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Welcome to Arknights: Endfield Version 1.2, "At the Wake of Spring"! With the introduction of the new "Umbral Monument" and complex high-difficulty mechanics, the combat meta has shifted significantly. Raw stats are no longer enough; characters with elite crowd control (CC), rapid elemental application, and resistance-shredding mechanics now dominate the battlefield.
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Based on the latest data, team synergies, and combat efficiency, here is the definitive character tier list for Version 1.2.
Arknights: Endfield 1.2 Version Character Tier List
| Tier | Evaluation | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| S (God Tier) | Absolute dominance. The pinnacle of mechanics and stats; core team builders. | Zhuang Fangyi, Gilberta, Tangtang |
| A (Top Tier) | Exceptional performance. DPS ceilings or irreplaceable top-tier supports. | Laevatain, Last Rite, Rossi, Da Pan, Xaihi, Antal |
| B (Solid Core) | Reliable units with great utility, combat versatility, or stable elemental application. | Ardelia, Ember, Endministrator, Lifeng, Pogranichnik, Yvonne, Perlica, Chen Qianyu, Akekuri |
| C (Niche/Transition) | Useful for specific mechanics or as transitional DPS/Support. | Alesh, Arclight, Avywenna, Snowshine, Wulfgard |
| D (Underwhelming) | Limited by 4-star stats or clunky mechanics. | Estella, Fluorite, Catcher |
What are the reasons for this ranking?
This ranking is calculated based on three core combat-focused dimensions for the high-pressure environment of Version 1.2:
- Mechanics & Survivability (Utility): Does the character have crowd control (grouping/immobilization), invincibility frames (i-frames), or the ability to buff/heal the team effectively without sacrificing DPS windows?
- Damage Ceiling (DPS): How high are their multipliers? Can they ignore enemy resistances? Do they have strong self-buffs (Crit, ATK, or Penetration) that allow them to function as a primary carry?
- Synergy & Reaction Efficiency (Elemental/Status Enablers): How efficiently can the character apply or consume elemental statuses (Electrification, Combustion, Solidification) or physical statuses (Stagger, Lift, Knock Down)? Characters that rapidly fuel the team's QTE (Quick Time Event) loops and combo skills score much higher.
In-Depth Character Analysis
【S Tier: The Meta Defining Gods】
Zhuang Fangyi (6★ Striker | Electric)
Zhuang Fangyi is the undisputed queen of Version 1.2. Her entire kit revolves around consuming the Electrification status to unleash devastating Thunder Strikes via her Battle Skill (Mantra of Sundering). Her Ultimate (Smiting Tempest) not only enhances all her abilities and makes her harder to interrupt, but at Potential 5, it completely ignores 15 points of the enemy's Electric Resistance. With incredibly high Will scaling, self-healing, and damage immunity chances, she is the ultimate solo-carry and burst DPS.
Gilberta (6★ Supporter | Nature)
Gilberta is the absolute pinnacle of crowd control and debuffing. Her Battle Skill and Ultimate create gravity wells/fields that group enemies together—a mechanic that exponentially increases the AoE damage efficiency of characters like Zhuang Fangyi or Laevatain. Furthermore, her Anomalous Gravity Field applies Arts Susceptibility that scales directly with the number of Vulnerability stacks on the target. Add in her talent that boosts Ultimate Energy gain for Guards, Casters, and Supporters, and she becomes a mandatory unit for speedrunning.
Tangtang (6★ Caster | Cryo)
Tangtang redefines battlefield manipulation. Her kit revolves around creating Whirlpools and Waterspouts. Whirlpools grant a massive 10/20% Haste to allies while inflicting a 20/40% Slow on enemies. Her Ultimate (DA CHIEF SEES YOU!) is a game-changer, casting an "OLDEN STARE" that completely immobilizes enemies and deals massive Cryo damage over time before crashing down with a rogue wave. In high-difficulty content where surviving is tough, her hard CC is the best defense in the game.
【A Tier: The Exceptional Pillars】
Laevatain (6★ Striker | Heat)
Laevatain remains the undisputed ceiling for Heat damage. Her core talent (Scorching Heart) allows her to absorb Heat Infliction, capping out at ignoring a massive 20 Heat Resistance. Her Ultimate (Twilight) shifts her into a dominant stance with enhanced basic attacks, and defeating enemies extends its duration. Her ability to rapidly accumulate Melting Flame stacks ensures she applies constant, suffocating elemental pressure.
Last Rite (6★ Striker | Cryo)
Last Rite is a hyper-carry who trades grouping utility for pure survivability and execution. Her Ultimate (Vigil Services) is incredible because it grants her total immunity to all damage while performing massive Cryo slashes. Furthermore, whenever she consumes an Arts Infliction, she applies a potent Cryo Susceptibility debuff to the target, setting up massive burst windows for herself and other Cryo teammates.
Rossi (6★ Guard | Physical/Heat)
Rossi is a complex but highly rewarding Physical/Heat hybrid DPS. Her combo skill heavily relies on consuming both Vulnerability and Arts Inflictions to deal massive damage and buff her own Crit Rate and Crit DMG. Her talents apply Razor Clawmark, which deals DoT and increases Physical/Heat damage taken by the enemy. If you can master her perfect timing requirements, her burst synergy is astronomical.
Da Pan (6★ Striker | Physical)
Da Pan brings the heavy physical artillery. His kit heavily revolves around the Lift and Knock Down mechanics, but his true value lies in his Combo Skill (MORE SPICE!). When triggered on an enemy with 4 stacks of Vulnerability, it unleashes a devastating Crush attack. His talent also stacks his Physical DMG when consuming Vulnerability. He requires a team that can rapidly stack Vulnerability, but the payoff is immense.
Xaihi (5★ Supporter | Cryo)
Xaihi is an extraordinary elemental buffer and healer. Her Auxiliary Crystal intelligently heals the controlled operator or grants them an Arts Amp if they are at full health. Her Ultimate (Stack Overflow) is her crown jewel, applying both Cryo Amp and Nature Amp to the entire team while simultaneously dispelling Cryo Infliction and Solidification from allies. She is the perfect bridge for mixed-element Reaction teams.
Antal (4★ Supporter | Electric)
It is rare to see a 4-star in A Tier, but Antal deserves it. He is a god-tier buffer. His Battle Skill applies Focus, which simultaneously inflicts Electric Susceptibility and Heat Susceptibility. His Ultimate (Overclocked Moment) grants Electric Amp and Heat Amp to the entire team. He is the absolute best low-rarity support to pair with top-tier DPS units like Zhuang Fangyi or Laevatain, drastically raising their damage ceilings.
【B Tier: The Solid Core】
Ardelia (6★ Supporter | Nature)
Ardelia provides fantastic sustained healing and Nature damage. Her Mr. Dolly shadows provide excellent percentage-based healing just by touching them. Her Combo Skill consumes Corrosion to forcibly apply both Physical and Arts Susceptibility. She is a highly reliable, safe pick for teams struggling with survivability while still offering debuff synergy.
Ember (6★ Defender | Heat)
Ember is the safest frontline tank in Endfield. Her Ultimate grants a massive shield to the entire team based on her Max HP. She gains damage reduction and interruption resistance while casting, and her talents boost her ATK when she takes damage. She guarantees stability in high-difficulty boss fights.
Endministrator (6★ Guard | Physical)
The protagonist is highly versatile and outputs surprisingly high physical burst. Their kit revolves around attaching and detonating Originium Crystals. Detonating these crystals grants the Endministrator a massive 15/30% ATK buff for 15s, and applies a 20/30% Physical Damage Taken debuff to the enemy. A very reliable Physical core that enables fast Combo Skill rotations.
Lifeng (6★ Guard | Physical)
Lifeng specializes in crowd control via the Knock Down status. His talent Subduer of Evil causes his Knock Downs to deal an additional 50/100% ATK as Physical DMG. With passives that scale his ATK based on his Intellect and Will, he hits hard, but his slower, heavier playstyle requires good positioning.
Pogranichnik (6★ Vanguard | Physical)
Pogranichnik is an amazing Physical Vanguard who swarms the field with Shieldguards. His talent The Living Banner allows him to stack ATK and Arts Intensity rapidly. During his Ultimate, his Shieldguards provide continuous physical harassment, effectively shredding enemy poise while he passes his Fervent Morale buffs to teammates.
Yvonne (6★ Striker | Cryo)
Yvonne is a strong Cryo DPS whose kit is laser-focused on the Solidification status. Her talents double her Critical DMG against Solidified enemies. Her Ultimate deploys a support bot and ramps up her Crit Rate with every basic attack. She is powerful but slightly more conditional in her combo setups than Last Rite.
Perlica (5★ Caster | Electric)
Perlica is a fantastic sub-DPS and combo-enabler for Electric teams. She gains 20/30% extra damage against Staggered enemies, and her Combo Skill aggressively applies Electrification. Her ability to chain Electro attacks makes her an unmatched enabler for Electric QTEs, perfectly setting the stage for characters like Zhuang Fangyi.
Chen Qianyu (5★ Guard | Physical)
Chen has excellent fluid combos centered around the Lift mechanic and deals +20% damage to enemies below 50% HP (at Potential 1). However, as a melee unit without i-frames or strong innate shields, her survivability in v1.2's high-damage environments is a liability without heavy support, pushing her down from higher tiers.
Akekuri (4★ Vanguard | Heat)
A very competent 4-star SP battery. Her combo skill scales SP recovery with her Intellect, and her Ultimate acts as a channeling beacon that rapidly recovers SP for the team. At Potential 3, her Ultimate also provides a team-wide +10% ATK buff, making her a great transitional support for ability-spam compositions.
【C Tier: Niche & Transitional】
Alesh (5★ Vanguard | Cryo)
Alesh forces Solidification and acts as an ultimate energy battery for the team whenever Solidification or Originium Crystals are applied. However, his combo skill (Auger Angling) relies on an RNG mechanic (catching a "Rare Fin") to maximize damage, making his output somewhat inconsistent compared to higher-tier units.
Arclight (5★ Vanguard | Electric)
Arclight is a blink-assassin who consumes Electrification to deal extra damage and recover SP. While her talents can boost the team's Electric DMG based on her Intellect, she requires the enemy to constantly have Electrification applied to function well, making her highly dependent on a specific team comp to maintain her combat loop.
Avywenna (5★ Striker | Electric)
Avywenna uses a unique Thunderlance throwing and retrieval mechanic. While she can apply Electric Susceptibility, maximizing her damage requires precise positioning to ensure returning lances pierce multiple enemies. It's a fun playstyle but often too clunky for chaotic, high-stakes fights.
Snowshine (5★ Defender | Cryo)
Snowshine is a hybrid defender who can block attacks, retaliate with Cryo DMG, and provide massive burst healing when the controlled operator drops below 60% HP. While she is a jack-of-all-trades, her healing, shielding, and elemental application numbers are overshadowed by dedicated specialists.
Wulfgard (5★ Caster | Heat)
A straightforward Heat DPS who consumes Combustion or Electrification to fire high-damage tracer rounds. His Scorching Fangs talent gives him a solid 20/30% Heat DMG boost. He is a perfectly fine secondary DPS, but pales in comparison to Laevatain's ceiling and Rossi's burst synergy.
【D Tier: Underwhelming】
Estella (4★ Guard | Cryo)
Estella is a basic Lift and Physical Susceptibility enabler. While she has some Cryo DMG immunity, her kit lacks the rapid elemental application or burst multipliers needed to compete. Her 4-star stats heavily cap her damage output in the late game.
Fluorite (4★ Caster | Nature)
Fluorite revolves around planting Improvised Explosives and dealing extra damage to Slowed targets. The delayed explosion mechanic is often too slow for the fast-paced combo combat of v1.2, and her RNG-based Arts DMG immunity (20% chance) is not reliable enough for survival.
Catcher (4★ Defender | Physical)
Catcher is a purely vanilla Physical Defender. He raises shields, blocks, and applies Weaken and Knock Down. While perfectly functional for early-game story missions, he lacks the team-wide utility, rapid status synergies, or massive stat scaling needed for Endfield's current endgame.
Who is more recommended to pull in the upcoming Fest of Brilliance?
[Fest of Brilliance] Special Headhunting Details:
Availability: May 14, 2026 - Before version update
This is an incredibly high-value banner with unique rules that do not carry over. Every pull gives Arsenal Tickets, and it features massive milestone rewards:
- 30 Pulls: 10 bonus Urgent Recruitment attempts (Effectively a free 10-pull with a guaranteed 5★ or better).
- 60 Pulls: 10 Basic HH Permits.
- 120 Pulls: [Shimmering Moment Designation Permit] – A free 6★ selector choosing between Laevatain, Gilberta, Ardelia, or Pogranichnik.
- 240 Pulls: A free 6★ Token selector for the featured units.
Pulling Strategy & Selection Priority:
Based on the Tier List and combat efficiency, here is how you should spend your resources, especially if you reach the 120-pull milestone:
- Priority #1: Gilberta (S Tier)
Why: She is the only S-Tier character available on this selector. Her gravity well grouping and Arts Susceptibility scaling are fundamentally game-changing. In a meta defined by elemental burst windows, stacking enemies together is the single most valuable utility. If you do not have her, she is the absolute best choice for your 120-pull ticket. - Priority #2: Laevatain (A Tier)
Why: If you already have Gilberta (or desperately need a hyper-carry DPS), Laevatain is the best Heat DPS in the game. Her ability to bypass Heat Resistance means she rarely encounters a stage she cannot brute-force. - Priority #3: Ardelia (B Tier) / Pogranichnik (B Tier)
Why: Choose Ardelia only if your team desperately lacks healing and debuff utility. Choose Pogranichnik only if you are fully committed to building a pure Physical team and already have Endministrator fully built.
Minimum Recommendation: Every player should do at least 30 pulls on this banner to secure the free 10-pull with the 5★ guarantee.
FAQ
Q: I see Antal (a 4-star) in A Tier, but Chen Qianyu (a 5-star) in B Tier. Is this a mistake?
A: No mistake! Tier lists prioritize endgame utility and combat synergy. Antal’s Ultimate provides team-wide Electric and Heat Amp, making him the perfect cheap support for the two strongest DPS elements in the game right now. Chen Qianyu hits hard, but as a melee DPS without i-frames, she struggles to survive in current high-difficulty content compared to units who sit back and buff.
Q: Do I need to pull Zhuang Fangyi to clear V1.2 content?
A: She is not strictly required, but she lowers the difficulty drastically. The current endgame has mechanics that favor Electric damage and burst. If you skip her, you can still clear content easily by relying on a well-built Laevatain (A Tier) or Last Rite (A Tier) paired with Gilberta (S Tier) for grouping.
Q: What should I do with D Tier characters if they aren't good for endgame combat?
A: D Tier characters are still perfectly viable for early to mid-game progression, especially when you need specific elemental coverage (like Nature for Fluorite) to break early boss shields. You can use them as transitional units to learn combo timings and elemental reactions while you save your pulls for higher-tier characters.
May 11, 2026
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