Arknights Annihilation 11 Brain Dead Guide

[@Eckogen]

Operator Replacement Suggestions (ORS): Ifrit: S2 M3. Texas: Any Vanguard. Myrtle: Any Flag Bearer. Cardigan: Any Defender. Ptilopsis: Any AOE Medic. Lappland: Any Ranged Arts Guard. Gummy/Saria: Any Healing Defender. Shirayuki: Any AOE or Long Range Sniper. Savage: Any Guard or Vanguard or Shifter (mastery required). Eyjafjalla: S2 M3. Any high rarity E2+ ST or AOE Caster or Chen Holungday S3. Schwarz: S3 M3 (required to push phase). Less mastery if backed up by additional DPS (EX. Fartooth).

[@byno3862]

You mean S2 M3 for Ifrit right?

[@daniele.maccio]

Can m3 fartoth replace shwarz

[@Eckogen]

@@byno3862 Yup.

[@Eckogen]

@@daniele.maccio She can, but she won't kill him. You'll need to set up someone lying in wait to blast him to death.

[@reddawn87]

Can Lappland be replaced with Thorns or is her silence necessary?

[@7of475]

Important note for those wondering: This strategy still works even if you have the other Saria skin instead of the warden skin.

[@azrobant2390]

Just tried it. It doesn't work sadly. You've gotta have Warden

[@tofhei]

Made it to 380 on my own before everything collapsed under me, this brain dead guide is perfect for me at the moment. I retained Gramps Hellagur from my earlier attempts for Savage on the same tile but matched the rest of the operators, made two attempts at this until finally made it cleanly to 400. Thanks Ecko!

[@demodeus2472]

Thanks! I adapted your strategy and it worked! My composition was: •Top line: 1) Gummy; 2) Shalem S1 (I wanted to try his S2M3, but I wasn’t sure if he could recharge a skill properly and 5% hp/sec drain is risky); 3) Ethan (in front of defenders); 4) Ifrit (support unit); 5) Mostima (+0,4 sp/sec is nice for Ifrit) with S2 (safety measures); •Middle: 6) Gnosis S2 (amazing stalling, AOE attack at both lines and powerful debuff for Ifrit); 6.5) Maxed Schwarz deployed before 350 kills and replaced with Gnosis again after beating Jesselton; •Bottom line: 7) Saria with Warden skin (how dare I not wear it?!); 8) Liskarm

[@lv1755]

I also think about this strat but seeing I'm still Ifritless so I use another strat of mine lol. It's so satisfying to see this~ Have a nice day Ecko~

[@bloodred255]

shes in recruitment

[@lv1755]

Yes, but if I don't get the tag I can't get her either orz

[@khorva4865]

Kinda reminds me of the earlier Lungmen annihilations with how straight forward it is. Thanks for the guide!

[@Dewi-H]

Noice! This works a treat :3 Here's my operator list for this one: - Siege E2 lvl40 P6 S1M3 (in place of Texas) - Myrtle E2 lvl26 P6 S1M3 - Schwarz E2 lvl70 P2 S3M3 - Rosa E2 lvl25 P1 S3R7 (in place of Shirayuki; using her skill locking down boulder-boys and the boss was nice) - Ifrit E2 lvl60 P5 S2M3 - Eyjafjalla E2 lvl90 P2 S2M3 - Thorns E2 lvl90 P2 S3M3 (in place of Lappland) - La Pluma E2 lvl25 P6 S1R7 (in place of Savage) - Saria E2 lvl50 P3 S1M3 - Nearl E2 lvl25 P6 S1M3 (in place of Cardigan) - Gummy E1 lvl60 P6 S1R7 - Ptilopsis E2 lvl60 P6 S2R7 +Module (never used skill)

[@Chordat3]

poor ol' Jesse didn't even get a chance to a launch a single attack lmao

[@th3TwistedLight]

Feels good to have the ops to be able to use the Brain Dead guide for once

[@ShifterVampire]

Schwarz can be replaced with Ch'en the Holungday. Chalter level 70 S3M3 almost killed both phases of the boss before my level 40 Saria (healed by level 40 Ptilopsis with S2L7) died, though she did killed the boss soon after. While boss is near Chalter attack range in phase 1 there's no enemies on the field. Myrtle and Texas can tank remaining casters. And if Chalter is level 90 S3M3 she would probably killed the boss faster and boss tanks would be alive. So if you don't have Schwarz but have Chalter then just farm a bit more DP before retreating Myrtle and you can auto this stage too

[@widwanpranena1115]

Ah yes, brain dead series. Definitely my favorite series. 😂👍

[@aniusers]

I replaced Lappland with NTRK S1M3 and it was simply beautiful hearing the metallic slash sound accompanied with recidivists dying. surprisingly, not even a single enemy went through her given that she only has 1 block.

[@adoveinasia8395]

Thanks, this was useful as I did not have Lappland or Thorns. It worked with NTRK S1M0 for me but I did use Wet Chen

[@progrockkeyboardist]

I hadn't noticed before, but Savage's E2 art is very cultured.

[@Spectacular_Insanity]

I don't always use Ifrit, but when I do, I can always count on her to murderize everything.

[@Shijaru64]

Seeing your run while listening to ''Welcome'' from Brother Bear made this video funny xD.

[@gamza0423]

2:35 "lappland is motivated" Laughed harder than what o should've (DMC collab when??)

[@kayobee604]

Disappointed that they made the left side enemies so easy to deal with, they included all those holes to throw them, but doing so is much more of a hassle than to put literally anyone in there to kill them normally.

[@prd6617]

its meant for players that already have em M3 (left over from past CC#), other than that its just dps check.

[@kielmun566]

I like this one. Very easy and straightforward.

[@maskedheretic9629]

Great strat. Ifrit made this easy. Savage gameplay very pog btw.

[@melchizedekpsj]

Great run!

[@Mr_Rhodey]

Ifrit is still barbequing I see, also a rare opportunity to see Savage played. Nice.

[@Alexandragon1]

Great guide!

[@charlymoon741]

yo ecko, haven't watch the guide yet just wanted to point out you wrote "ifrit *S3* m3" in the suggestions xd

[@jaeger1123]

would a Rosa S3M3 be able to do Schwarz' job if like, thorns helped out on the bottom lane or does it only work with schwarz?

[@metalforge6915]

pretty sure u could, need high lv aswell tho

[@lLucasFinch]

Good question, I'll try it later, looks like a great opportunity to Rosa shines

[@lLucasFinch]

Rosa didn't work, too bad.

[@metalforge6915]

@@lLucasFinch oh sad

[@Eckogen]

Rosa deals some damage, but nothing compared to Schwarz.

[@crazystiq3951]

I thought about her for the boss but ended up using maxed out Rosa cuz of the range n her priority - but cool guide indeed

[@fay1121]

Which skill did you use, S2 or S3? Planning to use her too

[@crazystiq3951]

@@fay1121 i dont have her - the oone with 4 harpoons - to hit all the casters most of the time

[@ayivanonamia2225]

I wonder if chapter 10 drop before this rotates out cause' then I could really spawn camp those sniper bottom right with fortress defenders. Schwarz position is a spot where I'm conflicted between placing Skalter or Schwarz, buff all or spawn kill Jesselton. Also the spirit of manfield break within me still leaves with my effort to just ensure them headlights stay functioning. Roar!

[@xeroxcopy8183]

You could do it with Thorns

[@ayivanonamia2225]

@@xeroxcopy8183 i wanna avoid the obviously easy option, a.k.a ones that'll make the run a no-brainer. +Me never raised that sea urchin, me like other sea animals more. Lol. Roar!

[@theonedraven8007]

Shwartz must have an infinite ammo headband like Solid Snake

[@tomtamjimjams]

Don't know why but around 300 (before Jesse even shows up), the caster guys (right side) will always trigger the thing they trigger and my formation starts dying. My masteries are all in place and I'm using same or higher levelled characters (except W over Shira and Blaze over Savage)

[@Eckogen]

Are you saying the Caster guys become active and attack? It means the ball and chain guy was able to use his ability.

[@tomtamjimjams]

@@Eckogen yes das right - alright i'll pay attention to ball and chain guy and make sure they die sooner

[@V-Oblivion]

Obligatory: Nice.

[@silwerangel]

No thorns? Now that's a good one

[@mcha3lk56]

Thanks for saving my sanity as always!!!

[@Gitskreig]

Hmmm....is there anyone who can replace Shwarz in this strat?

[@Eckogen]

Fartooth can do some damage, but not kill him.

[@johnathanmonsen6567]

Wait... I borrowed Schwartz to try this strat, but her S3 range stops a tile short of the boss. Is there a module or something missing?

[@Eckogen]

Need at least M1 for the +1 tile.

[@nd4864]

Thanks bro! Was able to beat the 400

[@pablogarcia4911]

5:36 on that moment for me the casters break the imprisionment and start hitting like a truck, why is that exactly?

[@Eckogen]

Taking too long to kill him.

[@pablogarcia4911]

@@Eckogen hahaha guess it's that simple. I'll upgrade my operators and try again. Thanks for answering Ecko!

[@irvingmuhammad1791]

Late to kill the boss. Should activate when he appear..

[@Eckogen]

Kill him early, or right after caster wave.

[@papel6280]

I tried using Ceobe instead of Eyja and Rosa instead of Shirayuki, but the red things kept exploding at 325 enemies and crushing through my upper lane, anyone has any idea why?

[@QuickQuips]

Maybe left side isn't killed off fast enough? I stopped having the problems when using Weedy S3 + gun to the left.

[@TokinoSora10thApostle]

Eyja here is utilized as Aoe caster instead of ST caster. Dusk s1 or Iris could help. You need big aoe art damage, so perhaps you could switch gummy with guardmiya with gummy behind.

[@Eckogen]

If you have Thorns/Blaze use them or any stronger ST Caster in place of Steward. You need to kill the Recidivist before they can active.

[@papel6280]

Eckogen ohh ok tysm Eckogen! I did use Thorns in place of Savage but maybe his damage isn’t high enough when there are multiple enemies… ‘ll try again with maybe Specter S2!

[@papel6280]

Update: Turns out my Ifrit is underleveled so the casters on the right side doesn’t get killed off fast enough. I activated Rosa’s skills and was able to fix the issue! (Also used Specter on the left side)

[@Shin_Arknights]

If I don't have Ifrit, Schwarz, Farthoot?

[@prd6617]

use another strat since u will have to use different core which mean different placement as well

[@niceguysjack5457]

Hello guys I need some help for someone who has a strong Ifrit to help me past this stage.

[@Eckogen]

Try asking on my Discord. We have a channel for friends support.

[@faridbasri4048]

Any replacment for Eyja ?? :3

[@pocket3216]

Wtare gun Chen

[@faridbasri4048]

@@pocket3216 Thanks. ,

[@theonedraven8007]

dusk, lava the purg, haze, kjera, and ceobe

[@faridbasri4048]

@@theonedraven8007 Dusk,, Skil??

[@prd6617]

passenger also work

[@TigrrGoesOHAI]

My lapland died :( god dammit

[@TigrrGoesOHAI]

I tried to sneak by with M1 on both eyja and ifrit skills. Guess I can't do that with this strat

[@Eckogen]

You can use a Defender if you want. Just make sure you have enough Arts or they'll break free.

[@namelessyoukai]

replaced Lapp with Blaze, Gummy with La Pluma, Eija with Skalter works even better