Arknights Endfield Chen Qianyu Build & Analysis

Chen Qianyu is a 5★ Guard in Arknights Endfield built around fast Physical skill chaining, Lift control, and reliable Stagger pressure. She fits into almost any Physical lineup because her kit asks for one simple thing: keep the enemy in a state where your team can keep pressing buttons.

If you are comparing Chen Qianyu to other operators or trying to understand where she stands in the broader meta, this article is written to slot directly into our Arknights Endfield Tier List, where all characters are evaluated under the same conditions and assumptions.

Basic Information

Weapon: Sword
Role: Guard
Element: Physical
Rarity: 5★
Main Attribute: Agility
Secondary Attribute: Strength

Base Stats

Stat	Base	Max
HP	500	5495
ATK	30	297
DEF	0	0
Strength	10	106
Agility	20	171
Intellect	8	85
Will	9	93

Skills

Basic Attack — Soaring Break

Up to 5 attack sequences dealing Physical DMG
Final Strike deals 16 Stagger when Chen Qianyu is the controlled operator
Mid-air basic attacks become Dive Attacks, dealing Physical DMG in an area
Attacking a Staggered enemy triggers a Finisher attack, dealing heavy Physical DMG and restoring SP

Battle Skill — Ascending Strike

Uppercut slash that deals Physical DMG and applies Lift

Combo Skill — Soar to the Stars

Trigger

When an enemy becomes Vulnerable

Effect

A slashing dash that passes through the target
Deals Physical DMG and applies Lift to enemies along the path

Ultimate — Blade Gale

A 7-sequence slash attack dealing Physical DMG per sequence
The final slash deals increased DMG

Talents

Slashing Edge

Promotion I: After hitting an enemy with skills, gains ATK +4% for 10s (max 5 stacks)
Promotion II: Gains ATK +8% for 10s (max 5 stacks)

Momentum Breaker

Promotion II: Interrupting an enemy’s charge up deals another 5 Stagger
Promotion III: Interrupting an enemy’s charge up deals another 10 Stagger

Potentials

Potential I: DMG Dealt +20% to enemies below 50% HP
Potential II: Agility +15, Physical DMG Dealt +8%
Potential III: Ascending Strike, Soar to the Stars, and Blade Gale improved — DMG multiplier increased to 1.1×
Potential IV: Blade Gale improved — Ultimate Energy cost −15%
Potential V: Soar to the Stars improved — cooldown length −3s

Promotions, Materials, and Bonuses

Promotion Materials

Promotion I

Protodisk ×8
Pink Bolete ×3
T-Creds ×1600

Promotion II

Protodisk ×25
Red Bolete ×5
T-Creds ×6500

Promotion III

Protoset ×40
Ruby Bolete ×5
T-Creds ×25000

Promotion IV

Protoset ×75
Quadrant Fitting Fluid ×56
Cosmagaric ×8
T-Creds ×225000

Attribute Bonuses

Promotion I: Agility +10
Promotion II: Agility +15
Promotion III: Agility +15
Promotion IV: Agility +20

AIC Skills

Promotion I: Manufacturing Cabin weapon EXP material production efficiency +10%
Promotion II: Growth Chamber rare mineral growth rate +20%
Promotion III: Manufacturing Cabin weapon EXP material production efficiency +20%
Promotion IV: Growth Chamber rare mineral growth rate +30%

Analysis & Verdict

Chen Qianyu is built for tempo. Her Battle Skill is immediate: Ascending Strike hits, applies Lift, and keeps targets in a controllable state. Her Combo Skill is also simple, but the trigger tells you what she wants: it activates when an enemy becomes Vulnerable. In practice, that means she thrives in teams that regularly apply Vulnerability through supports and debuffers, because she turns that state into movement, Lift, and burst positioning.

Her Ultimate is the clean payoff. Blade Gale is seven sequences of Physical damage with a heavier final hit. There are no conditions to satisfy, no delayed second stage, no conversion requirement. When you need damage now, you press it and you get it.

Her Talents reinforce “keep casting skills.” Slashing Edge stacks ATK after skill hits and can reach five stacks, which means she rewards consistent skill flow rather than isolated bursts. Momentum Breaker adds extra Stagger when you interrupt an enemy’s charge up, which makes her feel better in the exact fights where Stagger control matters most: enemies that try to cast something dangerous and need to be stopped.

What makes her valuable to Physical teams is not a single gimmick. It’s reliability. She applies Lift on demand, she has an easy Combo trigger, and she has an Ultimate with strong multipliers for a moderate cost. This is why she is commonly described as a “rotation lubricant.” She keeps the sequence moving without asking the rest of the team to play around her.

Chen Qianyu performs best in teams where Vulnerability and Stagger happen naturally. When those states are present, she chains skills smoothly and keeps pressure consistent. When they are not, she still functions, but her Combo Skill becomes less frequent and her value shifts toward pure Ultimate damage and basic pressure.

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