Antal Build Guide

Wulfgard Perlica Akekuri Antal

F2P Friendly team that uses Wulfgard as your main DPS. Antal increases the damage of both Wulfgard and Perlica.

Laevatain Wulfgard Akekuri Antal

Laevatain team that uses Antal to increase her damage. Recommended against Bosses/Single-Target Content. Ardelia is also a great option and you can use her instead of Akekuri or Antal.

Avywenna Arclight Perlica Antal

Mono-Electric team that uses Avywenna and Perlica as the main damage dealers.

Weapons

• Best-in-Slot: Detonation Unit
• Alt: Stanza of Memorials (F2P)
• Alt: OBJ Arts Identifier (for Electric teams)

Detonation Unit is the best option for Antal since it applies DMG Taken% to enemies. This is a separate multiplier from DMG% that is rarely found in the game. EMP Test Site applies one extra infliction from the same element it triggered it, making it really easy to trigger Arts Burst on enemies and benefit from Detonation Unit. Due to the long cooldown on his Combo Skill, it's impossible to keep the weapon effect with 100% uptime, so remember to only use it before huge bursts of damage.

Stanza is incredibly strong for Laevatain teams or any non-electric team. DMG% buffs are widely available in the game, because of this, the ATK% buff has higher value when compared to DMG% buffs (such as OBJ Arts Identifier).

Since Stanza only increases the ATK of non-electric operators, in case Detonation Unit is not an option for you and you're playing an electric team, OBJ Arts Identifier is the only remaining option for Antal. You get a copy for free from the Operation Manual, but it's quite far into the game. We recommend using a low-rarity placeholder until you get a free copy.

Gear

• Gear Set: Eternal Xiranite
• Armor: Tide Fall Light Armor
• Gloves: Eternal Xiranite Gloves
• Kit 1: Eternal Xiranite Power Core
• Kit 2: Eternal Xiranite Power Core

The Eternal Xiranite Set increases the utility provided for the team and works perfectly with Antal since he can trigger it with his Battle Skill or Ultimate

Battle Skill = Ultimate > Combo Skill = Basic Attack

Focus on his Support Skill first, as this is Antal’s role in your team. Damage on Antal is a low priority and you should focus on leveling up your DPS Skills first.

• P1 Arts Talent
• P2 Improved Automation
• P3 Applied Originium Theory
• P4 Granny's Reminder
• P5 High Specs Tech Tester

As a 4-Star Operator, Antal’s Potentials are easier to obtain and greatly increases her Support potential. Potential 1 increases the effect of his Ultimate and Potential 5 increases the effect of his Focus on longer fights.

Antal is all about increasing the damage of Electric and Heat Operators thanks to the amazing tools in his kit. The Battle Skill applies Focus to a single enemy. This debuff applies Heat and Electric Susceptibility to enemies, but It’s important to note that this debuff can only be active on a single enemy at a time.

Combo Skill is easy to trigger as it only requires an enemy under Focus to suffer from an Physical Status on Arts Infliction. Activating it adds one stack of this Physical or Arts Infliction on the enemy. This is the only way Antal can apply Inflictions to enemies and requires someone else to apply an Infliction or Vulnerable to enemies.

His Ultimate is purely supportive and applies Heat and Electric Amp to the entire team, which greatly increases the damage of these two Elements. His Combat Talent also heals Amped teammates after they use a Skill to deal damage to enemies. It has a long cooldown but it’s extra utility for your team without changing your gameplay.

Due to the lack of AoE and the fact that Focus can only be applied to a single enemy at a time, Antal is best used against Bosses or any single target content. Antal’s gameplay is really straightforward: Apply Focus to the enemy and enjoy extra Inflictions whenever his Combo Skill triggers. Use the Ultimate before spending resources on your other Operators and that’s it.

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

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