help

[nimble kite]

DR is what makes Ulpipi an unbreakable wall.

[supple zinc]

was gonna ask what dr is because of maplestory but then I realized

[turbid ocean]

Grinding IS doesn't need particular operators past the free hope ones

[nimble kite]

Add some heal, and he's basically unstoppable.

[turbid ocean]

3* for IS2-4, spot kroos fang steward orchid
4* for IS5 - click gummy beanstalk

all e1

[supple zinc]

does it take longer than using wisadel and deleting everything (efficiency orientated question)

though it definitely takes some rng to upgrade her at first
so I probably need to raise those units anyway

[deft aspen]

Thanks a lot. I'll ask again when I reach home. I can't pull now anyway

[turbid ocean]

at farming difficulty its really not that bad to use E1 Wisadel for 1-2 floors

preferably Exu2 on IS4 in particular

[supple zinc]

I farm at d10, seems pretty easy to me and consistent

*If I manage to get wisadel to e2 before floor 4

[turbid ocean]

yes its very easy if you try to learn a bit

[supple zinc]

I do have spot fully raised
not kroos though
steward too

[silver smelt]

usually limited banners have a non limited rateup, can it be any op for Sui banners too?

[formal shadow]

it's the same situation if I believe I know what you're asking

[robust thistle]

What does that mean

[cursive maple]

we have in pair like zuo le with shu

[turbid ocean]

theres always a standard operator debut with the limited yes

both are 35%

[cursive maple]

and it is a new op

[silver smelt]

ah ya and theres no specific pool it's constrained to right

[summer osprey]

aside from is5 which IS is the easiest to do or learn

[turbid ocean]

its literally a new operator

[robust thistle]

What does that even mean

[silver smelt]

oh its always a debut thanks

[nimble kite]

No, only old Limited ops getting rateup, last 3 released before this event to be exact. Old non-Limited one, which once being in Limited banner, has normal x1 offrate.

[turbid ocean]

Exu2 came with Lemuen... whos new.

[formal shadow]

it's constrained to standard because new op doesn't go to kernel

[cursive maple]

yu came with blaze alter

[hazy kraken]

Should I let the boss reach my objective pt on phase 2?

[cursive maple]

id pick is4 as is2 is hard to grind, though it is upto you

[robust thistle]

Yes

[turbid ocean]

any time, but you need 31+ hp/shield

[twin beacon]

Is degenbrecher meta

[robust thistle]

Good but not meta

[nimble kite]

Not necessarily. Just leak him at P1.
Battle ends immediately, not even needed to kill remaining enemies.

[robust thistle]

Can you even leak quilon on phase 1

[nimble kite]

Yes, I did that.

[hazy kraken]

So I just need 31lp as per light

[formal shadow]

phase 1 is when he is inert

[robust thistle]

Isnt phase 1 quilon immobile

[nimble kite]

I count both sitting and walking state as P1.

[turbid ocean]

game says otherwise

[cursive maple]

he meant the first battle?

[nimble kite]

Alright, Phase 2, you win. Doesn't matter much.

[nimble kite]

31 Life Points with shields combined and you win.

[hazy kraken]

Suppose I manage to get on phase 2 and let him reach my objective pt, and if my lp is below 30, is it count as fail?

[nimble kite]

Yes. You must live when he's going to leak.
Exact 30 is also death.

[robust thistle]

Its leak and survive

Because leaking him just ends the stage

[dusky parrot]

do i get my silverash and mlynar to e1 or get my tragodia to e2?

[robust thistle]

Tragodia works fine at E1

Silverash and mlynar needs their E2
You know your priority now

[dusky parrot]

[pearl anvil]

@nimble kite I think I figured it out the stage is suggesting e1 and this is my team

[robust thistle]

Level recommendation is a scam, your team just suck

[robust thistle]

Also wheres your E2 voucher

[pearl anvil]

Shut

[robust thistle]

Do read the beginner voucher selection in pins

[pearl anvil]

Yeah uh I kinda can’t beat the stage to get that guy they suggesting to use the e2 voucher in

[robust thistle]

Andreana manticore hung nowell and shaw suck

[forest quest]

why isn't practice mode deleted? who is using it when sanity refund from failing a stage is fully refunded?

[formal shadow]

rarity abuse

[robust thistle]

The pins literally have a 0 investment guide with *3 only

[formal shadow]

if you have 1 sanity you can use tha practice

[forest quest]

oh it's fully refunded the first time

[robust thistle]

Its always fully refunded the first time

[bitter anvil]

u can practice without having 10 sanity, and if u accidentally cleared stage no sanity would be used in practice

[nimble kite]

I could launch a stage for newbies to show how to win it.
When I'm out of Sanity.

So I think I'm the one who isn't against that feature.

[odd sky]

??

[shadow bay]

mf who... ummm.... love testing dpses with patriot

[empty mesa]

can someone link me the most updated mat farming guide?

[robust thistle]

/material as always

[nimble kite]

In #bot-spam

[pearl anvil]

Apparently all I needed to do was e1 a random 3 star and have a lvl 80 support carry

[nimble kite]

You may even bring E2 SupportUnit, if you had any 5☆ E2d.

[empty mesa]

/material

[nimble kite]

In #bot-spam

[robust thistle]

Just E2 your gracebearer, shes a better E2 target than tequila

[pearl anvil]

Who’s that

[nimble kite]

Gracebearer 5☆ Guard/Primal Guard.

[robust thistle]

You play in a server with a language you cant read?

[pearl anvil]

I’m in China I would have picked to play in English but I don’t got that option

[robust thistle]

Something something apk

[pearl anvil]

I know Chinese but Idfk who’s gracebearer in Chinese

[robust thistle]

Google it

[nimble kite]

Open wiki.gg and find Gracebearer.
There's also "Name in other languages" tab.

[coarse notch]

search it on prts wiki
i think most english names return their chinese wiki pages

[odd sky]

below purple hair sniper

[burnt tree]

聆音

[pearl anvil]

Thx

[robust thistle]

Something something give a man a fish

[burnt tree]

also damn i can't believe gracebearer is actually just that in japanese 💀

[pearl anvil]

Nevermind I’m a fucking idiot and the Chinese version actually gives the English name too

[rain forge]

[burnt tree]

yeah, that's how people clown on necrass before she even got released in en

[robust thistle]

Dead grass

[nimble kite]

Nice 🍑

[turbid crest]

guys i was thinking about getting ulpianus but i also want to save as much as possible for the celebration banner so i was thinking about buying him from the yellow certificate shop but i dont know how often characters appear in there so is there any approximation of how long it will take ulpianus to get into the yellow certificate shop since i looked up ines and she appeared as rate up in standard banner after 2 years of release ?

[formal shadow]

ulpianus? buy him next year if ya really want him. slew of good banners coming up

[rain forge]

just buy ulp in a year when he comes in shop again

Check pins for info on upcoming banners

[empty mesa]

thanks ❤️

[vernal drift]

Is it ok to buy chip crystals over the headhunting permits or are their better alternative t get chip crystals?

[proven kelp]

farm purchase certificates

[vernal drift]

Ah alright then

[robust thistle]

Buying chip glue with gold certs

[shrewd peak]

yes but its based on deployment order so it will get whatever was deployed there

Actually exu s2 only works for operators

[urban sleet]

What's the 5 in 252 for base

[formal shadow]

factories

[robust thistle]

Factory

[languid swan]

oh btw what happens if you s3 exualter with no deployment limit left?

[nimble kite]

Trading > Factory > Powerplant.

[urban sleet]

Thx

[nimble kite]

Which whom?

[native helm]

Which is the best character to choose in the free 5 star selector?

[languid swan]

whermst

[nimble kite]

Oh, I didn't saw ExuAlt S3 part.

[robust thistle]

Whomst've

[languid swan]

i edited it i'm just too dumb to write it on the first try

[maiden plover]

Rock rock worth e2?

[formal shadow]

not too bad

[sweet warren]

How much % is Hoshiguma alter second HP below 0HP again?

[somber coral]

how do you farm data supplement sticks

[nimble kite]

Restore HP passively when red HP, you mean?

After 5 seconds of not taking any damage, 5% of MaxHP per sec.

[urban sleet]

Can someone resend the banner priority pic again, thanks

[nimble kite]

SSS

[somber coral]

what

[somber coral]

check the pins

[nimble kite]

Stationary Security Service, button next to Annihilations.

[somber coral]

no I need way more sticks

[nimble kite]

If you continue to farm that monthly, you will never ran out of these.

[outer gyro]

would've been funny if it counted

[rain forge]

how do i uh do contingency contracts i dont see anything

[nimble kite]

I wouldn't recommend taking that from any source.

In best conditions, it's Event Shop and even that, won't recommend.

[shrewd peak]

Cant do them right now

It's a seasonal event

[rain forge]

ah

[ornate quartz]

Who do i get from these?

[dense zodiac]

Is leizi alt worth to pull?

[rain forge]

she’s pretty damn good

basically a mlynar sidegrade

if you’re low on pulls then just skip leizi and save for hoshiguma alter

[ornate quartz]

Who do i e2? Dont say tequila i aint getting him

[odd sky]

lappland ig

[ornate quartz]

Anyone else..?

[maiden plover]

Gracebearer

[ornate quartz]

Alrightt

[vernal drift]

Should i put any of these 6 stars in my team and when i eventually put ulpia in my team should i also build gladiia?

[odd sky]

what is that s2 sash

[vernal drift]

Huh? I haven't used her she's just has it on for whatever

[ornate quartz]

Do i pull for the current banner rn?

[odd sky]

*silverash

[rain forge]

silver ash

[vernal drift]

Ohh

[frosty isle]

I feel like my team isnt extendable, any modifications i should do? Currently at 2-10

[rain forge]

you want him to mainly be on s3

[vernal drift]

Oh yeah i was only just using it for a stage cause it was poison thats all

[somber coral]

this should be good enough

[vernal drift]

I don't always use it otherwise i use s3

[raven harbor]

Okay reunion deer dude with a big ass shield is down

He did NOT survive a whole Exu2 S2

Whats the next hard boss?

[somber coral]

dont just call him that hes aura farmer

[ornate quartz]

Who do i get from this? Anyone but silverash or saria

[odd sky]

man wtf

[raven harbor]

Better get a new shield buddy that one aint blockin shi

[vernal drift]

Why is the photo sideways

[nimble kite]

Remove Flint, Pramanix, change Jessica to Kroos, Quercus... ok, maybe she may stay. You have no DPS, do you have anyone E2?

[silver smelt]

next hard boss is proly in Ch8

[ornate quartz]

Errr, i ssed and cropped it and it came out like that

[odd sky]

do you hate dmg or smt what's wrong with you

[raven harbor]

Aye Aye captn

I love this story so much. And the osts are majestic

Whoever convinced me to start the game on the last 5 hours of exu banner was a saint

I completely forgot to log into ZZZ and WuWa, ive been grinding AK nonstop lmao

[frosty isle]

Uhhh no not yet, either too expensive or people told me not to, or told me to just get tequila

[vernal drift]

Wow true gacha brainrot its.. so peak 🥹

[ornate quartz]

Anyone?

[nimble kite]

Man, you basically don't have anyone who will kill the boss. Would say Specter is suitable for that, but no E1 at least, so she cannot be immortal.

[raven harbor]

Feed me more exusiai mr yostar , you have unrestricted access to my wallet

[echo venture]

thorns

[somber coral]

why not them

[nimble kite]

Do you have SilverAsh?

[ornate quartz]

I already have them on my other acc, new acc diff operators

[nimble kite]

...this is resist you to get best starter 6☆ as SilverAsh?

[frosty isle]

I could grind up for her e1 rq, also idk if she will help against the heavy defenders,

[nimble kite]

Won't help against Defenders, low damage. She purely for boss soloing.

Rush Tequila, I guess.

[frosty isle]

Ok then, any other notes i should be weary of

[pearl anvil]

Would yall suggest getting someone other than syria with this team cuz I struggle a lot on enemies that only take spell dmg

[nimble kite]

Take the SupportUnit which carry left side of map.

And you can concentrate the rest on the right to make it simple.

[frosty isle]

Like logos for example?

[earnest sparrow]

is having skill level 7 on my main squads really important?

[mental ledge]

how can i kill these annoying plants before they aply nervous impairment ?

[median fable]

kill them faster

[lone valley]

Yeah

[median fable]

hit them harder

[somber coral]

wisadel, tragodia, exualt

[nimble kite]

Drop into hole, if this presents.

[foggy mural]

If you haven't the resources for everyone to have lvl 7 skills make sure at least your main dps have them

[knotty wave]

you just wake them up, they kil themselves

[mental ledge]

i cant see any holes here but ok

[nimble kite]

Or trigger them far far away from your main defense.
So they got killed by their effect.

[mental ledge]

they are too fast

[nimble kite]

Block for a while. Until blocker dies or going to sleep.

[fiery canopy]

look harder

[knotty wave]

nah, its your dps thats not enough, kill faster

[foggy mural]

If you have the squad space you can stall with some FRD's

[mental ledge]

im blind

[median fable]

hi blind, I'm jj

[median fable]

ignore the holes, borrow a strong dps and kill them. Wisadel should be no brain

or Tragodia

[mental ledge]

ok, thanks

[clever shell]

What mats can be farmed for Leizi alter event? It's not listed in bot spam

[lone valley]

None, its a not farming event, a vignette

[nimble kite]

Vignette event. Droprates are shit here. No need to specify in this graph.

[clever shell]

Ohhhh. I forgot those existed. I'm a returning player. Thanks.

Btw, because this is a vignette, it means if I'm unable to complete all stages and get all the originite prime's, the primes I couldn't get are lost forever right? These stages aren't rerun?

[lone valley]

Correct

[clever shell]

Thanks

[violet canopy]

Guys I’m tryna set up my base for originum farming how should I do it

[pallid cloak]

There should be a pin for it in #r-i-i-c

[lone valley]

Obligatory its not worth it for newer players, halts progress and youre forced to spend sanity on nothing but rocks or lmd

[violet canopy]

I didn’t see it xD

[odd sky]

ao farming guide

[molten scroll]

is there any advantage silverash has over mylnar

[odd sky]

invis reveal

[polar hollow]

eblana has already rerun right? or were they a limited?

[vivid yew]

They really improved this game a lot since i quit during Kaltsit banner

[astral orbit]

Invis reveal and reduce redeployment time for everyone, including exu2 s3

[nimble kite]

Not reran yet and not Limited.

[sinful walrus]

Is this accurate?

[molten scroll]

the atk buff of silverash talent is only for him right

[somber coral]

we all are using kaltsit

[molten scroll]

i wanted to get kalsit but i got poze instead sadge

[nimble kite]

Reddit

[bitter anvil]

is this the gamepress guy

[sinful walrus]

Ya

[bitter anvil]

Why is S2 worse than S1 for general content even

[nimble kite]

Even better.

I wanna recommend unfollow both Reddit and this guy ASAP.

[clever shell]

Who are the people who find leizi alter s1 "unappealing"?

[polar hollow]

pulling leizi alt is a bad idea on this acc right? https://www.krooster.com/network/lookup/Sandstorm

[median fable]

I bothered reading the article, he's above average in reddit but like bottom tier for #help standard

[bitter anvil]

manual skill play

[median fable]

depends on your pulling plan

[odd sky]

how many pulls

[sinful walrus]

Leizi is a m6 right? S1 and s2

[nimble kite]

S2 only.

[median fable]

she's a s2m3, everything more depends on what you want to use her for

[sinful walrus]

Hmm ok

Will ask is station too

[median fable]

for example, s1 is core in ccb4 and s3 is used in is6 in some contexts for hit counts

s1 is also a good skill in general but overall s2 is better

[sinful walrus]

Ok thnx

[median fable]

my advice would be, don't listen too much to tactical on reddit. Just from the few lines he already missed calling Leizi2 "one of the worst op in the coming 6 months"

and I remember him downplaying Hoshi2

[nimble kite]

Expected from Gamepress guy.

[bitter anvil]

maybe gamepress going perma down was a good thing afterall

[sinful walrus]

Ya true. He values silverash a lot

[nimble kite]

I still thank this days.

[median fable]

for basically no reason, he's good but not that good

[turbid ocean]

you can ask IS Station but also keep in mind that their views of operators are pretty polarized to what works in current trends

e.g. IS5 specifically 245, and yes its a strong benchmark but uh its got much restrictions

[odd sky]

you guys got any vids on leizi usage in is6?
i'm going in is6 blind ig

[verbal tangle]

Is CC a limited event?

[lyric kindle]

Wut would be the best thing to get in the purchase certificate area?

Maybe best for a newbie

[nimble kite]

Yes.

[verbal tangle]

Y'know what and when the last CC happened

[nimble kite]

Chip Catalysts and Module Block.

[odd sky]

quartz for base

[bright ingot]

sigh another new ops become core in cc

[nimble kite]

Yes, on August, CCB3 happened.
Next is CCB4 with Lone Trail theme as Main Map.

[bright ingot]

Is there any ops that can substitute her?

[odd sky]

multiple ops yes

[spring obsidian]

Does the full sanity refund update on dec 11 will be applied permanently for all stage?

[bright ingot]

What exactly she do with her S1 and how correlated it with next cc?

[odd sky]

stall with tragodia s3

[slim tusk]

she tremble the enemies to cover trag's downtime

[bright ingot]

Oh I see

[median fable]

that's why he's potential man. We still need to see the actual usage of dp swapping

[bright ingot]

Demn I don't have resources to m3 tragodia s3

[rain forge]

are contingency contracts like those vector stage things

[median fable]

honestly, I'm not certain he will 100% be used in the future

[bright ingot]

Err I think you misunderstood leizi with silverash

[odd sky]

ccb4 is gonna in a while

[wheat flare]

yes but the enemies get the buffs instead of us

[bright ingot]

Alright

[median fable]

yeah, I thought you replied to the another text lol

[bright ingot]

Ah I see,mb then

[odd sky]

1 main map with 4 side maps

[rain forge]

when I get the m3 ticket from is do I use on trag s2, lem s3 (it is alr m1) or sash s3

[bright ingot]

Atlesst cc don't have boss enemies unlike ever so infamous mechanist

[rain forge]

ah alr

[odd sky]

:clueless:

[lone valley]

Trag cuz 6 t5 piss prisms

[wheat flare]

cc does have leaders sometimes

like cc10's manfart

[bright ingot]

Hmm well you right tho but mafret is such a fraud anyway

Comparing him with mechanist is like coughing baby vs hydrogen bomb

[odd sky]

you can compare him with red ig

[bright ingot]

Hmm yes red,my first cc and he literally cook all of my ops

[rain forge]

fair enough

after getting sash mod to level 3 do I get trag’s mod next

[somber coral]

full refund?

[nimble kite]

Read the #game-news

[lone valley]

Yes
Maybe not old event stages since those dont even habe 6x auto deploy
But otherwise yeah, every stage

[foggy mural]

Generally worth it yes, though make note that it's gains are relevant when your tragodia is at least lvl 82 (or lvl 88 if u just do mod2) since at 565 attack it allows him to proc NI in 5 normal hits against elites instead of 6

[rain forge]

ah alr

[odd sky]

*boss

[earnest sparrow]

at what episode of the story will I need my ops to be e2?

[rain forge]

for me I’d say smth like 7-18

[odd sky]

generally, you'd want e2 dps asap, the rest may or may not matter depending on your dps

[rain forge]

some guy did a no e2 challenge in arknights and they got bricked at M8-8 (chapter 8)

[odd sky]

skill issue probably

[bitter anvil]

considering we have trag and exia now, idk why M8-8 would be impossible at e1 only

[rain forge]

tbf the video was a year ago

[earnest sparrow]

oh speaking of which, how long will it take for me to e2 silverash? I've only just upgraded the factory to lvl3 yesterday I'm now waiting to farm guard chips

[bitter anvil]

an year ago hmm, could perma stall and use arturia s1 which is basically true dmg there (if dps was the issue)

I think femn is right

[odd sky]

like a week?

the stage is open in 20 mins so maybe less

[rain forge]

it was zaikozila’s vid im not sure

[odd sky]

if you're pulling leizi, might want to farm more as well

or you can do IS monthlies

[median fable]

you can do it in a week if you midly know what are you doing

[molten scroll]

could nasti's tile feature pair well with poze's typewriter since she still has really high dps if optimal placement?

[median fable]

pozy is irrelevant

even with nasti and optimal placement od typewriter

[molten scroll]

but she would atleast be considered 'good' no?

or is the lack of aoe just that much of a hindrance for her

[bright ingot]

Well yeah I think so but the effort tho? Just bring someone better

I mean that tile also give buff so it's much better for another ops to be placed in that

[proven kelp]

She would be better
But she's still not competing with the stronger dps to be considered "Good"

[rain forge]

was one OP 180 or 120 I forgot

[bright ingot]

180

[maiden plover]

180

[median fable]

it's not the lack of aoe, it's simply the fact that the competition is so crazy

[silver smelt]

does Silverash reduce exu s3 coordinates rdp time?

[bright ingot]

Your fo bring me nostalgia,Ig I need to comeback reading that

Pfp*

[molten scroll]

isnt the competition just wisadel for marksmen?

[rain forge]

Is 20 minutes is5 ending 1 clear with blueprint squad good or nah

[bright ingot]

Any ranged ops tbh like tragodia etc

[molten scroll]

feel like poze would compete with the other marksmen in terms of single target dps

[wheat flare]

could be faster

[maiden plover]

Lemuen, narantuya, ray, etc etc

[bright ingot]

Btw who win? Her or libur?

[molten scroll]

poze too situational too for her useage so she can be pretty bad in some maps

[split raven]

why everyone tell to use leizi in IS most of the time is she not good in others contents?

[silver smelt]

whos everyone 😭

[wheat flare]

shes apparently good in the upcoming IS6. for gen content, shes basically a mlynar so why would she not be good

[bright ingot]

She's gud,is just she just good in is and she literally theme Is6 chara

Just like Typhon and nymph (in general ofc)

[lone valley]

Leizi is dominant in IS6 and is a common and viable e1 start
Mlynar at e1 is kinda doodoo

[earnest sparrow]

"midly"? how so?

[proven kelp]

Because general content is a joke so why would we mention her on content that an infant can clear?

IS is actually a relevant content thats why she's being mentioned mainly about it. If she's good in IS then she's naturally good for other content that isn't IS since those are shittier content that it

[split raven]

do you use her s1 or s2 at e1?

[molten scroll]

is mylnar still timing based at s1

or all 3 skills have a downtime like tequila

[maiden plover]

Leizi2? S2

[slender temple]

He only have one relevant skill and it's S3

[molten scroll]

he has 0 block right

[slender temple]

Off skill yes, when his skill is active he does have 1 block

[molten scroll]

doesnt seem like the first op you'd want for a newbie

[slim tusk]

what newb need is dps and he has plenty 💤

[slender temple]

He's basically a better silver ash, he just can't block and reveal invis that's it

[slim tusk]

you have like 11 other slot for blocking

[split raven]

why people call leizi mlynar sidegrade btw when she can do what he can't at e1

[molten scroll]

isnt SA tankier if for some reason u use s2. better than mylnar at e1 too since he is basically a defender

[slender temple]

She's worse at killing tankier stuff, but she does better in general I guess

[pine plover]

mixed damage

[slender temple]

True dmg carry him hard

[molten scroll]

a more apt comparison is that mylnar is a 6 star tequila over a comparison to silverash no?

[slim tusk]

what are you trying to say
sa s2 is just the cope skill you use before e2

[muted anvil]

Do all anihilation events, including the ones that don't increase the weekly cap, give contribution to the weekly orichalcum?

[silver smelt]

Mlynar > Sash > Teq

[slender temple]

SA also have one relevant skill and it's S3 why'd you use his S2 when you can just place any defender and that's it

[pine plover]

mlynar true damage is barely noticeable
12% of his ATK

[molten scroll]

i mean in terms of kit

[wheat flare]

only the first 3 and the rotating one, AKA annihilation missions

[muted anvil]

So if you did the quests for those, you do them for weekly anyways?

[jolly axle]

is Leizhi alter skippable?

[wheat flare]

yes, especially the rotating one, since its the most efficient. currently its grand bazaar

[muted anvil]

TYVM

[slim tusk]

skippable if you are dirt poor

[bright ingot]

Not really but if you are currently low on saving and still wanna to pull someone in the future,the. Yeah maybe she skipable

[slender temple]

Not a must have or limited by any means it's up to your choice

[bright ingot]

Like for example if you alr have Mlynar but still lacking proper general healer,then Haruka is much worth

[molten scroll]

would telling a new player to do annih over continuing to progress story be good advice since annih missions gives high tier mats that they can easily obtain via borrowing wisadel?

[bright ingot]

Plus there is also collab banner too if you like collecting limiteds

[molten scroll]

as opposed to grinding main story for the same mats

[slender temple]

They can try, but I don't think they can clear any harder annihilation without a proper squad

[molten scroll]

but theyd get far enough to get some high tier mats which is way more efficient than grinding main story i assume

[maiden plover]

Is there any usage for skalter s3?

[woeful zodiac]

do annih kill missions when orundum not filled

[charred tulip]

who should i upgrade first necrass or irene

[bright ingot]

Hmm tbh very rarely,u mostly use her for her buff capabilities and passive healing

[maiden plover]

Unfortunate, tq

[bright ingot]

She can dmg with S3 but atp you just need to bring another dedicated dps

[silver smelt]

yea but u dont use his s2 anyway

[bright ingot]

Np

[median fable]

her role is physical dps. We got plenty of these. She competes even with Mlynar

[iron bloom]

What is this Tales Within the Sand thing? Is it a temporary event?

[molten scroll]

right so classes dont actually mean much past a certain point

[bright ingot]

No,it's permanent

[wheat flare]

if theyre willing to, yea sure. would it be 'good' tho? eh, debatable

pretty sure you can complete up to downtown with a ragtag team of 2/3 stars with a wis borrow

[median fable]

they never do except for IS drafting

[bright ingot]

It's some kinda like survival,base management gamemode with a extraction mode too

[molten scroll]

u can do grand bazaar, the desert one with ragtag team

[iron bloom]

Huh, is it important for progression, or is it its own side thing?

[median fable]

it's like one pf the first things I say to newbies
role matters more than class/archetype

[bright ingot]

Not really but it got some nice rewards like materials

[molten scroll]

saw someone afk it with thorns and logos only for the desert sandstorm annih so a wisadel should solo it prob

[bright ingot]

But not to the point of as good as Integrated Strategies

[wheat flare]

kyo has a video practically wisoloing it ig

[molten scroll]

but eh its not feasible to attempt if they dont have a single e2 op

[woeful zodiac]

no real reason to rush annih for mats tho. Unless u wanna rush e2s for autoclear event, that of which IS is better place to go for.

[iron bloom]

And about annihalation, I kinda got overwhelmed by all the levels that got unlocked, tried a couple, didn't get far in them, and then went back to farming the first stage for the orundum weekly. Are there any others worth doing with a beginner team?

[slender temple]

Yeah wisadel would have a funny time with those little mobs, logos can delete them instantly, wisadel has to shoot them down

[bright ingot]

You can try checking KyoStinv guide on Youtube

He got nice guide and mostly only bring one 6 star carry that you can borrow as support os

[nimble kite]

You still do Annis, cause pulls currency.

Watch KyostinV Lowend guides to do 400 kills easily.

[bright ingot]

For most annihilation,you need to only clear it once.since you still relatively new,then the early annihilation stage is still proper one to be weekly cleared

[mossy pebble]

Hello, I am very new to the game.
I don't really have any clue as to who should I pull or try to get for an optimized start.
Some help/tips would be much appreciated here

[bright ingot]

All of the annihilation level apart from the early one and current new one, they only give one time reward

[iron bloom]

Gotcha, so I only really need to do the first stage without support for the weekly clears

[slender temple]

Wait for leizi banner in two days, you can aim for getting her

[bright ingot]

The current new one will be changed by another new one in rotation for like more than 10 weeks each

[maiden plover]

Pin

[bright ingot]

Yes,try to clear it without bringing support units

The first stage is pretty easy to the point you don't need to bring 6 star

[mossy pebble]

Oh. She is good?
I have like zero knowledge about this game.
Saw some "guides" but guess im still way too new to understand.
edit: I would also appreciate if people tell me what's the gameplay loop for this game

[bright ingot]

It will be much better if you alr have good 6 star carry

[ancient sluice]

Guys who should i get from fifth day 6* selector?

[bright ingot]

Silverash

[maiden plover]

Silverash

[iron bloom]

That's me when people direct me to the pin, I don't know who anyone is or why they are/aren't good

[slender temple]

She can be your dps carry if you don't have any other option, for newbie operator with big dum dmg is always valuable

[bright ingot]

You lacking DPS,sure ulpianus have great DPS but he,blaze,and gladia mostly used for laneholding

You need someone that act as bosskiller and silverash is the best candidate among Al from that selector

[ancient sluice]

Ah icic

[mossy pebble]

Yeah that's me right now haha...
I typically have a hard time getting into very unfamiliar games especially gacha.
So help is very much appreciated for me.

[turbid ocean]

If you want explanations on operator you can ask for them but having all details there is hard to manage

If its simple things like what they do, there is the wiki
if its why they're good/recommended then yes that can be answered

[iron bloom]

Like, Heaven Burns Red has a super good spreadsheet of every unit rated 1-10 for every role and it was super useful, but I haven't found anything like that for AK

[turbid ocean]

general gameplay loop for most people is clear new events and then farm the event stages for materials

[turbid ocean]

that system is heavily misleading for AK

[marble solar]

💀

[bright ingot]

Tbh the only proper for most Gacha game guide is only lies on it's own discord server

[turbid ocean]

if someone claims to have one, like a tierlist, its typically heavily biased / can't capture everything

[mossy pebble]

I see..
Is there anything else that I should look out for as I am probably unaware of.

[bright ingot]

Most tierlist you found outside of that is very missleading

[woeful zodiac]

idk how heaven burns works, but theres 12 operators you use in a squad and you switch them out alot, and everyone own diff ppl, so theres way too much variable to rate people 1-10.

[south glacier]

clear stages -> farm stages -> upgrade operators -> clear harder stages if ur brand new

[turbid ocean]

You don't need to know how good everyone is via some tierlist
You simply need to know how good what there is to pull upcoming, so a handful of operators, which is easier to determine and is usually pinned

[iron bloom]

Right now I don't know if I should be hoarding currency or holding out for an account reroll banner, so I'm just hoarding currency in the meantime

[mossy pebble]

alright cools
Perhaps I will just play the story and see where it takes me.

[bright ingot]

Well if you willing to waste your time and your acc just suck,you can try rerolling

[turbid ocean]

Depends how long/how much you hoarded but rerolling is a pretty good way to get a headstart

[bright ingot]

But if you alr have someone that can be carry,then don't

[molten scroll]

do bricked accounts really exist

[iron bloom]

I'm like 2 weeks in on my account. What I don't know is if some units are so good that they're worth rerolling for or not

[woeful zodiac]

check teambuilding guide in pins to make ur squad. ur first big goal is elite1 full squad.

[turbid ocean]

Only poorly maintained ones

[turbid ocean]

The current reroll suggestion is also in the pins, its Ulpianus right now

[bright ingot]

Pretty much me,my second and third 6 star is literally siege and carnelian.thx God my rng is still good by that time so I got yato2

[mossy pebble]

a little bit lost 😓

[molten scroll]

my first 6 star was suzuran 😭

[bright ingot]

Otherwise it will be disaster acc

[woeful zodiac]

can u elaborate

[turbid ocean]

scroll down to "Useful Links" pin, its probably the furthest down
theres a few resources specifically for newbies there

[bright ingot]

Atlesst she still a gud one unlike yeah.... Carnelian

[molten scroll]

her s3 is kinda pog especially vs rushing based stages

[gaunt vapor]

How many of yall skipping leiz for hoshi alt ? Or do we put at least a 10 pull

[bright ingot]

True

[turbid ocean]

Please avoid blogging here keep it question/answer

[iron bloom]

My only 6* so far that wasn't from a selector is Surtr (and Mountain from the guranteed 6* banner). No idea if they're good or not

[bright ingot]

Both good

[iron bloom]

Didn't mean to replay, whoops

[violet kernel]

is leizi2 mod necessary? seems pretty weak

[bright ingot]

Surtr,albeit lil outdated,still a very good helidrop and bosskiller

[turbid ocean]

Sounds like you rolled on Kernel banner
Surtrs one of the best case scenario for Kernel banner but in the grand scheme shes okay at best

[molten scroll]

they are both good. go raise them i would riase surtr to e2 first tho prob

[iron bloom]

I got her from a top operator recruit

[turbid ocean]

Would've been better to roll for something else but whats done is done

Oh really thats pretty good, how many pulls do you have then

[iron bloom]

Also, can I add other tags to the top operator recruit to narrow down the pool?

[bright ingot]

Yeah try to build Surtr first to E2 and mountain is alr enough on e1 for now

[maiden plover]

Is there any notable caster beside pram alt? In the cn server

[woeful zodiac]

dude highrolled top op in 2 weeks 📈

[turbid ocean]

See pins for what to chose from the selectors if you still have them

[bright ingot]

Hmm tbh no

[turbid ocean]

Yes, but you high rolled hard for the best choice in a really medicore pool really lol, congrats

[iron bloom]

24 headhunt tickets, 11.5k orundum, 100 originium

[bright ingot]

Well Haruka deal arts dmg outside skill,if you really count that

[mossy pebble]

Its alright I managed to find the pin.
Reading the "newbie selectors" post
But I am just very overwhelmed because I read it but I lack context in the first place as I barely know anything about the game.

[turbid ocean]

Okay you've been playing quite a bit and did get the surtr, I wouldn't reroll at this point

[iron bloom]

Oh, are operators from the recruit pool not very good?

[turbid ocean]

You can use the pulls on the Leizi2 banner in a day

[bright ingot]

Mostly yeah but some still have good uses

[molten scroll]

should i e2 suzuran after i e2 silverash? ( she would be my only non e2 6 star) or i wait for a future op

[turbid ocean]

You do the recruit pool to farm gold certs as a primary goal
Top operator isn't necessarily bad, usually the targets are niche operators, Surtr is like the only one whos "decent" by todays standards so you won
Other "dps" operators in that pool are very outdated

[slender temple]

They're older operators so definitely not as bust as what we have today

[bright ingot]

Wait

[iron bloom]

Also, should I save my originium for something? Or are they just more pull currency?

[maiden plover]

I mean probably won't do as much as her main gimick is healing, i hope we do get a caster that's notable like logos

[woeful zodiac]

feel free to ask which part if ur having trouble.

[turbid ocean]

Would save it for 2 days from now to pull on the Leizi the Thunderbringer banner

[bright ingot]

Same,I hope the next ops after nasti is going to be caster and be damn good at IS for the least

[mossy pebble]

Do you mind if I pm you? Im afraid that I may have too many questions. Or at least im just brutally lost..

[south glacier]

@turbid ocean what’s ur take on leizi alter for vet accs

[iron bloom]

Cool. How many pulls to guarantee a unit?

[woeful zodiac]

dont worry u can shoot it all in here. As long as its relevant to the game.

[slender temple]

150+ if you're being super unlucky

[bright ingot]

Well if your luck aren't very suck, around 70 and up ig

[mossy pebble]

okay.. well for starters where are the selectors

[slender temple]

60-70 is everage for getting a 6* but you might still get an off rate

[iron bloom]

Alright, I think I should have enough then. Pulls are 500 oroundum per, yeah?

[turbid ocean]

Recieved via mail or login events

[slender temple]

Check your inbox

[woeful zodiac]

^ after receiving you can see them in ur depot, bottom right of main menu

[turbid ocean]

Guranteeing a unit is actually hard, but on average getting units is like 70 rolls for standard, and like 100 for some limited

[spare jetty]

600/pull

[turbid ocean]

Check your depot yes

[iron bloom]

Man, I might need to push story missions to get her then

[turbid ocean]

Well with your current savings you do have a pretty decent shot at getting them

[mossy pebble]

Right so before I choose, I should single pull in the beginner banner
Is this the part that people choose to reroll from?

[slender temple]

Considering newbie luck you might get her in the first 10 roll

[turbid ocean]

Did you already get the 6* from it?
And do you want to reroll?

No you reroll on actual banner

current target is Ulpianus

[mossy pebble]

Wait you are saying me or the other guy?

[turbid ocean]

to you

[slender temple]

No, you should reroll the current banner, which is now ulpianus

[turbid ocean]

If you reroll (starting fresh accounts) go for Ulpianus

you don't reroll for beginner banner tho 6* is guranteed most are mid

[iron bloom]

I used my free resource tickets upgrading Tequila's skills to 7. Was that the correct move?

[turbid ocean]

uhhh whats done is done

its fine not a huge loss

tequila is strong anyways

[mossy pebble]

right.. its just im following specifically this part
but based on what yall are saying, i should use my pulls on the "Ulpianus" banner?

[iron bloom]

I still got 1 ticket left, lmao. What should I have used it on?

[woeful zodiac]

actually is that usable on 6 star or smthn

[turbid ocean]

yes rerolling supercedes this

[slender temple]

Save it, you'll eventually use it one something anyway

[iron bloom]

That's there just in case you happen to pull SilverAsh before using your selector on SilverAsh (I think)

[turbid ocean]

you reroll for a 6* operator -> you have a strong start
you then roll a few times on beginner banner to get another free 6*
then you do the free selector you get via mail/login

[mossy pebble]

So I should reroll my account if I don't get Ulpianus?

[turbid ocean]

uh yes, if you want to

[slender temple]

I wasn't talking to you in that message but yeah

[woeful zodiac]

ideally, ye. Not necessary tho.

[earnest sparrow]

what exactly are elite materials?

[turbid ocean]

rerolling for ulpianus expected 10-20 accounts maybe anywhere

[young glacier]

Idea is to avoid dupe by getting beginner banner 6* before free voucher, whenever you do it is up to you

[turbid ocean]

could be higher could be way lower depends on your luck

[iron bloom]

Out of curiosity, how long do rerolls take per account?

[turbid ocean]

materials for upgrading operators

[turbid ocean]

you get 6 or 7 rolls and each reroll is about 5 minutes

[iron bloom]

Oh, that's not bad

[turbid ocean]

you already have a bunch of resources accumulated and even pulled out a surtr i wouldn't say reroll...

[slender temple]

I start another account a few day back and funnily got ulpipi in the first roll, newbie luck is real

[iron bloom]

I'm not planning to, just curious how painful the process is

[slender temple]

So yeah you should reroll you'll have god side with you

[turbid ocean]

i mean technically we get a free surtr during anni so you could benefit

but i don't know how you accumulated the 24 headhunting tickets

did you spend gold certs?

[mossy pebble]

Oh okay I got Ulpianus on my third pull
Also got Windflit on my first pull

[turbid ocean]

This is gameplay channel please
try #ak-lore #ak-anime

[edgy dirge]

I se, sorryy TvT

[slender temple]

Huh, I'd rather roll for leizi if I were you

[turbid ocean]

Most 5* can be ignored ngl but yeah

[molten scroll]

when is next anni?

[slender temple]

But what's done is done so it's alright

[spare jetty]

jan

[wheat flare]

in 54 days

[iron bloom]

I spent green certs

[turbid ocean]

Well technically rerolling for Leizi might be slightly better, but that means not playing the game for 2 days

[polar hollow]

do the skins on the bang! dream colab change the ops combat vfx?

[spare jetty]

wait no i-

[turbid ocean]

How many gold certs do you have right now then

[mossy pebble]

So do I use my selector now?

[iron bloom]

63

[turbid ocean]

Did you do any annihilations?

[wide zenith]

should i try to go for leizi 2 or do i save im second guessing whether i skip since i dont have mlynar https://www.krooster.com/u/alert-purple-liberi-68ya its somewhat outdated but its missing logos trag necrass

[turbid ocean]

Did you roll on beginner banner till first 6*?

[iron bloom]

Other than the first one, nope

[turbid ocean]

well if you didn't spend your gold certs at all you look relatively strong

[mossy pebble]

No I only did 3 pulls on the uh Ulpianus banner
Nothing else so far

[turbid ocean]

tho im not sure how you're at 24 tickets from green cert shop alone

[turbid ocean]

ok then follow the instructions on the selector guide

[iron bloom]

I think I also got a few from the event shop

[turbid ocean]

yeap 3 in the last event shop

[mossy pebble]

Right so this is the part where I single pull on the beginner banner until I get my "second" 6 star?

[iron bloom]

I got 14 individual tickets, and one 10-pull ticket

[turbid ocean]

uh well first 6* on that banner

did you make a purchase? i don't recall beginners having 10 pull ticket anywhere lol

[iron bloom]

I think it's part of the rookie mission board? I don't think I can go back and check

[rain forge]

the pinboard gives 2-3 pulls but not a 10 pull ticket

[turbid ocean]

10 pull? dont think so but whatever the case, its fine

[wheat flare]

is the 10-pull ticket blue?

[iron bloom]

Yes

[turbid ocean]

oh good thought, yeah that 10 blue is kernel only

[wheat flare]

there you have it folks

[woeful zodiac]

the schrodinger's 10 pull source

[rain forge]

[mossy pebble]

A little embarrassed to ask this but its the "Kernel headhunting" banner right?
Does this system also work like BA/Nikke where I can "spook" other* 6 star characters?

[turbid ocean]

No don't be embrassed, but its not

beginner banner - it should be the left most banner

[spare jetty]

but please don't roll on kernel

[iron bloom]

It's the "Guaranteed 6* in the first 10 pulls" banner. Do single pulls until you get it.

[turbid ocean]

there is a large pool of standard 6* though for most banners,
but the beginner banenr pool is strict

[mossy pebble]

wewh good thing I asked..

[turbid ocean]

only 6 different 6*

[woeful zodiac]

should say "guaranteed 6 star in X pulls" on top of the roll button

[turbid ocean]

its discounted at 380 btw

[rain forge]

use that 10 pull ticket in the kernel since you already have it

do not pull on kernel banner unless you have blue tickets lying around

[turbid ocean]

you only need to do like 9 pulls on it manually

do singles

you did 1 pull on it during the tutorial

[mossy pebble]

Alright yeah the "exclusive headhunting service" banner
380 for 1 headhunt
I will single pull on that

[iron bloom]

Are there like, other kernel banners I should wait for?

[rain forge]

it’s a waste pulling on kernel banner

[slender temple]

No, karnel is a no no in general

[iron bloom]

I mean, for my kernel 10 pull ticket

[turbid ocean]

Uh well most kernel is bad let me see current one again rq

[woeful zodiac]

theres kernel select.. but its better for newb to just pull prob.

[turbid ocean]

yeah for the free 10p you can still try your hand at one of the "better" kernel banners

this ones not it.

[iron bloom]

Literally one of the only things I know about AK is the "Ifrit lane". That made me assume Ifrit was good, lmao

[turbid ocean]

the usual "best" case scenario for kernel banner is going to be an operator whos only good for specific tasks

ah its a meme but shes out dated as a DPS in 2025... by alot

[mossy pebble]

Okay on my 5th pull I got someone named "mountain"

[turbid ocean]

however, she does find her place a debuffer, lmao

[turbid ocean]

thats fine you can stop now,

follow the rest of that guide

[mossy pebble]

Well I don't have any more currency actually haha..

[turbid ocean]

thats fine, you needn't roll on that beginner banner anymore

[iron bloom]

That's the one I got too. He's cheap to place and punches things for a lot of damage.

[young glacier]

Cheap guard with skill 2 making him effective anti early rush dude

[gaunt vapor]

I feel like she isn’t as easy to use as Mlynar and release before Hoshi alt

[turbid ocean]

Leizi2 mod1 is enough for most people

The raw stats alone are a lot for liberators, mod2 is considerable also for flat stats too lol

[maiden plover]

Does rockrock need her module?

[mossy pebble]

Thanks for the help and patience so far yall
A little bit slow in these kinds of things
Will proceed with the "new player vouchers" guide

[turbid ocean]

uh you dont give most 5* modules, let alone E2...

[turbid ocean]

also look at the guide right below that one too 👍

[iron bloom]

That's what I just finished up with. Tequila is worth it.

[woeful zodiac]

rockrock mod wasnt that good iirc.

[maiden plover]

So mod2 or 3 not worth investing?

[turbid ocean]

definitely not

😭

[mossy pebble]

Yes I opened all of the post sections guides underneath it and will read them accordingly

[gloomy fossil]

I’m kinda new to ak can someone teach me some terminology when it comes to the game? It’s been on my gacha playlist for awhile… Limbus company hasn’t got any new content so i thought to play this while i wait

[turbid ocean]

Not all of them apply to you but yeah take it slow

[soft sundial]

is Reed alter module worth getting? I don't have a lot of module block

[turbid ocean]

Well you must play the game to learn the terminology properly
See the pins for guides, scroll down to Useful Links theres alot in there

[turbid ocean]

No

[iron bloom]

Weird question, are there any 1* or 2* operators in the recruit pool I can collect to use in the base?

[woeful zodiac]

nope. Mod1 maybe for the faster ramp, but 2 3 isnt great.

[turbid ocean]

Theres robots and they have some base usually powerplants but I wouldn't necessarily hunt them down unless you get convenient tags to try your hand

2* operators you own all of already

[slender temple]

Best learning is by playing the game and let it sink in to you, the game also have tutorial stage that teach the basic mechanic and such tho if anything's confusing to you you can simply ask here

[mossy pebble]

Will do
Ah yes side question, there was a video I saw about Arknights and on the starting screen, i saw this character who seems to have cat ears and she weilds like a giant hammer?
I might have remembered it wrongly.

[woeful zodiac]

pepe maybe

[turbid ocean]

Pepe indeed

[mossy pebble]

Just did a google search, yeah its pepe
Is uh.. is she good? Can i still get her?

[gloomy fossil]

Thank you good sir
Also who do i get from the select operators ticket and the select 5 star operator? Or is it kinda like limbus where i can throw whatever together and work it out later?

[gloomy fossil]

Thank youu

[woeful zodiac]

unfortunately pepe is limited

[mossy pebble]

fa...........

[turbid ocean]

Uh shes decent but not great... problem is shes limited and shes gone by, and technically sliver of chance to get her in a banner soon... but its abysmally low, to gurantee her its 300 pulls
this banner comes around once a year

Don't speculate on banners, see channel rule 5 in the pins

[woeful zodiac]

shes a 'fes' char by BA terms

[mossy pebble]

I assume this is the uhh Ulpianus banner guy right?

[slender temple]

Oh, I didn't know that was a thing. Why is it bad tho?

[void ivy]

Ulpianus is not a limited character, neither is his banner

[iron bloom]

Probably because you're misleading new players if you guess wrong

[woeful zodiac]

cause theres chance that its just false prob. idk tho

[turbid ocean]

We have a rule specifically against speculation for this channel to avoid misinformation
And on top of that, server wide rules against datamined content

[open anchor]

what mod for Passenger (temp recruit IS3)

[molten scroll]

what does datamined mean

[muted echo]

when will gnosis' IS mod come to global and should I raise him just for it?

[mossy pebble]

ahhhhh right
wait there's fest characters here?
So wait, does that mean that Pepe is a fest character and I can only get her like... once every 3 months sort of thing?

[spare jetty]

note that yostar can change the release dates of events

[turbid ocean]

ModX looks better at a glance

Pepe is once a year

[slender temple]

So we can kinda talk about CN stuffs and al but we can't say which banner come next specifically. I got it

[turbid ocean]

Making relatively specific estimates and saying whats next is against the rules yes
If its not in #game-news its not official announced.

[void ivy]

Limited banners in Arknights does'n comes this often (every 3 months), we have like, two limited banners per year? I might be wrong, can someone confirm it?

[woeful zodiac]

half right. AK has like 3 pools of limited, with different list of operator. all them comes by on the year

[shadow bay]

just dont say specific date or time yeh

[mossy pebble]

Hmm kind of confused
initially when i heard fest
my assumptions were
Standard
limited
fest

[shadow bay]

we get 4 limited banners per year
2 celeb banners
1 summer banner
1 cny banner

[turbid ocean]

the pity sharing might be the confusing part but you also shouldn't worry about it much

[mossy pebble]

so does this mean Ulpianus happened to be the rate up as a "standard" character?

[turbid ocean]

you dont build pity in this game. rates of 6* is fairly generous

[turbid ocean]

and the banner to the right of his, is also "Standard" banner

[mossy pebble]

So by this terminology
there's only 2 types of character banners
standard and limited
sorry if i assumed wrongly

[nimble kite]

And Kernel

[slender temple]

Karnel too

[spare jetty]

and kernel

[turbid ocean]

theres the standard banner, which is always active with like 2 operators featured - though older ones
and then theres other standard banenrs that pop up like reruns like ulpianus

[iron bloom]

Yeah, I'm not understanding what this "fest" thing is either

[turbid ocean]

see pins for pity sharing explanation

[slender temple]

But you can forget about it, pretend it doesn't even exist even

[mossy pebble]

So what is Kernel?

[turbid ocean]

scroll down to bottom pin

Kernel has its own pity, and you should almost never roll it so don't worry about it

Very dated operators

[woeful zodiac]

old standard that are banished to kernel

[turbid ocean]

When an operaotr is old enough, they get banished to Kernel

[nimble kite]

Same as Standard, but ops pool is only OLDEST characters. They gets moved from Standard to make you get new characters more possible.

[slender temple]

Karnel included older operators, like year 1-2 character that's mostly outdated so you shouldn't roll it compare to standard

[turbid ocean]

Pull suggestions for future major banners is in the pins, as well as suggestions for the currently active banners

Informed players will prep ahead of time for banners they want to pull on in the future

[frosty isle]

Is irene worth e2ing?

[young glacier]

(ah shit i need to update it in 1-2 days )
Super old operators. You don't get gold certs from pulling Kernel which automatically makes it trash to pull

[turbid ocean]

Do you have DPSes

[nimble kite]

Where yuri? Unreadable.

[turbid ocean]

If you're new you might have to use Irene

but other than that don't bother

[void ivy]

I was precisely wrong yeah lol, thx

[mossy pebble]

So from what Bengal Fox said
I assume that there are the:
Limited banners
Standard banners
Older standard banners (kernel)

The limited banners aren't really frequent like 5 per year?
The usual standard banners is just there
Then there's the Kernel banner which i assume is where all the "older" characters from the standard gets moved to the Kernel

[frosty isle]

As of now only silverash

[turbid ocean]

4 limited banners a year

[molten scroll]

should i skip leizi banner if i only have 10 pulls saved

[slender temple]

Don't let gacha addiction win over you

[turbid ocean]

okay then E2 Silverash, and consider Irene after if no other 6* DPSes to build

[vivid yew]

Do collabs count as limited?

[molten scroll]

if only pity carried over 🙏

[turbid ocean]

It wont carry to some of the upcoming important banners

[mossy pebble]

Alright, so does this mean everything i said prior is right?

[turbid ocean]

Wont carry to either of the limiteds

[molten scroll]

what banner will ulpi pity carry over to?

[turbid ocean]

Kind of,

[frosty isle]

I only have exusiai as the other 6*

[turbid ocean]

worth noting that the standard pool is usually incorporated into most banners as a some chance of offrate,
and kernel is completely seperate and some kernel operators can be even gotten from Recruitment

[mossy pebble]

would you be able to elaborate more?
I am trying to find the specific pin about it so i can read up about it

[turbid ocean]

never roll Kernel unless you hae blue tickets or know what you are doing

Theres a pin on how pity is shared in the pins

But not sure if it gives info on the pools

[shadow bay]

the 6 star pity will carry over to standard banners

so something like the rotating one, and leizi banner days from now

[molten scroll]

what are the limited upcoming banners that we know of?

[half venture]

How well Tragodia S2 works in 9-19?

[woeful zodiac]

limited is not standard so.... put two and two together...

[nimble kite]

Endless Mandragora stall

[turbid ocean]

limited -> 4 times a year -> 3 different pools
limited collab -> special occasion
standard -> 1 always active "the standard banner" (2nd to rightmost) + assortment of other banners that show up like Ulpianus
kernel -> 1 always active (right most)

[half venture]

All 2 phases?

[nimble kite]

Should cover both, yes.

[mossy pebble]

So its kind of like Blue Archive/Nikke where even if you pull on limited characters, you can "spook" standard characters?
And reading from what you said, i guess i have nothing to really worry about the Kernel as its an entirely seperate thing on its own with the only explanation as it contains older characters.

[molten scroll]

so if theres only 1 rate up 6 star operator then its standard?

[cloud gulch]

Are any of these worth it?

[turbid ocean]

yes
thats why you are also told to never pull on the designated standard banner

this is the standard banner

this is kernel

[mossy pebble]

the "designated standard banner" is the Kernel?

[turbid ocean]

no kernel is kernel

[young glacier]

We have standard and kernel which rotates every 2 week each. When they do one of rate up 6* and 5* appear in gold (and blue but who cares) cert shop. Standard shoperators are 2+ years since release operators, they dont appear sooner.
Event banners on events/reruns/chapter release introducing new 6* 5* etc - They join standard pool after their banners
Limited events (4 times per year) - have limited 6* who you can't get outside limited banner of same type (CNY/Summer/2 Celebration) after 1 year passed. Limited banners still have not limited 6* and 5* on them which go standard
Collab banners (when collab) - collab units, only obtainable during that banner, can't obtain unless collab rerun which has no pattern to it

[turbid ocean]

uh its weird but maybe better wording is

there is the "Standard banner" and the standard pool

[woeful zodiac]

blu banner

[turbid ocean]

Theres always a standard banner active, and kernel banner active, no matter what

[mossy pebble]

i will save this for my own reference thanks

[cloud gulch]

Designated standard banner is not involved with the current event. So it's probably a random operator that ran already at some point.

[mossy pebble]

Im sorry i don't get it..
sorta

[turbid ocean]

yeah its a little weird but just note

the two right most banners

are the always active "Standard banner" and "Kernel banner", respectively

well not always but 96% of the year

[mossy pebble]

so i should not pull on the standard banner?

[turbid ocean]

for newbie, the left most banenr is the New Player Banner, which persists until you do all rolls on it though not recommended

[drowsy rover]

Thoughts?
FFS notes won't let me download the image so I screenshotted it instead

[turbid ocean]

yes, the pool is too dilluted and the rate up chances are poor

[cloud gulch]

Yeah, don't pull

[turbid ocean]

even if a operator on the standard banenr are good, 25% of the one you want is garbage

[shadow bay]

inb4 theres seldom inconsistencies with banner order in game

[turbid ocean]

hush

[maiden plover]

What should i focus on rn?
https://krooster.com/u/asako

[woeful zodiac]

what the circle mean? what thoughts u askin for

[mossy pebble]

Right okay so i think I understand what you mean by this
There's the standard character pool
Then there's the standard banner and kernel banner

While pulling for a limited character, if i don't get the specific limited character that's shown on the banner, it will randomly sellect from the "standard character pool"

[turbid ocean]

the Ulpianus banner is a standard-type banner, as in it shares 6* pity with all standard-type banner, including the standard banner

[young glacier]

It is like standard banner in Genshin but you don't have separated pull currency so whatever you pull on Standard rotating banner means you dont pull on new character/limited/collab banner

[turbid ocean]

Most correct and in that small offrate pool there is also old limiteds of the same pool

The old limiteds compete with every standard operator which theres about 35-40 of

[mossy pebble]

So that would be somewhat from the kernel banner ish?

[turbid ocean]

so getting them is really low chance

No

Old limiteds never go to kernel

[slender temple]

Limited pool is separate from any other pool, since they're "limited"

[turbid ocean]

Only standard-type operators go to kernel when they are old enough

[cloud gulch]

Limited banners have two 6 stars and one of them is the limited unit. The limited unit is only ever in other limited banners.

[turbid ocean]

Yes limited unit only shows up on limited banner of same type - their pool
But getting them after the first time they show up is very hard to do naturally and can be sparked but costs an arm and a leg

[mossy pebble]

I think I am starting to get it now so far.
So the Ulpianus banner I pulled is like a sub banner of the standard banner except that Ulpianus (from the standard banner) gets a rate up
and that pull count shares between the same 2 banners

[turbid ocean]

the 6* pity count specifically

on each banner theres some sort of focused selection points system - and for limited banner we call it spark

that system is unique to each and every banner

its hard pity for specific characters that are rateup - but not 6* pity

[mossy pebble]

Spark.. I remembered in Blue Archive terms, it meant that there's some other form of currency involved based on the number of pulls done in a specific type of banner. When that currency is enough, we could choose which character to pull hence "spark"?

[woeful zodiac]

I dont rly see anything to work on... ig surfer to e2 isnt a bad idea.
pozy maybe since ur knees deep into phys dps spam.
cuora e2 could be a nice brick to have.
if ur pulling on leizi2, save ur stuff for her.

[turbid ocean]

e.g. if you got 6* other than Ulpianus in 100 pulls, your counter would be at 100
if you go to another standard banner, it would maintain the pity counter since last 6*, but not that 100 counter

[vivid yew]

Leizi > Sakiko for most content?

[turbid ocean]

only available on limited banners

[nimble kite]

:GGshakingYES:

[turbid ocean]

yes

but Sakiko may never come back so massive grain of salt

Sakiko is fairly strong too so not worse by a big margin

the margins fairly small

[vivid yew]

They really have no mercy huh, back to back

[young glacier]

On limited banners we have additional currency equal to pulls done on that specific limited banner. 300 can be exchanged for new 6*s (both limited and standard), one of pervious limited of that banner type. Some of oldest limited been discounted to 200. Also new standard 5* of banner for 75. All unused spark currency turn into special certificates which can be redeemed for materials whenever you like

[turbid ocean]

the focused selection point is a sort of spark, like a hard pity, but you don't get to choose because usually theres not much to choose

[slender temple]

Tbf I don't even know Sakiko and the story of this Collab so it basically means nothing. Just don't let FOMO got to you

[turbid ocean]

limited banners have old limiteds as offrate and thus super rare, thats what people usually spark for

geting specific off rate limited you want naturally is ~1400 pulls on average which is an ungodly ammount

and for the really old stuff, like almost 5 digit pull count...

[mossy pebble]

So you mean the Ulpianus banner would maintain the count meanwhile the other standard banner would not

[turbid ocean]

but sparking alleviates it and lowers price to 300, and if they're old enough, 200

[pearl forge]

Does sakiko or Leizi have higher total DMG?

[slender temple]

If you really want older limited, your best bet is to spark them, it's still hella expensive but better than swimming in the ocean

[turbid ocean]

after Ulpianus banner is gone, that focused selection points gone forever

its pity specifically for Ulpianus basically

but say your last 6* was 20 pulls ago, that is maintained on other standard-type banners

[mossy pebble]

the last 6* for which banner?

[turbid ocean]

for any standard-type banner

[mossy pebble]

including the Ulpianus banner?

[turbid ocean]

yes

[cloud gulch]

They don't carry over for limited

[young glacier]

There is 6* probability increase if you didnt get 6* for 50 pulls - that shit carry over between standard banner change. But Limited/some special banners have that start anew and won't carry over and won't compensate if you had any progress at them when banner left

[turbid ocean]

if you did 100 pulls and got 0 ulpianus -> 100 focused selection -> non transferable
but your last 6* was at the 80th pull -> you have 20 standard 6* pity -> shared

if you stop pulling on ulpianus and go to the namesake Standard banner itelf, that 20 pity is at play

[mossy pebble]

Got it
So long story short, the ulpianus banner has its own pity count as what yall refer to as "focused selection points"
but regardless, the total count since the last 6* star will be shared among other standard type banners?

[turbid ocean]

that Standard banner has its own focuse selection points too btw

well we consider pity as 6* pity for the most part

the focused selection points is usually a very dire worst case scenario.

[vivid yew]

Pretty sure Ave Mujica is quite popular in CN, i like their song but haven't seen their anime. That being said, turned out it's only 100 pulls to guarantee so i'm pretty safe

[indigo spoke]

which op can deal with freeze?

[turbid ocean]

less than 10% of people pulling for Ulpianus will need to reach past 150 - where focused selection points come into play

[nimble kite]

You mean who can unfreeze your units? All Therapists basically, Lumen especially, but you rather wait until effect goes itself by time.

[woeful zodiac]

furthest I went was 120

[slender temple]

Status resistance does help so probably go for any therapy medic

[mossy pebble]

I see, I think I understand it now
So back to Pepe, she's a limited?
And low chance to get her?

[nimble kite]

Also BlazeGuard is recovering from those effects twice faster.

[slender temple]

Yes, best chance you'll get her is to spark her, unfortunately she need 300 currency since she's fairly new

[mossy pebble]

why does Pepe have a lower chance of obtaining

[turbid ocean]

shes a limited from January 2025 apart of the summer pool
shes going to be offrate in the next summer limited event, expected to be soon,
but uh yes incredibly low

shes limited simply put

[proven kelp]

Because she's an old limited

[nimble kite]

Because not her banner.

[turbid ocean]

or rather, the rate ups on the banner take up a huge chunk of the pool
and alot of standard operators dilute the offrate pool

[woeful zodiac]

ur wishing for offrate to give her to you which is pretty unfun

[vivid yew]

Is Pepe not that great?

[turbid ocean]

Not great, but she deals very good damage at a cost,

[formal shadow]

she's alright at most

[turbid ocean]

Bad range, bad survivability

[mossy pebble]

so does that mean the next summer limited banner will feature several other 6* characters? And that few out of the limited 6* would be the "rate up" ones?
which also means that pepe happens to be the off rate?

[vivid yew]

Also, not trying to cause drama. But i feel operator review on reddit seems quite bias?

[woeful zodiac]

reddit youtube always bias

[turbid ocean]

there will be a 6* limited uprate, Hoshi2, and a 6* standard debut, Haruka, each at 35%
30% remaining is offrate pool,
pepe, other old limiteds, and all standard operators all fight for that pool

[young glacier]

Limited banner 35% new limited 6* / 35% new standard 6* / roughly 2.5% rate up (pervious 3 limited of this banner type) limited / roughly 0.5% anyone else - standard + no longer rate up limited of that banner type

[nimble kite]

You never follow Reddit.

[turbid ocean]

most AK communities are biased in some way because the game is accomodating to many play styles at a general level

not enough people do the math / play the hardest stuff to get a proper idea of whats relavent/not

theres no end game, theres only high end content - you choose whether you want to do it

[mossy pebble]

so its like.... a big bag of chips filled with many standard and limited "pools"?

[proven kelp]

A lot of reddit folks are pretty casual

I mean a lot of them are still stuck on Myrtle era

[turbid ocean]

https://tinyurl.com/a4b6xtdy

[slim tusk]

can they stuck on siege era

[turbid ocean]

This is the CNY pool, and the Celebration pool

[formal shadow]

old pic SMH!

[turbid ocean]

Pepes not here, but just to give an idea of how diluted it is

[woeful zodiac]

siege s2 propaganda era 🥹

[turbid ocean]

Im too lazy to update no one needs those statistics anyways

[young glacier]

Reminder, IS5 is not winable without Wisadel (Cleared with 0 operators) and Silverash Alter is bad because Vanguards don't do damage. Do you want to still take their drama seriously?

[vivid yew]

Ok, last question. Is Penance worth to raise, i got her when pulling for Ulpian. Reading her kits, and also considering i have Ulpian now, raising her sounds like a waste for me

[shadow bay]

she nice but would say down on the barrel to raise

[turbid ocean]

Its not necessarily because you have Ulpi

Operator strenghts are usually determined solo

[nimble kite]

Even without Ulpipi, her real usage ended like 1,5 years ago.

[indigo spoke]

why lumen skills color is different

[turbid ocean]

and she doesn't make the cut

[proper lichen]

But would ya make it if someone need the statistic

[turbid ocean]

overcharged read the skill

[copper oracle]

who made the review

[nimble kite]

Charged effect, read last sentences.

[turbid ocean]

I can just run the numbers on the spot for specific scenarios

[indigo spoke]

remove the negative status?

[vivid yew]

I don't remember, but i think they got shadowbanned now

[proven kelp]

Game press guys probably

[proper lichen]

👍

[nimble kite]

Yes. This what Red Skill Icon does for him.

[copper oracle]

[magic sundial]

So what's going to be the point of using training plans once full sanity refund? I guess if you beat the stage but leak?

[indigo spoke]

so its auto active when there is an freezed op?

[copper oracle]

i mean all reviews are biased
u just need to know the criteria and (the credentials of the reviewer ofc)

[turbid ocean]

No point witch hunting someone who gives takes for general content
Stuff hardly matters

[mossy pebble]

what did it mean by "specific x5 limited" and "any offrate limited"
Does the specific x5 limited means the specific 5 characters featured in the banner?

[nimble kite]

For testing stage beforehand, when out of sanity, or just wanted to showcase stage completion for others.

[turbid ocean]

uh so the 3 "latest" limiteds get boosted rates of x5 in that offrate pool
i highlighted them/seperated them into their own box

[nimble kite]

No, you have to press manually this skill.
S3 is auto-canceling Freeze.

[crisp loom]

is it worth to build one of the berries if i dont have ejyaberry?

[magic sundial]

if you don't have a wandering medic it can be good to have one ya

[young glacier]

To flex low rarity clears in attempt to handhold someone in #strategy

[nimble kite]

NO GIFS

[turbid ocean]

Please avoid unnecessary media, channel rule 4

[crisp loom]

i have both berries at e1 lvl70

[mossy pebble]

alright, apologies

[woeful zodiac]

bricked ass berries

[magic sundial]

you don't rly need more than that tbh

[silver smelt]

what squad for Is2?

[copper oracle]

spec cas

[turbid ocean]

The summer pool is one of the smallest, it looks like this:
The most recent 3: Pepe, Gavial2, Eyja2, are all x5 offrate, and only 1 oldest limited, Chen2 is x1
and all the standard are x1 each, about 35 of those
Given these weights, theres about 50~ weight in the summer offrate pool
5/50 for Pepe = 10% chance off offrate being pepe
30% chance of getting an offrate
3% chance of a 6* being Pepe

[woeful zodiac]

call it correct name tactical destruction smh

[mossy pebble]

i have reread this a lot.. still don't quite get that

[indigo spoke]

im not finish main story yet, should i keep running ongoing story or should i complete all challange mode of old stage

[mossy pebble]

question.. what is x5 and x1

[proper lichen]

I would say go finish story first

[turbid ocean]

x5 as likely, how much weight they have in the offrate pool
everyones equal chance except the last 3 limiteds of this banner type, are boosted to x5

[nimble kite]

If you wish to. Cause... free Primes .

[crisp loom]

so just pull haruka and hoshi alter and be done with the banner?

[indigo spoke]

i mean should i keep going to finish main story or clear challange mode

[nimble kite]

Do whatever you want. Basically.
Either of this actions gives Primes.

[young glacier]

Every limited in queue to bus. 1st in queue will enter it 35% of times. 2nd-4th will enter it 5x more often than everyone else.
In case of celebration banner type 2nd place buying icecream and skip bus so 3rd-5th have 5x instead

[woeful zodiac]

best idea to do cm right after the normal.
cause if u try later, u might forgor what the stage was.
tho if ur rushing for a material deeper in story, u could go for that first.

[turbid ocean]

so in that 30% offrate pool...
image all 35 standard operators, 1 chen, 5 pepe, 5 gavial, 5 eyja,
thats 50 operators worth total
5 pepes of 50 is 10% chance of Pepe if you hit the 30% offrate chance

[rough reef]

Just started E2ing my units, any tips on whats the best way to get Battle Records since I heard tactical drills arent worth it

[woeful zodiac]

base

[slender temple]

Tbf you made that kinda more confuse with the buying ice cream part

[turbid ocean]

The contrast on that image isn't that bad!

[proven kelp]

Don't mind the typo of wis
That shit is old

[nimble kite]

WHERE YURI

[turbid ocean]

Dont start off topic

[nimble kite]

I ain't read allat.

[turbid ocean]

👍

[shadow bay]

[young glacier]

MONCH WHEN

[maiden plover]

Is it worth to e2 amiya to progress chapter 8? (JT8-2)

[nimble kite]

You can skip to Ep9

[shadow bay]

i mean its still

just take ur time when u will e2 her yeh

[arctic hawk]

Me when I dont read mods message 4 up from mine

[bright ingot]

Tbh I don't suggest skipping cuz I bet most of the player play Arknights due to the story

Imagine skipping final chapter on an arc,that would be unwise

[nimble kite]

Skip button be like:

[shadow bay]

meta doesn't care about lore

[proven kelp]

I mean, the story are separated by that chapter to they're not really that spoiled

[bright ingot]

Hmm well you right

[drowsy rover]

Green crosses depends on who Ill get in starter banner (I haven't pulled on it yet even after a year)
Orange crosses depends on who I pick on the upcoming summer selector
Blue circle are ppl I want
Try and read the bottom section next time

[slender temple]

There's people who basically don't read story and skip everything

[mossy pebble]

RIGHT....
so you are telling me that in the limited banner
there's gonna be the x5 and x1
where the last 3 limited characters will be in the x5 category meaning that in the pool, there will be like 5 "copies" of them so you theoretically have a higher chance of getting them
Meanwhile the x1 is basically alllll the other,older limited characters but they won't have a higher chance cuz of "copies"

[drowsy rover]

Posting again to reconfirm

[shadow bay]

dw if u are passionate to lore #ak-lore is the best channel to go

[bright ingot]

Alright alright I get it,Ig IM one of the minority where they focus on story more

[bright ingot]

Aight thx

[slender temple]

What's your question again may I ask

[mossy pebble]

oh god idk how am i keeping with low ram
So question, is pepe the x5 or x1

[drowsy rover]

Any opinions on my options in the selectors?

[random mountain]

ロゴス easily

[turbid ocean]

this has been answered several times

[bright ingot]

5x since she still relatively new

[young glacier]

35% - Get (whoever is new limited, Hoshi2 was it?)
35% - Standard 6* (Haruka was it?)
30% offbanner if we break down is
~2.5% - Each of pervious 3 limited (Pepe, Eyja alter, Gavial alter)
~0.5% - Each of Chen alter + entire standard pool

[turbid ocean]

Logos ロゴス

[slender temple]

Why'd you include japanese there

[bold elm]

wtf is module alpha? Is it her best?

[random mountain]

Cause the pic is in japanese?

[bright ingot]

Hmm you truly have a lot of free time dragging those Yuri png

[nimble kite]

It's for Roguelike (IS)

[turbid ocean]

Besides the point

[spare jetty]

IS mod

[slender temple]

Yeah now I'm certain I'm passively blind

[turbid ocean]

Only for IS, and ngl the only place you would use Cheeto in 2026

[bold elm]

Yeah that's what I wanted

[proven kelp]

You have no idea how much i dragged in my infographics

[bright ingot]

Tbh I can't even think about wasting time like that plus I'm just to lazy

[bright ingot]

Ok

[spare jetty]

depends on ur roster

[woeful zodiac]

bru that scribble is barely visible. And I still dk what u asking for.
but like above, logos is best pick if ur asking who to pick.

[turbid ocean]

Quit yapping

[mossy pebble]

i don't understand the last part
so theres a 30% chance of the "offbanner"
but the split of the 3 latest limited is only 2.5%

[drowsy rover]

Keep in mind I have like 0 6* guards (if you don't count lessing), was thinking of ulpian and degen as my priority

[turbid ocean]

2.5% each yes

i wouldn't say 2.5% more like 3% for summer

but sure

[bright ingot]

Ulpian better ig

[turbid ocean]

Actually what is the standard pool right now lets see

Okay its at 39 nevermind its closer to 2.5% i suppose

[bright ingot]

Might try to get him now cuz his banner will soon expired tho there is many future banner that have much worth

[woeful zodiac]

dont need to think hard about no guard, you do have phys dmg ye? And leizi2 coming up, unless ur skippin.

[proven kelp]

When you get a 6* on Limited banner

70% of the time they're one of the rate up, then the other 30% are the off rates
Then in that 30%, you have the cluster fuck of x5 and x1 rates

[mossy pebble]

no im just confused with the math of how the 30% splits to 2.5%
Unless that 2.5% is basically saying the chance of me getting Pepe in the whole grand scheme of things

[bold elm]

Which character has has offensive recov skill?

[nimble kite]

tomimi.dev

[bright ingot]

Many,you can check it on their skill

[distant estuary]

nearly everyone with s1

[bold elm]

K ty

[young glacier]

If you break down 30% you will end up with roughly (rounding may vary based on amount of standard characters etc) 2.5% + 2.5% + 2.5% + 0.5% +....

[bright ingot]

Auto recovery :green offensive:red defensive:yellow