Arknights – Contingency Contract #10 features Magallan, Bagpipe, Passenger, and Carnelian Operators
New 6-Star operators can be seen coming to Arknights with the brand-new Contingency Contract #10. Arknights is available to be downloaded and installed as a free-to-play game on both the Google Play Store and iOS App Store with in-game microtransactions enabled.
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The new headhunting banners features 4 new operators – Magallan, Bagpipe, Passenger, and Carnelian. These are going to be some of the top-tier units coming along with the update for Contingency Contract #10. Players will be able to recruit them via the headhunting banner. Let’s take a look at the skills and abilities of the operators being added to Arknights.
Magallan – Supporter
Magallan is a 6-Star operator that is classified as a Supporter type in-game. She has a base Attack of 469, HP of 1103, and a Defense of 140. Her base Attack, Defense, and HP are comparatively balanced compared to other operator. Magallan is a ranged supporter that deals Arts damage with her basic attack. Her description reads the following – “Magallan, the Liberi field scientist and explorer from Rhine Lab, had dreamed to explore Terra’s terra incognita, particularly the Northlands, since her childhood; her employment to R.L. gives her the opportunity to realize that dream. During her tenure in R.L, Magallan developed modular flying support drones nicknamed the “Soaring Dragons” which can be used for various combat roles. Currently Magallan is cooperating with Rhodes Island to prepare for an expedition to the Northlands.”
Here are Magallan’s skills in detail: –
High-Efficiency Freezing Module: Passive: Slow enemies within the Attack Range of this unit and drones every 3 seconds for 0.7 seconds
Active: Instead of Slow, Bind targets for 1.6 seconds. Retreats all drones after this effect ends
Laser Mining Module: Passive: Drones may be deployed on melee tiles, dealing single-target Arts damage.
Active: Magallan and her drones gain +60 ASPD, and drones gain AoE attacks. Retreats all drones after this effect ends.
Armed Combat Module – Passive: Drones may be deployed on ranged tiles, dealing AoE physical damage.
Active: Magallan and her drones gain +60% ATK, and increases the AoE of drones’ attacks. Retreats all drones after this effect ends.
Here are Magallan’s Talents in detail –
Support Drone – Soaring Dragon (1st Talent): Can use up to 3 drones that do not block (max 3 deployed at once). Drones’ effect changes based upon Skill.
Optical Refraction Accessories (2nd Talent): Drones gain Invisible for 12 seconds after deployment (cannot be targeted by enemy ranged attacks)
Here are Magallan’s base skills in detail –
Multifunctional Robotter – When this Operator is assigned to the Workshop to process any material, the production rate of byproduct increases by 50%
Drone – Soaring Dragon – When this Operator is assigned to the Workshop to process any material, reduces the Morale consumed by all formulas that cost 4 Morale or more by -2.
Bagpipe – Vanguard
Bagpipe is a 6-Star operator that is classified as a Vanguard type in-game. She has a base Attack of 586, HP of 2484, and a Defense of 382. Bagpipe has a very high HP and Attack compared to other Vanguards of similar rarity. Bagpipe is a melee damage dealer that deals physical damage with her basic attacks. Her description reads the following – “Fiona Young the cheerful Victorian Vouivre was raised up in a rural environment and had been working on her family’s ranch. Later on, she joined the Victorian military, earned commendations for her service record under the codename “Bagpipe.” With her excellent racial trait, she was able to become one of the high-ranking soldiers in her regiment.
Later on, it was revealed that they were plotting to massacre the Hillock Tarans amidst the Dublinn insurgence via Originium dirty bomb shelling, and Fiona’s regiment was forcefully silenced through total annihilation. In order to bear witness, Rita ordered her to stay alive, making her one of the only survivors.”
Here are Bagpipe’s skills in detail: –
Swift Strike Y (Passive Ability): ATK +20%; ASPD +20
High Impact Assault: Increases the ATK of the next attack to 130%, and strikes an additional time
Can store up to 1 charge.
Locked Breech Burst – ATK interval increases, Block +1, ATK and DEF +30%, and attacks hit 3 times in a row. This Skill modifies the Attack Interval by 0.7.
Here are Bagpipe’s Talents in detail –
Precise Reloading (1st Talent) – When attacking, has a 25% chance to increase ATK to 110% and strike an additional target
Martial Tradition (2nd Talent) – When this unit is in the squad, all Vanguards gain +8(+2) Initial SP.
Here are Bagpipe’s base skills in detail –
Madrigal – When this Operator is assigned to a Dormitory, self Morale recovered per hour +0.55, and restores +0.1 Morale per hour to all other Operators assigned to that Dormitory (Only the strongest effect of this type takes place)
Well-Trained – When this Operator is assigned to the Workshop to process Chips, the production rate of byproduct increases by 80%
Passenger – Caster
Passenger is a 6-Star operator that is classified as a Caster type in-game. He has a base Attack of 689, HP of 1558, and a Defense of 130. Passenger’s Attack is quite high compared to other similar operators. Passenger is a ranged caster that deals Arts damage with his basic skills. His description reads the following – “A young prodigy in Originium-related science and the student of Professor Thorne, the Columbian Liberi named Elliot Glover suddenly went off the grid while participating in a scientific project in the Ibut Region of Sargon together with the “Sand Soldiers” of Blaine Formative. After being saved by Kal’tsit during a bloody raid from the Padishah’s forces, the two journeyed around the oasis villages when he decided to stay with an ancient soothsayer. To stop his enemies from searching for the blueprint of an ancient weapon of mass destruction, Elliot purposefully became an Infected by destroying its component.”
Here are Passenger’s skills in detail: –
Touch of Static: Increases the ATK of the next attack to 150%; The attack will jump between at most 4 enemies and the duration of the Slow is increased to 1.5 seconds
Focus Command: Attack Range +1 tile, ATK +10%, Attack Interval decreases slightly. Increase the maximum number of jumps to 5. This Skill modifies the Attack Interval by -0.2 seconds.
Glorious Shards: Immediately generates a lightning storm centered on the target with the highest HP within a wide range, lasting for 4 seconds; Deals an additional attack equal to 100% ATK to a random enemy within the lightning storm every 0.5 seconds; Can store 2 charges
Here are Passenger’s Talents in detail –
Mechanism Analysis (1st Talent) – When attacking enemies with 80% or more HP, Passenger will deal 25% (+5%) increased damage to them for 3 seconds
Lone Soldier (2nd Talent) – When there are no enemies in the surrounding 4 tiles, ATK +10% (+2%)
Here are Passenger’s base skills in detail –
Electromagnetic Charge Alpha – When this Operator is assigned to a Power Plant, increases the drone recovery rate by +10%
Energy Gathering – When this Operator is assigned to a Power Plant, increases the drone recovery rate by +15%
Automation Alpha – When this Operator is assigned to a Factory, the productivity contributed by all other Operators in that Factory becomes 0 (excluding productivity granted based on facility count), but each Power Plant increases that Factory’s productivity by +5%
Carnelian – Caster
Carnelian is a 6-Star operator that is classified as a Caster type in-game. She has a base Attack of 886, an HP of 2106, and a Defense of 228. Carnelian is a ranged caster that deals arts damage to enemies with her basic skill. Her description reads the following – “The elder sister of Ankhesena aka. Beeswax and the reason why she joined Rhodes Island, Carnelian hails from an ancient Sargonian tribe outside the jurisdiction of the Ameers. She left her hometown for a grand adventure throughout Terra as part of her tribe’s tradition. However, during her stay in Leithanien, Carnelian accidentally injured Count Hohenlohe, an Infected Leithanian noble, and was forced to take care of him for two years out of her responsibility, ruining her future plans. When Count Hohenlohe was taken to R.I. for further treatment, Carnelian followed suit and reunited with her sister. While she stays in Leithanien most of the time, Carnelian remains in touch with Ankhesena and proves to be a capable caster who lends her assistance for R.I.”
Here are Carnelian’s skills in detail: –
Sandstorm Guardian: ATK +10%, DEF +10%;
Charged effect: Trait effect remains active during skill
Sand Fetters: Attack Interval reduces slightly and every attack inflicts Slow for 0.3 seconds;
Charged effect: ATK +5% and instead of Slow, Bind targets for 0.2 seconds. This Skill modifies the Attack Interval by -0.4
Mark of Gluttony: Attack Range expands and ATK gradually increases up to +80%
Charged effect: Every attack increases the damage taken by the target from Carnelian by 20% (stacks up to 5 times), lasting until the end of the skill.
Here are Carnelian’s Talent skills in detail:
Meal of Life (1st Talent skill) – Restores 30% Max HP when skill is activated; Effect is doubled when Charged
Poised for Action (2nd Talent skill) – Improves own SP recovery rate by +0.6/second when SP is above the limit.
Here are Carnelian’s base skills in detail –
Caster Expert Alpha – When this Operator is assigned to be the Trainer in the Training Room, Caster Operators’ Specialization training speed +30%.
Within One’s Grasp – When this Operator is assigned to be the Trainer in the Training Room, Caster Operators’ Specialization training speed +60%.
That is everything to learn about the new Operators – Magallan, Bagpipe, Passenger, and Carnelian that are coming with the Contingency Contract #10 headhunting banner. If you would like to learn more about Arknights, check out our blog section for the Arknights community. We recommend playing Arknights on a PC with BlueStacks using a keyboard and mouse for the best experience.
