The gacha-game genre has grown dramatically over the past few years, though only a few titles have stood the test of time and retained a sizable community. One of those games is Arknights, a tactical tower defense game that introduces gacha aspects with a massive roster of beautifully crafted characters.
Arknight excels in nearly every area, while also challenging players to make the strongest team possible. Like many other gacha games, Arknights has a star-level system starting at one and ending at six. While six stars are some of the most valuable characters to have in the game, the best five stars in Arknights can also be the difference between victory and defeat.
7 Warfarin
Warfarin belongs to the Medic class and can provide above-average support to her team when used correctly. Warfarin's character model is that of a young girl with long white hair, red eyes, and pointy ears, similar to a vampire. Matching her position in Rhode Island, Warfarin's vampire-like feature reflect her profession in the lore of Arknights as she is the founder of the medical blood bank.
Warfarin is a single-target medic that can also utilize her talents to provide skill points to the party, increasing her usefulness substantially. In addition, Warfarin can provide an attack buff that is invaluable when taking on difficult content in the game.
6 Blue Poison
Blue Poison is a young girl sporting black combat gear with shoulder-length pink hair and blue eyes, wearing an indigo hoodie. Blue Poison belongs to the sniper class as a DPS with an anti-air archetype.
Blue Poison is capable of dealing considerable damage to all targets and gains the ability to prioritize flying targets. In addition, she is an excellent character for taking on tanky enemies, as she can inflict piercing damage on targets with high DEF. Players should focus on Blue Poison's skill one for maximum damage output but shouldn't ignore her skill two as it can be helpful against groups.
5 Elysium
Belonging to the Vanguard class with a Flagbearer archetype, Elysium is a tall, mature male character with short white hair. He wears black, unkempt clothing paired with a white trench coat. Elysium is a great teammate for a squad with multiple snipers, as he reduces their deployment cost.
On top of his cost-reduction ability, Elysium increases a sniper's attack speed and can strip enemies of their defense and their stealth abilities. Elysium was not met with open arms when he applied to the Rhodes Island defense force but now leads an operations squad on his own.
4 Texas
Texas is a physical DPS belonging to the Vanguard class and is a staple character in Arknights. In appearance, Texas is a relatively young girl with long black hair and cat ears. She wears black shorts and sneakers with a white and black sports jacket.
Texas also appears in the recent Arknights anime, Arknights: Prelude to Dawn. Texas is capable of incredible damage both at the base and as she is upgraded. Her skill two is excellent for handling groups of enemies because of its AOE damage and the slow she can inflict.
3 Ptilopsis
Ptilopsis is a member of the medic class that also has the multi-target archetype. Ptilopsis is a very valuable unit that will be a powerful addition to any team composition. Ptilospsis can heal at a more extensive range than most medics and can heal up to three targets at once.
Ptilopsis is a fair-skinned young girl with orange eyes and white hair. She wears a white, gray, and orange gown, which really helps her to stand out. Ptilopsis increases skill point gain when she is deployed but her cooldowns are a bit high, which players should take note of.
2 Specter
Specter is a great unit that soaks up as much damage as she can dish out. Specter is a Gaurd class unit that has the AOE archetype. She wears robes similar to that of a nun, which she pairs with combat boots and a massive saw polearm.
Specter is a great unit that has the ability to immensely increase her survivability with her skill two, which restricts her HP from dropping lower than one. To counter this skill, after its duration, Specter is stunned for ten seconds.
1 Lappland
Lappland is a powerhouse in Arknights that has incredible versatility and strong skills that make her a must-have in most teams. Lappland is portrayed as a young girl with long white hair, wearing black shorts and a black overcoat. Lappland's most useful ability is her talent, which strips enemy targets of their special abilities.
This ability is invaluable on the battlefield and can turn a challenging fight into a walk in the park. Additionally, Lappland's skill one increases her survivability, making her more resistant to physical damage. Her skill two, on the other hand, increases her damage dealt while turning her damage type into arts damage.
Arknights is available on mobile devices.