Arknights: Endfield Tangtang Build Guide
The supreme leader of Qingbo Stockade and formidable mercenary, Tangtang, makes her explosive debut as a playable Operator in Arknights: Endfield. This guide breaks down how to build Tangtang for maximum impact, transforming her into one of the game’s most devastating forces.
Tangtang Skill Kit & Playstyle Analysis
General Introduction
Tangtang is a 6-star Caster Operator wielding the Cryo Element. Armed with dual handcannons, she excels at controlling large enemy groups while dealing continuous Cryo damage. Her kit applies both Cryo Infliction and Arts susceptibility debuffs, making her an essential cornerstone for enabling and empowering Cryo-centric team compositions.
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Skill Analysis & Leveling Priority
| Reason: Tangtang’s normal attacks are rarely used as she doesn’t want to be the main on-field operator, so players do not need to level this up unless you want to maximize her damage output. | |
| Basic Attack | Leveling Priority: Low |
| Reason: Tangtang’s normal attacks are rarely used as she doesn’t want to be the main on field operator, so players do not need to level this up unless you want to maximize her damage output. | |
| Tangtang jumps out from the water and fires a point-blank shot that deals Cryo DMG to the enemy and creates a Waterspout. Casting the battle skill also consumes all nearby Whirlpools to create additional Waterspouts and return some SP based on the number of Waterspouts created. Waterspout: Applies 1 stack of Cryo Infliction on enemies within range and deals Cryo DMG over time. If the battle skill creates multiple Waterspouts, they also apply Arts Susceptibility to enemies (but not another stack of Cryo Infliction). DMG dealt by the Waterspout is treated as Battle Skill DMG. | |
| Battle Skill | Leveling Priority: High |
| Reason: Tangtang’s main damaging move, so players should level this up as much as possible. | |
| When applying Cryo Infliction or dealing Arts Burst DMG to an enemy. Tangtang unleashes a powerful jet stream that penetrates all enemies in its path, deals Cryo DMG to them, and creates a Whirlpool. Up to 2 Whirlpools can exist on the battlefield at any time. | |
| Combo Skill | Leveling Priority: High |
| Reason: A good portion of Tangtang’s damage comes from her combo skill, so players should level this up as high as possible. | |
| Tangtang opens her eyepatch and unleashes an OLDEN STARE from her eye that temporarily locks down, immobilizes, and deals Cryo DMG over time to enemies within its area of effect. When the OLDEN STARE stops evolving, a rogue wave comes crashing down to deal massive Cryo DMG to enemies in its area of effect. If the controlled operator performs a dive attack in the OLDEN STARE pattern, its evolution ends and the rogue wave is summoned immediately to deal even more Cryo DMG. | |
| Ultimate | Leveling Priority: High |
| Reason: Another one of Tangtang’s amazing skills that accounts for a large portion of her damage output, so players should level this up as high as they can. | |
| When within a 5-meter radius of a Whirlpool, allied operators gain 20% Haste while enemies suffer 40% Slow. These effects persist for 3s after leaving the area of effect. | |
| Talent 1 | Unlock Priority: High |
| Reason: An amazing talent that further boosts Tangtang’s support ability for the team. | |
| During OLDEN STARE, performing a dive attack with the controlled operator ends its evolution early and creates a Waterspout. All nearby Whirlpools are also consumed and converted into additional Waterspouts. Waterspouts created this way have the same effects as those created by the battle skill IMA WAVERIDAAH! and gain DMG Dealt 60%. | |
| Talent 2 | Unlock Priority: High |
| Reason: Another amazing talent for Tangtang that allows her to create additional Watersprouts to apply Cryo Inflictions. | |
Playstyle Guide & Rotation
Tangtang is an exceptional Cryo character who thrives as both a Sub-DPS and support lynchpin in any Cryo-centric team composition. Her kit’s universal synergy with Cryo mechanics makes her an invaluable asset for enabling the entire strategy.
Tangtang’s defining mechanic is her ability to summon Cryo whirlpools onto the field through her various abilities. These whirlpools serve multiple purposes: they apply potent Cryo Infliction stacks, deliver consistent debuffs, and provide team-wide buffs. When enemies make contact with these whirlpools—or when a sufficient number of whirlpools accumulate on the field—they trigger zone control effects that trap foes within a confined area. This simultaneously crowd controls enemies and deals sustained Cryo damage. The result is an excellent method for clustering enemy groups together, allowing your team to unleash devastating area-of-effect damage.
When Tangtang activates her Battle Skill, she can apply Cryo Infliction stacks to enemies while also inflicting an Arts susceptibility debuff. This combination is crucial for Cryo teams, as all main Cryo DPS characters rely on maximizing Cryo Infliction stacks on targets to amplify their damage output.
Upon unleashing her Ultimate, Tangtang achieves an extraordinary effect: she momentarily halts time within a large area. All enemies caught in this field are completely immobilized while taking continuous Cryo damage. This unparalleled crowd control ability elevates Tangtang into one of the most powerful utility Operators in the game.
Tangtang Best-in-Slot Weapons
As a Sub-DPS and Support character specializing in battlefield control, Tangtang requires weapons that enhance her Agility and Strength stats. Ideal weapon choices also include those that provide beneficial effects for the entire team, amplifying her supportive capabilities while maintaining her crowd control effectiveness. Look for weapons that boost Energy generation or provide team-wide buffs when she deploys her whirlpools or uses her skills.
Tangtang Best Weapons Choices
Some of Tangtang’s Best Weapon Choices are:
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| Brigand’s Calling | Home Longing | Opus: The Living |
| 6* Weapon | 6* Weapon | 5* Weapon |
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Main Stat: 505 Attack |
| Sub Stat: 156 Agility | |
| Sub Stat: 39% Attack | |
| Brigand’s Calling | Weapon Rating: Best Premium Weapon |
| Effect: Cryo Damage Dealt +44.8% When the wielder applies Cryo Infliction via battle skills or ultimates, the wielder gains Cryo Damage Dealt +56% for 20s. When the wielder’s battle skills or ultimate applies Arts Susceptibility, the target enemy suffers Arts Damage taken +16.8% for 20s. | |
| Explanation: Tangtang’s signature weapon and her best in slot that massively boost her overall damage output and help to make the enemies take more damage from the entire team when she applies arts susceptibility. | |
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Main Stat: 490 Attack |
| Sub Stat: 156 Agility | |
| Sub Stat: 43.3% Cryo Damage Bonus | |
| Home Longing | Weapon Rating: Best Alternative Weapon |
| Effect: Attack + 19.6%.For 20s after the wielder casts a combo skill, the wielder’s next battle skill gains Cryo and Nature damage dealt +22.4% | |
| Explanation: The battle pass option for Tangtang that helps boost her own Cryo damage output. | |
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Main Stat: 411 Attack |
| Sub Stat: 124 Agility | |
| Sub Stat: 34.7% Arts Damage Boost | |
| Opus: The Living | Weapon Rating: Best F2P Alternative |
| Effect: Critical Rate +8.4%. When the wielder applies an Arts Reaction, the wielder gains ATK +21.0% for 20s. Max stacks for effects of the same name: 2. Duration of each stack is counted separately. Effect only triggers once every 0.1s. | |
| Explanation: Tangtang’s best F2P option, as it provides her with her important stats and helps boost her overall Arts damage and Attack output. | |
Tangtang Best Gears Set
The best main gear set for Tangtang is the 3-pcs Bonekruska set, which helps to boost her Arts Intensity and Attack stats, helping to maximize Tangtang’s damage output.
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Bonekruska |
| 3-pc: Wearer’s ATK +15%. When the wearer casts a combo skill, the wearer gains 1 stack of Bonekrushing Smash that grants the wearer’s next battle skill DMG Dealt +30%. Bonecrushing Smash can stack 2 times. | |
Tangtang Best Main Stats & Sub Stats
As a mainly Sub DPS/ Support character, Tangtang uses the different pieces of the Bonekruska with good Agility and Strength stats to maximize her own damage output.
Her preferred stats are as follows:
| Main Stat | Armor | Gloves | Kit | Kit |
| Name | Bonekrusha Heavy Armor T2 | Bonekrusha Wristband T1 | Bonekrusha Mask T2 | Eternal Xiranite Auxiliary Arm |
| #1 | 56 Defense | 42 Defense | 21 Defense | 21 Defense |
| #2 | 87 Agility | 65 Agility | 32 Agility | 32 Will |
| #3 | 58 Strength | 43 Strength | 21 Strength | 21 Intellect |
| Sub Stat | 11.5% Cryo and Electric Damage Bonus | 11.5% Cryo and Electric Damage Bonus | 41.40% Battle Skill Damage Bonus | 41.40% Battle Skill Damage Bonus |
Important Stat Threshold:
– Players should invest in Tangtang’s Strength and Agility stats as much as possible to optimize her damage output.
Tangtang Best Teams
Tangtang’s best teams are Cryo Elemental-centric teams that can take advantage of her amazing ability to apply Cryo Inflictions on enemies while also crowd controlling the entire field to allow the team amazing opportunities to deal damage.
Last Rite Cryo Team
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| Last Rite | Tangtang | Estella | Xaihi |
| Main DPS | Support | Support | Support/Sustain |
| Essential | Essential | Flexible | Essential |
This team takes advantage of Tangtang’s amazing arts damage amplification and crowd control ability to enable the Cryo team to do amazing damage with Last Rite as the main on-field character. By constantly applying Cryo Infliction stacks on enemies, players can then use Last Rite’s powerful Ultimate and attacks to inflict heavy Shatter damage against Solidification enemies, helping to elevate the team’s overall damage output while being buffed by Tangtang and Xaihi.
Yvonne Cyro Team
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| Yvonne | Tangtang | Estella | Xaihi |
| Main DPS | Sub DPS | Support | Support/Sustain |
| Essential | Essential | Flexible | Essential |
Another amazing Cryo team players can use Tangtang in is the Yvonne team, with Tangtang massively boosting the team’s overall damage output by providing the team with Arts susceptibility and Cryo Infliction stacks. Furthermore, Tangtang’s ability to crowd control enemies and make them stop in place helps to fix problems with Yvonne’s lack of proper targeting and AoE, helping to elevate the entire team’s overall damage and usability against large groups of enemies.
Conclusion
Tangtang is the strong Boss of Qingbo Stockade. She needs to show she can stand on her own two feet, and she clearly demonstrates this with a clean, self-contained kit. And to prove she’s a caring Supreme Leader, she’ll provide the team with some useful support.
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