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Here are Snowshine's best builds, weapons, and gears in Arknights: Endfield!

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Snowshine Character Overview

Snowshine's Overview
Snowshine Race: Ursus
Faction: Rhodes Island
EN VA: Stephanie Southerland
JP VA: Satomi Akesaka
How to Get: Headhunt
Rarity Element Weapon
Star5-Star Arknights Endfield Cryo Icon Cryo Arknights Endfield Greatsword Icon Greatsword
Class Main Att. Sec. Att.
Arknights Endfield Defender Icon Defender Arknights Endfield Strength Icon Strength Arknights Endfield Will Icon Will

Rating: B Tier

Overall Tier B

Snowshine can perform well in teams that can utilize her Solidification application, such as Shatter teams. However, her kit relies on enemy behavior to maximize, with her healing and Cryo Infliction tied to enemies attacking the controlled Operator.

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Stats

HP ATK STR AGI INT WIL
Lv. 1 500 30 18 12 9 11

Snowshine Builds

Snowshine's builds focus on increasing her healing in the early game and endgame by increasing her Will attribute and Treatment Bonus stats. Her endgame build adds a buff when she casts her Battle Skill, boosting the team's damage while improving their survivability.

Snowshine Best Team Comps

Snowshine Support Build

Best Weapon Essence Priority
Former FineryFormer Finery
1. Efficacy
2. Will Boost
3. HP Boost
Best Gears
Eternal Xiranite ArmorEternal Xiranite Armor LYNX GauntletsLYNX Gauntlets
Eternal Xiranite Power Core T1Eternal Xiranite Power Core T1 Eternal Xiranite Power Core T1Eternal Xiranite Power Core T1

Snowshine's best build is the Eternal Xiranite set with the Former Finery weapon. Her Battle Skill applies the Protection buff that triggers the Eternal Xiranite's damage buff, and when hit, triggers the Former Finery's healing from its Efficacy skill as well.

Snowshine Early Game Build

Best Weapon Essence Priority
Former FineryFormer Finery
1. Efficacy
2. Will Boost
3. HP Boost
Best Gears
Mordvolt Resistant Vest T1Mordvolt Resistant Vest T1 Mordvolt Resistant GlovesMordvolt Resistant Gloves
Mordvolt Resistant BatteryMordvolt Resistant Battery Mordvolt Resistant BatteryMordvolt Resistant Battery

Snowshine's best early game build is the Mordvolt Resistant set with the Former Finery weapon as it capitalizes on her healing utility.

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Snowshine's Best Weapons

Recommended Snowshine Support Weapons

Rank Best Weapons Essence Priority
1st Former FineryFormer Finery
1. Efficacy
2. Will Boost
3. HP Boost
2nd Finishing CallFinishing Call
1. Medicant
2. Strength Boost
3. HP Boost
3rd ThunderbergeThunderberge
1. Medicant
2. HP Boost
3. Strength Boost

Snowshine's best weapon is the Former Finery, as it allows her to heal outside of her Combo Skill and is accessible from the weapon selector obtained in the New Horizons banner.

Finishing Call is an amazing alternative, featuring high heals with fairly accessible potentials to maximize its healing potency. This is available as a pre-registration reward as well, providing players a strong support weapon for free, especially if players would rather use the selector for something else.

Thunderberge can be a substitute for additional Shields in her Combo Skill. While it provides less healing than Former Finery and Finishing Call, its shield can be helpful to help Operators survive high burst damage, such as in Contingency Contract with the Thrill and Decapitate risks active.

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Snowshine's Best Gear

Best Snowshine Support Gear and Gear Sets

Best Armor Best Gloves
Eternal Xiranite ArmorEternal Xiranite Armor LYNX GauntletsLYNX Gauntlets
Best Kit I Best Kit II
Eternal Xiranite Power Core T1Eternal Xiranite Power Core T1 Eternal Xiranite Power Core T1Eternal Xiranite Power Core T1
Gear Set
Eternal Xiranite:
Wearer's HP +1000
After the wearer applies Amp, Protected, Susceptibility, or Weakened, other teammates also gain DMG Dealt +16% for 15s. This effect cannot stack.

Snowshine's best gear option is the Eternal Xiranite set, as it increases her heals by providing plenty of Will and Treatment Bonuses. Her Battle Skill can apply the Protected buff on cast, easily triggering the set effect that provides a damage buff for the entire team.

Best Snowshine Early Game Gear and Gear Sets

Best Armor Best Gloves
Mordvolt Resistant Vest T1Mordvolt Resistant Vest T1 Mordvolt Resistant GlovesMordvolt Resistant Gloves
Best Kit I Best Kit II
Mordvolt Resistant BatteryMordvolt Resistant Battery Mordvolt Resistant BatteryMordvolt Resistant Battery
Gear Set
Mordvolt Resistant:
Wearer's Will +50
When the wearer's HP is below 50%, Treatment Effect +30%.

Snowshine's best early game gear option is the Mordvolt Resistant set as it enhances her supporting utility by increasing her heals by increasing her Will stat, and provides a further increase when Snowshine is at half health.

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How to Play Snowshine

As a Teammate

Snowshine is a sustain character that can apply Cryo Infliction and Solidification through her Battle Skill and Ultimate, respectively. She is a good support for Shatter teams.

You get the most damage by using her talents in this order:

Use Battle Skill To Apply Cryo Infliction

Snowshine's Battle Skill, Saturated Defense, grants Protection to nearby allies and refunds some SP. Getting attacked while Snowshine's shield is up will apply Cryo Infliction on the enemy. This is great for setting up Solidification.

Snowshine will also regen some Ultimate Energy when she retaliates with her shield, thanks to her SAR Professional Talent.

Use Ultimate To Apply Solidification

Snowshine's Ultimate consistently applies Solidification to enemies, so it's good to use as a window to deal massive damage through Shatter.

Combo Skill Continuously Heals Allies

Lastly, Snowshine's Combo Skill will instantly heal an ally, then continuously heal all allies nearby when the Controlled Operator drops below 60% HP.

Snowshine's Skills and Talent Priority

Skills Priority

Priority Skill Explanation
1 Snowshine Combo Skill Icon
Combo Skill
Upgrade this first to maximize Snowshine's healing
2 Snowshine Ultimate Icon
Ultimate
Level this second to boost its damage dealt, but is not a priority as it is primarily used for the Solidification.
2 Snowshine Battle Skill Icon
Battle Skill
Can be leveled third for the damage, but is not a priority.
- Snowshine Basic Attack Icon
Basic Attack
Upgrade this last, but can be left unupgraded if Snowshine is limited to the Support role.

Talents Priority

Priority Talent Explanation
1 SAR Professional Prioritize leveling this talent to increase Energy gain, allowing access to more Ultimates.
2 Polar Survival Level this talent second for the slight increase in healing provided.

Snowshine's Skills

Combat Skills

Basic Attack - Hypothermic Assault

Attack Description
Basic Attack An attack with up to 3 sequences that deals Physical DMG. As the controlled operator, Final Strike also deals 23 Stagger.
Dive Attack Basic attack performed in mid-air becomes a dive attack that deals Physical DMG to nearby enemies.
Finisher Attack Basic attack performed near a Staggered enemy becomes a finisher attack that deals massive Physical DMG and recovers some SP.

Stat Effect
BATK SEQ 1 Multiplier 55%
BATK SEQ 2 Multiplier 59%
BATK SEQ 3 Multiplier 100%
Dive ATK Multiplier 80%
Finisher ATK Multiplier 400%

Battle Skill - Saturated Defense

Skill Details
Saturated Defense Description: Raises a shield that can block attacks, grants Protection to self and nearby operators, and immediately returns some SP. When attacked while the said shield is active, perform a retaliation bash that deals Cryo DMG and applies Cryo Infliction on the attacker.
Cost 100
Cooldown -

Stat Effect
Damage Multiplier 200%
Stagger 20
Protection 90%
SP Return 30

Combo Skill - Polar Rescue

Skill Details
Polar Rescue Description: Snowshine throws a Snowfield SAR Assistant at the controlled operator. Upon target contact, the Assistant gives massive instant HP Treatment to nearby operators as well as continuous HP Treatment to operators in the area of effect. The attribute of Will increases the amount of HP treatment.
Trigger: After controlled operator gets attacked and is below 60% HP.
Cost -
Cooldown 25

Stat Effect
Initial Base Treatment 96
Initial Treatment Increase per Will 0.22
Base Treatment Over Time 24
Treatment Over Time Increase per Will 0.06
Treatment Over Time Interval (s) 0.5
Duration (s) 3

Ultimate - Frigid Snowfield

Skill Details
Frigid Snowfield Description: Leaps into mid-air with a jetpack before slamming down with her shield to deal massive Cryo DMG to enemies in the area of effect. Also generates a Snow Zone (lasting several seconds) that deals Cryo DMG over time to enemies. The Snow Zone forcibly applies Solidification to enemies caught within it for a certain duration.
Cost 80
Cooldown 20

Stat Effect
Explosion Damage Multiplier 200%
Stagger 15
Damage Over Time Multiplier 29%
Damage Over Time Interval (s) 0.5
Duration (s) 5

Attribute Increases

Attribute Increase Effects
Forged Lv. 1: Operator Strength +10
Lv. 2: Operator Strength +15
Lv. 3: Operator Strength +15
Lv. 4: Operator Strength +20

Talents

Talent Effects
Polar Survival Lv. 1: Treatment Effect +15% for targets of 45% HP or below.
Lv. 2: Treatment Effect +25% for targets of 45% HP or below.
SAR Professional Lv. 1: Battle skill Saturated Defense improved: After successfully retaliating an enemy attack, Snowshine gains another 6 Ultimate Energy.
Lv. 2: Battle skill Saturated Defense improved: After successfully retaliating an enemy attack, Snowshine gains another 10 Ultimate Energy.

Base Skills

Infra Skill Description
Rescuer's Perseverance α: Assign to Manufacturing Cabin to slow Mood Drop of all operators in it by 10%
β: Assign to Manufacturing Cabin to slow Mood Drop of all operators in it by 14%
Happy-Go-Lucky α: Assign to Control Nexus to grant all operators' Mood Regen +12%
β: Assign to Control Nexus to grant all operators' Mood Regen +16%

Snowshine's Potentials

All Potential Effects

Level Potential
1 Cold Shelter
Battle skill Saturated Defense improved: During the blocking effect, Arts Inflictions cannot be applied to allied operators with Protection.
2 Storm Region
Ultimate Frigid Snowfield improved: Effect radius +20%.
3 Polar Survival Guide
Ultimate Frigid Snowfield improved: Duration of the Solidification applied by the skill is increased by 2s.
4 Tundra Aegis
DEF +20, Will +20.
5 Cold Disaster Specialist
Battle skill Saturated Defense improved: Successfully retaliating an enemy attack returns 10 SP.

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Snowshine Upgrade Materials

Total Promotion Materials

Materials Needed Total
x3
x5
x5
x8
x33
x60
x20
x152,200

Lvl. Character Promotion Materials
20 ➔ 40
T-Creds T-Creds x1,600
Outfitting 1
T-Creds T-Creds x1,600
40 ➔ 60
T-Creds T-Creds x6,500
Outfitting 2
T-Creds T-Creds x6,500
60 ➔ 80
T-Creds T-Creds x18,000
Outfitting 3
T-Creds T-Creds x18,000
80 ➔ 90
T-Creds T-Creds x100,000

Total Skill Materials

Materials Needed Total
x12
x16
x16
x84
x328
x472
x116
x688,800

Lvl. Character Promotion Materials
1 ➔ 2
T-Creds T-Creds x1,000
2 ➔ 3
T-Creds T-Creds x2,700
3 ➔ 4
T-Creds T-Creds x3,200
4 ➔ 5
T-Creds T-Creds x4,200
5 ➔ 6
T-Creds T-Creds x5,400
6 ➔ 7
T-Creds T-Creds x8,200
7 ➔ 8
T-Creds T-Creds x10,500
8 ➔ 9
T-Creds T-Creds x18,000
Mastery 1 Hypothermic Assault
T-Creds T-Creds x24,000

Saturated Defense
T-Creds T-Creds x24,000

Polar Rescue
T-Creds T-Creds x24,000

Frigid Snowfield
T-Creds T-Creds x24,000
Mastery 2 Hypothermic Assault
T-Creds T-Creds x30,000

Saturated Defense
T-Creds T-Creds x30,000

Polar Rescue
T-Creds T-Creds x30,000

Frigid Snowfield
T-Creds T-Creds x30,000
Mastery 3 Hypothermic Assault
T-Creds T-Creds x65,000

Saturated Defense
T-Creds T-Creds x65,000

Polar Rescue
T-Creds T-Creds x65,000

Frigid Snowfield
T-Creds T-Creds x65,000

Total Talent Materials

Materials Needed Total
x133
x90
x98,400

Lvl. Character Promotion Materials
Forged Lv.1
T-Creds T-Creds x1,000
Forged Lv.2
T-Creds T-Creds x1,800
Forged Lv.3
T-Creds T-Creds x6,000
Forged Lv.4
T-Creds T-Creds x12,000
Polar Survival Lv.1
T-Creds T-Creds x2,400
Polar Survival Lv.2
T-Creds T-Creds x8,600
SAR Professional Lv.1
T-Creds T-Creds x10,000
SAR Professional Lv.2
T-Creds T-Creds x24,000
Rescuer's Perseverance Lv.1
T-Creds T-Creds x1,600
Rescuer's Perseverance Lv.2
T-Creds T-Creds x8,000
Happy-Go-Lucky Lv.1
T-Creds T-Creds x3,000
Happy-Go-Lucky Lv.2
T-Creds T-Creds x20,000

How to Get Snowshine

Reward From Pre-Registration

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Snowshine was given as a pre-registration reward for all players when the game launched!

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Voice Actors

Voice Actor & Notable Roles
EN Stephanie Southerland
• Jean Gunnhildr (Genshin Impact)
• Coldshot (Arknights)
• Evelyn de Sainte-Coquille (Rune Factory 3 Special)
JP Satomi Akesaka
• Aurora (Arknights)
• Tomoko Noge (Persona 5: The Phantom X)
• Meruru Rede Arls (Aterlier Resleriana: Forgotten Alchemy & the Liberator of Polar Night)

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Snowshine's best gifts are the Frontiers Watch and Surfing Festival Ticket, but she also accepts Yinglung Dumbbells. Gift Snowshine these items to increase your bond with her!

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Who is Snowshine? (Lore)

Search and Rescue Specialist

Snowshine Profile in Official Site

Snowshine is a Search and Rescue (SAR) specialist under Rhodes Island and is currently assigned to Endfield Industries. Her specialization in polar and high-altitude regions often leaves her busy as both her expertise and talent are in demand.

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Notably, her appearance shares distinct similarities with the operator Aurora in Arknights. Snowshine's File 4 mentions the Woods as well, likely the Originium Woods, where Reconveners are connected to, hinting that she is Aurora's Reconvener in Talos-II.

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