[Arknights] How Good are MORE Arknights Squads Really?

More Squads! This time with Penguin Logistics, Rhine Lab and Karlan Trade, how good will they perform on the battlefield?
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[@dalgona4819]

Karlan Trade be like "No need for Medic if we can kill everything before taking damage"

[@romantheblack-cat]

This is also how dnd players think as well

[@nak-crow]

"We also freeze them so that can't even attack and take more damages"

[@FRANZ_WNTR]

@@nak-crow this is definition of Aurora and Gnosis squad.

[@RBC_Shiio]

It's a good Modus Operandi if I do say so myself.

[@kyarumomochi5146]

Thats more like kazimierz at this point

[@Phos9]

Rhine labs gets a lot more balanced with the addition of Dorothy

[@sengurren]

Dorothy and Astgene. To stretch it out further add Kafka and Astesia too

[@RBC_Shiio]

Big hype for the next RL ops

[@sinteleon]

And now with Muelsyse to cover any remaining gaps, literally...

[@m.wafiraihan1364]

Maybe the Kazimierz group? Or if you want a specific one, what about a Pinus Sylvestris group? Or maybe if you want a more unique one, try Abyssal Hunters Or Chiave Gang? An expensive one would probably be the Sui Siblings i think? No matter what it is, i'm sure it'll be a good content to discuss nontheless...

[@bluefenneris9009]

kazimerz gang is probably the most balanced and thanks to the modules the abyssal gang is totally busted though really who thought it was a good idea to give all abyssals self regen and 30% damage reduction with just a single passive

[@m.wafiraihan1364]

@@bluefenneris9009 well, the Abyssal Hunters ARE kinda build different in-lore, so i guess the devs thought they might as well make it felt that way in-game...

[@bencenagy5459]

The glasgow gang?

[@honokitsune973]

Lee's detective agency too

[@ShinTsurugi7]

AH is just jacked, anyone said otherwise would be a church of the deep conspirator and shall be burned by the fire of inquisition

[@dryptosaurus]

You talking about Rhine Labs having two medics and the best healing defender reminded me of the Followers, who only have 2 medics and a healing defender (but also backstory wise it makes sense, since they want to help people suffering).

[@Fellior]

Oh yeah... help people... Ifrit really got sooo much help from all the tests they did on her 🙃

[@dryptosaurus]

@@Fellior I'm not that familiar with Ifrit, but what connection does she have with Shining or Nightingale?

[@demolition4654]

In lore Shining is really OP swordsman.

[@Fellior]

@@dryptosaurus I didn't get what you are talking about, shining and nightingale has no connection lore wise with rhine labs. Rhine labs history is kinda long but a tldr: Ifrit was used to experiment (by a team Silence was part) on how to weaponize oripathy, she went haywire and Saria was the only one who could stop Ifrit in that state. They are now running from rhine labs, Saria hates Silence for what she did to Ifrit and Silence also hates herself for the same thing and Ifrit loves both cause they are the closest to a family she has (she hates all other doctors tho)

[@dryptosaurus]

@@Fellior Yeah, and I was talking about the Followers, who are made up of Nearl, Shining and Nightingale. They are the ones that only have 2 medics and a healing defender, and that makes sense because they wanna protect and help people.

[@Gante_Gato]

I'd LOVE to see an Iberiaknights squad review. Also Abyssal Hunters but like... its not a secret that they're busted, so idk if that one's really necessary

[@ADoodGuy]

Iberiaknights has Thorns's laneholding, Irene's burst damage, and Lumen's healing. Them alone can probably carry a whole squad, but there's also Whisperain, Blue Poison, Glaucus, Elysium, Weedy, Andreana, and Indigo. We almost have a full squad already, and the only thing we're missing is an actual Defender (which at this point feels kinda redundant). As for Abyssal Hunters, Module upgrades are around the corner, and their synergy talents are going to get even more busted.

[@Gante_Gato]

@@ADoodGuy Weedy, Elysium and Andreana don't count as Iberia, bus as Rhodes Island (×2) and Abyssal Hunter, though

[@ADoodGuy]

@@Gante_Gato They were born in Iberia, so some players include them with the other Iberia ops. BP and Glaucus meanwhile aren't native to Iberia but are affiliated with them. If we're stripping it down to ops native to AND aligned with Iberia, it's just Thorns, Irene, Lumen, Indigo, and Whisperain. Not as impressive, but you're still rocking three top-tier 6-stars.

[@RBC_Shiio]

Iberiaknights is pretty stacked. And yeah it might have to vary depending on we look at 'allegiance' or birthplace. We'll see how it goes.

[@YandereENjoyer4469]

This is fun content. Need more of these

[@RBC_Shiio]

More to come for sure!

[@Yama048]

Ok, this might be a bit of a weird one, but operators who share VAs with FGO servants from the British isles (so the UK plus Ireland). This gives you Siege (Artoria), Nightingale (Morgan), Gladiia (Manannan mac Lir), Rosa (Gray), Pallas (Barghest), Passenger (Merlin) and Gnosis (Diarmuid). You could also do this with Servants of Japanese origin with Dusk (Hokusai), Nearl (Musashi), Nian (Shuten Douji), Kal'tsit (Kijyo Koyo), Mostima (Kagetora), Surtr (Oryou), Saileach (Raikou), Thorns (Hajime) and Lee (Kojiro). It might be interesting to also see what other games or anime have shared VAs and the teams you can make from them

[@RBC_Shiio]

A similar video is actually sort of being worked! Not quite exactly like this but yeah. There's some significant overlap with certain series.

[@setsunakiritsune1297]

If I can be honest, I think that's more than weird, I mean, he talking about AK here, what you talking about is more like FGO. You looks like someone who really hyped about FGO and want Shiio make something related to FGO. I'm not Shiio, and I'm not the one who decide what he make, but from my perspective, your idea resolve too much to FGO, so it's looks too off topic, at least make it more focused on AK. That being said, it's up to Shiio, if he make it, then he make it. I'm just writing my mind here.

[@Yama048]

@@setsunakiritsune1297 Yeah that's fair enough, I was trying to think of ways that you could get groups of operators seemingly at random. I was expecting there to be way less of an overlap, since my original suggestion was just gonna be shared VAs with other games for example FGO, which lead to a bit of a rabbit hole

[@theSato]

I think looking at nicheknights groups would be really good. E.G. comparing Vanguardknights against Guardknights etc. How well each main-class of unit would be able to handle things, how many ops they have that can cover multiple roles or shore up weaknesses - like defenders having great survivability, healing and even ground DPS with arts defenders.. but being very weak to air. Also felineknights, birdknights, etc, going by species ... or going purely by what region they are from (ursus, kazimierz, laterano etc)... I think dividing up in this way would be a lot more interesting and give you bigger pools to work with.

[@RBC_Shiio]

Classknights is definitely interesting, I do believe Yii has a few videos about them specifically (At least with Vanguardknights?) But I'll look into it myself, though I might prioritize the Race ones first.

[@theSato]

@@RBC_Shiio I remember the Yii vanguardknights video, but you could still do it including newer ops since then when you do it. Just for completeness in this series even if you dont have anything new to say. But yeah a -bara furry daddy- mountain of good content fodder there!

[@RBC_Shiio]

@@theSato Maybe! I shall attempt.

[@levan5856]

i’ve been playing with rim billiton ops for a while and its honestly really fun theres no super overpowered units you have schwarz yes but her range can be pretty harsh to use which i think balances that out you have arts dmg in amiya leonhardt and ayers april for medium assassination schwarz and surprisingly kroos alter for boss killing you even have a wandering medic in honeyberry rope for funny hole action blacknight for dp and some wild sleep stall strats asbestos, savage and popukar for lane holding and ansel for general helping with healing

[@dalgona4819]

Rim Billyknights seem interesting ngl

[@RBC_Shiio]

Yeah they're definitely the 'Nation' I was looking at to analyze. And RimBillyknights is a great way to call them

[@DylanoRevs]

Do Victoriaknights. Lots of known operators were born from that country. And some are pretty strong and reliable in easy to difficult stages

[@RBC_Shiio]

Definitely something to look into! Thought it might vary if it's 'allegiance' or 'birthplace' ngl

[@ivefeltworse88]

some interesting mono-faction squads to cover could be the L.G.D, the Lee's Detective Agency, Blacksteel, and the Ursus Student Self-Governing Group

[@RBC_Shiio]

LGD was another I wanted to look at for this episode but got cut. Probably in the future!

[@lapchaell]

Right now i'm finishing up with building my Lupo squad (including sora because no self sustain, and shes pretending to be one anyways so why not) and after im done with pozy i'm planning on playing karlanknights since they're sitting in my account since break the ice, collecting dust.

[@RBC_Shiio]

Karlanknights is such a good way to say it I love that. Also double nice.

[@paranodrum9171]

You using Sora E1?

[@Smis1337]

///A bit of cn spoilers ig(?) well probably everyone here already knows this but the Abyssal Hunters, considering future cn content ig, are by far the most versatile team in the game: a lot of damage, utility,arts damage, healing/damage mitigation(this already comes from just gladiia lmao) all they really lack is aerial coverage, even tho they have a sniper it doesn't prioritize aerial so in a drone heavy map with trash mobs, you might get smacked. Tho gladiia s3 can counter aerials pretty well if they come in waves, big if tho

[@RBC_Shiio]

Gladiia's module is just... Like gosh dang

[@Smis1337]

very balanced 👍

[@macsenpai7006]

The strongest faction should be the "Abyssal Hunters." They've got good damage both range and melee. They also have squad regen so most of the time healers are not necessary.

[@RBC_Shiio]

Definitely, and with Gladiia's module buffing it further gah dang

[@cesar_acb]

The Abyssal Hunters are one of the smaller groups and yet they're the most self sustainable, Gladiia's healing over time, Skadi and Specter's HP and ATK buffs make them very resilient units, and they're only going to get stronger once the ability to use their Alters on the same squad comes to Global

[@RBC_Shiio]

So excited for that Alter change ngl

[@RandomPotato106]

You could probably count all the operators from one region if the series goes on, like Higashi or Iberia for example.

[@RBC_Shiio]

Would definitely be interesting!

[@lancergt1000]

1:19 There's loads of stages that have been beaten by Magallan and/or Mayer all by themselves, does that still count as a Rhine Lab clear

[@RBC_Shiio]

Um... If you had the other members in the squad then... sure!

[@gaswe9236]

CHIAVE GANG

[@romantheblack-cat]

Monthly squuuaaaaadd!!!! ...a few months to late for monthly squad tho

[@RBC_Shiio]

I love the ABC Gang They just don't have much to talk about sadly...

[@gaswe9236]

@@RBC_Shiio true :(((

[@Code404null]

Abyssal Hunters (with future module): hi

[@RBC_Shiio]

Gladiia one is so strong

[@johnnyappleseed6383]

I believe in abyssal hunter supremacy

[@RBC_Shiio]

The Gladiia module is gonna be nuts

[@Royce_GG]

I think it would be kinda cool to look at Sargonknights!

[@RBC_Shiio]

Ohhh that'd be a fun one!

[@Victorvonbass]

You could analyze by nation. Victoria and Columbia have a decent amount of ops, etc. Catknights, etc is cool too

[@RBC_Shiio]

Definitely gonna match Catknights and Dogknights

[@winterblessed.]

Going by region or race would seem interesting! Maybe FelineKnights, SarkazKnights, or LupoKnights

[@RBC_Shiio]

Felines have such an advantage with their high operator count. We'll see!

[@sadshifter]

Followers: hehe, Helth goes stonks

[@RBC_Shiio]

Endless HP.

[@manjiste1239]

I'm waiting till next CC to try out my victoria squad to see how things would go. I haven't seen what the CC map is or what enemies there are so far (plan to find it out when it's out) but hopefully with horn things would be much more doable ;-; yet to get an R18 with them. last 2 CCs made me use someone extra from outside and even then only went up till R14 I use operators who are under the victoria faction but I also use people like blaze cuz she's born there. till Horn and Shalem, the only 3 block my squad had was her... lol. so far I did enjoy using them in chapter 10 where I killed the boss with them as well (Heidi was crucial for it) was annoying af tho cuz of timings. Look into victoria when you can XD we have GG, Blaze, Bagpipe my beloved, Saileach my beloved, my HORNiness, Phantom, etc. 4 healers? Breeze and Hibiscus (hibiscus alter hypee)by default but there's Quercus and Nightmare who also can heal. 3 snipers tho I'm missing the one who does most damage (toddifons). May and Jessicat are good enough for what they do. Iris is surprisingly useful in very niche situations. Bena is nice when you need someone to bait. and the best of all. U get to ACTIVATE MELANTHA SKILL

[@prd6617]

enemies are from the under tides (seaborn)

[@manjiste1239]

@@prd6617 oh ok. OH... OH NO... THAT GIF. NO NONONONO NOOOOOOOOO

[@RBC_Shiio]

Yeah I'm torn between having it as 'affiliation' as is listed in game or more on birthplace. We'll see how it goes!

[@Shirro0907]

too bad the only lore squad with synergy that matters is Abyssal Hunters, much more so once SSS drops and we can get Gladiia's module that turns every hunter into a self regenerating tank

[@RBC_Shiio]

Gladiia's module is just BONKERS man

[@Shirro0907]

it's good to the point of being ridiculous when you compare it to Angie's or Siege's

[@daag1851]

I once was so bored I played through the first chapters (up to chapter 3) with only BSW girls, except for two stages: (last one (too much damage from Skullshatter), and the one with centurion (one jessica for two drone lanes is not enough)) It can actually be finished (all 3 starts) *and yes actually it starts to get complicated only after half of the second chapter*

[@RBC_Shiio]

Seems fun, now I kinda wanna do something similar...

[@dragichav2810]

The story of my life 2:27

[@RBC_Shiio]

Mood af back then ngl

[@nightmare1nc]

Higashi

[@RBC_Shiio]

A pretty broad and interesting group, we'll see how they fare in a future video for sure.

[@LNRspeaks]

I now need country knights, it seems interesting

[@RBC_Shiio]

It'll definitely be interesting!

[@memoryofsalem4474]

What about the abyssal hunters though

[@ceramiccasserole5795]

They're absolutely cracked

[@memoryofsalem4474]

@@ceramiccasserole5795 i am aware, gladiia's module is stupid. Just saying, he didn't analyze them

[@RBC_Shiio]

Perhaps for the future! They're a good bunch, though it's a shame Skalter isn't _technically_ part of 'Abyssal Hunters'

[@HyperXZ009]

We want more lore squads. If you check the archives you will see more of the lore squard and Rhodes Island is the biggest(duh) . And Higashi and Columbia are countries so don't know bout that.

[@RBC_Shiio]

Definitely more 'groups' to look at. Some countries have a good selection as well

[@angelosgames9960]

So basically Penguin Logistics only source of DPS is Exusiai and the only way for this to get fcked is throwing a Big Boi with High defense stat. While Rhine Lab are balanced with both Offense and Defense although they do lack another Offense considering Ifrit is their main DPS, that's why Magallan and Mayer are there to make up for the lack of Damage. Karlan Trade/ Kjerag Team are mostly DPS but Lack a Healer in their Team. If they have at least 1 healer this team would have been the strongest considering they're a team with almost all the roles but lacks a Healer. I also forgot they don't have a Sniper but they already have the Most DPS out of the 3 Teams

[@lapchaell]

ifrit is one of the best casters in the game, both her skill 3 and talent help her and her teammates get insane arts damage onto anyone because of the massive res reduction

[@angelosgames9960]

@@lapchaell Yes but Against enemy Drones, she falls short.

[@Kaleforce]

From what I've heard Rhine Lab is basically the Mayer + Magallan duo with extras. Kjerag doesn't have any snipers but does have 4 ops who can hit drones. I totally agree- just one medic makes all the difference.

[@Kaleforce]

@@angelosgames9960 Ifrit isn't the best against drones, but she has her S2 and Magallan S3 can deal with drones just fine.

[@angelosgames9960]

@@Kaleforce That's what I just said, Ifrit falls short against enemy Drones that's why Magallan can switch to S3 to cover up on Ifrit solo lane DPS

[@kyarumomochi5146]

But mostima technically does count as a penguin logistics operator isnt it? Doesnt she have the penguin logistics logo on her character?

[@RBC_Shiio]

Yeah on her design she has it but she's isn't classified with them

[@adrition3263]

Just imagine how broken the Kjierag gang would be if Degenbrecher would be playable, she'll be an excellent supporter character... She'll support the team by killing everything on sight :) Ok jokes aside Hypergryph pls make her playable I'm begging you

[@RBC_Shiio]

The best form of support, removing the enemy so your team no longer needs support.

[@Where_would_I_go_without_you]

Perro squad? I wanna see how well an all dog team can perform.

[@romantheblack-cat]

Dobberman,beagle, tequila(hums on tequila dong) and more, ud say thered be a lot of melee ops if i think of doggolands lore but i dont have that good memeory of who is perro rather than lets say which ops are aegerian and such

[@Kaleforce]

[Ceobe, Saga, Tequila, Hung, Wildflit, Podenco, Dobermann, Jackie, Greyy, Beagle, Cardigan] From my experience, it's pretty viable (I've got a WR-EX-8 clear video), with plenty of tanking options, a mix of arts and physical damage, and 2 burst healing options. The standouts are Ceobe, Saga, Tequila, Hung and Podenco. There's a good amount of microing needed between Saga and Tequila, your main physical burst ops. Not having a dedicated medic can be annoying, but complaining about having healing is like looking a gift dog in the mouth.

[@RBC_Shiio]

Really excited to look at Doggyknights because I wuv all of em ngl. We'll see how it goes!

[@snowleopy6378]

Try analyzing Iberia, they are the strongest squad lore wise imo, like they have Thorns, Blue Poison, Elysium, Lumen etc. And of course the one and only.... Seaborns :)

[@paranodrum9171]

Seaborns are Aegir, and Elysium is Rhodes Island.

[@RBC_Shiio]

They got a lot of power for sure. One of the best I think

[@SpecsWitched]

birdknights power

[@RBC_Shiio]

Gotta love them birdknights They have a wide variety of ops too, definitely strong.

[@humorm4152]

All fish squad

[@RBC_Shiio]

Fishknights let's goooo

[@user-lz8lf2wv9t]

LDA, of course. Yes, Aak will die witout a healer, and yes, he is the only ranged unit here, but in stages witout drones they can hold long ahough. Actualu Hung kan even keep him alive.

[@RBC_Shiio]

Yeah LDA is probably gonna get carried by Lee himself in most cases without air targets

[@framovie9153]

kore koso ga iberia no destreza

[@RBC_Shiio]

Iberiaknights is very strong. A lot of it is just from Thorns being there ngl

[@obsiangravel]

Maybe Lee's detective agency

[@RBC_Shiio]

They're a small but fun group for sure. But IDK about their actual combat ability, I suppose we'll see.

[@noodlederg1958]

I wanna see Victoria since they have alot of operators in it

[@RBC_Shiio]

They have a very good selection, definitely an interesting group to look at!

[@fftechsupport]

Ive been thinking of playing Rhine lab only as my nicheknights. With Dorothy and Astgenne coming, rhine lab only gonna get much stronger

[@RBC_Shiio]

They really needs the extra flexibility those two provide, I do think Dorothy is soon so that's great!

[@normallymute0131]

Abyssal hunters? Using the alternates much can be done.

[@RBC_Shiio]

Gladiia's Module is nuts for it!

[@lightning2665]

The Rhodes elite

[@RBC_Shiio]

Yeah they' d be quite interesting if you count the IS2 ops as well

[@magallanthepenguin9132]

Thumbnail I was expecting lore :l

[@RBC_Shiio]

The thumbnail also says 'In-Game' so... But I still have to apologize for misleading you, I am sorry. I thought it was clear enough.

[@tiliaoliveri6066]

abyssal hunter, the most BALANS faction.

[@RBC_Shiio]

Especially once Gladiia's maxed module drops... that regen is nuts!

[@juandelata]

cheese

[@RBC_Shiio]

🧀good sir

[@tieradlerch.217]

Rhine lab got too much medics

[@RBC_Shiio]

One could argue they're more of a Pharmaceutical Company than Rhodes at this point, by percentage!

[@frans-maria1453]

The karlan trade group is really really weird. Kjera and Pramanix just straight up shouldn't be a part of it.

[@RBC_Shiio]

Those two should really be just Kjerag but in-game they're in Karlan so that's how it is