Ember Guide and Best Builds

Ember Guide & Best Builds

Welcome to our Ember build guide for Arknights: Endfield. Ember is a 6-star Great Sword Defender Character available in Arknights: Endfield who utilizes the Heat element.

In our Ember guide, we'll cover everything you need to know to get the most out of your Ember, from building the best Gear and Weapons, to important stat priorities and combos.

Ember's Best Weapons

Thunderberge

• Strength Boost [L] +156.0 (9/9)
• HP Boost [L] +78.0% (9/9)

Medicant: Eye of Talos:
Shield applied +67.2%. After the wielder's combo skill provides HP treatment, the controlled operator gains an additional [19.6% × Wielder's Max HP] Shield for 15s. Effect only triggers once every 15s.

Phantom Pain

• Strength Boost [L] +156.0 (9/9)
• Arts Intensity Boost [L] +78.0 (9/9)

Suppression: Layered Suffering:
Physical DMG Dealt +19.6%. When the wielder casts battle skills or combo skills, the wielder gains Physical DMG Dealt +15.4% for 20s. Max stacks for effects of the same name: 3. Duration of each stack is counted separately. Effect only triggers once every 0.1s.

Sundered Prince

• Strength Boost [L] +156.0 (9/9)
• Critical Rate Boost [L] +19.5% (9/9)

Crusher: Princely Deterrence:
When the wielder performs a Final Strike on the enemy, the wielder gains ATK +28% for 8s. If the wielder is also the controlled operator, double the ATK increase gained and buff the Final Strike so that it deals Stagger +33.6% to the enemy. Effects of the same name cannot stack.

OBJ Heavy Burden

• Strength Boost [M] +124.0 (9/9)
• HP Boost [M] +62.4% (9/9)

Efficacy: Tenacious Will:
Secondary Attribute +14%. When the wielder applies Knocked Down or Weakened, the wielder gains DEF +50.4% for 15s. Effects of the same name cannot stack.

Industry 0.1

• Strength Boost [S] +93.0 (9/9)
• ATK Boost [S] +23.4% (9/9)

Suppression: Emergency Boost:
When the wielder's battle skill hits the enemy, the wielder gains ATK +33.6% for 20s. Effects of the same name cannot stack.

Ember's Best Essences

Essences are one of the repeatedly farmable ways to further boost the damage of your Ember. Which area and essence you will want to farm will depend on the weapon you are playing, as not all Essences are compatible with every weapon. Essences will increase the stats of your weapon, as well as enhance the passive effect it provides.

• Thunderberge: Strength, HP Boost, and Medicant, farmable in Power Plateau, Wuling City, Qingbo Stockade, and Sword Vault Dale.
• Phantom Pain: Strength, Arts Intensity Boost, and Suppression, farmable in The Hub, Origin Lodespring, Qingbo Stockade, and Test Area.
• Sundered Prince: Strength, Critical Rate, and Crusher, farmable in Power Plateau and Wuling City.
• OBJ Heavy Burden: Strength, HP Boost, and Efficacy, farmable in Originium Lodespring, and Sword Vault Dale.
• Industry 0.1: Strength, Attack, and Suppression, farmable in The Hub and Originium Science Park.

Essences can be further upgraded through a system called Etching which will be a long-term investment due to how much Sanity it takes to fully max out a weapon. You may therefore want to farm and Etch Essences for a signature weapon already if you plan on getting it in the near-future, even if you do not have the weapon yet. A simple +1/+1/+1 Essence for a temporary weapon like OBJ Heavy Burden will be good enough until you can get your hands on Ember's Thunderberge.

Best Gear for Ember

Type 50 Yinglung

3-piece set effect: Wearer's ATK +15%. When any operator in the team casts a battle skill, the wearer gains 1 stack of Yinglung's Edge that gives DMG +20% to the wearer's next combo skill. Yinglung's Edge can stack 3 time(s).

Swordmancer

3-piece set effect: Wearer's Stagger Efficiency Bonus +20%. After the wearer applies a Physical Status, the wearer also performs 1 hit that deals 250% ATK of Physical DMG and [10 Stagger]. Effect trigger cooldown: 15s.

Leveling Gear for Ember

While the above gear set is the optimal choice, it might take you some time before you will be able to craft it. Below are some of the more early and mid-game sets that we recommend until you've reached the pinnacle of craftsmanship.

Aburrey's Legacy

3-piece set effect: Wearer's Skill DMG +24%. When the wearer casts a battle skill, combo skill, or ultimate, the wearer gains ATK +5% for 15s. The buff from each of the three skill types is unique and does not stack with itself.

Armored MSGR

3-piece set effect: Wearer's Strength +50. When the wearer's HP is below 50%, the wearer gains 30% DMG Reduction against all types of DMG.

AIC Heavy

3-piece set effect: Wearer's HP +500. After the wearer defeats an enemy, the wearer restores 100 HP. Effect trigger cooldown: 5s.

Ember's Skill Priority

Ember functions as more of a sideline Operator than an Active Operator, so try to prioritize her combo skill first, which triggers whenever your Controlled Operator gets hit. This causes her to not only deal damage, but also knocks down the target and applies some HP Treatment immediately after getting hit. Her Ultimate is also quite important to level up, as it grants the whole team a Shield based on her Max HP.

If you plan on playing Ember as your Controlled Operator, leveling up her skill is also worth it, as you now have much better control on when to use her skill right before getting hit. Doing so when she is just a supporting Operator is very difficult, so only level the skill if you intend to play around this counter mechanic.

How to Play Ember

Ember's playstyle is on the sideline. As an Active Character, Ember boasts some of the slowest Attack Speed in the game, which makes it difficult to even perform Final Strikes without getting interrupted. Most of her use-cases will be to hit her Combo Skill upon taking damage, getting an SP-free Vulnerable stack applied, and using her Ultimate on cooldown.

Ember's Best Teams

To learn all about Ember's synergies and best team compositions, check our dedicated Ember team page below:

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