
Guard
Melantha
★★★
Reserve Op Team A4
Introduction
Melantha is a 3-star character in Arknights. Melantha's weapon type is Katana and class is Guard. Faction: Reserve Op Team A4.
On the combined Arknights tier list Melantha is C tier, 191st of the 410 characters ranked, from where 2 community tier lists put Melantha.
What Melantha does
A 3-star
Guard whose kit is two flat ATK boosts: 8% always on from her talent and 50% while her one skill is active.
Profile
Melantha is a female Feline. Her birthday is March 19, and she stands 161cm tall. Melantha is voiced by Yue Xin in Chinese, Penelope Rawlins in English, Yuko Hara in Japanese, and Yoon Mi-na in Korean. 一立里子 drew her.
Stories
8Basic Info
[Code Name] Melantha
[Gender] Female
[Combat Experience] Half a year
[Place of Birth] Victoria
[Date of Birth] March 19
[Race] Feline
[Height] 161cm
[Infection Status]
Infection confirmed by medical examination.
Physical Exam
[Physical Strength] Excellent
[Mobility] Excellent
[Physical Resilience] Normal
[Tactical Acumen] Standard
[Combat Skill] Standard
[Originium Arts Assimilation] Standard
Profile
Melantha is the captain of Reserve Op Team A4 and a citizen of Victoria. Before she took up her current post, she was a typical jobless Infected. After an exceptional performance on her tests, she received an offer to join Rhodes Island.
Clinical Analysis
Imaging tests have shown the outlines of her internal organs to be indistinct due to abnormal shadows. Originium granules have been detected in her circulatory system, confirming her to be infected with Oripathy.
[Cell-Originium Assimilation] 2%
Subject is mildly infected. There is a lesion upon the subject's left shoulder, though the infection has largely been contained and is in stable condition.
[Blood Originium-Crystal Density] 0.25u/L
Results of internal circulation tests have been positive. Strength training is recommended as part of the course of treatment.
'Melantha is still growing and needs to eat food high in nutrients.' - Medic Team Intern Hibiscus
Archive File 1
Melantha was born in Londinium, the capital of the Kingdom of Victoria. Her father is a trader engaged in the bulk spice trade. He runs several spice mills of his own. Her mother is the head of the family's aromatherapy flagship store in the heart of Londinium.
Following in the footsteps of her parents, Melantha got involved in spices at a very young age, often assisting them in developing new aromatherapy products. Melantha's experiences have been heavily influenced by her parents.
Archive File 2
Melantha was a student at the Wessex Private Middle School when she was young. She received exceptional marks in all her classes, but because she was soft spoken and lacked communication skills, she was never the center of attention or very popular.
Her lack of friends remains due to her unwillingness to change her personality. With her parents' help, she immersed herself into upper-class academic activities, including art, literature, and poetry. In traditional Victorian society, the arts are an important part of a woman's formal education.
In addition, in order to strengthen her weak constitution, Melantha's parents arranged for her to study swordsmanship and other popular upper-class sports.
After the Infected crisis broke out, Melantha was herself Infected. Her parents arranged for her to receive treatment from Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals. And before long, she was on the way to the company for treatment.
Archive File 3
Melantha has a close relationship with all the other members of Reserve Op Team A4. Introverted by nature, she initially worried about whether she would be able to serve well in her role as Reserve Op Team A4's captain, but with the help of her companions on the team, she broke through her inner obstacles.
The lively and cheerful Cardigan is her inseparable friend. In both life and on the battlefield, they maintain a strong and complementary relationship.
Melantha also has great respect for the mature and dependable Operator Steward. She feels both guilty and grateful to Ansel, who is in charge of maintaining her health records as well as providing her with daily treatment. Finally, Adnachiel is the Operator that Melantha understands the least. Since the beginning, she has struggled to figure out what this kid from Laterano might be thinking. Nevertheless, Adnachiel hasn't caused any problems in battle.
During her tenure as captain, her subordinates have all spoken highly of her attentive and careful nature. Her serious and disciplined qualities have enabled her to complete all the missions Rhodes Island has entrusted to her.
Archive File 4
So far, both existing archives and the observations of her fellow Operators have failed to grasp just what kind of swordsmanship Melantha employs. This is one of Melantha's few mysteries.
Judging from test records and daily battle videos, her swordsmanship appears to have originated from the Victorian traditional duelist's style, but at some point during her training, she must have picked up some heavy influences from Eastern sword arts.
Melantha's weapon can also be looked at as a kind of circumstantial evidence for this. She uses an exceptionally fine yet extremely sharp straight sword. Current data makes clear that this weapon is only used in Yan and some parts of Higashi.
Melantha's swordsmanship is agile and her skills are outstanding. In terms of combat techniques, Melantha has is skilled in tactical assault. Even without support, she can rely upon her mobility to move about the battlefield and hide when necessary.
On the other hand, Melantha lacks the ability for effective direct confrontation and she displays certain deficiencies in stability during high-intensity operations.
Up until now, Melantha has trained under the guidance of Franka.
Stats
- HP86th of 4552,745
- ATK110th of 455738
- DEF287th of 455155
- RES0
- Block1
- DP cost141st of 44615
- Redeploy70s
- Attack interval212th of 4551.5s
At Elite 1, level 55, before trust, potentials and modules. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the Arknights roster, and the place is out of every character with that stat, lowest first for DP cost, Redeploy and Attack interval.
By promotion
- Elite 0 Lv. 1HP: 1395ATK: 396DEF: 83RES: 0Block: 1DP: 13Redeploy: 70Interval: 1.5
- Elite 0 Lv. 40HP: 1993ATK: 583DEF: 119RES: 0Block: 1DP: 13Redeploy: 70Interval: 1.5
- Elite 1 Lv. 55HP: 2745ATK: 738DEF: 155RES: 0Block: 1DP: 15Redeploy: 70Interval: 1.5
Base values before trust, potentials and modules. Full trust adds ATK +65.
Trait
- Blocks 1 enemy
Skills
1
ATK Up α
Manual trigger · Auto recovery · Unlocks at Elite 0LevelATK +50%
- SP cost
- 40
- Initial SP
- 0
- Duration
- 20s
Talents
1ATK Up
- Elite 1
- ATK +4%
- Elite 1 Lv. 55
- ATK +8%
Potentials
- Potential 2
- DP Cost -1
- Potential 3
- Redeployment Time -4 sec
- Potential 4
- ATK +25
- Potential 5
- Redeployment Time -6 sec
- Potential 6
- DP Cost -1
Base skills
2
Supply Management
Trading Post · Elite 0When this Operator is assigned to a Trading Post, order acquisition efficiency +25% and the order limit +1

Focus α
Workshop · Elite 1When this Operator is assigned to the Workshop to process any material, the production rate of byproduct increases by 40%
Outfits
2
Elite 1
Default Outfit
Art by 一立里子

Letters from Wessex
EPOQUE/I
Art by 一立里子
Event Reward
Voice lines
34Show all 34 lines
- Appointed as Assistant
- H-Hello, Doctor... It's nice meeting you...
- Talk 1
- Um... Sorry... I'm not a good talker...
- Talk 2
- Yes... My parents are Victorian merchants. But I haven't been able to contact them for a long time... I picked this code name because it reminds me of home.
- Talk 3
- Th-That masked Operator... makes me feel... nervous...
- Talk after Promotion 1
- It's not that... I'm trying to avoid people, it's just, I'm not sure... what I should do...
- Talk after Trust Increase 1
- Sorry to make you worry again, Ansel... But you don't have to give me special treatment. Many more people need your help.
- Talk after Trust Increase 2
- Oripathy granted me powerful senses, but they're slipping away, little by little... Even so, I will not crumble... There's so much more I want to talk about with everyone...
- Talk after Trust Increase 3
- Doctor, could you take this bottle of perfume, please? I brought it from home... This type of perfume lifts spirits. I often take a sniff when I feel down.
- Idle
- Merry? Keep it down... The Doctor is very tired.
- Onboard
- I'm Melantha... From now on, my blade is yours.
- Watching Battle Record
- Thank you... for your guidance.
- Promotion 1
- Thank you very much... Um, were the others promoted as well? I think they all deserve it just the same.
- Added to Squad
- Understood... I'll follow your orders.
- Appointed as Squad Leader
- The leader? But I'm not particularly good at giving orders...
- Depart
- Let's work to make the world a more peaceful place.
- Begin Operation
- Ansel... I'm counting on you now.
- Selecting Operator 1
- Please give me instructions...
- Selecting Operator 2
- What are your orders?
- Deployment 1
- Understood.
- Deployment 2
- I'll do my best.
- In Battle 1
- You will fall...!
- In Battle 2
- Attack!
- 4-star Result
- No matter what difficulties are in store for me, I will keep on advancing.
- 3-star Result
- We won? Thank goodness for that...
- Sub 3-star Result
- I can still fight.
- Operation Failure
- We failed... How did things end up this way?
- Assigned to Facility
- Is there... anyone else here?
- Tap
- Wh-Who's there?! Oh, Doctor...
- Trust Tap
- Doctor, thank you for always taking care of me... Um, actually... I'd like to keep taking on the fight.
- Title
- Arknights.
- New Year's blessing
- Um… Happy New Year, Doctor. My parents sent me a letter and a present. I'm also doing a little better today, in terms of perceptiveness. It's a happy day for me. I hope… it puts you in a good mood too.
- Greeting
- Doctor...
- Birthday
- Doctor, thank you for all the care and encouragement you've given me. This is a present from me... some refreshing fragrances. I've already tried them, they don't clash when mixed together. So you can blend them however you like…
- Anniversary Celebration
- Doctor… How have we been doing? Um… yes… Thank you. I hope I can do better, bit by bit! My squadmates have been supporting me all the way. I hope to repay them… with my strength.
Upgrade costs
Open in the plannerSkill levels
- Lv. 2
Skill Summary - 1 ×1 - Lv. 3
Skill Summary - 1 ×2
Ester ×1 - Lv. 4
Skill Summary - 2 ×1
Oriron ×1 - Lv. 5
Skill Summary - 2 ×1
Polyketon ×2 - Lv. 6
Skill Summary - 2 ×1
Integrated Device ×1 - Lv. 7
Skill Summary - 3 ×2
Loxic Kohl ×2
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