What attribute is Chen Qianyu?

Chen Qianyu is a 5-star Physical operator of the Guard class, from Endfield Industries, wielding a Sword, released in version 1.0.

What stat does Chen Qianyu scale on?

Chen Qianyu's skills multiply ATK. That is read from the scaling rows on the Battle Skill and Ultimate, not from the skill description, so it reflects what the game actually multiplies rather than what the text mentions.

What is the best weapon for Chen Qianyu?

Sundering Steel is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star Sword with 411 base ATK at level 90, and its skills act on ATK. Prominent Edge is the best 4-star alternative.

How much does it cost to max Chen Qianyu's skills?

Taking one combat skill from level 1 to 12 costs 172,200 T-Creds and 21× Blighted Jadeleaf among other materials. The Materials tab lists every item per level.

What does Chen Qianyu P1 do?

"Shadowless": DMG Dealt +20% to enemies below 50% HP.

Chen Qianyu, Physical Guard operator | Arknights: Endfield

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Chen Qianyu

Build guide · Arknights: Endfield

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English voice: Rebecca Hanssen

The best Chen Qianyu build in Arknights: Endfield (Version 1.5) is Sundering Steel with Qingbo. Updated September 20, 2026

Key facts

The best Chen Qianyu build in Arknights: Endfield (Version 1.5) is Sundering Steel with Qingbo. 5-star Physical Guard operator.

Rarity: 5★
Attribute: Physical
Class: Guard
Weapon type: Sword
Faction: Endfield Industries
Released: Version 1.0 · 2026-01-22
Best weapon: Sundering Steel
Core set: Qingbo
Tier list: T0.5

Where these rankings come fromThe weapon order, gear sets and Potential verdicts on this tab are prydwen.gg’s, measured in play and condensed to a sentence each. Relative damage figures are ratios against the bottom of each ranking, not absolute numbers, and each one holds only for the Potential and team its row states. Everything else (base stats, skill text, material totals) is read from the game’s own data.

Weapons

6 ranked

BISSundering Steel

114.60% solo · 103.90% in team at P5

Sundering Steel ranks above every 6-star for Chen at maximum Potential, its ideal passives and Weapon Effect kept at both stacks nearly all fight since her frequent Combo and Battle Skill both apply Lift.

411

Base ATK · lv 90

42 at lv 1

114.60% solo · 103.90% in team at P5

#2Glorious Memory

112.50% solo · 103.44% in team at P5

Glorious Memory stacks through Chen's Battle Skill and Combo Skill for up to 100% Ultimate DMG Bonus, and can be her best in slot if her Ultimate lands well, against Stagger windows or when her Basic Attacks keep getting interrupted.

490

Base ATK · lv 90

50 at lv 1

112.50% solo · 103.44% in team at P5

#3Grand Vision

109.60% solo · 102.60% in team at P0

Grand Vision's strong passives alone let it outperform weaker options even though Chen can't use its Weapon Effect, and its Arts Intensity slightly improves her Stagger from Lift.

500

Base ATK · lv 90

51 at lv 1

109.60% solo · 102.60% in team at P0

Grand Vision's strong passives alone let it outperform weaker options even though Chen can't use its Weapon Effect, and its Arts Intensity slightly improves her Stagger from Lift.

#4Eminent Repute

108.80% solo · 102.30% in team at P0

Eminent Repute is another 6-star stat weapon that works for Chen purely on its passive bonuses, since she can't activate its Weapon Effect either.

490

Base ATK · lv 90

50 at lv 1

108.80% solo · 102.30% in team at P0

Eminent Repute is another 6-star stat weapon that works for Chen purely on its passive bonuses, since she can't activate its Weapon Effect either.

#5Rapid Ascent

100.00% solo · 100.00% in team at P0

Rapid Ascent looks like a fit given how much of Chen's damage comes from her Ultimate, but weak passive Crit Rate and a bonus limited to Ultimate and Battle Skill leave it behind the curve despite a solid Weapon Effect.

495

Base ATK · lv 90

50 at lv 1

100.00% solo · 100.00% in team at P0

Gear

2 sets

CoreQingbo

Qingbo is Chen's preferred set in pure Physical teams since rotations tend to be gated by her Combo Skill cooldown, and it performs better than shown when used well.

3PC3-piece set effect: 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.

Also works

SwordmancerSwordmancer is generally the best set for Physical teams, its Stagger Efficiency Bonus reaching Stagger Nodes faster, adding 20% Stagger output plus a hit for 15 Stagger and Physical DMG every 15 seconds when a Physical Status lands.

Best pieces · four slots

Armor
Aethertech Plating
117.20%
Armor
Bonekrusha Heavy Armor T1
122.20%
Armor
Frontiers Armor T1
120.20%
Armor
Frontiers Armor T3
116.60%
Armor
MI Security Armor
122.80%· higher in the right team
Armor
MI Security Overalls
113.70%
Armor
Swordmancer Heavy Armor
122.80%· higher in the right team
Gloves
Aethertech Gloves
119.50%· higher in the right team
Gloves
MI Security Gloves
120.40%
Gloves
MI Security Hands PPE
112.90%
Gloves
Swordmancer TAC Gauntlets
122.50%
Gloves
Swordmancer TAC Gloves
120.20%
Gloves
Type 50 Yinglung Gloves
115.10%
Kit
Aethertech Analysis Band
120.40%
Kit
Aethertech Stabilizer
112.40%· higher in the right team
Kit
Bonekrusha Mask
129.20%
Kit
Bonekrusha Mask T1
112.80%
Kit
Frontiers Comm
109.90%
Kit
Frontiers Extra O2 Tube
107.40%
Kit
MI Security Scope
113.40%
Kit
Redeemer Tag T1
111.80%
Kit
Swordmancer Flint
126.40%

Skill priority

Off Field

#1
ULTIMATE
Max first
#2
BASIC ATTACK
Then
#3
BATTLE SKILL
Next
#4
COMBO SKILL
Later

Best Potentials

2 worth pulling

P1"Shadowless"
P2Heirloom Martial Arts
P3Dual-Wielding Swordmancerworth pulling
P4Improvised Chi Xiaoworth pulling
P5Bonded with the World

P3
P3Top pick
Dual-Wielding Swordmancer
- 116.88% solo
- 104.5% in team
Dual-Wielding Swordmancer adds a unique 10% damage multiplier to Chen's Battle Skill, Combo Skill, and Ultimate, her strongest damage Potential so far, though still a modest gain once Lift and passive Basic Attack damage are counted.
In game
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.
P4
P4
Improvised Chi Xiao
- 123.09% solo
- 106.1% in team
Improvised Chi Xiao cuts Chen's Ultimate cost 15%, from 70 to around 60, letting her use it far more often for more damage and more Stagger if cast outside the Stagger window.
In game
Ultimate Blade Gale improved: Ultimate Energy cost -15%.

Every Potential Chen Qianyu has, in full, is on the Kit tab. This is only which of them are worth the pulls.

Teams

5 teams

Mi Fu team

Physical · Vulnerable and CrushPlays Lift · Stagger

Mi Fu groups and Crushes in the same rotation, so Physical finally has an answer to multi-enemy stages without giving up its burst. Chen Qianyu builds the Vulnerable stacks fast enough that the squad rarely waits on them, and the fourth slot flexes between Pogranichnik’s SP and Ardelia’s healing depending on what the stage needs.

Mi FuMain DPS · Crush
Chen Qianyu, this operatorLift · Stagger
PogranichnikVanguard · SP and Breach
ArdeliaSupporter · HP treatment

Pogranichnik team

Physical · Vulnerable and Breach, no healerPlays Lift · Stagger

No healer: every slot here builds or spends Vulnerable stacks instead, and Pogranichnik’s Breach lands in the same window Endministrator or Da Pan spends on Crush. It clears faster than a sustained Physical squad, but a missed stack means a hit nobody is there to treat.

PogranichnikMain DPS · Breach
Chen Qianyu, this operatorLift · Stagger
EndministratorGuard · Crush
LifengKnock Down · Physical susceptibility

Da Pan team

Physical · Lift into CrushPlays Lift · Stagger

Da Pan carries both halves of the Physical loop, Lift to stack Vulnerable and Crush to spend it, which is rare enough at 5-star to build a squad around. Chen Qianyu doubles the stacking rate, and the last two slots flex between SP and healing depending on the stage.

Da PanMain DPS · Lift and Crush
Chen Qianyu, this operatorLift · Stagger
PogranichnikVanguard · SP and Breach
ArdeliaSupporter · HP treatment

Endministrator team

Physical · the standard-pool squadPlays Lift · Stagger

Every slot here comes from the standard pool or the story, so it is the squad a new account can actually field. Endministrator Crushes what Chen Qianyu Lifts, and Pogranichnik’s Breach spends whatever is left before the stacks reset.

EndministratorMain DPS · Crush
Chen Qianyu, this operatorLift · Stagger
PogranichnikVanguard · SP and Breach
ArdeliaSupporter · HP treatment

Estella team

Cryo/Physical · Solidification into ShatterStands in for Ardelia

Solidify from Alesh gets Shattered by a Crush from Estella or Endministrator for Physical damage neither Cryo nor Physical paid for alone. It is a speedrunning niche rather than a generalist pick: most stages end before the squad needs its full rotation.

EstellaGuard · Crush
AleshVanguard · SP and Solidify
ArdeliaSupporter · HP treatmentor Chen Qianyu
EndministratorGuard · Crush

All teams, with every replacement

Arknights: Endfield 5★ Physical Guard Main DPS

Chen Qianyu build summary

Updated September 20, 2026

Sundering Steel tops the weapon ranking for Chen Qianyu, at 114.60% relative damage at P5 in the solo column, ahead of Glorious Memory, Grand Vision and Eminent Repute. That order is prydwen.gg's, measured in play and condensed to a sentence each; every row of it sits under Weapons below.

Run Qingbo on Chen Qianyu, with Swordmancer behind it.

Skill priority is ULTIMATE > BASIC ATTACK > BATTLE SKILL >= COMBO SKILL. The Ultimate costs 70 Ultimate Energy, which is what an Ultimate Gain Efficiency target has to clear.

Chen Qianyu plays Lift · Stagger in the Mi Fu team, alongside Mi Fu, Pogranichnik and Ardelia.

Role: Main DPS / Support
Best weapon: Sundering Steel
Alternatives: Glorious Memory, Grand Vision, Eminent Repute
Gear set: Qingbo
Skill priority: ULTIMATE > BASIC ATTACK > BATTLE SKILL >= COMBO SKILL
Best team: Mi Fu, Chen Qianyu, Pogranichnik, Ardelia
Ultimate Energy cost: 70 Ultimate Energy
Key promotion material: 8× Cosmagaric
Last updated: September 20, 2026

Skills

4 levellable

Basic

Soaring Break

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: Basic attack performed near a Staggered enemy becomes a finisher attack that deals massive Physical DMG and recovers some SP.

Skill level

BATK SEQ 1 Multiplier: 45%
BATK SEQ 2 Multiplier: 54%
BATK SEQ 3 Multiplier: 60%
BATK SEQ 4 Multiplier: 68%
BATK SEQ 5 Multiplier: 90%
Finisher ATK Multiplier: 900%
Dive ATK Multiplier: 180%

All 12 levels

Scaling	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
BATK SEQ 1 Multiplier	20%	22%	24%	26%	28%	30%	32%	34%	36%	39%	42%	45%
BATK SEQ 2 Multiplier	24%	26%	29%	31%	34%	36%	38%	41%	43%	46%	50%	54%
BATK SEQ 3 Multiplier	27%	29%	32%	35%	38%	40%	43%	46%	48%	52%	56%	60%
BATK SEQ 4 Multiplier	30%	33%	36%	39%	42%	45%	48%	51%	54%	58%	62%	68%
BATK SEQ 5 Multiplier	40%	44%	48%	52%	56%	60%	64%	68%	72%	77%	83%	90%
Finisher ATK Multiplier	400%	440%	480%	520%	560%	600%	640%	680%	720%	770%	830%	900%
Dive ATK Multiplier	80%	88%	96%	104%	112%	120%	128%	136%	144%	154%	166%	180%

Skill

Ascending Strike

100 SP

Performs an uppercut slash at the target enemy, dealing Physical DMG and Lift.

Skill level

SP Cost: 100
DMG Multiplier: 380%
Stagger: 10
Lift Duration (s): 2.5

All 12 levels

Scaling	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
SP Cost	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
DMG Multiplier	169%	186%	203%	219%	236%	253%	270%	287%	304%	325%	350%	380%
Stagger	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Lift Duration (s)	1	1	1	1	1	1.5	1.5	1.5	2	2	2	2.5

Combo

Soar to the Stars

16s cooldown

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.

Skill level

Cooldown: 15
DMG Multiplier: 270%
Ultimate Energy Gain: 10

All 12 levels

Scaling	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Cooldown	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15
DMG Multiplier	120%	132%	144%	156%	168%	180%	192%	204%	216%	231%	249%	270%
Ultimate Energy Gain	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

Ultimate

Blade Gale

70 Ultimate Energy

A 7-sequence slash attack that deals Physical DMG with each sequence to the target enemy. The final slash sequence deals even more DMG.

Skill level

Ultimate Energy Cost: 70
Slash Multiplier: 81%
First Strike Stagger: 15
Final Strike DMG Multiplier: 1023%
Final Strike Stagger: 20

All 12 levels

Scaling	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Ultimate Energy Cost	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70
Slash Multiplier	36%	40%	43%	47%	50%	54%	58%	61%	65%	69%	75%	81%
First Strike Stagger	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Final Strike DMG Multiplier	455%	500%	545%	591%	636%	682%	727%	773%	818%	875%	943%	1023%
Final Strike Stagger	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

Talents

4 unlocked by Elite rank

Elite 1
Skirmisher
1. Elite 1
  Operator Agility +10.
2. Elite 2
  Operator Agility +15.
3. Elite 3
  Operator Agility +15.
4. Elite 4
  Operator Agility +20.
Elite 1
Slashing Edge
1. Elite 1
  After hitting an enemy with skills, Chen gains ATK +4% for 10s. This effect can reach 5 stacks.
2. Elite 2
  After hitting an enemy with skills, Chen gains ATK +8% for 10s. This effect can reach 5 stacks.
Elite 2
Momentum Breaker
1. Elite 2
  Interrupting the enemy's charge up deals another 5 Stagger.
2. Elite 3
  Interrupting the enemy's charge up deals another 10 Stagger.
Elite 1
Outfitting
1. Elite 1
  Activate this to let the operator equip blue quality gear
2. Elite 2
  Activate this to let the operator equip purple quality gear
3. Elite 3
  Activate this to let the operator equip gold quality gear

Stat talent

Every tier taken

Agility: 60

Skirmisher at full unlock, summed across every tier. Elite rank gates the tiers as it gates the talents above.

Potentials

5 unlocks

P1
"Shadowless"
DMG Dealt +20% to enemies below 50% HP.
P2
Heirloom Martial Arts
Agility +15, Physical DMG Dealt +8%.
P3
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.
P4
Improvised Chi Xiao
Ultimate Blade Gale improved: Ultimate Energy cost -15%.
P5
Bonded with the World
Combo skill Soar to the Stars improved: Length of cooldown -3s.

Full bill

T-Creds, summed from the tables below

Level 90 and every skill at 12

814,900

T-Creds 15 material lines

Elite 4 and level 90

126,100

T-Creds 7 materials · 4 steps

All 4 skills at 12

688,800

T-Creds 4× the single-skill bill

Elite promotion

Level 1 → 90 in 4 steps

Elite 1
Pink Bolete ×3
Protodisk ×8
1,600T-Creds
Elite 2
Red Bolete ×5
Protodisk ×25
6,500T-Creds
Elite 3
Protoset ×24
Ruby Bolete ×5
18,000T-Creds
Elite 4
Cosmagaric ×8
Quadrant Fitting Fluid ×20
Protoset ×36
100,000T-Creds

Total to level 90

126,100 T-Creds

Cosmagaric

Quadrant Fitting Fluid

Pink Bolete

Protoset

Red Bolete

Ruby Bolete

Protodisk

Skill materials

Per skill · 4 levellable

→ 2
Kalkodendra ×1
Protoprism ×6
1,000T-Creds
→ 3
Kalkodendra ×2
Protoprism ×12
2,700T-Creds
→ 4
Chrysodendra ×1
Protoprism ×16
3,200T-Creds
→ 5
Chrysodendra ×1
Protoprism ×21
4,200T-Creds
→ 6
Chrysodendra ×2
Protoprism ×27
5,400T-Creds
→ 7
Protohedron ×6
Vitrodendra ×1
8,200T-Creds
→ 8
Protohedron ×8
Vitrodendra ×1
10,500T-Creds
→ 9
Protohedron ×15
Vitrodendra ×2
18,000T-Creds
→ 10
Blighted Jadeleaf ×3
Mark of Perseverance ×1
Tachyon Screening Lattice ×6
Protohedron ×15
24,000T-Creds
→ 11
Blighted Jadeleaf ×6
Mark of Perseverance ×2
Tachyon Screening Lattice ×16
Protohedron ×24
30,000T-Creds
→ 12
Blighted Jadeleaf ×12
Mark of Perseverance ×3
Tachyon Screening Lattice ×36
Protohedron ×50
65,000T-Creds

One skill at 12

172,200 T-Creds

Blighted Jadeleaf

Mark of Perseverance

Tachyon Screening Lattice

Chrysodendra

Kalkodendra

Protohedron

Vitrodendra

Protoprism

All 4 skills at 12

688,800 T-Creds

Blighted Jadeleaf

Mark of Perseverance

Tachyon Screening Lattice

Chrysodendra

Kalkodendra

Protohedron

Vitrodendra

Protoprism

Teammates

Similar operators

Build

Chen Qianyu FAQ

What attribute is Chen Qianyu?: Chen Qianyu is a 5-star Physical operator of the Guard class, from Endfield Industries, wielding a Sword, released in version 1.0.
What stat does Chen Qianyu scale on?: Chen Qianyu's skills multiply ATK. That is read from the scaling rows on the Battle Skill and Ultimate, not from the skill description, so it reflects what the game actually multiplies rather than what the text mentions.
What is the best weapon for Chen Qianyu?: Sundering Steel is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star Sword with 411 base ATK at level 90, and its skills act on ATK. Prominent Edge is the best 4-star alternative.
Which gear set should Chen Qianyu use?: Qingbo. Its 3-piece effect is: 3-piece set effect: 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 3-piece effect is the only set bonus a gear set has, and it needs three matching pieces; an operator equips four in all (Armor, Gloves and two Kits), so the fourth is free for an off-set piece.
How much does it cost to max Chen Qianyu's skills?: Taking one combat skill from level 1 to 12 costs 172,200 T-Creds and 21× Blighted Jadeleaf among other materials. The Materials tab lists every item per level.
What does Chen Qianyu P1 do?: "Shadowless": DMG Dealt +20% to enemies below 50% HP.

Chen Qianyu

Key facts

Weapons

Gear

Skill priority

Best Potentials

Teams

Skills

Talents

Skirmisher

Slashing Edge

Momentum Breaker

Outfitting

Stat talent

Potentials

"Shadowless"

Heirloom Martial Arts

Dual-Wielding Swordmancer

Improvised Chi Xiao

Bonded with the World

Full bill

Elite promotion

Skill materials

Related

Teammates

Similar operators

Build

Chen Qianyu FAQ