Arknights Endfield Version 1.2 was released on April 17, 2026, and Zhuang Fangyi build is already the most popular in the community, and with a reason.
This guide break down all Zhuang Fangyi skills, the most optimal Lone Barge weapon, gear priority, the meta team formation, and an understandable rotation that allows the maximum damage threshold of the 9-Sunderblade to be always achievable, and all you want to know about the Arknights Endfield Zhuang Fangyi build.
Zhuang Fangyi Overview and Playstyle
Rarity: 6-star
Element: Electric
Class: Striker
Weapon: Arts Unit
Role: Main DPS on-field hypercarry
Zhuang Fangyi is the first 6-star Electric hypercarry in the game, and she occupies a role previously shared with Avywenna, but never owned by the latter. Her blade-summoning mechanic will compensate groups that are conversant with Electrification cycling, and her cellar is truly high when constructed suitably.
One of the characters with such a heavy narrative burden is Zhuang Fangyi, the Viceroy of the Wuling Scientific Developmental District and Tianshi of the Hongshan Academy of Sciences; a character whose kit is not only created with the notion of staying on-field, but with permanent duration. She does not leave the field when she performs a burst-swap, but increases in size with the effectiveness with which your team moves Electrification around her.
Sunderblade's stacking system is the strength of her core. Additional Electrification against the enemy increases the number of Blades/Battle Skill turns thrown, Blades increase Thunder Strikes, and 9 Thunder Strikes at a time is the maximum possible level to aim at with each turn.
Zhuang Fangyi Skill Breakdown and Priority
Basic Attack: Jolting Arts
Five-sequence Electric DMG combo. The Final Strike on a dazed opponent is a tremendous Electric DMG and heals SP. The Finisher has been used almost on a stumbling opponent and lands a separate huge Electric blow. Both need to be taken in practice at all times since Final Strike is the initiator of the Combo Skill.
Battle Skill: Mantra of Sundering
The main source of destruction. Feasts on the target and multiplies the DMG by the Electrification level and calls up Sunderblades of up to 3 per cast. Then, routes to fire in turns all nearby blades Thunder Strikes.
| Electrification Level | Sunderblades Created |
| None | 1 blade |
| Level 1 (Normal) | 2 blades |
| Level 2 (Enhanced) | 3 blades |
| Max stacked on the field | 9 blades |
Blades last a short period of time. Combine them together in several casts of the Battle Skill to attain 9. Each Thunder Strike that follows the resulting window strikes the resultant output.
Combo Skill: Breath of Transformation
Trigger: Finishing or Endocrine strike on a target with Electric Infliction. Converts Electric Infliction into Electrification. The likelihood of the Infliction stack producing a high Electrification level is greater the power of the Infliction stack. In addition, it makes Electric DMG, and forms an Xiranblitz Array. This skill is pre-established so as not to degrade its value, which generates Level 2 Electrification at the following Battle Skill cast.
Ultimate: Smiting Tempest (Empyrean of Truth)
Entering the Empyrean of Truth transforms the entire rotation. Key changes:
- Improved base attacks that have an AoE attack.
- The Battle Skill can be used with cast with Electric Infliction, without external support.
- First Battle Skill after Ultimate does not require any SP nor Electrification, but ensures 3 blades at once.
- Combo Skill changes to AoE with much less cooldown.
The Ultimate does not percuss to a single button burst; it opens a wider window during which everything responds quicker and more efficiently, and reaches numerous targets at the same time.
Skill Priority: First and foremost is Battle Skill. Then, the Ultimate and Combo Skill together. Basic Attack last.
Zhuang Fangyi Best Weapons
Lone Barge: Best in Slot
Stats: Will, ATK, Suppression
Passive Streaming Blitz: Passive increment of Electric DMG. Passive Streaming Blitz: Electric DMG dealt increases passively. The Battle Skill likewise boosts Battle Skill Electric DMG when it absorbs an Arts Reaction, which has a set duration, and is stackable; the stacking works independently and is tracked independently on a stack. Another non-piling Battle Skill Electric DMG boost follows the Ultimate.
All elements of Lone Barge enhance the Battle Skill, the most valuable skill of the kit. Purchase its essence materials at Severe Energy Alluvium: The Hub, where Lone Barge essence drops, and Thermite Cutter and Never Rest colouring materials drop at the same time. Have to speed up the acquisition of resources to post the banner? Arknights Endfield Top Up on a reliable marketplace covers your pull reserves directly.
Alternative Weapons
| Weapon | Rarity | Why Use It |
| Oblivion | 6-star | +Arts DMG after Ultimate + Combo Skill solid Electric synergy |
| New Battle Pass weapon (1.2) | 5-star | Will + Electric DMG boost likely second-best if confirmed |
| Fluorescent Rock | 4-star | Battle Skill attack boost for 20s, best placeholder available |
| Hypernova Auto | 4-star | Generic attack boost when above 80% HP is usable only temporarily |
The 5-star weapons tend to be of poor quality to Zhuang Fangyi. It should be as soon as possible to achieve a 6-star option. She is your main on-field damage dealer, and the quality of weapons directly influences the level of her productivity.
Best Gear Sets For Zhuang Fangyi
Xiranflow Set Primary Choice (1.2 New Set)
Tide Surge, +20 skill damage, +35 Arts DMG, the last one after the 2 or more stacks of Arts Infliction are put in place over a duration of 15 seconds. Kicks in as intended when Electric Infliction is activated with the help of Battle Skill, and the 15-second window allows the intended burst to last throughout most of the burst.
Alternative Sets
Tide Surge: +20% skill damage, then +35% Arts DMG after applying 2+ Arts Infliction stacks for 15 seconds. Activates reliably during her Ultimate when Electric Infliction applies through Battle Skill, the 15-second window covers most of the burst phase.
Bone Crassa: Direct impact increase, and the second impact causes stacking of the bonus on the bonus received by the Combo Skill prior to the Battle Skill impacting it to deal some extra damage to the most significant strike.
Type 50 Ying Loom: The secondary effect is not specific to Zhuang Fangyi and can only be employed in case the sets in the above are unavailable.
Stat priority: Will → Electric DMG → ATK% → Crit Rate → Crit Damage (Crit is lower priority than for other carries like Yvonne)
zhuang fangyi best team
In all Arknights Endfield Zhuang Fangyi build, Perlica is compulsory. When using her Combo Skill, she uses Electrification (externally) between the cooldown of Zhuang Fangyi's long Combo Skill. In the absence of Perlica, you are wholly dependent upon cycling workable, in his own Infliction, Zhuang Fangyi, which is much less efficient.
Meta Team Maximum Output
| Slot | Operator | Role |
| Main DPS | Zhuang Fangyi | Hypercarry is always on the field |
| Enabler | Perlica | External Electrification mandatory |
| SP Battery | Arclight | SP generation via Combo triggers, Electric Infliction support |
| Amplifier | Gilberta | Premium Arts support, Nature Infliction for extra Electrification |
This team keeps Electrification cycling constantly. The trade-off is no dedicated healer viable in most content, requires careful positioning in high-damage endgame scenarios.
F2P Friendly Team
| Slot | Operator | Role |
| Main DPS | Zhuang Fangyi | Hypercarry |
| Enabler | Perlica | Mandatory core |
| SP Battery | Arclight or Kakuri | Arclight premium; Kakuri F2P equivalent |
| Flex | Ardelia | Corrosion amplifier + healing sustain |
Double Electric Carry Team
Zhuang Fangyi + Avywenna + Perlica + Antal or Gilberta. Avywenna transits to a sub-DPS; her performance is less than under carry; however, a combination of the Electric pressure exerted by the carries and the Electrification associated with Perlica forms an equilibrium of damage that is always damaging.
Rotation Guide
- Basic Attack → Final Strike to trigger Combo Skill
- Combo Skill → changes Infliction to Level 2 Electrification.
- Battle Skill → uses Level 2 Electrification → 3 Sunderblades.
- Simple strike- Final Strike once more.
- Battle Skill → 3 more blades (6 total on field)
- Repeat 9 times max. for blades → Thunder Strikes fire.
- Maintain pressure throughout the Ultimate window; everything recharges faster here
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FAQ
Will Zhuang Fangyi be able to get 9 Sunderblades without Perplica on the squad?
Yes, but it needs casts of more Battle Skill and more exact timing because you solely depend on her own Combo Skill wave to Electrify. The base cooldown of her Combo Skill is very long, which is compensated for by Perplica in particular by applying her external Electrification. Boss-level 9-blade rotations are possible without Perlica, but must be carefully executed each time instead of defaulting as would otherwise.
Should I pull on the new 1.2 Battle Pass weapon as someone who missed Lone Barge?
Yes, the second-best choice is probably in favor of Zhuang Fangyi with the Will primary stat alignment. The closest currently available 6-star competition to Oblivion would be it, but that will be the best until details concerning the weapon pack requirements under the Battle Pass become fully established after launch.
Is the SP generation of Arclight compatible with the rotation of Zhoung Fangyi?
Yes, Zhuang Fangyi is always able to activate the Combo Skill of Arclight through rotation based on applying and eating Electrification during her rotation. The SP battery with Arclight position especially triggers with Electrification involving interaction, and Fangyi is one of the cleanest partners of the mechanic in the whole lineup.
