6 Arknights Tip New Players Need To Know 

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Damn, didn't expect to hear Flamebringer in 2024

I have few tips I want to add to. 1-Dont sleep on lower rarity ops like 4-5 stars some of them amazing for their rarity even some 3 stars are amazing and you can use them later on IS. 2-You dont need to reroll account whole game can be cleared without meta units but If you start in a limited banner you can get a copy of limited op with a 6 star from newbie banner 3-You dont need to pull every banner save up your pulls for good/limited banners arknights very generous about giving 6 stars also you will always have more units than you can build it doesnt matter If you pulled a mylnar but cant build him 4-If there is an event goin on when you start, try to clear as much as you can then farm event stages for event resource to buy all of shop especially LMD and EXP in early game sanity to resource cost is 1-1 so you dont need to wory about wasting sanity you can farm all stages 5-Dont be afraid to ask questions in community most of the arknights community is very friendly and open to help, When I started the game I asked some ridiculous questions and no one made fun of me instead they helped me a lot.

Here let me add more Quick tips 1.) *Dont blindly pull any banner* . Instead, find the banner information in gamepress + find information about the operators, either in YT, discord, reddit, whatever. It will help you to not wasting pulls on "useless" operator *(+ don't forget to see the future banners, standard & limited)* If you find it really hard to hold the urge. Just... don't go to the banner section (for me I always go there for "pulling" in my imagination tho). You can also tell yourself "My life will be definitely much better if I have these future operators, rather than current operator" 2.) *Don't ever buy skin if you don't really have the operators* . I know it is really good, but no one knows when will you get them. I will prefer having my operators skinless, rather then having the skin but not the operator 3.) *Maximize the orundum caps at annihilation, NOW!* . 300 (i forgor how much) orundum may not sound really much. But as a player who only could maximize the caps at 4 months later, IT IS really that much 4.) *For core squad, here is the simple(er) version* - Any 2 blocks Vanguard - Defender (medic & normal) - Sniper (anti-air + Pinecone) - Caster (AoE) *Edit : Lava or Click (Crowd Control) no other choices - Medic (2 single, 1 AoE) This one is not a must, but HARDLY recommended - Flagbearer - Laneholder - Gravel (defensive Fast redeploy) 5.) *Upgrade one of your operator to E2 ASAP* . It will makes you unlock E2 operators in support unit, that will make your run undeniabally easier. My recommendation is Myrtle, since you will mostly bring her whenever you go. But it could be anyone elsw, just make sure it is a 4 stars (cheap) & surely you must brought it anywhere 6.) *Save yellow-certs for buying an operators* . Some ppl like to buy pulls instead. But I have a mindset "why you should buy pulls, that won't guarantee you a 6* rather than buying the 6* itself"

Thanks for the mention. Great video! Gladiia, Tequila, Ethan, Pudding, Honeyberry and the others you listed are really great both early on and long term. Also worth noting is that there are 2 more types of damage: True damage that ignores both defense and res and Elemental damage that is kind of separate from other types of damage and has a lot of different effects. Everyone gets Cliffheart and Amiya so True damage is something to consider early on (though Amiya needs E2 for it) and Elemental damage appears as soon as Chapter 9 in the main story which can be accessed after completing Chapter 3 to unlock crafting for certain materials.

good tips!!! highly recommend the base one, free stuff is always worth it...

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Big thing to mention is that players shouldn't max level the right side of their base, as it will permanently lock them out of the most optimal base setups. Specifically, the Office should never be leveled past lv1. The Reception room can be leveled to lv2, but only level it to lv3 if you really really want the extra friend slots. You'll eventually want a lv3 Training room, but that should be the last thing you build and level because new players won't have access to the materials and LMD for E2 operators and skill masteries for a while. The gamepress guide "arknights-252-riic-base-guide" has good info on all of this.

Here’s a few from being a player since the second update: 1. A fully built team of 3 stars at E1 lv 55 will be able to clear more than a haphazard 6 star leveled to E2 lv 1 and everyone else underlevelled 2. Skill levels make more of a difference than operator level or even elite level. 3. For many operators E1 max level will be more than enough for a very long time. E2-ing operators needs to only happen for operators that get a significant upgrade or new passive from E2. 4. Do not neglect your base. Seriously, it’s very important. It’s where you’ll make a huge percentage of your LMD 5. After E2, you almost NEVER need to level your operators higher than the level required for their module. For 6 stars, stop at E2 level 60. For 5 stars stop at E2 lv 50, for 4 stars, stop at E2 lv 40. Only invest in going to E2 max level for operators that rely on stats heavily, like some supporters such as bards like Sora or Skadi alter 6. LEARN ARCHETYPES. This is easily the most important one. Learn what units are similar to each other. For example, Beagle, Matterhorn, Liskarm, and Hoshiguma are all defenders with high defense that can be used to tank damage. They are essentially 4 different rarities of the same general type of unit, and can be substituted accordingly depending on the situation. Obviously, they all do subtlety different things, but the point still stands that they are generically similar enough to interchange. Learn all of these different archetypes for all the operators. There’s fewer “categories” of operator than you might think. 7. Vanguards, defenders, and medics are probably where a significant early game focus should go. These units let you get DP fast, and throw down a defensive wall that can survive. If you have lower powered DPS units, you can at least hold out long enough for them to do their damage. It might be slow, but you will survive with a quickly constructed, well supported, tanky front line. 8. Don’t pull on every banner without doing your research. Depending on your account, that limited 6 star may be completely useless. Don’t get FOMO. There will be reruns. Pull for characters you think could help your account, and also LOOK UP the CN schedule to plan ahead. Watch videos of people reviewing upcoming operators so you can get ahead of the meta and save wisely. 9. Potentials (duplicate copies of an operator) matter the most for characters like vanguards and ones with high DP cost. In general tho, you’ll still be fine with a potential 0 character. 10. Skins are expensive and not worth it unless you are hella down bad or just live a unit to death. Make sure it’s for one you don’t see yourself not using frequently. 11. The 30 day sign in pack, and the monthly headhunting pack are two of the best value packs from the store (excluding special ones that drop during events) 12. USE YOUR PRACTICE TICKETS! Seriously, so important and useful. You get the ability to practice a level once for free and not spend any sanity. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS. You can try a stage until you find a good strategy, exit, and then try for real to clear it. It’s a really smart tactic for maximum sanity efficiency. 13 READ TUTORIAL STAGES! They explain crucial info. One of the first ones in the game is the most useful tactic in the whole game. The last placed unit will have enemies target it preferentially. This means, in general, you ALWAYS want to deploy support units and ranged units FIRST, then deploy a tanky melee unit as last operator.

Started playing in the end of December, last week found out that I need E2 Amiya to progress main story 😮. And after a week of farming finally promoted her. Conclusion: Don't forget to lvl up your bunny girl.

Remember new players to continue matoimaru bloodline

Thank you!

Tips aside (which are all great and very helpful) the writing and narration are well executed, felt very immersed going through the guide. Good video!

Bro, I'm a beginner and I had no idea this first system existed, thank you 😂

Hello, newbie here. Helpful info in the vid. I have a question: When you mention that operator skills must be levelled up, do you mean the general skill level up or when you can individually level them up after elite 3?

Good video

More information to add, your 3* operators is great for early games even 3* kroos (aa sniper), midnight (lord), and melantha (dreadnought) are stronger than any 4* operators of their respective branch at the same level, Cardigan can tank early stage boss alone due to her healing skills, and Lava (even though she is weak) can use her skill fast because of her talent make her useful against early swarming enemy if you really don't have any other operators to go against that. so don't be afraid to build them. btw, Amiya is strong early but not truly shine until you E2 her so before that just use her S1, however after you E2 her she can be considered to be a good (but not great) boss killer especially after module if you don't have any 6* caster of course, even among 5* caster she can be considered as a great caster along with Rockrock (can deal more damage than most 6* caster), the chain caster duo Leizi and Astgenne (only after the expensive module), to some extent (with lower priority than her) Leonhardt (fast, spamable AoE damage), Mint (the washing machine) and Beeswax (ranged tank caster that can heal herself). Amiya is that great that make any other lower stars casters and some 5* casters not worth to be build. (except Click). If you struggle against large wave of enemies, Ethan can be good solution for that, He can be useful even later in late stage of the game for SSS, some stage realy need his poison too (looking at you weird teapot dragon).

Definitely set 4-star tags to 9 hours. There's no sense risking 20 greens and a gold cert just for that tiny bit of LMD you save. Also definitely use a 2/5/2 base. It costs 500k LMD less to build in the first place and then is more productive. The only reasons not to are 1) You just don't like how it looks or 2) You maxed the right side _and_ only log in once per day.

Okay so a solid video, However I do have some notes about some tips here: at 1:41 you recommend to build Lava the purgatory. However she generally is not that great to build for new and veteran players alike. and just has the issue of her role being not that needed and there being better alternatives in Gitano and normal Lava. Especially since for a new player 5 stars and up can be an expensive cost to raise. 3 stars tend to peform as well, if not better then 5 stars at similar levels. 5 stars tend to need E2 to even outclass/outshine the lower rarities. And well AoE damage tends to have other ways to get that later on by the time you even get to getting units to E2.... Similar story for flamebringer. Of course the general core of your advice is good and correct. getting these free operators is definitly a good thing for players to have more options. However I just find it strange that you argueably recommend 2 of the worst choices when better choises like Absinthe, Bison and Robin do not even get mentions. at 7:03 wellll eum a note is that objectively speaking there is just a single best base layout. 2-5-2 with minimum right side investment. Most of the builds you showed here tend to be meme builds or builds that generally would not benefid much of anyone. let alone a newbie.

Here I am, lvl 32, 2 weeks in the game, and only now finding out about operators in stories and archives…

hahaha that's silly of me, i know, but I'm feeling super smart rn because I've only been playing the game for 22 days and i noticed all of thos trics and strategies by myself (: Great video tho! :D

why am i watching this. i'm already 1 year old into Arknights

back in the day, just build all 3* max out and silver ash E2. and you are done

Nice list, I would also add that it's not worth it generally to convert OP to sanity or orundum for pulls. It's best to save the OP for skins or emergencies when there's a limited banner you are short on.

DON'T PULL IN KERNEL BANNER. It doesn't give you gold certs and rate up is a lie. Wait for Kernel Locating banner instead to pick your own shoperator to purchase with gold certs.

Pretty good tips I'd say I'd probably mention that there's easier annihilations stages than the current rotation map cause the game directs you away from chernobog and lungmen.

For Tip No. 3, shouldn't you set it to 9 hours when you have a 4 star tag too? To decrease the chances of the tag falling off

Is Virtuosa worth it? or should I get limiteds that I missed being Skalter, Spalter, NTR, Muelsyse, Ling, Chalter, Dusk, Nian, W, Rosmontis Which one should I get 300 pulls for?

Been playing since first event, watching this video is interesting because of how people plan to play or opinion. I like them discussion but I don't like participating

im not new im just another old retired and come back just because but this indeed helps

Just played AK a week ago. Sometimes i can't play the stage because not enough sanity. So How to recover sanity without using yellow pre oridinium?

OK. 1.) I would define a 'core squad' as something that can clear something like Lungman downtown. you got a sizable air presence, constant damage, guys who hit hard, guys who have high defense, etc. the whole gamet. if you got the medics, and tanks and anti air and DPS to manage annihilation: Lungman downtown you probably have a core squad. if not leveled up enough. If I was to define it in units. 1. DP generation (Myrtle and texas are fine) 2. Anti air, (kroos and may for now, if you get higher rarity the better) 3. Tanks, (coura) 4. Healthers, (perfumer and well you probably grabbed silence from one of the selectors, obviously higher rarity is usually better. I grabbed ptilopsis from the six star selector) 5. High ground DPS, noting that you need alot more ATTACK power to deal with enemies that want arts, you probably want to save up 180 distinctions and buy eyja from the kernal shop. 6. Low ground DPS. usually guards, a few specialists, I would say in a core team we'd go with lord guards. as they are the most versatile. 7. Low ground supplementary heals (gummy) you play a map, if you are having trouble with it. you record the attempt and decide whats going wrong. 1.) if your units are dying, your tanks and heals are too weak, add more or level them up 2.) if your units aren't killing fast enough your DPS is too weak, add more or level them up. 3.) if you can't get your units out fast enough, usually your deployment order needs work. theres also placement issues.

Who should I reroll for in the new player banner?

not a new player but there is no more arknight video ;) also the tips is good

I created my account back in 2022 but I only started playing seriously in eyj alter banner but I still find most of these information very useful lol!

Step 0 should've been to max out myrtle

Man, I'd go my entire Arknights journey without knowing about the Record Restoration thing if you hadn't mentioned it here. Thx a lot!

Are there specific periods where it's recommended to start playing the game ?

1) More operators I would add to the list that are free: Absinthe, nice free caster and get the job done decently which can be obtaimed from Children of Ursus; and Robin, decent trapmaster can bind and push enemt obtained from Mansfield Break. Other than that don't sleep on operators from Contingency Contract and Integrated Strategies! 2) You usually want the damage dealer level more than defender and healer, but you can also level up one operator if that said operator has a game changing skill 3 or important masteries (masteries is next to a skill level, after level 7 you can upgrade it even more to max of 3, but masteries are independent between skills i.e when yoy upgrade skill level all skills are level up equally, but masteries are done one skill at a time.) like Mlynar, SilverAsh, Surtr and etc. 3) Nothing to add about the skills. Skill level 4 and 7 are considered breakpoints where the skill gains a lot of benefit compared to previous levels. Masteries also fall into this category. Some skills have a break point at masteries 1 like healing defender auto heal which reduce their SP cost while most of them requires masteries 3. 4) Nothing to add here either. Memorize the tag combination will help you with green certs generation substantially. Duplicate 3 stars gives only 10 green certs, while duplicate 4 stars gives 30 green certs and a yellow cert. 5) Aside from damage type weakness, you also want to keep in mind about some enemy special trait for example some enemy may deal splash damage and you might want to consider spread your ops out a little. A lot of enemy has a unique traits that interact with other enemy and/or map environment. Read their descriptions and come up with the strategy accordingly. 6) Base setup are long story and I recommend watching actual explanation video. Generally, 252 is the layout you are looking for with 5 factory that means you have 5 output instead of 243 4 output.

Kinda mixed bag, but overall tips are useful.

Wait... Flame bringer???

But heavyrain sucks her heal is useless and her camo is only useful when you deploy a range operator after a defender ( her in this case) and that would be dumb

Me play ak 4 years experience watch this Also me : hmmm interesting

Yeah... that Archive Operator really well hiden for new player...😂

Tequila is pretty solid, but the other three are well, gladia is strong, but in early game is not that useful for all your pulling needs cliffheart is sufficient Heavyrain gimmick is giving camouflage and her healing is not great , lava alter is a splash caster so meh regular lava would be enough if you are not planning to e2 and if you are new you don't want to waste resources on lava alter

1. Do 2. Not 3. Listen 4. To 5. Supah 6. Ever

My 7 Tips for Arknights newbies. 1. Raise the 3-stars. They are cheap units and can help you access farming stages. 2. Build your base. The base provides you with tons of free resources like LMD and EXP battle records. 3. E2 Myrtle first. Promoting someone to elite 2 takes a lot of resources. Myrtle is a 4-star, she's very cheap and useful. Adding an E2 unit allows you to borrow E2 support from your friends. 4. Don't be stingy with your Originite Primes. Just keep pulling for new operators, the rate offs are okay as long as they are new. Spend it on pulls and not on skins. You can start saving for skins and for limited units, once your account is strong enough. 5. Masteries are often more important than levels. Train your operators once you promoted them to Elite 2. Master their essential skills, for example Skill 3 for Surtr and Skill 1 for Myrtle. 6. Prioritize raising burst damage dealers first and then laneholders next. Typhon, Surtr, Mlynar, SilverAsh, Eyjafjala are example of burst damage dealers. Blaze, Mountain and Thorns are examples of premier laneholders. 7. Raise at least 2 anti-air snipers and some defenders. Anti-air and tanking is important in early to mid game of Arknights.

My most important tips from a day 1 arknights player here is to level up all 3 star operator before level up any other 4-6 star operator. Almost every early game stages can be beaten with a 3 star operator and they're very cheap to level up. And also a great way to learn how to use a right operator in each stages, rather than just forced through every map with Thorns S3, Eyja S2, etc.

Here's what you do to have an amazing account as new player. 1. Prioritize your base. Watch some base guide. I recommend 5-2-2. 2. In the beginning it's very easy to farm OP, you have tons of old content to farm. Thus saving 300 pulls is easy and you should do it because every time a limited banner drops, there's a rerun of old limited units which you can get with 300 pulls. I recommend Ch'en Alter or Skadi Alter. 3. Always save enough to pull the limited characters. You should have at least 120 pulls on every limited. 4. Use yellow certificate to snipe operators you need from the shop instead of gambling for them in their banner.

I knew I did the right thing with building Flamebringer.

...are you using an AI voice or something?

core squad is Ling, only Ling.

Arknights is a DPS game. If you have a good DPS guard use it instead of a defender, that will work better in most of the stages.

best new player advice is to build operators you enjoy first. the game is balanced for new and mid-game players.

How about you make video about operators that worth to build Like Gummy, Jaye, and Nathan for 4★ Blue Poison, Ashlock, and Lappland for 5★ Exusiai, Sliverash, and Hoshiguma for 6★

A tip from me: keep your sanity RL in check, especially after fail a stage over and over.

27-30 monthly wishes XD(assuming you don't waste your time farming rocks), (60+ wishes for every 6 star in my experience(2 years player)) ... No hard pity, no carry over, hard pity is only available when it's anniv; And it's fking 300 pulls! haha!. I don't recommend this game to anyone. If you are a newbie turnback now. They only cater to endgame players..

i mean, not that i expected anything from one of these "tips for new players" videos, but you really screw the poor newcomers over big time with the first tip lol. gladiia is extremely expensive to get to an universally alright usefulness. heavyrain is just a more expensive cuora with less defense, lava and flamebringer are just bad and mint is far from newcomer friendly. and for tip number 2: that is covered during the tutorial stages. how dumb do you think the people watching this video are? they are new/unexperienced, not brain-dead.