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Basic Information

Application Name Arknights
Release Date May 1, 2019
Genre Strategy RPG
Supported Device iOS / Android / Windows
Price Free / With In-App Purchases
Developer Hypergryph / Studio Montagne
Publisher Hypergryph (CN); Yostar (WW/JP/KR); Longcheng Ltd. (TW)
Official Site Website
Official Social Media Twitter / Facebook / Instagram / YouTube / Discord

Overview

Arknights is a free-to-play tower defence mobile game set in the dystopian, post-apocalyptic future setting of planet Terra. People on the planet show kemonomimi features and have animal characteristics or mythological races.

The in-game natural disasters have left behind a valuable mineral, Originium, which enables the use of a magic called Arts. It also infects people with the progressive disease, Oripathy. Due to the 100 percent mortality rate, and the high infectivity at the time of death and unfriendliness towards the infected became widespread. This led to a mass quarantine and expulsion by governments worldwide. Subsequently, tension arose between the non-infected and the infected.

Players take on the role of the  amnesiac Doctor. They command a team of operators on Rhodes Island, a medical, self-defence and pharmaceutical organisation. As the disease spreads, the team searches for a cure while defending themselves against threats such as the Reunion Movement.

Classes

Arknights currently features over 200 operators that players can obtain. It can thus be very confusing to know which character is worth having. Luckily, the characters have been divided into eight different classes, and each character has been ranked. The S-tier features the best and rarest characters to have, while the C-tier features the most common and below average characters.

It is also important to note that each class features multiple sub-classes. Each sub-class has its own unique abilities and skills. The following table indicates the name of each class, as well as the general characteristics.

Name of the class General description of the class
Supporters ·       These are ranged characters whose attacks deal Arts damage.

·       The skills, traits and talents provide offensive or defensive support.

·       The characters in this class usually have low health points (HP).

·       The class features average attack (ATK), resurrection (RES) and attack speed (ASPD).
Specialists ·       The characters can either be melee or ranged. Their traits and skills determine the primary function.

·       The characters are able to block two enemies. However, Stalker Specialists cannot block enemies on their own.

·       It is important to note that this class has a low resurrection rate. However, they feature average health, attack and defence abilities.
Sniper ·       Characters in this class are usually ranged. They have average health and can perform powerful attacks.

·       It is important to note that most of the characters in the class have low defence and no resurrection abilities.
Medic ·       The Medic classes are usually ranged.

·       It is important to note that these characters heal friendly units instead of attacking enemies.

·       They have low health and conduct average attacks.

·       Even though they heal, they cannot resurrect.

·       The Medics also feature an average damage point cost and a slow attack speed.
Guards ·       The Guards are melee characters who can block up to three enemies.

·       They have high health points (HP) and powerful attacks (ATK).

·       It is important to note that these characters have low to average defences and resurrection abilities.

·       However, the class features average to high damage point (DP) cost and attack speed.
Vanguard ·       Characters part of the Vanguard class are usually melee damage dealers.

·       Their traits or skills allow additional damage point (DP) generation.

·       They are able to block up to two enemies.

·       It is important to note that the characters in the class have average vitality (HP), attack, attack speed and defence abilities.
Defender ·       The Defenders are melee attackers who are able to block up to three enemies.

·       It is important to note that Champion Defenders can only block one enemy.

·       The class features high vitality (HP), high defence and high damage point (DP) costs.

·       However, they deal average attacks (ATK) and have an average attack speed (ASPD).
Caster ·       Casters are ranged characters that deal Arts damage.

·       They have low vitality (HP), defence and attack speed.

·       It is important to note that they deal powerful attacks, however, they have high damage point (DP) costs.

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