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

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Chen Qianyu Character Overview

Chen Qianyu's Overview
Chen Qianyu Race: Lung
Faction: Endfield Industries
EN VA: Rebecca Hansen
JP VA: Suzushiro Sayumi
How to Get: Headhunt | Quest
Rarity Element Weapon
Star5-Star Arknights Endfield Physical Icon Physical Arknights Endfield Sword Icon Sword
Class Main Att. Sec. Att.
Arknights Endfield Guard Icon Guard Arknights Endfield Agility Icon Agility Arknights Endfield Strength Icon Strength

Rating: S+ Tier

Overall Tier S+

Chen Qianyu is a great Vulnerability applicator for Physical teams, as she can trigger Lift multiple times with her Battle and Combo skills, allowing other Operators to consume them for Crush or Breach.

She is also a free unit, offering excellent overworld utility by improving base functions. Chen Qianyu is mainly intended to be a sub-DPS, dealing average damage and requiring other allies to consume her generated Vulnerability stacks.

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Stats

HP ATK STR AGI INT WIL
Lv. 1 500 30 10 20 8 9

Chen Qianyu Builds

Chen Qianyu primarily wants Agility, Strength, and Physical DMG Bonus to increase her damage. She can also use any Skill DMG Bonus to buff her skills.

Chen Qianyu Sub-DPS Build

Best Weapon Essence Priority
Rapid AscentRapid Ascent
1. Main Attribute Boost
2. Twilight
3. Critical Rate Boost
Best Gears
Swordmancer Heavy Armor T1Swordmancer Heavy Armor T1 Qingbo GauntletsQingbo Gauntlets
Qingbo Positioning Kit T1Qingbo Positioning Kit T1 Qingbo Positioning Kit T1Qingbo Positioning Kit T1

Rapid Ascent with the Qingbo gear set is Chen Qianyu's best build as it synergizes with her kit the most. She can utilize the weapon's Twilight skill while benefiting from the gear set's effects and the bonus Agility, Strength, Physical DMG, and All Skill DMG bonuses they provide.

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Chen Qianyu Early Game Build

Best Weapon Essence Priority
Sundering SteelSundering Steel
1. Physical DMG Boost
2. Agility Boost
3. Combative
Best Gears
Roving MSGR JacketRoving MSGR Jacket Roving MSGR FistsRoving MSGR Fists
Roving MSGR GyroRoving MSGR Gyro Roving MSGR GyroRoving MSGR Gyro

The Roving MSGR set with the Sundering Steel sword is the best early-game build for Chen Qianyu due to them providing Agility, which Chen has an affinity for.

Chen Qianyu's Best Weapons

Recommended Chen Qianyu Sub-DPS Weapons

Rank Best Weapons Essence Priority
1st Rapid AscentRapid Ascent
1. Main Attribute Boost
2. Twilight
3. Critical Rate Boost
2nd Glorious MemoryGlorious Memory
1. Agility Boost
2. Twilight
3. Critical Rate Boost
3rd Sundering SteelSundering Steel
1. Physical DMG Boost
2. Agility Boost
3. Combative
4th AspirantAspirant
1. Twilight
2. Physical DMG Boost
3. Agility Boost

Rapid Ascent is the best weapon for her since it synergizes with her playstyle, with her DMG concentrated in her Ultimate. Alternatively, Glorious Memory is a good option from the Protocol Pass weapon supply.

Sundering Steel or Aspirant are great budget options for their Agility, Physical DMG, and conditional buffs that work with Chen Qianyu.

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Chen Qianyu's Best Gear

Best Chen Qianyu Sub-DPS Gear and Gear Sets

Best Armor Best Gloves
Swordmancer Heavy Armor T1Swordmancer Heavy Armor T1 Qingbo GauntletsQingbo Gauntlets
Best Kit I Best Kit II
Qingbo Positioning Kit T1Qingbo Positioning Kit T1 Qingbo Positioning Kit T1Qingbo Positioning Kit T1
Gear Set
Qingbo:
Wearer's Combo Skill Cooldown Reduction +15%.
When the wearer casts a combo skill, the wearer gains Skill DMG Dealt +20% (for every skill) for 15s. This effect can reach 2 stacks. Duration of each stack is counted separately.

The Qingbo set is Chen Qianyu's best option in the endgame due to its high synergy with her as a character. The gear pieces themselves increase Chen Qianyu's Agility and Strength attributes, while also buffing her Physical DMG quite a bit.

Meanwhile, the set itself reduces the Combo Skill Cooldown to provide more Vulnerable stacks for the team.

Best Gear and Gear Sets for Each Character

Best Chen Qianyu Early Game Gear and Gear Sets

Best Armor Best Gloves
Roving MSGR JacketRoving MSGR Jacket Roving MSGR FistsRoving MSGR Fists
Best Kit I Best Kit II
Roving MSGR GyroRoving MSGR Gyro Roving MSGR GyroRoving MSGR Gyro
Gear Set
Roving MSGR:
Wearer's Agility +50
When the wearer's HP is above 80%, Physical DMG +20%

The Roving MSGR set is Chen Qianyu's best option in the early game due to her primarily scaling off Agility and Physical DMG. She also benefits from the bonus Attack from both Roving MSGR Gyro pieces.

How to Play Chen Qianyu

As a Support Damage Dealer

Chen Qianyu's main value in the team is to apply Vulnerability stacks, as both her Battle and Combo Skills cause enemies to be Lifted. As such, Chen Qianyu is best used as a sub-DPS in the team and is built as a Damage Dealer regardless if she's the Controlled Operator or not.

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

Lift Enemies and Apply Vulnerability with Battle Skill

Chen Qianyu's Battle Skill is straightforward to use. Once you cast it, it will deal Physical DMG and cause enemies to be Lifted. In certain situations, using three casts of Chen Qianyu's Battle Skill alongside her Combo Skill will maximize Vulnerability stacks on enemies!

Follow Up Vulnerability with Combo Skill

Whenever an enemy becomes Vulnerable, Chen Qianyu can make a follow-up attack using her Combo Skill. This attack simply deals Physical DMG and Lifts enemies. Do take note that this has a cooldown of 16 seconds, so you can't spam it.

Use Ultimate to Burst Enemies Down

Chen Qianyu's Ultimate is a simple AoE burst skill that deals a lot of damage while also having a low cost. Make sure to use it when enemies are Staggered to deal as much damage as possible. Additionally, you can buff this by getting Ultimate DMG Bonus or Ultimate Gain Efficiency to cast this as much as possible.

Interrupt Enemies with Skills for Faster Stagger

If enemies are charging up their attacks, appearing as a red ring around them, you can press any of Chen Qianyu's active skills to interrupt them. This will cause a lot more Stagger than other Operators, so try to use Chen Qianyu's skill for these instances when possible!

As a Base Operator

Aside from Chen Qianyu's combat ability, she also works great being set as a Base Operator with her extra perks in the Manufacturing Cabin and Growth Chambers.

Assign to Manufacturing Cabin for Weapon EXP Materials

You can have Chen Qianyu in the Manufacturing Cabin to get more weapon EXP materials. Just make sure to have Chen Qianyu's Base Skill, Blade Critique, unlocked first.

Assign to Growth Chamber for Rare Minerals

Once you unlock the Jadeworking Base Skill on Chen Qianyu, place her as the Base Operator for the Growth Chamber to improve Rare Mineral growth!

Chen Qianyu's Skills and Talent Priority

Skills Priority

Priority Skill Explanation
1 Chen Qianyu Ultimate Icon.png
Ultimate
Focus on upgrading Chen Qianyu's Ultimate as it's her strongest attack. As a support unit, she'll benefit from having this upgraded by increasing her damage output significantly.
2 Chen Qianyu Basic Attack Icon.png
Basic Attacks
Chen Qianyu will be using her basic attacks a lot while being a support. As such, we recommend upgrading this second alongside her Ultimate.
3 Chen Qianyu Combo Skill Icon.png
Combo Skill
Her Combo skill is extremely easy to trigger, as it only requires enemies to become Vulnerable. Despite having a longer cooldown, it still offers a fair bit of damage and will be used as much as possible in Physical teams. Upgrade this third.
4 Chen Qianyu Battle Skill Icon.png
Battle Skill
While her Battle Skill offers great application of Lift and Staggers enemies, it cannot be spammed due to the team having a shared SP Cost. As such, you'll want to upgrade this later on, prioritizing her more consistent damaging abilities first.

Talents Priority

Priority Talent Explanation
1 Slashing Edge Slashing Edge gives Chen Qianyu additional ATK and can be triggered consistently by just hitting her skills. Upgrade this to increase her damage.
2 Momentum Breaker This Talent increases Chen Qianyu's crowd-control capabilities, boosting her overall utility. That said, you'd still want to prioritize more damage first, but do not neglect this either.

Chen Qianyu's Skills

Combat Skills

Basic Attack - Soaring Break

Attack Description
Basic Attack An attack with up to 5 sequences that deals Physical DMG. As the controlled operator, Final Strike also deals 16 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 20%
BATK SEQ 2 24%
BATK SEQ 3 27%
BATK SEQ 4 30%
BATK SEQ 5 40%
Dive ATK 80%
Finisher ATK 400%

Battle Skill - Ascending Strike

Skill Details
Ascending Strike Description: Performs an uppercut slash at the target enemy, dealing Physical DMG and Lift.
Cost 100
Cooldown -

Stat Effect
Damage 169%
Stagger 10
Lift Duration (s) 1

Combo Skill - Soar to the Stars

Skill Details
Soar to the Stars Description: A slashing dash that passes through the target enemy and deals Physical DMG and Lift to all enemies along the way.
Trigger: When an enemy becomes Vulnerable.
Cost -
Cooldown 16

Stat Effect
Damage 120%

Ultimate - Blade Gale

Skill Details
Blade Gale Description: A 7-sequence slash attack that deals Physical DMG with each sequence to the target enemy. The final slash sequence deals even more DMG.
Cost 70
Cooldown -

Stat Effect
Slash Multiplier 36%
First Strike Stagger 15
Final Strike Damage 455%
Final Strike Stagger 20

Attribute Increases

Attribute Increase Effects
Skirmisher Lv. 1: Operator Agility +10
Lv. 2: Operator Agility +15
Lv. 3: Operator Agility +15
Lv. 4: Operator Agility +20

Talents

Talent Effects
Slashing Edge Lv. 1: After hitting an enemy with skills, Chen gains ATK +4% for 10s. This effect can reach 5 stacks.
Lv. 2: After hitting an enemy with skills, Chen gains ATK +8% for 10s. This effect can reach 5 stacks.
Momentum Breaker Lv. 1: Interrupting the enemy's charge up deals another 5 Stagger.
Lv. 2: Interrupting the enemy's charge up deals another 10 Stagger.

Base Skills

Infra Skill Description
Blade Critique α: Assign to Manufacturing Cabin to grant weapon EXP material production efficiency +10%
β: Assign to Manufacturing Cabin to grant weapon EXP material production efficiency +20%
Jadeworking α: Assign to Growth Chamber to grant rare mineral growth rate +20%
β: Assign to Growth Chamber to grant rare mineral growth rate +30%

Chen Qianyu's Potentials

All Potential Effects

Level Potential
1 Shadowless
DMG Dealt +20% to enemies below 50% HP.
2 Heirloom Martial Arts
Agility +15, Physical DMG Dealt +8%.
3 Dual-Wielding Swordmancer
Battle skill Ascending Strike, combo skill Soar to the Stars, and Ultimate Blade Gale improved: DMG Multiplier is increased to 1.1 times the original.
4 Improvised Chi Xiao
Ultimate Blade Gale improved: Ultimate Energy cost -15%.
5 Bonded with the World
Combo skill Soar to the Stars improved: Length of cooldown -3s.

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Chen Qianyu 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 Soaring Break
T-Creds T-Creds x24,000

Ascending Strike
T-Creds T-Creds x24,000

Soar to the Stars
T-Creds T-Creds x24,000

Blade Gale
T-Creds T-Creds x24,000
Mastery 2 Soaring Break
T-Creds T-Creds x30,000

Ascending Strike
T-Creds T-Creds x30,000

Soar to the Stars
T-Creds T-Creds x30,000

Blade Gale
T-Creds T-Creds x30,000
Mastery 3 Soaring Break
T-Creds T-Creds x65,000

Ascending Strike
T-Creds T-Creds x65,000

Soar to the Stars
T-Creds T-Creds x65,000

Blade Gale
T-Creds T-Creds x65,000

Total Talent Materials

Materials Needed Total
x133
x90
x98,400

Lvl. Character Promotion Materials
Skirmisher Lv.1
T-Creds T-Creds x1,000
Skirmisher Lv.2
T-Creds T-Creds x1,800
Skirmisher Lv.3
T-Creds T-Creds x6,000
Skirmisher Lv.4
T-Creds T-Creds x12,000
Slashing Edge Lv.1
T-Creds T-Creds x2,400
Slashing Edge Lv.2
T-Creds T-Creds x8,600
Momentum Breaker Lv.1
T-Creds T-Creds x10,000
Momentum Breaker Lv.2
T-Creds T-Creds x24,000
Blade Critique Lv.1
T-Creds T-Creds x1,600
Blade Critique Lv.2
T-Creds T-Creds x8,000
Jadeworking Lv.1
T-Creds T-Creds x3,000
Jadeworking Lv.2
T-Creds T-Creds x20,000

How to Get Chen Qianyu

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Voice Actors

Voice Actor & Notable Roles
EN Rebecca Hanssen
• Ciaccona (Wuthering Waves)
• Eve (Stellar Blade)
• Pith (Original Arknights)
VA Suzushiro Sayumi
• Yu (My Hero Academia: Vigilantes)
• Satono Crown (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Season 3)
• Lawine (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End)

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Chen Qianyu's favorite gift is the Eureka Teabox, so make sure to give it to her to get the most trust increase! You can, however, still use other alternatives like Frontiers Watch, Tidestone Specimen, and Cosmic Gate Puzzle to boost her trust.
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Who is Chen Qianyu? (Lore)

Specialist Operator in Endfield Industries

Chen Qianyu Profile in Official Site

Chen Qianyu is a specialist operator in Endfield Industries known for her combat prowess, born from training at a young age. Chen Qianyu is described by others as optimistic and tenacious, able to remain strong no matter the circumstances.

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Chen Qianyu's similarities in last name and race with Chen Hui-chieh from Arknights imply that the two operators are related, though it is currently unknown if it is a mere coincidence or not.

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1 Anonymous Anonymous 6 months

This doesn't have a full set for gear :(

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