Ember Complete Guide: Builds & Teams - Arknights: Endfield

In Arknights: Endfield, Physical teams do not only struggle with stacking and consuming Vulnerability — surviving high-pressure encounters is just as critical for overall clear speed and stability. Ember is here to cover this weakness, acting as a frontline anchor for Physical compositions.

This guide covers Ember’s core mechanics, skill priorities, weapon and gear choices, and practical team compositions,helping you decide whether she’s worth investing in—and how to get the most value out of her.

 

 

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I. Ember Overviews

Ember is a Scorch Defender who specializes in battlefield control and team-wide protection.

Her personal damage contribution is relatively low. Instead, she focuses on knockdown control, stagger support, on-demand healing, and large team shields to create a stable damage environment for her teammates.

Although Ember belongs to the Scorch element, her skills mainly apply Physical-related status, making her a much better fit for Vulnerability-based Physical teams.

 

II. Core Mechanics Breakdown

Ember’s gameplay revolves around a defensive control loop:

Take hits → counter with control → sustain through healing and shields

 

Battle Skill – Forward March

A wide-area slam that deals damage and applies Knockdown.

If Ember takes damage during the casting animation, the hit additionally inflicts extra Stagger.

Thanks to the Protection granted by her talent, Ember can reliably complete the cast even under heavy pressure, making this her primary opener and a key source of supplemental stagger.

 

Combo Skill – Frontline Support

This skill is triggered after the on-field operator is attacked.

Ember leaps to the target, deals damage, applies Knockdown, and heals the controlled operator at the same time.

It functions as a mobility tool, emergency sustain option, and tempo stabilizer rolled into one.In practice, this is Ember’s most important survival skill during real combat.

 

Ultimate – Re-Ignited Oath

Deals area damage and a large amount of Stagger, then grants the entire team a shield based on Ember’s maximum HP.

This Ultimate is the primary defensive skill for Physical teams when facing burst damage or dense enemy waves.

 

How to Play

Ember’s practical flow is very straightforward:

Take or bait attacks to trigger Combo Skill → repeatedly apply Knockdown and Stagger with Battle and Combo Skills → activate Ultimate at key moments to shield the team and stabilize survivability.

 

III. Skill & Talent Priority

Skill Upgrade Priority

Ultimate > Battle Skill > Combo Skill > Basic Attack

 

Talent Priority

Unlock Inflamed for the Assault first, then fully invest once resources allow.

 

IV. Recommended Weapons

Thunderberge

 

Ember’s exclusive weapon.

Increases Max HP and shield effect. When Ember heals through her Combo Skill, it additionally grants a shield to the controlled operator.

 

Alternatives

Weapon	Notes
Former Finery	Increases Max HP and Treatment Efficiency; heals allies when they take damage
Finishing Call	Increases Max HP and sub-stats; improves healing from combo skills
OBJ Heavy Burden	Easy to obtain; increases Max HP and sub-stats, grants DEF after causing Knockdown

 

V. Gear Recommendations

Early Game – Integrated Light Gear

Reliable transition set that increases ATK after defeating enemies.

Integrated Light Armor

Integrated Tactical Gloves

Integrated Ceramic Plate ×2

 

Mid Game – Catastrophe Gear

Improves Ultimate charge efficiency and restores SP at the start of combat.

Catastrophe Heavy Armor T1

Aburrey Gauntlets

Catastrophe Gauze Cartridge T1 ×2

 

Late Game – LYNX Gear

Best-in-slot survivability set that increases Treatment Efficiency and reduces damage taken by allies.

LYNX Cuirass

LYNX Gauntlets

LYNX Connector ×2

 

VI. Team Compositions & Rotations

Pogranichnik + Chen Qianyu + Lifeng + Ember

 

A high-investment Physical team.

• Ember provides team shields and survivability and can help build Vulnerability through Combo triggers
• Pogranichnik supplies SP recovery and Breach
• Chen Qianyu rapidly stacks Vulnerability
• Lifeng applies Physical Vulnerability for damage amplification

 

Recommended Rotation

Lifeng Battle Skill → Chen Qianyu Battle + Combo → Ember Heavy Strike → Lifeng Combo → Pogranichnik Battle + Combo → Lifeng & Chen Qianyu Ultimates

 

Ember + Endministrator + Chen Qianyu + Qiuli

 

A budget-friendly Physical team.

• Endministrator serves as main DPS and consumes Vulnerability
• Chen Qianyu handles fast Vulnerability stacking
• Qiuli provides SP recovery to accelerate rotations

 

Recommended Rotation

Ember Battle + Combo → Chen Qianyu Combo + Battle → Endministrator Combo → Qiuli Combo → Chen Qianyu Ultimate → Endministrator Battle + Ultimate

 

VII. Key Potential Analysis

Ember is fully functional at Potential 0.

Key breakpoints:

• Potential 3 – Combo Skill additionally heals the lowest-HP ally, significantly improving team survivability
• Potential 5 – Increases shield effect and boosts the controlled operator’s ATK while shields are active

 

VIII. Conclusion

Ember is a clearly defined defensive cornerstone for Physical teams.

By providing consistent Knockdown, Stagger support, emergency healing for the on-field operator, and high-uptime team shields, she greatly improves a Physical team’s tolerance for mistakes in high-difficulty content.Her main drawback is low personal damage and the lack of direct damage amplification. In time-restricted or speed-focused stages, she may be replaced by higher-damage options.

As progression deepens in Arknights: Endfield, efficient resource planning becomes increasingly important. Using OSLink to stream your PC to mobile lets you manage upgrades, monitor resources, and adjust schedules during downtime—so when you return to your desk, you can focus entirely on stages and combat execution.