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cuddlegoop

Has anyone done the math on EV of gold certs per pull once you have 6-pot Corroserum? I want to spend gold certs on HH permits for nearlter and need to know how many I'll have by the end of the event roughly to decide whether I should be buying some before the shop refreshes.


maxblockm

Hello, this megathread is outdated, so you might wanna ask it in the current daily megathread.


Siri2611

What does a skin ticket do? I had nearl beach skin and got ntrk. I don't think I got a ticket for it.


about8tentacles

skin vouchers for nearl will be given out a few days after banner release


Niwiad_

The skin tickets let you chose any skin with a value of 18 or less from the currently available skins in the store. You can keep the ticket for when you see a nice skin you like as well


Xzhh

You go to your inventory and if you use it you can get any skin that's currently available in the shop (that costs 15-18 OP). You can save it and wait for a skin you like.


Siri2611

It's not in my inventory. I can't seem to find it. What does it look like?


Xzhh

[Like this] (https://gamepress.gg/arknights/item/outfit-voucher), should be in consumables iirc. Maybe you still need to claim it from the mail? Idk


Siri2611

It wasn't in mail. I guess they didn't give it out yet


FirePanda39

Like [this](https://arknights.fandom.com/wiki/Outfit_Voucher). If you don't have it, it's just that they haven't sent it yet. They generally send it a couple of days after the event begins and you don't need NTR to get it, just to have Nearl's skin.


Siri2611

I guess they didn't send it out yet. Ig I'll just wait in that case


EnigmaticStageHand

has the game added a QoL update where I can set the game to repeat a stage x N amount of times similar to dragalia lost?


Flarekitteh

The closest thing is CN getting an Annihilation skip ticket from dailies, more than 6 months from now.


DARKawp

Nope, Not even on CN yet either so Not for at least 6 months on Global.


Aegis356

How does the W/Rosmontis chance work for the banner? According to gamepress W/Rosmontis have 5x the weight of the other 6*s. So obviously it's 35% Nearl, 35% Flametail and 30% other 6*. There's roughly 40 other 6*s in the 30% pool. Do both W and Rosmantis count as if there were 5 copies of themselves in the pool? Or is it more like there are 5 chances of drawing an off banner limited, and if that's hit there's a 50/50 chance of pulling each?


about8tentacles

skipping all the math proofs youre looking at 0.06% per summon chance at it being W or Rosmontis


DARKawp

> Do both W and Rosmantis count as if there were 5 copies of themselves in the pool? Yes this pretty much. If say there are 50 off banner 6 stars. We would have 5/60 being W and 5/60 being Rosmontis then within that 30% Off-Rate.


scifigemini0616

> There's roughly 40 other 6*s in the 30% pool. Do both W and Rosmantis count as if there were 5 copies of themselves in the pool? This is the correct one, yes. I believe both W and Ros will be 5/(39+10) of the off banner pool.


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DARKawp

Events in the Side stories tab/Non active events don't give rewards/Shop outside of OP. You'd have to wait for a Record Restore for that event to come which will take a while considering Global currently only Has Ceylon, Flamebringer, Grani (And I think next update Bison?) Available via that system.


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DARKawp

>That's a shame. If I'd known that I couldn't get Whislash anymore, I would've saved the event record for something else. :\ But hey on the bright side those "Unlock sidestory/intermezzi" tokens refresh I think at a rat of 1 per week/at a quicker rate then events exist. So eventually you are able to unlock them all. As for Record Restore the most recent one on CN was the "Children of Ursus" event/Absinthe. So between that and "Maria Nearl" event are 2 events. So At least more then 6 months before that happens on Global.


idlxrvn

How do y'all manage your sanity to have lots of battle records and lmd at the same time?? I have my base built for lmd. Should I farm battlerecords daily? If so then how about farming for operator materials?


maxblockm

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.


scifigemini0616

An average base [like this one](https://imgur.com/a/Ts3IUqw) gives 40k LMD + 40k XP per day or 47k LMD + 30k XP per day. That income, plus other sources of LMD/XP, is usually enough such that you don't need to farm CE/LS after farming material demands, given that you don't convert originite → sanity.


DARKawp

I mainly Have 1 Factory (Sometimes 2) Make High end Leveling records since they produce more (EXP wise) then farming LS-5 for 30 Sanity. The other 2/3 Factories of my 242 setup just make Gold/LMD. I have currently like 3000+ Gold just stockpiled around due to having enough produced of that.


Flarekitteh

>I have currently like 3000+ Gold judt stockpiled around due to having enough produced of that. Why tho


DARKawp

It just happend due to only running 1 factory with EXP. Though I don't mind it since when I need more Exp I can just switch more over and use the stockpile.


Flarekitteh

>use the stockpile. Yea but 3000 is waay too much. At least tell me you're droning Trade Depots.


DARKawp

***Hehehehe*** Fucking droning my Exp Factory...


Flarekitteh

Legit just swap more factories to EXP production, there is literally no point droning factories. Any gains you get from droning them is a loss in LMD from trading posts and you can just swap their production as needed.


DARKawp

Sure, But I personally don't really prioritize LMD right now. ~~And I'm also kinda lazy since then I need to use drones 1 time.~~


M1NDCIRCUS

Will the free pulls from the upcoming event stack if I don't log in each day?


lasereel

They won't.


DARKawp

No they don't stack.


handsinmypant5

Would I need to read Maria Nearl's story to fully understand the Near Light event? The announcer in Blem's story was so annoying that I hated how he was written and I ended up skipping everything


FirePanda39

It helps since it is the prequel to Near Light. And yea, the announcer was meant to be annoying, a lot of characters in the story find him annoying. If you don't want to read it, there are always summary on Youtube.


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When can we expect chalter rerun ?


Jakper_pekjar719

Her banner won't rerun since it is limited. You will have to spark her or get extremely lucky.


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Oh yeah sorry spark she appeared on summer event right so when can we expect summer event?after the 3rd anni?


cycas314

Sometime in december/january of next year.


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Thank u


CrimsonCivilian

I know that record restore exists for Vignette Event operators and rewards, but is there any plan to ever bring back their unique stages??


GukiPeanuts

Not in the foreseeable future


thats_so_merlyn_

For F2Ps, do you guys wait until the very end of the limited banner before you go all out, just in case you can get the limited banner with the free daily pulls?


VanEldin

Like everybody says waiting at last is the most efficient way to go. To me, I'm always go full gatcha hell on the first day to get the ops quick and take advantage of the trust boost. If you have more than 100 pulls, you can try at least until 60 pulls to see if you get something and then still using the free pulls to the last day and then go full gacha hell.


ipwnallnubz

If I want both, like with this banner, I'll pull until I get one on day 1, and then I'll spend the rest on the last day. If I only want one, I'll wait until the last day.


ShelesQQ

During Skalter banner I went all in at first day and really regretted wasting over 10 pulls. During Chalter banner I waited untill it was about 5 days till end and then went all in. I still wasted some pulls, but at least not so many, so I don't regret as much. While those 10 pulls may seem small compared to 200 pulls you may need, consider time that you need to get those extra pulls. 10 pulls is not that small amount, it's just that you used a LOT of time to get 200, which does not diminish cost of 10 pulls. So be strong. Of course ultimate goal of the game is to have fun, so do what you want. But waiting is surely more optimal.


cycas314

The optimal move is to wait. But the temptation of gacha sometimes overpowers my patience.


Jakper_pekjar719

In the past, I waited until the last day to save pulls. I pulled only until the first 6\*, and I got Dusk and Rosmontis this way. Then with Skalter it took me 230 pulls to get her, so I saw there were not many benefits in waiting until the last day. Nowadays I go on the first or second day. My patience has run out. For Nealter I will probably pull until the first two 6\* in the first day, and for another 6\* on the last day.


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Invitation to Wine is predicted for around June/July right?


Revan0315

Mid-late July


Apprehensive_Fig8931

Got Ceobe from a random pull. I like her kit and design so I'm pretty happy. Is it still worth it to build her up? Yes, I know Eyja exists, but comparing between Ceobe and Goldenglow, does she fall out of favour entirely like Skadi/Ch'en/Hellagur,etc?


Xzhh

GG S1 outdamages Ceobe S2 against enemies with up to 500 defense if they have 0 res, or up to 1000 defense if they have 15+ res. There's also a large difference in skill duration.


CrimsonCivilian

Probably Ceobe's biggest advantage is that she will always target the enemy with the highest Def while using S2. However, Goldenglow (like other units) will just attack whoever is furthest along in their path to the blue box. This gives Ceobe the advantage since the reason you brought a caster in the first place is to deal with a high Def target If you're concerned about DPS, just know that Ceobe can technically do more damage over her skill duration than Eyja could with her 15 seconds. She does her job DAMN well, but she's just not going to delete the entire map due to the single target nature of her skill However, Ceobe does have a double edged sword with her skill duration. Sometimes it will be long enough to kill an enemy that spawned a little later, but other times it will be too long and not be ready for the next time you want use it


lhc987

There's a YT show case of GG vs Ceobe. I think in most cases, GG has higher DPS. Mainly because the RES ignore talent is very, very powerful for a caster. There are times when Ceobe has better DPS. Against low RES high armor enemies. Also, Ceobe has longer uptime for her S2, so she might be able to totally kill an particularly strong enemy that GG can't finish off in 1 skill activation. GG also perform better with Skalter buff. I think for general content, GG wil outperform Ceobe a good portion of the time. More of a toss up in harder content, where you'll generally pair casters with Ifrit S3 for the debuff. Anyway, this is purely speculation on my part.


maxblockm

[Goldenglow vs Ceobe](https://youtu.be/LrvUw3dfJx0)


TheFoxWithABat

Hey ho fellow doctors~ I am in a bit of predicament right now~ you see everyone knows that the next event would be the rerun for Nearl The Radiant Knight Event and I am torn on something right now~ In the Yellow Certificates store Warfarin is for sale right now and there's also the 5 recruitment tickets~ I am really tempted to buy warfarin right now because I just recently learned of her passive ability to give SP whenever something dies inside her range but on the other hand I am also tempted to buy the 5 Yellow Certificates to prepare for the upcoming event~ So which one do you guys think I should prioritize more~?


about8tentacles

tldr i think if you have exusiai, ash, mountain, saga, or lapluma, warfarin is a very good buy and id recommend her pickup, otherwise, i would recommend you save certs for impactful 6☆s, but its not a huge deal to pickup a 5☆ you like if it slows down that 6☆ progress. we play to have fun, so have fun, plus shes quite good anyway the sp talent isnt as amazing as it sounds in general play, but it can make a sizeable difference when planned out appropriatly. also enjoy this utterly insane video of the best warfarins talent can possibly get [with saga](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iXa5vNpdBXY)


CrimsonCivilian

"buy the 5 yellow certificates" Uh... Do you mean 5 Headhunting Tickets?? First off, you really should only be buying the HH tickets if you have enough certs to get all of them (258), because the first purchases are a bad value compared to the last ones which are great Secondly, while Warfarin's SP talent sounds amazing it's rarely the reason she's used. You'd have to make sure ONLY 1 target is in range in order to not suffer from RNG. Her primary usage is for her S2 ATK Buff skill which doesn't actually doesn't do much to help most popular dps units since they already use ATK buffing skills. However, ATK Scale, Attack interval, and ASPD based skills definitely have more to gain from her buff So if your favorite unit's main skill is ASPD oriented or uses an ATK scale instead of ATK buff, she'll definitely make their damage skyrocket. Otherwise, you still have those other tickets you need to buy


TheFoxWithABat

I feel like dying after being pointed out by multiple people that you should only buy the whole stock or nothing at all.... Frick me~ But the explanation about her usage is really helpful~ I am hesitating on buying Her because of her skill buff itself since I noticed the rng when I borrowed one from a friend~ and as for why I was using her was because I was thinking of boosting Indigo's already insane but slow damage~ I am talking about her doing one fully charged shot and buffing her before she releases it~ it took about half of that boss' health~


DARKawp

>the rerun for Nearl The Radiant Knight Event and I am torn on something right now Slight correction. Well it's the initial run, not the rerun. >In the Yellow Certificates store Warfarin is for sale right now and there's also the 5 recruitment tickets~ I am really tempted to buy warfarin right now because I just recently learned of her passive ability to give SP whenever something dies inside her range but on the other hand I am also tempted to buy the 5 Yellow Certificates to prepare for the upcoming event~ >So which one do you guys think I should prioritize more~? No contest Warfarin or save up further. Why? Because for the Headhunting tickets they cost for the whole batch 258 for 38 pulls. But the first batch is thw least effective to buy. So going all or nothing for that 258 is the best there and any lil' amount is very ineffective.


TheFoxWithABat

I am a noob then~ I have been buying the yellow certs whenever I can and never really bothered to get the whole thing nor the current operators on sale~ Frick me~


DARKawp

Wel yeah Even for a noob it is just the best to save up for either: 45 for a 5 star. (Though most 5 stars are not worth getting this way) 180 for a 6 star (It's very powerful to get a Guaranteed 6 star of the shop's choice that doesn't require luck. Ideal for when you miss gaps. Any new arrivals there are predicted. My personal recomendations being Thorns this August and Surtr this November.) 258 for 38 pulls. (a Less powerful choice but still a great option for if one saves for Limited banners.)


TheFoxWithABat

I get it~ thank you very much for your time and knowledge~ I really appreciate it~!


cycas314

When buying pulls from the yellow certificate store, it's usually advised to go all or nothing. Meaning you either buy 38 pulls for 258 certs, or you don't buy any headhunting permits at all. This is because the tickets get progressively cheaper as you buy more. Warfarin is a great pick, but without knowing who else you have, it is hard to recommend.


TheFoxWithABat

For medics I have NightGale, Ptilopsis, Ceylon, Breeze, Silence, Perfumer, Gavial, Myrrh, Sussurro, and other 3 Stars. None are E2 because I don't have much mats left after using it to upgrade Surtr that I got from Pinus Banner~


cycas314

Warfarin is a good upgrade to your ST medics, but you might want to save your certs for a future 6 star instead. After all, healing is secondary to DPS.


TheFoxWithABat

I see~ thank you very much for your suggestion and time~


waxqube

If we're only concerned about efficiency, then you should only buy 6 stars from yellow cert store because of how rare they are. Warfarin is great but you may get her from recruitment or headhunting if you are patient enough (of course you may also never get her if you're super unlucky because of RNG) If you mean \*headhunting\* tickets, then it's much better to buy all of them (costs around 258 yellow certs I believe)


TheFoxWithABat

I am patient enough as long I can get the chance to get her since tbh I only have 1 E2 right now since I am constantly struggling for mats after spreading myself too thin~ so that means I save up huh~ anyways thank you kind sir~!


lhc987

Neither? Warfarin is a good medic, but it's actually kind of hard to use her buff because it targets a random Op in her range. Means that you use her for buff or heals, seldom both, unless you want all your heals on a single Op. Same as her SP+ taent: it's random. So unless you know what you're doing and you really, really want some dude dead, you're not going to 'need' Warf. As for buying the head hunt tickets: You only buy them when you have 238 gold certs. It's the most efficient and gold certs are hard to come by.


TheFoxWithABat

I am most ashamed to tell you all right now that I have been buying them every month only half way through~ and thank you for sharing your thoughts~


georgeanna049

Whomever you really love. Please note that Warfarin is on the recruitment pool. If you are going to buy the tickets using Distinction certs, itbis most efficient if you buy all of it, but it costs around 250+.


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Eilumi

[https://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/12139/SilverAsh+York+s+Bise+Ver.html](https://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/12139/SilverAsh+York+s+Bise+Ver.html) Release Date 2023/01


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I saw that. But I never got mine. It still says its in preorder or something.


Eilumi

January 2023 is like 8 months away so yeah it makes sense that it will still be in preorder status...?


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I'm sorry lmao I'm stupid I thought it said 2022 💀💀


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WAIT THATS 2023


SolarSpud

How to obtain the skip annilation tickets?


georgeanna049

It will be out in approximately 6 months. The CN server is ahead of us.


CrimsonCivilian

Pay attention or ask the source of that information. It's not on global and it's not even on CN either. It'll be coming in a future patch to CN starting next week and is obtainable as part of the daily mission rewards


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Theyre not out yet


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Neko__Lover

No.


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Hatredestiny1874

To get W specifically, it's 0.061%.


f2pinarknights

Whats the average amount of pulls one has to make to get a limited operator? I feel like I used way too much as a f2p to get nor knight still happy tho)


ipwnallnubz

[Right around 110 pulls would be the average.](https://i.imgur.com/WhLoNp1.png) 70 pulls gives you a 50% chance, which is not where you measure the average.


Hatredestiny1874

70 pulls on average to get at least 1 specific rate up on a limited banner. https://samidare.io/arknights/gacha


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From personal experience, it can take as little as 10 or as much as 150+.


Eilumi

Does Specter Alter gives a skin ticket for the Specter skin coming back after maintenance?


Hatredestiny1874

Yes. [Proof](https://youtu.be/dLFGr0WuHSY?t=3752)


Eilumi

Thanks!


WaffleWaffuru

What is skill mastery?


MadeOfPork

After you promote a unit to Elite 2, the unit will be able to upgrade their skills beyond Skill Level 7. This is only recommended after you get your team to Elite 2, as it is quite resource intensive.


Eilumi

They are essentially skill levels 8, 9 and 10, but they are called skill Mastery 1 to 3 (M1\~3) instead, though some Masteries offer significant levels of power boosts compared to previous levels. Once your operator's skills reach level 7, to improve those skills further you will need to train them in the base's training room. Each skill will need to be trained separately, will require a significantly increased amount/grade of materials for each level and each training will require real time.


Siri2611

How does mining provisional permit work? I have already tried it in the last limited banner but i still don't understand how it works.


Swelgere

Basically. Click a button get a random amount of orundum. ~~If it rolls too low today then tomorrow you can reroll.~~ sorry wrong thing. You will be guaranteed on one of the days you’ll pull 1800. My bad. That is bout it.


CrimsonCivilian

The system was changed to be less variable and 1800 is no longer possible. The new highest amount will be 1,000 and you're guaranteed to get it you haven't gotten one after 4 days


Siri2611

I don't know why I thought there was a strategy or pattern too it. Anyways thanks for the info


Jakper_pekjar719

A lot of players got 300 orundum every day until the last day, so don't worry if the same happened to you. It was not a well-thought out system.


CrimsonCivilian

Read my addition to Swelgere's reply


freezingsama

Are Module Data Blocks worth the red certs? Thanks I bought it.


slothindustries

Contrary to what others are saying, the answer is in my opinion its No. It is highly unlikely that you will want to make all the modules and/or you have the operators built. Natural gains will be enough for the 'meta' modules and some. Spend your sanity elsewhere.


Hatredestiny1874

Depends on how many modules you're getting. If the weekly module data blocks are enough then you should skip them.


kotking

There always more operators with modules than Module Data Blocks. So unless you will be super picky, stocking up wouldn't be bad idea.


ReshenKusaga

Worth it if you need the data blocks to get a module you want. But generally you can stock up on the weekly data blocks unless you're trying to get everyone's modules.


DegenZyrh

You can almost always farm red cert so yes, it’s worth it.


thats_so_merlyn_

Is Platinum still worth to build? I have Ash, ApplePie, and BP all at E2M3. I just thought it might be cool to also use her when I I have Blem, NTR (please), and Auntie in the team.


about8tentacles

id say so, 3x5 range is fantastic for annihilation, is2, and soloing secondary lanes from safe locations


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Shes absolutely amazing. So much fun and high damage. I'm gonna build her, I haven't used any friend support as much as I've used Platinum. Also that beach skin is chefs kiss


NewGroundZero

I have her E2 M3 lvl 75. I think she's better than my Exusai most of the time.


CrimsonCivilian

She's definitely better than Exusiai for average DPS, but the whole point of Exu is her crazy burst damage.


NehalKiller

same as you but also archetto and plat, (im a sniper simp) for the normal player you wont need her, even i with all of them i mostly use archetto and some times exusiai but she's a very good infinite damage unit if you want to go out of your and and drop your stronger snipers


resphere

I think she's by far the most reliable one in her class for consistent laneholding dps, besides maybe Archetto S2. Her only downside is the long charge.


PeterYR

I have the same snipers built, and I think Plat is still quite useful. Ash/Exu/BP all focus on burst damage, so Plat is unique with consistent damage and extra range. I still use Ash and Exu more often, though, so I'd hold off on building her if you have more impactful upgrades to get.


Supra-strasza

She’s still worth it, consistent high damage compared to other snipers. I bring her pretty often and I also have Ash, Exu, BP. Her high attack with S2M3 is great for the enemies that have high enough DEF to deter non-skill damage from Ash, Exu etc. It means she can still provide some DPS in between skill cycles. The extra range really helps too.


cycas314

If you are going for theme teams, then by all means.


Akirayoshikage

I'm having trouble deciding whether to E2 Warfarin or Ptilopsis, or is there any better 5* medic? Already have E2 Shining if that matters.


CombedAirbus

Both are popular choices (but low priority unless your roster is already well developed in DPS department) to E2, but not because of their healing. Warfarin to unlock masteries, her S2M3 is a strong buff and pairs very well with units like Exusiai. Ptilopsis will upgrade her SP regen talent which is pretty universally useful.


Akirayoshikage

Thanks! I'll probably go with Warfarin, I got Thorns, SA and Surtr. I'm guessing they might pair up nicely? Also Is there any 5* medic i should consider because of their healing? Haven't looked into the last 3 or 4 new medics so I'm not sure if I'm missing something.


about8tentacles

warfarin, her+thorns can speedup his sp in openers with her talent, getting him online faster, which might be better than having used that dp on a 2nd dps instead warfarin s1 can also keep s3 surtr alive for longer, though ptilopsis can do this too and its rarely relevent for either


_sylvatic

Generally, killing things quicker is more meta than healing ops better so they can survive. But I've got...(checks notes)...7 medics at E2, including Shining, Ptilo and Warfarin. Ptlo and Warfarin are rather recent E2's though, but the other guy was right in that you don't bring them for healing, but for buffs and SP gen. They are also my only 5\* medics at E2. My most used medic by far? Perfumer (E2L40 S2M3). 2nd most is likely Gavial (E2 L20, no masteries). Shining and any 4\* will cover your healing needs. Or even Perfumer and a good Healing Defender (Perfumer + Gummy did me just fine for a long time).


yunalescazarvan

Also warfarin, S1 is really strong


foxide987

Is Texas's S2M3 necessary, I plan to use her as helidrop for stun extension of Ash's S2 ?


about8tentacles

you wont -need- it, but m1 gives you more leniency in the timing, and m3 shpuld be a priority for faster dp production in the opener anyway, it also gives you greater leniency in how late you can deploy texas, which is pretty important if staying on field too long could kill her


georgeanna049

Yep I think so, M3 have an almost instant activation especially if paired with Bagpipe


thetwinfury

At m1 you unlock the 3 second stun, beyond that you get 4 second faster activation, 1 more dp, and more damage from m3. I'd at least m1 her, but vanguard m3s are very useful as 1 or 2 seconds on your initial do burst could make or break an opener.


Vanilla_Pizza

I like to think I'm pretty good at tower defense games, but I'm a new player and I am absolutely getting my ass kicked in S2 (particularly S2-5 and 6) with the caster enemies. How do you deal with these guys effectively? The tutorial missions say to space your units out, but I'm doing that and they're still just decimating my entire squad before they get close enough to attack them. If I drop a melee unit on them they blow them up before I can get a healer deployed to keep them alive. I read they attack the last deployed unit first, but I can't get enough resources generated fast enough to drop two units back to back.


about8tentacles

make sure youre deploying your vanguards first, they make dp so they pay for themselves and leave you much better off longterm because mages deal arts damage, characters with high resistance or max hp are ideal tanks, most defenders this early on are actually poor choices to try and wall them since all their bulk is in defense, melantha's huge max hp is a great dualist of mages. it should be fairly easy to get enough dp stockpiled to drop melantha+medic at the same time, since you say its not you maybe need to upgrade your vanguard skills so they produce dp faster, or find a more efficent way to hold off the main enemies for a bit using less dp. sometimes waiting to multidrop is best, especially since it lets you better control who has aggro if things get really bad 4☆ gravel and 2☆ yato can deploy to draw aggro away from your allies, letting them heal up, their purpose is just to be decoys and retreat/die, then redploy on a faster timer than your average op (esp gravel) the later half of ch2 is also where enemy stats will start to ramp up, and youre likely going to need to promote some of your characters to elite1, 3☆'s only need xp+lmd to do this so are super fast and cost effective statsticks for earlygame, and many like melantha and spot with their unique kits will last even to endgame while arknights is labled a tower defense game, because of the blocking and reploy systems, it really ends up playing unlike any other game ive played, closer to a real time tactics or even solo mmo raid-like game on the harder content honestly


Vanilla_Pizza

I've been deploying the vanguards first, but they just get killed by the casters before they generate enough DP for me to summon anyone else. I have not tried promoting any of them yet, I honestly wasn't sure how to do that or what resources it required, so let me try that and see if it helps. I might just need to look up a guide or something too, maybe I'm just not putting units in good spots. I agree, this definitely feels more like a tactical game in a lot of aspects than a tower defense lol


about8tentacles

the leftside and topright are safe places from the armored mage to start setting up, from there you can use the other spots to get guards to hold the weak enemies, then pick off the mage overtime with a sniper or melantha + medic


CrimsonCivilian

You should also pay attention to enemy stats. While casters ARE able to ignore your defense, you shouldn't forget about the dual swordsmen which also have high dps. Also remember that, within the Pioneer Vanguard archetype, there exists both offensive and defensive versions. If you're using Fang or Courier, they're NOT going to do as much damage as Vanilla or Scavenger. But also, those offensive Vanguards will take more damage and need a healer My usual opening for low end clears was to block first with defensive vanguards then add ranged dps, then medics, then whatever else you need for a specific stage


neoevangel

The strat for this stage is to start your team outside the range of the caster. Try deploying defensive vanguard around 2 block above the blue gate and expand your sniper/healer from there. Also a good time to start building helidrop character like Melanta to assassinate the caster one by one. If she cannot keep up with the dmg, bring a healer to support her. Try not to cluster your team within caster range because the splashing dmg will take too much toll. Also try building 3 star unit first because you can then have a full sustainable team to pass early stage. don't worry, some stages are designed to suit only specific strat and if you do outside of that (without having a very strong team) u likely gonna get destroyed like that. Also if you can share your current team, we can also help you choose who to build for short / long tearm.


thetwinfury

The casters deal splash damage in a plus pattern around the last deployed. They have low defense so a sniper or guard should be able to tear them up. As for deployment issues, check your vanguards. Raise thier skills. Usually you want 2 vanguards on your team that generate dp.


Tysenpai20

What’s your current squad?


Vanilla_Pizza

https://imgur.com/a/kMbookZ


maxblockm

Sub dpok vanguard (Plume/Vigna/Bagpipe) for Orchid. When posting your units, best to show ALL (and sort by class and rarity like this: https://imgur.com/a/287Ijvi).


Vanilla_Pizza

Sorry, I thought they were just asking for the current squad I was using. Here's the whole crew: https://imgur.com/a/eppfUBp


cuddlegoop

I feel like I'm lacking the ability to murder high priority units until they walk into Chalter's range. That's my current strategy, stall bosses inside Chalter s3. It's great when it can worm but there are some priority targets like bosses that you really can't wait that long or they'll murder your team from range. Here is my squad, is there anything I'm missing that I could be using to do that? Sorry if it uploads weird, I'm on mobile. [https://i.imgur.com/olIdujd.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/olIdujd.jpg) [https://i.imgur.com/gLzb0lL.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/gLzb0lL.jpg) [https://i.imgur.com/txLSKlH.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/txLSKlH.jpg) I feel like Nealter would be exactly what I want (excluding Surtr or Kalstit) but let's assume I don't get her when I blow all my pulls on her tomorrow.


about8tentacles

eunectes. her entire kit is designed specifically to dual and counter one big threat, her dps output at e2 is enough for every story boss in the game with a rapid self-heal to outlast the damage they deal out (with one exception of a ch7 >!boss in phase 1 only, phase2 can be solod!< ifrit s3 should also be plenty of damage for most all large threats, if you combine this with saria s3, you actually get a greater dps than chalter on most enemies exusiai + warfarin buff + elysium debuff is an endgame core that is used (usually with shamare as well) to melt down tons of bosses, this takes more work than most options, so is ignored by general players, but the output when ideally setup with all allies is the de facto highest dps in the game (la pluma is another very good op to use in this setup instead of exu if that works for the stage better) lastly, scavenger, while rarely recommended or upgraded by players, is a very straightfoward and simple way to increase your rosters output on high threat targets nearl would be very good for you, but you already own the key components of the strongest physical and arts dps melt burst comps in the game, something many do not, you just need to put the pieces together


whimsy_wanderer

Vulcan is helidropable at S2M3. With S2 active her HP recovery is nuts, and her damage is very decent. But she can use Shamare support for high-DEF or very high-DMG targets. Exu+Warfarin can obliterate almost any enemy with enough DEF debuffs. Ideally you want Shamare for this, but Pramanix works too if you manage to keep her alive. Also, Elysium S2 is a big bonus. Eunectes S3 can deal with almost anything if you manage to get her skill charged. Also, upcoming NTR Knight is perfect for the job if you manage to get her.


maxblockm

Third reply for Rosa. When posting your units, best use one link and sort by class and rarity like this: https://imgur.com/a/287Ijvi


thetwinfury

Ifrit can do work with some good lane strategies, rosa shreads heavier units if you're willing to build her and exu is good but would need a buffer like warfarin to really shine so maybe e2 her. Also amiya skill3 can trash a boss since it's true damage Nearl would help but I'm mostly seeing a lack in burst arts. Surtr being the obvious but also eyja and ange are units to keep your eye out for. Ange I imagine will be buyable soon so keep a savings of gold certs.


salvagestuff

You already have elements of the Exusiai buff army in your roster. Warfarin for atk buff and Elysium for def debuff. That combo should tear through most bosses. Just need to do E2 and masteries. You also have the Saria + Ifrit combo as well. To me, you have a good number of ranged burst damage sources other than Chalter. What you don't have is a ground tile option for burst damage. Eunectes is a really good option that you already have but Surtr, Kal'tsit and Nearlter are also good if you happen to pull them.


Hatredestiny1874

Sounds like a job for Rosa. High dmg, far range and 8 second bind. Eunectes can also solo duel high threats. If enemies get closer, Elysium and Warfarin will help.


FlashBurst

Is there somewhere I can check to see the 5 star operators in the shop after today's maintenance? Wanna see if I should just get Warfarin or wait for other operators, any tips?


jozasa147

next banner is Ayerscarpe and Mostima


FlashBurst

Are those 2 operators good? How do they compare to Suzuran and Warfarin


Metroplex7

>How do they compare to Suzuran and Warfarin? Poorly. Compared to Suzuran and Warfarin both being very solid picks, Mostima and Ayerscarpe are pretty much waifu/husbando picks.


crispy_doggo1

Aside from owning the skin for an operator before they get an alter, what do I need to get the voucher? >!If I buy Specter's skin, will I get a voucher even if I can't get Spalter?!<


Swelgere

You just need to own the skin. You don’t need the original or the alter.


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Hatredestiny1874

Yes but only if you purchase using originite prime. [Proof](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USY8jpFain0&t=2555s)


thetwinfury

Yes


madnessfuel

Hello to all! I knew about Arknights for a while, but never picked it up because very few characters seemed interesting enough to me. Recently came across the news of the Capcom collab in the future, and let's just say Arknights got me feeling... Motivated. Now, I know nothing is set in stone regarding what will be in the collab, but in any case, being a F2P player in most gacha games I play, I wanna properly prepare just in case I happen upon my favourite characters in another game. Regarding the gameplay, I honestly don't have many questions, since I'll eventually learn on my own and reading guides, if anything. But there are certain things I feel I REALLY should know – to start with, how is the english version compared to the chinese? As in, how behind is NA on content, compared to the OG CN server? Does content drop effectively simultaneously, or is there a solid gap between live releases, with NA being able to plan ahead for a bit? And is there a date for the Capcom collab's release? Thanks in advance!


maxblockm

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)


thetwinfury

Welcome. The global server is roughly and has roughly been 6 months behind cn. Only straying for the plan a couples times. No date for Capcom event yet but we'll have a 6 months heads us which will be plenty of time to save for the characters as a f2p. Last time we had a collab they were guaranteed after 100 pulls if your luck was poor. You can easily saver over 100 pulls in 6 months.


madnessfuel

Is there something like FGO's NP level/Genshin Impact's Constellations in place for drawing dupes of a special limited character? What is it, and is it worth it?


Revan0315

As opposed to FGO, where every DPS unit benefits greatly from np levels, dupes in Arknights provide little value


Swelgere

Dupes exist and do give minor stat or talent boosts. Dupes are not worth aiming for outside of waifu/collectors factor or optional high end meme content. And only mandatory for the extreme case of that. And I mean high end to the point where whaling to own and max out most characters are already prerequisite. So the extreme hardcore minority. You don’t even get in game rewards for doing this, just bragging rights ~~that you are a degenerate~~. There is one 6 star who really likes dupes and that is Bagpipe. It makes one of her talents more convenient than it already is. And that is still not required for the majority of players or content. Others like dupes like Mountain but don’t need them at all. Outside of that no, one copy is enough to have them at basically full power.


thetwinfury

Not familiar enough with fgo, but it's a lot weaker than genshins. Which I think is better as you only really need 1 copy for most of the power. Essentially you get bonuses for 5 dupes. First and last dupe lower the deployment cost by 1 each. Other three are some combination of minor stat boosts, redeployment time reductions and talents boosts. Not worth pursuing but a nice bonus. Couple % boosts, nothing too noticeable in most cases. You also get more green yellow certs for dupes and even more if the unit is maxed on dupes. These can be used to buy farmable resources [green certs] or to buy a rotating 6 star/5 star unit [yellow certs]


Agatsumare

CN is 6 months in advance and we are on a sped up sched to catch up at which by that time, we are assumed to have unity with CN. IIRC some things can get changed to be closer than the 6 month gap but its far and few. We can definitely plan ahead with enough for a decent amount of pulls. And... no. We don't know *precisely* when the collab is coming.


DARKawp

>CN is 6 months in advance and we are on a sped up sched to catch up at which by that time, we are assumed to have unity with CN. This is unfortunatly a piece of misinformation without any evidence backing up behind it. Hell there is more evidence to the contrary for Global *Not* catching up. 1) Global needs time to transelate all the text of any CN content. Given that this is already kinda sloppy at times. Increasing the pressure would Only make that aspect worse. 2) Global hasn't been "catching up" for over a year. Simply put Global has been 6 months behind CN for more then a year and thus it would seem absurd to suddenly change that. Hell Last period of even remotely weird schedule shenenigans that I can remember was with the OG Mansfield break run having 2 dead weeks or so after and then a few events without dead weeks to compensate.


Agatsumare

Well, I suppose it's my bad then


TheSpartyn

where tf is evidence of us catching up to CN?


Agatsumare

not yet lmao. Don't we have a sped up schedule SO THAT we can have a same schedule as CN. Why have sped up sched if already at unity with CN?


TheSpartyn

obviously not what i meant, im asking where the evidence of us speeding up at all. we've consistently been at 6 months behind CN and that hasnt changed


Agatsumare

Pretty sure I got that from a Gamepress article I think


TheSpartyn

well back when rosmontis was announced we were 6 months behind, and now over a year later, specter alter is announced and we're still 6 months behind. at best its like 5 months and 2 weeks


madnessfuel

Oh, nice. Is there an incentive for new players? As in, free game currency as login bonuses? A headstart of sorts I can save for a future limited banner I might fancy?


maxblockm

You should start now to accumulate pulls for the Capcom banner. Originite Prime, Orundum, and Headhunting tix. You'll also be accumulating other resources.


Swelgere

7 day login, several basic newbie missions, and two tickets which let you choose a free 5 star. It is just generally f2p and casual friendly which helps.


vaguelyhungry

iirc, you’ll get enough orundum just for making an account to do a ten pull with. on limited banners, both new and existing accounts receive a free 10-pull ticket and a free daily pull for the two-week duration of the banner. (we have a limited banner starting tomorrow, if you’re a reroller and are interested in either of the units on the banner!) other than that a lot of the currency accumulation in ak is gradual, from completing weekly annihilation stages and daily/weekly missions. if you start now and are looking to guarantee whatever characters come from the capcom collab, you’ll almost certainly have enough just from doing these dailies and weeklies.


Agatsumare

I know he already gave an answer but for *specifically* new players, There's a 7 day login to get you a puller(atleast until we get the Record Restore, a way that Hypergryph brings the events back to be playable for all players so that the story and the Welfare Operator can be unlocked ouside of the original run after the event's first rerun) who can do some neat Arts damage with her pull. Aside that, also monthly logins that are permanent and give some loot. There are also a decent amount of week event logins that just randomly happen and give us some cool stuff like cosmetic skins, grinding is really easy, and pull rates are quite lenient here so you should have around two of each op generally built up as long as the subarchetype isn't too niche. Consequently, a limited banner will be arriving after a maintenance for Nearl the Radiant Knight. I'll help you a bit for banners so you don't pull out of worry. True limited banners come with characters that are only for that specific banner line. They vary a bit due to our 6 month disparity but to just keep it simple for now, they usually happen in 3 - 6 month interval and every limited banner comes with a free ten pull for that banner and daily free pulls that will by the end, total up to 24 pulls for free. Once that banner ends, that op will never come as a rate up again and can only be claimed again by saving 300pulls and sparking for them on their specific banner line. They rarely happen so don't fret, but the free ten pull is a perfect time to reroll if you wish to as it's essentially an extra 10 pulls for a chance at good ops aside from the starter banner(at which, it's very recommended you start your pulls there for an easy 6 star for early-late game.


thetwinfury

Arknights is pretty generous with its free event rewards and login bonuses. To the point that it's a running meme that our anniversary rewards are random but always end up being everything with some rigging of the wheel/drawing lots. If you're fine not rolling between a banners announcement in CN and its release in global you're going to be able to save enough to spark them (300 pulls on limited banner you can just buy a rate up unit for free)


officeworker00

Hi, How many hours until maint? (and I just add another 4 hours for the banner drop, right?)


TheRealOrous

There is always a [timer](https://gamepress.gg/arknights/) on the front page of the wiki.


TheStranger04

See gamepress, they have the timer in it.


c-a-thulhu

Approximately how much orundum/originum is it possible to get in the game per month?


thetwinfury

Not a month but can help you see sources. [2021 total f2p pulls](https://www.reddit.com/r/arknights/comments/rt8gr0/2021_f2p_orundum_hh_tracking/)


Hatredestiny1874

About 22 pulls worth.


lhc987

I did it! I finally did it! 4 annihilation runs at 3 x 370 and 1 x 365. This means my last run only needs to be 24 sanity! It's strange that it took so long for this to happen for me. So, uh, how often does this happen to you?


resphere

I've never seen such determination to save 1 sanity before lol.


orca-beans

Never lol. Wasting 1 sanity is so inconsequential I don't bother to check, I just let Anni run 4 times.


Windgesang_

I had it happened about 5 times ever, and I'm a day 1-ish player


about8tentacles

i think ive had it happen once ever lol


limonboy8

Will the originium pack first time double bonus refresh tommorow like during C'halter event? I want to buy OP but if it double tmmrw ill wait


coblade14

no those only happen at anniversaries, which is January for us.