New operators are always exciting to check out as Arknights is turning over a new leaf with its 2023 updates. Don’t worry, the core strategic style of the gameplay remains the same as we all love it! 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.

Table of Contents

1. Aak – Sacrificial Specialist
2. Goldenglow – Drone/Mech Accord
3. Specter – AoE/Centurion
4. Firewatch – Long Range/ Deadeye
5. Sora – Aura/Bard

The new headhunting banners features 5 new operators – Aak, Goldenglow, Specter, Firewatch, and Sora. Out of the 5 operators, Sora, and Specter will be making a re-run as they were added to the game before. Players can recruit these new operators through the new headhunting recruitment banner. Let’s take a look at the skills and abilities of the operators being added to Arknights.

Aak – Sacrificial Specialist

Aak is a 6-Star operator that is classified as a specialist type in-game. He has a base Attack of 247, HP of 865, and a Defense of 58. His base Attack, Defense, and HP are comparatively lower compared to other operators. Aak deals physical damage and is classified as a Ranger. His description reads the following – “The Feline underground/unlicensed doctor from Lungmen codenamed “Aak” was originally the son of a famed doctor. However, an insidious plot against his father after a clinical incident forced the family to turn underground. After his father’s tragic death during a gang fight decades ago, Aak decided to carry the mantle and had been a rather notorious gangster-doctor before he was recommended by Kao Hsi-sheng, a.k.a. “Hung”, to join the Lee’s Detective Agency after another gang fight in his lifetime.

As part of the Agency’s partnership with Rhodes Island, Aak has been providing his assistance to R.I.’s Medical Department as its medical researcher. Although his methods can be seen as extreme and questionable, not only they prove to be effective, but also, they even exceed his father’s. Meanwhile, he is an occasional field support unit utilizing powerful combat stimulants to bolster his allies’ performance with some “side-effects.” Trust me, his boosters are really useful. Really.”

Here are Aak’s skills in detail: –

Rapid Fire (Passive Ability): ASPD +30

Type Y Stimpack (Active Ability) – Attacks an ally within range (prioritizes allies directly in front of this unit) 15 times with 500 ATK, and then increases the Max HP and DEF of self and that unit by +30% for the remaining duration of this skill

Durian-Flavored Stimpack (Active Ability) – Attacks an ally within range (prioritizes allies directly in front of this unit) 15 times with 500 ATK, and then increases ATK by +25% and ASPD by +25 of self and that unit for the remaining duration of this skill.

Here are Aak’s Talents in detail –

Drug Cocktail Administration (1st Talent) – Each attack will randomly trigger one of the following effects: Restores own HP by 13%, that attack deals 130% damage, Slow the enemy for 1 second, or Stun the enemy for 0.6 seconds

Pharmaceutical Diffusion (2nd Talent) – Increases healing effects on this unit by 20%

Here are Aak’s base skills in detail –

Neuroticism – When this Operator is assigned to the Control Center, increases the likelihood of obtaining Clues corresponding to the factions of Operators assigned to the Reception Room, but also increases the Morale consumption of Operators assigned to the Control Center by +1.5.

Surgical Precision – When this Operator is assigned to be the Trainer in the Training Room, Medic Operators’ Specialization training speed +60%

Goldenglow – Drone/Mech Accord

Goldenglow is a 6-Star operator that is classified as a Caster type in-game. She has a base Attack of 153, HP of 605, and a Defense of 50. Goldenglow has a higher base Attack compared to operators of similar rarity. Goldenglow is a ranged operator that deals Arts damage to enemies. Her description reads the following – “The Victorian Infected named Susie Glitter is the daughter of a poor family who, in order to feed her five siblings and bring income for her only mother, decided to leave her hometown in the north and work in the southern port city of Caladon as a shopkeeper for a shop named “Green Spark.” With her diligence and hardworking, she managed to earn some money to buy the very shop she was working and turn it into her saloon, and she almost fulfilled her dream until a merciless fire destroyed the building.

After the Caladon incident, Susie was at least awarded as a heroine for the city, but nothing could compensate the destruction of the shop. Fortunately, under the invitation of Quercus, the shop’s owner, she joined Rhodes Island and has since learning to become a Caster utilizing electrokinetic Originium Arts channeled from her “Driftbeacon” semi-autonomous Arts platforms under the codename “Goldenglow”. Meanwhile, she is known for being a brilliant hairstylist, but her uncontrolled static electricity caused by her Arts could sometimes be a headache to her. Goldenglow is one of the protagonists of A Light Spark in Darkness.”

Here are Goldenglow’s skills in detail: –

Scattering Sparks (Active Ability): Drone +1, ATK +20% and ASPD +20. Releases Drones to attack enemies

The Drone locks onto an enemy until the enemy is defeated, the Drone self-destructs or until the skill is over, then returns to the Operator

Surging Current (Passive Ability): Drone +1, ATK +20% and Attack Range expands. Releases Drones to attack enemies

The Drone locks onto an enemy until the enemy is defeated or the Drone self-destructs, then returns to the Operator. Unlimited duration.

Crystalline Shine (Active Ability) – Stops attacking; Drone +2, ATK +25% and Attack Range becomes global. Releases Drones to attack enemies and the Drones’ attacks Slow the target for 0.5 seconds

The Drone locks onto an enemy until the enemy is defeated, the Drone self-destructs or until the skill is over, then returns to the Operator

Here are Goldenglow’s Talents in detail –

Beacon’s Wrath (1st Talent) – When this unit’s skill is active, Drones have a 10% chance to self-destruct when attacking (and then return to the Operator), dealing 200% of Goldenglow’s ATK as Arts damage to enemies in a small area

Precise Redirection (2nd Talent) – Goldenglow and her Drones’ attacks ignore 15 RES

Here are Goldenglow’s base skills in detail –

Electromagnetic Charge Alpha – When this Operator is assigned to a Power Plant, increases the drone recovery rate by +10%

Discharge – When this Operator is assigned to a Power Plant, increases the drone recovery rate by +20%

Specter – AoE/Centurion

Specter is a 5-Star operator that is classified as a Guard type in-game. She has a base Attack of 293, HP of 1199, and a Defense of 150. Specter is a melee ranged operator that deals physical damage to enemies. Her description reads the following – “Once the daughter of an Aegirian architect who was forced to flee her homeland due to the Seaborn’s invasion, the artistic girl named Laurentina voluntarily joined the Abyssal Hunters project that turned her into an Aegir-Seaborn hybrid supersoldier, which she believed to mold herself into her own perfect “masterpiece.” However, after the devastating war against Ishar-mla, one of the Seaborn “gods,” and her escape towards the shore, she was immediately kidnapped by Amaia, one of the leading bishops of the Church of the Deep, and became her experimental subject by being injected with liquified Originium into her spine. And the amount injected is so insane that it could literally pollute an entire city with just a single drop. As a matter of fact, she contacted severe Oripathy in the process that led to her insanity, making her to behave as a psychopathic nun under the pseudonym “Specter.””

Here are Specter’s skills in detail: –

Attack Up Y (Passive Ability): ATK +30%

Bone Fracture (Active Ability): During the skill duration, Specter’s HP will not drop below 1; ATK +40%. Specter is Stun for 10 seconds after skill duration.

Here are Specter’s Talents in detail –

Stamina Up (1st Talent) – Max HP +10%

Abyssal Regeneration (2nd Talent) – Max HP +10%; Restores HP by 2% of Max HP per second

Here are Specter’s base skills in detail –

Solitude – When this Operator is assigned to a Dormitory, self Morale recovered +0.7 per hour

Craze – When this Operator is assigned to a Dormitory, self Morale recovered +0.85 per hour

Firewatch – Long Range/ Deadeye

Firewatch is a 5-Star operator that is classified as a Sniper type in-game. She has a base Attack of 486, an HP of 714, and a Defense of 63. Firewatch is a ranged operator that deals physical damage to her enemies. Her description reads the following – “An Elafian sharpshooter with an enigmatic background, implied to come from somewhere between Kazimierz and Sami, Firewatch holds a desire to avenge the deaths of her comrades and destruction of her hometown under unclear circumstances, with her stoicism and composure giving her unfaltering aim. Firewatch worked together with Meteorite for a while in the past before going her own way as a bounty huntress operating around Kazimerz until an encounter with a Rhodes Island operative leads to her joining R.I. to further her vendetta. Firewatch makes use of her experience in guerrilla warfare to provide sniper overwatch for her comrades.”

Here are Firewatch’s skills in detail: –

Camouflage (Passive Ability): ATK +24% and gain Invisible

Tactical Transceiver (Active Ability): Randomly drops 2 bombs within range (especially to enemy’s position); Every bomb deals 180% of ATK Physical damage to all nearby enemies

Here are Firewatch’s Talent skills in detail:

Assassin (1st Talent skill) – ATK increases to 120% when attacking ranged enemies

Here are Firewatch’s base skills in detail –

Clue Search Alpha – When this Operator is assigned to the Reception Room, Clue search speed increases by 10%

Clue Search Beta – When this Operator is assigned to the Reception Room, Clue search speed increases by 20%

Sora – Aura/Bard

Sora is a 5-Star operator that is classified as a Supporter type in-game. She has a base Attack of 133, an HP of 519, and a Defense of 95. Sora is a ranged operator that heals her allies with her basic attacks. Her description reads the following – “Do you think it’s strange for a pop idol to perform live in the middle of the battlefield, of all places? This particular idol who goes by the stage name “Sora”, associated with the internationally acclaimed Monster Siren Records and works for Penguin Logistics in return for their protection, is not just your average idol with flashy attire and cutesy demeanor; Sora could use her voice to either pacify her enemies or rouse her allies, making her a valuable battlefield supporter and would qualify as a literal magical girl idol.

Sora made her debut in Lungmen years ago and noted to be born with musical talents, but her background is kept secret by the MSR, likely to avoid her from being subject to unpleasant gossips.”

Here are Sora’s skills in detail: –

Hymn of Respite (Active Ability): Attack Range expands, all enemies within Attack Range are put to Sleep, and the healing effect of this unit’s Trait is increased to 45%

Hymn of Battle (Active Ability): All other ally units within Attack Range gain Inspire equal to 70% of this unit’s ATK

Here are Sora’s Talent skills in detail:

Encore (1st Talent skill) – Has a 50% chance to immediately restore Skill Point by 25% of Max Skill Points when the skill ends

Here are Sora’s base skills in detail –

Idol – When this Operator is assigned to a Dormitory, restores +0.15 Morale per hour to all Operators assigned to that Dormitory (Only the strongest effect of this type takes place)

Penguin Logistics Beta – When this Operator is assigned to a Trading Post, order acquisition efficiency +30%

That covers everything regarding the new Operators – Aak, Goldenglow, Specter, Firewatch, and Sora that added to the game and available to be summoned in the current rate-up 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.