Alesh Build Guide

Endministrator Chen Qianyu Alesh Estella

F2P focused team that uses Chen and Endmin to deal damage. Alesh and Estella helps each other, and Estella also applies Physical Susceptibility to enemies.

Yvonne Xaihi Alesh Gilberta

Yvonne team that focuses on increasing Yvonne’s damage as much as possible.

Weapons

• Best-in-Slot: Grand Vision
• Alt: Thermite Cutter
• Alt: Finchaser 3.0
• Alt: OBJ Edge of Lightness

Grand Vision is probably being used by the Endministrator, but if you happen to have a spare copy, it’s the best weapon for Alesh.

Finchaser 3.0 is Alesh’s signature and works perfectly with Alesh’s Battle Skill, the problem is that it only increases the team’s Cryo Damage.

Thermite Cutter and OBJ Edge of Lightness are generic options for Vanguards that provides some Team Utility.

Gear

• Gear Set: Frontiers
• Armor: Frontiers Armor
• Gloves: Eternal Xiranite Gloves
• Kit 1: Frontiers Comm T1
• Kit 2: Frontiers Comm T1

Frontiers is the Vanguard Set, so it’s an obvious pick for Alesh.

• Gear Set: Type 50 Yinglung
• Armor: Type 50 Yinglung Heavy Armor
• Gloves: Eternal Xiranite Gloves
• Kit 1: Type 50 Yinglung Knife T1
• Kit 2: Type 50 Yinglung Knife T1

Type 50 Yinglung trades Team Utility for more Personal Damage.

Combo Skill > Battle Skill > Ultimate > Basic Attack

Combo Skill is your priority for increased SP generation, everything else is good for Alesh’s Damage.

• P1 Super Salty Comeback
• P2 Calm and Tranquil
• P3 May the Willing Bite
• P4 Insane Angling Set
• P5 Mega Lunker Rumors

Alesh’s Potential focuses on increasing the Team Utility he provides, including extra SP recovery and an ATK buff. Potential 5 is for his damage and it allows you to use his Ultimate to finish enemies.

Keep in mind that vertically investing in Arknights Endfield is not recommended and you should treat these as a bonus damage/utility for your Operator.

Alesh is better played with an Operator that can consistently apply Cryo to enemies, as his Battle Skill allows him to consume Cryo Inflictions to regenerate SP based on the number of Inflictions consumed and also apply Solidification to them. You also need someone to consume Arts Reactions or Endmin’s Originium Crystals. Any Physical Unit can consume Endmin’s Crystals, but they can’t apply Cryo Inflictions. Lucky for you, Estella is a 4-Star that checks both conditions.

Start with Estella’s Battle Skill to apply Cryo Infliction, use Alesh’s Battle Skill to force Solidification and trigger Estella’s Combo Skill, which consumes Solidification and triggers Alesh’s Combo Skill. It’s a perfect cycle that generates SP and applies Physical Weakness to enemies. Sure, you don’t need to play with Estella, but they both help each other and you can just fill the last two slots with whatever you want to play.

Use his Ultimate when available as it deals good Cryo DMG, applies Cryo Infliction and also recovers some SP for your team.

Alesh will release on January 22nd, 2026 along with the release of Arknights: Endfield.

Alesh is a Standard Operator, meaning they are permanently available through the gacha system.