Physical
Guard
Sword
Mi Fu team
Physical · Vulnerable and CrushPlays Lift · Stagger
Mi FuMain DPS: Crush
Chen Qianyu, this operatorLift: Stagger
PogranichnikVanguard: SP and Breach
ArdeliaSupporter: HP treatment
Endfield Industries
Chen Qianyu
Build guide · Arknights: Endfield
5-star
PhysicalGuardSwordMain DPS
English voice: Rebecca Hanssen
The best Chen Qianyu build in Arknights: Endfield (Version 1.6) is Sundering Steel with Qingbo. Updated
Key facts
The best Chen Qianyu build in Arknights: Endfield (Version 1.6) 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
Gear
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
#1
ULTIMATE
Max first
#2
BASIC ATTACK
Then
#3
BATTLE SKILL
Next
#4
COMBO SKILL
Later
Best Potentials
PotentialsWorth pulling: P3 Dual-Wielding Swordmancer · P4 Improvised Chi Xiao
P3
Dual-Wielding Swordmancer
★ Worth pulling116.88% solo104.5% in teamDual-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 gameBattle skill Ascending Strike, combo skill Soar to the Stars, and ultimate Blade Gale improved: DMG Multiplier is increased to 1.1 times the original.
Every Potential Chen Qianyu has, in full, is on the Kit tab. This is only which of them are worth the pulls.
Teams
Pogranichnik team
Physical · Vulnerable and Breach, no healerPlays Lift · Stagger- PogranichnikMain DPS: Breach
- Chen Qianyu, this operatorLift: Stagger
EndministratorGuard: Crush
LifengKnock Down: Physical susceptibility
Da Pan team
Physical · Lift into CrushPlays Lift · Stagger
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- 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
EstellaGuard: Crush
AleshVanguard: SP and Solidify- ArdeliaSupporter: HP treatmentor Chen Qianyu
- EndministratorGuard: Crush
Arknights: Endfield 5★ Physical Guard Main DPS
Chen Qianyu build summary
Updated November 6, 2026Sundering 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
- November 6, 2026
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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.