The standard headhunting banner #88 has just been introduced in Arknights. 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. Hoshiguma – 6 Star Operator
2. Thorns – 6 Star Operator
3. Glaucus – 5 Star Operator
4. GreyThroat – 5 Star Operator
5. Iris – 5 Star Operator

The new headhunting banner features 5 operators – Hoshiguma, Thorns, Glaucus, GreyThroat, and Iris. 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 featured operators.

Hoshiguma – 6 Star Operator

Hoshiguma is a 6-Star operator that is classified as a Normal/Protector type Defender in-game. She has a base Attack of 221, HP of 1602, and a Defense of 257. Hoshiguma is a melee operator that deals physical damage to enemies with her basic attacks. 

Her description reads the following – “Even though the Oni woman codenamed “Hoshiguma” was an infamous mobster in Lungmen’s underworld in the past, she is more well known for her strong code of honor and her value on friendship. After an encounter with Ch’en, Hoshigma was recruited into the Lungmen Guard Department and gradually became one of its leaders together with the Lung and the filthy rich Swire. As an L.G.D. operator, Hoshiguma is known for her imposing racial physique, her giant, triangular, Higashian-styled shield named “Hannya” and her fierce yet level-headed approach in combat. Away from the battlefield, she is also an ardent motorcyclist who often races with Madam Fumizuki.”

Here are Hoshiguma’s skills in detail: –

Warpath: DEF +35%; ATK +10%

Thorns: DEF +5%. Deals 50% of ATK Physical damage to enemies that attack Hoshiguma

Saw of Strength: ATK +65%; DEF +40%; Cuts all targets in the frontal tile with the shield

Here are Hoshiguma’s Talents in detail – 

Tactical Armor (1st Talent): 12% chance to resist damage

Special Operation Strategy (2nd Talent): When deployed, allied Defender Operators gain +6% DEF

Here are Hoshiguma’s base skills in detail – 

Defender Expert Alpha – When this Operator is assigned to be the Trainer in the Training Room, Defender Operators’ Specialization training speed +30%

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

Thorns – 6 Star Operator

Thorns is a 6-Star operator that is classified as a Ranged/Lord type Guard in-game.  He has a base Attack of 296, HP of 1096, and a Defense of 191. Thorns is a melee operator that deals physical damage to enemies with his basic attacks. 

His description reads the following – “Thorns, a front-line combatant for Rhodes Island, is proficient in swordsmanship and pharmacology. Born in the Iberian hinterland, Thorns left his hometown in the midst of local religious strife. After leaving the Iberian region, he was invited to join Rhodes Island. The above section describing the situation in Iberia was self-reported by Thorns and has not been fully verified.”

Here are Thorn’s skills in detail: –

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

Protective Spikes (Passive Ability): Stops attacking; ATK +30%, DEF +40%; When hit by an enemy’s normal attack, launches long-ranged spikes at up to 4 enemies in front (0.8-second cooldown)

Flameheart (Active Ability) – Attack Range expands, ATK +26%, ASPD +12, and ranged attacks no longer deal reduced damage. Upon the second activation of this skill and afterwards, this skill has unlimited duration, and its bonuses are twice the base amount.

Here are Thorn’s Talents in detail – 

Nerve Corrosion (1st Talent) – Poisons the targets when attacking, dealing 65 Arts damage to them per second, lasting 3 seconds (damage is doubled against Ranged enemies)

Echoes of Ancestral Waves (2nd Talent) – If this unit hasn’t attacked for 2 seconds, restores 3.5% of Max HP every second

Here are Thorn’s base skills in detail – 

Alchemy – When this Operator is assigned to the Workshop to process any material, the production rate of by-product increases by 50%

Explosion Arts – When this Operator is assigned to the Workshop to process any material, this Operator’s Morale will be restored once for every 2 times no byproducts are produced during processing, equal to the Morale consumed for processing that corresponding formula one time (the final Morale total is calculated after processing is completed)

Glaucus – 5 Star Operator

Glaucus is a 5-Star operator that is classified as a Caster type in-game. She has a base Attack of 213, HP of 592, and a Defense of 45. Glaucus is a ranged operator that deals arts damage to enemies with her basic attacks.

Her description reads the following – “Glaucus was born in the Ægir Region, but left at an early age to wander about. By chance, she happened to join Rhodes Island and is now a Raythean cutting-edge weapon tester. In addition to performing research on cutting-edge weapon modification, Glaucus also carries out assaults on air missions when required.”

Here are Glaucus’s skills in detail: –

Binary Reload (Passive Ability): ATK +20%，each attack hits extra target

Counter EMP (Active Ability): Releases a shockwave in an area around this unit. All hit enemies receive 200% ATK as Arts damage and are Bind for 3.5 seconds. If the target is a [Drone], it will receive double damage (does not stack with Talent) and be Stun

Here are Glaucus’s Talents in detail – 

Countermeasure Device (1st Talent) – Prioritizes attacking Drones; Increases ATK to 125% when attacking Drones

Here are Glaucus’s base skills in detail – 

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

Electromagnetic Charge Beta – When this Operator is assigned to a Power Plant, increases the drone recovery rate by +15%

GreyThroat – 5 Star Operator

Chiave is a 5-Star operator that is classified as an Anti-air/Marksmen type Sniper in-game. She has a base Attack of 173, an HP of 667, and a Defense of 53. GreyThroat is a ranged operator that deals physical damage to enemies with her basic attacks. 

Her description reads the following – “GreyThroat the Liberi sharpshooter was the daughter of a wandering couple of Originium researchers, who entrusted her under Rhodes Island’s care. Being separated from her parents in a harsh way; her father dies at some point and her mother disappears under unknown circumstances, and witnessing discriminations against the Infected first-hand caused GreyThroat to suffer from PTSD and starts to resent Originium for being the culprit of the Infected’s misery. To lessen her emotional burden, R.I. gave her the freedom to leave at any time, but she chooses to stay after witnessing the Infected purge in Lungmen and a brief encounter with Faust, so she could continue fighting for the Infected cause.”

Here are GreyThroat’s skills in detail: –

Flying Feathers (Passive Ability): The next attack shoots 2 times, each shot dealing 100% ATK as physical damage. Can store up to 1 charge.

Counterflow (Active Ability): ATK +10%, attacks 3 times consecutively

Here are GreyThroat’s Talent skills in detail:

Tailwind (1st Talent skill) – ASPD +6, 15% chance to increase ATK to 150% when attacking

Here are GreyThroat’s base skills in detail – 

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

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

Iris – 5 Star Operator

Iris is a 5-Star operator that is classified as a Charge/Mystic Caster type Caster in-game. She has a base Attack of 548, an HP of 669, and a Defense of 48. Iris is a ranged operator that deals arts damage with her basic attacks.

Her description reads the following – “A Victorian Caster who came to Rhodes Island to return a certain Operator’s safekept items, temporarily residing at Rhodes Island until all related matters are dealt with. Uses peculiar Originium Arts, able to induce sleep in people and control the contents of their dreams.”

Here are Iris’s skills in detail: –

Fairytale Guardian (Active Ability): Attack range changes, attack interval is significantly reduced , and each attack deals 30% ATK as Arts damage. This Skill modifies the Attack Interval by 0.2

Dreamland’s Cradle (Active Ability): Immediately puts up to 2 enemies within Attack Range to Sleep for 7 seconds. Upon waking up, all enemies in their vicinity are dealt 170% ATK as Arts damage

Here are Iris’s Talent skills in detail:

Sealed Treasure (1st Talent skill) – Stored attacks deal 115% damage

Here are Iris’s base skills in detail – 

Bedtime Story – When this Operator is assigned to a Dormitory, restores +0.1 Morale per hour to all Operators in that Dormitory (Only the strongest effect of this type triggered). Additionally, for every level of the current Dormitory, 1 level Dreamland

Sleep Talking – When this Operator is assigned to a Dormitory, every 1 levels of Dreamland is converted into 1 points of Perception Information.

That covers everything regarding the new Operators – Hoshiguma, Thorns, Glaucus, GreyThroat, and Iris 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.