The monthly standard headhunting banner for Arknights has once again changed to accommodate for the beginning of Episode 11! Arknights is available to be downloaded and installed as a free-to-play game on both the Google Play Store and iOS App Store.

Table of Contents

1. Archetto – 6 Star Operator
2. Flametail – 6 Star Operator
3. Leizi – 5 Star Operator
4. Chiave – 5 Star Operator
5. Ashlock – 5 Star Operator

The new headhunting banner features 5 operators – Archetto, Flametail, Leizi, Chiave, and Ashlock. Out of the 5 operators, all of them are going to be making a re-run. 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.

Archetto – 6 Star Operator

Archetto is a 6-Star operator that is classified as an Anti-Air/Marksman type Sniper in-game. She has a base Attack of 178, HP of 725, and a Defense of 61. Archetto is a ranged operator that deals physical damage to enemies with her basic attacks.

Her description reads the following – “Cleric Hildegard hailing from Landen Monastery, code name: Archetto. Temporarily at Rhodes Island serving certain collaborative business aims, proactive in putting forward all sorts of proposals, urging that both sides open up amicable dealings. Simultaneously displays exceptional combat proficiency across a breadth of operations; at her own request, presently serves as a Rhodes Island Sniper Operator, active on all manner of missions.”

Here are Archetto’s skills in detail: –

Dispersing Arrows: The next attack deals 170% ATK as Physical damage to the target and 120% ATK as Physical damage to up to 3 other nearby enemies

Pursuing Arrows: Immediately fire an arrow that deals 108% ATK damage 5 times in a row. The arrow can repeatedly ricochet to nearby enemies that have not been targeted yet (each ricochet reduces the hit count by 1); Can store 1 charges

Thundering Arrows: ATK +5%, attack range +1, attacks hit 3 times in a row and target 2 enemies simultaneously

Here are Archetto’s Talents in detail –

Landin Tactics (1st Talent): Every 3 seconds when deployed, restores 1 Skill Point to all deployed Sniper allies that have an Offensive Recovery skill.

Iron Bowstring (2nd Talent): When deployed, this unit gains 1 Shield. Restores 7 Skill Points after the Shield breaks

Here are Archetto’s base skills in detail –

Pious Fundraising Alpha – When this Operator is assigned to a Trading Post, order acquisition efficiency +1% for every level of each Dormitory

Pious Fundraising Beta – When this Operator is assigned to a Trading Post, order acquisition efficiency +2% for every level of each Dormitory

Flametail – 6 Star Operator

Flametail is a 6-Star operator that is classified as a Skill-DP/Pioneer Vanguard type in-game. She has a base Attack of 216, HP of 864, and a Defense of 157. Flametail is a melee operator that deals physical damage to enemies with her basic attacks.

Her description reads the following – “Sona the “Flametail Knight” was originally an average village girl from southern Kazimierz who became Infected after a Catastrophe that hit the town. To Sona’s anger and dismay, the Kaliskas, the nobles that managed the land, did not take responsibility for the Infected out of fear of their names being tarnished. This led to Sona harboring strong feelings of hatred towards them until her destined encounter with Greynuty, a former prodigy who was disgraced for being Infected, in an underground tournament.

Together, the two founded the Pinus Sylvestris Knightclub that is exclusively comprised of Infected knights and took part in the Kazimierz Major, hoping that their reputation will change the Kazimierzians’ view towards the Infected.”

Here are Flametail’s skills in detail: –

Quick Intuition (Active Ability): Immediately gains 6 DP and dodge the next Physical attack

Pinus Sylvestris (Passive Ability): Immediately gains 10 DP; Deals 150% ATK as Physical damage twice to up to 6 nearby enemies and Stun them for 0.5 seconds. Allied units within Attack Range gain 35% Physical Dodge for 10 seconds

Flameheart (Active Ability) – Gradually gains 8 DP over the skill duration. Attack Interval reduces, ATK +30%, Block +1 and gain 60% Physical and Arts Dodge. This Skill modifies the Attack Interval by 0.7

Here are Flametail’s Talents in detail –

Vanguard Swordsmanship (1st Talent) – After dodging an attack, the next attack deals two hits

Pinus Sylvestris Leader (2nd Talent) – When deployed, all ‘Kazimierz’ Operators gain 22% Physical Dodge

Here are Flametail’s base skills in detail –

Tiny Leader – When this Operator is assigned to the Control Center, increases Morale of all Operators in the Control Center by +0.05 per hour.

Knights of Pinus Sylvestris – When this Operator is assigned to the Control Center, each Pinus Sylvestris Operator assigned to Factories have +10% productivity towards Battle Records and -10% productivity towards Precious Metals

Leizi – 5 Star Operator

Leizi is a 5-Star operator that is classified as a Caster type in-game. She has a base Attack of 295, HP of 590, and a Defense of 47. Leizi is a ranged operator that deals arts damage to enemies with her basic attacks.

Her description reads the following – “A Kylin Censor of Yan, Lin Qingyan, better known by her codename “Leizi”, joined Rhodes Island for personal reasons, with a rather dispassionate attitude towards the Infected. Her presence is a conundrum to the Human Resources department, who fear she could threaten R.I.’s political neutrality and place them in the crosshairs of Yan. Nevertheless, Leizi proves herself to be a capable combatant using the Arts from the Lei Fa school taught by the famous tianshi Bai Dingshan and manifested as “chain lightning” strikes.”

Here are Leizi’s skills in detail: –

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

Thunderclap (Active Ability): ATK +60%, and attacks no longer deal reduced damage on subsequent targets

Here are Leizi’s Talents in detail –

Unobstructed Flow (1st Talent) – Increases ATK to 110% when attacking unblocked enemies

Here are Leizi’s base skills in detail –

Picky – When this Operator is assigned to the Control Center, slightly 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 +0.5

Discernment – When this Operator is assigned to the Control Center, slightly increases the likelihood of obtaining Clues corresponding to the factions of Operators assigned to the Reception Room

Chiave – 5 Star Operator

Chiave is a 5-Star operator that is classified as a Sniper type in-game. She has a base Attack of 212, an HP of 679, and a Defense of 138. Chiave is a melee operator that deals physical damage to enemies with his basic attacks. His description reads the following – “Chiave, former employee of a mechanic shop in a small city in Siracusa, later became the leader of his own gang. After a certain incident, he led two of his men to join Rhodes Island and is now active as a front-line attacker.”

Here are Chiave’s skills in detail: –

Charge Y (Passive Ability): Instantly gains 12 Deployment Points.

Blazing Wire Stripper (Active Ability): Immediately gains 10 DP; Deals 220% Arts damage to all nearby enemies, and reduces the RES of enemies hit by -10% for 5 seconds

Here are Chiave’s Talent skills in detail:

Technical Expertise (1st Talent skill) – When deployed, all 1-star Operators have -60% Redeployment Time; For every 1-star Operator currently deployed, this unit gains +7% ATK and DEF

Here are Chiave’s base skills in detail –

Inspiration – When this Operator is assigned to the Workshop to process Elite materials, reduces the Morale consumed by all corresponding formulas that cost 4 Morale by -1

DIY Installation – When this Operator is assigned to the Workshop to process Device-type materials, increases the byproduct production rate by 90%

Ashlock – 5 Star Operator

Ashlock is a 5-Star operator that is classified as a Fortress Defender type in-game. She has a base Attack of 446, an HP of 1293, and a Defense of 194. Ashlock has one of the highest base HP in the game, despite being only a 5-Star operator. Ashlock is a melee operator that deals physical damage with her basic attacks.

Her description reads the following – “Greynuty Kaliska the “Ashlock Knight” was originally the daughter of a Kazimierzian nobility. However, after she contracted Oripathy, her family members not only blamed her for the Kaliskas’ downfall, but also unanimously voted for her banishment, including her dear parents. This caused her to hate the corrupt aristrocrats until she met Sona the “Flametail Knight” in an underground tournament who also harbors the same feeling.

Together, the two founded the Pinus Sylvestris Knightclub that is exclusively comprised of Infected knights and took part in the Kazimierz Major, hoping that their reputation will change the Kazimierzians’ view towards the Infected. However, things did not turn out well as the Major’s stakeholders, especially the K.G.C.C., eventually saw P.S. as a threat to the status quo and tried to get rid of them during the 24th Major season.”

Here are Ashlock’s skills in detail: –

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

Focused Bombardment (Active Ability): Cannot block enemies and only carry out ranged attacks. Attack Interval reduces slightly, ATK +10%. This Skill modifies the Attack Interval by -0.3

Here are Ashlock’s Talent skills in detail:

Bombardment Studies (1st Talent skill) – ATK +4%. If the four adjacent tiles are ground tiles, ATK +8% instead

Here are Ashlock’s base skills in detail –

Pinus Sylvestris Alpha – When this Operator is assigned to a Factory, productivity +15%

Pinus Sylvestris Beta – When this Operator is assigned to a Factory, productivity +25%

That covers everything regarding the new Operators – Archetto, Flametail, Leizi, Chiave, and Ashlock. 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.