{"id":38111,"date":"2026-01-13T13:24:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T05:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/?p=38111"},"modified":"2026-01-13T13:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T05:25:24","slug":"arknights-6th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.memuplay.com\/blog\/arknights-6th-anniversary.html","title":{"rendered":"Arknights 6th Anniversary Livstream: New Operators, Events, Rewards, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arknights<\/strong>, the strategic RPG, is celebrating its 6th Anniversary<\/strong> on the Global server from January 16, 10:00 (UTC-7) to February 13, 2026, 03:59 (UTC-7)<\/strong>. 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\u2019t want to miss.<\/p>\n

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The anniversary event centers on the Yan<\/strong> region of Higashi<\/strong>, highlighting the debut of the new Operator Haruka<\/strong> alongside the returning Operator Hoshiguma<\/strong>, and introduces a brand-new location, Mitsukue<\/strong>. The celebration also brings two new 5-star Operators<\/strong>, Matsukiri<\/strong> and Kichisei<\/strong>, as well as two new 6-star Operators<\/strong>, Haruka<\/strong> and Hoshiguma the Breacher<\/strong>, with Hoshiguma the Breacher<\/strong> featured as the limited unit<\/strong> on this banner.<\/p>\n

Arknights 6th Anniversary Celebrations: All you need to know<\/h2>\n

Arknights brings Carnival Side Story limited event Ato<\/h3>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Arknights Carnival Side Story Ato (Image via HYPERGRYPH)<\/p>\n

All AT operations are worth\u00a040 Originite Prime<\/strong>\u00a0(2nd Main currency for banner pulls and buying outfits). Operators from the banner will gain 50% more Trust during the event.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>Fourth Carnival Headhunting banner: Hanabi Exiled<\/h3>\n

Each day, players can claim one free headhunting pull on the Hanabi, Exiled<\/strong> banner, allowing them to accumulate over 20 free pulls<\/strong> simply by logging in. These free pulls do not carry over and must be used before the daily reset. In addition, Ch\u2019en the Holungday<\/strong> has been removed from the secondary rate-up Carnival limited Operators on this banner.<\/p>\n

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During the Hanabi Exiled<\/strong> event, players can claim one Ballad of Vagabonds Headhunting Permit<\/strong> granting 10 free pulls<\/strong>. Doctors can also exchange 300 Headhunting Data Contracts<\/strong> to directly obtain the limited operator Hoshiguma the Breacher<\/strong> or Haruka<\/strong>. Additionally, the cost to purchase Ch\u2019en the Holungday<\/strong> in the Headhunting Data Contract Store has been reduced to 200 contracts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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<\/span>Arknights 6th anniversary rewards<\/h3>\n

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\u00a01200 Orundum, Operator levelling up materials,\u00a0<\/strong>and even\u00a02 free Kernal Headhunting permits.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Arknights 6th Anniversary mail rewards (Image via HYPERGRYPH)<\/p>\n

Let me break them down on what we are getting during the 6th anniversary so far.<\/p>\n