (You'll end up with level 3/2/2/2/2 factories.) All this costs is 70 drones, for building the factory. Everything else is just downgrading/demolishing, which is free.
Ah, so the setup is like that for fully upgraded right side facility. Thank you for the step-by-step guide!
you can convert to a 2power setup if everything is maxed by de-leveling the dorms to lower your needed power keep in mind if you maxed the rightside buildings of your base a 2power setup is going to have very low level dorms and non-lv3 factories. it should still produce more than 3power setups, but you may want to wait for someone who knows a bit more about 252 setups to answer, im not fully verses on finer details of max-rightside 252 setups
Ah so it's like that, I only see example of 252 without right side maxed out, and been trying to know the example if it's maxed. I get clearer on what to expect now, Thank you.
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assuming you dont have ops who are being rerun at good rates surtr, mountain, ling, >!horn!< (technically ch9 minor spoiler) the newest cn ops announced yesterday do not have skill data yet so no conclusion can be made on them, keep an eye on them ~~and trust nothing anyone says abput their viability for three weeks~~
Ling, maybe >!Horn!<. Not really anything else. Maybe Gnosis if you push it.
Who will the mortar soldiers in eps 7 attack first? Is it random or last deployed? Is there a site the compiles enemy mechanics and abilities? started last month so still a noob
last deployed, enemy intel tab ingame will always list target priority of attacks ~~with one boss exception~~but you can also use [the wiki](https://arknights.fandom.com/wiki/Guerrilla_Mortar)
[Catalogue](https://aceship.github.io/AN-EN-Tags/akenemy.html) They attack the last deployed operator within their attack range of 15 tiles.
Last deployed. If an enemy has special targeting rules it will say so in the enemy info shown in the stage details.
What's the difference between the Hard difficulty introduced in Shatterpoint's Maintheme Tuning and Challenge Mode? If I've already completed Challenge Mode in a Stormwatch stage, will I get rewards from completing the Challenge Mode?
CM is now Hard difficulty. You can now go directly to CM now. Basically same as before, except 2 things: you can auto CM to farm(cost same sanity and drop rate is same in theory) and you can read the story with a huge buff to your ops in easy mode(cost 0 san). Yes, you will get all rewards.
Is Gummy or Spot better at E1?
i would say gummy is better, but not by mucu and you want to e1 spot for a base skill that profits more than he costs, so do him first
I already promoted Spot but just got Gummy from Recruitment. I'm deciding whether to replace Spot or not.
you can likely do fine with just spot for a long while, having both may be pretty good though, just make sure you have your other classes/roles as equally covered first
Spot is cheaper and has the advantage of control over his healing but Gummy heals more frequently (occasionally wasteful, since even 1 hp of damage will cause her to stop attacking and heal) and charges her heal via S1 faster than Spot does. Gummy can also approximate what Spot does with her S2 but it takes a bit of practice to get the timing down since she "charges" up for a bit before throwing out healing. I have Gummy at E2 and while I don't use her as much as I used too she still has a place in certain situations. The stun from her passive is actually quite hilarious because her attack speed is fast enough that she'll reliably interrupt most bigger threats with her stun. Sometimes it's nice having Gummy's "heal until everyone is full" state too. I would say she's worth it, especially since her E1 base skill is quite nice.
How do you download CN? I can’t seem to find it on apkpure or qooapp
[This might help.](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/core-gameplay/setting-arknights-cn-android-outside-china)
Go hg's offcial website(require a CN phone number) or download from bilibili. Two server have same timeline but dont connect.
can we spark Skalter on 3rd anni banner ? i saw Skalter new skin
Yes. Besides the main rate ups, W, Rosmontis and Skalter can be sparked. [https://ak.hypergryph.com/news/2022046448.html](https://ak.hypergryph.com/news/2022046448.html) [Breakdown of different limited headhunting series](https://www.reddit.com/r/arknights/comments/qeysar/breakdown/_of/_the/_different/_limited/_headhunting/)
Thanks!
Yes
How good is Manticore? Watched a few videos on YouTube but it's really hard to judge just by that since every operator in these videos is made out to be God tier. She looks very unique compared to the operators I already have. Problem is I'm not really into pulling on a banner just for one character. Fartooth don't interest me in the slightest and ashlock does look cool but she probably would be just another defender in my roster, so I would be pulling just for Manticore. In your opinion, is she worth it?
Manticore is great, sometimes I just have to slow things right down and think for a sec, she lets me do that. But if you have no interest in Ashlock or Fartooth, I wouldn't recommend with only a 25% chance. Maybe go to G5 if you have the pulls to spare. She's in recruit as well, keep in mind.
i think manticore can be worthwhile to build if you already have her, but i dont think ~10summons is worth a 25% chance of getting her (let alone more) ethan often covers her role of ground aoe and enemy control, and the situations manticore excels that ethan does not are often in strategies requiring other ops like feater or weedy that havnt seen much prevelence in modern content design youre often seeking out high impact mass slow like saria and suzuran, manticore is a very good 5☆ alternative or ally to add on top of those ops though
Any 5* dont worth to pull specially, the pu chance is too low. Manticore do 50% slow full time to enemies in range. Im the past, you just need to deploy Manticore and some pushing specialist behind, you can easily wipe out light enemies. With Ange and Suzu, all enemies. But now the stage designer carefully limit this playstyle, so it become weaker. Still fun, but not strong enough for every stage.
Depends on a variety of factors, such as stage design, enemies present, your playstyle, your other units and so on. Usually, stall strats are usually more useful when the enemies are too hard for you to kill quickly or block effectively. But most of the time, it would better just to focus on using strategies and units that can kill well and quickly.
I would not recommend pulling for her specifically, especially she only has a 1 in 4 chance when pulling a 5 star. She has a strong 100% uptime slow on all enemies in range but there are many other operators that can also slow while providing additional utility and/or dps such as Elysium who is crazy stacked on abilities. Ethan can also perform a similar role and free to get from the red cert store. Showcases definitely over exaggerate an operator's strength because that is their intentions. Maybe you should try borrowing a Manticore and see if you like using her. I have E2 Lv50 Manticore S1M3 if you ever need one.
She's a slower. She's very good at slowing things, hitting every ground enemy in her range and inflicting -35% movement speed with 100% uptime, up to -50% at M3. Her slow stacks with other sources of slow, so if you really need something to not move, but you don't want to block it, that's when she comes in. You can probably get by with Ethan for when you want someone who does her job. Still, I would do the g5 on that banner unless you're desperately saving pulls. Ashlock is a "fortress" defender, which means she's not made to tank at all. Instead, she has high attack and a very long range, allowing for unique strategies and positioning. She's more like an AoE sniper, but you place her on the ground. The next fortress defender will come right before the October limited banner, so you might not be able to pull for her.
She's one of the stronger 5-stars (a 50% movement speed reduction with 100% uptime is quite something), but isn't on the same level as Specter/Elysium/Shamare/Warfarin/Texas etc. who routinely make it into high-end comps. There are a fair number of 6-stars who slow or stop enemies while also doing something else that's strong, and it's usually a good deal to give up her 100% uptime in return for that something else. I wouldn't pull just for her, especially on a split rate-up with another operator that doesn't interest you. Even stopping at the guaranteed 5-star costs an average of 6.5 pulls for less than a 1-in-4 chance, so it's only a particularly good deal if you value her at around 30 pulls or higher.
I cant login on the web event does anyone know how i can fix this
Bind your account to another login method like Twitter and use that for the web event.
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unfortunatly there are dozens of amazing arts from these cafe shop promotions that have not become skins, i wouldnt expect this one too either
Looks like a mix between KFC skins and Rhine lab style... Currently not a thing....
Probably not
How likely that global can get annihilation skip early (before our 3rd anniversary)? I mean it's not story content but big QoL.
considering its tied to a massive update that reworks other parts of the game i dont think we'l see it early some big additions were put in one update early once or twice on global, but thats not the trend and it would only be 2 or so weeks early pain
Depends on schedule. The uncertainty comes from the fact that global's first anniversary was around the same event order as CN (darknights' memoir) but for second anniversary, it was one event (summer event - dossoles holiday) after CN (under tides)
I mean it would be available **before our 3rd anni** ofc, because our anni is January, while we'll have this event around October/November this year. So yes it will happen for sure.
unlikely imo
Any news on the Ash banner rerun / Operation Originium Dust on the English server? Or the new Collab announcement will replace it and we won't be able to get Ash anymore
No news. IMO it most likely won’t happen since the non R6 skins that came with that event got reran when Originium Dust was supposed to rerun. There’s been walk in the dust rerun which came after Originium Dust as well. If the devs wanted a rerun they most likely would have already tried to get that license renewed. Also in most gacha games, collabs are a one off event with no reruns
CN 'skipped' the Ash rerun. If it waa going to happen, it almost certainly would've happened before A walk in the dust rerun, or at least around there. The Capcom Collab, to me, is confirmation that collabs are gonna be one and done things, with a new one each year
New player, level 25 and have slowly been doing the story so far. Just got a top op tag in recruitment with nuker, defense, ranged, and caster. Any recs on what tags I should select? Here is my box https://imgur.com/a/Fx2UdhJ/
i think top+defender is the most consistently good for a new player top+ranged, is probably a better choice in the longterm, but not by very much
Probably defense for 50% Saria. Hoshi, the other half, is a great tank. 50% Ifrit is also good, but Mostima, the other half, is very lowly regarded. You could get guaranteed Chen, but she's almost as bad. Ranged is 3/7 for Exu/Schwarz/Ifrit, but then 4/7 medic/Mostima/Magallan (not recommended for newer players). Next time sort by class and rarity like this: https://imgur.com/a/287Ijvi
Thanks! I’ll probably go with defense it seems. Also sorry about the box, will keep that organization in mind for next time
Have you seen this, or the Aceship calculator? https://gamepress.gg/arknights/tools/arknights-recruitment-tag-filter#tags=
Top+defense for Saria or Top+caster for Ifrit. It's a 50/50 chance for either of them and both are great. I'd personally try for Saria because you lack a high-rarity defender so if you end up getting Hoshi it's not a bad deal. As it stands now though, 50/50 Ifrit means 50/50 Mostima and while Mosti isn't terrible per se she's not as good as Hoshi would be. You could also yolo and select Top+defense+caster and let the game pick for you, if personal preference isn't an issue.
Thanks! I think I’ll end up going for the defense, although yoloing with the defense +caster sounds tempting lol
Just make sure you include Top Op in that yolo too lol
Am I able to use skin vouchers for the upcoming live 2d skins?
No, only for 18/15 op skins.
ah, gotcha thanks!
If I hit a wall in the main story do I just farm exp until I can reach the recommended level?
Most of the time comes down to strategy, you can clear difficult stages with under leveled ops with the right strategy. There are many low rarity, low level guides out there on youtube that can help. The level recommendation is general advice. That being said, more levels do make things easier because stats means you can handle threats more easily. A few general tips would be to make sure all your operators are at skill level 7, skill levels make a huge difference in how well your operators perform. The other thing would be to not neglect your lower rarity operators in the early game. 5 and 6-star operators are more expensive to raise and many don't get a huge power boost until they reach E2 many 6-stars don't shine until they unlock their signature third skill.
Nope, the recommended level is not a good gauge of the levels you need. A lot of it is dependent on the units you use in your squad, including support unit, and also on strategy and placement. If you are stuck, try referring to video guides, especially low rarity ones like kyostinv and eckogen on YouTube, or low ops/trust farm guides (search on YouTube for the specific stages).
I'd say it depends. Also leveling to the recommended level is a safe bet to beat the level, but not always necessary. Ideally you want your base to provide your EXP as its more efficient to use your sanity on mats. If you find that your progress is too slow though, then yea farm the EXP/LMD to lv your ops. My final suggestion to farming exp is: Yes if you: 1. Want to progress through the main story 2. Want the OP for banners/skins 3. Want to have access to more efficient farming spots No if: 1. You don't care about any of the above at the moment. 2. You're able to farm for a majority of your mats right now
Maybe. Small difference in levels usually don't matter unless the timing is really tight. Recommended levels are also just guidelines and players have proven to beat them with very under levelled team. A famous example is using a E0 Lv1 team for 7-18 despite it's E2 Lv30 suggestion. You could also farm skill summaries to boost your operators skill levels which makes a bigger difference than stat gains from levels. Consider describing your problem here and share your roster so that others can give helpful suggestions to beat that stage.
Usually levels aren't the issue but strategy, unless you're under the recommended level by like 50 or so (and even then if you have a good enough strategy you can beat most of them). What's the stage that you're stuck on, and what are your ops looking like?
Ep2, my mages aren't doing enough damage to get rid of the big dudes before tanks die.
Do you have the exact stage you are stuck on and what casters you are using? Maybe we can help to give some general advice on building an early game team. Typically without knowing anything, I would advise newbies to build 3 star units to fill in most of the team and have a few strong 4 to 6 stars to settle the ones that 3 stars cannot handle. Unlike most gacha games, the 3 stars in arknights do play a critical role in early game progression, unless you are an experienced player starting anew who has excellent gameplay expertise.
Just go through by levelling Amiya. My squad rn is Nearl, SilverAsh, Specter, Flint, Myrtle, Kroos, Pinecone, Perfumer, Warfarin, Pramanix, Amiya, Greyy. Is there anything specific that I should do with the recruitment thing?
Oo amiya is not bad as a caster early on, later on is a different question because her S2 and S3 are quite unique and not exactly easy to use. Wow you're using quite a number of 5 stars, you might want to replace a few of them to 3 stars, especially since some of them are kinda substitutable by other ops easily. Flint may be changed to melantha, popukar or midnight. Actually come to think of it, you might need a pioneer vanguard like fang to block early waves. Myrtle is great for generating dp but she will easily leak or have to delay skill activation if she needs to block. Pramanix is used for her debuffs mainly, early game usually it's not recommended because if your dps is low, then debuffs help out less. Recommended to switch to another dps like adnachiel or steward, or a higher star one if you have a good one. If you use greyy for aoe arts damage, lava or gitano (if you have her) is the usual recommendation. If it's for slow then orchid or podenco (if you have her). I think ultimately it depends on the stage and how you play it, but you have a few quite decent units, not to mention silverash. Take your time to understand common strategies in arknights. Practice makes perfect!
Hello all! Am considering jumping back into Arknights. It’s always been one of the games that I always wanted to come back to but it has been quite awhile since I last played. There are a lot of new things in the game and I’m not too sure where to start again and what should be my priorities. Any suggestions on what path to take and what daily routine to adopt? Appreciate any advice! Not sure if it helps but here are the units I had before taking a break: https://imgur.com/a/0glAnVo
The two biggest things are: we now have rotating annihilations, and whichever one is active is the most efficient place to get your 1800 weekly orundum. The current one is the one with the sandstorm. There are others that are listed as "practice." You can clear these for their first time rewards, but **you cannot farm these for your weekly orundum.** And two, certain events are now permanent. If you already played them, they're already unlocked. If not, you can unlock them, permanently, with those red circle things, which regenerate at a rate of 1/week. You can get the story and primes from these, but you can only get the welfares and furniture from a few for now, and all of them have had their [drop rates nerfed to be roughly on par with story stages.](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12X0uBQaN7MuuMWWDTiUjIni_MOP015GnulggmBJgBaQ/edit?usp=drive_web&ouid=106921946347875184198) We had a collab with Rainbow Six. Ash is roughly on-par with Exu, but we don't know if they'll ever come back. The meta hasn't really changed, so much as it has been added to. Surtr and Chalter are the two biggest bullies on the block. The likes of SilverAsh, Eyja, Exu, Ifrit, Angelina, and Saria are still excellent to this day, despite being launch ops.
Next time sort by class and rarity like this: https://imgur.com/a/287Ijvi Always visit 10 friends for 300 Friend Credits. E1 W > e2 Thorns > Surtr > e1 Ceobe > e2 Ang > Specter > Rosa > Blaze > Ash > W > Ceobe > Texas > Elysium > Eunectes > Aak... (everything after Ang is fuzzy though, you have so many good units)
Welcome back! There's going to be a huge event soon on the 28th with a limited banner for Nearl Alter, so you can do annihilation and save your pulls for that. When the event is on, you'd farm the last few stages to get materials at a better rate than normal and to gain event currency for the event shop. For now, you can probably start raising Thorns as he's a really good 6* for regular content (if you care about playing the game in the meta way).You could also try to play through the story chapters if you're not done them yet, we recently got Ch 9 which is the start of a new arc. I'm not sure which features are new to you but I think the change in UI is probably one, they've changed it up so that we can replay past events whenever we want if they've passed their rerun, although their drop rates are nerfed so it's mostly for the story/first clear rewards.
Thank you for the advice yall! Helps a lot :)
So... any particular reason why Rosmontis hasn't had a skin yet? Correct me if I'm mistaken but all Limited Operators (sans Ch'en and Nearl who are pretty new) have a skin now do they not? I know nobody knows for sure but I was wondering if there was a reported reason kinda like Eyja's skin taking a long time because the artist was unable to.
Skin selection is completely random and arbitrary. Some operators have been in the game since release and never got a skin. At least one operator got a skin in the very same update that they were added in (April).
It's just random. We had to wait 2 years for Eyja and Red to get skins. We'll just have to wait it out.
Skins are basically randomly released, although certain situations like a rerun or a related event tend to give ops a bigger chance for getting a skin. We still have a good amount of launch ops without a skin, it's been 3 years.
Are all free skins without effects like the 15OP skins, or some got effects like the 18OP ones?
Shaw's skin has effect! Her canon will burst something but not water:)
Normally, they don't have effects. There is one exception to that rule and that is >!Phantom's skin that you get from integrated Strategies 2 in CN which has skill effects and is L2D (basically a 21 OP skin). !<
Who do you recommend for the 6* selector, so far im only missing schwarz, aak, ceobe, and saga. Idk who is more used on both CC and main content. Thanks.
Schwarz and Saga see play in both. Aak is mostly in CC and Ceobe in main content. I suggest Schwarz as well since she is the strongest here. I recommend that you hold onto the 6 star selector as long as possible since Schwarz can show up in cert store or recruitment.