Important basic mechanics to know in Arknights

[@Just3c]

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. Been really busy with real life stuff and all the going around/dealing with some nasty people had wear me down (_　_|||) So I will be taking a week of break from KZbin and just relax a bit, will comeback right when the next AL/Arknights update happens.

[@cogstopper]

Thank you for everything, we appreciate your hard work.

[@manhphuc4335]

Just chill mate, no need to stress yourself.

[@fbhnied]

It's cool, rather than pushing yourself for youtubing (is this even a word?) i prefer you take a break for yourself. Get well soon!

[@edhikurniawan]

Relax, i'll be waiting for your return.

[@Al-ng2wn]

Does debuff for minus def/res stackable?

[@alexlee7668]

i feel like im in school again looking at powerpoint slides trying to study for the big test

[@SCRKT007]

Alex Lee but the best thing is the test is about anime TD and you can take it anytime

[@floppyhamham9845]

"Big Bob is classified as B tier DEF even though he has 800 DEF, probably a reference of him being soft on the inside" I died xD

[@GuardianOfTheHeaven]

He truly is a nice big guy, despite being a Reunion leader :3

[@Kindi001]

the last letter about her group being safe and sound make it alive to her brother adam is wholesome momment

[@floppyhamham9845]

@@GuardianOfTheHeaven They kinda implied that his group had already strayed from the Reunion tho, either way I'm glad the big teddy bear is safe in the end~ (well... if you ignore the fact that we basically murdered him again and again for the 8965th time, all for 'em sweet sweet loots xD)

[@floppyhamham9845]

@@Kindi001 Wait, "her"!? What did I miss? @ q @

[@Kindi001]

wait. im sorry, its him ahahaha. brain fart.

[@memetic_hazard]

Gravel is so great. 1. She drops in to tank blows for you. 2. She is your best factory worker (+35%! No one else is 35% at E1.) 3. She shows up quite often in recruitment to deliver you yellow certificates. 4. That introduction line.

[@rezapakpahan7083]

For the third point: Gravel is the lowest rarity available for "Fast-Redeploy" tag, hence if you get one, and without any other interesting/rare tags, just pick that one with 7:40 tops for the recruit time, you're almost always guaranteed to get her.

[@nanlin7312]

@@rezapakpahan7083 I use 9 hours every time, and I think my tag drop rate is something like 1%.

[@progin5l76]

Red Katana weeb: Tank doesnt matter to me, i'll slice them!

[@jamesputra1729]

Because they are the avengers

[@victortran2962]

specter: hold up

[@lean601]

He have the power of God and Anime on his side

[@voiceofmadness5709]

*laughs in croissant*

[@OneHenrik371]

Hoshiguma: *SPINNER NOISES*

[@nazimkhan6322]

1:42 Awwww, Big Bob. You big softy!

[@4T3hM4kr0n]

bobs big date

[@dickhunter1167]

Big Bob so kawaii 🤠🧽🐓

[@pramakassuryanegara2057]

"As long as you are able to deploy Eyja+Ifrit, there is nothing they can't melt" Another depression to not having another *6 except the first 10 pull beginner one

[@GuardianOfTheHeaven]

Well, other Casters will do just fine. What about Skyfire? Or Meteorite, even?

[@pramakassuryanegara2057]

No luck

[@GuardianOfTheHeaven]

Dang, down onto Lava, I see. Better than nothing orz

[@pramakassuryanegara2057]

I have Gitano. worth?

[@immanuelkant7552]

@@pramakassuryanegara2057 Better than lava but s2 penalty and random talent that can be rather useless.

[@artsoloer]

4:56 This is good info damn

[@kairos__]

Holy shit, thank you for covering what the grades mean in terms of stats. Ive always wondered just what the numbers were so I could understand and this is the first thing i find covering it. Thanks again

[@silentvc3338]

Liskram can shoot aerial drones despite being a defender.

[@edhikurniawan]

The melee AoE operator misleading translation made some people using Savage in suicidal way. 3 blocks, with relatively low Def and HP. 4:57 swap Spectre with Savage.

[@serapheid3669]

Lol, I misread that in the game and thought she attacked everything regardless. Seeing the animation in-game, I never once thought I was using her wrong. Looks like I've been using her properly due to a misunderstanding.

[@eclairtleqaq4758]

Just to add that when ranged enemies are blocked, they also only attack whoever is blocking them.

[@GuardianOfTheHeaven]

Oh darn, so that's the reason I'm seeing less Ranged tiles+tiles with debuffs as we push further into the Main Story mode. This will be quite challenging indeed. I approve! Bring it on!! >:DDD

[@stefanusunicorn7483]

Thanks for your guide, especially about AoE melee. It's a huge difference of interpretation, something that I always doubt alot.

[@Kuolonen]

"as long as you are able to deploy Eyja+ifrit, there is nothing they can't melt" oh wohey, guess who just used +8000 saved orid + 3 head hunting permits on current ifrit+eyja banner only to get Skaldi dupe? Thank fuck I decided to keep myself F2P with arknights or I'd be really fucking salty right about now. Gacha is real nut buster in this game.

[@shutup1037]

Dammmnn it makes me remember that I haven't E1 my Gravel! Daammnn

[@nanotsuki]

i have so much gratitude for you to explaining this simple yet detailed for the brain defficient me. thanks

[@dreadburnz3522]

Overall lots of great info here, very useful indeed! Also thank you so much for clarifying what Melee AoE operators do; I used to have trouble figuring out how to use them effectively and because of that I didn't use them as much. Now I feel more confident about using them again.

[@donpadre1641]

Pulling Lappland and Siege in the new banner while watching Just3c's new video. Now I will only pull when a new video from you is up.

[@fegito9206]

Thanks a lot for the guides. I've been waiting for this, and it's help a lot

[@xmatelianx]

Huge pile of info in a single video. Excellent as always. 🥰

[@thrillingintent]

in case anyone is confused with the written arts damage formula, res is stated in "%". example : (1-30%) cmiiw

[@dennisl9176]

Thanks for sharing this info! I feel like dataminined info isn't really as prevalent at least on global server, so any more guides like this would be great!

[@hotpenguin607]

4:56 so apparently, in the Japanese version of the game it also says "They can attack all blocked enemies", which I didnt know til I watched this part Thanks for the explanation, very useful

[@alfofoGMS]

excellent information thank u!!

[@Cer049]

Great video as always

[@beansgreen181]

In other words, roll the current banner (ifrit+eyja)

[@Kuolonen]

And get literally anything else except ifrit or eyja.

[@Tony-tr3om]

@@Kuolonen Pretty much me. Dumped 9 permits and 14K orondums and got neither of them. Just when I thought HI3rd's gacha was brutal, this one's a whole new monster.

[@Kuolonen]

@@Tony-tr3om Ouch. For me it was 3 permits and 8k orondum only to get dupe Skadi. Yeah for all the talk about how fair the gacha is in arknights I got to say I am not seeing it yet.

[@uc-cr7uq]

X50 roll only got dupe Silver Ash,not a single Ifrit or even dupe Eyja

[@filipwolffs]

Nothing yet.

[@ElsyeaR]

As useful as usual, keep up the great work ;)

[@poppingpumping1812]

The attack priority with Operators against enemies is a bit wrong. It's more accurate to say "they will prioritize enemies with higher progression towards the protection point". Each enemy has its own "path", however it's not always just a straight line towards the protection point. Bosses for example will be close to the protection point at some point but you may notice your Operators will not prioritize the boss despite it being 1 cell away from the protection point. This is because of the "path". How much the enemy progresses towards the path, the closer they are to the protection point. Basically look at it as a progression from 0% (starting point) to 100% (protection point), your operators will attack the one with a higher percentage. Though can't say if "standing in place" progresses the percentage or pauses it.

[@Xiuhtec]

It also seems to be about time to exit rather than distance. I'll sometimes see my operators switch to the fast dog that just entered range over the slow target further along.

[@poppingpumping1812]

Considering that, I guess the "progression" I mentioned means it accounts for "time". Which means the progression slowly rising from 0% to 100% doesn't pause even if the enemy stands idly without moving. So basically "the operators will prioritize enemies who progressed the most on their path (time accounted) in their range" is the sentence form of their priority targeting then. Though, I myself haven't noticed that. I really wasn't looking at movement speed so I wouldn't know.

[@JustMindgame]

interesting theory you two, hope someone make a video to proof this

[@poppingpumping1812]

Well for me it isn't considered a "theory" since I've seen the proof myself except for adding in "time" in the equation but it's understandable others still would consider this as a "theory". However, it seems to be very minor that only people who does these "Arknights mechanics you need to know" type videos will be the only ones to inform others of this. Rather, there's more chances to be informed about this in comments threads, (not KZbin) posts, and tweets. However, it's only "informed" instead of "proven" so most of the time, only you the informed has to notice it or try to prove it in your own time.

[@davidbiay5326]

This is very helpful video Thanks

[@galihdc968]

i think the description of specter which attack all blocked enemies is right cuz there is no say blocked by specter even if cuora use second skill to block 4 enemies specter is still attack they all

[@Just3c]

nope..specter will only attack up to her own blocking number. also specter don't need enemies to be blocked to attack at all.

[@titoagengrizkisantoao763]

Thanks 3c sensei

[@Ikenmaru]

Thanks, this helps alot

[@Dazil]

Good video, like always.

[@guymeleth4418]

Thanks for the tips, especially with the aoe guard

[@Black769.]

Thanks for telling us that Gravel is great base operator. I need some more workers.

[@Dimasaditprana]

Thanks for the guide

[@13igworm]

I had been looking for an accurate damage formula about 2 weeks ago lol. Some websites have it incorrectly listed as 25dmg minimum.

[@alliezah]

5:11 this made me bench so many units, misleading description. I looked at the unit and thought "wtf that's kinda useless"

[@Vasharan]

Thanks for the informative video, Just3c! Would you be able to do a video on additive vs multiplicative buff stacking in the future? I feel that would be very useful for min-maxers.

[@jaywye]

The equation for arts damage should be: ATK * ((100 - RES) / 100)

[@noddwyd]

I noticed that Gravel is outclassed for now by Project Red in every way because Red just has more damage and a stun vs. Gravel's heavy focus on defense. But it's good to know she will be good later on. I will keep leveling her and Mousse, who I keep calling mouse by mistake. She looks like a mouse.

[@prd6617]

simple, just leveled both XD G have good def or hp depend on which skill u use as meat shield but low on atk to thin out enemy hp while PR have good stun and atk to thin out enemy hp but cant really hold her ground to long as meat shield

[@AshushineKikaze]

Great guide!

[@negittan4711]

oh i see that why many endgame youtuber didnt use many caster in the group, ok time to purchase lapland

[@GuardianOfTheHeaven]

Definitely do. Lappland is awesome, for her worth. If you have Silverash as well, you can cover more grounds this way.

[@weebman6996]

Yeah Lappy is really good

[@Salvanost]

i would be happy if you could analyse on ASPD as well... because right now Amiya buff ASPD or Skadi buff ASPD majority don't know what ASPD +90% mean

[@Salvanost]

i got Amiya with 50% buff ASPD 16 seconds = 10 hit become 10.4 seconds after 50% applied that really weird ...

[@TheY0shi08]

What if Big Bob's defense rating is a reference to his name, B-ig B-ob? Probably not, but it's there xD

[@beckyfromhr588]

Probably just because he's big and Bob is a cute name :D

[@dedpenguin]

Gravel smile always creep me out, and she spook me like 10 times already... But i guess i should still raise her

[@hikaritsumi2123]

Nice to see Gravel would be use in late game. I just want projekt red but she always show up.

[@NanomouZ]

Hey, thanks for another nice content. i hope u can make best worker operator for the base.

[@uberreaper7384]

Here's something that not often talked or given tips about. Which skills that are worth going all the way to M3? SilverAsh S3? Eyja S3? Angelina S3? Blue Poison S1? Firewatch S2? The resources spent are obviously quite large and there are many skills to choose from, some more obvious than others, but there are others that make it hard to choose For anyone wondering, my most often used operators are SilverAsh, Angelina, Hoshiguma, Liskarm, Warfarin, Silence, Texas, Grani, Specter, Amiya, Gitano, Cuora, Shirayuki, Vigna, Meteor, Jessica Any tips would be much appreciated on which skill to M3 on these operators and others in general

[@colag1182]

my opinion 1, M1（cost less resources compare to M3）the skills that will have a great progress，such as Eyja S2(+1 charges), BluePoisn S2(+1 shot),siege S2(-1 cost),firewatch s2(+1 bomb), ifrit s2(-1 sp cost) ,saria s1(-1 sp cost),schwarz s3（range+1）.。。。 2 ,M3 some op skills that will have a high initial sp 。 Silverash S3 Eyja S3 Chen S2 . 3, M3 some op skills that will reduce sp cost or increase duration time 。angelina S3 Exusiai S3 ,lapland S2 .saria S2.... P.S. untill you can buid a ballance high rarity（or almost) E2team,don't put too much resources on skill mastery .it really cost a lot.

[@ワタルヨリ]

Red Avengers: See you in Area 59.

[@beafle2180]

*haha cc stages go brrrr*

[@Baka0Ordeal]

Can you do a guide on upcoming 6*? I wanna know more about them and who to aim for.

[@Gelicidiad]

Would investing in Gravel be still recommended if you have Projekt Red? They basically do the same thing, right?

[@mochithepooh5368]

No they don't Red is more of an assassin, while Gravel is a mobile tank. Also Red S2 have stun which can cancel enemy attack or skill animation.

[@ReisKoishi]

Obviously no, they do not do the same thing at all. Not even close. Red has a stun and dmg buff skill, while Gravel skills allow her to tank physical DMG (increase DEF) or art dmg (create a barrier equal to % of max health).

[@Gelicidiad]

@@mochithepooh5368 Thanks for clearing that up. I just thought they did similar enough things since they both have the fast-redeploy tag.

[@kairos__]

Does anyone here know an easy way to tell what base (riic) ability operators will get when leveling?

[@alisahalisah4716]

My experience : > gets tons of Gravel and Mouse > so easy to get them full potential > must be shit operators > proceed to be carried by them > 2*? Shit. > Ranger is a fucking AA flak gun in humanoid form > maxed every 2 stars ever since > more stars the better > Amiya get outclassed by full potential 3* Steward > Mystelstein(?) mow down every unlucky guy who 1-1 her > kroos is as useful as she is annoying > what do you know?

[@THY403]

Is there a video for silencing mechanic? I'd love to see one

[@Cakemagic1]

Time to level up my Mousse and Lappland I guess.

[@123435ification]

10 mins before our orundum and originite dries out for Eyja and ifrit 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@IsidoreK]

If only 3c-sama was here to review Durandal and AE.....

[@motivated8711]

pls give me luck for the coming banner xD cries with f2p

[@silentvc3338]

just try the banner. no 6star and only 1 5star that's the guarantee one. T.T

[@renzallen8251]

I got specter. Eh I was hoping for lapland but thats fine. I have 6k still. I'm gonna try and clear more chapter nodes. Been stuck just grinding for enhancements these past weeks.

[@OneHenrik371]

well i got Mayer, but I already have Ifrit and Eyja because I was lucky af in week 1, so I'm happy to get the robot dog girl

[@pandachu96]

I got Mayer as my free 5 star then all blue operators in the next 20 pulls feelsfuckingbadman

[@silentKeys20]

I got Eyjaf on the 5th pull. I'm afraid something bad will happen to me irl lol

[@Royalbirb]

I wanna ask about how Nightingale 3rd skill is calculated. Her 3rd skill increases RES by percentage value. Which one does it mean: 1. Straight up addition to current RES after calculation? E.g. : Operator A has 30 Res which means 30% reduction, then added with Nightingale 100%, resulting in total RES of operator A = 130% 2. Increase RES by multiplying it by x% ? E.g. : Operator A has 30 RES, buffed by 100% = 30 + (30*(100%)) = 60 total RES

[@Just3c]

The bonus is applied to the RES value, so 30 RES+100% would simply be 60 RES

[@driger2517]

i just woke up,thx

[@StudyRabbit]

thanks!

[@erebuskaslana1583]

Time to level my fresh Gravel then

[@Subjectnut]

What skill should i upgrade for my eyjafjalla ignition or volcano i cant decide.

[@Just3c]

do both

[@o0boom0o007]

Could anyone explain me more about Attack Recovery Skills and why, for example, Blue Poison with her Skill 1 is a good combo with Liskarm? I got this from a video but the didn't explain this at all.

[@Tuyangtudai]

not sure if u learned it already its 4weeks. but attackrecovery skills charge with each attack instead of each second like "regular" skills > liskarm has a E1 passiv that whenever she gets hit she and adjusted operator gets 1SP > so it helps charge all skills and its nice for attackrecovery skills as u would trigger it more often instead of normal hit > normal hit >normal hit > Buffed hit it might end up normal hit > buffed hit > notmal hit > buffed hit or if blocking 3 fast hitting enemys while also getting range agrro hits > buffed hit > buffed hit > ....

[@o0boom0o007]

@@Tuyangtudai Yeah, I realized that not so long after I commented this. Thanks anyway tho

[@ananthakrishnankrishnan7287]

Is there a recommendation for list of operators to sink resources into being F2P?

[@kanicunny]

Should i still raise mousse even if i already have E2 lappland?

[@zackmul8652]

Well I think u should raise up her, at least to E1 just in case for upcoming map that's just have a few ranged tiles n the enemies have high def

[@kanicunny]

I see, i think i will then

[@manhphuc4335]

Yes, sees her as an arts melantha, drop in, deal with armored enemy, drop out, she‘s more effective than lappland in that sense, she‘s also cappable of reducing enemy attk, making her very viable as a defender assist.

[@kanicunny]

@@manhphuc4335 so she is in a sense the drop-retreat type, contrary to lapp who is a deploy then stay unit

[@manhphuc4335]

ReDeath yup, she‘s considered bigbob bully, she‘s also very good at helping your frontline dpsing against heavy armored enemies, like dropping her behind a heavy armored dude, she can also duel with art guards since she has inherent art resist.

[@heir1638]

Hey 3c, do you think its worth it to farm vouchers for the royal tokens in shop? I have Exu and Nightingale and I'm tempted to get them but I can't determine if its a waste of resources or not. Thank you for you guides as always!

[@nectarpilairmxs9589]

i hav a question, how about RES reduction skills such as Haze? does it cut 50 - (20) RES enemies to 30 RES by normal substract, or the reduction is only 50*20% ---> -10%RES by multiplier?

[@Just3c]

Currently I dont think we have any flat RES reduction in the game yet. Eyja and Ifrit both reduce RES by percentage, so -20% res on 50 RES will result in target with 40 RES.

[@GoreGunn]

Amazing guide, very simple yet explains everything in enough detail

[@jasongu508]

Are healing defenders gonna be required going forward? cuz I see u say that there will be less ranged tiles which means having ground unit heal is gonna be more and more important, I only have Gummy as my healing defender right now so I'm kinda reluctant to upgrade her

[@Just3c]

Using healing defenders to replace medics and run more damage is generaly the more effective strategy when you have limited ranged tiles. So Gummy is definitely worth the upgrade if you dont have anyone else.

[@waffleserzeant3327]

please, can you do base guide next

[@LightCrossZX]

Love this guide. It helped alot. I wanna ask this. If E2 Specter (who isn't blocking anyone) attacks a bunch of enemies being blocked by Cuora under the effect of her S2, how many targets will she damage at once?

[@irfannaufal8959]

It should be 3 enemy

[@Just3c]

3

[@ThoseTentacle]

they should fix the transalation then

[@dlz5709]

Is the game worth playing? I personally got tired of AL after 3 months so I’m not sure whether I should invest some time on this one

[@Wolffjaeger]

Is it worth it to burn all of orundum in possession for this time operators rate up?

[@renzallen8251]

god Ch'en is comin. And idk when gurgle

[@jafafy]

Hey 3c, just a quick question in case you see this. I know AoE casters fall off in later chapters, (as soon as chapter 5). Does this mean even Ifrit loses value, or does she still have her niche if the map permits?

[@Just3c]

Ifrit doesn't fall off since her talent is op AF and the long range is excellent if the map suits her

[@Dedrimar]

so Vulcan second skill allow her to hit... 1 enemy?

[@boxlord616]

vulcan gets block +1 at e1 like healing defenders, her second skill makes her block -1 so she blocks 2, she can hit 2 enemies

[@code0x003]

Im confused, so Arts Dmg = Atk [1-(Res/100)] ?

[@codenamedelta9991]

Yes, so if the enemy has 30 Res Atk[1-(30/100)] Atk[1-0.3] Atk[0.7] or 70% of your caster's attack

[@DaemonRayge]

Res is % damage reduction. So 30 Res means 30% less

[@code0x003]

Okay, thanks for clarifying

[@codenamedelta9991]

@@code0x003 np mate

[@RoarPrometheus4460]

nice

[@arisaleonhart5206]

Chen banner when?

[@chronolumina]

Man, this game is complicated as hell. gfl has frustrating bosses, while arknights have, well, frustrating maps. I couldn't even finish the last event because my ops constantly get overwhelmed. Maybe I'm too stupid for this game, and should just quit while I'm ahead.

[@Linkophere]

SPEAK

[@hughu9340]

OwO

[@jrgtourbno9981]

1rooo

[@vladesu]

I am very disappointed as a graphic designer. You just used comic sans?

[@Rethice]

When you make a video that's just a slideshow, I would request you please just release the slideshow? There is literally nothing useful to be gained from a silent spreadsheet you can't browse through and changes page at your own whim. This is a huge waste of the effort you put into making this. I can't speak for everyone, but surely those who learn best by listening come to videos because that's what works for us. If we excelled at understanding walls of text we would get our information elsewhere.

[@JustMindgame]

well he needs view count not read count