Arknights 6th Anniversary Livstream: New Operators, Events, Rewards, and more
Arknights, the strategic RPG, is celebrating its 6th Anniversary on the Global server from January 16, 10:00 (UTC-7) to February 13, 2026, 03:59 (UTC-7). This article covers all the key details and announcements revealed during the 6th Anniversary Livestream, including plenty of new rewards and prizes that fans won’t want to miss.
The anniversary event centers on the Yan region of Higashi, highlighting the debut of the new Operator Haruka alongside the returning Operator Hoshiguma, and introduces a brand-new location, Mitsukue. The celebration also brings two new 5-star Operators, Matsukiri and Kichisei, as well as two new 6-star Operators, Haruka and Hoshiguma the Breacher, with Hoshiguma the Breacher featured as the limited unit on this banner.
Arknights 6th Anniversary Celebrations: All you need to know
Arknights brings Carnival Side Story limited event Ato
Ato is the thirty-eighth Side Story and fifth Carnival event in Arknights, and the seventh event in the Summertime Beats story arc that is running on the 6th Anniversary. All Doctors must have cleared the 1-10 main story stages to access AT operations in the event.
Arknights Carnival Side Story Ato (Image via HYPERGRYPH)
All AT operations are worth 40 Originite Prime (2nd Main currency for banner pulls and buying outfits). Operators from the banner will gain 50% more Trust during the event.
Fourth Carnival Headhunting banner: Hanabi Exiled
Each day, players can claim one free headhunting pull on the Hanabi, Exiled banner, allowing them to accumulate over 20 free pulls simply by logging in. These free pulls do not carry over and must be used before the daily reset. In addition, Ch’en the Holungday has been removed from the secondary rate-up Carnival limited Operators on this banner.
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During the Hanabi Exiled event, players can claim one Ballad of Vagabonds Headhunting Permit granting 10 free pulls. Doctors can also exchange 300 Headhunting Data Contracts to directly obtain the limited operator Hoshiguma the Breacher or Haruka. Additionally, the cost to purchase Ch’en the Holungday in the Headhunting Data Contract Store has been reduced to 200 contracts.
Arknights 6th anniversary rewards
We are getting a lot of rewards during the 6th anniversary, but before the anniversary even starts, we are getting a lot of rewards in our mail with 1200 Orundum, Operator levelling up materials, and even 2 free Kernal Headhunting permits.
Arknights 6th Anniversary mail rewards (Image via HYPERGRYPH)
Let me break them down on what we are getting during the 6th anniversary so far.
- Free 10x Headhunting permit with 20 daily free pulls.
- Free Top Operator activity transfer permit (Bagpipe, Surtr, Eyja, or Saria).
- Free outfit voucher for any 18 Originite Prime or below-priced outfits.
- Free Senior Operator activity transfer permit, with which you can choose any of the 5 star operator.
- Limited 5 Star Operator Savage is claimable during the anniversary event phase.
- During the Enmusubi Wishing Wall event, you can log in to claim a random number of Orundum every day till the Hanabi Exiled banner runs.
Arknights 6th Anniversary login rewards (Image via HYPERGRYPH)
Outfits for Operators
Ch’en the Holungday is finally receiving her long-awaited Holiday outfit—dubbed “Tourist C” by the community after her appearance in the first beachside event. Pepe, another limited character, is also getting a new outfit, while Thorns will receive his very first Live2D skin.
Arknights 6th Anniversary Outfits (Image via HYPERGRYPH)
Necrass and May are also getting new outfits, which you can use the free outfit voucher to get, as they will be priced at 18 Originite Prime.