Arknights: Endfield Guide – Best Build for Chen Qianyu

Chen Qianyu will be a powerful damage physical dealer in any team. She’s a great fit for physical damage teams that require strength and direct damage. Here’s everything you need to know about Chen Qianyu!

Although Chen Qianyu is a free operator, that doesn’t mean she’s useless or difficult to control. This five-star swordswoman, who joins Ender and Perlica early on, immediately makes a powerful addition to the team. If you enjoy varied combat effects, Chen Qianyu can knock up enemies with her sword, creating interesting combos with other operators.

She is a Guardian class that focuses on agility and strength, making her useful in physical damage teams where enemies are often vulnerable.

The Potential boost makes Chen Qianyu indispensable for early physical builds. While her potential isn’t as outstanding as other operators, her free access makes it easier to level up compared to stronger physical damage dealers, which are only available through upgrades in the Recruitment section.

The best weapon for Chen Qianyu

Sword “Sharp Rise”

• 6 stars
• Key indicator
• Increased critical hit chance
• Twilight: Azure Clouds

This weapon increases physical damage, agility, and critical strike chance. It’s the best weapon for Chen Qianyu, as it increases critical strike chance and agility, which pairs perfectly with her build. Most of the damage comes from her super skill, which should be prioritized.

Sword “Aspiration”

• 5 stars
• Physical damage dealt
• Dexterity
• Twilight: The Majestic Peak

This weapon increases physical damage and agility. It’s Chen Qianyu’s signature sword, which will be useful until you unlock the higher variant. It deals additional physical damage after knocking up enemies.

Sword “Steel Split”

• 5 stars
• Physical damage dealt
• Dexterity
• Pugnacity: Hymn of the Ashes

The weapon increases physical damage and agility. The “Pugnacity” ability increases physical damage if the enemy already has a physical condition, which often happens due to their knockup and stagger potential.

When upgrading weapons, use appropriate essences to maximize Chen Qianyu’s skills. This is especially important for free-to-play characters, ensuring they remain viable against rarer mid- and endgame operators .

The Best Gear Sets for Chen Qianyu

Master Swordsman Equipment Set

After applying the Physical status effect, one hit is dealt with 250% Physical Damage and 10 Stagger.

The Bonecrusher Game Gear Set

Increases attack by 15%.

Wanderer-Runner Equipment Set

If your health is above 80%, physical damage is increased by 20%.

The best operatives for Chen Qianyu’s team

• Main team : EndAdministrator, Alesh, Estella, Chen Qianyu.
• Alternate Team : Chen Qianyu, EndAdministrator, Ardelia, Akekuri.

Since Chen Qianyu is a free operator, you’ll likely be tinkering with your team composition during the first few hours of play as you unlock new characters through upgrades. However, her excellent physical synergy with Administrator makes Chen Qianyu useful until the most powerful characters are unlocked.

The combination with Alesh and Estella provides a balance of physical and elemental damage: Alesh and Estella stabilize enemies and increase the physical damage they take, allowing Enderman and Chen Qianyu to deal a powerful combined attack.

If you’re looking to play free heroes, Chen Qianyu pairs well with the End Administrator and the healer Ardelia. Any six-star physical operative is suitable for the fourth slot, or, early on, the four-star Akekuri.

Chen Qianyu’s Ability Overview and Leveling Priority

Chen Qianyu is one of the best early physical damage dealers after End Administrator. She effectively applies stagger and uses her knockup effect to set up her team for subsequent attacks.

• Basic attack (combo) “Dazzling Charge .” Chen enters combat with a series of five lightning-fast blade strikes. Each subsequent swing amplifies the previous one, gradually increasing damage from 45% to 90%, making prolonged combos a serious threat to the enemy. This is a key tool for maintaining constant pressure and maintaining the momentum of the battle.
• Airborne Assault . When attacking while jumping or after descending from a height, Chen slams down on enemies, dealing 180% physical damage in an area around his landing point. A great way to suddenly enter a fight and immediately seize the initiative.
• Finishing Move . Chen performs a deadly strike on a stunned enemy with a fully charged stun meter. The strike deals 900% damage and instantly restores Skill Points, allowing for an aggressive and continuous playstyle.
• Combat skill “Rising Strike .” Chen performs a powerful uppercut with his sword, dealing 380% physical damage and knocking the target into the air. This is a key crowd control skill that interrupts enemy actions and opens up ample opportunities for continued combo chains.
• The combo skill “To the Stars .” A passive skill that triggers “from the pocket” when Chen is not on the battlefield but the activation condition is met. The skill is triggered when the Vulnerability effect is applied to an enemy. Chen makes a rapid dash toward the target, dealing 270% physical damage and knocking up all enemies in his path. The ability has a 16-second cooldown, making her an excellent support for physical DPS, allowing her to prolong crowd control and establish long chains of attacks.
• The super skill “Blade Hurricane .” The pinnacle of Chen’s combat arsenal. She unleashes an ultimate seven-hit combo, gradually increasing damage from 81% to a whopping 1023% on the final swing. The final strike significantly surpasses all previous strikes in power, making this super skill an excellent finisher for the most dangerous targets.

When upgrading skills, first upgrade your Combat Skill and Ultimate to maximize enemy knockups and physical damage. It also provides additional stagger when interrupting powerful enemy attacks.

Chen Qianyu is an essential character for early physical damage teams, so it’s worth leveling her up even if you don’t plan on using her long-term.