Hongshan Academy of Sciences

Lifeng

Build guide · Arknights: Endfield

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The best Lifeng build in Arknights: Endfield (Version 1.6) is Mountain Bearer with Swordmancer. Updated November 6, 2026

Key facts

Lifeng is a 6-star Physical Guard operator from Hongshan Academy of Sciences, wielding a Polearm. Main DPS / Support build, skill scalings, promotion and…

Rarity: 6★
Attribute: Physical
Class: Guard
Weapon type: Polearm
Faction: Hongshan Academy of Sciences
Released: Version 1.0 · 2026-01-22
Best weapon: Mountain Bearer
Core set: Swordmancer
Tier list: T0.5

Arknights: Endfield 6★ Physical Guard Main DPS

Lifeng build summary

Updated November 6, 2026

Mountain Bearer tops the weapon ranking for Lifeng, at 100.00% relative damage at P0 in the solo column, ahead of Valiant, Pathfinder's Beacon and Chimeric Justice. That order is prydwen.gg's, measured in play and condensed to a sentence each; every row of it sits under Weapons below.

Run Swordmancer on Lifeng, with Eternal Xiranite behind it.

Skill priority is BATTLE SKILL > ULTIMATE >= BASIC ATTACK = COMBO SKILL. The Ultimate costs 90 Ultimate Energy, which is what an Ultimate Gain Efficiency target has to clear.

Lifeng plays Knock Down · Physical susceptibility in the Pogranichnik team, alongside Pogranichnik, Chen Qianyu and Endministrator.

Role: Main DPS / Support
Best weapon: Mountain Bearer
Alternatives: Valiant, Pathfinder's Beacon, Chimeric Justice
Gear set: Swordmancer
Skill priority: BATTLE SKILL > ULTIMATE >= BASIC ATTACK = COMBO SKILL
Best team: Pogranichnik, Chen Qianyu, Endministrator, Lifeng
Ultimate Energy cost: 90 Ultimate Energy
Key promotion material: 8× Bloodcap
Last updated: November 6, 2026

Full Lifeng build: weapons, gear and teams

Skills

4 levellable

Basic

Ruination

BASIC ATTACK: An attack with up to 4 sequences that deals Physical DMG. As the controlled operator, Final Strike also deals 19 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 that deals massive Physical DMG and recovers some SP.

Skill level

BATK SEQ 1 Multiplier: 55%
BATK SEQ 2 Multiplier: 65%
BATK SEQ 3 Multiplier: 79%
BATK SEQ 4 Multiplier: 152%
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	24%	27%	29%	32%	34%	36%	39%	41%	44%	47%	50%	55%
BATK SEQ 2 Multiplier	29%	32%	35%	38%	41%	44%	47%	49%	52%	56%	60%	65%
BATK SEQ 3 Multiplier	35%	39%	42%	46%	49%	53%	56%	60%	63%	67%	73%	79%
BATK SEQ 4 Multiplier	68%	74%	81%	88%	95%	101%	108%	115%	122%	130%	140%	152%
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

Turbid Avatar

100 SP

Swings the polearm multiple times to deal 2 hits of Physical DMG, then slams the ground to deal Physical DMG and Knock Down to all enemies in the area of effect. If the enemy struck by the last hit of this skill has no Vulnerability stacks, apply Physical Susceptibility to the said enemy instead.

Skill level

SP Cost: 100
SEQ 1 DMG Multiplier: 86%
SEQ 2 DMG Multiplier: 86%
SEQ 3 DMG Multiplier: 268%
SEQ 3 Stagger: 10
Physical Susceptibility: 12%
Physical Susceptibility Duration (s): 12

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
SEQ 1 DMG Multiplier	38%	42%	46%	50%	53%	57%	61%	65%	69%	73%	79%	86%
SEQ 2 DMG Multiplier	38%	42%	46%	50%	53%	57%	61%	65%	69%	73%	79%	86%
SEQ 3 DMG Multiplier	119%	131%	143%	155%	167%	178%	190%	202%	214%	229%	247%	268%
SEQ 3 Stagger	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Physical Susceptibility	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	7%	7%	7%	9%	10%	10%	12%
Physical Susceptibility Duration (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Combo

Aspect of Wrath

16s cooldown

Unleashes an aspect that performs a spear thrust to deal Physical DMG and grants Link. Trigger: When the controlled operator performs a Final Strike on an enemy with Physical Susceptibility or Breach.

Skill level

Cooldown: 15
SEQ 1 DMG Multiplier: 105%
SEQ 2 DMG Multiplier: 375%
SEQ 2 Stagger: 10
Combo Duration (s): 20
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
SEQ 1 DMG Multiplier	47%	51%	56%	61%	65%	70%	75%	79%	84%	90%	97%	105%
SEQ 2 DMG Multiplier	167%	183%	200%	217%	233%	250%	267%	283%	300%	321%	346%	375%
SEQ 2 Stagger	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Combo Duration (s)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Ultimate Energy Gain	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

Ultimate

Heart of the Unmoving

90 Ultimate Energy

Unleashes an aspect that slams an Immovable Vajra to deal Physical DMG and Knock Down to all enemies in a large area of effect, then enemies are drawn toward the center of the area. After a while, enemies still within the vajra slam area of effect will suffer another massive Physical DMG and Knock Down. If the skill consumes a Link, it deals additional massive Physical DMG.

Skill level

Ultimate Energy Cost: 90
SEQ 1 DMG Multiplier: 400%
SEQ 1 Stagger: 5
SEQ 2 DMG Multiplier: 400%
SEQ 2 Stagger: 5
Additional ATK DMG Multiplier: 600%
Additional ATK Stagger: 5

All 12 levels

Scaling	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Ultimate Energy Cost	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90
SEQ 1 DMG Multiplier	178%	196%	213%	231%	249%	267%	284%	302%	320%	342%	369%	400%
SEQ 1 Stagger	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
SEQ 2 DMG Multiplier	178%	196%	213%	231%	249%	267%	284%	302%	320%	342%	369%	400%
SEQ 2 Stagger	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Additional ATK DMG Multiplier	267%	294%	320%	347%	374%	400%	427%	454%	480%	514%	554%	600%
Additional ATK Stagger	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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
Illumination
1. Elite 1
  Every point of Intellect and Will further grants ATK +0.10%.
2. Elite 2
  Every point of Intellect and Will further grants ATK +0.15%.
Elite 2
Subduer of Evil
1. Elite 2
  Applying Knock Down also deals 50% ATK of Physical DMG.
2. Elite 3
  Applying Knock Down also deals 100% ATK of Physical DMG.
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
Breaking the Obsession
Battle skill Turbid Avatar improved: Physical Susceptibility +5%; also triggers this additional effect to enemies with no more than 2 Vulnerability stack(s).
P2
Self Refinement
All attributes +15.
P3
Spiritual Cultivation
Talent Illumination improved: Every point in the attributes of Intellect and Will grants Lifeng an additional ATK +0.05%.
P4
Brief Instant
Ultimate Heart of the Unmoving improved: Ultimate Energy cost -15%.
P5
Unremitting
Talent Subduer of Evil improved: Every 15s, the next effect triggered deals another 250% ATK of Physical DMG and 5 Stagger.

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
Bloodcap ×8
Metadiastima Photoemission Tube ×20
Protoset ×36
100,000T-Creds

Total to level 90

126,100 T-Creds

Bloodcap

Metadiastima Photoemission Tube

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
Triphasic Nanoflake ×6
Protohedron ×15
24,000T-Creds
→ 11
Blighted Jadeleaf ×6
Mark of Perseverance ×2
Triphasic Nanoflake ×16
Protohedron ×24
30,000T-Creds
→ 12
Blighted Jadeleaf ×12
Mark of Perseverance ×3
Triphasic Nanoflake ×36
Protohedron ×50
65,000T-Creds