is-station

[flint token]

Bro my liskarm have 4k atk

[sinful sparrow]

:mon3trsmug:

[flint token]

this gamemode is so fun

[dusk badge]

Can anyone give me just a general walkthrough?

Like when do I save vouchers

Who do I recruit

[sonic sable]

Stop flexing ur cn units

[sinful sparrow]

its a macro skill

[sonic sable]

I am jealous

[sinful sparrow]

aint noone have the guide for that

[flint token]

for vouchers i save all my f1 vouchers

[potent gulch]

The moment i spam turmoil i get butt load of coupon that i dunno where to use it

[sonic sable]

I am at low d

[flint token]

and i save every voucher of the class with units i want to draft

[sonic sable]

I save everything

[flint token]

lowk just save everything and only recruit on candleholder nodes

[dusk badge]

What ops of each class do I want to be saving for?

[arctic breach]

Maybe make sure to keep caster, guard medic to grab amiya

[flint token]

to hit that 2 hope discount

[sonic sable]

Ya and it looks like pathfinder and bosky routes r never connected

[arctic breach]

I heard amiya is a good choice to hold candles

[sonic sable]

What do i eveb draft witg caster ticket lol

Nymph?

[sonic sable]

Medicmiya?

[cedar sphinx]

which recruitment set should I be choosing ive been trying them all out but which is overall the best choice?

[arctic breach]

Yup

[sonic sable]

Ur d?

[arctic breach]

Or whatever is what you need since amiya can change her class

[cedar sphinx]

just the 1st one

[sonic sable]

Theres a guide written by cube

[arctic breach]

Vanguard amiya when

[sonic sable]

Another by misono mika

[sonic sable]

Special squad

[hollow parcel]

ahh yes is-6

painful

[flint token]

for supporters trag and radian
Caster is nymf
Guard is leizi/mlynar amiyi and whoever you want
Sniper is whoever idrc
Vanguard is agent
Spec is usual suspects

[hollow parcel]

but ecstatic pain

hehehahahahhAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHEHAHEAHEHAHEAEHAEA

[sinful sparrow]

stfu

[flint token]

medic is honestly just amiyi

[jagged dust]

ascalon or ethan

[hollow parcel]

wat about reedalter :<

[flint token]

or kal and reed

[hollow parcel]

yay

[sonic sable]

Ppl were saying wisadel is slop but i am finding her quite useful

[flint token]

defender unironically has jack shit tbh

[hollow parcel]

q-q

[sonic sable]

Just gummy

[flint token]

maybe draft moduled sentinel for invis reveal

[flint token]

Underflow is goated

[hollow parcel]

hell yeah

[sonic sable]

What does underflow do?

[cedar sphinx]

thanks

[flint token]

100% slow uptime on skill, multi target, invis reveal with mod

and cost 0 hope

[sonic sable]

Cost 1 on d8 plus

But ya

[soft kelp]

What the green line mean

[sonic sable]

Are there 4 star sentinel?

[arctic breach]

Nope

[flint token]

It means extra effects enabled

[sonic sable]

Sad cant afford to build 5 stars

[flint token]

my ass having liskarm e2 for some reason:

[errant siren]

Upgrade Level 1
Effect from TechTree (Raidian alone should upgrade Special Squad).

[flint token]

both liskarm and underflow are actually decent somehow

[arctic breach]

E2 blitz build lol

I just find him funny

[flint token]

oh blitz is good too

[arctic breach]

Stun are handy

His s1 saved my ass a couple of times

[flint token]

though i find liskarm better than him cuz she just stuns better

thanks to tongbao chalice

[dusk badge]

What if no nymph

[flint token]

Lowk no one cuz casters are just cock tier in general

[potent gulch]

Man raidian still very weak to use effectively

[arctic breach]

Not even logos or ejya

[dusk badge]

Also when do I enter the bosky

[flint token]

Eyja does fuck all

and logos doesnt really have any notable suitcase

Aside from silly s1 atk stacking

[potent gulch]

Sad logos doesnt one shot waves of trashes

[dusk badge]

Do I just use caster vouchers for medicmiya then

[arctic breach]

Guess I'll stick to recruiting amiya with my caster vouchers then

[flint token]

Kinda yeah

[potent gulch]

Amiya still best starter medic

[arctic breach]

Healing is important

[potent gulch]

I think im gonna hit a wall

Until im upgrade the tree more

[arctic breach]

Also I noticed you need Yan units sometimes

[remote badger]

maybe

[arctic breach]

Who are good Yan units

[remote badger]

2 to 4 usually

exualt purestream

[arctic breach]

Ideally ones that aren't so heavy on the hope cost

[remote badger]

brain isn't braining

fuck

[flint token]

Waaifu is a pick

[arctic breach]

Really

[pastel saffron]

🥺

[flint token]

all the free yanese ops are specialists

So that’s kinda fucked

aside from purestream

[potent gulch]

So this is has buff on yan ops?

[arctic breach]

Ah maybe I should raise her then

[flint token]

She’s good in ed2

outside that er idk

[dusk badge]

Windscott

[potent gulch]

When do you need ed2 for raidian?

[flint token]

Oh windscoot is yan?

[arctic breach]

Does the lee detective units count as Yan?

[dusk badge]

Yeah

[dusk badge]

No

[arctic breach]

Wait lou Xiao counts!?

[dusk badge]

Apparently

[arctic breach]

THE KITTY

lmao I guess he's an option

[forest orchid]

Which starte squad the best to IS6

[worn lichen]

#is-station message

[flint token]

Yanese ops also count sub categories

[arctic breach]

I only raised mine as because I was suffering from no saga copium

[flint token]

so lungmen goobs is included too

Cuz like

Wouldnt it be fucked up if chen doesnt count

[dusk badge]

Here we go

Better image

Shaw counts apparently

Oh Jay too

[potent gulch]

There 1 stage i hate most

And it name feng shui

[arctic breach]

Very handy thanks kettle

[dusk badge]

No problem

[arctic breach]

Why does Texas count

[dusk badge]

Penguin logistics

[arctic breach]

Ah I see

[dusk badge]

Where tf do u put the roadblocks

Wait I see it

[flint token]

You get 3 roadblocks right

[worn lichen]

Left blue box an below and top

[dusk badge]

I assume it's this

[worn lichen]

Yh it is

[flint token]

Hmmmmm

[arctic breach]

Shu dragon is the sweetest of dragons

I like how she comfort you if you fail

[remote badger]

fuck it time to gamble hard

[worn lichen]

[flint token]

Are the encounter info available on wiki yet

Prts acts weird

[wicked sandal]

man

you could have a perfect squad

but then not find the butterfly

[remote badger]

unfortunately

[wicked sandal]

what happens here

[remote badger]

im not checking wiki so often

like rarely

[narrow cosmos]

After realising that Pathfinder node can turn multiple recruitment vouchers into cheap operators at the same time, I have ascended

I walked into floor 2, And have Wisadel, Rosmontis, Goldenglow and LapplandAlter all from one node

[worn lichen]

Yes it is peak fr

[narrow cosmos]

along with starting squad including Raidan

So with 10 hope, I made 5 6*s

[sonic sable]

Can exu solo dps ed 2?

[narrow cosmos]

(using the -2 hope cost for caster/sniper/medic/supporter team)

[wicked sandal]

at low diff yeah

[narrow cosmos]

And scamming Ji repeatedly

[flint token]

As long as you have a solution for spearhead side should be doable

how do u scam yi

is that investment related

[narrow cosmos]

Ji not Yi.

Ji the trader that eats Lifepoints in the special map

[sonic sable]

I realised the paw is located in a single tile inspite of being so big

[jagged heath]

how hard is max diff is6 in comparison to the other themes if you don't use raidian?

[wicked sandal]

why would u not use raidian period

[sonic sable]

I don't think no one does that

[flint token]

If you arent going for other endings pretty doable

[narrow cosmos]

there a common event in the "encounter" nodes that full refil lifepoints, so I have 20 lifepoint+shield, Lots of operators, and a few decent items#

[pastel saffron]

maybe 2nd hardest IS

[sonic sable]

I am having problems en route baiting the boss stomp. Hard to keep operators separated that much

[flint token]

According to radianless route goobers over on CN 2/3 is inconsistent without her

Banning radian in is6 is like banning tin man + wis + ela in is5

[foggy oriole]

how the fuck do you even solve the turmoil stage with the central ufo

[worn lichen]

I put a bait then exu alt or wis cleans it after

E2

[foggy oriole]

I literally cannot think of a single solution that doesn't involve either mlynar taunt or pause deploy shenanigans

[sonic sable]

At e2 exu sweeps

[foggy oriole]

how though? she can't get her skill up in time for the second hit from the ufo and then dies

[flint token]

By leaving it for later when you have ten billion atk buffs and hp buffs

or initial sp

[sonic sable]

Bait the first hit. She should be ready after that. It's just 5 sp

Play at 1x

[foggy oriole]

5sp and what, not enough damage to kill

[foggy oriole]

seems like the only choice

[flint token]

Ok this just aint true

[sonic sable]

Leave it for later then

I had enough dmg at d8

[flint token]

Pretty sure geekxu mog ufo relicless in 1 cycle

Unless ur somehow on d15 alr

[fluid pewter]

is there any op 6* besides exu2 raidian and tragodia for is6? i feel like all the others ones are so bad compared to them lol

[sonic sable]

Leizu

[flint token]

Leizer is good, sorta

[worn lichen]

Leizi ⚡️

[foggy oriole]

leizi

[sonic sable]

Tragodia falls off later

Wisadel also pretty good in some stages

[flint token]

Nymph is a decent alternative for trag when you lack supporter vouchers

[odd spire]

if I do this will I get ending 3?

[proven dagger]

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X · Dec 20, 2025, 7:53 AM

omg it still works

on jp

[sonic sable]

What?

[proven dagger]

ling exploit

[sonic sable]

[pastel saffron]

yes

[wicked sandal]

?

[foggy oriole]

see the problem is it isn't whether I 1 cycle it or not, it's whether I even live the 1 cycle

it could be the -hp risk coin but I genuinely could not survive the second hit

[proven dagger]

ling node net positive gamble

lets you get hundreds to thousands of shields, lp, ingots, relics

[sonic sable]

I dont get it

[polar flint]

does it work on any other servers?

[flint token]

Geekxu has like 6k effective hp on s2 surely she lives

[worn lichen]

Im pretty sure i did it recently on d12 or smt she did it fine

[proven dagger]

ye should work on every server

they just made the node rarer after it was discovered ig

33% -> 7% iirc

[timber nacelle]

What's the special fight in the candleholder battle in the pathfinder node and what's the reward?

[flint token]

Ling’s gamble node is always net positive (assuming you win)

[sonic sable]

Ohh i neber gambled there

[polar flint]

so as long as you have enough base funds you can just keep spamming it for infinite stuff?

[flint token]

Unlike nian whose gamble node gets progressively expensive

[polar flint]

wow thats kinda funny

[flint token]

Pmuch ya

[polar flint]

i got shu's and nian's for like 9 times in total now

[flint token]

Just make sure you got enough balance coins

[polar flint]

never ling's once

[flint token]

Nian’s is good too

Cuz she’s so bad

You have 100% winrate

[polar flint]

idk i got unlucky and lost against her like 3 times in a row on my second time encountering the node

skipped it everytime afterwards

[flint token]

Dang rip ig

[polar flint]

😭

[flint token]

I always win

😎

[polar flint]

is it not just 50% chance?

[sonic sable]

Dont u need risk and fliwrr coins a lot?

[flint token]

Skinning nian for shields

[polar flint]

she skinned my shields

[sonic sable]

Do u guys actually biy something from jii shop?

[flint token]

yeah i ripped out all my organs for his wares

[polar flint]

i buy everything i can

[flint token]

like every run

[polar flint]

cause theres a lot of nodes that give a lot of hp

and most of the time i don't need hp anyways

[sonic sable]

Not scared of low lifepoints?

[sonic sable]

Pro

[flint token]

there’s like a good number of full heal +5 max hp nodes in the bosky

also just dont leak

[polar flint]

the campfire one yea

[sonic sable]

Legend nodes?

[flint token]

yep

[polar flint]

if you pass through a lot of nodes it gives you even more

[sonic sable]

Me when exemplay service

[flint token]

Matter of skill i fear

[foggy oriole]

ok uhhh I have no idea how I'm supposed to kill the voucher spawners in f1 consistently

any starter that can do it?

[compact gorge]

Reaching almost 5k is insane

[polar flint]

raidian

[flint token]

Radian

[compact gorge]

I had very high atk speed as well

[dense vortex]

ok I think I got the general strategy down for early game, basically just hoard all your vouchers in floor one then use all of them in floor 2 for fast candle ops

[foggy oriole]

I couldn't do it in wam

[polar flint]

yea its kinda crazy

[sonic sable]

Sad

[polar flint]

if you get the squad that does -2 for recruit it literally becomes only 3 hope to recruit a 6*

which is kinda crazy

[sonic sable]

Ya but no missions needing that squad

[foggy oriole]

am I doing it wrong somehow

like, how do you set up to kill the voucher in wam

[sonic sable]

Wam?

Whats wam

[foggy oriole]

whack a mus

[compact gorge]

I'm having a hard time getting used to spike chests
Ops dying randomly

[sonic sable]

Oh

[polar flint]

you don't have to kill it honestly

[sonic sable]

Raidian

[polar flint]

it doesn't give too much

[compact gorge]

They all look pretty same as well

[wild linden]

does anyone know what the new collectibles refer to ?
What is exactly a candleguest operator promoted through combat?
does it mean just a candleguest operator who is promoted or is there more to these colectibles?

[polar flint]

you can tap on it to read the description

[sinful sparrow]

pathfinder has a combat option

[polar flint]

2 is standard, 5 is reflect and 10 is monster

[sonic sable]

Lotus fight?

I love 10

Kills everything

[compact gorge]

For that you'll have to accept there's a dmg reflecting chest in this is Is

[wild linden]

ohhh , i suppose i will unlock that later , thanks

[foggy oriole]

honestly spiked chest in this IS coming back after IS5 is just "oh no we need to nerf wisadel"

[polar flint]

its not that bad

raidian kills it really easily

2 summons take care of it

[compact gorge]

And gg laptop

[foggy oriole]

well yeah but wisadel instadies if you click on s3

[compact gorge]

Cringe

[foggy oriole]

like the good old days

[sonic sable]

Why every questions answer is raidian

[compact gorge]

Tragodia deals traceable dmg with s2

[polar flint]

because she's just that goated for is6

[compact gorge]

He died too

[polar flint]

like tin man

[sonic sable]

Tin man was nothing special

[winged kelp]

Curse Yi seaborn pet

[foggy oriole]

yeah tragodia s2 is apparently sourced damage which does mean TLK does freeze him

funny enough

[compact gorge]

Manmade carnival ptsd

[foggy oriole]

I 10000% take this over ooc

[polar flint]

raidian takes care of both middle and right lane with correct setup

[compact gorge]

All i see down
Where's up

[foggy oriole]

manmade I feel I at least have a solution to

ooc I just melt

[quiet mural]

is that the Legendary cumcock

[polar flint]

it doesn't have to be up

its risk anyways

[winged kelp]

It literally manmade carnival

[compact gorge]

Every other risk I've read
Has some buff which is stronger than the debuff

[sonic sable]

Which ranged tils r safe?

[compact gorge]

Wtf

[flint token]

None!

[compact gorge]

[sonic sable]

What

[flint token]

They have like ~4 tiles range

Kill em

Or die

[sonic sable]

How to start then?

[quiet mural]

dalao cumcock how's your is6 gameplay

[foggy oriole]

do people generally take the medic guard or spec vg starting vouchers for raidian starts

[flint token]

Vanguard bottom right

[compact gorge]

So far so good
Need a good strategy for ending 2 tho

[flint token]

then nuke fast

[quiet mural]

that is very true

[flint token]

just check manmade in tomimi

[polar flint]

stack hp and leak all left side

[compact gorge]

Always as your heart desires squad

[flint token]

Or check this map in tomimi it has this too

[foggy oriole]

why are you baiting

[compact gorge]

I said
I always use that sqaud

[sonic sable]

Oh ya tomimi is a thing forgor

[compact gorge]

Always

[polar flint]

first move advantage is pretty good

[sonic sable]

Cute pfp tsuki

[polar flint]

true

i love skadi

[compact gorge]

I like crazy skadi more
Normal skadi mid

[polar flint]

i like isharmla

[winged kelp]

None.. you just die.

Emergency btw

[compact gorge]

Victory

I've noticed is6 needs more specific characters to play

Then the rest of the is

[polar flint]

ive did like 20 runs so far and somehow didn't manage to recruit ascalon once

struggling on left side ed1

[winged kelp]

Wdym?

[polar flint]

many stages require some specific character or else it would be hard to clear

[worn lichen]

Fr?

Who do u use to cover it

[polar flint]

on d10 yeah

i know the general strat is to just use trag and ascalon

but i didn't manage to get her a single time

[worn lichen]

Im on d13 i never use ascalon tho dont have her

[polar flint]

and all my other chars get one hit killed either by the red guy or the charging one

[worn lichen]

I put a exu alt there usually an she covers it

[polar flint]

ive been clearing it consistently by just leaking most of the left side though

i just came back to ak recently for is6

skipped exu2

😔

[worn lichen]

😔

[winged kelp]

As if it's not like that since beginning

[rotund copper]

Look like someone need to be fired for making this stage

0 dp gain

you CANT do anything

[sudden cloak]

Hahaha i fell for the same trap too

[winged kelp]

It's same shit as IS#3 being insanely disgusting without Texalt
IS#4 without Ines or Reed alter

[polar flint]

tbf you need more candleholders for that stage

[polar flint]

huh

is3 and is4 are both really easy without those

[chrome tangle]

TexAlt is ass in IS3

[winged kelp]

Are you actually joking

[chrome tangle]

Draft Cliff instead

[polar flint]

no...?

just walter it

[worn lichen]

Maybe u r the slopper all along 😔

[winged kelp]

Tell me what you draft on IS3 during that time

[polar flint]

walter start

walter everything

ez clear

[forest flicker]

there's no way

[winged kelp]

Walter is literally 2024 wtf are you even on

[young sun]

no brain walter

[polar flint]

oh for back then

idk

[winged kelp]

[polar flint]

abyssal hunters works pretty well

but i lowkey forgor if they got their modules back then

[winged kelp]

Yea.. you must be joking

[forest flicker]

thank fucking god 😭

I crashed right after I beat the boss

[rotund copper]

Which stage

[polar flint]

one you were complaining about

[wicked sandal]

is there a way to find the butterfly easier

I'm malding

[winged kelp]

No

[wicked sandal]

I just want 2nd mastery ffs

[rotund copper]

no fym??? You CANT deploy operator in the first place

[winged kelp]

Stack candle as much as possible

[wicked sandal]

FAH

[rotund copper]

unless you have some stupid op on 1 dp cost

[forest flicker]

It was all worth it.................

[winged kelp]

That be like that bruh.. Sometime it just on the end corner of the nodes I'm not joking

[polar flint]

theres chars and relics that give dp on start

[rotund copper]

literally still on the same conclusion

[magic plinth]

How to defeat Ash Creations from "Beware the Shadows"? I got this node 4 times and each time has been a run ender. They deal massive damage to my ops and I can't block them. Is ethan the only answer.

[rotund copper]

impossible to beat without specific condition

[polar flint]

idk ive never passed that stage either

[worn lichen]

What r ur drafts that stage is free

[winged kelp]

The tree assassin stop assassining when they are on your range

They turn into bnnuy

[magic plinth]

I hate these ashs

[lament saddle]

hello, do you guys knows any videos to help doing is6 and the past IS? i usually skips them, but now i i want raidan lvl max

[winged kelp]

Yea.. just deploy your flinger woman facing all three mini tile where those enemies pass.

That shouldn't be a problem

[worn lichen]

Hmm

Have exu facing down on left

Wis on the right facing middle to solo all the ash creations

And ur chillin probs

[winged kelp]

Rest is just normal laneholding

[worn lichen]

I usually got better drafts going into that stage

I use leizi to solo right

[fresh cobalt]

What's the easiest IS to start with

[magic plinth]

Allright I'll try this.

[worn lichen]

Hopefully it works 🙏

[polar flint]

probably is3 or is4

do you have walter or exualt

[lament saddle]

deff not 3, i would say the phanton one

[fresh cobalt]

I have both

[polar flint]

idk is2 felt harder than is3 imo

[fresh cobalt]

But I wanna use my brain as much as possible

[polar flint]

is3 is really easy if you have both walter and exualt

[lament saddle]

is3 made me quit IS until now

[polar flint]

why lol

[remote badger]

genuinely 5 if u dont want to use too much brain

[fresh cobalt]

I've only cleared Surtr stories in IS

[remote badger]

4 maybe

[winged kelp]

Easiest IS is definitely IS5 lol.
You literally don't have to play the game

[polar flint]

is3 is a bit annoying with the hope restrictions but its easy if you have walter start

[lament saddle]

when it released it was miserable, doing it with the amount off debuffs and rng it had

[polar flint]

or any carry start

[fresh cobalt]

Do I need to lose over and over again

[polar flint]

oh is3 on release is tough yea

[fresh cobalt]

Anw is is6 hard

[remote badger]

its the usual stuff

[pastel saffron]

it feels less restricting than IS6, this without raidain at high diff is diabolical cant lie

[worn lichen]

@magic plinth did u end up winning 🥹

[forest flicker]

So when does Raidian become 'cracked' in IS?

[polar flint]

she's already pretty good after e2

[pastel saffron]

I think when u have her mod and she doesn't take up deployment slots anymore

[fresh cobalt]

So should I start with is4 or is6

[forest flicker]

Doesn't really matter

[polar flint]

i think its better to start with is6

[fresh cobalt]

Is4 is pretty annoying with the freeze mech

[forest flicker]

just got her E2

[polar flint]

since everyone is playing that rn and its easy to ask

[prime mountain]

Nah if you ask any question about is4 I immediately show up

[jagged dust]

walter wasnt out yet when is3 released

[polar flint]

yes indeed

[forest flicker]

default ending or alt ending?

[prime mountain]

Scroll of scars is ed2 iirc

[polar flint]

second ending

[forest flicker]

[jagged dust]

yeah walter and exualt not being released and since power ceiling was a lot lower, there werent as many sources of stun which is vital in is3. so texalt was a must-draft in early is3 release

[prime mountain]

To max her out you need d10 ed1, 2 and 3 with 3 different squads iirc or something like that

[polar flint]

yea

but 3 different endings on d8 is enough iirc

[prime mountain]

Its like only for masteries right?

[polar flint]

d10 on one ending

[polar flint]

yep

[forest flicker]

[magic plinth]

Just got done. I acted stupid and got Wis'adel killed immediately and leaking 1 guy, at the very beginning of the stage.

Then I just spawn camped the ash fucks with qiubai and exualter and won.

[prime mountain]

Actually huge, dont need to grind this anymore

[forest flicker]

ikr??

[vital mason]

some advice for stage "the suppression of sui" ?

[forest flicker]

So what squads are good I somehow only need the vg/guard one unlocked

[worn lichen]

At least u managed 1 leak w getting ur wis insta killed lol

[polar flint]

which one is that

[forest flicker]

Leader Squad also lets you get Raidian for free or?

[prime mountain]

Yeah but without all her skill tree upgrades keep in mind, only masteries and level

Unless you have them already

[polar flint]

she's immediately in your squad already

[magic plinth]

True yes. Almost ended the run there. Glad I recovered. Thank you for the advice. If I'd played proper I could've won without leaks

[forest flicker]

So I should just have these right?

[worn lichen]

Yh least for next time u can do the stage easily enough gl

[prime mountain]

Yep, the ones you see here will be in effect.

[vital mason]

this map the end note of floor 5 https://arknights.wiki.gg/wiki/The_Suppression_of_Sui

[spring sluice]

hey guys any tips for ending 1 boss IS6 but without tragodia?

[forest flicker]

nice

[jagged dust]

focus on positioning

[spring sluice]

can you explain further

[polar flint]

oh ed1 boss

[worn lichen]

Borrow trag lol

[prime mountain]

Good enough, welcome back cannot's mark

[polar flint]

trag and slower left side bottom

[forest flicker]

What's your squad look like?

[polar flint]

and then use cat and any frdp to stall the boss on the top side

and slowly kill him

[spring sluice]

i have tragodia but i dont believe i can have him in my run
i draft tragodia twice but both e1

[vital mason]

i have tragodia but i can't make him stay in the top

[paper notch]

this stage

[polar flint]

you have to immediately deploy fast rdp after the cat draws him higher

to stop him from moving down

[sinful sparrow]

and then next month people realized krooster does the same shit

damn

[forest flicker]

I think his role in the boss fight is just to aggro/cc. Not necessarily be the main DPS source?

[sinful sparrow]

how crazy

[vital mason]

i will retry. it's my second time i lost at this level

[spring sluice]

tragodia e1 cant trigger in one cat

[jagged dust]

dps overload first stage then withdraw all operators then dps overload second stage after invulnerability wears off (exualter, wis, elemental damage)

[worn lichen]

Fuh this stage fr

[forest flicker]

Do I E2 her immediately or go for Trag + Raidian starter

[polar flint]

i think e2 is better

[pastel saffron]

I used wisadel and leizi worked great

[paper notch]

trag + her

[spring sluice]

but the boss's summons distract exu2 and wisadel in phase 2

[paper notch]

you are gonna want to candlebearer her later

[polar flint]

she can solo the majority of the stages in early levels

[paper notch]

so e2 immediately is a bit of a waste

[prime mountain]

Whats the aoe solution for hitcount on med/sniper? Is Jieyun actually necessary?

Wishadel ban cause too easy

Greyy I guess?

[pastel saffron]

can't nara do hitcount as well, blue poison too

reed alter s2

[prime mountain]

need aoe is the issue

Nara aoe kinda mid

[jagged dust]

ur operators will mostly die from exploding liang. u have 4 options

1. position ur operators so they take the least amount of damage from liang, and heal with medic
2. get a fast redploy like gravel to tank liang before it hits an important operator (inefficient and temporary)
3. get a dot operator like ethan s1, ascalon, blue poison,thorns, anything with a dot and hit the liangs 10 times before they explode
4. just drop all ur nukes and pray yi dies

[pastel saffron]

4. he can block thrm somehow I tried today

[forest flicker]

I made Shu + Mountain try to tank the damage while Wis just spammed her S3. Though that's not a reliable strat at all, pretty luck based that it worked at all and Shu didn't immediately implode after 1 hit

[prime mountain]

Bro stop drafting mountain in the big 2025 😭

[forest flicker]

HE WAS 0 COST MOM!!!

[pastel saffron]

I got a temp recruit mountain today and I skipped

[jagged dust]

blue poison is good for hitcount. jieyun is mid (i love her) but exusiai (normal) also does 5 hits per attack in s3 but otherwise mid

[pastel saffron]

this blocking got me today ngl

[prime mountain]

Bluep aoe isnt great though even on s2

[forest flicker]

My only other ground unit at the time was a Myrtle

[prime mountain]

Like when you're fighting a stage with 30 hitcount thingies

I dont think she's enough

Prob just greyy

We back to flinger meta 🥀

[pastel saffron]

@nocturne cape why he blocked lemuen Nuke, how to avoid it happrning again

[prime mountain]

Hit count shield iirc

[jagged dust]

ethan and ascalon but specialist voucher is pretty high demand

[worn lichen]

Peak positioning

[forest flicker]

What skills do I use on raidian?

[pastel saffron]

omg

[prime mountain]

Yeah I didnt get any

😭

oops all defender vanguard

[pastel saffron]

I had beat it alredi yk I was confident

that I would nuke him

but then I got killed

its ok tho run was still leakless

I was strong ash

[worn lichen]

Yeah i nuked him early diffs then got to the point i cudt so sad

[pastel saffron]

I killed the boss with logos

at high diff trag + frd

[nocturne cape]

Wait out 15s

That barrier is 100% of his max hp

[jagged dust]

puzzle in a pinch but thats also bc i just love that guy. i heard underflow was goodish dont know how true that is

[nocturne cape]

You are not nuking him

[sinful sparrow]

world's sloppiest clear

(it's d5) 🥀

[prime mountain]

weak mindset

[sinful sparrow]

10 stack coin machine and -45% hp tongbao

i would be the shittest player ever if i leak

🥀

[warm drum]

How hard is the pathfinder special battle?

[prime mountain]

bring healing

dont be me

[rotund copper]

"ETHAN OR DIE"

[warm drum]

ok im not going to do it floor 2 Ig...

[jagged dust]

not very imo just have a healing defender like gummy

[pastel saffron]

Also if u have some tjme can you help me for ending 3, I got cooked last time so I really wanna get it this time

[worn lichen]

Luckily i has wis s2

[rotund copper]

Is6 is just composed of bullshit rng

[tepid hamlet]

Radian can only be raised by playing IS6?

[prime mountain]

yep

[jagged dust]

is6 ending 2 relic is frying me

[forest flicker]

Does anyone have a screenshot of the other stage with the blocks and the huge dudes that turn into -20 life points?

[nocturne cape]

Its a stat check so i dont think theres a lot of tip for it

[vestal plaza]

ed1 d2

this is unfortunately actually difficult for me

[pastel saffron]

exia s2 also works here tbh, trag cat + that is good enough for me usually

[nocturne cape]

2 carries on the right side top and bottom, healer in middle

[prime mountain]

Stonks?

[rotund copper]

It felt very forced that game want you to have a specific operator to just do anything

[nocturne cape]

If you cant deal with pseudomuts just leak them by feeding them

Thats it

[lament wren]

man thats golden chalice right there

[prime mountain]

Better than chalice and it gives ingots? satisfactory

[lament wren]

whats this anyway? via combat?

[prime mountain]

Pathfinder has a special fight

that makes someone a candleholder

[forest flicker]

They took my Goat Challice's flow and everything man this game mode

[pastel saffron]

Nah ai hsr some questions, about op picking and skills

firstly I can re roll only once, I do have the collectible whoch gives +15% attack on toss, but idk if its worth coz I have the shield coin rn. There is small chance I get the 40% sp coin, coz sp is fucked from the collectible and there is hour of sui debuff. What you say I do?

[lament wren]

ahh seems havent unlock it or never seen the option yet so no need ig

[prime mountain]

Chalice still exists

[prime mountain]

Yeah its skill tree unlock

[sinful sparrow]

@nocturne cape gm cube

:mon3trsmug:

[pastel saffron]

I read your guide and tried attempting it last time and somehow died, I took 2 liberators this time for e10 lol

Leizi S2 is the skill right?

[sinful sparrow]

mon3tr says hi

[nocturne cape]

Toss

Respect the drum

[prime mountain]

erm

See but buying chalice means no 1 hp for doubt

So we save it for later

[nocturne cape]

I see law and order rope

I throw mpreg

[jagged dust]

geist binding rope and fist classics 123 my beloveds

[hazy orchid]

Is there a reason why surfer is more used than cantabile in IS? Most guide/tier list i see recommend her instead

[sinful sparrow]

the coin machine

drum doesnt exist

[nocturne cape]

Yes

[sinful sparrow]

it's a conspiracy

[nocturne cape]

She needs S2 for the wallbreaker

[jagged dust]

surfer s2 is not ammo-based so it scales better with attack speed relics, whilst canta s2 is ammo-based so it doenst scale with attack speed

[nocturne cape]

Her DP regen is front loaded, you get your money back sooner

[sinful sparrow]

i hope you explode

actually

[prime mountain]

bro this is d3 how could I

[nocturne cape]

S1 is the main skill for both

[worn lichen]

S2 user scary

[pastel saffron]

I have 11 squad size, whom to not take?

also raidain s2 I assume? Leizi S2 I thinks too. I am just waiting till its m3

taking ines s3 and canta s1 coz sp loss is detrimental

What you think about Saria S2 btw, bigger range stonks?

[jagged dust]

wtf

[nocturne cape]

Oh wtf your squad is giga stacked

[pastel saffron]

I was careful this time

last time I got destroyed

so I was locked in

instead of going what my heart said

I even reduced diff

have to get this ending

only unfortunate part is my 16 hp

and 3 shield

[nocturne cape]

Raidian Ines(S3) Wis Exu Saria (S2) Mon3tr Gummy Mlynar Canta Logos and Ascalon ig

[tepid hamlet]

Does sui battle nodes get harder? On higher difficulty?

[nocturne cape]

Exu top Wis bottom Mon3tr mid face up put summon behind her

Gummy between Exu and Mon3tr

[pastel saffron]

what's the name of website u use to get the map image

[nocturne cape]

Saria to the left of mon3tr so her S2 heals everyone

I think thats it

[prime mountain]

tomimi.dev

[nocturne cape]

Tomimi.dev

[pastel saffron]

why wis s2

[nocturne cape]

Wis S3

I didnt list out the obvious ones

[scenic saffron]

Cyube wat skill for raidian for shop rob f1

[nocturne cape]

S1

[scenic saffron]

Oke

[prime mountain]

You can stun cancel their eating but they still start flying what

[pastel saffron]

Oh u write em in a flow like raidain ines s3, exia saria wis s2

so I thought s3 for the first 2 and s2 for the others

[pastel saffron]

does it show the tile names? e10 etc?

[prime mountain]

literally everything

[pastel saffron]

i rmb we could even place ops as simulatoon

[prime mountain]

You can see full enemy layout including map variations

with full enemy stats

[nocturne cape]

Oh thats https://map.ark-nights.com/areas

https://map.ark-nights.com/areas/rogue_5

Its in chinese tho i think

[main bison]

No pullers or pushers

[sinful sparrow]

doesn't matter

just kill

[prime mountain]

Yeah how does that map work, some enemies just fell into holes naturally too?

[nocturne cape]

Yes

[sinful sparrow]

it gives you ingots if goobers fall into hole

how broken

[nocturne cape]

I usually just block the car on the right hoping that more of them will fall

But if you are a gamer you can also do like 12 frame perfect raidian s1 to make everything fall

[sinful sparrow]

cube are you at d15 yet

[prime mountain]

Corner blockshift 🥀

[nocturne cape]

No im at d9

[sinful sparrow]

🥀

[nocturne cape]

You cant be talking on discord all day and work and get to d15

Not compatible

Should be there today tho

[pastel saffron]

oh yeah this one, I rmb ut being easier to navigate this is a mess

[sinful sparrow]

gl

imma head to bed now

today i got from d2 to d6

[nocturne cape]

Gn

[sinful sparrow]

:MintHype:

[vestal plaza]

no idea what happened but lappglow carried

i gotta tell ya that sandstorm is the most hilarious shit ever

you'd think it'd be so bad esp for gg because she scales on a shit ton of atk but nah i'm mod y lv3 idgaf she is SHREDDING yi like a piece of paper

[heady lantern]

Is there a specific node that gives the ed2 thingy for is6

[nocturne cape]

Not yet

[vestal plaza]

yes

[nocturne cape]

Its in legends rn

[heady lantern]

Im trying to hunt it

[vestal plaza]

it's in legends

[heady lantern]

Istg

[vestal plaza]

of course

even worse than is5

[heady lantern]

9 runs no ed2

[nocturne cape]

They will update it later to make it a prophecy

[heady lantern]

[vestal plaza]

more luck

[heady lantern]

[nocturne cape]

Hopefully soon

[tame crescent]

The +1 shield, -1 life is while it's tossed, right? Or is it always active?

[prime mountain]

Why cant all endings just be prophecies

[nocturne cape]

Shouldve shipped with the qols

[vestal plaza]

imagine the rng gamemode is so rng they had to tone down the rng

[vestal plaza]

it's always active when the state is tossed

[nocturne cape]

On toss

[heady lantern]

Is3 be like

[vestal plaza]

so p much after every fight on that floor

[pastel saffron]

I don't think I need to deploy raidain even right, saria tile would be used for mlynar at start and then I think ascalon towards top for the invis guys? I reveal them with ines sentry

[rancid pilot]

Where do i find Steady Stream

[nocturne cape]

Its f1 encounter

Gopnik

Not easy btw

[prime mountain]

Any unit that carries it?

[pastel saffron]

If Mlynar will clear the things at start, I think leizi s1 is way for later if needed(?)

[nocturne cape]

You guessed it!

The R word

[prime mountain]

R*idian

[nocturne cape]

Uhh i still like S2

[potent gulch]

Ao far i reach d6 now

[rancid pilot]

only 2 module upgrades to go....

[nocturne cape]

S1 is not great here

[pastel saffron]

oh my god

[nocturne cape]

Lol

[heady lantern]

Can i just skip to mod3 if i just do d10 ed3 rn

[tardy haven]

any general tips/things to know for ED2 boss?

[potent gulch]

D5 im feeling the tankiness on the mobs

[nocturne cape]

You should be fine still

Its just 30%

set up fast and you will be fine

Worsr case just leak pseudomuts

Your team is way too good for you to be concerned

[potent gulch]

Sui foot force retreat all ops at 50% hp right?

[nocturne cape]

Yes

[vagrant spade]

what is dayan tongbao

[rancid pilot]

trash

[pastel saffron]

You said Mlynar so I assume he is better than leizi, is this also the case at higher diff?

[vagrant spade]

i see, i still dont quite understand the coin system

[nocturne cape]

Oh shit i forgot leizi

[vagrant spade]

so after changing floor the past coins become trash?

[nocturne cape]

LMAO

Ditch ascalon

I think mlynar is better than leizi at ed3 specifically

[prime mountain]

Alt stage

[nocturne cape]

Because taunt helps you open under wallbreakers

I also think mlynar is better at ed3 prereq

There was a period where i prio mlyn over leizi

[pastel saffron]

I see

[vagrant spade]

im quite new at IS overall what do i prioritize? scores? ending? or?

[nocturne cape]

Easiest of the alts

[prime mountain]

The 3 minibosses one is rough

havent gotten the other one

[nocturne cape]

Fisherman alter is the hardest

[pastel saffron]

I have fought like 6 diff f3 boss stages so far

I was surprised how many are there

5 or 6 for sure

[nocturne cape]

There are only 6 of them

[pastel saffron]

oh so I got em all

peak

the frozen one looked the most scary

but it was easy

[alpine solar]

This is the only floor 3 boss stage that fucks me up, what is the strategy for this? I just can't seem to figure it out

[rancid pilot]

kill him ASAP works for me

[nocturne cape]

Easiest way is wisadel S3 on his face

[alpine solar]

Yeah but how

[prime mountain]

Ayo rat is early wtf chill this coin crazy

[rancid pilot]

but sometimes i just don't have a defender and some shit leaks

[nocturne cape]

Activate S3

[alpine solar]

When I put ranged ops on the left side they just die

[nocturne cape]

Wisadel ignores talisman because camo

Yes because they are hit by the dudes on the left

Not wisadel

[alpine solar]

And usually I'm lacking ground ops at this stage

[nocturne cape]

Camo

[pastel saffron]

put exia and kill it, even if he tps her she kill

[nocturne cape]

The not easy way to approach this stage is raidian on the right of the boss immediately after you enter the stage, her s2 should be up before he summons the talisman

[pastel saffron]

I think there are 2 versions of tp boss

[vagrant spade]

guys

[pastel saffron]

I fought both

this first one is particularly annoying

[nocturne cape]

And you put down a fish next to her to help protect her

[rancid pilot]

learning

[alpine solar]

Ah ok

I will try that next time

Ty for the help

[nocturne cape]

Fisherman alter is death sentence for high ground heavy comps

[vagrant spade]

learning the system?

[shadow cedar]

What are some ops i need for is6?

[nocturne cape]

You prob win because you have guards drafted

[rancid pilot]

and thr maps and the enemies and the etc.

[vagrant spade]

i see

does not having built low rarities gonna torture me like in IS#2?

[nocturne cape]

Otherwise its fisherman fishes all your hg right into bonethrower rage

Peak stage design

They just die

[pastel saffron]

yeah I had wisadel and leizi

[forest flicker]

I just got Raidian's S3.Ayo my girl got hands???

[alpine solar]

Btw why do they call the enemy fisherman? I looked in the codex and it says they call the enemy High Duke or smth

[vagrant spade]

im scared cuz i dont rly have low rarities built and not much of meta operators either

[nocturne cape]

Yea wis helps too

[nocturne cape]

Its an old name we used before official TL

[alpine solar]

So I kept trying to Google high Duke is 6 guide couldn't find anything

[pastel saffron]

same I tried to build them and too expensive

[potent gulch]

Im shocked and amazed my ops all survive Yi waves of bomb explosion

[nocturne cape]

You probably wont get anywhere searching on google ngl

Better to ask here

[pastel saffron]

at low diff with mon3tr s2 I also did that

if u have healer and ops fonts get oneshot ur fine

[potent gulch]

This is d5 run

[rotund copper]

Can't have shit

12 blindey OUT OF EVERY SINGLE MOB IT CHOOSES

[vagrant spade]

this is all i got, any recommendation which unit to prioritize for making my progression easier to be recruited and candleholder first?

[vestal plaza]

i cannot believe i got the free stage and still made it to ed

and won

[vagrant spade]

(and no i cant raise more i just E2 my ines and goes bankrupt)

[vestal plaza]

i'm so goated

[gaunt bay]

Morning cube

[loud turtle]

any1 have raidian e2? i need it

[vestal plaza]

i wonder how much the stat increase will be for the next fl- WHAT THE FUCK

[gaunt bay]

[potent gulch]

I have her e2 but she not m3 skill yet

[vestal plaza]

raidian raidian raidian

also get the modules damn

[vagrant spade]

for whom

[vestal plaza]

damn girl you live like this??

[potent gulch]

Raidian module is the toughest challenge

[nocturne cape]

For now Exu2 Wis Kalt and Maybe logos

What you can do is start sniper/medic and start with a borrowed Tragodia, and beanstalk ethan, save the sniper medic vouchers in shop until f2 pathfinder to recruit a pre promoted Wisadel

[rotund copper]

How deep do I have to go through is6 just for game to unlock good relics?

[nocturne cape]

If you want to invest for IS6 Mizuki and Entelechia are good too

[rotund copper]

These sucked so far

[vagrant spade]

kalt not m3ster?

[potent gulch]

Huh mizuki good?

[prime mountain]

Surely the drones stay here long enough right, I totally didnt forget about it 💀

[rotund copper]

like nothing burger just plain boring atk% buff relics everywhere

[vestal plaza]

i feel like by d2 you'd already have a decent roster

[nocturne cape]

Yes kalt is better

[vestal plaza]

because the mechanic is the coins

[cold fjord]

M3 sucks

[nocturne cape]

She benefit from all the summon relics

[rotund copper]

gamble gamble gamble blank coins

[potent gulch]

Hate this one coz the gopnik is top spawn area

[vestal plaza]

m3 is dogshit in is btw

[loud turtle]

good enough

[rotund copper]

garbage boost

[vestal plaza]

luck issue this is is

they actually guve you a lot of good opportunities for risks

some risk coins are actually so hilariously good it's insane

[cold fjord]

kal can still be useful when there's a talisman because of her summon
m3 becomes useless
also m3 is really really bad in ending 3, she ends up killing herself

[potent gulch]

Getting all the summon related relic is hard

[vestal plaza]

ulpi s3 try not to fuck himself up challenge

[forest flicker]

Any 6* medics worth getting besides Kal?

[vestal plaza]

the usual ig

[potent gulch]

Ocean man maybe help u stall or kill tough mob/boss

[vestal plaza]

(eyjaberry)

[rotund copper]

it making me fume so hard harder than getting inflicted on is3 8 times on my important ops in a single run because I haven't gotten anything good both relic and coins were a bum to me

[vestal plaza]

you gotta devise a strategy bro

[potent gulch]

This IS doesnt have many elemental dmg thank gos

[vestal plaza]

the sui nodes are actually so useful

and turmoils are actually all insanely easy once you get to f2

this is is

you gotta manage your resources and recognize good nodes

[potent gulch]

U know what better

If u get stir fry early

Then go all party in sui dreamland

[vestal plaza]

summons no longer uses deployment slots or dp and gain a bajillion hp and atk yadda yadda

[rotund copper]

devise what strat I been getting atleast 7 useless recruit voucher and could barely upgrade anyone I needed

[vestal plaza]

happens

i spent 9 runs beating d2

[rotund copper]

It's almost like "wow they have too much control in is5 let's change that"

[prime mountain]

Did you save them all for pathfind?

[rotund copper]

no it's useless not even an op I needed on these voucher

[gaunt bay]

@nocturne cape why did u ignore me :realmad:

[potent gulch]

Need s3m3 raidian otherwise it take forever to get her skill ready again

[vestal plaza]

my ass getting 4 guard vouchers in a row

[nocturne cape]

Hi kiwi

[prime mountain]

Windscoot > windscoot e2 > ente > ente e2

!

[rotund copper]

And when I actually needed to use pathfind there were ZERO node for me to use

[gaunt bay]

Hi cube!

[gaunt bay]

Why e2 windscoot

Wouldnt you get luo

[potent gulch]

I just hate recruit ticket keep giving me freaking guard

[prime mountain]

Oh yeah I forgot luo exists

[gaunt bay]

More yans

[tribal pulsar]

Tips for the "Prove yourself to the Candleholders" stage? Do I just get a tanky (Guardian) Defender?

[vestal plaza]

okay so

pathfinder

for one time in the run light a candle

wisadel

thank you for your time

[prime mountain]

yeah so windscoot + luo for 2 yan!

[gaunt bay]

U goober

[prime mountain]

Depends on the stage but mostly want someone tanky

[vestal plaza]

which one was that

[prime mountain]

Some are pretty gimmicky

[vestal plaza]

for the turmoils most of them can be solo'd

[tribal pulsar]

There's variations?

[potent gulch]

I think it better u save important recruit ticket in candle node

[vestal plaza]

by you know who

[potent gulch]

For -2 hope

[vestal plaza]

yes 4 guard tickets let's go gang

we're getting windscoot for the yan operators with this one

[rotund copper]

I decided to not run wisadel once and they raped me

[lament wren]

i dont want to lose which to deal first?

[potent gulch]

If only i have the yap aunty for trash mob stages

[prime mountain]

someone calc aspd please

[vestal plaza]

you have so many fucking ops bro

[tribal pulsar]

The one on the right

[vestal plaza]

like you literally only need wis to destroy this stage

[potent gulch]

Oh about this stage

There no ducklord and friend?

[vestal plaza]

and you're out here ACTUALLY conserving tickets?

[vestal plaza]

it's turmoil

[potent gulch]

I know

[vestal plaza]

there are like 3 enemies and a piece of pebble

[potent gulch]

Some turmoil spawn those mob

[vestal plaza]

and sometimes gopnik to give you like 1 extra coin

[potent gulch]

Like bear, gopnik, ducklord

[vestal plaza]

> like bear, gopnik, ducklord

bro just said the same mob twice

[vestal plaza]

WHEN do you unlock that oh my god i've been craving that so much

[prime mountain]

Bear, the weird bear looking guy, gopnik, the russian guy, huh who else

[potent gulch]

The crying doggo

[vestal plaza]

the 3k atk unstunnable guy

[sonic sable]

Thief

Crying theif

[vestal plaza]

the unnecessarily tanky stun immune mf

[sonic sable]

Gopnik

[vestal plaza]

the i'm pretty sure is a bear with some glasses

[sonic sable]

Gopnik

[vestal plaza]

the holy fucking shit did he just one shot gummy

[spring sluice]

how should i deploy to pass this stage

[potent gulch]

The fat rat with front aura dmg reduction

[vestal plaza]

you're cooked bro

[sonic sable]

4 life

Thats hard

[vestal plaza]

4 life

no dp

wis likely s3

exu e1

[rotund copper]

so kind

[vestal plaza]

cannot has been dogshit for me

all of my run makers are from yi so far

[prime mountain]

Need to invest more bro

[sonic sable]

Just on toss?

[potent gulch]

With careful setup it possible to clear the stage

[vestal plaza]

no chalice and absolutely no flower tongbaos ever

i deadass have never seen a single flower tongbao

in my something 13 runs

[potent gulch]

I got the shopkeeper tangbao lol

[rotund copper]

ig

[vestal plaza]

i'm on 39 and investment breaks after like 4 every time

[prime mountain]

get the +5 ingots per run cleared upgrade

[potent gulch]

There was an encounter node that give me bob relic
On next encounter node, the shopkeep demand i hand over bob relic or pay 50 originium @@

[prime mountain]

Hard boss meets 500 aspd kal:

[spring sluice]

not even try?

[potent gulch]

Just try

[spring sluice]

then how should i

[potent gulch]

Careful stalling the boss

[spring sluice]

bro just drop im cooked and leave

[prime mountain]

Trag on s2 and keep boss top lane always

Doable

[spring sluice]

thanks

[vestal plaza]

i've lost on better runs

[prime mountain]

Sounds like skill issue?

[spring sluice]

i dont ask that, thanks anyway

[vestal plaza]

unless you stack a ton of sp relics trag cannot get skill up fast enough

to keep boss on top lane

[prime mountain]

???

He can bring the boss from 3 lanes down back up to top

[potent gulch]

The -40% sp cost + auto activate skill coin is fun

[spring sluice]

should i place someone for the boss to attack em

[vestal plaza]

that guy can send bombs to tragodia at the very bottom of the map before he even procs s2

[spring sluice]

like gummy