How To Build Your First Squad in Arknights | Arkpedia Ep 1 (LDPlayer Sponsored)

[@kukkikaze]

When watching this episode, from 10:18 to 27:54, I recommend that you hold up your phone or be on your emulator to use the video as a checklist for your account. That way you'll be a lot more engaged by comparing the video against your account. This will be the longest episode of the Arkpedia series (30 whopping minutes!). Subsequent episodes will be down to less than or around 10 minutes each for easier watching. Thanks to my editor, Pepp, again for working on this video with me for the past TWO MONTHS to make this come true. Also, have a read at the article I wrote for LDPlayer and also download LDPlayer now! LDPlayer Great Starting Operators Article: www.ldplayer.net/blog/arknights-beginner-guide.html Download LDPlayer to play Arknights now: www.ldplayer.net/games/arknights-on-pc.html?gameId=151&n=42158918#

[@user-et9dy4hm2m]

After 1 year played arknight, i learned a lot by watching this vid, tskr

[@rezafebriansyah8620]

I've been playing arknights for 1 year, my perhaps most questionable decision would be E1 lv40ed most of my operators.

[@Vindrael]

Kukki, i think you should add note for Kal. Her healing priority is herself then Mont3r after that other operator, this priority is different from other medic (Gavial in your video for example, she heal surtr 1st before taking 2 hits to start healing herself).

[@kukkikaze]

@@Vindrael I am perfectly okay with recommending Kaltsit because you can let her be a sole healer if you do not deploy MON3TR, and at the same time I’m recommending two single-target medics, not one.

[@Vindrael]

@@kukkikaze i think you misunderstood me. i agree with your suggestion/opinion that kal can be single target healer. What i'm trying to say is if possible, add small note about Kal have different healing priority since this video is meant for new players who probably doesn't read operators talent or read it and then forget about it or just follow video a bit blindly. Let me share my experience, once i tried using kal as Sole healer, no Mon2 deployed and her target is only 1 operator, kinda forgot who. Then come wave with several range enemy along with some hard hitter. the range can hit kal and at the same time the hard hitter hit the tank. Long story short, the tank died XD cuz Kal keep healing herself. TLDR: For Kal positioning (and deployment order) on some stage matter more other medic

[@flower7168]

“You should build Kroos" Yes, Kokodayo is actually a 10 star must build EIther way, thanks Kukki for this guide!

[@zedthezero4557]

Kroos the budget noisy operator XD.

[@harkonen1000000]

I originally did Kroos + Adnachiel. The combination carried me through a lot of levels. Now I'm building Jessica again to replace Adnachiel, and looking for another higher star sniper.

[@ExceedProduction]

Get Cockney Kroos, no more Kokodayo

[@meestur6210]

This is an extremely useful guide for integrated strategies. Coming from a 2-year player, i find that my acc is stacked with E2'd 6 stars, but my 4's are lacking. Thanks kukki!!

[@ChronicNOTAG]

I feel you. Time to build the 4-stars and then despair over the lack of lmd.

[@thanoof]

4☆ recommendations for IS: Deepcolor, Jaye, Arene, Cutter, Utage, Podenco, Perfumer, Estelle, Gummy, Mousse, Myrtle, Gravel, Beanstalk On a side note, it is important to remember that, regardless of rarity, the difference between a skill at r7 and a skill at m3 is day and night so you should always try to aim for masteries once you think you got enough elite 2 operators.

[@darkomega6597]

In my opinion, just start IntegratedStrategies with 3stars (free to recruit), then get 6stars in the way (will help a lot in boss fights)

[@QuickQuips]

At least it's quick to build the 4s. Not needing chip catalysts helps a ton.

[@iotaku]

@@darkomega6597 Ill use Kroos and midnight to support Myrtle and wait for Magallan

[@ShuraCS]

Building the right squad determines how fast you'll be progressing as a new player. I wish I this video was out when I was still learning the game lol. This would totally help out new players set a foundation for their accounts!

[@Pika-sp9cs]

@@kyarumomochi5146 who hurt you?

[@metalbuddha9782]

@@kyarumomochi5146 I started 3 months ago and this is handy.

[@metalbuddha9782]

@@kyarumomochi5146 If I wanted to lie to you I would say 3 days ago or so. With 3 months I already know a few things about the game. I don't need a short video about the basics of this game. I need a more deep pov about how should I invest my resources. What operators are good mid-late game? which low rarity operators are good? Should I use gravel or projekt red? Should I invest on Exesuai if I already have E2 Blue Poison?

[@THEKNOK]

@@Pika-sp9cs Dw, this guy is a regular troll who appears in Kukki's comments. Probs has internal issues irl and is venting out in Kukki's comments.

[@macsenpai7006]

@@kyarumomochi5146 👈There's always a dude like this. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@ramses3033]

Despite the fact that Kal'tsit is indeed a ST medic, it still hurts to see how Aak has a branch of his own but she still isn't officially marked as Harmacist

[@redealers]

Because HG don't want to make Budget(*4 and *5) Kal'tsit

[@kikikillian1208]

And Aak is a harm-assist?

[@zomfgroflmao1337]

@@redealers The branch already has a 5 star ...

[@ramses3033]

@@redealers I didn't expect them to make "budget Ifrit" either

[@macsenpai7006]

Kal'tsit is a summoner supporter that heals the summon (and sometimes allies) instead of attacking the enemies.

[@yugao2]

Watch this guide as a newbie to get the ideas of which ops to build ✗ Watch this guide as a veteran and see your ops get praise ✓

[@yugao2]

just a joke, lul

[@NightMare-ti6sn]

@@yugao2 nah it's true, i personally happy when my fav operator mentioned in any arknights video

[@tainguyen5302]

That's so true. XD

[@geizanhysteria8159]

I came here specifically because my first vanguard was Zima and she gets her praise here :DD

[@juicyjuustar121]

He didn't recommend my girl wild mane :( (Yeah she's not very good but SHES GOOD TO ME)

[@zeferinix]

Melantha is actually a 6 star. The missing 3 stars are hiding behind the 3 stars you see.

[@simple45679]

melantha hidden 1 star

[@immy3508]

i just started the game like 3 months ago and melantha is amazinghha

[@zxc6105]

And 90% percent when I recruit a guard it is always Melantha

[@SneakyPiecky]

Bro i have been playing arknights for 2 days and when i get Melantha, i really like her

[@shark20069]

@@zxc6105For me, it's Popukar

[@kingshrimp9321]

I remember back when I first started the game, my friend who introduced the game to me, suggested on building at least 2 operators of each class, 2 snipers, 2 defenders, 2 guards, 2 medics, etc. I feel that was a pretty good advice, I wasn't limited to what operators to build, and I ended up with a pretty good variety

[@kevinbarnard355]

That seems to be fine basic advice, but you don't want to build 2 AOE Medics and 2 Healing Defenders and 2 Duelist guards as an example of nuance within that advice.

[@husbant6043]

Ayyy did the same thing, 2 of everything and tweak it a little while working through chaps

[@faishalazhar0408]

@@kevinbarnard355 remember there's no "branch" years ago only "single target" and "aoe" Ofc people not dumb enough to get 2 aoe medic for their starter

[@faishalazhar0408]

Also forgot to mention that.. no such for defender people mostly recommend Cuora if not Hoshiguma for defense or more aggressive plan For heal defender? I don't think people recommend Gummy, Nearl or Spot at early game because the stage they do if they do Story first rather than event most people will not recommend to raise heal/defender since their defense are nowhere as good as a normal defender (Cuora/Beagle)

[@faishalazhar0408]

Most time Ansel/Hibiscus is enough to do the job anyway why bother spend resources for Heal/Defender when you just start play

[@snowleopy6378]

I remember my old days when I started playing AK, for AA snipers that I keep using in my runs was just Kroos and April until I reached chapter 7 and didn't realized that May/Jessica was better than April for AA, and I also called April's S2 trash just because I have to redeploy her again for the skill to active, until I reached the end game where I finally starting to read operators talents and skills, and that was the time I realized that I've been using April the wrong way until chapter 7

[@MiseryRG]

I remember drawing the same conclusion when she first dropped into my account. It felt odd having her until I read her talent and realized she's just a fast redeploy sniper. I instantly build her S2M3 afterwards though i'm missing the pots to get the most out of her...

[@NightMare-ti6sn]

Same bro, april is my first 5* aa sniper and i also use her the wrong way until i watch some guide

[@hanfighter9237]

i don't know how much it took you to do it. but it really feels like you worked really hard on it. respect

[@kyleangsuco2973]

I've been playing for a year now and I'm lvl 96 with a fully built squad of 5 and 6 stars yet I still want to watch this because I love this guy and all he does for the Arknights community. I cant wait for the rest of this series to see how I can enjoy this game even more than I already am.

[@RefaTheGreat]

Great guide! As a minor addition, I'd say that Click basically counts as a Standard caster for the purposes of this guide (and is definitely one of the better ones to build for that purpose). Looking forwards to more videos in this series!

[@amazingtimes8692]

i absolutely LOVE the way you scripted and presented this video, and this makes me super excited for the later episodes. this is definitely one of your finest work

[@seancooksey4013]

Really needed this as a gacha vet who’s been on Arknights a few months. Game has different progression from most. Been having a ton of fun with getting different types of ops leveled. Very well designed by HG and Yostar IMO

[@Kaes.R]

Oh my this looks well made and professionally made like a perfection... Hope to see more despite me being 120 doktah A but of corrections for medics... Dont build kaltsit for your regular ops healing operators, NEVER... Bcs she's meant to be dealing damage instead lmao

[@MrMrsKilikizaro]

she's great at healing tho! as long as the only ops who need healing are her and monst3r and it's totally cool if everyone else dies bc monster broke a nail hitting a slug.

[@teppieteptep]

Very comprehensive guide! It's good to see that you emphasize on operator roles (branches); a lot of new players tend to overlook that you actually have to build an entire SQUAD at the start. I also agree on "build whoever you want AFTER the foundation squad." As a 2-year (level 119) player, I still build and use some lower rarity operators over 6-stars just for fun.

[@Mr_Rhodey]

Just dropping by to appreciate Kukki's latest project. Comprehensive and insightful. Cheers!

[@gucci4838]

This is perfect kukki. If this video was available before I played my start would've been much smoother. Promoting Myrtle to E2 early is probably the best advice, its cheap and it will open up strong support units like Silverash, Surtr, Blaze, or Ifrit that is often used on low rarity clear guides. Amazing editing too it looks nice.

[@dima_yeon]

This video is phenomenal beyond words! I can definitely imagine my early player self eating this advice up. I will say, though - I'd argue that the Hexer archetype can also be quite useful to new Doctors due to Hexers being a source of Arts damage and having the widest range in the game at five tiles, making them flexible and reliable. Granted, there are currently only three hexers (Gnosis, Shamare, Pramanix), and they may not be a 'necessity' due to their scarcity and higher rarities, however I feel like they at least deserved an honorable mention. All three are great in their own rights and would definitely give much support to newer Doctors. • Gnosis is one of if not the best crowd-control dealer that amplifies allies' damage and stops enemies completely in their tracks. • Shamare has huge ATK and DEF debuffs and both of her skills are viable for usage. She's very friendly towards new players in terms of difficulty usage. • Pramanix applies large DEF, RES and ASPD debuffs which helps new players to dish out and tank more damage - and she can attack two enemies at once at E2! I'd also like to mention that Kafka is a very new player friendly Executor, second only to Gravel; Kafka requires absolutely zero investment (and I mean *zero*, many recommends to just have her at E0 LVL. 50 for lower DP costs), and her burst of Arts damage alongside with the Sleep debuff can really help out new players in a pinch. I would bring up Ayerscarpe and the fact that he has more controllable and higher overall DPS than Lappland, however her Silence debuff is without a doubt an amazing addition that pushes him off the edge. I'd also mention that Wandering Medics have great merit - the Berries in particular - due to their wide healing range and their future relevance in later chapters due to Elemental Damage. Besides that, though, I agree with all the things you've said so far! Great job, Kukki!

[@Blazegreg2005]

I've recently started taking Arknights seriously and the ArkPedia videos have done alot to help me! You might not see this, but thanks so much for your contributions!

[@tmarshman1200]

Great video Kukki, very informative and useful. Now new players won't feel overwhelmed or lost as much as I did anymore!

[@pepperoslice]

I remember the call the night before where we had last checks on the video - then apparently my PC got haunted by a ghost KEKW I'm very happy how this turned out 2 months of hard work, not to mention the finals I had to deal for school. hope you guys enjoyed the video. best use of 65GB in my life :')

[@star_fox8213]

Love ya pepp

[@danneo8050]

Hahah, thanks for your hard work, edit is awesome)

[@XiRiith]

@Pepp Thx for your hard work!

[@temoorashraf]

Kukki I love your content. There are so many amazing Arknights content creators and you are by far my favorite. And massive shoutout to the editor, these videos are always so slick and clean. Plus, you can absolutely tell that a massive amount of effort and love went into making these.

[@shlflfe-cedprqul1891]

Excellent video man. Veteran 2 Year player approves here. Big props to the editor too. I got no complaints or suggestions at all to the recommendations or the order of topics in the video. If this series is ever completed then I can definitely see it as excellent material for all newer players. I'll be big chilling waiting for the concepts of strategy and specific game mechanics if they're ever discussed in this series.

[@shlflfe-cedprqul1891]

Actually wait there's only one thing I've got problems here with and its the Kal'tsit recommendation considering that she's unique. Maybe add a footnote to the video about Kal but its fine if its left unattended. New players with Kal will immediately notice that she's different anyway.

[@kukkikaze]

I am perfectly okay with the Kaltsit recommendation because I have asked for two single-target medics to be built. If it was one, I wouldn't have recommended Kaltsit. You can use her as a typical medic if you do not deploy MON3TR.

[@MajorJak]

This is great. Might be the best starting guide around now. Thx for clarifying at the end what you mean with 'build' for next time. Since I'm worried people will look at this and think 'build'='E2 this' (altho I'm pretty sure that's not what you mean.) I find it curious that you included standard bearer and arts fighters as foundation since these 2 weren't even around when the game started. Don't get me wrong I still agree with it, just kinda funny.

[@SwitchbackCh]

Amazing video with really great production value - even the video examples feature all the relevant Operators. Amazing work! I found it odd that only one of each Vanguard was recommended, when I often need more. Then I realise that I fill most of my squads with 5-6 stars. :^)

[@somerandomcat9384]

I remember when I first started last year. One of my early 6 stars was mudrock and ppl said she wasn’t very beginner friendly bc of her high dp cost. I didn’t listen since I was a newb and I liked the idea of bringing my 6 stars in stages. Mudrock has carried me since I started and I bring her to almost every stage since. The only other defender that I built at the time was like bubble and spot. So yeh mudrock was like my main defender for a very long time. The game is fun bc u can finish stages with different strats/operators . I hope this series will really help new players in learning the game

[@lunaria2505]

based on what you wrote, let me guess, you must also build a lot of Vanguard to be able to deploy Mudrock 🤣

[@somerandomcat9384]

@@lunaria2505 nah just siege and scavenger. I didn’t get myrtle until like a month later lol. I was mindful of the banners at the time and was just unlucky with recruitment

[@lunaria2505]

@@somerandomcat9384 yeah, I felt it too, Myrtle Came so late, I got her Right after CC#beta ended its Pain

[@melvingleis4972]

I recently started and got mudrock and the only tanks I have been building are gummy and mudrock

[@CruelestChris]

Only problem with Mudrock is how far you have to get before you can E2 her.

[@gemore]

High production values, a good message well communicated. A great example for the community.

[@luket.252]

A very helpful and clear instruction. Editing is cool. Looking forward to how Kukki is going to explain other features for new players.

[@sponge563]

I just started playing Arknights last week (everything I heard about the new event finally pulled me in) and your videos are SO helpful. Thank you.

[@Rodxzs]

eyyyy finally the guide has come gonna watch even though i have my own team

[@Rodxzs]

kinda request for a caption for this type of vids since sometimes yt caption doesn't apply

[@bluery02]

I played AK for almost a year now and 29:43 is really true. I watched a guide days after installing the game that said the same advice. And in few months, I never needed to look for clear guides anymore unless I don't have the time to plan and do trial and errors. Thanks for the very high-quality video Uncle Kukki 👍

[@MrWeissenHerz]

Thank you for create content like this. Especially this one is very creative. Mostly AK contents now a days is strategy to clearing stage. Mostly lore, tips, or base by they buff rarely get topic for content or discussion.

[@dracuella]

Poor Adnachiel, the only of the Marksmen to be singled out as not recommended ;_; But what a great resource to have as a new player! I can only imagine how much less fumbly my beginnings would have been with something like this to guide me. Incredible work, kukki!

[@SuzakuBlitz]

I wanted to say that even as a 2yr+ veteran to the game, I still enjoyed listening to this. I feel the information will be useful and would recommend any new player to give it a listen and then ask questions after. I do have a few minor disagreent with some operator recommendations / ratings but that is more of an opinion than fact and feel the overall accuracy is on point of your selection. The editting for a video of this size is great and I commend all involved in the editting process :) Good work!

[@quellavenix1262]

I am no longer in the stage where I have to build foundation operators anymore, but I know if this video came out back when I first started I would be breezing many more stages early on.

[@Mike-er5ws]

Just started playing and this was sooooo helpful, you explained it really well for a beginner like me, it's a lot to take in so thanks for putting in all the effort in these guides, really appreciate it man!

[@korikoanan3189]

This is actually a good and legit guide to new player how to build their initial squad. Wish I have something like this when I was a new player.

[@donjean6590]

Thank you as someone coming back to the game its been a great guide to get me back on track. Also looking forward to the rest of the series

[@raviel_0422]

Im a 2 years veteran player of AK and rn my account level is 119 and I just wanna say that this video is really well made. The way the branches are explained is very straightforward. I learned another branches of operators with which I don't know or heard of after 2 years of playing this game.

[@Cykk0]

thing with the dreadnaught branch is this is probably the first branch that you would fully replace with a different branch. Usually a Musha or arts fighter would be a superior replacement. However, it is reccomended to build melantha as a low investment until you get units of the alternate branches. As where DP generating is a problem, Melantha's low DP can still come in clutch in some cases. but is skippable if you already rolled into an arts fighter or musha guard. (NTR is limited so may not be an option to everyone) also, Lava 3* might be one of the units that you'd get the longest use out of, as she beats out all the 4* alternatives because of her high initial SP on deployment, allowing her to be a deployed at more flexible timings, which is an issue for other AOE casters cause of their high DP cost and SP cost, and well, 4* shirayuki S2 kind of makes any other AOE casters less relevant. (While Dusk is the best representation of what this branch needs, she is limited.)

[@ghetoknight7801]

Wait shirayuki becomes a caster? I swore she did physical dmg?

[@MrMrsKilikizaro]

I'm so glad you showed Click at the end. my favorite operator by far

[@dennerrubio8237]

I'm new at this game, this helped me so much. I'm waiting for the Ep2!

[@ronniejohn6055]

I was contemplating with the exact same problem as well when guiding my friend who just started playing Arknights. What if he doesn't like this or that operator? Or simply tell them to build bunch of 3* operators actually doesn't solve the problem. Again, Arknights not only tower defense game but resource management game as well. So having an actual direction on resource investment actually very helpful. Yet still build and play your waifu/husbando or whoever you want, your enjoyment is top priority. And in the end the only advice i gave to them is "if you are f2p, just never use your originium to recharge stamina or buy furniture, just like what i did when i was green" 😂😂😂 Anyway thanks Kukki, I'm so excited for this series!

[@Mars-pw4iw]

Let's go kukki!! I've been waiting to see this.

[@dominicalvin]

as a veteran i vouched for ur guide its both informative and entertaining goodjob kuuki :)

[@joaquerj9344]

Kukki, you outdid yourself with this video. Impeccable. This will definitely be one of the staple videos to recommend for new players.

[@joaquerj9344]

@@kyarumomochi5146 however the point of the video is to teach how to build a initial squad not which squad to build. The rule of thumb has been to build at least two ops of each class. But this is oversimplified sometimes. Kukki's video is helpful to know what each class does. That's my opinion though

[@THEKNOK]

@@joaquerj9344 Don't bother with him. He is a regular troll in Kukki's comments.

[@joaquerj9344]

@@THEKNOK Lol. Thanks

[@blank5298]

Yo the visual is very crisp and cool!!!! Nice.

[@carlosrobinson7176]

You are a life saver, I started the game last week and i couldn't tell left from right so i just started leveling up everyone who looked nice

[@kevinbarnard355]

Even though Yato is a Pioneer vanguard, for early players it's worth including her in the Executor branch discussion. I didn't realize how much her role changed after unlocking her talent and ignored her since she's a 2 star. Makes a very good early 2nd Fast-Redeploy, at least until you unlock Project Red or someone else.

[@datnoob4394]

I'll have to come back to this... EDIT: I've come back to this started building up by account in line with this post level 50, now I'm approaching 70... This is gonna be rough...

[@arkaaruka]

This is a promising series. Looking forward to future episodes!

[@DylanoRevs]

Like you had said, Kukki. I don't really give any advice to any newcomers on which ops they should build or which skin they should buy. It is completely up to the player themselves. So let's say there's one newbie who says "I want to build Deepcolor than Utage", even though the latter is more reliable than then former. I'll still allow them to build Deepcolor because they like her. The whole game is completely up to the player. Whether they want to cheese through levels (Meta) or go up for a challenge and use lower rarities in difficult stages. And that is fine to them. There are no restrictions. You are free to do WHATEVER you want. Though just a heads up to those that are main story enjoyers. You need to E2 Amiya for chapter 8. Otherwise you can't progress. Btw 7:26. Tachanka sure has huge assets with that armor of his. Anyways, that's all i can say for this video. Thank you, Kukki for doing your part in the community and trying to help the newcomers to know more about the game. Peace out, everyone. Dr. Revs, out.

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

Why do you need E2 amiya for chapter 8? Is the big man?

[@SchwarzeRitter]

@@Santisima_Trinidad E2 amiya will help with her pure damage. But if you have one pure damage dealer already then it's not that necessary.

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

@@SchwarzeRitter ahh, so just for the big lad. Course I already have an E2 amiya, so it's not like i needed convincing, i was just wondering if it was actually a progression block, or just murdering the big lad with true damage.

[@bluefenneris9009]

@@Santisima_Trinidad that plus there is a stage that needs you to have her at e2

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

@@bluefenneris9009 is that for guardmiya?

[@theysisossenthime]

Wonderful guide. I appreciated the approach of putting more choice into each players' hands. I think it is worth stressing even more than Kukkikaze did, you don't need to build all high rarity operators. Early in the game, picking some low to mid rarity operators pointed out in this guide can make progression easier. And the lower rarity operators pointed in this guide do scale well into end game.

[@ariqerr4472]

AK community is blessed to have Kukki aboard within our jurney. Always appreciate your help to new player man 🙂

[@ammarshamsul1217]

The best beginner guide i have ever seen. Props to you kukki. New AK players are in good hands.

[@frenzleboy]

Amazing video Kukki! So good to see you making new and relevant content for all the new players. I'm excited to see more of this series. The editing and overlay was perfectly done! Props to your editor Pepp!

[@whymyluckstatsistoolow]

13:38 yay Conviction didnt get Red mark xD

[@Mizufluffy]

I totally lost it at "when you are climbing a Mountain". Take my like for that!

[@psych0gaming907]

This went to my feed again and I just want to say thank you since this helped me when I was starting almost 2 years ago.

[@synxia7249]

Now I can have Kukki explain everything for me whenever someone asked for Squad formation. I'll just send them this video and it'll be helpful.

[@Cherb123456]

I'm sure that was a tough edit-job, work well done I say! Thank you!

[@jmbrady1]

I follow the mentality of "there is balance in all things" most of the time

[@metalclaw149474]

Im thouroughly impressed by this video, i honestly want to thank you. I answer questions for beginners on the subreddit almost every day, a lot of questions, and ive seen the same things quite a lot. your opening to this video from second one to the rainbow6 characters anaology is so perfect a mindset and ethos to bring into this game and im so happy to see someone else sharing that kind of attitude to new players. This is a really really deep game, with a huge breath of content to cover, teach, mentor, and provide insight on. Seeing lots of new players fall into the clear-guide dependancy hole, and not really know how to take full reigns of the game and its mechanical depth for themself has always pained me, and ive wanted to do a video series just like this myself, covering things from your first squad, the importance of dp and deployment order, all the way to splitboxing tutorials or how to approach creating a low-op challenge team for a stage. Im limited in my means to do so (only a phone, no pc) so im genuinly happy, relieved even, to see a big member of our community starting something that looks to be very much the same if not identical to my idea. genuinly thank you so much, loved the video, i agreed with all your major points and i think the foundational branch concept was a great way to approach such a daunting topic. I know im just a random viewer, but since ive wanted to do this kind of series myself, if you ever wanted another person to bounce ideas or writing off of, id be happy to help. I usually do low-op cc challenge videos, so i think ive got a good grasp on the technical depth of the game, and really understand how every operator can find their best day in the sun with a proper doctor behind them. fantastic job and looking foward to more from this series☆

[@arzer69]

Yeahhhh I was waiting thx bro

[@memoryofsalem4474]

I get that this an informative video and all but I am immature. (5:45) I'd love to climb mountain if you know what I mean and (26:25) "if theres a hole" theres a way. On a more serious note, this video is great and it's nice to see people caring about the newbies

[@hahnstar]

I've literally only started playing again because of this guide, super helpful! Please make more guides on the other branches!

[@Battlemage15]

Your production value is fantastic. Very concise, very clear information. I'm a veteran player and have most of the golds built, but it gave me some awareness of holes I might have in my account (I don't have two Guardians fully built, for example; fixing that next). Great work.

[@hariskarvounis]

Revisited this video series to compare the info from my 4 moth experience. This video is GOLD! and the information 100% correct. I was amazed on how often I have been defaulting into those class types even tho i got more variety. I would like to recommend two extra sub-classes for new accounts. 1)The mech-accord caster Click who gives you STUN! extendeed range and BIG dmg. 2)The instructor guard Dobermann who is godtier early game buffing the dmg of starting 3*squad and having great combos with Melantha or Popukar to lanehold like a boss early game. Amazing job on the video as always Kukkikaze♥

[@macsenpai7006]

Nice video. I'm glad that I built the right operators when I started a year ago. I use the Arknights tier lists in gamepress and KZbinr's suggestion when I build my first squad. Another tip for new players, don't hesitate to build 3 star operators like Melantha, Kroos and Steward. They are super cheap to promote compared to their high rarity counterpart and are viable during the early to mid game. Promoting them to Elite 1 only cost few LMDs with no material requirements.

[@tofudubu0528]

I saw arknights on playstore last night and installed it. Scrolled through my cousin and I's socmed conversation regarding our game credentials (we often swap accounts to help each other out). Found my account, saw my operators and my dearest apple pie. Currently at C4-2, imma play more. This certainly helped. Thanks, kukki!

[@PanRobak.]

For a person who started roughly 3 weeks ago, this is quite helpful, much appreciated

[@MiseryRG]

Excellent video covering great tips! While having long passed the stage of beginner; it was still highly interesting to watch and compare this to how I ended up going about building my squads. I must say I followed a similar path of having several operators per class, per branch. Though I didn't just stick to the main branches you covered but simply all of them. To this day, i'm still building several operators just to have a branch option ready to go. Still missing a Deadeye sniper despite being spoiled for choice... I build operators for their meta mechanics cause I was lucky enough to get them (ex. Surtr, SilverAsh, Chalter) I build operators for their fun mechanics cause I wanted to (ex. Robin, Saileach, Bena) I build operators for their late game mechanics as I'm starting to venture down this path (ex. Scene, Shamare, Pramanix) I even build an operator for her ability to always end up saving my runs ( Silence, Bless you and your S2M3) And I build operators for their looks and really what other reason is there (ex. Iris, Toddifons, Mizuki) On a side note: La Pluma is the default E2 operator you build for all the reasons listed above; don't question this, just... do it... She will reap through your squads if you own her but don't build her.

[@ryantran6167]

Awesome guide! Really like the editing!

[@vanilla2600]

he did not only consider early to mid game players but also end players. Wow great vid

[@AlexanderXion]

Even High End players, this is such a good throwback and reminder for myself. Thanks for the amazing video Kukki! I'm gonna recommend this to my new Doctor friends

[@somachung4214]

This is so well edited. I'm lovin it.

[@Blair-l8l]

i really enjoyed the brief introduction to each subclass you gave. would be awesome if you could make a video which addressed all of them, though i realise it's probs a bit late, now. but there are definitely some subclasses out there with less intuitive roles (tbh even the ones covered in this vid don't have an apparent use to new players) so it'd be great to have them all introduced in a similar accessible way

[@charginginprogresss]

0:50 Depends on point of the game and how much they would raise their high stars. Most 5 stars and even 6 stars aren't better than E1 55 3 stars until they are at least level 60 into Elite 1 or higher...and the investment needed for LMD, mats and chips may not be worth it, if you just need a squad to start farming to then have the resources to do an investment to raise those 5 and 6 stars to above Elite 1 60.

[@smugmercier2066]

I really like gacha games... What I like the most is to go F2P for that early game resources management minmaxing. I must say, between Summoner's War (6 years), Genshin Impact, Epic seven, FF Brave Exvius, Star Rail, and a few more, this is THE ONE early game guide that rules them all! This guide tells me exactly what I should be looking for and keeps reminding me that there's no problem to stray from that path. Liked and subscribed, this is the BEST early game guide of any gacha game I ever played! (from MY personal exprience).

[@andresdelacruz7649]

Guides like these are amazing for the community. Thank you so much, kukkikaze!

[@Kiddo_Koala]

super interesting video thank you I can't wait for the next parts of this guide

[@F4talblue]

I really appreciate the effort u put into this video, good job man!

[@professionalbreeder7672]

This is a very useful guide kukki, and this is something that'll reccomend to newbies and anyone who i feel needs it.

[@Casshly]

OMGG THWBK YOU SO MUCH I play tons of games on my life but arknights is the one game I don't understand, ty again for creating this video😭😭

[@STREEEEEET]

Crazy editing. Amazing job man!

[@remu002]

im already an end game player and know all of this but im still watching because its entertaining. i wish i had this guide when i started playing...

[@heysayu]

yas, this is exactly the video/series i was looking for

[@aickavon]

I was only here to see if you would accurately announce that Gravel is a must have. You did not disappoint. Good job.

[@azizfauzi8423]

Man this guide is really helpful, ive been playing this game for about 4 months already and so far i have to say Im pretty lucky with my headhunting pulls but the problem is that i have kinda grown a slight reluctance to build my three or even four stars so i always have this feeling im missing something or my squad doesnt feel strong even with alot of five stars and six stars. Surprised that some operators that i once felt were trash turned out to be viewed as good. Out of all the arknights guides out herr on yt, this gotta be one of the best. Gonna subscribe for the rest of the series :)

[@Blade_Azero]

Yes YES this happend to me, costwise 3 and 4 stars win by a mile against 6 stars charaters to give an idea 6 star blemishine is 22 dp while beagle is 16 dp the difference is huge or another one is mosse that is 16 while nearl (yes the difference is really big and the type of damage they give is different but they still are from the same category) is 21 so yeah its worth to build 3 and 4 star charaters P,s: it's a lot cheaper to get a 3 star charaters to E1 lv 55 rather than a 6 star E1 lv 55

[@duckstep9919]

Aw man, he didnt do the good ol’ “ if theres a hole theres a way” at 26:25

[@Zafang]

how do i download minecraft

[@kukkikaze]

www.ldplayer.net/games/arknights-on-pc.html?gameId=151&n=42158918#

[@gom0528]

@@kukkikaze HAHAHA

[@Chammuth]

@@kukkikaze 🤣🤣

[@dmxtrs]

mine craft

[@mhmdardhn7209]

He gave up lol 😂😂😂😂😂

[@littlejohn8435]

7:27 We all know Tachanka has the biggest asset of them all.

[@nataloserlover]

Kukki normally releases quality guides but the editing and assets used here feels better! Good job man! Hope we have a fruitful Near Light Edit: watched through the video and heard Pepp edited this. kudos to both of you!

[@cyrowolf9555]

Thanks for this vid, im relatively new to arknights so this is a big help!

[@trinity5502]

I will be completely honest. I was more entranced by the visual and editing of the video than the content itself. This isn't a knock to kukki tho, Pepp is doing gods work.

[@Xollistrea]

great video, really helpful for people looking to build their rosters to be prepared for almost anything the only thing I'm confused about is why Lava the Purgatory is not recommended despite being one of the best units of the archetype, and Skyfire is fine despite being one of the worst units of the archetype. (My reasoning below) Purgatory's stats and skills are both good; despite the very high SP cost on her S2, it's completely mitigated by her talent, which makes it helidrop at E2 (9s at rank 7, 5s at M3), while also providing support to other casters in the form of initial SP. In addition, her S2 is very powerful AoE arts DPS, dealing up to 100% of her attack every second for 40 seconds (M3), which lends itself to her main use, *AoE arts DPS* Whereas Skyfire suffers from having abysmally low DPS, her generic S1 having both higher Skill and Average DPS. Even if you cry "great uptime" her S2 still deals painfully little damage due to its interval of almost 5 seconds, and stunning for 1s every 5s is also terrible for stalling (that's at M3). I suppose something could be said for her talent, which provides 115% arts dmg_scale (E2) on blocked enemies, however blocking enemies becomes less and less important, and 115% just isn't worth it.

[@n7creed629]

Hi Kukkikaze! Loved this, as a max level player this was still informative. I was wondering if you will do the same for the branches you didn’t cover this time around?

[@chanlamkha5766]

Building operators you like and make it work is the most fun thing to do in this game. Vulcan is my best example and I'm not regret investing her.

[@domo5048]

Excited for more of this, I kind of entered the side of mid game (Chapter 8 already and expecting to try to finish all events but still cant DX) and im not sure if I should invest in characters that I already have somehow leveled, or start some that I've kept at level 1, for example, sussuro, even though I've somehow leveled gavial and warfrain. Ofcourse best of luck in these vid types