Arknights: Endfield – Best Weapons Tier List

Weapons in Arknights: Endfield are core to combat identity: they not only provide raw stats but also unique passive effects that trigger based on gameplay conditions such as SP recovery, status infliction, skills cast, or reactions.

There are five weapon types — Swords, Greatswords, Polearms, Handcannons, and Arts Units — and each operator can only equip weapons of their type. A weapon’s value isn’t measured by its ATK alone: its passive must be aligned with an operator’s kit and its combat rotation.

1. Arknights: Endfield Best Weapons Tier List

Weapon Supply

This tier list ranks weapons from S-Tier to D-Tier based on overall performance, synergy with operators, and effectiveness in both normal PvE and boss encounters.

2. S-Tier

2.1 Thermite Cutter (Sword) 

Thermite Cutter

Thermite Cutter grants a teamwide ATK buff whenever the wielder recovers SP or grants a Link state, applying a stackable buff that lasts 20 seconds and can have up to two stacks active simultaneously.

• Passive: After the wielder’s skill recovers SP or grants a Link state, the entire team gains ATK +14% for 20s (max 2 stacks, duration counted per stack).
• Playstyle: Frequent SP generation + skill cycling.

Optimal Team Composition

• Akekuri — SMITH (Support & Thermite Cutter holder): Builds SP repeatedly to trigger ATK buffs.
• Arclight / Laevatain / Endministrator — Main DPS: Converts buffs into high damage output over sustained fights.
• Wulfgard / Pogranichnik — Secondary DPS/Debuffer: Applies status effects (Heat, Vulnerability) to maximize damage.
• Ardelia — Healing and Corrosion support: Keeps the team alive and contributes corrosion debuff for additional synergy.

This setup prioritizes continuous ATK buff uptime rather than burst windows.

Combat Rotation 

1. Open on Akekuri — Build SP: Begin the fight with Akekuri on the field. Use basic attacks repeatedly to quickly accumulate SP. Unlike burst weapons, you don’t want to wait too long — start generating SP immediately so you can trigger the passive early.
2. Trigger First Buff: Once Akekuri’s SP gauge fills, activate her Battle Skill right away. This will recover SP and activate Thermite Cutter’s ATK buff for the team. You should see the ATK buff icon appear at the top of the screen.
3. Swap to Primary DPS — Utilize the Buff Window: Immediately switch to your main DPS (e.g., Arclight or Laevatain). Because Thermite Cutter’s buff is active, your DPS will deal increased damage on all attacks and skills.
4. Monitor SP Cooldowns: As your DPS fights, keep an eye on Akekuri’s Battle Skill cooldown and SP gauge. You aim to use the next SP recovery before the first buff expires — ideally, refreshing with time left on the first stack so you can reach two overlapping stacks.
5. Refresh Buff — Return to Akekuri: Once Akekuri’s skill is ready again, swap back and use her skill to trigger Thermite Cutter a second time. With good timing, you’ll have two active stacks of ATK buff (each lasting 20s independently), greatly amplifying your entire team’s damage.
6. Continuous Cycling: Continue cycling between Akekuri (to trigger buffs) and your DPS (to deal damage). The key is overlapping buffs and maximizing uptime rather than waiting for perfect clear moments. Because two stacks can overlap, timing refreshes before the first expires is crucial.

2.2 Forgeborn Scathe (Sword) 

Forgeborn Scathe

Forgeborn Scathe is a six-star sword that specializes in Heat damage scaling. Unlike Thermite Cutter, which focuses on team buffs, Forgeborn Scathe is built for burst damage windows, particularly for operators who rely on Basic Attacks after casting their Ultimate.

• Passive: After casting an Ultimate, increases Basic Attack damage significantly for 20 seconds.
• Playstyle: Timing your Ultimate to align with damage windows is essential to maximize output.

This weapon is best used in team compositions that can apply Heat consistently, enabling your main DPS to dominate during the 20s post-Ultimate window.

Optimal Team Composition

• Laevatain — Main DPS & Forgeborn Scathe Holder: Focuses on using Basic Attacks immediately after casting her Ultimate.
• Akekuri — SP Support & Secondary Buffs: Generates SP quickly for Laevatain and can trigger team ATK buffs if dual-wielding passive triggers exist.
• Arclight — Electric Secondary DPS: Adds consistent damage while Laevatain’s Heat damage is on cooldown.
• Pogranichnik — Debuffer: Applies Vulnerability/Physical debuffs to amplify total team damage.
• Ardelia — Healing & Corrosion Support: Maintains team health and inflicts Corrosion for synergy with Heat damage.

This composition prioritizes burst windows, allowing Laevatain to hit her peak damage every 20s when the weapon passive triggers.

Combat Rotation 

1. Pre‑Fight Buffs: Before engaging the main wave, have Ardelia or other operators apply Corrosion or Heat to enemies. This ensures Laevatain’s Heat scaling triggers optimally during her rotation.
2. Position Laevatain: Start the fight with Laevatain in a safe position where she can attack continuously. Use basic attacks to keep Heat stacks or debuffs ticking.
3. SP Generation: Use Akekuri or other SP generation methods to fill Laevatain’s Ultimate gauge as quickly as possible. Aim to cast Ultimate at the first opportunity for the post-Ultimate Basic Attack buff.
4. Cast Ultimate — Trigger Passive: As soon as Laevatain’s Ultimate is ready, cast it. This immediately activates Forgeborn Scathe’s passive, enhancing all Basic Attacks for 20 seconds.
5. Maximize Basic Attacks: Focus exclusively on Basic Attacks during the 20s buff window. Use multi-hit skills that scale off Basic Attack if applicable. This is the highest damage phase.
6. Rotate Secondary DPS: While waiting for Laevatain’s next Ultimate cooldown, switch to Arclight or other DPS to maintain damage. Ensure Corrosion or Heat debuffs remain active to prepare for the next Laevatain rotation.
7. Repeat Cycle: Continue filling Ultimate, casting, and attacking in a loop. The key to maintaining high DPS is consistent timing of Ultimate casts and never missing the 20s Basic Attack buff window.

2.3 Sundered Prince (Greatsword) 

Sundered Prince

Sundered Prince is a 6★ Greatsword that excels at burst damage through Final Strike mechanics and adds Stagger utility when manually controlling the wielder. Sundered Prince’s passive, Crusher: Princely Deterrence, buffs the wielder’s ATK after landing a Final Strike on an enemy, and if the wielder is the controlled operator, the ATK bonus is doubled, and that Final Strike also increases Stagger applied to the target.

• Passive: When the wielder performs a Final Strike on an enemy, they gain a significant ATK buff for 8s. If the wielder is the controlled operator, the buff is doubled, and the Final Strike also applies increased Stagger to the enemy.
• Playstyle: Timing and controlled engagement. You want to actively control the operator to maximize stagger and ATK buffs.

Optimal Team Composition

• Last Rite — Main DPS: Manual control to trigger Final Strikes and activate stagger and ATK buff.
• Snowshine — Tank & Crowd Control: Keeps enemies positioned and vulnerable, creating predictable windows for Final Strike setups.
• Xaihi — Crowd Control & Setup: Adds additional control effects (knockdowns, slow) to help land Final Strikes efficiently.
• Ardelia — Healing & Corrosion support: Maintains team sustain and helps manage enemy defenses for repeated stagger opportunities.

This composition focuses on controlled engagements where Sundered Prince’s passive maximizes ATK and stagger to burst down tougher foes.

Combat Rotation 

1. Position for Controlled Engagement: Start battles with your unit positioned to isolate high‑priority enemies. Sundered Prince relies on strong hits (Final Strikes), so you want clean windows without too many interruptions.
2. Engage with Snowshine First: Use Snowshine to initiate crowd control (knockdowns, roots). This allows you to predict movement windows and set up a clean Final Strike opportunity for Last Rite.
3. Set Up with Xaihi: Xaihi’s crowd control skills (AoE slows or movement impairment) help maintain enemy positioning, ensuring they stay in one place long enough for a controlled Final Strike.
4. Switch to Last Rite — Manual Control: When Last Rite is in position and the enemy is in a predictable state, take direct control of her. Your goal is to land a Final Strike instead of simply auto‑attacking — this is what triggers the weapon’s passive.
5. Execute Final Strike to Trigger Passive: Upon landing the Final Strike, Last Rite gains a significant ATK buff for 8 seconds. If you were in manual control, the buff is doubled, and the Final Strike also applies extra Stagger to the enemy. This is your primary burst window.
6. Capitalize on the Buff Window: After the Final Strike, follow up immediately with Last Rite’s strongest skills and heavy hits while the ATK buff is active. This is your peak damage phase.
7. Reposition & Reset for Next Window: Once the buff expires, rotate back to Snowshine or Xaihi as needed to set up the next controlled engagement. Avoid casting another Final Strike too soon on poorly positioned enemies — you want clean setups.

3. A-Tier

3.1 Khravengger (Sword) 

Khravengger

Khravengger is a 6★ Sword built entirely around Cryo Infliction → Skill Damage loops. Unlike burst-window weapons, Khravengger rewards frequent skill usage and Cryo uptime, stacking damage bonuses when Cryo is applied and further amplifying combo skills against Cryo-inflicted enemies.

This weapon does not compete with raw ATK buffers like Thermite Cutter but instead excels in Cryo-centric rotations where skills are chained continuously.

• Passive: After an enemy is inflicted with Cryo, the wielder gains increased Skill Damage. Additional bonuses are applied when Combo Skills hit Cryo-affected targets, stacking multiplicatively with Cryo debuffs.
• Playstyle: This weapon demands continuous Cryo uptime and frequent skill usage. You are not waiting for a burst window — instead, you are maintaining pressure by rotating skills on cooldown and refreshing Cryo before it expires. Try to upkeep Cryo, as its drop causes a noticeable DPS loss.

Optimal Team Composition

• Last Rite — Main DPS & Khravengger holder: Manual control to maintain near-permanent Cryo uptime through frequent Battle Skills. Responsible for triggering Khravengger’s skill-damage passive and anchoring sustained DPS throughout the encounter.
• Arclight — Secondary DPS & Combo Skill finisher: Capitalizes on Cryo-inflicted enemies by chaining Combo Skills during uptime windows. Provides consistent follow-up damage without disrupting Cryo refresh timing.
• Pogranichnik — Debuffer & Vulnerability support: Applies Vulnerability and defense-reducing effects to amplify sustained damage output. Helps stabilize DPS scaling during long fights where burst timing is less important.
• Ardelia — Healing & Corrosion support: Maintains team survivability and enables secondary reaction layering through Corrosion, helping prevent DPS loss during extended engagements.

This team focuses on continuous Cryo uptime, not burst windows.

Combat Rotation 

1. Open With Cryo Application: Start combat by immediately using Last Rite’s Battle Skill to apply Cryo Infliction.
2. Trigger Khravengger Passive: The first Cryo application activates Khravengger’s Cryo Skill Damage bonus.
3. Chain Skills, Don’t Hold Them: Unlike burst weapons, you should spam skills on cooldown. Each skill use increases Khravengger’s value.
4. Combo Skill Timing: When Cryo is active, swap to Arclight and use combo skills to exploit the increased Cryo damage multiplier.
5. Reapply Cryo Before Expiry: Never let Cryo fall off. Refresh it early, not late.

6. Sustain Loop: Ardelia keeps the team alive while Pogranichnik adds Vulnerability for extra scaling.

3.2 Rapid Ascent (Sword) 

Rapid Ascent

Rapid Ascent is a 6★ Sword built exclusively for short, controlled burst windows created by Stagger and Knockdown effects. Unlike sustained DPS weapons, Rapid Ascent compresses nearly all of its value into a few seconds, heavily rewarding teams that can reliably force enemy control states. 

• Passive: Increases Battle Skill and Ultimate damage. Gains a large additional damage bonus when attacking Staggered or Knocked-Down enemies.
• Playstyle: Do not attack freely. You wait, force control, then unload everything inside the Stagger window. Any skill used outside Stagger is effectively wasted.

Optimal Team Composition

• Endministrator — Main DPS: Manual control to ensure Battle Skills and Ultimate are only used during confirmed Stagger windows, maximizing Rapid Ascent’s conditional damage bonuses.
• Wulfgard — Frontline & Stagger setup: Applies heavy attacks and pressure to reliably induce Stagger, acting as the primary setup unit for burst windows.
• Snowshine — Tank & Crowd Control: Provides knockdowns, freezes, and positional control to stabilize Stagger timing and prevent enemies from escaping burst setups.
• Ardelia — Healing & sustain support: Maintains team survivability during downtime phases and allows repeated Stagger cycles without risking collapse.

Combat Rotation 

1. Stagger Setup Phase: Open with Wulfgard heavy attacks and Snowshine control skills to build Stagger. Do not swap early.
2. Confirm Control State: Visually confirm the enemy is Staggered or Knocked Down. This confirmation is mandatory.
3. Swap to Endministrator: Immediately swap once Stagger is active. Timing matters more than speed.
4. Battle Skill First: Use Battle Skill to benefit from Rapid Ascent’s amplified skill damage.
5. Ultimate Immediately After: Chain Ultimate while Stagger persists to dump maximum burst.
6. Disengage and Reset: Once control ends, stop DPS and return to setup characters.

3.3 Umbral Torch (Sword) 

Umbral Torch

Umbral Torch is a 6★ Sword centered around reaction frequency and ramping damage rather than immediate output. It gains power as Heat-based reactions are repeatedly triggered, making it exceptionally strong in prolonged fights where Combustion and Corrosion can be maintained continuously. 

• Passive: Triggering Heat-based reactions increases Heat damage and reaction effectiveness, stacking up to a cap and refreshing on each trigger.
• Playstyle: You play Umbral Torch by never allowing reactions to stop. Damage ramps steadily over time and falls off sharply if reaction chains break.

Optimal Team Composition

• Laevatain — Main DPS & Umbral Torch holder: Manual control to continuously apply Heat through Battle Skills, sustaining reaction stacks, and maintaining ramping damage.
• Ardelia — Healing & Corrosion support: Applies Corrosion to enable Combustion reactions and maintains team survivability during extended engagements.
• Akekuri — SP generation & rotation stabilizer: Ensures consistent skill usage by feeding SP to Laevatain, preventing downtime in reaction chains.
• Wulfgard — Frontline pressure & enemy control: Keeps enemies grouped and pressured, preventing interruptions to reaction uptime.

Combat Rotation 

1. Apply Corrosion First: Open with Ardelia to establish Corrosion.
2. Trigger Heat Application: Swap to Laevatain and use Battle Skill to trigger Combustion.
3. Build Reaction Stacks: Continue alternating Heat application to stack Umbral Torch’s passive.
4. Maintain Continuous Loop: Never let Corrosion or Heat expire simultaneously.
5. Refresh Early: Refresh reactions before stacks fall off, not after.

3.4 Detonation Unit (Arts Unit) 

Detonation Unit

Detonation Unit is a 6★ Arts weapon focused on amplifying teamwide damage rather than the wielder’s personal output. Its strength lies in increasing enemy Arts Damage Taken after the wielder applies an Arts Burst, creating a high-value window for Arts-centric DPS operators.

• Passive: After casting an Arts Burst, affected enemies take 14.4% increased Arts damage for 15 seconds. The debuff does not refresh automatically and is applied only after a Burst, so timing and team coordination are crucial.
• Playstyle: The weapon is played by opening combat with the Burst, then immediately rotating to primary Arts DPS operators to maximize damage within the 15-second window. 

Optimal Team Composition

• Pogranichnik — Arts Debuffer: Manual control to apply Burst and start rotation.
• Laevatain — Main DPS: Focuses on Heavy Arts skills to exploit the 15-second debuff window.
• Arclight — Secondary DPS: Adds elemental Arts follow-ups to maximize team damage.
• Ardelia — Support & Reaction Setup: Maintains health, applies Corrosion, and ensures uptime for continuous rotations.

This team allows concentrated damage bursts, using Detonation Unit as a force multiplier rather than a personal damage source.

Combat Rotation

1. Pre-Engagement: Position tanks and controllers to manage enemy flow and ensure that primary DPS skills are off cooldown. Confirm Pogranichnik’s Arts Burst is ready.
2. Open with Debuff: Use Pogranichnik’s Arts Burst to apply the enemy Arts Damage Taken debuff.
3. Rotate to Primary DPS: Immediately swap to Laevatain and unleash high-scaling Arts skills to exploit the debuff window.
4. Follow Up with Secondary DPS: Swap to Arclight or other secondary Arts DPS to extend the damage output, focusing on high-value skills during the 15-second debuff.
5. Maintain Debuff Uptime: After primary rotations, reset Pogranichnik’s Burst and prepare the next application. Ensure the team is positioned to avoid gaps in debuff uptime.
6. Repeat Efficiently: Execute rotation cycles continuously without delays to maintain maximum Arts amplification. Avoid lingering on the debuffer once the Burst is cast.

3.5 OBJ Edge of Lightness (Sword) 

OBJ Edge of Lightness

OBJ Edge of Lightness is a 5★ Sword designed to support elemental damage teams by providing Heat and Electric damage buffs after SP generation. OBJ Edge of Lightness amplifies teamwide elemental damage, making it a strong choice for support-focused compositions where maintaining elemental uptime and SP cycles is key. 

• Passive: After the wielder’s skill recovers SP, all allies gain Heat and Electric Damage bonuses for 20 seconds. This buff applies to the entire team and refreshes with every skill SP recovery, making SP cycling crucial.
• Playstyle: The weapon is played by managing SP recovery and skill timing. To maximize uptime, the wielder should generate SP consistently while ensuring allies use their elemental abilities during buff windows. 

Optimal Team Composition

• Akekuri — SP Generation & OBJ Holder: Ensures consistent SP recovery to activate teamwide buffs.
• Laevatain — Primary DPS: Utilizes Heat abilities in tandem with passive buffs for maximum damage output.
• Ardelia — Support & Corrosion Application: Enables continuous elemental reactions and maintains team survivability.
• Wulfgard — Tank & Crowd Control: Keeps enemies grouped and maintains consistent reaction uptime.

This composition maximizes team elemental synergy, ensuring that buffs from OBJ Edge of Lightness are applied efficiently and repeatedly throughout engagements.

Combat Rotation

1. Pre-Engagement Preparation: Position Wulfgard and other control units to group enemies and manage battlefield flow. Confirm Akekuri has skills ready for SP generation.
2. Activate Buffs Early: Use Akekuri’s skill to generate SP, triggering OBJ Edge of Lightness’s Heat and Electric damage buffs.
3. Primary DPS Rotation: Swap to Laevatain and cast Heat-based skills or Ultimates to leverage the buffed damage window fully.
4. Maintain Elemental Loop: Alternate SP generation and skill usage between Akekuri, Laevatain, and Ardelia to ensure buffs remain active continuously.
5. Support & Reaction Management: Ardelia applies Corrosion where needed to enable Heat reactions, while Wulfgard maintains enemy positioning for predictable reaction uptime.
6. Reset Buff Window: When SP is regenerated again, repeat the rotation, ensuring minimal downtime between elemental buffs and team rotations.

3.6 Mountain Bearer (Polearm) 

Mountain Bearer

Mountain Bearer is a 6★ Polearm focused on boosting physical damage output while synergizing with enemy debuffs such as Vulnerability and Knock Down. Mountain Bearer rewards controlled application of status effects, making it ideal for operators who can reliably trigger debuffs while maintaining aggressive physical attacks. 

• Passive: When the wielder applies Vulnerability, Knock Down, or Physical Susceptibility via Battle Skills, they gain all attribute buffs for 15 seconds, increasing Agility, Strength, and Physical Damage. This buff stacks with multiple debuff triggers and refreshes independently for each status applied.
• Playstyle: Use Mountain Bearer to actively apply debuffs and chain attacks. The wielder must focus on consistently triggering debuffs while executing high-value attacks to maintain the buffs. 

Optimal Team Composition

• Wulfgard — Main DPS & Mountain Bearer Holder: Manual control to maintain debuff uptime while dealing continuous physical damage.
• Last Rite — Secondary DPS / Controlled Operator: Uses Final Strikes and stagger mechanics to boost debuff effectiveness.
• Snowshine — Tank & Crowd Control: Keeps enemies grouped and susceptible to debuffs.
• Ardelia — Healing & Debuff Support: Maintains team sustain and helps apply debuffs indirectly.

This setup ensures maximized passive uptime while allowing the team to exploit stacked buffs for heavy physical damage over sustained engagements.

Combat Rotation

1. Pre-Engagement Setup: Position Snowshine and other control units to ensure enemies are grouped. Confirm debuff-ready abilities for Wulfgard and Last Rite.
2. Apply Debuffs Early: Open with Snowshine or Wulfgard to trigger initial Vulnerability or Knock Down stacks.
3. Activate Mountain Bearer Passive: Wulfgard performs Battle Skills to refresh buffs while Last Rite triggers stagger or Final Strikes for additional debuff synergy.
4. Chain Attacks: Alternate between Wulfgard’s and Last Rite’s physical skills to maintain continuous all-attribute buff uptime.
5. Maintain Buff Loop: Constantly monitor debuff durations and refresh with abilities before buffs expire to prevent downtime.
6. Reset & Rotate: After 15-second buff windows, reassess enemy positions, reapply debuffs, and continue cycling attacks for sustained DPS.

4. B-Tier

4.1 Sundering Steel (Sword) 

Sundering Steel

Sundering Steel is a 5★ Sword designed to boost physical DPS while rewarding operators who can apply Physical Status effects consistently. Sundering Steel emphasizes rotation-based skill execution and buff management, making it ideal for operators who can maintain rapid SP generation and frequent physical debuff application. 

• Passive: After the wielder applies a Physical Status effect to an enemy, they gain +21% ATK for 20 seconds. The buff is triggered reliably by frequent physical interactions and stacks with repeated status application, allowing high uptime when managed correctly.
• Playstyle: Prioritizes skill chains that inflict Physical Status and timing attacks to maximize buff duration. Operators must maintain consistent offensive pressure, as downtime in status application drastically reduces the effectiveness of Sundering Steel’s passive.

Optimal Team Composition

• Endministrator — Main DPS & Sundering Steel Holder: Primary operator for consistent Physical Status application and skill cycling.
• Last Rite — Secondary DPS: Exploits staggered enemies and synergizes with Endministrator for burst and rotation-based damage.
• Snowshine — Tank & Crowd Control: Keeps enemies grouped, applying knockdowns and vulnerabilities for passive refresh.
• Akekuri — SP Support & Rotation Management: Maintains skill readiness and ensures minimal downtime for buff activation.

This team allows high uptime of ATK buffs while maintaining a strong frontline, enabling rapid, continuous Physical DPS through skill rotations.

Combat Rotation

1. Pre-Engagement Setup: Position Snowshine and the frontline to cluster enemies. Confirm Endministrator’s and Last Rite’s skills are off cooldown.
2. Apply Physical Status Effects: Open with Endministrator’s Battle Skills to apply Vulnerability or other physical effects, triggering Sundering Steel’s passive.
3. Primary DPS Execution: Rotate attacks between Endministrator and Last Rite to maintain the 20-second ATK buff window.
4. Maintain Buff Loop: Ensure that Physical Status effects are reapplied before buff expiration. Use Akekuri to generate SP for rapid skill readiness.
5. Secondary Debuff Coordination: Snowshine applies Knock Down or Vulnerability passively, keeping the buff refreshed and ensuring enemies remain controllable.
6. Continuous Cycle: Repeat the rotation, alternating skill use and debuff application to sustain maximum ATK uptime and high DPS across the engagement.

4.2 Eminent Repute (Sword) 

Eminent Repute

Eminent Repute is a 6★ Sword designed to boost both the operator’s personal damage and provide teamwide ATK support. Eminent Repute excels in coordinated team compositions that can manipulate Vulnerability stacks, making it particularly strong in sustained battles where status effects are regularly applied and consumed. 

• Passive: After the wielder consumes Vulnerability stacks on enemies, they gain a personal ATK boost, and all teammates receive half of that ATK buff for 20 seconds. This passive ensures continuous team-wide damage amplification when coordinated properly.
• Playstyle: Focus on applying Vulnerability with one operator and consuming it with another, ensuring that the buff triggers as frequently as possible. 

Optimal Team Composition

• Endministrator — Main DPS & Eminent Repute Holder: Primary operator for Vulnerability consumption and skill rotation.
• Last Rite — Secondary DPS: Exploits Vulnerability stacks to trigger passive buffs efficiently.
• Wulfgard — Debuffer & Frontline Control: Applies physical debuffs to sustain the passive uptime.
• Snowshine — Tank & Crowd Control: Keeps enemies positioned and vulnerable, maximizing buff uptime for the team.

This setup maximizes the weapon’s teamwide ATK buff potential, ensuring sustained physical damage while enabling coordinated status effect rotations.

Combat Rotation

1. Pre-Engagement Setup: Position Wulfgard and Snowshine to cluster enemies and apply Vulnerability or other Physical Status effects. Ensure Endministrator’s and Last Rite’s skills are ready.
2. Apply Vulnerability: Open with Wulfgard or Snowshine to apply Vulnerability stacks to key enemies.
3. Consume Vulnerability: Endministrator triggers skills or attacks that consume Vulnerability, activating the ATK buff for both self and teammates.
4. Maintain Buff Loop: Alternate skill usage between Endministrator and Last Rite to refresh the buff continuously.
5. Debuff Refresh & Rotation: Snowshine maintains enemy control, and Wulfgard reapplies status effects before they expire, keeping Eminent Repute’s passive active.
6. Repeat Cycle: Continue rotating Vulnerability application and consumption to sustain high teamwide ATK buffs throughout the engagement.

4.3 Never Rest (Sword) 

Never Rest

Never Rest is a 6★ Sword built for continuous physical damage output while providing teamwide bonuses. Never Rest shines in extended fights where skill cooldowns and SP recovery can be leveraged to maintain persistent buffs. 

• Passive: After the wielder’s skill recovers SP, they gain a substantial Physical Damage boost, while teammates receive a smaller bonus for 30 seconds. These effects can stack multiple times, making sustained rotations highly effective for prolonged engagements.
• Playstyle: Focus on SP generation and skill timing. Maintaining the buff uptime requires careful rotation management and ensuring the wielder’s skills are triggered consistently. Never Rest is best suited for physical DPS teams that can sustain SP recovery and frequent skill usage.

Optimal Team Composition

• Endministrator — Main DPS: Primary operator for continuous Physical Damage output.
• Wulfgard — Secondary DPS: Maintains frontline control and ensures the passive triggers regularly.
• Last Rite — Controlled DPS: Helps manually manage SP and skill rotations for buff optimization.
• Akekuri — SP Support: Provides skill readiness and SP generation to sustain uptime on Never Rest’s passive.

This setup allows stacked Physical Damage buffs, ensuring that the team can maintain high DPS over prolonged encounters while supporting allies with consistent damage amplification.

Combat Rotation

1. Pre-Engagement Setup: Position frontline units (Wulfgard and Last Rite) to control enemy movements and prepare SP generation for Endministrator.
2. SP Recovery Activation: Begin skill rotation with Endministrator to recover SP, triggering the passive Physical Damage boost.
3. Apply Physical Status Effects: Wulfgard applies Vulnerability or Knock Down to enemies to maintain synergy with the team’s damage buffs.
4. Maintain Buff Uptime: Alternate skills between Endministrator and Last Rite to refresh the passive before buffs expire.
5. SP Support: Akekuri feeds SP to Endministrator, ensuring continuous skill usage and maintaining high buff uptime.
6. Repeat Cycle: Continue cycling SP recovery and skill usage to keep the Physical Damage buffs stacked and maximize sustained team DPS.

5. C-Tier

5.1 Valiant (Polearm) 

Valiant

Valiant is a 6★ Polearm designed for physical DPS operators who rely on frequent skill usage and status effect application. Valiant excels in bursting extra hits after applying Physical Status effects, making it ideal for operators who can keep up a high-action rotation and capitalize on debuff windows. 

• Passive: After the wielder applies a Physical Status effect to an enemy, they deal additional Physical damage equal to a percentage of their ATK. This bonus triggers with every new Physical Status application, rewarding operators who maintain continuous status effects on enemies.
• Playstyle: Prioritize the application of Physical Status effects while keeping skill rotation active. Timing is key: extra hits from Valiant’s passive are only triggered after successful debuff application, making it highly effective in status-heavy team compositions.

Optimal Team Composition

• Lifeng — Main DPS & Valiant Holder: Primary operator for continuous extra hits and damage scaling.
• Snowshine — Tank & Crowd Control: Maintains enemy positioning and debuff uptime for passive activation.
• Endministrator — Secondary DPS: Supports rotations and exploits debuff windows to maximize damage.
• Akekuri — SP Support: Feeds SP to Lifeng to maintain skill uptime and ensure the passive triggers continuously.

This setup ensures maximum uptime on Valiant’s bonus hit passive, allowing for sustained Physical DPS while keeping the team coordinated around debuff management.

Combat Rotation

1. Pre-Engagement Setup: Position Snowshine to group enemies and prepare Endministrator and Lifeng’s skills for immediate debuff application.
2. Apply Physical Status Effects: Begin with Lifeng’s Battle Skill to inflict Vulnerability or other Physical Status effects, triggering the extra hit passive.
3. Execute Main DPS Rotation: Alternate Lifeng’s and Endministrator’s skills to maintain the extra hits and keep Physical Status effects active on enemies.
4. Maintain Buff & Passive Uptime: Ensure debuffs do not expire by refreshing them before Valiant’s bonus hits fall off.
5. SP Support Integration: Use Akekuri to generate SP for Lifeng, ensuring skill rotations remain uninterrupted and extra hits continue to trigger.
6. Repeat Cycle: Continue alternating debuff application and skill usage to sustain high DPS throughout the fight.

5.2 Chimeric Justice (Polearm) 

Chimeric Justice is a 5★ Polearm designed for operators who specialize in applying Vulnerability to enemies. Chimeric Justice rewards careful timing and strategic debuff application, making it ideal for operators who can reliably trigger status effects and capitalize on brief damage windows. 

• Passive: When the wielder applies Vulnerability to an enemy that currently has no Vulnerability stacks, they gain +42% ATK for 15 seconds. This effect is single-trigger per enemy, emphasizing the importance of timing and applying status effects strategically.
• Playstyle: Players should focus on triggering Vulnerability on enemies that lack it, making Chimeric Justice strongest in controlled rotations where debuffs are applied deliberately. The weapon favors operators who can reliably inflict status effects without overlap, ensuring the ATK bonus is consistently triggered.

Optimal Team Composition

• Lifeng — Main DPS: Primary operator for strategic debuff application and burst damage.
• Wulfgard — Frontline Debuffer: Ensures enemies are primed for Vulnerability applications.
• Snowshine — Tank & Crowd Control: Keeps enemies grouped and positioned for optimal passive activation.
• Endministrator — Secondary DPS: Provides additional Vulnerability applications and skill rotation synergy.

This team maximizes Chimeric Justice’s burst potential, leveraging precise Vulnerability timing for high-damage windows while maintaining overall control of the battlefield.

Combat Rotation

1. Pre-Engagement Setup: Position Snowshine to control enemy movement and allow Lifeng to target enemies that currently have no Vulnerability stacks.
2. Apply Initial Vulnerability: Lifeng or Endministrator applies Vulnerability to enemies, activating the +42% ATK bonus.
3. Execute Main DPS Rotation: Lifeng uses Battle Skills in coordination with Wulfgard’s debuffs to maximize passive uptime on new enemies.
4. Refresh and Reapply Debuffs: Ensure Vulnerability is reapplied strategically to enemies that have lost their debuff, avoiding wasted triggers.
5. Maintain Buff Windows: Time skill usage and rotations so that the ATK bonus is always active during high-value damage moments.
6. Repeat Cycle: Continue cycling debuff applications and skills to sustain burst DPS windows throughout the engagement.

5.3 Clannibal (Handcannon) 

Clannibal

Clannibal is a 6★ Handcannon designed for Arts-focused operators who rely on reaction or burst mechanics. Clannibal enhances the damage enemies take from Arts, making it particularly effective in team compositions that can trigger Arts Reactions consistently. 

• Passive: After the wielder consumes an Arts Reaction, the target enemy suffers increased Arts Damage Taken for 15 seconds. This passive triggers once every 25 seconds per enemy, rewarding operators who can reliably trigger reactions repeatedly.
• Playstyle: Focus on skill usage around Arts Reactions, ensuring that they consume and trigger reactions consistently to maximize damage output. Clannibal is best for operators in teams built around elemental synergy, where consistent reactions amplify both personal and team DPS.

Optimal Team Composition

• Laevatain — Main DPS: Primary operator for Arts Reactions and triggering passive consistently.
• Ardelia — Corrosion Support: Ensures Combustion or Corrosion is applied to maximize Arts Reaction uptime.
• Akekuri — SP Support: Feeds SP to maintain uninterrupted skill rotations for Laevatain.
• Endministrator — Secondary DPS: Adds burst damage and additional reaction triggers for synergy.

This team ensures continuous Arts Reaction consumption, allowing Clannibal’s passive to amplify enemy Arts damage while boosting team-wide DPS effectiveness.

Combat Rotation

1. Pre-Engagement Setup: Position Ardelia to apply Corrosion to key enemies before the main DPS engages.
2. Trigger Initial Arts Reaction: Laevatain uses a skill to consume the Corrosion effect, activating the +Arts Damage Taken passive.
3. Maintain Reaction Uptime: Alternate between Laevatain’s Battle Skills and Endministrator’s bursts to ensure Arts Reactions are triggered consistently.
4. SP Management: Akekuri provides SP to Laevatain to prevent skill downtime, keeping reaction chains intact.
5. Refresh and Reapply Debuffs: Ensure that Corrosion or other Arts Reaction triggers are reapplied before passive expires.
6. Repeat Cycle: Continue skill rotations and reaction consumption to sustain high Arts damage throughout the encounter.

5.4 Artzy Tyrannical (Handcannon) 

Artzy Tyrannical

Artzy Tyrannical is a 6★ Handcannon designed for Cryo DPS operators who rely on critical hits. It’s passive rewards stacking Cryo damage after critical hits, making it highly effective for operators who can consistently land crits on enemies. This weapon shines in sustained Cryo burst rotations. Use it to trigger critical hits during Battle Skills or Combo Skills.

• Passive: After scoring a critical hit with a Battle Skill or Combo Skill, the wielder gains a stacking Cryo damage buff for 30 seconds. The passive can stack multiple times, increasing sustained Cryo damage output over extended engagements.
• Playstyle: The main goal is to land critical hits consistently and maintain stacks of the Cryo damage buff. Timing your skills and rotations is crucial, as the weapon’s full potential comes from keeping the stack active continuously. 

Optimal Team Composition

• Cryo DPS — Main DPS: Focus on maintaining critical hits to stack Cryo damage efficiently.
• Akekuri — SP Support & Rotation Manager: Feeds SP to the Cryo DPS, ensuring Battle Skills and Combo Skills are always available.
• Snowshine — Tank & Crowd Control: Keeps enemies grouped and staggered, providing predictable windows for crit-heavy rotations.
• Endministrator — Secondary DPS & Debuffer: Applies status effects and debuffs, maximizing the damage window and the passive uptime of Artzy Tyrannical.

Combat Rotation

1. Positioning & Pre-Engagement: Place tank(s) to control enemy positions, ensuring the Cryo DPS can engage safely and efficiently.
2. Trigger Initial Crit: Use the DPS’s Battle Skill or Combo Skill to land the first critical hit and activate the stacking Cryo damage passive.
3. Build Cryo Damage Stacks: Continue alternating critical hit skills to stack Cryo damage. Prioritize skills that reliably crit for maximum uptime.
4. Support Integration: SP-support operators provide skill points to the DPS to prevent downtime, keeping the passive stacks active.
5. Maintain Continuous Rotation: Ensure Cryo DPS continues cycling critical hits, refresh passive before stacks expire, and avoid skill downtime.
6. Repeat & Sustain: Continue rotations to maximize sustained Cryo burst damage throughout the encounter.

6. D-Tier

6.1 White Night Nova (Sword) 

White Night Nova

White Night Nova is a 6★ Sword designed for Arts-focused operators who excel at elemental reactions. The sword’s passive triggers when the wielder applies Combustion or Electrification to enemies, granting Arts damage buffs and increased Arts Intensity for 15 seconds. 

• Passive: Applying Combustion or Electrification increases Arts damage dealt and Arts Intensity for 15 seconds. This allows sustained burst damage for operators that can reliably apply elemental reactions.
• Playstyle: White Night Nova focuses on status management and timing. The wielder must trigger elemental reactions frequently to maintain the passive and maximize Arts damage. 

Optimal Team Composition

• Arts DPS — Main DPS: Focus on applying Combustion or Electrification consistently to trigger passive buffs and maintain Arts damage uptime.
• Ardelia — Corrosion & Healing Support: Applies Corrosion to enable Combustion loops and sustain the team during extended engagements.
• Akekuri — SP Generation & Skill Rotation Manager: Ensures that the main DPS has Battle Skills and Combo Skills available to maintain passive uptime.
• Snowshine — Tank & Crowd Control: Keeps enemies clustered and vulnerable, allowing the DPS to land status effects efficiently and trigger the passive reliably.

Combat Rotation

1. Pre-Engagement Setup: Use Snowshine to position enemies and prevent disruptions to the DPS.
2. Apply Initial Status: Open with Ardelia or the main DPS to apply Corrosion or Electrification, triggering the first activation of White Night Nova’s passive.
3. Arts Skill Activation: Use the DPS’s Battle Skill or Combo Skill to leverage the passive, increasing Arts damage dealt.
4. Maintain Passive Uptime: Alternate skills and reactions to ensure continuous activation of the Arts damage buff. Never let elemental statuses lapse completely.
5. SP Management: Use Akekuri to feed SP to the main DPS, ensuring skills are available when needed to maintain rotations.
6. Sustain & Repeat: Continue rotating skills and status applications, stacking Arts damage buffs, and maintaining high DPS throughout the fight.

6.2 Dreams of the Starry Beach (Sword) 

Dreams of Starry Beach

Dreams of the Starry Beach is a 6★ Sword tailored for Arts casters and hybrid support operators. Dreams of the Starry Beach passive triggers when the wielder consumes Corrosion on an enemy, applying increased Arts Damage Taken to that target for 25 seconds.

Additionally, the weapon boosts Intellect and Treatment Bonus, making it ideal for operators who both deal Arts damage and provide healing support. 

• Passive: Consuming Corrosion on an enemy increases the Arts Damage they take for 25 seconds, amplifying both the wielder’s and allies’ Arts-based attacks.
• Playstyle: Dreams of the Starry Beach focuses on status consumption timing and rotation management. Operators should aim to consume Corrosion efficiently, maximizing the passive uptime and coordinating with team rotations to boost Arts damage while also leveraging treatment efficiency for team sustain.

Optimal Team Composition

• Arts DPS: Focus on consuming Corrosion to trigger the passive, amplifying Arts damage and healing effects.
• Ardelia — Corrosion Application & Healing Support: Maintains Corrosion on enemies to ensure passive uptime and provides consistent healing to sustain the team during prolonged engagements.
• Akekuri — SP Generation & Rotation Manager: Provides SP to the main DPS, ensuring Battle Skills and Combo Skills are available for timely Corrosion consumption and Arts damage amplification.
• Snowshine — Tank & Crowd Control: Keeps enemies clustered and pressured, making it easier for the DPS to consume Corrosion and apply consistent Arts damage.

Combat Rotation

1. Pre-Engagement Status Setup: Use Ardelia to apply Corrosion to enemies before initiating the main DPS rotation.
2. Consume Corrosion: Activate the main DPS’s Battle Skill or Combo Skill to consume Corrosion, triggering Dreams of the Starry Beach’s passive for enhanced Arts damage.
3. Apply Arts Skills: Immediately follow with Arts-focused skills to take advantage of the increased Arts Damage Taken debuff on enemies.
4. Maintain Passive Uptime: Alternate Corrosion application and consumption carefully to keep the debuff active on as many enemies as possible.
5. SP Management: Utilize Akekuri to feed SP to the main DPS, preventing skill downtime and ensuring constant activation of the passive.
6. Sustain & Repeat: Continue cycling Corrosion application and consumption, maintaining Arts damage amplification and supporting healing outputs throughout prolonged fights.

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