Snowshine Build: Gear, Weapon & Teams

Character Profile

“Wind speed's okay. Visibility's good. Perfect weather for snowboarding.”

Snowshine is a search-and-rescue specialist seconded to Endfield Industries under a framework agreement with Rhodes Island, a crossover operator from the original Arknights. Her expertise in low-temperature operations and polar and high-altitude terrain makes her especially useful as frontier expansion picks back up. Warm-hearted and altruistic, she throws herself into rescue work, has a genuine love of snowy landscapes, and has turned helping others and doing charity into second nature.

Basic Info

Name:Snowshine

Rarity:★★★★★

Profession:Defender

Weapon:Claymores

Main Attribute:Str

Sub Attribute:Will

Talent Priority

This priority list applies to talents only after Lv 9.

Contingency Contract Fit

Test Criteria this kit handles well, since every criterion is a penalty or enemy buff and Snowshine sidesteps or shrugs these off. See the full dashboard for every modifier.

• Thrill · Buffed enemy damage just feeds her reactive counter-attacks, turning the penalty into fuel.
• Decapitate · Durable or ranged, so the extra damage on the active operator stays manageable.
• Whittle Down · Avoids or absorbs incoming damage, limiting the Max HP erosion.
• Withering · Brings its own sustain, so losing between-wave healing barely matters.
• Hypoxia · Ranged or durable, so losing dodge and stamina hurts far less.
• Toxic Residue · Ranged or self-sustaining, so the lingering toxin patches do little.
• Partition · Self-sufficient carry that does not need to swap operators mid-fight.

Base Stats (Level 1)

STR

18.6

AGI

12.4

WISD

9.5

WILL

11.0

MaxHP

500.0

ATK

30.0

DEF

0.0

Stats by Level

Skills

Saturated Defense

Raises a shield that can block attacks, grants Protection to self and nearby operators, and immediately returns some SP. When attacked while the said shield is raised, perform a retaliation bash that deals Cryo DMG and applies Cryo Infliction on the attacker.

Normal Skill

DMG Multiplier: 200% → 450%Stagger: 20Protection: 90%SP Return: 30Stagger: 20 → 20Cooldown: 0sSP Cost: 100Charge: 1s

Lv	DMG Multiplier
1	200%
2	220%
3	240%
4	260%
5	280%
6	300%
7	320%
8	340%
9	360%
10	385%
11	415%
12	450%

Polar Rescue

COMBO TRIGGER: After controlled operator gets attacked and drops below X% HP. Snowshine throws a Snowfield SAR Assistant at the controlled operator. Upon target contact, the Assistant gives massive instant HP Treatment to nearby operators as well as continuous HP Treatment to operators in the area of effect. The attribute of Will increases the amount of HP treatment.

Combo Skill

Initial Base Treatment: 96 → 216Initial Treatment Increase per Will: 0.22 → 0.5Base Treatment Over Time: 24 → 54Treatment Over Time Increase per Will: 0.06 → 0.13Treatment Over Time Interval (s): 0.5Duration (s): 3Ultimate Energy Gain: 10Duration: 3.0s → 3.0sCooldown: 25s → 23sUltimate Energy Cost: 0Charge: 1s

Lv	Initial Base Treatment	Initial Treatment Increase per Will	Base Treatment Over Time	Treatment Over Time Increase per Will	Cooldown
1	96	0.22	24	0.06	25s
2	115	0.27	29	0.07	25s
3	134	0.31	34	0.08	25s
4	154	0.36	38	0.09	25s
5	163	0.38	41	0.1	25s
6	173	0.4	43	0.1	25s
7	182	0.43	46	0.11	25s
8	192	0.45	48	0.11	25s
9	202	0.47	50	0.12	24s
10	206	0.48	52	0.12	24s
11	211	0.49	53	0.12	24s
12	216	0.5	54	0.13	23s

Hypothermic Assault

BASIC ATTACK: An attack with up to 3 sequences that deals Physical DMG. As the controlled operator, Final Strike also deals 23 Stagger. DIVE ATTACK: Basic attack performed in mid-air becomes a dive attack that deals Physical DMG to nearby enemies. FINISHER: Basic attack performed near a Staggered enemy becomes a finisher attack that deals massive Physical DMG and recovers some SP.

Attack1

BATK SEQ 1 Multiplier: 55% → 124%Cooldown: 0sUltimate Energy Cost: 0Charge: 1s

Lv	BATK SEQ 1 Multiplier
1	55%
2	61%
3	66%
4	72%
5	77%
6	83%
7	88%
8	94%
9	99%
10	106%
11	114%
12	124%

Attack2

BATK SEQ 2 Multiplier: 59% → 132%Cooldown: 0sUltimate Energy Cost: 0Charge: 1s

Lv	BATK SEQ 2 Multiplier
1	59%
2	64%
3	70%
4	76%
5	82%
6	88%
7	94%
8	99%
9	105%
10	113%
11	121%
12	132%

Attack3

BATK SEQ 3 Multiplier: 100% → 225%Stagger: 23 → 23Cooldown: 0sUltimate Energy Cost: 0Charge: 1s

Lv	BATK SEQ 3 Multiplier
1	100%
2	110%
3	120%
4	130%
5	140%
6	150%
7	160%
8	170%
9	180%
10	193%
11	208%
12	225%

Power Attack

Finisher ATK Multiplier: 400% → 900%Cooldown: 0sUltimate Energy Cost: 0Charge: 1s

Lv	Finisher ATK Multiplier
1	400%
2	440%
3	480%
4	520%
5	560%
6	600%
7	640%
8	680%
9	720%
10	770%
11	830%
12	900%

Plunging Attack End

Dive ATK Multiplier: 80% → 180%Cooldown: 0sUltimate Energy Cost: 0Charge: 1s

Lv	Dive ATK Multiplier
1	80%
2	88%
3	96%
4	104%
5	112%
6	120%
7	128%
8	136%
9	144%
10	154%
11	166%
12	180%

Frigid Snowfield

Leaps into mid-air with a jetpack before slamming down with her shield to deal massive Cryo DMG to enemies in the area of effect. Also generates a Snow Zone (lasting several seconds) that deals Cryo DMG over time to enemies. The Snow Zone forcibly applies Solidification to enemies caught within it for a certain duration.

Ultimate Skill

Explosion DMG Multiplier: 200% → 450%Stagger: 15 → 20DMG Over Time Multiplier: 29% → 65%DMG Over Time Interval (s): 0.5Duration (s): 5Duration: 5.0s → 5.0sStagger: 15 → 20Cooldown: 20sUltimate Energy Cost: 80Charge: 1s

Lv	Explosion DMG Multiplier	Stagger	DMG Over Time Multiplier
1	200%	15	29%
2	220%	15	32%
3	240%	15	35%
4	260%	15	37%
5	280%	15	40%
6	300%	15	43%
7	320%	15	46%
8	340%	15	49%
9	360%	15	52%
10	385%	20	55%
11	415%	20	60%
12	450%	20	65%

Talents (Passive Skills)

Polar Survival

Lv1Requires: BT1 (Lv.20)Cost: 12× Protoprism2400× T-Creds

Treatment Effect +15% for targets of 45% HP or below.

Lv2Requires: BT2 (Lv.30)Cost: 40× Protoprism8600× T-Creds

Treatment Effect +25% for targets of 55% HP or below.

SAR Professional

Lv1Requires: BT2 (Lv.30)Cost: 48× Protoprism10000× T-Creds

Battle skill Saturated Defense improved: After successfully retaliating an enemy attack, Snowshine gains another 6 Ultimate Energy.

Lv2Requires: BT3 (Lv.40)Cost: 28× Protohedron24000× T-Creds

Battle skill Saturated Defense improved: After successfully retaliating an enemy attack, Snowshine gains another 10 Ultimate Energy.

Factory Skills (Manufacturing)

Potentials

Potential 1

Battle skill Saturated Defense improved: During the blocking effect, Arts Inflictions cannot be applied to allied operators with Protection.

Cost: 1× Snowshine's Token

Potential 2

Ultimate Frigid Snowfield improved: Effect radius +20%.

Cost: 1× Snowshine's Token

Potential 3

Ultimate Frigid Snowfield improved: Duration of the Solidification applied by the skill is increased by 2s.

Cost: 1× Snowshine's Token

Potential 4

DEF +20, Will +20.

Cost: 1× Snowshine's Token

Potential 5

Battle skill Saturated Defense improved: Successfully retaliating an enemy attack returns 10 SP.

Cost: 1× Snowshine's Token

Breakthrough (Ascension)

Stage 1 (Unlock Lv.30)

8× Protodisk3× Pink Bolete1600× T-Creds

Stage 2 (Unlock Lv.40)

25× Protodisk5× Red Bolete6500× T-Creds

Stage 3 (Unlock Lv.50)

24× Protoset5× Ruby Bolete18000× T-Creds

Stage 4 (Unlock Lv.60)

36× Protoset20× Quadrant Fitting Fluid8× Bloodcap100000× T-Creds

Favorability Attribute Bonuses

BT160 Favor+10 Str

BT2150 Favor+15 Str

BT3300 Favor+15 Str

BT4300 Favor+20 Str

Skill Level Up Materials

NormalSkill: Saturated Defense

Lv26× Protoprism1× Kalkodendra 1000

Lv312× Protoprism2× Kalkodendra 2700

Lv416× Protoprism1× Chrysodendra 3200

Lv521× Protoprism1× Chrysodendra 4200

Lv627× Protoprism2× Chrysodendra 5400

Lv76× Protohedron1× Vitrodendra 8200

Lv88× Protohedron1× Vitrodendra 10500

Lv915× Protohedron2× Vitrodendra 18000

Lv101× Mark of Perseverance15× Protohedron6× Metadiastima Photoemission Tube3× Blighted Jadeleaf 24000

Lv112× Mark of Perseverance24× Protohedron16× Metadiastima Photoemission Tube6× Blighted Jadeleaf 30000

Lv123× Mark of Perseverance50× Protohedron36× Metadiastima Photoemission Tube12× Blighted Jadeleaf 65000

UltimateSkill: Frigid Snowfield

Lv26× Protoprism1× Kalkodendra 1000

Lv312× Protoprism2× Kalkodendra 2700

Lv416× Protoprism1× Chrysodendra 3200

Lv521× Protoprism1× Chrysodendra 4200

Lv627× Protoprism2× Chrysodendra 5400

Lv76× Protohedron1× Vitrodendra 8200

Lv88× Protohedron1× Vitrodendra 10500

Lv915× Protohedron2× Vitrodendra 18000

Lv101× Mark of Perseverance15× Protohedron6× Metadiastima Photoemission Tube3× Blighted Jadeleaf 24000

Lv112× Mark of Perseverance24× Protohedron16× Metadiastima Photoemission Tube6× Blighted Jadeleaf 30000

Lv123× Mark of Perseverance50× Protohedron36× Metadiastima Photoemission Tube12× Blighted Jadeleaf 65000

ComboSkill: Polar Rescue

Lv26× Protoprism1× Kalkodendra 1000

Lv312× Protoprism2× Kalkodendra 2700

Lv416× Protoprism1× Chrysodendra 3200

Lv521× Protoprism1× Chrysodendra 4200

Lv627× Protoprism2× Chrysodendra 5400

Lv76× Protohedron1× Vitrodendra 8200

Lv88× Protohedron1× Vitrodendra 10500

Lv915× Protohedron2× Vitrodendra 18000

Lv101× Mark of Perseverance15× Protohedron6× Triphasic Nanoflake3× Blighted Jadeleaf 24000

Lv112× Mark of Perseverance24× Protohedron16× Triphasic Nanoflake6× Blighted Jadeleaf 30000

Lv123× Mark of Perseverance50× Protohedron36× Triphasic Nanoflake12× Blighted Jadeleaf 65000

NormalAttack: Hypothermic Assault

Lv26× Protoprism1× Kalkodendra 1000

Lv312× Protoprism2× Kalkodendra 2700

Lv416× Protoprism1× Chrysodendra 3200

Lv521× Protoprism1× Chrysodendra 4200

Lv627× Protoprism2× Chrysodendra 5400

Lv76× Protohedron1× Vitrodendra 8200

Lv88× Protohedron1× Vitrodendra 10500

Lv915× Protohedron2× Vitrodendra 18000

Lv101× Mark of Perseverance15× Protohedron6× Triphasic Nanoflake3× Blighted Jadeleaf 24000

Lv112× Mark of Perseverance24× Protohedron16× Triphasic Nanoflake6× Blighted Jadeleaf 30000

Lv123× Mark of Perseverance50× Protohedron36× Triphasic Nanoflake12× Blighted Jadeleaf 65000

Character Level-up Requirements

From → To	EXP Required	Gold
1 → 20	22,860	820
20 → 40	248,540	12,540
40 → 60	475,710	23,900
60 → 80	465,230	109,180
80 → 90	579,950	238,980
Total	1,792,290	385,420