Determining Defenders’ Differences | Arknights Analysis

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www.bilibili.com/video/BV1dP4... (Project Ark CC#2 Max Risk 9op)
www.bilibili.com/video/BV1E54... (Project Ark x Rhine Lab CC#4 Max Risk 10op)
www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Qy4... (CC#4 Max Risk ft. Blemishine/Eunectes)

[@explosion5022]

As unconventional as Mudrock 2nd talent may sound, she does extremely well in maps with Sarkaz enemies, since they are a bunch of maniacs (same as Sarkaz operators lmao)

[@axios4702]

Yeah, considering Sarkaz are the most powerfull enemies of the game it is a pretty neat talent.

[@peterdenov4898]

@@axios4702 Hateful avengers: *"Am I joke to you?"*

[@jimbooftheshadowrealm9347]

@@peterdenov4898 grudgebearers are so much worse

[@NaraOfCambodia]

@@jimbooftheshadowrealm9347 at the we didn't get Worldcurser in Cinder... they are so much deadlier comparing to even the deadly Grudgebearer lol

[@NaraOfCambodia]

@@peterdenov4898 Deadly Sarkaz enemies are the lancers (If not interrupted early) and grudgebearers/worldcursers

[@chicken1696]

i love this skit of amiya trying to find her doll. its nice.

[@aj1218]

Skit? This is cannon

[@Jim_the_Tomato]

I put off sleeping just to see if she'd find it in this episode XD

[@ivy4360]

Don't need to defend if the enemies are dead, cough cough Surtr cough cough.

[@Vasharan]

Defenders are in a really weird spot. In low end content, you don't need them at all, because an AOE Guard can block *and* kill at the same time. In high end content (eg high risk CC), Defenders just don't scale enough to make tanking damage a viable strategy. So, they're kind of this class that you use if you feel like using them, only they cost more than Guards and do a great deal less damage. The only exceptions are the healing defenders, who can heal themselves or an ally through damage and have higher burst healing than most medics. In the recent CN user poll, Saria and Mudrock were the only 6-star defenders anywhere near the upper parts of the rankings.

[@ivy4360]

@@Vasharan If only we had some sort of healing guard, if Liskarm could hit air, why couldn't guard heal others?

[@amal-_-8360]

@@ivy4360 pallas

[@Vasharan]

@@amal-_-8360 Pallas was also ranked quite low in the CN poll, and part of it is her low healing output - a barely discernible 40hp per attack, which is not nearly enough to make up for her Talent requiring allied targets to be above 80% hp to benefit from her buff.

[@kyubbikcat2281]

@@ivy4360 Liskarm CAN hit drones, and so can Asbestos.

[@ifyouwantmoneythengivemeev8094]

4:20 : actually, there are people who legitimately use blem for cc, she just needs e2 Mr. Nothing and S1 Kafka to perform a very niche but potentially game breaking infinite stall strategy. 1. Sleep an enemy with Blemishine, then while they're asleep sneak in Mr.Nothing. 2. After the sleep runs out, Mr.Nothing will have charged up his talent and stun the enemy for 4 seconds. 3. After the stun runs out, sleep the enemy for 5 more seconds with Kafka. 4. By the time the enemy wakes up from Kafka's sleep, Mr.Nothing will have charged up his talent again, and stun the enemy for 4 more seconds. 5. After all that stunning and sleeping Blemishine would have attacked enough to get around 11/12 SP. Unless the enemy can literally attack faster and 1 hit kill Blemishine here she'll get the 12th SP and press S2 to start the combo all over again. If you are really worried you can bring Chen to sp battery blem and her will have 12/12 ready always. The Strat works as long as the enemy being stalled isn't stun or sleep immune and you can print the dp Mr nothing needs to stay on field. (Credit to u/lastchancellor on Reddit for the explanation, I'm way too lazy to type that myself)

[@Vasharan]

Blem S3 was also used in a Max Risk CC#4 with no Sleep shenanigans.

[@ifyouwantmoneythengivemeev8094]

@@Vasharan oh yeah to combo with originium tile eunectes right

[@kaynanbirro7277]

Or... Y'know... Just play blacknight into 2 sp batterys. Infinity sleep achieved.

[@axios4702]

Honestly, you do have to plan a lot around her, but Eunectes is the only one that can hold their ground against a boss and hurt them really bad. Besides Surtr, but that should be a given.

[@piusbutarbutar1782]

If eunectes sp charge isnt limited to blocking enemies she belong on the same tier as surtr Please buff tomboy snake mechanic lady yostar

[@gribberoni]

@@piusbutarbutar1782 Eunectes Module 👀👀👀

[@psl6145]

Eunectes is what Skadi should have been

[@convolvulus747]

Hellagur though He carries all of my boss stages

[@enzoongweekiat1711]

I remember seeing a video of her soloing phase 1 patriot

[@aseldesu]

I don't need any of this info but your editing and voice and humor and skits keep me coming back no matter what

[@naru2k4]

"First talent increases her surivability greatly without the need for a medic" is kinda weirdly phrased considering she can't be directly healed anyway

[@suki4524]

Blemi for crowd is painful to hear indeed. She's a support dps, and not healing focus. But it's hard to understand since everyone must have Saria heals or big dps to count for anything, apparently.

[@ifyouwantmoneythengivemeev8094]

The main problem is that the DPS role is far, far too saturated for blem to stand out (if she could heal herself she would've had a niche but right now she doesn't)

[@Vasharan]

It depends on your definition of Crowd Control. Blem can bunch up enemies with S2, which allows you to stack enemies to maximize the impact of a well timed W S3, Ash S3, Weedy S3, or Iris S2. So, while Saria S3 amplifies incoming Arts Damage, Blem amplifies the effectiveness of AOE skills (by stacking targets). Also, Blem + Hung is pretty nuts. With Blem's Talent, he can activate S1 every 2 seconds or so, and he heals himself for over 1300 HP each time (and Blem S3 heals him for 2000+ HP with each hit), making him possibly the biggest damage soak in the game (discounting Specter or Surtr's timed invulnerability).

[@hrino94]

@@ifyouwantmoneythengivemeev8094 blemishine S3 is basically the best burst healer in the game IIRC with a bonus of stat steroid and mixed damage.

[@jimbooftheshadowrealm9347]

Basically, blemishine is healing guard, but HG was too afraid to give us another guard

[@lukmaanpratomo6866]

Man, the hatred coming from this man towards Passenger is just immense 😂😂. You got QaiserMLG who DESPISES Aak so much he literally has one line for him And now you got Yii. Can't wait for a "punch" line to be delivered towards Passenger 😂.

[@schlop1771]

And then you have someone like Polarisu who hates Spot just for the fact he exists

[@QaiserMLG]

Ah come on, my hatred for Aak is justified

[@lukmaanpratomo6866]

@@QaiserMLG Heeey he's here 😂😂😂. Aak brought you here? Or was it Hung? 😂😂.

[@lukmaanpratomo6866]

@@schlop1771 Oh yeah Polarisu. Poor Spot, his very existence triggers Polarisu 😂.

[@Mencece]

yooo, there are people who loves passenger, kktelo is one of those.

[@devotedhoshiyomi]

I have to say, I've been enthrilled by your editing. I really like the humor!

[@shingyanling1856]

Love these videos where u teach us stuff, even though i play the game for a long time i still learn stuff with these vids

[@SuzakuBlitz]

I look at the Saria vs Blemishine arugements and my thoughts are "I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER BLEMISHINE RIPPING THAY GUY A NEW ASSHOLE" and let's see Saria do that, lol [edit] In all seriousness, pick the defender that works for the application. Do not shoehorn yourself into a specific bias, keep an open mind and use an appropriate operator for the application. That's what makes Arknights fun.

[@gom0528]

why is this man's character so cute lol

[@yearslate9349]

One reason Blemishine gets compared to Saria so often has to do with how each of them performs when used as your only Defender. They're not wrong to say that Saria is better in that scenario, but that's not a particularly thorough comparison now is it?

[@keinkanal7382]

Theres frankly only very little operators that can be compared one to one and even less when it comes to comparing them individually. Arknights is a squad based game. You're supposed to use 12 characters together covering for each others weakpoints. Why would you bring saria or blem as your only defender?

[@furnoprime9439]

@@keinkanal7382 Because I brought Ch'en as my second defender ya sees

[@aNocturnal03]

Nians 3rd skill doesn't have as much use in CC but it works wonders for helping tank hoards of stun enemies or enemies that require 3 block (kinda like Dossles Holliday)

[@MajorJak]

Nian was my only one defender that could tank 4 hits from CC4 maxed golems. Still I wish using Nian skill 3 was more used in general, seems like Blaze-types Guards could do some strong work together but it's just never needed.

[@rossofirmamento4265]

Well, the future operator Pallas gives +1 block and healing, and more attack and more defense to an operator in front of her, so it will we certainly more useful in many situation

[@Deadblank109]

rip passenger he was gone as quick as a lightning

[@plume_A]

I use nian with hoshiguma which both happen to be the best normal 3 block defenders in global, and her S3 is a lifesaver when fighting enemies that can freeze your ops and can safe your run.

[@axrs7007]

The Blemi vs. Saria Argument is like Mudrock vs. Vulcan, don't compare something with different roles.

[@ColossatronProductions]

Vulcan my beloved

[@axrs7007]

@@ColossatronProductions hey she's my Blacksmith Bro girl 😠

[@ColossatronProductions]

@@axrs7007 smh here too, why do you think I got her to E2 80 M6 P6? Literally best character in the game

[@axrs7007]

@@ColossatronProductions huh, nice to see someone else having her maxed out.

[@kyubbikcat2281]

@@ColossatronProductions Dammit. My Vulcan is just the same except she’s Pot5.

[@BakedValkyrie42]

Still waiting for the massive overview of every operator in existence

[@yukikochanchan3123]

covering all 6* but not Hoshiguma (she doesn't exist?)

[@bluebutterfly6394]

caster Analysis when? also i love or content

[@ZeHeavyArmor]

Tbh Eunectes is basically like Ifrit, instead of someone being the fryer to let ifrit grill what is being blocked Eunectes only needs a chopping board ala healing defender to clump up the fools to witness her gundam. Lane gets busy? It enables Eunectes gets to charge up more to render that lane utterly silent. That and having literally near twice the damage of Silverash for a defender is quite hilarious.

[@YandereENjoyer4469]

Bro I need help, I got eunectes few days back, but I have doubts whether I should build her or not. I am currently at chapter 4. So should I regularly use her in my team?

[@ZeHeavyArmor]

@@YandereENjoyer4469 If you like her, sure build her and use her often. You'll not be disappointed by her 3rd skill. Do note she needs to be blocking an enemy to charge up so chuck her at some elite mobs or put her in a busy lane at frontline with someone behind her.

[@FructoseSweetfruit]

What skill of Mudrock is best to M3 first? S3 or S2? I'm going to M3 both but I focus on 1 first and maybe after sometime I get to M3 the next skill.

[@jonnevitu4979]

I love how it has "Eunectus" for no reason lol

[@noobychoco454]

ok wtf that weedy stunning the golem is the funniest shit i've ever seen

[@Nebvla]

Sp batterying an sp battery is crazy

[@ohamatchhams]

Go do in-depth look of underrated 5 Stars and 4 Stars operators in the future videos, from Savage and Bibeak to Robin

[@dimasnurrizky8757]

Hey, look, another small ytber with great personality. U kinda funny tho. First time watching. Definitely subs.

[@shingyanling1856]

Nearl and saria s1m3 and mudrock is enough for my defender group, although liskarm is fun

[@abura2980]

I'm still depressed that I didn't get Nian from her rerun banner

[@Mika-172]

FINALLY SOME EUNECTES APPRECIATION! I hope she gets more chances to shine in the future Also that fumo is scaring me now

[@ktoru2655]

Fumiya pog Fumiya pog Fumiya pog

[@fortidogi8620]

does e2 cuora still get used in cc?

[@Al-ng2wn]

Just bring all, play defender knights.

[@knts-jd7xz]

Its kinda funny seeing everyone doing saria vs blem arguements when blem is one of my wanted units as a saria user

[@Sweet_Jelly39]

Ayyyy, Arknights contents!? DEFINITELY SUBSCRIBE🤙🏻🔥

[@bananamanbro6613]

yiiz nuts KEKW

[@darkrealmlight92]

Who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science?

[@eurekaayu9927]

Arknights Episode 10: Chuckmiya

[@wafu1494]

youre kinda funny. liked.

[@HiImYii]

only kinda?

[@jangarrifin5320]

As a mudrock simp having blemishine makes the world easier

[@ogoniasty3423]

fumo amiya lore is deep

[@Uthael_Kileanea]

So about that shield, hear me out... Roberta paints them on any melee operator.

[@QZureNoodles]

i have a feeling that Amiya is actually Yii's waifu not Angelina

[@shariqikram5832]

What is this class i dont see silverash in here *silverash s2 momemt*

[@wollyram6248]

Fumos are a weird but cute rabbit hole.

[@Shinigamix_]

no deaths.

[@bunmarceno5673]

horn meta defender real.

[@lawgx9819]

"just use both lol"

[@kevintan3705]

Saria is objectively better because she’s in my roster, unlike Maria. I’m still sad/mad about it.

[@junkname9983]

Wait... I use blemishine for crowd control. What's wrong with that.

[@OhHeyItIsNano]

Minecraft book.....She have a Netherite sword by chance?👀

[@kyubbikcat2281]

My only gripe about Nian is that her S3 doesn’t give her defense.

[@shentoes924]

amiya fumo

[@EmiyaIsHere]

People: just use surtr 4head Me: How about I enjoy the game by using different operators? People: ...

[@deua]

cool thumbnail anyway

[@OrionArknights]

750 views under 1 hour, Yii beating Zafang.

[@darkdude1996ify]

I had the genius idea once to use Blemishine on AP-5, since I like using Mudrock there and I needed an operator whose sole purpose would be to block enemies and keep themselves alive. Spoiler alert: Blemishine can't keep herself alive with my strategy. So Saria, Specter, Mountain or whoever tf else ended up taking her place RIP

[@nutenuta9645]

So... I just use two of them

[@nutenuta9645]

I meant blemshine and saria

[@lasagnaboy4728]

Blemishine is the best operator, better than surtr, no I'm not delusional

[@dragoon3219]

I've seen people call Nian discount Mudrock and it flips my brick every single time. I understand they both have damage negating shields. Literally nothing about them is at all similar besides that.

[@EnderLeon67D]

MOMMY I MADE IT

[@HiImYii]

:)

[@Sarriuz]

Just saying ... use Nian S3 and she becomes better Hoshi. I have a feeling that the reason people think she is worse than she really is boils down to lack of experimentation. Her S3 is insane when you place her in range to affect units like Surtr, Ch'en, and Bagpipe.

[@Znwarp]

“Setup to use” - “Ifrit”??? Really????

[@sawbox2getthorns944]

a

[@tobi_0585]

eunectes s3 ist not working as descriped she only attacks one instead of 3 enemies 🥲