Annihilation 4 - The Grand Knight Territory Outskirts | Low End Squad |【Arknights】

Most of E2 not needed.
This strategy is made by using really common operators and easy to substitute.
It's not essential to follow the steps perfectly.
Adjust the strategies a little bit for yourself to suit your own team comp better.
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[@bnapkin143]

370: this shit is easy 380: oh everyone's dead

[@-i--ieo---e-a1721]

Story of my life

[@Luxor-ok9hj]

2:55 me after deployed thorns: ahh fuck *restart the mission* 3:08 Kyo: you can let him there Me: *internal screaming*

[@muhamadadibnaufal4278]

This is the reason why you need to watch the video first. Kyo is full of surprise

[@mardakfernfern1986]

U stoopid What's 9 + 10?

[@aguynamedsquid3474]

Gotta watch the whole bideo first buddy.

[@iwillpegyou247]

@@mardakfernfern1986 910?

[@hmr0470]

At least it's not yet 100 kills so full refund

[@linkedzas]

This video is a roller-coaster of emotion. There was happiness (okay, nice), confusion (wait, why is my Spot gone?), sadness (Oh no, I miss placed Kroos) and of course, relief (and, there we go). Truly a good video. Thanks papa Kyo

[@Astonthepunk]

“Cryo drones” that’s how you know kyo’s been playing too much genshin 😂

[@pougetguillaume4632]

And i'm calling them cryocopters because i play too much RA3 -stupid OP allies-

[@Kaes.R]

@@pougetguillaume4632 so then coil u call them prisms tower lol

[@pougetguillaume4632]

@@Kaes.R tesla coil works better for those imo

[@Kaes.R]

@@pougetguillaume4632 indeed the name contains coil but the way they connect each other and the beam colour is purple that's why i called it prisms

[@pougetguillaume4632]

@@Kaes.R oh damn you're right, brain fart on my part lol, they work exactly the same

[@kamikazeclk112]

Me: *Playing this stage* My phone: Please have mercy

[@pougetguillaume4632]

I thought i was the only one lol

[@respatiish]

same LOL

[@Isomeria450]

Eh?

[@EpsilonLovesSharks]

2x was lagging my phone lmao

[@BenedictF79B]

Damn bro same,the amount of enemy that come was insane and skill activation at the same time man

[@amconners]

you know it's a hell of a stage when Kyo says "I guess I will speed up all the parts where it's not necessary to comment" and it's still a 23 minute long video

[@Angel-ep3yx]

This dropped earlier than expected, thx

[@theultimateevil3430]

Just in time.

[@knobrain8213]

Me with smol brain: YES YES YES YES

[@bloodred255]

Small brain brute forced it. I just put ifrit facing up and used a fire lane. Hammer went down trying to walk thru the lane. And I killed the archer with jaye and silverash and a few stuns

[@armorisenkapugu6489]

Small brain kok bangga 😂

[@theguytheguy3886]

I have a life so these come in handy when I don’t have time

[@wellh3ck516]

Me with missing Ops or replacement Ops: *No No No No*

[@someoneontheinternet7027]

Y E S

[@Luxor-ok9hj]

22:56 Kyo: Where's the "Collect All button?" Everybody in the community: w-we... a-are st-still.... se-searching for the Holy grail.... but nobody.... still founded it

[@archphaeton2632]

has found*

[@Luxor-ok9hj]

@@archphaeton2632 sorry english isn't my main language

[@EmiyaIsHere]

The Holy Grail you say?

[@punseize3773]

The Holy grail were found by CN comunity and will come to global soon ig

[@mayoneas8224]

it has come

[@dimasraka4289]

Kyostin : Friendship Ended with Melantha, now Utage is my new best Friend

[@Helioger]

Me with full 6* e2 squad: Yes pls i need help

[@Bondrewd__21]

Me with only e2 lvl50 surtr and e2 lvl80 Lapland - Help meeeee!

[@archphaeton2632]

crazy how kyo is explaining one action while performing 2 or 3 at the same time

[@KuraiWashi]

Kyo, you are a god amongst men, for helping this community with these low end strats, rolling from Chapter 8's finish straight into Anni 4, you are a blessing.

[@patrickpiguing3353]

Kyo: You have to kill the hammer before the archer comes Hammer vs E2 Ceobe: I'm in danger...

[@asophropyll]

Corrupted Knight: why do i hear "DADADADA"

[@AGUSTIN-zc5iu]

Corrupted Knight after stage, squatting down in a corner, shivering: So.. Many.. Knives....

[@SoldierOfFate]

I wonder if there's been anyone with enough balls to fight BOTH the undead knights at once.

[@Yosh-]

Me: *crying in 2am ‘cause i can’t finish this stage* , i’ve been trying to clear this for like 5 hours! Also me: i can’t waste time , i must go to kyostin

[@erenjeager4634]

I see you are just like me

[@Yosh-]

@@erenjeager4634 “problems? , Subscribe to kyostin , thank me later” Lol

[@anotherwowman]

Should've went to Kyo after the 2 first failed runs xd

[@Yosh-]

@@anotherwowman i was trying be like: pfft it’s ez i don’t need kyostin for this but ofc i failed

[@mikedanielespeja6128]

@@erenjeager4634 trying to make history?

[@RexRagerunner]

So, today I was following this again for perfecting my Auto Deploy and I noticed that if you keep it at 2x speed through the whole thing it gets desynced from the amount of enemies coming towards the end. Those enemies with Pikes and two lives killed both of my tanks resulting in 10 enemies leaking and ending it early at my 3rd auto deploy. If you gonna Auto Deploy this level please leave it at 1x or keep it at 2x and slow it down once alot of enemies starting to appear and the game begins lagging.

[@zhan2780]

a little off-topic and a little late but why would you want an auto deploy if this stage doesnt contribute to weekly orundum and since you already clear it there's no more rewards and it's basically just a waste of sanity?

[@nanobot8725]

"Use skill to take out the drone" Exu: What drone?

[@billybiljun3416]

Exu needs E2 S3 M3?

[@CatshanEUW]

@@billybiljun3416 i had e2 s1 on rank 7

[@billybiljun3416]

@@CatshanEUW your exu level?

[@CatshanEUW]

@@billybiljun3416 20 but i think even 1 can be enough

[@nanobot8725]

@@billybiljun3416 Mine was LVL 7 M1, E2 level 40 (3rd skill)

[@elsasanjaya3937]

I remember clearly watching your video for the first time is annihilation 1 and now look where we are now

[@nc3057]

I just cleared the stage, and then Kyo uploaded this xD

[@Sami-vx3qb]

Same XD

[@handofmyths]

"melee arts guard" me, with none raised (only ranged raised): oh no...

[@Bondrewd__21]

Yep, you are not the only one. I only yesterday raised my Gravel and till try to raise Myrtle.

[@RyeDomaine]

I was so pleased with myself, beating it without any guides with my 5 and 6 stars (and Myrtle), and then Kyo comes out and does it with 3 and 4 stars!

[@Tibruk64]

Thank you man, I'd been banging my head against the wall and you were my saving grace.

[@Rookie2171]

Thorns and Blaze really shines here

[@jamessilva1259]

Hmm? Blaze??? Good to know. I will keep that in mind next time. Thanks!

[@lunanasushistax6692]

Blaze is the true be-all-end-all operator. She excels in MOST situations and is busted in others

[@gerashar1205]

Yeah, Blaze E2 20 on def-heal position was good enough for me, even though I had to activate Sussurro's skill during the last wave. Blaze + Lappland + Amiya S2 was a true annihiliation on the top lane.

[@johnmatthewgrapa8644]

@@gerashar1205 how did you time amiya s2 since it is auto?

[@gerashar1205]

@@johnmatthewgrapa8644 Eeeeh, I just didn't time her at all :"D Maybe I could pass the level easier if I did, but I'm too lazy. I had promoted her to E2 earlier so every time she recovered pretty quickly.

[@strawberrymilkshake4576]

I wonder why.. it's just feels so weird when there's no Melantha on Kyo's video. Then again thank u for the guide lmao

[@ultimatelifeform9741]

Hahaha when I'm I feel like I can't do any stage I always go to Kyo and Ecko 🛐

[@TheRyderShotgunn]

kyo at the start: if you have sutr you can bring her instead of utage kyo later: use utage to stall me, who has sutr: hmm, yes, sutr will "stall"

[@РаэнгвальдКосс]

The best kind of stalling. Stalling by deleting out of existance.

[@tsurin-2160]

the best form of defence

[@Ethan-jo1wf]

as they say the best defence is a strong offence

[@shikuro2574]

LoL I just opened KZbin for this Annihilation stage, and you just uploaded it, thanks Kyo!

[@mrmilktrayman8002]

Direction placement for snipers if you're an absolute shitter like me and still get it wrong even after 10+ bad runs and don't want to sift through the entire video to figure out the directions again: 1. 4:03, 50 kills - Up, *then* Down 2. 5:19, 100 kills - Up, *then* Down 3. 6:45, 150 kills, Up *and* Down 4. 9:12, 200 kills, Up *and* Up 5. 11:30, 249 kills, Up *and* Down 6: 13:54, 299 kills, Up *and* Up (this one is the one that Kyo did wrong and got sad about) 7: 17:29, 348 kills, Up, wait for Cryo Drone to hit, *and* Down Hope this helps!

[@jacklynn.7150]

Thank you for the strategy Kyo! I already did the stage without your guide, but yours seems much cleaner. I'll write my squad down (and some random tips) below if anyone wants to check it out. Squad: 3 medics- Silence S2, Ptilopsis S2, and Shining S3 2 vanguards- Texas S2 and Myrtle S2 1 caster- Eyja S3 1 supporter- Angelina S3 (brought her because best girl, but I'm sure another caster in her place would work quite well) 3 guards: Surtr S3, SA S3, and Specter S2 (the SSS group eh) 1 defender- Saria S1 After trying the annihilation by myself for as far as I can go, I checked out 777ucky's strategy for this. Some things I took: - Eyja for drone clear (one deployment in the beginning, and retreat and redeploy her every time you see the pathing lines come out) - Weedy yeet on top lane (Myrtle S2 to heal) but around 3 squares back (Myrtle is now on the top right corner of Weedy to make room for her canon and the sp battery) - The last Eyja placement Angelina facing left to help out bottom side, with Specter and Saria blocking in that area. Shining on the first mushroom on the Weedy lane (to heal on the Eyja block). Ptilo next to her facing down (to heal Angelina, Weedy, and Specter). Silence can be used if Saria can't heal enough (put her on the far-back mushroom). Give one sp battery to Weedy (on her top) and 2 for Eyja. Silverash for the Corrupted Archer so he can pair with Eyja and Angelina. The Corrupted Knight can usually die with one Eyja S3 activation, but if he manages to get to Weedy, she can super yeet him away. Use bombs if you think any operators will die/on the bosses. Miseko coils can be in front of Weedy and make sure to yeet any remaining frost drones with Weedy if Eyja isn't able to kill all of them. Surtr if any one of the bosses get to Weedy/just won't die. My description is probably very confusing, but I hope I put at least some useful tips in there.

[@miirico5398]

Good luck to all the Doktah out there~ Abit sad Melantha isn't on the roster though dohoho~

[@Lily-wk1dw]

brooooo I struggled through it right to the end but thanks to your video full clear!!! You're the best I know the whole community must be as thankful to you as I am :DD

[@tricmagic]

Fun fact, Lava the Purgatory is free. So is Amiya. Both of their first skills are suited.

[@vrimv_7119]

Finally after upgrading mouse and bid farewell to e2 lv 1 run (and around 100k lmd), at the 2 hours before the stage shutdown, finally I can clear it, thank you so much Kyo-senpai

[@agengnusantara6408]

17:47 "Wait hold on. Why my....??" insta laugh there lmao that happen to me sometimes when too focus on the other side

[@mirjana72mb]

If you have a Blaze with S2, you need only M1 and you can place her and any 3* medic on the top side and she will take care of all of it alone. But if she has S2 only on M1 she will need to be at least E2 lvl 70. The higher the Skill Mastery the lower the minimum level needed for the damage. And if you have an Eyja with S3 M3 you can deploy her every time the drones come at the right side and nuke them. For the last drone wave thought, wait until after the Cryo drones fired their cold bombs. Interesting Idea I had is instead of Gitano, I had an Executor with S1 M3 facing upwards to hit all those enemies with dummy damage while ignoring armor on them, works just as well. And if you move the top side further behind, Gitano's placement becomes the ideal Ifrit/Schwarz lane for facing up. Last but not least, Hellagur with S2 M3 can solo the withered archer if you save one of the SP boosters until then and use them on him to spam his dual strike + evasion. It his hilarious to watch.

[@rufusdrumknottvgc]

Thanks a lot for the guide, Kyo. I'm always too lazy to figure out annihilation missions for myself because they take so long, so it's very much appreciated.

[@heri5911]

Finished mine with this guide. This helps a lot. Thank you so much.

[@animeyahallo3887]

Imagine failing to save your progress after clearing it..... yeah it happened to me.

[@midend]

Eyja completely trivializes the drone part, when the pathing appears, deploy, erupt, retreat, rinse and repeat.

[@zlain5572]

Dude ikr, that’s exactly what I did lmao.

[@tl2e3le4f]

Was waiting for this!! Excellent guide as always

[@ewanball]

Thank you! And always entertaining.

[@nicho987]

ive been waiting for thiss, thank you lord kyoo!

[@frauholle1699]

Being a long time dokutah now i can clear this stage easily by brute forcing it, but it brings back memories to the time where kroos and beagle still in my roaster and lord kyo is literally my savior

[@DanyGasta89]

Impeccabile e veloce come sempre, grazie mille Kyo-kun

[@J3Puffin]

Your guides are a godsend, even though I'm sitting with just about every unit I could ever want maxed out ('cept Eyja - only got her this event thanks to the coupon), because I don't have the strategic mind to do it properly :P. Thank you!!!

[@fuglyjubly4848]

Even though I cleared this with ease, I'm still watching this guide for the entertainment because his just that g00d and it impresses me every time @_@

[@fumichka]

он такой душевный и милый чел, приятно смотреть его видео. с любовью из россии, кйостин!

[@redodien3192]

Oh god... after seeing Annihilation 4 come out. Instantly go to youtube for guide to see this recently come out.

[@rachmatzulfiqar]

Those two bosses, don't let them get together, or they'll buff the other when one dies

[@SoldierOfFate]

It's still doable if the other one dies because Surtr exists lol

[@cypher9406]

Thank you so much! With this guide I managed to do it in just one try. I'm kinda scared to try it out without any strategy since it cost a lot of sanity and there's no trial as well. Glad I have Rosmontis, Surtr, Thorns and Eyja to make it even easier.

[@little7cider]

You can force close the apps instead of quiting the stage. That way, you dont use your sanity and can try again.

[@yukariyoshisaki6333]

meanwhile me: "lets just throw surtr S3M3, SA S3M3, ros S3M3 and mostima S3M3 at it" and still it took me 3 tries

[@Bekttb]

this feelings when you finished at 397...

[@mochithepooh5368]

This anni is a lot of fun. So many strats and meme you can do with those device. - this comment is sponsored by insta W mines.

[@hadi.susanto]

Wow that really quick, Thanks a lot. Will use as reference since I already brute force it

[@johntitor2058]

YESSS Those twins near the end are so annoying bc they are unstoppable once the go rage mode. THANK U SO MUCH KYO :D

[@dewipuspita4398]

THANK YOU SO MUCH！！Finally I can finish this anni 4 T___T

[@picnicbros]

I followed everything and got it first attempt. Thank you so much Kyo!

[@jasongu508]

Weedy top lane with sp devices and coils is enough to kill everything, and for bottom lane I used Thorns and Mudrock with sp device, with Eyja S3 for drones and waveclear and Surtr for nuking. Fun stage.

[@justnura7296]

Weedy Skill 3?

[@jasongu508]

@@justnura7296 yea

[@justnura7296]

@@jasongu508 aye, thx mate

[@tushman278]

2 years ago, I struggled a lot with this stage and could not get 400 kills. Tried it again today with the new broken operators I have gotten since and completed it so quickly. Can really see how far I have come. Used thorns, ash, skalter, and horn in the top lane, while mudrock and penance in the bottom lane. Ejya for all the drones and texalter and surtr for emergencies. Horn, Ash, and Texas killed the hammer dude before he even entered the lasers. Surt and Texas then destroyed the bow guy. Gave the sp batteries to mudrock, penance and ash.

[@Alexandragon1]

Just cleared on 400: Surts S2 + Thorns S3 + Lancet on top, and on bottom instead of arts guard I used SilverAsh S3 combined with 3 sp battery + Rosmontis S1 instead of AOE caster. On final wave added Amiya-caster S2 on top. On final wave added Amiya-caster S2 on top. Was actively using helidrops: Utage as Dps on shield bearers and Myrrh as healing on drop. Myrtle was behind Cuora on bottom all the time. Thx for tips and guide, Kyo!

[@provence8917]

Since I think it wasn't mentioned: Eyja's Volcano can kill all drones, i.e. from top and bottom.

[@EmEm-fm4nn]

Don't worry, Kyo mentioned it

[@Shirker12]

Oh nice. I just *barely* cleared 400 with my high end squad. I'm super excited to see how difficult I made it for myself.

[@Decryptated]

If you have them, replacing Click with W (S2), Spot with Liskarm, Sussuro with Warfarin, and Midnight with Lappland makes the top side very strong for the final few waves.

[@Alexandragon1]

I just filled weekly limit by clearing this stage till 364th enemy - it was a lot of fun! And then Kyo uploaded this. LMAO.

[@sorcierenoire8651]

fcking annihilation and CC stages. makes me spend half of my day to complete them ffs. thanks a lot for the vid bro!

[@akane2776]

Thank you! I managed to clear it with your guide.

[@CastellanMaben]

Thanks a lot for the guide, got me though with little to no trouble.

[@Hopefull316]

Thank you very much sir! Have a great day!

[@tomcrossover7487]

Thanks man, i just come back form a month of arknights break. and finish this with 3 days left!

[@regaalfiansyah5705]

Was waiting for this :) looking for where to spend stamina today

[@krprimerouge755]

Ok, My run go like this: Elysium p6: Dp goes brrrr to almost the end of the run Friend thorns: ok, just leave me here Exusiai: hey bp, don't take all the drones by yourself P6 bluepoison s2 m2: drones?There's no any drone Nian: i have 4200 of HP, You think i'm going to be in a hurry? Ayerscape: well, at least i bring some support here to nian Gitano: the same as ayerscape Blaze s3 M2: i overkilled 3 defenders like nothing LOL Warfarin: yes, but You almost died doing it Mhyrr s2 m3: thorns don't forget to heal, You too click Click: dokutah, can i have some chesse after this? Surtr s3 m3: those things call themselves bosses? Pff, what a Bad joke Saria s3(due i though it will help a bit to retain more the enemies un the lasers, also deployed her at the end of the run): well, i think i was the useless this time

[@khoidang9351]

When Anni4 first showed up, my friends and I instantly went looking for Kyo low-end video and couldn't find it. We ended up spending one long night streaming on Discord, chatting, laughing, and crying whenever we made a blunder. It was one hell of a night but rl fun tho

[@EmiliaA1621]

Already finished the stage bruteforcing since the day reset. Came here to see the drone waves

[@jroper4154]

Enemy count factors in the bonus drones, where as the kill count (the left number along the top next to the two swords) does not. I find it a lot easier to track when the bonus drones spawn using the kill count rather than the enemy count, since the drone waves start at 50 kills, and spawn every 50 kills after that-- i.e. at 50, 100, 150 etc. The only exception is the second-to-last drone wave, which spawns at 299 rather than 300, but it's easier to remember compared to having to remember each individual enemy number that the drones spawn at.

[@julydaydreamer404]

I was able to complete this annihilation without your guide or previous knowledge of this level, but it was thanks to your video. If you didn't help me out in the first annihilation and a couple of levels, I probably wouldn't be very far in Arknights 🥰

[@ivanbeg123]

Almost got wiped out by the archer at the end but managed to make it thanks to your guide. Thanks a bunch

[@chhayheng5279]

Me: FINALLY CAN I WIN THIS Also me: The Fate of My victory Rests on You Melantha

[@muhammaddaffaariqfadilah6536]

i have no trouble clearing this manually, auto on the other hand seems to like messing with timing so i gave up on that

[@deecee1853]

18:50 I never thought I'd hear him say that lmao

[@DrRen-xe8hx]

Thank God(Kyo) for this. whenever i searching for anni 4 only bunch of people using hi-end operator like eyja,thorn,surtr for this like wtf

[@yesduck2176]

first of all, thank you for the amazing guide

[@Lukfborges1003]

And despite all difficulties, our hero gets the win !!!

[@animuchan6136]

MUDROCK FKING SAVED ME. I thought that it was all over since my defenses on the bottom gave out against the archer (my positioning of the medic was wrong since I thought that it can only attack one unit. Good thing that it took the path that it took too. Basically, all units on cooldown, no dp left, I was going to restart but then I see Mudrock FREAKING SOLOING IT. It was so badass.

[@AGUSTIN-zc5iu]

Thank you for the strat. I've gotten only up to 348 on my own, guess I haven't gotten big brain enough. Many thanks. Keep up the good work!

[@kusoteitoku1010]

Finally,this made my life Easy. Thank you Kyostin for making this Doktah feel Great Again

[@lazuardialdi2646]

*Thinks and have an Idea for the Bottom Part with Normal Surtr Strat* Me: Ayerscarpe? Ayerscarpe: Finally...

[@MrAfrodono]

that big DON'T after you misplaced kroos really gets me

[@gummybear8679]

An E2 decent lvl (30-50) Blaze with S2 can cover bottom side without arts guard or AOE for about more then half of the mission. Max lvl , S2 M3 Blaze can steamroll through 3/4 of it. But even the best Blaze will struggle against those Bladehelms and will get annihilated by Bladehelm leaders (the ones that decrease your operator`s ATK). With Blaze, you can have enough space on the field for both snipers at all times and you will not be required to switch the bottom-side healer over and over again.

[@harunnasyafi6128]

20:28 utage : Oraoraoraoraora Kyo : Come on utage Utage :*death Kyo : OKAY NICE Ghost utage : Oiii

[@yagatami]

"Maybe deploying Utage behind Quora is better." I wish I'd known that before one of them went through...

[@chii6093]

I have to say this annihilation is really nice. Managed to clear it completely guideless and with a pretty stable and quick autodeploy.

[@aze94]

Great guide, managed to clear it myself now.

[@Yumiesthetic]

17:13 yes kyo, cryo drones, there will also be pyro, electro, hydro, anemo, geo, and dendro drones

[@Zambles]

i only just now did this , tried it once on my own and only got to like 100 or 200 something and jsut never went back to it. Thanks again for savin me

[@NoOneAlive_]

Finally after 1 month and a half I got it done. Tq my comrade

[@ivonatinkl]

Thanks so much, was stuck with 396 but could never get passed that. I had to tweek a few things to (like leaving mytle out longer, not using utage as much because of cost, and at the end not recalling the bottom operators). For others used surtr e155, greythroat e160, may e160,hoshi e211, gummy e160,ceobe e160, skyfire e156, shinning e159, utage e150, silence e159.

[@yamiyam02]

Maaannn I was waiting for thisss

[@fajarmaulanagempita3176]

For me, having Rosa really a blessing for this annihilation since she has long range so i can place her way back from enemies and can stall annoying enemies, Especially those resurrected knights and duo Hammer&Bow while my SA and Eyja do their job xD (High Cost squad). What i didn`t expect was those annoying pass through enemies, almost fail my run because of them since i went for the offensive and placed my operators near enemies so almost didn`t have spots to place the electric barrier (me dum dum). As always, thank you for the guide Kyo

[@virus5600]

Finally finished it! Thanks Kyo! :>

[@Eravel]

Great work, thank you!