Top Builds, Teams, Weapons, and Gear for Lifeng in Arknights: Endfield

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Lifeng is a six-star operator in Arknights: Endfield who focuses on physical damage, making enemies more vulnerable to physical harm, and crowd control, such as knocking down opponents. He is obtainable during launch through the Basic Headhunting banner, which guarantees a six-star operator after 80 pulls.

This guide covers the best weapons and essences for Lifeng and explains how to farm them. It also discusses optimal gear sets and team arrangements, including how to maximize his combo opportunities with other operators. Whether you’re early in the game or building an ultimate endgame Lifeng, this overview has you covered.

Best Lifeng Weapons and Essences

Lifeng wields polearm weapons, with several excellent options ranging from four-star to six-star rarity. The top choice is the Mountain Bearer, a six-star weapon that boosts his physical damage and physical status effects. However, it is expensive and can only be acquired through the Arsenal Exchange.

Since Lifeng’s balance of agility and strength allows for various weapon options, there are other good choices that might be easier to obtain:

Weapon Name	Rarity	Stat Boost Types	Description
Mountain Bearer	6 Star	Agility, Physical Damage, Efficacy	Lifeng’s signature weapon, emphasizing Vulnerability and Physical Susceptibility. It adds 20% more damage to Vulnerable enemies and increases damage when Lifeng applies Vulnerability or Susceptibility.
Valiant	6 Star	Agility, Physical Damage	Provides flat Agility and Physical Damage boosts, plus a 10% attack increase through its unique perk. After applying a Physical Status, it deals an extra attack equal to 120% of his flat damage.
Chimeric Justice	5 Star	Strength, Ultimate Recharge Efficiency	Boosts Lifeng’s Strength and enhances ultimate recharge speed. Has a perk increasing critical rate and attack when Vulnerability is applied.
Pathfinder’s Beacon	4 Star	Agility, Attack Boost	A beginner-friendly weapon giving flat boosts to Agility and attack, with a 15% attack bonus if Lifeng’s HP is above 80%.

Farming Essences for Lifeng’s Weapons

Progressing in Endfield unlocks daily tasks such as Severe Energy Alluvium, where you can farm essential essences for weapon upgrades. To find the right essences for the Mountain Bearer, focus on those that boost Agility, Physical Damage, and Efficacy. These are found in the Origin Lodespring Energy Alluvium.

Farming doesn’t guarantee drops of the desired essence lines, so investing in Valley Engraving Permits—available from the Stock Distribution Service—helps farm for specific traits more reliably.

Best Lifeng Gear Sets

Lifeng’s gear sets can significantly enhance his performance. The Aethertech set is favored because it synergizes well with his skills, especially since he benefits from inflicting Vulnerability. The set provides bonuses to Agility and Strength, additional damage when Vulnerability is applied, and a stacking damage effect if multiple Vulnerability stacks are maintained.

Other reliable sets include:

Aburrey’s Legacy: Offers flat Agility and Strength, along with a 24% boost to skill damage when you cast any skill or ultimate.
Roving MSGR: Provides extra Agility (50 points) and a damage increase of 20% when Lifeng’s health is above 80%, suitable for early game.

In Endfield, only three pieces are needed to activate the set bonus, allowing flexibility to replace one piece based on your preferred stats or purpose. Using Aethertech, all four pieces are from the same set, maximizing the bonus potential. You can also mix and match by replacing certain pieces with Non-Set gear like Redeemer Tag 1 or Type 50 Yinglung Knife to further boost damage and stats.

Best Lifeng Teams

Lifeng is versatile in team setups. The primary approach involves leading with him, activating his battle skill to apply Vulnerability, then using partners like Ardelia for support. Ardelia’s skills trigger when Vulnerability is applied, making her an excellent support partner.

A typical team entails:

Lead with Lifeng and use his combo skill.
Support with the Endministrator to apply Crush, setting up Pogranichnik for his turn.
Ardelia initiates her skill when Vulnerability stacks are present.
Pogranichnik and Endadministrator still contribute by applying Vulnerability, reducing dependency on Lifeng’s skill cooldowns.

An alternative team includes Laevatain, where she can lead or be placed alongside Lifeng. In this setup, you activate Focus with Antal, utilize Lifeng’s rotation of skills, then trigger Ardelia’s skill to set up Laevatain’s combo. Rotating ultimate abilities as they recharge makes the team effective and repeatable.

Lifeng’s Ability and Skill Rotation

Lifeng’s main skills situate around his ability to deal physical damage and apply Vulnerability:

Start with his battle skill, Turbid Avatar, knocking down the enemy and applying Vulnerability or Physical Susceptibility.
After applying at least one of these statuses, perform four basic attacks, then trigger Final Strike to deal increased damage and create a Link.
The Link boosts damage on his next skill or ultimate, which can be used to amplify damage output.
His ultimate consumes the Link to maximize his damage.

Focus on upgrading his battle skill first, followed by his ultimate and combo ability for optimal performance. This simple rotation allows him to establish his damage loop quickly and efficiently.