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Nian

Defender

Nian

★★★★★★

Sui

Atier

Introduction

Nian is a 6-star character in Arknights. Nian's class is Defender. Faction: Sui.

On our Arknights tier list Nian is A tier, 65th of the 293 characters ranked, from where 10 current tier lists put Nian.

Is Nian good?

Nian carries the highest HP of any Protector Defender along with well-rounded ATK and DEF. Tectonic Armor pumps up the max HP of every Defender in the squad, Iron Defense is one of the best defensive support skills around on top of buffing her own ATK, and Clairvoyance drops three shield layers on her the moment she's deployed.

She's an A on our list, though she's locked behind limited Festival banners, costs a lot of DP, and several of her buffs, like Iron Defense's block bonus, don't actually apply to herself.

Strengths

  • Highest HP of any Protector Defender
  • Tectonic Armor raises max HP for the whole Defender squad
  • Iron Defense is a top-tier defensive support skill
  • Clairvoyance grants shields immediately on deployment
  • Tin Burning's arts damage punishes high-DEF, low-RES enemies

Weaknesses

  • Only available from limited Festival banners
  • High DP cost
  • Several of her own buffs don't apply to herself
  • Shields get wasted against many weak enemies or damage over time

Profile

Nian is a female Undisclosed. Her birthday is September 9th, and she stands 165 cm tall. Nian is voiced by Akira Lee Watanabe in English, Aoi Yuuki in Japanese, and Kim Na-yul in Korean.

Background

"Dusk Ridding": Nian and Dusk's sisterly relationship isn't as simple as good or bad.

Indeed, the two's personalities just don't quite mesh.

One's calm and understated, one's casual and boisterous; she says the other's "all style, no substance," she says the other's "up on cloud nine." The real crux, no surprise, is that Nian loves spicy stuff, while Dusk can't handle it in the slightest.

Usually, it seems neither takes to the other.

If you're asking when the two ever feel like actual sisters, the answer is, of course–when they fight.

Stats

  • HP3,699
  • ATK619
  • DEF726
  • RES0
  • Block3
  • Redeploy70s
  • Attack interval1.5s

At Elite 2, max level. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the Arknights roster.

Skills

9

  • Tectonic Armor

    Talent

    When this unit is in the squad, all Defenders gain +20% (+4%) Max HP

  • Clairvoyance

    Talent

    After deployment, immediately gains 3 Shield

  • Tin Burning

    Skill · Manual · Auto recovery · Initial SP 10 · SP cost 30 · Duration 30s

    DEF +70%, ATK +45%, and normal attacks now deal Arts damage

    At Mastery 3

  • Copper Seal

    Skill · Manual · Auto recovery · Initial SP 35 · SP cost 50 · Duration 35s

    Stops attacking; DEF +130%, Block +1, upon receiving an enemy attack, deals Arts damage to the attacker equal to 90% of Nian's ATK and silences them for 5 seconds

    At Mastery 3

  • Iron Defense

    Skill · Manual · Auto recovery · Initial SP 70 · SP cost 85 · Duration 45s

    ATK +120%; Nearby allied Operators gain DEF +80%, Block +1 and Status Resistance

    At Mastery 3

  • The Array of Chaos

    Module

    Her PRO-X Module, The Array of Chaos, increases Nian's DEF by 20% when blocking enemies in addition to increasing her HP, ATK (from Stage 2), and DEF; once upgraded, Nian's ATK and DEF is increased, and she gains some SP when a Clairvoyance Shield is expended.

  • Don't Disturb

    Module

    Her PRO-Y Module, "Don't Disturb", allows Nian to block four enemies in addition to increasing her maximum HP, ATK, and DEF; once upgraded, Tectonic Armor's HP buff is increased and it buffs Nian's HP further as well as increasing the healing she receives for every Defender deployed, up to a limit.

  • Rare Metal Identification

    base skill

    Nian's first base skill, Rare Metal Identification, doubles the byproduct rate of upgrade material processing when she is assigned to the Workshop, but her second base skill Reckless increases the morale drained whenever an upgrade material is processed by 2.

  • Reckless

    base skill

    Nian's first base skill, Rare Metal Identification, doubles the byproduct rate of upgrade material processing when she is assigned to the Workshop, but her second base skill Reckless increases the morale drained whenever an upgrade material is processed by 2.

How to get Nian

Festival limited headhunting banners (from Earthborn Metals); also Headhunting Data Contract Store

Art

Nian key art

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