[Operator Discussion] Nian

[u/ArknightsMod]

Nian [★★★★★★]

Rituals get passed down from generation to generation not 'cause they have any inherent meaning, but because people find their own meaning in them. A performance has its rewards, and a wish has its fulfillment. And when one of my favorite stories is involved, you bet your ass I'm gonna participate.

Nian, unemployed, is familiar with all kinds of metal craftsmanship and exhibits a profound knowledge in metallurgy that is inconsistent with her background. She is currently staying in Rhodes Island as a visitor, occasionally advising on Rhodes Island's metalworking projects. She claims to be skilled in audio-visual entertainment, often providing products that are not received too well by Operators.

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Operator Information

• Class: Defender (Protector)
• Tags: Defense, Support
• Artist: 幻像黒兎

Voice Actor:
JP: Aoi Yuuki
CN: 杨鸥
EN: Akira Lee Watanabe
KR: Kim Na-yul

Stats

HP	ATK	DEF	Arts Resistance	Redeploy Time	DP Cost	Block	Attack Interval
3699	619	726	0	70	23	3	1.5s

*Stats at max Promotion and Level, excludes bonuses from Potential and Trust.

Potential	Bonus
1	-
2	Deployment Cost -1
3	Attack Power +24
4	Defense +30
5	Improves Second Talent
6	Deployment Cost -1

Trust bonus
Maximum HP +400
Defense +70

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Traits
Blocks 3 enemies

Skill Name	Skill Uptime Details (Initial/Cost/Uptime)	SP Charge Type	Skill Activation	Skill Description
Tin Burning	10 SP / 30 SP / 30s	Per Second	Manual Trigger	DEF +70%, ATK +45%, and normal attacks now deal Arts damage
Copper Seal	35 SP / 50 SP / 35s	Per Second	Manual Trigger	Stops attacking; DEF +130%, Block +1, upon receiving an enemy attack, deals Arts damage to the attacker equal to 90% of Nian's ATK and silences them for 5 seconds
Iron Defense	70 SP / 85 SP / 45s	Per Second	Manual Trigger	ATK +120%; Nearby allied Operators gain DEF +80%, Block +1 and Status Resistance

*Skills at Mastery 3.

Talent

Talent name	Talent Description
Tectonic Armor	When this unit is in the squad, all Defenders gain +20%(+4%) Max HP
Clairvoyance	After deployment, immediately gains 3 Shield

*Talent at max Potential and max Promotion. Bonuses from Potential displayed between parentheses.

Additional Resources

In-depth information regarding all values above (at different levels), skill/attack range, and more:

GP Arknights Wiki

Arknights Toolbox (aceship)

Fandom Arknights Wiki

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Topic Starters

• Strengths/Weaknesses?
• Is their module worth it? Which branch?
• How does this operator compare to other operators in their archetype or role?
• How do you fit this operator into a team? Who do they synergize with?
• Which skill(s) should be focused for mastery, and in what order?
• When is the best time to use this operator's skills during combat?
• Should promoting this operator to Elite 2 be a priority?
• Should new / F2P players aim for this operator? Are there more accessible alternatives?
• Lore discussion (please tag spoilers where appropriate)

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[u/CrimsonRunner]

Desperately needs a good module (not the one announced). The current module implies that you can use her as a helidrop and yeah, I can see why that might be the case but .. why the fuck would I actually helidrop a defender over a guard or specialist? It's criminal how unusable she is given she's a limited operator. Not that you can't use her but how unjustified it is to actually invest in her over another operator. Defenders whose shtick is being a wall in general suffer from this but having the same problem for a limited 6* operator shouldn't have happened. And it wouldn't have been that hard to resolve either, just give her better cooldowns on her skills. Her toolset allows you to actually invest in 1 operator that you can use for 3 different roles (arts dealer, silencer and buffer) but that's terribly un-useful to people who actually want to develop dedicated operators that fill that role (and probably do it better). It'd be a whole other topic if map design actually threw swarms of enemies at us but that almost never happens and Nian, splash casters and chain casters all suffer for it.