Defender
Bison
★★★★★
Lungmen
Introduction
Bison is a 5-star character in Arknights. Bison's class is Defender. Faction: Lungmen.
On our Arknights tier list Bison is B tier, 143rd of the 293 characters ranked, from where 8 current tier lists put Bison.
Is Bison good?
Bison actively pulls enemy aggro onto himself, and both his skills lean hard into raising his Defense, especially skill two, which stops him from attacking entirely but makes him both tankier and a bigger target. That combination is handy for peeling a ranged enemy off a low-HP ally, and it pairs well with squads built around ranged Arts attackers who need a wall to tank through fights their damage type is weak against.
His attack only covers his own tile, so he works best placed with his back to the rest of the squad, and he holds up well as a second Defender on stages that need two side by side.
Strengths
- Actively draws enemy attacks away from allies
- Skills raise his Defense substantially
- Solid backup Defender on stages needing two side by side
Weaknesses
- Skill two stops him from attacking while active
- Attack range only covers his own tile
Profile
Bison's full name is Bison Pides. Bison carries the title "Messenger". Bison is a male Forte. His birthday is October 15th, and he stands 163 cm tall. Bison is voiced by Erica Mendez in English, Junko Minagawa in Japanese, and Bae Jeong-mi in Korean.
Stats
- HP3,456
- ATK375
- DEF701
- RES0
- Block3
- Redeploy80s
- Attack interval1.2s
At Elite 2, max level. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the Arknights roster.
Skills
3Interlocked Shield
TalentDEF +70 (+20); If a Vanguard or Guard is deployed behind Bison, that Vanguard or Guard gains the same effect.
DEF Up γ
Skill · Manual · Auto recovery · Initial SP 15 · SP cost 30 · Duration 40sDEF +100%
At Mastery 3
Intensified Defense
Skill · Manual · Auto recovery · Initial SP 20 · SP cost 50 · Duration 40sStops attacking; DEF +120%, increases the DEF of allies in the adjacent 4 tiles by +30%, and increases the likelihood of being targeted by enemy attacks
At Mastery 3
How to get Bison
First clear reward of CB-5 (Code of Brawl); welfare operator via Top Tier Penguin Medal token collection; also obtainable via Record Restoration since the Mansfield Break rerun
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