MISSION LOGS
Technical data, economic arbitrage strategies, and frontier survival guides for the modern Talos-II pioneer.
About these Mission Logs
The Endfield Hub blog is where we publish long-form coverage that does not fit neatly into a tier list or a calculator. Expect patch breakdowns, banner reviews, AIC factory blueprints, economy walkthroughs, and event recaps within hours of in-game launches. We mix data — clear times, rotation math, profit-per-day spreadsheets — with hands-on play impressions from contributors who main different roles and elements.
New posts ship 3 to 6 times a week, with daily output during version launches. Every guide carries a byline, a published date, and a "last updated" timestamp so you can tell whether the strategy still applies in the current patch. Use the category filters and tags to narrow by operator, banner, or content mode. Arknights: Endfield is developed by Hypergryph; this blog is a fan-run resource and not officially affiliated with the developer or publisher.

Should You Pull Arcane? Worth-It Verdict
Reasons to pull Arcane (Li Zhiyan) in Endfield 1.4: the Nature DPS gap she fills, her dual-stance flexibility, Corrosion self-loop, and the honest case against.

Gamescom 2026 Cologne Travel Guide
Gamescom 2026 runs August 23-30 at Koelnmesse in Cologne. How to get there, where to stay near the venue (Deutz, Altstadt, budget options), and what to expect at Europe's biggest gaming show.

Liino Build Guide: Weapons, Gear & Teams
Liino build guide for Endfield 1.4: Bedazzling Night Debut weapon, best gear sets, Vocalist vs Cosmovoice stance priority, and the top Electric teams for her August 9 banner.

Paris Games Week 2026 Travel Guide
Paris Games Week 2026 runs October 22-25 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles for its 15th anniversary. How to get there, where to stay near the venue, and what to expect at France's biggest gaming show.

Sui Proxy, Longma Guard & Dream Walker Lore
A lore deep dive on the three future operators teased at 1.4 Homecoming: Si the 13th Sui Proxy, the Hongshan Imperial Guard, and the Sarkaz Dream Traveler.

Tokyo Game Show 2026 Travel Guide
Tokyo Game Show 2026 runs September 17-21 at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, with 759 exhibitors from 51 countries. How to get there, where to stay near the venue, and essential Japan travel tips.

Wuling Travel Service Vol. 8: Yinglung Pass
Wuling Travel Service Vol. 8 tours Yinglung Pass: the Pass-Side Canal, Balepyre Dais, and Exclusion Gate, plus how the new Talosite collection system works.

Arcane Build Guide: Weapons, Gear & Teams
Arcane (Li Zhiyan) build guide for Endfield 1.4: Solemn Phalanx weapon, best gear sets, INT vs WILL stat priority, and top Nature Caster teams.

1.4 Homecoming: Arcane, Liino & Program Recap
Full Companionship Celebration & Homecoming Special Program recap for Arknights: Endfield Version 1.4. Arcane (Nature Caster) and Liino (Electric Supporter) kit breakdowns, new Yinglung Pass and North Wuling Exclusion Zone maps, AIC gas resource overhaul, camera system, name change cards, birthday system, and the free 6-star sword Farsight.
How the Mission Logs are organised
Posts are filed under a fixed set of editorial categories so the same recurring topics — version launches, banner reviews, factory layouts, market arbitrage — always land in a predictable bucket. Each post carries one primary category for the listing view, plus free-form tags that identify the operators, banners, events, or game modes it covers. The category filter at the top of this page reflects the live category list extracted from the 216 posts currently published; categories appear automatically as soon as a post in that category goes live.
The default sort is publication date, newest first. Pagination renders nine posts per page; older patches and event recaps remain indexed indefinitely so historical references (such as the Version 1.1 Wuling expansion or the original Cinder Arsenal rotations) stay reachable for players returning after a break.
Content categories you will see
- Patch Notes & Version Guides — full breakdowns of each Endfield version drop, with day-one tier movement, new banner reviews, and balance-change impact notes.
- Operator Deep-Dives — rotation math, gear priorities, team comps, and synergy notes for individual operators such as Zhuang Fangyi, Rossi, Perlica, Xaihi, and Yvonne.
- Factory & AIC Strategy — Wuling expansion layouts, Valley IV blueprint walkthroughs, throughput math, conveyor optimisation, and bottleneck-resolution case studies.
- Economy & Arbitrage — stock-bill cycles, elastic goods trading tiers, Castell event optimisation, and weekly artificing catalyst routing.
- Endgame & Combat — Umbral Monument run sheets, Turbidity Manifest stages, Cinder Arsenal raid prep, and stagger-tier rotations against named bosses.
- Event Coverage — Palm-Top Savior, Party Together, Wuling Super Chef, Etchings of Cosmic Dreams, and other limited-time events with reward routing and unlock priorities.
- Opinion & Analysis — explicitly flagged as one writer's view: long-form takes on patch direction, player retention, and meta predictions. Opinion posts never feed into tier lists or calculator weights.
How blog posts connect to the rest of Endfield Hub
Most posts cross-link into the rest of the site rather than restating data already published elsewhere. A patch-meta breakdown will link directly to the affected operator's database entry, the relevant team tier list placement, and the operator builds page where the underlying DPS numbers live. Factory and AIC blueprint posts pair with the AIC planner and the industrial planner; economy and arbitrage guides reference the stock-bill and elastic goods reference guides for the raw price tables. If a blog post makes a specific numerical claim, the supporting tool or database is usually one click away.
Finding what you need on the listing
- Search box — the input above the category pills runs an instant keyword match across every post's title, description, category, and tags. Use it when you remember a fragment of a title, an operator name, a banner name, or a version string. Search and category pills combine (AND logic) so you can search within a single category.
- Category pills — the filter row narrows the feed to a single content mode at a time (Patch Notes, Operator Guides, Factory & AIC, Economy, Events, Meta Analysis, Opinion). Useful when you want to browse a mode rather than hunt for a specific post.
- Tags on each card — every post card displays the tags it was filed under (operator names, banner names, version strings, event names). Scan the cards for the tag you are after when category filtering is too broad.
- Newest-first ordering — posts are sorted by publication date, newest first, and paginated nine to a page. For coverage tied to a specific version, browse forward in time from the version's launch date.
- Browser find (Ctrl/Cmd+F) — secondary fallback for searching the visible page only. The on-page search box above covers the full archive and is usually the better starting point.
RSS feed: the blog is also available as an RSS feed at /rss.xml for use with feed readers like Feedly, NetNewsWire, or Inoreader. The feed publishes the same posts in the same order as the on-site listing, so you can follow new coverage without checking the page manually.
Frequently Asked Questions
How often does the Endfield Hub blog publish new posts?
We publish 3 to 6 posts per week, with a spike of daily coverage during major version launches and livestream weeks. Event recaps go up within 24 hours of an in-game event going live, banner analyses publish the day a new operator drops, and patch-meta articles follow the first weekend of a new version so the community has time to test rotations before we draw conclusions. Subscribe via RSS at /rss.xml to catch every drop.
What topics does the blog cover?
Coverage spans patch analysis, banner reviews, operator deep-dives, AIC factory blueprints, economy and arbitrage guides, Umbral Monument and endgame strategy, event walkthroughs, and tool release notes. We also publish opinion pieces flagged as 'Opinion' in the category filter — these are explicitly one writer's view rather than community consensus, and tier lists are not affected by opinion posts.
Can I submit a guest post or guide?
Yes. Pitch an outline and a writing sample to contact@endfieldhub.org. We pay attention to fresh angles — niche team comps, less-covered operators, factory edge cases, regional differences between Asia and NA/EU servers. Accepted guest posts get a byline and a permanent link to the author's social handle.
How do I find a specific guide or topic on the blog?
Use the search box at the top of the listing for keyword lookup — it matches against post titles, descriptions, categories, and tags across the full archive (not just the visible page), so operator names, banner names, and version strings all work. Combine it with the category pills below (Patch Notes, Operator Guides, Factory & AIC, Economy, Events, Meta Analysis, Opinion) to narrow further. Each post card also displays its tags for quick visual scanning, and your browser's in-page find (Ctrl/Cmd+F) is still available as a secondary fallback against the visible page.

