Chen Qianyu Skills, Kit and Potentials

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Last updated on Jan 20, 2026 at 18:25 by Wobbzie

Introduction — Chen Qianyu

Chen Qianyu is a 5-star Physical Sword Guard Character in Arknights: Endfield. Our Chen Qianyu guide and best builds cover everything you need to know about Chen Qianyu's best builds including skills, potentials, Weapons, gear, team compositions and more. To learn more about Chen Qianyu, use the tabs above to switch to our build information for Chen Qianyu or their team compositions guide.

Chen Qianyu's Stats

Chen Qianyu uses Agility and Strength as her Main and Secondary attributes.

Chen Qianyu's Promotion Materials

Listed below are the materials required for each individual promotion of Chen Qianyu:

Promotion Level Materials
Elite 1
  • 8x Protodisk
  • 3x Pink Bolete
  • 1,600 T-Creds
Elite 2
  • 25x Protodisk
  • 5x Red Bolete
  • 6,500 T-Creds
Elite 3
  • 24x Protoset
  • 5x Ruby Bolete
  • 18,000 T-Creds
Elite 4
  • 36x Protoset
  • 20x Metadiastima Photoemission Tube
  • 8x Bloodcap
  • 100,000 T-Creds

Chen Qianyu's Skill Upgrade Materials

Listed below are all the materials required to raise the level of one skill of Chen Qianyu. Please check our Chen Qianyu build guide for recommendations on skill priorities.

Skill Level Materials
2 to 9
(combined)
  • 82x Protoprism
  • 29x Protohedron
  • 3x Kalkodendra
  • 4x Chrysodendra
  • 4x Vitrodendra
  • 53,200 T-Creds
Soaring Break & Soar to the Stars
  • 16x Protohedron
  • 3x Blighted Jadeleaf
  • 8x D96 Steel Sample 4
  • 1x Mark of Perseverance
  • 24,000 T-Creds
Ascending Strike & Blade Gale
  • 16x Protohedron
  • 3x Blighted Jadeleaf
  • 8x Tachyon Screening Lattice
  • 1x Mark of Perseverance
  • 24,000 T-Creds
Soaring Break & Soar to the Stars
  • 24x Protohedron
  • 6x Blighted Jadeleaf
  • 16x D96 Steel Sample 4
  • 2x Mark of Perseverance
  • 30,000 T-Creds
Ascending Strike & Blade Gale
  • 24x Protohedron
  • 6x Blighted Jadeleaf
  • 16x Tachyon Screening Lattice
  • 2x Mark of Perseverance
  • 30,000 T-Creds
Soaring Break & Soar to the Stars
  • 50x Protohedron
  • 12x Blighted Jadeleaf
  • 36x D96 Steel Sample 4
  • 3x Mark of Perseverance
  • 65,000 T-Creds
Ascending Strike & Blade Gale
  • 50x Protohedron
  • 12x Blighted Jadeleaf
  • 36x Tachyon Screening Lattice
  • 3x Mark of Perseverance
  • 65,000 T-Creds

Chen Qianyu's Skills

Soaring Break
Basic Attack
Lv. 12
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BASIC ATTACK:
An attack with up to 5 sequences that deals Physical DMG. As the controlled operator, Final Strike also deals Stagger.

DIVE ATTACK:
Basic attack performed in mid-air becomes a dive attack that deals Physical DMG to nearby enemies.

FINISHER:
Basic attack performed near a Staggered enemy becomes a finisher attack that deals massive Physical DMG and recovers some SP.
Basic Attack Sequence 1 Multiplier: 45%
Basic Attack Sequence 2 Multiplier: 54%
Basic Attack Sequence 3 Multiplier: 60%
Basic Attack Sequence 4 Multiplier: 68%
Basic Attack Sequence 5 Multiplier: 90%
Finisher ATK Multiplier: 900%
Dive ATK Multiplier: 180%
Ascending Strike
Normal Skill
Lv. 12
Cost: 100
Performs an uppercut slash at the target enemy, dealing Physical DMG and Lift.
DMG Multiplier: 380%
Lift Duration (s): 2.5
Soar to the Stars
Combo Skill
Lv. 12
CD: 20s
COMBO TRIGGER: When an enemy becomes Vulnerable.
A slashing dash that passes through the target enemy and deals Physical DMG and Lift to all enemies along the way.
DMG Multiplier: 270%
Blade Gale
Ultimate Skill
Lv. 12
CD: 10sCost: 70
A 7-sequence slash attack that deals Physical DMG with each sequence to the target enemy. The final slash sequence deals even more DMG.
Slash Multiplier: 81%
Final Strike DMG Multiplier: 1023%

Chen Qianyu's Talents

Slashing Edge
Talent 1
Lv. 2

After hitting an enemy with skills, Chen gains ATK +8% for 10s. This effect can reach 5 stacks.

Momentum Breaker
Talent 2
Lv. 2

Interrupting the enemy's charge up deals another 10 Stagger.

Chen Qianyu's Factory AIC Skills

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Blade Critique
AIC Skill
Lv. 2

Assign to Manufacturing Cabin to grant weapon EXP material production efficiency +20%

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Jadeworking
AIC Skill
Lv. 2

Assign to Growth Chamber to grant rare mineral growth rate +30%

Chen Qianyu's Potentials

"Shadowless"
Potential 1

DMG Dealt +20% to enemies below 50% HP.

Heirloom Martial Arts
Potential 2

Agility +15, Physical DMG Dealt +8%.

Dual-Wielding Swordmancer
Potential 3

Battle skill Ascending Strike, combo skill Soar to the Stars, and ultimate Blade Gale improved: DMG Multiplier is increased to 1.1 times the original.

Improvised Chi Xiao
Potential 4

Ultimate Blade Gale improved: Ultimate Energy cost -15.0%.

Bonded with the World
Potential 5

Combo skill Soar to the Stars improved: Length of cooldown 0s.

Chen Qianyu Voice Actors

EN VA
Rebecca Hanssen
JP VA
Suzushiro Sayumi
CN VA
MAO
KR VA
Jeong Hae-eun

Chen Qianyu Guide & Best Builds

To learn all about Chen's best weapons, gear and builds, check our dedicated Chen build guide below:

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This guide has been written by Wobbzie who has been gaming for over 20 years and still finds passion in the medium to this day. An avid enjoyer of ZZZ, Wuthering Waves, NIKKE, Limbus Company, JRPGs and now Arknights Endfield, you can find him regularly streaming these games over on Twitch and YouTube.

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