Arknights: Endfield allows you to use up to four characters in a squad, but at the start you only have one main character, the Enderman. To ensure you can assemble at least one full team without relying on gacha mechanics, the game gradually adds new free operators to your account as you progress through key story stages.
Perlika is one of these free heroines and the first character you unlock besides the main character. She accompanies you throughout your journey through Talos II. However, if you want to keep her in your combat team, you’ll need to choose the right build for her.
The best weapons and essences for Perlika
Even though Perlika wields a dagger and has some of the most spectacular attack animations in Arknights: Endfield, her weapon of choice is still an Arts-type weapon. Fortunately, there are plenty of suitable options, but if you plan to use Perlika as a DPS, Oblivion is her best choice.
However, if you’re considering her as a support, you can use the Wild Wanderer. Below is a list of weapons that work well with Perlika.
Oblivion weapon
- 6 stars
- Intelligence
- Arts
- Twilight
This weapon gives Perlika a 5% critical strike chance, as well as a hefty 36% bonus to arts damage after using her super skill and combo skill, making Oblivion a great choice for a DPS build.
Explosion Module Weapon
- 6 stars
- The main indicator,
- Intensity of the Arts
- Explosion
A situational option, but when used with a character capable of inflicting Electric Damage, Perlika’s weapon truly shines and becomes very powerful. When Perlika inflicts Electric Damage after another character, she causes an electrical explosion, increasing the damage taken by arts.
Wild Wanderer weapon
- 5 stars
- Intelligence
- Electrical damage
- Electric shock
Overall, this is the best all-around weapon for Perlika, as once Electrify is applied, it allows the entire team to gain a bonus to physical and arts damage.
Monaihe weapon
- 5 stars
- Will
- Super Skill Efficiency
- Inspiration
This weapon has lower overall utility for Pearlica, but can be used to make her use her Super more often.
The Stanza of Memory weapon
- 5 stars
- Intelligence (increase attack)
- Twilight
If you’re using Perlika in a team without electrical synergy, this weapon is a good choice for boosting the attack of other Physical and Arts-focused Operators.
When farming essences for Perlika’s weapons, it’s important to ensure that the Energy Alluvium you complete contains all three required stat bonuses for your chosen weapon.
You can check this by looking at the compatible weapon list for a specific Alluvium. If your chosen weapon is listed, it means it can farm essences.
The Best Gear Sets for Perlika
As you progress through Arknights: Endfield, it becomes apparent that most characters have their own optimal five-star gear set. For Perlika, this set is the Pulsar Labs, which gives her the most bang for her buck. However, there are other options for the early game.
Pulsar Laboratory Kit
- Disruptor suit, gloves, calibrator.
This set increases the intensity of Perlika’s arts and provides a powerful bonus to electrical damage after applying Electrify.
Set “Catastrophe”
- Heavy armor, gloves, filter.
A good mid-game option thanks to the increased effectiveness of the Super Skill. It also allows you to regain some SP the first time you use a Combat Skill.
Mortovolt Insulated Equipment Set
- Any items.
A great set for the early game: it gives Perlika intelligence and a bonus to damage from arts while she has high health.
It only makes sense to upgrade your characters’ equipment when you have five-star versions of it.
The Eternal Xiranit Bracers can be used as a fourth item for Perlika, as they allow her super skill to recharge much faster.
The best operatives to team with Perlika
Best team for Perlika:
- Perlik
- Avivenna (Stormtrooper/Electric)
- Arclight (Vanguard/Electric)
- Antal (Support/Electricity)
Alternative command for Perlika:
- Perlik
- Administrator (Guardian/Physical)
- Lifen (Guardian/Physical)
- Ardelia (Support/Nature)
If you’ve played gacha games before, you know that the free characters you get at the start are often far from the strongest and eventually fall out of the meta. Unfortunately, a similar situation could arise with Perlika, as her skill set lacks a clear specialization.
She can inflict Electricity damage with her Combat Skill, which is a good thing in itself, but the fact that it requires SP doesn’t work in her favor. However, Perlika can still be used in the two teams mentioned above if you don’t have better options.
The reasons are as follows:
- Avivenna activates her combo skill, finishing off enemies with an electric shock that Perlika easily inflicts. This effect also helps Arclight gain SP faster.
- Perlika has a passive that allows her to chain a combo skill when attacking vulnerable enemies, making her a good early-game partner for physical teams with Administrator or Da Pan as the main DPS.
Pearlika’s Abilities Overview and Upgrade Priority
Finally, it’s worth noting that Perlika has one of the simplest and most straightforward skill sets in Arknights: Endfield. Here’s what she can do:
- Combat Skill “Protocol: Strike .” Perlika deals AoE damage with her combat skill and inflicts an electric shock.
- Her ultimate skill, Protocol: 70.41K, is a powerful explosive attack that deals damage over an even larger area.
- Her combo skill, “Instant Protocol: Target,” is activated by simply finishing off an enemy and inflicts Electrify. While Perlika doesn’t have any buffs of her own, the Electrify itself causes enemies to take increased damage from Arts.
- When attacking enemies while stunned, she also deals increased damage.
Perlika becomes significantly stronger in teams with Electric-type operatives after unlocking all tiers of her Potential, as the final tier increases the damage bonus to Arts when Electrifying. As for skill upgrades , it’s best to upgrade her Super Skill first, then her Combo Skill, and only then her Combo Skill.
