Vulcan

Defender

Vulcan

★★★★★

Minos

Ctier

Introduction

Vulcan is a 5-star character in Arknights. Vulcan's class is Defender. Faction: Minos.

On our Arknights tier list Vulcan is C tier, 227th of the 293 characters ranked, from where 10 current tier lists put Vulcan.

Is Vulcan good?

Vulcan hits harder than almost any other Defender and carries a huge HP pool to match. Guardian Mode buffs her DEF, regenerates HP over time, and lets her block one extra enemy, while Combat Mode trades some of that defense for a big boost to both damage and survivability, and Self-Defense adds ongoing HP regen that stacks with Guardian Mode.

She's a solid C, but she's only obtainable through recruitment, carries one of the highest DP costs at Elite 2 of any operator, and can't be healed directly by allied Medics, so she has to lean entirely on her own regen to stay alive.

Strengths

  • Very high HP and unusually strong ATK for a Defender
  • Guardian Mode adds DEF, HP regen, and an extra block
  • Combat Mode significantly boosts damage and survivability
  • Self-Defense stacks ongoing HP regen with Guardian Mode

Weaknesses

  • Only obtainable through recruitment
  • One of the highest DP costs of any operator at Elite 2
  • Can't be healed directly by allied Medics
  • Combat Mode increases attack interval and reduces block count by one

Profile

Vulcan is a female Forte. Her birthday is April 30th, and she stands 170 cm tall. Vulcan is voiced by Katelyn Gault in English and Rina Satō in Japanese.

Background

Hailing from the land of Minos, Vulcan the Forte craftsman and blacksmith joined Rhodes Island after having an accident which led to her right limbs replaced by a prosthetic one and later contracting Oripathy to treat her condition.

In her service to R.I.'s Engineering Department, Vulcan is known for being able to repair equipment even amidst the heat of battle and can even fix the most complicated gears in record time, as well as keeping the equipment of R.I.

operators in good shape and creating weapons tailored specifically to the user's needs with materials she collected herself.

On the battlefield, Vulcan acts as an offensive defender who can hold back enemies just as well as fighting them.

Vulcan later become Ceobe's guardian and helped her investigating a Minoan axe with her name carved on it.

Stats

  • HP3,688
  • ATK820
  • DEF585
  • RES10
  • Redeploy70s
  • Attack interval1.6s

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

Skills

3
  • Self-Defense

    Talent

    Restores HP by 5% (+1%) of Max HP per second and obtains 30% (+5%) Physical Melee Dodge when the skill is activated

  • Guardian Mode

    Skill · Manual · Auto recovery · Initial SP 40 · SP cost 50 · Duration 30s

    Block +1; DEF +120%; Restores HP by 5% of Max HP per second in addition

    At Mastery 3

  • Combat Mode

    Skill · Manual · Auto recovery · Initial SP 40 · SP cost 50 · Duration 30s

    Block -1; Attack Interval slightly increases; ATK +150%; Restores HP by 10% of Max HP when attacking and attacks all blocked enemies

    At Mastery 3

How to get Vulcan

Recruitment only, by combining the Defender or Defense tag with the Survival tag, or via the Vulcan and Indra Recruitment Voucher awarded through Path to Glory.

Art

Vulcan key art

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